Japan's government has formally requested talks with South Korea in order to discuss a court order to seize assets held by a Japanese firm in the country.
A Japanese court has rejected a request by lawyers of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn to end his detention.
The North Korea's leader has reportedly met with the Chinese President and toured a factory during his 4th trip to China.
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Key words : government formally
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Japan's government has formally requested talks with South Korea as outlined in a 1965 bilateral agreement in order to discuss a court order to seize assets held by a Japanese firm in the country.
The move comes after a South Korean court approved a petition from a group of South Korean plaintiffs and ordered the seizure of assets held by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal.
Last year, South Korea's Supreme Court ordered the firm to pay compensation to the plaintiffs, who claim they were forced to work for the firm during World War Two.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that after the Supreme Court ruling Japan asked the South Korean government to take appropriate measures, such as correcting a situation that violates international law.
He added that despite that, South Korea has yet to take any concrete measures.
Suga later urged ministries and agencies to work together and be ready for more such rulings against Japanese companies.
The Japanese government maintains that any right to wartime claims was settled completely and finally in a bilateral agreement signed in1965, when Japan and South Korea normalized ties.
Later in the day, Japan's Foreign Ministry confirmed that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal has been notified of the assets seizure order. That means it is barred from selling the shares it holds.
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Akiba summoned South Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Su-hoon and requested talks. The 1965 bilateral agreement stipulates that such talks should be held to settle disputes concerning the interpretation and implementation of the agreement.
The request is the first made by Japan since the agreement was signed.
However, it's unclear whether South Korea will agree to the request. In the past, Japan has rejected a request made by South Korea.
Key words : and south signed property
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Japan and South Korea signed an agreement on the settlement of problems concerning property and claims when they normalized diplomatic ties in 1965.
The accord stipulates that any disputes over its interpretation and implementation be resolved through diplomatic channels. This is the basis for Japan requesting talks with South Korea.
However, talks can only be held when both countries agree to them. They cannot happen if one side rejects a request.
The agreement says that if the problem is not resolved through bilateral discussions, it must be referred to an arbitration committee that includes a third country.
Japan's government has not made clear how it will respond if South Korea rejects its request for talks.
Some government officials want the idea of arbitration committee to be considered, while others are suggesting taking the matter to the International Court of Justice.
Key words : rejected Carlos
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A Japanese court has rejected a request by lawyers of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn to end his detention.
The lawyers plan to file a quasi-appeal against the decision made on Wednesday by the Tokyo District Court.
Ghosn was served a new arrest warrant on December 21st on suspicion of aggravated breach of trust.
He allegedly had a Nissan subsidiary illicitly channel about 15 million dollars to a firm run by a Saudi Arabian businessman.
The businessman is said to have helped Ghosn obtain credit guarantees to cover his personal investment losses.
On December 31st, the court approved a request by the prosecutors to detain Ghosn until Friday.
On Tuesday, Ghosn appeared in the court to hear the reason for his detention and to make his case.
The judge explained that the detention is needed due to the risk that evidence could be destroyed and that he could try to flee.
Ghosn said he's innocent, and his lawyers asked that he be freed.
Key words : north reportedly during his 4th
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There are reports that North Korea's leader has met with the Chinese President and toured a factory during his 4th trip to China.
The Yonhap news agency says Kim's latest stop was a natural medicine factory in the Chinese capital.
And on Tuesday evening Kim Jong Un reportedly sat down with Xi Jinping.
South Korean media say the leaders met for about an hour and celebrated Kim's birthday.
Yonhap also suggested that Xi and Kim talked about another potential US-North Korea summit.
NHK captured images on Tuesday of what's believed to be Kim's motorcade as he went to his meeting with Xi at the Great Hall of the People.
It's believed the 2 talked about strengthening ties, denuclearization and a potential easing of sanctions against the North.
It comes as denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington have largely stalled.
In his New Year address last week, Kim said he was committed to denuclearization.
But he also said he would have no choice but to seek a "new path" if Washington maintains sanctions on Pyongyang.
Key words : Turkish
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a demand by the US to guarantee the safety of Kurdish fighters as a condition for the US withdrawal from Syria.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton affirmed on Sunday that US troops will leave Syria only after Turkey guarantees the safety of Kurdish fighters allied with the United States in the fight against the Islamic State militant group.
On Tuesday, Erdogan called the condition unacceptable, saying Bolton made a very serious mistake in setting it.
The president regards the Kurdish fighters in Syria as terrorists, no different from the Islamic State group. He has warned that he will soon launch cross-border military operations against the Kurdish fighters.
Bolton held talks with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday on the situation in Syria, but left the country without meeting with Erdogan.
Trump said last month that the US would withdraw troops from Syria. But the row between the US and Turkey over the Kurdish fighters is complicating the US plan to pull out of Syria.
Key words : demonstrator
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Demonstrators rallied across Thailand on Tuesday to protest a possible postponement by the military-led government of the country's general elections.
Students and other activists gathered in the capital Bangkok, Chiang Mai and three other cities to protest the government's delay in announcing the elections.
Thailand's military-led interim government said last week that it was considering delaying elections planned for February to hand over power to a civilian administration. The military has led the country since a coup in 2014.
On Tuesday, interim Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha responded to reporters' questions about the voting schedule. He said the king has yet to give his approval.
The government has suggested that it may delay the elections to avoid a conflict with an upcoming royal coronation.
In Bangkok, about 200 students marched outside a train station, chanting slogans and banging on drums.
A 26-year-old woman watching the demonstration said the possible delay makes her feel like she is being lied to by the government.
A 34-year-old lawyer who led the protests said the schedule must be made clear to ensure that the elections are valid.
The interim government has repeatedly postponed elections in the past.
Key words : US consulting warned
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The founder of a US consulting firm that analyzes geopolitical risks says the world's ability to respond to crises has been undermined dramatically.
NHK interviewed political scientist Ian Bremmer on Tuesday, one day after his firm, Eurasia Group, published its annual forecast of global political and geopolitical risks.
The group warned that the world is less prepared than before to deal with the "bad seeds" that will have to be carefully monitored for years to come.
The report said that under the administration of US President Donald Trump, democratic political institutions have been weakened in the United States, as well as the country's alliances.
Bremmer suggested that the weakening of those institutions and relations is hurting the ability of countries to work together like they did after the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US or the 2008 financial crisis.
Bremmer said he doesn't know what the next crisis is, a pandemic, a cyber-attack, an act of terrorism, or an economic downturn.
He said the biggest issue of 2019 is how to respond to whatever happens. But he said "the ability that we will have to respond to that crisis has been undermined dramatically" and that it's "going to be a lot worse as a consequence."
Looking at North Korea, Bremmer suggested the country has no intention of giving up its nuclear program.
He said Trump "wants another summit even though there's no move towards denuclearization" or "even no move towards providing a catalog of the existing nuclear capabilities that the North Koreans have."
Key words : hit a record high
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Mergers and acquisitions by Japanese companies last year hit a record high both in number and value, thanks to strong investments overseas.
Officials at Tokyo-based M&A broker RECOF say firms in Japan made 3,850 transactions in 2018, up 26 percent from the previous year.
They say the amount of money they paid for their investments more than doubled to over 270 billion dollars.
Notable deals involved overseas companies including Takeda Pharmaceutical which has bought Irish rival Shire for about 60 billion dollars.
Chipmaker Renesas Electronics acquired a US competitor, Integrated Device Technology, for more than 6 billion dollars.
In Japan, the Toyota Group invested in a Japanese smartphone-payment-services company called Origami.
The number of investments in domestic ventures grew more than 50 percent to nearly 1,000.
RECOF officials say the continuing massive credit easing in Japan is one of the reasons behind the increase. But they say the situation may change in light of global uncertainties including trade disputes.
Key words : around the world show up
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Representatives from thousands of companies around the world have gathered in Las Vegas for one of the most anticipated tech events, the Consumer Electronics Show.
About 4,500 firms are taking part in this year's expo. And many of them unveiled their latest offerings ahead of Tuesday's opening.
South Korean electronics company LG introduced a 65-inch television screen that can be rolled down and stored inside a speaker box.
Chinese display maker Royole showcased a foldable smartphone which the company says is a world first.
Japan's Panasonic introduced technology that's integrated in Harley-Davidson's electric motorcycles. The system allows users to remotely monitor the location of the bike and its battery charge level.
Panasonic officials say they plan to expand the use of the technology with other firms.
The CES event runs until Friday. Organizers expect some 180 thousand visitors will show up.
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