Japanese fishing vessels depart from a port in Nemuro on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 15, 2024, heading to waters around Kaigara Island of the Russian-held Habomai islet group as this year’s kelp harvesting season begins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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U.S. Marines’ transfer to Guam from Okinawa to start in Dec.
WASHINGTON – The transfer of U.S. Marine Corps troops stationed in Japan’s Okinawa to Guam will start in December, a Marines official said Sunday, the latest development in a long-agreed Japan-U.S. forces realignment plan aimed at reducing the southern island prefecture’s base-hosting burden.
The plan to move 4,000 of the approximately 19,000 Marines currently in Okinawa, agreed upon in 2012, is set to be completed by around 2028, according the Congressional Research Service and other sources.
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Japan defense chief mulls Britain trip in July to keep ties on track
TOKYO – Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara is considering visiting Britain in late July to reaffirm cooperation over the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, which also involves Italy, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Arrangements for the potential visit come as Britain prepares for a July 4 general election, which opinion polls indicate could bring an end to 14 years of Conservative Party-led government. Kihara hopes to swiftly forge ties with any new British Cabinet.
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Dozens of leaders gather in Switzerland at critical time for Ukraine
BARI, Italy – Dozens of leaders from Europe and other regions, representing developed and developing countries, convened Saturday at a secluded Swiss resort to explore potential avenues for bringing about an end to the war in Ukraine, though Russia and its key partner China did not join.
The so-called peace summit, spearheaded by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, comes at a critical time for Ukraine as Russia, which started a full-scale invasion of its neighboring country in February 2022, is ramping up its offensive.
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Over 50% in Japan uneasy about seeking satisfaction in shortest time
TOKYO – More than half of people in Japan are not comfortable with the recent trend of emphasizing “time performance” in leisure and other daily activities, such as watching movies at double speed, a recent survey by watchmaker Seiko Group Corp. showed.
In the online survey of 1,200 people aged 15 to 69, conducted in April, 52.9 percent gave the thumbs down to the idea of seeking satisfaction in the shortest time possible, while 40 percent felt they were being forced to do so themselves, Seiko said.
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Japan PM calls for global efforts to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday called for global efforts to achieve a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine as the world’s major powers, the United States and China, are divided over how to deal with Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
“Any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion must not be justified,” Kishida said in his speech at an international gathering for peace in Ukraine, held in the central Swiss resort of Burgenstock.
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Zelenskyy says just-ended peace summit “big success” for Ukraine
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a just-ended peace summit at a Swiss mountain resort, joined by more than 90 countries, was a “big success for Ukraine and for all partners.”
Zelenskyy told a closing press conference that a communique adopted by almost all the participating countries supported efforts toward an early end of Russia’s war in Ukraine based on the U.N. Charter.
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Athletics: Ambitious Sani Brown targets gold at Paris Olympics
TOKYO – Japan’s only sprinter to reach a 100-meter final at the world championships, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, will gun for the top of the podium when he contests the distance for the first time in Olympic competition in Paris.
Simply making another final this summer will not be enough for the ambitious 25-year-old, who finished seventh at the 2022 athletics worlds and sixth the following year.
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