Key words : people in Japan seventy-five
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People in Japan are taking a moment to pause and remember the victims of a catastrophic event. Seventy-five years ago, an American warplane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
An estimated 140,000 people lost their lives by the end of the year.
While following safety measures in place for the coronavirus, people haven't been prevented from reflecting on the tragedy and praying for world peace.
A 91-year-old survivor of the bombing said, "When you think about that time, it's tragic and cruel. This kind of tragedy should never happen again."
A man in his 50s said, "My parents are survivors. I've come here to tell victims that I will never forget them even though I haven't been able to do anything to abolish nuclear weapons."
About 800 people attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony including survivors of the bombing, known as hibakusha. They are getting older with their average age now over 83.
Representatives of 80 countries were also there.
Due to the pandemic, the number of people attending the event was limited to less than one-tenth of the usual.
Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi placed a list of the victims in a cenotaph. It includes the names of 4,943 survivors who died over the past year.
324,129 people are now commemorated in the monument.
The city fell silent at 8:15 a.m., the exact moment when the US bomb struck the city.
In the peace declaration, the mayor urged world leaders to work toward a security system that does not rely on nuclear weapons.
Matsui said, "As the only nation to suffer a nuclear attack, Japan must persuade the global public to unite with the spirit of Hiroshima. To enhance its role as mediator between the nuclear-weapon and non-nuclear-weapon states, I ask the Japanese government to heed the appeal of the hibakusha that it sign and ratify, and become a party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons."
Nuclear powers like the US and Russia do not support the treaty. And Japan, which relies on nuclear protection from the US, hasn't signed it.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has maintained Japan will not join the UN treaty. He has said the treaty's goal of nuclear abolishment is the same as Japan's, but their approaches are different.
Abe said, "While adhering to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, our nation will serve as a bridge between countries that take different stands and persist in urging dialogue and prompting them into action. By doing so, we will lead efforts made by the global community to realize a world without nuclear weapons."
The prime minister also said Japan will work to make the next review conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty a significant one.
The meeting was due to be held in April, but postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A local high school choir brought the ceremony to a close with a song calling for peace.
Key words : mid-summer visit
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Japan's government says it will not ask people to refrain from visiting their hometowns during the mid-summer "bon" holidays altogether, but will call on them to take anti-coronavirus measures to protect the elderly.
The minister in charge of the coronavirus response, Nishimura Yasutoshi, said at a news conference on Wednesday that people will have increased chances of meeting the elderly as well as eating and drinking with them during their hometown visits. He called on people to avoid dining in large groups and to take other anti-infection measures during the holidays.
Nishimura's comments came as a government expert panel called on people to thoroughly take anti-coronavirus infection measures when they visit their hometowns.
The panel also recommends that people use online chats or other means if it is difficult to take infection prevention measures.
Omi Shigeru, the chief of the panel, said it made the proposals before its meeting scheduled for later this week because the holidays are just around the corner.
The government warns that serious cases are gradually increasing and that the number of patients receiving treatment at hospitals is on the rise.
Key words : bon holiday bon holiday
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Governors of some Japanese prefectures are taking tougher measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus, ahead of the summer holidays.
Tokyo has the most cases across the country.
The metropolitan government reported 263 new infections on Wednesday. That's the ninth straight day above the 200 mark. Officials are asking businesses that serve alcohol to close early.
The central prefecture of Aichi confirmed about 150 new cases, prompting Governor Omura Hideaki to take matters into his own hands.
Omura says he plans to issue his prefecture's own state of emergency to overcome this second wave of infections.
Omura says the declaration will be in effect from Thursday through to the 24th of this month. He's asking residents to refrain from nonessential outings, especially during next week's Bon holidays.
In the western prefecture of Fukuoka, Governor Ogawa Hiroshi is asking pubs and karaoke parlors to shut if they aren't taking adequate anti-virus measures.
He says the measure will remain in place for two weeks, starting this Saturday.
The chief of the government's panel of experts issued an advisory ahead of the holidays, when many people travel to their hometowns.
Omi Shigeru, who heads the Japan Community Health Care Organization, said, "We would like to urge the public to refrain from high risk activities such as group dining, which could transmit the virus to the elderly."
The former regional director with the WHO is urging the government to issue a clear message to the public.
People in Tokyo say they have mixed feelings about whether to travel this year.
Across the country, more than 1,300 new infections were confirmed on Wednesday. That brings the national tally to more than 43,000. Over 1,000 people have died.
Key words : more than 1,350 new
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Key words : 263 Tokyo
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Tokyo Metropolitan government officials confirmed 263 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday.
The daily tally in Tokyo topped 200 for the ninth day in a row.
The total number of cases in the Japanese capital now stands at 14,285.
The Metropolitan government on Monday began asking all establishments that serve alcohol and all karaoke parlors to close at 10:00 p.m. through the end of this month.
It's also urging people to avoid large group gatherings and outings for drinks, as well as conversations in close proximity.
Key words : central bank
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The governor of Japan's central bank has warned that a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak could suppress economic activities again, as the number of infections keeps rising in the country.
Kuroda Haruhiko spoke on Wednesday at an online seminar hosted by Columbia University's Center on Japanese Economy and Business.
He said, "The spread of COVID-19 has not subsided globally, and domestic and overseas economies have remained in extremely severe condition."
The Bank of Japan governor said the domestic economy and those overseas are likely to improve gradually from the second half of this year. But he added some warnings.
Kuroda said "If the strict public health measures are reinstated, economic activity could be constrained significantly again. Moreover, attention should be paid to whether the second-round effects of a shock from COVID-19 will significantly depress the economy."
He stressed that the BOJ will not hesitate to do whatever it takes as a central bank if necessary.
Key words : Trump nominee
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US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Japan has suggested he will call on the country to do more to contribute to security in Northeast Asia.
Kenneth Weinstein, president and CEO of conservative think tank Hudson Institute, made the comments at his confirmation hearing before the Senate on Wednesday.
With the apparent aim of countering China's military buildup, Weinstein said he "will encourage Japan to shoulder even greater responsibility in the face of significant security challenges we face together in Northeast Asia."
He added the United States is "doing more, Japan needs to do more," and Prime Minister Abe Shinzo "understands this well."
Signaling Washington hopes Tokyo will contribute more to the financial burden of their security arrangement, Weinstein noted that "Japan has certainly significantly increased its purchases of US military equipment," and that the two sides "will come to some sort of a fruitful conclusion for these host nation support negotiations."
On North Korea, he said "the North Korean nuclear program is a major challenge" the United States faces "together with the Japanese" that requires the two parties "to continue our engagement with North Korea, but to be absolutely firm in boosting the deterrent and boosting missile defense working together with the Japanese, working together with the Republic of Korea."
Weinstein will officially become ambassador following Senate approval.
Key words : facebook launched
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Facebook has launched a new feature to rival TikTok, which the Trump administration sees as a security threat. The US social-media giant says it has added the video-sharing product to Instagram.
It's called "Reels." Users can video, edit and share 15-second clips. Facebook says it "offers anyone the chance to become a creator on Instagram and reach new audiences on a global stage."
China-based TikTok is already popular around the world.
Microsoft is now in talks to acquire its US operations.
US President Donald Trump says he will ban TikTok in the country unless a deal is struck by September 15.
The White House claims the app could abuse personal data.
Key words : Beirut chemical compound declared
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The death toll from the powerful explosion that ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday has risen to 135.
The central government declared a state of emergency and announced plans to investigate how a chemical compound that can be used to make bombs came to be stored for years and hold those negligent accountable.
Lebanon's health minister on Wednesday told local media that at least 135 people died and some 5,000 others were injured.
Several dozen more people remain missing. Frantic rescue work was ongoing at the site of the explosion after dusk.
The Beirut governor disclosed that 300,000 people have lost their homes, and the blast has caused damage worth between 3 billion dollars and 5 billion dollars.
The hangar at Beirut port where the explosion occurred stored some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a hazardous material, for six years.
President Michel Aoun held an emergency Cabinet meeting on Wednesday and declared a two-week state of emergency in the Lebanese capital.
He ordered the military to put under house arrest those involved in storing the material.
The government is to shortly set up a panel to investigate over the course of five days the cause of the explosion, make those responsible accountable and release findings.
Key words : multiple
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Multiple media outlets have reported that the chemical compound suspected of causing a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut was seized from a cargo vessel navigating near the city in September 2013.
Tuesday's huge blast reportedly left at least 100 people dead and about 5,000 injured.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday that the vessel, carrying some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate produced at a chemical plant, belonged to a Russian businessperson based in Panama. It was heading from Georgia to Mozambique.
Lebanese authorities seized the boat and detained the crew when they were forced to dock in Beirut after experiencing technical problems at sea.
The Russian owner abandoned both the vessel and its cargo. The ammonium nitrate had been stored at a hangar in Beirut since.
Key words : french tower
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to visit Beirut on Thursday.
Macron took to Twitter on Wednesday to express France's solidarity with Lebanon.
AFP reported that Macron will hold talks with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab.
The French government earlier chartered two military planes to dispatch medical supplies, doctors and rescue teams.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced that the city will pay tribute to the victims of the explosion with a symbolic blackout of the lights of the Eiffel Tower at midnight on Wednesday.
Key words : singapore dengue fever
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Authorities in Singapore are calling on residents to be on further guard against raging dengue fever that has left a record number of people infected.
Singapore has been hit by infections of the mosquito-borne fever at a record-breaking pace since around April.
Authorities have confirmed 1,380 new cases last week alone. More than 1,000 cases have been reported for eight straight weeks. As of Tuesday, some 22,403 cases had been confirmed this year.
The National Environment Agency says the coronavirus pandemic is partly to blame because as more people stay at home, they are more likely to be stung by mosquitos.
Officials also point out that puddles that have formed at abandoned construction sites have been left unattended.
They say overall rainfall for June also hit a 10-year high, resulting in more mosquitos.
Experts warn the dengue outbreak may overwhelm medical institutions, as both the new coronavirus and dengue cause fever, and patients need to undergo two tests.
The agency predicts the spike to last till around October. Officials are calling on the use of insecticides and insect repellent and are urging residents to keep their skin covered.
Key words : weather Tsietsi Monare
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