Key words : following governor
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200608_07/
The governor of Tokyo and Japan's minister in charge of the nation's coronavirus response have confirmed their cooperation on measures to curb rising trend of coronavirus infections in Tokyo's nightlife districts.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi met on Sunday, following a recent increase in cases at such districts in the capital.
They confirmed that the metropolitan and central governments will step up efforts to share information with each other and with public health officials, as well as other authorities.
They also confirmed that staff at eating and drinking establishments who come in close contact with customers will be called on to be tested for the virus, and that counseling service will be made available for them in ways that protect their privacy.
The metropolitan and central governments will also provide assistance to restaurants and other establishments that cooperate with prevention measures. Window stickers indicating cooperation will be issued to operators that have taken required steps.
Koike and Nishimura also agreed to work together to detect the virus through sewage testing.
They also agreed on continued cooperation with businesses to further promote teleworking, flex time and teleconferencing in light of the growing number of people who use trains and other public transportation systems during rush hours.
In a news conference after the meeting, Nishimura indicated that guidelines will likely be compiled later this week, to clarify measures to reduce viral infections in nightlife districts.
He said the guidelines will include measures such as installing acrylic panels at tables and counters, and calling on workers to wear masks.
Key words : revised figures
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200608_18/
Revised figures from the Japanese government suggest the economy didn't do as badly in the final quarter of the fiscal year as previously thought.
The Cabinet Office now says the GDP fell at an annualized rate of minus 2.2 percent in real terms during the January-March period. That's not as bad as the preliminary figure of minus 3.4 percent announced in May.
The biggest contributor to the stronger number was corporate capital investment. The new figure shows a rise of 1.9 percent from the previous quarter. That's well up from minus 0.5 percent announced earlier.
For one thing, companies spent more on production of medical equipment in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Personal consumption accounts for more than half of Japan's GDP. But that figure didn't change much ... from minus 0.7 percent to minus 0.8 percent.
Still, the GDP contraction for the quarter was the second in a row ... putting Japan into a technical recession.
Analysts expect the number to be negative again in the April to June quarter because of the coronavirus.
Some private institutes even project the economic hit from the recent state of emergency could be worse than after the global financial crisis of 2008.
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Key words : Brazil local media
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Brazil's government has stopped reporting the total number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the country. Critics say the move is an attempt to cover up the seriousness of the pandemic.
The virus is spreading rapidly, particularly in the densely populated slums. The total number of infections is now over 670,000. That puts the country second, behind the United States.
The figures on the Health Ministry's website were previously updated daily. But since Saturday, the site has been showing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19.
The ministry has not given a reason for the change. But President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed that state governors have been exaggerating the totals to secure larger budgets.
Local media outlets and some residents have been stepping up their criticism. They say the government is trying to hide the real situation.
Bolsonaro has been criticized in Brazil and abroad for his lack of action in response to the pandemic. On Friday, he threatened to pull his country out of the World Health Organization. He claims the WHO is politically biased.
Key words : Iranian
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200608_08/
The Iranian government says it has no choice but to keep its economy going despite a recent new wave of coronavirus infections.
The remarks come after the number of daily new infections reached a record high of 3,574 on Thursday.
By Sunday, the total tally of cases in Iran hit 171,789, the highest in the Middle East, surpassing the number in Turkey.
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran's medical services are working well, and that the country has no choice but to take thorough measures to prevent infections and keep business activities going.
His remark is understood to mean the government is cautious about reimposing restrictions on the economy.
Observers say Iran wants to avoid further economic stagnation in the face of US sanctions, which have banned crude oil exports and raised the inflation rate to more than 30 percent.
The number of new coronavirus infections in Iran fell after peaking at the end of March, with lockdown measures imposed earlier.
In mid-April, the Iranian government began to allow business activities to restart in phases, but the number of infections was on the rise again in May.
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Key words : anti-racism second weekend
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200608_06/
Large anti-racism protests continued across the United States on the second weekend since an African-American man died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
There have been daily demonstrations against racial injustice since a video came to light of a white police officer pinning George Floyd to the ground with his knee. The incident occurred on May 25.
Hundreds of people converged in New York's Times Square on Sunday amid traffic restrictions put in place by police. They demanded an end to racial discrimination, with one placard reading, "Color is not a crime."
One protester said a "much wider coalition of people" have been taking part in recent rallies, adding that she cannot stop protesting until there is justice.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced at a news conference on Sunday that a city-wide curfew had ended in light of peaceful protests over the past five days.
The ban on dusk-to-dawn outings took effect on June 1 in response to incidents of violence and looting during earlier protests.
Key words : first anti-racism rally
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200607_19/
An estimated 1,000 people have taken to the streets in the Japanese city of Osaka, joining forces with protests around the world against racism.
Japanese and foreign citizens marched for 2 kilometers on Sunday in the first major anti-racism rally in the city since a black man died in police custody in the US state of Minnesota on May 25.
The participants chanted "Black Lives Matter," one of the slogans of the global protests. At the end of the march, they kneeled to express their opposition to violence and racial discrimination.
A US woman said she found that many people want to change the world and it makes her happy. But she also said they must understand that discrimination is hard to get rid of.
A Japanese man said people need to think about racism as their own affair.
Key words : powell
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200608_05/
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who said he would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in November's presidential election.
Powell, a long-time Republican, declared his support for Biden on a CNN program on Sunday. He called Trump an ineffective president who "lies all the time."
Powell also criticized how the Trump administration has handled nationwide anti-racism protests sparked by the death of a black man while in police custody in Minnesota.
Powell served as secretary of state under then President George W. Bush, becoming the first African-American to assume the post.
In past presidential elections, he has supported Democratic candidates Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Soon after the TV program aired, Trump took to Twitter to describe Powell as a "real stiff", and Biden as "another stiff."
Apparently referring to his involvement in the war in Iraq, Trump accused Powell of being "very responsible" for getting the US into what he called the "disastrous Middle East Wars."
Trump has also come under criticism from former senior administration officials over his handling of the recent anti-racism demonstrations across the country.
Media reports also say former President Bush will not support Trump's re-election bid.
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