Key words : north early Sunday
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North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Sunday morning. Japanese defense officials say they believe the missiles fell into waters outside the country's exclusive economic zone.
South Korea's military says the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles from near the town of Munchon towards the Sea of Japan. This is North Korea's 25th launch of the year.
South Korean experts say that judging from the flight distance, altitude and speed, they may have been short-range ballistic missiles that the North calls "super-large rockets."
Japanese defense officials are examining the possibility that submarine-launched ballistic missiles were used.
A Japanese official said Tokyo lodged a strong protest through the North Korean embassy in Beijing.
Japanese State Minister of Defense Ino Toshiro said, "The series of acts by Pyongyang threaten the peace and security of Japan, the region and the international community. The actions are absolutely unacceptable."
The latest launches occurred after midnight. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency quoted an expert as saying the North probably wanted to demonstrate that it has the ability to fire a missile at a time and place of its choosing.
In late September, the US Navy deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, to the Sea of Japan. Pyongyang has reacted sharply.
It launched ballistic missiles six times from September 25 to October 6. It fired a missile over Japan on Tuesday, for the first time in five years.
Key words : senior us and south
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A senior official at Japan's foreign ministry has held separate phone talks with US and South Korean counterparts over North Korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles.
Funakoshi Takehiro, who heads the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, spoke by phone with the US Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, on Sunday morning. Funakoshi also talked with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Kim Gunn.
The officials agreed that the frequent ballistic missile launches by North Korea since late last month, including one in the early hours of Sunday, pose a pressing threat to regional security and a serious challenge to the international community.
They also exchanged opinions on Pyongyang's sharp reaction to a critical remark by the International Civil Aviation Organization. The UN body said the North's launches are a danger to civil aviation.
The officials confirmed that the three countries will continue to work closely together to strengthen deterrence in the region and to achieve the complete denuclearization of North Korea.
Key words : putin ordered gas and
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Russia says a vital link to Crimea has partially reopened after an explosion and fire. President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's security service to tighten security for gas and power links to Crimea.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Saturday that a truck exploded on the only road bridge linking Crimea and southern Russia. Two sections of the road bridge collapsed.
The blast also caused fuel tanks on a train to explode on a parallel railway bridge. The Russian Investigative Committee said three people were killed.
Putin instructed his government to form a commission to investigate the incident.
Putin also signed a decree vesting the Federal Security Service with authority to tighten security for the energy bridge and gas pipeline connecting Russia and Crimea.
The bridge to Crimea has served as a strategic supply route from Russia. Damage to the link is expected to hamper the activities of Russian forces.
Russia's government says the crossings have partially reopened to vehicles and trains. The country's defense ministry says Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine are being supplied via land and sea routes.
Ukrainian officials have not said whether their country was involved in the explosion. But earlier this month, one of Putin's closest aides warned at a meeting in Crimea that there was a heightened risk of sabotage or terrorism.
Meanwhile, Russia's defense ministry said on Saturday that Army General Sergey Surovikin has been appointed as the new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine.
The move is apparently aimed at reversing the recent losses Russia has suffered after Ukraine's fierce counter-offensives in the country's east and south.
Key words : zelenskky commented crimea
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Key words : energy agency external power soon
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says shelling has once again cut off external power supplies to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi issued a statement on Saturday. He said that emergency diesel generators are cooling the reactors. Each of the plant's six reactors is reportedly in a state of cold shutdown.
The statement says engineers at the plant have begun work to repair the damaged power line. It adds that the plant's safety systems are operating normally.
The Russian-occupied nuclear plant has repeatedly lost external power due to shelling. That has raised serious concerns about the facility's safety.
In the statement, Grossi said, "The resumption of shelling, hitting the plant's sole source of external power, is tremendously irresponsible." He added that the plant must be protected.
Grossi said he will visit Russia soon. He said he wants to reach an agreement on the establishment of a "nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the plant.
Key words : head of ukraine nobel peace
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The head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties, the group that received this year's Nobel Peace Prize, said she sees the prize as a tribute to Ukrainians who are fighting for freedom.
Oleksandra Matviychuk, the director of the Ukrainian human rights organization held a news conference in Kyiv on Saturday.
She said, "the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to all people in Ukraine who fight for freedom with all your senses."
The group was founded to promote human rights and democracy in the country. After the invasion of Ukraine in February, the center began working to identify and document evidence of Russian war crimes, interviewing Ukrainian citizens across the country.
Matviychuk also said it may seem contradictory to receive the prize when the war is still ongoing, but added she sees this as a hope.
This year's prize was awarded also to Belarusian activist, Ales Bialiatski and the Russian human rights organization, Memorial.
Key words : train service
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Train services in northern Germany have been disrupted after trouble with a cable system that authorities suspect was an act of sabotage.
German train operator Deutsche Bahn said many long distance trains and other runs were halted on Saturday for about three hours.
German Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing told a news conference that the cables were deliberately cut in two locations.
European authorities are bracing for further acts of sabotage of their infrastructure.
Explosions and gas leaks were detected in late September in the Nord Stream pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany.
Key words : border labor shortage
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The tourist industry in Japan is facing difficulties in securing workers before the country eases border controls on Tuesday.
Japan will end the limit on the number of people entering the country, lift the ban on individual travel and allow visa-free visits.
People in the industry hope for a recovery from the pandemic, but they say they are facing a serious labor shortage.
An owner of a traditional Japanese inn located in Kinugawa, north of Tokyo, famous for its hot springs and beautiful scenery, says she has been receiving many inquiries from tourists outside Japan.
She says it is difficult to hire staff since the industry faced a serious downturn during the pandemic.
Teikoku Data Bank, a private research firm also says that labor shortages in the industry are numerous. It surveys about 26,000 firms in 50 different sectors every month.
The latest survey taken at the end of August shows 72.8 percent of the hotels answered that they have shortages of regular workers. It was the highest percentage of all industries.
Experts say the industry needs to come up with ways to maintain the quality of its hospitality as many people are expected to be visiting Japan.
Key words : space agency
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Japan's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Electric have developed a new Earth observation satellite, Daichi-3.
The developers say the satellite can detect objects as small as 80 centimeters on the Earth's surface. They expect Daichi-3 to become one of the key tools for creating maps for disaster management.
The satellite is 5 meters high, 16.5 meters wide, and weighs about 3 tons. The onboard sensor has a resolution three times higher than the first Daichi, which was retired in 2011.
Daichi-3 is also capable of sending up to 1.8 gigabytes of data per second, double the previous speed.
JAXA plans to launch the satellite on Japan's next-generation H3 rocket by March 2023.
A Mitsubishi Electric official says he hopes the satellite will be useful for preventing and mitigating disasters.
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