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Asian View

"Asian View" is a five-minute news segment broadcast by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. It features the latest news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Listen to "Asian View" and get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.

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This is Asian view from NHK world-japan. I'm Keiko kitagawa. Here's a quick look at. What's been making news here in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. 

the Japanese government says North Korea on Tuesday launched, what appears to have been a ballistic missile. The launch was the second in a week falling one last Wednesday. The government has convened, an emergency meeting of his response. Team prime minister kishida from you ordered officials to gather and analyze information on the launched properly and keep the public fully informed. 

Schedule Zynga just extremely regrettable. But North Korea. Repeatedly, launches missiles you. The Japanese government is stepping up. Its vigilance and surveillance. 

The Japan coast guard called on ships to remain alert and stay abreast of updates. It believes the projector has already fallen back to Earth. the United Nations security, Council convened. An emergency meeting on Monday to discuss last. Wednesday's missile launch by North Korea. The closed door session was held at the request of five Western countries, including the United States, Britain and France. There were differences of opinion between the Western Nations and Russia and China. Observers. Say the security Council May, again be unable to present a United stance in opposing, North Korea's provocations. 

According Myanmar has sentenced elstad de facto leader answers achieved full movie years in prison. A spokesperson for the military regime said she had been found guilty of offenses such as illegally importing. Mookie toki's used for her security gas and breaching coronavirus regulations announces that. She was sentenced to four years in prison last month for incitement and other charges that the regime counter term. By half. The latest prison term will be added to her two-year sentence.

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Japan plans to help Indonesia use ammonia as a mixed fuel for thermal power generation. The aim is to help promote a carbon-neutral society in Southeast, Asia, southeast Asia, relies heavily on Coal, Power Indonesia uses the mineral to produce nearly 60 percent of its electricity. Ammonia does not emit greenhouse gases when burned Mitsubishi heavy Industries are scheduled to conduct a study from April with an Indonesian Electric Power Company. To find out if the utility can use mixed ammonia fuel. the Japanese government plans to provide financial support

kazakhstan's interior Ministry. Says nearly 8,000, people have been detained across the country. The government has been cracking down on protests that started on January 2nd after fuel prices were increased, the government calls them an act of terrorism, the office of President Kassim, dramatic eye of said on Sunday that those detained include a sizable number of foreign Nationals, but gave no details. The russian-led collective security, Treaty, Organization, or csto sent more than 2,000 military personnel at the request of kazakhstan's Government after the unrest broke out. Csto units, have reportedly taken control of airports and Military and other key facilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin defended, the deployment of troops to Kazakhstan. 

_ _ _ Stop an invasion by International terrorists. Reaction by The Alliance came in an appropriate time and in a totally legal way. 

Putin's remarks are seen as an attempt to stress the legitimacy of the deployment. 

Japanese prime minister kishida from your has released new details of the government's plan to address. Searching covid-19 cases that includes extending border restrictions that have virtually band new foreign arrivals for over a month. regarding border control measures the government so far, plans to maintain the current framework until the end of February. this takes into account but humanitarian perspective and our national interests.  

the government implemented. The ban in late November as part of efforts to keep out the Omicron variant. Okinawa confirmed 779 new coronavirus infections on Monday. Several US military facilities are located in the southwestern Japanese prefecture various measures were introduced on Sunday to curb the spread of covid-19 following a spike in case. Numbers Travelers waiting for Coronavirus transformed long lines, at Nia airport on the last day of a holiday weekend. 

I've been nervous. We tried to avoid crowds, while citing, 

the United States has begun restricting non-essential outings by its military personnel in Japan. 

This is Asian view from NHK world-japan. I'm Keiko kitagawa.