Key words : ohtani married reporter
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240229_24/
MLB star Ohtani announces marriage to Japanese woman
Japanese Major Leaguer Ohtani Shohei has announced his marriage to a Japanese woman.
The Los Angeles Dodgers two-time MVP made the announcement on social media on Thursday.
Ohtani said he had begun "a new chapter in my career with the Dodgers" and "a new life with someone from my native country of Japan." He added that she is "very special to me and I wanted everyone to know I am now married."
In his Japanese post, he says he hopes the team of three, including his dog, will help each other and take steps together with his fans.
Ohtani says he will explain more when he meets reporters on Friday.
Key words : ethics panel five other
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240229_27/
Prime Minister Kishida appears before ethics panel on LDP fundraising scandal
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party are explaining themselves to a lower-house ethics panel amid a political funding scandal rocking the senior partner in Japan's ruling coalition. LDP leader Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has become the first sitting prime minister to take part.
Kishida told the panel, "As LDP president, I sincerely apologize for the fact that issues involving the political funds of LDP factions have caused the public to have so much mistrust in politics."
The panel is also hearing from five other LDP lawmakers. All are former senior members of influential party factions.
The panel is looking into allegations that dozens of LDP lawmakers failed to properly declare revenue from fundraisers and received kickbacks.
Most of those lawmakers belonged to a faction that used to be led by late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Former Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko spoke on behalf of the biggest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He said all lawmakers involved in the scandal bear grave political responsibility. He urged Kishida to exercise leadership and hold them accountable.
Noda said, "This will all happen again if they get away without criminal charges, without being held responsible, without having to explain themselves, without paying taxes, without being punished -- in other words, if nothing happens to them."
Kishida said, "The party will decide how those involved should take political responsibility, including being punished. We'll take into account how they honor their responsibility to explain themselves and what the facts are."
Kishida said he is committed to thoroughly reforming his party to regain the public's trust in politics.
Key words : us supreme court
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US Supreme Court to hear Trump's claim of presidential immunity
The US Supreme Court says it will decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
The top court made the announcement on Wednesday, setting the case for oral arguments during the week of April 22.
Trump claims that he has immunity for official acts during his tenure in office.
The former president filed an appeal with the Supreme Court after lower courts dismissed the claim.
The criminal case over the 2021 Capitol riot has been put on hold until a decision is finalized regarding Trump's claim of presidential immunity. The case was originally set for trial on March 4.
The top court's decision to hear arguments on Trump's immunity claim means a further delay in the criminal case that could affect this year's presidential election.
Key words : biden health 81
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Biden 'fit for duty' president's doctor says
US President Joe Biden's doctor says an annual physical shows the 81-year-old is in good health and "fit for duty."
As the oldest president in US history, Biden's physical and mental fitness have been watched closely ever since he took office.
The president's physician wrote a memo following Biden's checkup at a hospital near Washington on Wednesday.
He said the physical identified no new concerns, and described Biden as a ''healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency."
The memo disclosed that Biden began using a device during the past year to treat sleep apnea.
Biden is seeking reelection in November. A national poll by Quinnipiac University in mid-February showed 67 percent of the voters said he is too old to effectively serve another four-year term.
Biden told reporters after his checkup, "Nothing different than last year. Everything's great."
Key words : new statistics birthrate
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South Korea's birth rate continues dramatic decline
South Korea's fertility rate - already the world's lowest according to the World Bank - dropped again in 2023. The government is spending billions on the problem but the potentially existential threat is proving incredibly resistant to change.
Key words : kim living standard
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240229_13/
N.Korean leader vows rural development
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed his commitment to addressing economic inequalities between the capital Pyongyang and rural areas.
The country's ruling Workers' Party newspaper reported Thursday that Kim attended a factory groundbreaking in South Pyongan Province.
In a speech, Kim noted that rural regions have been lagging behind for a long time.
He said it is urgent for the country to improve the lives of the rural people that make up the majority of the population.
North Korea seeks to build new factories every year in 20 areas to dramatically raise rural living standards over the next decade. The factory in South Pyongan is reportedly the first step of the government's Regional Development 20x10 Policy, which began this year.
South Korea's Unification Ministry suggests that economic disparities between Pyongyang and areas in the countryside are deepening because of prolonged sanctions and other factors.
Key words : noto fishing
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Seabed raised by Noto quake surveyed for port reconstruction
Officials from Japan's Fisheries Agency are surveying a fishing port on the Noto Peninsula, where a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day lifted the seabed.
Fishing boats have been unable to go into or out of some ports on the peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, because the water is now too shallow.
Noroshi port in Suzu City is controlled by the prefectural authorities, but work to fix it will be carried out by the central government.
On Wednesday, Fisheries Agency officials began measuring the depth of water at the port.
The procedure involves using a laser on an aerial drone to measure the time lag between reflection on the water surface and on the seabed.
The readings show that water near the quay, which used to be 4.5 meters deep, is now about 1.5 meters shallower.
Some locations near the breakwater were found to be too shallow even for small boats.
Noroshi port had been made deep enough for 500 ton-class fishing vessels, because it is designated a harbor of refuge in case of rough seas.
Following the survey, the agency plans to dig or dredge areas that have become shallow.
One official said the team hopes to apply knowledge acquired through the work at Noroshi to restoring other ports.
He said the agency want to make the port useable for fishers even if it is step by step.
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