主な出来事 11月1日-11月8日
Politics
The prime minister, Abe met with Chinese Prime Minister Lee and President Park of South Korea, and confirmed to hold periodical summit among three countries. They also agreed to look straight into the history with the spirit of advancing towards the future and to strive to peace and regional security.
Prime MinisterAbe met with President Park of South Korea at Seoul for the first time. For the comfort women issue, they agreed to accelerate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs director-general level talks.
In order to operate the Self-Defense Forces and US forces together even at peacetime, the Governments of Japan and the United States established the alliance adjustment group and began operation.
In order to avoid accidental collision between Japan and China, the minister of defense, Nakatani met with Chinese Defense Minister and agreed the early start of maritime contact mechanism.
Business
US Department of Transportation has announced that it will impose fines up to $ 200 million (24.2 billion yen) on Takata with the reason that the recall of the defective air bag was delayed.
Three companies shares of Japan Post Group are listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As far as the market capitalization concerened, it became large listed second to NTT in 1987.
Due to TPP entry into force, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries showed its view that the price decline of beef, pork, and dairy products would be also a concern in the long term.
Toyota Motor Corporation announced its interim consolidated financial results for the September 2015 period. The operating profit, which shows core business profit was increased 17.1 percent year-on-year and 1 trillion 583.4 billion yen, which was two-year record high in a row as the interim results.
World
In Turkey general election, the ruling Justice and Development Party is significantly recovered from less than half seat situation and has secured seats enough to keep the Single-party administration.
18 countries, such as in the ASEAN and Japan and the United States postponed its joint declaration at the ASEAN defense ministers meeting because the adjustment of the language over the South China Sea issue was not adjusted.
As for Russian passenger plane crash in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, the British Prime Minister's Office announced that there is a high possibility of explosives in the plane and that air services between the United Kingdom and the site were suspended. US security officials also suggested the possibility of terrorism by Islamic countries.
Chinese head of state, Shu and Taiwan President Ma had a meeting in Singapore and confirmed one-China principle. It was the first top talks between two countries since the division of China-Taiwan in 1949.
Japan
The world conference of scientists meeting aimed at the abolition of nuclear weapons called "Pugwash Conferences" was held in Nagasaki, and it announced the Nagasaki declaration seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons against the states that possess nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided to recommend to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry to change the operating body of the fast breeder reactor "Monju", from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency.
Two cases of litigation that had been fought unconstitutional or not have been concluded: one is the Civil Code that doesn’t allow couple to use different surnames, and the other is the provisions of remarriage that only women were banned for the six months after divorce. The Supreme Court is going to show the first Constitutional determinations by the end of the year.
Shibuya Ward began delivery of the certificate that deems same-sex couples as partnership that corresponds to marriage. Setagaya Ward also began accepting partners oath.
