Key words : okinawa closed
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In Okinawa, many businesses in normally busy shopping districts are closed after the prefecture was included in the coronavirus state of emergency.
The prefecture is dealing with a runaway outbreak, with the number of new cases hitting a record high of 231 on Saturday. The daily tally has set new records two days in a row.
Okinawa is under the state of emergency from Sunday through June 20. Dining establishments serving alcohol are asked to temporarily suspend operations, and public facilities are shut down during the period.
The Kokusai-dori shopping district in the city of Naha looked deserted on Sunday, as many businesses pulled down their shutters. On a normal Sunday, the area is bustling with tourists.
A resident in his 50s said there were some people in the district on Saturday, but all are gone after the state of emergency took effect. He said the sight sent a chill down his spine and he criticized the government for acting too slowly.
Another resident said he feels sorry for restaurant and pub owners. He said a friend of his in the industry has declared bankruptcy.
The prefectural officials say they will do all they can during the period to bring the outbreak under control.
Key words : government speedup rollout
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Key words : arrived aichi
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US pharmaceutical firm Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Japan's Aichi Prefecture ahead of large-scale inoculations of the elderly.
The prefecture will start administering the vaccine on Monday at two large sites. One is at Nagoya Airport and the other is at Fujita Health University. Senior citizens living in nearby cities and towns are eligible.
A truck carrying doses arrived at the airport site on Sunday morning. The Japanese government approved the use of the vaccine just two days ago.
The doses were quickly moved from mobile freezers to five freezers at the site.
Pharmacists made sure the freezers maintain a temperature of around minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Some of the doses have been moved to a refrigerator so they will be ready to be administered first thing on Monday.
An official says a total of 20,000 doses were delivered to the prefecture on Sunday, and that up to 2,000 doses can be administered a day at the airport site.
Matsuzaki Masahide from Aichi Cancer Center oversees the sites. He says this will be the first time the Moderna vaccine is administered in Japan, and the first use of large vaccination sites. He says he will do all he can to make people getting their shots feel safe and comfortable.
Key words : olympic two months
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With the opening of the Tokyo Olympics two months away, vaccination against the coronavirus for international athletes, coaches and other staff is being accelerated.
The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo organizing committee have expressed all along their commitment to holding safe and secure games.
The IOC is spearheading inoculation of Olympic participants amid uncertainty over when the pandemic will be brought under control worldwide.
Pfizer and other vaccines will be distributed to participants through national Olympic committees around the world for free of charge.
An organization of North and South American Olympic committees are working to secure 6,000 doses of a one-shot vaccine to be administered at US airports.
IOC President Thomas Bach say at least 80 percent of athletes, coaches and other staff who stay in the Olympic Village are expected to get a shot before the games.
A vaccination campaign is also planned in Japan for the national Olympic delegation.
The Japanese Olympic Committee is scheduled to kick off an inoculation campaign in June. Vaccines include those made by Pfizer that will be provided to Japan separately from those for the general public.
Japanese athletes who are competing or likely to be competing in the games and their staff are eligible for a shot. Vaccination is not mandatory for them.
Key words : Britain queen
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Britain's state-of-the-art aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, has left for the Indo-Pacific region on a world tour that will last about seven months..
The dispatch of the ship to the region is believed to boost Britain's involvement in the Indo-Pacific region and to deter China which is asserting its influence there.
The British government called for increasing focus on the region in a new policy paper on diplomacy and security for the coming 10 years which was released in March.
It stressed the growing importance of the area in economy and security. It said the aircraft carrier will be sailing there in 2021.
Queen Elizabeth visited the carrier on Saturday before its departure from a naval base in the southern city of Portsmouth. Many people saw it off at night.
The carrier leads a strike group which will be joined by a US destroyer and a Dutch frigate. They will sail to the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific.
It will make a number of port calls including ones in Japan, India and South Korea. It will also participate in joint exercises with Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
The head of the Royal Navy, Admiral Tony Radakin told NHK that the deployment is showing Britain's new capability, together with its allies and partners who share values and interests.
He added that he expects all nations including China to observe and follow rules in the Indo-Pacific.
Key words : international community israel Egypt
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The international community is keeping close watch on a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas that has been in place for three days.
Egypt mediated the ceasefire with support from the United States to end 11 days of fierce fighting.
But concern remains over a possible resurgence of tension. Israeli security forces and Palestinians clashed in Jerusalem on Friday, the day the ceasefire took effect.
An official Palestinian media outlet reported that an Egyptian delegation held talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday to discuss ways of firming up the truce.
The US will soon send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold talks with both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
The United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Lynn Hastings, visited the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, which was heavily hit by Israeli airstrikes. She is also a humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territory.
She assessed the damage and said there are many needs, including shelter and health care. She added that the UN and other relief agencies, such as non-governmental organizations, would pool and prioritize resources for the reconstruction of Gaza.
Key words : vietnam election
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Vietnam is holding elections for its National Assembly on Sunday. Attention is focused on how many independent candidates will be elected.
A total of 866 candidates are competing for 500 seats. The elections take place every five years.
Voting started on Sunday morning in most areas.
Coronavirus infections have been resurging in the country since late last month. Voters wore masks, disinfected their hands and had their temperatures checked before casting ballots.
At a polling station in the capital, Hanoi, Communist Party leader General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said voters should fulfill their duties and elect the most suitable candidates.
Under the country's one-party rule, candidates must pass mandatory screening to run.
Of the nine independent candidates, one is openly gay who aims to expand the rights of sexual minorities.
The Communist government appears to be trying to ease discontent with one-party rule by approving candidates with diverse backgrounds.
Key words : died china
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Twenty-one runners have died in a mountain race in northwestern China after the weather suddenly deteriorated.
China's state-run Central Television says 172 people took part in Saturday's 100-kilometer marathon at a tourist site in Baiyin City, Gansu Province. The mountain is more than 1,500 meters above sea level.
The event was canceled after strong winds, rain and hail hit shortly after midday, causing runners to fall ill near the mountain peak about 30 kilometers from the starting point. Some people went missing.
Rescuers worked all night to save those who could not move, but 21 runners are believed to have died of hypothermia caused by temperatures that were close to freezing.
Some Chinese media reports say the local government that organized the event did not warn the runners of the risk of cold weather because a daytime high of 19 degrees Celsius had been forecast. Many of the runners were wearing light clothing.
Chinese social media users have raised doubts about the safety procedures for the marathon.
Key words : python
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A 3.5-meter python that escaped in the city of Yokohama near Tokyo has been captured after more than two weeks.
The reticulated python, which weighs about 10 kilograms, was found in the attic of the owner's apartment.
Police searched the area following its escape on May 6 to no avail and no sighting has been reported.
An expert on such hunts searched the attic on Saturday, suspecting that it is still within the apartment.
The python was found coiled around columns and beams in the attic in the afternoon.
Nobody was hurt and no property was damaged by the escaped snake but it caused considerable anxiety among people in the neighborhood.
A man in his 40s says he has two children, one in elementary school and the other 4 years old. He adds that he feels relieved as he could not let them play outside until the snake was found.
Key words : naked eye
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A new star which was discovered by an amateur astronomer in Japan has kept growing brighter over two months and it can be spotted with the naked eye now.
Nakamura Yuji of the city of Kameyama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan found the star on March18.
It is in the direction of Cassiopeia. It had increased its brightness 50-fold to a star magnitude level of five by May 9.
Less than 20 new stars are found every year but most of them grow darker after growing brighter for several days.
Experts say that it is rare that a new star grows brighter for a few months and becomes bright enough to be seen without a telescope.
An expert at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan who conducted the analysis believes that a major explosive phenomenon occurred on the surface of the star.
The observatory's Associate Professor Yamaoka Hitoshi says that it is a very rare and interesting phenomenon. He adds that he hopes that many people will be encouraged to look up to the night sky and stars.
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