月: 2017年12月

1. The secretary general of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party has requested that Chinese President Xi Jinping visit Japan next year.
2. The South Korean Navy started a 2-day maritime drill around the Takesima Islands in the Sea of Japan on Thursday.
3. The U.S. Embassy in Turkey says it is resuming normal visa services for Turkish citizens following Ankara’s security assurances for local staff at U.S. missions.

1. Thursday marks 2 years since the Japanese and South Korean governments agreed on resolution of the issue of those referred to as comfort women.
2. Israeli government officials say Japan has proposed 4-party talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as well as a U.S. official to try to restart the stalled Middle East peace negotiations.
3. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has sought the support of Oman for Japan’s efforts to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific region.”

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has announced an aid package worth 40 million dollars to help Palestinians become more economically independent.
2. Chinese customs authorities say the country’s imports from North Korea dropped sharply in November.
3. Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has issued a virtual green light for the restart of 2 reactors operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO.

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has visited Jerusalem and the West Bank to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
2. Pope Francis issued a call for peace in Jerusalem during his traditional Christmas Day address.
3. Protesters in Peru have taken to the streets to denounce the pardoning of the country’s jailed former leader Alberto Fujimori.

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to travel to three Baltic states in East European countries in January.
2. Peruvian media have reported former president Alberto Fujimoto is to be pardoned.
3. Christmas Mass has been held in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

1. Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit Jerusalem and other places in the Middle East during a six-day trip starting Sunday.
2. Peru has ordered 2 North Korean diplomats to leave the country within 15 days after declaring them persona non grata.
3. The U.S. government has announced it will provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities” for its fight against Russian-backed separatists.

1. The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted fresh sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to the country’s launch of ballistic missiles last month.
2. Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli forces across occupied Palestinian territories.
3. Japan’s Emperor Akihito turned 84 on Saturday.

1. The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a draft resolution that rejects any change to the status of Jerusalem.
2. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a new set of sanctions against North Korea as early as Friday.
3. Media outlets in Spain report that pro-independence parties in Catalonia are projected to gain more than half of the seats in the region’s parliamentary election.

1. The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have made a plea for their early return before lawmakers in Japan’s Diet.
2. The Bank of Japan has kept its massive easing program unchanged, in a bid to hit a 2-percent inflation target.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to cut aid for U.N. member states that support a resolution criticizing his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

1. U.N. diplomatic sources say the General Assembly is to hold an emergency session on Thursday to vote on a resolution rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
2. The United States and Canada say they will co-host a meeting of foreign ministers in mid-January to discuss ways to increase pressure on North Korea.
3. A senior White House official says the United States is publicly attributing a massive cyber-attack to North Korea.