Key words : historic downturn
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200817_14/
Japan's Cabinet Office says the country's economy saw a historic downturn in the April-June quarter. GDP contracted by the most in 40 years as the pandemic upended the economy.
The Cabinet Office says GDP shrank at an annualized 27.8 percent from the previous quarter in real terms. It's the worst result since comparable data became available in 1980.
In April and May, the government declared a state of emergency.
Personal consumption plunged as people stayed at home and businesses closed their doors.
Exports also fell as global economic activity froze, resulting in a sharp decline in auto shipments.
Key words : Nishimura protect jobs
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Key words : Okinawa nurse
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200817_09/
The Japanese government is to send nurses to the southern prefecture of Okinawa, where coronavirus infections are on the rise.
Health State Minister Hashimoto Gaku met Governor Tamaki Denny on Sunday in Okinawa.
At the meeting, Tamaki said Okinawa has the highest number of new positive cases per 100,000 people in the country.
He added that group infections have been identified in medical facilities and that staff have had to be quarantined, placing strain on the medical system.
Tamaki indicated that there is a shortage of about 50 nurses in the prefecture and asked Hashimoto to send them to Okinawa.
Hashimoto told Tamaki the government will do its best to assist Okinawa, together with the national governors' association.
He indicated that nurses and public health nurses will be urgently dispatched.
Hashimoto told reporters after the meeting that the dispatch will happen as soon as possible to meet the needs of healthcare providers in Okinawa.
Key words : total number death toll over 1,000
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Key words : tennis
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200817_07/
Japanese tennis pro Nishikori Kei has revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will skip a tournament later this month.
Nishikori announced on his official mobile app that he learned of the test result on Sunday morning. He noted that he will take another test on Friday and announce its result.
Nishikori said he is "feeling well and has very little symptoms, but will obviously be in complete isolation for the safety of everyone."
Nishikori added he is in Florida and scrapped his plan to take part in a tournament in New York. The competition scheduled to begin on Saturday is a tune-up for the US Open, one of the four Grand Slams.
Nishikori has not played in a tour tournament since undergoing surgery on his right elbow last October.
Key words : health authorities south
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200817_03/
Health authorities in South Korea say nearly 250 people linked to a church in Seoul were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare reported 279 new cases of the virus on Saturday, the largest daily tally since early March. It said Seoul confirmed more than 100 infections on a single day for the first time.
Officials say 249 people connected to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul were confirmed to be infected for the four days through Sunday.
The ministry filed a complaint against the pastor of the church on suspicion of violating the infectious disease prevention law.
He is alleged to have breached self-quarantine rules and concealed part of a list of church members who should take PCR tests.
The pastor and his followers also allegedly participated in an anti-government conservative rally in central Seoul on Saturday.
President Moon Jae-in wrote on his Facebook page that such acts are extremely aberrant behavior that pours cold water on people's efforts. He added they represent a clear challenge to the country's disease control and prevention system.
Moon also expressed the government's intention to take a stern approach to the church and do everything it can to bring the virus under control.
Key words : Thai
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200816_21/
Thousands of people gathered in Bangkok on Sunday to protest the continuing influence of the Thai military in politics, even after the country returned to civilian rule.
The protesters demanded that the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha end its heavy-handed approach, and that parliament be dissolved.
Prayut led a coup six years ago and served as head of the interim government. He remained in the post after a general election last year.
The protesters also called for a new constitution to replace the one introduced by the interim government.
Anti-government protests have spread across the country since an opposition party was disbanded in February.
Police have arrested lawyers and students who took part in the rallies.
Key words : Abe hospital
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200817_18/
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is visiting a Tokyo hospital on Monday. One of his secretaries says Abe is having a one-day check-up.
Abe arrived at Keio University Hospital on Monday morning.
The secretary says the prime minister is receiving a check-up so he can carry out his duties in perfect condition after his summer vacation.
Abe underwent a comprehensive medical examination at the same hospital on June 13. A hospital source says he is receiving "additional" checks that are expected to continue until the late afternoon.
Abe usually takes a summer holiday in August and stays at a villa in Yamanashi Prefecture.
But this year, he worked at the prime minister's office until the end of last week to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
Key words : Kyoto bonfire
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200816_22/
The annual bonfire festival in the city of Kyoto was held on a much smaller scale on Sunday to avoid large crowds amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"Gozan Okuribi" takes place on August 16 to send off the ancestral spirits who are believed to return home during the Bon holidays.
Bonfires forming the shapes of kanji characters and symbols are lit on the slopes of five mountains surrounding Japan's ancient capital. The tradition is said to date back more than 300 years.
Fires were lit at fewer spots than usual for this summer's festival. The character meaning "large" is normally made up of dozens of fires, but there were only six this year.
People wearing face masks gathered on a riverside with a good view of the spectacle.
A man said this year's festival is different, but he is grateful that it went ahead, and he maintained social distancing.
A high school student said she appreciates the tradition and she hopes her ancestors will watch over her.
Key words : backstories landmark great buddha of kamakura
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