Been reported each day. Untraceable cases are on the rise. Experts said transmission is not limited to bar and nightclubs, homes, work places and restaurants are also vulnerabab. And cases among the elderly are increasing. They also said the health care systemem is under strainin. Translator if you go out, please take thorough measures to prevent infection. We are also asking residents to refrain from going out as much as. Governor koikes call comes as the rest of the country begins a new tourism campaign. Tokyo reported 238 new cases on wednesday. Thats above 100 for the 14th straight day. Meanwhile, Prime Minister abe shinzo says hell postpone easing restrictions on large scale events until the end of august. Thursday marks one year until the opening of the Tokyo Olympic games which had been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The biggest challenge facing organizers is securing the safety of athletes and spectators. Officials need to consider quarantine measures and medical Services Including virus, tests, and vaccccines. Thee organizing Committee Plans to decide on basic practices by the end of the year. The postponement is expectcted cost several billion dollars. In an interview with nhk, the president of the organizing committee pinned the future of the games to the ongoing worldwide efforts to beat the virus. Translator whether the olympics can be held or not depends on whether human beings can overcome the coronavirus. He specifically highlighted a need for progress in the development of vaccines or treatments. Translator if the circumstances were to remain unchanged, the games could not bebe held, but its not the kin of decision that japan can alone decide. We need d input from otherer countrtries and ultimately the International Olympic Committee Makes the final call. Its not appropriate to answer a hypothetical question and i dont think the Current Situation will continue a year from now. Mori said the organizers are not considering the option of no spectators for now. But in that case, he said the cancellation of the games could emerge as a realistic scenario. More people in japan are beginning to question whether the games should go ahead next year. In an nhk Telephone Survey conducted over the weekend, about 2 3 of respondents said the event should be either further postponed or cancelled all together. About 1,300 people responded. They were asked about holding the games next july as rescheduled. 35 said the games should be delayed further. And 31 said they should be canceled. 26 backed holding the games next year as planned. Among those who said the olympics and paralympics should be canceled, over 50 said its because the pandemic is likely to continue. 38 of the people who said the games should be further postponed beyond 2021 explained their reason that a longer delay would give athletes a safer evenent. Of those who said the games should be held as scheduled, 41 said it was because they wanted athletes hard work to pay off. If the olympics are to go ahead under the pandemic, a leading expert in japan says strict measures musbe i in ace e to create n new normamal. For an adviser to the e tokyo metropolitan government, that might mean s scaling down n the nunumber of fans watching ththe eventsts in persrson. The n numbeof spepectators s smaller is better in terms of the contrtrol o of covid19. So basically if we do have audience orr spepectator on the ground, we do have to thinknk about maybe thinking about undergoing without any audience or spectator. He added athletes have to play their part and undergo pcr tests and suggested one of the symbols of the olympics, the athletes village be reimagined fofor the coronavirus age. Thehe village for the athlet is quite crowded. Basically they have to l live i the same buildlding in the building. And there is so manany places a risk for the transmission of the covid19. Didining spaces or sociall gatheringsgs, basicallyly an assumption l like that. So p probably we may have too m some restrictions in terms of the behaviors. Ohmagari acknowledged theres no crystal ball to see what the world may look like one year from now. He said the host country and the rest of the world should Work Together now to mitigate and contain the virus in order to have safer games. Restaurant owners in new york city are looking for fresh ways to serve their customers. The pandemic has forced them to close their dining rooms, so theyre taking a different approach. Nhks David Mcclure has the story. Reporter this is a popular spanish restaurant in the harlem neighborhood of new york. Like all dining spots in the city, service is limited to outdoor tables, takeout, and delivery. Since we dont have the same amount of contact as we normally would, you know, people coming in maybe even once a week, twice a month. Very small amount. Its very upsetting because youre not making the same revenue. Youre not able to have your staff. Youre not able to pay your staff. Reporter the restrictions against inperson dining led the owners to try something new. Fully catered online events. The first time meeting in personal visually. Nice to meet you. Look. Cheers to you. Reporter t theyre not just delivering food. The goal is to build immersive online dining experiences. Thee organizers want participans to feel like theyrere t togetht thth same tablble. And t they hope thehe events wi gain popularityy ass lockdown measures remain in place. Nearly 50 people registered for the online food and wine tasting experience bringing Good Business and exposure to the restaurant and wine makers. I was shocked with how many turned out, because i didnt think it was going to take off that well that quickly. And in the short period of time it did, we were able to make it work. Reporter japanese restaurateurs in new york are trying some innovation of their own. This sushi roll shop received permission to set up an Outdoor Dining area. Translator we partnered with the shops next door to build this large seating space. Reporteter rather than compe with neighboring shops, Business Owners on this street decided to build a common seating area to entice more people to come out and dine. The sushi shop owners also took a freshsh look at their supply chain. The uncertain economic recovery and worries about costs led to new Business Partners in japan. Fish sellers in japan are facing sluggish demand from restauaurants, and thats force them to chargee less for their prucucts. This allowed the sushi shop owners in n new york to import high q quality seafood directly from japan at competitive prices. Translator were happy we could build this route with japan and buy cheap, fresh, delicious fish. We think it will be great for business. Reporter the pandemic has brought about the worst economic downturn in living memory. Even as economic recovery in the United States stalls, Restaurant Owners in new york city continue to innovate and find new ways to do business. David mcclure, nhk world, new york. The japanese government says its closely monitoring chinese moves in the east china sea. Chinese patrol ships have been spotted just outside japanese territorial waters for 100 straight days. Coast guard Officials Say as of wednesday morning, four of the vessels were in an area known as the contiguous zone just outside the territorial waters near the senkaku islands. Chinese officials are warning them not to enter the territory. Chinese patrol ships have been in the area since the middle of april. Thats the longest period since the japanese government purchased the islands from a private japanese owner in 2012. Officials say the ships have also repeatedly entered territorial waters and approached japanese fishing boats. Japans top Government Spokesperson said their continued presence in the area is a grave concern. Translator japanese leadership will continue to work seriously with relevant ministries to gather information to protect our territory, watersrs, and air space. The e government will do all it can to watch the area around the senkaku islands. At the same time, we would like to continue to respond calmly and resolutely to the chinese side. Japan controls the islands, china and taiwan claim them. The japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japans territory in terms of history and international law. It says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved. The u. S. Secretary of defense is criticizing what he calls chinas aggressive behavior. The pla has also increased the number and duration of its incursions into the waters surrounding the japanese administered islands. He said the role is growing. The u. S. Secretary of state said he wants to build a Global Coalition to counter the threat he says Chinas Communist Party poses. We want to see every nation who understands freedom and democracy, and values that and knows its important to their own people, their own sovereign country to be successful, to understand this threat that the Chinese Communist party is posing to them and to work themselves and collectively to restore what is rightfully ours. After meeting with british leaders pompeo told reporters that china has exploited the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests rather than help the world. Pompeo said china bullies its neighbors and pushes illegitimate maritime claims. The u. S. Has already pledged help for nations who want to fight unlawful claims to offshore resources in the south china sea. With tensions rising in the region, the head of the the indo Pacific Command says he wants to deploy to guam the Missile Defense system. Admiral Phillip Davidson said on tuesday that he believes adversaries o of the uniteted ss will have made enough technological advances by 2026 to s surpass the current u. S. Missile defense systems. The comment suggests concern over chinas missile technology. Davidson added he has asked for 5. 2 billion from the fiscal year starting in october to deploy aegis ashore in guam. The u. S. Secretary of state sat down with a hong kong prodemocracy leader in london. Nathan law fled to the uk in the wake of chinas new National Security law for his home city. Pompeo told reporters ahead of the meeting he expected to have eyeopening discussions with the 27yearold activist and politician. Law left hong kong on july 3rd over safety concerns days after the National Security law was enacacted. It places broad d restrictions antigovovernment activities. But the activist says he still plans to continue fighting for democracy in hong kong. Last week u. S. President donald trump signed an executive order to end preferential trade treatment for the semiautonomous chinese territory. The meeting between pompeo and law is believed to be part of washingtons efffforts to check beijings increasing control in hong kong. Police in hong kong have arrested a protester on suspicion of breaking the new National Security law for the territory. Four other people were also arrested, some for obstructing the police. Dozens of hong kong residents held a protest on tuesday. They gathered in the evening at a Shopping Mall in the district near the border with mainland china. They were marking one year since a mob in white shirts attacked a group of demonstrators. That led to accusations the police failed to prevent the attack or even colluded with the mob. On tuesday the authorities mobilized hundreds of riot police to quell the protests. The 52yearold man who was arrested under the security law was holding a sign with an antichihina slogan, and allege breach of the law. Prodemocracy hong kong legislator was also arrested for obstructing the police. Cicadas are buzzing outside the studio waiting for summer, but a gloomy sky continues to cover the tokyo area. Our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the forecast. Sayaka . This years rainy season has been wetter and longer than normal in tokyo. Weve only had 50 of the normal sunshine hours since late june. It looks like we will see more wet weather persisting for the next several days. We have a seasonal frontal system in line over eastern japan and western japan as well. Over central japan, we have a cold air mass aloft. Unstable weather is continuing. It looks like western japan will see heavier rainfall tonight. And then as we go into friday into sunday, another batch of heavy rain will pound western japan and also south korea. We will see heavy rainfall during friday into sunday. And that could lead to flooding as well as landslides. Now, tomorrow is the start of the fourday holiday. But it looks like we will see wet weather during the first half of the holiday in tokyo. It looks like sunny weather finally on sunday. The rainy season will likely come to an end on sunday, but osaka will see Rainy Weather into sunday. Fukuoka will see gloomy conditions, r rny weaeather int nextxt week. Meanwhilile, dry,y, hot, and wi weather is creating a recipe for wildfires acroross the southwestern United States. Numerous fires occurring. That includes the one i in northeheastern california. Take a looook a at this footage. A wildfire d dubbed hog fire in northern califorornia g grew to 5,000 hectares on wednesday. Inintense heat caused a cloud o smoke and ash. Several communities are beingng evacuated. Some highways have e been close due to the smoke. It looks like hot weather and dry conditions will continue due to this High Pressure system. Well continue to see excessive hot weather conditions across the southwestern u. S. Especially over nevada. So dangerous weather will continue. On the flip side of the u. S. , well see lots of thunderstorms including new york. A massive earthquake hit western alaska and it looks like sunny weather is in the forecast in kodiak to the east of the epicenter. Fairbanknks could see 1 19 dede. Lets go to the pacific. There is a tropipical storm nam douglas. Douglas will likely intensify into a hurricane, but as a Tropical Storm it could aim for hawaii. It looks like the center will likely move over the big island of hawaii on sunday. So be careful. Thats it for me. Stay safe. And thats a wrap for this hourur on nhk newsline. Im yoshi osagarwa in tokyo. Do stay with us for more. Investors in tokyo are responding to Uncertain Times by buying up more gold. Demand for the precious metal has pushed prices to a record high. The cost per gram for next june delivery finished on wednesday at 6,397 yen or about 60 on the tokyo commodity exchange. Thats the highestst since 1982 when the exchange began trading gold. Market analysts say the rising trend will likelyy continue as o one knows when the coronavirus will be brought under control. Investors are worried another wave of infections could hamper the Global Economic recovery. This is newsline biz. Im gene otani. The japanese government is pushing forward with its plan to reopen the economy. This comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. A campaign to promote Domestic Tourism kicked off on wednesday. The goto travel plan offers to help cover costs for transport and accommodation and coupons to cash in at destinations including souvenir shops. They are urging Hotel Operators to take thorough Infection Control measures. They say they will exclude businesses that fail to comply. Translator we are offering cotton swabs to reduce the risk. Guests can use them to avoid directly touching buttons. The campaign has met mixed reactions. Some say encouraging tourism amid the pandemic could help spread infections. Coronavirus cases have been rising across japan with tokyo being hit especially hard. The government in response has decided to exclude the capital from the subsidy plan. Tokyo residents also wont get any discounts and other benefits. The decision has created confusion among citizens and travel operators. The tourism minister said cancellation fees for booking to and from tokyo would not be complicated. But the stance was later reversed. The government now says it will also rend traravel agents and hotels. The head of one of japans biggest travel agencies is down playing the campaigns prospects. The president of jtb says the decision to exclude tokyo is a big blow for the tourism sector. Traranslator tokyo is a ver big market. Cutting out the capital c city will make it extremely difficult to generate demand. He says the government is doing the right thing by reimbursining people for cancel trips to and f from tokyo. Given the last minute changes in policy were inevitable. But they have seriously affected his agencys operations. One sector thats defied a downward trend is supermarkets. Sales were up in june. Industry Officials Say total sales across more than 10,000 major stores climbed from a year before. The resolve follows a rise in may. Officials say its due to the increase in people spending time at home. Sales were up 0. 4 in the first half of the year. Thats the first increase in four years for the period. Officials say demand for daily necessities will likely remain high in the months ahead. But they say concerns about the job market and wages could cause Consumer Sentiment to sour. Thailands tourist industry was looking pretty good until the coronavirus came along. The country last year attracted almost 40 million people. But this year the number fell to zero in april and may due to the antiinfection measures. Nobody can say how long the recovery will take. In the meantime, travel and accommodation operators have shifted their focus. Theyre now tapping domestic demand. Nhk world reports. Reporter the island of pugh ket is one of thailands and the worlds most popular t trist destination. A year ago this beach bustled. But this year the foreign corrals have disappeared. Many restaurants and souvenir shops along the main street stand deserted. The Hotel Industry is also in trouble. Many operators are putting their businesses up for sale. The number has reportedly doubled in the last half year. Kim owns the guest host here which is popular with foreign visitors. Shes been running it for 30 years but decided to sell because she says she cant be sure about the future. Kim is hoping to g get 2. 5 million. But despite the popular location on the island, shes been unable to find a buyer. I never assumed the whole world would shut the airports down. Big shock. Reporter they have changed the plan of attack at this adventure park. This facility used to be popular with foreign visitors but its now targeting thai tourists in a fight to survive. Their key attraction is a ziplinine flight through the canopy. People z zip dowown thrhrough te tops. Someme 80 of ththeisitors wer foreign, espececially u. S. An europeanan tourists. Th are now gone, so the operator created a promotion vio targeting Domestic Tourism instead. Thee fee has bee cut more than ha t to some 38. The operator is hoping this will help attract thai vacations. S. Tnslator ware fusing on prpromotg advtureo dostic tourists. Theest way to overcome the difficulty is to attracact visitors within thailand. Reporter thailand is known internationally as the land of smiles. Now the countrys Tourism Industry is hoping local customers will bring back those smiles. Nhk world, bangkok. All right. Lets have a look at the markets. From the newsline biz team, im gene otani. Thanks very much for joining us. Anchor hello. Thanks for joining us. I am claire pryde. First, to portland in the u. S. , where violence has erupted once again after protests. They started after the death of george floyd, and President Trump has sent in federal agents to stop them. Some officials have been saying federal agents should be fighting climb, not protectors. Catherine vietttte reports. Catherine it is a show a force
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