Both to the public inside of japan as well as the outside of japan. I want there to be no understanding during the transition in washington that we stand firmly 100 shoulder to shoulder with you and the japanese people, mr. Prime minister. Mattis said the two allies are facing a number of challenges, such as the threat posed by north korea. Further details of the conversation are not known yet. Its likely that theyve discussed a number of Regional Security issues, including pyongyangs Nuclear Program and its repeated firing of missiles. Chinas military buildup in the disputed South China Sea was expected to be part of the discussion. On saturday, mattis is scheduled to have a meeting with his counterpart tomodi inada. He met with south Korean Counterparts earlier in the day. He delivered a stern warning to the north korean leadership. Met the south Korean Defense minister in seoul. Any attack on the United States or on our allies will be defeated and any use of Nuclear Weapons will be
The u. S. State Department Says north korea proposed holding peace talks to formally end the korean war sometime before its Fourth Nuclear test in january. But both sides failed to agree on conditions for the meeting. Spokesperson john kirby said on sunday that the Obama Administration considered pyongyangs proposal. He said the administration asked north korea to include denuclearization as part of the talks, but the country rejected it. Kirby did not say exactly when north korea made the proposal. Pyongyang has repeatedly asked washington to end what it calls a hostile policy towards it. The u. S. Position is that it will not start any dialog unless north korea takes concrete action towards denuclearization. The fighting in the korean war ended in 1953, with an armistice instead of a peace treaty. Experts on north korea are analyzing pyongyangs intentions. The professor is from the university of shizuoka, and he says after obtaining nuclear capability, they were trying to maintain st
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Pressed by the opposition camp, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Feb. 29 promised to never hold another fund-raising party for his political group during his tenure as Japan’s leader.
The Liberal Democratic Party’s survey of all its Diet members concerning political funds fell far short of addressing core issues behind the massive political funding scandal that has engulfed the ruling party.