US Defense Secretary says his country will keep the current US troop level in South Korea unchanged.
A United Nations report says more than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts around the world in 2017.
Three more people have sued the government for compensation over forced sterilizations under country's now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law.
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Key words : US defense troop level
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis has assured South Korea that US troop levels in the country will remain unchanged.
Mattis made the remark during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Song Young-moo in Seoul on Thursday.
He stressed that the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea is still his country's goal.
Mattis explained that the recent decision to suspend a joint South Korea-US military exercise, which was scheduled for August, was aimed at promoting diplomatic efforts. He said the decision has given diplomats an opportunity to negotiate, and has increased the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea's defense minister agreed. Song said Seoul will take additional measures to help build mutual trust and establish permanent peace on the peninsula, if Pyongyang takes actions toward denuclearization.
Mattis said the US commitment to South Korea remains "ironclad," and that the US will continue to use a full range of diplomatic and military measures to uphold that commitment.
His remarks come amid concerns in Seoul that the cancelation of the joint drills could lead to a reduction, or withdrawal, of US forces in South Korea.
The South Korean defense ministry later said that, during the meeting, the two sides reaffirmed their determination to continue to implement the UN Security Council's sanctions against North Korea, until Pyongyang takes steps to completely denuclearize.
Key words : Mike understand
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korea understands the actions that the US wants for complete denuclearization.
Pompeo was speaking at a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
He explained that the US and North Korea are continuing their negotiations after the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Pompeo said the North Koreans understand the scope of the request the US is making with respect to denuclearization.
Pompeo said the United States is following through on its commitments, citing the US decision to cancel joint military drills with South Korea that had been scheduled for August.
Referring to denuclearization, he said the US expects the North Koreans will begin to do that relatively quickly.
But he also indicated that should the negotiations fail, there will be no other means of peacefully resolving the North's nuclear issue.
Regarding China, Pompeo explained that after the US-North Korea summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his intention to cooperate with the United States to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But Pompeo pointed out that China is not enforcing control over its cross-border areas as vigorously as it was 6 or 12 months ago.
Key words : United Nations report more than
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A United Nations report says more than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts around the world in 2017.
Virginia Gamba, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict, released the annual report in a news conference at the UN headquarters on Wednesday.
The report says Afghanistan had the highest number of casualties at 3,179, with 861 killed and 2,318 injured. The country suffers from worsening violence due to attacks by the Taliban militant group.
The UN says that 1,316 children were killed and maimed in Yemen and 1,271 in Syria.
The report said about 8,000 children were recruited and used as combatants, especially in countries such as Somalia, South Sudan and Syria.
The report says that in the Palestinian territories, an average of 312 Palestinian children were being detained by Israeli authorities each month.
In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is outraged at the number, which is a significant increase compared to previous years. He urges all parties to promote peaceful solutions to conflicts and to protect children's human rights.
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Key words : three more people
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Three more people have sued the government for compensation over forced sterilizations under Japan's now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law.
That has brought to 7 the number of plaintiffs seeking compensation.
A 75-year-old woman and her husband filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Hokkaido. A 73-year-old man in Kumamoto Prefecture filed a separate suit on the same day.
The Hokkaido woman and the Kumamoto plaintiff say they were forced to undergo sterilization on the grounds of their perceived disabilities.
The plaintiffs in the Hokkaido case also say they lost a child because of a forced abortion.
The 3 plaintiffs say they were deprived of their constitutional right to decide whether to have and raise children. They also say the government failed to provide relief.
They are seeking about 100,000 to 300,000 dollars each in compensation.
The man in the Hokkaido case did not have such an operation, but joined his wife in suing the government. He is the first person who did not undergo forced sterilization to file a suit over the 1948 law.
A woman in her 60s in Miyagi Prefecture filed the first lawsuit in January. In May, 3 more plaintiffs brought separate suits. More people are expected to seek compensation.
A total of 16,500 people are said to have undergone sterilization without their consent before the law was abolished in 1996.
Key words : employer
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Japanese employers can often be heard complaining about the nationwide labor shortage. Some will be taking heart after seeing a successful trial of self-driving trucks near Tokyo.
Researchers put 2 trucks through tests in a convoy led by a manned vehicle. The autonomous trucks used sensors and wireless technology to follow the leader.
There were people on board just in case things didn't go exactly to plan.
But they weren't needed. The trucks maintained a gap of 10 meters at all times even while changing lanes and turning corners.
When the lead vehicle hit the brakes the other two reacted sharply.
Experts predict unmanned technology will be vital for Japanese industries as the population ages and the workforce shrinks. The government wants to conduct tests of self-driving trucks on public roads next January and have the technology ready for commercial use as early as 2022.
Key words : Honda motor
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Honda Motor has ended the development of its humanoid robot, ASIMO. The Japanese automaker is shifting focus to more practical robots such as models that help in nursing care.
Back in 2000, the automaker unveiled the first model of ASIMO that could walk on 2 feet.
Since then, it has developed 6 generations of the robot, with the latest coming in 2011.
Sources familiar with the matter say the company has ended the project, and has already disbanded the team.
Competition in the humanoid robot field is intensifying. US robot maker Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank Group, recently unveiled a highly advanced model.
But ASIMO will live on in other Honda products.
The company plans to use balancing and motion control tech developed for the robot in motorbikes and wearable robots for the elderly.
Key words : mobile carrier
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Key words : Sumo cancel
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The Japan Sumo Association may have a problem. It has been forced to cancel its recruitment checkups for fresh apprentices. Nobody applied.
This is only the second time in sumo history that no one applied to become a professional wrestler. 11 years ago the same thing happened.
Tests occur 6 times a year. And the 4th of this year was scheduled to take place next Monday ahead of the start of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 8th. The deadline for applying was Wednesday.
In the past few decades, the rise of two brothers to the top rank in sumo sparked interest in entering the sport. More than 200 people applied to take apprentice tests in the year 1992.
But the number has been under 100 in the past dozen or so years.
64 people have so far applied for the tests this year.
The association says recruitment ahead of the Nagoya tourney has always been slow, and it doesn't predict a significant drop in the number of applicants throughout the year.
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