Key words : sudan three-day 400
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Sudan's capital Khartoum continued to echo with sounds of gunshots and shelling on Saturday even after warring factions announced a three-day truce. Some nations have been evacuating their citizens from the war-torn African country.
The ceasefire between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group declared on Friday had yet to fully take hold as of Saturday. Friday was a Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The World Health Organization said that the fighting had left more than 400 people dead and over 3,500 injured as of Friday.
The ongoing conflict has forced at least 20 hospitals in the capital to close. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that nearly 220,000 pregnant women have been unable to receive proper care.
US President Joe Biden said his country's military conducted an operation to evacuate US government personnel from Khartoum.
The airport in the capital has repeatedly become a target of violence. Saudi Arabia said 150 of its citizens and people of other nationalities were taken by vehicles to Port Sudan, where they boarded ships that arrived in Jeddah on Saturday.
Key words : self-defense c-2
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A Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft has arrived in the northeastern African country of Djibouti in preparation for an evacuation of Japanese nationals from Sudan.
An NHK crew has confirmed that the SDF C-2 transport plane landed at Djibouti's international airport at around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, local time. The SDF has a temporary base at the airport for anti-piracy operations.
Last Thursday, Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu had ordered the dispatch of SDF planes to Djibouti for the evacuation of Japanese citizens as the situation in Sudan worsened.
Two other SDF aircraft, a C-130 transport and a KC-767 air-to-air refueling transport plane, are also on their way to Africa. The planes are expected to arrive in Djibouti on Sunday.
SDF officials say they are collecting information, and making preparations in the event an order is issued to evacuate Japanese citizens.
Key words : japanese sudan kawahara
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A Japanese nonprofit organization official in Sudan has expressed high hopes for a fast evacuation of Japanese nationals from the country by dispatched Japan Self-Defense Force aircraft.
Kawahara Naoyuki, the director of nonprofit group Rocinantes in Sudan, spoke in an online interview with NHK on Saturday evening, local time. It was shortly after a SDF transport plane arrived in nearby Djibouti on an evacuation mission.
Kawahara lives in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and his group, Rocinantes provides medical and educational assistance in Sudan.
In Saturday's interview, Kawahara said he was much encouraged and happy just to think that a SDF aircraft had arrived in the African continent.
He said he is afraid Sunday will be the only day left for Japanese nationals in Sudan to move about as fierce fighting is expected on Monday when a ceasefire ends.
Kawahara said he hopes the truce will continue to be observed on Sunday, and that SDF aircraft will fly into Sudan.
Regarding the situation in Khartoum, Kawahara said Saturday has been quieter than the previous day.
But he said hearing a tremendous noise, he looked out the window and saw a bomber jet flying overhead.
Kawahara said he doesn't believe a complete ceasefire has been observed.
Key words : agricultural group of seven strongest term
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The agriculture ministers of the Group of Seven nations have expressed serious concern about the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on global food security.
The ministers issued a communique on Sunday as they wrapped up a two-day meeting in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki.
The ministers said in the statement that they "continue to condemn in the strongest terms Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine."
They said they are "deeply concerned about the devastating impact the war is having on food security globally, not least through price spikes in grains, fuel and fertilisers."
They pledged to support Ukraine's recovery, including by helping demine agricultural land, reconstruction of agricultural infrastructure such as irrigation and warehouses destroyed by Russia, and supporting farmers' access to finance.
They stressed that the prolonged invasion and climate change have made resilient and sustainable food systems increasingly important. They called for promoting both domestic production and international trade to diversify supply chains of agricultural products. They also pledged efforts to enhance sustainable productivity.
The ministers also adopted an action plan to achieve sustainable agriculture. Called "Miyazaki Actions," the plan calls for a wide range of innovations in agriculture and intensified efforts to reform agriculture policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan's agriculture minister Nomura Tetsuro, who chaired the meeting, told reporters that the G7 ministers were able to send a unified message to achieve more productive agriculture.
He expressed hope to introduce the G7 communique and the action plan to other countries and gain their understanding.
Japan plans to have the adopted documents reflected in the discussions at the G7 summit in the western city of Hiroshima next month.
Key words : labor minister kato said
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Labor ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies issued a joint statement on Sunday, calling for investments in reskilling people.
Japan's labor minister Kato Katsunobu, who chaired the two-day meeting in the city of Kurashiki, western Japan, released the statement at a news conference that followed.
The statement says under the changes in the working environment brought about globally by digitalization and the move towards carbon neutrality, governments need to proactively support reskilling, which is core to investing in people.
The statement adds that the elderly, people with disabilities and those working for small and mid-sized companies should not be left behind.
It also says measures to cope with crises should be carried out in a sustainable manner, keeping in mind that measures to protect jobs during the pandemic led to unexpectedly significant fiscal spending in some cases.
The statement calls on G7 members to narrow wage disparities and secure appropriate wages to raise workers' morale and job satisfaction.
Kato said, while culture differs by country, he got the impression that investing in people is seen as an issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
He said it was meaningful to exchange opinions on common issues and come up with a common direction, adding that Japan will work with other countries to implement its policies.
Key words : survey hotel 15 percent
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A survey shows that during the latest quarter the average hotel price in Japan rose 15 percent from the same period in 2019, before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The survey was conducted by STR, a US firm that provides market data on the hotel industry worldwide. It shows that the average price for a hotel room in Japan during the January-March quarter was 16,125 yen, or about 120 dollars. That figure is up by the equivalent of about 15.7 dollars from the same period in 2019.
The survey also shows that the average price in Tokyo was the highest in the country at 21,587 yen, or about 160 dollars. That figure is up 17 percent, or about 24 dollars compared to 2019.
STR attributes the increase to the implementation of a government subsidy program aimed at promoting domestic travel and the recent easing of quarantine restrictions at ports of entry. It also cites the yen's weakness and surging consumer prices.
STR also says hotel prices in Tokyo have risen faster than elsewhere in the country, since larger numbers of foreign tourists have been visiting Tokyo, due to the quick resumption of transportation services and flights to the capital.
Regarding the prospects for the Japanese hotel industry, analysts say if tour groups from China begin to visit Japan again, as they did before the pandemic, that will cause further shortages of hotel rooms around the country.
They also say it is likely that room rates will level off in more than a year, especially in Tokyo, Osaka and other major cities. They note there is a chance that rates could rise beyond the current high levels.
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