at 18:30 (JST), March 24

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Key words : toshiba accepted fund
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230323_30/

Sources say struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has accepted a buyout offer from an investment fund that aims to take the company private.

The proposal was made by Japan Industrial Partners and calls for a full takeover. This would be done through a combination of financing from a group of Japanese firms and loans from major banks.

Toshiba's management has been in turmoil since 2015 when it was rocked by an accounting scandal. The firm has had a series of company presidents resign.

It accepted investment from activist shareholders overseas in a bid to rebuild its finances. The effort to delist Toshiba is aimed at removing the influence of those investors.

Key words : taiwan recall
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230323_31/

Taiwan has decided to recall its ambassador to Honduras to express displeasure over the Central American nation's move to start diplomatic normalization talks with China. Honduras is one of 14 countries that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro said on social media on March 14 that she has instructed her foreign minister to start negotiations with China.

Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina was reported on Wednesday to have left for China.

In response, Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it has decided to recall its ambassador immediately.

The ministry stated that Honduras is persisting in sending its foreign minister to China for normalization talks, in total disregard for years of assistance Taiwan has provided to help Honduras solve its problems.

China insists that Taiwan is a part of its territory. Beijing has been trying to put pressure on the administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen by persuading nations that have relations with Taiwan to sever those ties.

The Honduran foreign minister's visit to China is taking place days before the Taiwan president is scheduled to visit two Central American nations, Guatemala and Belize. The trip, due to start next Wednesday, will include transits in the United States.

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told parliament that the timing does not appear coincidental, suggesting that China is trying to get Honduras to cut off ties with Taiwan on the occasion of Tsai's foreign trip.

Key words : young people north
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230324_02/

Students and others in North Korea staged a large protest rally as the United States and South Korea held a regular joint military exercise.

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported in its Thursday edition that the demonstration took place in the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday.

A representative of the party's youth organization gave a speech at the rally, saying the US and South Korea will learn how severe a price they must pay.

Pyongyang says resentment toward the US and South Korea is surging across the North. Its state-run Korean Central Television said that as of Sunday, more than 1.4 million young people had volunteered to join or rejoin the North Korean military.

The US and South Korea began their joint military drill on March 13 to prepare for possible emergencies on the Korean Peninsula.

The Freedom Shield exercise ended on Thursday, but the US and South Korea are scheduled to conduct large-scale landing training through April 3.

Key words : south relations improved
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