Key words : storm approaching slowly
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A storm is approaching Okinawa and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan again. Authorities say Severe Tropical Storm Khanun is moving slowly, and are calling for caution against strong gusts, high waves, storm surges and heavy rain through Sunday.
Khanun already brought destruction to Okinawa earlier this week.
Officials say the storm may later shift course and approach western Japan early next week.
The Japan Meteorological Agency estimates that as of 5 a.m. Saturday, Khanun was over waters 160 kilometers north of Okinawa's Kumejima Island, heading east-northeast at 10 kilometers per hour.
The storm is packing winds of up to 108 kilometers per hour near its center, with peak gusts reaching 162 kilometers per hour.
Wide parts of Okinawa's main island region are in the storm zone.
Maximum 72-hour rainfall reached 498.5 millimeters in Kumejima and 415.5 millimeters at Shimojishima airport in Miyakojima City. Both are record highs for August.
The storm's winds could be strong enough to topple moving trucks.
On Saturday, the maximum wind speed could reach 108 kilometers per hour in Okinawa and Amami, and 72 kilometers per hour in southern Kyushu. Even stronger winds may blow on Sunday.
The waters off Okinawa and Amami will be extremely rough through Sunday. High waves and storm surges could cause flooding in Okinawa's main island region.
The storm is also expected to bring torrential rain and lightning.
Rainfall in the 24 hours through late Saturday night could reach up to 200 millimeters in Okinawa and Amami, and 150 millimeters in southern Kyushu.
The storm is expected to shift north and approach western Japan early next week. Rain is expected to intensify in Shikoku, Kinki and Tokai from Monday.
Weather officials are advising caution against landslides, swollen rivers and flooding in low-lying areas.
Key words : prosecutor residence
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Japanese prosecutors have raided the residence of the head of a Tokyo-based wind power generation company in connection with a bribery case involving a Lower House lawmaker.
The prosecutors searched the home of the president of Japan Wind Development on Saturday morning.
The move came one day after prosecutors raided the offices of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Akimoto Masatoshi on suspicion of receiving a large sum of money from the company.
Akimoto was a parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs and a key member of the ruling party's renewable energy initiative. He resigned from the vice-ministerial post on Friday and quit the LDP on Saturday.
Sources say he is suspected of receiving about 30 million yen, or roughly 210,000 dollars, from Japan Wind Development.
In Diet sessions, Akimoto allegedly pushed for offshore wind power generation legislation that would help the company win a contract.
The prosecutors say there is a possibility that the large sum of money the company provided to Akimoto constituted a bribe.
A lawyer for the head of Japan Wind Development has denied that the firm bribed Akimoto, saying the prosecutors' bribery claim differs from the facts.
Key words : cybersecurity learned
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NHK has learned that the Japanese government's cybersecurity center uses an email system provided by a US firm that was reportedly hacked by a group allegedly supporting China. The center is investigating a breach of the system.
The Cabinet Secretariat's cybersecurity center said on Friday that in June it detected problems with the email system.
The center says its investigation found that some data related to emails, sent and received between early October last year and mid-June, may have been leaked.
Cybersecurity firm Mandiant says government bodies and other organizations around the world using the email system from the US firm have been targeted since around last October, by exploiting what is called a "zero-day vulnerability".
The suspected group of hackers is called UNC4841. It is believed to be carrying out a cyber-espionage campaign in support of China.
It is said that the aim of the alleged hackers is to gather classified information. The Japanese government is investigating whether the group was involved in the breach at the Cabinet Secretariat's cybersecurity center.
Key words : labor ministry violate
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Japan's labor ministry says it has found that more than 7,200 business establishments violated laws last year regarding their foreign technical trainees.
Japan has a system designed to enable trainees from developing countries to learn skills, technologies, and expertise while working in the country. As of last December, Japan had about 325,000 such trainees.
The ministry conducted on-site investigations of 9,829 establishments across the country last year.
Officials found that 7,247 of them, or 73.7 percent, committed some legal violations.
These are both the most inspections and violations since the ministry began tracking statistics in 2003.
Most of the violations were related to insufficient safety management in the workplace. There were 2,326 such cases, or 23.7 percent of the total.
The second-highest number of violations were regarding failure to pay extra wages, including for overtime work. There were 1,666 such cases, or 16.9 percent of the total.
The ministry says it also found cases where overtime exceeded 110 hours a month, or trainees were not allowed to punch in for work until after morning meetings.
The ministry says it will work to supervise and instruct business operators to ensure that technical trainees receive proper working and safety conditions.
Key words : popular live streamer chaos
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A popular live streamer has caused chaos in a New York City square after promising to hand out free video game consoles. Police officers were injured when some of the thousands of people who showed up turned violent.
The incident took place at Union Square in central Manhattan on Friday.
Media reports say young people started gathering after a video game live streamer announced the giveaway at the square in a social media post.
The crowd numbered in the thousands by evening.
Aerial footage shows people filling the central part of the square.
Many vehicles were stranded on nearby roads after being surrounded by the crowd.
Some people climbed onto vehicles or the roofs of buildings, while others hurled objects.
Police told reporters that they had arrested 65 people for committing acts of violence against police and injuring officers.
Police also said they were investigating the live streamer on suspicion of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly.
Key words : russian state-run
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Russian state-run media say jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 additional years in prison on Friday.
Navalny faced six charges, including creating an extremist organization and financing extremist activity. Prosecutors were seeking a 20-year term.
Navalny was initially arrested in 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he received treatment after being poisoned on a flight in Russia.
A court sentenced him to prison for breaching parole in a past embezzlement case. He was later convicted of additional crimes.
Ahead of Friday's sentencing, the outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin suggested on social media that the verdict would be aimed at intimidating the Russian people.
He wrote, "by imprisoning hundreds, Putin is trying to terrorize millions." He added that "this is something to keep a cool head about."
Navalny's followers are mainly young Russians. More than 100 of his supporters were detained during protests staged in June to mark his birthday.
A film about Navalny's attempt to uncover the truth about his poisoning won the Oscar for best documentary feature at this year's Academy Awards.
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