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Key words : suga face-to-face
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210610_03/
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will leave for Britain on Thursday to attend the Group of Seven summit chaired by his British counterpart, Boris Johnson.
The meeting will be held in Cornwall in southwestern Britain from Friday to Sunday. It will be the leaders' first face-to-face G7 summit in two years.
They plan to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, as well as economic, trade and regional issues. They will also exchange views on support for developing countries to ensure fair vaccine supply.
Another topic is expected to be a coordinated response to China, which is increasing its presence in the East and South China seas.
Arrangements are being made for meetings between Suga and the leaders of Britain, France Germany and Australia, which has been invited to the G7 meeting as a guest country.
Key words : olympic committee 80 percent
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210610_06/
The International Olympic Committee says about 80 percent of athletes and coaches participating in the Tokyo Olympics will have been vaccinated by the opening of the Games.
The announcement followed the second day of an online IOC board meeting on Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee briefed the meeting on the progress of preparations for the Games, which are less than 50 days away.
At a news conference on Wednesday, IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi said the figure is based on a survey of the Olympic committees of the participating countries and territories.
It was also reported in the meeting that about 8,500 athletes, or 76 percent of the prospective athletes, have qualified for the Games, and that the rest will be selected based on their rankings and final qualifier results.
The final editions of the "Tokyo 2020 Playbooks" are scheduled to be published next week.
Dubi said that as a prerequisite, all reporters and other relevant officials will be required to quarantine for 14-days after they enter Japan. He stressed that regardless of whether they have been vaccinated, the 14-day isolation measures will be observed without exceptions.
Key words : hashimoto media crew
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210610_07/
The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee says Japanese media crews will be vaccinated against the coronavirus before the Tokyo Olympics to ensure safety.
Hashimoto Seiko made the remark at a news conference on Wednesday after her panel briefed an online IOC executive meeting about the preparations for the Games.
She said it's part of the hospitality her panel can offer to vaccinate all the relevant officials who will frequently come into contact with overseas visitors during the Games.
Hashimoto said the panel will make arrangements so that volunteers and media personnel will also get jabs without affecting the nationwide inoculation program.
Regarding plans to use GPS tracking to monitor foreign media crews for 14 days after entering Japan, Tokyo 2020 CEO Muto Toshiro said the measure will not be for the sake of surveillance.
He said GPS records could be used to retroactively prove a person's whereabouts if problems should occur.
Muto said, "I want to trust they will follow the rules first." He added that the measure will cover all foreign athletes and officials visiting Japan for the Games.
Key words : japanese police
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210609_33/
Japanese police say at least 500 people infected with the coronavirus have died at home and places other than hospitals across the country after their condition suddenly worsened.
The National Police Agency said the deaths occurred between March of last year and May of this year.
Last month saw 97 such deaths at home and other places, an increase of one from April and the second highest monthly number on record. Of them, 73 people, or about 75 percent, were in their 60s or older.
Officials said in some cases infections were confirmed after their deaths, while others stayed home and could not get treatment in time.
Experts are calling on people to seek help from medical institutions or local authorities if they feel something is wrong with their health.
Key words : south building dead
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210610_02/
Debris from a collapsing building rained down on a bus in southwestern South Korea. The local fire department says at least nine people died, and eight others were injured.
The five-story building in Gwangju was being demolished when it suddenly collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.
Footage released by local media shows debris falling onto a street, and people fleeing.
The fire department says all of the dead and injured were on board the bus.
The demolition workers were spared as they evacuated after noticing abnormalities.
Police and firefighters are trying to determine if other people are still trapped under the rubble. They are also investigating the cause of the collapse.
Key words : government roadmap
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210609_29/
Japan's government has come up with a roadmap for achieving carbon neutrality.
The plan was adopted at a meeting of central and local governments at the prime minister's office on Wednesday. Participants discussed policy measures needed to realize a carbon neutral society by 2050.
The roadmap calls for setting up at least 100 pilot communities across the country to take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from homes and companies there to net zero by 2030.
The communities would be in residential and commercial areas, housing complexes and agricultural and fishing villages, as well as on remote islands.
The plan is aimed at transferring the know-how acquired in such communities as well as human resources to other areas to achieve carbon neutrality widely before 2050.
It says public infrastructure, houses and buildings last a long time and that introducing renewable energy sources must start now.
The roadmap calls for installing solar panels on roofs as a key measure to be promoted nationwide. It says such panels should be set up at half of the country's public facilities by 2030 and at all of them by 2040.
Key words : koizumi starting point
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Key words : manga
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210609_21/
The final volume of the popular manga series "Attack on Titan" went on sale in Japan on Wednesday.
"Attack on Titan", created by Isayama Hajime, depicts the protagonist and fellow fighters battling man-eating giants for the survival of mankind.
The release of the 34th book came after Bessatsu Shonen Magazine published its final "Attack on Titan" manga column in April, after a run lasting 11 years and 7 months.
As soon as a bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya district opened at 10 a.m., many people were seen grabbing copies of the final volume.
A 26-year-old fan said he could relate to the main character, who directs his anger against things deemed unreasonable, which he said made the series stand out among others. He added that he had to buy the final installment as he has been reading it for years.
Tsutsumi Keita, an employee of the bookstore, described feeling emotional as the series finally concluded after more than 10 years. He said the series had gained popularity by word of mouth. He added that he hopes many people will keep reading it and hold onto existing books.
The publisher Kodansha said the series has been published in 21 countries and regions. More than 100 million copies, including electronic versions, have been sold across the world. The series is also set to be made into a live-action film in Hollywood.
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