Key words : Biden first topic
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Biden, Trump trade barbs in 1st televised debate before US presidential election
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump fiercely attacked each other in their first televised debate before the presidential election scheduled for November.
The debate between the two presumptive nominees -- Biden for the Democratic Party and Trump for the Republican Party -- was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday.
The faceoff between the pair was their first since the last presidential election in 2020.
The first topic in the 90-minute debate was on inflation. Biden said Trump left him a "terrible" economy when he took over office in 2021. He said the jobless rate shot up to 15 percent at the time, and that he created jobs, ensured employment and brought things back.
Trump said the only jobs Biden created were for illegal immigrants and "bounce-back" jobs from after COVID. He said that recent inflation under Biden is "absolutely killing us."
Trump said Russia's attack on Ukraine would not have happened if he were president. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin would have never invaded Ukraine if the United States "had a real president, a president that knew that was respected by Putin."
Biden said in contrast that he has won support from 50 other countries, including Japan, in supporting Ukraine to fight against Russia's invasion.
The candidates also discussed other major issues, at times accusing each other as being "the worst president" in history.
Some US media reports said Biden lacked strength and stability, as he spoke in a hoarse voice and stumbled over his words.
Key words : debater Nemoto Kotaro
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Biden and Trump face off in debate
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will try to tilt the election in their favor Thursday in a televised debate. NHK World's Takao Minori spoke with correspondent Nemoto Kotaro about what's at stake.
Key words : torrential rain triggering
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Heavy rain in Japan could cause floods, landslides
Torrential rain continues in some parts of Japan, triggering major flood and landslide warnings. Officials earlier issued a maximum level-five alert for residents living along the river in Shizuoka Prefecture's Iwata City.
They were urged to stay on the upper level of buildings. The order was later lifted in most areas.
Japan Central Railway says bullet train service has resumed between Shin-Fuji and Shizuoka station, after it was temporarily suspended.
A mudslide alert has been issued in Shizuoka, Nagano and Kagoshima prefectures.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says warm moist air flowing into the rain front and a low pressure system are making atmospheric conditions in western and eastern Japan extremely unstable.
Rain is forecast through Friday and Saturday morning with up to 200 millimeters expected in the Tokai and Kinki regions, and 180 millimeters in southern Kyushu.
Key words : okinawa investigator
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Sources: US Marine indicted over alleged sexual assault attempt in Okinawa
Investigative sources say prosecutors in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture indicted a member of the US Marine Corps earlier this month for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman and injuring her.
Prefectural officials and investigators say the 21-year-old Marine Lance Corporal was indicted by the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office on June 17, after being arrested in May for allegedly trying to assault an adult woman and injuring her.
They say the woman resisted and the Marine left the scene, but the police found him after receiving a call and arrested him outside a US military base.
It came to light earlier this week that a US Air Force member based in Okinawa was indicted in March for the alleged kidnap and sexual assault of an underage girl last December.
On Thursday, the vice governor of Okinawa lodged a protest with the US forces in Japan over the December incident, saying it is causing concern for people who are forced to live next to US bases in Okinawa.
The vice governor also protested the delay in notifying the prefecture about the incident.
Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny spoke to reporters on Friday about the latest case involving the US Marine Corps. He said that he feels anger beyond description.
He also pointed to the need to review a communication system for notifying the prefecture about incidents involving US military personnel.
Okinawa, where about 70 percent of the US military facilities in Japan are concentrated, has seen a number of incidents involving US military personnel. Protests about the situation are likely to intensify after the recently revealed allegations of sexual assaults in the prefecture.
Key words : seriously regret
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Japan govt. conveys regret to US over alleged sexual assault attempt by Marine
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa says the government has conveyed regret to the United States over an alleged sexual assault attempt by a member of the US Marine Corps in Okinawa Prefecture.
Hayashi made the comment when speaking to reporters on Friday.
He said the government took seriously the fact that a sexual crime alleged to have been carried out by a US service member followed a case involving a US Air Force member last December.
Hayashi said that Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Okano Masataka conveyed regret over the matter to US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, and called for stricter discipline and thorough measures to prevent a recurrence.
Hayashi said he believes the US side is taking the matter extremely seriously.
He also said incidents and accidents involving US military personnel cause great anxiety for local people and should never happen. He said the government will continue to call on the US side to take thorough preventative steps.
Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru said on Friday that the head of the ministry's Bureau of Local Cooperation conveyed regret to the commander of US forces in Japan and called for stricter discipline and thorough measures to prevent a recurrence.
He said the ministry will take every opportunity to call on the US for thorough preventive measures.
Kihara did not disclose when the ministry's call to the US side was made, citing relations with the US and investigative agencies.
Key words : voter iran
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Iranian voters cast ballots in presidential election on Friday
Voters in Iran are heading to the polls on Friday to choose their next president. The election is a de facto three-man contest, with two hardline conservatives and a reformist.
The vote was called to pick a successor to Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline conservative who died in a helicopter crash last month.
The Guardian Council, a panel of Islamic jurists and other members, approved the candidacies of six people. But two of them withdrew.
The three major contestants are two hardline conservatives who do not mind being confrontational toward Western countries, and a reformist who seeks dialogue.
One of the hardline candidates is Saeed Jalili. He was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a body in charge of national defense and foreign affairs.
The other hardliner is parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who belonged to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The two are battling for support among conservative voters.
The reformist candidate is Masoud Pezeshkian, who was deputy parliamentary speaker and health minister. He is trying to win over voters unhappy with hardline conservative policies.
Preliminary results are expected as early as Saturday. If none of the candidates gains a majority, a runoff will take place on July 5 between the top two finishers.
Key words : eastern china died
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Woman injured in attack at Japanese school's bus stop in Suzhou, China, dies
Police in Suzhou, eastern China, say a Chinese woman who was a victim of a stabbing attack at a Japanese school's bus stop on Monday has died.
A man injured three people on Monday afternoon, after the bus carrying students from the school arrived at the bus stop in the city, which is located in Jiangsu Province. Those injured were a Japanese mother and her child, and the Chinese woman, who was a bus attendant.
The Chinese woman was in critical condition and was being treated at a hospital before she died.
Eyewitnesses say that she and others tried to stop the man from attacking the people.
The two other victims sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Key words : half-mast
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Japanese diplomatic missions in China fly flags at half-mast after woman's death
Japanese diplomatic missions in China have flown their flags at half-mast following the death of a Chinese woman who tried to stop an attacker in a knife-wielding incident involving a Japanese school bus in Suzhou, eastern China.
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing and the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai, which has jurisdiction over consular matters in the city in Jiangsu Province, did so on Friday after receiving news of the death of Hu Youping.
Hu was stabbed on Monday while trying to stop a man who began attacking people at a local bus stop after the school bus arrived. She was the bus attendant. Hu was in critical condition and received treatment at a hospital before her death.
The embassy posted a picture and a memorial comment in Chinese on its official Weibo account.
The comment expressed deep sadness over Hu's tragic passing despite rescue efforts. It said that she protected innocent women and children from the attacker with her own strength, and that the embassy believes her courage and kindness represent the spirit of the Chinese people.
The comment paid respect to her heroic act and wished her rest in peace.
Consul General Akamatsu Shuichi of Japan's Consulate-General in Shanghai issued a comment expressing condolences. He had visited Hu in the hospital the day after the attack.
Japan's Ambassador to China Kanasugi Kenji said that on behalf of the Japanese government and the Japanese people, he would like to express his deep respect for Hu's courageous act and offer heartfelt condolences.
Kanasugi stressed that the embassy will do its utmost to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals by working with Chinese authorities.
Key words : south public execution
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Report: N.Korea executed resident for watching and sharing S.Korean culture
South Korea has released a report on North Korea that cites a defector as saying that a North Korean resident was publicly executed for sharing South Korean movies and music.
South Korea's Unification Ministry released the report on Thursday. It outlines human rights conditions in North Korea, based on testimonies obtained from more than 600 North Korean defectors.
One defector reportedly witnessed the public execution of a 22-year-old resident in South Hwanghae Province in southwestern North Korea in 2022. The punishment was purportedly based on a law adopted four years ago that calls for eradicating "the reactionary ideology and culture."
The defector reportedly heard a person who appeared to be a judge say at the execution site that the resident had listened to 70 South Korean songs and three South Korean movies, and shared them with other people.
The report says other practices deemed "reactionary" include brides wearing white dresses and grooms carrying brides at weddings. Wearing sunglasses and drinking wine from a wine glass would also trigger a crackdown.
The report says North Korean authorities are stepping up ideological controls and are especially nervous about people being exposed to and influenced by South Korean dramas and other outside culture.
Key words : world weather Yuumi Hirano
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