Countrys Gross Domestic Product for the Second Quarter was 7 which was the target. And nasa Officials Say theyve received the first signal from their new horizons space probe after its fly by of pluto. Shinzo abe and his government have won crucial approval for a package of bills on National Security. Members of a special Lower House Committee of the diet have given their backing to the legislation. It would allow japan the right to collective selfdefense. The vote was a scene of chaos as opposition lawmakers shouted out in protest. Members of the Ruling Liberal Democratic Party and komeito voted in favor of the bills. They hold the majority on the committee. Opposition lawmakers have called the deliberations insufficient and said the bills dont have the publics support. The committees approval clears the way for the legislation to go before a full session of the lower house for a vote. Coalition members are aiming for passage on thursday. The bills would then be sent to the upper cham
Second official logos were revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on
Revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on suspicion of receiving mon
On the most contentious issue chinas increasing maritime activity in the South China Sea. China claims almost the entire South China Sea as its own. Its building manmade islands there and has deployed radar and other equipment. Vietnam, the philippines and other Southeast Asian countries claim parts of the sea. I reiterated americas fundamental support for negotiations. And a peaceful resolution. Based on the rule of law. As well as obviously our concern about any unilateral steps by any party, whichever claim it, to alter the status quo. Translator china has a right to defend its territorial sovereignty and legitimate maritime interests. We wont accept any ruling by the International Tribunal of arbitration requested by the philippines, regarding the South China Sea. And our position will not change. An International Court is expected to rule on the validity of manilas claim soon. Turkish media are reporting that four suspects have been related to tuesdays car bombing. The blast in is
Territorial waters. New connections. A growing number of Japanese Companies are tapping into a talented pool of homemakers to get the job done. And counting down to rio, the organizers of this summers olympics have unveiled the medals that will be up for grabs. The embattled governor of tokyo is set to leave his post next week. He submitted his Resignation Letter wednesday morning. The news comes after weeks of allegations that Yoichi Masuzoe misused political funds for private purposes. Masuzoe is expected to speak to the metropolitan assembly to explain his decision. Most of the assemblys factions including the ruling parties had been planning to submit a no confidence motion against him. Earlier in the week he was in the hot seat when he faced questioning from the legislators about the scandal. They wanted details about the allegations, but in many cases masuzoe refused to elaborate. Metropolitan Officials Say masuzoe will get a retirement package of over 200,000. Yoichi masuzoe bec