Ballistic missiles early wednesday, but one appears to have failed. And coping with over abundance. Hightech solutions are taking hold in japan to keep edible food from winding up as trash. Official campaigning is now under way for japans upper house election on july 10th. Political leaders have gone out across the country to call for voters support. Among the major issues are shinzo abes economic policies. New National Security laws and the idea of amending the constitution. Translator i thought i must launch my Election Campaign from kumamoto. I thought i will convey to the entire nation our commitment to rebuilding kumamoto after the earthquakes. The key issue of this electionn is economic policy. Opposition Party Members cannot open their mouths without criticizing, all they say is abenomics has failed. This fight is about whether to advance or retreat. Are we going to vigorously push forward abenomics to see japan grow and each region prosper to create a country where everyone can
Foreign minister hua chunying was released. She also praised japan for its cooperation and humanitarian spirit. Hua stressed that Chinese Government ships are searching for the missing people, but an online critic in china asked why a japanese ship not a chinese vessel rescued the six people. Chinese government vessels and fishing boats have been increasing their activities off the Senkaku Islands this month repeatedly intruding into japanese territorial waters. Observers say huas remark was partly designed to ease domestic criticism of the governments response to the collision by stressing chinese rescue efforts as well. Japan controls the Senkaku Islands. The japanese government maintains that the islands are an inherent part of japans territory. Taiwan claims them. The foreign minister has been discussing this with top officials in the philippines who have their own disagreement with china in the South China Sea. Fumio kishida met with his filipino counterpart perfecto yasay. He tol
Foreign minister hua chunying was released. She also praised japan for its cooperation and humanitarian spirit. Hua stressed that Chinese Government ships are searching for the missing people, but an online critic in china asked why a japanese ship not a chinese vessel rescued the six people. Chinese government vessels and fishing boats have been increasing their activities off the Senkaku Islands this month repeatedly intruding into japanese territorial waters. Observers say huas remark was partly designed to ease domestic criticism of the governments response to the collision by stressing chinese rescue efforts as well. Japan controls the Senkaku Islands. The japanese government maintains that the islands are an inherent part of japans territory. Taiwan claims them. The foreign minister has been discussing this with top officials in the philippines who have their own disagreement with china in the South China Sea. Fumio kishida met with his filipino counterpart perfecto yasay. He tol
Emperor akihito and Prime Minister shinzo abe as well as family members of the war dead. Abe paid his respects to the war dead and said the people of japan have never forgotten that the countrys current peace and prosperity was built on their sacrifices. Translator we humbly face lessons from history in order to contribute to world peace. We will do our best to realize as a society where everyone can live peacefully and hopefully. At noon, the participants observed a minute of silence. The emperor expressed his profound sense of remorse over the war. This was his first public appearance since the video message was released earlier this month in which he indicated his wish to abdicate. Nearly 80 of the family members who attended the ceremony are 71 years or older. The number of war widows remains at seven. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister shinzo abe sent a ritual offering to tokyos yasukuni shrine. Honoring the war dead. They have since made the offering on the anniversary. The offer
Ceasefire proposed by the United Nations and the arab league. The ceasefire took effect on friday, which marks the beginning of the muslim holiday of eid al adha. Antigovernment activists in the central city of homs say the military violated the truce, killing four people. Heavy fighting was also reported in the Northern City of idleb. Reports from Daraa Province in southern syria say government opened fire to disperse demonstrators. The Syrian Government has warned that troops will respond to any attempts by the rebels to attack or expand areas under their control. People in afghanistan are grieving on a day they should be celebrating. A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in the countrys north. The explosion killed at least 36 people and wounded many others. It happened as muslims around the world marked the eid al adha holiday. Police say a man detonated the explosives friday outside a mosque in maymana. Witnesses say the attacker was wearing a police uniform. No one has claimed respon