Two people are dead and at least 126 others injured after a powerful typhoon rips through much of Japan.
Officials from Asia-Pacific countries have begun a four-day meeting in Japan to discuss managing stocks of bluefin tuna.
The Japanese period film Chiritsubaki has won the Special Grand Prix of the Jury at the Montreal Film Festival .
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Key words : dead at least
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Two people are dead and at least 126 others injured as the powerful typhoon rips through the country. Jebi is one of the strongest typhoons to make landfall in Japan in 25 years.
One of Japan's key airports, Kansai International Airport, is completely shut down because of flooding.
Transport Ministry officials say several planes were submerged up to their engines.
They say it's not clear when airport operations will start up again.
Strong winds in the same area rammed a fuel tanker into the bridge linking the airport to the city of Izumisano in Osaka.
Rescue operations are underway for 11 crew members.
No one was hurt in the crash. The crew cannot start the engine and officials are waiting for the weather to improve to tug the vessel.
The bridge's closure has cut off road and rail links, leaving people stuck at the airport.
An airport hotel is letting people use its ballroom as a temporary shelter.
The wind in Osaka was so powerful that rooftops blew away and trucks toppled. The strong wind turned a Ferris wheel at a popular aquarium.
Evacuation advisories remain in place in many parts of western and central Japan. Officials are warning that heavy rain could lead to landslides or flooding.
There have also been major disruptions to transportation links.
The Shinkansen bullet train service between Tokyo and Okayama is suspended.
Airline companies have cancelled hundreds of domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday mainly in western Japan.
Key words : officials asia-pacific
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Officials from Asia-Pacific countries have begun a four-day meeting in Japan to discuss managing stocks of bluefin tuna in the region. Concern over dwindling stocks of the fish led to catch limits. But Japan says the bluefin population is recovering and wants to raise the quotas.
Ten countries and regions, including Japan and the United States, are joining the talks.
A Japanese fisheries ministry official says he hopes for constructive discussions.
Japan currently caps its annual bluefin catch at about 8,800 tons.
Tokyo says stocks are rebounding and officials are calling for a 15 percent hike in catch quotas.
But the US and other countries are likely to reject the proposal. They're expected to say that bluefin stocks haven't recovered enough to loosen the limits.
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Key words : drastic review
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Japan's largest business federation plans to proceed with a drastic review of hiring practices, including the possible abolition of guidelines for private companies recruiting new college graduates.
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, may abolish the guidelines starting for those who would be new employees in spring 2021.
Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi told reporters on Monday that it's his personal view, but he thinks the federation should not present guidelines for a job hunting time schedule.
The guidelines were originally set to allow college students to concentrate on studying before they start looking for jobs.
Under the current guidelines valid for students who would be new employees in spring 2020, recruitment events such as corporate briefing sessions would start in March of the previous year and after. Job interviews would begin in June and after.
The guidelines are not legally enforceable. Firms that are not Keidanren members, such as foreign and IT firms, tend to recruit students earlier than the dates set by the guidelines.
The Federation of Japanese Private Colleges and Universities Associations has officially expressed its view that the current time schedule guidelines should be kept.
Officials at job information firm Recruit Career say if Keidanren abolishes the current guidelines, sufficient consideration should be given to students, to make sure that they would not be thrown into confusion.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that companies should stick to Keidanren's current guidelines.
Abe said a student's duty is studying and something is strange about putting job hunting activities above that duty.
He said since business companies had discussed the issue thoroughly and decided to begin recruiting events in June, this rule should be followed.
Key words : education ministry likely
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Japan's education ministry says men were more likely than women to pass entrance exams at nearly 80 percent of medical schools it surveyed.
The ministry surveyed medical schools at 81 universities following revelations that Tokyo Medical University tampered with entrance exams, such as by reducing scores across the board for female applicants. Interim results of the survey were announced on Tuesday.
None of the universities admitted to discriminating against applicants by gender or age, or giving higher scores to certain exam takers.
But the probability of passing entrance exams was higher for men than women at 63 schools, or 77 percent of those surveyed, according to figures from the past 6 years.
Among successful applicants, the number of males per female was 1.67 at Juntendo University, 1.54 at Showa University and Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and 1.49 at Nihon University.
Ministry officials stopped short of describing the disparity as a problem, saying various factors decide whether an applicant succeeds. But they pointed out that women are more likely to pass entrance exams in other departments of those universities.
The ministry plans to publicize the final results next month.
Key words : Trump criticized
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US President Donald Trump has criticized the head of the country's largest labor organization.
Trump fired off a tweet on Monday targeting Richard Trumka, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Trumka had said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday that the things Trump "has done to hurt workers outpace what he has done to help workers".
Trump responded that some of the things Trumka said "were so against the working men and women of our country, and the success of the US itself, that it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly".
Trump also tweeted "The US is respected again!" That was in response to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' tweet that "millions are working again", thanks to Trump's policies.
Trump's comments are drawing attention as the labor group is expected to influence the results of the midterm election in November.
Campaigning is expected to go into full swing after the Labor Day weekend.
Key words : Trump Syria
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US President Donald Trump says "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province".
The comment comes as the Syrian government appears set to mount an all-out offensive in the northwestern province which is the largest opposition stronghold.
Trump tweeted on Monday that "The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy".
He wrote, "Hundreds and thousands of people could be killed. Don't let that happen!"
The United States, which supports the opposition, is increasingly concerned that the Assad government and Russia may use chemical weapons.
In April, the US, Britain and France launched a coordinated military strike against Syria over its suspected use of chemical weapons.
In August, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said "if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons, we will respond very strongly".
Key words : Brazil taken to the street
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People in Brazil have taken to the streets protesting the loss of their National Museum due to a fire likely caused by poor maintenance of the facility.
The historical building of the museum in Rio de Janeiro was gutted and a large part of its collections were destroyed by the fire that broke out on Sunday. The firefighters could not put out the fire in time after outside hydrants did not work.
The museum was founded in 1818 by the king of Portugal. Portugal was then Brazil's colonial power.
It housed more than 20 million items of historic value, including mummified bodies of indigenous people, but many of them are now lost.
Brazilian President Michel Temer said in a statement that 200 years of work, research and knowledge has been lost and it's a sad day for all Brazilians.
The museum had suffered declining funding for years amid the country's economic collapse, despite the fact that the need for repairs had repeatedly been pointed out. Local media report that the cause of the fire was likely to be an electrical fault resulting from the deterioration of equipment in the museum.
People across the country are blaming the government for neglect to infrastructure and services. In Rio de Janeiro, about 25,000 people gathered for a demonstration, shouting that the government should spend more money in the field of education.
The museum fire has made educational spending one of the key issues in next month's presidential election.
Key words : more than killed India
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More than 1,400 people have been killed across India after massive floods and landslides caused by torrential rains.
India's interior ministry says that 1,459 people have died as of Monday. Severe storms have been battering wide areas of the country since June.
In the southern state of Kerala, 488 people were killed after massive floods swept away their homes and inundated villages. The state government described the flooding as the worst in a century.
Infectious diseases have been spreading in the area due to deteriorating hygiene conditions, killing 40 people so far. The Indian government has dispatched medical teams there.
In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, 256 people were killed in massive floods.
Torrential rains inflicted damages in 10 states. Indian military forces are conducting rescue operations and transporting relief supplies.
Indian weather officials say the rainfall for the entire country is close to the usual amount, but that it is concentrated in certain areas. They are calling on people to stay alert for downpours during the next week or so.
Key words : film
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The Japanese period film "Chiritsubaki: Samurai's Promise" has won the Special Grand Prix of the Jury at the Montreal Film Festival in Canada.
The festival began on August 23rd. Prizes for the World Competition were awarded on Monday, the final day.
Two Japanese films were in the competition.
"Chiritsubaki," directed by Daisaku Kimura and starring Junichi Okada, depicts an Edo Period samurai who battles various conspiracies in his home feudal domain. It won the festival's second-highest prize.
Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi won the Best Actor award for his work in "Owatta Hito: Life in Overtime" directed by Hideo Nakata.
Tachi plays a man struggling to find his place after retirement.
Two Japanese films have previously won the Grand Prize in Montreal. "Nagai Sanpo: A Long Walk" directed by Eiji Okuda won the prize in 2006. "Okuribito: Departures" by Yojiro Takita won in 2008.
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