- Meta's Global Head of Safety Calls for Parental Approval Systems for App Downloads
- メタ、子どもの安全利用に向けアプリダウンロード時の保護者承認システムを要請
- Yaskawa Electric and Agricultural Cooperative Team Up to Develop AI Harvesting Robots
- 安川電機と全農、人手不足解消へ向けて作物を自動収穫するAIロボットを共同開発
- Director Suzuki Tadashi's Multilingual Theater Training Spreads Globally from Rural Japan
- 富山県の山村から世界へ発信される、演出家・鈴木忠志の多言語劇と身体訓練哲学
- 今日の語彙：animating / （議論や方針などを）活発化させる,引き起こす,突き動かす、ecosystem / エコシステム、生態系（IT・ビジネスではプラットフォームや関連企業などを取り巻く全体の仕組み）、autonomously / 自律的に,自主的に、transcend / （限界や範囲を）超越する,超える
- 今日の英語表現：neck-and-neck / (競争や選挙などで）優劣がつけられない,互角の,接戦の
- Shadowing Tips：シャドーイングの目標は、発声した音声と、その意味が考えなくても瞬時に結びつくようになることです。つまり英語のままダイレクトに意味が理解できるようになること（英語脳の形成）
Great to have you with us. From our studio in Tokyo, this is NHK Newsline.
Israel Election Too Close to Call as Count Continues
Counting is underway in Israel's general election.
Local media say the bloc led by incumbent Prime Minister Beamin Netanyahu is neck-and-neck with the main opposition camp, but is expected to fall short of a majority.
The polls closed at 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
Israeli TV broadcaster Channel 12 gave projections for the 120-seat parliament based on exit polls and the latest vote count as of 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party was projected to win 27 seats, with 52 in total for the ruling bloc.
The broadcaster said the centrist Yashar Party, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, was projected to take 21 seats, with the party's opposition group on track to secure 49 overall.
If neither the ruling nor opposition camp secures a majority, talks are expected to take place in the coming days to form a coalition.
Leaders of Finland, Norway Speak with Putin
The leaders of Finland and Norway have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his country's invasion of Ukraine as peace talks are expected to be held next month.
Finland's presidential office said Tuesday that President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garr Storre jointly spoke by phone with Putin.
The call was related to talks on a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine, expected to take place in the United Arab Emirates. The United States will also take part.
Stubb and Storre told Putin their countries would continue their long-standing support for Ukraine. They also stressed that the war must end and negotiations resume.
The Russian presidential office said Putin repeated his stance that peace in Ukraine could be achieved only if Russia's interests are fully taken into account.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sabiha told reporters the phone call had been coordinated with Ukraine.
The move appears aimed at underscoring Ukraine's strong ties with Europe as US President Donald Trump has recently taken steps toward a more pro-Russia stance.
Finnish Defense Minister Antti Haakonen told NHK World on Monday that his country was trying to get peace negotiations back on track.
He said Finland had been involved in talks about possible negotiations with Putin.
Media: Bolsonaro Has Arrived in US After Fleeing Brazil
Multiple media reports say Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States after leaving Brazil following his loss in the country's presidential election.
Brazilian and US media reported that the right-wing Brazilian senator landed on Tuesday.
Bolsonaro lost to leftist incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff on Sunday. Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat.
Local media reported Brazil's Supreme Court had banned Bolsonaro from leaving the country.
They said he may have decided to evade an investigation into suspected money laundering.
A senior US State Department official said on Tuesday that the US will grant Bolsonaro and his family entry visas.
GMO Says Hackers' Website Shut Down
Japan's GMO Internet Group says a website used by hackers to publish stolen information has been shut down.
The company has been refusing to pay ransom, but is offering up to one million dollars for information to help identify the attackers.
GMO's cloud services were illegally accessed last week.
The services allow investors to conduct automated foreign exchange trading and other transactions.
Hackers demanded a ransom, then said the company had failed to meet the deadline.
So on Tuesday, they released what they claimed was customer information.
GMO says the website with that information was shut down at around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
DMO says it will continue to monitor related websites and take steps to shut down any new ones that appear.
The company is urging people not to direct others to websites believed to be operated by the hackers or share content from those sites.
It says such action could effectively aid the attack.
Business
For more business stories, here's Ramin Mellegard from our biz desk.
00:05:21 話者 2/Ramin Mellegard
Thank you very much indeed.
Meta Calls for Parental Approval for App Downloads
Now the global head of safety at US tech giant Meta Platforms is calling for the introduction of a parental approval system for app downloads.
That's to prevent excessive social media use by children.
Now, Antigone Davis spoke to NHK during her visit to Japan, where she met with government and education officials.
Moves are spreading to strengthen regulations on children's access to social media.
Now, last year, Australia became the first country to implement a ban for kids under 16.
00:06:02 話者 13/Antigone Davis
I do very much understand the concerns that are animating policymakers around the world. We don't think that things like bans and strict age restrictions work well.
00:06:17 話者 2
Davis said such measures won't accomplish the goal of providing a safe online experience for young people as they could still use apps not subject to the rules.
00:06:29 話者 13
Perhaps really to make sure that each layer and each portion of the ecosystem plays their important role, whether it's the app store or developers like ourselves or parents.
00:06:44 話者 2
Davis said everyone should be responsible for taking care of children online, adding that the most important thing is to continue dialogue.
EU Could Exclude Japanese Makers from EV Preferential Rules
Japanese automakers are worried new rules that could soon be in place in the European Union will leave them out in the cold.
EU member states are working on a deal that would give preferential treatment to electric vehicles made in the bloc.
The European Commission proposed the measures in March amid intense competition between EU and Chinese makers in the EV and other low-carbon sectors.
Now, under the agreement, only EVs and plug-in hybrids assembled in the bloc would qualify for public procurement and subsidies.
And a certain percentage of the value of their components would also need to come from the EU.
The details are still being discussed, but vehicles produced by Japanese makers outside the EU are unlikely to receive favorable treatment.
Toyota Motor makes EVs for the European market and has plans to expand a plant in the Czech Republic, but right now it exports EVs from Japan and produces plug-in hybrids in Turkey, which is not an EU member.
Toyota's European unit issued a statement earlier this month.
The carmaker referred to itself as a European manufacturer and urged the EU to include trusted partners such as Japan in the preferential program.
Now, other Japanese makers that could be affected include Suzuki Motor, which exports EVs produced in India to Europe, and Nissan Motor, which builds EVs for the European market in Britain.
EU officials say Japan has similar measures for its domestic market that put automakers from the block at a disadvantage.
EU member states are aiming to finalize the agreement as early as next month.
JCCI Chair Aims to Help Smaller Firms Crack Indian Market
The head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is in India for a week-long visit.
He stressed his intention to help small and mid-sized Japanese companies advance into the Indian market.
JCCI Chairman Kobayashi Ken said India is the leading power in the Global South, adding that its market is highly attractive, with a population of 1.4 billion people and rich, human resources.
He said that in many cases, it takes a long time for Japanese firms to start doing business in India.
Kobayashi attributed this to complex administrative procedures and problems in infrastructure building when making investments.
00:09:51 話者 24/Kobayashi Ken
We want to conduct economic diplomacy urging India's administration and state governments to further increase tolerance levels for Japan's mid and small-sized firms to do business in India.
00:10:07 話者 2
There have been moves in Japan's political and business circles to connect India's vitality to Japan's economic growth.
The Japanese government aims to encourage private sector investment of 10 trillion yen or over $63 billion in India.
The plan also includes a goal of more than 500,000 personnel exchanges.
AI Robot Helping Farmers Harvest Crops
A Japanese industrial robot maker has teamed up with an agricultural cooperative to develop AI-powered robots that can harvest crops by themselves.
The project aims to tackle the industry's labor shortage.
Yaskawa Electric and the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations have jointly created a physical AI robot.
It started working at a farm in Asaga Prefecture in southwestern Japan this year.
The robot is taught to recognize the optimal size of crops for harvesting.
It can autonomously assess growth levels and then actually pick the crops.
00:11:19 話者 35/Matsuura Hidenori/Yaskawa Electric
Robots can also work at night.
So there's a huge merit in using them when no one is available.
We're focusing on making robots grasp what farmers need as much as possible.
00:11:33 話者 2
The company says the robot can harvest about 120 cucumbers in 40 minutes but that its speed needs to be improved.
It aims to see the robot reach the same performance levels as human workers.
Markets
Okay, let's get a check on the markets.
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And that's it for Business.
Riding the Wave of US Shipbuilding Expansion
00:12:30 話者 1
The US mid-term elections are now a few days away.
One policy that President Donald Trump has promoted is the revival of the shipbuilding industry.
China accounts for over half of the global shipbuilding market and is also increasing its naval presence.
With the United States now aiming to rebuild its maritime capabilities, a Japanese firm hopes to expand its business opportunities.
NHK World's Akiyama Daiki reports.
00:13:01 話者 42/Donald Trump
To boost our defense industrial base, we are also going to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding.
00:13:13 話者 6/Akiyama Daiki
The Trump administration has accelerated investment in US shipyards and is expanding cooperation with Japan and South Korea.
Last year, the President announced plans for new Trump-class battleships.
The administration aims to build about 25 of these vessels.
One manufacturer in Japan sees a chance for growth.
It's based in Nagasaki Prefecture, which has a long history of shipbuilding.
00:13:51 話者 6/Reporting Akiyama Daiki
This factory focuses on shipbuilding.
As its core business shrinks, it's betting on the US market.
00:14:02 話者 6
Kubo Industries was founded 78 years ago.
It makes steel structures for ships, bridges, and other projects.
About 10 years ago, a heavy industry measure began to withdraw from commercial shipbuilding in Nagasaki. Kubo's workload dropped sharply as a result.
Company president Takahashi Shinya then found an opportunity in work at the US Navy base in Sasebo.
00:14:39 話者 47/Takahashi Shinya/President, Kubo Industries
As it happened, the US Navy approached us. They said vessel repairs would increase and asked whether companies in Nagasaki could take on the work.
00:14:50 話者 6
Few local firms got on board.
Kubo Industries made significant investments to secure contracts with the Navy.
It opened an office near the Sasebo base and bought additional welding machines.
Kubo employees were sent to the United States for training.
They also learned US labor and workplace rules.
The company eventually qualified for US military vessel repair work.
In October, it won its first major contract.
Takahashi says competition is limited and he expects higher profit margins.
00:15:46 話者 47
There are many opportunities for us to win contracts.
We want to expand this type of work and leverage the skills we've built up over the years.
00:15:59 話者 6
Takahashi is optimistic, but he has questions about the Trump administration's security policies.
00:16:12 話者 47
Since the Trump administration took office, the United States has been engaged in military operations In that sense, I'd like to see a change.
I think the conflicts could end with a different administration.
Demand for naval vessel repairs might decline, but from a global perspective peace is better.
00:16:38 話者 6
A security issue specialist says the US moves to counter China are expected to create demand for vessel repairs.
00:16:51 話者 45/Sato Heigo/Professor, Takushoku University
If the number of naval vessels increases and the US Navy becomes more active in the Indo-Pacific, demand for repair work will also grow.
And the US has long held Japan's maintenance capabilities in high regard.
00:17:12 話者 6
But when it comes to shipbuilding itself, Sato says that Washington aims to bring back manufacturing to the United States.
00:17:25 話者 45
It would not be surprising if Washington asks Japanese shipbuilding companies to move production to the United States. For smaller firms, that is a risk they should keep in mind.
00:17:42 話者 6
Washington's trade and security policies will impact the global business environment.
Japanese firms will have to chart their course carefully.
Akiyama Daiki, NHK World.
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UN Adopts Japan's Resolution for Nuclear Disarmament
00:18:13 話者 1
The United Nations has once again adopted a draft resolution submitted by Japan calling for efforts to create a world without nuclear weapons.
The draft was adopted on Tuesday at the UN General Assembly's first committee, with 150 member states voting in favor.
The outcome means Japan's proposal has now been adopted for 33 consecutive years, starting in 1994.
As the only country to have suffered atomic bombings in wartime, Japan submits a resolution to the United Nations every year to abolish nuclear weapons.
The proposal said the General Assembly deeply regrets the lack of recent progress, referring to the review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in May, where countries failed to adopt the final document.
It called on nuclear weapons states to engage in efforts to fulfill their obligations.
The UK was the only nuclear power to vote in favor.
Seven countries, including China, Russia and North Korea, voted against the draft resolution. 25 countries, including the US and France, upstate.
Japan's ambassador to the disarmament conference, Ichikawa Tomiko, said the importance of the Non-Proliferation Treaty has been reaffirmed.
She added that gaining the support of 150 members, including those of various positions, is encouraging for future nuclear disarmament efforts.
All the World's a Stage
The mountains of Toyama Prefecture in central Japan may seem like an unlikely place for a renowned theater.
But each summer, one quiet village of about 400 people welcomes thousands of visitors to a spectacular celebration of the stage.
NHK World's Nakajo Seiko reports.
00:20:17 話者 8/Nakajo Seiko
Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is being performed here in Toga Village. It's a classic.
It's something about this version is truly unique.
(Korean)
(Japanese)
00:20:38 話者 8
Each actor performs in their own language with effortless ease.
00:20:44 話者 53
You are much more to be taxed for want of wisdom than praise for harmful mildness.
(Italian)
00:20:52 話者 8
The company is led by 87-year-old director Suzuki Tadashi.
For half a century he has been based in the village, producing his innovative works.
His plays have been performed in 90 cities around the world.
00:21:16 話者 54/Suzuki Tadashi
It's wonderful that there are so many different people.
I wanted to create a place in Japan where so much diversity can come together and collaborate.
00:21:27 話者 8
Outside performance, Suzuki holds a training camp in the village, drawing actors from across the globe.
This year, 49 participants from 25 countries gathered.
What sets Suzuki's training apart is a profound cultivation of physical awareness, harnessing breath and the center of gravity to command the body.
Among those influenced by Suzuki's methods is Ellen Lauren, who now teaches the discipline at the Juriard School in New York and other institutions.
00:22:08 話者 59/Ellen Lauren
Most actors don't understand that. They work up here in the face.
They work with a psychological, emotional entry point to their work.
Whereas the body is the word, it crosses political lines, it crosses gender, it crosses societal mores.
00:22:29 話者 8
During rehearsals for King Lear, Suzuki refines the physical expression of the intonation actor playing the lead.
00:22:39 話者 54
Don't move your chin when you try to speak loud. You need to have a fixed focus.
00:22:52 話者 8
The interplay of movement and stillness brings the dignity of Lear to life.
On the day of the performance, the auditorium is filled to capacity.
The multilingual stage is united by the universal language of the body.
00:23:24 話者 53
We must do something.
00:23:40 話者 55
It was really interesting to see what kind of meaning the actors put into their words. It made me think about a lot of different things.
00:23:50 話者 56
I felt that a conversation was genuinely taking place in the various languages. I was really moved by that.
00:23:59 話者 44
When we go through the same training using our bodies and voices, it becomes possible to communicate with each other, transcending differences in lifestyle, ethnicity, and language.
As long as we share the same rules, language differences aren't really that big of a deal.
00:24:24 話者 8
Transcending boundaries, Suzuki's theatrical philosophy is spreading outward from a Japanese mountain village to the world.
Nakajo Seiko, NHK World.
World Weather
00:24:47 話者 1
We are definitely seeing signs of a cooler season descending upon Japan.
Our meteorologist Jonathan Oh has a look at what's ahead in our weather report.
00:24:58 話者 10/Jonathan Oh
Hello, we saw some strong winds coming in from the north and because of that we were seeing snow reports for the first time for the season in places like Sapporo and other parts of Hokkaido.
And on top of that, because of the winter pressure pattern with the low pressures up to the north and high toward the west, look at some of these wind gusts that were reported as we went through Wednesday.
Portions of the Toko region seeing up to 111 kilometers per hour with those gusts and the Cape Erimo seeing gusts of up to 152 kilometers per hour.
it was windy in fact it was breezy even south into Tokyo as well now the winds are going to relax but the colder air actually will stay in place as the northerly flow comes into the picture, and so we will be talking about temperatures that are on the cooler side as we go throughout the next few days.
Looking at the possibility of seeing temperatures only in the upper teens in places like Tokyo on Thursday and Friday and then rain comes back into the picture, may see it warm up by the time we go into the longer holiday week and with temperatures into the 20s as we go through the next few days.
Meanwhile, we look down to the south, we have Infa which is a tight but powerful storm that's over the waters and for those of you over the Mariana Islands, especially to the central northern portions of the island chain here.
Be on the lookout for this in the next couple of days you want to make those preparations and the Ogasawara Islands you're likely going to be next in this possibility so again strong winds along with the really high waves are a concern as the storm moves through the area.
Look at what's happening across North America couple low pressure systems way over to the northwestern portion of the United States crossing into Canada bringing in some snow and some chillier weather here coming up.
We're talking about a real change going from fall to almost feeling like winter in some places. I have only 9 Vancouver and Seattle, 12 Winnipeg for Wednesday.
Hope you have a good day where if you are.
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00:27:40 話者 1
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