Key words : restaurant eating out
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_14/
Sales at Japan's major restaurant chains kept falling in July, as the coronavirus discouraged people from eating out.
The Japan Food Service Association says revenue fell 15 percent from a year earlier. That was the fifth straight month of decline. But the drop was smaller than in the month before, even though it was still in double digits.
Fast-food restaurants didn't do too badly, with a decline of just 3.6 percent. That was thanks to rising sales of takeout and home delivery. But family-style restaurants and pubs fared much worse.
The food service association says the restaurant industry remains in critical condition due to the pandemic. The long rainy season this year didn't help either.
Key words : saga
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_09/
A university in western Japan is teaming up with restaurants to encourage the use of "handheld masks" when people wine and dine in the coronavirus era.
Kyoto Saga University of Arts developed the prototypes, which are made of paper or non-woven fabric with handles attached.
On Tuesday, about 20 restaurant proprietors tested the handheld masks during a meal at a hotel in Kyoto City. They ate with a fork or spoon in one hand, and covered their mouths with the mask held in their free hand whenever they spoke.
With input from the participants, students at the arts university plan to improve the design and function so the mask will gain broad acceptance.
A man who took part in the trial said putting a regular mask on and off during dinner is not realistic. He said he didn't feel any unease with the handheld version and believes it's effective against the virus.
University president Sasaki Masako, who first came up with the idea of a handheld mask, says she hopes it will become part of new table manners.
Key words : Japan more than 64,000
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Key words : Spanish
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_10/
The Spanish government says it will mobilize 2,000 military troops to fight against the coronavirus that is resurging in the country.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters on Tuesday that soldiers will be mobilized to make up for a shortage of personnel. The soldiers will be involved in the contact tracing process, which identifies people who have been in close contact with those infected.
He also said that regional governments will have the power to introduce tough measures themselves from now on. He added that the central government will allow the local authorities to limit people's movements, if the authorities want to do so.
Sanchez said individuals cannot allow the pandemic to take control of their lives, as it did in the spring. He said the country must stop the second wave of infections.
Spain saw the number of new cases drop to several hundred per day at one point. But a rapid resurgence occurred in Madrid and the northeastern state of Catalonia in July. The number of new infections has topped 3,000 occasionally since mid-August.
The Spanish government is determined to curb the spread of the virus before the new school year starts in September.
Key words : Italian economic tie
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_03/
China and Italy have confirmed that they need to forge closer economic ties amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on a European tour, met with his Italian counterpart, Luigi Di Maio, on Tuesday.
In a joint news conference, Wang said he chose Italy as the first country to visit after the outbreak, and this shows how China attaches importance on Italy.
Di Maio said there's no doubt China is an important economic partner of his country.
In their meeting, Di Maio and Wang confirmed the two countries will strengthen ties through China's international infrastructure project, the Belt and Road initiative.
Di Maio said it is extremely important to make sure Hong Kong can guarantee a high degree of autonomy for its citizens.
Wang said China's new national security law for the territory is necessary to develop the "one-country, two systems" principle in a stable manner.
Wang is scheduled to visit five European countries including France and Germany, by September 1 to explain China's position and to maintain ties with the region.
His tour comes at a time when a sense of caution is growing there over Beijing's response to the coronavirus outbreak and to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests.
Key words : johns hopkins 23 million
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Key words : report Catherine Kobayashi
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_21/
Protesters in several US cities are back on the streets after another police shooting involving a black man. Officers in the state of Wisconsin responded to a call about a domestic dispute. They ended up shooting a man. Bystanders say the individual was trying to help.
NHK World's Catherine Kobayashi reports.
Witnesses say Jacob Blake was just attempting to be a good neighbor. They say he was trying to break up an argument between two women. But then the police arrived, and they drew their guns.
They shot Blake repeatedly, as he tried to get into his car. His three sons were inside. The youngest is three years old.
Blake's fiancee said, "That man literally just grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other f**king way, and was just shooting him...with the kids in the back screaming. Screaming!"
Blake's father said, "They shot my son ... seven times. Seven times."
Blake is in serious condition. His family says he's paralyzed from the waist down.
His shooting ignited protests nearby, three months after police in Minneapolis killed George Floyd.
Some participants set buildings on fire, ransacked stores, and taunted police.
The governor declared a state of emergency.
Civil rights activist Eric Russell said, "What we witnessed the other day was city-sanctioned attempted murder."
A resident said, "And it always comes back to this. Hands up! Don't shoot! That's what we do. Hands up! Don't shoot! But does it matter? No."
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon have been protesting against police brutality for months.
Now their chants include the name "Jacob Blake."
Protesters in New York marched, too. They recited a list of black men, who've died at the hands of police.
The Blake family's lawyer said, "This is the time now in America that we need systematic reform to change the culture and the behavior of police in America."
He says people have had enough, and he wants to know when Black lives will matter.
Key words : European media
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_06/
European media point out similarities between the toxic agent allegedly used to poison Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny and the nerve agent employed on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain in 2018.
Navalny, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, fell ill in a plane last week, and is now being treated at a hospital in Germany.
On Monday, doctors there said that they found a trace of a toxic agent in the patient's body. They say they confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with some kind of cholinesterase inhibitor, but a specific substance is not yet known.
German public broadcaster ZDF refers to a nerve agent called Novichok -- a kind of cholinesterase inhibitor used in the attempted murders of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain in 2018.
British public broadcaster BBC says Navalny is being treated with the same antidote used for Skripal.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it is wrong to talk about only one possibility at this time, showing reluctance to accept the European Union's calls for an investigation.
Key words : teikoku
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_17/
The ratio of women who hold senior positions at companies in Japan has inched up, but remains far below the government's target.
Credit research firm Teikoku Databank conducted a nationwide survey in July and nearly 12,000 firms responded.
It shows the proportion of female executives and senior managers is just 7.8 percent on average. That's the highest figure since the survey began in 2013 but an increase of only 0.1 percentage point from last year.
The Japanese government had aimed to increase the proportion of female leaders to around 30 percent by 2020.
Asked about the representation of women in senior roles in the future, nearly 22 percent of the companies that responded said they expect it to increase. About 60 percent said they see no change.
A Teikoku Databank official said both the government and private sector need to improve support for women so that they can continue working after having children.
Key words : Kuma Kengo
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/
The pandemic is causing many people to question the way we live and work in modern societies - and that includes the types of buildings we inhabit. In this story, world renowned architect Kuma Kengo talks about his unorthodox vision for designing homes and offices - and how we can use that to reconnect to the natural environment.
Key words : Berlin scrap
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200826_02/
The organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will scrap the Best Actor and Best Actress awards and replace them with gender-neutral prizes.
The Berlinale organizers said Monday on their official website, a "Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance" and a "Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance" will be awarded on a gender-neutral basis, starting in 2021.
The representatives of the festival have told German media that performance awards should not be separated by gender, just as those for directors and screenplays are not.
The organizers say "We believe that not separating the awards in the acting field according to gender comprises a signal for a more gender-sensitive awareness in the film industry."
On twitter, some praised the decision, but others are skeptical, saying that the change would reduce chances for women to be awarded for their performances, given that more men play important roles than women in today's films.
The Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled open on February 11, 2021.
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