Key words : first weekend skytree
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_12/
People in parts of Japan are enjoying their first weekend since authorities lifted a coronavirus state of emergency. But even as crowds return to shopping districts experts warn the capital may be facing another uptick in cases.
Tokyo is one of 9 prefectures where the emergency declaration was lifted on Monday. One of its landmark sites, the Tokyo Skytree tower, has reopened on a weekend for the first time since May.
Visitors have to get their temperatures checked and sanitize their hands on the way in.
The building operator has shortened the hours of operation and limited the number of people allowed on the observation deck.
A man in his 30s said that it was his first visit and that he was very happy the tower has reopened on weekends.
A woman in her 40s said her family had ridden on a train for the first time in a year and a half as they have been avoiding trips.
However, authorities are already warning of a steady rise in cases.
On Friday, they recorded 68 infections from the more contagious Delta variant, which was first identified in India. That's the highest figure for one day.
Japan's health minister says the government may consider imposing another state of emergency if necessary.
Key words : side effect
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_08/
Japanese researchers have released the results of a study of potential side effects from the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.
The health ministry team monitored around 1,400 Self-Defense Forces members after they received their first shot.
It found that joint pain was the most commonly observed side effect. Sixty-three percent of participants experienced this reaction on the day they received the shot, while 86 percent complained of it on the following day, and 68 percent two days after the shot.
Fatigue was reported by 13 percent of people on the first day, by 22 percent the following day, and by 16 percent two days later.
One percent of the vaccine recipients developed a fever of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher on the first day. Four percent reported a fever on the second day, and 2 percent on the third.
The researchers concluded that adverse reactions are most frequently experienced on the day after the shot is given and tend to subside after three days.
They also say young people, particularly those in their 20s, are more likely to develop symptoms such as fatigue and fever.
Visiting Professor Ito Suminobu at Juntendo University's medical school says young people tend to have a stronger reaction to the dose. He also says people should be prepared for more adverse reactions after the second shot.
Key words : rescue camera
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_02/
In Florida, rescuers are continuing to search for 159 people who are unaccounted for after part of a beachfront condo building collapsed. Local authorities have confirmed the deaths of four people.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said three bodies were pulled from the debris and another person was reported to have died. She said 120 people had now been accounted for but the number of those missing had risen from 99.
Security cameras on a neighboring building caught the moment of collapse at about 1:30 a.m. local time Thursday.
Officials say 55 units in the 12-story building were destroyed.
Assistant Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raide Jadallah said, "Search and rescue operations still continue. We have heavy machinery on scene to start pulling some of the superficial metal from above as we start looking for additional voids from above."
Officials still don't know the cause of the accident. They said workers had been fixing the building's roof, but they don't know if that contributed to the collapse.
US President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts.
Key words : fema
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_10/
Search and rescue operations continue in the US state of Florida for people missing at the site of a partially collapsed residential building. A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has joined the rescue efforts.
A portion of a 12-story building near Miami collapsed in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday, leaving four people dead and 159 others unaccounted for.
It is still unknown how many people were inside the condominium when the accident occurred.
Authorities said on Friday evening that the number of missing remained unchanged as no one else had yet been rescued.
Around the building, a crowd of people including family members gathered to watch the rescue work.
Authorities say the operation is continuing around the clock.
But due to the large amount of unstable rubble, only a limited number of workers are being allowed onto the site.
The operation is being hampered by smoke from fires as well as heavy rain and strong winds.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts, including a dispatch of a FEMA team.
He said the federal government is ready to provide the state with whatever help is necessary.
Key words : UFO
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_09/
The US government says the origins of objects commonly referred to as UFOs remain unknown, but it warns that such objects could pose a national security risk.
A report compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was released on Friday.
The report states there have been 144 observations of what the government officially calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," or UAP, since 2004.
It says that except for one case attributed to a large, deflating balloon, the other sightings remain unexplained, due largely to a lack of sufficient data. It suggests a possibility that they may represent unknown technologies deployed by China or Russia.
The report notes there were 21 instances in which observers reported unusual UAP movement patterns or flight characteristics despite the lack of any visible means of propulsion.
It also says there have been reports of 11 near-misses with aircraft.
The report concludes that "UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to US national security."
The report avoids using such language as "alien." However, US media have cited senior government officials as saying the possibility of an extraterrestrial origin cannot be ruled out.
Key words : Biden afghanistan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_07/
President Joe Biden says the United States will continue to support Afghanistan's efforts to achieve peace and stability after US troops leave.
Biden met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House on Friday.
He said America's diplomatic and economic support for Afghanistan will not change, but that ultimately Afghans must decide their own future.
Ghani heralded a "new phase" in the US-Afghan relationship based on mutual benefit, and not just a military arrangement.
Earlier this year, Biden announced a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
But since May, when the withdrawal began to gather pace, the Taliban have expanded the amount of land under its control, and the local affiliate of the Islamic State militant group has been intensifying its attacks.
Key words : Biden promised
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Key words : UN iaea
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_06/
The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on Iran to extend a temporary agreement permitting the monitoring of the country's nuclear activities.
The UN nuclear watchdog told NHK that Iran had not responded to the request as of Friday. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken described the situation as "a serious concern."
An Iranian government official told NHK that a response could come as early as Saturday.
The agreement, which expired on Thursday, was struck in February. It allows the IAEA to monitor data recorded from cameras set up at Iranian nuclear facilities.
Failure to extend the agreement could affect indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on reviving a 2015 deal to curb Iran's nuclear program.
Key words : iran developed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210626_03/
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly received a domestically made coronavirus vaccine.
State media say he got the jab on Friday. The vaccine was authorized for emergency use in the country this month.
Khamenei reportedly said he did not want to receive a foreign vaccine, and had been waiting for one developed in Iran. He was quoted as thanking the country's young scientists.
In January, Khamenei banned imports of US-made vaccines, saying they were unreliable. Chinese and Russian vaccines have been part of Iran's rollout since February.
New coronavirus cases in Iran currently exceed 10,000 per day. As of Friday, 4.5 million people, or about 5 percent of the population, had received at least one vaccine dose.
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