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KUMAMOTO NOW UNDER HEAVY RAIN WARNING OR ADVISORY
The Japan Meteorological Agency says it has downgraded the heavy rain emergency warning for seven municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture. These areas are now under a heavy rain warning or advisory, but the agency is urging people to stay on alert for landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen rivers.A heavy rain emergency warning was issued for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro, Kamiamakusa, and Amakusa, and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. The Meteorological Agency says warm, moist air flowing into a rain front is bringing record precipitation to the prefecture. Bands of heavy rain clouds over Kumamoto triggered a warning of severe downpours. The agency held a press conference from 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
Even after the emergency warning has been switched to a warning or advisory, please continue to stay vigilant. And follow the evacuation information issued by local municipalities to secure your safety.
More heavy rain is expected in Kyushu, including Kumamoto Prefecture, through Tuesday morning. Heavy rain is forecast across much of the country, also through Tuesday. There are reports of missing people in Kyushu. In the town of Kosa in Kumamoto Prefecture, firefighters rescued a woman and two children from a car. After a landslide in the town, one person has been rescued, but their condition is yet to be confirmed. These images, taken at around 7 AM on Monday, show that a road has caved in and that two cars had become stuck in the earth and sand.
According to a man from the fire brigade who took the photos, all the people in the cars escaped on their own, and emergency personnel who rushed to the scene responded to the situation.
This video was taken at a shopping street in Chuo Ward in Kumamoto City at around 3:00 AM. People can be seen wading in water coming up to their knees.
Other parts of Kyushu are also being affected. The police and fire department in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, say they received a report that a man and a woman in their 60s were swept away in a river and are missing.
One expert on natural hazards points out that being outside is the most dangerous place to be.
Both people and vehicles can be easily swept away in the rain, especially if they have entered an area already flooded. This footage likely shows a car that was on the road being swept away by floodwaters and ending up near the river. You can see here that part of the road has been washed away. If you were driving, it would be very difficult to tell whether the shoulder had collapsed. On roads right next to a river, the shoulder can give way or be eroded, and in such spots people are swept away, suffer serious damage or lose their lives. These kinds of incidents happen every year.
That's why it's extremely important to stay away from rivers, especially where the water has already risen over the road.
For more on the situation, here's our meteorologist Jonathan Oh.
Hello. We continue to monitor the heavy rain that has been unfolding in Kyushu and in western Japan. For those of you who've been following us all throughout the, you know the impacts that this system has had into Kumamoto Prefecture and the surrounding areas. But the story is not isolated to just that portion of Japan. We have a few factors that are going to keep this story in place for the next few days. We have the stationary front
that has pretty much wrapped itself through Japan. We have low pressure systems that are riding along the front, but then we have that Pacific high that's really bringing in that moisture from the South and that combination is where we're seeing that rain machine really getting juiced up and dumping so much rainfall into Western Japan for now.
But the meaning of all of those points will continue to move toward the north and east as well through the week, and so this story is not isolated just Western Japan, but also into CentralJapan as we go into the next couple of days and even into the Sea of Japan side of northeastern Japan as we go later on this week. So make sure you pay attention to the weather situation where you are and we're talking about for places like Kyushu up to 250mm of additional rainfall going into Tuesday morning. So this story is far from over as we go throughout the day. Make sure that you pay attention and make sure you know what to do in terms of an evacuation should that be called for the area. Rain continues to be a part of the story, not just for Tuesday, but also the next few days. So make sure that you keep attention to the weather.
Stay safe wherever you are.
US SOURCES: TARIFF ON JAPAN AUTOS MAY BE CUT IN MID-SEPT
Sources at the US Treasury Department have told NHK that Washington may lower the additional tariff on Japanese vehicles and other products to the previously agreed-upon 15 percent by mid-September.Japan has been calling on the US to cut the tariff as soon as possible, citing the import duty's grave economic impact. The current agreement calls for lowering the additional tariff from 25 percent to 15 percent, but sets no specific date for implementation. The sources disclose that one target date for the reduction is set for 50 days after the two countries reached an agreement in late July. That's roughly the same amount of time it took for the US to reduce the tariff on British automobiles after the two sides struck a deal. The timing could change depending on the course of Japan-US negotiations.
WAR IN UKRAINE
VANCE: CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT LIKELY TO LEAVE BOTH SIDES UNHAPPY
US Vice President JD Vance says a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Ukraine is unlikely to satisfy either side. His remarks came ahead of the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Vance said that the Trump administration is going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with, where they can live in relative peace, where the killing stops. It's not going to make anybody super happy. Both the Russians and the Ukrainians, probably at the end of the day, are going to be unhappy with it.
Asked whether he wants Putin to meet Zelenskyy before a meeting with Trump, Vance said that he did not think that would be very productive. Zelenskyy and European leaders are concerned that the US and Russian leaders may discuss territorial issues without any involvement by Ukraine.
KUMAMOTO NOW UNDER HEAVY RAIN WARNING OR ADVISORY
And once again, the Japan Meteorological Agency says it has downgraded the heavy rain emergency warning for seven municipalities in Kumamoto Prefecture.These areas are now under a heavy rain warning or advisory, but the agency is urging people to stay on alert for landslides, flooding in low lying areas and swollen rivers.
A heavy rain emergency warning was issued for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro, Kami-amakusa and Amakusa, and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. The meteorological agency says warm, moist air flowing into a rain front is bringing record precipitation to the prefecture. Bands of heavy rain clouds over Kumamoto triggered a warning of severe downpours. The agency held a press conference from 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
Even after the emergency warning has been switched to a warning or advisory, please continue to stay vigilant and follow the evacuation information issued by local municipalities to secure your safety.
More heavy rain is expected in Kyushu, including Kumamoto Prefecture, through Tuesday morning. Heavy rain is forecast across much of the country, also through Tuesday.
Those were the main stories for this hour.
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EASY JAPANESE
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Hi there! It's time for NHK World Japan's Easy Japanese. I'm Eriko Kojima. And I'm Michael Reese. Let's have fun studying Japanese together. Today, we bring you Lesson 20 on how to ask someone not to put something in your food or drink.
Tam, a student from Vietnam, has arrived in Hokkaido with Miya, a photographer from China. They enter a restaurant near a fish market in the city of Sapporo to enjoy fresh seafood. Listen to the skit for less than 20.
So, you know what? Now, let's go over the skit line by line.
Miya asks the chef, What do you recommend?The chef points to the menu and replies, I suggest a special seafood bowl. I suggest a special seafood bowl. I suggest a specialIt's filled with salmon roe and sea urchin. Mia places her order.
Then that's what I'll have. Tam orders the same dish. Me too.
Oh, ohh please don't put wasabi in.
The chef confirms.
OK, no wasabi. And he asks Mia. How about you? Mia replies.
I'd like a lot of wasabi in mine, please.
Kaisendon is a bowl of rice topped with raw seafood. Wasabi is a condiment that packs a spicy punch. It complements the raw fish. I love Kaisendon. The wasabi hits your tongue and your nose.
Mia asked for lots of wasabi. She must really like it.
Today's key phrase is Please don't put wasabi in.
Wasabi wa iranae de kudasai. If you remember the form of this phrase, you'll be able to ask someone not to put something in your food or drink. Here's what the words in the phrase mean. Wasabi is the spicy condiment we've been talking about. Irenai de kudasai means Please don't put in.
Today's point is about how to ask someone not to put something in your food or drink. Use the nai form of a verb and add dekudasai.
The nai form?Yes, the nai form is one of the verb conjugation forms.
It's a negative expression that ends with nai. To ask someone not to put something in your food or drink when you're ordering,Use the nai form of to put ireru, which is irenai. By adding dekudasai, it becomes irenai dekudasai. You can indicate what you don't want by placing the particle wa after it. Combining the nai form of a verb with dekudasai makes a request in the negative.
Listen and repeat.
Irenai dekudasai.
Wasabi wa irenai dekudasai.
How did you do? Listen to a conversation at a cafe or restaurant. The customer asks the waitress not to put something in his drink.
Orange juice is hitotsu.
Kori wa irinae de kudasai.
Kasuko marimasita.
Now, let's review the conversation.
Orange juice is hitotsu.
Kori wa irinae de kudasai. One orange juice. Please don't put any ice cubes in. Orange juice is orange juice.
means one, remember? Kori is ice cubes.
Since he doesn't want any ice, he said, Kori wa irenai dekudasai.
Kasuku marimasata?Certainly.
That's a polite way for a clerk to say, I understand your request.
Now it's your turn. Listen and repeat out loud.
Kori wa irenai dekudasai.
All right then, let's practice asking the clerk not to put other things in your food. Imagine you don't want dressing on your salad.
Salad dressing is...
For the verb meaning to pour on in this situation, use kakiru. The nai form of that is kake nai. Go ahead.
Doreshingu wa kake nai dekudasai.
Doreshingu wa kake nai dekudasai.
Next, ask the clerk not to use chili pepper. Chili pepper is.
The verb to use is tsukaw and the nai form of that is tsukawa nai. Tsukawa nai. Now go ahead.
Today's bonus phrase is this line by Miya. Memorize the whole thing.
Osusume means recommendation.
When you're in a restaurant and ask Osusme wa nandesuka, what do you recommend?The clerk will probably tell you the most popular dish or the one the chef is most proud of. Listen to how various people say it.
Osusme wa nandesuka. Osusme wa nandesuka. Now you repeat it out loud.
Osusme wa nandesuka.
Listen to today's skit one more time.
Ohh It's time now for Kaito is Your Food Guide.
Today, we'll talk about the seafood that Hokkaido is famous for.
Hokkaido is surrounded by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean. So it's not surprising that the fishing industry is first rate.
Some of the best-known catches are crab, squid, and salmon and salmon roe.
Hokkaido seafood has fans across Japan. Department stores often hold Hokkaido food fairs. Discerning diners around the world recognize the taste.
Large quantities of scallops in particular make their way overseas.
They're delicious, either raw or grilled in their shell. UmmAt eating places near Hokkaido's ports, you can also enjoy local special dishes that use raw crab and shrimp. Freshly caught raw squid and sea urchin are exquisite, too. If you're planning a trip in that direction, look into what kind of seafood will be in season.
We hope you enjoyed today's easy Japanese. See you soon.
the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Japan has various kinds of landmarks that fascinate visitors. They range from cultural and historic locations to modern buildings created with cutting edge technologies. What led to their creation and what were the challenges involved?The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places. In this episode of The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks, we feature the Great Buddha of Kamakura.
Kamakura is a popular tourist destination located near Tokyo. It's about a one-hour train ride from the capital. One of Kamakura's landmarks is the Great Buddha.
As its name suggests, the Great Buddha is a colossal copper statue of Amitaba Buddha. It was built as the principal deity of Jodo-sak Temple, Kotoku-in. The Buddha is nicknamed Brozano Daibutsu, meaning the great Buddha sitting out in the open. It's a national treasure of Japan.
From central Kamakura, the train ride and walk to Kotoku-in Temple takes about 15 minutes. After passing through the temple's gate, the grand statue of Buddha comes into view.
The Buddha sits in a Zen meditation posture and is over 11 meters tall.
Kamakura was the seat of Japan's feudal government from the end of the 12th century to the early 14th century.
The construction of the Great Buddha began during this period in 1252, almost 800 years ago.
Today, the statue is covered with verdigris,A bright green substance that forms on oxidized copper.
A closer look reveals slight traces of gold leaf, indicating that the statue was originally gilded. The great Buddha was made by copper casting.
It's a manufacturing method of melting copper and pouring it into a mold.
But creating a statue that's over 11 meters high wasn't easy at the time, and it wasn't possible to melt over 120 tons of copper in one go. So, the metal was cast in 40 sections. This is why joints can be seen on the statue's surface. The Buddha is hollow. The statue has two windows on its back. After the statue was completed, the inner mold was removed through these openings. Today, the windows let in light and air. The Buddha was enshrined when it was first built, but over time, the hall was damaged by earthquakes and typhoons. A tsunami at the end of the 15th century swept it away, leaving the Buddha exposed to the open air. The temple was also abandoned for a certain period, but was restored in the early 18th century.
After a period in which Japan secluded itself from the rest of the world, the Yokohama port near Kamakura was opened for foreign trade in 1859.
Following this, many foreigners are said to have visited the Great Buddha of Kamakura. Built nearly eight centuries ago, the Great Buddha of Kamakura has a magnificence that continues to captivate people.
Thank you for tuning in to the back story of Japanese landmarks. We hope you have a chance to visit these landmarks and see for yourself what makes them so special.
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