Asian View
"Asian View" is a five-minute news segment broadcast by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. It features the latest news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Listen to "Asian View" and get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.
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Key words : and south play out
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The United States and South Korea are set to begin regular military drills on Monday amid fears that North Korea may launch what it calls an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM.
The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will play out in South Korea through August 31, featuring drills to deal with emergencies on the Korean Peninsula.
The US and South Korean militaries say they will conduct the drills while considering North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as well as the shifting security environment amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency quotes an official of the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff as saying the exercise will involve about 30 field training events, compared to 13 in last year's edition.
Yonhap adds that at least one US B-1 bomber may also be deployed during the exercise. North Korea is on high alert for the aircraft.
Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central Television reported earlier this month that the country's leader Kim Jong Un had signed a written order on important military measures.
The media outlet reported he had called for stepping up the military's war preparations in an "offensive" way and also demanded practical drills.
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's National Intelligence Service told a closed-door meeting of a parliamentary committee on Thursday that Pyongyang could be preparing to carry out provocative military actions, including an ICBM launch, during the South Korea-US exercise.
Key words : navy anniversary rodo
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North Korea's state media on Monday reported that the country's leader Kim Jong Un has observed a naval strategic cruise missile drill.
The ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun did not say when the drill carried out by the East Sea Fleet flotilla took place.
North Korea is believed to be repeatedly conducting test launches of strategic cruise missiles that are designed to carry tactical nuclear warheads with a range of 1,500 to 2,000 kilometers.
It is believed the missiles are highly accurate and are difficult to intercept because they fly at low altitudes in elliptical or figure-eight trajectories for long periods of time.
A Rodong Sinmun photo shows a long, thin cylindrical missile being launched from a ship. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency says the ship is a new type that is designed to evade radar.
The North Korean report says during the drill Kim announced a policy to modernize the navy and improve its combat capability, and to strengthen and develop it in a way that frustrates the enemy's will for war in a contingency.
Observers believe the newspaper's report is a response to regular US-South Korea joint military drills that began Monday. They also say Kim is likely aiming to boost morale ahead of an August 28 navy anniversary.
Key words : held trilateral new heights
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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will visit the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday.
He will inspect preparations for the planned release of the plant's treated and diluted water into the ocean.
Kishida arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport late Saturday night from the United States where he held talks with US and South Korean leaders.
He and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol were hosted by US President Joe Biden at a summit and working lunch on Friday at the Camp David Presidential retreat outside Washington.
The leaders agreed to bring trilateral security cooperation to new heights.
Their meeting came as North Korea pursues its nuclear and missiles programs, and China increases its military activities.
They agreed to hold regular trilateral leaders' meetings, as well as at the ministerial level. They also agreed to enhance mechanisms to share information when future contingencies arise.
The leaders issued the Camp David Principles, as well as other documents, to summarize their talks.
Kishida also met separately with the US and South Korean presidents.
Kishida and Biden agreed that Japan and the US will jointly develop a new type of missile capable of intercepting advanced weapons, such as hypersonic missiles.
On Sunday, Kishida will visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to inspect preparations for the release of treated and diluted water from the plant into the sea.
It will be the first time for him to inspect the facility for the release. Kishida is planning to convene a meeting of relevant Cabinet ministers within a week to start the release as soon as possible.
Kishida says the release is a challenge that cannot be postponed in order to press ahead with the plant's decommissioning, and make progress with reconstructing Fukushima.
He says the government has reached the final stage of decision making that considers all factors, including how to minimize negative impacts on the fishing industry.
Kishida also plans to exchange views with executives of the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company. He says he wants to confirm if TEPCO executives are committed to the decommissioning of the plant, and to the regional reconstruction.
Government officials are also trying to arrange a meeting as early as Monday between Kishida and senior officials of the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations.
Representatives of the fishing industry have voiced opposition to the treated water discharge plan.
Rain and groundwater mixes with water used to cool molten fuel at the plant. The accumulated water is treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium.
The government plans to dilute the treated water to reduce tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidelines for drinking water quality before releasing it into the sea.
Last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report saying Japan's water release plan is consistent with international safety standards.
Key words : china state-run
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China's state-run Xinhua news agency has published a commentary criticizing Friday's summit between the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea.
The commentary published on Saturday said the three countries' leaders deliberately propagated rhetoric about the so-called "China threat."
During the trilateral summit at Camp David outside Washington, the leaders agreed to bring trilateral security cooperation to new heights.
The commentary said, "Orchestrated under US guidance, the trio is endeavoring to forge a closed and exclusive geopolitical clique."
It added, "Such a maneuver will inevitably fan the flame of antagonism, compromise the strategic security of other countries and jeopardize regional stability."
It also said that Washington's so-called security cooperation with Japan and South Korea cannot keep both countries safe, but instead will put them in harm's way.
The commentary said Japan and South Korea should not help US efforts to maintain dominance in the Asia-Pacific region and confront most regional nations.
Key words : xi attend
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Africa and attend a BRICS summit next week.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday the visit is slated for next Monday through Thursday. It added that Xi will meet with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa in Johannesburg.
The ministry said Xi will also co-chair the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue with South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa during his stay there.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to attend the BRICS summit online, attention had been focused on whether Xi would attend in person.
China has been seeking to expand membership of the BRICS framework, saying that it welcomes more like-minded partners to join at an early date.
Xi's visit is apparently aimed at strengthening relations with its BRICS partners and other countries in Africa amid China's continued standoff with the United States.
Key words : learned conference
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NHK has learned that Ukraine plans to send the head of its parliament and other lawmakers to the Group of Seven speakers' conference scheduled for next month in Tokyo.
Multiple sources say the chairperson of Ukraine's supreme council, Ruslan Stefanchuk, and nine or more other lawmakers will attend the meeting that starts on September 7. Japan is this year's chair of the G7.
Arrangements are reportedly being made so the Ukrainian delegates can pay a courtesy call on Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. They are also likely to meet separately with the heads of parliaments of other G7 countries.
The delegates are reportedly scheduled to visit Kyoto, a sister city of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine is continuing its counteroffensive against Russia nearly 18 months after the start of the invasion. But there is a growing sense of crisis among Ukrainians that Western countries could get weary of supporting them.
The Ukrainian delegates apparently aim to seek cooperation directly from the parliaments of other countries in the hope of securing greater military aid, as well as support for the country's reconstruction.
Key words : organizer criminal
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An event organizer in western Japan has filed a criminal complaint with police over alleged sexual harassment against a South Korean DJ at a music festival.
The company in Osaka Prefecture says it filed the complaint on Monday against three male and female audience members on suspicion of indecency without consent and assault. The three were not identified.
DJ Soda says some people touched her breasts at the event in Osaka on August 13. She wrote on social media that she was so shocked and scared that her hands were shaking.
Investigators plan to analyze images taken during the festival.
The post by DJ Soda went viral. Some online messages criticized the way she was dressed. South Korean media have described such comments as secondary damage to the victim.
Key words : chinese tour lifted
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Chinese holidaymakers are once again traveling to Japan with their friends and families after Beijing lifted a ban on group tours that had been in place for about three and a half years.
Chinese authorities implemented the measure in January 2020 to help contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan was among 78 countries and regions exempted from the ban on August 10.
At an airport in Guangzhou on Friday, seven families totaling 26 people were seen departing for Osaka.
One tourist looked forward to visiting Kyoto, while another expressed an interest in Japanese culture such as manga and anime.
A travel agency official says the number of inquiries about group tours to Japan has surged ahead of a long holiday period in China that starts in late September.
An official at another agency says the company is not offering tours to Fukushima Prefecture and other areas of northeastern Japan.
The Chinese government strongly opposes Japan's plan to release treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Japan was a hugely popular destination for Chinese tourists before the pandemic. Observers are watching closely to see if that remains the case, especially in light of China's slowing economic recovery.
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