投稿者: tomoyasu

1. Nissan’s board of directors has decided that Carlos Ghosn will step down as CEO and become chairman of the board.
2. A North Korean diplomat wanted by Malaysian police for questioning about the death of Kim Jong Nam was reportedly caught by an airport security camera on the day of the incident.
3. Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito turned 57 on Thursday.

1. Police in Malaysia say they have requested North Korea hand over 4 suspects in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Nam.
2. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced new immigration policies to implement the executive order signed by President Donald Trump last month.
3. The Japanese government plans to allow more foreigners with specific skills to work in Japan as part of its special economic zone project.

1. A diplomatic dispute is brewing between North Korea and Malaysia over the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of North Korea’s leader.
2. U.N. agencies are calling for an urgent boost in international aid to South Sudan after declaring a famine in parts of the East African nation.
3. Demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the United States on the Presidents Day holiday on Monday to express their opposition to President Donald Trump.

1. Malaysian media say a man held in connection with the killing of North Korean leader’s half-brother was conducting information gathering in Malaysia.
2. Sweden has denied U.S. President Trump’s suggestion that the country has been hit by a terrorist attack.
3. The United Nations special envoy to Syria is seeking space for political discussions when U.N- brokered talks on Syria begin in Geneva on Thursday.

1. Malaysian police are investigating whether a North Korean man detained in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam had any links to his country’s intelligence agents.
2. China says it is suspending imports of coal from North Korea in accordance with a sanctions resolution passed by the U.N. Security Council in November.
3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered contrary views to U.S. President Donald Trump on refuges and the media.

1. The foreign ministers of Japan and China have agreed to work toward the implementation of U.N. sanctions on North Korea in line with the Security Council resolutions.
2. Malaysian police say they have detained a man with a North Korean passport in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

1. South Korean authorities have arrested the de facto head of the Samsung Group on suspicion of bribery and other charges.
2. The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea have issued a joint statement on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on Sunday.
3. NHK has learned that 2 women detained by Malaysian police in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam communicated with each other before the incident.

1. Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has left for Germany to meet with his counterparts of the Group of 20 countries.
2. South Korean government officials say fingerprint checks show it is certain the man who died in Malaysia was Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
3. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated his administration will not necessarily stick to the “two-state solution” between the Israelis and Palestinians.

1. The South Korean government said on Wednesday morning that it has determined the identity of the person killed in Malaysia is Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2. The Chinese government says 192 people were infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in January across the country and 79 of them died from the disease.
3. Executives of Toshiba are seeking support from financial institutions to strengthen their capital base.

1. The U.N. Security Council has condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch.
2. Japan has welcomed the Security Council’s statement.
3. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out details of his two days of discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during an exclusive interview with NHK.