Key words : non-essential lift
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200618_29/
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says the government will lift travel restrictions across prefectural borders on Friday, as the daily number of coronavirus cases continues to fall nationwide, except in a few localities.
Abe made the announcement at a meeting of the government's taskforce on the coronavirus on Thursday.
Abe said that since the nationwide state of emergency was lifted on May 25 over three weeks ago, new cases have been reported only in a small number of prefectures. He attributed the recent rise in new cases in Tokyo to increased PCR virus tests conducted in night-entertainment districts.
Abe said the government will ease restrictions on social and economic activities by another notch on Friday.
Until now, the government has asked people to avoid non-essential travel to and from five specific prefectures, namely Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures and Hokkaido, where the number of infections remained relatively high. Abe said all these restrictions will be removed, starting on Friday.
There will also be a relaxation of the rules regarding the maximum number of people allowed at concerts, exhibitions, and some other indoor and outdoor events.
Night clubs, hostess bars and other businesses in night entertainment districts will be allowed to reopen from Friday on the condition that they comply with industry guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus.
Abe called on people to actively use a coronavirus contact-tracing smartphone app to be released on Friday.
The app will inform users when someone they came in close contact with has later tested positive. Abe stressed the app is designed to protect privacy.
Key words : smartphone close contact
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200619_02/
The Japanese government is launching a smartphone app designed to notify people who have come into close contact with individuals confirmed infected with the coronavirus.
It will release the free software on app distribution platforms on Friday.
The app stores the contact data of users when they come within a certain distance of each other.
If users test positive for the virus, other users who spent at least 15 minutes within about one meter of them will be notified.
The app deletes contact data 14 days after it records them. It also does not collect phone numbers, location data, or other information that could identify its users.
The government says the app can better protect user privacy than similar software introduced abroad.
It plans to encourage wide use of the app. The government says having many users will lead to swift testing and prevention of the spread of infections.
Key words : non-essential
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200618_29/
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says the government will lift travel restrictions across prefectural borders on Friday, as the daily number of coronavirus cases continues to fall nationwide, except in a few localities.
Abe made the announcement at a meeting of the government's taskforce on the coronavirus on Thursday.
Abe said that since the nationwide state of emergency was lifted on May 25 over three weeks ago, new cases have been reported only in a small number of prefectures. He attributed the recent rise in new cases in Tokyo to increased PCR virus tests conducted in night-entertainment districts.
Abe said the government will ease restrictions on social and economic activities by another notch on Friday.
Until now, the government has asked people to avoid non-essential travel to and from five specific prefectures, namely Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures and Hokkaido, where the number of infections remained relatively high. Abe said all these restrictions will be removed, starting on Friday.
There will also be a relaxation of the rules regarding the maximum number of people allowed at concerts, exhibitions, and some other indoor and outdoor events.
Night clubs, hostess bars and other businesses in night entertainment districts will be allowed to reopen from Friday on the condition that they comply with industry guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus.
Abe called on people to actively use a coronavirus contact-tracing smartphone app to be released on Friday.
The app will inform users when someone they came in close contact with has later tested positive. Abe stressed the app is designed to protect privacy.
Key words : app developed
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Key words : US sharp increase
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200619_07/
Some parts of the United States are facing sharp increases in coronavirus cases after a resumption of economic activities.
The southern state of Texas reported 3,129 new cases on Wednesday, marking its highest-ever daily total.
Confirmed cases in the western state of Arizona were about 1,800, or four times the level in mid-May. Reports say the intensive care unit bed occupancy rate in the state reached 83 percent, sparking fears of a ventilator shortage.
Local media in the southern state of Alabama are reporting that the ICU occupancy rate has risen to 96 percent in some areas.
They are among states in the South and West that reopened their economies earlier than the rest of the country.
The increase in people's movement that occurred as a result is thought to be contributing to the surge in infections.
Governors of these states say they will not impose further lockdowns despite views that they were too quick to end the measures.
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Key words : johns hopkins 8.4 million
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Key words : cuomo appeared
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Key words : US supreme court
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200619_08/
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to end an immigrant program that protects people who entered the US illegally as children.
The Trump administration announced in 2017 that it would cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA was created by former President Barack Obama in 2012 and has protected more than 600,000 people known as the "Dreamers" from deportation.
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Thursday did not judge if the program should be ended or not, but said rescinding it was "arbitrary and capricious" and violated a law on administrative procedures.
Chief Justice John Roberts, a conservative, joined the four liberals on the nine-member court in blocking Trump's move.
This was the second ruling by the top court in a week that backed liberal views. On Monday, it ruled that a federal law banning workplace discrimination applies to sexual minorities.
Trump has been appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court to appeal to his supporters, but the rulings could deal a blow to his reelection bid in November.
Key words : China hong kong dedicated
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200619_04/
Taiwan says it will set up a dedicated office next month to support Hong Kong citizens hoping to migrate to the island for political or other reasons.
It says the office will help cover living expenses for needy people fleeing Hong Kong on political grounds.
Consultation services for schooling, job-hunting, and starting businesses in Taiwan will be offered. The office will also support the relocation of civic groups and companies to Taiwan.
The relief plan was compiled on orders from President Tsai Ing-wen, who has voiced her support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Taiwanese officials think accepting funds and skilled professionals from Hong Kong will help develop the island's economy.
Taiwan's announcement comes as the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress began deliberating on a draft of national security legislation for Hong Kong on Thursday. The legislation is aimed at cracking down on anti-government movements in the territory, where pro-democracy protests have been continuing.
The number of Hong Kong residents who acquired permission for a long-term stay in Taiwan grew to about 5,800 last year. This is a jump of 40 percent from the previous year.
Analysts say the envisioned introduction of the national security legislation in Hong Kong may further boost the figure.
Key words : north further provocation
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200618_23/
North Korea has threatened further provocation against South Korea over leaflets flown by anti-Pyongyang activists in the South.
The North's ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, said on Thursday that the demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office in the city of Kaesong on Tuesday was just a first step. The paper also said the right to take action against the enemy has already gone to the North Korean army.
Tensions between the two sides have been running high for weeks. North Korean defectors in the South have been setting aloft balloons carrying leaflets critical of the North's leader, Kim Jong Un. The country slammed South Korea's government for overlooking the campaign.
The Rodong Sinmun carried a photo of North Koreans raising their fists as well as a comment that the demolition of the liaison office, which had turned into a useless building, was a deserved penalty.
The North's General Staff of the Korean People's Army has unveiled four plans, including one to deploy troops at a tourist site in the country's southeast where inter-Korean joint projects are located.
The army said the plans will be presented to the ruling party's Central Military Commission.
Key words : south ask WTO
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200619_01/
South Korea has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to review Japan's tightened export controls on some industrial materials.
Seoul made the request on Thursday. It said Tokyo failed to show its willingness to resolve the dispute.
Both governments had sought to resolve the issue through bilateral talks since Tokyo tightened its export controls last July on three materials destined for South Korea. The items are used to make high-tech products, such as semiconductors.
Tokyo said the measure is necessary for security reasons while Seoul said it violates international trade rules.
The WTO is expected to decide at a meeting on June 29 to start a process to study whether to set up a dispute settlement panel. WTO rules stipulate that a panel is formed if at least one member nation supports its establishment.
Japan and South Korea can appeal the panel's findings to the WTO's Appellate Body. But the body is no longer functioning as it lacks a required number of judges.
Key words : firework cancelation
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