Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died. He was known for forging strong ties with the US and privatizing industries.
The South Korean military says the two projectiles that the North launched on Thursday were fired about 30 seconds apart.
Japan and South Korea have agreed to resume a high-level dialogue on trade policy next month.
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Key words : Nakasone has died trong ties
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Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died. He was known for forging strong ties with the US and privatizing industries.
Nakasone was the last living prime minister who'd served in the Showa Era.
He was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1918. After graduating from university, he took a job at the then-Home Ministry, and served as a naval officer during World War Two.
In 1947, he ran for the Lower House of the Diet and kept his seat for 20 straight terms.
He held several cabinet and party executive posts before becoming Japan's 71st prime minister in 1982. He served for about five years.
During his tenure, he became the first postwar prime minister to officially visit Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, including leaders convicted of war crimes after World War Two. But he refrained from further visits following strong criticism from China and other countries.
Current prime minister Shinzo Abe issued a statement praising Nakasone's accomplishments and expressing deep sorrow over the news.
In the 80s, Nakasone forged a strong friendship with then US president Ronald Reagan. They called each other "Ron" and "Yasu."
Nakasone was a strong proponent of amending Japan's postwar constitution -- a dream he was unable to fulfill.
Yasuhiro Nakasone was 101 years old.
Key words : Chinese foreign Nakasone
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Key words : south projectile fired
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The South Korean military says the two projectiles that the North launched on Thursday were fired about 30 seconds apart.
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles from around Yeonpo in the country's South Hamgyong Province toward the Sea of Japan.
North Korea's state-run media reported on Friday that the country had successfully tested a "super-large multiple-launch rocket system" under the oversight of leader Kim Jong Un.
The North launched two ballistic missiles each on August 24, September 10 and October 31, in what it claimed to be a test of a similar, super-large, multiple system.
The missiles on August 24 were reportedly fired 17 minutes apart, with those on September 10 and on October 31 launched at intervals of 19 minutes and 3 minutes respectively.
Some analysts believe North Korea is working to improve its ability to conduct launches in quick succession.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports that some analysts say that if the North fires projectiles in rapid succession from mobile launchers, Seoul may in some case find it difficult to deal with them.
The news agency also quoted a military expert as saying that Pyongyang may next try to conduct four launches in rapid succession.
Key words : Japan and south have agreed
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Japan and South Korea have agreed to resume a high-level dialogue on trade policy next month. This comes as Japan has maintained tighter screening of exports from its Asian neighbor since July.
Trade officials from the two countries met in Seoul on Thursday. A South Korean official said the two sides were able to rebuild trust at the working-level meeting.
They decided to hold bureau-chief level talks in Tokyo sometime between December 16 and the 20. These will be the first talks at this level in more than three years.
But there's a gap between how the two countries view the meeting. Japan sees it a chance to confirm what progress South Korea has made on its system of trade controls.
Seoul maintains it will call on Japan to abolish its export controls through the dialogue.
Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama expressed optimism for the talks, saying: "It is important that the two sides confirm each other's current standpoints through discussions, and meaningful moves at the talks."
Kajiyama said a preparatory meeting will take place next Wednesday in Vienna.
Key words : Fukuoka
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The city of Fukuoka is testing an artificial intelligence-based multilingual oral translation device to respond to the rising population of foreign residents.
The city is home to about 40,000 foreign residents, compared to 9,200 in 1989. City officials are facing a growing need to communicate in foreign languages at its city hall and other places.
The city, along with four private firms, is testing the device at government offices, subway stations and other locations.
The system can handle up to 10 foreign languages, such as English, Chinese and Korean.
When a person speaks into the device, the AI instantly translates the words into Japanese and displays the text on a screen.
The test will conclude on January 31. The developers plan to improve the system by having the AI learn terms and phrases that are commonly used at administrative offices.
Key words : research team developed a new
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A Japanese research team says it has developed a new method to treat severe heart failure which involves spraying the organ with stem cells capable of producing blood vessels.
The team, led by Osaka University Professor Yoshiki Sawa, said on Friday that it plans to stage a clinical trial of the therapy over the next two years.
The treatment targets patients who are losing their heart muscle cells due to blockages in blood vessels.
A solution containing stem cells is to be sprayed on the surface of the patient's heart during bypass surgery in order to create thin, new vessels in areas where circulation has been lost.
The team says an experiment using pigs showed improved blood-pumping functions.
It hopes to check the safety and efficacy of the procedure during the clinical trial, and to establish the method as a standard therapy that can be covered by public health insurance in the future.
Professor Sawa says he hopes the treatment will be widely used to improve the condition of patients whose heart function has declined.
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