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US Defense Secretary says the US military's Pacific Command has been renamed the Indo-Pacific Command.

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Key words : Russia interfax media
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Key words : head of maintain monitoring
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_15/

The head of a UN Security Council panel has stressed the importance of maintaining sanctions against North Korea.

The panel tasked with monitoring the implementation of sanctions on the North held a closed-door regular meeting on Wednesday.

The panel's chair, Dutch Ambassador Karel van Oosterom, told reporters after the meeting that there are no calls at present for an easing of sanctions.

He indicated that maintaining them will be essential for improving relations between the United States and North Korea.

He also said he has been briefed by the US mission to the UN about the aim of the meeting in New York between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea's ruling Workers' Party vice chairman, Kim Yong Chol.

Van Oosterom added that maintaining the pressure on North Korea will be crucial in keeping the country moving towards the desired political process.

Key words : Pacific command has been renamed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_17/

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the US military's Pacific Command has been renamed the Indo-Pacific Command in recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Ocean countries.

Speaking at a change of leadership ceremony in Hawaii on Wednesday, Mattis stressed that the sovereignty of every state in the region should be respected, regardless of its size.

He also said the region should be open to investment and free, fair and reciprocal trade, and not bound by any nation's predatory economics or threat of coercion.

He said this US vision is shared by most countries in the region.

Mattis was apparently referring to the growing military and economic assertiveness of China.

He also stressed that the US relationships with its Pacific and Indian Ocean allies and partners have proven critical to maintaining regional stability.

Admiral Philip Davidson took over the command from Admiral Harry Harris at the ceremony. Davidson is a former head of the US Fleet Forces Command.

Key words : onodera says positive move
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_13/

Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera says it is a positive move by the US military to have renamed the Pacific Command the US Indo-Pacific Command.

Onodera attended a ceremony on Wednesday to mark a change of commander of the Pacific Command at the US base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

During the ceremony, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis revealed the name change of the Pacific Command to the US Indo-Pacific Command.

Onodera told reporters that both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean should be considered one as the US Defense Secretary suggested.

He says the US move could support Japan's strategy to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Onodera went on to say that the renaming shows the United States takes great interest in security in the region that includes China.

He also referred to a meeting between Abe and US President Donald Trump on June 7th, ahead of a possible summit between US and North Korea.

Onodera said he hopes that they will share issues concerning Japan such as scrapping all the North's ballistic missiles including short-range missiles and repatriation of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang.

Key words : prosecutor not to indict
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Key words : lower house approved
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_26/

Japan's Lower House has approved a bill on work-style reforms, a key priority for the government and the ruling parties.

A modified version of the bill was passed on Thursday with a majority vote of the ruling coalition and some opposition parties and was sent to the Upper House.

The government and the ruling coalition say the legislation would improve working conditions.

But critics argue that some of the provisions would actually worsen the problem of excessive working hours.

The bill would place a cap on overtime work with penalties for violations. Annual overtime would be capped at 720 hours, with the monthly limit set at less than 100.

One of its most controversial provisions would exempt highly skilled, highly paid workers from work-hour regulations. Salaries for these professionals would be based on results, rather than hours worked.

The bill aims to realize the concept of equal pay for equal work by prohibiting unfair treatment of non-regular workers.

The coalition parties are pushing for swift deliberations of the bill in the Upper House so that it can be enacted during the current Diet session.

But many opposition lawmakers are determined to block the legislation.

They say the exemption of highly skilled workers from work-hour regulations would expose more people to the risk of death from overwork.

A group of people whose loved ones died or committed suicide because of overwork visited the chamber on Thursday. They held photos of the deceased as the voting took place.

Key words : Insight appointtmen business federation
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Key words : canon
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_25/

Japanese camera maker Canon says it will end sales of its one and only remaining model of film camera.

Terminating sales of the "EOS-1v" single-lens reflex camera would bring to a close Canon's film camera history which has spanned more than 80 years.

Canon explained that demand for film cameras fell drastically with the popularization of digital ones. It says this has made it difficult to continue selling the film camera.

Japanese camera makers have been shrinking their film camera-related businesses.

Although Nikon continues to sell film cameras, photographic film supplier Fujifilm has said it would end sales of black-and-white film with the last shipments set for October.

Key words : fifa
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180531_28/

With just 2 weeks to go before the start of the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, Japan's national soccer coach has revealed his 23-member squad for the event.

Coach Akira Nishino announced his picks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon.

Fifteen of them play for overseas clubs, while the others belong to J-League teams at home.

They include Makoto Hasebe of the German club Eintracht Frankfurt, Keisuke Honda of the Mexican club Pachuca, and Yuto Nagatomo of Turkey's Galatasaray. Hasebe will be the team's captain.

Three of the 26 candidates did not make the list.

Nishino said choosing 23 players in such a short time was a really tough and arduous task. He replaced Vahid Halilhodzic as coach in April.

Nishino said the players tried some new tactics in Wednesday's friendly game with Ghana. He said it was regrettable that they failed to achieve a good result, but he is sure they will be fully prepared for the World Cup finals.

The players are scheduled to leave Japan on Saturday for a 10-day training camp in Innsbruck, Austria, before flying to Russia.

The event kicks off on June 14th. Japan will face Colombia, Senegal and Poland in the group stage.

Japan has appeared in the finals of the World Cup 5 times, and qualified twice for the knockout stage of the best 16 teams.

Key words : olympic reserve
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180530_34/

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics plans to keep around 1 million tickets for school children.

The committee met on Wednesday to discuss prices and types of Games tickets with outside experts.

Officials say lower-priced tickets will be reserved for children across Japan. They will be available for students at elementary to high schools as well as schools for children with disabilities.

The tickets will be sold through municipalities and schools. Municipal authorities will consider whether the students should pay for them.

The tickets for children will account for nearly 10 percent of the total of 10.1 million tickets for the Tokyo Games. This compares with 110,000 such tickets in the 2012 London Games and 300,000 in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.