South Korea's foreign minister has restated Seoul's position that it respects court rulings on wartime labor compensation involving Japanese firms.
The Asian Development Bank has launched a 5 billion dollar action plan aimed at protecting the Pacific Ocean and promoting economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
The United States on Thursday has ended waivers that had allowed countries including Japan to import oil from Iran without facing sanctions.
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Key words : south involving firm
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South Korea's foreign minister has restated Seoul's position that it respects court rulings on wartime labor compensation involving Japanese firms. She stopped short of discussing specific government responses.
Kang Kyung-wha was commenting on Thursday on a move by South Korean plaintiffs to start the process of selling shares in Japanese firms that were seized in lieu of damages.
South Korean courts have ordered the firms to compensate the plaintiffs, who say they or their relatives were forced to work for them during World War Two.
The plaintiffs seized the assets in South Korea after the firms declined to enter talks on payments.
Kang said the government will not intervene when the people are exercising their rights, repeating its position that it respects judicial decisions.
Japan's government has asked South Korea for negotiations under a 1965 bilateral deal, which Tokyo says settled the issue of the right to claim compensation.
But Kang said only that the government is preparing a variety of steps to deal with the matter, adding that it is not yet time to announce anything specific.
Key words : chief cabinet protect
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Japan's chief cabinet secretary says the government will protect the interests of Japanese firms in connection with wartime labor suits in South Korea.
Yoshihide Suga made the comment on a TV program on Wednesday. His remark comes after South Korean plaintiffs started the process of selling off shares seized from two Japanese businesses in lieu of damages.
South Korean courts have ordered the firms to pay damages to the plaintiffs who say they or their relatives were forced to work for the firms during World War Two.
Japan's government says the issue of the right to claim compensation was settled completely and finally under a bilateral agreement in 1965, when the two countries normalized ties.
Suga said Tokyo has lodged a protest with the South Korean government.
He said it is extremely regrettable that the move comes before Seoul has responded to Japan's request to discuss the issue under the 1965 deal.
Suga said the government has kept in close contact and is coordinating with the companies involved and firmly acted to protect their interests.
Key words : Asian develop launched
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The Asian Development Bank has launched a 5 billion dollar action plan aimed at protecting the Pacific Ocean and promoting economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
At the annual meeting of its board of governors in Fiji on Thursday, the ADB announced the launch of the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies.
The organization wants to help reduce land-based sources of marine pollution, including waste water and plastic waste. It also wants to protect marine ecosystems and create sustainable business opportunities in tourism and the fisheries industry.
ADB President Takehiko Nakao spoke at a seminar held during the annual meeting. He stressed the importance of protecting marine ecosystems. Nakao said the oceans are not big enough to accommodate large amounts of plastic waste.
He pointed out the need to create a stronger international framework for addressing sources of marine pollution, such as plastic waste. He also urged governments, businesses, and consumers to cooperate and increase efforts to deal with sources of marine pollution.
Reducing plastic pollution in the oceans is expected to be an item on the agenda at the next G-20 summit in Osaka in June.
Key words : Hibakusha
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A Japanese atomic bomb survivor called for global nuclear disarmament during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
Jiro Hamasumi was in his mother's womb when a nuclear bomb exploded above Hiroshima in 1945. He lost his father to the blast and her mother suffered from radiation exposure as she searched for him.
Hamasumi called on the world to disarm all nuclear weapons while speaking at a preparatory committee meeting for the 2020 review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or NPT.
He is assistant secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Sufferers Organization or Nihon Hidankyo.
Hamasumi said the war has not yet ended because nuclear arms still exist in the world. He noted that there are about 7,200 survivors who were exposed to radiation in utero.
He said the impact of radiation on these survivors cannot be measured because they were exposed while in the womb. Yet they live in constant fear for not only their own health, but that of their children and grandchildren.
Hamasumi added that it is the mission of the hibakusha and adults around the world to ensure that all children can inherit a clear, blue sky free of nuclear weapons and wars.
After the speech, atomic bomb survivors submitted a petition with 9.4 million signatures, calling on all nations to take part in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The petition was handed to Ambassador Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin of Malaysia, who chaired the session as well as Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN Under Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.
Nihon Hidankyo's secretary general Sueichi Kido, who survived the 1945 Nagasaki bombing, said he felt a sense of urgency when he heard debates at UN meetings.
Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui talked of a disturbing trend of nuclear powers not engaging in disarmament negotiation but instead continuing to modernize their weapons. He called on nations around the world to hold serious negotiations ahead of the 2020 review conference.
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said competition to develop smaller and easy-to-use nuclear weapons has already begun and the risk of possible use had increased. He said the United States and Russia should initiate a dialogue to come up with a concrete process to reduce threats arising from nuclear arms.
Key words : signature
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A Japanese atomic bomb survivor called for global nuclear disarmament during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
Jiro Hamasumi was in his mother's womb when a nuclear bomb exploded above Hiroshima in 1945. He lost his father to the blast and her mother suffered from radiation exposure as she searched for him.
Hamasumi called on the world to disarm all nuclear weapons while speaking at a preparatory committee meeting for the 2020 review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or NPT.
He is assistant secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Sufferers Organization or Nihon Hidankyo.
Hamasumi said the war has not yet ended because nuclear arms still exist in the world. He noted that there are about 7,200 survivors who were exposed to radiation in utero.
He said the impact of radiation on these survivors cannot be measured because they were exposed while in the womb. Yet they live in constant fear for not only their own health, but that of their children and grandchildren.
Hamasumi added that it is the mission of the hibakusha and adults around the world to ensure that all children can inherit a clear, blue sky free of nuclear weapons and wars.
After the speech, atomic bomb survivors submitted a petition with 9.4 million signatures, calling on all nations to take part in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The petition was handed to Ambassador Syed Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin of Malaysia, who chaired the session as well as Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN Under Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.
Nihon Hidankyo's secretary general Sueichi Kido, who survived the 1945 Nagasaki bombing, said he felt a sense of urgency when he heard debates at UN meetings.
Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui talked of a disturbing trend of nuclear powers not engaging in disarmament negotiation but instead continuing to modernize their weapons. He called on nations around the world to hold serious negotiations ahead of the 2020 review conference.
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said competition to develop smaller and easy-to-use nuclear weapons has already begun and the risk of possible use had increased. He said the United States and Russia should initiate a dialogue to come up with a concrete process to reduce threats arising from nuclear arms.
Key words : United States on Thursday
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The United States on Thursday ended waivers that had allowed countries including Japan to import oil from Iran without facing sanctions.
Last November, the administration of President Donald Trump banned countries from importing Iranian oil. The US pulled out of a 2015 deal which lifted sanctions on Iran in return for the country limiting its nuclear capabilities.
Washington granted sanctions waivers to seven countries and one territory for 180 days until Wednesday.
Last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US will no longer grant any exemption beyond the deadline.
The Trump administration is urging countries to cut imports of Iranian oil to zero, saying that its sanctions will target companies buying oil from Iran.
Washington hopes to deal a blow to Iran's leadership by totally cutting off its crude oil exports, which are regarded as its lifeline.
Tehran is expected to react sharply to the US termination of the waivers. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Wednesday, ahead of the end of US sanctions waivers, that Washington's aim was an illusion. He also said anyone who uses oil as a political tool must accept the consequences.
Key words : Japan obtain
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Japan obtains about five percent of its overall crude oil imports from Iran.
Japanese oil wholesalers, including JXTG Holdings and Showa Shell Sekiyu, stopped imports from Iran last year, before the US started imposing sanctions in November.
The wholesalers resumed Iranian imports earlier this year after Washington's decision to grant waivers.
But they stopped buying oil from Iran once again in April, predicting that a waiver extension was unlikely. They expect the halting of Iranian imports to be a long-term situation in Japan, due to US sanctions.
Wholesalers say the halting of US waivers will have little impact on domestic supplies of oil products such as gasoline, as purchases from other countries will offset Iranian imports.
But they note that a US announcement to end the waivers has sent crude oil prices surging, raising concern over possible oil prices hikes.
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Key words : events to mark Reiwa
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Events to mark the new Reiwa era have taken place in Japan and around the world.
In Tokyo, about 70 senior-ranking wrestlers have celebrated the start of the era by standing in formation to spell out the two kanji characters that make up the name. Among them were Yokozuna grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu, as well as newly promoted ozeki Takakeisho.
In the United Arab Emirates, an LED display marking the occasion was lit up on the side of the 340 meter-tall headquarters of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on Wednesday evening.
Japanese residents and local people gathered to admire the illumination which included an image of the Japanese flag.
An official of the oil company said it was a pleasure to celebrate the start of the Reiwa era with Japan. The official expressed hope for deepening bilateral ties, saying the future of Japan affects the future of the UAE.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote a message on Twitter in Japanese honoring Emperor Naruhito's enthronement. Cavusoglu said he hopes the Reiwa era will bring happiness to the Japanese people.
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