The Japanese government has officially decided to hold Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony on April 30 as an act of state stipulated under the Constitution.
A senior official of Russia's presidential office says the first summit meeting between President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will likely take place next week.
NHK has learned that ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn may have used a huge amount of company funds for personal investments.
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Key words : Japanese government Akihito
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The Japanese government has officially decided to hold Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony on April 30 as an act of state stipulated under the Constitution.
The decision over one of the ceremonies related to the Imperial succession was made at a Cabinet meeting on Friday. The abdication ceremony will be the first of its kind in the history of Japan's Constitution.
Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, or the Ceremony of the Abdication of His Majesty the Emperor at the State Hall, will be held for 10 minutes from 5:00 p.m. on April 30 in the Matsu-no-ma state room in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The ceremony will be attended by more than 330 dignitaries, including the heads of Japan's legislative, executive and judiciary branches, Cabinet ministers as well as the heads of local governments.
After the Emperor and Empress Michiko enter the room, the Imperial Sword and Jewel -- two of the three treasures that are symbols of the Imperial throne -- will be placed on stands called "an." The State and Privy Seals, used by the Emperor for state duties, will also be displayed.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare that the Emperor will step down from the throne based on a special law enacted in June 2017. Abe will express his gratitude to the Emperor on behalf of the public.
The outgoing Emperor will then deliver a speech. This will be his final address as the Emperor.
Crown Prince Naruhito is to ascend the throne as the new Emperor on May 1.
The government will hold an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on that day to officially approve the first ceremony for the new Emperor as a constitutional act of state.
The Ceremony for Inheriting the Imperial Regalia and Seals, or Kenji-to-Shokei-no-gi, will be held shortly after the Cabinet meeting.
Key words : Putin north summit meeting
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A senior official of Russia's presidential office says the first summit meeting between President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will likely take place next week.
The official told NHK on Thursday that the two leaders are expected to meet at an international conference hall in Vladivostok around next Thursday.
The official said executives of Russian Railways and aircraft makers will also visit the city. They hope to agree on bilateral economic cooperation including repairing the North's railways and commercial aircraft.
The official added that Russia has also received many other requests from the North.
Putin's apparent aim is to show Russia's influence over North Korea by stressing bilateral cooperation, after the US-North Korea summit in February ended without an agreement.
Earlier in the day, the Kremlin said that Kim will visit Russia later in April on Putin's invitation.
Key words : international group
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An international group of journalists says political leaders continue to put tougher pressure on reporters and that global press freedom has deteriorated.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders on Thursday released its 2019 World Press Freedom Index ranking 180 countries and territories.
Norway tops the list for a third straight year. The lowest is Turkmenistan.
The United States is down three places, to 48th. The index says President Donald Trump has exacerbated press freedom by attacking journalists, calling them the "enemy of the American people" and "fake news." It also points to his efforts to block specific media outlets' access to the White House.
China is ranked 177th, down one place from last year. The index says the country used new technology to impose a social model based on control of news and online surveillance of citizens.
It also says China is trying to export the oppressive model to other countries by promoting a "new world media order."
Japan is ranked 67th. The group says journalists there who criticize the government have been harassed on social networks. They say reporters have difficulty covering "antipatriotic" subjects such as the US military presence in Okinawa.
Key words : learned Carlos
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NHK has learned that ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn may have used a huge amount of company funds for personal investments.
Ghosn was arrested for a fourth time on suspicion of misappropriating money Nissan had sent to a dealership in Oman. Some of the funds were redirected to a shell corporation in Lebanon that Ghosn effectively owns. Sources say he categorically denies the allegation.
Sources told NHK that the shell corporation sent about three billion yen, or roughly 27 million dollars, to a US-based firm owned by Ghosn's son Anthony. The firm reportedly used the money to acquire stakes in at least 30 companies.
Prosecutors say the firm, Shogun Investments, may have made the investments based on Ghosn's wishes. They plan to indict him next Monday, when his detention period is due to expire.
The prosecutors are asking US law enforcement authorities to help with their investigation, and plan to interview Ghosn's son.
Key words : Yamashita
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Japanese Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita has outlined a restriction pertaining to the country's new visa program. He said foreign nationals won't be allowed to work in Japan if their main task is to do decontamination work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Yamashita's remark on Friday follows the plant operator's statement that it will accept foreign workers hired under the new visa program to help decommission the facility.
Tokyo Electric Power Company says that construction, industrial machinery and automobile maintenance will be relevant to the decommissioning. The utility told the contractors to make sure they hire foreign workers legally.
TEPCO also says it's not aware of a shortage of workers in the decommissioning process, but that it is up to the contractors to decide whether to hire foreigners under the new visa category.
Yamashita said that the Justice Ministry and other relevant ministries will ensure that foreigners in the program are eligible for the jobs they are hired to do.
Yamashita said foreigners coming to work in the construction sector must not be hired if their main job is decontamination work.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the industry ministry will supervise TEPCO to make sure the utility's operations are legal and that the plant's reactors are decommissioned safely and stably.
A revised immigration law that took effect on April 1 allows foreign nationals with certain vocational skills to work in a range of sectors under a new visa category.
Key words : Ainu
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A law recognizing the Ainu ethnic minority as an indigenous people of Japan has been enacted.
The Ainu mainly live in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
The legislation was approved at an Upper House plenary session on Friday.
The law stipulates for the first time that the Ainu are an indigenous people, and calls for the creation of a society in which they can take pride in their heritage. It also holds the central and local governments responsible for promoting measures to achieve the goal.
It calls for establishing a subsidy program for regional revitalization aimed at helping local authorities implement projects to promote Ainu culture.
It also calls for deregulation to make it easier for the Ainu to gather wood in state-owned forests and catch salmon in local rivers, as part of efforts to help them conserve their cultural traditions.
Land minister Keiichi Ishii told reporters that it is important for the Ainu to maintain their ethnic honor and dignity and pass their culture to future generations to create a vibrant society of coexistence.
He added that his ministry will work toward steady implementation of the law by taking into account views expressed in Diet debate.
Key words : museum opened Jordan
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A Japanese-funded museum opened on Thursday at the Petra ruins in Jordan.
The Petra Museum was constructed with Japanese grant aid of about 7 million US dollars.
Jordan's Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II and Japan's Ambassador to Jordan, Hidenao Yanagi, attended the opening ceremony.
Petra was once the central city of the Nabataean kingdom, which flourished for 400 years from the 2nd century BC. It was also used as a location for the movie, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
The museum displays 300 artifacts that were discovered in the ruins. A stone figure of the Sphinx, believed to be 2,000 years old, was influenced by ancient Greek culture.
It also showcases a stone monument with an inscription in the Nabataean alphabet, which is said to be the basis of modern Arabic script.
Ambassador Yanagi said it is significant that a museum funded by Japan has opened in Petra, which attracts many tourists from around the world. He also hopes it will help Jordan to obtain foreign currency and create jobs.
A Jordanian tour guide said he is grateful to the Japanese people and he wants to learn more about Petra.
Key words : convenience store
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Convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan has started using fuel-cell trucks to deliver goods to its stores.
The Toyota-made truck is the first of its kind in Japan. It runs on electricity generated by the chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere...with no greenhouse gas emissions.
Two of the trucks have been delivering pre-cooked meals to the company's stores in Tokyo.
Seven-Eleven has a fleet of some 6,000 trucks across the country, including hybrid vehicles.
It says it will analyze the fuel-cell truck's performance with a view to purchasing more.
Key words : baby boy
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190419_25/
A baby boy who had a birth weight of less than 260 grams is expected to leave hospital on Saturday.
Ryusuke Sekino was born last October at the hospital in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. He only weighed 258 grams when he was delivered by Caesarean section in the 24th week of pregnancy.
The hospital said on Friday that he is probably the smallest baby in the world to have survived.
Ryusuke has been in a neonatal intensive care unit since his birth. He currently weighs 3,374 grams and is 43 centimeters tall.
The boy's mother, Toshiko Sekino, said she was extremely anxious because he was so fragile when he was born.
She added that now he's growing well, she is looking forward to bathing him and putting him to bed.
The hospital's chief pediatrician says it was difficult to use IV drips at first because the baby's veins were so tiny, but he survived thanks to the advanced medical care he received.
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