Key words : US blocked tax
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_12/
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has blocked another effort by House Democrats to get the Internal Revenue Service to submit President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress.
Mnuchin on Friday refused to comply with a subpoena from the Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee to the IRS, which he oversees, demanding Trump's tax papers for the past six years.
He also rejected an earlier request that the committee sent by letter in April.
Before Trump came to power, it was a longstanding practice for US presidents to release their tax returns. Trump has defied the tradition.
The head of the committee, Richard Neal, indicated that the matter will likely proceed to court.
Democrats are hoping to hold Trump accountable on tax irregularities as they prepare for the 2020 presidential election.
Key words : tariff Canada and Mexico
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_07/
The US government says it has reached a deal to remove tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico.
To protect US makers, the Trump administration last year imposed hefty levies on imports of such metals from a number of countries.
But on Friday, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced an agreement to lift them had been reached with Canada and Mexico. The two countries will remove retaliatory tariffs on the US.
The latest move brings the US government a step closer to winning congressional approval for a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico signed in November last year.
Many lawmakers said that the administration of President Donald Trump should first resolve its conflict with the two nations over the metal duties.
Trump hailed the deal in a speech, saying it will help further expand the American economy.
High US levies remain on steel and aluminum imports from Japan, China and other nations.
Key words : Chinese court
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_03/
A Chinese court has handed down a prison term of five years and six months to a Japanese man charged with stealing state secrets.
Japan's Foreign Ministry says the court sentenced him on Friday.
The ministry says the man in his 70s was detained in March 2017 while visiting Shandong Province to conduct surveys for hot springs development. It says he was there at the request of a Chinese company.
The ministry says the court has also ordered the man to pay about 4,300 dollars.
It is not known exactly what he did that was deemed illegal.
In 2017, Chinese media said the man had carried out surveys without government permission.
Chinese authorities detained five other Japanese in connection with the surveys. Four were released, but one man, who was held on the island of Hainan, was indicted.
An anti-espionage law took effect in China in 2014. At least nine Japanese citizens have since been indicted on spying charges. Six have been handed prison sentences.
Key words : ballot election six years
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_06/
Voters in Australia are casting their ballots on Saturday in a parliamentary election. Attention is focused on whether it will bring about the first change of government in six years.
The conservative coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing a challenge from the Labor Party, the largest among the opposition.
During the election campaign, Morrison stressed his government's achievements, such as economic growth and a better employment situation. He also promised to lower taxes.
Labor Party leader Bill Shorten pledged tax cuts for low income earners and tougher regulations on tax avoidance. He also set out measures to protect the environment.
The governing coalition is struggling with low approval ratings as factional infighting has caused policy disagreements. The latest poll shows the Labor Party is slightly ahead of the coalition with 51 percent to 49 percent.
All seats in the House of Representatives and just over half of the upper house seats will be contested in the election. Preliminary results are expected by late Saturday.
Key words : learned
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_05/
NHK has learned that Japan's Kyoto University plans to set up a research center for cancer immunotherapy to be headed by Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo.
Honjo, a distinguished professor at Kyoto University, jointly received last year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of a cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.
Sources say the university plans to make a budget request to the government to create the new center in the next school year.
Researchers are expected to undertake a wide range of activities from basic research to drug development, clinical applications and doctor training.
The new center will initially be set up in an existing facility, but the university aims to construct a dedicated building in five years.
The health ministry says the center will be Japan's first comprehensive research and development base for cancer immunotherapy.
Key words : cat internet
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_08/
Grumpy Cat, the permanently scowling feline who shot to stardom on the internet and launched numerous memes, has died at the age of seven.
The cat's famously sour expression went viral in 2012 after her owners posted photographs online.
At the time of her death, her various social media accounts had amassed more than 8 million followers between them. CNN called the cat a "cultural phenomenon."
Grumpy Cat's real name was Tardar Sauce. She had a condition called feline dwarfism. Her owners believed this accounted for her unusual facial features.
The cat often made appearances on television and in advertisements, and was even the subject of her own feature film.
Her fame heightened in 2015 when then President Barack Obama mocked Republicans by saying, "They are gloomy. They are like Grumpy Cat."
Her owners said she died on Tuesday at their home in Arizona due to complications from an infection.
Key words : weather forecast
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Key words : festival
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190518_13/
A traditional boat festival held once every 10 years has started in Matsue City, western Japan.
On Saturday morning, about 100 boats gathered on Ohashigawa River, which runs through the center of the city.
The festival, commonly known as "Horan-Enya," dates back about 370 years to the Edo period, when locals started holding rituals to pray for an abundant harvest.
Crews of 30 to 50 people took five elaborately decorated boats, representing the five districts of the city, along the river.
A caller led chants, and performers dressed in kabuki costumes put on a traditional dance.
Tourists crowded onto bridges and river banks to view the spectacle.
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