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Key words : health 9,500
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Health authorities across Japan confirmed over 9,500 new coronavirus cases for the first time since the pandemic started.
Tokyo is still the hot spot where officials announced an all-time daily record of over 3,000 infections on Wednesday.
The capital has seen record highs two days in a row.
Wednesday's number is up more than 1,300 from the same day last week.
The spike comes as Tokyo hosts the Olympics while it remains under a fourth state of emergency.
Japan's emergency measures are not as strict as the lockdowns enforced in other countries.
Officials here can only urge residents to avoid non-essential outings and ask restaurants and bars to close early. But the state of emergency did prompt the unprecedented decision to hold the summer games almost entirely without spectators.
Daily cases are also increasing in areas around Tokyo where less restrictive "quasi-emergency" measures are in place.
Kanagawa prefecture reported over 1,000 new cases on Wednesday, also an all-time high.
The governor says he plans to ask the central government to issue a new state of emergency.
Governor Kuroiwa Yuji of Kanagawa Prefecture said, "The situation with infections is extremely serious. We're facing a critical moment."
Kuroiwa says his prefecture's medical system is on the brink of collapse.
He says he's planning to request the state of emergency along with the governors of nearby Saitama and Chiba that also saw record daily cases on Wednesday.
Key words : tennis at 3 p.m.
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The start time of tennis matches at the Tokyo Olympics will be delayed to avoid the intense heat and humidity in the Japanese capital.
The International Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday that matches will begin at 3 p.m. from Thursday in consideration of players' health.
The ITF made the decision after consulting with the International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and other related parties.
Tennis matches started before noon through Wednesday.
Some players had called for a delay in starting times as temperatures topped 30 degrees Celsius and humidity was high.
In a men's singles third-round match that began at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, world No.2 Daniil Medvedev from the Russian Olympic Committee told the umpire that he was having trouble breathing due to heat. The match was continued and ended with Medvedev's win. After the match, he told NHK he believed that tennis events should not be played in such heat.
In a women's singles quarterfinal match that started shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Spain's Paula Badosa retired after complaining of feeling unwell.
Days earlier, world No.1 Novak Djokovic also complained of the high temperature and humidity and called for games to take place in the evening.
The ITF has said that "even for a sport that spends most of the year chasing the sun around the globe" the heat and humidity tennis players will face during the Tokyo Olympics was expected to "rank among the most extreme conditions on tour in 2021."
It has modified its rules to allow players in singles matches to request a 10-minute break between the second and third sets if the heat and humidity reach certain levels.
Key words : olympic food
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Around 4,000 meals prepared for staff at last Friday's Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony were left uneaten.
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games told reporters on Wednesday that around 40 percent of the 10,000 meals for the event at the National Stadium went uneaten.
It said other Games venues were in a similar situation, and that about 20 to 30 percent of all meals ordered by last week remained unconsumed.
The committee said the surplus resulted from many factors, including overestimating demand and that staff and others were too busy to eat.
It said the leftover meals were recycled as feed and a source of biogas.
Committee spokesperson Takaya Masanori apologized, saying officials are working to order food more appropriately and that he expects the situation to improve.
The committee had made an operational plan aimed at sustainability, including reducing food loss.
Journalist Sakita Yuko served as chair of the working group that made the plan. She said it was done after five years of thorough discussions with the committee, and that she regrets the large food loss.
Sakita said the decision to ban spectators at the Games was made hastily in addition to many other changes. But she said the committee should have consulted food sellers when it learned of the disparity.
Key words : learned punish
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NHK has learned that Tokyo Games organizers are considering punishing foreign journalists who have violated anti-virus protocols.
Multiple sources say European journalists who are covering the Olympics ate, drank and conversed loudly in a group at a stair landing outside their hotel early Tuesday morning.
A security guard provided by the organizing committee and stationed at the hotel warned the group to disperse. But some of the journalists ignored the warning. There is information that this was not the only time such an action has been witnessed.
Anti-infection guidelines at the Games require individuals in the media to eat alone or to keep distance from others when eating.
They also must eat either at their hotel's restaurant or their hotel room. The rules are outlined in the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks.
Organizing committee officials are aware of the violation. They are consulting with the International Olympic Committee on whether to punish the journalists for violating the guidelines.
Key words : traffic congestion
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Tough traffic regulations imposed during the Olympic and Paralympic Games are causing congestion on surface roads in central Tokyo.
The traffic jams are having a major impact on the trucking industry.
The toll for the Metropolitan Expressway between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. has been increased by 1,000 yen, or about 9 dollars. Many general drivers are opting not to use the expressway to avoid the extra costs, and are increasing congestion on the surface roads used by trucks.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department says weekday traffic on surface roads is up 17 percent from two years ago, before the coronavirus pandemic.
But on the expressway, it is down 77 percent.
The owner of one trucking firm says delays caused by heavy traffic are adding to the burden of the rising costs of fuel and overtime work.
Key words : kim no mention
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered an address on the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, but unlike last year, made no mention of nuclear deterrence.
Wednesday's edition of Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers' Party's paper, says Kim spoke at a conference of war veterans on Tuesday. North Korea calls the anniversary a day of victory over the United States.
Kim said the unprecedented global health crisis and prolonged blockade has caused difficulties and hardship no less challenging than during the war. He called for internal unity, as the coronavirus pandemic and UN sanctions have been hitting the country's economy.
In last year's address, Kim said, "Thanks to our reliable and effective self-defense war deterrence, there will no longer be war on this land." He stressed his country's stance on possessing nuclear deterrence.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency says Kim may have avoided making provocative remarks this year, as Pyongyang has started efforts to improve its foreign relations.
The two Koreas reopened their direct cross-border lines of communication on Tuesday. The hotlines were severed by Pyongyang more than a year ago.
Tuesday's address comes amid discussions between South Korea and the United States on details of their regular joint military exercise scheduled every August. North Korea has called for canceling the drill.
Key words : sony
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A growing number of electronics makers in Japan are ditching plastic in their packaging. The companies are embracing eco-friendly materials amid growing consumer demand for products that produce less waste.
Sony Group's latest ear buds come in cases that use a material made from bamboo, sugarcane fiber and recycled paper. The material can be recycled. The firm may employ it in packaging for other items.
The company says consumers are showing growing concern for the environmental impact of the products they buy. They hope to further raise awareness about the issue.
Designer Hirose Kenichi of the Sony Group says, "People feel that packaging is something that's just meant to be thrown away. But we want to change this mindset by using recyclable materials."
Casio Computer has switched to packaging that has less plastic and more recycled paper for about 120 wristwatch models.
Precision-equipment maker Ricoh is also following the trend. The company uses bio-plastic made from sugarcane and other plants as padding for the glass in its photocopiers.
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