Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has discussed North Korea-related issues with US President Donald Trump.
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A new round of US tariffs on Chinese imports kicked in on Thursday, with additional duties of 25 percent on 16 billion dollars' worth of Chinese products.
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Key words : Abe discussed
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has discussed North Korea-related issues with US President Donald Trump.
The 2 leaders spoke over the telephone for about 40 minutes on Wednesday. Their last phone conversation came soon after the US-North Korea summit in June.
Abe told reporters that they discussed the 2 countries' policies on North Korea in a detailed manner.
Abe said he explained Japan's efforts on resolving the abduction of Japanese nationals by the North. He noted that he asked Trump for his country's cooperation. Abe said Trump gave reassurances it would do so in line with Japan's stance.
The Japanese prime minister stated that Japan and the US totally agree on the need for complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Abe said his government will continue to do everything it can to resolve the issues of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and, above all, the abduction issue. He expressed a desire to also work with South Korea, Russia, and China on those issues.
Key words : Kono commander agreed
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Key words : US research
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A US research group says dismantling work at a missile testing site in North Korea appears to have halted.
On Wednesday, the 38 North group released its analysis of satellite imagery from August 16th of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, in the country's northwest.
The group says that while there was significant progress in dismantling the facility from July to early August, there has been no new activity since August 3rd.
It also says the components previously removed remain stacked on the ground.
The group does not offer any analysis as to why dismantlement work has stopped.
Its findings come at a time when the United States and North Korea remain divided in their negotiations on denuclearization by the North.
After the US-North Korea summit in June, US President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had promised to destroy a major missile engine testing site "very soon."
Dismantling the Sohae Satellite Launching Station was regarded as an important step to show that North Korea would keep its promise.
Key words : new round
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A new round of US tariffs on Chinese imports kicked in on Thursday, with additional duties of 25 percent on 16 billion dollars' worth of Chinese products. China responded immediately with tariffs on the same scale.
President Donald Trump's administration says the step, based on section 301 of the US Trade Act, is in response to unfair transfers of US technology and intellectual property to China.
The US is collecting extra duties on 279 items, including plastic products, semiconductors and optical fibers.
Combined with the punitive tariffs that took effect in July, 50 billion dollars' worth of Chinese imports are now subject to extra duties.
China has responded with tariffs on the same scale.
The Chinese measures target 333 US goods, including aviation fuel, diesel vehicles and medical equipment.
In an interview with CNBC, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the US economy is surging and he doesn't feel that the US as a country is being bothered very much by Chinese retaliations.
The Trump administration is also preparing to slap higher duties on an additional 200 billion dollars' worth of Chinese imports.
US and Chinese officials began talks in Washington on Wednesday, resuming the formal trade negotiations that had been stalled since June. But it's not clear whether the talks will lead to any solutions amid the escalating trade friction.
Key words : Islamic
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The Islamic State group has released what it claims to be a speech by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for the first time in nearly a year.
The audio recording posted online on Wednesday is about 50 minutes long.
In the first purported speech since September 2017, the speaker urges the group's followers to carry out attacks around the world.
He praises last month's shooting in the Canadian city of Toronto that killed 2 people, and urges his followers to do the same. He says if they carry out shooting and bombing attacks wherever they are, it would have the same value as carrying out 1,000 operations inside the territory controlled by the group.
Referring to the civil war in Syria, the man says Syrian government forces appear to be preparing to invade Idlib province, the last remaining rebel stronghold. He urges members of the anti-government forces to join the Islamic State fighters.
Reports that Baghdadi is dead have not been confirmed.
His whereabouts are unknown.
The authenticity of the latest recording has not been verified. But the Islamic State group apparently hopes to use the speech to shore up support after losing most of the land under its control in Iraq and Syria.
Key words : china says
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China says its officials, in cooperation with Vietnamese authorities, detained more than 480 people by June for drug smuggling.
China's Public Security Ministry on Thursday held a news conference on its anti-drug operation in Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which borders Vietnam.
Ministry officials said it detained 483 people and seized about 260 kilograms of drugs including heroin and stimulants.
China has stepped up its anti-drug operation as it faces the spread of drug abuse, pointing out an increase in smuggling from Laos and Myanmar via Vietnam.
An Guojun, a senior official at the ministry, said China uncovered many cases by exchanging information with Vietnamese officials.
China and Vietnam have been at odds over sovereignty of areas in the South China Sea.
But the news conference was also attended by Vietnamese officials.
Key words : Australia banned
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Australia has banned 2 Chinese telecom firms, Huawei Technologies and ZTE, from supplying equipment for its planned next-generation 5G mobile network, citing security concerns.
The Australian government announced on Thursday that the involvement of suppliers "likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government" would leave its network vulnerable to unauthorized access.
The statement did not specifically name any companies, but an Australian government official told NHK that the order was aimed at Huawei and ZTE.
Some Australian telecom firms had been considering signing contracts with the Chinese companies as suppliers for their 5G network projects.
Huawei's Australian arm, which has denied that it is controlled by Beijing, wrote on Twitter on Thursday that the Australian government's decision is an "extremely disappointing result for consumers."
Australia has recently been stepping up efforts to exclude Chinese interests from its market. The latest development may further strain bilateral relations.
Key words : mitsubishi
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NHK has learned that Tokyo prosecutors searched subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Materials last month in connection with their alleged data falsification.
Starting last November, 5 group companies were found to have faked data on the quality of their products, including rubber, copper and aluminum. The subsidiaries include Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Mitsubishi Aluminum Company and Diamet Corporation.
People familiar with the matter say prosecutors searched multiple group firms in July on suspicion of violating the unfair competition prevention law.
The prosecutors are expected to shed light on the irregularities by analyzing confiscated documents and interviewing the people involved.
Mitsubishi Materials released a report in March on the results of an investigation into the alleged data falsification by its subsidiaries.
The report says one group company may have started tampering with data around 1977 and management was aware of the practice.
The report says products with fabricated data were shipped to hundreds of companies.
Key words : Japanese sporting
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Japanese sporting goods maker ASICS Corporation and telecom giant NTT have unveiled a prototype of a new shirt with a sensor to help wearers avoid heatstroke.
The 2 firms showed the prototype on Thursday.
A small sensor on its back monitors the wearer's heartbeat, temperature and humidity in the shirt, and heat from the sun.
The sensor sends the data to the wearer's smartphone so that the person can check his or her physical condition. If the data indicate risk of heatstroke, the device notifies the wearer.
The firms say they will work to improve the device's accuracy so that it can be used by people working long hours outside as well as the elderly and children.
The companies say they plan to put the shirt into practical use by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
An official at the ASICS Institute of Sport Science says people have been relying on their own sense to drink water to stay hydrated, but that the device can tell them when to do so.
The official says the device will be helpful for children and elderly people who have trouble maintaining proper body temperature.
Key words : Akihito visited
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have visited a farming settlement created by people repatriated from northeastern China after World War Two.
The Emperor and Empress have been staying in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture since Wednesday.
On Thursday, the couple visited the Oohinata settlement at the foot of Mount Asama in the northeastern part of the town.
The settlement was developed by those who returned to Japan from former Manchuria after having emigrated there before the war. They lost many of their families and friends on their way home, amid the turmoil following the end of the war.
Holding each other's hand, the Emperor and Empress walked slowly along a footpath beside the fields where work to harvest lettuce and other vegetables was underway.
The couple talked to the farmers from time to time and wished them well.
The Emperor and Empress will continue to rest in Karuizawa and Kusatsu, another resort town in neighboring Gunma Prefecture, before returning to Tokyo on Wednesday next week.
Key words : France paper
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An exhibition showcasing works of art created with Japanese traditional paper is drawing visitors in France.
The exhibition began on Wednesday at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is part of a cultural event called "Japonismes 2018" to commemorate the 160th anniversary of friendship between the 2 countries.
Among the items on display are works by Japanese paper craft artist Eriko Horiki based on cat-themed pieces by Kenji Yanobe.
One of them, a 3-meter-high feline image, is illuminated from the inside, making the curving line of the cat's body loom gently.
A large object nearly 3 meters long and 8 meters wide and titled "a scroll" depicts the adventures of cats throughout time. It relies on the legend that felines were cherished during the Age of Exploration for protecting food stored on a ship from mice and the comfort they gave to seamen.
A French visitor says the cats appear to be alive. He states that he was impressed by the technique. He adds it is his understanding that Japanese paper has a history of several hundred years and it is so beautiful.
Yanobe says the paper craft turned out better than he had hoped for as it was given life by material derived from plants.
Horiki says she will be happy if the charm and potential of Japanese traditional paper come to be widely known.
The exhibition will run through August 28th.
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