Key words : defense Senkaku
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Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo and US Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller reaffirmed that Article Five of the Japan-US Security Treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Article Five obliges the United States to defend territories under Japan's administrative control.
Kishi and Miller spoke by phone for about 35 minutes on Saturday morning, Japan time. Kishi told Miller of Japan's opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion. His remark comes as China continues to increase its maritime activities in the East and South China seas.
The call follows President Donald Trump's firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Japan controls the Senkaku Islands. China and Taiwan claim them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory, in terms of history and international law. It says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over them.
Kishi and Miller also discussed sanctions violations by North Korea, including repeated test launches of ballistic missiles and ship-to-ship transfers of goods. The officials agreed Japan and the US will continue to work for peace and stability in the region.
Key words : group of 20
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The Group of 20 major economies has agreed to provide more support to developing countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The finance ministers and central bank governors of member nations held a video conference on Friday. Japan's Finance Minister Aso Taro took part, as did Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko.
In light of the pandemic, the G20 agreed last month on a moratorium that gives developing nations six more months to repay debts initially due by the end of this year.
At Friday's meeting, the participants agreed to a new framework that would make credit information more transparent, and also more debt relief measures, including partial reductions.
In a final communique, the G20 urges all official creditors to act transparently. It also urges private lenders to engage in debt relief.
Some advanced nations have criticized China for not fully participating in debt relief.
After the conference, Aso described the G20's agreement as historic. He said debt transparency is extremely important, and all relevant parties should adhere to the joint framework.
Key words : Trump lockdown
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US President Donald Trump says his administration will not go through a lockdown under any circumstances as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump was speaking at the White House on Friday in what was his first news conference since Democrat Joe Biden declared victory in the presidential election.
Trump did not mention whether he will continue his legal battles over the vote or concede defeat.
On the possibility of there being a new administration, he said "who knows" and "I guess time will tell."
Key words : Trump abc
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ABC News says US President-elect Joe Biden has added to his victory in the presidential election by winning the western state of Arizona.
The Democratic candidate was projected to win 11 more electoral votes, bringing his total to 290. It takes 270 to win the presidency.
Trump has received 217 electoral votes, with a few states still outstanding.
Key words : 352 tally
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says officials confirmed 352 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday.
It is the fourth straight day that the daily tally has exceeded 300.
The number of patients in serious condition increased by two to 41, the highest such figure since the government lifted a state of emergency in May.
Officials say the ages of the newly-infected vary from below ten to over 90.
The total number of confirmed cases in Tokyo now stands at 34,496.
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Key words : south 90
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South Korean authorities have begun to fine people who do not wear masks in public.
The punitive measure was introduced on Friday. It is based on the revised Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.
People will face a fine of up to 100,000 won, or about 90 dollars, if they do not wear masks in public places.
Operators of department stores and other facilities will be fined up to about 2,700 dollars if they do not make sure that customers are wearing masks.
The South Korean government says people will be exempt from the fines when they are at swimming pools and public baths, or when they make TV appearances.
Children under 14, people with mental disabilities, and individuals with respiratory diseases will also be exempt.
Seoul City employees distributed leaflets on the streets and called on people to wear masks.
A woman in her 20s said the fine is necessary because some people would otherwise not wear masks.
A man in his 50s said it should be up to individuals to decide whether to wear a mask or not. He also said the fine is too high.
A Seoul City official said that wearing masks will become even more important as winter approaches. He called on people to wear face coverings to protect their family members and people around them.
South Korea confirmed 191 new coronavirus infections on Thursday. That was the highest number since early September.
Key words : group of researcher
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A group of researchers says present-day hurricanes tend to weaken more slowly after making landfall due to global warming.
Hurricanes were previously thought to lose power immediately after hitting land.
The study was led by Professor Pinaki Chakraborty at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan.
The researchers studied 71 hurricanes that landed in North America from 1967 to 2018.
The time it took for the maximum wind speed to weaken to 40 percent after landfall nearly doubled during the period. It took about 17 hours half a century ago, but takes about 33 hours in the present day.
The researchers used a computer simulation to confirm a link to warmer sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.
They concluded that hurricanes tend to maintain their strength for longer because higher sea temperatures increase moisture in the air.
Professor Chakraborty pointed out that typhoons have exactly the same structure as hurricanes. He said the warming climate means those that make landfall in Japan could cause greater damage, not just in coastal areas but also inland with torrential rain and strong winds.
Chakraborty is calling for measures to fight climate change.
Key words : French teacher
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201114_10/
An artwork by the French teacher of the man who changed the course of Japanese modern painting has gone on display for the first time in 120 years.
French painter Raphael Collin taught Kuroda Seiki, who is regarded as Japan's father of modern Western-style painting, when Kuroda studied in France in the late 19th century.
Collin's painting, called "The Sleeping," was shown at the 1900 Paris Exposition. But following the exposition it went missing. It was located by a Japanese curator in France four years ago.
"The Sleeping" shows a naked woman lying on the grass. Kuroda produced a similar work, titled "The Fields."
The two pieces share almost the same composition, with one major difference. The woman in Collin's work is shown sound asleep, positioning the viewer as if looking into a private space. Kuroda painted his woman with her eyes open, gazing at flowers in one hand.
Nude paintings were considered immoral in Japan when Kuroda created his work. Experts say the work demonstrates his efforts to find expressions acceptable in his home country.
The new exhibition shows the paintings by Collin and Kuroda together. It opens on Saturday at the Pola Museum of Art in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.
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