Japanese Envoy In Rakine State To Oversee Voting

Japanese envoy in Rakine State to oversee voting

The Japanese government has dispatched a special envoy to a war-torn region of Myanmar to help carry out voting that was postponed due to fighting.

Myanmar held a general election on November 8 but the election commission postponed voting at all nine electoral districts in Rakhine State. The government has not said when voting in the region will take place.

Japan's New Envoy To China Hopes For Stable Ties

Japan's new envoy to China hopes for stable ties

Japan's newly appointed ambassador to China has suggested that Japan and China should move on from their current unstable relationship and build more steady ties through high-level communications.

Tarumi Hideo, known as one of the top China experts in the Japanese foreign ministry, spoke in an exclusive interview with NHK before he leaves for his position in Beijing next month.

Uk Envoy Urges Japan To Raise Co2 Reduction Target

UK envoy urges Japan to raise CO2 reduction target

Britain has urged Japan to raise its reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a UN climate change conference later this year.

All members of the Paris Agreement are required to submit their new reduction targets to the United Nations by the end of this month.