Key words : year-end traveler more than Narita
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Year-end travelers headed for hometowns or vacations are crowding Japan's roads, airports and train stations.
Japan Railways companies said on Saturday morning that non-reserved cars on Shinkansen bullet trains from Tokyo were filled to more than 100 percent standard capacity. The most crowded trains reached 180 percent.
Airlines say most flights departing Tokyo or Osaka are fully booked through Saturday.
Motorways are congested and some areas will see vehicles backed up into Saturday night.
At JR Tokyo station, families laden with luggage could be seen queuing for Shinkansen seats.
A man in his 30s said he was bound for his wife's parental home in Nara Prefecture, so their 3-year-old son can meet his grandparents.
A women in her 40s said she will visit her parents in Saga Prefecture in Kyushu. She said she only gets this chance once a year and they will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
Narita Airport near Tokyo is filled with vacationers headed overseas for the New Year holiday.
More than 62,000 people are expected to fly out of Narita on Saturday, the record for the period when year-end departures peak.
Airline officials estimate the crowds are seven percent larger than last year.
Long haul flights to the United States and Europe are popular as many people this year can enjoy an extended nine-day break, from Saturday through Sunday next week.
But flights to Hong Kong will see about 10 percent fewer passengers amid the pro-democracy protests and police actions.
Officials also expect a 20 percent fall in the number of tourists heading from Japan to South Korea, reflecting the chilly relationship between the two countries.
A 29-year-old woman bound for Seoul with her friend said being Japanese she is a little concerned for her safety, but still intends to enjoy shopping for south Korean cosmetics.
Officials at Kansai International Airport off Osaka said they expected about 42,300 people to fly out on Saturday.
They said the most popular destination is China, followed by Southeast Asia.
Key words : rescue worker
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Rescue workers have found the remains of six people who were on board a sightseeing helicopter that crashed in Hawaii.
Police say the helicopter, which was carrying the pilot and six passengers, lost contact on Thursday while on a tour flight of Kauai Island. It was running behind schedule at the time.
Police and Coast Guard officials located the wreckage of the chopper on Friday in a mountainous area of the island.
Police say the passengers were all members of two families, and two of them were children. Rescuers are continuing the search for the final missing person.
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Iran has begun joint naval exercises with China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.
Iran's state media say the four-day drills that started on Friday will practice countering piracy and terrorism, and maritime rescue operations.
The Gulf of Oman connects to the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for crude oil.
A senior Iranian naval officer stressed Tehran's friendly ties with Beijing and Moscow, saying the drills show Iran is not isolated.
The United States has formed a coalition with countries such as Britain, Australia and Saudi Arabia to safeguard navigation in the key waterways in the Middle East.
Iran is seen as wanting to keep the US in check by cooperating with China and Russia.
Key words : China Toyota
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China's market regulator has fined the local unit of Toyota Motor about 12.5 million dollars for violating antitrust laws.
The Division of Market Supervision in the province of Jiangsu says the unit pressured dealers to curb discounts on its luxury Lexus cars during meetings and via social networks.
The division says it launched an investigation in December 2017.
It pointed out that the price fixing had a relatively strong effect by limiting market competition and undermining the interests of consumers.
The Chinese unit of Toyota says it has already rectified the situation. It vowed to improve corporate compliance and prevent a recurrence.
Key words : China satellite navigation
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China says the basic products of its domestically developed satellite navigation system have now been exported to more than 120 countries and regions.
BeiDou entered into service in 2012, and became globally available in December 2018. It competes with the US-owned global positioning system, or GPS.
Spokesperson Ran Chengqi told reporters on Friday that BeiDou will be completed with the launch of two more satellites in the first half of next year.
Ran described the system as a major piece of infrastructure that China provides to the world.
The Chinese government plans to expand the use of BeiDou via the next-generation 5G communication network.
Key words : advertise
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The Japanese government is inviting the public to comment on how personal information is collected for targeted online advertisements, and whether individual consent is gained.
A privately conducted survey has found more than half of respondents dislike targeted promotions such as pop up ads.
The ads push products or services to customers based on their shopping history and other online activity.
The government also plans to investigate possible anti-competitive behavior by the small number of IT giants that control a majority of online advertising.
Officials say they plan to work out an interim report on online advertising next year after experts give advice and the government will consider appropriate measures.
Key words : metropolitan reduce
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released a basic strategy to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 100 percent by 2050.
According to the" Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy", Japan's capital will produce renewable energy from solar power and other sources to replace fossil fuels.
The plan calls for converting all vehicles in Tokyo to use electricity and fuel cells, and for all buildings in the capital to be self-sufficient using renewable energy.
Tokyo will step up efforts to reduce and recycle plastic, in order to drastically change the way people use resources that consume large amounts of energy.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said that she will call on all Tokyo residents to cooperate and fight the climate crisis together.
Key words : United Nations
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With the year 2019 nearly over, the United Nations has looked back at the major news stories of the past ten years, choosing one for each year.
It chose for 2010 the Haiti earthquake, in which more than 200,000 people perished.
And for the year 2011, it picked the start of the conflict in Syria; a conflict that is still ongoing.
The organization talked of new hope for climate action in 2015 when the Paris Agreement was adopted with almost all countries of the world pledging to help reverse the global climate crisis.
It also said this year, 2019, has seen a fresh impetus in dealing with the climate emergency, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for action.
The UN says 2016 was the year when a blueprint for a better future was drawn up when the Sustainable Development Goals were called for by member states.
For the year 2017, it chose the serious humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar. Over 744,000 Rohingya Muslims fled from persecution and became refugees.
The UN plans to continue its call for international cooperation on various issues as the global community enters into the next decade.
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