tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015962853366704402023-06-21T13:16:39.176+09:00Japan News HeadlinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-45175318760980495552011-08-15T02:35:00.002+09:002011-08-15T02:35:40.082+09:00NHK World News - August 14, 2011<div style="clear: both;">
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_01_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Germany has marked 50 years since the construction of the Berlin Wall, which divided the country for 28 years." /></a>
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Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_01.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 2:16 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_02_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Head-hunting of hackers is heating up in the United States because of the belief that their knowledge and experience can be put to work to block cyber attacks." /></a>
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Recruiting hackers</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_02.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 2:16 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_03_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Japanese power companies are suffering from rising fuel costs for their thermal plants, following shutdowns of nuclear reactors due to the March 11th disaster or regular inspections. Over 70 percent of the country's 54 nuclear reactors are currently out of service." /></a>
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Reactor halts push up thermal plant fuel costs</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_03.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 2:16 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_04_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="A traditional summer dance festival has reached its climax in the city of Gujo in central Japan." /></a>
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Gujo dance festival comes to a climax</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_04.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 2:16 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_05_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="The upcoming presidential election of Japan's governing Democratic Party is likely to focus on whether to seek a grand coalition with opposition parties." /></a>
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Grand coalition at issue for DPJ election</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_05.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 6:01 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_06_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="The holiday rush has begun at major airports around the country, as vacationers head overseas." /></a>
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Holiday rush on overseas flights</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_06.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 3:12 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_07_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Palestinians are set to apply for membership in the United Nations as an independent state in late September." /></a>
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Palestinians to apply for UN membership</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_07.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 6:01 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_08_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="A paraglider crashed into the cables of an Alpine ropeway in southern Germany. 20 people were trapped in the gondola suspended 100 meters above the ground." /></a>
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Gondola suspended in southern Germany</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_08.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 6:01 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Another traffic accident in China</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_09.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 6:01 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_10_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="The four-day Bon period began in Japan on Saturday, during which Buddhists honor the spirits of their ancestors and deceased family members." /></a>
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Bon Holiday in disaster-hit area</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_10.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 6:01 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Libyan rebels seize control of another 2 towns</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_11.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_12_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="A Japanese film won a special jury prize at the international film festival held in Locarno in southern Switzerland." /></a>
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"Tokyo Koen" gets Locarno's special jury prize</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_12.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Japan considers comprehensive economic package</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_13.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 9:02 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_14_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Researchers in Japan have found that wheat absorbs a relatively small amount of radioactive cesium from its roots, and the impact of the substance on wheat grain may be small." /></a>
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Radioactive impact on wheat may be small</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_14.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 11:20 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_15_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="US Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has won a key Republican pre-presidential election campaign poll." /></a>
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US Republicans hold presidential straw poll</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_15.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 12:48 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_16_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="People enjoyed playing volleyball and other sports in the mud in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan." /></a>
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Mud sports festival held in Fukushima</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_16.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 14:54 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_17_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says if he is elected as the next leader of the governing Democratic Party, he intends to seek a grand coalition government by appointing Cabinet ministers from the opposition Liberal Democratic and New Komeito parties." /></a>
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Noda hints at appointment of opposition ministers</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_17.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 14:54 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Lawyers provide free consultation to evacuees</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_18.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 14:54 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_19_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Economy minister Banri Kaieda says he hopes to strengthen ties with ASEAN states, which he says will contribute to Japan's economic recovery." /></a>
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Kaieda: Japan to strengthen ties with ASEAN</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_19.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 16:30 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Lost items displayed in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_20.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 16:59 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/14_22_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="People returning home for the Buddhist Bon holidays are looking for their families' belongings in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture." /></a>
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Lost items displayed in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_22.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 22:51 JST - NHK World News</a>
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British police unhappy with PM's riot appointment</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_23.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 22:51 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Pakistan PM: China is the pillar of foreign policy</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_24.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 22:51 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Aung San Suu Kyi resumes political activity</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_25.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 22:51 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Dalian govt promises to remove chemical</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_26.html" target="_blank">14 Aug, 22:51 JST - NHK World News</a>
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China launches Pakistani communications satellite</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_01.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 2:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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EU advises more extensive radiation tests on fish</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_02.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 2:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_03_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to increase the use of the Chinese yuan for trade between the countries." /></a>
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China, ASEAN agree to increase using yuan in trade</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_03.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 2:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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5 arrested for fire at Sony warehouse in London</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_04.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 2:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Myanmar govt to work with Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_05.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 2:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Austria issues more gold coins amid growing demand</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_06.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_07_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="China says an offshore oil spill in Bohai Bay has spread to more than 5,500 square kilometers." /></a>
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Oil spill spreads in China</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_07.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_08_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Japan and China will jointly propose the establishment of working groups for speeding up economic partnerships in Asia and Oceania." /></a>
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Japan-China joint proposal at ASEAN-plus 6</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_08.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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European stock markets rise sharply</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_09.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Honda to build new manufacturing plant in Mexico</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_10.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Train derailment in Poland kills 1</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_11.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_12_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Share prices in New York rose on Friday, with the Down Jones briefly gaining more than 200 points." /></a>
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NY Stock Exchange closes higher</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_12.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Libya insurgents gain ground</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_13.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 7:43 JST - NHK World News</a>
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More deaths reported in Syria</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_14.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 12:12 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_15_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Italy's cabinet has approved a new austerity plan that would reduce the country's deficit by 45.5 billion euros, or about 65 billion dollars, over the next two years." /></a>
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Italy approves new austerity plan</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_15.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 9:29 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_16_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="Lawyers in Tokyo are uniting to legally support people and companies affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant." /></a>
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Tokyo lawyers launch team to mediate with TEPCO</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_16.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 10:17 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Pentagon fails in test flight of hypersonic plane</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_17.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 10:25 JST - NHK World News</a>
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<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/13_18_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="People in Japan have started heading to their hometowns and resorts for the Buddhist Bon holidays, causing congestion on highways." /></a>
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Summer holiday exodus peaks in Japan</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_18.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 10:55 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Obama, Karzai discuss security transfer</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_19.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 12:12 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Hosono vows no disruption in nuclear response</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_20.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 13:03 JST - NHK World News</a>
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LA Japanese community celebrates Tanabata festival</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_21.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 14:50 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Noda seeks grand coalition if elected as next PM</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_22.html" target="_blank">13 Aug, 16:13 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-54204963020358963992011-08-13T00:25:00.004+09:002011-08-13T00:31:26.950+09:00NHK World News - August 12, 2011<div style="clear: both;">
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/12_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/12_01_n_s.jpg" style="float: right;" title="A moment of silence was observed at a retirement home in northeastern Japan on Thursday to mark the 5-month anniversary of the March 11th disaster." /></a>
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Moment of silence at retirement home in Miyagi</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_01.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 2:06 JST - NHK World News</a>
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2,400 lanterns lit for disaster victims</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_02.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 2:06 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Natural energy bill discussed</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_03.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 2:41 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Japan to help create standards for solar cells</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_04.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:08 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Japan, China discuss 6-party talks</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_05.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:08 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Radiation measurement experts trained</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_06.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:08 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Rebuilding plan for quake-hit NZ city</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_07.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:08 JST - NHK World News</a>
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China looks at train model from crash</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_08.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:08 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Kyoto Univ. gets US patent for iPS cells</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_09.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 8:52 JST - NHK World News</a>
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World trade in 2010 recovered by 22%</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_10.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 11:04 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Cameron to consider use of army against rioters</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_11.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 11:04 JST - NHK World News</a>
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NY stocks surge over 400 points</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_12.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 9:22 JST - NHK World News</a>
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38 more dead in Syrian government crackdown</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_13.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Nearly 57,000 officials sent to disaster-hit areas</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_14.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 11:04 JST - NHK World News</a>
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US to offer additonal $17 mil. for Horn of Africa</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_15.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Economic outlook revised downward over disaster</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_16.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 11:04 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Four European countries to regulate short selling</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_17.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Twin panda cubs celebrate first birthday</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_18.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Tokyo share prices recover to 9,000 level</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_19.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Victims mourned on 26th anniversary of JAL crash</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_20.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 12:39 JST - NHK World News</a>
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NY activists call for solidarity with Japan</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_21.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 14:23 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Clinton urges sanctions on Syria's energy sector</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_22.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 14:23 JST - NHK World News</a>
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UK riots will cost insurers over $324 mil.</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_23.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 16:26 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Korean-Americans' reunion with N.Koreans discussed</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_24.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 16:26 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Republican presidential hopefuls hold debate</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_25.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 16:26 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Tokyo stocks slightly down</h2>
<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_28.html" target="_blank">12 Aug, 16:26 JST - NHK World News</a>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-73262169492807575842011-08-12T05:02:00.001+09:002011-08-12T05:02:30.942+09:00NHK World News - August 11, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Dow sheds over 400 points in NY on Wednesday</h2> <p>In the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning, the key index plunged more than 400 points at one point amid concerns over the US economic slowdown and Europe's credit crunch. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 1:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Economic outlook made downward due to 3/11</h2> <p>The Japanese government is set to downgrade its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2011 to 0.5 percent, down one percentage point from its previous estimate. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 1:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Auto sales in China slow down</h2> <p>Auto sales in China are slowing, with a rise of just 2.1 percent in July from the same month of last year. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 1:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China to slow down bullet trains</h2> <p>China's government has decided to slow the running speed of the nation's bullet trains, following a deadly accident last month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 3:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Filtering system not working well at TEPCO plant</h2> <p>The decontamination of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is failing to reach its target, putting the timetable for bringing its reactors under control in doubt. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 3:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cameron vows to fight back vs rioters</h2> <p>British Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to take all-out measures to restore law and order in the streets of his country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 7:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>New Thai gov't may improve ties with Cambodia</h2> <p>Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra launched her 35-member cabinet on Wednesday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 7:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Both stock prices and euro plunge in Europe</h2> <p>European stock markets plunged on Wednesday amid growing uncertainties over the global economy and fresh worries about France's credit rating. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 7:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N. Korea denies shelling in Yellow Sea</h2> <p>North Korea has denied a South Korean allegation that it fired artillery shells into waters near their disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 7:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NY stocks plunge 500 points in NY</h2> <p>Stock prices in New York plunged again on Wednesday with the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting more than 500 points. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 7:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US increases sanctions on Syria</h2> <p>The US government has frozen the assets of Syria's state-owned commercial bank and a mobile phone operator. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 9:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>5 months after March 11th disaster</h2> <p>Thursday marks exactly 5 months since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 9:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama and Bernanke discuss US economy</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met on Wednesday to discuss the economic situation in the US and Europe. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 9:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear commission erases children's exposure data</h2> <p>Japan's nuclear watchdog has been found to have erased from its website, data on the results of thyroid checkups for children in Fukushima Prefecture. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 10:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US says China's military lacks transparency</h2> <p>The US State Department has expressed concern over the lack of transparency in the Chinese military after China's first aircraft carrier embarked on a trial voyage on Wednesday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 10:42 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stock index plunges below 9,000-mark again</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks continue to fall on Thursday morning, sending down the benchmark Nikkei average below the 9,000-mark. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 10:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US military keeping radioactive waste in Futenma</h2> <p>The Okinawa prefectural government has asked the Foreign Ministry to provide information on radioactive waste held at a US base in the prefecture. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan's leaders keeping close eye on yen</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan says Japan has been keeping a close eye on the yen's strength and will continue to do so while considering effective measures. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 10:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN to consider sending more troops to Somalia</h2> <p>The UN Security Council will consider sending additional staff and troops to Somalia, now that Muslim extremists who've been blocking relief efforts have left the capital Mogadishu. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 11:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Machinery orders in June rise for 2nd month</h2> <p>Machinery orders in June jumped 7.7 percent from the previous month, marking the 2nd straight month of increase as orders resumed in many industries. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 11:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, S.Korea to continue nuclear talks with N.Korea</h2> <p>The United States and South Korea say they will agree to any future requests for bilateral dialogue from North Korea, although the North's stance remains unchanged on uranium enrichment. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 12:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yen continues to trade near historic high</h2> <p>The Japanese currency continues to trade near its record high against the dollar in Tokyo on Thursday morning, amid persistent worries over the global economic outlook. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 12:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stock index slips below 9,000</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday morning, sending the benchmark Nikkei average below the 9,000 mark. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kesennuma marks 5 months since tsunami</h2> <p>Flower altars were set up across Kesennuma City, Miyagi prefecture on Thursday, exactly 5 months after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 13:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Tourists enjoy freezing temperatures in a cave</h2> <p>Japanese tourists are flocking to a cave near Mount Fuji to experience near freezing temperatures amid the recent heat wave engulfing the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 14:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Syria at odds with other countries at UNSC</h2> <p>The rift between Syria and other countries widened at the UN Security Council's unofficial talks on Wednesday on the Syrian government's use of force against anti-government demonstrators. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 15:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan's food self-sufficiency rate drops below 40%</h2> <p>Japan's food self-sufficiency rate in the last fiscal year through March dropped below 40 percent for the first time in 4 years. It marked the second straight year of decrease. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 15:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Apple market cap tops Exxon Mobil</h2> <p>US computer giant Apple became the world's biggest company for the first time in terms of market capitalization, exceeding oil giant Exxon Mobil. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 15:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nikkei stock index falls below 9,000 points</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks have been sold due to concerns over the future of the global economy, with the key Nikkei index ending below 9,000 points once again. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 11 Aug 16:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan to provide nuke plants for Vietnam</h2> <p>Japan and Vietnam have agreed that Japan will continue with a plan to support Vietnam by building 2 nuclear reactors in the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Decontamination not successful at nuke plant</h2> <p>5 months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis started, workers are still struggling to decontaminate large amounts of highly radioactive water. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/11_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Children from Fukushima visiting Australia</h2> <p>A group of children from Fukushima is spending their summer break in Australia, on a homestay program designed to give them time away from the fears of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Tomari No.3 nuclear reactor restart not decided</h2> <p>Japan's industry ministry has deferred a final decision on restarting a nuclear reactor in Hokkaido following local government criticism. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Poll: Japan, China have worst mutual impression</h2> <p>A new poll shows that nearly 80 percent of Japanese and two thirds of Chinese feel negatively about each other, the worst level since the poll started in 2005. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Yuan hits new high against dollar</h2> <p>China's currency has hit a new high, strengthening beyond 6.4 yuan per dollar. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 12 Aug 2:06 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-89682607593898824072011-08-11T00:04:00.001+09:002011-08-11T00:04:46.678+09:00NHK World News - August 10, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Astronaut Furukawa conducts experiments in ISS</h2> <p>Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has conducted experiments to see how staying in space affects the human body. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 1:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to respond flexibly to any Fed decision</h2> <p>Japan's Finance Minister says the government and the Bank of Japan are prepared to act flexibly depending on the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting on Tuesday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 1:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Singapore displays new weapons at parade</h2> <p>Singapore has showcased its new weapons at a military parade celebrating its National Day. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 6:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cameron holds Cabinet meeting on riots</h2> <p>British Prime Minister David Cameron has called an emergency Cabinet meeting and pledged to quell the riots that are spreading across London and prompting violence in other cities. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 1:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan likely to resign this month</h2> <p>Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to step down this month, as the Diet is expected to pass 2 bills that he cites as conditions for his resignation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 6:20 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Symposium urges phase-out of nuclear energy</h2> <p>A symposium on ending the use of nuclear energy in Japan was held in Tokyo on Tuesday evening. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 6:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Fed to keep low rates until mid-2013</h2> <p>The US Federal Reserve Board says it will keep interest rates at their current near-zero levels until at least the middle of 2013. The central bank also signaled it was prepared to do more easing if necessary. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 6:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Assad: Syria to continue fight against "terrorists"</h2> <p>Syria's president says the military will continue its attacks on anti-government protesters, despite a request by the visiting Turkish foreign minister to stop the crackdown. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Unrest continues in Britain</h2> <p>Riots are continuing in Britain despite a government pledge to quell unrest that went into a fourth night. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 8:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Clinton meets youths from disaster-hit areas</h2> <p>A group of Japanese students from areas hard-hit by the March disaster that is visiting the United States has met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 11:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NASA: Japan tsunami broke Antarctic ice</h2> <p>US researchers say the tsunami generated by Japan's March 11th earthquake broke off chunks of an iceberg in Antarctica about 13,000 kilometers away. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 11:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Volatile Dow surges 429 points</h2> <p>Stock prices in New York surged more than 400 points on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve Board pledged to keep its key interest rate near zero through mid-2013. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 10:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cameron to convene emergency Cabinet meeting</h2> <p>British Prime Minister David Cameron will convene a second emergency Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning to discuss ways to quell the spreading unrest in Britain. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 11:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Recovery of WWII remains to be postponed</h2> <p>Water shortages on the Pacific island of Ioto, also known as Iwojima, are expected to force Japan's government to postpone recovering the remains of Japanese soldiers killed on the island at the end of World War Two. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 11:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Share prices recover in Tokyo</h2> <p>Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange recovered on Wednesday morning on the heels of a surge in the Dow Jones industrial average in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 10:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chinese aircraft carrier leaves on trial voyage</h2> <p>A Chinese aircraft carrier has left on a trial voyage after being refurbished. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 12:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China train maker halts production</h2> <p>A major Chinese manufacturer of train cars used for a new high-speed service between Shanghai and Beijing has suspended production. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 13:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Share prices in Asia rebound</h2> <p>Share prices in many Asian countries rebounded on Wednesday morning, following an overnight surge in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 11:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Edano: Japan to seek China's transparency</h2> <p>Commenting on the reported departure of China's aircraft carrier on a sea trial, a Japanese government spokesman says Japan will work with other countries to seek increased transparency in China's naval buildup. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 12:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US: There're limits to what US can do about Syria</h2> <p>The United States has suggested that its efforts to democratize Syria are nearing their limits. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 12:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo share prices recover</h2> <p>Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange recovered on Wednesday morning on the heels of a surge in the Dow Jones industrial average in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 12:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Panel: Kyushu Electric destroyed evidence</h2> <p>A panel investigating attempts by Kyushu Electric Power Company to manipulate public opinion via an e-mail scam says that the utility has destroyed evidence related to the probe. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 16:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China exports hit record high</h2> <p>China's trade surplus surpassed 30 billion dollars last month for the first time in 30 months, thanks to record-high exports. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 15:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Circulatory cooling begins at No.1 reactor pool</h2> <p>The operator of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has switched from a water-injection system to a circulatory cooling system at the plant's Number 1 reactor's spent fuel pool. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 21:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan to resign after key bills pass Diet</h2> <p>Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will step down after 2 key bills are enacted, possibly in late August. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 16:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo share prices rebound</h2> <p>Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rebounded to above 9,000 points on Wednesday, on the heels of a surge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 16:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S.Korea: N.Korea fired 3 shells in Yellow Sea</h2> <p>South Korea says it has returned fire in the Yellow Sea after a North Korean artillery shell landed in waters near the 2 countries' maritime border. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 21:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt revises upward economic assessment</h2> <p>The Japanese government has revised upward its economic assessment for the first time in 2 months, citing a recovery in corporate production. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 21:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cameron govt steps up police presence</h2> <p>The British government has vowed to continue its vigilance against those who riot and commit crimes. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 21:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/10_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Asian stocks rebound</h2> <p>Asian stocks rebounded on Wednesday with massive buy orders following a surge in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 10 Aug 21:50 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-78573860848761983582011-08-10T00:50:00.001+09:002011-08-10T00:50:22.779+09:00NHK World News - August 09, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Bankruptcies rise in Japan</h2> <p>Corporate failures in Japan increased in July from a year ago, largely due to a reduction in public projects hitting construction firms. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 3:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Ohio shooting leaves 7 dead</h2> <p>A gunman shot and killed 7 people, including his girlfriend, in the US state of Ohio on Sunday. He was killed in a gunfight with police officers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 3:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>European stocks sharply down</h2> <p>Share prices in major European markets dropped sharply on Monday to their lowest level of the year following the downgrade of US bonds. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 4:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>ECB buying Italian and Spanish bonds</h2> <p>In a move to fight the continent's debt crises, the European Central Bank bought Italian and Spanish bonds on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 3:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nagasaki marks 66th anniversary of atomic bombing</h2> <p>Tuesday marks the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The city's mayor, Tomihisa Taue, will include a reference to the recent nuclear accident in his annual peace speech, calling for a shift to safer power generation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 3:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>New York stocks dive</h2> <p>Stocks are being sold across the board in New York on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 600 points at one point. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 3:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Gold soars to record high</h2> <p>Gold futures hit a record high in New York on Monday, topping 1,700 dollars an ounce. US government bonds were also bought back by those seeking safe investments. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 4:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Panel urges gov't to prioritize GPS satellite</h2> <p>A Japanese government panel on space programs has urged the government to put priority on developing a satellite for global positioning systems. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 4:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NY stocks plummet</h2> <p>Stocks were sold across the board in New York on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 600 points. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 6:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Syria sacks defense minister</h2> <p>Syria has dismissed its defense minister as neighboring Arab countries joined the international criticism of its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Cameron cuts short holiday over London riots</h2> <p>British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short his holiday to respond to riots that are spreading beyond London. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 10:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall below 9,000 points</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks dropped below 9,000 points on Tuesday morning, sliding to their lowest level in about 4-and-a-half months following an overnight plunge in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 9:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks plunge below 9,000 points</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks dropped below 9,000 points on Tuesday morning, sliding to their lowest level in about 4-and-a-half months following an overnight plunge in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 10:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Russia to provide food aid to N.Korea</h2> <p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country will send 50,000 tons of grain to North Korea to help deal with food shortages. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 11:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama reaffirms US credit as world's safest</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has dismissed the historic downgrading of the country's credit rating, saying that the markets continue to reaffirm US credit as the world's safest. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 11:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Kuwait, Bahrain to recall ambassadors from Syria</h2> <p>Kuwait and Bahrain will recall their ambassadors from Syria, adding to the international condemnation against the military crackdown by the government of President Bashar al-Assad. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 11:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US to give 105 mil. dollars in aid to East Africa</h2> <p>The United States says it will provide 105 million dollars in humanitarian aid to areas hit by drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 11:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nagasaki atomic bombing remembered</h2> <p>Nagasaki's mayor used the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city to make an unprecedented appeal for a shift away from nuclear power. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 12:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Gold rises to 29-year high in Tokyo</h2> <p>Gold prices have surged to an all-time high in Tokyo, beating the previous record set in September 1982. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 13:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>London riots spread to other cities</h2> <p>Riots in London spread to wide areas of the city on Monday and to other British cities, including Birmingham and Liverpool. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 12:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks plunge below 9,000 points</h2> <p>Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange continued their steep decline on Tuesday morning, reflecting the overnight plunge in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 12:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Asian markets decline</h2> <p>Share prices are plummeting across Asia, on fears about the future of the global economy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 12:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN chief asks Japan to send troops to South Sudan</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has asked Japan to send civil engineering troops to South Sudan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 13:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Noda:watch markets with concern</h2> <p>Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has suggested the Group of Seven industrial countries will take coordinated steps to prevent a global plunge in stock prices. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 13:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China's CPI in July rises 6.5 percent</h2> <p>China's consumer price index for July rose 6.5 percent compared to a year earlier. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 14:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan disaster survivor wins soroban contest event</h2> <p>A survivor of the March 11th disaster in eastern Japan has won a calculation event in a national contest for use of the soroban, or Japanese abacus. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 15:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>US says "Sea of Japan" internationally recognized</h2> <p>The US government has rejected claims that the body of water between Japan and the Korean Peninsula should be called the East Sea, rather than the Sea of Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 15:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/09_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nikkei stock index falls below 9,000</h2> <p>A key index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has plunged below 9,000 points for the first time in about 4 and a half months, amid global falls in stock values. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 09 Aug 17:07 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-21090593037427406062011-08-09T01:15:00.001+09:002011-08-09T01:15:43.659+09:00NHK World News - August 08, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Minus growth expected for 3rd quarter in Japan</h2> <p>Private research firms expect Japan's gross domestic product for the April-to-June period to shrink for a 3rd consecutive quarter. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US downgrade raises financial market concerns</h2> <p>Concerns are spreading that the recent downgrade of the US credit rating, rising debt concerns in Europe, and the rapid appreciation of the yen may have a negative impact on financial markets worldwide. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Share prices fall in Middle East</h2> <p>Stock prices fell in the Middle East on Sunday in response to the US government bond downgrade. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO starts evaporating saltwater</h2> <p>The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has began evaporating contaminated saltwater, as a way to reduce accumulated radioactive seawater at the plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan mulling over sending S.Sudan peacekeepers</h2> <p>Japan's Defense Ministry will soon start a field study in South Sudan, so it can decide whether or not to send Self-Defense Forces to the country for a peace-keeping mission, as requested by the Untied Nations. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban to ask Japan to serve as cochair of UN meeting</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is expected to ask Japan to serve as a co-chair of a subcommittee meeting of a summit-level conference on nuclear issues that is planned to be held in New York in September. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China starts operating nuclear power plant</h2> <p>China has begun operating a new nuclear power plant in the southern province of Guangdong, showing that the nation's policy of promoting nuclear power generation remains unchanged. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Syrian government crackdown kills at least 52</h2> <p>In Syria, massive attacks by the military killed at least 52 people across the nation on Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Arab League blames Syria</h2> <p>The Arab League has called on Syria to stop violence against protesters immediately. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 6:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>S&P may downgrade US credit rating again</h2> <p>Just 2 days after ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded the US credit rating, the agency says it may downgrade the rating once again some time between 6 months and 2 years from now. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Israelis protest rising living costs</h2> <p>A huge number of people have protested the soaring cost of living in Israel in the country's largest-ever demonstration. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Yemeni President leaves Saudi hospital</h2> <p>Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left a hospital in Saudi Arabia 2 months after being seriously injured in an attack on his presidential palace in Yemen. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Dollar traded at upper 77-yen range in Sydney</h2> <p>The US dollar has fallen to the upper 77-yen plateau in Wellington and Sydney ahead of the opening of the Tokyo market on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>G7 issues joint statement to stabilize markets</h2> <p>Financial chiefs of the Group of Seven countries have pledged to take concerted action to stabilize the financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 9:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>G7 pledges to work for financial stability</h2> <p>Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven industrialized countries have pledged to take concerted action to stabilize the financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Dollar at 78-yen level after G7 statement</h2> <p>In Tokyo, the dollar was trading in the lower 78 yen range on Monday morning after the Group of Seven financial chiefs released a statement pledging to take concerted action to stabilize the financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 10:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>ECB to actively implement bond buying program</h2> <p>The European Central Bank says it will actively implement its bond-buying program to prop up the finances of debt-ridden eurozone countries. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>France, Germany to promote debt problem measures</h2> <p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have stressed the importance of swiftly and fully supporting debt-stricken states in order to stabilize European credit crisis. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Saudi King condemns Syrian government</h2> <p>Saudi Arabia has joined the condemnation of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for continuing its crackdown on protesters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Noda hopes G7 pledge will stabilize markets</h2> <p>Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he hopes the G7 statement will help bring stability to markets and secure growth. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Rice futures trading returns after 72 years</h2> <p>Japan has resumed rice futures trading for the first time in 72 years. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 13:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>IMF chief welcomes G7 pledge</h2> <p>The chief of the International Monetary Fund has welcomed the G7 statement pledging that the group will coordinate actions to ensure stability in financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Bank of Japan supplying large amount of liquidity</h2> <p>Japan's central bank is supplying a large amount of funds to the markets, following the Group of Seven pledges to stabilize the financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 12:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban meets evacuees in Fukushima</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has met evacuees of the March 11th disaster and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. He told them that the world body will make efforts to improve the safety of nuclear power. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 12:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall despite G7 statement</h2> <p>Tokyo share prices slid on Monday morning even after the financial chiefs of G7 nations issued a statement pledging to take coordinated action to stabilize world markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 12:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Share prices in Asia fall across the board</h2> <p>Share prices in Asia fell across the board on Monday morning. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 12:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Panel urges gov't to prioritize GPS satellite</h2> <p>A Japanese government panel on space programs has urged the government to put priority on developing a satellite for global positioning services. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 14:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Agent Orange rally in Vietnam</h2> <p>A rally has been held in Ho Chi Minh City, 50 years after Agent Orange was first used in the Vietnam War. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 15:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chinese media: US should lead global recovery</h2> <p>Chinese media have published commentaries critical of the US government following the downgrade of the US credit rating. China is the largest holder of US debt outside the US. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 15:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban wants Kan to attend UN nuclear meeting</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he wants Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan to attend an international meeting on nuclear power next month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 15:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Mid-term review of tsunami warning system released</h2> <p>Japan's Meteorological Agency has unveiled an interim report on the country's tsunami warning system, based on information learned in the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban visits tsunami-ravaged Fukushima coast</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has visited a coastal city in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to pay homage to victims of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall despite G7 statement</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks fell across the board on Monday despite a G7 announcement pledging to coordinate actions to stabilize financial markets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 17:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Rice futures trading returns after 72 years</h2> <p>Japan has resumed rice futures trading for the first time in 72 years. But no price was fetched in the Tokyo exchange on the first day of trading due to a succession of buy orders. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan Cabinet support rate18%; disapproval rate 65%</h2> <p>The latest NHK poll shows the approval rate for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet has risen to18 percent, up 2 percentage points from the previous month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>New Tibetan leader calls on China for dialogue</h2> <p>The new leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, was sworn in as prime minister at a ceremony held in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Share prices in Asia plummet</h2> <p>Share prices in Asia plummeted across the board on Monday amid concerns that the US debt problems will spill over to Asian economies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Dollar trading at below 78 yen in London</h2> <p>On the London foreign exchange market, the dollar is exchanging hands at the upper 77 yen level on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_39_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_39_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Water for Nagasaki A-bomb victims prepared</h2> <p>Young people in Nagasaki City have prepared water as an offering to atomic bomb victims who died while suffering from thirst, ahead of Tuesday's ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the bombing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_39.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_40_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/08_40_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan: Japan to play significant role at UN meeting</h2> <p>Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said his government will contribute fully to a UN meeting on nuclear power next month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_40.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 08 Aug 23:47 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-20199889162130754752011-08-08T03:08:00.002+09:002011-08-08T03:08:46.913+09:00NHK World News - August 7, 2011<div style="clear: both;">
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Japan's Foreign Ministry has posted stories by hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors, on its website, with translations into several languages.
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Readings depict A-bomb tragedies</h2>
Actresses have read stories by mothers who lost their children in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Ban to visit Japan to meet disaster survivors</h2>
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will visit Japan later on Sunday to meet disaster survivors and stress the importance of safety at nuclear power stations.
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G7 finance ministers to hold emergency talks</h2>
The Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors are to hold emergency talks by phone to discuss coordinated efforts to stabilize the global financial system.
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07 Aug 5:15 JST).</div>
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NATO helicopter crash, deadliest in Afghanistan</h2>
A NATO helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing 30 US troops and 7 Afghans -- the deadliest single incident for US military in the country.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 5:15 JST).</div>
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White House defends debt cap deal as key step</h2>
The US government has defended as an important step a ruling and opposition agreement to raise the national debt.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 9:05 JST).</div>
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Bruce Lee's memorabilia fetch US$220,000</h2>
A fur-lined coat worn by Bruce Lee and 12 other items linked to the martial arts film star sold for 220,000 US dollars at an auction in Hong Kong.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 11:02 JST).</div>
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7-month-old Somali baby saved in rare success</h2>
As the drought and famine is Somalia continues to kill more children, we have a rare success story. A 7-month-old Somali baby who was severely malnourished has been saved at a refugee camp.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 9:05 JST).</div>
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Islamist militants withdraw from Somali capital</h2>
An Islamist militant group in Somalia has announced a withdrawal from the capital, Mogadishu. The group has hampered UN aid activities in the famine-struck country.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 11:02 JST).</div>
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New digital broadcast satellite launched</h2>
A Japanese digital broadcast satellite to replace the existing one has been successfully launched from South America.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 11:02 JST).</div>
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Decontamination system stops at Fukushima Daiichi</h2>
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is facing yet another problem with its wastewater filtering system. The system came to a halt again on Sunday.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 12:46 JST).</div>
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London protest against police turns violent</h2>
A protest against police over the fatal shooting of a man in north London turned violent on Saturday.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 13:09 JST).</div>
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UN chief urges Syrian president to end crackdown</h2>
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately end the use of military force against civilian protesters.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 14:58 JST).</div>
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Todaiji Buddha undergoes annual dusting ritual</h2>
The Buddha statue at Todai-ji temple in the Japanese ancient capital of Nara has undergone a traditional dusting.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 14:58 JST).</div>
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US downgrade invites concern over economic outlook</h2>
Concern is growing in the United States that the recent downgrade of US government bonds could lead to a further economic slowdown.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 22:58 JST).</div>
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Astronaut sends Tanabata video message</h2>
A video message from a Japanese astronaut on the International Space Station has been shown to about 300 children and parents from areas affected by the March 11th disaster.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 22:58 JST).</div>
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S.Korea trying to limit damage from US downgrade</h2>
South Korea's financial and monetary authorities are trying to limit the negative impact of the US bond downgrade on the country's economy.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 22:58 JST).</div>
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Fukushima evacuees briefly return home</h2>
Some evacuees in Fukushima Prefecture have briefly returned to their homes to prepare for the Bon holidays in mid-August.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 22:58 JST).</div>
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UN chief arrives in Fukushima</h2>
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to meet survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
(<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>,
07 Aug 22:59 JST).</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-34097357713288313692011-08-07T01:36:00.001+09:002011-08-07T01:36:24.800+09:00NHK World News - August 06, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US unemployment down slightly in July</h2> <p>The US unemployment rate dropped slightly in July, marking the first improvement in 4 months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hiroshima marks 66th anniversary of atomic bombing</h2> <p>Saturday marks the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In an annual peace declaration, Hiroshima's mayor will urge the Japanese government to review its energy policy amid the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan's intervention believed to be record high</h2> <p>Japanese authorities are believed to have spent a record amount of money on currency market interventions in Tokyo and London on Thursday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Honda to recall 2.5 mil. vehicles in US, China</h2> <p>Honda Motor will recall about 2.5 million vehicles in North America and China to repair a software problem that could lead to transmission damage. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Syrian forces attack marchers after Friday prayers</h2> <p>The Syrian military has cracked down on anti-government rallies being staged after the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt may allow brief home visits to evacuees</h2> <p>The Japanese government may allow evacuees whose homes are close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to return home temporarily. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>European stocks extend losses</h2> <p>Major European stock markets closed at their lowest levels of the year on Friday due to investors' concerns over the global economy and fears that the credit worries stemming from Greece's debt crisis might spread. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama pledges job creation measures</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama says he will work with lawmakers to come up with job creation measures when Congress reconvenes next month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, European leaders discuss debt crisis by phone</h2> <p>US and European leaders have discussed their responses to current world economic problems amid growing anxiety about a possible global economic slowdown. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 10:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NY stocks end up 60 points, dollar at mid-78 yen</h2> <p>New York share prices ended up more than 60 points on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average making volatile movements, briefly falling over 200 points before moving into positive territory. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 10:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hiroshima marks 66th anniversary of atomic bombing</h2> <p>Hiroshima is marking the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city during the last few days of World War Two. The Hiroshima mayor has called on the central government to change Japan's nuclear-dependant energy policy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 12:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Treasury bonds lose AAA rating</h2> <p>US credit rating agency Standard & Poor's says it has lowered its long-term credit rating on US government bonds by one notch to AA-plus from its highest AAA level. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 9:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S&P cuts US Treasury bond rating</h2> <p>US credit rating agency Standard & Poor's says it has lowered its long-term credit rating on US government bonds by one notch to AA-plus from its highest AAA level. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 12:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan holds $912.4 bil. worth of US Treasury bonds</h2> <p>The US Treasury Department has said that 4.514 trillion-dollars worth of US government bonds were owned outside the United States as of May. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 12:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US bonds rated 2nd, Japan ranked 4th</h2> <p>S&P ranks government bonds of Britain, Germany, and France at the highest AAA level in its 21-grade rating. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 12:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Treasury Dept skeptical about S&P's rating cut</h2> <p>The US Treasury Department is calling into question the downgrade of the government bond rating by major credit rating agency Standard & Poor's. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 12:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Summer festivals underway in Tohoku</h2> <p>The summer Tanabata star festival is underway in Sendai, northeastern Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 14:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Spacecraft on way to Jupiter</h2> <p>The US space agency, NASA, has launched a robotic explorer toward Jupiter to gather information about how the planet and solar system formed. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 14:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan: No-nuclear generation society a gov't policy</h2> <p>Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will promote the idea of a society without reliance on nuclear power generation, not as a personal assertion but as a government policy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 15:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/06_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>San Diego hosts 66th a-bombing commemoration event</h2> <p>The US city of San Diego held a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Friday, local time. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 16:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>World Cosplay Summit opens in Nagoya</h2> <p>About 200 costumed role players took to the streets of Nagoya on Saturday as the annual World Cosplay Summit got underway. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 22:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Symbol of anti-airport movement in Narita removed</h2> <p>A building that was once a stronghold for opponents of Narita airport has been demolished, despite opposition from activists. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 22:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China calls on US to address debt problem</h2> <p>China has urged the United States to address its debt problem, after Standard and Poor's downgraded its credit rating on Friday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 22:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>A-bomb survivor in Fukushima remembers Hiroshima</h2> <p>85-year-old Minoru Oka, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, marked the anniversary of the attack in his native Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 06 Aug 22:09 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-61852036809370995152011-08-06T00:15:00.001+09:002011-08-06T00:15:21.893+09:00NHK World News - August 05, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Small Japanese firms taking part in China fair</h2> <p>Small Japanese companies, including those based in regions affected by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, are taking part in a trade fair in the Chinese city of Shanghai. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 0:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear reactor to shut down for inspection</h2> <p>A nuclear reactor at a power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, will be shut down soon for a regular inspection. As a result, 39 reactors, or over 70 percent out of the total of 54 in the country, will be out of service. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Top nuclear negotiator for N.Korea visits China</h2> <p>North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator has met China's special envoy to the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program, apparently to request assistance in continuing direct talks with the United States. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>School bullying cases increase in 2011</h2> <p>The number of school bullying cases in Japan increased in the 2010 school year for the first time in 4 years. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>ECB against BOJ solo intervention</h2> <p>The European Central Bank chief has expressed a negative view on the unilateral intervention by Japan to curb the appreciation of the country's currency. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan to express aim to reduce nuclear power</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan will express his resolve to reduce Japan's dependency on nuclear energy at the August 6th ceremony to mark the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chinese flotilla makes port call in N.Korea</h2> <p>Two Chinese naval vessels have made a port call in North Korea for the first time in 15 years. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 5:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>New York stock index falls more than 500 points</h2> <p>New York stocks plunged across the board on Thursday, sending a key stock index down more than 500 points. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 6:50 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Gov't to buy up all cesium-contaminated beef</h2> <p>The Japanese government is set to buy up all beef contaminated with radioactive cesium that has already reached the distribution chain. It will include beef with radioactive cesium at levels within the national safety limit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 7:42 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Mice produced with sperm made from iPS cells</h2> <p>Japanese researchers have announced a breakthrough fertility experiment using induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. For the first time in the world, sperm made from the iPS cells of a mouse was used to fertilize eggs and produce offspring. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 10:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S.Korea: N.Korean hackers involved in cybercrime</h2> <p>Police in South Korea say they have arrested 15 men on suspicion of creating and selling illegal computer programs with the help of North Korean hackers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 10:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall following NYSE losses</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, following the plunge in the New York market. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 10:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nearly 30,000 infant deaths in Somalia famine</h2> <p>The US government says the drought and famine in southern Somalia have killed nearly 30,000 infants in the past 90 days. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 12:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN: Nigerian oil spill continuing for 50 years</h2> <p>The United Nations says people in southern Nigeria have been exposed to 5 decades of oil spills and are drinking water laced with cancer-causing substances. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 11:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Asian markets tumble</h2> <p>Share prices in other Asian markets also plunged across the board on Friday, following the nosedive in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall across the board</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks fell across the board on Friday morning, following the plunge in the New York market. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Utilities to be probed for influence peddling</h2> <p>Industry minister Banri Kaieda says an independent panel has begun investigating allegations that nuclear safety regulators repeatedly tried to influence public symposiums on the use of nuclear energy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 14:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NASA finds signs of flowing water on Mars</h2> <p>The US space agency NASA says it may have found signs of liquid water on Mars. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 15:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>French court orders investigation of IMF chief</h2> <p>A French court has ordered an investigation into the new head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, for allegedly overstepping her authority when she was the country's finance minister. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 15:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US vice president to visit Japan, China, Mongolia</h2> <p>US Vice President Joe Biden is to visit China, Mongolia and Japan this month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 16:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>More protesters killed in Syria</h2> <p>Syrian forces continue to fire on protesters, despite a UN Security Council appeal for Syria to stop the violence against its own people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 15:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NYC 9/11 Memorial opened to media</h2> <p>Media personnel have toured the memorial of the September 11th attacks in the United States ahead of its official opening on the 10th anniversary of the incident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 16:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Thailand elects first female PM</h2> <p>Thailand's parliament has elected Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country's first female Prime Minister. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 16:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo stocks fall to low since mid-March</h2> <p>Tokyo stocks have dropped to their lowest level since the March disaster, following an overnight plunge in New York. Other Asian markets also declined. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 16:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Key Japanese economic index rises for 3rd month</h2> <p>Japan's government says a key index for the country's economy rose in June for a 3rd consecutive month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 17:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Panel compiles nuclear compensation guidelines</h2> <p>A Japanese government panel has updated its guidelines on compensating people affected by the nuclear accident in Fukushima. Nearly 5 months into the disaster, full-scale payments are now likely to start. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Powerful typhoon brings storms to Okinawa</h2> <p>A powerful typhoon is bringing stormy weather to Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture as it slowly moves northwest toward China's mainland. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 18:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Reactor in Niigata to be shut down for inspection</h2> <p>The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is shutting down a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for a regular inspection. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean nuke official home after US talks</h2> <p>North Korea's top nuclear negotiator has returned home after visiting the United States and China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 18:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Footage of last space shuttle docking released</h2> <p>NASA has released footage of the last US space shuttle, Atlantis, docked with the International Space Station. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Disney Resort operator posts biggest sales drop</h2> <p>The operator of the 2 Disney amusement parks in Japan says it posted its biggest quarterly sales decline because of the March 11th earthquake. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yen rises again on global doubts</h2> <p>In Tokyo, the yen has strengthened further against the dollar as global share prices plunged on growing concerns about the world economy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Asian stocks plunge</h2> <p>Benchmark stocks briefly hit record lows for the year in Hong Kong and Shanghai on Friday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 19:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Aquino met Muslim rebel leader in Japan</h2> <p>The presidential office of the Philippines says President Benigno Aquino has unofficially visited Japan and talked with the leader of a Muslim militant group from the southern Philippines. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 20:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to continue nuclear exports</h2> <p>The Japanese government says it will continue exporting nuclear technology for now, despite Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent remarks calling for a review of the nation's nuclear policy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 21:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/05_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan hails talks</h2> <p>Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has welcomed the talks held near Tokyo between President Aquino and a Muslim militant leader. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 05 Aug 20:30 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-73888447048380332862011-08-05T00:04:00.001+09:002011-08-05T00:04:34.274+09:00NHK World News - August 04, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S.Korea to provide aid for flooded North</h2> <p>South Korea says it will provide humanitarian aid for the rain-ravaged North for the first time since last November, when the North shelled one of its islands. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 4:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Taxi drivers go on strike in China</h2> <p>Thousands of Chinese taxi drivers went on a 3-day strike this week, demanding higher incomes in the southeastern resort city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. Strikes are officially prohibited in China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO reports cooling system's reliability</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima power plant says it could restart injecting water into its crippled reactors within 3 hours after mechanical problems or power failure halt the plant's cooling system. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Evacuation orders to be lifted in late August</h2> <p>The government says it wants to lift evacuation advisories in a few weeks for areas 20 to 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>EU on surge in Italian and Spanish bond yields</h2> <p>European Commission President Jose Barroso says recent surges in Spanish and Italian 10-year bond yields do not reflect the true state of those countries' economies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Industry giants team up for new company</h2> <p>Japanese industrial giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have agreed to start negotiations to establish a new company. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 6:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>160 people killed in Syrian government suppression</h2> <p>The Syrian government has strengthened its crackdown on protesters this week, killing more than 160 people over the past 4 days. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Qasemi becomes Iran's oil minister</h2> <p>Iran's parliament has approved the nomination of a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as the country's new oil minister. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Fukushima crisis causes British fuel plant to shut</h2> <p>A British plant for processing spent nuclear fuel is set to close due to the loss of business from Japanese power companies following the Fukushima nuclear accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 7:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN Security Council statement condemns Syria</h2> <p>The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a statement condemning Syrian authorities for their violent crackdown on anti-government protestors. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO to attach hoses to improve water filter flow</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will attach makeshift hoses to its wastewater filtering system to help improve the water flow. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 9:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Discussions begin on how to scrap Fukushima plant</h2> <p>A government-appointed panel plans to finalize a timetable by January next year on decommissioning damaged reactors at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Radiation limit for children will be lowered</h2> <p>The Japanese government says the yearly radiation limit for school children will be lowered as early as this month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>US welcomes UN condemnation of Syria</h2> <p>US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says the UN Security Council statement is significant as it sends a unified message to Syria. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 11:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan plans to dismiss top nuclear officials</h2> <p>The Japanese government plans to dismiss 3 top officials in charge of nuclear power policy over their handling of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan intervenes in money market on surge of yen</h2> <p>Japan's monetary authorities have begun intervening in the currency market in an attempt to apply the brakes on the yen's rapid surge. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 10:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US to send deputy envoy to Hiroshima ceremony</h2> <p>The US embassy in Tokyo says it will send the deputy chief of mission to the August 6th ceremony to mark the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 13:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China dissatisfied with Japan's defense report</h2> <p>The Chinese government has voiced its displeasure over Japan's annual defense report, which cited concerns about China's military expansion. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 13:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>DPJ agrees to review its child benefit program</h2> <p>The Democratic Party of Japan has agreed to review its child benefit program. The monthly allowances were one of the DPJ's most important campaign pledges in its 2009 election victory. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 15:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Intervention lowers yen to 79 against dollar</h2> <p>Japan's monetary authorities' intervention in the market has lowered its currency more than 2 yen to 79 yen level against dollar. The action is meant to apply the brakes on the historic surge of the currency. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 12:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Reaction from governing and opposition camps</h2> <p>The Secretary General of the governing Democratic Party of Japan, Katsuya Okada, says he is pleased that an agreement was reached with opposition parties after nearly a month of negotiations. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 15:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN says 3 more Somalia regions facing famine</h2> <p>The United Nations has declared famine in 3 more areas of Somalia as the East African nation suffers from one of the worst droughts on record. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 15:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to strengthen defenses against cyber spying</h2> <p>Japanese police are to step up defenses against computer hackers trying to steal national intelligence from offices of the central and local governments. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 15:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>BOJ eases monetary policy</h2> <p>The Bank of Japan has adopted further credit easing in an effort to prop up the Japanese economy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 15:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>2m tsunami waves caused severe structural damage</h2> <p>Japan's government has created a map of destruction by the March 11th tsunami showing that the severity of structural damage increased significantly in areas where waves exceeded a height of 2 meters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 17:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Sea turtle released, recovering from injuries</h2> <p>A sea turtle has returned to the sea off Florida in the United States after recovering from serious injuries by undergoing 13 months of innovative medical treatment. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 17:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TSE Thursday's close</h2> <p>Share prices in Tokyo were traded in a narrow range on Thursday as gains that followed the Bank of Japan's yen selling were short-lived. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 17:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>A-Rod to be probed by MLB over poker allegations</h2> <p>US Major League Baseball says it has launched an investigation into allegations that New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez took part in illegal poker games. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 19:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>More college seniors stay on due to job scarcity</h2> <p>More Japanese university graduates are struggling to find work, putting pressure on colleges to offer long-term support beyond graduation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 19:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China sharply criticizes Japan's defense report</h2> <p>China has expressed deep dissatisfaction over a Japanese annual defense report that called China's recent expansion of its maritime activities assertive. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 19:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Intervention lowers yen to 80 level against dollar</h2> <p>Japan's intervention on Thursday brought its currency to a 3 week low of 80 yen against the dollar at one point. The action was designed to apply the brakes on the historic surge of the currency. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 19:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Syrian security forces stay in Hama</h2> <p>Syria's military remains deployed in an opposition stronghold despite a UN Security Council condemnation of the military's violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 19:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Nuke plant hosts call for quick end to crisis</h2> <p>Local communities hosting nuclear power plants in Japan have urged the government to thoroughly investigate the Fukushima accident to determine its cause. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 21:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Safety Commission OKs raw meat guidelines</h2> <p>The Food Safety Commission says the health ministry's draft guidelines for businesses that handle raw beef meat will adequately protect consumers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 22:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Reaction of businesses</h2> <p>Japanese companies have welcomed the government and central bank's action, but warn that the current yen level is still too high. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 21:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/04_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Reaction by Gov. & Keidanren</h2> <p>Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says that the government and the central bank have a common understanding of Japan's severe economic situation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 21:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>ECB, BOE keep interest rates unchanged</h2> <p>The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 1.5 percent as worries grow that credit woes could spread to larger euro-zone economies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 04 Aug 22:27 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-75456392653914989062011-08-04T00:56:00.001+09:002011-08-04T00:56:42.876+09:00NHK World News - August 03, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Court injunction sought against reactor restarts</h2> <p>People living near 7 nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, have sought a court injunction against restarting them. The reactors are currently offline for scheduled maintenance. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 0:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hiroshima University to study low-level exposure</h2> <p>Hiroshima University is to launch a study focusing on the health impact of exposure to low-level radiation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 0:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>26 found guilty in Shanghai high-rise fire</h2> <p>A Chinese court has found 26 people guilty in connection with a fire that gutted a high-rise building in Shanghai. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 7:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Killings by Syrian forces continue into Ramadan</h2> <p>The death toll in Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests continues to climb. A human rights group in the country says 160 people have been killed since Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 7:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Aomori Nebuta Festival kicks off</h2> <p>One of Japan's best-known summer events, the Aomori Nebuta Festival, kicked off on Tuesday in the disaster-hit Tohoku region. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 7:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Senate passes debt bill to avert default</h2> <p>The US Senate has approved a bill that allows the government to raise its debt ceiling just hours before the country was to default on its debt obligations. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 7:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>EU tightens sanctions against Syria</h2> <p>The European Union has imposed further sanctions against Syria as the Syrian government tightens its grip on anti-government protesters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 8:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Record 1.46 million households on welfare</h2> <p>A record number of Japanese households were living on welfare benefits in April, reflecting the severe employment situation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 8:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Fukushima to begin beef cattle buy-up next week</h2> <p>A plan by the Fukushima prefectural government to buy up beef cattle from farmers will be launched as early as next week. Producers there have been unable to ship their cattle after beef in the region was found to be highly radioactive. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 10:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Shimane Prefecture to test all beef cattle</h2> <p>Another local government in Japan says it will conduct radiation checks of all beef cattle to ease consumer concerns about food safety. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 10:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Noda praises US debt bill, mum on yen</h2> <p>Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has welcomed the passage of the bill to raise the US debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 10:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Expert on spending cuts to become Pentagon #2</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has chosen Ashton Carter, the defense undersecretary in charge of weapons acquisition, to become the new deputy defense secretary. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 11:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Gold futures at record high in New York</h2> <p>Gold futures surged to a fresh record overnight in New York. Concerns over a US economic slowdown and a possible downgrade of the nation's sovereign debt sent investors fleeing to the safety of the precious metal. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 11:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Italian, Spanish bonds touch euro era low</h2> <p>In Europe, Spanish and Italian 10-year bond yields rose overnight, marking their highest levels since the euro was introduced. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 10:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Moody's and Fitch to maintain US credit rating</h2> <p>Two of the big three credit ratings agencies, Moody's and Fitch say the US continues to merit their top rating in the wake of a deal to raise its debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 11:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>OECD to start off an academic tests for adults</h2> <p>The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, is launching a new test for adults around the world to measure their competency in reading, math, and information technology. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 12:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear compensation bill enacted</h2> <p>Japan's Diet has approved legislation to help Tokyo Electric Power Company compensate victims of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 12:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>July sales of Toyota, Honda down in US</h2> <p>Japanese automakers' new car sales in the United States dropped more than 20 percent in July from a year earlier, while South Korea's automakers enjoyed brisk sales. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 12:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China welcomes US debt law</h2> <p>China's central bank governor says his country welcomes the last-minute passage of US legislation to raise its debt limit. China is the world's largest holder of US bonds. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 13:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US recover 7 tons of cocaine from sunken submarine</h2> <p>The US Coast Guard has recovered some 7 tons of cocaine, worth 180 million US dollars on the street, from a sunken vessel used by suspected drug traffickers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 12:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt comes up with plan for a new nuclear watchdog</h2> <p>The Japanese government plans to create a new nuclear safety agency, in order to separate regulatory functions from the industry ministry which promotes nuclear energy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 13:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hitachi to outsource TV manufacturing</h2> <p>Japanese electronics maker Hitachi is planning to end production of TV sets and outsource the job to Taiwanese and other makers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 13:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Israel's top court orders outpost removed</h2> <p>Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the country's government to dismantle the largest illegal outpost in the West Bank. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 17:22 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Toyota to make record 8.9 mil. cars in 2012</h2> <p>Toyota Motor says it will increase automobile production to a record 8.9 million units worldwide in 2012 to capture fast-growing demand in emerging Asian economies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 14:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Drought exposes shuttle piece in Texas lake</h2> <p>The US space agency, NASA, says a piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia, which had broken apart in an accident in 2003, has been found in a dried-up section of a lake in Texas. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 15:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cattle farmers demand compensation from TEPCO</h2> <p>Japanese farmers have staged a protest in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters in Tokyo, demanding compensation over a ban on beef shipments due to fears of radioactive contamination. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 17:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO paid $900 in provisional compensation</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company has so far paid 69 billion yen, or nearly 900 million dollars, in provisional compensation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 17:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China high-speed train schedule remains disrupted</h2> <p>Disruptions continue for the third day on a high-speed train line in China on which a recent fatal collision occurred. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 19:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan calls for close cooperation between govt, BOJ</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the Bank of Japan and the government should cooperate closely as the yen appreciates sharply. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 17:22 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Government to test rice for radioactivity</h2> <p>The Japanese government says that rice harvested in the coming months will be tested for radioactivity. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 17:50 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>APEC participants visit disaster-hit Sendai firm</h2> <p>Participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have visited a Japanese company that quickly recovered from the March disaster thanks to advanced disaster preparedness. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 19:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban-the-bomb convention opens in Hiroshima</h2> <p>A Japanese anti-nuclear organization has opened an annual international conference in Hiroshima, ahead of the 66th anniversary of the bombing of the city on August 6th. At the top of this year's agenda are proposals to scrap nuclear power generation following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 20:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Discussions begin on how to scrap Fukushima plant</h2> <p>A government-appointed panel has begun discussing the timetable for decommissioning the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 19:07 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nippon Paper to trim workforce by 1,300</h2> <p>The major Japanese paper producer, Nippon Paper Group, says it will cut its workforce by about 1,300 as part of the rehabilitation of its operations following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 20:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Trial of Mubarak opens in Cairo</h2> <p>The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has begun. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 19:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US considers additional sanctions against Syria</h2> <p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is considering additional sanctions against Syria's government led by President Bashar al-Assad. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 20:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_38_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/03_38_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nagasaki mayor calls for nuclear-free NE Asia</h2> <p>The mayor of Nagasaki has urged the Japanese government to start efforts to denuclearize Northeast Asia, as the first step toward creating a nuclear-free world. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 03 Aug 21:02 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-83742224177574796082011-08-03T03:39:00.001+09:002011-08-03T03:39:12.071+09:00NHK World News - August 02, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China prepares for first aircraft carrier launch</h2> <p>China continued preparations to launch its first aircraft carrier on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Dollar trading at near record low in NY</h2> <p>The dollar has been traded at a near record low despite US President Barack Obama's announcement of a deal on raising the debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>EU expands sanctions on Syria</h2> <p>The European Union says it will act against several high-profile Syrians in an attempt to reinforce sanctions against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>APEC Sendai to discuss corporate role in disasters</h2> <p>Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will discuss corporate responsibilities in the event of disasters. The conference is to start Tuesday for two days in the northeastern city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit hard by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>No-entry decontamination to start next month</h2> <p>Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear crisis says full-scale decontamination measures will begin next month for the 20-kilometer evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>25 dead bodies found on Libya refugee boat</h2> <p>Italy's coast guard has found 25 dead bodies on a refugee boat from Libya. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 6:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Congress to vote on debt limit bill</h2> <p>US Congressional leaders are stepping up efforts to pass a bill agreed between Democrats and the opposition Republican Party to raise the country's debt ceiling and reduce the deficit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 7:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear agency's meddling revealed again</h2> <p>Another case of questionable conduct by Japan's nuclear regulator has come to light. A former official of the nuclear safety agency has admitted asking a regional utility to mobilize its people for a government symposium on nuclear power 5 years ago. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 9:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Defense report focuses on China's naval beef-ups</h2> <p>A Japanese annual defense report expresses concern about the Chinese military's rapid modernization and expansion of its areas of activity, especially at sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 10:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>House approves debt ceiling bill</h2> <p>With one day remaining until the deadline for raising the US debt ceiling, the House of Representatives has passed a bill drafted by Democratic and Republican leaders. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 9:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>2 Palestinians killed in West Bank</h2> <p>Israeli soldiers shot and killed 2 Palestinians at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 10:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN chief hopes US-N.Korea dialogue to continue</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged the US and North Korea to continue direct talks aimed at resuming six-party negotiations on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 11:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>"Nadeshiko" Japan to receive People's Honor Award</h2> <p>The Japanese women's soccer team is to receive the People's Honor Award for its victory at last month's World Cup. The prize is bestowed by the prime minister to Japanese who make a great achievement. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 10:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO to check plant radiation levels carefully</h2> <p>The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex is searching for radioactive hotspots after finding record high radiation near an exhaust pipe at the plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 12:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Edano:Japan to firmly handle ties with S.Korea</h2> <p>Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says Japan will continue handling its bilateral relationship with South Korea calmly and firmly from a broad prospective. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 12:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>APEC Sendai starts discussion</h2> <p>The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has begun a 2-day conference on the role of corporations in disasters in northeastern Japan. The conference takes place in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the disaster zone from the March 11th quake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 12:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Representative Giffords welcomed back to House</h2> <p>Members of the US Congress gave a standing ovation to Representative Gabrielle Giffords as she returned to the House for the first time since being shot in January. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hiroshima mayor to call for energy review</h2> <p>Hiroshima's mayor will call on the Japanese government to review its energy policy in an annual peace declaration on August 6th, the day the city was hit by a US atomic bomb in 1945. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 14:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ban Ki Moon to ask for sending GSDF to Sudan PKO</h2> <p>The UN secretary-general said he will ask Japan's prime minister to consider sending Ground Self-Defense Forces on a peace-keeping mission to South Sudan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 14:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan urges China to step up copyright protection</h2> <p>Japan has urged China to strengthen intellectual copyright protection, saying that Japanese TV footage continues to be illegally uploaded onto the Chinese Internet. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 14:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN says famine region could expand in Africa</h2> <p>The United Nations has made an emergency appeal for humanitarian aid to eastern Africa, where it says the areas engulfed by famine could soon more than triple. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 16:11 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt sets new criteria for contaminated fertilizer</h2> <p>Japan's government has laid down a new set of criteria for the use of fertilizers that may be contaminated with radioactive cesium. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 17:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Deployment of new MSDF patrol plane to be delayed</h2> <p>Deployment of a new patrol plane by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force is likely to be delayed, as the aircraft has failed strength tests. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 17:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt bans shipments of Tochigi beef cattle</h2> <p>Japan's government has ordered Tochigi Prefecture to suspend its shipments of beef cattle due to fears of radioactive contamination. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 18:07 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>S.Korea protests Japan report mentioning Takeshima</h2> <p>South Korea has protested against Japan's latest annual defense report that claims territorial rights over Takeshima, a small group of islands in the Sea of Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 19:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Children from disaster areas invited to China</h2> <p>More than 90 children from areas hit by the March 11th disaster in Japan are visiting the southern Chinese resort of Hainan Island at the invitation of China's government. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 19:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to conduct comprehensive radiation monitoring</h2> <p>Japan's government has decided to start comprehensive radiation monitoring this year by coordinating organizations that have been checking radiation levels since the Fukushima nuclear accident in March. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 19:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan lawmakers urge S.Korea to settle dispute</h2> <p>A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers has expressed regret over South Korea denying entry into the country to 3 of their members, saying the incident could have a negative impact on bilateral relations. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 19:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>APEC opens to discuss disaster preparedness</h2> <p>The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has opened a 2-day conference in Sendai to discuss private-sector preparedness for natural disasters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 20:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japanese tourists enjoy shopping in South Korea</h2> <p>Tourists from Japan are flocking to cosmetics stores in Seoul, South Korea, to benefit from the strong yen. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 19:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China high-speed train schedule in disarray</h2> <p>China's high-speed trains are suffering substantial disruption to their timetable on Monday and Tuesday on the line where a fatal collision occurred last month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 21:50 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>High radioactivity level at reactor building</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has detected the highest confirmed indoor level of radioactivity at the facility since the March accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 20:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Shizuoka begins checking rice for radiation</h2> <p>Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, has begun checking locally grown rice for radiation to prove its safety. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 20:54 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/02_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nissan develops EV-based home power supply system</h2> <p>Nissan Motor has developed a power supply system using electric vehicle batteries for use during blackouts. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 02 Aug 21:04 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-8516580674051389032011-08-02T00:20:00.001+09:002011-08-02T00:20:43.478+09:00NHK World News - August 01, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Cesium leveling out at the Fukushima reactor No.3</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says that the level of radioactive cesium in seawater around the Number 3 reactor has shown no signs of increasing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO installs new decontamination unit</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, installed new decontamination equipment at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Lantern floating ceremony held in Ishinomaki</h2> <p>People floated lanterns on a river in disaster-affected Miyagi Prefecture to pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of the victims of the March earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>EPA between Japan and India takes effect on Monday</h2> <p>The Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement, which the two countries signed in February, takes effect on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>121 killed in Syria pre-ramadan crackdown</h2> <p>Syrian troops have crushed demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, reportedly killing at least 121 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Violence continues in Xinjiang</h2> <p>In China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Sunday saw another day of violent incidents as attackers stabbed people on the street, killing and injuring at least 10 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 7:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Obama blames Syrian government</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has blamed the Syrian government for its crackdown on Syrian people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 5:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Kashgar on high alert</h2> <p>The World Uygur Congress, a human rights advocacy group organized by exiled Uygur people, says the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is on high alert, with many policemen deployed on the streets. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 7:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yen traded at lower 77 in NZ</h2> <p>The US dollar is being traded against the yen on the Wellington market in New Zealand in the lower 77 yen range. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 7:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Debt ceiling negotiations continue in Washington</h2> <p>The White House and Republican Party are continuing negotiations on a solution to avoid a possible government default as the Tuesday deadline nears. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 7:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>EU condemns Syria's attack on civilians</h2> <p>The European Union has condemned Syria's security forces for an assault that has killed dozens of civilians. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 7:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chiba, Tochigi to test rice for cesium traces</h2> <p>The Chiba and Tochigi prefectural governments say they will test the rice harvested in their prefectures for radiation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 10:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Blinded Iranian victim pardons acid attacker</h2> <p>An Iranian man who was sentenced to be blinded for disfiguring and blinding a woman with acid was spared from the punishment by a pardon from the victim. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 10:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korea: Uranium enrichment is for electricity</h2> <p>North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator maintains that the country's uranium enrichment program is for a peaceful purpose. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 11:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US dollar regains ground after debt ceiling deal</h2> <p>The US dollar is regaining ground against the yen after President Barack Obama announced that a bipartisan deal has been reached to raise the federal debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 11:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Democrats, Republicans agree to raise debt limit</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama says Democratic and Republican leaders have reached an agreement to raise the country's debt cap and reduce the deficit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 11:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>LDP lawmakers head for S. Korea despite opposition</h2> <p>A group of Japanese lawmakers from the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party has left for Seoul, South Korea to visit an island near the disputed territory in the Sea of Japan. However, the South Korean government has revealed its policy of denying the group's entry. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 13:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Edano welcomes US debt cap agreement</h2> <p>Japan's top government spokesman has welcomed the agreement that US Democrats and Republicans have reached to avoid a government default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 11:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Edano: Permission should be granted</h2> <p>Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says it's unacceptable for South Korea to refuse entry permission to the Japanese lawmakers who are trying to enter the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 12:28 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Dollar trading at mid-77 yen range in Tokyo</h2> <p>In Tokyo, the dollar has regained ground to the mid-77 yen level after US President Barack Obama announced a deal on raising the debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 13:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>LDP lawmakers refused entry by S.Korea</h2> <p>A group of Japanese lawmakers planning to visit an island near disputed islets have been refused entry at a South Korean airport. They are expected to be deported to Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 13:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>SDF end relief operation in Miyagi</h2> <p>Self-Defense Force members have ended their relief operations in northeastern Japan's Miyagi prefecture, an area that was hard hit by the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 14:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>UN chief raps Syria for civilian violence</h2> <p>UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has harshly criticized the Syrian government for its military crackdown on protesters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 14:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N. Korea, US agree to continue talks, says North</h2> <p>North Korea has expressed readiness to continue dialogue with the United States 3 days after senior officials wrapped up talks on the North's nuclear programs in New York. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 17:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China state TV reports US debt talks agreement</h2> <p>In China, state-run television was quick to report the breakthrough in US debt limit talks, reflecting the country's status as the largest holder of US sovereign debt. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 16:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt bans beef cattle shipments from Iwate</h2> <p>Japan's government has ordered Iwate Prefecture to suspend shipments of all beef cattle, after radiation levels above government standards were detected in some beef from the region. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 18:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan-India EPA enters into force</h2> <p>The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or EPA, between Japan and India went into effect on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 19:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Edano: Unacceptable, S. Korea should rethink</h2> <p>Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says it is regrettable that South Korea refused to grant entry to 3 Japanese lawmakers attempting to visit an island near disputed territory in the Sea of Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 18:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China blames extremists for Xinjiang attack</h2> <p>China says a group led by militants trained in Pakistan was behind Sunday's attack in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 20:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to check rice for radiation</h2> <p>Japan's government is to ask rice-producing regions to check their crops for radiation before and after harvest. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 19:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Panasonic testing eco-friendly homes in Singapore</h2> <p>Japanese electronics giant Panasonic plans to test its renewable energy technologies by installing solar systems at a public housing unit in Singapore. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 19:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Highly radioactive water flows into another place</h2> <p>Highly radioactive water has been found in the basement of a building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near the storage facility for contaminated water. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 21:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Dollar remains weak despite US debt deal</h2> <p>The dollar remains weak against the yen even after US President Barack Obama's announcement of the deal to raise the country's debt limit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 20:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>LDP lawmakers to return from S.Korea</h2> <p>Three Japanese lawmakers are returning home from South Korea after being denied entry into the country because they intended to visit an island near disputed islets in the Japan Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 21:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/01_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Thailand to have first-ever female prime minister</h2> <p>In Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra is set to soon become the nation's first female prime minister. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 20:21 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>S.Korean lawmaker hits LDP members' visit</h2> <p>A South Korean lawmaker has criticized 3 Japanese opposition members for trying to visit an island close to disputed islets in the Japan Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 21:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>4 killed, 2 missing in torrential rain in Japan</h2> <p>Torrential rains in central and northeastern Japan have left 4 people dead and 2 missing, after one more death was confirmed on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 01 Aug 21:19 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-26633880410126056822011-08-01T04:22:00.001+09:002011-08-01T04:22:09.083+09:00NHK World News - July 31, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <h2>About 20,600 dead or missing in March 11 disaster</h2> <p>The number of dead or missing in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, including aftershocks, stands at 20,627 as of Saturday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 1:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Xinhua: Operating software has serious flaw</h2> <p>An official of China's Railways Ministry says faulty software at a rail network operation center led to the fatal high-speed train crash in Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province on July 23rd. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 1:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO to test run cooling system for No.4 reactor</h2> <p>The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to test run a system to cool a spent fuel storage pool at the No.4 reactor as early as Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 5:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN PKO force commander in Haiti thanks Japan's SDF</h2> <p>The force commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti has thanked the Japanese Self-Defense Force unit for its work in the country, which was devastated by a major earthquake last year. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 5:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Some 100 lawyers to mediate nuclear disputes</h2> <p>The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will assign around 100 lawyers to mediate settlements at proposed state entities dealing with compensation disputes related to the Fukushima nuclear accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 5:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chimp bottle feeds tiger cubs at Thai zoo</h2> <p>A chimpanzee is bottle feeding tiger cubs at a Thai zoo, attracting tourists. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 9:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Strong earthquake hits Fukushima</h2> <p>An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.5 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday morning. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 5:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Flood damage in North Korea</h2> <p>North Korea's state-run media have reported that heavy rain which brought serious damage to South Korea also caused flooding in the North. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 9:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>No fatalities in aircraft crash in Guyana</h2> <p>All 163 people on board survived after a jetliner failed to land and broke in half in Guyana in South America on Saturday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 9:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US debt ceiling talks continue</h2> <p>US congressional leaders are making last-minute efforts to seek a compromise to avert a possible default on the government's debt. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 10:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Possible debt default worries US troops</h2> <p>US troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are voicing concerns over their paychecks in the event of a debt default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 10:56 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TV makers review sales strategy</h2> <p>Major Japanese electronics makers are reviewing how they will sell TVs, with the yen's surge against the dollar making global sales sluggish. They are trying to boost sales in fast-growing emerging markets to deal with the intensifying price competition. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 11:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Charity soccer on Brazilian beach</h2> <p>Children from the tsunami-hit city of Kamaishi in northeastern Japan traveled to Brazil to take part in a beach soccer charity event. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 12:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tepco test-runs No.4 reactor cooling device</h2> <p>The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun a test-run of a device to cool a spent fuel storage pool where water temperature remains high. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Attacks in China's Xinjiang, 13 dead</h2> <p>In China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday night, two men brandishing knives attacked passers-by, killing 6 people. At least 6 others were killed in explosions that occurred near the area just before the incident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 15:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Torrential rain in Niigata, Fukushima</h2> <p>Torrential rains that hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures in northeastern Japan have left 3 people dead and 3 others missing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 15:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Schwarzenegger museum opens in Austria</h2> <p>A museum dedicated to the former California Governor and Hollywood movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has opened in his native Austria. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 16:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Parties split over taxes for reconstruction funds</h2> <p>Japanese political parties are divided over increasing taxes to fund the effort to rebuild eastern Japan after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 16:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Record number of fans imported in June</h2> <p>The number of electric fans imported by Japan rose to a record high in June, as many people are trying to save energy because of anticipated power shortages. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>White House moves to break impasse over debt</h2> <p>The White House and the Republican Party are holding talks to try to reach a compromise on raising the US debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Ratings agencies split over US bond downgrade</h2> <p>Major credit rating agencies are showing different approaches on whether to downgrade US bonds even if the country manages to avert a default on its debt. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Full operation of cooling device begins</h2> <p>The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun full operation of a device to cool a spent fuel storage pool. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Gangster arrested in Japan's largest robbery case</h2> <p>Tokyo police have arrested a former gangster in connection with Japan's largest robbery, and confiscated some of the stolen money at his hideout. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/31_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan criticizes nuke watchdog for manipulation</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan has criticized Japan's nuclear regulator for trying to manipulate public opinion on nuclear power. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Bomb attack kills 13 in southern Afghanistan</h2> <p>A car bomb attack occurred at a police station in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, reportedly killing 13 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>State-run TV airs ministry apology for train crash</h2> <p>China's state-run television has repeatedly broadcast footage of a senior railways ministry official pledging to prevent a recurrence of a fatal collision on the country's high-speed railway network. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Heavy rain leaves 3 dead, 3 missing</h2> <p>Heavy rains have killed 3 people in the Japanese prefecture of Niigata and left 3 people missing in Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Zaccheroni looks forward to qualifying games</h2> <p>Japan is to play Uzbekistan, Syria and North Korea in the 3rd round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Anti-nuclear group holds meeting in Fukushima</h2> <p>A Japanese anti-nuclear organization has held its annual meeting in Fukushima Prefecture and urged the world to reduce its dependency on nuclear power following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 31 Jul 22:41 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-7240331325649660392011-07-31T00:13:00.001+09:002011-07-31T00:13:57.098+09:00NHK World News - July 30, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yen surges to 76 level</h2> <p>In New York, the US dollar fell below the 77 yen level for first time in four-and-a-half months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 4:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Sluggish US GDP growth shows downturn in economy</h2> <p>The US gross domestic product grew by just 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, much slower than initially estimated. The figure shows that the US economy is in a clear downturn. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 3:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Yen surges to 77.01 at one time</h2> <p>In New York, the US dollar fell to lower 77 yen level for first time in four-and-a-half months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 3:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>17 people killed in Afghanistan bombings</h2> <p>At least 17 people have been killed by roadside bombs in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 3:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UNICEF urges aid for children in Somalia</h2> <p>UNICEF has called on the international community to help children suffering from severe famine in southern Somalia. An estimated 1.25 million children in the east African country are in urgent need of aid. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 3:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Torrential rain hits Niigata & Fukushima</h2> <p>Torrential rain in Niigata and Fukushima prefectures in northern Japan has caused rivers to overflow, raising the danger of landslides. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 3:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway mourns terror victims a week after attacks</h2> <p>A memorial service has been held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, for the people who died in the bombing and shooting massacre a week ago. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 5:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China train crash: one week later</h2> <p>Saturday marks one week since the fatal high-speed train collision in China. The Chinese government is trying to calm public anger and distrust by offering more compensation to the victims' families. But the sloppy handling of the investigation is fueling popular resentment. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 8:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama urges bipartisan compromise on debt ceiling</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has called on Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work toward a compromise to break the stalemate over raising the country's debt ceiling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 8:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>2009 Air France crash blamed on pilot error</h2> <p>French investigators have concluded that the crash of an Air France plane into the Atlantic Ocean in June 2009, killing more than 200 people, was attributable to human error. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 8:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, N.Korea conclude 2-day talks</h2> <p>The United States and North Korea have ended two days of meetings in New York. The two countries were exploring ways to resume the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 8:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Egyptians protest ahead of Mubarak trial</h2> <p>Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Cairo on Friday to call for a fair ruling in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 9:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Spain's prime minister calls early election</h2> <p>Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has called an early general election for November to create political and economic certainty in the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 11:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Senate rejects Republican proposal</h2> <p>The US Senate has rejected a debt-ceiling bill proposed by the opposition Republicans to avert a possible default on the government's debt before Tuesday's deadline. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 12:11 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>US proposes central nuclear waste storage plant</h2> <p>A US government panel of nuclear experts has proposed a plan to build a central storage plant for spent nuclear fuel. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 12:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Torrential rain hits Niigata, Fukushima</h2> <p>Torrential rain in Niigata and Fukushima prefectures in northern Japan has caused rivers to overflow, raising the danger of landslides. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Personal items collected from China derailed train</h2> <p>One week after the fatal accident on China's high speed rail network, workers have been seen collecting personal belongings left inside the derailed carriages. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 14:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/30_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China reveals faulty train information system</h2> <p>China's railway ministry has revealed a serious fault with software at a railway control center, in connection with the fatal high-speed train accident last Saturday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 30 Jul 17:01 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-33519541259741783232011-07-30T00:06:00.001+09:002011-07-30T00:06:26.845+09:00NHK World News - July 29, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, N.Korea begin talks in NY</h2> <p>The United States and North Korea began two-day talks in New York on Thursday to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party talks to denuclearize North Korea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 0:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Personal info of 35 mil. people stolen in S.Korea</h2> <p>The personal data of about 35 million Internet users in South Korea was stolen from popular websites in a cyber attack. The theft is believed to have originated in China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 2:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Taliban attacks gov't offices, killing 21</h2> <p>Taliban insurgents have intensified their offensive. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 2:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan asks S. Korea to ensure safety of Japanese</h2> <p>The Japanese government has asked the South Korean government to ensure the safety of 4 Japanese politicians who would like to visit the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 2:07 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>1,500 tons of radioactive sludge cannot be buried</h2> <p>Nearly 50,000 tons of sludge at water treatment facilities has been found to contain radioactive cesium as the result of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Over 1,500 tons is so contaminated that it cannot be buried for disposal. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 4:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China rushes to calm bereaved families</h2> <p>The Chinese government is rushing to calm the anger of victims' families from last week's fatal high-speed train crash. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 5:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>EU to tighten security against lone extremists</h2> <p>Security authorities from European Union member countries have agreed to strengthen measures to prevent terrorism by a lone extremist. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 5:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan, Turkey to train Afghan police</h2> <p>The Turkish government has opened a facility in the country to train Afghan police officers as part of cooperation in rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 5:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Mongolian children lift spirits of survivors</h2> <p>Children from Mongolia have raised the spirits of survivors of the March 11th disaster in eastern Japan through artwork and traditional folk dance. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 7:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, N.Korea end 1st day of talks</h2> <p>The United States and North Korea ended the first day of their 2-day talks in New York to explore ways to resume stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 6:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Gaza children set kite-flying record</h2> <p>Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip set a world record when more than 13,000 of them flew kites simultaneously. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 8:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US, N. Korea end 1st-day of talks</h2> <p>The United States and North Korea ended the first day of their 2-day talks in New York. They are exploring ways to resume the stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 8:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO to extract air from troubled reactors</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will extract air from troubled reactors at the plant to measure the amount of radioactive substances. The work is part of efforts to curb the amount of radioactivity released into the atmosphere. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 9:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway police release names of massacre victims</h2> <p>Police in Norway have identified 41 of the people killed in last week's bombing in the capital Oslo and the shooting spree on a nearby island. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 10:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Volkswagen reviewing tie-up with Suzuki</h2> <p>German auto giant Volkswagen says it is reviewing its tie-up with Japan's Suzuki Motor, because the cooperation is developing more slowly than expected. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 11:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>June unemployment rate rises to 4.6%</h2> <p>Japan's unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent in June, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from May. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 11:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Remodeled German system possibly linked to crash</h2> <p>A major Chinese newspaper has reported that an automatic control system blamed for Saturday's fatal train crash was a Chinese remodeled version based on German technology. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 13:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US accuses Iran of aiding Al Qaeda</h2> <p>The US government has pointed out that Iran has become a critical transit point for Al Qaeda to funnel funds. It has condemned the Iranian government for giving tacit approval to such activities. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 14:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Chubu Electric: NISA tried to deceive public forum</h2> <p>Chubu Electric Power Company says the government's nuclear agency asked it to make sure that questions in favor of nuclear power be asked at a government-sponsored symposium in 2007. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 14:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yoko Ono receives peace award in Hiroshima</h2> <p>Japanese artist Yoko Ono is visiting Hiroshima to receive an award for her contributions to world peace. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 14:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Wastewater recycling partially halted at Fukushima</h2> <p>A problematic water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has forced its operator to stop pumping out radioactive water pooled in the basements of reactor buildings. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 16:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Messages from abroad for 3/11 disaster survivors</h2> <p>An exhibition featuring 1,000 messages sent from other countries to encourage March 11th disaster survivors is being held in Tokyo. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 16:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>House postpones voting on debt ceiling proposal</h2> <p>The US House of Representatives has postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on a Republican debt ceiling proposal. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 16:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Torrential rain hits Niigata</h2> <p>Torrential rain is falling in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, causing rivers to overflow and raising the danger of more landslides. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 16:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>'85 JAL crash cause explained</h2> <p>Japan's Transport Safety Board has released a booklet explaining in simple terms the cause of the country's worst aviation accident 26 years ago. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 17:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China raises train crash compensation</h2> <p>China has decided to almost double the initial amount of compensation paid to families of victims of Saturday's high-speed train crash that killed at least 40 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 18:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China identified accident causes much earlier</h2> <p>China's railway authorities identified flaws in a signaling system as one of the causes of Saturday's fatal high-speed train collision within hours of the accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 20:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Companies report April-June business results</h2> <p>Japanese firms have reported a decline in profits for the period from April to June, due to the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 18:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN disarmament meeting ends with appeal for peace</h2> <p>A 3-day UN disarmament conference closed in Japan on Friday, with a moving performance wishing for peace led by renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa . <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 20:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt: Japan may face power shortage next summer</h2> <p>Japan's government estimates that the country will face a power supply shortage of around 10 percent next summer if all of its nuclear reactors go offline. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 20:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt adopts basic reconstruction plan</h2> <p>The Japanese government has adopted a basic plan to rebuild areas hit by the March 11th disaster. The final text notably lacks any reference to the major tax increase that appears unavoidable to finance the 5-year plan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 21:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Prosecutors seek 3 years in prison for ex-JR boss</h2> <p>Prosecutors have demanded a prison term of 3 years for a former president of West Japan Railway at his trial in connection with a fatal derailment accident in April 2005. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 20:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S.Korea bans entry of Japanese lawmakers</h2> <p>South Korea has advised Japan that a group of Japanese lawmakers will not be permitted to visit a South Korean island near disputed territory in the Sea of Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 20:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Torrential rain hits Niigata & Fukushima</h2> <p>Torrential rain in Niigata and Fukushima prefectures in northern Japan has caused rivers to overflow, raising the danger of more landslides. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 21:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan proposes 3rd extra budget for rebuilding plan</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan has pledged the government's continued effort to rebuild northeastern areas devastated by the March disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 22:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/29_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US GDP increases 1.3%</h2> <p>New figures show the U.S. economy has slowed sharply in the second quarter of 2011. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 29 Jul 22:08 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-51448270063709798722011-07-29T00:47:00.001+09:002011-07-29T00:47:10.990+09:00NHK World News - July 28, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Furukawa watches Hayabusa film aboard ISS</h2> <p>Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa on board the International Space Station has watched the first movie premier ever held in outer space. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN airlifts food to Somalia</h2> <p>The United Nations has begun airlifting food to famine-hit Somalia. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>ASEAN naval chiefs discuss South China Sea</h2> <p>Naval chiefs from the 10 ASEAN members have discussed regional maritime security issues involving the South China Sea, amid disputes with China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO won't help Turkey build nuclear power plants</h2> <p>The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will withdraw from Japan's bid to export nuclear power technology to Turkey. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tropical storm kills 27 in the Philippines</h2> <p>A tropical storm has left 27 people dead in the Philippines. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan thanks Thailand for quake aid</h2> <p>Japan's Embassy in Thailand has launched a campaign to thank Thailand for supporting Japan in the aftermath of the March 11th quake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Wen orders thorough probe into train crash</h2> <p>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has ordered a thorough investigation into last Saturday's fatal high-speed train collision. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Britain recognizes Libya's opposition group</h2> <p>Britain has recognized Libya's opposition group as the only legitimate government and expelled Libyan diplomats from the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>High-speed train driver says "instructed" to stop</h2> <p>A driver involved in Saturday's high-speed train collision reportedly says he had been ordered to stop the train before another train crashed into it. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Toyota to double production in India</h2> <p>Toyota Motor plans to double its annual production capacity in India to 310,000 units in 2013. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 5:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US to begin 2-day talks with N.Korea on Thursday</h2> <p>The United States says it will open 2 days of talks with North Korea on Thursday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 7:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan, Russia deputy foreign ministers meet</h2> <p>Senior diplomats from Japan and Russia say the 2 countries should work to improve ties after cooperating in response to the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 7:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>London begins one year countdown to Olympics</h2> <p>London has marked the start of the one-year countdown to the London Olympics, which will open on July 27th 2012. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 8:18 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China cracks down on child kidnapping rings</h2> <p>Chinese police say they have rescued 89 abducted infants and arrested hundreds of people involved in the abductions. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 8:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Republican bill likely to be put to vote</h2> <p>A Republican plan to raise the US debt ceiling is expected to be put to a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 8:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to ban shipment of Miyagi beef cattle</h2> <p>Japan's government has decided to suspend all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi Prefecture, due to fears of radioactive contamination. It plans to give the order as early as Thursday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 9:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S. Korean cargo plane crashes</h2> <p>Police in South Korea say a cargo plane has crashed in waters 100 kilometers west of Cheju Island. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 9:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>North Korea criticizes US nuclear policy at UN</h2> <p>North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has criticized US nuclear policy, saying its planned missile defense shield will eventually spark a new nuclear arms race. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 10:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Water treatment system running below capacity</h2> <p>A water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been operating below its target capacity, resulting in delays to the firm's timetable of about 2 months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 11:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Solar power plants to start operation in Kawasaki</h2> <p>A solar power plant is to start operation in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, in mid-August. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 11:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Aviation college training aircraft missing</h2> <p>Japan's transport ministry says a training aircraft from the Civil Aviation College has gone missing with 4 people on board. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 11:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Railway official admits inadequate safety measures</h2> <p>China's state-run Xinhua news agency reports that a senior railway official has admitted to insufficient safety measures in the fatal high-speed train collision last week. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Heavy rain in South Korea causing more damage</h2> <p>Heavy rain continues to batter South Korea, triggering more landslides and flooding. At least 39 people have died and 3 are missing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 12:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt may extend cattle ban</h2> <p>Japan's government is considering extending a ban on all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi to Iwate Prefecture. This comes amid growing public concern over radioactive beef across the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 13:28 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to pay for beef tests by prefectures</h2> <p>Japan's government says it will shoulder the cost to municipalities of testing beef for possible radioactive contamination. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 13:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Possible trainee on missing plane found</h2> <p>Japanese police have found a man believed to be one of the trainees on board an aircraft that went missing on Thursday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 14:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Finance ministry upgrades economic outlook</h2> <p>Japan's Finance Ministry has upgraded its assessment of the state of the economy for the first time in 4 quarters, due to a recovery in supply chains since March 11th. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 17:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Panasonic selling Sanyo operations to Chinese firm</h2> <p>Japanese electronics maker Panasonic will sell some operations of its subsidiary Sanyo Electric to a Chinese company. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 15:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Asian Development Bank worries over US debt woes</h2> <p>The Asian Development Bank says that the debt-ceiling problem in the United States may become an unstable factor in the outlook of fast-growing Asian economies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 18:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Wen pledges accident probe and stepped-up safety</h2> <p>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to look into the cause of last week's fatal high-speed train collision and step up safety measures. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 17:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Noda: Japan's economy is picking up</h2> <p>Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda says Japan's economy has begun picking up after the major downturn caused by the March disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 15:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>3 found dead in training plane crash</h2> <p>Japanese police say they have found all 4 people believed to have been on board a training aircraft that crashed in northern Japan on Thursday. One of them has survived, but the other 3 were found dead. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 16:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Edano orders ban on shipping Miyagi beef cattle</h2> <p>Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says he has ordered the governor of Miyagi Prefecture to suspend all of its shipments of beef cattle. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 17:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nagasaki mayor: shift from nuclear power needed</h2> <p>The mayor of Nagasaki City will for the first time call for a shift away from nuclear energy in his annual peace declaration on August 9th, amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 18:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US-N.Korea meeting soon to start</h2> <p>The United States and North Korea will soon start a 2-day meeting to discuss resuming 6-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 19:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>12 prefectures step up voluntary checks on beef</h2> <p>Twelve prefectures in Japan have voluntarily stepped up radiation checks on beef before shipment in a bid to alleviate consumer concerns over meat safety. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 19:38 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_38_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_38_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN disarmament conference discusses nuclear safety</h2> <p>Participants at a UN disarmament conference in Matsumoto City, central Japan, have debated the safety of nuclear power generation amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 20:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_39_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_39_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Footage of Oslo blast released</h2> <p>Footage of the moment last week's fatal bomb exploded in the Norwegian capital Oslo has been released. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_39.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 20:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_40_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_40_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kansai Electric retracts FY11 earnings forecasts</h2> <p>Major Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company has retracted its earnings forecasts for the business year through March, citing uncertain sales prospects due to suspension of its nuclear reactors. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_40.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 20:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_41_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_41_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>IAEA to help Japan assess nuclear plant safety</h2> <p>The International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to help Japan assess the results of additional safety tests planned by the government for the country's nuclear power plants. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_41.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 21:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_42_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_42_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Weak dollar hurt Japanese electronics makers</h2> <p>The strong yen is eroding the earnings of major Japanese electronics makers that depend heavily on exports. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_42.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 21:46 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_43_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/28_43_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Science-fiction author Sakyo Komatsu dies</h2> <p>Japanese science fiction author Sakyo Komatsu died of pneumonia on Tuesday. He was 80. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_43.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 28 Jul 22:47 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-86874716519441744252011-07-28T00:23:00.001+09:002011-07-28T00:23:24.847+09:00NHK World News - July 27, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan, China agree to speed up talks on hotline</h2> <p>Japan and China have agreed to speed up talks on creating a defense hotline to avoid any emergency in the high seas near Japanese territory. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Stronger yen lures Japanese holidaymakers abroad</h2> <p>The yen's advance against the dollar and other major currencies is making overseas trips cheaper for Japanese holidaymakers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Concert held at World Heritage site for victims</h2> <p>A memorial concert for victims of the March 11th disaster was held on Tuesday at a new World Heritage site in northeastern Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:10 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japanese survivors invited to Taiwan</h2> <p>The first group of survivors of the March 11th disaster has arrived in Taiwan for free holidays sponsored by the island's tourism industry. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Lawyers request retrial for Nepalese convict</h2> <p>Lawyers for a Nepalese man convicted in a high-profile murder case in Tokyo 14 years ago have requested a retrial based on new DNA findings. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China to start paying damages for train accident</h2> <p>China will soon begin paying compensation to the families of the victims of Saturday's high-speed train crash. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 3:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Psychiatric tests planned for Norwegian suspect</h2> <p>Police in Norway plan to conduct psychiatric tests on a man arrested for Friday's twin attacks that killed 76 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 7:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO seeks new ways to reduce contaminated water</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun looking for new ways to reduce the amount of contaminated water that is hampering efforts to stabilize the damaged reactors. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 8:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan, Russia agree to cooperate on energy</h2> <p>Japan and Russia have agreed on the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation on energy, including the joint development of oil and natural gas in Russia's Far East and Eastern Siberia. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 8:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Moroccan military plane crash kills 78</h2> <p>A Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the southwestern part of the country on Tuesday, killing 78 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 10:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Iran readies nuclear power plant</h2> <p>Iran says its first nuclear power plant will start transmitting electricity in the near future. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 10:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean official arrives in US</h2> <p>A senior North Korean official has arrived in the United States for his country's first bilateral meeting with the US in 19 months. The 2 countries are expected to discuss resumption of the 6-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 9:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>4 Japanese bearing firms probed over price-fixing</h2> <p>Japan's antimonopoly authorities have searched the offices of 4 major machinery parts makers suspected of price-fixing in the sale of bearings. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 12:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Israeli orchestra plays Wagner in Germany</h2> <p>An Israeli orchestra has performed music by Richard Wagner, breaking a long-standing taboo against the composer for his links to anti-Semitism. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 11:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Amazon's quarterly revenue surges 50%</h2> <p>US Internet retailer Amazon.com says its quarterly revenue surged by 50 percent year-on-year on brisk sales of its e-book readers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 12:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama pays respects at Norway ambassador residence</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has visited the Norwegian ambassador's residence in Washington to extend his condolences over the massacre in Norway. The bombing in Oslo and shooting rampage on a nearby island on Friday killed 76 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 11:37 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Top US military officer warns against defense cuts</h2> <p>US Army General Martin Dempsey, the nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has voiced strong concern that a deep cut in defense spending will threaten national security. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 13:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN disarmament meeting focuses on nuclear safety</h2> <p>The United Nations opened its 23rd Conference on Disarmament in Matsumoto city, central Japan, on Wednesday morning. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 12:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Heavy rain hits South Korea</h2> <p>In South Korea, landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have left at least 32 people dead and 10 missing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 12:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japanese bus driver apologizes over Utah accident</h2> <p>The Japanese driver of a bus that crashed, killing 3 tourists from Japan in the US state of Utah, has offered his apologies. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 13:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China train crash relatives rally in protest</h2> <p>Relatives of victims who died in China's high-speed train accident have rallied in protest against railway authorities. Thirty-nine people have been confirmed dead in the accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 13:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Workers to inspect No.3 reactor building</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will send workers into the No.3 reactor building on Wednesday to check the condition of its piping. They will have to work quickly, with high levels of radioactivity making it difficult to operate inside the building for long periods of time. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 14:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yen rises to 4-month high</h2> <p>On the Tokyo Foreign Exchange, the dollar has fallen to the upper 77-yen level, hitting a 4-month low against the Japanese yen on Wednesday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 14:37 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nissan to boost China production</h2> <p>Japan's Nissan Motor and its Chinese partner will invest about 7.7 billion dollars in China over the next five years to capture a greater share of the world's largest auto market. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 14:55 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN envoy to Libya fails to broker peace deal</h2> <p>Peace talks between the government of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi and anti-government forces have failed to materialize despite the efforts of a UN special envoy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 16:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>S.Korea rejects island visit by LDP lawmakers</h2> <p>South Korean President Lee Myung Bak says he will not allow a group of Japanese lawmakers to enter South Korea if they plan to visit an island in the Sea of Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 15:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japanese women's lifespan still world's longest</h2> <p>Japanese women had the world's longest average life expectancy in 2010 for the 26th consecutive year, while Japanese men ranked 4th. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 16:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan seeks to put Mt.Fuji on World Heritage list</h2> <p>The Japanese government has begun efforts to get Mount Fuji listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 17:28 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>HK media concerned about new bullet train</h2> <p>Chinese authorities have launched test-runs for a new high-speed railway in Guangdong Province. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 18:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Maestro Ozawa performs at school in Japan</h2> <p>Conductor Seiji Ozawa has performed in Japan for the first time in about a year, offering prayers for those who died in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 18:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Meteorological agency to revise tsunami alerts</h2> <p>Japan's Meteorological Agency says it will develop a new plan for issuing tsunami alerts in the aftermath of major earthquakes. The maximum possible alerts will be given, and then downscaled accordingly after the actual magnitude of the earthquake has been determined. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 19:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tropical storm kills 20 in the Philippines</h2> <p>A tropical storm has left at least 20 people dead in the Philippines. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 17:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China says aircraft carrier for training</h2> <p>China says it is rebuilding a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the northeastern port city of Dalian to use the refurbished ship for research and training purposes. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 19:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Protest by relatives of China crash victims</h2> <p>Families of the victims of China's bullet-train crash are demanding detailed information on the cause of the accident amid growing frustration with the official response. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 19:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Dollar weakens against yen</h2> <p>In Tokyo, the dollar fell to the mid 77-yen level, marking a 4-month low against the Japanese yen. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 20:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Death of vendor triggers riot in inland China</h2> <p>An angry mob clashed with police in China's inland southern province of Guizhou after a disabled street vendor was reportedly beaten to death by local security officers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 21:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>India, Pakistan resume talks after 3-year interval</h2> <p>The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have agreed to step up cooperation in fighting terrorism in the region. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_39.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 21:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_40_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/27_40_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kandahar city mayor killed in suicide bomb attack</h2> <p>The mayor of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, was killed in a suicide bomb attack in the city on Wednesday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_40.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 27 Jul 22:00 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-15181621381704612602011-07-27T01:11:00.001+09:002011-07-27T01:11:24.243+09:00NHK World News - July 26, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Oslo suspect confesses twin attacks</h2> <p>A judge in Norway has delivered a decision to detain the suspect of a mass killing for 8 weeks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 2:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Criticism grows over fatal train crash in China</h2> <p>The families of the victims of a train crash in China are becoming impatient with the government's lack of explanation about the accident that killed 39 people in the eastern province of Zhejiang. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 7:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>More trouble for China's high-speed trains</h2> <p>More than 20 high-speed trains were delayed in China on Monday due to trouble with power transmission. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 7:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Oslo police revise death toll down to 76</h2> <p>Police in Norway have revised the number of deaths from the bombing in the capital Oslo and the shooting rampage on a nearby island to 76 from 93. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 2:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>New decontamination unit to arrive at Fukushima</h2> <p>A new system to decontaminate radioactive water will arrive at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Tuesday. The current system, the key to cooling the reactors, has been plagued with problems. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 7:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Oslo mass killer talks of other cells</h2> <p>The man charged with Norway's bombing and shooting spree has suggested that 2 more cells exist and are prepared to launch further attacks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 7:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN seeks int'l help for east Africa</h2> <p>UN agencies have called on the international community to help people suffering from severe famine in east Africa. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 8:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Clinton seeks China's help in pressing N.Korea</h2> <p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reportedly sought China's help in pressing North Korea to take tangible steps toward denuclearization. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 9:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to buy back beef with excessive cesium levels</h2> <p>The Japanese government says it will buy back beef containing radioactive cesium that has already reached the distribution chain. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 9:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN head condemns Norway attacker</h2> <p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has condemned the man whose bombing and shooting rampage killed 76 people in Norway. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 11:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Yakuza and other crime groups face US sanctions</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing financial sanctions against 4 transnational crime groups as part of a campaign to tackle international underworld threats to security at home. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 10:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>No deals on US debt talks after new proposals</h2> <p>The US administration of President Barack Obama and the opposition Republican Party each proposed a new plan on reducing budget deficits on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 11:50 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market reopens to tourists</h2> <p>Tourists viewed the famous tuna auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market for the first time since the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 11:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Dollar falls below 78 yen in Tokyo</h2> <p>The dollar has fallen to a four-month low against the yen in Tokyo on Tuesday morning after intensified selling. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 11:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to buy back cesium-contaminated beef</h2> <p>The Japanese government says it will buy back beef containing unsafe levels of radioactive cesium that has already reached the distribution chain. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 11:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama warns national debt default may cause crisis</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has called on congressional leaders to approve raising the national debt ceiling soon, warning that a default could bring severe economic consequences. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 13:50 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China digs out buried wreck of high-speed crash</h2> <p>After burying the wreckage of a high-speed train crash, China's railway ministry has dug it up, apparently to deflect views that it is trying to cover up evidence. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 12:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>122 killed in tourist boat accident in Russia</h2> <p>Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 122 people in a tourist boat accident in the central Russian republic of Tatarstan two weeks ago. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 13:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US wants to see more positive responses by North</h2> <p>The US government says it will use the bilateral talks with North Korea later this week to set out the steps it needs to see before the 6-party negotiations on the North's nuclear program can be resumed. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 17:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt seeking voluntary ban on compost and humus</h2> <p>Japan's government is calling on farmers not to use or sell compost and humus made in the east of the country since the start of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 15:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kan: Japan needs national nuclear energy debate</h2> <p>Prime Minister Naoto Kan has told the visiting head of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Japan needs to have a broad national debate about reducing its reliance on nuclear power. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 16:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>FSC shows intake benchmark of 100 millisieverts</h2> <p>A government food safety panel has recommended that safeguard measures be implemented to limit cumulative radiation exposure during a person's lifetime to no more than 100 millisieverts. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 19:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear plants urged to brace for biggest tsunami</h2> <p>A senior member of a Japanese government council on disaster preparedness says nuclear plants must prepare for the biggest possible tsunami, no matter how small the likelihood of such an event. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 17:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean senior official leaves for US</h2> <p>A senior North Korean official has left for New York for his country's first bilateral meeting with the United States in 19 months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 17:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>SDF personnel wrap up relief activities in Iwate</h2> <p>Self-Defense Force units operating in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate following the March 11th disaster have wrapped up their relief activities there. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 17:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Families protest handling of China train crash</h2> <p>Members of families of people killed in Saturday's high-speed train crash in China have protested the government's handling of the accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 17:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Santa visits children at shelter in Japan</h2> <p>Santa Claus has made an unseasonable visit to Japan to encourage children affected by the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 18:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Crown Prince and Princess visit Fukushima</h2> <p>Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako have visited Fukushima, one of the prefectures hardest hit by the March 11th disaster, and home to the damaged nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 18:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to work toward resuming whaling</h2> <p>Japan's fisheries ministry plans to resume research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 20:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>India's central bank raises key rates to 8%</h2> <p>India's central bank has carried out a higher-than-expected key interest hike, showing its determination to stem persistently high inflation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 18:16 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Drought forces massive exodus from Somalia</h2> <p>Severe drought in eastern Africa is forcing many people from Somalia to seek refuge in neighboring countries. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 20:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Few Chinese papers report car burial</h2> <p>Chinese newspapers continue their heavy coverage of Saturday's high-speed train crash in Wenzhou, but only a few have reported authorities' burying of train cars at the site. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 19:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to increase taxes to fund reconstruction</h2> <p>Japan's government intends to increase taxes for a temporary period to create funds of about 10 trillion yen, or about 130 billion dollars, to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 20:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/26_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to help with crash investigation if asked</h2> <p>Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has expressed deep regret over the high-speed train accident in China, and offered condolences for the victims. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 26 Jul 19:15 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-31196390893704387902011-07-26T00:27:00.001+09:002011-07-26T00:27:28.905+09:00NHK World News - July 25, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway mourns victims of Friday's attacks</h2> <p>In the capital of Norway, people mourned the victims of the series of the attacks on Friday, which killed at least 92 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan shifts to digital broadcasting</h2> <p>Terrestrial and satellite analog TV broadcasts ended on Sunday in Japan as the country shifted to full digital broadcasting, excluding 3 prefectures. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO tackles trouble with decontamination units</h2> <p>The Tokyo Electric Power Company is trying to figure out why a system to decontaminate radioactive water at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi plant remains unstable. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Gov. releases radiation forecast system data</h2> <p>Japan's nuclear watchdog has released results of their analysis on how radioactive substances spread after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China decides to dismiss senior railway officials</h2> <p>The Chinese government has decided to dismiss 3 senior railway officials following the high-speed train accident on Saturday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway suspect planned attack for years</h2> <p>Norwegian police say evidence suggests the suspect in the recent terrorist attacks may have been preparing the assault for a long time. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Accident may affect China's sale of bullet train</h2> <p>The high-speed train accident in China on Saturday is expected to affect China's strategy to sell its high-speed trains overseas. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 7:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean official to visit US</h2> <p>The United States is to invite a senior North Korean official to New York late this week to directly discuss the resumption of the stalled six-party talks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 7:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>M.6.2 Quake hits Miyagi and Fukushima</h2> <p>An aftershock from the March 11th earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.2 hit Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in northeastern Japan at 3:51 AM local time on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 6:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>1st stage of Afghan security handover completed</h2> <p>In Afghanistan, the first phase of the security handover from NATO-led forces to Afghan authorities was completed Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 8:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Iran blames US for killing of nuclear scientist</h2> <p>Iran blames the United States and Israel for the killing of a nuclear researcher in its capital city of Tehran. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 8:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Workers at Fukushima plant report harsh conditions</h2> <p>Workers involved in the restoration of the areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant say their working conditions have been harsh. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 9:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Egypt: Protestors clash with military supporters</h2> <p>Tension is rising in Egypt after protestors against Egypt's military rulers clashed with supporters of the military in Cairo over the weekend, leaving more than 200 people injured. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 10:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Gay couples rush to NY city halls to get married</h2> <p>Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in New York rushed to be married on Sunday, as a state law legalizing same-sex marriage went into force. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 10:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Miyazato wins her first title of the season</h2> <p>Japanese pro golfer Ai Miyazato has won her first title of the season on Sunday at the Evian Masters in France. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 11:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norwegian police investigating gunman's document</h2> <p>An online document believed to have been posted by the man blamed for the attacks in Norway gives details of how he made explosives over an 80-day period. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 11:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Domestic flights return to normal at Sendai Airport</h2> <p>Domestic flights fully resumed on Monday at an airport in northeastern Japan that was devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 11:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Democrats, Republicans divided over debt cap</h2> <p>US Democrats and opposition Republicans have again failed to close their gap over cutting spending and raising the debt limit to avoid an unprecedented government default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 12:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>IAEA chief visits Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant</h2> <p>The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is visiting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to see how the reactors are being cooled down. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 12:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>All ferry services resume in disaster-hit Miyagi</h2> <p>Ferry service has resumed in disaster-stricken Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, enabling some island residents to return home for the first time in 4 months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 14:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Contaminated water on increase at Fukushima plant</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company is injecting fresh water from a nearby dam to make up for the shortage of water in its system for cooling the reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 14:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China's train services resume</h2> <p>Only a day and a half after a train crash killed more than 30 people, Chinese high-speed train services have resumed operations on the section where the accident took place. Passengers are concerned because the cause of the accident has yet to be determined. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 13:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China's railway ministry denies cover-up</h2> <p>A Chinese newspaper has posted video footage on its website of train cars involved in Saturday's fatal accident being buried by earthmoving equipment. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 13:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean envoy optimistic about US talks</h2> <p>North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has expressed optimism about the upcoming bilateral talks with the United States. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 14:12 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Boat with engine trouble asks Japan for help</h2> <p>The Japan Coast Guard says a Chinese fishing boat with a crew of 33 has developed engine trouble in the Pacific and is unable to sail on its own. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 13:43 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Kagoshima protests US military training plan</h2> <p>The governor of Kagoshima Prefecture has protested the Japanese government's decision to transfer a US military training site to an island in his prefecture. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 15:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Defender Sameshima celebrated in Boston</h2> <p>Japan's women soccer team defender Aya Sameshima has been celebrated by her fellow teammates and local fans in the US city of Boston. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 16:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Second supplementary budget enacted</h2> <p>Japan's Diet has approved and enacted the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to fund recovery efforts from the March 11th quake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 17:07 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Australia, Malaysia agree on refugee exchange</h2> <p>Australia and Malaysia have signed a deal aimed at curbing the number of asylum seekers smuggled into Australia by boat. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 19:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>IAEA chief says cooling operation going as planned</h2> <p>The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says operations to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control are going as planned. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 19:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China tries to calm criticism over train accident</h2> <p>Amid growing public criticism, China has resumed high-speed rail services on the track where a deadly train crash occurred less than 2 days ago. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 19:51 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>June auto production down 15.2% from a year ago</h2> <p>Japan's domestic automobile production in June fell 15.2 percent from a year earlier. But the rate of decline slowed significantly compared to the months after the March earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 18:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway shooting suspect to appear in court</h2> <p>The Norwegian man arrested in connection with a bomb attack in the country's capital Oslo and a shooting rampage on a nearby island will appear in court on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 18:40 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Increased counter-terrorism measures called for</h2> <p>Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has called on the government and utilities to increase measures to protect nuclear power plants against terror attacks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 19:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Expert: Railway safety not an issue in China</h2> <p>A Japanese expert on railway operation systems suggests China has failed to install multiple safety measures to prevent possible accidents. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 19:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China train accident discourages investors</h2> <p>The recent fatal train accident in China may have some Japanese companies rethinking their plans to invest in the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 20:58 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Aung San Suu Kyi holds first talks with government</h2> <p>Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's new government have met and agreed to hold further talks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_38.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 21:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_39_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/25_39_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norway shooting suspect appears in court</h2> <p>The Norwegian man arrested in connection with a bomb attack in Oslo and a shooting rampage on a nearby island has reportedly made his first appearance in court at a closed-door hearing. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_39.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 22:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Norwegians hold a minute's silence</h2> <p>Norway observed a minute of silence to remember the massacre victims at noon on Monday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_40.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 25 Jul 21:59 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-63240875998936944932011-07-25T00:39:00.001+09:002011-07-25T00:39:22.672+09:00NHK World News - July 24, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear agency: reactor restart months away</h2> <p>Japan's nuclear watchdog says it will take months to complete safety tests on the country's idled nuclear reactors. It says it is unlikely that any of the reactors will resume operating this summer. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 1:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China's high-speed train derails</h2> <p>China's state-run Xinhua news agency has reported that a high-speed train derailed in the eastern province of Zhejiang on Saturday evening. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 23:22 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China's high-speed train derails</h2> <p>China's Xinhua news agency says two high-speed trains collided on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 100 others. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 1:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>India set to open up multi-brand retail sector</h2> <p>India has taken a key step toward opening up its retail sector to foreign firms. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 3:22 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China train accident kills 33</h2> <p>China's Xinhua news agency reports that 2 high-speed trains collided on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang, killing at least 33 people and injuring 191 others. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 5:30 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US debt cap talks continue as deadline nears</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama has met with congressional leaders from both Republican and Democratic parties in a bid to reach a deal on raising the country's debt limit. But the hour-long talks at the White House failed to reach a breakthrough with only 10 days left before the August 2nd deadline to avert a default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 7:45 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Police seek clues to Oslo attack motives</h2> <p>Norwegian police are investigating the motives of a man arrested for the killing of 92 people in a bombing and shooting rampage on Friday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 8:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>FIFA bans Hammam for life</h2> <p>Soccer's world governing body, FIFA, has permanently banned the president of the Asian Football Confederation, Mohamed Bin Hammam, in connection with a bribery scandal. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 9:26 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO checks piping of decontamination system</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company is to examine the pipes of a system to decontaminate radioactive water at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant. The system continues to work below its target capacity. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 11:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse dies</h2> <p>British popular singer Amy Winehouse has died. She was 27 years old. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 11:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japan's analog broadcasts end on Sunday</h2> <p>Terrestrial and satellite analog TV broadcasts ended on Sunday in Japan in the shift to full digital broadcasting. Three northeastern prefectures, which were hard hit by the March 11th disaster, are excluded. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 12:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Oslo suspect admits to responsibility</h2> <p>The man arrested for a shooting spree in Norway and a bombing in the capital, Oslo, has reportedly admitted to responsibility. 92 people were killed in the 2 attacks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 12:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>YouTube posts video of apparent suspect</h2> <p>A video posted on YouTube shows a person who resembles the man arrested for a shooting spree in Norway and a bombing in the capital, Oslo. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 12:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>35 dead in bullet train collision in China</h2> <p>The death toll has risen to 35 in a collision of 2 Chinese bullet trains in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Among the dead were 2 foreigners. About 210 other people were injured in the accident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 12:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>No.1 reactor temperature falls below 100 degrees</h2> <p>The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the temperature at the bottom of the No. 1 reactor is being kept at the lowest level since a new cooling system went into operation late last month. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 13:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>N.Korean official to visit US this week</h2> <p>A senior North Korean official in charge of bilateral dialogue with the United States is expected to visit the country soon. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 16:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Anti-Chinese protest held for 8th week in Hanoi</h2> <p>An anti-Chinese protest over the territorial dispute in the South China Sea was held for the 8th consecutive week in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Decontamination experiment starts in Fukushima</h2> <p>More than 3,500 city employees and citizens took part in an experiment to remove radioactive materials from roads in a highly contaminated area of Fukushima City on Sunday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 16:47 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Equipment failure likely cause of China derailment</h2> <p>China's railway authorities have blamed Saturday's deadly high-speed train crash in eastern China on equipment failure caused by a lightning strike. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/24_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China rushed to build high-speed train network</h2> <p>China has been aggressively promoting its high-speed railways to serve its rapidly growing economy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Gunman claims he acted alone in Oslo attacks</h2> <p>Norwegian police says the gunman is claiming he acted alone in a series of attacks in the capital Oslo and on a nearby island, which killed 92 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Chinese Internet users criticize train accident</h2> <p>Criticism of the railway authorities over the deadly train crash in eastern China is being posted on websites in China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Scandinavia far-right parties gaining support</h2> <p>Far-right movements and political parties are gaining popularity in Scandinavia. They are mainly supported for their policy of not accepting immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Clinton urges code of conduct in South China Sea</h2> <p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is an urgent need for legally binding rules to achieve a peaceful resolution of the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Former S.Vietnam leader Nguyen Cao Ky dies</h2> <p>Former South Vietnam leader Nguyen Cao Ky died in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. He was 80 years old. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:32 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Japanese schools seek more Taiwanese students</h2> <p>Japanese universities and colleges have held a fair in the Taiwanese capital Taipei in an attempt to attract more students from the island. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 24 Jul 23:32 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-26288518087861487962011-07-24T00:06:00.001+09:002011-07-24T00:06:26.663+09:00NHK World News - July 23, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>No end to Thailand-Cambodia dispute in sight</h2> <p>Thailand and Cambodia are still divided over how to proceed with dialogue over disputed border territory near a temple that's a World Heritage Site. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Fitch says it would Greece in default</h2> <p>Fitch ratings agency has announced that the new aid package for Greece will put the country into restricted default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Moves to enhance two Koreas dialogue are increasing</h2> <p>Moves to enhance dialogue between North and South Korea may have increased after Friday's agreement by the two Koreas on cooperation toward the early resumption of the 6-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Norwegian PM says the situation is serious</h2> <p>Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has held a telephone interview with a Norwegian TV station. He said that the situation has become very serious. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Surin: China & ASEAN need confidence-building</h2> <p>The Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations says its member nations and China should quickly begin to work toward creating confidence-building for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Oslo bombing kills 7</h2> <p>A huge explosion in the heart of the Norwegian capital Oslo killed 7 people on Friday. The incident was followed by a shooting at a youth camp of Norway's ruling party outside Oslo that left at least 9 people dead. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Terror group claims responsibility for bomb attack</h2> <p>A group, believed to be of Islamic extremists, has posted a statement on its website hinting they are responsible for Friday's blast and shootings. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kansai leaders push Japan tours to Chinese</h2> <p>Political and business leaders from western Japan are visiting China in an effort to lure Chinese tourists. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:25 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US official cautious about dialogue with N.Korea</h2> <p>A senior US State Department official has expressed caution about holding bilateral talks with North Korea on resuming six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 10:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Obama, Republicans fail to agree on debt issue</h2> <p>US President Barack Obama says talks with the Republican Party have broken down over raising the country's debt limit to avoid a possible government default. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 12:48 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Severe heatwave hits East Coast of US</h2> <p>A severe heat wave has been hitting the Midwest and East Coast of the United States since the start of this week. At least 22 people are said to have died of heat stress or heat stroke. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 9:34 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Explosion, shooting kill 87 in Norway</h2> <p>Norwegian police say a huge explosion in central Oslo and a shooting attack outside the capital have left at least 87 people dead. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 11:38 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Canada court decides to extradite Chinese fugitive</h2> <p>A Canadian court has decided to extradite a Chinese fugitive who allegedly played a role in China's largest smuggling case in the 1990s. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Anti-government demonstrations continue in Syria</h2> <p>Hundreds of thousands of Syrians took to the streets in major cities on Friday to demand that President Bashar al-Assad leave power. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 10:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>At least 80 killed in shooting rampage</h2> <p>Oslo police say at least 80 people were shot to death on Utoeya island outside the Norwegian capital. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 11:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO to eliminate gangsters from nuclear projects</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is stepping up efforts to prevent gangsters from earning money in projects for bringing the crisis under control. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 13:41 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Eyewitness accounts</h2> <p>A youth camp official, who was on the opposite shore from the island where the shootings took place, has spoken to local media about the incident. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 14:29 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Qadhafi's government and opposition group to meet</h2> <p>Libya's Muammar al-Qadhafi's government and a group opposing the Colonel will meet under United Nations mediation to break the military stalemate in the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 13:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Strong earthquake hits Iwate</h2> <p>A strong earthquake hit Iwate Prefecture on Saturday afternoon. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 13:52 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>At least 87 killed in Norway attacks</h2> <p>At least 87 people have died in a series of attacks in Norway on Friday. A bomb explosion in central Oslo was followed by a shooting on a nearby island. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 17:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China, ASEAN remain divided over South China Sea</h2> <p>Ministerial talks on the territorial disputes in the South China Sea have failed to bridge the gap between China, ASEAN members and the United States. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Kan sends condolences to Norwegian prime minister</h2> <p>Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has sent condolences to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in the wake of the attacks that shook the Scandinavian country on Friday. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>China makes brief comment on Norway attacks</h2> <p>China's Foreign Ministry has issued a brief statement on the attacks in Norway, condemning the attacker and expressing its deepest sympathy with the victims. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>At least 91 killed in Norway attacks</h2> <p>At least 91 people have died in a series of attacks in Norway on Friday. A bomb explosion in central Oslo was followed by a shooting on a nearby island. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 21:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Harumafuji wins Nagoya sumo tournament</h2> <p>In sumo, Ozeki Champion Harumafuji has secured victory at the Nagoya tournament for the first time in two years. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>US, S.Korea and Japan discuss 6-party talks</h2> <p>Foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea have agreed that North Korea must immediately stop its uranium enrichment program to allow a resumption of the 6-party talks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/23_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt. to implement measures outside Fukushima</h2> <p>Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear crisis says the government will consider implementing decontamination measures and health checks outside Fukushima Prefecture. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Cause of Fukushima blackout identified</h2> <p>The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the interruption on Friday of a system that cools one of the spent fuel pools was caused by the incorrect set-up of a circuit breaker. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 23 Jul 22:05 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-24767947860593188462011-07-23T01:13:00.000+09:002011-07-23T01:14:04.419+09:00NHK World News - July 22, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_01_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_01_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan, Mekong nations voice concerns over N.Korea</h2> <p>The foreign ministers of Japan and 5 Asian countries located along the Mekong River have expressed concern over North Korea's uranium enrichment. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 2:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>WFP's video shows starving children in East Africa</h2> <p>The World Food Program has posted video footage of people who are believed to have fled Somalia, the nation hardest hit by famine. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 2:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Lockheed pushes Japan to choose F35 fighter jets</h2> <p>US fighter jet manufacturer Lockheed Martin has called on Japan to utilize its F-35 stealth fighter jet as the nation's next mainstay combat plane. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 4:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_04_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_04_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Prof. Nonaka speaks on cesium in rice straw</h2> <p>A Japanese expert on radiation in soil says radioactive materials on rice straw and soil must be monitored even if they are located far from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 4:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>NASA commemorates shuttle's final landing</h2> <p>At the Kennedy Space Center, NASA staff celebrated the return of the shuttle Atlantis on Thursday. This concluded the space agency's shuttle program, which lasted for 30 years. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 4:24 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>70% of Japan's nuclear reactors remains shut</h2> <p>37 nuclear reactors in Japan, or nearly 70 percent of them, remain shut. This includes 2 reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power Company in Fukui Prefecture that were recently closed for regular inspections. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 7:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Atlantis shown to media at close range</h2> <p>The media was allowed to come as close as 30 meters to Atlantis on Thursday shortly after it returned from its final space mission. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 7:27 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Eurozone leaders agree on new Greek rescue fund</h2> <p>Eurozone leaders have agreed on an additional rescue package for debt-ridden Greece, including voluntary contributions by banks and other private creditors. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 5:49 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Ito-Yokado sold beef linked to irradiated feed</h2> <p>Major supermarket operator Ito-Yokado says it sold over 2,600 kilograms of meat from beef cattle fed with rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium exceeding the government limit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 7:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Private banks agree to share Greek burden</h2> <p>Banks and private creditors holding Greek bonds have offered Greece a voluntary assistance scheme to contribute to the government's bailout plan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 8:13 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>IAEA chief to visit Fukushima plant next week</h2> <p>The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he will visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant next week to view progress made in efforts to stabilize the troubled reactors there. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 9:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hacker group releases "NATO documents"</h2> <p>A group of computer hackers called "Anonymous" has issued a statement protesting the arrest of its members by US investigators. It also posted documents online that it claimed to have obtained from NATO servers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US envoy to S.Korea urges dialogue for North</h2> <p>The nominee for US ambassador to South Korea has urged North Korea to prove it is ready to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 9:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Somalia instability could hamper food aid</h2> <p>Instability in Somalia may hamper UN food aid operations, as the African country suffers from severe drought and famine. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 11:05 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan to attend East Asia Summit ministerial talks</h2> <p>Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto says he hopes to confirm the need to tackle political and security issues with Japan's regional partners and ensure maritime safety at an East Asia Summit meeting of foreign ministers. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 11:36 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>External power supply cut at 2 Fukushima reactors</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company says part of the external power supply has been cut at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant due to a problem in the transmission lines. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 11:42 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>N.Korean delegation in Bali for ASEAN forum</h2> <p>North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun has arrived in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum. But a high ranking official in charge of the North's nuclear issues is traveling separately, raising speculation that the country may be working behind the scenes to make contact with members of the six-party talks. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 12:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Egypt's new cabinet sworn in</h2> <p>Egypt has a new Cabinet following a reshuffle prompted by demonstrators who sought the removal of officials tied to the former government. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 13:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Police white paper focuses on disaster-hit areas</h2> <p>Japanese police say they are taking measures to ensure safety and security in areas affected by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 12:14 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt plans to buy up tainted beef</h2> <p>Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano says the government will swiftly consider ways to buy up all beef contaminated with radioactive cesium at levels exceeding the national safety limits. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 12:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kaieda: Decision needed on nuclear exports</h2> <p>Japan's trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda says cabinet ministers must reach an agreement on whether to continue promoting exports of nuclear power plants. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 12:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Education minister: check school food for safety</h2> <p>Japan's education minister Yoshiaki Takaki says he wants a thorough check of school meals to make sure they do not contain radiation-tainted ingredients. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 12:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>10 dead in Malawi anti-government protests</h2> <p>A crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in the southern African nation of Malawi has left at least 10 people dead. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 14:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Hamaoka operator to build 18m-high embankment</h2> <p>The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan plans to build an 18-meter-high embankment by December next year to prevent tsunami damage to the facility. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 16:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Government releases paper on economy and finance</h2> <p>A Japanese government report says it's essential to make the country's economy more resilient to crises. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 14:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US welcomes South China Sea guidelines</h2> <p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has welcomed guidelines by ASEAN nations and China on settling territorial disputes in the South China Sea. She is also believed to have urged China to take additional measures such as securing free navigation in the waters. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 18:15 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Remains of Nazi Hess removed from pilgrimage grave</h2> <p>In Germany, the bones of former Nazi leader Rudolf Hess have been removed from his grave after it became a pilgrimage site for right-wing extremists. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 18:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear watchdog orders stress tests</h2> <p>Japan's nuclear watchdog has instructed power utilities to carry out additional safety tests on their nuclear plants. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 18:22 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>North, South Korea nuclear envoys meet</h2> <p>The chief nuclear envoys of North and South Korea have met for the first time in more than 2 and a half years, raising hopes for a resumption of the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 16:59 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>East Asia Summit ministers meet in Bali</h2> <p>The 18-nation East Asian Summit has begun a meeting of foreign ministers in Bali, Indonesia. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 18:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_32_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_32_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>TEPCO probes Fukushima blackout</h2> <p>Tokyo Electric Power Company is investigating the cause of a sudden power failure at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The blackout halted the cooling of a spent fuel pool for 5 hours. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 20:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Nuclear chiefs of 2 Koreas meet in Bali</h2> <p>The chief nuclear envoys of North and South Korea have met for the first time in more than 2 and half years, raising hopes for a return of the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 18:33 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Bus fire kills 41 in China</h2> <p>A bus has caught fire on a highway in China's inland province of Henan, killing 41 people and injuring 6 others on board. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 20:20 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>2 Koreas agree to work on 6-party talks</h2> <p>North and South Korea have agreed to cooperate toward the early resumption of the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 21:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China says Senkaku skipper's indictment illegal</h2> <p>China has criticized a decision by a Japanese citizen panel to indict the captain of a Chinese trawler that collided with Japanese patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands in September of last year. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 21:04 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/22_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Keidanren calls for strong political leadership</h2> <p>Japanese business leaders are calling for strong political leadership to help the country recover from the devastation of the March disaster and create a new Japan. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 22 Jul 20:26 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801596285336670440.post-81678637787767063942011-07-22T00:08:00.001+09:002011-07-22T00:08:15.134+09:00NHK World News - July 21, 2011<div style="clear:both"> <h2>War crime fugitive Goran Hadzic arrested</h2> <p>Serb police have arrested Goran Hadzic, the last major war crime suspect in the 1990s civil war in former Yugoslavia. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_01.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_02_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_02_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Two of 18 active reactors to be shut down</h2> <p>Two of the 18 nuclear reactors now operating in Japan are due to be shut down shortly for regular inspections with no prospect of restarting. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_02.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_03_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_03_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Tokyo Electric's lax worker management found</h2> <p>The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has failed to confirm the whereabouts of 198 workers who are believed to have worked at the plant since the nuclear disaster started. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_03.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Magnitude 6.1 quake occurs in Uzbekistan</h2> <p>A powerful earthquake occurred in Central Asia's Uzbekistan on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_04.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_05_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_05_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Contaminated rice straw found in 10 prefectures</h2> <p>The Japanese government says rice straw used for cattle feed contaminated with radioactive cesium has been found in 10 prefectures across the country. Beef produced from cattle fed the contaminated straw and shipped out from farms has already been distributed to almost all prefectures. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_05.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_06_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_06_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>High levels of radioactivity found extensively</h2> <p>Japan's science ministry says air above the ground about 150 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is as radioactive as areas 50 kilometers from the source of radioactivity. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_06.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_07_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_07_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Priority placed on radioactivity checks on beef</h2> <p>Japan's health ministry has called on local governments across the country to prioritize checks for radioactive substances on beef over other food products. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_07.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 8:07 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_08_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_08_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Outline of reconstruction plan compiled</h2> <p>The Japanese government has drawn up the outline of its reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the March 11th disaster. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_08.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 7:31 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_09_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_09_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Philippine lawmakers visit disputed island</h2> <p>A group of Philippine lawmakers has visited a disputed island in the South China Sea, raising fears of escalating tension between the Philippines and China. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_09.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 9:39 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_10_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_10_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>ASEAN, China to finalize territorial dispute rules</h2> <p>China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are finalizing an agreement later on Thursday on the guidelines to peacefully resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_10.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 10:35 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_11_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_11_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN chief urges concerted action on climate change</h2> <p>UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has warned that droughts and other effects of climate change are becoming increasingly serious. He called on countries to agree on some kind of framework to reduce greenhouse gases. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_11.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_12_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_12_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Russia urges Qadhafi to abide by UN resolution</h2> <p>Russia has called on Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi to abide by a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire and the protection of civilians. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_12.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_13_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_13_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>New DNA test may exonerate Nepali of 1997 murder</h2> <p>New DNA tests have found that evidence collected at the site of a high-profile murder of a woman in Tokyo 14 years ago does not match the DNA of a convicted Nepali man. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_13.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_14_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_14_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Matsui gets 500th career homer</h2> <p>In Major League Baseball, Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics reached the milestone of the 500th home run of his professional career. He accomplished the feat combining round-trippers he hit in the Japanese professional baseball league and the major leagues. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_14.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_15_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_15_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japanese official briefs US on nuclear phase-out</h2> <p>Japan's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chiaki Takahashi has briefed US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides on Japan's energy policy. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_15.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 13:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_16_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_16_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Senate blocks funding for Guam troop transfer</h2> <p>The US Senate has passed a military-related spending bill that blocks funding for the transfer of US Marines from Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa to the US territory of Guam. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_16.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 13:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_17_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_17_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>UN chief calls for Somalia famine aid</h2> <p>The United Nations has officially declared two regions in southern Somalia famine zones. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called on nations to immediately contribute financial aid to the country. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_17.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 13:02 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_18_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_18_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China protests Philippine lawmakers' visit</h2> <p>China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu has issued a statement of protest against a visit by Philippine lawmakers to a disputed island in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_18.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 11:57 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_19_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_19_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Rain increases contaminated water at plant</h2> <p>Heavy rain brought by a tropical storm has increased the level of radioactive contaminated water at the basements of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_19.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 16:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_20_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_20_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Kansai business groups demand energy assistance</h2> <p>Five major business groups in western Japan say they want the government to help businesses introduce self-reliant power generation facilities and develop energy-saving technology. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_20.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 16:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_21_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_21_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>June trade balance returns to surplus</h2> <p>Japan's trade balance in June posted a surplus for the first time in 3 months. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_21.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 13:03 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_22_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_22_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Muslim extremists suspected behind Xinjiang attack</h2> <p>Chinese police say they suspect involvement of Muslim extremists in Monday's attack on a police station in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the country's west. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_22.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 16:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_23_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_23_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US official calls for deeper China-ASEAN dialogue</h2> <p>A senior US official has praised an agreement reached between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on creating rules for settling their territorial disputes over islands in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_23.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 16:17 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_24_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_24_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Killer of British woman sentenced to life</h2> <p>A Japanese court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment over the murder of a British woman in 2007. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_24.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 15:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_25_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_25_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Vietnam aims for 6% growth</h2> <p>Vietnam's First Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung says the country aims to achieve 6-percent growth this year, while reining in inflation. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_25.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 18:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_26_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_26_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to fund intensive reconstruction for 5 years</h2> <p>The Japanese government will spend about 240 billion dollars to reconstruct areas devastated by the March 11th disaster over the next 5 years, as part of a 10 year project. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_26.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 18:53 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_27_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_27_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt considers contaminated beef buy up</h2> <p>The Japanese government is considering buying up all beef contaminated with radioactive cesium at levels exceeding the national safety limits. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_27.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 18:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_28_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_28_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>US Shuttle Atlantis returns home</h2> <p>The US space shuttle Atlantis has returned home after completing the final mission of NASA's 30-year shuttle program. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_28.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 19:08 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_29_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_29_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Killer of British woman gets life</h2> <p>A Japanese court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a British woman in 2007. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_29.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 18:01 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_30_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_30_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Govt to ask utilities to conduct nuke safety tests</h2> <p>Japan's nuclear safety agency says it will demand that power companies conduct additional tests to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_30.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 21:09 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_31_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_31_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>China, ASEAN adopt guidelines on sea disputes</h2> <p>China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have adopted guidelines on creating rules for peaceful resolution of their disputes over territory in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_31.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 19:37 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <h2>Kenya burns tusks to fight elephant poachers</h2> <p>Kenya's president has set fire to some 5 tons of confiscated ivory in a show of Africa's commitment to fighting elephant poaching. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_32.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 19:23 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_33_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_33_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan welcomes the agreement</h2> <p>Japan's Foreign Minister has welcomed the agreement between China and ASEAN countries to adopt guidelines for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_33.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 19:06 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_34_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_34_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Japan seeks indictment of Chinese skipper</h2> <p>A citizen panel in Okinawa has voted to overturn a decision by public prosecutors not to indict the captain of a Chinese trawler that collided with Japanese Coast Guard boats near the Senkaku islands in September. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_34.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 19:44 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_35_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_35_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>ANA to team up with Asia's biggest budget carrier</h2> <p>Japan's All Nippon Airways, or ANA, has announced that it will launch low-cost flights around August next year by teaming up with Malaysian-based AirAsia, the largest discount airline in Asia. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_35.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 21:19 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_36_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_36_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>Toshiba to expand business in India</h2> <p>Toshiba says it will strengthen its business in India to expand sales of flat televisions and personal computers in the booming market. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_36.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 22:00 JST).</p> </div> <div style="clear:both"> <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_37_v_s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/update/images/21_37_n_s.jpg" style="float:right" /></a> <h2>1400 cattle fed contaminated hay shipped</h2> <p>NHK has learned that at least 1,400 beef cattle were shipped from 76 farms in 11 prefectures after being fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium at levels higher than the government safety limit. <!--Read full story on--> (<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_37.html" target="_blank">NHK World Daily News</a>, 21 Jul 21:20 JST).</p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0