Final preparations are now underway at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Tuesday's enthronement ceremony of Japan's emperor.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has started a series of meetings with key world figures who have been invited to the enthronement ceremony.
The members of Japan's national rugby team have looked back on their performance in the World Cup, one day after failing to reach the semifinals.
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Key words : final preparation
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Final preparations are now underway at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for Tuesday's enthronement ceremony of Japan's emperor.
Emperor Naruhito will take part in ceremonies on Tuesday to mark his accession to the throne.
In May, he participated in key ceremonies to inherit the Imperial Regalia from his father and to give his first speech as Emperor.
During Tuesday's ceremony, the Emperor will be dressed in traditional court wear and will step onto the Takamikura throne in the main hall of the Imperial Palace.
He will then deliver an address declaring his accession before heads of state and other invited guests.
On Tuesday evening, the first banquet will be held at the Imperial Palace with heads of states and other dignitaries attending.
An Imperial procession that had been scheduled for Tuesday following the enthronement ceremony was postponed by the government to November 10 to focus on recovery efforts in areas seriously affected by Typhoon Hagibis.
Imperial Household Agency officials have been making final preparations to set up the throne to be used in Tuesday's ceremony.
A rehearsal was held last weekend with senior officials from the Cabinet Secretariat taking part. Imperial Household Agency officials plan to make final checks on Monday in preparation to receive guests.
Key words : traffic
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Traffic restrictions will be in place in many parts of central Tokyo on Tuesday, as dignitaries from around the world arrive to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito.
The ceremony will be held on Tuesday afternoon to announce to the world the Emperor's accession to the throne.
From 10 a.m. through the end of day, the Metropolitan Expressway will be closed for intermittent periods on sections of the following routes: most of the Inner Circular Route; the Yaesu Route; Route No.1 Haneda Line; Route No.2 Meguro Line; Route No.3 Shibuya Line; Route No.4 Shinjuku Line; Route No.5 Ikebukuro Line; and Route No.11 Daiba Line.
Major roads near the Imperial Palace, the Akasaka Estate, the Diet building and Tokyo Station will also be closed intermittently during the same period.
The Metropolitan Police Department says the times and areas of traffic restrictions may change. It asks drivers to follow the instructions of police officers at the scene.
Key words : Abe started
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has started a series of meetings with key world figures who have been invited to Tuesday's enthronement ceremony for Emperor Naruhito.
Abe held separate talks with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and others on Monday morning.
Abe and Myanmar's state counsellor are believed to have exchanged views on ways to support the return of minority Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh.
Representatives of more than 170 countries, territories and international organizations will attend the enthronement ceremony.
Abe plans to meet many of the guests individually through Friday.
Arrangements are being made for Abe to meet with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday.
Key words : weather officials possible fresh
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Japanese weather officials are warning of possible fresh flooding in areas hit by downpours caused by the recent Typhoon Hagibis, as severe tropical storm Neoguri approaches Japan.
The Meteorological Agency says that, as of 9 a.m. on Monday, Neoguri was southeast of Tanegashima Island in southwestern Japan and moving northeast at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour.
Winds of up to about 110 kilometers per hour are blowing near its center, with maximum gusts of around 160 kilometers per hour.
The storm is expected to move along Japan's Pacific coast after turning into a low pressure system on Monday night or later.
Strong winds and high waves are likely in many parts of eastern and western Japan into Tuesday. Extremely heavy rain may fall in limited areas.
In a 24-hour period, 300 millimeters of rain is expected in Tokai, 200 millimeters in Kansai, and 150 millimeters in Shikoku and on the Izu Islands. More rain is forecast in the next 24 hours.
Weather officials also say powerful typhoon Bualoi is likely to approach the Ogasawara Islands between Thursday and Friday and reach waters east of Kanto on Saturday after turning into a low pressure area.
Key words : rugby team looked
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The members of Japan's national rugby team have looked back on their performance in the World Cup, one day after failing to reach the semifinals.
Head coach Jamie Joseph and the 31 players held a news conference on Monday in Tokyo.
Japan made it to the final eight for the first time in a World Cup, but were defeated 26 to 3 by South Africa in their quarterfinal game on Sunday night. Japan topped the pool stage, winning all four matches.
Joseph said the players had worked incredibly hard for the past three years and that put them in a really good position to start for their goal of reaching the knockout stage.
He said he is "very, very proud" of the fans and everyone who supported the team.
Joseph also thanked the players who were not chosen for the team, the coaches and the public, saying Japan's advance to the quarterfinals wouldn't have happened without their support.
He said, "Arigato gozaimashita," or "Thank you," in Japanese.
Captain Michael Leitch said he was pleased the team reached the knockout stage, and he is proud to have served as the captain.
Speaking in Japanese, Leitch said they could achieve their goal because Joseph was able to create what they call "One Team."
He said Japanese rugby fans have been increasing in number, so he hopes to play in more matches that will inspire them.
Key words : south suggested
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South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has suggested it is unlikely that the leaders of Japan and South Korea will hold talks next month.
South Korean media have reported that a bilateral summit between the leaders may be possible. This comes as Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.
Lee is visiting Tokyo to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito this week. Lee is expected to convey a message to Abe from South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Kang told parliament on Monday that Tokyo "must give assurances that it is serious" about holding talks with Seoul, and that such talks "will bear fruit."
She said "the two sides are too far apart to produce such results."
Japan and South Korea have so far failed to narrow their differences on major sticking points. These include a disagreement over compensation claims for wartime labor, and tighter Japanese export controls on products destined for South Korea.
A bilateral intelligence-sharing pact between the two countries will be rendered invalid on November 23. This comes after Seoul decided to terminate the pact, called the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA. No breakthrough appears to be in sight.
Key words : prosecutor seeking
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Prosecutors in South Korea are seeking an arrest warrant for the wife of the former justice minister who resigned just days ago. The allegations include embezzlement and other wrongdoing.
Cho Kuk stepped down as justice minister last week amid a series of scandals involving himself and his family.
The allegations involved questionable investments and preferential treatment for his children getting into prestigious schools.
The warrant request for his wife is based on 10 allegations.
A Seoul court will now make a decision on whether to issue the warrant. Cho's wife has been complaining of poor health. A request for a warrant for Cho's younger brother was rejected earlier this month.
The wife is currently on trial, charged with forging an award to help her daughter get into graduate school.
Key words : Trump ceasefire holding up
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US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire in northern Syria "is holding up very nicely," while Turkish and Kurdish forces have differing views on how far the Kurds should withdraw from border areas.
Trump made the Twitter comment on Sunday. He said new areas are being resettled with Kurds.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced earlier in the day that its soldiers had withdrawn from the Syrian border city of Ras al-Ayn.
Turkey's defense ministry later confirmed the pull-out.
The withdrawal was based on a US-brokered ceasefire agreement struck last Thursday.
The deal allows Kurdish forces to withdraw from border areas in northern Syria, while Turkish troops suspend their offensive against them for five days.
But Turkey is demanding that Kurdish forces leave the entire part of the Syrian border, which spans 440 kilometers east-to-west. The Kurds say they will only leave a 120 kilometer long section.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will restart military operations unless all the Kurdish fighters leave the vast area by Tuesday night.
Key words : tens of thousands disposal
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As tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, a bomb-disposal police robot was mobilized to disarm a suspected explosive device.
The demonstration took place in a commercial and tourist district on the Kowloon Peninsula.
Protesters demanded the government lift a ban on the use of face masks that came into effect on October 5.
Since the ban took effect, Hong Kong police have cracked down on demonstrators amid growing civic resentment and escalating protests.
Late Sunday, some young protesters tossed firebombs at police facilities and set fire to Chinese-affiliated companies. The chaos continued into the night.
Police say they found a box with a wire attached to it on a road on Sunday evening. They evacuated people from the area and used a robot to dispose of the device.
Police say they also found 42 firebombs and a large number of facial masks inside 2 cars in the New Territories. Police arrested the drivers on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons.
Key words : learned burst of
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NHK has learned that Nagano City did not inform residents about the burst of a major river caused by Typhoon Hagibis, despite receiving the information from the central government.
The land ministry says it announced at 6 a.m. on October 13 that a dam on the bank of Chikuma River had burst. The ministry had concluded the collapse likely occurred two hours earlier.
This information was conveyed to Nagano City along with other municipalities. But the city failed to inform its residents. It continued to send out old information by its radio warning system and mobile phone messages only that the riverbank may have burst.
Evacuation orders were issued for areas near the riverbank just before midnight, and many residents spent the night in shelters.
Some residents who did not know about the river breach returned home after dawn. A family was reportedly stranded on the second floor of their home when it was later inundated by water.
City officials apologized for failing to convey such important information, and vowed to investigate the cause of the oversight. They said they were under pressure to respond to a great deal of information about flood damage at the time.
The flood left two people in the city dead.
Key words : Hagibis 80 people dead
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Besides leaving more than 80 people dead, Typhoon Hagibis hit Japanese farms, forests and fisheries hard. Government officials say the damage tops 70 billion yen, or 650 million dollars, as of Monday afternoon.
36 prefectures are reporting financial losses. Damage to agricultural facilities runs to about 255 million dollars.
The figure for the forestry industry is roughly 156 million dollars. About 69 million dollars' worth of rice, fruit and other crops was lost due to the typhoon.
The total bill is expected to rise, as not all the relevant data has been collected.
Key words : volunteer after flooding
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Volunteers assisting with recovery efforts after flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis earlier this month have got the help of some robots to take the strain.
The center of Daigo Town in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo was submerged after the typhoon caused a river to burst its banks. A local venture business that developed a wearable lumbar-type labor support device has lent six of them to the town's volunteer center.
The system detects the wearer's movements and activates a motor to support them. Developers say wearing it eases the effort of lifting a load by up to 40 percent.
A male volunteer in his 50s said; "I don't feel any back pain when I'm using this device, so I think it does help to lighten the load."
The town will have the robotic labor supports for about a month. The devices are expected to be used in recovery work as well as for moving relief supplies.
Key words : Japanese companies
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Japanese companies are working to ensure that facial recognition and other technologies using artificial intelligence will not indirectly lead to discrimination.
AI is making inroads into various aspects of people's lives. But concerns are growing about unexpected outcomes, including bias.
Fujitsu established an outside ethics committee last month, comprising six experts.
Its guidelines urge the firm to protect people's privacy and refrain from discrimination and inflicting harm. It also says humans should have the final say on decisions that refer to recommendations derived from AI.
Junichi Tsujii chair of Fujitsu Group External Advisory Committee on AI Ethics, said artificial intelligence is extremely beneficial to humankind, but if it is used inappropriately, the negative impact would be immense.
He warned that if companies can't provide people with peace of mind, AI will not be widely used in society.
IT firms like Sony and NEC have drawn up similar procedures for AI use.
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