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Key words : vaccinate elderly
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210412_10/
Coronavirus vaccinations for elderly people aged 65 and older began in Japan on Monday.
Medical workers in the country have been receiving the vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech since February.
The health ministry says that on Monday shots will be administered at about 120 locations across the country.
Around 36 million elderly residents are eligible to receive the vaccine. That figure represents nearly 30 percent of Japan's population.
Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Osaka prefectures had received 3,900 doses each by Sunday. Other prefectures had received 1,950 each.
Some municipalities have decided to start inoculating elderly people in care facilities first, as vaccine supplies are limited at this time.
The health ministry plans to increase deliveries to the municipalities. It says by the end of June it will likely have provided enough doses to allow all eligible seniors to receive two shots each.
Those who wish to be vaccinated need to make reservations by phone or online after receiving coupons from their municipal offices.
People can visit the health ministry's website to search for venues where they can get vaccinated.
The URL is: https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp
Meanwhile, starting on Monday, Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa are introducing stricter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Three other prefectures did the same last week.
Governors in those prefectures are asking bars and restaurants to close by 8 p.m.
Key words : indonesia mudslide
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Mudslides in Indonesia and neighboring East Timor one week ago have claimed over 200 lives.
Heavy rain from a cyclone caused mud flows and landslides on April 4, in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara Province and East Timor.
Indonesia's disaster management agency said that 177 deaths had been confirmed as of Sunday, and 45 others were missing.
The government of East Timor says 42 people have been confirmed dead in the capital Dili and elsewhere.
About 13,000 people have been displaced in the country. They received relief aid from Japan, including about 4,800 blankets on Sunday.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, killing eight people.
In a speech on Sunday, President Joko Widodo urged local governments to keep reminding residents to always be prepared for natural disasters.
Key words : matsuyama first Japanese
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Golfer Matsuyama Hideki has won the Masters, becoming the first Japanese champion of a Men's major tournament.
Matsuyama began the final round on Sunday as the sole leader, with 11 strokes under par. He was four strokes ahead of the runner-up.
Matsuyama finished 10 strokes under par. Will Zalatoris of the United States came in second with nine strokes under par.
The Masters is one of golf's four most prestigious competitions in the world, along with the US Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship.
Matsuyama is a five-time PGA Tour winner. He first took part in the Masters when he was 19 in 2011. He turned pro two years later.
The previous best results achieved by Japanese players in the Masters were the fourth place finishes by Izawa Toshimitsu in 2001, and Katayama Shingo in 2009.
Key words : myanmar coming
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Civilians in Myanmar are calling on each other to refrain from joining in celebrations during the coming New Year holiday, and instead mourn those killed in the recent military crackdowns.
The number of civilians killed by security forces since the February 1 coup rose to 706 on Sunday.
A local human rights group says that on Friday alone 82 people were killed in Bago, north of the largest city of Yangon, when military and police personnel opened fire and used heavy weapons, such as mortars.
In protest against the military and police, young protesters in Yangon on Sunday daubed a street with red paint to symbolize the civilian bloodshed.
A week-long New Year holiday starts on Tuesday. People usually celebrate with song and dance, and by splashing water on one other. But this year, there are calls for the mourning of victims of the violence.
As groups continued street protests, it's feared the military could ramp up its crackdown on protesters during the holiday period to demonstrate that they have the situation under control.
Key words : south media say submarine
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South Korean media say North Korea has apparently completed a new 3,000-ton submarine that can carry submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs.
The Yonhap news agency quotes South Korean government officials as saying that the North has already built the submarine at a shipyard in the eastern city of Sinpo, and is waiting for the right timing to launch it.
The submarine is believed to be seven meters wide, 80 meters long, and capable of carrying three SLBMs.
The officials also reportedly said that North Korea is reviewing the right timing to roll out the submarine for strategic effect, including maximizing pressure against the United States.
The source added that the North may launch an SLBM.
South Korean defense ministry officials told reporters on Monday that they are closely watching the situation with their US counterparts.
They said they are making preparations based on all kinds of possible scenarios.
North Korea's state media reported that the country's leader Kim Jong Un inspected a newly built submarine in July 2019. The report said the submarine would be deployed in the Sea of Japan.
Pyongyang held a military parade in January that included what appeared to be a new type of SLBM.
Key words : south resume
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The South Korean government has decided to resume administering the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people aged 30 to 59 from Monday, after putting it on hold for a safety review.
The European Medicines Agency concluded last Wednesday that "unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects" of the vaccine.
South Korea had suspended the vaccine's rollout for people aged under 60.
But the government announced on Sunday it is crucial to push ahead with vaccinations and reduce the numbers of coronavirus-related deaths and infections.
It cited the view expressed by EU and UK regulators that the benefits of receiving the vaccine outweigh the risks.
Seoul said the vaccine will not be administered to people below 30 as the risks for the younger age group outweigh the benefits.
The government pledged to create a mechanism for the early detection and treatment of blood clots and to promptly provide information.
More than 1.15 million people in South Korea have been vaccinated at least once against the coronavirus. The vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has accounted for 75 percent of the administered doses.
Key words : himeyuri
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The Himeyuri Peace Museum in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa is set to reopen with new exhibits on Monday.
The museum is dedicated to female students who were mobilized to nurse injured soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Many of the Himeyuri students lost their lives in the closing days of World War Two.
On Sunday, former mobilized students were invited to preview the displays that have been updated for the first time in 17 years.
The new exhibits were mainly planned by staff members born after the war. They are designed to help visitors understand how the war gradually affected the students who had been enjoying their school lives.
One display shows the students burying soldiers they had been taking care of at a field hospital.
Former mobilized student Shimabukuro Yoshiko told reporters online that the new exhibitions will be helpful for generations that do not have direct knowledge of war.
She said she hopes people will visit the museum to learn about the horrors of war and think about the importance of life.
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