Key words : metropolitan 206 new
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Officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say 206 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
The figure has topped 200 for the fourth day in a row.
Key words : heavy rain downpours low pressure
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Heavy rain continues to fall across Japan. The risk of further floods and mudslides is high, as downpours have loosened the ground and damaged dikes in some areas.
Weather officials say an active rain front and a low pressure system extending over the Sea of Japan are destabilizing atmospheric conditions from the western part of the country to the northeast.
They say this is also causing rain clouds to develop.
Rainfall during a 24-hour period through Saturday night topped 300 millimeters in Kumamoto Prefecture. It reached 210 millimeters in Nagano Prefecture.
Authorities have issued landslide warnings for some areas.
Weather officials are forecasting heavy rain for Sunday in the northern Kyushu and Tohoku regions.
They are also warning of landslides, swollen rivers, and floods in low-lying areas.
Heavy rain may continue in both western and eastern Japan on Monday, as the low pressure system approaches and the rain front moves north.
Key words : heavy rain low-pressure
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The Meteorological Agency says more heavy rain is expected in eastern and western Japan, and people should remain on the alert for landslides and floods.
The agency says radar analysis shows that about 100 millimeters of rain fell in one hour near the cities of Iwamizawa and Mikasa in Hokkaido on Sunday afternoon. A landslide warning has been issued for Iwamizawa.
Hourly rainfall of 50 millimeters was observed in Lake Tanzawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.
Some rivers in Aomori and Iwate prefectures are at risk of overflowing.
A low-pressure system over mainland China will move to the Sea of Japan through Tuesday, bringing more rain and making atmospheric conditions unstable again in eastern and western Japan.
Northern Kyushu and Shikoku will have 200 to 300 millimeters of rainfall in the 48-hour period through Tuesday evening.
Between 150 and 250 millimeters are forecast for Chugoku, Kinki, Hokuriku, Tokai, Kanto and Koshin; and 100 to 200 millimeters in southern Kyushu.
Some parts of Kyushu have been hit by record rainfall.
In the affected areas, the ground has become loose and river dikes have been damaged. Even a small amount of rain could trigger disasters.
Weather officials are urging people to stay on the alert for landslides, overflowing rivers and flooding in low-lying areas.
Key words : takeda
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Japan's disaster management minister says areas stricken by torrential rains are suffering from a lack of volunteers to help the cleanup.
Takeda Ryota appeared on a NHK program on Sunday. He said that the number of people who have come forward to volunteer has been very low, because of concerns over the coronavirus.
He explained that a workforce is needed to remove the mud and debris that has been swept into houses. He said officials have to think of ways to recruit volunteers, while taking measures against the spread of the virus.
Takeda also spoke about plans for future disasters. He said the government will take preventative measures, such as discharging dams in advance. He said the country needs to learn lessons from past disasters, and constantly review its policies.
Key words : ancient
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Heavy rain has toppled an ancient cedar tree at a shrine in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.
The 40-meter-tall tree fell over on Saturday at Shinmei Shrine, cutting off power, damaging the roof of a nearby house and blocking a road.
Local residents say the "goshinboku," or sacred tree, was about 1,300 years old and had been designated by the prefecture as a natural monument. It had a circumference of 11 meters.
The city's board of education says the tree was a symbol of the Okute-juku station of the Nakasendo, an inland route that used to connect Kyoto with Edo, or modern-day Tokyo.
On Sunday morning, workers removed the section of the tree that was blocking the road. They also repaired an electric cable.
The parishioners' representative, Kino Nobuyuki, says he is very sorry the local community has lost the tree that people were so proud of.
Key words : disney world
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Major US entertainment company Walt Disney has reopened its flagship theme park in the state of Florida after nearly four months of coronavirus closure.
Staff at Walt Disney World in Orlando welcomed visitors by applauding on Saturday when two of its four parks resumed operations. All of the parks closed in March.
Only those with reservations are accepted to limit their number. Visitors are also required to wear face masks and undergo temperature checks.
Parades, fireworks shows, and other crowd-drawing events have been cancelled.
Visitors can enjoy exchanges with Disney characters, who will ride in vehicles to keep social distance.
The coronavirus is continuing to spread in the United States. More than 250,000 cases of infection had been confirmed in Florida through Saturday.
There have been calls from some citizens and workers at Disney World for a postponement of its reopening.
Other Walt Disney theme parks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Japan resumed operations beginning in May. But the one in California has postponed the reopening, which was initially scheduled for Friday.
Key words : Trump face mask
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US President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance in a face mask.
Trump visited wounded US service members and health care workers at a military hospital outside Washington on Saturday.
He wore a dark blue mask with the presidential seal printed in gold.
Trump has resisted wearing a mask in the past.
The president previously said he would not wear one, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a recommendation in April to use masks.
Trump told reporters before the visit that when in a hospital, especially when talking to soldiers and people that just got off the operating table, it's a great thing to wear a mask.
Trump has been criticized for his reluctance to wear a mask, while the coronavirus continues its spread through the country.
Key words : western Turkey historic building
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Western countries are putting an increasing amount of pressure on Turkey to reverse its decision to turn a historic building in Istanbul back into a mosque.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque on Friday following a court ruling which annulled the decree that made it a museum.
Built in 537 as an Orthodox Christian cathedral, the building was turned into a mosque after the conquest by the Ottoman Empire.
Hagia Sophia became a museum after the Republic of Turkey, a predominantly Muslim but secular state, was founded.
Erdogan's announcement prompted the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, to call it "regrettable."
US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus issued a statement which said it was "disappointed" by the decision as the building is an important component of a World Heritage site.
She added that the US looks forward to hearing about the plans from Turkey to ensure it remains accessible.
Erdogan stressed that the doors of Hagia Sophia will be open to all while the government maintains the building's cultural value, and that the first Muslim prayers would be held on July 24.
The building has mosaics of Christian icons which were obscured while it was used as a mosque but uncovered when it became a museum.
Key words : united nations humanitarian
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The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution detailing a route for aid into Syria with only one border crossing.
The resolution was adopted after the mechanism to deliver humanitarian aid such as food and medicine to northwestern Syria expired on Friday.
The council had been in a stalemate, as Russia and China did not go along with Western council members' move to renew the resolution.
On Saturday, 12 out of 15 members supported the resolution, which incorporated the demand by Russia to cut cross border routes from two to one. The new route only crosses the border with Turkey.
Russia and China abstained from the vote. They wanted the resolution to include certain language that Western negotiators said blamed the humanitarian crisis on US sanctions against Assad's regime.
When the cross-border humanitarian operation into Syria was extended in January, the four border crossings were reduced by half due to a veto by Russia.
The aid operation has been renewed for one year, but UNICEF says the reduction of another route means that half a million children won't be able to get aid.
Key words : museum ainu
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A national facility devoted to the indigenous Ainu people and their culture opens on Sunday in their ancestral region of Hokkaido in northern Japan.
The National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi has a museum, a hall for the performance of traditional Ainu dance and instrumental music, as well as a reconstructed Ainu village.
The facility, also called Upopoy, is designed to serve as a base for reviving and developing the Ainu culture, which is on the verge of extinction.
Upopoy means "singing in a large group" in the Ainu language.
Speaking at a ceremony for the opening of the facility on Saturday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide said the Ainu people's effort to uphold their honor and dignity for younger generations is vital in building a vibrant society with cultural diversity.
He also said the government will do its best to help the facility develop and promote the cause so that many people will visit it from inside and outside Japan and touch the spirit of coexistence of diversified peoples and cultures.
The facility hopes to receive one million visitors annually.
But due to the coronavirus epidemic, it plans to only accept those with reservations for the time being.
Workshops to experience Ainu culture, including one of Ainu cookery, will also be postponed.
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