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TWO DEAD AFTER SHIPS CAPSIZE NEAR US BASE RELOCATION SITE
Two ships have capsized near the site of a US airbase relocation project in Okinawa, leaving two people dead. The majority of the passengers were high school students.
Japan Coast Guard officials say the accident occurred off the coast of the Henoko District in Nago City on Monday morning.
The ships have been used in protest against relocation of the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station from Ginowon City.
Twenty-one people were on board, including 18 high school students from Kyoto.
They were all thrown into the sea.
A 17-year-old student and the captain of one of the ships were treated at a hospital and later confirmed dead. Two other people are said to have sustained injuries.
An employee of the high school said the students are visiting Okinawa until Tuesday for a trip about peace studies.
The employee said one group was scheduled to visit the Henoko site by boat on Monday as part of the itinerary.
TRUMP ASKS COUNTRIES TO SEND NAVAL SUPPORT TO HORMUZ
US President Donald Trump is asking China, NATO, and others to send ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices have spiked around the world in recent weeks, since Iran's de facto closure of the vital trade route.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the Trump administration is expected to announce the formation of a coalition.
The newspaper cites officials who say the announcement could come as early as this week. Trump says he had contacted around seven countries about potential membership.
He earlier said online that he hopes countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK will send vessels to keep the strait open and safe.
Speaking to the Financial Times over the weekend, Trump said that China should provide support, noting that it gets 90 percent of its oil through the strait.
He says waiting until his planned meeting with his Chinese counterpart later this month would be too late, and he may postpone his trip to China.
Trump has also alluded to US allies in NATO. He says that if there's no response from them, it could be very bad for the future of the alliance.
00:02:29 話者 10/Donald Trump
We are talking to other countries about working with us for the policing of the strength.
We've had some positive response. We had a few that would rather not get involved.
00:02:43 話者 1
During an upper house meeting on Monday, Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae was asked how the government intends to respond.
She says Japan has not received a request yet, and that it is difficult to answer a hypothetical question.
00:02:58 話者 2/Takaichi Sanae
The government is considering how to secure the safety of ships and crew members and what can be done within the framework of Japanese law.
00:03:13 話者 1
Takaichi says nothing has been decided yet regarding the dispatch of destroyers.
She says serious discussions have been taking place across ministries in the past few days on what course of action Japan can take independently and legally.
British Secretary of State for Energy Security Ed Miliband tells the BBC that there are several ways Britain could contribute.
He says that includes the use of mine detection drones and he indicated that options are being considered with allies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi tells CBS News that countries have been making contact asking for safe passage for their ships.
He says the matter is for the military to decide, but that groups of ships belonging to multiple countries are already being allowed to pass safely.
Arachi also says Iran has never called for a ceasefire nor sought negotiations.
Japan is moving to provide some relief for domestic oil prices.
BUSINESS
Let's hear more from our business teams. Ramin Mellegard.
00:04:18 話者 3/Ramin Mellegard
Thank you very much indeed.
JAPAN STARTS RELEASING OIL FROM PRIVATE-SECTOR STOCKPILES
Now Japan started to release oil from private sector stockpiles on Monday in an attempt to stabilize supply. The fuel released amounts to 15 days of consumption.
Oil-related companies in Japan hold reserves equivalent to 70 days.
The government has a separate stockpile and is expected to release one month of supply later in March.
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry says the number of tankers arriving in Japan could drop sharply from around Friday.
Member nations of the International Energy Agency agreed last week to release a record 410 million barrels of oil from reserves.
The IEA on Sunday said countries in Asia, Oceania, will release 108.6 million barrels immediately.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol says unprecedented additional volumes of oil will be brought to the market from March 16, but he stresses opening the Strait of Hormuz is vital for a return to stable flows.
CHINA'S ECONOMY SHOWS MIXED RESULTS FOR START OF YEAR
China's economy is showing mixed results for the start of the year.
The country reported solid growth in industrial output in the combined January and February period, but consumption was weak while a property market slump continues.
China's National Bureau statistics said on Monday that industrial production grew 6.3% from the same period last year.
That's faster than December's growth rate of 5.2%.
Retail sales also improved, but the relatively low 2.8% growth rate showed that consumers were still keeping their wallets closed.
Investment in real estate development sank just over 11 percent from a year ago.
Meanwhile, prices of new homes fell in 53 out of 70 major cities in February compared to January.
At a recent meeting of the country's legislature, the Chinese government vowed to place top priority this year on boosting domestic demand.
DEVICE KEEPS TABS ON JAPAN'S LITTER PROBLEM
Now, a startup in a popular tourist destination in western Japan has come up with a tool that may make the streets cleaner.
The device is a simple garbage grabber, but with a twist.
It's been fitted with AI technology capable of visualizing litter and analyzing the data.
00:06:44 話者 4
A demonstration of the device was held in front of Nara Station, which is always crowded with tourists.
00:06:52 話者 13
Please take up the tongs.
00:06:54 話者 4
The man behind the high-tech garbage collector is Tachibana Koki, who launched the startup while studying information communications technology at graduate school.
Tachibana's tongs are equipped with a small AI camera.
Artificial intelligence analyzes images of the trash being collected and then records the type of litter and the place where it was picked up. The data is then visualized.
00:07:28 話者 5
This is all the trash I collected.
00:07:32 話者 4
The tongues produce a sound that informs users they've been successful in picking up some trash.
00:07:41 話者 6
It feels rewarding to hear the sound.
00:07:44 話者 7
This is fun, almost like playing a game.
00:07:48 話者 4
The collected data can identify littering trends, including the type of trash that's being discarded and where more of it is thrown away.
On this particular day, all sorts of scraps of paper were found in a nearby park.
The municipal government intends to use the data to decide where to install trash cans.
00:08:14 話者 16/Omaki Ryosei/Nara prefectural government official
Until now, we've not been able to manage the hard data to monitor what types of litter is thrown out and where.
00:08:20 話者 4
The high-tech tongs have generated interest around the country and are now being leased out to other municipalities and entities.
The lease comes with access to the accumulated data collected by the devices.
After trying out the tongs, the municipal government of Osaka reviewed its cleanup route and succeeded in shortening the time needed for the job.
Tachibana is pleased with the interest his tongs have generated, but he hopes to use the collected information on a larger scale.
00:08:57 話者 14/Tachibana Koki/Student, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
I believe that we can fundamentally solve environmental problems from the route if we can collect large amounts of data.
00:09:06 話者 4
The strategic removal of litter from Japan's streets has already begun producing results.
The high-tech tongs are not only gathering small bits of litter, but vital data that will be used to address bigger challenges.
MARKETS
00:09:23 話者 3
Okay, let's get a check on the markets.
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And that is it for Business News.
'TAYLOR LIBRARY' HONORS AMERICAN TEACHER KILLED IN 2011 TSUNAMI
00:10:01 話者 1
Taylor Anderson lost her life in Miyagi Prefecture's Ishinomaki City when the great East Japan earthquake struck in 2011.
The American book lover was working as an assistant English teacher at that time and was adored by her students.
In memory of her death, her father established the Taylor Library, where students now learn about the importance of disaster preparedness.
NHK World's Yamada Nana reports.
00:10:29 話者 5/Yamada Nana
Taylor's father, Andy Anderson, established a Taylor Library.
It is named after his daughter, Taylor.
00:10:40 話者 8/Andy Anderson
A lot of these books, we gave them a list of what she liked when she was a kid.
00:10:46 話者 5
Taylor worked as an assistant language teacher at an elementary school in Ishinomaki City. She was at the school on the day of the disaster.
She went home to get her mobile phone to let her family in the US know she was safe.
But Taylor was caught and swept away by the tsunami. She was just 24 years old.
Andy wanted to preserve the memory of his daughter and her love of books.
He used donations collected in both Japan and the United States.
Taylor Libraries have now been established at 40 institutions, including elementary and junior high schools.
00:11:31 話者 8
Taylor learned about the world through books, and that got her to start to explore and have dreams that she pursued. I feel like I'm closer to her when I'm here.
00:11:50 話者 5
Kimura Emiko, an English teacher at a junior high school in Tokyo, came to visit an elementary school that has a Taylor Library.
Kimura listened as school staff members described what they experienced during the disaster.
00:12:07 話者 15/Kimura Emiko/Teacher
Just standing here brings up so many emotions.
Okay, let's start. Good morning, everyone.
00:12:20 話者 5
Kimura conducted a class about disaster preparedness and told her students about the Taylor Library.
I want you to strive to become disaster prevention experts in both English and Japanese.
Kimura told her students about the elementary school that houses the library.
She explained kids there learn about the terrifying tsunami that took Taylor's life.
At the end of the lesson, the students wrote messages to Taylor's father.
00:12:55 話者 18
We must never forget that this happened, and we really need to learn about disaster preparedness.
00:13:06 話者 5
Andy visited a park in Ishinomaki City on March 11.
There is a memorial to his daughter at the park.
It is the first time he has been to Ishinomaki on March 11.
00:13:20 話者 8
We always wanted to avoid March 11. We felt it would be hard to be here on March 11.
(Japanese)
We look forward to being with you again someday. And we are living our dream like you'd want us to. That's what I tell her.
00:13:52 話者 5
Kimura came from Tokyo to visit Andy that evening.
00:13:58 話者 8
Hello.
00:13:58 話者 15
Hello, Andy.
00:14:00 話者 5
She wanted to hand Andy letters and let him know her students truly admire him for establishing such a meaningful memorial to his daughter.
00:14:09 話者 15
These are the message from my students.
00:14:11 話者 8
Thank you. So they're all junior high school, third year, because that's why they're taking the third year. So this is their handwriting.
00:14:19 話者 15
Oh yes, handwriting.
00:14:20 話者 8
I love that we want to become a warm-hearted person like your daughter.
Yeah.
It's sweet. I hope that they would see that story and take it more seriously than they might otherwise, and to think that it really is real and it really affects people's lives.
00:14:39 話者 1
Well, earlier I spoke to Yamada Nana, who covered the story.
She was at the Taylor Library in an elementary school in Ishinomaki City.
Nana tells us more about how this library was first established.
00:14:56 話者 5
I am in the elementary school where Taylor was actually teaching English 15 years ago.
This library was first set up here six months after the disaster.
When it was created, there were 40 books, but now the library stores more than 1,400.
That's thanks to a fund set up by Taylor's parents.
Although most of the books are in English, I want you to look at here.
Some of them have Japanese translation on them.
That work was done by local volunteers so that all the kids could enjoy the books.
I should note, the bookshelves here have a special meaning too.
They were made by a local carpenter named Endo Shinichi.
The project was deeply personal to him because he lost three of his children to the tsunami. They were also Taylor's students at that time.
So for Endo, helping with the library helped return meaning to his life after such a dark period.
00:16:05 話者 1
Right, well, what does the Taylor Library mean to the children?
00:16:12 話者 5
I'd say it's like a link that connects children to the world.
Taylor expanded her own world through reading books which eventually landed her in Japan.
She apparently wanted to work as a bridge between Japan and the United States.
For some kids, the Taylor Library may be the first opportunity to read English books.
Taylor's father hopes they might help the children envision what different worlds look like and pursue their dreams like Taylor once did.
00:16:45 話者 1
Now, what role does this library play in terms of disaster preparedness?
00:16:52 話者 5
I think it will play an important role to educate children on the dangers of tsunami and how vital it is for us to be well prepared for any disasters.
A teacher at school told me because these students never experienced the disaster themselves, telling them about Taylor's story is a crucial reminder.
IN FOCUS
00:17:18 話者 1
We now go to my colleague Shibuya Aki for Newsline in Focus.
She's following a young Ukrainian sumo wrestler with big dreams.
00:17:27 話者 7/Shibuya Aki
The spring grand sumo tournament is heating up.
One wrestler drawing attention is Aonishiki.
The Ukrainian has climbed from the lowest division to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki, faster than any wrestler since 1958.
Among Ukrainians, Aonishiki is a national treasure.
But today, we're spotlighting another young sumo wrestler from Ukraine.
Inspired by his countryman's remarkable rise, he dreams of becoming just like Aonishiki, training every day with passion and determination.
00:18:07 話者 6
This international sumo tournament, held in Tokyo in February, brought together about 1,700 amateur wrestlers from 19 countries and regions.
Among the competitors were six wrestlers from Ukraine, aged 10 to 14.
They included 11-year-old Vladyslav Stavitskii.
Even after Russia began its invasion of his country, Vladyslav kept on training.
He's now competing on the international stage.
00:18:39 話者 9/Vladyslav Stavitskii
It's great. I feel like this is a world-class tournament for young sumo wrestlers.
00:18:48 話者 6
About 10 days before the competition, Vladyslav and his teammates arrived in Ehime Prefecture, Western Japan. They went to Seiyo City to join a training camp.
The Sumo Federation of Ukraine began interacting with the city four years ago.
Since young Ukrainian wrestlers were unable to train for the tournament in their country due to the invasion, the city invited them to practice here.
One Ukrainian taking part in the camp in 2022 was the future star Aonishiki, who had evacuated to Japan.
00:19:51 話者 9
I want to be like Aonishiki in the future. He has been training so hard for many years.
00:20:06 話者 6
Vladislav started Sumo at the age of three.
He says he became interested in the sport because his mother watched it on TV.
Just as he was committing foley to sumo, Russia launched its invasion.
The Stavitsky family was forced to flee the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk, one of the fiercest battle zones.
They now live in a suburb of the capital Kyiv, but apart from Vladislav's father, who is serving as a soldier.
It wasn't until nearly two years after the start of the invasion that Vladislav's Sumo Club members were able to retrieve their practice mat from their hometown.
At the training camp in Japan, the Ukrainians practiced with local junior high school students who had competed at the national level.
00:21:13 話者 9
I'm grateful and proud to be here in Japan, training with young Japanese wrestlers.
00:21:24 話者 6
Vladislav also received guidance from a Japanese sumo club's head coach on how to position his arms.
00:21:36 話者 19
Sumo wrestlers with a background in wrestling often keep their arms like this.
But that lets opponents gain control. Keep your arms down.
00:21:45 話者 6
They also learn training methods using a pole, called teppo, as well as ways to practice hari-te, or slapping drills, on a wall.
The Ukrainians can do the exercises even after returning to their country.
00:22:02 話者 9
I want to reach the final and win the championship to prove what I can do.
00:22:09 話者 6
On the day of the tournament, Vladislav competes in the 5th grade division.
He warms up with shiko, or foot stamping, and shows a focused, determined attitude.
Finally, it's his turn. He wins his first match with one of his signature powerful throws.
In the third round, he's up against a much bigger opponent.
He can't secure a grip on his opponent's mawashi belt and loses the bow.
00:23:32 話者 9
I was really sad. It's frustrating. because I couldn't prove how strong I am.
But I want to become a powerful sumo wrestler, like Aonishiki.
I want to compete in the top division consistently, and someday become a yokozuna.
00:23:54 話者 6
Turning his frustration into motivation, young Vladislav has renewed his determination to keep climbing step by step toward achieving his sumo dream.
00:24:08 話者 7
Vladislav is already looking forward to next year's international tournament.
He says he's determined to work hard in his home country, practicing the techniques he learned in the training camp to become a champion.
And that's all for me.
WEATHER
00:24:32 話者 1
It's time for us to check the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh.
So, Jonathan, those living in the eastern US are bracing for serious, severe storms.
What is the latest?
00:24:43 話者 10/Jonathan Oh
Hello, over the weekend, a cold front and a low pressure system was marching through the central United States, extending from the Great Lakes down toward the Deep South, producing damaging winds and even some tornadoes.
And this storm is really means serious business along the eastern seaboard.
We're talking about severe weather threats, especially for straight line winds, but also the threat for tornadoes. And behind it, very cold air coming into the picture.
So make sure that you stay weather aware as you go throughout the day on Monday during the daytime hours.
We'll see that front passing on through 13 for the high in Atlanta, minus 3 in Chicago.
So those temperatures are going to be plummeting as we go through the day on Monday.
Looking at what's happening across East Asia, it's really more like spring.
We're talking about warm temperatures with high pressure controlling places like Japan, where highs will be topping off at 16 for partly cloudy skies, 15 in Seoul, 12 in Beijing, showers still in Shanghai with a high of 13 on Tuesday.
That's a look at your forecast.
I hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
JAPAN SEES EARLY SOMEI-YOSHINO CHERRY BLOSSOMS
00:26:50 話者 1
One more story before we go.
Japan Meteorological Agency officials announced that Someiyoshino cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in cities in western and central Japan.
The tree is a famous variety.
The start of the cherry blossom season was announced on Monday morning.
The officials say that Someiyoshino blossoms appeared in Kochi City seven days earlier than last year and six days ahead of the average. In Gifu City, it was nine days earlier.
00:27:23 話者 4
I'm surprised about the pace they began to bloom.
I'm really looking forward to seeing many kinds of cherry blossoms.
00:27:30 話者 1
Many parts of the country are set to see cherry trees bloom this week as temperatures are forecast to be around or above average.
And that wraps up this edition of NHK Newsletter.
We'll have more for you soon. Thanks for joining us.
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