US President Donald Trump has left for the World Economic Forum, carrying his "America First" agenda to Davos, Switzerland.
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo is scheduled to meet with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Hawaii on Friday.
Police and firefighters have resumed search operations on Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, north of Tokyo which erupted on Tuesday.
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Key words : Trump left
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US President Donald Trump has left for the World Economic Forum, carrying his "America First" agenda to Davos, Switzerland.
Trump had some parting words prior to his departure from Washington on Wednesday. He said he's going to Davos to get people to invest in the United States.
Trump will be the first US president in 18 years to attend the Davos meeting.
He is expected to stress that his economic policies have led to rising share prices, the lowest jobless rate in 17 years and a tax system overhaul that includes huge corporate tax cuts. He will also call for trade imbalance corrections.
White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley suggested to NHK on Monday that Trump will champion fair trade to make America great again.
Trump's trip to Davos had been threatened by the recent US government shutdown. But it reopened on Monday.
Trump had some parting words prior to his departure from Washington on Wednesday. He said he's going to Davos to get people to invest in the United States.
Trump will be the first US president in 18 years to attend the Davos meeting.
He is expected to stress that his economic policies have led to rising share prices, the lowest jobless rate in 17 years and a tax system overhaul that includes huge corporate tax cuts. He will also call for trade imbalance corrections.
White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley suggested to NHK on Monday that Trump will champion fair trade to make America great again.
Trump's trip to Davos had been threatened by the recent US government shutdown. But it reopened on Monday.
Key words : head of distinguish
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The head of a distinguished anti-nuclear group called abolition and elimination of nuclear weapons the only solution.
ICAN Executive Director Beatrice Fihn took part in the session on nuclear threats to international security on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
Other participants included India's minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar. His country is a nuclear state.
Akbar said many countries see nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrent and view "missiles as a message." He then said that no country is taking a unilateral decision against nuclear weapons.
Fihn argued that if nuclear arms were bringing peace and stability, why is the world not welcoming the possession of nuclear weapons by North Korea.
Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki, a strong advocate of the abolition of nuclear arms, questioned the panel members, expressing the need for nuclear states to clarify their efforts to eradicate those weapons.
Yuzaki later told reporters that even though a treaty to ban nuclear weapons has been adopted, he felt nuclear states and non-nuclear states remain worlds apart.
ICAN Executive Director Beatrice Fihn took part in the session on nuclear threats to international security on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
Other participants included India's minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar. His country is a nuclear state.
Akbar said many countries see nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrent and view "missiles as a message." He then said that no country is taking a unilateral decision against nuclear weapons.
Fihn argued that if nuclear arms were bringing peace and stability, why is the world not welcoming the possession of nuclear weapons by North Korea.
Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki, a strong advocate of the abolition of nuclear arms, questioned the panel members, expressing the need for nuclear states to clarify their efforts to eradicate those weapons.
Yuzaki later told reporters that even though a treaty to ban nuclear weapons has been adopted, he felt nuclear states and non-nuclear states remain worlds apart.
Key words : south defense schedule
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South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo is scheduled to meet with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Hawaii on Friday.
Ministry spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo announced that the defense chiefs will share information on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Choi added that the two will also discuss how to work together to ensure peace and safety during the PyeongChang Olympics and Paralympics. South Korea is hosting the Games next month.
The 2 countries have already agreed not to carry out joint military drills during the Games.
North Korea had demanded that the drills be ended.
But Choi said they are expected to resume after the Paralympic Games end.
Ministry spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo announced that the defense chiefs will share information on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Choi added that the two will also discuss how to work together to ensure peace and safety during the PyeongChang Olympics and Paralympics. South Korea is hosting the Games next month.
The 2 countries have already agreed not to carry out joint military drills during the Games.
North Korea had demanded that the drills be ended.
But Choi said they are expected to resume after the Paralympic Games end.
Key words : north repeated demand
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North Korea has repeated its demand that South Korea halt its military drills with the United States.
The North's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Thursday that Pyongyang's senior officials made the demand at a conference on the previous day.
The paper said the officials demanded that the South halt the drills and not deploy strategic weapons from the US in South Korean territory.
At the conference, the participants adopted an appeal for the use of every effort to end war drills. The appeal is said to target all Koreans.
The newspaper also posted a story on its leader Kim Jong Un. Kim visited a pharmaceutical factory with his wife Ri Sol Ju on Thursday.
Photos show the couple inspecting factory facilities and medicine. Kim reportedly said the plant should increase production of drugs for protecting people's lives and health. The story apparently emphasized that Kim is striving to improve the North's living conditions.
The North's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Thursday that Pyongyang's senior officials made the demand at a conference on the previous day.
The paper said the officials demanded that the South halt the drills and not deploy strategic weapons from the US in South Korean territory.
At the conference, the participants adopted an appeal for the use of every effort to end war drills. The appeal is said to target all Koreans.
The newspaper also posted a story on its leader Kim Jong Un. Kim visited a pharmaceutical factory with his wife Ri Sol Ju on Thursday.
Photos show the couple inspecting factory facilities and medicine. Kim reportedly said the plant should increase production of drugs for protecting people's lives and health. The story apparently emphasized that Kim is striving to improve the North's living conditions.
Key words : ice hockey arrived
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Female ice hockey players and an advance team of sports officials from North Korea have arrived in the South to prepare for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
South Korea's Unification Ministry says a 15-member hockey team and a delegation of 8 inspectors crossed the military demarcation line separating the 2 Koreas on Thursday morning.
The players are heading for Jincheon, where they will practice with their South Korean counterparts. North and South Korea have agreed to field a unified team at the Games, which open on February 9th.
The unified team is scheduled to play Sweden in a practice match early next month.
Meanwhile, the advance team is heading for the eastern city of Gangneung. The officials will inspect the venue for women's ice hockey, accommodations for North Korean players and other facilities in the afternoon.
They are scheduled to move to Pyeongchang on Friday to visit the site of the Olympics' opening ceremony and the international broadcasting center.
The 2 countries have also agreed to have their delegates march together in the opening ceremony.
South Korea's Unification Ministry says a 15-member hockey team and a delegation of 8 inspectors crossed the military demarcation line separating the 2 Koreas on Thursday morning.
The players are heading for Jincheon, where they will practice with their South Korean counterparts. North and South Korea have agreed to field a unified team at the Games, which open on February 9th.
The unified team is scheduled to play Sweden in a practice match early next month.
Meanwhile, the advance team is heading for the eastern city of Gangneung. The officials will inspect the venue for women's ice hockey, accommodations for North Korean players and other facilities in the afternoon.
They are scheduled to move to Pyeongchang on Friday to visit the site of the Olympics' opening ceremony and the international broadcasting center.
The 2 countries have also agreed to have their delegates march together in the opening ceremony.
Key words : research preparation
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A US research group monitoring North Korea says preparations for a military parade are underway on the outskirts of Pyongyang.
North Korea has announced it will move the anniversary of the founding of its military to February 8th, the day before the opening of the PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea. This has raised speculation the North will likely hold a military parade on that day.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday disclosed satellite images of a parade training facility in the suburbs of Pyongyang.
A photo from November 24th shows as many as 67 parked buses, suggesting a meeting of parade officials being held.
Images from January 6th and 10th show a group of people, believed to be soldiers, marching in about 30 columns in front of the bleachers.
The group says North Korea usually spends about 4 to 6 months preparing for a military parade.
North Korea has announced it will move the anniversary of the founding of its military to February 8th, the day before the opening of the PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea. This has raised speculation the North will likely hold a military parade on that day.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday disclosed satellite images of a parade training facility in the suburbs of Pyongyang.
A photo from November 24th shows as many as 67 parked buses, suggesting a meeting of parade officials being held.
Images from January 6th and 10th show a group of people, believed to be soldiers, marching in about 30 columns in front of the bleachers.
The group says North Korea usually spends about 4 to 6 months preparing for a military parade.
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Key words : firefighter resume erupted
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Police and firefighters have resumed search operations at a ski resort at Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, which erupted on Tuesday, killing one and injuring 11.
More than 40 members are combing the Kusatsu ski resort in Gunma Prefecture on Thursday to see if anyone is stranded.
Search operations were suspended on Wednesday after volcanic tremors were observed. Such tremors are believed to be caused by movements of underground hot water and gasses.
Tuesday's eruption occurred near a pond at the Moto-Shirane peak of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, spewing volcanic rocks and ashes. Debris hit 8 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel drilling nearby. A 49-year-old member died. Four skiers were also injured.
The search covers several ski runs including the one where the GSDF members had been drilling.
The search parties are also examining debris and other conditions on the ski area. Rocks up to 60 centimeters in diameter were found on a run along the ropeway.
The Meteorological Agency maintains the alert level at the volcano at 3 in the scale of 5, warning of a possible eruption again.
Officials are calling for caution against flying rocks within a 2-kilometer range from the craters near the pond. Local authorities are restricting entry in the area.
Weather officials say 639 volcanic earthquakes were observed on Tuesday, followed by 23 on Wednesday.
They also say 4 volcanic tremors were recorded on Wednesday, along with other data suggesting volcanic activities continued.
On Thursday, one volcanic tremor was observed shortly before 4 PM, along with a little upheaval of land at the Moto-Shirane peak.
More than 40 members are combing the Kusatsu ski resort in Gunma Prefecture on Thursday to see if anyone is stranded.
Search operations were suspended on Wednesday after volcanic tremors were observed. Such tremors are believed to be caused by movements of underground hot water and gasses.
Tuesday's eruption occurred near a pond at the Moto-Shirane peak of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, spewing volcanic rocks and ashes. Debris hit 8 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel drilling nearby. A 49-year-old member died. Four skiers were also injured.
The search covers several ski runs including the one where the GSDF members had been drilling.
The search parties are also examining debris and other conditions on the ski area. Rocks up to 60 centimeters in diameter were found on a run along the ropeway.
The Meteorological Agency maintains the alert level at the volcano at 3 in the scale of 5, warning of a possible eruption again.
Officials are calling for caution against flying rocks within a 2-kilometer range from the craters near the pond. Local authorities are restricting entry in the area.
Weather officials say 639 volcanic earthquakes were observed on Tuesday, followed by 23 on Wednesday.
They also say 4 volcanic tremors were recorded on Wednesday, along with other data suggesting volcanic activities continued.
On Thursday, one volcanic tremor was observed shortly before 4 PM, along with a little upheaval of land at the Moto-Shirane peak.
Key words : hundreds of took part
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Hundreds of foreign residents of Tokyo took part in an anti-disaster drill on Thursday to prepare for a possible major earthquake.
About 270 people from nearly 40 countries in Asia, Europe and elsewhere took part in the drill held in a Setagaya Ward park by the metropolitan government. Among the participants were embassy officials and students.
To get a sense of what it would be like to be hit by a major earthquake, they boarded a special vehicle that simulates a tremor of 7--the maximum intensity on the Japanese scale.
They also learned techniques for rescuing people trapped under fallen buildings, including how to make a first-aid stretcher, using blankets and sticks.
The event also offered an opportunity to experience what it's like living in a shelter. With the help of interpreters, the participants learned how they could live with many others in limited space.
A woman from France, who's been in Japan half a year, said the training was very helpful in preparing for a disaster.
Tokyo officials say they hope to help increase awareness among foreign residents of the need for such preparations.
About 510,000 foreign nationals lived in Tokyo as of last October. That's 3.7 percent of the capital's total population. Their number is expected to rise further.
About 270 people from nearly 40 countries in Asia, Europe and elsewhere took part in the drill held in a Setagaya Ward park by the metropolitan government. Among the participants were embassy officials and students.
To get a sense of what it would be like to be hit by a major earthquake, they boarded a special vehicle that simulates a tremor of 7--the maximum intensity on the Japanese scale.
They also learned techniques for rescuing people trapped under fallen buildings, including how to make a first-aid stretcher, using blankets and sticks.
The event also offered an opportunity to experience what it's like living in a shelter. With the help of interpreters, the participants learned how they could live with many others in limited space.
A woman from France, who's been in Japan half a year, said the training was very helpful in preparing for a disaster.
Tokyo officials say they hope to help increase awareness among foreign residents of the need for such preparations.
About 510,000 foreign nationals lived in Tokyo as of last October. That's 3.7 percent of the capital's total population. Their number is expected to rise further.
Key words : business forum
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India has hosted a business forum with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help deepen its ties with the fast-growing region.
Ministers, businesspeople and investors were among about 500 participants at the ASEAN-India Business Meet and Expo in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Indian commerce minister C.R. Chaudhary said trade, infrastructure and cultural exchange are the best way to further develop relations between the 2 sides.
Malaysia's trade minister said expanding mutual investment will help the 2 sides strengthen bilateral relations as business partners.
Thailand's foreign minister called for closer cooperation in the region's business community.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promoting the country's "Act East" policy aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia to counter China's growing influence in the region.
The event was held before an upcoming summit between Modi and 10 ASEAN leaders.
Ministers, businesspeople and investors were among about 500 participants at the ASEAN-India Business Meet and Expo in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Indian commerce minister C.R. Chaudhary said trade, infrastructure and cultural exchange are the best way to further develop relations between the 2 sides.
Malaysia's trade minister said expanding mutual investment will help the 2 sides strengthen bilateral relations as business partners.
Thailand's foreign minister called for closer cooperation in the region's business community.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promoting the country's "Act East" policy aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia to counter China's growing influence in the region.
The event was held before an upcoming summit between Modi and 10 ASEAN leaders.
Key words : Kawasaki
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has scored a contract to potentially supply more than 1,600 train cars for the New York City subway.
Executives say the deal could ultimately be worth about 3.7 billion dollars, making it the company's biggest ever rail contract.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to deliver the carriages from 2020.
The firm already has a strong track record with New York City Transit. So far it has supplied more than 2,200 cars for the rail network--a 30 percent share.
Kawasaki Heavy beat out a Chinese rival among other competitors for the latest tender.
Analysts say the firm got the nod largely based on its previous performances and its ability to meet deadlines.
Executives say the deal could ultimately be worth about 3.7 billion dollars, making it the company's biggest ever rail contract.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to deliver the carriages from 2020.
The firm already has a strong track record with New York City Transit. So far it has supplied more than 2,200 cars for the rail network--a 30 percent share.
Kawasaki Heavy beat out a Chinese rival among other competitors for the latest tender.
Analysts say the firm got the nod largely based on its previous performances and its ability to meet deadlines.
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