Key words : coronavirus rising 206 new
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_03/
The new coronavirus infection count has been rising across the nation with more than 200 cases reported in Tokyo on Sunday.
Metropolitan government officials say 206 new cases were confirmed in the capital. That makes it the fourth day in a row the figure has topped 200.
Infections are also rising in the western city of Osaka. The prefectural government says 32 people were confirmed infected on Sunday. In 21 of those cases, the route of infection was unclear.
The prefecture has decided to issue an alert based on its own criteria, called the "Osaka model."
Osaka Governor Yoshimura Hirofumi said, "It's becoming clear that infections are spreading among young people through the nightlife business. We aim to take firm measures to target the epicenter."
And in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, the government says the US military has informed it of a new case at the Makiminato Service Area.
That brings the number of cases among people connected to the US military to 66.
Across Japan, there were over 400 new cases confirmed on Sunday. That brings the total to about 22,000.
Key words : national government encouraging
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Key words : promotion campaign
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_08/
The Japanese government will continue to urge people and businesses to redouble their anti-infection efforts to curb an increasing number of coronavirus cases. It also plans to start a tourism stimulus program later this month.
Tokyo reported 206 new cases on Sunday, registering more than 200 for the fourth straight day. Osaka confirmed 32 infections, prompting the prefectural government to issue an alert based on its own criteria.
Nishimura Yasutoshi, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response, said the number of untraceable cases has been growing, with daily infection counts curving slightly upward nationwide. He added the situation warrants a sense of caution.
But the government also says the recent increase in daily confirmed cases partly stems from active promotion of testing for those who may have come into close contact with virus carriers.
Therefore, the government plans to maintain its current policy of trying to rejuvenate the economy while encouraging thorough anti-infection measures. It will launch a tourism promotion campaign on July 22 for price discounts on domestic trips.
But critics are concerned that may raise the risk of spreading the virus as the initiative will spur an exodus from Tokyo and other large cities where cases of infection have been rising.
The government will seek to reduce risks by continuing to call on people to take sufficient anti-infection steps, and to stay at home if they feel ill.
It will also support the efforts of local governments, such as asking host and hostess bars to abide by anti-virus guidelines. Cluster infections have been confirmed in some of those establishments.
Key words : Florida 15,000 new
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_11/
More than 40 percent of states in the US have stopped reopening business activities or reinstated restrictions, amid a surging number of coronavirus infections.
The number of new cases reported on Saturday in the country was 61,352, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University.
In the state of Florida about 15,000 new cases were reported, the largest daily number ever. About 7,000 people are in hospital, straining the healthcare system.
At least 21 states out of 50 are reviewing their policy of reopening businesses or halting the move to expanding economic activities.
Texas and Florida governors have again ordered restrictions on bars and restaurants.
Some states in the Midwest and the South halted moves to restore economic activities.
But some say restrictions on economic activities are not enough. There have been reports that infections spread at religious gatherings in the South and the West. In the state of Michigan, groups of people were infected at 4th of July weekend parties.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned that if the spread of infection does not slow down, "the next step will have to be a lockdown."
Key words : johns hopkins 12.8 million
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Key words : US companies
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_16/
US companies are gearing up to release their results, as the coronavirus continues to spread. Markets will focus on any forecasts for the coming quarters as they hunt for clues on the economic outlook.
Analysts expect a gloomy picture as major firms this week start to announce their earnings for the April to June quarter.
But IT-related companies should be an exception. People staying at home under lockdown likely boosted demand for companies such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple.
US economic activity was mostly on hold in the second quarter amid what many people say was the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Key words : how they dress
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The coronavirus pandemic is not just changing how some people work, but also how they dress. As more workers in Japan join video conferences from home, they want to spice up their on-screen image with a bigger selection of clothes.
Tokyo-based clothing rental firm airCloset says it can lend a helping hand. Its stylists select items based on a client's tastes and body shape.
The company, which offers home delivery, says signups jumped 40 percent in June from a year earlier.
A popular plan allows customers to rent as many clothes as they like for about 100 dollars a month.
Meanwhile, a department store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district is selling more shirts and blouses as workers prepare for video calls.
Matsuya Ginza says popular choices include colorful items that brighten up the wearer's look. It even plans to set up a special section for such fashions.
Key words : damaging rain risk of overflowing
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Much of Japan can expect even more damaging rain over the coming days. The Meteorological Agency is calling on people in both eastern and western Japan to be on alert for landslides and flooding.
The weather system is set to batter areas of Kyushu, already struggling with the aftermath of earlier downpours.
Amid the damage, teams search for survivors. Seventy people in the disaster area have died. And at least 13 more are missing.
But the mission is yielding some results.
Crews rescued this man and his pet, later reuniting them with his wife.
Local rafting guides are delivering relief supplies to some of the hardest-hit communities.
When rain swept through Kumamoto prefecture, people were temporarily stranded.
Some areas are still hard to access, because flood waters damaged roads and bridges.
A rafting guide, Maitoko Tetsuya, said, "I just want them to recover. And I want to see their smiles return."
Weather officials say rain will continue into Tuesday and could trigger further disaster.
Heavy rain has fallen over wide areas from western to northern Japan, putting more river systems at risk of overflowing.
Key words : heavy rain china calling
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_01/
Chinese media reports say prolonged heavy rain along the Yangtze River has left 141 people dead or missing.
State-run China Central Television and other outlets say the damage caused by overflowing rivers and landslides is affecting Jiangxi, Hubei and other provinces.
They also say 2.2 million people have been evacuated and 28,000 homes and buildings destroyed.
Disaster management authorities say 212 rivers have exceeded alert levels.
Water levels at the country's largest freshwater lake in Jiangxi reached a record high.
In Wuhan, Hubei Province, workers piled up sandbags on a flooded riverside promenade.
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is said to be releasing less water to prevent flooding downstream.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday instructed local authorities to make all-out rescue efforts.
Weather officials say the rain will continue until Thursday in some areas, and they are calling for caution against further disasters.
Key words : US afghanistan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_12/
US forces say they have reduced the number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 as required by the agreement signed with the country's opposition Taliban group.
The US and the Taliban concluded the peace agreement in February. It was the first deal since the US launched military operations in Afghanistan following the September 11 terror attacks in the US in 2001.
The deal calls for the US to reduce its presence of around 13,000 troops to 8,600 by July 13. The withdrawal was one of US President Donald Trump's campaign pledges.
A spokesperson for US forces in Afghanistan told NHK that the reduction was completed.
The peace agreement also calls on the remaining US forces to leave within 14 months.
But the Taliban continue attacks on Afghan government security forces, making it uncertain if real peace can be achieved in the war-torn country.
In a northern province of Baghlan, large scale fighting continued for almost a week in late June, causing more than 290 deaths of security force members and others.
Key words : hong kong vote
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Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong say primaries to choose candidates for the upcoming legislature election have drawn far more voters than expected.
They say more than 613,000 people cast ballots in the two-day polls that ended on Sunday.
Organizers had hoped that 170,000 people would take part. That's 10 percent of the votes their camp won in last year's district council elections.
The primaries took place less than two weeks after China's national security law for Hong Kong came into force.
One of the organizers, University of Hong Kong Associate Professor Benny Tai, said residents have "made history again" by turning out in large numbers to vote despite the new national security law.
He said they demonstrated to the world and the authorities that they have not given up their fight for democracy in Hong Kong.
Authorities will begin accepting candidacy filing on Saturday for September's Legislative Council election. But analysts say opponents to the national security legislation may see their candidacy stripped.
Pro-democracy activists plan to stress the large voter turnout in the primaries, to bolster their calls for the government to let their candidates run in the election.
Key words : smartphone
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200713_17/
Addictive use of smartphones is a growing social problem. Now, researchers in Japan plan to use neuroscience and artificial intelligence to help people break the habit.
The research will be led by mobile phone carrier KDDI and neuroscience experts from the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International based in Kyoto.
A KDDI survey of about 90,000 smartphone users last December showed that roughly 25 percent are worried about their excessive screen time. Of them, about 83 percent said they want to do something about it.
The research group plans to use an imaging device to scan the brains of hundreds of people as they use their smartphones. Researchers will also study their patterns of usage.
The brain activity will be analyzed by AI to find ways to reduce dependency.
The group expects it will take about four years to develop an app to help users detect and deal with their addictive behavior.
Key words : report Andrew Beale reconsider how they live their life
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