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Asian View

"Asian View" is a five-minute news segment broadcast by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. It features the latest news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Listen to "Asian View" and get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.

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This is Asian view from NHK world-japan. I'm K. Coca-Cola. Here's a quick look at what's being making headlines here in Japan and the rest of Asia. 

North Korea says it will just a Hypersonic missile Tuesday Morning. The ruling Workers Party newspaper says leader Kim Jong-un and watched the test. The article quoted him as saying the Country Must ramp up its military power to strengthen deterrence. It says the missile flew. 1000 km in hit its intended. Target Pyongyang says, it was Hypersonic and flew at five times the speed of sound. Japanese defense minister kishida. No process. The projectile was a ballistic missile. He says, it may have flown more than 700 km because it had a maximum speed of 10 times. The speed of sound and changed. Its trajectory ki-shi-da said, Japan has launched a protest with North Korea through its Embassy in Beijing. 

Japan says more than 3,600 people at US military facilities. Nationwide were infected with the corner virus as of Monday afternoon. The foreign Ministry says 60% of the cases are in bases in the southern prefecture of Okinawa other American Military facilities that have reported cases of covid-19. Include Iwakuni are stationed in Yamaguchi prefecture the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa and the missile base in aomori. 

Authorities in China, stepping up measures against the spread of the corner of hours. I have the Beijing, Winter Olympics, the games, kick off, February, 4th local authorities, place. The city of onion and the Inland province of henan under lockdown. Starting Monday, 5 million, people will in principle not be allowed to leave their homes. Cases of the Omicron. Baron have been confirmed in some other cities Tianjin near Beijing has been conducting PCR test on all of its more than __ Million residents. 

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You're listening to Asian view from NHK world-japan. Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, change has become the norm for many in the country. However, one border crossing with neighboring. This Pakistan remains both the source of Hope and frustration. In HK, Moustakas. Canal has the story. 

 The next elements in good, Pakistan to hire Adam in Afghanistan and it's a crucial route for Relief supplies. The people in Afghanistan, the truck terminal also serves as a custom post between the countries, increasing amounts of boots have been passing through since the Taliban regained, power daily Necessities such as well. Flower or soup to Afghanistan, where food is in short supply, the color of the truck through without usual paperwork. They are also something else for every to ensure the passage of goods

_ used to pay $600 for a three-month Visa, but there's no need now. Everything goes smoothly to make stew, the Taliban. 

These are not as flexible when it comes to cross folder trouble. When the Taliban seized control in August, many Afghans rush to choose a breed to escape the country with Pakistan's government responded. By closing the border to keep out extremist. It had since kept the entry restrictions on individual Travelers in place, even This is home to many Afghans who fled their home country in the past. Some told us. The Taliban had made serious threat. 

My relative was teaching English to some female students six of his colleagues have been killed. 

Many of the evacuees have to renew their visas, every three month to continue living in. Tenements the authorities in Uzbekistan or urging Afghans, to go home. Once the bridge reopens to cross-border Travelers, but many remain unanswered. More Goods have been flowing into Afghanistan since the talking about took power, but the situation for inventory, In tone since it's to remove it for some time. Let's go now, NHK world terminates with Pakistan. 

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