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Takaichi Meets Trump in New York
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump have held a meeting in New York.
They vowed to continue working together in defense and economic security.
The two met for 30 minutes on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
00:00:35 話者 12/Donald Trump
It's a great honor to be with the very highly respected Prime Minister of Japan.
She's done a great job. Her numbers, I watch her numbers all the time.
The industry in Japan is doing very well.
00:00:51 話者 13/Takaichi Sanae
I would like to seize this opportunity to demonstrate to the world how robust our alliance is through holding another round of meetings with Donald today here at this venue, UN headquarters.
00:01:04 話者 1
Takaich touted deepening cooperation in areas including AI, semiconductors and critical minerals.
The two reaffirmed the need for their countries to work together to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Japan's government says they also had a frank exchange of opinions on the International Criminal Court.
Takaichi made her remarks based on Japan's commitment to the rule of law.
This comes as the Trump administration carries out a pressure campaign against the court that includes sanctions on its president Akane Tomoko.
Tagaichi later spoke to reporters at a news conference.
She said the talks were a timely opportunity to discuss issues related to China ahead of Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
00:01:52 話者 13
Japan considers it is important that US-China relations contribute to the stability of the international community, including Japan.
So Japan and the US will work in close coordination on this front.
00:02:07 話者 1
The talks will be the second meeting between the leaders this year following Trump's visit to China in May.
Takaichi: Japan Committed to Free, Open Intl. Order
After meeting Trump, Prime Minister Takaichi addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
She said Japan remains committed to a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
00:02:29 話者 13/Takaichi
The free and open international order based on the rule of law that we have fostered is facing difficult challenges on multiple fronts.
The United Nations has never been more important than it is today in bringing about peace and stability to the world and enabling the international community to overcome new challenges and prosper.
Japan will continue to fulfill its significant responsibilities towards the United Nations.
00:02:58 話者 1
On North Korea, Takai Ichi expressed concern over its growing military ties with Russia.
She called the advancement of the North's nuclear and missile programs clear violation of Security Council resolutions.
Takaichi also expressed readiness to engage in dialogue to immediately resolve the issue of abductions by the North.
The prime minister noted Japan has attached great importance to the rule of law in settling disputes.
She referred to her country's support and contributions to organizations like the International Criminal Court.
As for UN reforms, Takaichi called for removing the so-called enemy states clauses from the UN Charter.
Those referred to countries including Japan and Germany that were defeated in World War II as enemy states.
She also called for the expansion of both permanent and non-permanent members on the Security Council.
Takaichi wrapped up her speech by saying since becoming a UN member, Japan has consistently contributed to peace under its exclusively defense-oriented policy.
She added this will remain unchanged in the future.
Zelenskyy: Trump Positive on Licensed Missile Production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Trump is positive about the licensed production of Patriot interceptor missiles in Ukraine to beef up its air defense.
President Trump and Zelenskyy held talks on Tuesday.
After the summit, the Ukrainian leader said the licensed production of these missiles was the main topic of the meeting, and that he asked Trump to help Ukraine move more quickly on the issue.
00:04:35 話者 23/Volodymyr Zelenskyy
We need licenses and we need security guarantees for Ukraine and security shield for Ukraine. In any way, we need licenses to begin the prepare production of Patriots.
00:04:51 話者 1
Zelenskyy said the US president is positive about licenses, but he noted that he does not know whether it will take one year or longer to implement them.
Zelenskyy also said he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin if Trump were to organize a trilateral meeting so that the leaders can try to end the war.
Trump Signs Greenland Deal
President Trump has signed an agreement that allows the US to establish a greater military presence on Greenland.
The deal comes as Trump's repeated calls for the US to annex the Danish territory have strained relations with some allies.
Trump signed the pact in New York on Tuesday with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
The US will now be allowed to build military bases at two locations in the east and south of Greenland.
00:05:46 話者 24/Mette Frederiksen
We are strengthening our common security, boosting our common deterrence, showing our adversaries who we are and we are doing it together.
00:06:00 話者 25/Jens-Frederik Nielsen
And this agreement reflects that we understand our responsibility and act accordingly.
00:06:07 話者 1
Greenland and some European nations have said the calls for US ownership amount to an infringement of sovereignty.
Trump spoke on the issue at the General Assembly before the signing.
He said no US adversary will ever be permitted to establish a military presence or make sensitive investments in Greenland without US approval.
Trump indicated he hopes to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic.
9 Dead, 4 Missing After Typhoon Dujuan
Typhoon Dujuan dumped record amounts of rain and triggered mudslides in Japan's Kanto region, leaving nine people dead and four missing.
The powerful typhoon approached Japan from Monday into Tuesday.
It brought developed rain clouds that lingered for many hours over Kanto, which includes Tokyo.
Eight locations in the region were hit with record rainfall. In Chiba prefecture, six people were killed and two are missing due to a series of landslides.
In Kanagawa prefecture, three have died and two are unaccounted for in Yokosuka and Miura cities.
Damage has been confirmed to more than 600 houses in the prefectures of Chiba and Kanagawa due to flooding and mudslides.
Dozens of cars at a used shop in Chiba prefecture were damaged by the mudslides.
00:07:34 話者 34/Shop owner
We're in a terrible situation. The floods were very scary.
I have no idea if I can restart the business.
00:07:46 話者 1
The search for the missing and recovery work continue in the affected areas.
British Library Partners with Japan Firm for Expansion
The British Library in central London is partnering with a Japanese real estate company to undergo major redevelopments.
The company Mitsui Fudo-san will be involved in the expansion of the library, which holds one of the world's largest collections.
A new multi-use complex will be built on its current grounds.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the 1.26 billion dollar project was held on Monday.
Officials say the new 11-story building will feature expanded library spaces on the first two floors, as well as labs and offices for rent on other floors.
The site is in an area that has undergone significant redevelopment since the 2000s, becoming a hub for IT, research and pharmaceutical firms.
00:08:42 話者 4/Ono Yugo/Mitsui Fudosan
Amid moves to create new drugs using AI, the new complex has a strength in that it will enable collaboration with tech companies.
00:08:54 話者 1
The project is slated to be completed in 2032.
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Easy Japanese
00:10:09 話者 2
Hi there.
It's time for NHK World Japan's Easy Japanese.
I'm Erico Kojima.
00:10:15 話者 3
And I'm Michael Reese.
Let's have fun learning Japanese together.
00:10:19 話者 2
Today we bring you lesson 30 on expressing a variety of things such as what you've done or what you're going to do.
00:10:30 話者 3
The main character of our skit is Tam, a student from Vietnam.
She's come to a cafe with Mia, a photographer from China.
Tam tells Mia about her memories of a Japanese music student, Yuki.
00:10:44 話者 2
Listen to the skit for lesson 30.
Meron buffet egozaimasu.
Tamu, Yuji Santo.
Doko reatta no?
.....
Now let's go through the conversation line by line.
00:11:20 話者 3
The waitress brings over parfaits and says.
00:11:25 話者 2
Here are your melon parfaits.
00:11:27 話者 3
Tam exclaims.
00:11:30 話者 2
They look delicious.
00:11:32 話者 3
As they enjoy the food, Mia asks.
00:11:39 話者 2
Tam, where did you first meet Yuki-san?
Tam replies, In Vietnam.
We were volunteering at an elementary school.
We sang songs and danced together.
Miya says, I see.
00:12:03 話者 3
Tam continues.
00:12:05 話者 2
Hi, Yuki-sani.
Yes, I'd like to meet him again.
00:12:12 話者 3
It's a nice memory, Tam and Yuki singing and dancing with the children.
00:12:16 話者 2
I hope they have another chance to get together.
00:12:26 話者 3
Today's key phrase is
We sang songs and danced together.
Once you learn this pattern, you'll be able to express various things, such as what you've done and what you're going to do.
00:12:42 話者 2
Now, let's break it down.
Ishioni means together.
Utattari is to sing utau with the ending becoming tari.
Odottari is to dance odoru, also with the tari ending.
Shimashita means did.
Today's point.
When you want to list some examples out of a number of actions, use the tari form of the verb.
To make the tari form, change the te at the end of the verb's te form to tari.
00:13:20 話者 3
In the key phrase, out of the many things Tam did together with Yuki, she listed two: singing and dancing.
That's why she said 'utatari odottari'.
00:13:31 話者 2
And because the actions were in the past, the sentence ends with 'did shimashita'.
00:13:38 話者 3
Okay, give it a try.
Listen and repeat out loud.
00:13:44 話者 2
Utatari odottari shimashita.
00:14:04 話者 3
Now, listen to a conversation.
A tourist is listing what he wants to do in Hokkaido.
00:14:13 話者 2
Hokkaido denani osimaska.
Here's the meaning.
What are you going to do?
00:14:30 話者 3
Do in Hokkaido.
00:14:32 話者 2
Hokkaido de means in Hokkaido.
Naniyoshimasuka means what are you going to do?
Hiking goshitari.
Onseni haitari stai desu.
00:14:44 話者 3
I want to go hiking and go bathing in a hot spring.
00:14:48 話者 2
Hiking goshitari is hiking gosuru to go hiking in the tari form and onseni haitari is
to go bathing in a hot spring in the tari form.
In this sentence, the speaker is explaining what he wants to do.
So, he says, want to at the end.
See, tari can be used to express things in the past as well as in the future.
00:15:17 話者 3
Listen and repeat out loud.
00:15:21 話者 2
Hai kin yo shitari onseni haitari shitai desu.
00:15:30 話者 3
Let's try some other examples.
Imagine you took a trip to Okinawa and someone asks you what you did.
How would you say, 'I went shopping and swam in the ocean?'?
00:15:52 話者 2
To go shopping is...
Suru or to do in the tari form is Shitari and to swim in the ocean is Umi de oyogu Umi de oyogu To swim in the tari form is Oyoi dari Oyoi dari Go ahead Gaimono wastari
Today's bonus?
00:16:46 話者 3
Phrase is what Tam says when she sees her parfait.
So why don't you memorize it?
00:16:54 話者 2
Oishiso means it looks delicious.
To say delicious while eating something, use oishii.
But to say it looks delicious before you eat it, use oishiso.
00:17:08 話者 3
Give a listen to various people saying it.
00:17:12 話者 2
Oishiso.
00:17:16 話者 3
Now it's your turn.
00:17:25 話者 2
Now listen to the skit once again.
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.
You're funny.
I did it...
00:18:01 話者 3
On now to Kaito is your food guide.
In today's skit, Tam and Mia had melon parfaits.
So the topic this time is Japanese sweets.
You can find all kinds of sweet things in Japan, such as traditional Japanese and Western confections.
00:18:22 話者 2
That's true.
But many of the items known as Western style have spawned variations in Japan.
For example, Shotokeiki.
It may look like strawberry shortcake, but it uses a sponge cake.
00:18:35 話者 3
Kind of a Japanese twist on it.
00:18:38 話者 2
Rice cakes, rice crackers, and bean paste buns are old favorites.
Others come and go with the seasons, like shaved ice in the summer called kakigori and sweet red bean soup called zenzai in winter.
00:18:51 話者 3
And then there are East meets West confections such as matcha flavored cake.
00:18:57 話者 2
Japanese sweets are also known for their visual appeal in spring cherry blossom motifs are all around and in summer some items look like starry skies and clear streams they're really pretty to look at.
00:19:11 話者 3
Indeed and we hope you'll have the opportunity to savor both the look and of course the flavor of Japanese sweets.
00:19:28 話者 2
Did you enjoy today's Easy Japanese?
00:19:30 話者 3
Join us again next time.
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Kusatsu Hot Springs
00:20:19 話者 4
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 backstory of Japanese landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places.
In this episode of the backstory of Japanese landmarks, we feature Kusatsu Hot Springs.
The first thing a visitor notices upon entering the town of Ksatsu is what appears to be a giant pond of hot water.
Some 4,000 liters of hot spring water gushes up every minute at this yubatake, or literally hot water field.
It's 60 meters across and 20 meters wide.
The area is filled with the sound of flowing water, steam rising from the yubatake, and a sulfurous odor typical of hot spring resorts.
It all adds up to create an atmosphere that helps visitors step away from their everyday mind state.
Kusatsu Hot Springs is in Guma Prefecture in the central part of Japan.
You can get there by the Shinkansen bullet train or buses from Tokyo.
Kusatsu has been a renowned hot spring resort for many centuries.
Emperors and shoguns, as well as regular people, have long taken a dip in its baths.
The natural hot springs are said to ease fatigue from long travels, and supposedly have curative effects for illnesses, bruises and sprains.
Kusatsu is ranked as one of the top three hot springs in Japan.
Bathing is a well-loved part of life in Japan, but bathing in hot springs is not the same as taking a bath at home.
Under Japan's hot spring law, in order to be officially considered a hot spring, the water, steam, and gas must well up from the ground and contain certain natural elements, and the temperature must be at least 25 degrees Celsius.
One of the main features of Kusatsu Hot Springs is the sheer amount of water that wells up from the ground in the area.
In terms of volume, it's the top hot spring in Japan with more than 32,000 liters gushing out a minute.
That's enough to fill 230,000 oil drums a day.
The Yubatake hot water pond at the center of the town is where visitors can get a sense of the vast amount of water flowing out from the ground.
Seven wooden conduits line the oval-shaped yubatake.
Hot water of around 50 degrees Celsius cools as it flows through the conduits before being distributed for bathing to some baths.
The conduits also accumulate what are known as yunohana, or literally hot spring flowers.
They're crystalline compounds that form from the elements in the water as it's cooled by the air.
The crystals are gathered and dried and made into a powder
The powder is a popular souvenir as it can be used as a natural bath salt.
But the most famous of the attractions at Kusetsu is a water stirring event called Yumomi.
With a temperature of around 50 degrees Celsius, the hot spring water must be cooled down to a temperature suitable for bathing.
One way to do this is yumomi stirring the water using wooden paddles.
Locals stir the water while singing traditional folk songs to keep rhythm.
The most famous of these are the kusatsu folk songs.
Visitors can enjoy yumomi performances and even try their own hand at stirring the water.
Thank you for tuning in to the backstory 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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