Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump will meet on Thursday next week in Washington.
Defense ministers from Japan and the US have agreed to maintain pressure on North Korea to force it completely abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.
A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading for New York to prepare for the possible summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump.
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Key words : Trump and will meet next
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump will meet on Thursday next week in Washington.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted on Tuesday that the 2 leaders will meet on June 7th at the White House.
She also wrote that the United States continues to actively prepare for the expected summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Abe and Trump are expected to reaffirm they will work together to resolve the issues of North Korea's nuclear and missile development and its abductions of Japanese nationals.
After their meeting in the US capital, they will attend the G7 summit in Canada, which begins on June 8th.
Abe and Trump held talks in April in Florida. They agreed to urge North Korea to abandon all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.
Trump pledged to ask Kim to resolve the abduction issue at the US-North Korea summit.
Key words : defense maintain completely
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Defense ministers from Japan and the United States have agreed to maintain pressure on North Korea in order to make the country completely abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera met US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Hawaii on Tuesday, ahead of a possible US-North Korea summit.
Their meeting at a US Pacific Command base lasted for about an hour.
Onodera told Mattis that a US-North Korean summit should serve as an opportunity to move ahead in resolving issues concerning North Korea's nuclear and missile development, as well as its abduction of Japanese nationals.
They agreed on the need to have North Korea get rid of its weapons of mass destruction and all kinds of ballistic missiles, not only intercontinental ballistic missiles but also those with shorter ranges. The North's ICBMs are supposed to be able to reach the US mainland and shorter-range ones can hit Japan.
The two also agreed that it is vital to make North Korea change its policies by maintaining international pressure, such as cooperation on strict vigilance for smuggling of goods on the high seas by North Korean vessels.
Onodera and Mattis reconfirmed their stance regarding US forces in South Korea as an important deterrent in the region, though North Korea is demanding their withdrawal.
Onodera told reporters after the meeting that he and Mattis shared views on the abduction issue, and the need to make Pyongyang give up ballistic missiles of all ranges.
Key words : close heading
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A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading for New York to prepare for the possible summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump.
The Vice Chairman of the Korean Workers' Party's Central Committee, Kim Yong Chol, left Beijing, China on Wednesday.
He is expected to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday that Kim is on his way to New York and will hold talks with Pompeo.
Kim is widely seen as a key figure in coordinating the possible US-North Korea summit. He arrived in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday.
Kim made no comments to reporters on the plane.
Kim will be the first top ranking North Korean official to visit the United States since 2000. Jo Myong Rok, an envoy of former leader Kim Jong Il and the first vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, visited at that time.
Kim Yong Chol is under an asset freeze by the US government. But State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Tuesday that he has been granted special permission to enter the country.
Key words : Russian visit gears up
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea on Thursday, as the country gears up for its proposed summit with the United States.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Lavrov will meet his North Korean counterpart, Ri Yong Ho.
It said the 2 ministers will exchange opinions on bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Lavrov met Ri last month in Moscow. He last visited North Korea in April 2009.
Diplomatic observers say Lavrov is likely to meet Kim Jong Un, and may try to arrange a summit meeting between the North Korean leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
They say Moscow apparently wants to show it intends to remain involved in issues on the Korean Peninsula, amid prospects for the first-ever summit between the US and North Korea. They say that as a country bordering North Korea, Russia is sensitive to potential changes in the geopolitical balance of power in East Asia.
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Key words : ceremony imperial
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A ceremony has been held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to welcome Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his wife to Japan.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greeted Quang and his wife at the palace on Wednesday morning. The presidential couple arrived in Japan on Tuesday as state guests.
Japan and Vietnam are marking the 45th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties.
The ceremony began with the 2 countries' anthems. Quang was then saluted by the honor guard of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.
About 140 schoolchildren waved flags to welcome the Vietnamese couple.
Later, the president and his wife had an audience with the emperor and empress.
Quang described the imperial couple's visit to Vietnam last year as a historic event in bilateral relations.
The emperor said he fondly recalls how warmly they were received by the people of Vietnam.
Quang noted that many Vietnamese work and study in Japan, helping to strengthen bilateral ties. He said he attaches importance to such exchanges.
The emperor agreed that such exchanges are extremely important.
Quang and his wife were scheduled to attend a banquet hosted by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday evening.
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Key words : government decided new visa
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The Japanese government has decided to create a new visa that will allow foreign nationals with certain skills to work in Japan for up to 5 years. Technical trainees would be able to extend their stay for a maximum of 5 years.
Government officials are working to compile an economic and fiscal reform policy that is expected to be approved by a Cabinet meeting next month.
The officials say applicants for the new visa will need to pass an exam to assess their knowledge, skills and Japanese language proficiency.
But those who have completed a government-backed technical internship program will not be required to take the test.
Foreign trainees are currently eligible to stay in Japan for up to 5 years.
The new visa will allow them to stay in Japan for a maximum of 10 years, but they will have to return to their home country once after completing the technical internship program.
The government says it will not allow, in principle, the holders of the new visa to bring their families, but there may be exceptions if they can prove they have advanced professional skills.
The officials will submit a draft of the basic policy to next week's meeting of the government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy.
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