Hello and welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yoshiko Ryuichi in Tokyo.
Rocket scientists at Japan's Space One have more work cut out for them. They attempted to launch their home-ground design, Kairos, for a second time this year. They achieved liftoff, but had to abort mid-flight.
Crowds gathered to watch Space One take a shot at becoming the first private firm in Japan to put satellites into orbit all on its own.
Excitement as Kairos blasted off for the sky above. For a while, it looked like a success. But then, something went wrong. Kairos appeared to lose control of its ascent, and a short time later, the ground team scrapped the mission and terminated its flight. A disappointing end for scientists, as well as for the rocket's fans.
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Kairos was supposed to deploy five small satellites at an altitude of around 500 kilometers. It's designed to be a low-cost orbital delivery vehicle. Wednesday's failure is the latest setback for SpaceOne.
The previous Kairos rocket exploded after launch earlier this year.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for retaliation against Ukraine over the explosion in Moscow that killed a top Russian general and his assistant.
Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, made the comments Tuesday in a meeting of senior government officials. He said investigators must find the killers in Russia and everything must be done to destroy those in Ukraine who ordered the explosion. Russia's state-run TASS news agency quoted Medvedev as saying that Ukraine's leaders will pay a heavy price for the assassination.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed by an explosive device outside the entrance to his home early on Tuesday.
Kirilov was the head of Russian military's biological and chemical weapons unit. Ukraine's security service accused him of war crimes in an announcement on Monday. Ukrainian media outlets are speculating that the explosion was carried out by the country's security service.
Ukraine's top presidential advisor says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President-elect Donald Trump share the view that military power is essential to bring Russia to the negotiating table for peace talks.
Russia can only be coerced through force. President Zelenskyy said this today, yesterday, and before, and so on. In my opinion, this is where the worldview of him and Trump coincides. They look at the problem correctly.
Speaking to an HK in Kiev on Tuesday, Mikhail Opodlyak expressed hope for continued U.S. military assistance. He said reduced support for Ukraine would embolden Russia to act brazenly on the international stage.
Paul Liek also downplayed Trump's suggestion that China could play a role in achieving a ceasefire. He said Beijing's efforts to mediate cannot be relied upon for now.
For China, as well as for a number of other countries, a fairly large window of opportunity has opened up today to make money from trade with Russia.
Podolyak said the fact that North Korean soldiers are involved in combat in the western Russian region of Kursk will not directly affect Ukraine's strategic decisions.
Podolyak said NATO membership for Ukraine is the most desirable option to prevent future Russian aggression and ensure its security.
Donald Trump has won the majority of Electoral College votes needed to become the next US president.
A total of 538 electors who were chosen in every state and Washington, DC, cast their votes on Tuesday based on November's election results. CNN says President-elect Trump of the Republican Party won 312 electoral votes and Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party won 226. Congressional lawmakers will formally tally the votes on January 6th and officially declare Trump the next president. He will be inaugurated on January 20.
Japan's communications ministry has sought cooperation from social media operators in fighting crimes committed by people recruited online.
The government on Tuesday endorsed emergency measures to deal with crimes by people who apply for shady part-time jobs. On Wednesday, the communications ministry asked Meta, which operates Facebook,X, formerly known as Twitter, LY Corporation, Google and TikTok to quickly delete recruitment posts that do not disclose the names of recruiters' job contents or wages. The ministry said such recruiting violates the country's Employment Security Act.
It also urged the operators to consider toughening identity verification such as authenticating users by their mobile phone numbers when they try to create social media accounts.
In addition, the ministry asks the companies to consider a system for swiftly responding to inquiries from investigative bodies and to urge users to be cautious.
The ministry's request does not target operators of high confidentiality apps that are said to be used by perpetrators.
Japan has begun welcoming a new kind of travelers -- digital nomads, globe-trotting, tech-savvy workers, often programmers or engineers who stay longer and spend more money than traditional tourists.
NHK World's Miyamoto Rikuya tells us how a coastal community near Tokyo is hoping to ride the wave.
With beautiful beaches and mountains, Shimoda is famously welcoming, since it became one of the first ports in Japan opened to the world in the mid-19th century.
Its geisha have long entertained visitors from distant lands. Now they are attracting a very 21st century clientele.
And for many, this is not their first stop.
Indonesia, French Polynesia, Maldives, Croatia, those countries have really nice places that are close to the water. I think that I was curious to come to to Shimora to know what it means to be in a small town in Japan.
It makes me want to explore more about this city and yeah, I'm spending great time in company of everybody, and I can't wait to learn more about it.
They were invited for a month-long trial as part of the city's efforts to deal with a shrinking population. It wants to devitalize by tapping into the global digital nomad community, estimated in the tens of millions. So Shimoda invited Helen Tambi to be an advisor.
This is one of the setup of the co-working space, and then the table you can adjust. up and down.
He runs a space in Bali that accepts about 400 guests every month. Tambi says a successful spot for nomads is about more than just a place to stay.
Because most of them, they come alone. That's why in the in the co-living space, we we try to build in the community so people can know each other and can they have a friend as well after.
As for accommodations, it's a blast from the past.
This inn provides a traditional Japanese lifestyle experience, but it means late-night video calls with teams in different time zones are off the table.
This is an old house, so the noise is coming to outside and inside easily. So please, a little bit care about your noise after 9 p.m.
Tanbi suggests the inn connect with the city's 24-hour co-working spaces, so nomads can keep up with modern-day demands while enjoying a taste of tradition.
The month-long trial allows the group to fully experience Shimoda, including its locally produced katsuobushi, or dried bonito, a big part of Japanese cuisine. One nomad pitches helping expand their market online.
So, for local shop owners, these visitors are not just customers, they are potential business partners.
When the nomads come to the production site and buy goods directly, it creates an opportunity for a connection that creates an overseas sales route.
So what we make can get to people beyond the border.
At the final feedback session,The nomads say this was a great chance to build new networks in Japan.
It was very easy to meet people here because they're very kind and very open.
I was even planning to come back either next year or the year after.
And since I met so many people, so many friends, I want to visit them again.
For Nomads, a place to call home is always short-term. But the connections they make with communities like Shimoda can last a lifetime. Niyamoto Rikuya, NHK World.
It's time for a check on the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Ah Dangerously hot temperatures are baking parts of Australia. So Jonathan, are things going to cool off anytime soon?
Meanwhile, we're still seeing plenty of snow across northern portions of Japan as we still have this northwesterly breeze that's moving across the Sea of Japan.
Now what's going to happen though is high pressure from the contents of portions of Northeast Asia will move toward the east. It's going to shut off that pump. And so we'll be talking about slightly drier weather as we head toward the weekend for the northern portion of Japan. But the cold air will be moving its way down. So Tokyo, we're going to be seeing temperatures that are actually close to what we're supposed to see for this time of year 10 for the high with partly cloudy skies. And look at the capital of Mongolia at 15 degrees below 0 with snow as we go through today on Thursday.
Looking at what's happening across Brazil, we've got some storms in the central portions of the country, but down toward the South, a little bit dry in Rio de Janeiro with a high of 26 under cloudy skies coming up for Wednesday.
Now before we go, here's a look at some video as we go through this holiday period as Santa Claus arriving in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday on a jet ski instead of his traditional sleigh, cheers erupting as he emerged from the sea and waved to the crowd, and his mission was to deliver gifts to children with disabilities. And their parents in a joint effort by firefighters and nonprofit organizations now bringing presents and joy to the families. He also left the beach on his jet ski.
That's look at your forecast. Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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And that's it for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yoshikana Ryuichi in Tokyo.
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