Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors say they may sue their former chairman Carlos Ghosn for improperly receiving compensation from the two companies' joint venture.
Japan's Foreign Minister has announced that he will meet his South Korean counterpart next week.
A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the US, apparently to discuss a second summit between the two countries' leaders.
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Key words : Nissan and improperly
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Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors say they may sue their former chairman Carlos Ghosn for improperly receiving compensation from the two companies' joint venture.
The Japanese firms announced on Friday that Ghosn received about one billion yen, or about nine million dollars, last year from Nissan-Mitsubishi B.V. in the Netherlands.
They say the money was paid under an employment contract Ghosn signed with the joint venture, without the approval of its board of directors.
Ghosn headed the Dutch-based firm and was a member of its board along with Nissan President Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors' CEO Osamu Masuko.
Saikawa and Masuko say they were unaware of Ghosn's pay, and that they received no allowances from the joint venture.
Nissan and Mitsubishi say they consider the payment unlawful, and that they will take action, including the option of filing a lawsuit against Ghosn for damages.
Masuko told reporters that he takes the incident seriously and will try to strengthen internal management controls.
Tokyo prosecutors indicted Ghosn for alleged aggravated breach of trust as well as underreporting his compensation from Nissan.
Ghosn denies the charges.
Key words : defense carlos again asked
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The defense team of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has again asked the Tokyo District Court to grant bail to their detained client.
The attorneys filed the second request for bail on Friday. On Thursday, the court rejected the appeal filed by his lawyers over its decision to deny bail.
Ghosn was charged with aggravated breach of trust a week ago. Prosecutors allege the auto tycoon inappropriately transferred about 15 million dollars from a Nissan subsidiary to a Saudi Arabian businessman's company after he helped Ghosn to cover personal investment losses.
Ghosn denies the charges.
Under the Japanese legal system, an accused person can be kept in custody for up to two months after indictment. Lawyers can file bail requests repeatedly.
Sources close to the matter say the defense team is willing to accept conditions for bail, such as requiring Ghosn to stay in Japan. Ghosn had earlier wanted to travel to France if he was granted bail.
Key words : Kono meet unfair
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Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono has announced that he will meet his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, next week. Kono hopes to raise the wartime labor compensation issue clouding relations between their countries.
Kono said on Friday that he and Kang will hold talks next Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
It will be their first meeting since South Korea's Supreme Court ordered two Japanese firms late last year to compensate South Korean men who say they were forced to work for the companies during World War Two.
The Japanese government says any right to claims was settled completely and finally in 1965, when Japan and South Korea normalized ties.
The two countries signed an agreement then on the settlement of problems concerning property and claims.
Kono urged South Korea to hold talks with Japan based on that agreement. He said Seoul is in breach of the pact, which could put Japanese businesses at an unfair disadvantage.
Kono added there are other issues to discuss, including an incident in which a South Korean naval vessel locked its radar on a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force plane.
He also noted that it's important for the two countries and the United States to keep working closely in dealing with North Korea. Kono called on South Korea to settle its own issues without placing blame on Japan.
Key words : Kim has arrived
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A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the United States, apparently to discuss a second summit between the two countries' leaders.
Kim Yong Chol, who is in charge of high-level talks with the US, arrived at an airport near Washington on Thursday evening via Beijing.
A crowd of reporters was awaiting him. He walked through the terminal building and left in a car.
Kim Yong Chol is expected to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to lay the groundwork for the summit.
Speculation is rife that the summit may be held in an Asian country such as Vietnam, a country that Washington sees as a possible model for North Korea's future development.
Attention is focused on whether the two sides can reach an agreement on the summit's venue and timing.
Just before the first US-North Korea summit last June, the high-ranking official visited the White House to deliver a letter from Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump.
Whether he will meet with Trump on this trip is also being closely watched.
Key words : association press statement
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Key words : put into orbit
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Japan's Epsilon-4 rocket has put into orbit seven small satellites that were developed by private-sector companies and universities.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, launched the 26-meter-long rocket carrying the satellites on Friday morning from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
The rocket placed the largest of the satellites into orbit at an altitude of 514 kilometers about 51 minutes after the launch. The other six were then released into orbit one by one as planned.
JAXA developed the Epsilon series with the aim of putting small satellites into orbit at a low cost. The Epsilon-1 was launched six years ago.
One of the seven satellites will test transmission equipment and cameras made from commercial parts, and another will try to create artificial shooting stars.
The space agency is shouldering the Epsilon-4's launch cost of about 5.5 billion yen, or roughly 50 million dollars, in an attempt to encourage private-sector space exploration. This is the first time an Epsilon rocket has been used to transport multiple satellites.
Key words : today's news keywords Epsilon rocket and future space development
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Key words : trade and industry
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190118_28/
Japanese trade and industry minister Hiroshige Seko says the government will continue to promote the export of nuclear power plants, despite a decision by a major manufacturer to suspend a project in Britain.
During a news conference on Friday, Seko referred to Hitachi's announcement one day earlier that it was freezing a nuclear power plant project in Britain.
Seko said he understood that Hitachi realized it would take more time than expected to reach an agreement with the British government. The company and the government have been at an impasse over funding for the project.
He also said Hitachi has indicated it will continue talks with the UK government about how it can make a contribution to Britain's energy policy.
The minister said that many countries are hoping to build nuclear power plants, so Japan should have plentiful opportunities to promote its technology.
He said that Japan can make a positive contribution to the world through its safety systems, acquired through the experiences of the nuclear accident in Fukushima.
Seko also indicated that the government will look at ways to ensure Hitachi's decision does not adversely impact the standard of technology in the domestic nuclear industry.
Key words : early 60
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About 30 percent of respondents in a Japanese government survey say they want to work until their early 60s.
The Cabinet Office last November surveyed 5,000 people aged 18 or older. Over 2,900 responded.
Asked what age they want to work until, 30.7 percent said between 61 and 65.
21.5 percent said between 66 and 70, followed by 18.8 percent who said between 51 and 60.
The survey also asked those who want to keep working past the age of 66 why they want to do so.
28.9 percent said they want to live without financial strain, while 24.9 percent said they would have to cover living expenses. 16.9 percent said they love working.
The welfare ministry says it plans to revise the public pension system because some people want to keep working after they become pensionable at the age of 65.
Key words : number of suicides
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The number of suicides in Japan fell in 2018, marking a ninth straight year of decline.
The National Police Agency reports that 20,598 people committed suicide last year. That's down 3.4 percent from the previous year.
By gender, suicides among men topped 14,000, more than double the figure for women.
A welfare ministry survey in November showed that people in their 40s and 50s accounted for the largest number of suicides, each at nearly 17 percent of the total, followed by those in their 60s at about 15 percent. People aged 19 and under were the only group to see an increase for a second consecutive year.
The survey indicated that health-related issues were the most common reasons for taking one's life, followed by financial and family problems.
The number of suicides had exceeded 30,000 for 14 consecutive years until 2011. The figure peaked in 2003 at over 34,400.
Ministry officials say suicides have decreased steadily along with the economic recovery and measures taken by local governments. But they say they will continue to work for those people who need help.
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