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Key words : ukrainian president ask japanese lawmaker
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered an on-line speech before Japanese lawmakers in the Diet. As the first country in Asia to take action, he thanked Japan for putting pressure on Russia and asked for continued sanctions against it.
The address started at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Japan time, and was delivered with simultaneous interpretation into Japanese by Ukrainian government staff.
Zelenskyy said the people of Japan and Ukraine share a common feeling for freedom. He thanked Japan for swiftly extending a helping hand.
Referring to Russia's attacks on nuclear power plant facilities, Zelenskyy said Russia has turned nuclear waste disposal sites into battlefields. He called on Japanese lawmakers to consider how long it would take to bring them back to normal.
He said thousands of people had already died in Ukraine, including 121 children, and appealed to the audience to understand that many civilians had lost their lives.
The president said he has reports that Russia is preparing attacks with chemical weapons such as sarin.
He also noted that people around the world are talking about what will happen to the world if nuclear weapons are used, and expressed his strong concern about Russia's possible use of weapons of mass destruction.
Key words : kishida impressed
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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he was impressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's strong determination and courage to protect his homeland and people in an extremely difficult situation. He said he hopes to consider providing additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Kishida spoke to reporters on Wednesday after Zelenskyy addressed the members of Japan's Diet online.
The Prime Minister said indiscriminate attacks on schools and hospitals took many innocent lives. He said ruthless assaults on civilians and private facilities must not be allowed and outrageous acts by Russia should never be condoned.
He said he has renewed his determination to support the Ukrainians who are facing difficulties along with the entire international community. Kishida said he hopes to consider further sanctions against Russia as well as extra humanitarian aid to Ukraine, in addition to the 100-million-dollar assistance he announced earlier.
The Prime Minister also referred to the possibility of reforming the United Nations Security Council. He said Russia, a permanent UN Security Council member which has great responsibility for international peace and stability, perpetrated outrageous acts, and this is a case in which the significance and future of the UN and other international frameworks are being questioned.
Kishida said the roles of the UN Security Council and other organizations should be discussed.
Key words : afghanistan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220324_09/
The Taliban have put off the reopening of secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan -- a decision that has been met with much disappointment.
The Taliban announced the unexpected decision on Wednesday -- the day the schools were scheduled to reopen.
Girls have been unable to attend secondary schools since the Islamist group regained power in the country last August.
According to the Taliban's interpretation, it is against the teachings of Islam for men and women to study under the same roof.
The international community has been urging the group to rectify the situation.
On Wednesday, the education ministry under the Taliban announced through a government news agency that schools for girls would be closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law.
A spokesperson for the Taliban's office in Qatar told NHK that the postponement was only due to a procedural problem. Criticism from the international community is expected to intensify if girls continue to be kept out of schools.
Key words : philippine
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The Philippine ruling party, PDP-Laban, has endorsed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for president in an election scheduled for May. PDP-Laban is led by current President Rodrigo Duterte.
Marcos is the frontrunner in the race with a strong lead. He's a former senator and son of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos.
Marcos is calling for continuation of the infrastructure investments promoted by President Duterte.
It remains unclear which candidate Duterte would personally back. But support from his party will likely give Marcos a boost.
The three other main contenders are human-rights lawyer and current vice president Leni Robredo, Manila mayor and former actor Francisco Domagoso, and former boxing superstar Senator Manny Pacquiao.
Key words : flight recorder
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220323_04/
Chinese aviation authorities say they are working to recover the flight recorder of a passenger plane to investigate the cause of its crash.
The China Eastern Airline Boeing 737-800 crashed in a mountainous area in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, after taking off from Kunming in the inland province of Yunnan. The plane was headed for Guangzhou in Guangdong Province.
The government on Tuesday held its first news conference since the crash.
Aviation officials said the plane was carrying 132 passengers and crew on board, and that no survivors have been found so far. They added no foreign nationals were on board.
They said the plane nosedived from the height of 8,900 meters for about 3 minutes, before it disappeared from the radar screen.
The officials also said the cause of the accident is not yet known. They said the black box, which records flight data and cockpit conversations, has still not been found.
Recovering the black box is expected to be difficult, as the debris of the fuselage are scattered over a wide area.
Key words : railway company
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Recovery work on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line continues one week after a bullet train derailed in Miyagi Prefecture after a powerful earthquake.
The magnitude 7.4 quake hit northeast Japan last Wednesday. East Japan Railway Company said the train's emergency brake was applied after the quake was detected, but that 16 of its 17 cars derailed.
Workers have put five of the cars back on the rails. The company says it will take about 10 days to move the train.
Damage, including distorted rails and broken overhead power lines, has been confirmed at about 1,000 places on the line.
Investigators from the government's Transport Safety Board say the damage is mainly on the section where the train came to a halt, and that no damage is seen ahead. They suspect the train derailed right before or after it stopped.
They hope to clarify how the quake impacted the train to cause the unusual derailment.
Service remains suspended between Koriyama Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Ichinoseki Station in Iwate Prefecture. The company aims to fully resume the service around April 20.
Key words : banking giant
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220323_45/
One of Japan's banking giants is looking to tap into the digital knowhow and innovative thinking of Google.
Mizuho Financial Group has announced plans to work up with Google Cloud Japan to speed up its digital transformation.
Mizuho plans to use Google's AI technology to analyze customers' transactions and offer more advanced financial services. The group say new products could debut as early as fiscal 2022.
The financial group's banking unit has suffered multiple system failures since February 2021 that disrupted ATMs and online banking.
Mizuho also plans to send its employees for seminars at Google to learn more about the corporate culture.
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