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Sea Temperature Hits Highs for 100 Straight Days
A US research institute says the average global sea surface temperature hit a record high for 100 straight days.
Climate Central analyzes sea surface temperatures around the world, excluding polar regions.
It uses data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA.
The group released the results of its latest analysis on Thursday.
It said the preliminary figures show the average set daily records from June 2 this year.
The researchers said the current sea surface temperature is about one degree Celsius higher than the average between 1982 and 2010.
They also said more than 90 percent of the excessive heat generated by global warming is absorbed by the ocean, leading to the rise.
It predicted the situation could continue until next year.
The researchers said if the temperatures remain high, they will affect the marine ecosystem, causing coral bleaching and mass deaths of fish.
They also warned that torrential rain and typhoons will become even more intense.
The group said curbing the rise in sea temperatures requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
US Marks 25 Years Since 9/11
People in the United States are taking time to remember those who fell on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
They are honoring the nearly 3,000 people who died in the deadliest terrorist attack in American history.
Families of the victims joined a memorial at Ground Zero in New York.
They observed a moment of silence at the exact time the first hijacked plane struck the Twin Towers. And they listened to the names of the victims being read aloud.
00:02:17 話者 2/Kesha Akin Dorismond/Victim's sister
Everybody is missed and loved. It was our younger brother and we always want him to know that we are always thinking about him.
00:02:26 (Maria Sato)
President Donald Trump attended a ceremony at the Pentagon, the scene of another attack on the day.
00:02:33 話者 3/Donald Trump
We will honor their lives. We will cherish their beautiful memories, and we will protect this country and its freedoms for every future generation.
00:02:49 (Maria Sato)
On September 11, 2001, hijackers took control of four passenger planes.
They crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
A total of 2,977 people were killed, including 24 Japanese nationals.
Japan Plans to Speed Repatriation of WWII Remains
Japan's government plans to revise the way it repatriates the remains of Japanese who died overseas during World War II in an effort to bring them home more quickly.
The welfare ministry says the remains of about 1,600 people are currently overseas and awaiting DNA analysis.
Officials presented the proposed changes to an expert panel on Tuesday.
The new approach would allow remains to be brought back to Japan before DNA testing if they are considered highly likely to be Japanese.
Possible cases include remains recovered from locations such as mass burial sites known to contain Japanese soldiers.
Currently, a sample is first sent to Japan for DNA testing.
The remaining bones are cremated overseas and brought back only if the remains are judged likely to be Japanese.
The procedure was last reviewed in 2020 after the ministry failed for years to address concerns that some remains collected overseas may not have been Japanese.
The ministry says the current procedure will continue to be used in places where remains have previously been mistakenly identified as Japanese.
Those locations include the Philippines, Myanmar and parts of the former Soviet Union.
Court Sides with Myanmar Woman Over Illegal Wage Deductions
A court in Japan has ordered the operator of a Tokyo noodle shop to pay about 1 million yen or around 6,500 dollars to a woman from Myanmar over illegal deductions from her wages. The Tokyo District Court handed down the ruling on Friday.
The 30-year-old woman began working at a mitsuya-do cement shop after coming to Japan in January last year under a government program for foreign workers with certified skills.
She worked for more than 150 hours in February last year, but she said the company deducted charges including housing costs from her wages even though she had not agreed to them in advance.
Her first paycheck was reduced to zero. The woman sued the company for unpaid wages and compensation for emotional distress.
The court said she received less than 40,000 yen, or about 260 dollars in wages, during her first three months on the job.
It said more than 70 percent of her wages had been deducted during her employment.
The court said the deductions left her unable to pay for food, utilities and other basic living costs, and ruled they were illegal.
It also said a company employee acted unlawfully by sending a woman a message telling her to leave company housing immediately if she refused to pay the charges.
Hong Kong Sentences Organizers of Tiananmen Vigil
A court in Hong Kong has sentenced the organizers of visuals for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. They face at least five years in jail.
The three defendants belong to a civic group called the Hong Kong Alliance in support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
They were indicted in 2021 on charges of inciting subversion under the national security law. The court sentenced them on Friday.
They are accused of persistently advocating the group's agenda, including an end to one-party dictatorship, even after the law took effect in July 2020.
Their respective prison terms are seven years and three months, seven years and five years and two months.
00:07:05 話者 4/Elizabeth Tang/Wife of defendant
There's no freedom of speech in Hong Kong. I'm so sorry.
00:07:11 (Maria Sato)
The group's visuals were held annually and were set to symbolize freedom of speech and assembly as guaranteed under the one country, two systems framework.
N. Korean Soccer Team Arrives in Japan for Asian Games
The North Korean men's soccer team has arrived in Japan for the Asian Games.
The event starts in Nagoya later this month.
The litigation is reportedly one of North Korea's largest for a sporting event.
About 30 players and officials touched down on Friday at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture. They traveled via Beijing.
North Korea is set to send about 180 people in total to Japan for the Asian Games.
North Korean athletes will compete across 15 sports.
The men's soccer team is the first to arrive.
A North Korean sports team last visited Japan for a soccer World Cup qualifying round in 2024.
Japan in principle bans North Koreans from entering the country as part of sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs, but exceptions are made for athletes.
The Asian Games start on September 19 and run through October 4.
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