日: 2019年2月11日

1. French prosecutors says an investigating judge may again question the chief of the Japanese Olympic Committee to decide whether to open a trial for an alleged corruption case.
2. The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have expressed strong concern about China’s maritime assertiveness. They have agreed to establish a dialogue framework to boost maritime cooperation.
3. An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she fled to Thailand to escape abuse by her family has left for Canada after receiving an offer of asylum there.

1. Japanese prosecutors are expected to soon indict former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn on anther charge—aggravated breach of trust.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged his British counterpart, Theresa May, to avoid a no deal Brexit.
3. U.S. Donald Trump has again stated the need for building a border wall during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in the southern state of Texas.

1. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to work toward a good result at a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan and the Netherlands have agreed to work together on global challenges for the Group of 20 summit to be held in Japan in June.
3. Japan and Nepal have agreed to compile a document related to Japan’s new system that allows more foreign workers into the country.

1. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government plans to soon ask South Korea for talks based on a 1965 bilateral deal to discuss the recent court-ordered seizure of assets of a Japanese firm.
2. NHK has learned that former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn allegedly tried to loan millions of dollars of company funds to a Saudi businessman as part of the efforts to obtain a credit guarantee for his financial deals.
3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left for the Netherlands and Britain for separate summit talks with the countries’ leaders.

1. Nissan Motor’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn has told a Tokyo court that all the allegations of financial wrongdoing against him are baseless.
2. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing in his fourth visit to China.
3. Japan’s foreign minister says the government is considering necessary measures in case a Japanese firm is impacted by a wartime labor lawsuit in South Korea.

1. U.S. President Donald Trump says he could exercise his executive power to declare an emergency and build a wall along the border with Mexico, even if negotiations with the Democrats fail.
2. Japan has launched a departure tax on people leaving the country.
3. Tokyo stocks soared on Monday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei Average recovering to pass the key 20,000 mark.

1. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his resolve to seek constitutional amendments in the coming year.

2. A tropical storm has hit coastal villages and beach resorts in southern Thailand.

3. New Year holidaymakers have been stranded in northern Japan after their flights were cancelled due to heavy snow.

 

1. Japan’s Defense Ministry says the content of a video clip released by South Korea presents claims that are different from Japan’s stance over a radar incident.

2. Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is set to appear in a court in Tokyo next week to hear the reason for his detention.

3. Stock prices in New York surged after the Federal Reserve chairman said on Friday that the central bank will be patient as it watches how the economy evolves.

 

1. The Tokyo Stock Exchange reopened for the first time this year, with investors jittery following a Wall Street plunge.

2. Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued an advisory for possible tremors in and around Kumamoto Prefecture.

3. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says it is preparing to release a video of a recent incident at sea with Japan.

 

1. China says one of its survey ships recently conducted research activities in waters Japan claims are within its Exclusive Economic Zone.

2. New acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan says China will remain the U.S. military’s top priority.

3. U.S. President Donald Trump says he has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and will be setting up a meeting with him “in the not-too-distant future.”