Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in South Korea for the Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, has held a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The PyeongChang Olympics has kicked off. This is the first time for South Korea to host the Winter Games.
Share prices in Tokyo tumbled more than 500 points on Friday following the nose dive in New York.
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Key words : Abe now in south
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in South Korea for the Winter Games opening ceremony, has held a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Abe and Moon met for about an hour on Friday at a hotel near the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium hours before they were to attend the ceremony.
At the start of the meeting, Moon said that on the occasion of the Olympics, his government is working to resolve the issue of North Korea's nuclear development and bring permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. He added that he appreciates Abe's active support for the efforts.
Moon also said he wants to work with Abe to create future-oriented relations with Japan while looking squarely at shared history.
Moon said that for that purpose, he wants to activate shuttle diplomacy and bolster cooperation at the leader level.
Abe said he wants to make efforts to connect the success of the PyeongChang Olympics to that of the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Abe said he wants to reaffirm with Moon close cooperation among Japan, South Korea and the United States on the North. He also said he wants to have a frank exchange of views on how to build future-oriented cooperative relations between the 2 leaders' countries.
Abe is thought to have urged Moon to keep pressuring Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile programs, despite a mounting inter-Korean reconciliatory mood.
Abe is also believed to have asked Moon to steadily implement the 2015 Japan-South Korea agreement on the issue of those referred to as comfort women.
The deal confirmed a final and irreversible solution to the issue. Moon suggested last month that Japan should do more to resolve the issue, including a heartfelt apology to the women, but denied that his government would seek to renegotiate the matter.
Abe and Moon met for about an hour on Friday at a hotel near the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium hours before they were to attend the ceremony.
At the start of the meeting, Moon said that on the occasion of the Olympics, his government is working to resolve the issue of North Korea's nuclear development and bring permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. He added that he appreciates Abe's active support for the efforts.
Moon also said he wants to work with Abe to create future-oriented relations with Japan while looking squarely at shared history.
Moon said that for that purpose, he wants to activate shuttle diplomacy and bolster cooperation at the leader level.
Abe said he wants to make efforts to connect the success of the PyeongChang Olympics to that of the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Abe said he wants to reaffirm with Moon close cooperation among Japan, South Korea and the United States on the North. He also said he wants to have a frank exchange of views on how to build future-oriented cooperative relations between the 2 leaders' countries.
Abe is thought to have urged Moon to keep pressuring Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile programs, despite a mounting inter-Korean reconciliatory mood.
Abe is also believed to have asked Moon to steadily implement the 2015 Japan-South Korea agreement on the issue of those referred to as comfort women.
The deal confirmed a final and irreversible solution to the issue. Moon suggested last month that Japan should do more to resolve the issue, including a heartfelt apology to the women, but denied that his government would seek to renegotiate the matter.
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Key words : olympic kicked off
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The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics kicked off on Friday. This is the first time for South Korea to host the Winter Games.
Athletes from 92 countries and territories are taking part in the Olympics. That's a record for the Winter Games.
Japan's national team has 124 athletes. It hopes to win more than 8 medals, including several golds.
Russian athletes are banned from representing their country in the Olympics as punishment for the state-sponsored doping program. Those who have met strict requirements are allowed to compete as Olympic athletes from Russia.
North Korea has also sent athletes to the Olympics in response to an appeal by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who wants to promote inter-Korean dialogue. In women's ice hockey, the 2 Koreas have formed their first joint team in Olympic history.
Organizers of the ceremony will give away anti-cold items to the audience as temperatures could drop to around minus 20 degrees Celsius. They will also triple the number of emergency medical workers from the initially planned figure.
The closing ceremony of the Olympics will be held on February 25th.
Athletes from 92 countries and territories are taking part in the Olympics. That's a record for the Winter Games.
Japan's national team has 124 athletes. It hopes to win more than 8 medals, including several golds.
Russian athletes are banned from representing their country in the Olympics as punishment for the state-sponsored doping program. Those who have met strict requirements are allowed to compete as Olympic athletes from Russia.
North Korea has also sent athletes to the Olympics in response to an appeal by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who wants to promote inter-Korean dialogue. In women's ice hockey, the 2 Koreas have formed their first joint team in Olympic history.
Organizers of the ceremony will give away anti-cold items to the audience as temperatures could drop to around minus 20 degrees Celsius. They will also triple the number of emergency medical workers from the initially planned figure.
The closing ceremony of the Olympics will be held on February 25th.
Key words : delegation airport younger sister
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A high-level North Korean delegation has arrived in South Korea ahead of the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said the delegation arrived at Incheon Airport near Seoul at around 1:45 PM on Friday.
The delegation includes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong.
Her trip is the first official visit to the South by a member of the Kim family.
The delegation will head for Pyeongchang later in the day after being greeted by South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said the delegation arrived at Incheon Airport near Seoul at around 1:45 PM on Friday.
The delegation includes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong.
Her trip is the first official visit to the South by a member of the Kim family.
The delegation will head for Pyeongchang later in the day after being greeted by South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon.
Key words : export food record
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Japan's exports of food, including farm and marine products, hit a record high last year.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is set to announce shortly that Japan in 2017 exported a record 807 billion yen's worth of these products, or the equivalent of about 7.3 billion dollars.
That's up 7.6 percent from the figure the year before.
The rising popularity of Japanese cuisine and health-conscious eating habits are said to have pushed up exports of Japanese wagyu beef, green tea, and sake.
Exports topped the 800 billion yen mark for the first time since comparable data became available in 1990 and hit a record high for the 5th year in a row.
The Japanese government earlier set an export goal of one trillion yen, or over 9 billion dollars, by 2019.
The government is holding major trade shows involving buyers from overseas and advertising campaigns to reach this milestone.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is set to announce shortly that Japan in 2017 exported a record 807 billion yen's worth of these products, or the equivalent of about 7.3 billion dollars.
That's up 7.6 percent from the figure the year before.
The rising popularity of Japanese cuisine and health-conscious eating habits are said to have pushed up exports of Japanese wagyu beef, green tea, and sake.
Exports topped the 800 billion yen mark for the first time since comparable data became available in 1990 and hit a record high for the 5th year in a row.
The Japanese government earlier set an export goal of one trillion yen, or over 9 billion dollars, by 2019.
The government is holding major trade shows involving buyers from overseas and advertising campaigns to reach this milestone.
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Key words : share prices in Tokyo
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Tokyo share prices were briefly down by more than 700 points on Friday, following another plunge on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei index ended the day at its lowest level this year.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,382, down 508 points from Thursday.
The broader TOPIX index of all first section issues finished at 1,731, down 33 points.
The rout came after the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 1,000 points on Thursday.
A market source said investors are growing more cautious after stock prices fell not only in Tokyo but across Asia.
Since the start of the trading week, the Nikkei index has fallen more than 1,890 points.
That's the biggest single-week drop for 9 years and 4 months -- since the index shed about 2,600 points in the week following the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,382, down 508 points from Thursday.
The broader TOPIX index of all first section issues finished at 1,731, down 33 points.
The rout came after the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 1,000 points on Thursday.
A market source said investors are growing more cautious after stock prices fell not only in Tokyo but across Asia.
Since the start of the trading week, the Nikkei index has fallen more than 1,890 points.
That's the biggest single-week drop for 9 years and 4 months -- since the index shed about 2,600 points in the week following the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008.
Key words : Britain
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Japanese companies operating in Britain have asked Prime Minister Theresa May to minimize the impact of the Brexit on their business environment.
Britain is currently negotiating an arrangement with the EU for after the country leaves the bloc in March of 2019.
Representatives of 18 Japanese companies in such fields as automobiles, finance and trade visited the prime minister's office along with Japanese Ambassador to Britain Koji Tsuruoka on Thursday.
They met with May, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, and other officials.
The visitors asked the prime minister to establish a transition period long enough to allow companies to prepare for the upcoming changes. They also asked that free trade with the EU be maintained.
May reportedly told the group that her country will proceed with negotiations while listening to the voices of business.
About 1,000 Japanese companies are operating in Britain. They say they may have to move some of their units out of the country if the post-Brexit environment remains uncertain.
Britain is currently negotiating an arrangement with the EU for after the country leaves the bloc in March of 2019.
Representatives of 18 Japanese companies in such fields as automobiles, finance and trade visited the prime minister's office along with Japanese Ambassador to Britain Koji Tsuruoka on Thursday.
They met with May, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, and other officials.
The visitors asked the prime minister to establish a transition period long enough to allow companies to prepare for the upcoming changes. They also asked that free trade with the EU be maintained.
May reportedly told the group that her country will proceed with negotiations while listening to the voices of business.
About 1,000 Japanese companies are operating in Britain. They say they may have to move some of their units out of the country if the post-Brexit environment remains uncertain.
Key words : Japan financial service agency
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Japan's Financial Services Agency is examining the security measures at cryptocurrency exchanges after the recent hacking attack on Tokyo-based Coincheck.
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the agency's officials have begun inspections at several cryptocurrency exchanges. The inspectors will try to determine if these firms are taking adequate steps to protect customers' accounts.
Hackers allegedly stole the equivalent of more than 500 million dollars from Coincheck in late January.
The FSA began inspecting the company last Friday to examine its security measures and to find out if it has the resources to reimburse customers.
The financial watchdog is considering probing the other 31 exchanges in Japan to prevent any further problems.
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the agency's officials have begun inspections at several cryptocurrency exchanges. The inspectors will try to determine if these firms are taking adequate steps to protect customers' accounts.
Hackers allegedly stole the equivalent of more than 500 million dollars from Coincheck in late January.
The FSA began inspecting the company last Friday to examine its security measures and to find out if it has the resources to reimburse customers.
The financial watchdog is considering probing the other 31 exchanges in Japan to prevent any further problems.
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