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Key words : hiroshima pearl harbor signed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230629_31/

The Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the US state of Hawaii have established sister ties despite dissent by people including atomic survivors.

A signing ceremony was held at the US Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday.

Hiroshima City Mayor Matsui Kazumi and US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel signed a sister park agreement.

Based on the agreement, the two parks plan to organize peace events for young people and share ideas and expertise about how to attract more visitors.

A group of organizations whose members include atomic bomb survivors had asked Hiroshima City to suspend the plan to establish sister ties.

The group argued that the meaning and aim of such ties was unclear as the decision was made abruptly without discussions involving citizens and atomic bomb survivors.

Mayor Matsui said at a news conference that he believes the agreement will become a major step toward realizing an international community that can contribute to peace.

He said he was aware of citizens' concerns, but reflected long on the idea before he made the decision as mayor.

Emanuel told NHK that the main purpose of the agreement is reconciliation.

He said he hopes it will inspire citizens in Japan and the United States to learn from what happened in Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor.

The ambassador added that he understands anger and anguish that exist in both countries, but that people have to look to the future and not be held captive by the past.

A civic group co-led by former Hiroshima Mayor Akiba Tadatoshi on Thursday submitted a petition to the city, asking it to scrap the agreement.

It said the park in Pearl Harbor is designed to inspire US forces, and that it is the point of origin for justifying the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The group said the US side argues that the two parks have common goals, but that the city of Hiroshima should make it clear what common ground they have.

It added that since the agreement was signed so abruptly, the city should scrap it and discuss the matter with the public.

Key words : philippines rescued
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230629_34/

Police in the Philippines have rescued over 2,700 alleged human trafficking victims during a raid in a Manila suburb. The victims say they were tricked into working for illegal online gambling sites by false ads on social media.

Authorities raided 7 buildings inside a commercial complex in Las Pinas City on Tuesday. They were targeting a cybercrime syndicate and found firearms, documents, and digital evidence of the group's activities.

It was not immediately clear how many suspected leaders of the syndicate were arrested.

More than half of those rescued are Filipinos, while the rest are from at least 17 other countries, including China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Foreign citizens that police deem to be victims will be sent back to their home countries.

Human trafficking incidents linked to cybercrime groups are on the rise in Southeast Asia.

False ads promising high salaries and good working conditions attract people from around the world. But they are then forced to take part in online scams and work in conditions of near-slavery.

Key words : myanmar
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230629_32/

At least 10 people are dead and 7 others injured after Myanmar's military bombed a village in the country's northwest. It comes as the junta increasingly resorts to airstrikes to target pro-democracy forces in remote parts of the country.

Residents in the region of Sagaing said a military aircraft dropped at least 3 bombs and opened fire on a village on Tuesday. The attack destroyed a monastery and 13 houses.

"By the time I heard the sound of the aircraft, it was too late to do anything," said a resident. "There was an explosion and all my family members were dead."

Fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces is particularly intense in this region. But residents say this village was not home to any fighters.

A non-profit organization in Myanmar says the military had conducted more than 450 airstrikes this year as of the end of April, killing 292 civilians. The death toll has already surpassed that of the whole of last year.

Key words : me too movement taiwan
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