The US government partially shut down after Congress failed to meet a deadline on Friday midnight to vote a new budget.
The money former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn allegedly took out from the company is suspected to have come from the funds that the CEO could use at his discretion.
Japan's Defense Ministry has restated its protest against a South Korean naval ship for directing fire-control radar at a Japanese patrol plane.
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Key words : US government shut down to vote
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The US government has partially shut down after Congress failed to meet a deadline to vote on a new budget.
The partial shutdown is the third under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Trump says he refuses to sign a spending bill that does not include money for a wall along the Mexico border. Congress failed to reach agreement on the funding.
The shutdown means many government workers will temporarily be unpaid. Defense and security personnel will remain on duty, but some national parks are expected to be closed.
Key words : carlos discretion
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The money former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn allegedly misappropriated from the company is suspected to have come from the funds that the CEO could use at his discretion.
Ghosn was re-arrested on Friday on allegations of aggravated breach of trust.
Tokyo prosecutors say Ghosn caused losses to Nissan in connection with private investment losses in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Sources say Ghosn's asset management company suffered 16 million dollars in unrealized losses in an investment it made with Shinsei Bank, and was asked by the bank to provide additional collateral.
Ghosn allegedly obtained a credit guarantee from another bank with the help of a Saudi Arabian acquaintance.
Prosecutors suspect Ghosn had Nissan's subsidiary in the UAE transfer nearly 14 million dollars to a company run by the Saudi.
The money is suspected to have been paid out of the funds that Nissan's CEO could use at his discretion.
Prosecutors believe it was meant to be a reward for the acquaintance's help.
Sources say Ghosn denies the allegation, and maintains that the transfer was made by Nissan as a commission fee and was legitimate.
Ghosn reportedly says that he has already repaid the Saudi acquaintance with his own money.
Key words : Saikawa in-house probe personal expense
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Nissan officials say their in-house probe has found that Carlos Ghosn spent company funds on private investments and personal expenses. They say they are considering disclosing the results of their investigation and may seek compensation.
Nissan's President and CEO, Hiroto Saikawa, told reporters he doesn't know anything other than what has been released about the re-arrest of Ghosn on Friday.
The CEO of the Japanese automaker Nissan says the case involving the company's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has entered a new phase.
He declined to comment on whether his company was aware of the alleged shift of private investment losses by the former chairman.
Ghosn has been ousted from his post as chairman at Nissan, but remains on the firm's board.
He also maintains his positions as chairman and CEO of Renault. The two carmakers are at odds over who will replace Ghosn at the Japanese carmaker and take the upper hand in their alliance.
Key words : defense ministry protest against
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Japan's Defense Ministry has restated its protest against a South Korean naval ship for directing fire-control radar at a Japanese patrol plane.
The incident Thursday involved a South Korean destroyer and a P-1 patrol aircraft of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. It took place over the Sea of Japan off the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan first lodged a protest with South Korea on Friday.
South Korea dismissed the complaint, saying the destroyer used the radar during a search for a drifting North Korean ship.
It said there was no factual basis to the assertion it was tracing the MSDF aircraft.
In response, the Japanese defense ministry said Saturday that fire-control radar is used to acquire information about a target, including its precise orientation, before launching an attack.
The ministry said this type of radar is not suitable for searching a wide area.
It condemned the radar's use as a dangerous act that could have unexpected consequences.
The ministry said even if such radar is used to search for a ship, it poses a danger to other vessels and aircraft in the area. It added that international norms say such acts should be avoided.
The Japanese government called on Seoul to take preventive steps to avoid a repeat of such incidents.
Key words : learned naval ship
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NHK has learned a South Korean naval ship beamed fire-control radar toward a Japanese patrol plane multiple times and it continued to do so for a period of time.
Defense Ministry officials informed NHK of the findings from an investigation by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The MSDF has confirmed that a South Korean destroyer beamed fire-control radar at its P-1 patrol aircraft over the Sea of Japan off the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on Thursday. It added the act happened more than once and continued for a period of time.
The fire-control radar is designed to locate and track a target before a missile is launched.
The patrol plane reportedly took action to avoid any incident.
Senior Self-Defense Forces officials said that when radar is beamed multiple times for a period of time, it is likely not an accident.
They also said that the SDF has maintained a friendly relationship with its South Korean counterpart, and that they want know what really happened.
Key words : government approved largest
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Japan's government approved its largest-ever draft budget on Friday. However, one-third of the total revenue eyed for the next fiscal year comes from issuing government bonds.
The budget plan for the year beginning April amounts to more than 101 trillion yen, or about 910 billion dollars. That's up 33 billion dollars from fiscal 2018.
Much of the increase will be allocated to social security spending, reflecting Japan's graying society.
Also, about 18 billion dollars is earmarked to help mitigate any negative effects stemming from a consumption tax hike planned for next October.
Issuance of new government bonds will be reduced by around 9 billion dollars on the premise that tax revenue will increase.
But the level of Japan's government debt is among the worst in advanced nations. Rebuilding the country's finances while establishing a sustainable social security system remains a challenge.
Key words : US supreme
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The US Supreme Court has dealt a blow to the Trump administration's asylum policy. It voted a plan to deny asylum to anyone crossing the border illegally.
President Donald Trump has said the measures are a response to caravans of migrants from Central America heading for the US.
In November, a federal judge in California temporarily blocked the enforcement of the policy.
Supreme Court justices on Friday voted five-to-four to uphold that decision.
The conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joined four liberal judges to vote against the administration.
Neither side explained their reasoning.
When the original ruling was issued in November, Trump complained that an "Obama judge" had blocked his regulations.
In an unusual move, Roberts rebuked Trump by issuing a statement saying there are no Obama judges or Trump judges.
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