Asian View
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Key words : record dining
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201120_04/
Japanese officials confirmed more than 2,300 cases of coronavirus infection across the country on Thursday, a new daily record.
The daily count first crossed the 2,000 threshold on Wednesday. The rising numbers have come with record tallies in several prefectures.
Tokyo confirmed 534 new cases on Thursday, the first time the figure has topped 500.
Experts say the virus is spreading rapidly in the capital, with the latest seven-day average at about 326 daily cases, up from 244 the week before.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government raised its alert level to the highest of four for the first time since September.
Businesses are not being asked to reduce operating hours. But Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko is calling on residents to use caution when eating in groups as people begin planning year-end get-togethers.
Koike said, "We advise people with pre-existing conditions not to dine in a group. Anyone who lives with family members who are at a higher risk of falling seriously ill are also advised to refrain from such outings."
The prefectures of Osaka, Aichi, Hokkaido and others reported record numbers of daily cases on Thursday.
The ongoing spike has prompted more people to get tested. Taguchi Masumi, a doctor at a clinic in Tokyo, says people with minor cold-like symptoms are asking for PCR tests just to be sure. She says she has noticed a trend among those who test positive.
Taguchi said, "Most often, they say they don't know when or how they contracted the virus. Most of those who do know say they were infected when eating out."
The recent surge comes as residents take advantage of government subsidies for dining, lodging and transportation. Some are concerned that the "Go To Travel" and "Go To Eat" campaigns could be raising the risks.
But leaders of the governing coalition say such programs to support the economy should continue with thorough anti-virus measures being taken.
Key words : protestors
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201118_04/
Tensions are growing in Thailand before lawmakers vote on proposals to revise the country's constitution on Wednesday.
The parliament on Tuesday began debating seven draft amendments in its two-day session.
Young demonstrators support a civil group's proposal seeking to revoke articles that give the military strong influence over politics as well as to reform the monarchy.
But some lawmakers including those of the ruling party are cautious about reforms to the monarchy.
Demonstrators attempted to march toward the parliament building in protest against the ruling party.
Police set up barricades of concrete and barbed wire, and sprayed the demonstrators with water cannons. A group of royalists wearing yellow shirts joined in and pelted the demonstrators with objects.
Local authorities say at least 41 people were injured in the clashes.
The parliament is set to take a vote on each of the seven proposals on Wednesday. Protestors have planned a mass rally.
Key words : international olympic
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Key words : novel prize
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201119_15/
Japan-based Korean writer Yu Miri has won the National Book Award, the most prestigious literary prize in the US.
Yu's "Tokyo Ueno Station," written originally in Japanese, was announced as the winner for best translated work in an online event Thursday morning, Japan time.
"Tokyo Ueno Station" is a story about an elderly homeless man from Fukushima Prefecture who spends his days in Tokyo's Ueno Park. It was published in Japan in 2014.
The man relocates to Tokyo to earn money for his family back home. The novel depicts in detail the life of the homeless and shows inequalities in Japanese society that were overlooked during the years of economic growth.
In 1997, Yu won the Akutagawa Prize, a prestigious Japanese literary award, for her novel "Family Cinema."
She moved to Fukushima Prefecture four years after it was hit by an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in 2011.
Yu commented in an online news conference that it's significant that the translated novel was published amid the coronavirus pandemic, when many people have nowhere to go and are feeling hopeless. She said she thinks the depiction of marginalized people won the readers' empathy.
Another writer from Japan, Tawada Yoko, won the National Book Award for best translated work in 2018 for her novel "The Emissary."
A translation of Kawabata Yasunari's "The Sound of the Mountain" won the award in 1971.
Key words : south boy band
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