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Key words : noto airport resumed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240127_10/
Commercial flights have resumed between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Noto Airport, located in the area of central Japan that was devastated by the powerful New Year's Day earthquake.
Noto Airport reopened on Thursday after repairs were completed on large cracks in the runway caused by the earthquake.
All Nippon Airways resumed its flights between Tokyo and Noto on Saturday morning.
People gathered at a gate at Haneda's Terminal 2 to board the first flight to Noto to be reunited with family and friends.
A woman in her 60s living in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, said she was going to see her parents in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. She said her parents are staying at an evacuation center as their house was heavily damaged by the quake.
The woman also said her parents do not want to leave Wajima, so she wants to discuss with them whether to move into temporary housing.
A Tokyo resident in his 50s said he is going to see a close friend in Suzu, another city in Ishikawa Prefecture. He said he was shocked by the earthquake but is glad to be able to see his friend. The man went on to say that he hopes to help prepare meals for quake victims at an evacuation center.
ANA said 62 passengers were on the first flight to Noto that departed Haneda around 10:30 a.m.
ANA operated 28 flights per week between the airports before the quake, but will have just six a week through the end of February. A round trip will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Key words : police bombing
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240126_29/
Investigative sources say police have placed under custody a man believed to be a member of an extremist group that orchestrated a series of bombings of companies in Tokyo in the mid-1970s.
The sources say police learned that a man thought to be fugitive Kirishima Satoshi was hospitalized in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, and placed him under custody on Thursday.
Kirishima is a member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front. The group is held responsible for 12 bombing attacks in 1974 and 1975, targeting companies doing business abroad.
Its bombing of the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the Marunouchi business district in 1974 left eight people dead and 165 injured.
Kirishima is suspected of being involved in a bomb attack at a building in Ginza, Tokyo in 1975.
He was placed on a nationwide wanted list on suspicion of violating the Criminal Regulations to Control Explosives.
Sources say the man believed to be Kirishima is hospitalized under a false name, and that he is receiving treatment for terminal-stage cancer. They say the man is admitting that he is the wanted Kirishima, who would be 70 years old.
Police are questioning the man. They are also expected to conduct a DNA test to confirm his identity.
Key words : north china agreed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240127_07/
North Korea and China have agreed in a meeting of senior envoys to strengthen cooperation and defend common interests.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, wrote on Saturday that the country's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong in Pyongyang on Friday.
The Rodong Sinmun said they confirmed that the two countries will significantly commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, designated as a "friendship year" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The newspaper said the two sides expressed their intention to continue strengthening tactical cooperation and to defend their common core interests.
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho also met with Sun on Friday. The Rodong Sinmun said they exchanged views on various global issues, including situations in Northeast Asia, stressing the two countries' stance of working closely together.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that North Korea may have explained its change in policy toward South Korea to China. Kim said last month that his country will redefine South Korea as a hostile enemy country rather than as a party to be reunited with.
Key words : biden approval further study
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240127_06/
The administration of US President Joe Biden has paused approvals for applications to export liquefied natural gas, citing the need for further study of its environmental and economic impacts.
The Department of Energy must authorize exports of LNG to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the United States.
The Biden administration noted on Friday that the criteria the department uses to determine those permits are roughly five years old.
It stressed the pause will have no near-term impact on the delivery of LNG to allies, including Japan and European countries. European nations are working to reduce their reliance on Russian natural gas.
Climate activists and others in the US have criticized the growing production and exports of LNG.
Biden is apparently aiming to underscore his commitment to addressing climate change ahead of the presidential election in November.
The US is the world's largest exporter of LNG, with exports projected to double by 2030. Observers are waiting to see what impact stricter export approval procedures will have on LNG projects.
Key words : judges interim
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240126_N01/
The United Nations' top court is set to weigh in on the fighting in Gaza. It will rule on Friday whether to hand down emergency measures, which would serve as a kind of restraining order to prevent more violence.
South Africa filed the case last month at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, accusing Israel of genocide and asking the judges to order an immediate stop to the offensive.
Israel says it has a right to protect itself and argues that the guilt lies with Hamas militants. The judges are not expected to deal with the genocide question on Friday. That process could take years. Instead, they will look at interim measures that could include a ceasefire.
Anne Lagerwall, a professor at the University Libre de Bruxelles, spoke to NHK about the case. She said, "There is, I think, growing attention on this provision of measures and they are compulsory. That is very clear. States have to respect them." She added, however, that countries sometimes do not respect them.
Two years ago, the court ordered provisional measures against Russia after it launched its invasion of Ukraine. It asked Russian leaders to suspend the war but has no mechanism to enforce the order.
Key words : legal obligation
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240127_03/
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, but did not call for an immediate ceasefire.
The provisional ruling came in The Hague on Friday after South Africa filed the case in December.
The ICJ also said Israel must take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in the enclave.
South Africa claims Israel is violating the Genocide Convention.
The country asked the court to issue provisional measures for immediately halting the offensive in Gaza, but the request was declined.
The ICJ has no powers of enforcement, and it is not clear if Israel will comply with the order.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the decision as "blatant discrimination" against the Jewish state, and a "vile" attempt to deny his country the right to defend itself.
He went on to say, "We will continue to facilitate humanitarian assistance, and to do our utmost to keep civilians out of harm's way, even as Hamas uses civilians as human shields."
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki welcomed the ICJ's decision, saying there are "clear legal obligations to stop Israel's genocidal war" on Palestinians.
Key words : refugee agency
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240127_05/
The head of the United Nations refugee agency says the international community must continue supporting Ukrainians displaced by Russia's invasion.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi was speaking to NHK on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv.
Russia's invasion is set to hit the two-year mark in February.
The UNHCR estimates that about 10 million people, or about a quarter of Ukraine's population, have fled their homes as of January.
About 6.3 million have escaped abroad, and some 3.7 million have sought refuge within the country.
Grandi said the agency has seen no major movement of people returning to their homes. And he called for support so that Ukrainians can find jobs and rebuild their homes.
The UNHCR says it has helped repair more than 27,500 houses in Ukraine. Still, Grandi said Russia continues to destroy other buildings.
He also expressed concern about people losing interest in Ukraine due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Grandi acknowledged that a number of global crises are putting a strain on the international community's ability to provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid.
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