South Korean President is to visit the North Korean capital of Pyongyang next month for his third summit with the country's leader.
Constitutional amendments is likely to be the issue of Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in September.
Okinawa prefecture will have a gubernatorial election next month. The announcement comes following the death of Governor Takeshi Onaga.
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Key words : south is to visit next month
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in is to visit the North Korean capital of Pyongyang next month for his third summit with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
The 2 Koreas made the announcement on Monday, following ministerial talks on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom.
South Korea was represented by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, and the North by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.
The delegates discussed ways to implement the joint declaration released after the first-ever summit between Moon and Kim in April.
After the meeting, Ri told reporters that if the issues raised at the April summit aren't resolved, it could lead to unexpected problems and that items already on the agenda could run into trouble.
The date of the upcoming summit has not been announced, but a senior official of South Korea's presidential office indicated that it would take place after North Korea marks its Foundation Day on September 9th.
Moon considers that better US-North Korea relations are essential for the progress of inter-Korean ties.
He apparently hopes to use the meeting to encourage Kim to take concrete measures toward denuclearization at a time when the US-North Korea negotiations on the matter are facing rough sailing.
Key words : constitutional amendment
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants his party to accelerate discussions on constitutional amendments so it can submit amendment proposals to the next Diet session.
Speaking in Shimonoseki City, western Japan, on Sunday, Abe said he hopes the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election scheduled for September will provide an opportunity for the party to have in-depth debate on constitutional amendments.
He said the LDP cannot continue to only discuss the matter, and that he hopes the election will serve as a cue for the party to unite and move forward.
Key words : Okinawa election
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The southwestern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa will have a gubernatorial election next month. The announcement comes following the death of Governor Takeshi Onaga, who strongly opposed a base relocation on the island.
Onaga passed away from pancreatic cancer last Wednesday at the age of 67. He was against the planned relocation of the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, and led legal battles against the central government.
The prefecture's election commission met Monday, a day after the deputy governor formally notified it of Onaga's death. The commission decided that campaigning will start on September 13th and voting will take place on the 30th.
Groups including the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, which supported Onaga, are working to find a candidate who will follow the late governor's policies.
The Liberal Democratic Party, the main governing camp in the Diet, has been pushing for the base relocation. The group picked the mayor of Ginowan City as its candidate. The city hosts the US Futenma air station.
Key words : share prices lowest
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Share prices in Tokyo fell to their lowest level in a month on Monday following the plunge of the Turkish lira.
The benchmark Nikkei Average lost 440 points, or 1.98 percent, from Friday's close to finish at 21,857.
The TOPIX index of all first-section listings fell 36 points, or 2.13 percent, to 1,683.
Market players say investors were wary of global economic prospects amid declines across Asia. They say the yen's rise against the dollar also prompted investors to sell Japanese shares.
Key words : labor ministry
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Japan's labor ministry says that employees at nearly half of the businesses inspected by its staff have been required to work illegally long hours.
The ministry conducted on-site inspections at 25,676 business establishments across the country for one year through March. They included entities where deaths from overwork have been reported.
Officials found that employees at 45.1 percent of the places they inspected had to work illegally long hours, beyond the limits set by labor-management agreements.
At 74 percent of these places, employees worked more than 80 hours of overtime per month. Health risks are believed to rise if overtime tops this figure.
Officials say one of the worst cases was 310 hours of monthly overtime.
A new law enacted by the Diet in June will cap overtime with punishment. It will take effect at large firms in April next year, and at small and medium-sized firms one year later.
Key words : small group
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A small group of white supremacists and thousands of counter-protesters demonstrated at rallies near the White House.
Both sides took part in demonstrations on Sunday, one year after a woman was killed and more than 30 were injured in a violent showdown between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
About 30 members of the same white supremacist group from Charlottesville gathered at a park in front of the White House.
They argued that white Americans should stand up for their rights just like other races do.
The white nationalists were met by several thousands of counter-protesters who gathered at the same park, shouting "Go home, Nazis!"
There were no clashes between the 2 groups because police officers guarded the white supremacists by barring anyone from approaching them.
But a clash did occur between police and a group of counter-protesters who argued it's wrong that the nationalists rally under heavy police protection.
As the division among races deepens in the United States, white supremacists are said to be gaining power under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Key words : group high school
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A group of high school students called for an end to gun violence at a rally in the eastern US state of Connecticut on Sunday. More than 1,000 people took part in the event.
The students attend a high school in the southern state of Florida where 17 people were shot dead in February in a gun rampage.
Following the attack, the students went on a nationwide tour to campaign for gun control.
A woman who lost her younger brother in a separate shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut in 2012 delivered an address.
She called on people to take action to tighten gun control, saying they can change society if they work together.
The attack in Connecticut left 26 people, including 20 children, dead.
A student from Florida urged people to vote out politicians who oppose gun control in the midterm elections in November.
The audience responded with a loud applause.
Key words : authorities Shanghai
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Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai say 3 people were killed and 6 injured when a shop signboard fell onto a road near the Bund waterfront district on Sunday night.
Footage taken shortly before 10 PM shows the signboard falling onto people walking past the store.
Local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
The historic buildings along the waterfront are lit up at night and attract many people.
A stampede in the Bund district on New Year's Eve in 2014 left 85 people dead or injured.
Key words : Tokyo officials
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Tokyo officials preparing for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have tested a water-sprinkling method for cooling down roads.
They face the major challenge of how to beat the sweltering summer heat and keep athletes and spectators comfortable during the Tokyo Games.
The test was carried out on Monday along a race-walking course in Chiyoda Ward, central Tokyo.
The officials used tubes with holes along a 120-meter section of a road to sprinkle water onto the sidewalks from 4 AM to 10 AM.
They say road surface temperatures in the watered section were about 3 degrees lower than in other areas.
Tokyo officials also plan to use special paving materials and mist showers along the marathon course to curb a rise in road surface temperatures.
Nobuaki Takahashi, an official of the Tokyo bureau in charge of preparations for the Games, says beating the heat will be a major challenge.
He says officials will take a variety of measures so that people can enjoy watching the events.
Key words : Honda continue
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Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda says he will be the new general manager of the Cambodian national team, also effectively serving as a coach for the team.
At a news conference on Sunday in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Honda announced that he had signed a 2-year contract with the team.
He signed a playing contract with Australian club Melbourne Victory earlier this month after taking part in the World Cup finals in Russia with the Japanese national team.
Honda told reporters that he accepted the offer after the Football Federation of Cambodia told him he could continue his playing career while carrying out his new role.
He said he hopes to help the Cambodian team develop its own style of play, while promoting the country to tourists.
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