A Tokyo court has denied bail to Nissan Motor's former Chairman. Carlos Ghosn has been in detention for nearly two months.
The chief of the Japanese Olympic Committee has denied French allegations of bribery in connection with Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Games.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of their planned second summit.
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Key words : Tokyo court denied bail under strict
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A Tokyo court has denied bail to Nissan Motor's former Chairman. Carlos Ghosn has been in detention for nearly two months since November.
Ghosn's lawyers are expected to appeal the decision. But if that's denied, his detention will be prolonged.
His lawyers requested bail on Friday after he was hit with a fresh indictment on charges of aggravated breach of trust and underreporting his compensation. The auto tycoon has denied all charges.
Sources say his lawyers had requested his return to France on the promise he would appear in Japanese court.
It's believed Ghosn was denied bail because the investigation is ongoing and there was a risk he might tamper with evidence.
Ghosn is accused of shifting personal foreign exchange contracts with potential losses of about 16 million dollars onto Nissan. It's also alleged Ghosn understated tens of million dollars of compensation over eight years.
Prosecutors also believe he inappropriately transferred about 15 million dollars from a subsidiary of the automaker to a Saudi Arabian businessman's company for helping him over his financial difficulties.
In Japan, suspects under investigation by special prosecutors tend to be detained a long time when they deny the charges. Even if a court grants bail, they are often let go under strict conditions aimed at preventing them from fleeing and concealing evidence.
Last month, Ghosn's close aide and former Nissan Representative Director Greg Kelly, who was indicted with him, was granted bail in a rare court decision.
The court imposed a travel ban and has restricted where he can live.
The public relations division at Nissan Motor says it has no comment on Tuesday's court decision.
Key words : CEO hiroto
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Nissan Motor President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa says it was impossible for former Chairman Carlos Ghosn to remain in his post, based on the facts that came to light.
Saikawa made the comment in an interview with France's leading financial newspaper Les Echos published on Monday.
He explained that alleged wrongdoing by Ghosn became known after he strengthened Nissan's whistleblowing system.
Saikawa said he plans to reinforce Nissan's relationship with Renault for the future. But he added that the French automaker's large stake in Nissan has to be discussed in a calm atmosphere and that time has not yet come.
Referring to Renault's request that it choose Ghosn's successor, Saikawa said there is no need to rush and that he will wait until the necessary conditions are in place.
In France, where the government is Renault's biggest shareholder, opinions are divided over Ghosn staying on as the carmaker's chairman and CEO.
Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire is supportive and has said the provisional management is doing well. The newspaper, Le Monde, said in an editorial that Renault should dismiss Ghosn.
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Key words : chief of olympic committee denied
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The chief of the Japanese Olympic Committee has denied French allegations of bribery in connection with Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Games.
JOC President Tsunekazu Takeda held a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
French prosecutors said on Friday that an investigating judge placed Takeda under formal investigation last month to determine whether to open a trial.
The probe is focusing on more than two-million dollars in payments made by Tokyo's bid committee to a company in Singapore in 2013.
Takeda read out a statement that said a JOC panel had concluded in 2016 that the payments were for consulting services and that the contract was legitimate under Japanese law.
He said the panel also confirmed that he was unaware of links between the Singapore firm and the son of the former chief of the International Association of Athletics Federations, Lamine Diack.
Diack was a member of the International Olympic Committee when Tokyo was bidding for the Games.
Takeda said he was interviewed by the French investigative judge last month and asserted his innocence. He said he will do his best to clear his name by cooperating with the French authorities.
About 100 members of the Japanese and foreign media attended the news conference which ended in less than 10 minutes with no questions taken. The JOC abruptly announced the briefing without a question- and -answer session earlier Tuesday, citing the ongoing French probe.
Key words : JOC news conference under investigation
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The Japanese Olympic Committee chief's failure to take questions at his news conference has drawn criticism from reporters.
The JOC announced on Saturday that President Tsunekazu Takeda would speak to reporters on Tuesday about the allegations of bribery.
But hours before the event on Tuesday, the JOC notified the media there would be no question-and-answer session because the matter is under investigation by the French authorities.
At the news conference, Takeda read out a prepared statement denying the allegations and left the room after less than 10 minutes.
Reporters demanded that they be allowed to ask questions and criticized the JOC's decision.
An explanation by the JOC's public relations official did nothing to quell the reporters' anger.
A NHK reporter says that, contrary to the JOC's hopes, the news conference did not help limit the damage to next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics caused by the allegations.
Key words : prime visit
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit Russia and Switzerland next week.
Abe said at a meeting of government and ruling party officials on Tuesday that he will visit the two countries between January 21st and 24th.
On visiting Russia, he stressed that when he meets President Vladimir Putin he is determined to promote talks on signing a peace treaty that would include the issue of Russian-held islands. Russia controls the four islands. Japan claims them.
Abe said he and Putin reaffirmed last year that they will end the issue that has been unsolved for more than 70 years after the end of World War Two, and not pass it on to the next generation.
As for Switzerland, Abe said he will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos opening next Tuesday.
He said that as the chair of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June, he will convey Japan's ideas about global issues such as sustainable economic growth, promoting free trade, and climate change.
Key words : Trump reportedly sent
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US President Donald Trump has reportedly sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of their planned second summit.
US major TV network CNN on Monday quoted a source familiar with the talks as saying Trump's letter was delivered to Pyongyang over the weekend.
On January second, Trump disclosed that he had received a letter from Kim, and said he will be setting up a meeting with the North Korean leader "in the not-too-distant future."
CNN also quoted the same source as saying that Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol of North Korea's Workers' Party could visit Washington as soon as this week to finalize details of the planned summit.
Kim Yong Chol is an aide to the North Korean leader and is in charge of talks with the US.
Key words : senior north
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As a senior North Korean diplomat in charge of negotiations with the United States travels to an international conference, attention is focused on what she will say about a possible second summit meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui showed up at Beijing's airport from Pyongyang on Tuesday.
She told reporters that she is going to Sweden to attend a global conference, but she did not answer questions about whether she would be meeting US officials.
Both the US and North Korea have been expressing willingness for a second summit meeting, but wide differences remain.
The US is demanding more specific measures for North Korea's denuclearization, while Pyongyang wants sanctions to be lifted.
North Korea also wants to negotiate a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War and guarantee its political system.
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Key words : south defense criticized
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South Korea's Defense Ministry has criticized Japan's approach in a meeting held Monday between defense officials on a radar incident last month.
Spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo spoke to reporters on Tuesday about Japan's accusation that a South Korean destroyer directed its fire-control radar onto a Japanese patrol plane in the Sea of Japan in December.
Choi said Japan had proposed that the two countries each present their radio-wave data, but Japan's demand was unreasonable and South Korea could not accept it.
She said Japan offered to disclose only part of its records, but demanded that South Korea show everything.
Choi said the demand was extremely insulting and shows that Japan has no desire to resolve the problem. She added she regrets that Japan is continuing to display such impolite behavior.
South Korea has consistently denied that the fire-control radar was directed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force plane. It is demanding an apology from Japan, saying the plane flew menacingly low toward the destroyer.
Key words : mayor died
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The mayor of Poland's Baltic port city of Gdansk has died after being stabbed at a charity event on the previous day.
Local media say longtime mayor Pawel Adamowicz was attacked by a 27-year old man who rushed onstage with a knife at an annual fundraising event for hospitals on Sunday. The assailant was subdued by security guards at the scene.
The mayor was taken to a hospital for treatment, but died on Monday.
Polish President Andrzej Duda denounced the attack as an unacceptable act of unimaginable evil.
Local media say prosecutors are interrogating the man on suspicion of murder.
In the 1980s, Adamowicz joined Poland's pro-democracy movement Solidarity. He was first elected as Gdansk mayor in 1998 and served in the post for more than two decades.
The mayor was known for his liberal stance, including support for sexual minorities.
Key words : former classmate
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Former classmates of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota have joined her mother in asking the government to bring home all Japanese abducted by North Korea.
Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at the age of 13. She was in her first year at Yorii Junior High School in Niigata City.
On Tuesday, former classmates of Yokota along with her mother Sakie met Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who also serves as minister in charge of the issue of abducted Japanese nationals.
The classmates gave Suga a petition with more than 6,500 signatures they'd collected.
Masaki Ikeda represents a group of classmates who pledged to reunite with Yokota. He told Suga that they hope Megumi and her parents can embrace again as soon as possible. He said he wants the government to work to solve the issue.
Sakie Yokota said her husband, who's hospitalized, told her he will hold out until he sees Megumi again. She said she hopes things will improve this year.
Suga said he received signatures of people who truly wish for Megumi's return, and that he's doing all he can to achieve a solution as soon as possible.
Japan's government has officially recognized at least 17 Japanese nationals as abductees taken to North Korea, between 1977 and 1983. Five of them returned to Japan in October 2002 after more than two decades in captivity.
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Key words : Japanese government warned
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The Japanese government has warned that in two decades the country's workforce could shrink by 12 million people. That's if Japan's economic growth stays low in the coming years.
Labor Ministry officials released on Tuesday estimates of Japan's working population in the year 2040.
They say the number of workers could be down to about 52 million in 20 years. The outcome is likely if the economy barely grows, and if fewer women and elderly people join the workforce.
Wholesalers and retailers would see the largest drops at about 2.9 million workers lost. Mining and construction would be second at 2.2 million.
The Labor Ministry says the overall decline will likely be smaller if the economy expands, with more women and seniors working. This would bring a drop of just over 5 million people.
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