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Key words : urging not to use
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201202_04/
Japan's government will urge seniors and people with underlying health issues not to use its domestic tourism campaign to travel to and from Tokyo. The decision is in line with a request from the capital where coronavirus cases are surging.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko agreed on Tuesday that they will ask people aged 65 and older and those with existing health conditions to refrain from making such trips.
Suga later told reporters that he and Koike agreed that they will do whatever they can to prevent any further spread of the virus.
The "Go To Travel" discount campaign was introduced to boost the tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the pandemic.
Sapporo and Osaka have been temporarily excluded from the campaign following spikes in cases in those cities.
The government is increasingly wary of the situation. On Tuesday the highest single-day nationwide death toll was announced, and serious cases continue to rise.
The government plans to work with local authorities to secure hospital beds and medical staff to treat patients.
It will also urge the public to ensure they take basic preventive steps, and ask businesses to implement teleworking policies.
Key words : oecd
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201202_03/
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development forecasts the global economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year.
The OECD said in its latest economic outlook, released on Tuesday, that the global economy will expand 4.2 percent in 2021, recovering from a 4.2 percent contraction projected for this year.
The positive outlook is mainly due to a projected 8 percent growth in China and the prospect of coronavirus vaccines.
But only China, South Korea and several other countries are forecast to return to pre-pandemic economic levels next year.
The OECD projects Japan's economy to shrink 5.3 percent this year. It says the country will return to positive growth in 2021 but the pace will only be 2.3 percent, even if the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games provide a temporary boost.
The OECD urges Japan's government to "focus on structural reforms that will enhance resilience, productivity and sustainability." It adds that "for those purposes, policies that promote flexible working styles are essential."
The body argues that recovery will be uneven across the world, and the pace will depend on how fast vaccines become available.
Key words : bts
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201201_38/
South Korea's National Assembly has passed a bill to revise a military service law, that would allow members of the globally popular musical group BTS to postpone their enlistment.
South Korean men must join the military service by the age of 28 in principle. But outstanding athletes are allowed to defer their duties.
Many of the group's fans had been calling for a revision to the law, as its oldest member is 27.
Tuesday's revision could add highly acclaimed pop culture artists to the list of those allowed deferrals.
Local media say the revision will likely allow BTS members to postpone their enlistment to the age of 30.
The members say they will do their military duty at some point.
Fans are welcoming the revision, but some people say the group should not be given special treatment.
The seven-member group this year became the first from South Korea to top the US Billboard music chart, with the single "Dynamite."
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