月: 2019年4月

1. Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has confirmed that one of its F35A fighter jets has crashed into the sea off Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
2. An evacuation order for one of the towns hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been partially lifted from Wednesday.
3. The International Monetary Fund has cut this year’s growth forecast for the global economy.

1. Nissan Motor is working to form a new management team as part of their efforts to move beyond the era of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.
2. Japan will redesign its bank notes to incorporate the latest anti-forgery techniques.
3. Japan has decided to extend its trade ban and other sanctions on North Korea for a further two years.

1. In Japan’s nationwide local elections, a candidate supported by the national ruling camp defeated a candidate supported by opposition in a gubernatorial election in Hokkaido.
2. Nissan shareholders have approved the removal of former chairman Carlos Ghosn from the board.
3. An armed group based in eastern Libya has carried out air strikes on the country’s capital.

1. People across Japan are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect governors, mayors and local lawmakers.
2. Foreign ministers of the Group of 7 nations have issued a communique saying that members share concern about China as it pushes ahead with the “One Belt, One Road” economic initiative.
3. Prosecutors in Tokyo have asked judges to question the wife of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn in connection with funds he allegedly misappropriated.

1. U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced that it will cut production of its 737 passenger planes in the wake of two recent crashes.
2. The latest round of negotiations between the United States and China in a bid to end a trade standoff has ended without a deal.
3. Sources say Tokyo prosecutors have obtained email correspondence showing how part of the funds Nissan paid to a dealership in Oman were allegedly channeled to former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

1. Japan’s State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ichiro Tsukada, has offered to resign over comments about a project involving the constituencies of the prime minister and deputy prime minister.
2. Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has again denied charges of financial misconduct white at the automaker.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump says a trade deal with China is close and could come within a matter of four weeks.

Tokyo prosecutors have arrested former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn for a fourth time on suspicion of aggravated breach of trust.

2. The top trade representatives from the U.S. and China have resumed face-to-face talks in Washington.
3. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on Britain’s Parliament to accept an agreement to leave the European Union as a condition for pushing back the deadline.

 

1. Japan and the United States are to begin negotiations on a new bilateral trade agreement later this month.
2. The Chinese ambassador to Japan is expected to return to China next month, ending his nine-year period in office, which is longer than any of his predecessors.
3. The United Nations Security Council has discussed how to maintain nuclear non-proliferation efforts, with many members calling for the IAEA to send inspectors to North Korea.

1. Japan’s government will send Self-Defense Force personnel on a multinational peacekeeping mission for the first time under security legislation enacted in 2015.
2. NHK has found that as many as 8,400 foreign children living in Japan may not be attending school.
3. British Parliament has again failed to agree on alternatives to the prime minister’s Brexit plan as the country’s European Union departure date draws closer.

 

1. “Reiwa” is a new era name that will be on the lips of most Japanese on Monday and will be used for years to come.

2. A Bank of Japan survey shows that sentiment among managers at large manufacturers has worsened for the first time in two quarters.

3. A revised immigration law that came into force in Japan on Monday now allows more foreign workers to enter the country amid a severe labor shortage.