at 18:30 (JST), November 16

Asian View

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Key words : japan and china in person
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221116_01/

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is scheduled to hold summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Thailand, after a Group of 20 summit wraps up on Wednesday.

Kishida will visit Thailand on Thursday, the last leg of his Southeast Asian tour, to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

It will be the first time in three years for the leaders of Japan and China to meet in person. The last such meeting was December 2019, when Abe Shinzo was prime minister.

Japan-China ties remain at a low ebb over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and other matters.

Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains that they are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.

Attention is focused on whether the talks will help improve the bilateral relationship, as the two countries marked the 50th anniversary of normalizing their diplomatic ties this year.

Key words : japanese nationals return home
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221115_14/

Japan's top government spokesperson has stressed again that the government is doing its utmost to enable Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea to return home as soon as possible.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu spoke to reporters on Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of Yokota Megumi's abduction. Yokota was kidnapped while she was on her way home from her junior high school. The incident occurred in the city of Niigata, which lies on the Sea of Japan coast.

Matsuno is in charge of the abduction issue. He said it is deeply regrettable that Yokota and some of the other victims are still in North Korea.

Matsuno said that the government has repeatedly contacted Yokota's mother, Sakie. He said the issue should be settled immediately, as the family members of the victims are growing older.

The chief cabinet secretary stressed that the government has been doing everything that it can to resolve the matter. He added that the government will work with the United States and other countries to bring the victims back home soon.

Key words : kawasaki peace prize
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221115_28/

Japanese teenager Kawasaki Rena has won the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her pioneering work to get more young people to participate in politics and society.

KidsRights Foundation, an international children's rights organization based in the Netherlands, presents the prize every year to youngsters for contributions in protecting children's rights. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg won the prize in 2019.

Kawasaki, who is 17 and attends an international school in Osaka, western Japan, was chosen out of over 175 candidates from 46 nations. She received the prize in a ceremony at The Hague on Monday. She is the first Japanese person to win the prize.

Kawasaki was 8 years old when she read a book in which she learned that there were children who could not go to school due to the political situation in their countries, and became determined to take action.

When she was 14, she started her organization to create an online platform to connect young people with local political representatives. She has been working to encourage young people to become more involved in politics and society.

Kawasaki said at the ceremony that she believes the award "is an important sign for Japanese youth, highlighting that our voices are considered significant on the world stage." She said winning it gives her "the further strength to fight until every voice is heard and valued."

Key words : abduct teacher make sure
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20221027113747193/

The abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s is still an unresolved problem. Twenty years have passed since North Korea finally admitted at least some responsibility. Only five abductees have been able to return. Japan says at least 12 more are unaccounted for. Aspiring schoolteachers are learning what happened so they can teach their future students.