Key words : US summit accelerate
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Key words : Trump reiwa
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_09/
Japan's Prime Minister says US President Donald Trump has promised to cooperate fully with Japan on the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.
He also said they agreed to accelerate negotiations for a new trade deal.
Abe and Trump talked for nearly two hours at the White House on Friday.
Abe told reporters after the summit that they discussed in depth how to proceed with the issues of North Korea.
He said Japan is determined to play an active role in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Abe also said he received a detailed explanation about discussion of the abduction issue during Trump's second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Abe said it is his turn to face Kim next and try to solve the issue, and Trump agreed to cooperate fully.
The prime minister said Japan's minister in charge of trade talks, Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer would accelerate negotiations for a trade deal, in line with a joint statement issued last September.
Abe said President Trump will visit Japan as the first state guest of the new "Reiwa" era, which begins May 1.
He said the visit is an opportunity to show the world that the two countries have a strong bond and will continue to work together on various issues in the new era.
Key words : Sri Lanka security authorities
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_16/
Fifteen bodies have been discovered at the site of a shooting Friday in Sri Lanka. The gun fight broke out as security forces continue to search for people in connection with the suicide bombings on Easter Sunday that claimed more than 250 lives.
Sri Lankan security authorities say security forces exchanged gunfire with a militant group at a location 40-kilometers south of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. The authorities raided two houses there. Shooting erupted in one of the houses and continued for hours. There were also two large explosions.
The bodies, including those of six children, were found at the site on Saturday. Authorities believe two are members of the militant group and blew themselves up. They say some of the 15 dead include key people involved in Sunday's bombings.
Batticaloa is the stronghold of the Sri Lankan Muslim extremist group National Towheeth Jamaath, or NTJ. Police say members of the group carried out Sunday's suicide bombings.
Authorities say explosives and other bomb-making materials were found in the other house.
They also found flags of the Islamic State militant group, which claims responsibility for the coordinated bombings of churches and hotels.
Police say nine suicide bombers carried out the attacks. They have detained at least 70 people, including NTJ members, and are looking for dozens more.
Key words : learned Tokyo
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_01/
NHK has learned that the Tokyo district court has changed its initial plan to hold the first hearing for former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn in September.
It is now likely that his trial will start later than that.
Ghosn has been indicted for understating his income on Nissan's securities reports. The company itself has also been indicted for making false financial disclosures.
Court officials, prosecutors and Ghosn's defense lawyers gathered at the Tokyo District Court on Friday to discuss how to proceed with the trial.
Sources have told NHK that the court decided to try the cases of Ghosn and the automaker together, saying that their responsibilities should not be judged separately. Ghosn's defense team had asked the court to hold the two hearings separately.
In late April, prosecutors brought another indictment against Ghosn for aggravated breach of trust. He was released on bail for a second time on Thursday.
Lawyer Junichiro Hironaka told reporters later on Friday that Ghosn appears to be distressed since he is prohibited from contacting his wife, Carole, without the court's approval. He added that his news conference has not yet been scheduled.
The court also reportedly said it will not accept investigators' records of oral statements to which the defense team has not given consent.
The court said it is very important how to judge the credibility of testimonies from witnesses who have reached a plea bargain with prosecutors.
Key words : Tokyo police knives
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_18/
Tokyo police are investigating how two knives ended up beside the school desk of Prince Hisahito, the grandson of Emperor Akihito.
Investigators said the knives were found on Friday at Ochanomizu University Junior High School in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward which the prince attends. They said there was no one in the classroom at the time as the students were in another part of the school.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said surveillance cameras captured images of a middle-aged man dressed in a blue top and bottom and wearing a helmet who entered the building . He reportedly entered posing as a construction worker.
Police are investigating whether there is any connection between the trespasser and the knives.
Prince Hisahito is the son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. He began his studies at the junior high school earlier this month.
Key words : trading house
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_03/
An industrial complex, developed jointly by major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation and local businesses, has opened in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
An opening ceremony was held on Friday for the completion of the first phase which spans across 107 hectares.
The area is known as a hub for the automobile industry and high expectations have been placed on the arrival of Japanese firms.
Two Japanese companies have decided to set up there. The machinery manufacturer Yanmar is building an engine factory.
India is posting a growth rate of over seven percent and an increasing number of Japanese firms have been making inroads with an aim to seize part of the colossal market.
There are now more than 1,400 Japanese companies in India, and their numbers have more than doubled over the past decade.
Chennai is drawing attention because in addition to domestic distribution, its huge port could serve as a base for exports to neighboring southeast Asian countries.
Japanese trading houses and banks are developing other industrial complexes, to facilitate the arrival of more Japanese businesses.
Sumitomo's General Manager of the Infrastructure Business Unit, Tsutomu Akimoto, said India has a huge potential for domestic demand because of its large population. He said helping to attract Japanese firms will also lead to business for his company.
Key words : disappointment
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_04/
A Japanese diplomat has expressed disappointment over a ruling at the World Trade Organization's appellate body that favors a South Korean ban on seafood from Japan.
Junichi Ihara, Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, spoke on Friday at a WTO meeting in which the ruling was officially adopted.
The WTO functions under a two-tier dispute resolution system, meaning the decision is final.
South Korea prohibits imports of marine produce from eight prefectures in Japan, citing safety concerns after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Japan has been calling for the ban to be lifted, saying it is unjust.
Ihara said the WTO has not looked into whether the ban conforms to its rules, and that the appellate body has not fulfilled its role to settle disputes.
He said it is extremely regrettable that the body's position hampers the recovery effort in areas of Japan that were affected by the 2011 accident.
After the meeting, Ihara told reporters that many WTO member countries are aware of various problems with the current appellate body.
He said they need to think about how to steer discontent toward reform.
Key words : 10-day congest
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190427_15/
A 10-day holiday period has started in Japan. Roads, trains, and airports are congested as people head for their hometowns and other destinations.
The Japan Road Traffic Information Center says that as of 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, several expressway lanes were backed up for up to 21 kilometers.
The Japan Railway companies say the number of passengers on bullet trains that leave Tokyo or other major cities will peak on Saturday.
They say carriages with non-reserved seats were over capacity on many bullet trains in the morning.
A record 60,700 people are expected to leave the country from Narita Airport near Tokyo on Saturday. Travelers are forming long lines in the departure lobby.
The operator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka is estimating that 805,300 people will take international flights from the airport during the 11-day period between April 26 to May 6.
Airline officials say almost all domestic flights leaving Tokyo and Osaka are fully booked.
Figures from 13 major airline companies in Japan show that 3.71 million people booked domestic flights for the holiday period. That's up more than 22 percent from the spring holidays last year.
Key words : three-day forecast
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