Sunday marks 7 years since the March 2011 earthquake and Tsunami in northeastern Japan as well as the onset of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
US President Donald Trump has stressed the significance of his plan to impose heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Regstraters in China have voted to amend the constitution to abolish the 10-year term limit for president
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Key words : marks 7 years
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Sunday marks 7 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami as well as the onset of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
A magnitude 9.0 quake occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the northeastern region of Tohoku at 2:46 PM on March 11th, 2011.
The quake generated tsunami waves, which hit coastal areas of Tohoku and elsewhere with waves of more than 10 meters in height.
The National Police Agency says that, as of Friday, a total of 15,895 people in 12 prefectures were confirmed dead and 2,539 others in 6 prefectures remained missing.
The Reconstruction Agency says that, as of the end of last September, at least 3,647 people in 10 prefectures had died due to health problems and other reasons while they were evacuees.
The number of evacuees peaked at about 470,000. The Agency says that, as of February 13th, 73,349 people were still living as evacuees nationwide because of delays in rebuilding efforts, among other reasons.
About 28,000 public housing units for survivors who lost their homes due to tsunami waves or other reasons but could not afford to rebuild on their own had been completed as of the end of January. That's about 94 percent of the target.
Over 46,000 survivors have relocated from temporary housing and elsewhere to those public units. But about 41 percent of the public housing residents are elderly, creating issues related to senior citizens living alone.
NHK compared the populations of the 3 worst-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima before and after the disaster.
The results show that about half of 35 municipalities in those prefectures recorded a decline of more than 10 percent in their populations as of February 1st this year, compared to March 1st, 2011.
Most evacuation orders issued for areas in Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear accident had been lifted by last year.
But 9 relevant municipalities say, as of last month, only about 15 percent of people whose residency was registered in those areas were actually thought to be living there.
Areas with relatively high radiation levels still remain off-limits.
Key words : memorial ceremony
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A government-sponsored memorial ceremony was held in Tokyo on the 7th anniversary of the March 11 disaster.
Sunday's ceremony was attended by Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and relatives of the victims.
A moment of silence was observed at 2:46 PM, the exact time when the massive quake hit.
Abe said the reconstruction is progressing step by step, and the government will provide seamless support to accelerate the process.
He said the government will speed up the rebuilding of infrastructure in the areas affected by the nuclear accident to allow the residents to return.
Prince Akishino said his heart is with the people who are working for the reconstruction, despite continuing difficulties, and he hopes that they will be able to live in peace and good health as soon as possible.
Kazumoto Isozaki, who lost his mother in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, where she was living alone, said he remembers her happy smile on her 90th birthday, and he will never forget that day.
Hidetoshi Onodera, from Miyagi Prefecture, said his father's body was found under the rubble the day after the disaster, and his daughter found his mother's body.
He said his daughter got married after the disaster and now has two children, a girl and a boy, and they are like reincarnations of his parents.
Hideko Igarashi, from Fukushima Prefecture, said she is full of remorse for not urging her husband to escape before the tsunami hit, and she will continue to tell people to protect their own lives and escape when they need to.
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Key words : Trump stress significance
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US President Donald Trump has stressed the significance of his plan to impose heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. He also pledged to work on reducing the US trade deficits.
Trump spoke at a rally on the outskirts of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The area once had a thriving steel industry.
Trump claimed many steel mills are now opening up because of his decision. He said, "Steel is back, and aluminum is back."
Trump said the United States has been running huge trade deficits, and that a lot of things have to be set straight.
Trump also referred to his prospective meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
He explained that's something his predecessors Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton would not have achieved.
Trump said Kim had announced his country would not launch any more missiles. He said Japan is very happy about what he's doing after many missiles flew over the country.
Trump said that North Korea is hoping to make peace with the US, and the time for that has come.
Key words : chinese commerce
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Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan has suggested that Beijing may retaliate if Washington goes ahead with a plan to impose high tariffs on imported steel and other products.
Zhong told reporters after the National People's Congress on Sunday that there would be no winner in a trade war. He said that would only bring disaster to China and the United States and the rest of the world.
Zhong said nobody wants to fight a trade war, but he added that China can handle any challenge and will resolutely protect its interests.
Zhong said that cooperation is the only choice for the 2 countries. He said China wants to contribute to the stable development of the world economy by settling differences through cooperation and building mutually beneficial relationships.
The United States and China are scheduled to hold trade talks in Beijing in the near future.
Key words : china amend paving
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China has amended the constitution to remove the 10-year term limit for president, paving the way for Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely after his second term ends in 2023.
The National People's Congress passed the amendment on Sunday to scrap the 2-term limits for president and vice-president. 2,958 votes were in favor, with 2 against and 3 abstaining.
The presidential term limit was introduced in 1982 when China shifted to the collective leadership system following the death of Mao Zedong, who maintained power for life and sent the country into turmoil with the Cultural Revolution.
Although some people in China oppose the amendment, the government has suppressed any criticism.
Reports by state-run media only feature people who unreservedly support the constitutional change.
The amendment also adds Xi's political thought to the constitution.
He is the first Chinese leader since Mao to have his name written into the constitution while in office.
The amendment legally solidifies Xi's one-person rule, after he consolidated his power at the Communist Party Congress last year.
Key words : nhk learned submitted
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NHK has learned that documents submitted by Japan's Finance Ministry to prosecutors contain different wording from those turned in to the Diet on the controversial sale of state-owned land.
The land in Osaka Prefecture was sold to school operator Moritomo Gakuen in 2016 with a heavy discount from its market value.
After the transaction came to light last year, allegations of cronyism arose as the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to be honorary principal of an elementary school that Moritomo planned to open.
A recent newspaper report by The Asahi Shimbun alleged that original settlement documents on the sale had been altered.
On Thursday, the ministry presented to the Diet copies of the same settlement documents as the ones it disclosed last year.
Ministry officials said the copies were made from all settlement documents left at the ministry's regional bureau, which created the originals.
The officials added that they had submitted the originals to prosecutors.
Prosecutors are investigating the ministry on suspicion of discarding public documents and destroying evidence.
They received materials from the regional bureau on a voluntary basis.
The ministry is believed to be aware of the contents of the original documents.
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