Companies are competing for new recruits by making the hiring process a family affair. Prime minister shinzo abe says a delegation of officials will head to north korea. He says theyll get a firsthand update on the investigation into the fate of abducted japanese nationals. And he says resolving the issue is a top priority of his government. Translator north korea was insisting the abduction issue had been solved. But, we succeeded in changing their attitude. We decided to send a delegation to directly convey our resolve to the people in charge of the investigation. Weve considered the risk of not sending the mission, which could cause the investigation to come to a halt abe says he wants to know the current status of the probe and says japan needs to put pressure on leaders in pyongyang to solve the abduction issue. The delegation will include officials from Foreign Ministry and the National Police agency. And the governments abduction Issue Task Force will also attend the talks start
At haneda airport. Now japanese leaders havent hosted a u. S. President as a state guest since bill clinton in 1996. Obama will dine this evening with Prime Minister shinzo abe. On thursday, hell attend a welcome ceremony at the imperial palace, where hell meet with the emperor and empress. After that, obama and abe will hold their summit. Theyll talk about a range of issues from trade to security to regional relations. Now abe and obama are expected to issue a joint statement. A draft says the decades old u. S. Japan Security Alliance will play an Important Role in maintaining Regional Peace and prosperity. Their discussions will also touch on north Koreas Nuclear development, chinas military expansion, as well as the situation in ukraine. Now president obama and Prime Minister abe will hold a press conference after their meeting. You can watch it live right here on newsline. Now, president obama and Prime Minister abe have plenty of ground to cover in a short amount of time. Nhk worl
Some welcome a different angle on the news while others say its biased against the u. S. And the friends and family of a japanese war correspondent are remembering her one year after her death and trying to spread her message. Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant say a leakage of contaminated water may have gone undetected for some time. They say the storage tank doesnt have a water level gauge and their monitoring may not have been adequate. Workers found a puddle forming just outside a low wall surrounding tanks near reactor number four. They confirmed one of the tanks lost more than 300 tons of water. The water contains high levels of radioactive substances. Officials of the Tokyo Electric Power company says the tank has no water gauge. They say the workers didnt notice the leak in their daily inspections until they saw the puddle outside the barrier. Nuclear regulators urged the utility to check 350 tanks of the same structure in the compound. Translator if a leak occurre
Call on the chinese to help adopt a new u. N. Security council resolution, authorizing more sanctions against north korea. Hes also expected to ask to persuade north korean authorities not to conduct anymore nuclear or missile tests. The problem is chinese leaders urge their allies to hold off on the test, but president North Koreans did it anyway. Now some people in china want their government to rethink their relationship. Heres more from beijing. Reporter north korea conducted the nuclear test while people in china were celebrating the Lunar New Year. A spokesperson for Chinas Foreign Ministry criticized the action. Translator we have released a strong statement regarding north Koreas Nuclear test. We have made it clear that china is resolutely opposed to this kind of action. Reporter this footage was shot in a city in northeast china. People can be seen strolling and going about their business across the border in north korea. The close proximity of the two countries raises concern
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