Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper have agreed that their countries will cooperate closely on North Korea.
North Korea's state-run media say the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the launch of a new type of tactical guided missile on Tuesday.
Japan's Cabinet is moving closer to stripping South Korea of its preferential trade status.
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Key words : Iwaya and have agreed
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Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper have agreed that their countries will cooperate closely on North Korea. They also discussed the US-led maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Esper met Iwaya on Wednesday for the first time since taking office last month. Their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo follows multiple launches of short-range ballistic missiles and unidentified projectiles by North Korea in the past two weeks.
At the outset of the meeting, Iwaya referred to the launches, saying it's important for Japanese and US defense authorities to maintain close cooperation on all levels amid the increasingly severe security environment surrounding both countries.
Esper noted that the US and Japan mutually support negotiations to achieve the final and fully verified denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
They agreed to cooperate in getting North Korea to denuclearize and dismantle all types of ballistic missiles.
Esper also briefed Iwaya on the US initiative to form a coalition for a maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iwaya said the government will decide what kind of measures are effective to secure the safe navigation of ships with connections to Japan. He said it will make a comprehensive decision by considering stable oil supplies, Japan's relations with its ally, the US, friendly ties with Iran and other matters, from various angles.
The two also discussed a Japan-South Korea agreement on intelligence sharing.
There are calls in South Korea the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, to be scrapped amid worsening relations with Japan.
Esper and Iwaya shared the view that cooperation among Japan, the US and South Korea, including the intelligence-sharing pact, is important in dealing with the issue of North Korea and for the peace and stability of the region.
Key words : Abe and US calculate
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper have agreed to strengthen the alliance between the two countries. Esper voiced concern over China, and also said that the US is committed to North Korea's denuclearization.
The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Esper is on his first visit to Japan since assuming his post in July.
Abe said the Japan-US alliance is stronger than ever before. He said he hopes to further strengthen the alliance and continue the two countries' cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Esper said the bilateral alliance is ironclad and critical to a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific.
The US defense chief expressed concern over China, saying it continues to destabilize the region.
He said Beijing's, "military aggression and calculated strategy of predatory economics violate the international rules-based order that we intend to uphold."
Esper said North Korea also remains a great concern. He thanked Japan for its assistance in enforcing UN Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on Pyongyang.
Esper added that the United States is committed to the goal of the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea.
Key words : Kim oversaw
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North Korea's state-run media say the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the launch of a new type of tactical guided missile on Tuesday.
The media said on Wednesday that two missiles precisely hit a target islet, and clearly verified their actual war capacity.
The report also said Kim praised the launch, saying it would send a warning to the joint US-South Korea military drills that are now underway.
North Korea launched two projectiles on Tuesday morning from South Hwanghae province towards the Sea of Japan. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said both are presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles.
Key words : cabinet closer
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Japan's Cabinet is moving closer to stripping South Korea of its preferential trade status.
Officials posted an ordinance on Wednesday morning to certify that South Korea will be removed from a list of nations entitled to simplified export-control procedures. The ordinance will take effect on August 28th.
After that happens, Japanese firms trading with South Korea will need to get approval every time they want to export restricted goods that might be used for military purposes. These include machine tools and carbon fiber.
A wide range of items that the trade ministry says could be diverted for military use may also become subject to a requirement for approval.
Japanese government officials say the measure is not an export ban. They say they will grant approvals as long as there are no problems with the applications.
Key words : south reiterated demand
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South Korea has reiterated its demand that Japan retract its decision to revoke the country's preferential trade status.
Japan's government officially proclaimed on Wednesday that it would remove South Korea from a list of nations entitled to simplified export control procedures. The order takes effect on August 28.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry issued a statement of protest in response. It expresses regret that the Japanese government pressed ahead with the removal of South Korea from the list despite the concerns and criticism conveyed by the international community and repeated demands from Seoul to retract the decision.
It added that Japan must withdraw the unilateral and arbitrary measure as soon as possible and accept South Korea's proposal to resolve the matter through dialogue.
Japan maintains that the move was the result of a review of how its export controls are carried out.
Key words : ceremony hand over
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A ceremony has been held to hand over the remains of 19 people believed to be Japanese who died in internment in Siberia after World War Two.
The ceremony was held at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in central Tokyo on Wednesday.
Members of a search team handed over boxes containing the remains, which were found in Siberia in July and August, to welfare ministry officials. About 100 attendants, including relatives of those who lost their lives in the war, observed a moment of silence.
About 55,000 Japanese are believed to have died due to hard labor in the bitter cold while they were interned by the then Soviet Union shortly after World War Two.
Since 1991, the welfare ministry has retrieved the remains of about 22,000 Japanese using burial records and other information kept by Russians.
But recently, it was revealed that experts had reported to the ministry that remains of dozens of people recovered in Siberia were likely not Japanese. Wednesday's ceremony was first since the revelation.
The ministry says an expert from Japan who accompanied the recovery mission determined that the remains are of Japanese people.
A woman whose father died in the Philippines during the war told reporters that bereaved families have been waiting for the remains of their loved ones to be returned. She also said she hopes the ministry prevents such a mistake from occurring again.
Key words : trade conflict US and spilled over
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The trade conflict between the US and China spilled over into currency markets this week. Investors say this could worsen the tit-for-tat retaliation that has damaged relations between the world's two largest economies. And businesses in many other countries could get hurt in the crossfire.
US President Donald Trump turned up the heat at the start of August.
He said the US will impose tariffs on almost all Chinese imports from September 1. Trump added that China failed to meet commitments to buy US farm products.
Analysts say Beijing's response on Monday was to allow China's currency to weaken against the dollar to a level not seen in about 11 years. A weaker yuan makes Chinese exports cheaper in overseas markets.
Back in Washington, the Treasury department responded right away by labeling China a currency manipulator.
China's central bank said it wasn't acting to devalue the yuan. The bank said that US actions against China are disrupting financial markets and the global economy.
The conflict is damaging trade with other countries, including Japan.
It's also driving investors into less risky assets, such as Japan's yen. As the yen appreciates, Japanese products become more expensive.
Investors are now focused on September trade talks between Washington and Beijing, but also bracing for more market upheavals.
Key words : Tokyo stock conflict
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Key words : agriculture
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Japan's agriculture ministry says the country's food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2018 matched the record low marked 25 years ago.
The ministry says the food self-sufficiency rate for the fiscal year that ended in March was 37 percent in terms of calorie intake. That's down one percentage point from the previous year and equals the record low of fiscal 1993, when a cool summer caused a poor rice harvest.
Officials say production of wheat and soybeans fell in Hokkaido, northern Japan, due to poor weather, while imports of beef and milk products increased.
The government aims to raise the food self-sufficiency rate to 45 percent by 2025.
Key words : police at least 39
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Police say at least 39 heat-related deaths were reported in Tokyo during the first six days of August alone. They are advising people to use air-conditioning.
Police and other officials say more than 90 percent of the victims aged in their 40s to 90s were indoors when they developed symptoms of heatstroke.
They say air-conditioning seemed to be working in only one case.
The mercury remains high on Wednesday across Japan, with 35 degrees Celsius or more reported in many areas.
The daytime high reached 37 degrees or more in Ibaraki, Gunma, Tokyo and Osaka Prefectures by 12:30 p.m..
Officials are calling on people to stay hydrated, avoid direct sunlight and use air-conditioning.
Weather officials say the rising temperatures may create unstable atmospheric conditions over wide areas, possibly causing rain clouds to develop in some parts.
They are warning of sudden weather changes, such as thunderstorms and gusts of wind.
Key words : new flight route
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The Japanese government is set to make its final decision on whether to introduce new flight routes to Tokyo's Haneda airport. The approach routes would start next March and greatly increase flights to the capital ahead of 2020 Tokyo Games, even though there are concerns about noise.
On Wednesday, officials from the transport ministry and the Tokyo Metropolitan government, as well as its wards and other neighboring municipalities, attended a meeting held at the ministry.
Transport officials explained that they are planning to launch the new routes that will pass over central Tokyo, starting from March 29 of next year. They repeated their call for understanding from local municipalities.
The new flight paths are expected to enable Haneda to have 99,000 international landings and takeoffs annually, up from the current 60,000.
Some municipal officials expressed support to the government's plan, citing the importance of the new routes for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Others asked for sufficient measures to deal with noise pollution and preventing objects falling from aircraft.
The ministry is expected to make a decision on the proposed routes as early as Thursday, after considering opinions expressed at the meeting.
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