Leaders of Japan and 5 Southeast Asian nations have agreed to cooperate to promote a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region.
Russia's defense chief says the massive military exercises in September did not include islands claimed by Japan.
A co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize has called on the international community to work together to fight genocide and sexual violence.
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Key words : leaders of Japan and 5
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Leaders of Japan and 5 Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River have agreed to cooperate to promote a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the leaders of Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos at the 10th Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.
In his opening speech, Abe described the Mekong region, with its rich human resources, as a land bridge connecting the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
He expressed hope of promoting Japan's cooperation with these Mekong nations to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region and boost economic development.
The leaders later announced the Tokyo Strategy 2018, which offers guidelines to their future cooperation.
It calls for the steady implementation of projects such as infrastructure construction, with a focus on creating information and communication technologies as well as roads and railways.
The strategy also says Japan will support the Mekong states by nurturing human resources in fields such as agriculture and food industries.
It also says the leaders agreed to continue implementing sanctions against North Korea based on UN Security Council resolutions to push for its denuclearization.
The leaders also reaffirmed the importance of securing freedom of navigation, both at sea and in the air, against the backdrop of China's increasing maritime activities in the South China Sea.
Key words : Russia defense
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Russia's defense chief says the massive military exercises in September did not include islands claimed by Japan.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the remark in a meeting with the head of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, Katsutoshi Kawano, on Monday in Moscow.
Shoigu said that he was informed of Japan's request for the Russian military not to carry out drills on the 4 Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
The Russian military held the war games -- the largest after the collapse of the Soviet Union -- in the Siberia and Far East regions in September.
Shoigu noted that the exercises did not take place on what Russians call the Kuril Islands, including the 4 islands.
Kawano said that he puts a lot of importance on the Russian decision to exclude the islands in response to the Japanese request.
Observers say it's rare for the Russian military to give consideration to the position of the Japanese government when it conducts exercises.
They say the move highlights the value of the government of President Vladimir Putin puts on improving ties with Japan.
Key words : nobel peace prize called on
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A co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize has called on the international community to work together to fight genocide and sexual violence.
Nadia Murad of Iraq spoke to reporters in Washington on Monday. This was her first news conference since she was named the winner of the award.
Nadia's campaign to end sexual violence is based on her experience as one of the thousands of girls from the Yazidi minority who were sexually abused by Islamic State militants.
She said winning the prize was a great honor and at the same time it comes with great responsibility. Nadia added she wants to share the honor not only with the Yazidi minority but also with all victims of war.
She said the Yazidis are facing an unknown future as many of its women and children remain in captivity by the Islamic State.
Nadia said a single prize and a single person cannot achieve the goals and governments around the world should join her in fighting genocide and sexual violence.
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Key words : thousands of respect
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Thousands of people have paid their respects to former Okinawa governor Takeshi Onaga, who died of cancer at the age of 67 in August.
Onaga called for easing Okinawa's burden of hosting US military bases. His top priority was stopping the state's plan to move the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City to Nago City in the prefecture.
About 3,000 people attended a ceremony to mourn Onaga in Naha City, Okinawa, on Tuesday.
New Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki said Onaga had vowed not to allow a new military base in Nago City.
Tamaki said Onaga stood against the state, expressed the will of Okinawa's people and won their support.
Tamaki said the people should follow Onaga's will and make efforts so that the prefecture will be full of peace and pride for the young generation.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga read a letter of condolence from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In the letter, Abe says he respects Onaga, who gave his life for Okinawa's development, and that the central government is determined to ease Okinawa's hosting burden.
Some attendees shouted "liar" and "go home."
Onaga's son Yuichiro said his father always said he had no regrets about his life. He thanked everyone who supported his father during his life.
Key words : indonesian authorities
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Indonesian authorities say last month's powerful earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi killed 2,010 people.
The country's disaster agency on Tuesday raised the death toll from the disaster that hit the central part of the island on September 28th. More than 80,000 people remain displaced.
The authorities have not been able to determine the number of missing, as many people were buried under collapsed buildings and landslides, or swept away by the tsunami.
But they say the search for the missing will be called off on Thursday, because there is little hope of finding survivors now that more than 10 days have passed since the quake.
Post-disaster reconstruction is likely to take a long time because a huge area of the region remains buried under soil, rock and debris.
Key words : European demanding
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The European Union is demanding a thorough investigation into the death of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova.
The 30-year-old's body was found in a park in Ruse, northern Bulgaria, on Saturday.
Local prosecutors say Marinova was raped and beaten on the head, and that they are investigating her death as a murder case. They are also investigating whether her death is linked to her work.
Local media say Marinova was pursuing allegations of corruption within the government. They cited a television program she hosted in September about the misuse of EU funds for Bulgaria.
European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans tweeted, "Shocked by the horrendous murder."
He also wrote, "Again a courageous journalist falls in the fight for truth and against corruption. Those responsible should be brought to justice immediately by the Bulgarian authorities."
Recent events have led to a growing sense of crisis about freedom of the press in Europe. A Maltese investigative reporter was killed in a car bomb in October last year, and a Slovak journalist was shot dead in February.
Key words : turkish called on
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Saudi Arabia to prove its claim about a missing Saudi journalist.
Erdogan made the call following a report that Jamal Khashoggi, who was critical of the Saudi government, went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2nd to obtain a document for marriage.
The report alleges that he was killed inside the consulate building.
Saudi Arabian authorities called the allegation baseless, and said that Khashoggi left the consulate.
Erdogan told reporters on Monday during a visit to Hungary that the consulate officials cannot explain themselves simply by saying 'he has left'. He said that the officials need to prove their claim with evidence.
Turkish media say that Erdogan's administration has asked Saudi Arabia for permission to search the Istanbul consulate to investigate the case.
Also on Monday, protesters, including a group of journalists, staged a rally in front of the consulate compound, demanding information about what happened to the journalist and his whereabouts.
They said that if he was killed, it's a heinous crime.
Key words : major anti-government
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One of major anti-government groups in Syria has reportedly completed a withdrawal of heavy weapons, in a step toward setting up a demilitarized zone agreed by Russia and Turkey.
Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to establish the zone by October 15th.
There had been fears that a possible full-scale government assault on Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria, could result in many civilian casualties.
The agreement calls for the withdrawal of heavy weapons, such as tanks and artillery, by opposition forces by October 10th.
One of the major anti-government groups, the National Front of Liberation, told NHK on Monday that it has removed all of its heavy weapons.
But the largest rebel group, which is linked to Al-Qaeda, did not reveal in an interview with NHK whether it will comply with the deal.
It remains to be seen whether the establishment of such a zone can help prevent bloodshed in the area.
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad still appears determined to retake control of Idlib and surrounding areas from the opposition.
Key words : google
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Google says it's shutting down its social-networking service, Google Plus. Executives cite a possible leak of information belonging to as many as 500,000 users.
The service will close by the end of August next year, although a version for corporate users will continue.
The company has been under fire for failing to disclose the problem for over six months. An internal probe in March revealed the possibility of a data leak. Google officials blame a software glitch.
They say there's no evidence the exposed user information has been used in fraud. They say that's one reason they didn't publish the security problem right away.
But The Wall Street Journal has cited sources giving a different version of events. They reportedly say Google officials had chosen to keep quiet to avoid scrutiny from regulators.
Google first found out about the problem around the time of a scandal surrounding Facebook. User data from Facebook was shared with a 3rd-party, and was allegedly used by the US presidential campaign for Donald Trump.
Google Plus was launched in 2011 in a bid to compete with Facebook. But it has been struggling to gain popularity.
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