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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.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/medias/en/radio/news/20220117183000_english_1.mp3 

This is Asian view from NHK world-japan. I'm, you're gonna die. Here's a quick look at what's making news here in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. 

the scale of damage on the South Pacific island of Tonga is still unknown after Saturday's underwater. Volcanic, eruption eruption triggered a tsunami waves across the Pacific. Ocean over one meter tsunami in some parts of Japan, Australia and New Zealand sentence, surveillance leads, but a towering cloud of Ash is hampering. Those efforts Communications networks remain severed. 

Meanwhile one of tonga's Olympic flag. Bearers is calling on To support his country. P dot tough, to fool, our gate faith for caring, the Tongan flag. During the opening ceremonies of the pyeongchang and took your Kings Table. The fluid posted an appeal on social media from Australia. He said, he has not heard from his family members back home. After who are also said. He has launched a crowdfunding campaign to collect donations for his homeland. The athlete wrote. My focus is on the people of touka who will all need our help to rebuild. 

People in Japan have pause to remember the thousands who died 27 years ago after a powerful earthquake. Struck the western part of the country the Great hanshin-awaji Earthquake registered as a magnitude 7.3. It devastated Global City and surrounding areas and left more than 6,400 people did on Monday morning. People observe the moment of silence. A former school teacher, her lost her colleagues. And students has this to say 

I feel the memory of the Quake, gradually fading away. We have an obligation to tell young people about it

at a park in the city of Kobe, mourners placed 5000 lanterns to commemorate, all that was lost. 

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Japan's government says North Korea launched two ballistic missiles. On Monday morning. The missiles reportedly fell into the sea outside. Japan's exclusive economic zone. Japan has lodged a formal complaint through its Embassy in Beijing. This is the fourth time this year North Korea has fired projectiles. 

China's latest GDP figures show that the country's economic growth slowed from October to December. Compared to the previous quarter official said, the GDP growth was 4 percent year-on-year, but the growth rate was lower than the 4.9% seen in the july-to-september quarter.

people across, China are starting to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holidays, which start on January 31st, but authorities are urging them to refrain from travel before the Beijing Olympics to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the government estimates, that people will make roughly 1.2 billion trips over the 40 day, period from Monday. Authorities have increased anti infection measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the run-up to the games which start on February 4.

Tianjin City officials found locally transmitted cases of Omicron earlier this month. Neighboring Beijing also announced its first case of the very end on Saturday. Omicron has also been detected in Shanghai as well as other parts of the country. 

Police in Tokyo arrested a 17 year old high school student on suspicion of carrying out a knife. Attack three people were slashed Saturday outside. The University of Tokyo ahead of entrance exams. The suspect attacked two high school. Students in a 72 year old man, sustained, serious injuries. The suspect told police. He was aiming to enter the university to become a doctor but was struggling with this academic scores. He said he wanted to die after committing a crime police say the student possessed a song and another knife. In addition to the one used in The Assault officers, have searched his home, suspecting that he may have planned to attack random victims. 

Japan's government plans to make an exception to its entry ban imposed to prevent the spread of Omicron dozens of foreign students will be allowed into the country to attend classes. The government had barred all foreigners from entering the country through the end of February, but later this month, it will let in 87 foreign students who have received Japanese government scholarships. The government says, they are special cases. The students need to attend classes in person to meet approaching death. For graduation or complete their academic Work. The government will try to arrange for almost all students to arrive at around the same time. They will also have to abide by the country's rigorous anti infection measures such as going into temporary isolation and a government supervised facility. There are no plans to change the current strict border control rules. 

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