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Key words : hong kong activist
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210414_04/
A court in Hong Kong has handed down a four-month prison sentence to prominent prodemocracy activist Joshua Wong for breaking an anti-mask rule and attending an unauthorized assembly.
Wong was found guilty on Tuesday of attending the assembly with a mask on in October 2019 to protest against a regulation banning people from wearing masks at rallies.
He is already serving a 13-and-a-half-months sentence he was given last December for attending another unauthorized rally. Tuesday's ruling means that his stay in prison will be extended.
Wong is standing trial for his participation in another protest.
He is also among the 47 activists indicted for conspiracy to commit subversion by holding unofficial primaries last July for a Legislative Council election, in breach of the national security law.
Key words : marks olympic
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210414_31/
Wednesday marks just 100 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics.
Held amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Games are sure to be historic, but challenges and uncertainties remain as coronavirus cases continue to climb.
The torch relay is underway across the country. But in Osaka prefecture, which has been struggling to contain a recent surge in infections, torch bearers are prohibited from running on public roads. Instead, they are running inside a park on Tuesday and Wednesday without spectators.
A recent NHK poll shows divided public opinion over the Tokyo Games -- more than 30 percent of respondents think the Games should be canceled, while more than half think they should be held with either a limited number of spectators or without any.
Organizers are hoping to boost public interest through the relay, but the situation remains fluid, with the route or number of spectators possibly being affected.
Last month, they decided to ban spectators outside of Japan for safety reasons. But the number of domestic spectators that will be allowed hasn't been disclosed yet.
As the clock ticks, organizers are pushing ahead with preparations to pave the way for some athletes set to compete, but the pandemic continues to cast a shadow.
Some swimming test events have been postponed due to Japan's strict coronavirus measures.
The Tokyo Olympics is due to start on July 23.
Key words : edo castle
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210414_10/
An approximately 400-year-old stone wall from Edo Castle has been found on the premises of the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo.
The wall was unveiled to the media on Tuesday. It was discovered as excavation work was being carried out in the palace's eastern garden ahead of the planned rebuilding of an Imperial repository.
The wall is around 16 meters wide and four meters high. It is comprised of about seven layers of stones.
Experts say the technique used to stack up the stones is different from the one used to build other walls at the castle.
An investigation by Chiyoda Ward found that the wall was built during the early Edo period. Officials say it is probably the oldest of all the walls from Edo Castle that still exist.
They say aside from the top layer most of the structure was probably submerged in water or buried underground.
Expectations are high that the discovery will shed new light on how the castle was constructed and what kind of natural environment existed at the time.
Emperor Naruhito visited the site himself in February.
The wall will be reburied in order to protect it. The Imperial Household Agency plans to modify the design of the new repository and postpone the construction work for about one year.
Professor Emeritus Ono Masatoshi at the National Museum of Japanese History says little is known about Edo Castle's early days. He says the discovery of the wall will open a new chapter of scientific research on the castle's history. He added that the find can also give researchers a glimpse into the period during which the country transitioned from civil war into the Tokugawa Shogunate era.
Ono noted that many of the engraved marks discovered on the stone surfaces could provide information about relations between the Shogunate and the feudal lords.
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