Key words : marks one year
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200723_04/
An NHK survey on the Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed for a year, has found that sport-related bodies expect organizers to decide at least six months prior to the scheduled opening whether the event will take place.
Thursday marks one year until the opening of the Tokyo Games, which were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NHK sent a survey to Olympic committees across the globe and international sport governing bodies in June and July.
Of the 206 Olympic committees, 19 responded. Of the 33 international sport bodies, three did so.
Asked when a conclusion on whether to hold the event should be reached, 16 of the 22 groups that responded said the decision should be reached at least six months before the scheduled opening.
The Slovenian organizing committee suggested by October, or nine months before, to allow athletes to fully prepare for the games so they can give their best performances.
Denmark replied before year-end on the grounds it will give the host country and the International Olympic Committee enough time to closely monitor the trends of the coronavirus.
The international governing body of judo replied a notification six months ahead would be appropriate, as the decision to postpone the event was also made around that time.
Brazil's organizing committee, meanwhile, told NHK one cannot specify the right timing as the situation changes by the day, but that it expects the IOC, the World Health Organization and medical experts in Japan to make the right decision.
NHK asked if the event cannot take place next summer whether it should be called off or postponed once again.
Five organizing committees, including Uganda, said another postponement is more appropriate for the sake of the athletes, who have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Fifteen replied that the event should be canceled, citing the need to prepare for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, which begin seven months later.
Key words : saitama
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200722_45/
NHK has learned that the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is studying detailed measures to prevent coronavirus infections.
Informed sources say committee officials have drawn up more than 400 proposals for anti-virus measures. They are working with Saitama Super Arena, the venue for basketball, as a model.
The proposed measures for athletes cover transportation by bus, media interviews and doping tests.
Under the proposals, athletes will be asked to ride on several buses even when they are on the same team. They will be asked to open windows in the bus and maintain social distancing.
In locker rooms, athletes will be asked to refrain from eating or shouting.
During media interviews, athletes and interviewers are to remain at least 1.5 meters apart, with a transparent partition placed between them.
Proposals for spectators include the mandatory use of cashless payment system at shops. They will also be asked not to shout and will be required or recommended to wear face masks.
The committee plans to assess the feasibility of the proposals. It will then look into measures for all 43 venues for the Games by the year-end.
Key words : disposable
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200723_03/
People in Japan celebrate Marine Day, a national holiday, on Thursday.
Environmentalists are raising the alarm over disposable masks and gloves discarded by people protecting themselves against the new coronavirus that are littering rivers and oceans across the globe.
A nature conservation group based in Hong Kong and active mainly in Asia says the spread of the virus has resulted in masks and gloves being washed up on beaches near Hong Kong since late February.
Meanwhile, a nonprofit organization retrieving litter in waters mainly off southern France reported that masks and empty disinfectant containers began to increase in May. Over 100 masks were recovered last month alone.
France-based Tara Ocean Foundation, which employs survey ships to study marine pollution across the world, says its survey last month of 10 major rivers in Europe, including the Seine and the Thames, found gloves and masks in all of them.
The foundation's executive director, Romain Trouble noted that some disposable masks are made from plastic, which animals not only mistakenly swallow, but could be threat to the ecosystem as it degrades into microplastic or microfiber.
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Key words : similar situation in Japan
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Key words : johns hopkins 15 million
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200723_06/
The global coronavirus pandemic continues to gain steam, with infections topping 15 million.
Data compiled by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that 15,016,440 cases around the world were reported as of 18:00 UTC on Wednesday. The global death toll has reached 610,000.
Coronavirus infections began to explode outside China, the epicenter of the virus, after the World Health Organization announced on January 14 a pneumonia outbreak in China could be linked to a new type of virus.
The number of global infections reached the 5 million mark on May 21, or about four months later.
The figure had doubled to 10 million by June 28.
The pandemic has continued to accelerate since, with new cases reaching the 15 million threshold less than a month later.
Record single-day increases have been renewed on a near daily basis in July. Over 250,000 cases were confirmed on July 16.
The resumption of economic activities has been blamed for the infection surge in countries with the highest number of cases, including the United States and Brazil.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on July 13 that "too many countries are headed in the wrong direction."
He also warned that "if governments do not roll out a comprehensive strategy focused on suppressing transmission and saving lives, the pandemic is going to get worse and worse and worse."
Key words : white house ordered
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200723_07/
The White House has formally acknowledged that it ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas.
State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Wednesday that the closure was "to protect American intellectual property and Americans' private information."
The statement also reads that under the Vienna Convention, states "have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs" of the host state.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met reporters in Denmark, where he is visiting. Without offering any specifics, he reiterated accusations about Chinese theft of US intellectual property.
He stressed that the action was made to protect national security, US economy and jobs.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, known to take a hardline stance against China, on Wednesday tweeted that "China's consulate in Houston is not a diplomatic facility. It is the central node of the Communist Party's vast network of spies & influence operations in the United States." He added that the building must close.
The Chinese government appears set to retaliate.
Multiple US media outlets have reported that China will order the closure of a US Consulate General in Wuhan, a move that will further strain chilled bilateral relations.
Key words : murder Afghan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200723_08/
Afghan authorities have detained a man in connection with the murder of Japanese doctor and aid worker Nakamura Tetsu.
Nakamura spent years in Afghanistan offering humanitarian support and helping with water projects. He was fatally shot by unidentified gunmen while traveling by car in Jalalabad, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on December 4, 2019.
Multiple sources at the Afghan intelligence service have told NHK that a man has been detained and is being questioned.
The man was apprehended during a sweeping operation against a terrorist network in eastern Afghanistan. He has not acknowledged any involvement in the murder.
Sources say the whereabouts of two other men are being investigated.
Four men were detained following Nakamura's murder, but were released by June due to lack of evidence.
A spokesperson for Nangarhar Province told NHK that the murder may be complicated to solve, and doing so will take a long time.
Key words : sumo
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Key words : backstories landmark
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