Support myanmars new government as a friend. Aung san suu kyi said she is writing a new chapter in her countrys history. She is relying on japan to help her country move forward. She said japans relationship in the past had helped her build stability. Abe said they will encourage japanese firms to invest more in myanmar. Hes also expected to promise to help stabilize the countrys domestic security. Myanmars Government Forces have been fighting for decades with ethnic minority rebel groups. On wednesday Aung San Suu Kyi met with members of the local myanmar community. Reporter the long line of people waiting for Aung San Suu Kyi. In the sfront a former activist who lined up at 5 00 a. M. To get a seat in the front row. Translator this is for mother suu. Reporter 25 years ago she fled her military regime and came to japan. For years she held out hope that Aung San Suu Kyi would help the country and change is finally taking place. Translator thank you very much for coming an welcoming me.
Islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. Prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty, a step that was never taken at the end of the war. Translator the four islands are an inherent part of japans territory. Through a diplomatic channel they launched a protest with russia. Their military expansion with the Mission Deployment is incompatible with our stance and is deplorable. The Missile System present a diplomatic headache weeks before putin is due to visit japan. The decades long issue is a thorny one but said that through the meeting with putin he ames to create a win win situation including in economic terms. Speaking of the economy, we now turn to business headlines. Tokyo stocks have been climbing along with the dollar. From the Business Team with more on that and other stories. The nikkei average extended its winning streak to a seventh day. Investor sentiment has been upbeat on expectations and president elect trumps will support growth. A weaker yen has fue
Along the sidewalk. And the local Power Company says there have been no reports of electrical outages. A sinkhole measuring 30 meters long and 27 meters wide with a depth of 15 meters appeared on november 8th. The sunken road had been reopened after one week of work to fill the void. Subway construction work has been blamed for the cavein. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has denounced russias deployment of Missile Systems on islands claimed by japan. He pledged to push forward with efforts to resolve the territorial issue when he meets next month with russian president vladimir putin. Abe commented on a report that appeared in Russian Media on tuesday. It said that advanced surface to ship Missile Systems had been installed on two of four russian held islands. The government maintains the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. The dispute has prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty. A step that was never taken after the end of the war. Translator the four
Legalize casinos. And no where to go. Reported cases of child abuse are on the rise in japan and the vast majority of children taken into protective care end up in institutions. The United States Security Council has adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions on north korea. It takes aim at the countrys main sources of revenue and is the latest response to pyongyangs september nuclear test. Todays resolution, as many of you know, because youve been waiting for it for a while, is the product of nearly 12 painstaking weeks of diplomacy, and it results in a further tightening of the strongest sanctions regime the Security Council has imposed on any country in more than a generation. The talks were led by the United States and china. Members of the Council Unanimously approved the resolution. It slashes coal exports to less than half the current amount. China has been the biggest importer. Member countries wanted to close a loophole from the last resolution adopted in march. Countries
The japanese government said north korean agents abducted at least 17 citizens for the 70s and 80s. What happened to 12 of them is not clear. The North Koreans promised to investigate with the agreement. The Foreign Ministry told the leaders they had no intention of cancelling the agreement. They called the announcement regrettable and said they will keep urging the North Koreans to take action. A relative of a japanese abductee said he expected the North Koreans to suspend the investigation since japan decided on new sanctions. He wants officials to push forward in a new framework to get the abductees home. North korean leaders have been needling the government in the south. On thursday they shut down an Industrial Complex the two ko a koreas had together. They suspended operations as part of sanctions. They believe the main mover behind the actions is a hard line military leader. They said this person took control of a Government Division called the united front defendant. The staff