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The US Secretary of State has wrapped up his visit to Pyongyang.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged continued efforts for deregulation, in order to promote technological innovation.

Cambodian residents of Japan have taken to the streets in Tokyo to protest the results of July's general election in their home country.

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Key words : US secretary wrapped up more than 3
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The US Secretary of State has wrapped up his visit to Pyongyang. He was there to hammer out the details of a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Mike Pompeo met with Kim for more than 3 hours on Sunday.

Pompeo said on Twitter he'd had a good trip and he and Kim would continue to make progress on the agreements from the first summit.

He's now in South Korea and is expected to brief President Moon Jae-in about the meeting.

Washington will be hoping a second Trump-Kim summit leads to progress on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The North said at last month's inter-Korean summit it's ready to shut down its Nyongbyon nuclear facility if the United States takes reciprocal steps.

Pompeo was also expected to discuss a declaration to end the Korean War.

The North has said this can't be used as a bargaining chip for denuclearization.

Key words : Abe continued
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged continued efforts for deregulation, in order to promote technological innovation.

Abe was speaking in English at the opening ceremony of an international conference on science and technology that began on Sunday in Kyoto, western Japan.

Officials from governments and businesses, as well as researchers, from about 80 countries and territories are taking part in the annual meeting.

Abe emphasized the necessity of promoting technological innovation to win international competition in cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence.

He said those who further innovation and create innovative businesses will lead people to weather the tidal wave of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Abe said the government should play a role to support such people and sometimes scrap institutions and regulations.

Abe also attended a breakfast meeting before the opening ceremony, along with Kyoto University Professor Tasuku Honjo, the Japanese immunologist who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Key words : Cambodian
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Cambodian residents of Japan have taken to the streets in Tokyo to protest the results of July's general election in their home country. Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party won all 125 seats in the National Assembly.

The election raised doubts about its legitimacy, as the Hun Sen administration forced the largest opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to dissolve last November.

Sunday's protest was held to coincide with Hun Sen's visit to Tokyo to attend the summit between Japan and the leaders of 5 Southeast Asian countries.

About 600 people gathered for the protest, which was organized by a group consisting of supporters of Cambodia's opposition party.

They marched on busy streets near Shinjuku station, chanting such words as "Hun Sen is not a prime minister" and "Stop the dictatorship."

A 42-year-old woman said people are not allowed to carry out protests against the prime minister in Cambodia. She added that as a Cambodian living overseas, she wants to protest for the people in her home country.

Hay Vanna, who is a member of the organizing group, says he wants the Japanese government to understand their call for true democracy.

He expressed his hope that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will raise Cambodia's political situation in his planned meeting with Hun Sen.

Key words : myanmar
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Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed international calls to revoke her Nobel Peace Prize over her failure to stop human rights abuses on Rohingya minorities.

In an exclusive with NHK in Tokyo on Saturday, she said, "I don't care about the prizes and honors as such. I'm sorry that friends are not as steadfast as they might be. Because I think friendship means understanding, basically, trying to understand rather than to just make your own judgement, but prizes come and prizes go."

The UN estimates more than 700,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh since security forces launched clearance operations in Rakhine state last year.

The country's State Counsellor says there's no quick fix. She said, "There are many people who do not even realize what the situation in the Rakhine state alone is like. Let alone in the whole of Myanmar, but these days, it's always quick fixes and instant gratification. Everything has to be done immediately and quickly. But we can't afford to do that, because we have to cope with the consequences in the long run."

Aung San Suu Kyi also spoke about the two Reuters journalists, convicted of violating the country's Official Secrets Act. They were investigating the crackdown. Amid concerns over the country's freedom of speech, the de facto leader stressed that Myanmar is following court procedures. She said, "I think we have to look at the situation to see whether it is actually a matter of freedom of expression or whether it's a matter of due process. Because under due process, they have every right to question the verdict of the court and they can appeal it."

She also said, "I think there is a lot of press freedom in Myanmar."

As tensions mount with the rest of the world, she reflected on Japan, saying, "We very much appreciate the understanding that they gave us in the first place. It's the understanding that's more important than the actual help. Help that is meaningful comes from a true understanding of the situation." She said she hopes for Japan's support in reconciling the gap of understanding between Myanmar and the international community.

Key words : turkish authorities say
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Turkish authorities say a prominent Saudi journalist is believed to have been killed at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.

Jamal Khashoggi was one of the few journalists who continued to criticize the Saudi government. The country is ruled by the Saudi royal family.

Khashoggi went missing on Tuesday while visiting the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city.

The Turkish authorities told US and European media on Saturday that they think he was killed inside the consulate, and his body was moved out.

They say 15 Saudi government officials arrived at the consulate on the day Khashoggi went missing and left Turkey immediately afterwards. The authorities believe the officials were involved in the murder.

Saudi Arabian officials on Sunday called the allegations baseless, and invited the local media to visit the consulate.

Turkey maintains relations with Iran, which is at odds with Saudi Arabia.

Key words : Haruki
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Japanese writer Haruki Murakami has spoken at an event in New York. About 500 fans gathered to hear a rare public speech from the writer.

The event was held on Saturday, ahead of the release of the English edition of his novel "Killing Commendatore" in the United States.

The author answered questions from an editor with touches of humor, drawing laughter from the audience.

Murakami said he is trying to be both a gentleman and a novelist, but it's not easy because it's like being US President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama at the same time.

Murakami joked that it's important for a gentleman and a novelist not to talk about the income tax he has paid, or write about ex-girlfriends or ex-wives, and not to think about the Nobel Literature Prize.

When a member of the audience asked what makes the author get angry, he said some kinds of unfairness in society and harassment sometimes make him angry.

But Murakami said he tries not to be too angry when he writes fiction.