月: 2017年3月

1. The leaders of Japan and Germany have agreed that it is important to work with the United States to promote free trade amid concerns over emerging protectionism.
2. South Korean prosecutors are questioning dismissed President Park Geun-hye over charges of corruption.
3. The head of FBI has confirmed that it is investigating suspected Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union to be reached quickly.
2. An additional survey at the proposed site of Tokyo’s new wholesale market has once again found higher-than-permitted amounts of toxic chemicals in ground water.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump has flatly criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying “he is acting very, very badly.”

1. Top financial officials from the Group of 20 economies have failed to include a pledge to fight protectionism in their joint statement.
2. Syrian opposition fighters and their families have begun leaving their last bastion in the western city of Homs under an agreement with the government.
3. North Korea says it has successfully tested powerful new engines developed for ballistic missiles.

1. Finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 economies met on the first day of talks in Germany. Sources say some members expressed concern over protectionism.
2. Officials from Tokyo and Moscow have begun talks on shared economic activites on 4 Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.

1. Japan and the United States intend to increase pressure on China to play a greater role in solving issues concerning North Korea.
2. Japan has successfully placed a new government information-gathering satellite into orbit.
3. Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 economies will start a meeting in southwestern Germany on Friday.

1. Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are meeting in Tokyo to discuss North Korea and other diplomatic issues.
2. A federal district court of the U.S. state of Hawaii has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
3. A suicide bomber has set off explosives in Syria’s capital. Local media report at least 31 people were killed, and many others were wounded.

1. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will arrive in Japan on Wednesday to start his first Asian tour since he assumed his post. North Korea is expected to be high on the agenda.
2. Struggling Japanese electronics company Toshiba is looking to pull out the nuclear power plant business in a bid to turn around the finances.
3. South Korean prosecutors say they have summoned deposed President Park Geun-hye next Tuesday for questioning on bribery charges.

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has met with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The 2 leaders agreed that Japan should support Saudi Arabia’s economic reforms.
2. The Japanese government plans to offer 6 million dollars in emergency aid to South Sudan to help it fight famine.
3. Political parties in South Korea are criticizing former President Park Geun-hye for her defiance over the court ruling that removed her from office.

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has paid a courtesy call on the visiting king of Saudi Arabia.
2. Japanese government officials say North Korea’s most recent missile launch has underlined the need to issue a speedier alert.
3. Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has expressed confidence that the truth about the recent political scandal will be revealed in time.

1. NHK has learned Indonesia’s intelligence agency believes one of 4 North Korean suspects in the killing of Kim Jong Nam was previously a diplomat at the embassy in Jakarta.
2. The Dutch government has prevented Turkey’s foreign minister from visiting the Netherlands to address Turkish voters there.
3. Twin bombs believed to be targeted at Shia Muslim pilgrims have exploded in the Syrian capital. The nation’s state-run news agency quotes police as saying 33 people were killed.