This is actually very dangerous. The three missiles which landed in our exclusive Economic Zone landed where fishermen do fishing for squids. The u. S. Ambassador said all options are on the table to deal with north korea. I appreciate all of my counterparts wanting to talk about talks and negotiations. We are not dealing with a rational person. The launches came after pyongyang criticized joint military exercises between washington and seoul. This is not a time for us to talk about freezing or dialogue with north korea. All kinds of options have been exhausted so far. Before the meeting, china had proposed north korea suspend its nuclear and missile activities and in exchange the u. S. And south korea would halt their drills. Japanese government Officials Say one of the missiles came the closest ever to the coast and the findings have heightened the countrys state of alert. The officials had said four missiles fell into the sea of japan about 300 to 350 kilometers west of the mainland
A National Security Council Meeting has been convened an its been decided to end the mission of selfdefense forces unit currently being deployed in south sudan, by the end of may. When the unit completes the ongoing Road Construction work there. In january this year, the deployment period of the sdf to south sudan exceeded five years, the longest ever. The sdf has been making a great contribution to nationbuilding in this newly established nation. Including the construction of main roads from capital juba to other locations in the country. As south sudans nationbuilding enters a new phase, we have made judgment that the sdf has achieved a certain level of success in the construction of infrastructure. Over the past five years, the sdf has accumulated great achievements. This policy of japanese government was already conveyed in advance to south sudan and the u. N. And the countrys president responded with his praise, saying that he highly appreciates the duties of the sdf so far. In fu
Reporter shinzo abe stood before the diet to defend himself and his wife. Translator regarding the issue off 1 million yen, it is regrettable that he gave testimony which cant be proven and is not true. Reporter abe was trying to refute sworn testimony from yasunori kagoike, the president of the Educational Group moritomo gakuen. He told lawmakers he received a donation of about 9,000 from abes wife open his behalf in 2015. Concerning a purchase of stateowned land to build a school. The group got the land for a fraction of it estimated value the deal has been questioned by lawmakers. Abe denies any wrongdoing. Translator the issue originated with the problem relating to the state land sale and licensing of the school. Regarding those issues, i believe it was made clear that no specific politician was involved. Reporter while the Prime Minister issued denials, his wife is still in the spotlight for her connections to moritomo. She was listed as the honorary principal for the new school
Administration will take on the Climate Change. And the dollar rises against the yen. The man who commands American Forces in the pacific says the u. S. Remains committed to allies in the region. To scrap or restore nap is the question. People want to have examples of japans unique architecture. Prosecutors in south korea are urging President Park geunhye to agree to be questioned about the scandal thats dogged her over the past few weeks. They say they can wait until friday. Theyre expected to indict her longtime friend who is the centerf the scandal on saturday. Translator it is imperative that we question the president and person. The prosecutors want to ask park about her confidant choi soonsil. They believed choi attempted to commit fraud. Park has admitted giving her access to some policy documents on state affairs. The president s lawyers asked prosecutors to delay the questioning. Translator i need to take considerable time to study the issues and prepare the defense. In princi
The raiders are south of the border for tonights monday night Football Game against the texans. Its happening live in mexico city, and you can see it all right here on abc 7. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. And im larry beil. Were counting down to tonights raiders game. You can check out the countdown clock in the corner of the screen as we count you down to our coverage of raiders and texans in mexico. All right. Thank you so much, larry. Well check back with you in a little bit. First, we want to the get to some breaking International News this afternoon. The threat of a large tsunami has forced evacuations in eastern japan. And this follows a powerful earthquake that hit in the same area of a devastating quake, tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown five years ago. This afternoons 6. 9 magnitude quake was centered 12 miles off the coast of the fukushima prefecture. A 24inch tsunami has been spotted in the area. This shot of port city onah ha