Contributions with the talks ending on monday. Translator i think the task that was put before the ministry of defense and the armed forces is largely complete. Therefore, i order the minister of defense from tomorrow to begin the withdrawal of the main part of our military from syria. Putin has not elaborated on how many troops will leave syria. He said russia will maintain operations at an air base and a naval base in syria. Putin also said he hopes his decision will send a good signal to all sides in the syrian civil war. The office of syrian president Bashar Al Assad issued a statement saying he and putin agreed on the troop reduction in a telephone conversation. The statement says that the syrian government, with the cooperation of the russian air force, has succeeded in restoring security in many regions of syria. The president ial office also said that russia promised to continue to support syria in its battle against terrorism. A member of syrias main Opposition Group participa
Problem known as Economy Class syndrome. Tweaking the numbers. Japans Mitsubishi Motors admits it falsified test data for 600,000 vehicles. Japans nuclear regulators give the go ahead to extend the life span of two aging reactors throw the operator says it will be years before they come back online. Rescuers continue to scour a village in a mountainous part of southwestern japan even as people brace for more jolts. Authorities say the death toll from last weeks earthquakes in kumamoto rising to 48. Theyre digging through piles of dirt in a bid to find three people who are still missing. And they say the number of those with injuries exceeds 1,000. Officials with the meteorologist Logical Agency are warning people in the area to stay alert. Reporter the seismic activity is continuing. The chief seismologist forecasts heavy rain for thursday and says that means there could be more landslides. More than 100,000 people are taking refuge in cars and other temporary shelters. Translator im f
Risk of a nuclear accident. The on ratter of the plant has not given a sufficient explanation as to how to deal with accidents. They noted that Safety Measures are based on an estimation of the maximum possible tremor from only the past 14 earthquakes. They said that method is not irrefutably scientific. The two reactors were restarted this year after clearing new stricter regulations the government introduced after the fukushima accident. The Court Injunction takes effect immediately. Translator im thrilled. Im absolutely overwhelmed. We managed to convey to the court just how passionately we feel about this issue. Officials with the Plant Operator kansai say its regrettable the court failed to understand their arguments. They described the yinjunction s totally unacceptable and will start the process to appeal. Theyll start the process to shut down the number three reactor on thursday morning and it will be fully offline in ten hours. The number four reactor is already off line. Japa
And teaching readiness. Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, one japanese man visited taiwan with an important message. The japanese cabinet has approved a bill that would shorten time women must wait before they remarry. It would amend a centuryold provision in the civic code that critics say unfairly limits womens freedom. Ministers approved the bill on tuesday at a cabinet meeting. Women in japan must wait six months after divorce before remarrying. If the bill passes the period would be reduced to 1 d00 days principle. The proposed legislation is in line with the Supreme Court ruling in december. The court said a period of more than 100 days is excessive and unconstitutional. The ban was originally aimed at preventing paternity disputes but critics point out that dna testing is available now so the rule is outdated. The bill would likely make it possible for many women to remarry without waiting the full 100 days. It says if a doctor certifies that a w
In central japan is continuing procedures to stop a reactor after a core injunction ordered the shutdown. Japan is about to mark the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Well look back at what happened that day and the struggle to recover from one of the worst Nuclear Accidents in history. North korean leaders are lashing out over south korea sanctions. They fired what are believed to have been two scud missiles toward the sea of japan. And they say theyll seize all south korean assets on their soil. Seouls sanctions include a ban on foreign ships that have visited the north. Officials in pyongyang say theyll tear up all deals with the south. They say theyll litigationed by date all south korean assets north of the border. Some of those assets lie at the kaisong Industrial Complex which the two koreas used to run together. Seoul suspended operations last month. South korean businesses pulled out. The north then said it boo close the complex down. Other south kor