Continue until the lastminute. Fumio kishida says it is not a challenge that can be solved through one meeting, but he says the government will try to make progress step by step. Japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory. It says they were illegally occupied after world war ii. Moscow says the islands became part of russian territory as a result of the war. The dispute is the reason why the two cocountries havent sigd a peace treaty. Prime minister shinzo abe and russian presesident vladimir pun will told talks in western japan and tokyo on thursday and friday. Theyll discuss the territorial issue and an Economic Cooperation plan proposed by japan. On another matter, kishida says japan is postponing a threeway summit with china and south korea until next year. The decision comes after south korea decided to impeach its president over an influencepeddling scandal. Translator we have decided to rescheduled the summit for a more appropriate time next year. Kishida
Person and also the cause of death, both which are still pending at the moment. The official did say that there is no evidence of heart attack or puncture wounds. Malaysian Officials Say they wont release the body until the family provides dna. There have been reports that kim jongnams son is now in kuala lumpur. Local media say kim han sol flew in from macau to provide a dna sample. Kim is reportedly in his early 20s and lives in macau with his family. A british tabloid says kim han sol decided not to study in the uk for fear of assassination. The daily mail says he was supposed to attend graduate school at Oxford University in september, but the report says chinese authorities warned him of a plot by pyongyang and reportedly told him and his father to stay inside china. Malaysian police are focusing their investigation on pyongyang. Surveillance footage from Kuala Lumpur International airport appears to offer some clues to kim jongnams final moments. The grainy images show a man thou
Started deproiing an advanced antimissile system in south korea. North korea has declared its latest missile test a success. It says its army units were trained to strike American Military bases in japan by firing multiple missiles. The front page of the newspaper shows kim jong un all smiles as he supervises what is reportedly the test. He talked about pushing ahead with nuclear and missile developments. Four Ballistic Missiles fell into the sea of japan, three of them apparently in its exclusive economic zone. The launch came days after south korea and the u. S. Began joint drills. Pyongyang state media says it was in retaliation to what it calls warmongers conducting war exercises. U. S. And south korean Officials Say one or more of the missiles may have been an extendedrange scud. Japanese officials are working to recover them. Prime minister abe spoke with u. S. President trump over the phone. They condemned the launch and agreed pyongyangs threat has reached a new level. Translat
It says all 37 are construction workers. Theyre accused of visabusing tr visiting passes and working without proper papers. Tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. Malaysia responded in kind. Theyve also booted out each others diplomatic representatives. However, malaysias Prime Minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. He says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. We are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. So we didnt pick a quarrel with north korea. It was never our intention. Kim jongnam was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International airport last month and died. Malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. It also wants to question three north korean nationals, including an Embassy Staff member. Pyongyang hasnt been cooperative, calling the investigation unfair. A man claiming to be kims son has spoken out online
Theyre used in the 2020 tokyo summer games. A scandal in western japan is widening over the controversial sale of stateowned land at a deep discount. It was sold to a School Operator that would teach a curriculum seen as supportive of the Prime Minister and have his wife as honorary principal. Now the governor of osaka is suggesting the Central Government played a role in securing the deal. Ichiro matsui said government officials asked the prefecture to make recommendations in favor of the schools operator. The officials reportedly said it is a necessary move to present the deal to the Central Government. Translator Central Government officials have often visited our prefectures officials in charge of private school affairs. So we said we could accept an application if the government is selling the land. Two years ago, a prefectural panel made recommendations backing moritomo mogakus bid for an Elementary School. Matsui suggested the recommendation was in response to the governments re