Asian View
Key words : olympic vaccinated
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210616_03/
The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo organizing committee expect 70 to 80 percent of media crews covering the Olympics and Paralympics this summer to be vaccinated before the Games open.
The IOC and the organizers recommend that media personnel who may come into contact with athletes during the Games receive coronavirus vaccine shots.
Vaccinations for volunteers and media personnel in Japan are due to start on Friday.
The organizing committee says the number of media personnel who will come to cover the Tokyo Games from abroad is expected to be about 22,200 for the Olympics and about 5,600 for the Paralympics.
Key words : taiwan 28 chinese beijin
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210616_01/
Taiwan says 28 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, entered its air defense identification zone on Tuesday.
It's the largest such action in one day by China's military since Taiwan's defense ministry began releasing data in the current format in September of last year.
Ministry officials said the Chinese aircraft flew into the zone over waters on Taiwan's southwest. Some of the planes continued and reached the southeastern side, before they turned back.
The entry of the Chinese aircraft into the zone comes right after the leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a joint communique to wrap up their summit on Sunday.
The communique said they "underscore the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues."
A research fellow at Taiwan's Institute of National Defense and Security Research expressed his view that the entry is a show of Beijing authorities' dissatisfaction with the United States and other countries. He also said it may be necessary for Chinese authorities to calm down the public and avoid being viewed as weak-kneed.
The researcher also noted that the US Navy announced on Monday that an aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan entered the South China Sea. He said the Chinese planes' entry was also aimed at checking the US move.
Key words : bill land owner
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210616_04/
Japan's Diet has enacted a bill that restricts the use of land near Self-Defense Force bases and nuclear facilities.
The Upper House passed the bill in the plenary session on Wednesday.
Under the new law, the government designates areas around facilities deemed to be important in terms of security and remote border islands as "watch zones" or "special watch zones."
The legislation enables the government to control the use of those areas and allows it to investigate land owners in "watch zones."
The law also obliges people who buy or sell large properties in "special watch zones," -- deemed even more important -- to report their name and nationality.
The legislation received majority approval by the ruling coalition partners -- the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito -- and some other parties.
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party opposed it. They say the legislation could lead to restrictions on individual rights and there are many problems with it.
On Tuesday, people who oppose the bill gathered outside the Diet building. Organizers say about 350 people took part in the rally.
Lawyer Kaido Yuichi said the bill is designed to put residents around important facilities under surveillance and could constitute a violation of freedom of thought and conscience that is guaranteed by the Constitution.
The lawyer said even an unsworn witness recommended by the ruling coalition and called into the Diet has pointed out a lack of explanation about the bill.
He said a law that is hostile to residents and puts them under surveillance should not be created based on vague security concerns.
Key words : myanmar swimer protest
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20210614195744010/
The military crackdown on civilians in Myanmar continues, with over 860 people reportedly killed since the February coup. The coup has cast a shadow over the world of sports. One swimmer has abandoned his dream of representing the country at the Tokyo Olympics.
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