Japan’s Prime Minister and UN Secretary-General have agreed that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is essential.
North Korea's ruling party newspaper has criticized Japan's plan to acquire long-range cruise missiles.
Police in Japan's Okinawa prefecture have been given the special permission to visit the US base after a part of a US helicopter fell onto the grounds of an elementary school.
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Key words : prime UN secretary
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have agreed that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is essential for the peace and stability of the region.
The North Korean situation was one of the topics discussed during their meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
The UN chief and Abe agreed that UN Security Council sanctions resolutions should be fully implemented in order to apply the maximum pressure on Pyongyang.
In another North Korea related issue, they discussed the abductions of a number of Japanese people by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s, and they agreed that the problem should be resolved as soon as possible.
In a separate issue, Abe reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with Secretary-General Guterres in UN efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs---a set of policy goals established with the aim of fighting poverty and hunger around the world.
At a joint news conference, Abe stressed that Japan will keep tackling with a whole range of global challenges through cooperation with the United Nations.
Guterres replied that the UN Security Council is aiming for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and he intends to work closely with Japan in achieving the goal.
The North Korean situation was one of the topics discussed during their meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
The UN chief and Abe agreed that UN Security Council sanctions resolutions should be fully implemented in order to apply the maximum pressure on Pyongyang.
In another North Korea related issue, they discussed the abductions of a number of Japanese people by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s, and they agreed that the problem should be resolved as soon as possible.
In a separate issue, Abe reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with Secretary-General Guterres in UN efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs---a set of policy goals established with the aim of fighting poverty and hunger around the world.
At a joint news conference, Abe stressed that Japan will keep tackling with a whole range of global challenges through cooperation with the United Nations.
Guterres replied that the UN Security Council is aiming for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and he intends to work closely with Japan in achieving the goal.
Key words : north newspaper criticize
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North Korea's ruling party newspaper has criticized Japan's plan to acquire long-range cruise missiles.
The Rodong Sinmun said on Thursday that Japan is trying to fulfill its dream of invasion again on the pretext of the deteriorating Korean Peninsula situation.
It quoted Japanese media in reporting that Japan's Defense Ministry asked for nearly 20 million dollars in the next year's budget as costs for the introduction of the long-range cruise missiles. The criticism apparently reflects North Korea's wariness of Japan.
The remarks follow Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera's announcement last Friday that Japan will equip its fighter aircraft with new long-range cruise missiles.
Onodera said the missiles' introduction is not aimed for attacks on enemy bases, and does not run counter to the nation's defense-oriented policy.
The missiles have a maximum range of more than 5 times as long as those now carried by Self-Defense Forces fighter aircraft, possibly putting North Korea within range.
The Rodong Sinmun said on Thursday that Japan is trying to fulfill its dream of invasion again on the pretext of the deteriorating Korean Peninsula situation.
It quoted Japanese media in reporting that Japan's Defense Ministry asked for nearly 20 million dollars in the next year's budget as costs for the introduction of the long-range cruise missiles. The criticism apparently reflects North Korea's wariness of Japan.
The remarks follow Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera's announcement last Friday that Japan will equip its fighter aircraft with new long-range cruise missiles.
Onodera said the missiles' introduction is not aimed for attacks on enemy bases, and does not run counter to the nation's defense-oriented policy.
The missiles have a maximum range of more than 5 times as long as those now carried by Self-Defense Forces fighter aircraft, possibly putting North Korea within range.
Key words : Thailand no north
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A forum on regional security in Asia and the Pacific has opened in Thailand but no North Korean officials have appeared.
Specialists in foreign affairs from more than 15 countries are participating in the conference of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific in Chiang Mai.
Officials from the North Korean foreign ministry's Institute for Disarmament and Peace took part in the preparatory meeting on Wednesday. But they didn't attend the opening ceremony on Thursday.
Organizers of the meeting say the North Korean officials are wary of many reporters gathering at the venue.
Some media reported there has been speculation that the United States and North Korea could make contact because the US government's special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, is visiting Thailand.
Specialists in foreign affairs from more than 15 countries are participating in the conference of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific in Chiang Mai.
Officials from the North Korean foreign ministry's Institute for Disarmament and Peace took part in the preparatory meeting on Wednesday. But they didn't attend the opening ceremony on Thursday.
Organizers of the meeting say the North Korean officials are wary of many reporters gathering at the venue.
Some media reported there has been speculation that the United States and North Korea could make contact because the US government's special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, is visiting Thailand.
Key words : police Okinawa base
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In a rare move, police in Okinawa, southern Japan, have been allowed inside a US base to examine a helicopter, from which a window fell onto the grounds of an elementary school.
Officers entered the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City on Thursday morning. They have checked the helicopter in the presence of US military personnel.
The move comes one day after a window dropped from a CH53 helicopter onto the grounds of the elementary school located just next to the base.
Police say the window fell onto the yard, some 10 meters from where more than 50 children were taking physical education classes. It weighs nearly 8 kilograms. They collected the window from the site and are examining it.
An official from the US Marines on Okinawa told NHK that the window was an emergency exit on the aircraft and the cause of the fall had not yet been determined.
The official said all CH53 helicopters in Okinawa are undergoing checks and they will not be allowed to fly until the chief of US forces in Okinawa, Lieutenant General Lawrence Nicholson, confirms their safety.
Officials at the elementary school say classes are being held as usual on Thursday, but physical education will not be held in the playground.
Officers entered the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City on Thursday morning. They have checked the helicopter in the presence of US military personnel.
The move comes one day after a window dropped from a CH53 helicopter onto the grounds of the elementary school located just next to the base.
Police say the window fell onto the yard, some 10 meters from where more than 50 children were taking physical education classes. It weighs nearly 8 kilograms. They collected the window from the site and are examining it.
An official from the US Marines on Okinawa told NHK that the window was an emergency exit on the aircraft and the cause of the fall had not yet been determined.
The official said all CH53 helicopters in Okinawa are undergoing checks and they will not be allowed to fly until the chief of US forces in Okinawa, Lieutenant General Lawrence Nicholson, confirms their safety.
Officials at the elementary school say classes are being held as usual on Thursday, but physical education will not be held in the playground.
Key words : authorities boat Akita
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Japanese authorities have found 4 bodies in 2 wooden boats that washed ashore on the Sea of Japan coast in Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
A patrol plane of the Japan Coast Guard spotted the 2 capsized ships near the mouth of the Omono River on Wednesday afternoon.
The Coast Guard and police found the bodies on Thursday while dismantling the boats.
Three of the bodies were found in one of the boats 700 meters north of the river mouth, and one in the other, 300 meters away.
The authorities believe the boats came from North Korea as they are similar in shape to wooden ships from the country.
The vessels are among the latest in a series of wooden boats that have drifted ashore on the Sea of Japan coast.
On Wednesday, the bodies of 2 men were found in a wooden boat that washed ashore in Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Police say one of the bodies had a badge with a portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
A patrol plane of the Japan Coast Guard spotted the 2 capsized ships near the mouth of the Omono River on Wednesday afternoon.
The Coast Guard and police found the bodies on Thursday while dismantling the boats.
Three of the bodies were found in one of the boats 700 meters north of the river mouth, and one in the other, 300 meters away.
The authorities believe the boats came from North Korea as they are similar in shape to wooden ships from the country.
The vessels are among the latest in a series of wooden boats that have drifted ashore on the Sea of Japan coast.
On Wednesday, the bodies of 2 men were found in a wooden boat that washed ashore in Katagami City, Akita Prefecture.
Police say one of the bodies had a badge with a portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
Key words : lawmaker fiscal
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The lawmakers of Japan's governing coalition have officially approved tax reforms for the next fiscal year that starts in April. The measures include changes to corporate tax and income tax.
Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic and Komeito parties are giving a tax break to large companies that raise wages by at least three percent and increase domestic capital investment by a certain level.
Businesses that give employees an opportunity to undertake career-development study at universities will also see a lower tax bill.
The lawmakers also expect to give a tax break to companies investing in certain advanced technologies, such as the so-called Internet of Things, along with a wage hike.
There will also be changes to personal income tax. The current system is considered favorable to salaried workers.
The reforms will reduce tax breaks for employees that make over 8.5 million yen, or about 75 thousand dollars a year.
Taxes on both cigarettes and other tobacco-related products will be raised from October.
The government will introduce a departure tax from January of 2019. Japanese and foreign passengers have to pay 1,000 yen, or about nine dollars whenever they leave Japan. The government says the revenue will be used to help improve its tourism services.
The government and the ruling coalition plan to submit a tax bill based on the tax reforms to the next Diet session to seek an early enactment.
Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic and Komeito parties are giving a tax break to large companies that raise wages by at least three percent and increase domestic capital investment by a certain level.
Businesses that give employees an opportunity to undertake career-development study at universities will also see a lower tax bill.
The lawmakers also expect to give a tax break to companies investing in certain advanced technologies, such as the so-called Internet of Things, along with a wage hike.
There will also be changes to personal income tax. The current system is considered favorable to salaried workers.
The reforms will reduce tax breaks for employees that make over 8.5 million yen, or about 75 thousand dollars a year.
Taxes on both cigarettes and other tobacco-related products will be raised from October.
The government will introduce a departure tax from January of 2019. Japanese and foreign passengers have to pay 1,000 yen, or about nine dollars whenever they leave Japan. The government says the revenue will be used to help improve its tourism services.
The government and the ruling coalition plan to submit a tax bill based on the tax reforms to the next Diet session to seek an early enactment.
Key words : Insight India friendship
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Key words : venture self-driving Tokyo
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Japanese bus companies, and a venture firm developing an automated navigation system, have created a panel to advise the government on the implementation of self-driving buses.
On Wednesday, the panel met for the first time. It consists of representatives from SB Drive, a company set up by telecom giant Softbank, and 31 groups, including bus companies and research institutions.
At the meeting, it was reported that "Level 4" tests of self-driving buses are being carried out on public roads in mountainous areas, on remote islands, and in areas with heavy snowfall all over Japan.
A driver shortage, due to Japan's aging and shrinking population, is creating public transportation-related challenges in some communities.
Proponents say that self-driving buses can solve this problem, and that promoting cooperation among different industries can make their use a reality.
The panel members plan to compile a report about their discussions and submit it to the government next March.
Panel chair Yoshihiro Suda, a professor at the University of Tokyo, says he hopes to have self-driving buses operating in many places by 2020.
On Wednesday, the panel met for the first time. It consists of representatives from SB Drive, a company set up by telecom giant Softbank, and 31 groups, including bus companies and research institutions.
At the meeting, it was reported that "Level 4" tests of self-driving buses are being carried out on public roads in mountainous areas, on remote islands, and in areas with heavy snowfall all over Japan.
A driver shortage, due to Japan's aging and shrinking population, is creating public transportation-related challenges in some communities.
Proponents say that self-driving buses can solve this problem, and that promoting cooperation among different industries can make their use a reality.
The panel members plan to compile a report about their discussions and submit it to the government next March.
Panel chair Yoshihiro Suda, a professor at the University of Tokyo, says he hopes to have self-driving buses operating in many places by 2020.
Key words : venture firm moon
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A Japanese venture firm says it plans to develop 2 lunar landers to look for water on the moon.
Officials of the Tokyo-based company, ispace, say 12 backers have pledged about 89-million dollars in funds. Investors include the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, a public-private fund, and the Development Bank of Japan, a government-sponsored financial institution.
Missions to discover lunar water resources are planned for 2019 and 2020. It's hoped that astronauts could drink the water and use its hydrogen and oxygen to power spacecraft.
The CEO of ispace, Takeshi Hakamada, says the project is a major step for his firm in terms of technology development and business.
A team from ispace is taking part in a contest to launch the world's first private-sector lunar mission.
In the US, President Donald Trump on Monday instructed the country's space agency, NASA, to send astronauts to the moon to build a base in preparation for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
Earlier this month, the space agencies of Japan and India agreed to cooperate in exploring resources on the moon.
Officials of the Tokyo-based company, ispace, say 12 backers have pledged about 89-million dollars in funds. Investors include the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, a public-private fund, and the Development Bank of Japan, a government-sponsored financial institution.
Missions to discover lunar water resources are planned for 2019 and 2020. It's hoped that astronauts could drink the water and use its hydrogen and oxygen to power spacecraft.
The CEO of ispace, Takeshi Hakamada, says the project is a major step for his firm in terms of technology development and business.
A team from ispace is taking part in a contest to launch the world's first private-sector lunar mission.
In the US, President Donald Trump on Monday instructed the country's space agency, NASA, to send astronauts to the moon to build a base in preparation for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
Earlier this month, the space agencies of Japan and India agreed to cooperate in exploring resources on the moon.
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