Paralympics main stadium are standing by their plan. They say the facility could be built for less. And south Africas Deputy president visits japan in search of stronger business ties. Japans Prime Minister schenn zoe abe and u. S. President barack obama have agreed to closely coordinate policies over north korea and plunges in share markets. The two leaders talked over the phone for about 40 minutes on wednesday. With the u. S. Side proposing the discussion. In the conversation, they welcomed the news that north and south korea have reached an agreement on easing tensions between them. The leaders also agreed to koord nate views on stock plunges around the world. Obama expressed a positive view of the statement abe made to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. Obama also touched on alleged spying by a u. S. Intelligence agency on the japanese government and businesses. That information was disclosed by wikileaks. He apologized for causing any trouble, saying his govern
Hospitalized monarch whose condition is described as unstable. A swath of tokyo was without electricity for a short time. The utility is blaming a fire. The outage caught many people by surprise. Reporter the president of Tokyo Electric Power company was busy apologizing to the industry minister on thursday after more than half a million households lost power the day before. Translator im sorry for causing so much inconvenience and worrying so many people. Translator i take the situation very seriously. Although temporarily, the capitols main functions were paralyzed. Reporter the lights went out on wednesday afternoon. The head of the Sports Agency was right in the middle of a meeting. The power also went out at the finance ministry. And at court during a news conference. But in this case, justice wasnt blind for long. Lights were restored when the backup generator kicked right in. Nonethele nonetheless, court spectators said it was enough to cut the day short. Translator they decided
People dead and 20 others injured in jakarta, indonesia. Its the first major militant attack since 2009 in the worlds most populous muslim country. President joko widodo condemned the attacks and expressed condolences for the victims. Translator we should not be frightened or give in to terror attacks like this. Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the center of the capital on thursday. Police say an indonesian and a canadian were killed, while 20 people were wounded including foreigners. Five suspected militants also died in the attack. Calling itself the Indonesian Branch of Islamic State militants, the group claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement. The statement said its soldiers in indonesia targeted nationals of the u. S. Led coalition engaged in a Bombing Campaign against the Islamic State in the middle east. Police say they recently received a warning that indonesia unless the spotlight from a group identifying itself as the Islamic State. Authorities have be
Before an election thats being closely monitored by beijing. And facing the aftermath, indonesians are reeling from the shock of thursdays terror attacks in the heart of their capital. Authorities in central japan are investigating a deadly bus crash, trying to figure out how and why it went off a Mountain Road killing 14 people. As nhk reports, theyre zeroing in on the working conditions of Long Distance drivers. Reporter the overnight bus that was supposed to arrive at the ski resort in nagano with 41 people on board. Around 2 00 a. M. On friday it veered into the opposite lane, broke through a guardrail and fell three meters. Translator we suddenly swerved widely, and the next thing i knew i was outside of the vehicle. Reporter a tokyobased tour agency says the bus originated here and most of the passengers were in their late teens and early 20s. Translator we cannot find the words to express our sincere apology to the families who lost loved ones. Reporter bus Company Operators sai
Attacks that left at least seven people dead and 20 others injured in jakarta, indonesia. Its the first major militant attack since 2009 in the worlds most populous muslim country. President joko widodo condemned the attacks and expressed condolences for the victims. Translator we should not be frightened or give in to terror attacks like this. Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the center of the capital on thursday. Police say an indonesian and a canadian were killed, while 20 people were wounded including foreigners. Five suspected militants also died in the attack. Calling itself the Indonesian Branch of Islamic State militants, the group claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement. The statement said its soldiers in indonesia targeted nationals of the u. S. Led coalition engaged in a Bombing Campaign against the Islamic State in the middle east. Police say they recently received a warning that indonesia unless the spotlight from a group identifying itself as the I