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The president and the chairman of a top Japanese broadcaster say they are stepping down. Pressure has been growing on Fuji Television over a major scandal involving a TV personality.
We sincerely apologize to everyone for causing great concern and inconvenience.
We are deeply sorry.
We, the management, believe we are responsible for this situation.
Kano and Minato Koichi announced their resignations at a news conference Monday.
Fuji TV's problems began with allegations there was what's been reported as trouble between celebrity Nakai Masahiro and a woman. Weekly magazines reported last month that a Fuji TV employee was involved. Executives, including Minato, were aware of the incident and continued to work and broadcast programs with Nakai for a year-and-a-half. Fuji TV held a news conference about the scandal earlier this month. It imposed filming restrictions and said it would create a panel to investigate, but it's unclear if that process would be independent, fueling widespread public criticism. Many companies have since suspended their ads on Fuji TV.
The U.S. and Colombia have defused a brewing trade war sparked by U.S.
attempts to deport undocumented immigrants. With Colombia stepping back, the U.S. says it is suspending plans for 25% tariffs and other sanctions.
The dispute erupted when the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump tried to deport migrants via two military planes. Colombia on Sunday refused to let them land.
Trump threatened sweeping tariffs in retaliation, and Colombia's president then instructed ministers to raise tariffs on U.S. goods. The White House issued a statement Sunday saying the Colombian government has agreed to all of Trump's terms, including the acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the U.S., including on military aircraft, without limitation or delay. It also said the tariffs and financial sanctions will remain on hold and could be enacted if Colombia fails to honor the agreement. Colombia's foreign ministry has not released details of the agreement, but says Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo and other officials will visit the U.S. soon to confirm the terms.
The foreign ministry says the government has prepared the presidential plane to fly the deportees who are on the Sunday flights.
Russia's defense ministry claims its troops have captured a strategically important town in Ukraine's Donetsk region. The report comes as Russia is intensifying its attacks in eastern Ukraine. The town, Belyka Novosilka, is a Ukrainian stronghold. Ukrainian media has quoted experts as saying that Russian troops may further extend their foothold from there. In another development, Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces says its drones struck an oil refinery in the Russian region of Ryzan. The facility reportedly produces fuel for Russian military jets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that Russian forces had conducted hundreds of attacks over the past week, using about 1,250 aerial bombs. Zelenskyy called on countries to support Ukraine, including by providing weapons with long-range capabilities.
Latvia and Sweden say an underwater fiber-optic cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged. They say they still don't know the cause.
The two countries announced their findings Sunday. Latvian Prime Minister Evika Selina said Sunday they are working with Swedish and NATO allies to investigate.
Authorities suspect external factors are likely the cause and inspected a nearby ship as part of the investigation.
It is the latest in a string of incidents involving damaged cables on the seafloor.
A subsea pipeline in the area was found damaged in 2023 and several undersea cables were found severed late last year. Countries in the region have suggested sabotage may be to blame, potentially involving Russia. NATO has stepped up its air and sea patrols in the area. The United States says the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah in Lebanon will continue until February 18. The White House made the announcement on Sunday, the same day the ceasefire had been due to expire.
The U.S. brokered the agreement that took effect in November and has since been monitoring it. The deal called for Lebanon's military to be deployed in the country's south within 60 days to enforce the agreement. Israeli and Hezbollah forces were supposed to withdraw from the area. There had been concerns over whether the ceasefire would hold as Israeli forces remained in southern Lebanon after the initial deadline. They claimed the Lebanese side had not fulfilled the agreement and opened fire on residents who tried to return to their homes. Media reports said at least 22 people were killed.
Hezbollah has warned that it will take every possible countermeasure if Israel keeps its forces in Lebanon.
Sunday marked one week since a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas took effect in the Gaza Strip.
Fighting in the territory broke out between the two sides in October of 2023.
There have been no major clashes since the ceasefire began on January 19.
The suspension of hostilities is scheduled to last for six weeks.
Hamas has released seven Israeli hostages so far. Three women were freed on the first day of the pause. Four female soldiers were handed over on Saturday.
Israel released 290 Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
Deliveries of humanitarian supplies to Gaza have increased significantly.
Several hundred trucks carrying food aid have been entering the enclave every day.
UN agencies and other organizations are among those providing more assistance.
Hamas is expected over the next five weeks to release another 26 hostages. Several of them will be freed each week. This is the first phase of the ceasefire. Observers are waiting to see whether more hostages will be handed over and whether fighting will remain suspended as the second base approaches.
The second stage is supposed to include a permanent ceasefire.
One man involved in brokering the deal on behalf of the U.S. says the situation in the Middle East remains fragile. NHK Washington Bureau's Okano Ayuko has more.
That's the guy who's on the upper left corner. Matthew Miller can't help but smile at the news of a pause in fighting in Gaza. It really is incredible to see this after 15 months of just horrendous suffering.
Miller says the path to peace was a long, uncertain process. Miller traveled to the Middle East with then Secretary of State Antony Blinken 10 times to help hammer out a deal on behalf of the Biden administration.
He says negotiations with Israel, a longtime U.S. ally, involved a lot of tough conversations. When it comes to dealing with Prime Minister Netanyahu, you just have to understand that he is a political operator who is going to try to get the best deal he can at all times.
As spokesperson, Miller spent much of his time defending Biden's approach to the conflict, like when he announced they got Israel to agree to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.
You say that that opening Karom Shalom improves the lives of the Palestinians in Gaza, but wouldn't not killing them improve the lives of Palestinians in Gaza?
Miller and his family were met with protests outside their home.
Miller, Miller
Hey Matt. How many lies are you going to tell today?
Are you going to tell us what happened with Hind Rejab?
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came just days before Biden was to hand the White House over to Trump. As a final push, Trump sent his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Doha. Miller says Witkoff's involvement was essential to ensure a lasting agreement.
It was important that the Trump administration was there with us. Taking the deal that we had negotiated, the deal that we had conceived and saying, yes, we will stand by this deal as well, you can count on the United States. I think that was was important to getting the parties to ultimately accept it.
The question now is whether the new administration can bring the ceasefire into stage two.
There are going to be tough conversations and tough negotiations that go into that.
It'll be incumbent upon him to build on that ceasefire and try to find lasting peace in the Middle East. Miller is concerned Trump might stray from Biden's policies beyond the Middle East, and he wonders whether Trump will maintain America's alliances.
We would certainly hope that the the Trump administration would not pursue a go-it-alone approach, not just because it's not in the interests of the world, but because fundamentally it's not in the interests of the American people.
Miller says the partnership the US has built helped rally the support of its European allies when Russia invaded Ukraine. He says it will also be crucial in getting the world to cooperate against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
That doesn't work if you are antagonizing your allies and partnerships all the time, because then they're not willing to work with you.
He says the Trump administration has been given a strong hand to play, and it's up to them to decide how to play it. Okano Ayuko, NHK World, Washington.
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Let's check in with our Jonathan Oh for weather updates. So Jonathan, last week was rather on the warm side in Japan, but temperatures are feeling a bit cooler as we start this week. What's ahead for Tuesday?
Now we are seeing still a little bit on the slightly above average temperatures in Tokyo. Now we saw it a little bit cooler and certainly was windier during the week as it felt cold outside. And we have a low that's going to be scooting on by, so we'll see a mix of sun and clouds as they go through the day on Tuesday. But look at this snow possibilities, especially for the northeastern portion of Japan, but also along the other portion of the Sea of Japan coastline. We're looking at the possibility of maybe some flurry activity as far West into the portions of Kyushu, especially the higher elevations.
Sapporo looking at some snow and showers into Niigata Tokyo looking at high of 14 with partly cloudy skies as you go through Tuesday.
We are going to be seeing some relief from the heat though as we see the rain continuing, but at least for Monday is going to be on the hot side, 36 in Rio de Janeiro with some thunderstorms and that rain will help to push down those temperatures as we go through the week.
Meanwhile, a quick note on what's happening in North America, Southern California, you're getting rain. It may seem good, but at the same time you have to remember with all the situation with how dry it is, you can lead to some flooding problems and so be on the lookout for that as you go through today on Monday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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