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NORTH KOREA CRITICIZES JAPAN FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS REMARKS
North Korea has criticized Japan after a senior Japanese government official said the country should possess nuclear weapons, calling it a direct expression of longtime ambition.
The official is in charge of national security at the Japanese prime minister's office.
The remarks were made Thursday to reporters on the understanding they will be off the record.
The North Korean Foreign Ministry's Institute for Japan Studies issued a statement on Saturday saying their remarks were definitely not a GAF.
The statement says Japan promotes a nuclear-free world as the only atomic-bombed country while secretly trying to become a nuclear power.
The statement says Japan is carrying out extremely dangerous and reckless military action that must be stopped.
Pyongyang has long offered justifications for its nuclear and missile development, such as countering the United States, and has refused to agree to denuclearization.
Some observers say the country is capable of carrying out a nuclear test in a very short period of time, if ordered by leader Kim Jong-un.
US SEIZES SECOND OIL TANKER OFF VENEZUELA
The United States says that it seized an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.
The US is increasing pressure on the Venezuelan administration.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says that on Saturday, the US Coast Guard, with the support of the Defense Department, apprehended the tanker.
Nome vows that the US will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that's used to fund narco-terrorism.
The administration of Donald Trump previously announced that it seized another oil tanker on December 10 off the coast of Venezuela.
On Tuesday, Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers into and out of Venezuela.
Trump accuses the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of using oil revenue to fund drug trafficking and terrorism.
The Venezuelan government released a statement Saturday denouncing the US action and calling the seizure an act of piracy that violates international laws.
It says it will take all measures to show the international community of the illegality of the actions by the US.
ZELENSKYY: ELECTIONS IMPOSSIBLE IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated that it may not be possible to hold a presidential election as Russia could intervene.
00:03:00 話者 2
A presidential election cannot be held in some territories, specifically the territories that are temporarily occupied by Russia.
00:03:10 話者 1
During a news conference on Saturday, Zelenskyy referred to remarks made the previous day by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskyy said it's not up to Putin to decide when Ukraine holds elections and in what format, adding that elections are exclusively for the people of Ukraine.
Putin had said Russia is ready to consider ways to ensure election security in Ukraine by stopping attacks deep into territories on election day.
Putin has repeatedly urged Ukraine to hold a presidential election, saying that Zelenskyy is no longer the legitimate leader because his term has ended.
00:03:52 話者 3
If there were elections, we have the right to demand from the organizers that Ukrainians living in Russia have the right to vote in Russia.
00:04:07 話者 1
Putin claims that 5 to 10 million Ukrainians are living in Russia.
He was apparently referring to elections in Russia, as well as regions of Ukraine currently under Russian control and Crimea, which Russia unilaterally annexed.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's state emergency service says a Russian missile strike on a port in Odessa on Friday killed eight people and wounded 27.
Zelenskyy says temporarily infrastructure support will be promptly provided to help citizens.
MARKET SHOPPERS RETURN AFTER QUAKE ADVISORY ENDS
Shoppers returned to a morning market in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday after an advisory for a potential mega quake ended.
The weekly market at Tatehana Kuei in Hachinohe City has about 260 shops selling local produce.
The advisory was issued after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake on December 8th.
It remained in place in northeastern and eastern Japan until last Tuesday.
The food on sale includes apples and soup with rice crackers. The market association says the number of customers is almost back to normal compared with a week ago.
00:05:34 話者 4
I wanted to eat some typical food from Hachinohe. It's delicious.
00:05:40 話者 1
The association holds regular evacuation drills to prepare for a tsunami.
A loudspeaker will be used to urge people to evacuate in the event of a major earthquake.
MASS OYSTER DEATHS THREATEN HIROSHIMA COASTAL FISHERIES
Farmed oysters have been dying off in large numbers since the harvest season began two months ago in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.
Experts point out that rising sea temperatures and salt levels and a decline in oxygen levels in the sea may be behind the oyster die-off.
Hiroshima produces about 60 percent of Japan's farmed oysters.
This year, harvesting began on October 20, about 20 days later than usual.
But many of the shellfish had died. Osafune Mikinari runs an oyster farm in Saka town.
He's worried the damage is becoming increasingly serious.
He says that in October, only about 20 to 30 percent of the unloaded oysters were dead.
But since November, the figure has risen to about 70 to 90 percent.
In addition, oysters scheduled to be harvested next February and March have already started to suffer damage.
00:06:58 話者 5
It's frightening that the damage is not just temporary.
We need stronger support from both the prefecture and the central governments to protect our coastal fisheries in this critical situation.
00:07:10 話者 1
Osafune heads the town's fishery cooperative, which plans to cancel an event scheduled for February to sell oysters. It says it's not clear if enough oysters can be harvested.
MAN FOUND COLLAPSED NEAR TRAPPED BEAR CONFIRMED DEAD
Police in Miyagi Prefecture say a man in his late 80s, found collapsed in a mountain forest, was later confirmed dead.
They say he was discovered on Saturday morning near a bear caught in a trap designed for wild boars.
They suspect the man may have been attacked by the bear.
Police received a call shortly after 8 a.m. saying a person was found lying on the ground near a boar trap in a forest on a mountain in Taiwa town.
The caller reportedly said a bear caught in the trap was making it difficult to rescue the person.
The caller reportedly had gone to look for a member of a local hunting association who had not come back.
Officers who rushed to the scene found Kato Mitsuo, an 89-year-old resident of Sendai City, unconscious with a head injury. He was later pronounced dead.
Town officials say the 1-point-3-meter bear was a female adult with a leg caught in the trap. The animal was later put down.
Police say Kato was a member of the hunting association.
They're looking into details of the incident.
Those were the stories for this hour.
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