BREAKING NEWS
HOSTAGE RELEASE BEGINS IN GAZA
The Israeli government has announced that some of the living hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been released and handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Israeli military says 7 hostages have been freed and transferred to the Israeli side on Monday. This follows a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that took effect on Friday under a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. More hostages are expected to be released. Later in the day and will reunite with their families afterwards.Meanwhile, Trump has arrived at an airport near Tel Aviv. He is set to meet the hostages families at the Israeli parliament and deliver a speech there on his way to the Middle East. Trump said the war is over, and the ceasefire is going to hold.
Under the first phase of the deal, Hamas is required to release all 48 hostages within 72 hours of the start of the ceasefire, which runs until noon on Monday. But many of them are presumed dead, the return of all their remains. We take time. The focus is now on whether the plan will proceed as agreed. Hamas has also indicated that it is against some aspects of the plans later phase. They include governance of the Gaza Strip and disarmament of the group.
SMITHSONIAN CLOSES MUSEUMS AMID US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
The Smithsonian Institution has temporarily closed its museums in Washington DC amid the US government shutdown.The Smithsonian had used prior year funds to remain open since the shutdown began on October 1, but it decided to temporarily close the museums from Sunday as the shutdown drags on. The institution operates more than 20 museums and at Zoo in Washington and elsewhere. It is more than 60% federally funded.
Just outside the National Museum of Natural History, visitors were seen turning back and showing disappointment.
It's very unfortunate because I just walk here and it was closed, so I had no idea that it was closed. So there's a lot of places like this one and especially with the tourism things coming here that they're not going to be able to enjoy the museums and other facilities.
Amid A deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over new spending plan, President Trump's administration has started laying off federal workers. A court filing by the Justice Department said more than 4000 federal employees are believed to have received layoff notices. That agencies, they include that Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.
WAR IN UKRAINE
UK MEDIA: US INTEL AIDS ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN OIL FACILITIES
A British newspaper says the United States gave intelligence to Ukraine to support its air strikes on Russia's oil related facilities.The Financial Times, citing officials familiar with the matter, says the US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long range strikes on Russian energy facilities. The paper says the US has helped Ukraine with route planning and timing decisions that allow its one way attack drones to evade Russian air defenses. A US official is quoted as saying Ukraine selected the targets for long range strikes and Washington then provided intelligence on their sites vulnerabilities. Ukraine's top military commander Alexander Cersei says the Ukrainian attacks have caused oil refining in Russia to drop more than 20%. The Financial Times says that intelligence sharing shows US President Trump's support for Ukraine has deepened while his frustration with Russia has increased. The Trump administration is apparently putting more pressure on Russia to force President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table for a peace deal.
EXPO IN OSAKA
CLOSING CEREMONY HELD ON EXPO'S FINAL DAY
It is the last day of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. The event has run for half a year and attracted tens of millions of visitors. Organizers put on a closing ceremony.♪
It was held Monday afternoon and featured a variety of performances as well as speeches. Crown Prince Akishino says he hopes the world continues with the Expo theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives."
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Prime Minister Ishibashi also echoed a message of unity.
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By valuing solidarity over division and tolerance over confrontation, we have succeeded in uniting minds together, creating an Expo that was a source of joy for many. It marked the dawn of a new Japan. And contributed to regional revitalization.
During the ceremony, an official of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia received a flag.
The city is set to host the next Expo five years from now. Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Japan launched in April, a total of 158 countries and regions, as well as 7 International organizations have taken part. The number of ticketed visitors topped 25,000,000. The events symbol is the Grand Ring. A 200 meter portion of the wooden structure will be preserved, the rest of it will be dismantled. The site is expected to be developed by private companies. The Expo wraps up at 10:00 PM.
JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA CULTURAL EXCHANGE EVENT DRAWS CROWDS
A Japan South Korea Cultural exchange festival was held in Seoul on Sunday as the two countries are celebrating 60 years of normalized diplomatic ties.About 60 booths showcasing traditional culture and specialty products from both countries were set up at the venue, drawing large crowds of visitors.
First launched in 2005, the annual festival has become one of the largest grassroots exchange events between Japan and South Korea.
Traditional string instruments that Japanese koto and the Korean kayagum were played, and Japanese calligrapher Aoyagi Bisan gave her performance, writing the Japanese characters for friendship.
I love Japan and traveled there a lot. I hope people of both countries can become good friends.
So Even little kids get very excited. So I came here hoping to create connections like this.
A record 12 million people traveled between the two countries last year.
And those were the main stories for this hour.
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And that wraps up this edition of NHK News Line. I'm Yoshikawa Ryuichi in Tokyo.
Thank you very much for joining us.
Easy Japanese
Hi there. It's time for NHK WORLD, Japan's Easy Japanese. I'm Mary Kojima and I'm Michael Reese. Let's have fun learning Japanese together.
Today we bring you lesson 29 on saying what you've done.
Tam, a student from Vietnam, Mia, a photographer from China, and the robot landlady Harrison are talking at Harrison House. Mia went to a piano recital at a temple in Kamakura on Sunday.
Now she's showing the others the pictures she took. Listen to the skit for Lesson 29.
Piano Master.
Ohtaka Subaru.
Sorry.
Sasino Taxi, Mitek Desai. Ah, there you go.
USA.
OK, let's go through the skid line by line. Mia talks about the recital.
Piano. And so I went to listen to a piano recital on Sunday. How? Dusan asks the destaca. How was it? Mia replies.
It was wonderful. How do? Son says.
That's good. Mia shows them the pictures she took of the pianist Sasino Taxi. Took a lot of photos meeting. That said, please have a look. Something catches Tom's attention. Ohh you song. Ohh, this is Yuki Song. Halo Sands electronic sensor detects emotion in Tammy's voice and her cheeks glow song. The pianist in the photo was Yuki, the very person Tam had been hoping to see in Japan. Yuki is a Japanese pianist who played at an elementary school in Vietnam, where Tom was doing volunteer work. Fate seems to be ready to reunite them.
Today's key phrase is I went to listen to a piano recital.
Piano insult master. If you learn this pattern, you'll be able to say what you've done. Let's review the meaning of the phrase. Piano is piano in so is recital or performance, and piano inso means a piano recital.
Ohh that follows is a particle that marks the object of the verb that comes after it. Kini means to listen to and ikimasho is the polite past form of the verb to go.
Today's point is the expression bikini kimashita when to listen to kaikini is made from the verb to listen. It's masu form is keymas take away the muscle which becomes Kiki. And add the particle neat to identify the purpose. So you can explain the purpose for going somewhere by taking away the mass from the massive form of a verb and adding neat to it. Exactly. In today's phrase, the purpose was listening to a piano recital. So after saying. Piano ain't so kicking me. Just attach it Kimashita. Now it's your turn. Listen and repeat.
Skinny Keymaster.
Piano noise. So Kiniki Mashta.
Here is a different conversation about what someone has done.
Go, go, go, Nikki Mastaka.
That's a good school, Kanye. Give usthat.
And the meaning. Go, don't go Nikki Mastaka, where did you go today? Cure is to day.
Tokyo is an interrogative word. Meaning where, remember. Hanasaki School Kaneki Master I went to Harajuku to buy some clothes.
Harajuku has lots of fashionable shops filled with young people chasing the latest trends. Scoop means clothes. Kaini is made from the verb to buy Kahoot. It's massive. Poem is Kaimas. Then take mass away and make Kai and add neat. This tells the purpose of going to Harajuku. Now repeat the answer that comes after the question.
Cure Tokyo. Nikki Mastaka.
Zuni School. Kaini Kimashita.
Harajuku Uni School. Kiniki Mashta.
Let's try saying some other things you might go do. What if you went to have some sushi? Sushi is sushi.
Sushi to eat is taberu, and its mass form is tabernas. By taking away mass, it becomes tape. Tape.
Give it a try.
It's the seal cabinet, you musta.
Cecil Cabinet, Kumusta.
It's time for Step Up. Today we'll learn how to say the days of the week. Listen and repeat after each one.
Monday is get to Yogi.
Tuesday is Coyote.
Wednesday is see Yogi. Thursday is Moku Yobi.
Friday is Kenobi.
Saturday is doyou Obi.
Sunday is Nikki Obi.
In the skit, Mia said Nicchio Bini piano enso Kiniki Mashta. Did you catch what day that was? Sunday, Right, Right.
If you want to indicate the day of the week, add me. For example, if you want to say on Sunday, you'd say Nityo Albini.
Listen to today's kid one more time.
Nityo bini piano enso kiniki musta. The Destaca Subaru Scott.
Sorry.
Sasino Tax Center.
Could you song? USA.
Miano, Toradora Gaito.
Now it's time for Mia's travel guide.
Today we'll feature Kamakura, where Mia went to hear the recital.
Kamakura is about an hour by train from Tokyo, but it feels like a different world. The first warlord government was set up there more than 800 years ago, so it was the first government run by samurai. Ohh God Chimango Shrine is related to the feudal samurai Minamoto clan. Across town you'll find the Great Buddha statue, 11 meters high.
Wow, that's a lot of history. True, but Kamakura also is noted for his lovely surroundings. You can go hiking up in the hills and enjoy seasonal cherry blossoms. Stranger or autumn leaves? And if you want to chill, you can take your pick of sheet cafes and shops.
Sounds great. And one side of Kamakura faces the sea, isn't it? Yes, surfers flocked to the beach. A bit farther along the coast is Innoshima Island, a scenic spot depicted in a Ukiyoe woodblock print. Up on the small including train in Kamakura and you'll get a seaside view on the way to Enoshima.
We hope you enjoyed today's Easy Japanese, Come back next time.
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Japan has various kinds of landmarks that fascinate visitors. They range from cultural and historic locations to modern buildings created with cutting edge technologies. The back story of Japanese landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places. In this episode of The Back Story of Japanese Landmarks, we feature Fushimi Inari Shrine. Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for more than 1000 years until 1868, when the capital was moved to then Edo, now Tokyo. When the imperial capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in the year 794, it went by the name hey Yanko, which means the capital of.
3 cent Tranquility The city was modeled after the Chinese Tang dynasty capital of Chenguang and built on a grid pattern system. In fact, the streets of Kyoto today continue to follow this well arranged grid, the Fushimi Inari Shrine, famous for its seemingly endless rows of Vermillion Torii gates. Is popular among tourists from both Japan and abroad. It's less than 10 minutes by train or bus from Kyoto Station or about a 35 minute walk. The shrine has a history of more than 1300 years. It serves as the headquarters for over 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan as legend. Rose More than 1300 years ago, a deity was enshrined at Mount Inari. The mountain has since been considered sacred. People expressed their belief by dedicating tortilla of various sizes. Another practice is engraving the deity's various names onto stones called otsuka and placing them on the mountain. The most famous part of Shimada Shrine is the 1000 Toti Gates.
Today are the gate like structures at shrines, although the size may vary. A tortillas generally made of two pillars and a beam.
It stands on the boundary of the shrines precincts and indicates that the area inside is sacred.
Shimi Nadi shrine in Kyoto has long rows of Vermillion Tori that seemed to stretch on without end.
You know these shrines are dedicated to a deity popular among common people, representing good harvest, prosperous business, safety for the family, and the accomplishment of ambitions. The Edo period, from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century was when much of the popular culture leading up to the present age took shape. It was during this. That people started offering Tori to Inari shrines, hoping that their wishes would be fulfilled or to give thanks when their wishes came true. As the headquarters shrine, Shinari Shrine received the most of these offerings.
This is why there are nearly 10,000 Tori gates in various sizes in the precincts.
Particularly famous are the rows of Tori called Symbolum Tori or 1000 Tori, which lead to the main shrine building. The endless Tori make for a great photo background for tourists. Fox statues are a common sight at Inari shrines. The foxes are believed to be messengers for the Inati deity.
Unlike actual foxes, these are imaginary creatures considered sacred and invisible. There are many scary stories about Inari shrines and foxes across Japan also. A sushi wrapped with deep fried tofu is called inarizushi. This is because fried tofu is believed to be a favorite food of the sacred foxes. Enadi shrines and foxes have long been a part of Japanese people's lives.
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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