Asian View
Key words : rescue food
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210117_16/
Seventy-seven people have been confirmed dead after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi on Friday.
Authorities say at least 743 people were injured.
Rescue workers in Majene and the provincial capital of Mamuju are rushing to find people before the crucial 72-hour period ends early on Monday. The survival rate is said to fall sharply after that point.
The workers are using rescue dogs to search for people trapped under collapsed buildings.
But a shortage of heavy equipment is reportedly hindering the operation. The arrival of machinery from other areas has been delayed as roads have been cut off.
Indonesia has the highest numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in Southeast Asia. Preventing infection among nearly 28,000 evacuees is an urgent challenge, along with securing food supplies.
Images from Mamuju show evacuees huddling together in tents without face masks.
Local authorities and the health ministry have prepared about 70,000 masks and moved people at high risk of developing serious symptoms to other places to prevent the spread of the virus.
Key words : china pandemic 2.3 percent
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210118_16/
China's economy muscled through the coronavirus pandemic to post 2.3 percent growth in 2020. Analysts say that it is probably the only major economy that managed to expand during the crisis-hit year.
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday that the country's GDP grew 6.5 percent in the October-to-December quarter compared to the same period a year earlier.
The economy has bounced back after it tanked from January to March as the coronavirus spread.
Business activity resumed following the country's early success in containing the virus. Government stimulus led to greater investment in infrastructure.
An additional boost came from a recovery in the auto sector, a key driver of the Chinese economy.
However, the annual growth rate of 2.3 percent marks a slowdown for the third consecutive year. It is also the smallest expansion since 1976, when China's economy contracted.
Analysts say China faces challenges including an overheating property market and the recent resurgence of coronavirus infections in some parts of the country.
Key words : Kobe
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210117_05/
People in western Japan are marking the 26th anniversary of a major earthquake that left widespread destruction and 6,434 people dead.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on January 17, 1995, damaged more than 600,000 homes and caused widespread fires.
In the worst affected city of Kobe, people gathered at a park to remember the victims at 5:46 a.m.--- the exact moment the magnitude 7.3 quake hit.
Lanterns have been arranged in the park to read "1.17" and the Japanese word "Ganbarou," meaning "Don't give up."
The word was chosen to encourage people to overcome difficulties together as anxiety hangs over much of the population amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This year, the lanterns were lit a half day earlier to avoid crowding as part of infection prevention measures.
Memorial events for the disaster are scheduled to be held in many places on Sunday. But a survey by a local civic group shows that the number of planned events is 42 -- 30 percent less than last year due to the pandemic.
Handing down memories and lessons from the earthquake to future generations is becoming a major issue as an increasing number of people have no first-hand knowledge of the disaster.
Key words : first weekend young patient
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210118_04/
Japan's health authorities reported another 5,759 new cases of coronavirus across the country on Sunday. A record 972 people are in serious condition.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 1,592 new cases. Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama all reported their highest figures for a Sunday.
This was the first weekend since the state of emergency was extended from the Greater Tokyo area to cover 11 prefectures in total.
The latest analysis shows far more people were out and about in many places across Japan on Saturday than during the first state of emergency. Crowds were more than seven times larger in some spots.
Nishimura Yasutoshi, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response, said on an NHK program on Sunday that the government is urging people to stay at home. Companies are also being asked to reduce commuting by 70 percent.
Nishimura said, "I am asking everyone to pull together and comply with infection control measures so the state of emergency will not have to be prolonged."
Nakagawa Toshio, the head of the Japan Medical Association says people should be on their guard as there has been another surge in the number of young patients.
Nakagawa said, "It's becoming clear that younger people are also susceptible to the after-effects of the virus, such as damage to internal organs."
Meanwhile, the health ministry has announced a plan to expand testing.
Antigen tests are simpler and faster than PCR tests. But they were also believed to be less accurate and were only given to people with symptoms.
Officials now say as long as there is sufficient virus present, there is no significant difference in the accuracy of the two types of tests.
Staff, patients and elderly residents will be given the antigen tests at medical institutions and care homes. PCR tests will be used to confirm any positive results.
Health ministry officials say regular mass testing at such facilities will detect carriers sooner and prevent cluster infections.
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Key words : japanese doctor
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210116_03/
Afghanistan has created a postal stamp in honor of Japanese doctor Nakamura Tetsu, who was shot and killed in the country in 2019.
Nakamura, who was 73, spent decades in Afghanistan. He provided humanitarian assistance and helped to reconstruct the war-ravaged country.
The monochrome stamp features the doctor's face, and words praising his activities in both English and the local language.
Officials say they have not yet decided on its price, or when it will be issued.
It is apparently rare in Afghanistan for a foreigner to feature on a stamp. A government official expressed hope that the people will keep Nakamura in their hearts forever.
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