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Key words : tamaki revised
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231005_08/
Japan's central government plans to file a lawsuit as early as Thursday toward approving by proxy its landfill project for the relocation of a US military base within Okinawa Prefecture.
The governor of the southwestern prefecture withheld approval for the project's plan by Wednesday's deadline.
The central government plans to move the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station from the densely populated city of Ginowan to an offshore site at Henoko in Nago City.
But the ground of the site slated for reclamation was found to be too soft.
Tokyo then applied for permission from the prefecture to revise the plan and carry out reinforcement work.
Last month, Japan's Supreme Court turned down Okinawa's appeal of a high court decision upholding the central government's directive for the prefecture to approve changes to the reclamation plan.
Okinawa is obligated to approve the project in line with the central government's instructions.
Tokyo had set Wednesday as the deadline for approval by Governor Tamaki Denny.
But Tamaki on Wednesday told the central government it would be difficult to give his approval by the deadline, saying his prefecture has yet to reach a decision on the matter.
The central government is expected to ask the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court to order Okinawa to approve the revised project.
If the prefecture rejects this order, the minister of land and infrastructure could issue an approval of what is called execution by proxy.
Key words : defense minister
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231005_N02/
Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru chose the US as his first overseas destination since being appointed to his post last month. He met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
Japanese leaders say international tensions are at their highest point since World War Two, and they are overseeing a "major shift" in policy. Kihara has inherited a plan to spend about 300 billion dollars on defense over five years. He shared ideas with Austin on modernizing their alliance and tackling "shared challenges."
Kihara said, "Unilateral changes to the status quo by force -- and such attempts -- can never be condoned in any part of the world, including the Indo-Pacific region."
Austin told him the US supports Japan's "bold decision to invest in advanced capabilities, including counterstrike."
He also cited what he called China's "coercive behavior," North Korea's "dangerous provocations" and Russia's "reckless war of choice." He added that teamwork with allies including South Korea and Australia will make the Indo-Pacific "safer and more secure."
Kihara said his government hopes to fast-track the purchase of hundreds of Tomahawk missiles from the US. The plan would be to use them in a potential counterattack to strike distant targets. Kihara said he wants the Self-Defense Forces to have the missiles by 2025, a year earlier than planned.
Key words : south intelligence hacker
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231005_03/
South Korea's intelligence agency says North Korean hackers have carried out cyberattacks against South Korean shipbuilders to obtain information needed to build warships.
The National Intelligence Service on Wednesday disclosed multiple South Korean shipbuilders came under intensive cyberattacks from North Korean hacking groups in August and September.
The agency said phishing emails were sent to employees to steal sensitive information.
An agency probe found that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered that warships be built, and the cyberattacks were carried out in response.
Kim last month attended the launching ceremony for a newly built "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and inspected a state-run enterprise related to shipbuilding, where he expressed resolve to bolster the military prowess of North Korea's navy.
The agency says the cyberattacks will likely continue. It has warned shipbuilders and shipbuilding parts makers to beef up their online security.
Key words : pakistan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231004_31/
Pakistan's government has ordered illegal immigrants to leave the country, which includes an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The move comes as Islamabad grapples with a recent surge in militant attacks two years after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Tuesday that illegal immigrants must leave voluntarily by November 1st. He said that they will otherwise face forcible expulsion.
Bugti claimed Afghan nationals carried out 14 suicide bombings in Pakistan this year.
Pakistan has been facing increasing attacks by an outlawed local militant group, known as the Pakistani Taliban. Islamabad says the militants use Afghan soil to train fighters and conduct attacks inside the country.
On Friday, over 50 people were killed in a suicide bombing targeting a religious gathering in southwestern Balochistan province. No one has claimed responsibility.
Islamabad says a total of 4.4 million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan. Many fled their home after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
Afghans in Islamabad have expressed concern about the deportation measure. One immigrant said, "Pakistan is much safer for the refugees. If they go back to Afghanistan, it could be very dangerous for them."
A spokesperson for the Taliban administration said Afghan refugees are not involved in Pakistan's security problem and called on Islamabad to reconsider the plans.
The Afghan embassy in Islamabad said more than 1,000 Afghans have been detained in Pakistan in the last two weeks and half of them had a legal right to stay.
Key words : thailand undergoing mental
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231004_33/
People in Thailand are still reeling from a deadly shooting at a luxury shopping mall in central Bangkok.
A day after the tragedy, there are growing worries about how the incident could have happened, and what it means for the country.
The shooting occurred on Tuesday at a shopping mall in Bangkok frequented by overseas visitors.
Police say two women from China and Myanmar were killed and five others suffered serious and minor injuries.
Authorities are working to unravel the motives of a 14-year-old boy detained as a suspect in the shooting.
He was apparently undergoing mental health treatment, and had not taken prescribed medication on the day of the shooting.
"I was shocked, I didn't think this could happen so close by," said a female worker.
A male student said, "I wonder where he got the gun."
The incident took place after the Thai government began allowing visa-free entry for Chinese visitors last week.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited the mall where the shooting occurred, and said the government would take action.
"We will make sure that it doesn't happen again," Srettha said. "We are doing what we can at the moment. I think we have the confidence of the tourists."
But shop owners are worried about how the incident will affect their businesses, as many depend on foreign customers.
"I'm concerned because sales have slumped following COVID, now this situation could cause business to worsen even more," said a souvenir shop owner.
Thailand is said to have the highest number of privately owned firearms among Southeast Asian countries. The weapons are sometimes sold illegally online.
In October last year, a former police officer killed 36 people, including many children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a daycare center.
The gun-related incidents have led to growing calls for stronger gun control. But concrete measures have yet to be implemented. People are watching to see what the new government does to ensure another incident doesn't happen again.
Key words : second round tepco
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231005_01/
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to begin its second round of the release of treated and diluted water from the crippled plant into the ocean on Thursday.
Accumulated water is treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium. The water is stored in some 1,000 tanks within the plant compound.
Tokyo Electric Power Company started its first round of discharge on August 24 after diluting the water to reduce tritium to about one-seventh of the guidance level set by the World Health Organization for drinking water quality.
The release was completed on September 11, as planned.
Seawater samples taken within 3 kilometers of the plant showed that the concentration of tritium was below the minimum detectable level of 10 becquerels per liter, and well below 700 becquerels per liter, the level set for the utility to suspend the release.
Ahead of the release, TEPCO on Tuesday checked the concentration of tritium in one ton of treated water mixed with 1,200 tons of seawater stored in a pit called a discharge vertical shaft.
Officials found that the tritium levels were between 63 and 87 becquerels per liter, far below Japan's environmental release standards of 60,000 becquerels per liter and TEPCO's own limit of 1,500 becquerels.
The second release will begin as early as Thursday morning. Some 7,800 tons of treated water stored in 10 tanks will be released simultaneously over a period of 17 days.
TEPCO officials maintain no safety issues have emerged and say the utility is resolved to remain engaged in the undertaking with utmost caution.
Key words : world health takeda
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231003_20/
The World Health Organization has recommended new vaccines to combat dengue fever and malaria and better protect children.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke to reporters in Geneva on Monday about the recommendation.
He said the WHO recommends a vaccine developed by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceuticals to help fend off dengue fever in children between six and 16 in areas where the infection is a significant public health problem.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that causes high fever and severe headaches. Bangladesh is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak this year, with the death toll topping 900.
Tedros also gave details on a new vaccine developed by Britain's Oxford University and others to combat malaria in children.
Malaria, also a mosquito-borne illness, takes the lives of about 500,000 people annually, mostly young children in Africa.
The WHO recommended another malaria vaccine in 2021, but demand far exceeds supply. The WHO hopes the new vaccine will protect more children.
Experts warn that climate change is expanding mosquito habitats, widening areas where people can fall ill from viruses transmitted by the insect.
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