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Key words : tropical storm
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210726_05/
Tropical storm Nepartak is moving north over the sea east of Japan and threatening to approach or make landfall on Tuesday, in eastern Japan or the Tohoku region.
Japan's meteorological agency is warning that the storm could bring strong winds, heavy rainfall and high waves.
The agency says Nepartak was heading north-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour on Monday, as of 6 a.m. local time.
It has a center atmospheric pressure of 992 hectopascals with a maximum wind speed of 72 kilometers per hour and maximum gusts of 108 kilometers per hour.
Winds of more than 54 kilometers per hour are blowing within a 600-kilometer radius southeast of the center, and within a 390-kilometer radius northwest.
Weather officials say the storm is growing stronger as it moves northwest.
They say along with thunder, more than 50 millimeters of rain could fall hourly in the center and northern areas of the storm.
Officials forecast that the maximum rainfall in the 24 hours through Tuesday morning will be 100 millimeters along the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku region; 80 millimeters in the Kanto-Koshin region; and 50 millimeters along the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku.
For the 24 hours through Wednesday morning, 100 to 150 millimeters of rain are likely to fall in the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku region, Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku and Niigata Prefecture. Along the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku, 50 to 100 millimeters of rain are expected.
A maximum wind speed of 72 kilometers per hour and maximum gusts of 108 kilometers per hour are expected with rough seas through Tuesday in the Tohoku and Kanto-Koshin regions.
Key words : organizer rowing
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210726_14/
The organizers for the Tokyo Games say they will put top priority on safety of all those concerned in considering event schedule changes due to the approaching storm.
Spokesperson Takaya Masanori of the Tokyo organizing committee told a news conference on Monday that it has already rescheduled rowing and archery events.
Tropical storm Nepartak is threatening to make landfall in eastern or northeastern Japan on Tuesday.
Takaya said no changes have been made for the other events. But he said the committee has been talking with related organizations on how to proceed based on the latest weather information.
He said the committee will make decisions as quickly as possible and provide information.
Key words : heat big problem Djokovic
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Key words : tennis federation new rule
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210725_16/
The International Tennis Federation says it is modifying its rules for the Tokyo Olympics due to intense heat.
Under the new rules, either player in a singles match can request a 10-minute break between the second and third sets when the temperature rises to a certain level.
During the break, players are allowed to eat and drink, shower and get re-taped.
But they cannot receive medical treatment, use electronic devices or receive any coaching.
Doubles matches will not have such breaks.
Key words : united nations refugee
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210725_20/
The head of a United Nations' agency says refugee athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics will inspire people facing challenges.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, spoke about the athletes, who are originally from 11 countries, in an online interview with NHK on Sunday.
The refugee team followed Greece as the second squad to enter the National Stadium at the opening ceremony on Friday.
Grandi said the athletes "have fled from war, persecution, discrimination. So the symbolism that they carried in the Tokyo stadium was so powerful in this very difficult situation" that Japan and the world faces amid the pandemic.
He also said, "the fact they are here in Tokyo, competing with the world's top athletes is such an incredible achievement" for people who "were on the run, escaping, deprived of all the basics."
He said, "through determination, through training, through a great deal of faith in the future, they have come to where they have come," adding that "this will inspire everybody."
Grandi touched on a memorandum the UNHCR and Japan signed last week. Japanese immigration authorities will seek advice from the UN agency to make their criteria for granting refugee status clearer.
He said Japan's system for recognizing refugees "is a bit slow and cumbersome" and "this memorandum can help us work together."
Key words : vaccine passport
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210726_01/
Municipalities across Japan are accepting applications from Monday for the issuance of COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
Travelers with a certificate will face no or eased self-isolation requirement upon arrival at their foreign destination. Five nations currently accept the document, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland. South Korea also accepts Japan's certificate, but requires additional documentation.
Only passport holders are eligible to apply for the certificate, which contains information such as dates of vaccinations. Municipal authorities use the vaccination record of an applicant when issuing the certificate in paper form.
Japan is negotiating the acceptance of its vaccine certificate with other governments. The Foreign Ministry will release on its website, additions to the list of countries and territories that have approved the Japanese certification.
Key words : xi first visit
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210724_02/
Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed the Communist Party's contributions to Tibet's economic development on his first visit to the autonomous region since taking office.
State-run China Central Television said Xi was there for three days through Friday.
He was quoted as saying economic development in Tibet has significantly improved people's living standards. He reportedly added that this justifies the Communist Party's policy in the region.
The report also said Xi presented a plan to tighten Beijing's governance over the region through measures including patriotic education.
Xi is the first Chinese Communist Party leader to visit Tibet since Jiang Zemin in 1990.
Some Western nations accuse Beijing of violating Tibetans' human rights.
Key words : about 30 people
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210724_01/
About 30 people believed to be foreign diplomats and their family members have arrived in northeastern China after leaving North Korea.
It comes amid continued reports about serious supply shortages in North Korea, which is tightly controlling the movements of people and goods over its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 30 people were seen arriving by bus at the Chinese border city of Dandong on Friday. Indonesian embassy vehicles picked them up.
Indonesia's foreign ministry confirmed that its diplomats in North Korea had departed. The ministry also said it had been discussing their temporary return to Indonesia with North Korean authorities since late last year.
There has reportedly been an outflow of foreigners from North Korea recently, including more than 80 Russians in July.
Pyongyang continues to say that there have been no coronavirus cases in North Korea.
Key words : toyota
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210726_09/
Surging infections in Southeast Asia are bringing assembly lines to a halt for Japan's largest automaker. Toyota Motor has suspended operations at some plants in Japan and abroad amid a parts shortage.
Toyota has halted production in Thailand after local suppliers stopped making parts due to rising coronavirus cases.
The automaker says it closed down operations at its three assembly plants near Bangkok in the past week.
The three plants are Toyota's key factories in Southeast Asia. They can produce in total about 750,000 passenger cars and commercial vehicles annually.
Thailand has been reporting more than 10,000 coronavirus cases a day.
Toyota says it will monitor developments and decide whether it can restart assembly from Thursday following a holiday period.
Meanwhile, a coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam is denting Toyota's output in Japan as well.
Group firm Toyota Auto Body is suspending a production line at its plant in central Japan for five days from Thursday.
The plant gets components from suppliers in Vietnam. The company says the pandemic is disrupting parts production in the country.
Key words : soccer player
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210724_13/
A Myanmar soccer player awaiting a decision on his asylum application in Japan will join a professional football club in Yokohama as a trainee.
Pyae Lyan Aung came to Japan in May as a goalkeeper of Myanmar's national team to play in a World Cup qualifier.
He flashed a three-finger salute before the match in a gesture of protest against Myanmar's military government. He remained in Japan after his team left, out of fear of persecution in his country and applied for refugee status.
Y.S.C.C Yokohama, a soccer club in Kanagawa Prefecture that belongs to the J3 League, invited him for practice earlier this month.
Learning that he is eager to continue playing soccer in Japan, the club decided on Friday to take him on as a trainee.
Pyae Lyan Aung has been granted a 6-month permit to live and work in Japan as part of the Japanese government's special arrangement for Myanmar nationals who wish to remain in Japan.
He is expected to move to Kanagawa from Osaka, where he is currently staying, to start practice.
A representative of Y.S.C.C Yokohama, Yoshino Jiro, says the goalkeeper fell short of signing a pro contract with the club, but there is a possibility that he will be able to do so depending on his performance.
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