Five years after a powerful earthquake leveled their homes. Taiwanese aviation authorities have criticized china for creating new commercial air routes over the taiwan strait. They say the routes could be a threat to flight safety. Chinese authorities on monday announced four routes that will pass near the mainlands southeast coast. The head of taiwans Civil Aeronautics Administration says its unacceptable for china to make that decision without formal consultations. Authorities in beijing say the new routes are necessary because those over the mainland have become too crowded. They say theyll start using the new routes in early march. Taiwans leaders see the strait as important in terms of security. They plan to urge china to exercise caution. Defense officials from japan and china have resumed talks on creating a maritime communication mechanism. The discussions have been suspended for more than two years. But now, both sides are looking to find Common Ground to help avoid accidents
Islands were among the dignitaries. The second day of their visit will take them to the world war ii battlefield on the island of peleliu. More than 10,000 japanese soldiers and u. S. Soldiers died in that battle. They will also visit a memorial for u. S. Troops. The couple will later immediate islanders, many of them of japanese descent, before returning home thursday night. The defense chiefs of japan and u. S. Sat down for face to face talks on the security alliance. Theyve agreed to speed up a review of defense cooperation guidelines and theyve also found Common Ground on a number of issues. More from nhk worlds mitsuko nishikawa. Reporter as a part of his first tour of Asian Countries since he took office in february, u. S. Defense secretary ash carter decided to make japan his first stop. After attending a ceremony at japans selfdefense forces, carter entered formal talks with defense minister gen nakatani. The two spoke for more than an hour. Bilateral defense cooperation guidel
A Remote Controlled robot was inserted into the number one reactor containment vessel through a pipe. The snakelike machine is designed to move around obstacles. They were unable to move the robot after it traveled ten meters. They suspect the Remote Control cable is stuck or the drive belts are not functioning properly. But they say they were able to conduct checks on 14 of 18 areas inside the reactors and the engineers say theyve been able to receive images and radiation data gathered by the robot. Until now they have used computer simulations of what is going on inside of the reactor. Theyve collected date that that indicates the melted fuel has fallen to the bottom of the containment vessel. People have flocked to a beach northeast of tokyo to take part in a wildlife rescue. Theyre trying to save 160 stranded dolphins. The animals are called melonheaded whales. Theyre two to three meters long. Reports say they are injured and getting weaker. People living near the beach spotted the
The president s and first ladies of micronesia and the Marshall Islands were among the dignitaries. The second day of their visit will take them to the world war ii battlefield on the island of peleliu. More than 10,000 japanese soldiers and u. S. Soldiers died in that battle. They will also visit a memorial for u. S. Troops. The couple will later immediate islanders, many of them of japanese descent, before returning home thursday night. The defense chiefs of japan and u. S. Sat down for face to face talks on the security alliance. Theyve agreed to speed up a review of defense cooperation guidelines and theyve also found Common Ground on a number of issues. More from nhk worlds mitsuko nishikawa. Reporter as a part of his first tour of Asian Countries since he took office in february, u. S. Defense secretary ash carter decided to make japan his first stop. After attending a ceremony at japans selfdefense forces, carter entered formal talks with defense minister gen nakatani. The two s
Bilateral cooperation if countries other than japan are attacked. This reflects japans changed legislation over its right to collective selfdefense. Other areas of cooperation include International Mine sweeping operations and response to Ballistic Missile launches. Today we mark the establishment of japans capacity to defend not just its own territory but also the United States and other partners as needed. This is an historic meeting and historic transition in the defense relationship between our countries. Translator weve reaffirmed that the Senkaku Islands are under japans control and the u. S. Governments commitment applies to the islands. The japan u. S. Security treaty ensures that. Weve also confirmed that well oppose any action that may affect japan u. S. Policies towards the islands. Japan controls the Senkaku Islands in the east china sea. The japanese government maintains that the islands are a part of japan easter tour. China and taiwan claim them. Regarding chinas stepped