Japan's Foreign Ministry has strongly protested a visit by South Korean lawmakers to the disputed Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan.
Six bodies have been found in and around a residence in Takachiho Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
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Key words : hiroto explained misconduct
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Nissan Motor President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa has explained to employees about former chairman Carlos Ghosn's alleged misconduct.
Saikawa told reporters before the briefing on Monday that he wants employees to stay calm and that he would explain what happened and what happens next.
The briefing was relayed to Nissan employees at the company's offices and factories in Japan and abroad.
Saikawa spoke about the allegations that Ghosn understated his compensation in securities reports and used company funds for personal expenses.
He said Ghosn's misconduct had been confirmed through internal investigations.
Saikawa also explained the decision to dismiss Ghosn at last Thursday's extraordinary board meeting.
Employees at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama near Tokyo stopped work to watch the briefing on TV monitors.
Saikawa reportedly apologized to employees for the former chairman's wrongdoing.
Key words : learned denied allegations
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NHK has learned that ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has denied allegations that he was involved in financial misconduct.
He reportedly argues that the automaker made decisions on how much pay would be declared in securities reports.
Tokyo prosecutors arrested Ghosn for allegedly understating his executive compensation.
Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly has also been arrested on suspicion of conspiring with Ghosn.
Sources say Nissan decided to pay the former chairman around 17 million dollars a year, but that only half of the amount was stated in the reports.
Ghosn is suspected of devising a way to receive the unreported compensation after his retirement.
Tokyo prosecutors apparently believe that financial regulations require company executives to report expected future payments once the amount has been decided.
Kelly reportedly said that there was no need to declare the future payments because the amount was never officially agreed on.
Key words : top executive
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Top executives from Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors will meet to discuss their alliance going forward. Differences have been emerging about the leadership of Nissan, including who takes Carlos Ghosn's former role as chairman.
NHK has learned that the meeting will be held in Amsterdam. Nissan President Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko will attend through video conferencing.
Nissan's biggest shareholder, Renault, wants to pick Ghosn's replacement on its own.
But Nissan appears eager to seek more autonomy, including a review of the capital relationship between the 2 companies. Renault owns more than 43 percent of Nissan shares.
Key words : Japan lawmaker
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Japan's Foreign Ministry has strongly protested a visit by South Korean lawmakers to the disputed Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan.
A cross-party group of 8 South Korean lawmakers traveled to the islets by helicopter on Monday. They visited a recently renovated facility for security guards and offered the guards encouragement.
South Korea controls the islands. Japan claims them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says South Korea is illegally occupying them.
Kenji Kanasugi, the head of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a protest with a senior official of South Korea's Embassy in Tokyo.
Kanasugi told the official that the lawmakers' visit is totally unacceptable in light of Japan's position on the islands' sovereignty. The Japanese Embassy in Seoul lodged a similar protest with the South Korean Foreign Ministry.
Japan's Foreign Ministry says it learned of the planned visit last week and asked that it be canceled.
Another group of 13 South Korean lawmakers landed on the islands last month to demonstrate their claimed sovereignty there.
Earlier this month, a South Korean research ship also entered Japanese waters near the islands without consent.
Japan-South Korea relations have recently soured over historical issues.
Seoul announced last week the disbanding of a foundation set up under an agreement with Japan to support those referred to as wartime comfort women. Japan provided about 9 million dollars for the establishment of the foundation.
Last month, South Korea's Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steel maker to compensate 4 South Korean men who said they were forced to work in Japan during the war. Japan maintains that the issue has already been settled between the 2 countries.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down a ruling on Thursday on a similar case against another Japanese company.
Key words : six bodies
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Six bodies were found in and around a residence in Takachiho Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
One of the bodies is believed to be a female child. Police suspect the people had been murdered as some of the bodies had visible injuries.
Police say they received a phone call before noon on Monday from a family member, who lives outside of Takachiho, reporting that no one was answering the phone.
A police officer visited the home, and found a woman's body outside the house, and three male and two female bodies inside.
Key words : according UN report
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According to a UN report, about 60 percent of the women murdered around the world last year were killed by their partners or family members. The report appeals to the public to create ways to protect women.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime published the report on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
It says around 87,000 women were killed around the world in 2017. That translates to an average of 137 per day.
The Office's executive director, Yury Fedotov, said women have continued to make sacrifices in the battle against gender inequality, discrimination and negative stereotypes.
The study stressed the necessity of support services for women, including shelter and protection orders.
It also mentions the importance of early education for boys and girls in terms of gender equality.
Several demonstrations in France, Spain and Turkey on Saturday and Sunday called for the eradication of violence against women.
In Madrid, tens of thousands of activists marched and mourned for those killed by domestic violence.
Key words : Hong Kong
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Hong Kong's democratic opposition has failed to retake a legislative council seat following a Sunday by-election.
Infighting with the pro-democracy camp led to two democratic candidates on the ballot and votes were split between them. The winner was a former TV reporter and pro-Beijing candidate.
The by-election is part of the fallout from an incident in 2016 when courts disqualified 6 lawmakers who were critical of Beijing. They were kicked out after being accused of improperly taking their oaths of office.
Hong Kong's legislature is comprised of 70 members, pro-Beijing politicians control a majority. A democratic victory could have given the opposition partial veto power.
When Hong Kong was returned from British colonial rule in 1997, it was promised a certain amount of freedoms under a so-called "one country, two systems" principle. But those freedoms have come under pressure in recent years.
The next city-wide election in Hong Kong is scheduled for 2020.
Key words : Tokyo police
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Tokyo police have served 8 people with fresh arrest warrants for suspicion of defrauding a major home builder of more than 50-million dollars in a bogus land deal.
Police had arrested a group of 15 people for allegedly using forged documents to illegally register a 2,000-square-meter plot in Shinagawa Ward and other suspected crimes. One member of the group was arrested on suspicion of posing as the owner of the land last year.
On Monday, 8 of the suspects were served fresh arrest warrants for fraud and other offenses.
Police say they swindled 6.3-billion yen, or about 55-million dollars, from Sekisui House between March and June last year. The police say Sekisui paid the amount for the highly coveted plot of land.
The 8 include, Masami Haketa, a former employee of a life insurer, and Yoshihiro Tokoyoda, a company executive. Investigators say Haketa posed as the land's owner and Tokoyoda coached her.
The police also plan to serve new arrest warrants to 2 men, Yoshio Doi and Mike Uchida, whom they believe to be among the masterminds.
They have put another suspect, who fled to the Philippines, on an international wanted list. He was formerly known as Misao Koyama.
Key words : more Japanese firm
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More Japanese firms are stepping up support for workers with disabilities. The moves come as the government looks to boost work opportunities for disabled people.
Daiwa Securities is set to give disabled workers up to 2 extra days off per month, making it possible to visit the hospital on weekdays.
The company also plans to cover the cost of purchasing wheelchairs, hearing aids and other equipment up to around 890 dollars. It will also introduce software that reads text aloud to help workers with visual impairments.
Yahoo Japan already offers flexible sick leave, including half-days. And a subsidiary of Toppan Printing lets disabled employees work shorter hours if they need to visit a doctor.
Private firms in Japan are required by law to include a certain percentage of people with disabilities in their workforce.
Key words : Sumo
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Sumo wrestler Takakeisho has vowed to work harder to ensure his first victory will not be his last after winning the Emperor's Cup in Fukuoka on Sunday.
Takakeisho, who holds the 4th-highest rank of Komusubi, picked up 13 wins in the 15-day tournament by using his signature pushing and thrusting techniques.
The 22-year-old told reporters on Monday that he didn't think he would win the tourney and had hoped to do well enough to be promoted one rank to Sekiwake. He said he only has a few signature moves, and he tried to make the best use of them.
Takakeisho also said the tournament made him realize the importance of focusing on one bout at a time, regardless of the outcome.
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