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Key words : rescue crew four people
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Rescue crews are expanding the search for survivors of last weekend's deadly mudslides in the city of Atami in central Japan.
City officials say four people have been confirmed dead, while 80 others remain unaccounted for.
Officials in Shizuoka Prefecture say the torrent of mud washed away at least 130 homes and buildings in the city on Saturday.
Authorities say two people have been rescued on Monday, neither of whom are injured.
But two more people were confirmed dead on Monday, raising the death toll to four.
Officials say 215 people are registered as living in the devastated area. So far they have reached 135 residents.
But they say they cannot confirm the exact whereabouts of the remaining 80. That number may include people who moved out of the area but are still registered as residents.
The debris flow has interrupted the city's water supply and blocked some roads.
Many people have been forced out of their homes.
Key words : mountain tsunami
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Mudslides claimed at least 2 lives in a city near Tokyo on Saturday, and rain has hampered rescue efforts for around 20 people still missing.
A thousand personnel, including Self-Defense Forces and police officers, continued to search in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Rain forced them to stop several times. Officials say 19 people have been rescued so far from the sites, and three were injured.
The mudslides travelled nearly two kilometers. Officials say the slides damaged at least 130 buildings, including houses, in their path.
Torrential rain struck areas along the Pacific coast ahead of the mudslides. Atami has already recorded more than its average rainfall for the entire month of July.
Nearly 400 people evacuated from the area. Among them was a man who said, "My house was not swept away but it was damaged. The mudslide was very powerful...just like a tsunami, so it is called a mountain tsunami."
Tokyo's Meteorological Agency said a lingering rain front is gradually moving north, bringing thunder showers to wide areas of the country along the Sea of Japan.
Key words : development project
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A drone survey of mountain mudslides conducted by officials in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan shows that a large area in the upper reaches collapsed.
The officials say the area that gave away was filled with soil for a development project.
The initial results of the survey were disclosed at the prefecture's taskforce meeting on Sunday.
The unmanned aircraft took images of upstream sections of the river where the mudslides rushed down on Saturday after days of continuous rain.
Prefectural officials said the images show that a sloping mountain area measuring roughly 100 meters across had given way.
The area is about 1 kilometer from the elementary school of the Izusan district in Atami City where the mudslides occurred.
The officials said most of the soil that was used for the development project may have given way. They raised this possibility after comparing topographical data collected around 2010 before the start of the development project and data gathered in 2020.
The officials said the analysis also suggests that the entire quantity of earth that collapsed from the mountain area may amount to 100,000 cubic meters. They said at least half that may have come from soil used for the development project.
The officials also said no land gave way in or near a large solar power generation plant located southwest of the collapsed area.
Shizuoka Governor Kawakatsu Heita told reporters that he received an interim report indicating the mudslides had originated in the development area.
But Kawakatsu said he was informed that currently there are no indications that the solar plant was directly connected to the mudslides.
Key words : taiwan offer
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has offered to help Japan following Saturday's deadly mudslides near Tokyo.
The president on Saturday posted a message on Twitter in Japanese.
She said, "I would like to express my sincere sympathy to those who suffered damage. We are ready to provide necessary assistance to Japan at any time."
Foreign missions in Japan have also sent messages.
Australian Ambassador Jan Adams tweeted, "Very sad to hear about the landslide. My thoughts and condolences are with those affected. Thank you to the emergency services workers."
Key words : air force hill
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A Philippine Air Force transport plane crashed on Jolo Island while trying to land on Sunday, killing 50 people.
The Department of National Defense says that shortly before noon the C-130 aircraft missed the runway at the island's airport and hit a hill several kilometers away.
A total of 96 people were on board the plane, including the crew and troops.
The defense department says 47 soldiers died in the plane and three civilians were killed on the ground.
Photos taken by the military show the wrecked aircraft in a coconut palm forest. Part of the tail can be seen in the trees.
Jolo Island and other nearby islands are under the influence of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf. The soldiers on board the plane were supposed to join the military's counter-insurgency operations there.
The defense department says it is unlikely that the aircraft was the target of an external attack.
Key words : government extend tokyo and three
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The Japanese government plans to decide as early as Thursday whether to extend targeted anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures. A possible extension may affect attendance at the Olympic Games.
Focused anti-infection measures remain in place in Tokyo and nine other prefectures. Such measures include asking dining establishments to shorten their operating hours. They are scheduled to continue through next Sunday, along with a state of emergency in Okinawa Prefecture.
However, a growing number of government officials say intensive measures will have to be extended in Tokyo and three nearby prefectures, where seven-day infection number averages have been rising.
The government will determine whether to extend focused measures after analyzing progress in vaccinations and the capacity of medical facilities. It will also solicit opinions from experts.
The government plans to continue urging bars and restaurants to take thorough anti-virus measures. It will also likely coordinate with Tokyo and other prefectural governments on whether to expand anti-infection arrangements.
A possible extension of intensive measures will raise the need for a review of seating capacity limits at venues for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
As of now, up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at venues as long as they don't exceed 50 percent capacity.
Some government officials have proposed a no-spectator option for nighttime competitions and large venues.
The government is expected to discuss capacity limits during talks with the games' organizing committee, the Tokyo government and the International Olympic and Paralympic committees, as early as this week.
Key words : serbian
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A member of Serbia's Olympic rowing team has tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
The team is the second delegation with a confirmed case of the virus after two members of Uganda's team tested positive in Japan last month.
The rower in his 30's tested positive at an airport quarantine station on Saturday. His four teammates have been designated as close contacts. All the members have been placed under a two-week quarantine.
Nanto City in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast is planning to cancel the Serbian team's pre-games training it was to host till July 18th.
Japanese authorities have introduced stricter border control measures for Olympians and other officials.
The revision was in response to criticism of the poor handling of the Uganda team. It took three days for the health authorities to identify and isolate the close contacts of the infected member.
Key words : security force japanese
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Sources have said that security forces in Myanmar entered a Japanese embassy official's home in April without permission in the country's largest city of Yangon.
They say the incident happened on April 17 in an apartment building with many foreign residents.
The sources say security officers also went into the home of an official with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, and pointed their guns at the official's family members.
The sources say the security forces soon left the homes and no one was injured. The purpose of their action remains unclear.
Japan's embassy in Myanmar says it lodged a protest with the Myanmar side, saying the security forces' action violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The incidents took place at a time when Myanmar's military was detaining democracy supporters.
The military detained Japanese journalist Kitazumi Yuki on April 18. He was released about one month later.
Key words : fukushima
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The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is studying ways to dispose of radioactive sandbags that remain inside two buildings at the complex.
Workers placed the bags in the basements of the facilities to deal with the 2011 nuclear accident.
The bags contain zeolite, a material that absorbs radioactive substances. They remain submerged under contaminated water.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company says it measured extremely high radiation levels of up to 4.4 sieverts per hour on the surface of the bags.
TEPCO says a survey held in May confirmed 25 sets of two submerged sandbags arranged one atop the other in the basement of a high-temperature incinerator building.
The utility says it has not confirmed any objects that may hinder work to retrieve the bags.
Retrieval methods being considered include using a remote-controlled robot to pump zeolite out of the bags.
TEPCO says it wants to start a retrieval operation as early as in the fiscal year beginning in April 2023.
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