Key words : kyoto sentence more than three
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_22/
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to death for the arson attack that killed 36 employees at a famous animation studio in Kyoto. The number of deaths is the largest on record in a criminal trial in the country in more than three decades.
Prosecutors charged Aoba Shinji with murder and arson after he doused Kyoto Animation's studio with gasoline and started a fire in July 2019. The attack left 32 others injured. The company is known for "Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya," "Violet Evergarden" and other anime hits.
Presiding judge Masuda Keisuke ruled Aoba guilty at the Kyoto District Court on Thursday. Masuda said Aoba was neither insane nor had diminished capacity.
He pointed out that Aoba hesitated to commit the crime right before it happened and was also acting as if he was avoiding people's eyes. He said Aoba carried out the crime on his own will, out of his grudge against Kyoto Animation. Masuda said it is way too grave and tragic that 36 people died and the victims' terror and pain are beyond description.
Prosecutors had demanded the death penalty, arguing Aoba is mentally competent to take responsibility for the attack. They say his delusion that Kyoto Animation plagiarized his work influenced his motive, but it was limited.
The defense lawyers said Aoba suffered a mental disorder, and he cannot be held criminally responsible.
Key words : Akihabara John LaDue
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20240125165228574/
Anime world reacts to sentence in Kyoto Animation killings
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to death for the horrific arson attack that killed 36 employees at a renowned anime studio. Kyoto Animation is well known for both its work and its work culture. NHK World's John LaDue spoke to people in Akihabara, Tokyo's anime district, about the sentence.
Key words : taskforce personnel
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_20/
Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party has approved an interim report on political reform. It calls for revamping intraparty factions into true policy groups that will be prohibited from holding fundraising parties and will not exert influence on personnel matters.
The LDP's General Council endorsed a party taskforce's interim report at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who heads the taskforce, attended the meeting.
The report states that the party will conduct serious soul-searching over an off-the-book fund scandal embroiling some factions and offer a deep apology to the people.
It also says it plans to draw a conclusion on political responsibility for the issue and on how those involved should clearly fulfill their accountability.
To enhance the transparency of political fund flows, the report proposes mandated external auditing of factions' fund reports. It also calls for revising party rules to punish lawmakers if factions' chief treasurers are arrested or indicted.
The report says payments for fundraising parties of individual lawmakers should be made by bank transfer and fund reports for these events should be submitted online.
The taskforce says the LDP will have serious discussions with other parties to swiftly carry out revisions of the political funds control law to make such funding more transparent.
The interim report says that for the current factions to be transformed into true policy study groups, they must no longer exert influence on money matters and filling Cabinet and other posts.
As specific measures to achieve the goal, the report says factions should be prohibited from holding fundraising parties and providing money to member lawmakers twice a year to support their political activities.
It says factions should not try to influence Cabinet or party post appointments or negotiate such matters.
If any irregularities on political funds and other issues involving factions come to light, it says the party should look into the matter and could call for their dissolution or suspension of activities for a certain period.
Kishida told the meeting that he will spearhead the effort to put the interim report's proposals into practice as a first step.
He said there will be no end to political reform, and discussions must continue to restore the people's trust in politics and the LDP.
Key words : moriyama decided to disband
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Key words : tokyo electric again postpone
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_19/
The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company have decided to again postpone the start of fuel debris removal from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
They had planned to start a test retrieval by the end of fiscal 2023 in March. They now aim to start by October.
This is the third time the start of debris removal has been postponed. It is considered one of the biggest challenges in decommissioning the plant.
The debris is a mixture of molten nuclear fuel and parts of the plant's structure.
Experts estimate there is a total of 880 tons of such debris in the No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors, which suffered meltdowns in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
The government and TEPCO plan to remove a few grams of debris from the No.2 reactor on a test basis.
They had planned to use a remote-controlled robotic arm. Work began earlier this month to remove the sediment blocking the pipe through which the arm was supposed to enter the reactor containment vessel.
But the work failed to go as planned, and the government and TEPCO decided to revise the plan.
Instead, they have decided to retrieve the debris by inserting a telescopic stick-shaped device through gaps in the sediment.
Both the new plan and the device's design need to be approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, leading to the decision to again postpone the start of the process by over six months.
Under the original plan, the test retrieval was to begin in 2021. This third postponement highlights the difficulties involved in decommissioning the plant.
Key words : heavy snow particularly
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_07/
Heavy snow is forecast to continue falling in Japan, particularly in regions along the Sea of Japan coast.
The Meteorological Agency says a winter-type pressure pattern is intensifying as the season's most powerful cold air is flowing into those regions.
Officials say heavy snow is forecast on Thursday on the Sea of Japan coast from northern to western Japan. They say snow is also likely to accumulate on some flatlands of the Chugoku and Kinki regions, which do not usually get much snow.
In the 24 hours through Friday morning, up to 60 centimeters of snowfall is expected in the Tohoku region, 50 centimeters in Hokkaido and the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, and 40 centimeters in the Hokuriku, Kinki and Chugoku regions.
During the 3-hour period through 6 a.m. on Thursday, 21 centimeters of snow fell in the village of Shosanbetsu in Hokkaido. Minakami Town in Gunma Prefecture had 17 centimeters of snowfall, while Ashibetsu in Hokkaido and Hinoemata in Fukushima Prefecture received 14 centimeters. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture recorded 12 centimeters.
Officials are calling on people to be on the alert for traffic disruptions caused by snow accumulation and icy roads. They are warning of high waves and urging caution against avalanches.
The agency is also warning that the weight of snow could cause houses and buildings damaged by the New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan to collapse.
Temperatures dipped below freezing in the quake-hit areas on Thursday morning and are unlikely to rise much, even during the daytime.
Daytime highs are expected to be 3 degrees Celsius in Kanazawa and 2 degrees in Wajima and the city of Toyama.
Key words : 19 hours
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_06/
Traffic paralyzed due to heavy snow on an expressway in central Japan was freed up Thursday morning, some 19 hours after the jam occurred.
Central Nippon Expressway Company says stranded vehicles were cleared on the Meishin Expressway in Gifu Prefecture at 4 a.m.
At one point, the accumulated snow left some 770 vehicles immobile on both directions of the expressway over a 5-kilometer stretch.
Key words : hypothermia exercise blanket
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240120_11/
A number of survivors of the powerful New Year's Day earthquake that devastated central Japan are still enduring harsh conditions in shelters or sleeping in their cars.
In Ishikawa Prefecture, 232 people had been confirmed dead as of 2 p.m. on Friday, including 14 who died of suspected disaster-related causes.
Hirota Juko of Suzu City was trapped under her home with her husband and mother-in-law after the quake. She was eventually rescued by neighbors, but she was the only one to make it out alive.
Hirota said her husband had managed a dry cleaning shop for many years and was an active member of the community. She said she will try to move forward.
In Wajima City, many evacuees are still sleeping in their cars due to concerns over infectious diseases.
The risk of so-called "economy class syndrome" rises when people stay inside cars for long periods. Nurses are visiting the cars to encourage people to exercise and drink water to prevent symptoms.
Weather officials say it will start raining in the disaster-hit region on Saturday afternoon. Rainy or snowy weather is expected to continue for some days.
The officials warn the ground is still loose after the quake and that there is a risk of landslides.
Evacuees are advised to take precautions against hypothermia, including covering themselves with blankets and exercising.
Key words : hamas head of
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_09/
Israeli forces are ramping up their offensive on the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where they believe the Islamic group Hamas maintains a key stronghold.
The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that its ground troops had surrounded the city and killed Hamas fighters by targeted attacks and other means.
The head of the Gaza office of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Thomas White, wrote on social media that a compound in Khan Younis housing tens of thousands of evacuees was attacked.
He said that a building sheltering about 800 people was hit by two tank rounds, leaving nine dead and 75 injured.
Health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday that 210 people had died over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 25,700.
Qatar and Egypt are mediating talks for a pause in the fighting so that hostages held by Hamas can be released.
More people in Israel are demanding that the release of hostages be made a priority.
But the Israeli media outlet Haaretz quoted sources as saying the parties involved are far from agreeing on a new hostage deal.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday that the US Middle East envoy, Brett McGurk, is in the Qatari capital Doha following his visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Kirby said, "We certainly want to see another humanitarian pause put in place so that we can, again, get aid in and get people out."
He said they are having "very sober and serious discussions" to this end.
Key words : international court interim
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_10/
The International Court of Justice says it will decide on Friday whether to issue an interim order for Israel to immediately halt its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The ICJ's announcement on Wednesday relates to a request included in the lawsuit South Africa filed against Israel in December, accusing the country of committing genocide in Gaza.
South Africa asked the court based in the Dutch city of The Hague to indicate provisional measures to protect Palestinians in the enclave before a final ruling in the case and ensure that Israel honors its obligation not to engage in genocide.
During two days of hearings from January 11, South Africa strongly called for a halt to Israel's military operations.
Israel argued that its military campaigns are targeted at Hamas fighters, not civilians.
The ICJ serves as the main judicial body of the United Nations. Its decisions are considered legally binding under international law.
Key words : ukraine accusation
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240125_13/
Russia and Ukraine have traded accusations over a Russian military plane that crashed near the Ukrainian border. Russia says all 74 people on board died.
The Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday the crash occurred in the western region of Belgorod. It said the aircraft had left a base near Moscow for a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.
Ministry officials say the plane was carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers and nine Russian crew and other personnel. They say Ukrainian forces shot the plane down with two missiles launched from a region near Belgorod.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the incident a "terrorist attack" while speaking to reporters at United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
He said he had requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the matter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia in a video message on Wednesday, saying, "It is obvious that the Russians are messing with the lives of Ukrainian captives, the feelings of their relatives, and the emotions of our society."
Zelenskyy said the country's security agency is investigating the incident, and called for an international investigation as well.
Key words : Jonathan world weather
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