Japanese people now have a time for the unveiling of the name of the country's new era, long-awaited announcement will be made at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit the United States next month for a summit meeting with US President Donald Trump.
More than 20,000 people gathered in New Zealand on Friday to remember those killed two weeks ago in a mass shooting.
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Japanese people now have a time for the unveiling of the name of the country's new era, which will start when the new Emperor takes the throne on May 1. The Chief Cabinet Secretary says the long-awaited announcement will be made at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
Yoshihide Suga says before that, he'll meet with an expert panel and hear their views on name proposals. After more discussions, the Cabinet will decide. Then around noon, Suga says the Prime Minister will explain the selection.
On Friday, the Prime Minister met with Emperor Akihito to report on state affairs. It's believed Shinzo Abe briefed the Emperor on the progress being made to select a new era name.
The era name is common in many facets of daily life and is used to mark the year. Dates on official identification and documents including driver's licenses use that system, not the western calendar.
The system has been used continuously for more than 13 centuries.
Japan will usher in the new era on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate the day before, bringing the current Heisei era to a close.
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The Economy, Trade and Industry Minister is reminding businesses that they need to adjust their computer systems for Japan's new era that begins in May.
Hiroshige Seko spoke to reporters on Friday, three days before the name of the new era is announced on Monday. The next era will begin when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends to the throne on May 1, succeeding Emperor Akihito.
Seko said the ministry is urging firms via its website and industrial organizations to prepare their computer systems to ensure a smooth transition.
A survey by the ministry found that 20 percent of companies have not yet confirmed whether their computer networks are using the Japanese calendar.
The ministry is urging firms to closely coordinate with contractors and to repeatedly conduct tests to avoid problems.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit the United States next month for a summit meeting with US President Donald Trump.
A senior official of South Korea's presidential office announced on Friday that Moon will visit Washington on April 10 and 11 at Trump's invitation.
The official said the meeting, which will take place on the second day, will discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral alliance and coordinate their stance on achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula through complete denuclearization.
The two leaders' last meeting was in November last year in Argentina on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
The latest opinion survey by Gallup Korea shows that Moon's approval rate has fallen to 43 percent, the lowest since he took office. His opponents express dissatisfaction with his policies on the economy and North Korea.
Moon apparently wants to promote dialogue between the US and North Korea since last month's summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam failed to reach an agreement.
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US President Donald Trump has said in a speech that his opponents who pursued the Russia probe are sick and must be held accountable.
Trump's speech at a rally in Michigan on Thursday was his first since a summary of a report by special counsel Robert Mueller was submitted to Congress on Sunday.
The 4-page summary by Attorney General William Barr cleared Trump and his election campaign team of conspiring with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump said "the collusion delusion is over." He added that Democrats who are still expressing doubts should be held accountable because they know "it's all lies."
US media say Mueller's report is more than 300 pages long.
Barr is said to be preparing to release, within several weeks, a portion of the report excluding classified information.
But Democrats are demanding full disclosure, and say they're determined to continue their probe in Congressional committees.
Trump is likely to fight back. He has taken to Twitter to demand that one of his leading critics, Democrat Adam Schiff, resign from Congress. Schiff heads the House Intelligence Committee.
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More than 20,000 people gathered in New Zealand on Friday to remember those killed two weeks ago in a mass shooting.
On March 15, a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in the southern city of Christchurch.
The state-sponsored national remembrance service took place in a park near one of the mosques. Bereaved families, local residents and representatives from about 60 countries attended.
A man who lost his wife in the attack addressed the gathering. He spoke about seeing all people as part of one family despite differences in faith and culture.
The crowd listened solemnly as the names of all 50 victims were read aloud.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, "We have never been immune to the viruses of hate and of fear," and, "We can be the nation that discovers the cure." She added, "The answer lies in our humanity."
The ceremony was broadcast live on TV. Mourning ceremonies were held across the country to remember the victims and show solidarity with the Muslim community.
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Sony plans to close its smartphone factory in China, in a bid to streamline its money-losing handset business.
The Japanese electronics maker has been manufacturing high-end models of its Xperia series at the plant in Beijing.
But company officials say operations will stop at the end of this month.
Sony's smartphone business is projected to post a loss of 860 million dollars for the fiscal year that ends Sunday.
The officials say they will continue producing the remaining Xperia models at a plant in Thailand. They will carry on with other cost-cutting efforts, with an eye on profitability.
Global smartphone sales are in decline. One reason is a lack of new hit products. Also, consumers are upgrading their devices at a slower pace than before.
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Japan's leading pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo and its British rival AstraZeneca have signed a deal to jointly develop and sell a cancer drug.
AstraZeneca will pay Daiichi up to 6.9 billion dollars in the partnership. The Japanese firm has been developing the drug to treat breast and stomach cancers.
Clinical trials are currently underway, including patients in the United States.
The firms hope to file the drug for US regulatory approval by the end of this year.
The tie-up means Daiichi can accelerate the development of the new treatment and expand sales overseas.
Daiichi is expected to take commercial rights in Japan, the US and Europe, while AstraZeneca will focus on markets in China, Australia, Canada and Russia.
Major players in the pharmaceutical industry have been looking to establish global businesses in a bid to boost earning capacity in the oncology sector.
Another Japanese firm, Eisai, teamed up with Merck last year.
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Messaging app provider LINE will offer a fact-checking service in Taiwan from June to prevent the circulation of fake news.
LINE Taiwan, which has about 21 million users, announced the plan on Thursday.
LINE users will be able to forward any dubious information they receive to a fact-checking account.
Citizens' groups with expertise in fact-checking will build a database to answer the queries from LINE users.
The circulation of fake news on social media has become a social problem in Taiwan.
Last September, a Taiwanese official in Japan killed himself after facing harsh online criticism over his handling of Taiwanese travelers who had been stranded at Kansai Airport by a typhoon. But it was later discovered that the information that triggered the denunciation was incorrect.
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Japan's Justice Ministry has found more than 700 new cases of suspected labor law violations involving employers of foreign technical interns who fled their work.
The ministry reexamined the results of interviews with 5,218 interns who left their workplaces between January 2017 and last September.
Officials were already aware of legal violations involving employers of 38 of the interns.
They now say another 721 are suspected of being made to work under unlawful conditions including non-payment of wages and excessive overtime work. The ministry says it has passed on the results to labor standards inspection offices.
The ministry says a reexamination of records also found that 171 foreign interns had died in the six years from 2012. That's 43 more than it originally knew of.
The issue of missing foreign interns became a subject of debate in a Diet session late last year. Legislation to allow more foreign workers into the country was enacted during the session.
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