at 18:30 (JST), June 14

Asian View
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Key words : self-defense 18-year-old
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230614_21/

Two men were shot dead and a third injured when a Japanese Self-Defense Force candidate allegedly opened fire on fellow personnel on Wednesday during training at a gun range in Gifu, central Japan.

The alleged attacker, an 18-year-old male Self-Defense Force candidate, was arrested on the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.

Ground Self-Defense Force officials say the suspect fired an automatic rifle at three people during a training session for new recruits at the GSDF's Hino firing range.

The victims were rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed that one had died.

The Defense Ministry later announced that a second victim had also died.

Fire-fighting authorities say the three people targeted in the alleged attack were a man in his 50s and two men in their 20s.

Self-Defense Force candidates are required to take a three-month education and training course before being admitted.

Defense Ministry officials say the training session where the alleged attack took place began at around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The incident happened soon after.

The site is managed by the GSDF's 10th division, which has its headquarters in the central Japanese city Nagoya.

Key words : hong kong anti-government
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230614_02/

A Japanese man has been refused entry to Hong Kong, possibly because he sang in the streets there with a sign encouraging anti-government protesters four years ago.

The 36-year-old man arrived at Hong Kong's international airport on Monday. He said he was interrogated by authorities for about three hours and denied entry.

The man had performed on the streets and elsewhere in Hong Kong under the name of "Mr. Wally" for five years from 2015.

He said the authorities told him that his street performances in 2019 and 2020 were illegal.

When massive anti-government protests erupted in Hong Kong in 2019, the man performed almost every day on the streets there with a sign bearing a message of encouragement for Hong Kong residents.

He said the purpose of his latest visit was to meet friends and he had no plans to perform.

He said he believes that the authorities are showing that they will deny entry to anyone, including foreigners, who supported pro-democracy activities four years ago. He added that there is no longer freedom of speech in Hong Kong.

A Japanese photographer was denied entry to Hong Kong last year. She had taken photos of anti-government protests there.

Key words : palau treated water
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230613_36/

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. has called on Japan to raise the transparency of the decommissioning process at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Whipps made the statement on Tuesday in a meeting with Fukushima Governor Uchibori Masao after visiting the plant. The president is currently on a four-day visit to the country.

He also told the governor that he was pleased to have a chance to visit the plant, adding that it helped him understand that challenges remain.

Palau is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum, which continues dialogue with the Japanese government over the scheduled release of treated and diluted water from the crippled plant.

Japan's government says the water will be diluted to bring down its level of radioactive tritium before being released into the ocean.

At the plant, the president inspected a system for releasing the water into the ocean. The system's test operation started on the previous day. He also received explanations from officials of the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company.

But Whipps did not comment on the treated water in his meeting with Uchibori.

Uchibori told the president that the prefecture will continue efforts to restore areas affected by the nuclear accident despite challenges involving the decommissioning process.

The president is to meet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Wednesday.

Key words : taiwan-based publisher detained shanghai
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20230526110531688/

Detention of Taiwanese publisher casts a long shadow

The editor-in-chief of a publisher in Taiwan was detained by Chinese authorities in March when he traveled to Shanghai. He had translated and published books about China's ethnic minorities. The aftermath of this his detention is being felt in East Asia, including Japan.