President Trump pauses “Project Freedom” to assess progress toward an Iran agreement.
A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak heads to the Canary Islands for medical checks.
The UK returns remains of seven Ainu people to Japan for repatriation and burial.
トランプ大統領がイランとの合意進展を理由に「プロジェクト・フリーダム」を一時停止。
ハンタウイルス感染が発生したクルーズ船がカナリア諸島で検疫を受ける見通し。
英国がアイヌ民族の遺骨7体を日本へ返還し、故郷での埋葬が進む。
00:00:09 (Yuko Fukushima)
Glad to have you with us on NHK Newsline. I'm Yuko Fukushima.
Trump Pauses Project Freedom Amid Iran Negotiations
US President Donald Trump has announced a pause in the US operation to ensure safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday that Project Freedom will be put on hold for a short period to see whether an agreement can be finalized with Iran.
He wrote that what he called great progress has been made toward reaching a comprehensive and conclusive agreement with Iran.
He said Pakistan and other countries had requested the pause.
Trump did not specify what he meant by great progress.
He added that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain in effect.
US Central Command earlier announced that two US-flagged merchant vessels had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz as a first step under Project Freedom.
Iran's Tansnim news agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said Trump was making false claims in an attempt to hide the failure of the plan.
China–Iran Talks Highlight Regional Tensions
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency has reported that the country's foreign minister has held talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing.
Wednesday's encounter between Wan Yi and Abbas Arashi was arranged by the Chinese side.
It came about a week after Arashi visited Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin.
Observers say the meetings reflect Tehran's efforts to highlight the good relations it has with Russia and China.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hoped that Beijing would use the meeting to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:01:52 話者 11/Marco Rubio
I hope the Chinese tell him what he needs to be told, and that is that what you are doing in the Straits is causing you to be globally isolated.
You're the bad guy in this. You guys should not be blowing up ships.
You should not be putting mines.
You should not be trying to hold hostage the global economy.
00:02:08 (Yuko Fukushima)
Araji's visit comes days before President Trump is due to travel to China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, when Iran is expected to be on the agenda. China is a key supporter of the Iranian economy as the primary importer of the country's oil.
Japan Seeks Stable Oil Supply from Middle East
Japan's industry minister says Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate with Tokyo to ensure stable crude oil supplies.
Akazawa Ryosei spoke to reporters in France on Tuesday following visits to the two oil-producing nations earlier in the week.
Akazawa says he and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, agreed to cooperate to strengthen energy supply chains.
In the UAE, Akazawa met the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sultan al-Jaber.
He proposed ways in which Abu Dhabi can steadily increase crude oil shipments from June onwards, and is said to have received a positive response.
00:03:11 話者 12/Akazawa Ryosei
Japan is confident that it can serve as a vital link between the Middle East and Asia.
I'm convinced we can make a significant contribution to strengthen the stability and resilience of energy supplies.
Building on this visit, I will work toward implementing these initiatives.
00:03:29 (Yuko Fukushima)
The industry ministry says the UAE is Japan's biggest source of crude oil, followed by Saudi Arabia. Together, the two countries account for 80 percent of Japan's oil imports.
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Hantavirus Outbreak Forces Cruise Ship Diversion
Passengers and crew stranded aboard a ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak may soon be allowed ashore.
Spanish authorities have cleared the vessel to dock in the Canary Islands after three reported deaths.
The ship is currently anchored off the West African island nation of Cabo Verde, with 150 people on board.
Health authorities say there have been seven confirmed or suspected cases of the virus, three of them fatal.
Spanish authorities say the ship will arrive in the Canary Islands in three to four days, but have not said which port it will use.
Authorities say all passengers and crew will undergo medical checks before being transferred to their home countries.
The cruise ship operator says two crew members with signs of infection require urgent medical care and will be airlifted to the Netherlands.
The World Health Organization says the first infections may have occurred before passengers boarded the ship or on visits to islands along the route.
It says wildlife may have been the source of the outbreak.
WHO experts say it's possible to pass the virus person to person, but that kind of transmission is rare and hantavirus infections usually occur through contact with rodent waste. The WHO says the risk to the public is believed to be low.
UK Returns Ainu Remains to Japan
London's Natural History Museum has handed over the remains of seven of Japan's indigenous Ainu people to be repatriated for burial in their homeland.
The Japanese government had requested their return.
Ainu-related policies minister Kikawada Hitoshi attended a ceremony at the museum to mark the handover of the boxes containing the remains.
Some of them had been excavated in the towns of Yakumo and Mori in Hokkaido in northern Japan.
Others were donated to the museum in 1866 by then British consul and had been kept at the museum ever since.
They are believed to have been taken out of Japan for research purposes.
Okawa Masaru is the executive director of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido.
He said his ancestors would be relieved and happy to return to their hometown.
00:06:22 話者 23/Okawa Masaru
Just thinking about the feelings of our ancestors, who spent so many years in a foreign land where they couldn't understand the language, fills me with emotion.
00:06:38 (Yuko Fukushima)
It is the fourth time that Ainu remains held overseas have been returned.
A similar repatriation from the University of Edinburgh took place last year.
The remains will be interred at a memorial site in the Uppo Poi National Ainu Museum and Park in Hokkaido.
Over 2,200 Scam Suspects Detained in Malaysia
Malaysian police have detained more than 2,200 people, including five Japanese, as part of a crackdown on scam groups operating in the country.
Police told reporters on Tuesday that they had raided the basis of alleged criminal groups from January through April.
They detained a total of 2,251 individuals suspected of involvement in fraudulent activities.
In raids conducted between late January and early February, 270 out of 430 suspected swindlers were found to be foreign nationals.
They included Chinese and Indonesians as well as five Japanese.
The police said the groups were operating in ordinary housing, commercial buildings and other structures renovated to disguise the fact they were scam hubs.
Many foreign nationals have been detained on suspicion of involvement in fraud cases in Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia and Myanmar.
Authorities in those countries are stepping up efforts to tackle such groups.
Tokyo Skytree Displays 1,000 Carp Streamers
Japan marked Children's Day on Tuesday. About 1,000 carp-shaped streamers are on display near a Tokyo landmark wished for the healthy growth of children.
Crowds flocked to Tokyo Sky Tree and Simida Award for the annual event.
The colorful streamers fluttered in the wind at the foot of the 634-meter tower, setting up a perfect photo opportunity for families and tourists.
The wind songs, known as koi nobori, were made in Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, and other leading production sites in Japan.
00:08:49 話者 31
The streamers were colorful and pretty.
00:08:52 話者 32
We hadn't done anything special for Children's Day, so I'm glad we were able to come.
We also got some great photos.
00:09:00 話者 (Yuko Fukushima)
The carp streamers will be on display through Wednesday at Tokyo's Skytree Town.
And those were the main stories for this hour. This is NHK Newsline.
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And that is the news for this hour. I'm Yuko Fukushima. Thanks for joining us.
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Easy Japanese
00:10:09 話者 4
Hi there! Welcome to Easy Japanese from NHK World Japan.
I'm Eriko Kojima.
00:10:15 話者 3
And I'm Michael Reese.
Let's have fun studying Japanese together.
00:10:19 話者 4
Today we bring you lesson 10 on asking how much something costs.
00:10:30 話者 3
The main character of our skit is Tam, a student from Vietnam.
She's come to an electronics store with her friend, Ayaka.
Tam wants to get a hair dryer.
00:10:39 話者 4
Listen to the skit for lesson 10.
00:10:45 話者 5
Taksan arimasune.
Sugoi desho.
Koreba sarasara hair.
Koreba tsiyangader type.
Eh...
Ikura desu ka?
Seirutu kaitaru.
Kitemiyo?
Sumimasen.
00:11:14 話者 4
Let's go over the skit line by line.
00:11:17 話者 3
Tam is overwhelmed by the wide range of hair dryers on the shelf.
00:11:24 話者 4
So many hair dryers! Ayaka says, Amazing, don't you think?
00:11:32 話者 3
And she shows Tam different types of hair dryers.
00:11:37 話者 4
This one makes your hair silky smooth.
And this one makes your hair shine.
Tam asks, How much is it?
00:11:51 話者 3
Ayaka looks at the price tag, but it only says that the dryer is on sale.
00:11:58 話者 4
The sign says it's on sale.
Let's ask the clerk.
00:12:04 話者 3
Tam gets the attention of a salesperson.
00:12:08 話者 4
Excuse me.
How much is this hairdryer?
00:12:14 話者 3
The clerk replies.
00:12:16 話者 4
9,900 yen.
00:12:19 話者 3
Tam is surprised and says.
00:12:24 話者 4
Oh my, that's too expensive.
00:12:28 話者 3
Tam was able to ask about the price of the hair dryer, but unfortunately, it wasn't within her budget.
00:12:40 話者 4
Today's key phrase is, How much is this hair dryer?
Once you've learned this pattern, you'll be able to ask the price of anything.
Here's the meaning of the key phrase.
Kono means this.
Doraiya is hair dryer.
The wa that follows is a particle that shows the topic of the sentence.
Ikura is an interrogative meaning how much.
Today's point.
To ask the price of something, use the phrase, How much?
Ikura desu ka.
00:13:22 話者 3
So all you have to do is indicate the item and ask, Ikura desu ka.
00:13:26 話者 4
That's right.
And you can use one of the words that we previously learned for this, that, or that over there, kore, sore, are, to ask, for example, kore wa i kura desuka?
How much is this?
When you know the name of the thing you're talking about, replace kore, sore, are with kono, sono, ano, and put the noun after it.
00:13:52 話者 3
Then the key phrase becomes, how much is this hairdryer?
Kono doraya wa ikura desuka.
Listen and repeat out loud.
00:14:05 話者 4
Ikura desuka.
Kono doraya wa ikura desuka.
OK, now listen to another conversation in a shop.
A customer is asking the clerk about the price of an item.
Here's what the conversation means.
00:14:51 話者 3
Excuse me.
How much is this rice cooker?
00:14:58 話者 4
Is a rice cooker.
00:15:00 話者 3
8,700 yen.
00:15:05 話者 4
En, or yen, is the unit of the Japanese currency.
00:15:09 話者 3
Listen and repeat.
00:15:14 話者 4
Ikura desu konosui hanki wa ikura desu ka sumimasen konosui hanki wa ikura desu ka
How would you ask the price of earphones displayed on a high shelf?
If an item is far from both you and the sales clerk, use ano before the noun.
Earphones are pronounced as .
Go ahead.
Time to step up.
A price was part of the conversation in today's skit.
Previously, we learned how to count up to 10, or ju.
This time, we'll learn some bigger numbers.
First off, double digits.
To count in tens, like 20 and 30, just add 10 after each number from 2 to 9.
00:16:36 話者 3
So for 20, say 2 followed by 10 to make niju.
00:16:43 話者 4
That's right.
Counting in tens from 10 to 90 in Japanese, it's ju, niju, sanju, yonju, goju, rokuju, nanaju, hachiju, kyuju.
Now, next, three-digit numbers.
One hundred is hyaku.
Just like before, add one hundred, hyaku, after each number from two to nine.
00:17:08 話者 3
So, two hundred in Japanese is ni followed by hyaku.
That gets you ni-hyaku.
00:17:15 話者 4
That's right.
But the pronunciation can be a bit tricky.
Three hundred is pronounced san-byaku.
Six hundred becomes lo-pyaku.
and 800 is pronounced hapyaku.
On to thousands.
One thousand is sen.
Here, too, the pronunciation changes.
Three thousand becomes san-sen.
Eight thousand becomes has-sen.
To express numbers, go from the largest to smallest denomination.
For example, 1,234 is pronounced sen-ni-haku-san-ju-yong.
Now, take a listen to today's skit once again.
00:18:01 話者 5
Taksan arimasune.
Sugoi desuo.
Korewa sarasara haiya.
Korewa tsiyanga jeru taipu.
Ikura desu ka?
Seirutu kaitaru.
Kiitemiyo?
Sumimasen.
Kono dora yawa ikura desu ka.
00:18:23 話者 4
Kyusen kyu shakuen desu.
00:18:35 話者 3
Time now for Haru-san's bag full of advice.
Today we'll talk about bills and coins used in Japan.
00:18:44 話者 4
Japan has four kinds of paper money: 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 yen bills.
00:18:53 話者 3
And what's interesting is you don't see old and crumpled banknotes.
00:18:57 話者 4
That's because the Bank of Japan collects worn bills early on to be destroyed and replaced with fresh ones.
1,000 and 5,000 yen bills are taken out of circulation and replaced every year or two.
00:19:10 話者 3
Brand new bills have a role of their own, too, yes.
00:19:13 話者 4
Yes.
The proper etiquette when giving cash gifts for marriages and other celebrations is to insert crisp new bills in envelopes specifically used for that occasion.
00:19:24 話者 3
So they look and feel fresh.
00:19:25 話者 4
That's right.
As for coins, Japan has six types-- 1 yen, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500.
Vending machines don't take 1 yen or 5 yen coins, so they stay in your pocket until you shop at a store.
Did you enjoy today's Easy Japanese?
00:19:52 話者 3
We hope so.
Join us again next time.
Fushimi Inari
00:20:18 話者 2
Japan has various kinds of landmarks that fascinate visitors.
They range from cultural and historic locations to modern buildings created with cutting-edge technologies.
The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places.
In this episode of The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks, we feature Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for more than a thousand years until 1868, when the capital was moved to then Edo, now Tokyo.
When the imperial capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in the year 794, it went by the name Heian-kyo, which means the capital of peace and tranquility.
The city was modeled after the Chinese Tang Dynasty capital of Chang'an and built on a grid pattern system.
In fact, the streets of Kyoto today continue to follow this well-arranged grid.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine, famous for its seemingly endless rows of vermilion torii gates, is popular among tourists from both Japan and abroad.
It's less than 10 minutes by train or bus from Kyoto Station or about a 35-minute walk.
The shrine has a history of more than 1,300 years.
It serves as the headquarters for over 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan.
As legend goes, more than 1,300 years ago, a deity was enshrined at Mount Inari.
The mountain has since been considered sacred.
People express their belief by dedicating torii of various sizes.
Another practice is engraving the deity's various names onto stones called otsuka and placing them on the mountain.
The most famous part of Fushiminari Shrine is the thousand torii gates.
Torii are the gate-like structures at shrines.
Although the size may vary, a torii is generally made of two pillars and a beam.
It stands on the boundary of the shrine's precincts and indicates that the area inside is sacred.
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto has long rows of vermilion torii that seem to stretch on without end.
Inari shrines are dedicated to a deity popular among common people, representing good harvest, prosperous business, safety for the family, and the accomplishment of ambitions.
The Edo period, from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century, was when much of the popular culture leading up to the present age took shape.
It was during this period that people started offering torii to Inari shrines, hoping that their wishes would be fulfilled, or to give thanks when their wishes came true.
As the headquarters shrine, Fushiminari Shrine, received the most of these offerings,
This is why there are nearly 10,000 torii gates in various sizes in the precincts.
Particularly famous are the rows of torii called Sembom torii, or Thousand torii, which lead to the main shrine building.
The endless torii make for a great photo background for tourists.
Fox statues are a common sight at Inari shrines.
The foxes are believed to be messengers for the Inari deity.
Unlike actual foxes, these are imaginary creatures considered sacred and invisible.
There are many scary stories about Inari shrines and foxes across Japan.
Also, the sushi wrapped with deep-fried tofu is called Inari sushi.
This is because fried tofu is believed to be a favorite food of the sacred foxes.
Inari shrines and foxes have long been a part of Japanese people's lives.
Thank you for tuning in to the backstory of Japanese landmarks.
We hope you have a chance to visit these landmarks and see for yourself what makes them so special.
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