A senior official of Japan's Foreign ministry says official's of Japan and North Korea made brief contact on Thursday in Mongolia.
Japan's Prime Minister has suggested to relatives of those abducted by North Korea that he will explore the possibility of a Japan-North Korea summit.
The US Secretary of State has briefed his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on the details of a histrical US-North Korea summit.
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Key words : official Japan and Mongolia
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A source at Japan's Foreign Ministry says officials from Japan and North Korea met in Mongolia on Thursday.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of an international conference in Ulaanbaatar. The 2-day event, hosted by Mongolia's foreign ministry, is aimed at discussing security issues in Northeast Asia.
Fumio Shimizu, Deputy Director-General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, is attending in the gathering.
The meeting came as the Japanese government is exploring possibilities of holding a Japan-North Korea summit to resolve the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.
Key words : Abe met relatives
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suggested to relatives of those abducted by North Korea decades ago that he will explore the possibility of having a Japan-North Korea summit to resolve the issue.
Abe met the relatives in Tokyo on Thursday. They included Shigeo Iizuka, the head of the group of abductees' families, and Sakie Yokota, the mother of abductee Megumi Yokota.
Abe told them he is determined to resolve the abduction issue as Japan will now face North Korea directly following the first-ever US-North Korea summit.
US President Donald Trump says he brought up the abduction issue when he met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday.
Abe said the US-North Korea summit was significant in that Kim pledged to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. He said he feels this was a step toward peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
The prime minister also said the summit provided an opportunity for Japan to face North Korea directly from now on.
Abe said that if a Japan-North Korea summit is held, then the abduction issue must make progress toward a resolution. He said he will take this stance when dealing with the issue.
Iizuka responded that the family members were glad the issue was raised in that important meeting, and the next challenge is how to get definite results quickly.
He asked Abe to visit North Korea to achieve a final resolution after Pyongyang pledges to return the Japanese abductees.
Sakie Yokota said that looking back through the long years she feels a major, historic move is taking place.
She said the only thing the families are wishing for is that all the abductees will return to Japan safe and sound.
Key words : relatives of abducted have expressed
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Relatives of Japanese who were abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 80s have expressed hope that the recent US-North Korea summit will help resolve the abduction issue.
The relatives spoke to reporters on Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The group's leader Shigeo Iizuka, whose sister Yaeko was abducted in the 70s, said he feels hopeful that things may finally start moving in the right direction now that the issue was raised at the historic summit.
He cautioned against rushing into a hasty decision in dealing with the North, saying the country has a history of breaking promises.
Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted in the 70s, said it's extremely significant that the issue was raised directly with the North's leader.
She said she asked Abe to keep in mind that the only thing the families hope for is the day when all the abductees return and reunite with their families.
Her son Takuya said resolving the issue would also benefit the people of North Korea. He said he hopes the country's leader Kim Jong Un will make a wise decision.
Teruaki Masumoto, whose sister Rumiko was abducted in the 70s, mentioned that their mother died last December at the age of 90.
He said that when he first heard about the US-North Korea summit, he wondered whether his mother would have been able to see her daughter again if she had lived a year or two longer.
He added that he plans to visit his parents' graves to let them know that his sister could return to Japan this year.
The head of a group helping the relatives, Tsutomu Nishioka, attended the meeting between Abe and the relatives.
Nishioka cautioned reporters that the relatives would not tell them what the prime minister briefed them on.
He said Abe asked them not to reveal what he said, for reasons related to future negotiations with North Korea.
Key words : US secretary of state Kono completing
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A series of post-summit meetings is taking place after this week's historic face-to-face between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
The US Secretary of State has briefed his Japanese and South Korean counterparts about the summit. Mike Pompeo was asked to clarify the vagueness of commitments made on Tuesday.
Pompeo said, "We believe that chairman Kim Jong Un understands the urgency of the timing of completing this denuclearization. He understands we must do it quickly. And sanctions relief, we should call this UN sanctions, sanctions relief, cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated that North Korea has been completely denuclearized."
Pompeo's task is to turn vague commitments made between Trump and Kim into a concrete plan.
Their summit ended with the signing of a statement where the North committed to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. But it did not mention specifics on a timetable or how it would be verified.
Japan's Foreign Minister emphasized his country's security priorities.
Kono said, "Japan continues to seek to normalize its relations with North Korea in accordance with Japan-DPRK Pyongyang declaration through comprehensively resolving outstanding issues of concerns such as nuclear, missile and abduction issues as well as through the settlement of unfortunate past."
South Korea's Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the next steps .
Kang Kyung-wha said, "We share the understanding that June 12 summit is not the end, but our new beginning toward denuclearized and peaceful Korea Peninsula. In this regard, it is our shared expectations to achieve substantial progress in the denuclearization prospect through follow-up negotiations, building upon the outcome of the US-DPRK summit."
Kang also touched on Trump's surprise announcement the US would stop what he called "war games" with South Korea. She said the ministers did not discuss that matter and it is up to military authorities between the two countries.
Key words : US secretary stressed
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed that there will be no sanction relief for North Korea until the country has been completely denuclearized.
Pompeo met with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Seoul on Thursday to brief the outcome of the historic summit between the United States and North Korea.
At a joint news conference, Pompeo said that in the past, economic aid had been provided to the North before complete denuclearization. But he stressed that this time, removal of economic sanctions is not going to happen until complete denuclearization occurs.
He added that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un understands that the denuclearization must be done quickly.
Pompeo also expressed his view that cooperation between the US, Japan and South Korea is critical to the complete denuclearization of the North and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
He said the 3 countries will continue to closely coordinate with each other to achieve a complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.
Referring to the abduction of Japanese nationals by the North, Pompeo said President Donald Trump raised the issue on more than one occasion during his talks with Chairman Kim.
He said Trump was very clear about his expectations with respect to North Korea's obligations for the return of the abductees.
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Key words : Tokyo electric revealed decommissioning
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Tokyo Electric Power Company has revealed a plan to consider decommissioning all the reactors at its Fukushima Daini nuclear plant.
It is located about 12 kilometers south of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, which was critically damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. All 4 reactors at the Daini plant have been halted since the disaster.
TEPCO President Tomoaki Kobayakawa informed Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori of the plan at the prefectural government office on Thursday.
Kobayakawa noted that there have been negative rumors about Fukushima, and many evacuees are still unable to return home.
He told Uchibori his company has decided that keeping the Daini plant idle would hamper the reconstruction efforts in the prefecture.
The Fukushima prefectural assembly had adopted a petition to scrap the reactors at the Daini plant.
The municipal assemblies in Tomioka and Naraha, the towns that host the facility, have adopted a similar demand. The governor has repeatedly asked TEPCO and the central government in Tokyo to arrange the early decommissioning of the plant.
The utility, however, had refrained from saying clearly whether it would decommission the plant, citing the need to consider the government's energy policies and the business environment.
TEPCO is now expected to scrap all 10 reactors in Fukushima Prefecture -- 6 at the Daiichi plant and 4 at the Daini plant.
Key words : Japanese researcher
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Japanese researchers have located deposits of methane hydrate on the seabed off Japan that has been created by microorganisms.
Methane hydrate, known as flammable ice, is a type of natural gas locked in ice. Deposits on the seabed around Japan are seen as a promising new source of domestically produced energy.
Methane gas, from which methane hydrate is derived, is known to be produced when organic matter is decomposed by heat, or by microorganisms.
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology found an area off Kii Peninsula in central Japan, at a depth of 2,000 meters, where mud spews out of the seabed and the soil has a large concentration of methane hydrate.
Analysis of the soil has revealed that the methane gas is created by microbes 400 to 700 meters under the seabed.
The seabed is about 40 degrees Celsius and seawater with low salt content seeps into it, making an ideal environment for microbes.
It is the first time that microorganism-derived methane hydrate has been located and its mechanism unveiled.
Many such deposits are believed to be located along the Nankai Trough, off the Pacific coast of central and western Japan.
Researcher Akira Ijiri said the latest findings would help them locate the resource and develop methane gas in the future.
Key words : buddhist temple
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A Buddhist temple in eastern Japan is drawing visitors to its sea of blossoming hydrangeas.
Nichiun-ji Temple in Chiba Prefecture has about 20,000 of the flowers planted in its compound.
Their blue, reddish-purple and white blossoms contrast with the deep vermillion of the temple's main gate. Local volunteers water the plants and weed the area.
The flowers started coming out in late May as usual, and are expected to be in full bloom through early July.
Hydrangeas blossom during the rainy season in much of Japan, and can be welcome sights for people who otherwise don't like the season.
Key words : US secretary of state Kono completing
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A series of post-summit meetings is taking place after this week's historic face-to-face between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
The US Secretary of State has briefed his Japanese and South Korean counterparts about the summit. Mike Pompeo was asked to clarify the vagueness of commitments made on Tuesday.
Pompeo said, "We believe that chairman Kim Jong Un understands the urgency of the timing of completing this denuclearization. He understands we must do it quickly. And sanctions relief, we should call this UN sanctions, sanctions relief, cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated that North Korea has been completely denuclearized."
Pompeo's task is to turn vague commitments made between Trump and Kim into a concrete plan.
Their summit ended with the signing of a statement where the North committed to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. But it did not mention specifics on a timetable or how it would be verified.
Japan's Foreign Minister emphasized his country's security priorities.
Kono said, "Japan continues to seek to normalize its relations with North Korea in accordance with Japan-DPRK Pyongyang declaration through comprehensively resolving outstanding issues of concerns such as nuclear, missile and abduction issues as well as through the settlement of unfortunate past."
South Korea's Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the next steps .
Kang Kyung-wha said, "We share the understanding that June 12 summit is not the end, but our new beginning toward denuclearized and peaceful Korea Peninsula. In this regard, it is our shared expectations to achieve substantial progress in the denuclearization prospect through follow-up negotiations, building upon the outcome of the US-DPRK summit."
Kang also touched on Trump's surprise announcement the US would stop what he called "war games" with South Korea. She said the ministers did not discuss that matter and it is up to military authorities between the two countries.
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