Key words : bon summer
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Saturday is the beginning of the Bon summer holidays in Japan, but train and planes are less crowded than usual because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Most people waiting for bullet trains at Tokyo station on Saturday morning were traveling solo or in pairs. There weren't many families to be seen. They were wearing face masks and kept social distances. Station staff were giving out sanitizing wipes.
One student heading to her parents' home in Ibaraki Prefecture said her parents told her she was welcome after learning that her body temperature had been normal for the past week. She said she will stay in while she's visiting them.
The operator of the Shinkansen, the JR railway group, says non-reserved seats on most lines are 10 percent-filled at most. Saturday's first departure from Tokyo on the Tokaido Shinkansen had the highest occupancy rate of 50 percent. The company says it's not expecting any major congestion on return trips.
There are also fewer travelers at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.
Around this time every year, the airport's arrival lobby is crowded with travelers and people going back to their hometowns. But not this year.
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines say the number of reservations as of the end of July for flights to and from Hokkaido between August 7 and 16 dropped by about 60 percent from the same period last year.
Key words : Japanese government calling on
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Key words : 429
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 429 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed as of 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The daily tally in the capital has topped 400 for the second day in a row. It also marked the 12th consecutive day with more than 200 infections.
The accumulated number of infections in Tokyo now stands at 15,536.
The metropolitan government is urging people to stay on high alert for the virus.
Key words : united states sanction mainland
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The United States has imposed sanctions against Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and 10 other officials from the territory and mainland China.
Washington accuses them of undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting citizens' freedom of expression and assembly.
The measure freezes their assets in the United States.
The officials include Chris Tang, the commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force, and Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao affairs office.
In a statement, the US Treasury Department said "Carrie Lam is the chief executive directly responsible for implementing Beijing's policies of suppression of freedom and democratic processes."
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said, "The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy."
In a separate statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the move is intended to "send a clear message that the Hong Kong authorities' actions are unacceptable" and a contravention of China's "one country, two systems" commitments.
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end the preferential economic and trade treatment Washington gives to Hong Kong.
Key words : US chinese firm
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An executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies reportedly says US restrictions against the company will make it difficult to procure high-performance semiconductors from mid-September.
Chinese media say Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, was speaking at an event in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on Friday.
In May, Washington banned sales of products made with US chip-manufacturing equipment to Huawei. The move includes products made outside the United States.
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC, a major supplier to Huawei, said last month that it plans to stop shipments of semiconductors to the Chinese firm in the future.
Huawei is considering switching to Chinese suppliers. However, their technology is said to be inferior.
Key words : plane skidded off 16
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A passenger plane skidded off a runway at an airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Friday. At least 16 people have died. More than 100 are injured.
The Boeing-737 flight from Dubai to Kozhikode was carrying 190 people. It overshot the runway during landing, and fell into a valley 10 meters below.
The plane was operated by low cost carrier Air India Express. It was chartered by the Indian government to return people stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Local media say visibility was poor due to heavy rain. Reports say the plane could not land first time.
India's civil aviation authority is looking into the cause of the accident.
Key words : Japanese shipping
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A Japanese shipping company says a cargo ship it chartered has run aground off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, spilling a large amount of oil into the water.
The 300-meter-long bulk carrier Wakashio was stranded on July 25 local time en route to Brazil from China via Singapore. It had been chartered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
Satellite images taken by US firm Maxar Technologies show a dark slick in nearby waters.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said in a statement on Friday that a fuel oil leak was confirmed during a rescue operation the day before. It said, "MOL is fully aware of the incident and the regretful harm to the beautiful nature in Mauritius."
The company said it "will cooperate with related parties" to bring the situation to a safe and timely conclusion.
The Mauritian government has asked the United Nations to send experts and equipment.
Key words : Thai police
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Thai police have arrested a human rights lawyer and an activist over an anti-government demonstration in a move that could escalate protests by young people.
Thai media are reporting that the two were arrested on Friday on suspicion of "raising unrest" and other charges. Both criticized the government at a demonstration in central Bangkok in mid-July that drew more than 1,000 people.
Protesters gathered in front of a police station in Bangkok to demand their release on Friday night. They shouted they can no longer trust the Thai judicial system.
The military continues to retain its influence in Thailand even after the country returned to civilian rule last year.
In February, the constitutional court ordered a dissolution of an opposition party that had called for an end to military control of politics and drawn many young supporters. The order triggered a sharp public reaction.
The protest movement led by students has regained momentum across the country since last month.
Thai media say authorities are set to crack down on government critics.
Key words : Japan and Britain key
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Japan and Britain have settled on the key elements of a bilateral trade deal. The two sides will continue working to reach a broad agreement by the end of this month.
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss met for a second day of talks in London on Friday.
They reached a substantial agreement on tariffs covering almost all industrial products. Duties on automobiles, which account for the largest portion of Japan's exports to Britain, will be lowered in phases and abolished in 2026.
Tokyo and London hope the deal can take effect from January 1 next year. The transition period for Britain's exit from the European Union expires at the end of this year.
After the meeting, Motegi said he believes significant progress was made toward a conclusion.
In a tweet on Friday, Truss described the negotiations as positive. She said the two sides reached consensus on provisions in digital, data and financial services that go beyond an EU-Japan deal.
Japanese government sources have suggested the remaining issues are limited to some agricultural products.
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