In Laos at least 19 people have been confirmed dead and 3,000 people are waiting to be rescued after a collapsed dam caused flush floods in the southern part of the country.
Speculation is growing within Japan's main governing Party that the September presidential election will be a battle between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former party secretary general Shigeru Ishiba.
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Key words : Japan deadly heat wave take measure
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Key words : world meteorological
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The World Meteorological Organization is blaming climate change for the extreme heat and droughts that are affecting many parts of the world.
The WMO held a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday about the extreme weather conditions over the past week.
An official mentioned that a new maximum daily temperature record for Japan of 41.1 degrees Celsius was set on Monday in the city of Kumagaya, near Tokyo.
The official said temperatures rose above 30 degrees in Norway and other parts of northern Europe, causing droughts and forest fires.
The official said that although it's not possible to attribute the individual events to climate change, this is consistent with scientific scenarios.
The WMO predicts that the extreme heat will continue for some time and that temperatures may rise to 53 degrees Celsius in Death Valley National Park in the US state of California.
The official warned that climate change is creating an environment in which extreme weather events occur more often and that intense heat will last longer.
Key words : Laos at least
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At least 19 people have been confirmed dead after a dam collapsed in Laos. Local media say 3,000 people are waiting to be rescued and hundreds are missing.
The hydro-electric dam in the southern province of Attapeu was still under construction when it burst Monday. Flash floods covered 7 villages with a total of 6,000 residents.
Officials have begun sending relief supplies to the affected area.
The dam is a joint project by Thai and South Korean companies. It was scheduled to go into operation next year. One of the South Korean companies says days of heavy rain swept away part of the structure. South Korea's president has instructed an emergency team to go assist rescue work.
Laos is one of the poorest countries in Asia and exports hydro-electric power to support its economy.
Key words : bomb targeting polling
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A bomb targeting a polling station has killed dozens of people in Pakistan. Most were casting their ballots in Wednesday's tightly fought general election.
Multiple media are reporting that the blast happened when a suicide bomber drove his motorcycle into a police vehicle near a voting center in Quetta.
A hospital official told the AP that at least 31 people are dead, with 35 wounded... some in critical condition.
Islamic State militants are claiming responsibility through their news outlet.
Millions of Pakistanis are voting in a tense Lower House election.
Opinion polls have the opposition party led by cricket hero Imran Khan just ahead of the ruling party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But the final outcome is still too close to call.
Key words : speculation election
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Speculation is growing within Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party that the September party presidential election will be a battle between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former party secretary general Shigeru Ishiba.
Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, who currently heads the LDP Policy Research Council, announced on Tuesday that he will not run in the election and instead support Abe. Kishida cited as reasons the severe damage from the recent rain disaster in western Japan, the North Korea issue and other diplomatic challenges.
LDP members are increasingly of the view that the election will be a duel between Abe, who is eager to serve a third term, and Ishiba, who is also preparing to run.
A group led by former chief cabinet secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda, which is the largest faction in the LDP, the party's second largest faction headed by Finance Minister Taro Aso and a group led by LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai are expected to endorse Abe.
With the expected support of the faction led by Kishida, Abe will have an edge in the number of Diet members' votes.
The upcoming LDP presidential election will be decided by the ballots of each Diet member, which count as one vote, and the votes cast by rank-and-file party members. The party-member votes are given the same weight as Diet-member votes. Observers say the choice of party members could influence the outcome.
Abe and Ishiba are expected to travel to local regions to meet with local assembly members, conduct inspections and deliver speeches to seek the support of the party members.
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Key words : Japanese government cyber
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The Japanese government has settled on a 3-year strategy to counter possible cyberattacks against key parts of the nation's infrastructure ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It notes that the nation has become increasingly vulnerable to such attacks as more and more devices are connected to the Internet. In some cases, foreign countries are suspected of attempting to disrupt this so-called Internet of Things, or IoT.
Critical parts of the nation's infrastructure, such as power grids, water supplies and airports, will be assessed as potential targets of cyberattacks on a 5-level scale running from zero to 4. This assessment will be made public to help potential targets prepare for such attacks.
The government is warning that the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics face a greater cyberattack threat than any previous Games. It says it is responding to this threat by creating a center to gather information and coordinate countermeasures.
It is urging the public and private sectors to share information at home and abroad to pre-empt attacks.
It is also calling for enhanced measures against attacks on new technology, such as cryptocurrencies and self-driving vehicles.
Key words : Tokyo and signed
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Tokyo and Los Angeles have signed an agreement to cooperate on preparations to host the Olympics and Paralympics.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met Eric Garcetti, the mayor of the US West Coast city, in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Wednesday.
Tokyo will host the Games in 2020, while the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Los Angeles.
The agreement also states that officials from the 2 cities will meet regularly and join hands in their efforts aimed at social and economic development, as well as disaster management.
At a joint news conference, Koike said the 2 cities will collaborate to make their Olympics and Paralympics successful. She added that they will cooperate to leave valuable legacies.
Garcetti stressed that Tokyo's Olympic organizing efforts are setting an example for his city.
Key words : ninja
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The hometown of feudal era ninja in central Japan says it is not recruiting new ninja performers, as was implied by a foreign program posted on the Internet.
The city office of Iga, in Mie Prefecture, says it and the tourist association have received 115 inquiries from people in 14 countries, including the United States and Spain, about job openings for ninja performers.
City officials say the emails started coming in after a US radio station broadcast a report last week saying Iga is facing a shortage of ninja performers. The report said such employees can earn up to 85,000 dollars a year.
The officials say Mayor Sakae Okamoto explained the city's ninja-focused tourism promotion projects during an interview with US media on July 5th.
In a notice posted on its website in 5 languages, including English, Spanish and Chinese, the city says it never gave out any information about a "lack of ninja" or their "yearly income," as reported on Internet news sites.
The city is warning people to "be careful of fake news."
Mayor Okamoto said he was surprised that the mere mention of ninja could have such a strong impact on people.
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