The governor of Chiba Prefecture, which suffered widespread damage from last week's Typhoon Faxai, has asked the central government to officially designate the situation a "devastating disaster."
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has given his assessment of the country's oil production, saying it will be back to 100% capacity within 10 days, despite attacks on key oil facilities last Saturday.
The United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York.
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Key words : governor of Chiba
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The governor of Chiba Prefecture, which suffered widespread damage from last week's Typhoon Faxai, has asked the central government to officially designate the situation a "devastating disaster."
Governor Kensaku Morita met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Morita explained that the typhoon's record-breaking winds and rains cut off power and water supplies across wide areas, and people's lives and business activities are still seriously affected.
He said aid from the government is indispensable, and pushed for a quick decision, which would make the affected municipalities eligible for government funding.
Abe reportedly said the government is addressing the disaster promptly, with an all-out response effort.
Morita told reporters after the meeting that he is optimistic, because the prime minister's words regarding a possible designation were positive.
The governor added that the prefecture badly needs the power supply to be restored, and has to remove fallen trees and utility poles, which are tasks that cannot be achieved without help from the central government.
Key words : accelerating
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Tokyo Electric Power Company says it is accelerating repair work in Chiba Prefecture to ensure that as many households as possible can have power again by Friday.
Typhoon Faxai inflicted extensive damage in Chiba and other areas near Tokyo more than a week ago. TEPCO officials said on Tuesday night that more than 50,000 households are still without electricity.
They say repairs have been completed ahead of schedule in more than 300 of about 1,000 areas in Chiba.
They say 85 areas where power was initially expected to be restored by September 27 are likely to have electricity again by Friday.
The TEPCO officials say they hope to restore power by Friday in as many areas as possible, but they did not specify the number.
They add that they plan to complete most of the repair work by September 27 if no further damage is discovered.
Key words : crown prince Saudi assessment
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The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has given his assessment of the country's oil production, saying it will be back to 100% capacity within 10 days, despite attacks on key oil facilities last Saturday.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talked with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the phone for about 30 minutes on Wednesday.
According to the South Korean presidential office, Moon said the attacks posed a threat not only to the security of South Korea, but also to global security.
Crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia account for 30 percent of South Korea's oil imports.
Moon expressed hope that the attacked facilities will be repaired quickly. He offered to provide whatever assistance is needed in the process.
The crown prince appreciated the offer and said the international community should unite to deal with the matter.
He was also quoted as saying that while Saudi Arabia's crude oil output capacity has been reduced by half due to the attacks, two-thirds of the damaged facilities are now back on track.
Key words : crude oil future drop
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Crude oil futures dropped more than five percent in Tokyo on Wednesday as fears over a reduction in oil supply from Saudi Arabia eased.
The Saudi government revealed in a news conference on Tuesday that production at the country's attacked oil facilities is back to normal following repair work.
This prompted traders to place sell orders at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.
Crude oil futures for February delivery were down 5.3 percent from Tuesday to 39,110 yen, or about 361 dollars, per kiloliter.
Crude prices in Tokyo remain higher than pre-attack levels because of Tuesday's jump of more than 12 percent.
Market watchers say the attack may have had little direct impact, but that traders are now aware of a new risk of drone attacks.
They say US finger-pointing at Iran and other factors are heightening geopolitical risks in the Middle East.
Key words : senior US government larger than
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A senior US government official has said the attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday were larger than initially believed, and involved precision-guided munitions.
The official spoke to NHK and other media outlets on Tuesday.
The Iran-backed, anti-government Houthis in Yemen have said they attacked the facilities with 10 drones.
The US official said one of the facilities was hit at least 17 times, while the other was hit at least twice with precision-guided munitions.
The official cast doubt on the Houthi claim, saying the rebels don't possess the drones and cruise missiles needed for such attacks.
The United States has said it suspects Iran was involved.
This opinion was expressed again on Tuesday by US Vice President Mike Pence. He added that the US intelligence community is diligently reviewing the evidence.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss possible retaliatory measures.
Key words : general assembly opened in
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The United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the new president of the 74th session, declared the assembly open on Tuesday. He is Nigeria's ambassador to the world body.
In his address to the meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the body will hold five high-level meetings on themes such as climate change, universal health coverage, and financing Sustainable Development Goals.
He urged the international community to work together on these and other global challenges.
Guterres said the UN needs more intense cooperation with other international and regional organizations as well as closer contacts with businesses, civil society and other stakeholders.
World leaders will address the session during the week starting on September 24. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to take the podium on the first day.
Key words : French scientist
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French scientists are warning that deadly heat waves like the one that hit the country this summer could become the norm in 30 years, if global climate change goes unchecked.
The French National Centre for Scientific Research and other institutions released their research results on Tuesday.
In the worst-case scenario, if nothing is done to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, the experts say global average temperatures could increase by 7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century from pre-Industrial Revolution levels.
That's more than 2 degrees higher than a forecast released in a 2014 report compiled by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC.
The researchers added that the warming won't be stopped unless any countermeasures taken are sufficient. They warned that heat waves like this summer's, which sent temperatures to over 40 degrees Celsius in Paris, or those in 2003 that killed nearly 20,000 people, could become common by 2050.
The researchers say people should brace themselves for such extreme weather, noting that there's no quick solution to these heat waves, and they will increase in the decades ahead.
Other countries, including Japan, have also run similar climate models. They will be incorporated in an IPCC report that will be released as early as 2021.
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Key words : diplomatic spat
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The diplomatic spat between Japan and South Korea is being blamed for a fall in tourist numbers to Japan in August. This is the first year-on-year decline in 11 months.
Tourism authorities estimate 2.52 million people visited Japan for the month. That's down 2.2 percent from a year ago.
The previous fall in visitor numbers in September 2018 was due to a series of natural disasters.
This time, the rift with South Korea is the clear culprit. The number of tourists from Japan's close neighbor plunged by 48 percent. That's a much bigger drop than in July, when the figure fell by 7.6 percent.
Government officials have set a goal of welcoming 40 million tourists in 2020. But deteriorating ties with Seoul could torpedo that plan. Traditionally South Koreans have made up the second biggest tourist group after visitors from China.
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