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Key words : government planning to reduce
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211102_04/
Japan's government is planning to reduce the quarantine period from 10 to 3 days for most vaccinated people arriving in the country for business purposes.
Sources say the new rules will come into effect as early as Monday next week.
The government had previously required overseas arrivals to self-quarantine for 14 days as part of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
In October, the period was reduced to 10 days for people who had been inoculated with the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines approved by the government.
Under the new rules, business people arriving in Japan will be asked to self-quarantine for 3 days.
On day four onwards, they will be allowed to use public transportation and dine out, once they test negative for the virus. But the companies they are doing business with will need to be keep track of them.
The officials plan to allow foreign students to enter Japan for their education as long as their schools keep records of their whereabouts.
The government also plans to increase its cap on international arrivals from the current 3,500 visitors a day to 5,000, starting late this month.
Key words : vaccinated thailand
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211101_16/
Thailand has started accepting vaccinated international tourists without requiring coronavirus quarantine on arrival.
The Southeast Asian country reopened on Monday for tourists from 63 countries and regions, including Japan. It's part of the steps to rebuild the country's economy that has been hard hit by the pandemic.
The government lifted quarantine requirements for travelers who have been fully vaccinated and have a negative PCR test result. They are required to take a PCR test again upon arrival.
At an airport outside the capital Bangkok, tourists who arrived from abroad had their body temperatures taken and negative test results checked.
A 35-year-old man from Germany said it was nice to be able to enter the country without having to quarantine. He said he would like to enjoy tasty foods and go diving.
Thailand had imposed tough restrictions on the entry of overseas visitors since coronavirus infections began to spread in March 2020. The country had about 40 million foreign tourists annually before the pandemic. But this year's number had only reached about 85,000 by the end of September.
The tourism and restaurant industries have high hopes for the reopening. But a recent survey by a Thai university shows six out of 10 people think the move should have been delayed.
Many people are concerned as Thailand is still logging more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus daily.
Key words : shanghai
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211101_22/
Shanghai Disneyland in China has said the park is closing for two days starting from Monday after one visitor tested positive for the coronavirus.
The park announced the temporary closure on Sunday. They said they were cooperating with an epidemiological investigation from another province.
Chinese media report that an individual from the eastern province of Zhejiang who tested positive had visited the theme park on Saturday.
The park had many visitors on Sunday as Halloween events were being held. Healthcare workers dressed in white protective suits conducted PCR tests on the visitors.
Shanghai health authorities carried out tests for more than 30,000 visitors and staff. They asked the people at the park to refrain from going out for two days.
In China, coronavirus infections believed to be of the Delta variant have been spreading since mid-October. Authorities are stepping up vigilance as nearly 500 new cases, excluding those who entered from other countries, were confirmed in the two-week period through Sunday.
Key words : working women suicide
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211102_05/
A Japanese government report shows the number of suicides among working women increased last year. It suggests this could be due to changes in working conditions caused by the spread of coronavirus infections.
Japan's Cabinet approved the annual white paper on suicide prevention at a meeting on Tuesday.
The report says 21,081 people took their own lives in 2020. That is 912 more than the previous year. It is the first year-on-year increase since 2009. The previous increase followed the 2008 global financial crisis.
The white paper says the number of men who committed suicide fell by 23 to 14,055. It is the 11th drop in a row. The number of suicides among women increased by 935 to 7,026. That marks the first increase in two years.
By comparing the number with a five-year average, the report finds the largest increase was among female company employees, who worked in offices, provided healthcare, or furnished other kinds of services.
There was an increase in the number of cases in which changes in working environments, and relations with others at work, were cited as possible reasons or motives for the women's suicides.
The report indicates there is a possible link between the women's suicides and the changes in their working conditions, brought about by the spread of the coronavirus.
The Japanese government plans to work with private organizations to expand consultation services on social media in an effort to prevent suicides.
Key words : taliban released audio
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211101_11/
The Taliban have released an audio of what the Islamist group in Afghanistan calls a speech by supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada.
The Taliban released the two-minute audio clip on their Twitter account on Sunday. A Taliban executive told NHK that the supreme leader spoke to local Taliban officials in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday.
The voice attributed to Akhundzada could be heard saying he was there to pray for them, and asked them to pray for him.
The reclusive supreme leader had never made a public appearance since he took the role in 2016. He is regarded as the Taliban's spiritual leader.
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August.
They released the recording of Akhundzada's voice apparently to strengthen group unity and stress the supreme leader's presence at home and abroad.
Key words : growing turtle
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211102_01/
An expert has warned of a growing turtle population on the grounds of Narita Airport, near Tokyo, as they pose risks to flight operations.
In September, one of the airport's two runways was temporarily shut down after a large turtle was spotted trudging along it.
Airport officials believe that the turtle was a red-eared slider, a non-native species with a high reproductive ability. Officials said it may have come from a rainwater reservoir adjacent to the runway.
NHK staff were allowed to visit the pond, where they found a large number of turtles. There was no barrier between the pond and the runway. Reported sightings of turtles are on the rise at the airport.
An aviation expert said measures need to be taken as soon as possible to keep turtles off runways. He said turtles have hard shells, so they could be more dangerous for aircraft engines and other parts than bird strikes.
Key words : foreign national
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211102_02/
The Japan National Tourism Organization has set up its first offices in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, as it prepares to welcome back foreign tourists.
The move comes as other countries re-open their borders to tourists. Since January, Japan has banned entry by almost all foreign nationals in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
On Monday, the organization opened its new offices in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and Mexico City. This brings the number of its overseas offices to 24.
Staff at the Dubai office are tasked with collecting information on the needs of wealthy individuals in the region, as well as pitching tourist attractions and accommodations in Japan.
Kikuchi Tomoko, head of the Dubai office, said there is a growing appetite for overseas travel in the Emirates, as European nations have begun reopening to foreign tourists.
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