South Korean President says it would be difficult to review the country's decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as long as Tokyo keeps its export controls against Seoul in place.
Japan's Prime Minister says he will explain at the Diet his alleged use of taxpayers' money on a cherry blossom party for his constituents.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary says a Japanese professor from Hokkaido University has been released from detention in China and has returned home.
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Key words : south difficult to scrap
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in says it would be difficult to review the country's decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as long as Tokyo keeps its export controls against Seoul in place.
Moon made the remark during talks with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Seoul on Friday. The meeting lasted for about 50 minutes.
South Korean presidential officials say Moon told Esper that it would be hard to share military information with Japan as it is citing national security as a reason for the tighter export controls.
The officials say Moon stressed that cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the US is important, and that Esper replied he will ask Japan to make efforts to resolve the issue over the pact, known as GSOMIA.
South Korea's presidential office says it is hoping to see progress before GSOMIA expires on November 23. But South Korea's position remains far apart from Japan and the US, both of which say the pact should be maintained.
Key words : senior Japanese and progress
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Senior Japanese and South Korean foreign ministry officials have failed to achieve progress on wartime labor -- one of the issues that have strained bilateral ties. The two sides also discussed the fate of an intelligence-sharing pact due to expire on November 23.
Shigeki Takizaki, the director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific Affairs, met in Tokyo for about two and a half hours. The talks were their first in a month.
The Japanese side repeated its position on the wartime labor issue, urging Seoul to promptly correct what Tokyo sees as a situation in breach of international law. The South Korean side presented no concrete steps for a breakthrough.
Bilateral ties have soured since South Korea's Supreme Court last year ordered Japanese companies to compensate Koreans who say they were forced to work for the firms during World War Two.
Japan maintains that all claims for wartime compensation were settled in an agreement the two countries signed in 1965 when they normalized relations.
On the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, the Japanese side requested a wise response from South Korea, in consideration of the current regional security environment.
The South Korean side is said to have reiterated its stance that it is ready to reconsider its decision not to extend the pact if Japan withdraws its tightened controls on exports of sensitive high-tech materials.
After the meeting, a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official told reporters that the talks are still ongoing, and that Japan hopes to continue communicating with South Korea through diplomatic channels.
Key words : Abe explain at the diet
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will explain at the Diet his alleged use of taxpayers' money on a cherry blossom party for his constituents.
Abe told reporters on Friday that if the Diet asks for an explanation, the government will naturally comply.
The government invites people who've made outstanding achievements in various fields to the annual party hosted by the prime minister.
But a Cabinet Office official told the opposition bloc that some of the guests at this year's party were recommended by Abe's private office.
Another focus of attention is a dinner Abe's support group held at a Tokyo hotel the night before the party. Participants paid about 46 dollars to attend.
The political fund control law requires political groups to include in political fund reports events for which participants pay fees. The dinner was not mentioned in the report by Abe's support group.
Abe said he understands that his office is handling the matter appropriately, as he told the Diet.
Key words : Suga Hokkaido
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary says a Japanese professor from Hokkaido University has been released from detention in China and has returned home.
Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Friday that the professor in his 40s arrived in Japan earlier in the day, and is believed to be in good health.
Also announcing the release on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said national security authorities investigated the professor because he was collecting materials concerning China's state secrets at his hotel.
Geng said the professor admitted to the act and showed remorse, so the authorities took steps to release him on bail. He added that the man has left for Japan.
The professor was taken into custody in September while visiting Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. China has not said why he was detained.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested the professor's early release when he met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of a regional forum in Thailand.
Li told Abe that he had taken note of Abe's request.
Key words : central loop line
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A third of Tokyo's central loop line will be out of service on Saturday due to construction work for a new station.
East Japan Railway, or JR East, says the partial suspension of the Yamanote Line is likely to affect as many as 560,000 people.
The operator says services between Osaki and Ueno stations will be suspended from the first train to around 4 p.m. This section includes Tokyo Station.
Trains will also be suspended on Saturday on the Keihin-Tohoku Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations for the whole day.
The Takanawa Gateway Station, located between Shinagawa and Tamachi, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2020.
JR East says this will be the first suspension of the Yamanote Line for construction work since the company was established in 1987. JR East officials say they need to do this because the work is on a large scale and is complicated.
Key words : Japanese scientist
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Japanese scientists have found that painting cows to resemble zebras significantly reduces the number of fly bites.
The Aichi Agricultural Research Center conducted a joint study with Kyoto University to look into the effectiveness of painting livestock as a method to reduce fly bites. The research is based on studies that show flies tend to avoid zebras.
The researchers conducted the tests on black cows, painting white stripes on some and black stripes on others. They also left several unpainted to serve as a control group. They tied the cattle to a fence and then counted the number of flies found on them after 30 minutes. They repeated this process dozens of times.
The unpainted cows saw an average of 129 flies. The cows with black stripes saw an average of 111. And the cows with black and white stripes saw an average of 55.
Aichi Prefecture officials welcomed the findings, saying the study shows that painting cattle is an effective method to prevent the spread of infectious disease and to reduce the stress cows experience from being bitten.
The officials say they believe the process may have similar success with other types of livestock.
Key words : quick look
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