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MALAYSIA DETAINS MORE JAPANESE OVER SCAM OPERATIONS
Malaysian authorities have reportedly detained 14 Japanese nationals in the northwestern state of Penang.
They are believed to have been involved in a scam operation.
Officials at the Japanese embassy in Malaysia say they're working to confirm the details.
Malaysian authorities detained 13 other Japanese citizens in May for allegedly being part of a scam operation.
Japanese and other foreign nationals have recently been taken into custody in Southeast Asian countries, such as Cambodia and Myanmar, for similar reasons.
TAIWAN LIFTS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON JAPANESE FOOD
Taiwan has lifted all remaining restrictions on imports of Japanese food, Its apparent show of solidarity with Tokyo comes as tensions rise between Japan and China.
Taiwan's health ministry made the announcement on Friday.
The decision took effect immediately. The restrictions were imposed after Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a triple meltdown in 2011.
Tests for radioactive substances are no longer required for items from Fukushima and four nearby prefectures.
Neither are certificates of origin for foods from anywhere else in Japan.
Taiwanese health ministry officials say members of the public did not oppose the move when asked beforehand.
Taiwanese President Lai Cheng-de recently enjoyed a sushi lunch made with fish sourced from Japan. He posted photos of the meal on Thursday.
A day after, it was learned that China is suspending imports of Japanese seafood.
Beijing has been stepping up its reaction to remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae regarding Taiwan earlier this month.
Takaichi said Friday there is absolutely no change in Japan's position on China from the overall direction Xi confirmed with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met in October.
BEER GIANT ASAHI PLANS FEBRUARY RECOVERY FROM HACK ATTACK
NHK has learned Japanese beer giant Asahi Group Holdings has told business partners and others that its IT systems will be restored by February at the earliest
The company has been forced to confront security vulnerabilities after being targeted by hackers.
Asahi Group suffered a massive system failure following a ransomware attack in late September.
Shipments of beer, soft drinks, and other items are still at reduced levels.
Sources said the company had informed wholesalers and other business partners that it plans to restore shipments to normal by February at the earliest.
This means that even if the countermeasures proceed as planned, a full recovery will come more than four months after the attack.
Asahi Group Holdings will hold a news conference on November 27 to explain details including the recovery process, the extent of personal information leaks, and the impact on its businesses.
FIRE EVACUEES IN OITA ALLOWED TO CHECK HOMES
Residents of a district in the southwestern Japanese city of Oita, who were forced to flee after a fire tore through their community, have been allowed to return to check their homes.
The fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Saganoseki district destroyed about 170 buildings.
City officials announced on Thursday that the blaze on the peninsula where the community is located had been brought under control, but they are still unsure whether it has been completely extinguished.
A large part of the affected area has been cordoned off, but the city decided to allow evacuees who want to check on their homes to enter the restricted zone, accompanied by police and fire officials on Saturday and Sunday.
City officials said the evacuees were able to check on the condition of their homes from the outside after walking along streets that had been confirmed safe.
This woman who just lost her husband. Spring says she is devastated by the disaster.
00:05:09 話者 2
This year has been nothing but downers. I just want time to pass quickly.
00:05:15 話者 1
This man said he is shocked to see how everything has changed.
00:05:21 話者 3
The scenery of my city has completely changed. So sad.
00:05:26 話者 1
The city and the prefecture are considering providing disaster victims with public housing and hotels as evacuation shelters.
TRUMP PRESSES KYIV TO ACCEPT US PEACE PLAN BY THURSDAY
US President Donald Trump is pressing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a US-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
The plan calls for major concessions from Kyiv, with the deadline less than one week away.
00:05:57 話者 4
We think we have a way of getting peace. He's going to have to approve it.
00:06:01 話者 1
Trump has set next Thursday as the target date for Ukraine to accept the proposal while suggesting there could be an extension.
US media say the plan states the Crimea Peninsula, which was unilaterally annexed by Russia, and the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, would be recognized as de facto Russian territory by parties including the United States.
Zelenskyy says his country now faces one of the most difficult choices in its history, whether to lose its dignity or to lose its key partner, the US.
Zelensky earlier spoke over the telephone with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany.
Reuters news agency says they exchanged opinions on a counter-proposal to the US plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US plan could serve as a foundation for a final peace settlement.
TRUMP MEETS NYC MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI
US President Trump has met face to face with the next leader of New York City.
He congratulated Zoran Mamdani on his election win, saying he'll be a great mayor.
Trump has been a frequent critic, repeatedly calling Mamdani a communist.
The president says the two had a great meeting and that they agreed on a lot more than he expected.
He says they focused on topics like affordability and housing.
00:07:39 話者 4
The better he does, the happier I am, I will say. There's no difference in party.
There's no difference in anything. And we're going to be helping him to make everybody's dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York.
Congratulations, Mr. Mayor.
00:07:54 話者 5
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.
00:07:56 話者 1
Mamdani stressed that the meeting was focused on a shared admiration and love of New York.
00:08:05 話者 5
I think both President Trump and I, we are very clear about our positions and our views.
And what I really appreciate about the president is that the meeting that we had focused not on places of disagreement, which there are many, and also focused on the shared purpose that we have in serving New Yorkers.
00:08:22 話者 1
Mamdati is a 34-year-old Democrat. He won the race for mayor earlier this month and is set to take office in January. He strongly supports progressive measures like rent freezes to help the poor and the young.
He says he'll fund those measures by raising taxes on businesses and the rich.
Those were the main stories for this hour.
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