A senior Qatari government official says his country provided information that helped to secure the release of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda.
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor says the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, reversing its previous insistence that the killing was accidental.
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Key words : Abe held talks guest house
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Key words : Abe wrapped up news conference
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Japan's leader says the relationship between his country and China is entering a new phase, switching from competition to cooperation. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The two agreed on a wide range of areas, including the economy and North Korea.
Abe is the first Japanese Prime Minister to make an official visit to Beijing in 7 years amid thawing relations between the two countries.
Abe told a news conference that, "Japan and China are strong partners and will not be a threat to each other. Premier Li and I have reaffirmed this clear principle in the talks we had a short while ago."
Chinese Premier Li said, "We need to perpetually move China-Japan relations forward and make sure we avoid any new hiccups."
There is a growing momentum for improved ties as this week marks the 40th anniversary of a peace and friendship treaty between the 2 nations.
Before this, relations had soured for years over history and territory.
Tensions heightened when the Japanese government purchased some of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owner in 2012. Japan controls the islands. China and Taiwan claim them.
Abe says the 2 sides committed to work towards ensuring the waters are safe.
Abe said, "We agreed to cooperate in responding to maritime accidents in the East China Sea and to work towards expanding a communication mechanism by quickly setting up a hotline between defense officials, so that we can make the East China Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship."
The Chinese premier says they also agreed on the importance of free trade.
Li said, "The situation around the world is unstable, with increasing uncertainties and a growing trend of anti-globalization. We both agreed that as countries that have great influence in the region and in the world, we need to actively safeguard free trade."
The comment comes amid an escalating trade war between China and the US, and President Donald Trump's increasingly protectionist stance.
The Japanese and Chinese leaders say they will boost cooperation on infrastructure projects in developing countries.
Another key issue they discussed was North Korea.
Abe said, "Japan and China have a big responsibility to ensure peace and stability in this region. We have agreed to fulfill this responsibility by cooperating with each other in achieving the denuclearization of North Korea, which is the common goal of both of our nations."
Abe's other priority is solving the abduction issue.
Japan maintains North Korean agents abducted a number of Japanese nationals in the 70s and 80s.
China is a traditional ally of the North.
And Li says Beijing wants to see Tokyo and Pyongyang's relationship improve.
Li said, "Lately, momentum for dialogue on the Korean Peninsula continues. We welcome this trend by all parties. We both agreed to further develop communication and cooperation on North Korea's nuclear issue. China supports Japan's efforts to improve its relationship with North Korea through dialogue and to resolve all unsettled issues."
Key words : agreed joint project
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On the sidelines of the Japan-China summit, the two countries agreed on joint projects to develop infrastructure in various countries.
About 1,400 business and government officials from both countries took part in the economic forum at the Great Hall of the People on Friday.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang were among them.
The two countries agreed to work together on a total of 52 joint projects.
They include urban development in a special economic zone in eastern Thailand, investment in offshore wind-power generation in Europe, and establishing a new fund with banks and securities firms.
China is aggressively investing in infrastructure for its Belt and Road initiative. Japan aims to strengthen its economic ties with Beijing by promoting projects based on international standards that also benefit third countries.
Key words : decided to resume
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During their summit in Beijing on Friday, Japan and China decided to resume a currency swap agreement, after about 5 years without one.
The new deal allows for up to about 30 billion dollars to be exchanged. That's 10 times higher than the limit of the previous deal.
The arrangement allows the central banks of the 2 countries to swap the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan in the event of a financial crisis.
Japanese firms operating in China will be able to receive funds in yuan from the People's Bank of China via the Bank of Japan.
In 2002, Japan and China signed a swap deal with a limit of about 2.9 billion dollars. It expired in 2013 as relations between the nations soured due to discord over the Senkaku islands.
Key words : senior Qatari
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A senior Qatari government official says his country provided information that helped to secure the release of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda.
The official spoke to NHK on Thursday about the journalist who returned to Japan after being held hostage for more than 3 years by militants in Syria.
The official offered the Qatari government's congratulations to the government and the people of Japan on Yasuda's release and safe return.
He explained that Qatar and Turkey provided Japan with intelligence through diplomatic routes and counterterrorism agencies.
The official also suggested that his country cooperated with Japan through a contact framework that was launched at the Japanese government's request.
The Qatari government is expected to soon issue a statement that reflects what the official told NHK.
It is not known whether Qatar paid a ransom to the militant group in exchange for Yasuda's release.
Key words : Saudi premeditated
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Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor says the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, reversing its previous insistence that the killing was accidental.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey have been jointly investigating his death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul early this month. Khashoggi was a critic of the Saudi Arabian government.
In a statement issued on state TV on Thursday, the Saudi Arabian prosecutor said information from Turkey affirms that the suspects in Khashoggi's case premeditated their crime.
The statement represents a concession to Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the murder was planned and savage.
The prosecutor's statement apparently shows that Saudi Arabia wants to draw the curtain on the case as soon as possible.
But the statement made no mention of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is suspected of involvement in the case.
The incident prompted senior officials of foreign governments and business leaders to boycott an economic forum hosted by the crown prince this week.
Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said on state TV on Thursday that all the companies which pulled out of the conference have apologized for missing the event.
He added that the firms promised to apply to open offices in Saudi Arabia during the coming weeks and restore relationships to their norms.
Key words : Japanese college
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A Japanese college soccer team has visited North Korea to play a round of friendly matches, even as Japan and the international community apply sanctions against the country.
The players from Nippon Sport Science University stayed in Pyongyang for 4 days through Friday. Kenshiro Matsunami, chairman of the board of directors at the university, led the 43-member team.
North Korea's state-run television aired images from a packed stadium on Thursday, and reported that the sides took part in a tough contest before a passionate crowd.
Matsunami met with North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk. He told the minister that the university plans to offer the use of its facility to North Korean athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Matsunami told reporters at an airport in Beijing on Friday that in keeping with the university's founding ethos, he wants to use sports to contribute to global peace.
The Japanese government has asked its citizens not to visit North Korea as part of its sanctions against the country.
Key words : most of the
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Most of the seismic damper makers doing business in Japan have told the infrastructure ministry that they haven't tampered with their products' quality control data.
The ministry said on Friday that 81 of the 86 makers deny wrongdoing related to results of pre-shipment inspections.
The ministry asked the firms to report on their inspections by Thursday after 2 major manufacturers -- KYB and Kawakin Holdings Group -- admitted to falsifying quality control data on quake shock absorbers.
The remaining 5 makers said they need more time to look into data or that officials in charge are on business trips overseas.
The ministry is asking the 5 to report their findings as soon as possible.
Infrastructure minister Keiichi Ishii told reporters that the data tampering cases are extremely regrettable.
Ishii said the ministry will set up a panel of outside experts to determine what caused the tampering and study ways to prevent a recurrence.
Key words : UN envoy
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A UN envoy has urged Japan to halt the return of children and young women to nuclear accident-hit Fukushima, calling the government's radiation exposure limit too lax. But the Japanese side is refuting the advice.
Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Baskut Tuncak on Thursday was speaking to a committee of the UN General Assembly.
The government set the exposure limit at 20 milisieverts per year as a condition for lifting evacuation orders issued for parts of the prefecture after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
Tuncak criticized the government for not taking into account the council's recommendation that the limit be one milisievert.
A Japanese delegate countered by saying the limit is based on a 2007 recommendation by the International Commission on Radiological Protection.
He also said the government has been consulting Japanese experts on the matter, and that Tuncak's reports give Fukushima a negative reputation.
But Tuncak said the experts recommend that the annual limit be one milisievert in normal times. He added that risk remains as long as radiation levels exceed this threshold.
Tuncak urged Japan to apply the principle to children and women of reproductive age.
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