Asian View
Key words : myanmar local media media outlet
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210309_03/
Myanmar's military says it is stripping five domestic media outlets of their licenses in an apparent bid to silence them amid the protests against last month's coup.
The military made the announcement through state-run television on Monday.
The five outlets have been covering the protests nonstop, mainly through the internet.
The state-run television said these five outlets will no longer be able to bring news to the public under any circumstances.
A nationwide strike was called on Monday, resulting in a wave of protests across the country. Local media said security forces opened fire, leading to the deaths of three protesters.
On Saturday, a member of the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly died as a result of violence in custody.
Key words : suga biden strengthen
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210309_04/
The Japanese government is working on a visit by Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to the United States for an in-person talks with President Joe Biden.
The meeting will likely take place as early as April depending on the status of the coronavirus pandemic.
When Biden took office Suga expressed interest in meeting him as soon as possible.
The two leaders are expected to affirm they are on the same page regarding strengthening their alliance and realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
This is most pertinent in regard to China's new law that authorizes its coast guard to use weapons as well as its increased maritime activities.
Among other issues, Suga and Biden are likely to discuss the pandemic, climate change, Myanmar and North Korea.
Meanwhile, the governments of Japan and the US are preparing to hold the first-ever four-way online summit involving the leaders of Australia and India as early as Friday.
A meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo is also being set up for next Tuesday.
Key words : china justified
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210308_29/
China has justified its buildup of military capabilities, arguing that the world is not a peaceful place.
The Defense Ministry on Monday released its spokesperson Wu Qian's answers to questions it claims were posed by the media, to coincide with the National People's Congress.
At the congress, the government said defense spending for this year will rise 6.8 percent from last year to around 1.35 trillion yuan, or nearly 210 billion dollars.
Wu said that the budget will be used to modernize weapons and equipment as well as to improve benefits programs for military personnel.
He also said that given the complexity of the current global situation, peace has not prevailed in the world and therefore China must boost its national defense capabilities.
He mentioned some legislation, including the new coast guard law that authorizes patrolling crew to use weapons, and said military policies and system reforms have made significant achievements.
China's neighbors and Western nations are wary of Beijing's military buildup and its creation of military-related laws. But China defends its actions as necessary.
Key words : 75 percent waste
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Japan's Environment Ministry says about 75 percent of waste from decontamination work following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident has been transported to intermediate storage facilities.
The decontamination process in Fukushima Prefecture is expected to produce about 14-million cubic meters of waste such as soil, grass and plants. This excludes areas around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which are in principle off-limits.
Officials say as of the end of February, about 10.48-million cubic meters have been transported from various areas in the prefecture to the intermediate storage facilities near the plant.
The process began in March 2015 and the ministry plans to almost complete transporting the remainder by March 2022.
By law, the waste is to be taken out of the prefecture for final disposal by 2045. However, hardly any discussions have been held on where or how this disposal is to be done.
The ministry plans to recycle any soil that meets standards for public works projects. It hopes to hold discussions across the country from fiscal 2021 and explain the need to reuse the soil.
Key words : united states south new deal
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210308_17/
The United States and South Korea say they have agreed in principle on a new cost-sharing deal for US troops stationed in South Korea.
The two countries made the announcement on Sunday after their second round of talks in Washington since President Joe Biden took office.
The negotiations for a new deal began in 2019, but the two sides remained far apart. The former US administration of President Donald Trump demanded a major increase in South Korea's contributions. Seoul opposed this.
The announcement stopped short of disclosing details, including South Korea's share of the cost of hosting US troops.
But the US says the agreement includes a "negotiated increase" in South Korea's support.
South Korean media say arrangements are being made for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit South Korea as early as next week. They say the details may be formally announced during his visit.
Both sides said after the announcement that the US-South Korea alliance is "the linchpin" of peace, security and prosperity for Northeast Asia, underscoring the importance they attach to bilateral ties.
In February, the Biden administration agreed with Tokyo on the cost-sharing for the next fiscal year for the US troops based in Japan. They say they will continue talks on Japan's financial contributions for the following years.
Key words : south candidate new president
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With one year to go before South Korea's presidential election, identifying candidates to succeed incumbent President Moon Jae-in is expected to intensify within the political parties.
A South Korean president only serves a single five-year term and is not allowed to run for reelection. Voters are scheduled to go to the polls on March 9, 2022, to elect a new president.
The ruling Democratic Party -- which backs Moon -- is aiming to field a candidate who will carry on Moon's policies. A survey by pollster Realmeter shows Governor of Gyeonggi Province Lee Jae-myung, who was a human rights lawyer, is favored ahead of former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon.
The largest opposition People Power Party is aiming for the country's first change of government in five years. But the party has yet to find a suitable contender.
Some are expressing hope that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl will run as the party's candidate. Yoon resigned last week in an apparent protest against Moon's government over prosecution reforms.
The Realmeter poll put Yoon in a tie for second place with former Prime Minister Lee.
Mayoral elections are scheduled for early April in Seoul and Busan. They are seen as an important precursor to the 2022 presidential election.
Key words : top us embassy
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210309_02/
A top US Embassy official in Japan has sent an eulogy to a Japanese activist trying to keep alive the memories of victims of US air raids on Tokyo more than seven decades ago.
NHK has learned that Charge d'Affaires ad interim Joseph Young wrote a letter addressed to Ebina Kayoko, an 87-year-old woman who lost six relatives to the air raids.
Her relatives were among about 100,000 people who died in the predawn bombing of Japan's capital. Wednesday marks the 76th anniversary of the destruction.
Ebina has spent her own money building a memorial and has written books retelling her experiences during the war.
Ebina said she received Young's letter from a US embassy official on Monday.
In the letter, Young wrote in part, "Thank you for the opportunity to join you in solemn remembrance of all the victims who were lost over the course of the Second World War."
The message was written in both English and Japanese.
Ebina said she was very surprised. She stressed she is happy that the US has heard her message that war should never be waged again.
The US Embassy told NHK that Young wrote the letter in a private capacity in the spirit of friendship between the two countries.
Yoshida Yutaka, head of The Center of The Tokyo Raids and War Damage, said it is quite rare for any communique to come from a US official about the air raids.
He says the message puts the victims of the bombing in the spotlight again, now that the memories of the event are fading even from the minds of Japanese people.
In the past, US envoys to Japan have participated in an annual memorial ceremony hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan government. Walter Mondale did so in 1995 and Caroline Kennedy in 2015 and 2016.
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