He says his new cabinet is taking all the challenges the country faces, including a sluggish economy and last years disaster. Abe explained in his News Conference his cabinet is designed to overcome the crisis. He says reviving the economy is a top priority. Translator a Strong Economy is the basis of japans power. Reviving a Strong Economy is essential to japans future. My cabinet will carry out bold financial policies, welltimed fiscal policies and a strategy to encourage private investment toward Economic Growth. My cabinet will carry out these economic policies and achieve results. Are Prime Minister abe says he and his minister also devote energy to foreign policy. He says they will strengthen diplomatic and security policies. Translator we should rebuild our diplomacy to protect our national interests. We are facing many challenges in our relations with china, south korea and even with the United States on which japans security is based. Strengthening japan ize lie yans is the fi
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com the ground beneath. Japans Nuclear Watchdog concludes a Nuclear Plant may be on unstable footing. Officials with the Nuclear Regulation Authority Found something unsettling under a plant in northern japan. The discovery could keep the plant off line. The officials released their final assessment of an inspection they made this month at the higashidori Nuclear Plant. Faults under the compound are likely active. Officials with the Power Company argued the faults arent active. They said there are no indications the faults have moved recently. Experts with the Regulation Authority say there is nothing to back up the claim. Translator we think that active faults exist under the compound. We conclude that there is no evidence to contradict our view. The team will finalize its report in the next few weeks. Tohoku electric will have to review measures to protect against earthquakes. This is the second time that active faults have been found under Nuclear Power
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com the ground beneath. Japans Nuclear Watchdog concludes a Nuclear Plant may be on unstable footing. Officials with the Nuclear Regulation Authority Found something unsettling under a plant in northern japan. The discovery could keep the plant off line. The officials released their final assessment of an inspection they made this month at the higashidori Nuclear Plant. Faults under the compound are likely active. Officials with the Power Company argued the faults arent active. They said there are no indications the faults have moved recently. Experts with the Regulation Authority say there is nothing to back up the claim. Translator we think that active faults exist under the compound. We conclude that there is no evidence to contradict our view. The team will finalize its report in the next few weeks. Tohoku electric will have to review measures to protect against earthquakes. This is the second time that active faults have been found under Nuclear Power
Programs are warning about the harm they can do to a free society. Lawmakers in ukraine are moving quickly to remake the government. Opponents of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych now dominate parliament and theyre trying to dismantle the remaining traces of his administration. Lawmakers voted to turn over the president s authority for the time being to speaker oleksandr turchinov. Theyve voted to remove the Prime Minister from his government and decided to hold a president ial election in may. People are paying tribute to the victims of fighting last week between security forces, and opposition protesters. 77 people were killed in the most violent spell since protesters hit the streets in november. Theyre angry at yanukovych turned his back on a trade agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with russia. Yanukovych appeared on saturday in his support base in eastern ukraine. He told a local television station that he has no intention of resigning or leaving the count
Independence in the east are on the russian president s payroll. Senior officials from japan, the United States, and south korea, have met to discuss a topic of mutual concern. They gathered in washington for talks on north korea. South koreas envoy says pyongyangs leaders will face more sanctions if they perform another nuclear test. Hwang joonkook met with his u. S. Counterpart glyn davies and his counterpart for north korean issues, junichi ihara. Last month they conducted a series of rocket and missile tests. They included the launch of two Ballistic Missiles believed to be capable of reaching most parts of japan. Leaders in pyongyang have threatened to carry out what they call a new form of nuclear test. Translator if north korea goes ahead with another nuclear test, that will be a direct challenge to the international community. Hwang said officials will keep exploring ways to restore talks aimed at ending the norths nuclear program. The lead researcher of a high profile study on