South Korea has designated August 14th as a day to commemorate those referred to as comfort women.
Eight men of the unknown nationalities found in Japan's northern prefecture of Akita say they were fishing when their boat broke down and that they want to return to North Korea.
A nuclear plant operator has applied to extend the use of its plant in Ibaraki Prefecture. It will be 40 years old in November next year.
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South Korea has designated August 14th as a day to commemorate those referred to as comfort women.
The country's parliament on Friday passed into law a bill submitted by ruling party lawmakers to make the day a national memorial day from next year.
On August 14th, 1991, a woman became the first to come forward to say she was a comfort woman.
The new law calls for central and local governments to hold events and public relations activities to mark the day.
It also requires the central government to interview former comfort women before implementing new policies concerning them.
The legislation urges the government to proactively disclose the main contents of its policies on the comfort women issue.
The law is likely to further raise public frustration concerning the 2015 deal in which Japan and South Korea agreed to settle the issue finally and irreversibly.
Kenji Kanasugi, the director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a protest with an associate minister at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo.
He said the law runs counter to the spirit of the bilateral agreement and discourages efforts to develop forward-looking bilateral relations.
The country's parliament on Friday passed into law a bill submitted by ruling party lawmakers to make the day a national memorial day from next year.
On August 14th, 1991, a woman became the first to come forward to say she was a comfort woman.
The new law calls for central and local governments to hold events and public relations activities to mark the day.
It also requires the central government to interview former comfort women before implementing new policies concerning them.
The legislation urges the government to proactively disclose the main contents of its policies on the comfort women issue.
The law is likely to further raise public frustration concerning the 2015 deal in which Japan and South Korea agreed to settle the issue finally and irreversibly.
Kenji Kanasugi, the director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a protest with an associate minister at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo.
He said the law runs counter to the spirit of the bilateral agreement and discourages efforts to develop forward-looking bilateral relations.
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Key words : mayor cut approval
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The mayor of Osaka, western Japan, says he will cut its sister-city ties with San Francisco, following the US city's decision to accept a statue symbolizing those referred to as comfort women.
Last week, San Francisco's city council voted unanimously to accept the donation of the statue from a group of Chinese-Americans.
Mayor Edwin Lee could have vetoed the council's decision within 10 days of the vote, but chose to approve it on Wednesday.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Friday the approval means Lee is willing to show the statue to the world. He said the 2 sister cities' relationship of trust has been destroyed.
He said claiming something not based on historical facts is Japan bashing.
The mayor said he hopes exchanges between the citizens of the 2 cities will continue, although Osaka would cut funding.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the government has explained Japan's stance on comfort women to the San Francisco mayor, so the statue was very regrettable.
Last week, San Francisco's city council voted unanimously to accept the donation of the statue from a group of Chinese-Americans.
Mayor Edwin Lee could have vetoed the council's decision within 10 days of the vote, but chose to approve it on Wednesday.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Friday the approval means Lee is willing to show the statue to the world. He said the 2 sister cities' relationship of trust has been destroyed.
He said claiming something not based on historical facts is Japan bashing.
The mayor said he hopes exchanges between the citizens of the 2 cities will continue, although Osaka would cut funding.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the government has explained Japan's stance on comfort women to the San Francisco mayor, so the statue was very regrettable.
Key words : eight return
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Eight men found in Japan's northern prefecture of Akita say they were fishing when their boat broke down and that they want to return to North Korea.
Police found the men along with a 20-meter wooden boat at a marina in Yurihonjo City on Thursday night. Their nationalities have not yet been determined.
The police took them into protective custody at a police station. The men reportedly said they were fishing for squid when their boat broke down, and drifted ashore on the Japanese coast.
Sources say the men hope to return home.
Police said they found fishing equipment inside the boat, but nothing suspicious. They plan to hold the men at the police station for further questioning.
Police found the men along with a 20-meter wooden boat at a marina in Yurihonjo City on Thursday night. Their nationalities have not yet been determined.
The police took them into protective custody at a police station. The men reportedly said they were fishing for squid when their boat broke down, and drifted ashore on the Japanese coast.
Sources say the men hope to return home.
Police said they found fishing equipment inside the boat, but nothing suspicious. They plan to hold the men at the police station for further questioning.
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Key words : nuclear plant ibaraki
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A nuclear plant operator has applied to extend the use of its plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo. It will be 40 years old in November next year.
The Japan Atomic Power Company filed an application with the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday for a 20-year extension for the Tokai No.2 plant.
Nuclear plants need the approval of the regulator to operate beyond 40 years.
The operator has conducted special inspections, including deterioration checks of the plant's reactor and other equipment, in the 6 months to October. It says there are no safety problems.
The boiling-water reactor is the same type as those at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, which was crippled by the 2011 disaster. This is the first application to extend the operation of a boiling-water reactor. It will be decommissioned if the extension is not approved by November 2018.
About 960,000 people live within 30 kilometers of the reactor. That's the highest figure for a nuclear plant in Japan. Local municipalities are required to draw up evacuation plans for people who live near nuclear reactors.
The Japan Atomic Power Company filed an application with the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday for a 20-year extension for the Tokai No.2 plant.
Nuclear plants need the approval of the regulator to operate beyond 40 years.
The operator has conducted special inspections, including deterioration checks of the plant's reactor and other equipment, in the 6 months to October. It says there are no safety problems.
The boiling-water reactor is the same type as those at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, which was crippled by the 2011 disaster. This is the first application to extend the operation of a boiling-water reactor. It will be decommissioned if the extension is not approved by November 2018.
About 960,000 people live within 30 kilometers of the reactor. That's the highest figure for a nuclear plant in Japan. Local municipalities are required to draw up evacuation plans for people who live near nuclear reactors.
Key words : prosecutor okinawa
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Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for a former civilian worker at a US military base in Okinawa in connection with the death of a 20-year-old woman last year in the southern Japanese prefecture.
Former US Marine Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, who is 33 years old, is accused of assaulting the woman with the intent to rape her, and of killing her, in Uruma city in April of last year. He allegedly did not know the victim.
His trial, involving a panel of lay judges, started last week at the Naha District Court in Okinawa.
In the final hearing on Friday, prosecutors argued that Shinzato intended to kill, given that he acted in a way that was highly likely to lead to her death, such as stabbing her in the neck with a knife.
They said that what he did was extremely cruel and selfish, adding that he has showed no remorse.
Earlier in the proceedings, Shinzato admitted to trying to rape her, but denied any intent to kill her.
His defense team argued that it is possible that that the woman hit her head when she collapsed to the ground, and died from that injury.
The court is expected to hand down its ruling on December 1st.
Former US Marine Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, who is 33 years old, is accused of assaulting the woman with the intent to rape her, and of killing her, in Uruma city in April of last year. He allegedly did not know the victim.
His trial, involving a panel of lay judges, started last week at the Naha District Court in Okinawa.
In the final hearing on Friday, prosecutors argued that Shinzato intended to kill, given that he acted in a way that was highly likely to lead to her death, such as stabbing her in the neck with a knife.
They said that what he did was extremely cruel and selfish, adding that he has showed no remorse.
Earlier in the proceedings, Shinzato admitted to trying to rape her, but denied any intent to kill her.
His defense team argued that it is possible that that the woman hit her head when she collapsed to the ground, and died from that injury.
The court is expected to hand down its ruling on December 1st.
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Key words : grass
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Grass from disaster-hit northeastern Japan will be used in a soccer stadium venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
About 20 people in the coastal town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture began growing lawn grass in a farm 5 years ago. The farm was engulfed by the tsunami of March 2011. The lawn has now spread to 15 hectares.
NHK has learned that the grass was adopted for the pitch of the prefectural-managed Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town. It is the sole soccer venue for the Tokyo Games in the Tohoku region.
A lawn company plans to sow seeds next year and grow the grass for a year. The company will start transplanting the grass onto the roughly 7,600-square-meter stadium field in July 2019.
The president of the company says he and the employers hope the grass will help show the world that they are recovering from the disaster.
The lawn grass will also be shipped around June next year to Toyota Stadium in central Japan, a venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
About 20 people in the coastal town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture began growing lawn grass in a farm 5 years ago. The farm was engulfed by the tsunami of March 2011. The lawn has now spread to 15 hectares.
NHK has learned that the grass was adopted for the pitch of the prefectural-managed Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town. It is the sole soccer venue for the Tokyo Games in the Tohoku region.
A lawn company plans to sow seeds next year and grow the grass for a year. The company will start transplanting the grass onto the roughly 7,600-square-meter stadium field in July 2019.
The president of the company says he and the employers hope the grass will help show the world that they are recovering from the disaster.
The lawn grass will also be shipped around June next year to Toyota Stadium in central Japan, a venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Key words : environment support encourage
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Japan's Environment Ministry will support projects to encourage more foreign tourists to visit national parks.
The ministry has decided to assist 10 projects proposed by local municipalities and tourism associations for 8 national parks. The projects are part of the government's efforts to double the annual number of foreign visitors to the 34 national parks to 10 million by 2020, when the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held.
The ministry will start providing financial assistance and sending tourism advisors during the fiscal year that ends next March.
The Setonaikai National Park in western Japan plans to introduce photo spots where tourists can enjoy picturesque views overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
The Chubusangaku National Park in central Japan will train more guides to help overseas visitors on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route and other locations.
The Japanese government is aiming to increase the annual number of foreign tourists to 40 million by 2020.
The ministry has decided to assist 10 projects proposed by local municipalities and tourism associations for 8 national parks. The projects are part of the government's efforts to double the annual number of foreign visitors to the 34 national parks to 10 million by 2020, when the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held.
The ministry will start providing financial assistance and sending tourism advisors during the fiscal year that ends next March.
The Setonaikai National Park in western Japan plans to introduce photo spots where tourists can enjoy picturesque views overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
The Chubusangaku National Park in central Japan will train more guides to help overseas visitors on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route and other locations.
The Japanese government is aiming to increase the annual number of foreign tourists to 40 million by 2020.
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