ILEA001103955: (3)Soga arrives in Tokyo before family reunion in Indonesia

Japanese fishery industry reiterates opposition to planned release of Fukushima radioactive wastewater into sea

STORY: Japanese fishery industry reiterates opposition to planned release of Fukushima radioactive wastewater into sea DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese fishery industry 2. various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 3. various of Japanese fishery industry 4. various of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meeting with Masanobu Sakamoto, head of Japan's National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan) 5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): MASANOBU SAKAMOTO, Head of Japan's National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan) 6. various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant STORYLINE: Japan's national fisheries federation reiterated its continued opposition to the government's planned release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean on Monday during a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. M

Amid concern over IAEA report, Japanese public protest against nuke wastewater dumping plan

STORY: Amid concern over IAEA report, Japanese public protest against nuke wastewater dumping plan DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protester 2. STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): YAMAZAKI, Protester 4. various of the IAEA safety review report 5. various of the IAEA Director General presenting the report to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Source: Prime minister's office of Japan) 6. various of the IAEA Director General at the press conference 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): Protester 8. various of the IAEA Director General at the press conference 9. various of the press conference 10. various of protesters STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protester "Do not discharge contaminated water into the sea." STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled F

South Koreans protest Japanese PM's visit to Seoul

STORY: South Koreans protest Japanese PM's visit to Seoul DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally in Seoul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): OH MI-JUNG, SPARK activist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): MOON GA-ON, College student 4. various of the rally in Seoul STORYLINE: Several South Korean organizations rallied in Seoul Sunday to protest Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to South Korea. The protesters called for Tokyo's apology over its militarist past, opposed South Korea-Japan military cooperation, and demanded withdrawal of Japan's plan to discharge radioactive wastewater. A group of activists from the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) gathered near the South Korean presidential office in central Seoul, where Kishida held talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): OH MI-JUNG, SPARK activist "Fumio Kishida should thoroughly reflect on the Japanese-led war of aggression and inhuman crimes

Night vigil for late ex-Japan PM Abe

People pray at an altar at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, following the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, on July 8. A night vigil for Abe was held at the temple the same day. A wake was held later Monday for Abe, the longest serving leader, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other lawmakers attending.

Funeral held for actor Morishige

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov. 10 aged 96, is displayed on the alter at his funeral held in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 20, 2009. Mourners, including former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, attended the ceremony to pay their respects to Morishige, who was beloved by many Japanese and who was the first popular artist to win the Order of Culture. (Kyodo)

Ex-abductee Hasuike wins nonfiction award

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated abductee Kaoru Hasuike (file photo) won an award Aug. 27, 2009, for a nonfiction work that features his experience of being abducted to North Korea and living in the reclusive country. Hasuike went missing along with his girlfriend, Yukiko Okudo, in Niigata Prefecture in July 1978, and returned to Japan in October 2002 with Okudo, to whom he got married in North Korea, after Pyongyang admitted to past abductions of Japanese citizens. (Kyodo)

Ex-abductee Soga voices gratitude for support

SADO, Japan - Former abductee Hitomi Soga speaks at a news conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17 as she marks the fifth anniversary of her repatriation from North Korea. Soga and four other Japanese abductees, abducted by North Korean agents in three separate cases in 1978 from Niigata and Fukui prefectures, were repatriated to Japan on Oct. 15, 2002.

Kin ask gov't to seek early resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (2nd L) meets with the parents of Megumi Yokota and relatives of other Japanese abducted to North Korea at the prime minister's office on Oct. 5 where the families urged the government to seek an early resolution to the abduction issue. Sitting opposite to Machimura are Megumi's father Shigeru Toyota (4th R) and his wife Sakie (3rd R).

Fukuda to meet press twice a day

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda fields questions from reporters at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 26. Fukuda said he will have a brief question-and-answer session with reporters twice a day. (Kyodo)

Hill visits Japan to coordinate views before 6-way talks in Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill responds to questions from reporters at Narita airport after arriving in Japan on Sept. 25 for talks with his Japanese counterpart to coordinate views ahead of a plenary session of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs beginning Sept. 27 in Beijing.

(3)Soga arrives in Tokyo before family reunion in Indonesia

TOKYO, Japan - Repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga answers questions from reporters about her meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 7 ahead of traveling to Indonesia to be reunited with her husband and two daughters living in North Korea.

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