Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will raise the issue of reforming the World Trade Organization at the Group of 20 nations summit in Osaka in June.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has pledged to support for Saudi Arabia's effort to reform its economy.
Russia's presidential spokesman says Russia is building relations with North Korea in its home region, an implication that it has more influence on the country than the US.
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Key words : Abe raise the issue
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will raise the issue of reforming the World Trade Organization at the Group of 20 nations summit in Osaka in June.
Abe made the remarks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Ottawa on Sunday.
The WTO has ruled in South Korea's favor in a dispute over the country's ban on the import of Japanese fishery products. The ban was introduced after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. Japan filed a complained with the WTO, calling the ban unfair.
Abe says the WTO's appellate body has various issues, such as it tends to offer conclusions that would not help resolve the problem. He says some WTO members have spoken of their doubts about the decision.
Abe says it's imperative for the WTO to solve a dispute so as to create a framework that better matches the reality of the 21st century. He vowed to discuss the issue at the June summit meeting.
Abe also commented on the US plan to end sanction waivers that exempt countries from a ban on importing Iranian oil.
Abe says Japan has traditionally been a good friend of Iran and he would like to utilize such friendship to make his contributions to the stability and peace of the region.
Key words : Kono pledged to Saudi
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Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has pledged to help women in Saudi Arabia take an active role in society. He also said that he hopes to see Japan's investment in the Middle East increase.
Kono visited a Japan-affiliated plant that manufactures diapers and sanitary products outside of the capital, Riyadh.
He was briefed by a female manager as he toured the plant. He watched about 80 women working on a diaper packaging line.
Saudi Arabia has restricted women's activities in society under a strict interpretation of Islamic law. But recent economic reforms have helped promote women. The plant is increasing the number of women in its workforce.
After the tour Kono said that further reform in the country is integral to the stability of the region and that it should be supported.
The foreign minister added that he will support Japanese companies thinking about investing in Saudi Arabia.
Key words : Russia presidential building
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Russia's presidential spokesman says Russia is building relations with North Korea in its home region, an implication that it has more influence on the country than the United States.
Dmitry Peskov commented on the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state-run TV program aired Sunday. The summit took place in Vladivostok last week.
Peskov pointed out that Russia and North Korea share a border. He said that his country's dealings with North Korea are a regional matter, and that the US is "beyond its home region" when interacting with the North.
Peskov also praised Kim, saying that he is an experienced and balanced leader.
The spokesman stressed that Russia intends to become more involved in North Korean affairs following Putin's first summit with Kim.
Key words : south defense
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South Korea's defense ministry says it will hold security talks with Japan and the United States next week.
Ministry spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo told reporters on Monday that defense officials from the three countries will meet in Seoul on May 9.
The officials are expected to discuss the best way to deal with North Korea, among other matters.
Choi also suggested that talks may be held between Japanese and South Korean officials on the sidelines of next week's meeting. She said arrangements are underway for bilateral talks.
Japanese and South Korean defense officials have been at odds over certain matters, such as an incident involving military radar targeting last December. Tokyo said a South Korean naval vessel directed fire-control radar at a Japanese patrol plane over the Sea of Japan. Seoul denies this.
Choi also announced that from Wednesday, Seoul will resume allowing tourists to enter the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, or JSA, at the truce village of Panmunjom that separates North and South Korea.
The two Koreas agreed last year to allow tourists to move freely across the border inside the JSA. But the North Korean side is expected to remain closed, as Pyongyang has hardened its stance in the face of stalled negotiations with the United States.
Key words : Two US
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Two US Navy vessels have sailed through the Taiwan Strait. It's the fourth time in four months that US warships have used the waterway.
The US Navy's Seventh Fleet, based in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, issued a statement on Monday saying two of its destroyers transited through the Taiwan Strait between Sunday and Monday.
The statement said that the passage demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
It also said the US Navy will continue to sail, fly and operate anywhere international law allows.
Last month, two Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and violated Taiwan's airspace in an apparent message to the United States about its increased involvement with Taiwan.
The US administration of President Donald Trump responded by announcing that the US will train Taiwan's fighter jet pilots in the United States.
Key words : Iranian may consider
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country may consider pulling out of an international treaty designed to prevent the spread of nuclear arms.
Zarif made the remarks in an interview on Sunday with state-run TV. He said Iranian authorities are considering numerous choices and that leaving Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is one of them.
Zarif said the Iranian people have never been united so strongly. His remarks came as the US administration of President Donald Trump is stepping up pressure against Iran.
Earlier this month the Trump administration blacklisted Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, as a foreign terrorist organization.
The US is also planning to end sanction waivers that exempt countries from a ban on importing Iranian oil starting from May 2.
Zarif is seen as the man tasked with carrying out President Hassan Rouhani's policy of strengthening ties with the international community.
But experts say Zarif's latest remarks are designed to highlight a stronger policy against the US after calls from conservative hardliners for a more hardline stance.
Key words : gathered Hong Kong
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About 130,000 people gathered in the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, to protest proposed revisions to its extradition rules.
The organizer says the turnout was at least 10 times larger than at a similar protest in March.
Hong Kong's Parliament is deliberating revisions to the current rules. They would allow Hong Kong authorities to decide whether to extradite a suspect at the request of other countries and territories.
Demonstrators demanded the revisions be scraped. Currently, Hong Kong doesn't have an extradition pact with mainland China. However, the proposed rules would allow Hong Kong authorities to send anti-Beijing activists to mainland China.
Protesters say once suspects are handed over to China, they cannot expect a fair trial. Others say they fear the Chinese government could frame anti-Beijing activists for a crime and ask for their extradition.
The Hong Kong legislature would like to pass the revisions by summer. However, facing the possibility of more protests, legal and business experts are voicing concern.
Key words : Spanish prime
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared victory in Sunday's election and pledged to form a pro-European government to strengthen the EU.
His ruling Socialist Workers' Party fell short of a simple majority, winning just over 120 of the 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies. It is expected to negotiate with other parties to establish a coalition.
New far-right party Vox will enter parliament after winning more than 20 seats. The party is Euro-skeptic and anti-immigration.
Party leader Santiago Abascal gave a speech in which he repeated his "Spain first" pledge and vowed that he and his party would defend Spanish pride and sovereignty.
The election result illustrates the gulf between pro-Europeans and Euro-skeptics, less than a month before people go back to the polls to vote in European elections.
Key words : 8K ultra
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More businesses in Japan are using 8K ultra-high definition technology, following NHK's launch of 8K broadcasts in December.
Shutoko Engineering Company, which is in charge of inspecting expressways in metropolitan Tokyo, is conducting feasibility tests on whether 8K cameras installed on a vehicle could inspect the walls of tunnels.
8K technology has 16 times the number of pixels as standard high-definition technology.
The camera records images of the walls while a vehicle is in motion. The resulting ultra-high definition images are later inspected.
Shutoko engineers say that in the past they had to temporarily close sections of expressways so workers could conduct visual checks.
The company says it hopes 8K cameras will make inspection work more efficient. It plans to use 8K cameras on a trial basis by the end of fiscal 2020 with the aim of automating maintenance work by combining 8K cameras and Artificial Intelligence.
Company executive Yoshifumi Nagata says 8K technology would make inspection work more efficient, while helping to reduce costs.
Another company, Sharp, is developing closed-circuit cameras using 8K technology. Sharp says that large factories can be monitored using a small number of 8K cameras. The company plans to employ the technology by the end of this year.
The head of Sharp's Telecommunication and Image Technology Laboratories, Yasuhiro Yoshida, says when used for visual data which the human eye may not be able to comprehend, 8K technology would be a very valuable tool.
Yoshida says he is hoping to apply the technology to other areas.
Key words : last tuna
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The last tuna auction of the Heisei era has been held at Tokyo's wholesale food market.
Buyers shouted their bids at the Toyosu market from 5:30 a.m. on Monday -- the last business day of Heisei.
It is open for four days of a 10-day holiday that started on Saturday.
The market was moved from Tsukiji to Toyosu in October. It is equipped with state-of-the-art systems to control temperatures and maintain hygiene.
The amount of seafood traded there has been falling since the change of location.
One wholesaler, Hiroyuki Ito, says the market's influence has faded because distribution methods have changed. He wants to see a more aggressive approach in the coming Reiwa era to promote the market to ensure its survival.
The Reiwa era starts on Wednesday when the new Emperor takes the throne.
Key words : employee Miyagi
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