at 20:00 (JST), January 02

Japan's Emperor has offered New Year's greetings to the public at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

South Korean President has welcomed North Korean leader expressing intentions to improve inter-Korean ties.

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Key words : emperor greeting wishing
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Japan's Emperor has offered New Year's greetings to the public at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, wishing happiness for people in Japan and the world.
More than 20,000 people were waiting outside the main gate when it opened at 9:15 AM on Tuesday.
The gate was opened 15 minutes earlier than scheduled as the size of the crowd was almost the double that of last year.
Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other members of the Imperial Family waved to the crowd 3 times from the balcony before noon.
It is the last time Princess Mako, daughter of Prince Akishino, will take part in the event because she will marry to a commoner this year and leave the Imperial Family. Prince Akishino is the second son of the Emperor.
The Emperor said he is extremely pleased that he can celebrate the New Year with the public. He expressed hope that this year will be a calm and spiritually rich year for as many people as possible. He said he prays for the happiness of people of Japan and around the world.
The Imperial family will appear twice in the afternoon.
The Imperial Household Agency officials say that more than 62,000 people visited the palace by 11:30 AM.
They say the total figure for the day is likely to be the largest since 1994.
Japan's cabinet recently gave its approval for the Emperor to abdicate on April 30th, 2019.

Key words : trains
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Planes and trains are packed, and roads are congested in Japan as people return home after their New Year holidays.
Expressway operators say some sections of Tokyo-bound lanes are likely to be backed up for 35 kilometers by Tuesday afternoon.
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines say many of their domestic flights bound for Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday are fully booked.
Congestion on Shinkansen bullet-train services is projected to peak on Wednesday.

Key words : insight prospect of 2018 diplomacy
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Key words : south welcome remark
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's remarks expressing intentions to improve inter-Korean ties.
Moon took part in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday and addressed Kim's New Year speech.
Kim said North Korea is ready to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. He also said the 2 Koreas should mend ties.
Moon said he views Kim's remarks as a response to South Korea's proposal to turn the PyeongChang Olympic Games into a chance to improve inter-Korean relations and establish peace.
Moon has authorized his cabinet to move to resume dialogue with North Korea and work toward having a delegation from the country at the Olympics.
The president also said he will consult with the international community on mending relations on the Korean peninsula and resolving the North's nuclear issues.
On Monday, Kim also ordered officials to mass-produce nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles. He again called for the South to cancel joint military drills with the US.
Moon has not made any comment on that portion of Kim's speech.
Moon earlier revealed that South Korea has asked the US to postpone the joint drills this year. The military exercises usually begin in February or March.

Key words : south offered
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South Korea has offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea on January 9th at the truce village of Panmunjom.
Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon made the proposal at a news conference on Tuesday.
He said his government is willing to have dialogue with the North "regardless of timing, place and format", and suggested it may accept requests from Pyongyang.
Cho expressed hope that officials of the 2 countries would discuss the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and ways to improve inter-Korean ties in a frank manner.
In July, the administration of President Moon Jae-in proposed that military officials from the 2 Koreas hold talks to ease tensions.
It also proposed another inter-Korean meeting between Red Cross officials on the resumption of reunions of families separated by the Korean War.
But North Korea did not accept those proposals and accelerated its nuclear and missile developments.

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Key words : 7th anniversary
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This year will mark the 7th anniversary of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that occurred in March, 2011. The plant's operator is hoping to eventually remove fuel debris from the damaged reactors.
Fuel debris is a mixture of melted nuclear fuel and broken reactor parts. Removing the debris is considered to be the biggest hurdle to the decommissioning of the reactors.
Last year, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, investigated the inside of the containment vessels of 3 reactors and confirmed, for the first time, the existence of lumps that are believed to be fuel debris in the No.3 reactor.
TEPCO plans to conduct a fresh probe of the No.2 reactor this month to confirm whether a mass on the floor under the reactor, observed last year, is actually fuel debris.
The government and TEPCO aim to begin removing debris in 2021. They are planning to determine which reactor to start with, and how to conduct the procedure, during fiscal 2019.
Workers will try this year to figure out which details need to be considered in order to make the decision.
Removing the debris requires thorough safety measures. For example, radioactive materials must be prevented from spreading and workers must be protected from exposure to radiation.
This autumn, the operator also plans to start removing spent nuclear fuel rods from the storage pool of the No.3 reactor building.

Key words : German automaker
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German automaker Audi this year plans to sell the world's first automated car that does not require driver control of the steering wheel on expressways.
Audi says it will roll out the model in Germany, the only country which currently allows such technology. It is ranked level 3 on the scale of vehicle automation, with level 5 being the highest.
In Japan, Nissan Motor plans to launch a model this year that can automatically change lanes on expressways.
The technology is classified as level 2, but it is still more advanced than other automation functions in the same category, such as automated braking.
The Japanese government wants level 3 or higher automated vehicles on roads by 2020, when Tokyo will host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There is growing debate on issues surrounding self-driving technology, such as responsibility in accidents involving automated vehicles.

Key words : across Japan shrine sword
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People across Japan have been making the most of their New Year vacation.
In the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, swordsmiths performed a ritual at a shrine to pray for safety and success in making traditional Japanese swords. The city is one of the country's major producers of knives.
Onlookers snapped photos as artisans in traditional white costumes and black headdresses pounded red-hot steel with metal hammers.
In the village of Tsurui, Hokkaido Prefecture, people were pointing their lenses at red-crowned cranes.
They were waiting for a shot of the birds flapping their wings and taking to the sky at dawn.
The birds congregate around the river each winter because it's one of the few in the area that rarely freeze over, so they can still catch fish there.
Red-crowned cranes have been designated as one of Japan's special natural monuments.

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