Key words : visa resume chinese citizen
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_15/
China's embassy in Tokyo says it will resume issuing visas for Japanese visitors to the country from Sunday.
The embassy made the announcement on its website, without elaborating on the reason for the move.
China had stopped issuing visas to Japanese citizens on January 10. The Chinese Foreign Ministry cited Japan's border control measures for arrivals from mainland China.
The Japanese government had been calling on China to reverse the decision. It said the measure lacked reciprocity, as Tokyo has not limited visas for Chinese nationals.
China also stopped issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors on January 10. This came after Seoul announced measures to restrict the entry of people from China, including limiting the issuance of short-term visas for Chinese citizens.
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has not made any announcement about resuming visa issuance.
On Friday, the South Korean government said it would extend its visa restrictions on Chinese travelers for one month to the end of February.
Key words : trump run again
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_08/
Former US President Donald Trump has held his first campaign rally since announcing in November he would run again for the White House in 2024.
The rally was held in the US southern state of South Carolina on Saturday.
Trump courted voters with his campaign mantra, "Make America great again."
He criticized his successor, President Joe Biden, for record high inflation and illegal immigrants crossing the US southern border with Mexico.
He said, "Joe Biden has put America on the fast track to ruin and destruction."
He said, "The 2024 election is our one shot to save our country and we need a leader who is ready to do that on day one."
He said, "Together we will complete the unfinished business of making America great again."
South Carolina is among early voting states in the process of parties nominating their candidates for presidential race. The results in these states are said to affect the rest of the race.
Observers say Trump is trying to get a head start by stumping early in the crucial state.
Some within the Republican Party have expressed concerns over Trump's declining influence, after a number of candidates endorsed by him lost in highly-watched races in the mid-term election last year.
Some have expressed their support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whom they regard as part of the new generation of conservative politicians, as well as former Vice President Mike Pence.
Key words : three people california
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_07/
At least three people are dead and four others wounded in a shooting near Beverly Hills, California.
Police say that the incident took place at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday at a short-term rental house. They are investigating if there was a gathering there.
Local media reported that the suspect or suspects remain at large.
In the state of California, 11 people were killed in a shooting a week ago in Monterey Park near Los Angeles and seven people were shot dead two days later in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco.
Key words : ukraine ambassador promise
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_05/
Ukraine's ambassador to France says his country has been promised more than 300 tanks by Western nations.
The announcement came amid continuing Russian assaults in eastern and southern Ukraine.
In an interview with a French TV station on Friday, Ambassador Vadym Omelchenko said Western countries "have officially confirmed their agreement to deliver 321 tanks to Ukraine."
He did not provide any details of the number of tanks per country, or their types.
Russian forces are continuing their offensives in eastern and southern Ukraine following large-scale missile and drone attacks around the country on Thursday.
In eastern Ukraine, Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on social media on Saturday that Russian shelling killed three people and wounded at least two others in a residential district of the city of Kostiantynivka.
The city is about 20 kilometers west of the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian forces are on high alert because of the prospects that Russian forces may conduct another round of major attacks by February 24, the first anniversary of the start of their invasion of Ukraine.
In an interview with British TV Sky News on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needed 300 to 500 tanks. He is expected to ask for further military assistance depending on the situation in his country.
Key words : zelenskyy
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_05/
Ukraine's ambassador to France says his country has been promised more than 300 tanks by Western nations.
The announcement came amid continuing Russian assaults in eastern and southern Ukraine.
In an interview with a French TV station on Friday, Ambassador Vadym Omelchenko said Western countries "have officially confirmed their agreement to deliver 321 tanks to Ukraine."
He did not provide any details of the number of tanks per country, or their types.
Russian forces are continuing their offensives in eastern and southern Ukraine following large-scale missile and drone attacks around the country on Thursday.
In eastern Ukraine, Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on social media on Saturday that Russian shelling killed three people and wounded at least two others in a residential district of the city of Kostiantynivka.
The city is about 20 kilometers west of the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian forces are on high alert because of the prospects that Russian forces may conduct another round of major attacks by February 24, the first anniversary of the start of their invasion of Ukraine.
In an interview with British TV Sky News on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needed 300 to 500 tanks. He is expected to ask for further military assistance depending on the situation in his country.
Key words : two japanese nationals
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_04/
A Philippine immigration official has told NHK that two Japanese nationals being held at an immigration facility in the country have confined themselves to their cell. The inmates have apparently been shaken by news reports concerning a recent series of robberies in Japan.
Japanese police officials suspect that Watanabe Yuki and Imamura Kiyoto used the alias "Luffy" to issue instructions to the group that has been carrying out the robberies. The officials have asked the Philippine authorities to hand over the suspects.
NHK interviewed the Philippine official on Saturday. He said the suspects now live in a ten-person cell along with other Japanese nationals. He added that the men were often seen speaking on cell phones, while they exercised in the facility's courtyard.
The official said a colleague at the facility reported that the inmates looked upset when news reports about the robberies surfaced. The colleague also reportedly stated that the men had recently stopped going outside to engage in daily exercise.
The Philippine government says it instructed the center to confiscate cell phones and other means of communication from the suspects, after the reports surfaced. It says it plans to make a decision about whether to hand over the individuals, after it carefully assesses the criminal charges that the men face in the Philippines.
Key words : japan restrict semiconductor
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_06/
Japan's government is working on semiconductor export controls following actions by the United States that impose severe restrictions on exports to China.
Washington announced in October that it would adopt restrictions on exports to China of advanced semiconductors and manufacturing equipment that can be applied to the development of weapons of mass destruction and advanced military systems.
Representatives of Japan and the Netherlands are said to have met with their US counterparts in Washington this past week. Both countries are leaders in semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Details of the meeting have not been revealed, but restrictions on exports to China are believed to have been discussed.
Japan controls exports of industrial products under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.
Approval by the country's trade minister is required to export goods that can be applied to military use.
The government will decide which specific items should be restricted with due consideration to the impact on Japanese manufacturers and likely Chinese reactions.
Key words : 60 percent care service
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_09/
More than 60 percent of care service workers in Japan are not satisfied with their pay.
A recent survey conducted by the Nippon Careservice Craft Union shows that only 7.7 percent of more than 2,100 respondents replied that they are satisfied with their wages.
Twenty-seven point eight percent said that they are somewhat satisfied.
While 41.5 percent said they are a little dissatisfied, 20.9 percent replied that they are very much dissatisfied.
That makes more than 60 percent of respondents who are not satisfied with their pay.
When asked why they are dissatisfied in a multiple choice question, 44.3 percent of them said that their pay does not reflect the amount of work. And 40.9 percent said that they believe their wage is lower than the average in society.
The average basic monthly pay of the respondents last year was 261,018 yen or about 2,010 dollars. Wages increased by almost 4 percent from the previous year.
Union officials say that the industry faces a serious shortage of workers and that an immediate pay raise is called for.
They added that many care service businesses do not have unions but employers should work on improving terms and conditions of employment for their workers.
They also said that they want the government to raise the standard of care service compensation.
Key words : winter festival
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230129_11/
A winter festival featuring about 30 ice sculptures has been drawing many tourists to a hot spring resort in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
The annual Ice Fall Festival got underway on Saturday in Sounkyo hot spring resort in the town of Kamikawa.
Visitors posed for photos in front of the colorfully-illuminated ice sculptures on the Ishikari River bed.
A bar and a booth serving food and drinks have been set up for the first time in three years after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bar is inside of an ice sculpture, where people can enjoy cups of hot sake or cocoa at tables made of ice.
A woman in her 20s who came from Mie Prefecture, central Japan, said she was excited by views that can't be seen in the region she is from.
A man in his 70s who came from a town in Hokkaido said numerous sharp icicles inside the sculptures were very impressive.
The festival will run through March 12.
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