Afghan officials say at least six people are dead including a well-known Japanese doctor after gunmen opened fire on their car. Tetsu Nakamura was 73.
US President Donald Trump says he has no deadline for concluding trade negotiations with China.
Japan's Upper House lawmakers have passed legislation approving a new trade pact with the United States.
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Key words : Afghan official
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Afghan officials say at least six people are dead including a well-known Japanese doctor after gunmen opened fire on their car. Tetsu Nakamura was 73.
Nakamura was renowned for his aid work in the country. He led the Japanese based non-governmental organization Peshawar-kai, a group that helped to rebuild the war-torn country.
A spokesperson from the organization says he's in disbelief.
Mitsuji Fukumoto said, " I have been informed that Dr. Nakamura has died in Jalalabad. I just can't believe it."
He added the group will continue their mission even without Nakamura because that's what he would have wanted.
Police say the driver and security guards are also among the dead.
The security situation in eastern Afghanistan has deteriorated recently with the emergence of Islamic State militant affiliates in addition to the Taliban.
Hours after the attack ... the Taliban denied responsibility.
The militants say they have never targeted Nakamura saying the Japanese group has helped rebuild Afghanistan.
Nakamura set up Peshawar-kai in 1983 to provide medical treatment in Pakistan. In the late 1980s his group started working in Afghanistan.
After witnessing a serious drought there, he began reviving the agricultural industry by building irrigation systems.
In past interviews, Nakamura has said he was trying to bring peace, starting at the grassroots.
In October, President Ashraf Ghani made him an honorary citizen, a first for a foreigner.
Shortly after, the Afghan leader praised Nakamura's work when he spoke to NHK.
Ghani said, "Dr. Nakamura is a very distinguished Japanese that I'd like to salute because he spent over 20 years helping Afghanistan and he brought old Japanese methods of harnessing water and adjusting it to Afghanistan."
The Japanese embassy in Afghanistan is trying to confirm details of the attack.
Key words : Nakamura to provide after witnessing
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191204_46/
Afghan officials say at least six people are dead including a well-known Japanese doctor after gunmen opened fire on their car. Tetsu Nakamura was 73.
Nakamura was renowned for his aid work in the country. He led the Japanese based non-governmental organization Peshawar-kai, a group that helped to rebuild the war-torn country.
A spokesperson from the organization says he's in disbelief.
Mitsuji Fukumoto said, " I have been informed that Dr. Nakamura has died in Jalalabad. I just can't believe it."
He added the group will continue their mission even without Nakamura because that's what he would have wanted.
Police say the driver and security guards are also among the dead.
The security situation in eastern Afghanistan has deteriorated recently with the emergence of Islamic State militant affiliates in addition to the Taliban.
Hours after the attack ... the Taliban denied responsibility.
The militants say they have never targeted Nakamura saying the Japanese group has helped rebuild Afghanistan.
Nakamura set up Peshawar-kai in 1983 to provide medical treatment in Pakistan. In the late 1980s his group started working in Afghanistan.
After witnessing a serious drought there, he began reviving the agricultural industry by building irrigation systems.
In past interviews, Nakamura has said he was trying to bring peace, starting at the grassroots.
In October, President Ashraf Ghani made him an honorary citizen, a first for a foreigner.
Shortly after, the Afghan leader praised Nakamura's work when he spoke to NHK.
Ghani said, "Dr. Nakamura is a very distinguished Japanese that I'd like to salute because he spent over 20 years helping Afghanistan and he brought old Japanese methods of harnessing water and adjusting it to Afghanistan."
The Japanese embassy in Afghanistan is trying to confirm details of the attack.
Key words : Trump no deadline
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191204_06/
US President Donald Trump says he has no deadline for concluding trade negotiations with China, indicating that the talks may take longer than expected.
Trump told reporters on Tuesday in London that he "likes the idea of waiting" until after the US presidential election next year.
The world's two largest economies are trying to hammer out a "phase one" agreement. Trump said late last months that they are "in the final throes."
But they remain divided over China's request for the United States to scrap some of its tariffs.
China has announced countermeasures after Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law.
The US has warned that if no agreement is made by December 15, it will impose additional tariffs on smartphones and other consumer goods.
Washington is believed to be demanding that Beijing make concessions.
The additional tariffs are mostly likely to hit both economies hard, but whether they can find common ground by the deadline remains unclear.
Key words : tokyo stock ended
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US President Donald Trump's remark that the country may not agree on a trade deal with China until after the upcoming presidential election sent stocks in New York plunging overnight.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly tumbled more than 450 points on Tuesday, before bargain hunters bought back some shares.
The key index ended the day at 27,502, down 280 points, or 1 percent. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 47 points to 8520. The S&P 500 fell 20 points to 3093. Investors took Trump's comments as a sign that he is likely to go ahead with a December 15th tariff hike on Chinese imports.
Traders reacted by selling export-related shares, as well as retail stocks.
Analysts say many investors think that if the trade talks drag on further, it could spell serious trouble for the US economy.
Following the moves, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost ground, opening Wednesday's session down slightly.
Key words : upper house passed approving a new
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Japan's Upper House lawmakers have passed legislation approving a new trade pact with the United States.
Tokyo and Washington hope to put the agreement into force on January 1 next year.
Japan will open its market to US farm products, but by no more than was agreed under the earlier Trans-Pacific Partnership, that Washington abandoned. Japan will lower its tariffs on US beef and pork.
Rice was a major issue for Japan. Under the deal, Tokyo will maintain high tariffs on rice and will not set a tariff-free import quota of 70 thousand tons a year for the US. That is seen as a concession by Washington.
That quota was originally included in the failed TPP negotiations.
For Japanese exports to the US, low-tariff quotas for beef could be significantly expanded, raising the prospect of increased exports for Japanese farmers.
The two governments will continue negotiating over tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, which are Japan's major exports.
Tokyo says that the two sides have agreed to eventually eliminate those tariffs, and from now on it will negotiate with the US over the time frame for doing so.
Japanese lawmakers also approved another pact with the US that promote free trade in online commerce and other digital businesses.
Key words : upper house cover
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Japan's Upper House lawmakers have passed legislation that covers an agreement with the US on e-commerce firms and other digital businesses. The two countries hope the new law will set a global standard for rules on IT.
The legislation says that in principle, Japan and the US will not ban or restrict the flow of electronic data, including videos and music.
It also says they won't impose tariffs on data flow. The is means streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix will be exempt from duties in Japan.
The main aim of the pact is to make it easier for IT firms to do business and protect their intellectual property. The governments will not require companies to set up servers or data centers within their borders.
And neither side will be able to force companies to share source codes or algorithms.
The agreement stands in contrast to China's efforts to prevent free transfers of domestic data out of its borders.
Key words : Trump pay more bases
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US President Donald Trump says he expects Japan to pay more to host US bases.
Trump made the comment during talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in London on Tuesday.
Trump said he had asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who he described as "a friend of mine," to help the United States because Japan is a wealthy nation. Trump said Abe is "going to do a lot."
Japan and the US will discuss the cost renewal next year.
Trump also urged other NATO member countries to increase their defense spending. He said the military alliance is unfair for the US because it is paying a disproportionate amount.
Key words : top government spokesman
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Japan's top government spokesman says the country pays an appropriate share of the costs of the US military stationed in Japan, in line with an agreement between the two governments.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made the remark to reporters on Wednesday. But he declined to comment on US President Donald Trump's call for Japan to pay more to host US forces.
Suga said he is aware of Trump's remarks made in London on Tuesday, but will refrain from commenting on each of the remarks.
Suga also said he will refrain from disclosing details of diplomatic talks between the countries' leaders. Trump said he had asked Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to help the US because Japan is a wealthy nation.
Key words : UN official
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A UN official investigating human rights in North Korea has pledged to continue efforts to bring back Japanese nationals abducted by the North.
UN Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana has visited Japan to gather information to report to the UN Human Rights Council in March.
He met families of abductees in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Quintana told them his mission is to share their sufferings and help them bring their loved ones home.
Takuya Yokota, whose sister Megumi was abducted, asked for his support to realize a reunion. Megumi was taken in 1977 when she was 13.
Yokota said North Korea has continued to hold his sister and even provided fake remains in the past to try to put an end to the issue.
He said the international community must press Pyongyang to return abductees from the viewpoint of human rights.
Japan's government officially recognizes 17 people as abductees who were taken in the 1970s and 80s. Five of them returned to Japan in 2002.
Key words : Iranian possible visit
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An Iranian government official has sounded out a possible visit to Japan by President Hassan Rouhani around the time of his trip to Malaysia later this month.
Iranian and Malaysian government officials told NHK that President Rouhani is set to visit the Southeast Asian nation for three days from December 18. He will attend a conference in Kuala Lumpur for leaders of Islamic countries.
The Iranian official said Rouhani was keen to visit Japan and that Tehran was looking into the possibility of such a trip.
Meanwhile, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NHK in an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday that Rouhani would someday reciprocate an earlier visit to Tehran by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
But Araghchi did not give further details on timing.
No Iranian president has visited Japan since Mohammad Khatami in October 2000.
There were large-scale anti-government protests across Iran last month as US economic sanctions impact people there.
Observers say Tehran wants to further strengthen its traditionally good relationship with Japan.
Key words : environmental NGO
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An international environmental NGO has given Japan its satirical "Fossil of the Day" award, following a comment made by a Japanese Cabinet minister suggesting reluctance to do away with fossil fuels.
The NGO, Climate Action Network, presents the award to parties deemed reluctant to address global warming every day during the UN climate change conference. This year's conference, COP25, is now being held in Madrid, Spain.
The NGO chose Japan, Australia and Brazil as the first recipients of this year's award on Tuesday.
Japan was chosen for "continued coal addiction and expansion."
An official of the NGO quoted Tuesday's remark made by Japan's industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama, who said the country wants to keep thermal power plants using coal and other fossil fuel as an option.
On Monday, the first day of the conference, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to step up measures to tackle climate change as well as stop the use of coal power plants.
A woman from a Polish NGO said Japan should shift to renewable energy. She added that she hopes that it will show a roadmap in that direction at COP25.
Key words : two sniffer
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Two sniffer dogs went on patrol in Tokyo Station to test anti-terrorism steps ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan's capital.
The transport ministry, East Japan Railway and other organizations conducted the test on Wednesday to enhance counterterrorism measures for rail traffic.
A Labrador retriever and a beagle accompanied by officials patrolled ticket gates to Shinkansen train lines as passengers passed through.
The dogs can detect explosives and other dangerous items. They are trained to follow people carrying suspicious luggage.
Wednesday's test was to make sure the dogs would not be upset by crowds or disturb the flow of passengers.
The transport ministry will decide whether to use sniffer dogs at stations during the Olympics and Paralympics after consulting with railway operators on the results of the test. That will include selecting the most suitable breed of dogs as well as effective patrol routes.
One passenger said she had wondered what the dogs were doing at first, but understood that such steps would be necessary to ensure safety during the Tokyo Games.
A senior ministry official said it was the first time police dogs have patrolled a station. He said the ministry would study the impact of the dogs on passengers to come up with effective anti-terrorism measures.
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