Hello from AJW, North Korea is working to consolidate Kim Jong Uns grip on power, says a Japanese researcher who recently visited the country. The top execs of the former Democratic Party of Japan government, including Naoto Kan, say they approve the disclosure of their testimonies on the Fukushima disaster. The Abe government is dragging its heels on releasing the interviews to the public. * INSIGHT: North Korea gears up to consolidate Kim Jong Uns power base, says researcher * Execs of former DPJ government say OK to disclosing their Fukushima testimonies, Kan included * ANALYSIS: Abe hoped to shift attention from Ukraine to China at G-7 summit * Hiroshima group seeks poems, writings for Poets of A-bomb collection to be registered by UNESCO * Tug of war on Mount Fuji: Geographical Survey Institute stops showing exact peak location after Yamanashi protests * South Koreans and Japanese build joint memorial to struggle of Korean students under Japanese rule * PHOTO: Japan steam locomotive chugs rails in Taiwan * ANALYSIS: Abe boasts about Abenomics at G-7 summit; omits mention of problems like aging of population * Doraemon gadgets? Sharp aims to develop dream appliances for the home We will post these and more stories later today on AJW.asahi. Stay up to date with AJW in your news feed by clicking like on this page. Thanks for reading AJW.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:18:14 +0000
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