South. State run media said leader kim jongun ordered troops stationed along tmz to be ready. Korean news agency said kim called a meeting with the Workers Party of korea. The Commission Approved military operations, if no other options were available. The report said kim ordered troops along the tmz to go into a semiwar state beginning at 5 00 p. M. Local time on friday. It would be the first time in over 20 years for such an order to be given. In 1993 former leader kim jongil ordered leaders to enter a semiwar state in response to a joint u. S. South korea military drill. North korea fired projectiles across tmz. South korea said they fired more than 20 artillery rounds toward the north in response. They said the north korean attack apparently target add loud speaker in the south that has been glaring antipyongyang propaganda. North Korean Military officials then warned they would launch military operations unless south stopped crossborder transmissions by 5 00 p. M. Saturday. They a
An inside look at what happened when the news broke. Reporter George Lombardi is a real estatate investor whose friendship with the u. S. President goes back more than three decades. Lombardi was near the dinner table of donald trump and japans Prime Minister when news broke that north korea had tested a missile. Lombardi says the cheerful mood suddenly changed. And at one point in the middle of the dinner, we saw a lot of aides, both americans and japanese, going to the table and coming back, and sometime actually almost running. Some of our friends that were with us Say Something is going on. Some of the aides brought some papers, and you saw President Trump and Prime Minister abe actually reading the paper, and they had a little flashlight, you know, so that they could see. And right after that when the dinner was finished, they went into another room where they made a official communique. And when they came back, they werent smiling as much. Reporter the leaders then appeared for a
5 00 p. M. On monday. He is expected to fly out soon. At the airport the ambassador told reporters he regret what is he called an excessive reaction by the government. He repeatedly blasted malaysias investigation into Kim Jong Nams death. Malaysia recalled his ambassador to north korea last month. It also cancelled visa free entry for those traveling to malaysia. It hasnt cooperated with malaysias request to two other north koreas connected to the case. Japans Prime Minister says north koreas latest Missile Launch is unacceptable. Shinzo abe issued the strong rebuke after they fired off four bla listic missiles on monday morning. We have confirmed and analyzed more facts agent north koreas ballistic Missile Launches. We held discussions about the best course of action and agreed to make the upmost efforts to secure public safety. We also agreed to gather information and continue moni r monitoring to prepare for any other attacks by the north. The missiles travelled about a thousand ki
Last september. We decided to end the mission around may when it completes its main work. Abe said japan will continue to send sdf personnel to headquarters of south sudan mission. He also said his country will continue to provide humanitarian assistance adding his government is making final arrangement to provide support worth 6 million. Japan started sending peacekeepers in 2012 to help restore the newly established nation which has grappled with violence. Personnel have constructed roads and other infrastructure. The scope of the mission did not include combat or other security enforcement work. Thats because of strict limitations in japans war renouncing constitution. The government has given expanded role allowing itt to come to the defefense if they ce under attack. Some opposition lawmakers expect the worsening security situation is behind the decision to end the main mission. They say the decision was made too late. Last july they engaged in fighting despite a peace accord. Mor
And another side of conflicts. A japanese an mitted film shows how people carry on with life during wartime. Well soon know the final venues for some of the sporting events at the 2020 olympic tokyo games. They try to contain ballooning costs. Representatives of japans central and local government, the International Olympic commity and the Tokyo Organizing Committee met on sunday. They discussed a range of venues for canoeing, volleyball and swimming events. A task force estimated the cost for the games as a whole could be more than 30 billion, four times the original estimate. Officials considered two options for hosting the rowing and canoe kayak events. Its building a new venue near the tokyo waterfront, or using existing facilities in miyagi prefecture in northern japan. Options for volleyball event include scaling down a planned arena in tokyo or using an existing stadium in a neighboring prefecture. It is the responsibility of the political leaders to look into the conclusions an