Key words : israel
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Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip for a second day on Saturday. More than 20 people have been killed so far.
Israel launched a military campaign against the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group, Islamic Jihad, on Friday. A senior military official of the group was killed.
On Saturday, strikes hit targets in Gaza City, which Israelis say the militants used as bases.
Footage taken by NHK captured the sound of explosions as well as black smoke and flames rising among crowded buildings. A video also shows rockets and intercepting missiles flying in the night sky.
Gaza's health ministry says at least 24 people, including women and children, have been killed and more than 200 wounded so far.
Islamic Jihad fired rockets into southern Israel. No deaths have been reported on the Israeli side, but several people are said to have been wounded while taking shelter.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland called on all parties to de-escalate the situation.
Wennesland said in a statement that global resources are stretched and international financial support for a renewed humanitarian effort in Gaza will not be easily available.
Key words : russia attack deputy
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Russia is reinforcing its occupation of Ukrainian regions under its control by sending a senior official to a war-ravaged city and forcing residents to use Russian passports.
The Kremlin sent Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, who is in charge of urban development and construction, to Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine. Video clips of him visiting construction sites were shown on Friday.
Pro-Russian groups there say that he will be involved in rebuilding infrastructure.
Russia is also speeding up efforts to force residents in the territories it has occupied to use Russian passports.
US think tank the Institute for the Study of War says that people are now required to show Russian passports when they obtain mobile phones in the southern region of Kherson and the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia.
The think tank says that the Kremlin wants to urge residents to get Russian passports and monitor those who are against Russian control.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue attacking eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.
Russia's defense ministry announced on Saturday that missile attacks on a Ukrainian troop position in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk killed more than 80 people.
It also said its forces shelled the eastern region of Donetsk and the southern region of Kherson.
It said it targeted Ukrainian positions.
Governor of the Donetsk region Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on social media on Saturday that five people died and 14 others were injured.
Key words : Biden negative
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US President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19. He has been in isolation since he tested positive again on July 30.
A report by the physician to the president was posted on the White House's website on Saturday. It says Biden is feeling well.
But the physician stated in the report that the president will continue "his strict isolation measures pending a second negative test."
Biden first tested positive on July 21. He tested negative six days later and came out of isolation.
The president went back into isolation, after he tested positive again on July 30.
Biden was treated with an antiviral medicine developed by Pfizer, when he first tested positive.
His doctor said in a previous statement that the treatment can lead to rebound cases in a small percentage of patients. He said Biden's positive test on July 30 "represents 'rebound' positivity."
Key words : reshuffle as soon as possible
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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on Saturday that he will reshuffle his Cabinet and the top spots in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party as early as next week.
Kishida said that he has wanted to launch a new Cabinet as soon as possible to deal with various challenges, such as coronavirus infections, rising prices, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the Taiwan situation.
Party members have been dogged by questions about their connections to the religious group Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
The man accused of murdering former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said he had a grudge against it. That has thrown a spotlight on the ties between the group and Japan's political world.
Kishida also told reporters he will ask current and incoming Cabinet and state ministers to clarify their connections to the group.
He said he will instruct them to rectify those ties if necessary. Kishida said that as far as he knows he has no ties to the group.
The plan to hold a state funeral for Abe has faced criticism over the cost and potential politicization. Kishida brushed aside these concerns, saying it is appropriate to hold a public funeral with foreign dignitaries in attendance.
He noted that many countries had expressed their respect for Abe and offered condolences following his death. It would be only the second such funeral for a former Japanese leader in the postwar period. The first was Yoshida Shigeru, who died in 1967.
Key words : 77th memorial south
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People in South Korea gathered at a memorial service on Saturday to mark the 77th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima City in western Japan.
Hapcheon County is often dubbed "South Korea's Hiroshima" as it is home to many survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The South Korean survivors returned to their homeland after living in Japan during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Members of a South Korean survivors' association were joined by local people for the ceremony that is held on August 6 every year.
The service was held in front of a hall housing tablets memorializing victims. The participants offered flowers.
The head of the Korea Atomic Bombs Victim Association said that he becomes teary whenever he thinks of the victims.
The South Korean man noted what Russian leaders said following their invasion of Ukraine; that the country would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons. The man said he hopes for a world free of nuclear arms.
About 1,800 people designated as atomic bomb survivors by the Japanese government live in South Korea.
As part of efforts to increase local awareness of the survivors, a project to construct a new memorial facility is under consideration.
Key words : brazil
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A group of survivors of the 1945 US atomic bombing of Hiroshima have staged a play in Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo on the day which marks the bombing.
Morita Takashi, who is 98, Bonkohara Kunihiko, 82, and Watanabe Junko, 79, were in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945.
They emigrated to Brazil after the Second World War.
For almost 10 years they have staged a play in Portuguese to show what the bombing did to them and others based on their experiences.
About 200 people from various parts of Brazil came to see the play on Saturday.
It showed the impact of the explosion and scenes of the city afterward using audio-visual effects. Many people are seen searching for water to drink following the blast.
The eldest member, Morita, failed to appear as he was not feeling well. So, a Japanese-Brazilian actor played his part.
The survivors group says that members are aging but younger generations will carry the torch to tell the stories of war and atomic bombing.
One member of the audience, a 17-year-old student, said the play showed her the importance of tolerance as hatred only brings death.
Key words : survey male worker
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A government survey shows that the proportion of male workers in Japan who take childcare leave hit a record high in the last fiscal year. But it remains uncertain whether the government's target can be achieved by 2025.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry conducted a survey of 6,300 businesses nationwide last October and 3,683 responded.
The results show that 13.97 percent of eligible male workers took parental leave in the fiscal year that ended in March.
The ratio was up 1.32 percentage points from a year earlier. But the increase was smaller than the 5.17 points marked in the previous year.
The government's goal is to hit 30 percent by 2025.
The survey also showed that leaves are becoming longer. The proportion of those who took leave for less than two weeks declined over the three years since fiscal 2018, while the ratios for two weeks to one month, as well as one to three months, increased.
Labor ministry officials say they are working to create an environment that is supportive for people who want to take childcare leave.
They point out that starting in April, companies are required to inform their employees of the parental leave system and explain cash handouts provided by the government.
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