Severe heat continues across much of Japan. Temperatures in Kyoto hit the 38-degree mark on 7 consecutive days until Friday for the first time since record-keeping began more than a century ago.
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Key words : severe heat
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Severe heat continues across much of Japan.
Temperatures on Saturday are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius in some parts of eastern and western regions. People are advised to remain on the alert to prevent heatstroke.
In Kyoto, Friday's daytime high reached 38.6 degrees. It was the first time since record-keeping began 138 years ago that temperatures in the city hit the 38-degree mark on 7 consecutive days.
Many people have been taken to hospital, while others were found dead in recent days, apparently stricken by heatstroke-related conditions.
Health experts are urging people to use air conditioners, drink water, and take in salt, as well as to refrain from daytime exercising.
Key words : volunteers braving
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Crowds of volunteers are braving sweltering temperatures to help with clean-up work in areas hit by record rain in western Japan.
Many people arrived in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Saturday to assist with the recovery effort over the weekend.
Staff at the city's social welfare unit advised people to work in 20-minute shifts with 10-minute breaks in between, and to bring more than 2 liters of water to prevent heatstroke.
Many registered volunteers headed to the Mabi area of the city to remove piles of dirt and broken doors. About 30 percent of the area was inundated by floodwater.
One volunteer said he'd take extra care not to get sick from the heat because that would only cause trouble for other people.
The torrential rain that pounded western Japan earlier in July caused catastrophic landslides and flooding, and left 218 people dead. More than 4,500 evacuees are still taking shelter.
Much of Japan has since been in the grip of a heatwave. Dozens of people have died from heatstroke and thousands have been hospitalized.
Key words : Abe visited
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Key words : Mike continue upholding
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged UN Security Council members to continue upholding sanctions on North Korea.
The international response has been divided with China and Russia calling for an easing of sanctions.
Pompeo met on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New York with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Japan's Ambassador to the UN Koro Bessho, and the ambassadors from Council members.
Some participants say Pompeo and Kang briefed them on their talks with North Korean officials.
Participants say Bessho joined the two in urging other nations to keep the pressure on North Korea.
It was reportedly agreed that Pyongyang must take clear measures toward denuclearization.
After the meeting, Pompeo told reporters that the world has demanded that North Korea denuclearize and that every nation should fully implement the UN sanctions.
He added that the sanctions must remain in place until the North takes specific steps toward denuclearization.
Key words : Singapore violation
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Authorities in Singapore have indicted a local man for allegedly selling luxury goods to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions.
According to court documents, a 55-year-old director of a trading company has been charged with providing North Korea with luxury items such as wine, perfume and watches.
Authorities say the man allegedly continued to ship those goods to the North from 2010 until last year.
Singapore has diplomatic ties with North Korea, but suspended all trade with the country in November last year.
Countries in Southeast Asia with close ties to North Korea are suspected of helping the country to evade UN sanctions.
Key words : aid official
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A top United Nations aid official says the world body will provide additional humanitarian aid to North Korea as the country is facing serious food shortages.
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, revealed the plan in a meeting at UN headquarters on Friday.
Lowcock heads the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which has been providing support to North Korea for nearly 20 years.
He explained that economic sanctions against North Korea have been causing significant delays to the loading and transportation of aid supplies to the country.
The official said the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund should be useful to address the shortage of funds for providing support to North Korea. The objectives of the fund include enhancing response to time-critical requirements for saving lives.
China and Russia are calling for an easing of the sanctions on North Korea. Japan and the United States are demanding the North's denuclearization should come first.
Key words : Trump took twitter
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US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to accuse China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies and driving their interest rates lower.
Trump said the strengthening dollar is taking away the United States' competitive edge, and suggested he will consider a response in addition to higher import tariffs.
He also tweeted that the US should be allowed to recapture what has been lost due to what he described as illegal currency manipulation and bad trade deals.
Trump has been critical of the Federal Reserve Board's interest rate hikes. This time, he tweeted, "tightening now hurts all that we have done".
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 nations will meet in Argentina this weekend.
The currency issue could be raised, in addition to the trade friction between the Trump administration and other governments.
Key words : several beach
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Several beaches ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan have been reopened for bathing for the first time in 8 years.
Haragamaobama beach in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, was opened to the public on Saturday.
Seawalls on the beach were badly damaged by the tsunami 8 years ago. But the reconstruction work has been completed.
A ritual was held to pray for safety, and a group of local residents released balloons into the sky before the beach was officially declared open.
Children then jumped into the water all at once.
Local diners have opened beach houses to offer shaved ice with syrup on top, as well as other food and drinks.
A woman in her 30s said she is happy to once again be able to swim in the sea, where she would come every year before the disaster.
A teenage boy said he has been looking forward to the opening of the beach. He said he wants to fully enjoy himself with his friends.
Four beaches in Fukushima Prefecture have reopened since the disaster including in Iwaki and Soma.
But the remaining 14 beaches remain closed in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Local officials have decided some of them will remain closed permanently.