Asian View
Key words : rescuer 41 people
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210706_13/
Officials in the city of Atami in central Japan have confirmed the safety of 41 people, but dozens remain unaccounted for after deadly mudslides tore through the resort about 90 kilometers from Tokyo at the weekend.
As the search for survivors continues, four people have so far been confirmed dead.
A torrent of mud ripped through the city in Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday, washing away about 130 buildings, including many homes.
Rescuers are ramping up their search efforts as families and friends anxiously await news.
One man whose wife is missing said he wasn't home when the mudslide hit his house, but his wife was there.
He added that he hopes rescuers can find her as soon as possible.
Another man whose friend is missing said, "I have not been able to contact my friend, who I hope will be quickly found safe."
Officials are still trying to confirm the whereabouts of 24 people and have released a list of names, which continues to grow.
Key words : google
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210706_05/
An Asian industry group of internet companies, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, says its members may stop offering services in Hong Kong due to the amendment to privacy rule.
The Asia Internet Coalition on Monday made public a letter it had sent to a personal data official in the Hong Kong government.
The government proposed in May to amend Hong Kong's personal data ordinance, after personal information of police officers and other people were exposed on the internet during massive pro-democracy protests in 2019.
The internet group said in the letter that the privacy rule amendment could be broadly interpreted and "even innocent acts of sharing information online could be deemed unlawful."
The letter raised concerns that member companies' local staff can be subject to criminal investigations and prosecution if they fail to comply with authorities' request to delete social media postings.
The letter said, "The only way to avoid these sanctions for technology companies would be to refrain from investing and offering their services in Hong Kong."
Currently, people in Hong Kong can freely use services offered by social media companies, while the services are strictly limited in mainland China.
Key words : osaka olympic
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210705_32/
Tennis star Osaka Naomi says she is now getting ready to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, and her Japanese citizenship is a big motivation.
In an email exchange with NHK, Osaka says she is preparing herself little by little so she can be at the top of her game for the Olympics.
She says she is proud to be able to represent Japan.
In May, Osaka withdrew from this year's French Open after rejecting media appearances during the tournament.
In a twitter post, she wrote that she had suffered long bouts of "depression." That triggered global concern about her mental health.
In the recent email to NHK, she says she's had bouts of "anxiety" since she won the US Open in 2018, earning global attention.
Osaka says she's recently been spending a lot of time with her family, and she's feeling calm and refreshed, both physically and mentally.
She started practicing again late last month.
Key words : indonesia record
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210705_11/
Indonesia says a record 555 people died from the coronavirus on Sunday, as the country's healthcare system continues to be overwhelmed by new cases.
Indonesia's health authorities confirmed 27,233 new infections on Sunday. The surge is partly attributed to the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant that was first detected in India.
About 80 percent of the hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients were occupied nationwide as of Saturday. The occupation rate reached 92 percent in the capital Jakarta. The city has been hit the worst by the pandemic.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says that Indonesia is on the brink of a catastrophe because of the Delta variant.
Sixty-three patients died at a hospital on central Java Island during the period from Saturday to Sunday. The hospital is asking the government to help address a critical situation caused by a shortage of medical oxygen.
Indonesian government officials say the demand for medical-grade oxygen has increased five times nationwide. The officials are trying to secure oxygen supplies by ordering the makers to prioritize the production of products for medical use.
Some of the roughly 1,900 Japanese firms operating in Indonesia have begun to repatriate Japanese employees and their families.
Key words : myanmar new cases
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210705_30/
Coronavirus infections are surging in Myanmar where a daily record number of cases was confirmed on Sunday.
The country's state-run media reported that 2,318 new cases were confirmed out of the 10,378 people tested on Sunday. That's the highest daily number even though more tests were conducted before the February coup.
The country had seen just single- or double-digit daily cases after the coup, partly because virus tests were scaled back. But infections have been rising rapidly since late May.
The total number of cases stands at 165,405, with 3,419 deaths.
Coronavirus variants including the Delta variant, first detected in India, have also been confirmed in the country.
A state-run TV channel has been reporting on the military's efforts to curb the virus in areas where many infections were confirmed. The military is ordering people not to go out in principle, as well as distributing face masks for free.
But many citizens keep taking to the streets to protest against the military, saying that the continuous rule by the military would be more horrible than the coronavirus.
Some medical workers are conducting a nationwide campaign of non-obedience by abandoning their duties.
Observers are concerned about a possible further spread of infection as medical systems in the country aren't fully functioning.
Key words : supreme asahara
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210705_29/
Japan's top court has turned down an appeal by the fourth daughter of the late Aum Shinrikyo cult leader Asahara Shoko requesting possession of her father's cremated remains.
The Supreme Court has instead ruled that the second daughter of Asahara, whose real name was Matsumoto Chizuo, can receive the ashes.
The ownership of the ashes is being closely watched as public security officials are concerned they could become an object of worship for Matsumoto's followers. That includes members of Aleph, a successor group of Aum Shinrikyo.
Matsumoto's cremated remains have been kept at the Tokyo Detention House, where he was executed in 2018 along with six former members of the doomsday cult that carried out the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
The Justice Ministry had considered handing the ashes to his fourth daughter, in line with his wishes. She has reportedly cut ties with the cult.
She has expressed readiness to have the cremated remains scattered in the ocean.
However, Matsumoto's wife and his four other children submitted a formal request to the Justice Minister to have the remains handed over to them.
They argued that it was not possible for Matsumoto to designate a specific person to receive his ashes as he was mentally unfit when he was on death row.
Seeking possession of the cult leader's remains, both the second daughter and fourth daughter took the case to court.
The Tokyo Family Court last year granted the second daughter possession of the remains. Specifics of the closed-door hearings remain unknown.
After the Tokyo High Court in March upheld the decision, the fourth daughter, Matsumoto's widow and second son, took the case to the top court.
In the ruling by the Number 3 petty bench of the Supreme Court, presiding justice Tokura Saburo turned down the appeal.
Key words : yahoo
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210706_19/
Yahoo Japan says it will no longer have to pay royalties to use the Yahoo brand. The internet-service provider has entered into an agreement to acquire trademark rights in Japan related to the brand from a US firm. It will pay about 1.6 billion dollars.
Yahoo Japan was founded 25 years ago.
The brand license has been held by a subsidiary of Verizon Media of the United States. Yahoo Japan's new agreement is with a US equity firm that is set to buy Verizon.
The Japanese company's parent, Z Holdings, says the deal will give it greater flexibility in the use of the Yahoo brand and licensed technology.
Z Holdings is part of the SoftBank Group. Yahoo Japan was founded by SoftBank Group CEO Son Masayoshi and others in 1996 with Yahoo of the United States. It has become one of Japan's largest internet and e-commerce giants.
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