at 18:30 (JST), January 13

Asian View

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Key words : prosecutor yamagami gun
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230113_34/

Prosecutors in Japan have indicted the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Yamagami Tetsuya was arrested in July last year after he shot Abe while he was making an election campaign speech in the western prefecture of Nara.

Yamagami said he did it because he believed Abe had close ties with the religious group better known by its former name, the Unification Church. He claimed his mother donated large sums of money to the group, which left his family in financial ruin.

Prosecutors concluded that Yamagami is mentally fit to stand trial. They based their assessment on the results of a psychiatric evaluation and factors such as his ability to make homemade guns and his alleged careful preparation for the attack. The case is to be heard in a lay judge trial.

Key words : yamagami college
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230113_10/

An uncle of the suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says his nephew told his sister he hopes to go to university after serving his term in prison.

Yamagami Tetsuya reportedly says he was unable to go to college as his mother had made huge donations to the religious group widely known as the Unification Church.

His psychiatric evaluation was completed on Tuesday. Prosecutors concluded he is mentally fit to stand trial.

Yamagami has been studying English and other subjects at the Osaka Detention House, using materials and a dictionary sent by his relatives.

Donations of clothes, confectionery and other goods have been sent to Yamagami from across Japan. Some people sent cash, telling him to use it after he returns to society. As of October, the cash donations are to have totaled more than 1 million yen, or 7,740 dollars.

The suspect's uncle says he is asking the group's lawyers to refund the donations made by Yamagami's mother. But she reportedly says she feels sorry for the group and does not want the money back.

Key words : indian prime
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230112_43/

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting a virtual summit with leaders of developing countries. He says it's part of his agenda as this year's chair of the Group of Twenty nations to "amplify the voice of the Global South."

More than 120 countries have been invited to the two-day summit which started on Thursday.

Modi mentioned the devastating effects of the pandemic, climate change, and the Ukraine conflict in an opening statement. He said these challenges were not created by the Global South but affect their countries more.

He urged developing countries to tackle these issues by overhauling the global systems of political and financial governance.

Modi also highlighted his country's leading role among developing countries. He pointed to how India provided vaccines and medicine to more than 100 nations during the pandemic.

Key words : thai firm
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230112_38/

Japanese and Thai firms have teamed up to try and cut Thailand's coal emissions. They aim to use fuel at a power plant that's mixed with ammonia, which does not produce carbon dioxide when burned.

Energy-related companies from the two countries signed an agreement in Bangkok.

They include Japan's largest electricity producer, Jera, and trading house Mitsubishi Corporation.

If the project makes it past research to the business stage, it would be the first instance of energy produced with mixed ammonia in Thailand.

Countries in Southeast Asia are highly dependent on coal and natural gas for power generation. It is hoped that ammonia could help meet Thailand's growing energy needs while reducing coal's environmental impact.

Key words : china suddenly zero-covid
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