Translator weve come to understand that north korea will set up an Investigative Panel that can make decisions with the National Defense commission at the forefront. In return, japan will ease restrictions on travel and on financial payments sent to north korea. And it will allow north korean ships into japanese ports for humanitarian purposes. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga says leaders in pyongyang promise to report back in the next few months. Japanese officials will set up direct channels of communication, including a telephone and fax line. They say in the past, north korean authorities have not been honest about what happened to the abductees and they want to monitor the progress of the investigation. Many other japanese share those concerns. They want to know how far the North Koreans are prepared to go. Representatives of the National Defense commission and the secret police will sit on the panel. Investigators will be divided into four groups, each of which will cover
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Jun 6, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has left sporting organizers scrambling over the last year to host competitions so that athletes have opportunities to compete and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
While Tokyo 2020 organizers have managed a limited number of para test events ahead of the games, the Japan Blind Football Association became one of the first para sport organizers to hold an international tournament last week in Tokyo.
The capital hosted the IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix in a bubble environment, enacting strict protocols to ensure the safety for the participating teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament, inaugurated in 2018 to raise blind soccer’s visibility ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics, was canceled last year due to the pandemic. But organizers resumed it this year, limiting athletes and officials between their hotels and the competition venue throughout the event.