at 18:30 (JST), June 21

Asian View
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Key words : carlos
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230621_03/

Reuters and other media outlets have reported that former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is suing the Japanese automaker and related individuals for more than one billion dollars.

The media said on Tuesday that Ghosn filed the suit in a Lebanese court, accusing Nissan and the individuals of damaging his finances and reputation. The hearing is scheduled for September 18.

In 2019, Ghosn jumped bail and fled to Lebanon on a private jet while awaiting trial in Japan for financial misconduct, including underreporting his remuneration.

Nissan sued its former chairman the following year to seek damages of more than 70 million dollars.

Japan and Lebanon have no extradition treaty that enables handovers of criminal suspects.

The Lebanese government maintains that Ghosn entered the country with legitimate documents and his stay poses no legal problems.

Key words : more than 100 india died
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230621_05/

Media outlets in India are reporting that intensely hot weather has left more than 100 people dead in the country's northern and eastern regions.

Indian weather authorities say daytime highs reached 44.8 degrees Celsius on Monday in the eastern states of Odisha and Jharkhand.

Temperatures have topped 40 degrees for days in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where at least 68 people have reportedly been confirmed dead and more than 400 hospitalized for heatstroke and other conditions.

In the eastern state of Bihar, 45 people have died.

The central government's health minister convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to curb the impact of the scorching weather.

Meteorologists forecast the heat wave will continue because the rainy season is arriving later than usual.

Authorities are urging people to stay indoors during daytime and keep well-hydrated.

Key words : kura sushi
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230620_15/

Japanese restaurant chains are accelerating moves to expand abroad. They are setting up branches and acquiring foreign businesses to tap rising post-COVID demand.

The company that runs conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi earlier ditched plans to enter the Chinese market due to the pandemic. But it has revived its ambitions, opening an outlet in Shanghai this month.

Kura Sushi is also quickening its pace of openings in the United States and elsewhere.

Its target is 400 restaurants outside Japan by 2030 and over 1-billion dollars in annual sales.

The operator of the Marugame Seimen udon-noodle restaurants is gearing up for global expansion.

Toridoll Holdings opened 63 outlets abroad in the last business year. It plans to add 162 more during the current fiscal period.

The company has also agreed to acquire a pizza restaurant chain in Britain and plans to open its first udon shop in Canada.

Watami is well-known in Japan for "izakaya" style pubs. The company is establishing new eateries in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore this year.

Skewered-chicken chain Torikizoku Holdings plans to set up shop in the US within a year.

Key words : immigration law silence seeker asylum
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