Tokyo prosecutors have arrested Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn after they obtained concrete evidence that he made fault statements in financial report.
South Korea's Supreme Court says it will issue a ruling on November 29th on another wartime compensation case involving a Japanese firm.
A Japanese government panel has called for separating the purchasing of a mobile phone from the service charges set by mobile phone carriers.
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Key words : Tokyo prosecutor arrested
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Tokyo prosecutors have arrested Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn on suspicion of underreporting his earnings.
Ghosn's executive compensation totaled nearly 1.1 billion yen, or about 9.7 million dollars, in fiscal 2016. But for fiscal 2017, he reported a total of 730 million yen -- down 33 percent.
Ghosn, from French automaker Renault, became Nissan's chief operating officer in 1999 after the Japanese maker received investments from the French firm. Nissan had been in a serious slump.
He became Nissan president the following year, and oversaw thorough streamlining efforts that turned the company's fortunes around.
In 2005, Ghosn also assumed the top post at Renault.
The French-Japanese group effectively put Japan's Mitsubishi Motors under its umbrella. Ghosn also became chairman of Mitsubishi, which was embattled by a mileage data tampering scandal.
Last year, Ghosn retired as Nissan president and CEO and became the company's chairman.
The group sold more than 10.6 million units last year, overtaking Toyota as the world's second-biggest auto seller.
Key words : south supreme court
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South Korea's Supreme Court says it will issue a ruling on November 29th on another wartime compensation case involving a Japanese firm.
The families of 5 former Korean workers are seeking compensation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
In the suit filed in 2000, the plaintiffs said they were forcibly taken to a Hiroshima factory and suffered the effects of the 1945 atomic bombing, but were left unattended after that.
In July 2013, a high court in Busan ordered Mitsubishi Heavy to pay about 70,000 dollars to each of the families of the 5 workers. Mitsubishi filed an appeal.
On October 30th, the Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay 88,000 dollars to each of 4 Korean men who said they were forced to work in Japan during the war.
The top court is expected to give a similar ruling in the Mitsubishi Heavy case as well.
Japan's government criticized the earlier ruling. It says the issue of the right to compensation claims was settled completely and finally in 1965, when the 2 countries normalized ties. It says Seoul accepted economic assistance instead.
Tokyo is calling on the South Korean government to take appropriate steps, saying the ruling violates international law.
Seoul says it respects the court's decision, but will come up with measures to deal with the issue.
Key words : government panel
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A Japanese government panel has called for separating the purchasing of a mobile phone from the service charges set by mobile phone carriers.
The panel for promoting deregulation met at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office on Monday to submit this and other recommendations.
The panel urged the communications ministry to completely separate the purchase of a mobile phone from service charges in order to make it easier for people to choose cheaper subscription plans.
The panel called for revising laws to ensure that all mobile phone shops end the practice of including device payments in their monthly charges.
The panel also called for the early creation of an exchange for futures trading in crude oil, gold and other commodities. It urged ministries to come up with a plan on the matter by the end of March.
Another proposal refers to tele-teaching, which enables teachers to give online classes to students in remote areas of Japan.
The panel called for comprehensive measures to give all schools wanting to use tele-teaching access to it within 5 years.
Abe told the panel that the government will submit related bills to the regular session of the Diet next year to put the reforms into action swiftly.
Key words : Abe official
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has officials on a deadline as he pushes through his plan for a 2nd supplementary budget for the current fiscal year. He aims to boost the country's ability to handle natural disasters, as well as fluctuations in international trade.
If approved, the extra funds will be used to strengthen key infrastructure, such as ports and airports. Officials will use the results of emergency inspections held after a series of disasters that hit Japan this year to figure out how much they need.
The government also has an eye on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free-trade agreement that's set to take effect this year. It plans to help Japan's farmers compete with overseas growers of rice and other crops.
Officials also aim to boost the earning power of dairy and livestock farmers, as well as the productivity of small and medium-sized businesses.
Abe plans to get Cabinet approval by the end of the year, and a draft budget in front of the Diet in January.
Key words : republican
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Republicans have won both a Senate seat and the governorship in the US state of Florida following recounts of ballots in the midterm elections.
On Sunday, Republican Rick Scott was declared the winner in the Senate race, beating incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.
Earlier on Saturday, Republican Ron DeSantis secured his victory in the governor's race against Democrat Andrew Gillum.
DeSantis, known as "mini Trump," had President Donald Trump's full support for his campaign.
Hand recounts were initiated under state rules because the vote margins were too close in both races.
Trump earlier lashed out at the Democrats' call for recounts, tweeting that they were "trying to steal two big elections in Florida!"
He also complained in his Twitter post that "an honest vote count is no longer possible."
Trump used Twitter again to praise the victories of his party's candidates in both contests.
In the November 6th midterm elections, the Democratic Party added governor's seats in 7 more states.
The Democrats also regained control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 8 years. Trump's Republican Party held on to its Senate majority, so far adding one more seat.
In a Fox News interview aired on Sunday, Trump praised the Senate win as "historic."
On the House results, he said his name "wasn't on the ballot."
The southern state of Mississippi is now the only state where the final results of the Senate race are not yet available.
Key words : known as ceasefire
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The Yemeni anti-government group known as the Houthi movement says it's ready for a ceasefire in response to a demand from the United Nations.
The group announced on Monday that it's halting missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and some other countries that support the Yemeni government. The group also said it's willing to stop military operations on all fronts if peace is achieved.
Armed conflict between the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Iran-backed Houthi movement has continued for over 3-and-a-half years.
The UN says the violence has put more than 8 million people, about a third of Yemen's population, at risk of starvation.
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes on Yemen, saying that missile attacks by the insurgent group are threatening security.
The Saudi-led raids have caused many civilian casualties, while the Houthi group continued missile attacks in retaliation.
Attention is now focused on how the Saudi-led coalition will respond to the Houthi group's announcement of its readiness to accept a ceasefire.
Key words : US special
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A US special envoy to Afghanistan says he wants to cement a peace deal with the Taliban before the end of April. Zalmay Khalilzad has reportedly spent the last three days in meetings with the insurgent group in Qatar.
He said at a news conference in Kabul that he hopes the Taliban and other Afghans would use the election date as a deadline to achieve a peace agreement. That date is April 20th.
He says he is cautiously optimistic, but there is a lot to work out before then.
The Trump administration held its first meeting with the group in October.
The Taliban have demanded the lifting of sanctions against its leaders.
The group wants its prisoners released. And it wants political recognition.
The Associated Press reports that the US is willing to give in to a number of the demands.
It says the US apparently directed Pakistan to release a number of high-level Taliban prisoners to encourage the group to participate in the talks.
Despite the negotiations, the insurgents have continued their attacks on government forces across Afghanistan.
Key words : China has shown
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China has shown foreign media the launch of twin satellites for the country's global positioning system.
A rocket carrying 2 new satellites for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province early on Monday.
Chinese officials said the satellites successfully entered their intended orbit.
China has been developing the BeiDou system to compete with the US global positioning system. BeiDou began serving the Asia-Pacific region 6 years ago.
China plans to launch 16 more satellites by 2020 and use a total of 35 satellites to provide services around the world.
Officials say the 2 units launched on Monday can gauge positioning information with a minimum 2.5-meter margin of error.
China plans to send a probe to the far side of the Moon as early as next month. If things go as planned, it will be the first nation in the world to explore that area.
China also plans to build its own space station by around 2022.
Key words : prices azuki
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Soaring prices for azuki beans in Japan are souring makers of traditional Japanese sweets. Many confectioners depend on paste from the beans for almost every product they sell.
Around 60 percent of domestically-grown azuki beans come from the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. Production has taken a hit from long spells of rain over the summer.
Farmer Yoshinori Hayasaka says, "Poor sunlight has affected growth. The harvest is expected to be around 60 percent of an average year."
Traders say prices for the red beans have recently been more than 50 percent higher than usual.
One Tokyo-based confectioner has been selling steamed buns and other sweets for 80 years using beans from Hokkaido. Managers say they have little choice but to consider raising prices.
The confectioner manager, Masashi Takada says, "It's a dilemma. It's hard to keep prices unchanged, but it's equally hard to ask customers to pay more."
The maker purchases about 40 tons of beans annually. The higher prices mean tens of thousands of dollars in extra costs.
Key words : world toilet
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Blueprints of the toilets to be used at the venues of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were introduced at a symposium observing World Toilet Day.
The United Nations has designated November 19th as World Toilet Day to raise awareness that toilets around the globe are much lacking mainly in developing nations.
At a symposium held in Tokyo on Monday on the theme of public toilets, a professor in charge of venue construction took to the podium to explain what kind of toilets will be installed in the venues, and the issues faced by builders.
Professor Gihei Takahashi of Toyo University, a specialist on architecture, said toilets that separate men and women fail to fully meet the needs of users.
He said more people with differing backgrounds, including mothers with young children and elderly people accompanied by caretakers of a different sex, are spending time outside their homes.
As a result, he said, multifunctional toilets are often in demand.
He explained that the toilets at the Olympic venues will be diverse, including cubicles for both men and women, and provide space to change diapers.
The event was sponsored by the Japan Toilet Association. The organization's head, Shiohiko Takahashi, noted that the role of public toilets is changing in line with social changes, including the graying of society.
He expressed the hope that Japan can set standards that satisfy everyone.
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