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US President Donald Trump says the joint military operation with Israel inside Iran is going very well, but Iran continues to strike US military bases and other facilities across Gulf nations.
00:00:31 話者 2/Donald Trump
We're doing very well in Iran. You see the result, and it's been amazing.
We've knocked out 42 navy ships.
00:00:45 (Maria Sato)
The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes on Marabad Airport in Tehran.
Officials say they destroyed 16 aircraft belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports that since the start of the conflict, 1,332 civilians have been killed.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country will fight to the finish against the US and Israel.
But he also says Iran should apologize to neighboring countries as Iranian forces continue attacks across the Gulf, apparently targeting US military posts.
State-run media, citing the education ministry, says the attacks have killed 192 students and educators and damaged or destroyed 66 schools.
The country's news agency also reports that 10 health workers have been killed.
The United Arab Emirates Defense Ministry says its air defense system is responding to missile and drone threats from Iran.
Authorities in Dubai say a missile was intercepted in the air, causing debris to fall on a vehicle and building, killing one person.
Bahrain's interior ministry blames Iran for attacks that set fire to houses and other buildings around its capital.
JAPAN SDF PLANE ARRIVES TO HELP CITIZENS EVACUATE
Amid the crisis in Iran, a Japan Self-Defense Forces transport airplane has arrived in the Maldives in the central Indian Ocean.
It will assist in the evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.
The KC-767 aerial refueling and transport plane took off early Sunday from the Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture.
The aircraft has arrived in the Maldives, where it will be on standby in case planes chartered by the Japanese government are not available or the number of those who want to be evacuated is higher than initial estimates.
Meanwhile, a flight chartered by the Japanese government left Oman on Sunday, carrying over 100 Japanese tourists and others who had been stranded in the region.
Another chartered flight is expected to leave Saudi Arabia on Monday.
EX-TRUMP OFFICIAL SEES LIMITED CHINA, RUSSIA SUPPORT FOR IRAN
A former official in the first administration of US President Trump says that support for Iran from China and Russia seems to have turned limited after Iran attacked its Middle Eastern neighbors.
Fred Flights sat for a video interview with NHK on Friday.
He was a deputy assistant to Trump and chief of staff of the National Security Council during the president's first term in office.
00:03:33 話者 3/Fred Fleitz/Former US National Security Council Chief of Staff
When Iran starts firing missiles at all these nations in the Middle East that the Russians and the Chinese want to do business with, Moscow and Beijing are not happy.
00:03:43 (Maria Sato)
As for the US-Israeli military operation, Flights said the US has already made significant progress in reducing what he called the threat from Iran.
00:03:53 話者 3
It looks like this has been a very successful operation.
The US and Israel now have air superiority.
00:04:00 (Maria Sato)
Flights expressed the view that the US has become able to freely carry out various operations without incurring any major disruptions.
He said the US can start attacking wider areas by using precision-guided bombs, which it has in large quantity and are lower priced than cruise missiles.
Flights pointed out that 60 days after Trump first reports to Congress the deployment of US armed forces, their use is automatically terminated unless lawmakers have declared war or passed legislation authorizing the action.
Flights indicated that Trump likely has in mind concluding military operations by that time.
UKRAINIAN SUMO COACH ENCOURAGES AONISHIKI
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonischiki is gearing up for the spring tournament that starts Sunday and cheering him on will be his former coach.
Aonischiki was promoted last November to the second highest rank of Ozeki.
He then won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, taking his second straight title.
The 21-year-old is hoping this tournament will be his chance to claim a third consecutive championship and earn promotion to the top rank of Yokozuna.
Vaja Dayuli was Aonishiki's coach back in Ukraine.
He spoke to NHK ahead of the tournament.
00:05:46 話者 4/Vazha Daiauri/Aonishiki's former coach
I'm really looking forward to this tournament.
I hope he puts on a great show and brings home another title.
00:05:59 (Maria Sato)
Daiauri started coaching Aonishiki when he was a child and worked with him for over a decade.
He remembers that the young wrestler always practiced what he learned and constantly asked questions.
00:06:15 話者 4
He's trained in so many styles that he can spot an opponent's weak points right away.
00:06:31 (Maria Sato)
Daiauri says his former student was hardworking, respectful, and always listened to his seniors and coaches.
00:06:41 話者 4
Aonishiki, I believe you'll win the tourney and be promoted to Yokozuna and make us proud.
TAIWAN LANTERN FESTIVAL FEATURES JAPAN FLOAT
00:06:47 (Maria Sato)
A giant nebuta float from Japan's Aomori Prefecture has taken part in a parade at the Taiwan Lantern Festival.
The colorful festival is being held in the southern Taiwanese county of Cha-yi.
The themes include Taiwanese nature and culture, as well as this year's zodiac sign, the horse.
The nebuta float features Mazu, a goddess widely worshiped in Taiwan.
Dancers called Haneto brought energy to the venue.
Taiwan donated more than 126 million dollars to affected areas of northeastern Japan, including Aomori Prefecture, after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
00:07:42 話者 5/Hou Ching Lee/Organizer
This year marks 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It's heartwarming to see this symbol of Taiwan-Japan friendship.
00:07:55 話者 6/Suwa Makoto/Nebuta artist
I created a float as large as the ones I make in Aomori.
I hope Japanese and Taiwanese cultures will resonate with each other.
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00:08:28 (Maria Sato)
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