月: 2019年5月

1. U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed officials to begin the process of increasing tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports to the U.S. worth about 300 billion dollars.

2. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence have reconfirmed the need for strict implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions against North Korea.

 

 

1. The United States and China have failed to make concessions on the first day of ministerial-level trade talks in Washington.
2. The U.S. Defense Department says launches by North Korea on Thursday consisted of multiple ballistic missiles.
3. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Friday morning. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami.

1. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a notice about Washington’s decision to hike tariffs on 200 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods.
2. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is visiting the United States later this week for talks with the vice president and the secretary of state.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump says his government is imposing sanctions on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors.

1. Share prices in New York have tumbled for the second day in a row on rising worries over trade.
2. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed hope that relations with China will further improve through his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
3. Iran’s state-run media are reporting that the country will announce a plan to revive part of its nuclear program in response to the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear deal.

1. The U.S. trade representative is poised to raise tariffs on 200 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods on Friday.
2. The Japanese prime minister and the U.S. president spoke by phone on Monday about their responses to the recent launches of projectiles by North Korea.
3. Japan and the U.S. have urged other nations to fully implement U.N. sanctions resolutions against the North.

1. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he cannot rule out a possibility that projectiles launched by North Korea on Saturday included short-range ballistic missiles.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his strong frustration that the U.S.-China trade talks are moving “too slowly”.
3. The foreign ministers of Russia and Venezuela have condemned the United States, saying its interference is causing confusion in Venezuela.

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has pledged the government will support South Sudan in its efforts to forge peace in the war-torn country.
2. A Japanese atomic bomb survivor has called on people around the world to work together to abolish nuclear arms.
3. The conflict between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas has flared up.

1. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has addressed the public at the Imperial Palace for the first time since ascending the throne on Wednesday.
2. South Korea’s military says North Korea launched short-range projectiles on Saturday morning.
3. Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies has become the first private firm in the country to send a rocket into space.

1. Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has called on China to help make rules to enhance the transparency of loans it extends to other nations.
2. Japan and Vietnam have agreed to maintain peace and security in the South China Sea where China’s military presence is growing.
3. Friday marks 72 years since the Japanese Constitution came into effect.

1. The United States’ waivers on Iranian oil issued to several countries including Japan expired on Thursday.
2. NHK has learned that arrangements are being made for United States national security advisor to visit South Korea later this month.
3. Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea are traveling to the United States to garner support for an early return of their beloved ones.