Experts and government officials from around the world have gathered in Sendai to discuss the latest research on disaster mitigation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to tighten control over foreign media outlets operating in the country ahead of the presidential election in March of next year.At least 2 people have died and dozens have been injured in an explosion in Ningbo City in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
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Key words : expert around the world
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Experts and government officials from around the world have gathered in Sendai to discuss the latest research on disaster mitigation.
More than 900 people from over 40 countries and territories are attending the "World Bosai Forum" in the northeastern Japanese city, which was hit by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
The forum had been held in the Swiss resort of Davos. But after Sendai hosted the UN conference on disaster risk reduction in 2015 it was decided that the forum should also be held in the city every 2 years.
Japan's Disaster Management Minister Hachiro Okonogi gave the opening speech on Sunday.
Okonogi said that raising awareness of the importance of self-reliance and mutual help has become a key theme nearly 7 years after the disaster. He said he would like the participants who have gathered in the disaster-hit Tohoku region to learn from each other and raise their preparedness levels.
A UN official and a tsunami researcher joined a discussion on the theme of preparing for major disasters.
One of the participants said it is important to build a foundation for disaster mitigation by sharing knowledge and experience.
The results of the latest research will be presented in about 50 meetings. The conference will end on Tuesday.
More than 900 people from over 40 countries and territories are attending the "World Bosai Forum" in the northeastern Japanese city, which was hit by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
The forum had been held in the Swiss resort of Davos. But after Sendai hosted the UN conference on disaster risk reduction in 2015 it was decided that the forum should also be held in the city every 2 years.
Japan's Disaster Management Minister Hachiro Okonogi gave the opening speech on Sunday.
Okonogi said that raising awareness of the importance of self-reliance and mutual help has become a key theme nearly 7 years after the disaster. He said he would like the participants who have gathered in the disaster-hit Tohoku region to learn from each other and raise their preparedness levels.
A UN official and a tsunami researcher joined a discussion on the theme of preparing for major disasters.
One of the participants said it is important to build a foundation for disaster mitigation by sharing knowledge and experience.
The results of the latest research will be presented in about 50 meetings. The conference will end on Tuesday.
Key words : Russia signed bill
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to tighten control over foreign media outlets operating in the country ahead of the presidential election next March.
Putin signed the bill into law on Saturday. It allows the Russian government to register foreign media outlets as "foreign agents." If they are registered, they will have to undergo annual inspections by the Russian authorities.
The new legislation is the revised version of a similar law targeting charities and other organizations that have links with other countries and are operating in Russia.
The Russian government says the move is retaliation for the tightening of US controls over RT and other Russian media.
Without waiting for the law to take effect, Russia's Justice Ministry warned some US media outlets that they could be designated as foreign agents. They include Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America, which are funded by the US government and Congress.
Moscow apparently fears that other countries may meddle in its presidential election.
Putin signed the bill into law on Saturday. It allows the Russian government to register foreign media outlets as "foreign agents." If they are registered, they will have to undergo annual inspections by the Russian authorities.
The new legislation is the revised version of a similar law targeting charities and other organizations that have links with other countries and are operating in Russia.
The Russian government says the move is retaliation for the tightening of US controls over RT and other Russian media.
Without waiting for the law to take effect, Russia's Justice Ministry warned some US media outlets that they could be designated as foreign agents. They include Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America, which are funded by the US government and Congress.
Moscow apparently fears that other countries may meddle in its presidential election.
Key words : at least 2 people
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At least 2 people have died and dozens have been injured in an explosion in Ningbo City in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Chinese media say the explosion occurred around 9 AM on Sunday on vacant land where industrial waste was being stored.
The reports say 2 people died, and more than 30 others were taken to hospital.
Footage and photos show scattered debris and cardboard boxes, damaged vehicles and smoke rising into the air.
Some nearby buildings collapsed, and windows were shattered. Police and fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Chinese media say the explosion occurred around 9 AM on Sunday on vacant land where industrial waste was being stored.
The reports say 2 people died, and more than 30 others were taken to hospital.
Footage and photos show scattered debris and cardboard boxes, damaged vehicles and smoke rising into the air.
Some nearby buildings collapsed, and windows were shattered. Police and fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Key words : ambassador
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Acting US ambassador to South Korea Marc Knapper has posted a photo to his Twitter account showing North Korean workers digging what Knapper says is a trench at the spot where a defecting soldier crossed the military demarcation line at Panmunjom earlier this month.
On November 13th, a soldier in the North Korean military crossed the military demarcation line and defected to South Korea. He was shot at more than 40 times from the North Korean side, and was wounded in his abdomen, shoulders and other parts of his body. The soldier, who is in his mid-20s, is being treated at a hospital near Seoul.
Knapper wrote on Twitter that the North Koreans have planted two trees and are digging a trench at the spot where their soldier crossed the military demarcation line. Knapper posted a photo believed to have been taken on Wednesday this week.
The photo shows 6 workers using shovels to dig a trench on the North Korean side of the military demarcation line, while North Korean military guards look on. The photo shows the workers' heads and upper bodies sticking out of the trench, so it is believed to be more than one meter deep.
South Korean media reported the opinion that the aim of the trench is to prevent more defections by North Korean soldiers.
Meanwhile, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted intelligence sources saying up to about 40 guards deployed at Panmunjom have been replaced since the defection incident.
The soldier who defected has reportedly been moved out of the intensive care unit and into a general ward at the hospital. South Korea's military plans to move him to a military hospital when his condition stabilizes, and then ask him about his motive for defecting and how he carried it out.
On November 13th, a soldier in the North Korean military crossed the military demarcation line and defected to South Korea. He was shot at more than 40 times from the North Korean side, and was wounded in his abdomen, shoulders and other parts of his body. The soldier, who is in his mid-20s, is being treated at a hospital near Seoul.
Knapper wrote on Twitter that the North Koreans have planted two trees and are digging a trench at the spot where their soldier crossed the military demarcation line. Knapper posted a photo believed to have been taken on Wednesday this week.
The photo shows 6 workers using shovels to dig a trench on the North Korean side of the military demarcation line, while North Korean military guards look on. The photo shows the workers' heads and upper bodies sticking out of the trench, so it is believed to be more than one meter deep.
South Korean media reported the opinion that the aim of the trench is to prevent more defections by North Korean soldiers.
Meanwhile, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted intelligence sources saying up to about 40 guards deployed at Panmunjom have been replaced since the defection incident.
The soldier who defected has reportedly been moved out of the intensive care unit and into a general ward at the hospital. South Korea's military plans to move him to a military hospital when his condition stabilizes, and then ask him about his motive for defecting and how he carried it out.
Key words : US government allow
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The US government has decided to allow the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington to remain open, in a reversal of its previous warning to close it.
On November 17th the US administration notified the Palestine Liberation Organization, or PLO, that it would shut down the office. It cited a US law requiring the mission to close if the organization tries to get the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli officials.
The State Department said on Saturday that officials have instead advised the PLO to limit its activities to those related to achieving peace with Israel.
A State Department spokesperson told NHK the restrictions may be lifted after 90 days if President Donald Trump determines the Palestinians are engaged in direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel.
The spokesperson added the US is optimistic that the PLO office will be allowed to resume full operations at the end of the 90-day period.
The initial announcement of the office closure was seen as an attempt by the Trump administration to push the PLO to return to peace talks with Israel.
But Palestinians reacted angrily and threatened to cut all communications with the Trump administration.
On November 17th the US administration notified the Palestine Liberation Organization, or PLO, that it would shut down the office. It cited a US law requiring the mission to close if the organization tries to get the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli officials.
The State Department said on Saturday that officials have instead advised the PLO to limit its activities to those related to achieving peace with Israel.
A State Department spokesperson told NHK the restrictions may be lifted after 90 days if President Donald Trump determines the Palestinians are engaged in direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel.
The spokesperson added the US is optimistic that the PLO office will be allowed to resume full operations at the end of the 90-day period.
The initial announcement of the office closure was seen as an attempt by the Trump administration to push the PLO to return to peace talks with Israel.
But Palestinians reacted angrily and threatened to cut all communications with the Trump administration.
Key words : volcano
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A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted for the second time in a week on Saturday, disrupting international flights.
Mount Agung erupted for the first time in 54 years last Tuesday. Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency says the 3014-meter volcano erupted again at around 5:30 PM on Saturday. The agency says the eruption was minor, and a plume of ash rose up to a height of about 1,500 meters.
Government officials say they are not changing the volcano's alert level from 3, the second highest.
16 international flights were cancelled on Saturday, affecting the country's tourism industry. They include flights operated by an Australian airliner. Australians top the list of visitors to the island.
There are growing concerns that Mount Agung will remain active over the long-term and seriously affect tourism and the lives of local residents. Its last major eruption, in 1963, killed about 1,000 people and volcanic activity continued for a year.
Mount Agung erupted for the first time in 54 years last Tuesday. Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency says the 3014-meter volcano erupted again at around 5:30 PM on Saturday. The agency says the eruption was minor, and a plume of ash rose up to a height of about 1,500 meters.
Government officials say they are not changing the volcano's alert level from 3, the second highest.
16 international flights were cancelled on Saturday, affecting the country's tourism industry. They include flights operated by an Australian airliner. Australians top the list of visitors to the island.
There are growing concerns that Mount Agung will remain active over the long-term and seriously affect tourism and the lives of local residents. Its last major eruption, in 1963, killed about 1,000 people and volcanic activity continued for a year.
Key words : research group
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A research group at the University of Tokyo has made a discovery that sheds light on how the Ebola virus disease worsens. It has found that pancreatic enzymes released into the blood may aggravate the deadly disease.
Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and other researchers at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science analyzed blood samples taken from people in Sierra Leone.
An Ebola outbreak swept the country and neighboring West African nations from 2013 to 2016, claiming the lives of more than 10,000.
The samples were taken from 9 people who died from Ebola, 11 patients who survived it, and 10 people who had no exposure to the fatal disease.
They found more digestive enzymes released from the pancreases in the blood of those who died than in the other people. They say this suggests the possibility that the digestive enzymes contributed to damaging the liver and other organs of the patients.
Kawaoka says the latest study is a major step in establishing the mechanism of how the Ebola disease becomes more severe, and also measures to prevent it.
Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and other researchers at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science analyzed blood samples taken from people in Sierra Leone.
An Ebola outbreak swept the country and neighboring West African nations from 2013 to 2016, claiming the lives of more than 10,000.
The samples were taken from 9 people who died from Ebola, 11 patients who survived it, and 10 people who had no exposure to the fatal disease.
They found more digestive enzymes released from the pancreases in the blood of those who died than in the other people. They say this suggests the possibility that the digestive enzymes contributed to damaging the liver and other organs of the patients.
Kawaoka says the latest study is a major step in establishing the mechanism of how the Ebola disease becomes more severe, and also measures to prevent it.
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