Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants to pursue a world free of nuclear weapons from every realistic standpoint.
Japan's Prime Minister has pledged to increase pressure on North Korea to help resolve the abduction of Japanese nationals by that country's agents.
US President Donald Trump has indicated a possible return to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
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Key words : Abe pursue weapon
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_18/
Japan's Prime Minister says he wants to pursue a world free of nuclear weapons from a realistic standpoint, at a time when the imminence of the North Korean threat makes the US nuclear umbrella an absolute imperative.
Shinzo Abe's comments on Friday before the Upper House were in response to the leader of the ruling coalition partner, Komeito.
Natsuo Yamaguchi referred to the fact that Japan has not signed the legally-binding UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. He called the treaty a "landmark effort" to create an international standard.
Yamaguchi said Japan should play a leading role, as the only country to have suffered atomic bombings, in bridging the gap between nuclear powers and other nations.
Abe responded that North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs constitute a grave and imminent threat to Japan's peace and security. He said maintaining deterrence with both conventional and nuclear weapons under the Japan-US Alliance is essential to counter such a threat.
Abe added that Japan needs to maintain a realistic stance by dealing appropriately with real security threats, while at the same time leading efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons.
The prime minister criticized North Korea for pushing ahead with its nuclear and missile programs, but he also welcomed the recent resumption of inter-Korean talks.
He said the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics next month will be an opportunity for him to urge South Korean President Moon Jae-in to keep applying maximum pressure on Pyongyang.
Abe added he wants to reaffirm the close cooperation between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington over the North Korean issue.
Shinzo Abe's comments on Friday before the Upper House were in response to the leader of the ruling coalition partner, Komeito.
Natsuo Yamaguchi referred to the fact that Japan has not signed the legally-binding UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. He called the treaty a "landmark effort" to create an international standard.
Yamaguchi said Japan should play a leading role, as the only country to have suffered atomic bombings, in bridging the gap between nuclear powers and other nations.
Abe responded that North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs constitute a grave and imminent threat to Japan's peace and security. He said maintaining deterrence with both conventional and nuclear weapons under the Japan-US Alliance is essential to counter such a threat.
Abe added that Japan needs to maintain a realistic stance by dealing appropriately with real security threats, while at the same time leading efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons.
The prime minister criticized North Korea for pushing ahead with its nuclear and missile programs, but he also welcomed the recent resumption of inter-Korean talks.
He said the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics next month will be an opportunity for him to urge South Korean President Moon Jae-in to keep applying maximum pressure on Pyongyang.
Abe added he wants to reaffirm the close cooperation between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington over the North Korean issue.
Key words : prime pressure abduction
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_01/
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to increase pressure on North Korea to help resolve the abduction of Japanese nationals by that country's agents.
Abe met members of a group of abductees' families in Tokyo on Thursday. The meeting came 4 days after the group agreed on an action plan for this year, which calls for resolving the abduction issue by the end of the year. More than 40 years have passed since the first abduction occurred.
Abe said it is extremely regrettable that the issue remains unresolved even though many years have passed since the first abduction.
He said attention must not be focused on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs to the detriment of the abduction issue.
Abe said his government will coordinate with the international community to resolve the issue. He said he will do all he can and work in a shared spirit with the group members.
The relatives of abductees are old. Abe said he understands the group members' concern that they have little time left.
The group's action plan urges the Japanese government to hold substantive talks with North Korea by offering it such rewards as lifting Tokyo's unilateral sanctions.
The group's leader, Shigeo Iizuka, attended the meeting. He said the abductees in North Korea and their families in Japan cannot wait any longer.
Iizuka said he wants the Japanese government to use the current tense situation to hold substantive talks with the North in order to rescue the abductees.
Abe met members of a group of abductees' families in Tokyo on Thursday. The meeting came 4 days after the group agreed on an action plan for this year, which calls for resolving the abduction issue by the end of the year. More than 40 years have passed since the first abduction occurred.
Abe said it is extremely regrettable that the issue remains unresolved even though many years have passed since the first abduction.
He said attention must not be focused on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs to the detriment of the abduction issue.
Abe said his government will coordinate with the international community to resolve the issue. He said he will do all he can and work in a shared spirit with the group members.
The relatives of abductees are old. Abe said he understands the group members' concern that they have little time left.
The group's action plan urges the Japanese government to hold substantive talks with North Korea by offering it such rewards as lifting Tokyo's unilateral sanctions.
The group's leader, Shigeo Iizuka, attended the meeting. He said the abductees in North Korea and their families in Japan cannot wait any longer.
Iizuka said he wants the Japanese government to use the current tense situation to hold substantive talks with the North in order to rescue the abductees.
Key words : F-35
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_21/
An F-35 stealth fighter has arrived at an airbase in Misawa in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It is the first of 10 F-35s that will be deployed at the base.
The aircraft flew into the Misawa Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Friday morning from the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
The pilot was given flowers in a welcome ceremony attended by about 400 people, including Commander Kenichi Samejima.
The commander said in a speech that the F-35 stealth fighters will greatly contribute to ensuring peace and safety amid the increasingly severe security environment.
He added that the personnel at the base will swiftly and steadily establish a system for operating the aircraft.
Japan's Defense Ministry plans to deploy 9 more F-35s at Misawa in the fiscal year that starts in April. They are among 42 F-35s that will be deployed in Japan as the country's next-generation mainstay fighter.
The F-35 was jointly developed by the United States and 8 other countries. Its stealth capabilities make it difficult to detect by radar.
The ministry plans to equip the aircraft with Norwegian-made long-range Joint Strike Missiles. With a range of 500 kilometers, the missiles will enable Japan to target enemy bases.
The aircraft flew into the Misawa Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Friday morning from the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
The pilot was given flowers in a welcome ceremony attended by about 400 people, including Commander Kenichi Samejima.
The commander said in a speech that the F-35 stealth fighters will greatly contribute to ensuring peace and safety amid the increasingly severe security environment.
He added that the personnel at the base will swiftly and steadily establish a system for operating the aircraft.
Japan's Defense Ministry plans to deploy 9 more F-35s at Misawa in the fiscal year that starts in April. They are among 42 F-35s that will be deployed in Japan as the country's next-generation mainstay fighter.
The F-35 was jointly developed by the United States and 8 other countries. Its stealth capabilities make it difficult to detect by radar.
The ministry plans to equip the aircraft with Norwegian-made long-range Joint Strike Missiles. With a range of 500 kilometers, the missiles will enable Japan to target enemy bases.
Key words : Trump possible return
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_07/
US President Donald Trump has indicated a possible return to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Trump noted that his administration may return to the TPP if the US has a much better deal than it had.
It remains unclear whether Trump intends to ask for renegotiations on the TPP. But the 11 member nations of the TPP are expected to welcome his comment. They have agreed to push for a signing of the pact in March.
Trump pulled the US out of the TPP one year ago.
The Trump administration has been promoting bilateral trade deals, instead of multilateral ones. It has shown willingness to enter free trade negotiations with Japan.
Separately in the interview, Trump commented on the dollar.
He said the US economy is gaining strength, and predicted the greenback will rise over time.
Trump said, "The dollar is going to get stronger and stronger, and ultimately I want to see a strong dollar."
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had suggested a day before that he welcomes a weaker dollar.
Trump said those remarks were taken out of context, and his administration has a unified view on the currency market.
In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Trump noted that his administration may return to the TPP if the US has a much better deal than it had.
It remains unclear whether Trump intends to ask for renegotiations on the TPP. But the 11 member nations of the TPP are expected to welcome his comment. They have agreed to push for a signing of the pact in March.
Trump pulled the US out of the TPP one year ago.
The Trump administration has been promoting bilateral trade deals, instead of multilateral ones. It has shown willingness to enter free trade negotiations with Japan.
Separately in the interview, Trump commented on the dollar.
He said the US economy is gaining strength, and predicted the greenback will rise over time.
Trump said, "The dollar is going to get stronger and stronger, and ultimately I want to see a strong dollar."
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had suggested a day before that he welcomes a weaker dollar.
Trump said those remarks were taken out of context, and his administration has a unified view on the currency market.
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Key words : consumer price
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_22/
Japan's Consumer Price Index for the year 2017 rose for the first time in 2 years.
Officials at the internal affairs ministry say last year's CPI stood at 100.2 against a base of 100 in 2015. That's an increase of 0.5 percent from 2016.
The index includes the prices of energy-related items, but not fresh food.
The officials say higher energy prices pushed up the overall figure. Gasoline and electricity cost more due to a rise in crude oil prices. Consumers also had to pay more for rice.
The CPI is also at its highest level in nearly 20 years. The annual figure has come in below the 100 mark almost every year since 2000.
Officials at the internal affairs ministry say last year's CPI stood at 100.2 against a base of 100 in 2015. That's an increase of 0.5 percent from 2016.
The index includes the prices of energy-related items, but not fresh food.
The officials say higher energy prices pushed up the overall figure. Gasoline and electricity cost more due to a rise in crude oil prices. Consumers also had to pay more for rice.
The CPI is also at its highest level in nearly 20 years. The annual figure has come in below the 100 mark almost every year since 2000.
Key words : Japan chamber sent
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_23/
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sent a delegation of business leaders on a 3-day visit to Sri Lanka's largest city, Colombo. It's the first time the chamber has sent a mission to the country.
On Thursday, the second day of their visit, the group led by chamber head Akio Mimura took part in an economic forum with Sri Lankan government officials.
Sri Lanka's Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama touted his country's economic reforms. He said they've simplified policies to promote investment and free trade.
Officials also pointed to the country's geographical advantages and merits as a production base. Sri Lanka has been posting strong growth since a civil war ended nine years ago.
China is heavily involved in the development of port facilities there. But only 130 Japanese companies are doing business in the country.
After the forum, Mimura said he hopes to promote opportunities in Sri Lanka to businesses in Japan.
He also said that he has been convinced that Sri Lanka has enthusiastically opened up to the rest of the world and is working hard to improve its business environment. He said he will convey what he's learned at the visit to member companies.
On Thursday, the second day of their visit, the group led by chamber head Akio Mimura took part in an economic forum with Sri Lankan government officials.
Sri Lanka's Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama touted his country's economic reforms. He said they've simplified policies to promote investment and free trade.
Officials also pointed to the country's geographical advantages and merits as a production base. Sri Lanka has been posting strong growth since a civil war ended nine years ago.
China is heavily involved in the development of port facilities there. But only 130 Japanese companies are doing business in the country.
After the forum, Mimura said he hopes to promote opportunities in Sri Lanka to businesses in Japan.
He also said that he has been convinced that Sri Lanka has enthusiastically opened up to the rest of the world and is working hard to improve its business environment. He said he will convey what he's learned at the visit to member companies.
Key words : research experiment
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_20/
A Japanese research team says that in an experiment it conducted, poorly protected webcams were hacked only one hour after the devices were set up.
The team at Yokohama National University was trying to find out how hackers exploit Internet-linked cameras that people use to remotely monitor their homes and offices.
The team installed 4 webcams not protected with personal passwords and another that used a password but had a security flaw.
In just over one month, 148 unknown sources accessed the webcams. 33 of them manipulated the devices, such as by changing their angles.
Further studies showed that the hackers used software that automatically searches for unprotected webcams.
The team says the software allowed a few hackers to use its webcams only an hour after they were installed. It says the camera that used a password was likely hacked automatically.
Associate Professor Katsunari Yoshioka, who leads the team, says security measures are failing to catch up with the spread of Internet of Things technology.
He says manufacturers and users need to take adequate countermeasures.
The team at Yokohama National University was trying to find out how hackers exploit Internet-linked cameras that people use to remotely monitor their homes and offices.
The team installed 4 webcams not protected with personal passwords and another that used a password but had a security flaw.
In just over one month, 148 unknown sources accessed the webcams. 33 of them manipulated the devices, such as by changing their angles.
Further studies showed that the hackers used software that automatically searches for unprotected webcams.
The team says the software allowed a few hackers to use its webcams only an hour after they were installed. It says the camera that used a password was likely hacked automatically.
Associate Professor Katsunari Yoshioka, who leads the team, says security measures are failing to catch up with the spread of Internet of Things technology.
He says manufacturers and users need to take adequate countermeasures.
Key words : health official
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180126_30/
Health officials are warning this year's influenza is spreading at a record high pace world-wide.
The World Health Organization says the number of people diagnosed with influenza in the US has reached a 7-year high. Other countries are also reporting spikes in cases.
In Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says 2.8 million people were infected with influenza last week.
That's more than double the number from the week before and the most cases reported since the institute started taking records in 1999.
Authorities say both type A and type B influenzas are on the rise and warning the numbers could continue to rise in the coming weeks.
The World Health Organization says the number of people diagnosed with influenza in the US has reached a 7-year high. Other countries are also reporting spikes in cases.
In Japan, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says 2.8 million people were infected with influenza last week.
That's more than double the number from the week before and the most cases reported since the institute started taking records in 1999.
Authorities say both type A and type B influenzas are on the rise and warning the numbers could continue to rise in the coming weeks.
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