Large crowds filled Narita Airport as travelers headed overseas,
while Kumamoto quake survivors faced extreme heat and typhoon risks,
and Okinawa and Amami continued to see strong winds and rain.
成田空港は旅行客で混雑し、
熊本の地震被災者は猛暑と台風の影響に直面し、
沖縄と奄美では強風と雨が続いた。
00:00:09 (Maria Sato)
Hello, welcome back to NHK Newsline. I'm Maria Sato in Tokyo.
Narita Airport Sees Huge Crowds As Travelers Head Overseas
Travelers flock to Narita Airport near Tokyo as the number of people leaving for international destinations peaks on Saturday during the Bon holiday season.
About 58,000 and passengers are expected to depart from the airport for international destinations on Saturday alone.
Officials say resort areas like Guam and Hawaii remain popular.
But the number of people choosing destinations closer to home, such as South Korea and Taiwan, has increased by about 20 percent from last year amid the yen's decline and soaring fuel surcharges.
Narita International Airport Corporation projects the total number of passengers on international flights during a 10-day period through August 16 will top one million.
That is up 1.4 percent from the same period last year.
The company says if the number exceeds one million, it will be the first time since 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.
00:01:19 話者 12
I chose South Korea because prices are high in other places.
We will enjoy shopping, meals and beauty care.
00:01:28 話者 13
The weak yen is hard on me, but this trip is a good opportunity for my family, so I want to enjoy it.
00:01:36 (Maria Sato)
The airport is expecting to see the peak of people returning from their trips on August 16.
Kumamoto Quake
Survivors Face More Extreme Heat, Risks From Typhoon
Temperatures have been soaring again since early Saturday morning in Kumamoto Prefecture, where a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caused heavy damage on July 28.
As of 11 a.m., the mercury had hit 34.9 degrees Celsius in Uki City and 33.5 degrees in Kumamoto City. Temperatures are likely to rise further on Saturday.
Highs in Kumamoto City and Amakusa City are expected to reach 35 degrees.
People there are urged to avoid cleaning and doing other recovery work during hot midday hours.
Authorities advise taking breaks regularly and consuming liquids and salts to prevent heat stroke.
Windy conditions will also continue in the prefecture due to Typhoon Dolphin.
Officials warn against conducting recovery work during strong winds.
The typhoon will bring moist air and may cause localized thundershowers.
Sudden downpours could trigger landslides as the ground has already been loosened by the quakes.
Typhoon Brings Strong Winds And Rain To Okinawa, Amami
The large and very strong typhoon is bringing prolonged rain and winds to southwestern Japan.
Authorities say Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture are especially at risk.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, Typhoon Dolphin was estimated to be over waters 180 kilometers west-northwest of Okinawa's Kumejima Island.
It was heading west at a slow speed.
Okinawa's main island and the Amami region remain under the storm zone.
The typhoon's movement stalled on Friday.
Okinawa and Amami were lashed by continuous rain.
Typhoon Dolphin will gradually pull away from Okinawa, but the effects will likely be prolonged.
Heavy rain clouds could develop over Okinawa's main island region, sharply raising the risk of disaster.
Nagasaki To Preserve Minutes Of Peace Declaration Committee
NHK has learned that the atomic bomb city of Nagasaki plans to permanently preserve the minutes of a committee that drafts its annual peace declaration.
The move is aimed at ensuring the city's experiences of the 1945 atomic bombing are passed on to future generations.
Every August 9, the city holds a peace memorial ceremony to mark the 1945 US
atomic bombing. The mayor reads the peace declaration at the ceremony.
The committee, which is made-up of atomic bomb survivors and experts, discusses the declaration's wording.
The city has preserved all previous declarations. but the minutes had been categorized as reference material and were disposed of after 10 years.
It became known in June that records before 2014 do not exist.
In response to calls from survivors and citizens, the city decided to designate the minutes as historical archives and permanently preserve them.
00:05:18 話者 24/Suzuki Shiro/Nagasaki Mayor
We believe materials should be preserved to enable future generations to examine history.
We need to preserve the views and accounts of atomic bomb survivors.
00:05:31 (Maria Sato)
Nagasaki City also says records of the selection process to pick a survivor to read a pledge of peace at the annual ceremony will be archived.
Japan Protests South Korean Activity Off Takeshima Islands
Tokyo has protested to Seoul after spotting a South Korean research ship in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan.
South Korea controls the islands. Japan claims them.
The Japanese foreign ministry says Coast Guard patrollers observed the ship dropping what looked like a wire into waters west of the islands on Friday afternoon.
The ministry says the South Korean vessel is highly likely to have been conducting a marine survey.
It says there was no prior application for the activity.
The head of the ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, lodged a strong protest with a senior diplomat from the South Korean embassy in Tokyo.
The Japanese embassy in Seoul delivered a similar protest to the South Korean foreign ministry.
The Japanese government maintains the Takimsima Islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory.
It says South Korea is illegally occupying them.
Okinawan Culture On Show In Berlin
People from the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa have shared their music, dance and history at an international event in Germany.
The ten-day event began in Berlin late last month.
On Friday, performers danced to island melodies played on the traditional three-stringed lute, the sanshin.
A martial artist showed off traditional Okinawan fighting skills with a display of karate.
Also on show were images from Okinawa's turbulent past, mainly the post-war period, under American occupation. Among them was the 1970 riot in Koza, now Okinawa City.
Angry residents set cars on fire after an American soldier hit an Okinawan person with his vehicle.
00:08:08 話者 35
We also have the same experiences from the war. Our city was also in ruins and it was divided and we had a lot of issues with that and also overcame it.
00:08:20 話者 36
I would love to come to Okinawa and see the island for myself and experience the culture there. So definitely I really, really loved it.
00:08:35 (Maria Sato)
The event was organized by a traditional Okinawan dancer who lives in Berlin.
She says she hopes visitors will take home the message that people can build relationships even if they have a language barrier.
Unity beyond borders.
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