Key words : kishida online summit article
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has held an online summit with US President Joe Biden. Kishida says they discussed a range of global challenges including security and the economy.
On Friday, Kishida said, "President Biden and I agreed to work together and seek further cooperation with allies to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region. I proposed hosting a meeting of leaders from Japan, the United States, Australia and India in the first half of this year. The president agreed."
The two leaders spoke for about 80 minutes. Kishida says they agreed their countries will closely cooperate to tackle geopolitical issues. They include China's increasing assertiveness in the East and South China Seas, and its activities in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Kishida and Biden also discussed North Korea, which has recently launched a flurry of missile tests. The Japanese leader says Biden expressed strong support for the immediate resolution of the North's abductions of Japanese nationals.
Kishida says he told Biden that he is ready to establish a new national security strategy and dramatically strengthen Japan's defense capabilities.
He says Biden referred to his country's unwavering commitment to protecting Japan, including Article Five of the Japan-US Security Treaty, which applies to the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.
The two leaders also agreed to set up a framework for regular bilateral meetings involving senior officials from the foreign affairs and economic spheres.
Key words : biden visit
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held his first in-depth talks with President Joe Biden since taking office in October.
The leaders met online for about 80 minutes on Friday.
They said they are committed to pursuing common opportunities and dealing with common threats. They said bilateral ties have never been stronger.
Kishida said he proposed hosting a summit of leaders from the Quad alliance -- Japan, the US, Australia and India -- in the first half of the year. He said Biden agreed.
He said they agreed to work closely on security threats in the Indo-Pacific region, including North Korean missile tests and China's increasing assertiveness in regional waters.
He told Biden that he wants to revise Japan's national security strategy and strengthen its defense capabilities. He said the president reaffirmed America's commitment to protecting Japan. They also agreed to establish high-level talks on economic issues.
After the meeting, Biden tweeted that the Japan-US alliance is "the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the world."
White House officials said the leaders agreed that the alliance has "never been stronger or more necessary." They said Biden accepted Kishida's invitation to visit Japan.
Key words : top diplomats agreed
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The top diplomats of the United States and Russia have agreed to continue talks aimed at defusing military tensions over Ukraine, despite coming away from their latest meeting without a breakthrough.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held separate news conferences after holding discussions in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday.
Lavrov insisted that Russia has "never threatened the Ukrainian people."
Blinken said the United States will produce a written response to Russia's concerns that it will share next week. He was referring to Moscow's demand for a legal guarantee that NATO will not expand its membership.
Blinken also said if it would be productive for US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet, the United States would be ready to arrange it.
Russia has deployed an estimated 100,000 soldiers near its border with Ukraine. The United States and European nations are demanding their withdrawal, but Moscow is insisting that it get the guarantee on NATO.
The United States has repeatedly said it cannot accept the Russian demand.
Key words : meeting putin
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The top diplomats of the United States and Russia have agreed to continue talks aimed at defusing military tensions over Ukraine, despite coming away from their latest meeting without a breakthrough.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held separate news conferences after holding discussions in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday.
Lavrov insisted that Russia has "never threatened the Ukrainian people."
Blinken said the United States will produce a written response to Russia's concerns that it will share next week. He was referring to Moscow's demand for a legal guarantee that NATO will not expand its membership.
Blinken also said if it would be productive for US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet, the United States would be ready to arrange it.
Russia has deployed an estimated 100,000 soldiers near its border with Ukraine. The United States and European nations are demanding their withdrawal, but Moscow is insisting that it get the guarantee on NATO.
The United States has repeatedly said it cannot accept the Russian demand.
Key words : Iran military
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The Iranian military has held joint drills with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean.
The exercises on Friday included rescue operations and the freeing of a hijacked vessel. A destroyer and other ships from the three nations took part.
Iran says the drills are aimed at strengthening the security of international maritime trade in the region. The northern Indian Ocean leads to the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for crude oil and natural gas.
A spokesperson for the Iranian military stressed Tehran's close ties with Beijing and Moscow, saying the drills show Iran is not isolated.
Iran has been bolstering its ties with China and Russia amid stalled talks with the United States on reviving the 2015 deal on Tehran's nuclear program. Iranian leaders want sanctions imposed by the US to be lifted.
On Wednesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia. It was his first visit to the country since he took office.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in China on January 14.
Key words : powerful earthquake oita 340
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A powerful earthquake has hit western Japan. Strong tremors were felt in Oita, Miyazaki, Kumamoto and Kochi prefectures. There was no tsunami.
The quake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6 struck at about 1:08 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the focus was off the coast of Kyushu, at a depth of 45 kilometers.
It had a maximum intensity of 5-plus on Japan's seismic scale of zero to seven.
Local authorities have received reports of building damage, cracks in roads and burst water pipes.
In Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, 340 households are without water due to broken pipes. A water truck has been dispatched to help residents in need.
Power was cut in some areas, but it has since been restored.
An official at the Japan Meteorological Agency has urged people to stay on the alert for loose ground.
Tsukada Shinya said, "The risk of falling rocks and landslides is rising in areas hit by strong tremors. People are advised to pay attention to seismic activity, and also rainfall."
The agency says there could be similarly strong quakes in the coming days.
Key words : Kawasaki
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The world's first carrier of liquefied hydrogen has arrived in Australia from Japan. The vessel is part of a project to create liquefied hydrogen from Australian coal and ship it to Japan.
The Suiso Frontier, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, arrived at a port in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria on Thursday.
A ceremony held at the port on Friday to mark the occasion was attended by about 160 people, including government and company officials from both countries.
Australia's Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor expressed hope that his country will lead the world in supplying new clean energy with Japan as its partner.
Japanese and Australian companies have been conducting experiments in Australia to create hydrogen from brown coal.
Hydrogen is expected to be a next-generation energy source, emitting no carbon dioxide when burned.
The volume of hydrogen gas is said to be reduced to one-800th of its original state when cooled to minus 253 degrees Celsius.
Project members are aiming for commercialization by around 2030.
Kawazoe Hirofumi, the head of Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Melbourne office, said his company hopes to contribute to the global fight against climate change with the use of Japanese technology in resource-rich Australia.
The Suiso Frontier is expected to return to Japan next month carrying liquefied hydrogen.
Key words : hydrogen
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220122_09/
The world's first carrier of liquefied hydrogen has arrived in Australia from Japan. The vessel is part of a project to create liquefied hydrogen from Australian coal and ship it to Japan.
The Suiso Frontier, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, arrived at a port in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria on Thursday.
A ceremony held at the port on Friday to mark the occasion was attended by about 160 people, including government and company officials from both countries.
Australia's Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor expressed hope that his country will lead the world in supplying new clean energy with Japan as its partner.
Japanese and Australian companies have been conducting experiments in Australia to create hydrogen from brown coal.
Hydrogen is expected to be a next-generation energy source, emitting no carbon dioxide when burned.
The volume of hydrogen gas is said to be reduced to one-800th of its original state when cooled to minus 253 degrees Celsius.
Project members are aiming for commercialization by around 2030.
Kawazoe Hirofumi, the head of Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Melbourne office, said his company hopes to contribute to the global fight against climate change with the use of Japanese technology in resource-rich Australia.
The Suiso Frontier is expected to return to Japan next month carrying liquefied hydrogen.
Key words : 60 million Pfizer
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A top intelligence official in South Korea says the United States has offered to provide North Korea with 60 million coronavirus vaccine doses.
Washington's humanitarian gesture is seen as an olive branch in the push to resume dialogue with Pyongyang.
Park Jie-won, the head of the South's National Intelligence Service, was speaking on Friday at a parliament committee.
A lawmaker quoted Park as saying the US would provide the doses in cooperation with the United Nations.
Yonhap News Agency says the offer was made in December to North Korean Ambassador to the UN Kim Song. He reportedly expressed interest, and asked whether the vaccines were Pfizer or Moderna.
Park also reportedly said Pyongyang does not trust Russian or Chinese vaccines, and seems to be interested only in those from the United States.
It is unclear whether the North, which has launched a flurry of missile tests this year, will accept the offer.
The country recently suggested it may lift a moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests declared in April 2018.
Key words : Brazilian
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The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro says it will postpone February's annual Carnival parades to late April, due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes told local television the city decided it was appropriate to delay the event instead of cancelling it. He said infections are expected to subside by late April.
The city has already canceled its Carnival street parties due to the pandemic.
Brazil has been experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, with more than 100,000 cases reported daily.
Health authorities confirmed about 166,000 new cases on Friday, and the seven-day average is the highest since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
Rio's festivities and parades of Samba dancers in dazzling dress draw millions of people from around the world every year.
But the pandemic forced the Carnival's first-ever cancelation last year.
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