Key words : volunteers helping kanazawa
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_11/
Six weeks on, recovery efforts continue
Recovery and reconstruction efforts are continuing six weeks after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake struck central Japan.
Volunteers are helping out in the Noto Peninsula where most of the damage occurred. But accommodation for them is scarce.
They need to travel by bus for the time being between their activity bases and Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which has better infrastructure.
Aid supplies from across the country are arriving in the hardest-hit city of Wajima.
Koyama Masaki is a traditional lacquerware chopstick craftsperson. His workshop was damaged as well as his home and he is unable to work.
He has been managing aid supplies since disaster struck.
Koyama said, "There are people who are having a much harder time than me, so I hope I can do something to help them."
Meanwhile, the Wajima city government has started offering individual consultations on publicly funded demolition of damaged buildings.
More than 60,000 houses in Ishikawa Prefecture have been completely or partially destroyed. City officials say they have received about 500 inquiries so far.
241 people have so far been confirmed dead and at least 23,000 are still living in shelters in the hardest-hit prefecture of Ishikawa.
Key words : austin
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_07/
US Defense Secretary Austin back in hospital, powers transferred to deputy
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has once again been hospitalized and his powers have been temporarily transferred to his deputy secretary.
The US Defense Department revealed on Sunday that Austin was transported to a military hospital near Washington DC to be examined for "symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue."
The department says Austin is still at the hospital receiving treatment, and that about two and a half hours after his transportation, the functions and duties of his office were transferred to the deputy secretary.
In December, Austin underwent surgery for prostate cancer, and was admitted to a hospital in January for complications.
His failure to inform President Joe Biden of the surgery and the hospitalization in advance resulted in harsh criticism of the administration's crisis management.
In his latest case, Austin reportedly notified the White House, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congress and others of his situation.
Austin's health issues are inevitably drawing attention as his latest hospital admission comes amid the US government's struggle to deal with security problems in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere.
Key words : trump encourage
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_04/
Backlash against Trump willingness to 'encourage' Russia to attack NATO allies
Western officials have condemned former US President Donald Trump for having suggested while he was in office that he "would encourage" Russia to attack Washington's NATO allies unless they commit their fair shares of defense expenditures.
Trump spoke during a political rally in South Carolina on Saturday. He is seeking the Republican nomination in his bid to secure a second term as US president in the November election.
Trump, when he was president, aired discontent by claiming that many NATO countries were relying on the US for their defense.
Trump used Saturday's gathering to accuse incumbent US President Joe Biden of earmarking more money for foreign countries than for the domestic policy agenda.
Trump also appeared to recount what happened during his meeting with NATO leaders when he was in office.
Trump said to the effect that the president of "a big country" asked him whether the US would offer protection if Russia attacked NATO countries that did not pay their fair shares of defense spending.
He said he answered that he would not protect such countries and "would encourage" Russians "to do whatever the hell they want."
The White House issued a statement right after Trump's comments. It says, "Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged."
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, "Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response."
Key words : biden benjamin voiced
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_09/
Governments around world express concern over Israel's Rafah ground offensive
Governments around the world have voiced their concern at the Israeli military's plan to conduct ground operations in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
The White House announced on Sunday that US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It said Biden reaffirmed his view that the operations in Rafah "should not proceed without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety and support for the more than one million people sheltering there."
France's foreign ministry on Sunday issued a statement saying that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah would create a catastrophic humanitarian situation of a new and unjustifiable dimension.
A foreign ministry spokesperson of Egypt, which acts as a mediator for negotiations between Israel and Hamas, also issued a statement on Sunday.
It called for concerted international and regional efforts to prevent the targeting of Rafah, which now shelters about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians.
Netanyahu has stressed the need for an intensive attack on Rafah, where Israel says a Hamas stronghold is located.
In an interview with ABC News aired on Sunday, he said arguing that Israeli forces should not enter Rafah is basically saying "lose the war."
A senior Hamas member has warned that hostage releases would not be negotiable if attacks on Rafah intensify.
On Monday, Reuters news agency reported that Israeli strikes on Rafah killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens of others.
Health authorities in Gaza say 28,176 people have been killed in the enclave since fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas broke out last October.
Key words : pakistan independent failed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_01/
Pakistan election: Khan-backed opposition independent candidates win most seats
Pakistan's election commission says opposition independent candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have won the most seats in Thursday's general election. But they failed to gain a majority in parliament, prompting the governing party to launch coalition talks.
The commission said on Sunday that Khan-affiliated candidates and other independents secured 101 of the 266 seats contested by direct voting.
It said 75 seats went to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, or PML-N, party headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Analysts had been closely watching whether Sharif's party, which is said to have favorable ties with the military, would retain the reins of government.
Khan leads the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, party, which is popular with young voters. The former cricket star was ineligible to stand in the poll as he is in prison for corruption and other charges. His party's candidates had to run as independents.
Despite the announcement by the election commission, it is expected to take more time before results in some electoral districts can be finalized.
Several PTI-affiliated candidates took their concerns to courts, challenging victories declared for their rivals. They say they must have gotten more votes than the counts released by election officials. The PTI party is also holding protests over the matter.
Local media report that no party acquired a majority in the election, raising the need to form a coalition government. Sharif's party is currently in coalition talks with other forces, including the Pakistan People's Party, or PPP.
Key words : soba
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240212_03/
Iwate's buckwheat noodle speed-eating contest held without COVID restrictions
Speed eaters in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate wolfed down buckwheat noodles during a competitive slurping contest. It was the first time in four years that the event was held without coronavirus-related restrictions.
The national championships took place in the city of Hanamaki on Sunday. One hundred and eighty contestants from across the country participated in the event.
The contest had three divisions -- the elementary school student category, the group category and the individual category.
Eating wanko-soba noodles in small bowls is a tradition in some parts of the prefecture, and bowls of the buckwheat noodles were prepared for the contest.
A man dressed in a sumo referee uniform kicked off each competition with a loud shout. Then, the participants tried to consume as many servings of the noodles as they could within limited time periods. Servers standing near the competitors quickly refilled each bowl.
Relatives and friends of the contestants, as well as other spectators, cheered enthusiastically. Onlookers in previous years were required to refrain from cheering to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
A fifth-grade participant said the noodles were delicious. But the student added that the noodles were hard to swallow because they were thicker than expected.
A spectator said the children who competed did very well. He said the contest will become more popular now that spectators can cheer for the competitors.
Key words : mt. takao
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