Japan's annual defense report stresses the importance of gaining superiority in new areas, including space and cyber security.
Japan's Foreign Minister says it is important that South Korea quickly correct a breach of international law over the wartime labor issue.
Kansai Electric Power Company has disclosed that 20 employees including top executives received money and items worth about 3 million dollars from a former town official.
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Key words : Japan annual defense
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Japan's annual defense report stresses the importance of gaining superiority in new areas, including space and cyber security.
The Defense White Paper, released on Friday, says technological development will lead to fundamental changes in national security. It emphasizes that securing advantages in space, cyber security and electromagnetic waves will be essential.
The report says North Korea poses a serious and imminent threat to Japan's security. It points out that the North has been test-launching ballistic missiles at an unprecedented pace in recent years, and says the country is likely to have developed small nuclear warheads.
The white paper mentions Japan's deteriorating ties with South Korea. It says Tokyo plans to promote defense cooperation in a range of areas, but Seoul's negative responses are having an adverse impact on such efforts. In August, South Korea decided to terminate the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, with Japan. The pact will expire in November.
The report also refers to the plan to deploy the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in northern Japan. It says the Defense Ministry has sincerely reflected on its inappropriate handling of survey data and other mistakes.
Key words : US research group
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A US research group says its analysis indicates North Korea is likely preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs.
Researchers at 38 North on Thursday released their analysis based on recent satellite images of a shipyard in the eastern port city of Sinpo. Construction of a new submarine capable of carrying ballistic missiles is reportedly underway there.
The researchers say photos taken on August 26 and September 23 show a truck on the quay loaded with a cylindrical canister measuring 10.35 meters in length and 1.75 meters in diameter.
They say the measurements are compatible with a missile launch canister for the Pukguksong-1 SLBM.
They also say it is highly likely that preparations are underway for the testing of a dummy round from its missile launch ejection system. They add this test is routinely done prior to actual missile launches, to ensure the missile can be ejected at the proper speed and angle.
Another US group of researchers said earlier this week that satellite images suggested North Korea was stepping up its construction work at the shipyard, citing a large roof-like structure straddling the quay.
38 North says North Korea appears to be working to establish a credible SLBM capability.
Key words : south quickly
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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says it is important that South Korea quickly correct a breach of international law over the wartime labor issue.
Motegi was speaking to reporters after his first meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in New York on Thursday.
Last year, South Korea's supreme court ordered Japanese firms to pay compensation to South Koreans who say they were forced to work for the firms during World War Two.
Motegi said the foundation of friendly relations between Japan and South Korea has been upended by the court's ruling.
South Korean plaintiffs have begun court procedures to sell assets seized from Japanese firms. Motegi said the matter will become more serious if the assets are sold.
Kang told the South Korean media that the two agreed on the importance of continuing frank diplomatic discussions and of working toward future-oriented relations.
Kang said the ministers also agreed on the importance of cooperation on North Korean issues, including the country's nuclear program. But she said that both ministers had merely reiterated their countries' positions, indicating that little progress was made on unresolved bilateral issues.
Key words : of Japan and China
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The foreign ministers of Japan and China have agreed to promote meetings of senior officials to ensure the success of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan next year.
Toshimitsu Motegi met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, for the first time in New York on Thursday.
Wang said he will work with Motegi to build a good cooperative relationship. He said he wants to overcome difficulties in bilateral relations and promote continuous and steady development.
Motegi said China and Japan have huge responsibilities in the international community, and he wants to work with Wang on various issues.
The two ministers agreed to promote cooperation and exchanges in various fields to build bilateral ties for a new era.
Motegi also met India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. They agreed to lay the groundwork for the first meeting of foreign and defense ministers from the two countries at the earliest possible date in India.
Key words : south scandal inappropriately
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South Korea's scandal-hit justice minister is facing fresh allegations that he inappropriately pressured a prosecutor investigating his family.
Cho Kuk has denied earlier allegations of misconduct, ranging from dubious investment practices to academic misconduct involving his children.
The newest reports say Cho called a prosecutor involved in his case during a raid on his home.
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called the move "disappointing and inappropriate."
Opposition lawmakers labeled the phone call as a clear abuse of Cho's authority and used it to demand his impeachment.
Cho responded on Friday morning, telling reporters he did not attempt to obstruct the investigation.
He said the purpose of the call was to ask prosecutors to consider his wife's ill health during a raid.
Cho maintains that all the allegations against him are false.
Key words : hydrogen export
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Officials at Japan's Finance Ministry say hydrogen fluoride exports destined for South Korea's high tech industry fell to zero in August.
The chemical is one of three materials used in making semiconductors that are now under stricter export control. By comparison, Japan shipped over 3,000 tons of the substance to South Korea in August last year.
The Japanese government says the tighter security controls are needed. Seoul says the restriction is politically motivated.
The data also show food exports to South Korea in August plunged by 40 percent due to an ongoing boycott of Japanese products. Beer exports were down 92 percent from July.
Key words : Kansai 20 employees
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Kansai Electric Power Company has disclosed that 20 employees including top executives received money and items worth about 320 million yen, or about 3 million dollars, from a former town official. The town hosts one of the firm's nuclear power plants.
KEPCO President Shigeki Iwane spoke at a news conference on Friday.
He said, "The total amount of payments we received was about 320 million yen. At this point, the money that wasn't given out of custom was returned."
Iwane said the employees had tried to return the money and goods, but the former town official adamantly refused to accept them.
The president said the employees feared their relations with the official might be damaged if they had forced him to take back the money and items. He said the official had been very supportive of KEPCO.
Iwane said the payments and gift-giving took place for a seven-year period through 2018.
Japan's industry minister, Isshu Sugawara, earlier called the disclosures outrageous if true. He said he has instructed his administrative staff to summon KEPCO officials for voluntary questioning.
The money was reportedly paid by a former deputy mayor of Takahama town, Fukui Prefecture, which is home to a KEPCO nuclear plant.
Some media reports claim the official received large sums of money from a local construction firm.
Key words : public virus
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Public health officials in Japan say they have imported potentially lethal viruses to develop ways to step up measures against infectious diseases ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases says strains of five deadly viruses arrived at its branch office in Musashimurayama City to be used for tests.
They are the Ebola, South American, Lassa, Crimean-Congo and Marburg viruses.
Officials say the viruses will be kept in a laboratory with the highest biosafety level of 4, which means it is capable of handling the most dangerous pathogens.
Entry into the lab requires passage through double doors. The air pressure in the lab is kept lower than that of the adjacent room to prevent the viruses from escaping.
The institute also says security cameras are installed to monitor the people coming in and out of the lab.
Many city residents were against having the viruses brought in, but the mayor agreed on condition that strict safety measures would be introduced.
The institute says it will hold a briefing to residents and start preparations for tests to improve the quality of diagnoses using the viruses.
Key words : education ministry
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Japan's education ministry says as many as 20,000 foreign children living in the country are believed not to be receiving school education.
The ministry identified 124,049 foreign children aged six to 14 who are registered as residents in municipalities across the nation as of May.
Among them, 1,000 were confirmed as not attending any elementary, junior high or international schools.
There were 18,654 children whose education status was uncertain. In some cases, municipality officials were unable to confirm their status either by phone, home visits or other methods. In other cases, officials failed to complete the survey during the set period.
An expert on the issue, Professor Yoshimi Kojima of Aichi Shukutoku University said she was shocked to learn that nearly 20,000 children may have no access to education.
Kojima added that greater support for such children is needed as the number of foreign children in Japan is expected to rise under the government's policy of accepting more foreign workers.
Key words : local government sponsor
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Local governments across Japan and corporate sponsors have received over 530,000 applications from people hoping to run in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay next year.
The torch relay will start in Fukushima Prefecture on March 26 and continue into July 24, at the opening ceremony. About 10,000 runners are expected to take part in the nation-wide relay.
Prefectural governments and four companies sponsoring the torch relay had accepted applications from the public from mid-June to August.
The organizing committee says 535,717 applications were tendered to the firms and local governments.
In Hyogo Prefecture, only one out of about 225 applicants will be successful. It had the highest number of applicants among all prefectures.
Some other prefectures have also received more than 200 applicants for each leg of the relay.
The governments and sponsors will notify the organizing committee of applicants they recommend for final selection.
Successful applicants will be notified by email in December.
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