The ousted Chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn says what's happening around him is a conspiracy in the video released today.
Japan will redesign its banknotes to incorporate the latest anti-forgery techniques.
Japan has decided to extend its trade ban and other sanctions on North Korea for a further two years.
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Key words : Carlos happening
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The ousted Chairman of Nissan says what's happening around him is a conspiracy. Carlos Ghosn's lawyers released a video of him addressing the public for the first time. It was filmed before his latest arrest last week.
As he has in the past, he repeatedly proclaimed his innocence and didn't get into details of the charges.
Ghosn said in the roughly eight-minute video, "I'm innocent of all the charges that have been brought against me. And I'm also innocent of all the accusations that came around these charges that are all biased, taken out of context, twisted in a way to paint a personage of greed, and a personage of dictatorship."
He defends his management and says the allegations against him are a result of conspiracy and backstabbing.
Ghosn says that stemmed from fear that Nissan's autonomy would be threatened by its alliance with French carmaker Renault.
Ghosn also said, "We're talking about people who really played dirty game into what's happening. But hopefully the truth will happen and the facts will happen. "
Ghosn's lawyers say, with his consent, they edited out his mention of specific names.
He also accuses the executives of poorly managing the company and not having a vision for the future.
Ghosn stresses his love for the company and Japan and finishes by saying his biggest hope is to have a fair trial so he can be "vindicated."
Ghosn's lawyer Junichiro Hironaka criticized authorities for arresting his client for a fourth time. Last year he was detained and spent more than 100 days in jail before being granted bail.
Hironaka said, "If someone is released on bail and re-arrested, his mental and physical state suffers tremendously. The re-arrest was aimed at putting illegitimate pressure on Mr. Ghosn to crush him."
Hironaka said Ghosn's release on bail meant there was no concern of him fleeing or destroying evidence.
He said his team will appeal to Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Ghosn has been indicted for misappropriating corporate funds and underreporting his compensation. His latest arrest could lead to further charges.
Key words : Nissan management team
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Nissan Motor is working to form a new management team as part of their efforts to move beyond the era of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
The removal of Ghosn from the board of directors was approved at an extraordinary shareholders meeting on Monday. He no longer holds any post at the company.
Nissan President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa told reporters that Ghosn's departure is a major turning point for Nissan. He added that he will do all he can to fulfill his duties.
On the recommendation of a third-party panel, Nissan plans to abolish its chairperson position and ensure that more than half of the board members come from outside the company.
Nissan also plans to select new board members through an interim committee it set up in March that includes outside directors.
But it remains to be seen how bold the company can be in revamping its management.
Nissan itself has been indicted for allegedly violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Its stakeholders are also critical of the company for failing to stop Ghosn's suspected wrongdoing.
Nissan hopes to put together a new management team and win approval for it at a regular shareholders meeting in June.
Key words : redesign technique
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Japan will redesign its banknotes to incorporate the latest anti-forgery techniques. Finance Minister Taro Aso announced the makeover on Tuesday. The design changes will be the first since 2004.
The new 10,000-yen note will feature Eiichi Shibusawa, a famed industrialist in modern Japan. He is known as the "father of Japanese capitalism." The reverse side will feature the Tokyo train station building.
The 5,000-yen note will carry an image of Umeko Tsuda, a pioneer in women's education in Japan. She is the founder of Tsuda University in Tokyo.
The 1,000-yen note will feature bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato. He developed a treatment for tetanus.
The reverse side will feature Japanese ukiyoe master Katsushika Hokusai's work, "In the Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa." It's one of the most famous woodblock prints in the world.
The new banknotes are expected to enter circulation around 2024, featuring holograms and other cutting-edge techniques to prevent counterfeiting.
The 500-yen coin will also be redesigned around 2021.
The finance minister said banknote designs have been changed once every 20 years or so to prevent counterfeiting. He said the changes were announced now as it takes about five years to prepare the new bills.
Aso also said the three people featured on the new notes each made enormous contributions on issues that remain relevant today and are appropriate for the upcoming new Reiwa era.
Key words : extend sanction
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Japan has decided to extend its trade ban and other sanctions on North Korea for a further two years.
The cabinet approved the extension on Tuesday.
The trade ban was due to expire on Saturday, along with a ban on port calls by North Korean ships and foreign vessels that stopped over in the North.
The measures are part of Japan's unilateral sanctions imposed since 2006, in response to North Korea's nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches.
The Japanese government plans to continue enforcing sanctions in cooperation with the United States and South Korea.
Prospects for Pyongyang's denuclearization have dimmed in recent months, after the US-North Korea summit in February ended without agreement.
Key words : Iwaya
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Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says Japan's security expenditures may reach 1.3 percent of the country's GDP.
Iwaya spoke in the Lower House Security Committee on Tuesday about US administration demands on NATO members and allies to increase defense spending.
He said if the costs related to Japan's UN peacekeeping operations and Coast Guard are added on to the national defense budget, the total will come to between 1.1 and 1.3 percent of the GDP over the next five years.
The defense chief said he intends to present this figure to seek understanding in talks with the US.
Japan's annual defense budget tops 5 trillion yen, or about 45 billion dollars. It has been increasing every year, but has remained below 1 percent of the country's GDP.
Key words : officials China and
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Officials of Japan, China and South Korea have been sitting down together to work out a free trade deal.
Four-day talks kicked off on Tuesday in Tokyo.
High on the agenda are rules for protecting intellectual property rights.
Japanese officials are hoping to gain concessions from China on the issue, which has become a sticking point in Beijing's trade negotiations with Washington.
The negotiators are also focusing on e-commerce rules and trade, including tariffs on farm produce.
The trilateral negotiations are now in their 15th round.
But little progress has been achieved since the talks started in 2013.
Key words : Kono not follow
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Foreign Minister Taro Kono says Japan will not follow the United States in labeling Iran's elite military force a terrorist group.
US President Donald Trump issued a statement on Monday designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
Kono told reporters on Tuesday Japan does not intend to toe the line, and that Iran halting missile development is what's necessary for regional stability.
Kono added that Japan has maintained a close relationship with Iran. He said Japan will say what it must to the country and continue working to solve problems through discussion and dialogue.
Key words : Libyan suffer
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Tripoli's only functioning airport suffered an airstrike as fighting around the Libyan capital intensified between a military group based in the east and interim government forces in the west.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that about 3,400 people have fled fighting near the capital in recent days.
Mitiga airport was closed after it was attacked on Monday afternoon. All flights to and from the airport were cancelled.
A spokesperson for the military group based in eastern Libya reportedly admitted that they carried out the airstrike. The person said the group did not target commercial airplanes, but warplanes parked there.
Libya has been facing unrest since longtime ruler Muammar al-Qadhafi was ousted in 2011. The North African country was recently divided between rival forces in the east and in the west.
Last week, the eastern-based forces led by Khalifa Haftar advanced westward in a bid to take control of Tripoli. The two sides have been fighting to seize the outskirts of the capital before advancing to the center.
The United Nations is calling for a temporary truce so that emergency services can rescue trapped civilians.
Key words : uncertainties
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Uncertainties in the oil-producing countries Libya and Iran drove oil prices up to a 5-month high on New York exchanges on Monday.
The US benchmark WTI crude futures jumped more than 2 percent from last weekend, bringing the price per barrel to the mid-64 dollar level.
Fighting has intensified between Libya's interim government and an armed group based in the country's east that launched airstrikes on the capital Tripoli.
Meanwhile, Iran is facing tougher sanctions by the United States, which has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
Crude oil futures have been on an increasing trend this year on positive economic prospects. Market sources say OPEC's coordinated cuts in output have also pushed up prices.
Key words : US court
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A US court has halted a government policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico while they await decisions on their cases.
The federal district court in San Francisco ordered an preliminary injunction on Monday, citing the policy lacks a legal foundation.
The judge said the immigration policy goes against legal obligations not to send refugees back to countries where their safety and freedom are not guaranteed.
The injunction is expected to go into effect on Friday.
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, "A 9th Circuit Judge just ruled that Mexico is too dangerous for migrants. So unfair to the US".
Since January, the government has had a program in place banning asylum seekers from staying on US soil and sending them to Mexico while their cases are being screened.
It says the program is aimed at slowing down the rising number of immigrants from Central American countries who are arriving at the US border with Mexico. Many of them enter illegally, apply for asylum and then disappear before their court hearing.
Civil groups sued the government, saying the policy exposes migrants to danger and demanded it be nullified.
Key words : national police
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Japan's National Police Agency has decided to deploy a new type of equipment called a "drone jamming gun" to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
The device uses radio waves to block the control signal of an illegal drone. Other countries, including the United States, have already introduced the technology.
The police agency plans to begin security personnel drills with anti-drone guns ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka in June, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Drones have been involved in various accidents and caused problems in Japan.
Spectators were injured when a drone crashed at an event in 2017 in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. In 2015, a drone was found on the roof of the prime minister's official residence.
Last year in Venezuela, a drone loaded with explosives blew up in mid-air while President Nicolas Maduro was speaking at a military event.
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