Thursday. Republicans will stress trumps efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus and seek conservative support on gun ownership. The Trump Campaign unveiled its key policies for its second term aheaead of the convention. On foreigngn policy issues, und his american first mantra, trump is vowing to make u. S. Allies pay their fair share of defense costs, and also withdraw u. S. Troops from iraq and afghanistan. Relations with china are emphasized. Hes pledging to bringng back 1 Million Manufacturing jobs from china, while prohibiting federal contracts from going to countw n companies that outsource. In regard to the pandemic in the unit stateses, he promises vaccccine will be d developed be end of thihis yeyear, and the country will return to normal next yearar. Trump will give his acceptance speech from the white house on thursday. Next here in japan, the deadline notice to pull out of a bilateral intelligence sharing pact with south korea is hours aw away, but seouls intentions remain unclear. The japanese government is urging south korea to act, what it calls, appropriately, and uphold the agreement. Translator the government continues it importantnt that ts continues to operate smoooothly given the Regional Security environment. The chief cabinet secretary said the deal strengthens Security Cooperation between the countries. The military information agreement is automatically renewed under yerenew ed every year, until either side wants to pull out of the partnership. South korea told japan itd scrap the pact, sayi ingciting earlier move on goods coming into the country. The u. S. Has a military presence in south korea and japan. So far this year, seoul has given no indication of the future of gsomia. Last week, a Foreign Ministry official said the agreement could be ended at any time. The official added south korea will continue to ask japan to relax its tighter export controls as soon as possible. Japanese Prime Minister abe shinzo spent three and a half hours at a hospital on monday for medical reasons, saying it was a followup to a test he took last week. But the visit adds fuel to concerns the Prime Minister may be in poooor health. Translator i heard details about my test results and also underwent additional tests. Ill continue to do my best in my work and take all measures to manage my physical condition. Abe declined to share information when asked about the content and results of the test. He broke a record monday, becoming the japanese leader with the most consecutive days in officece, 2,799. But theres speculation the Prime Ministers health has taken a hit from the stresses of g governing during a pandemic. Ththe top japanese s spokespers shared his impressions. Translator ive seen him everery day, a and ive not seey change. A a seniorr official of the largest oppososition party saysf ababe is ill, hee should concentratate on treatment. Translatotor the diet is no holding an extraordinaryry session, even though our natati isis facing a crisis. If itss because of prime mininister abes physical condition, he needs to consider whether he should step down. He says the public deserves an explanation of the Prime Ministers condition from the government. The u. S. President says his countrys food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization to treat coronavirus patients with blood plasma. Im pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the china virus that wilill save countless live. The treatment uses plasma from r recovered patitients. It contains antibodies that attack the virus. Fda Officials Say morore than 7070,000 peoplee have alreadydy received the convalescent pla a plasma. Data shows a significant improvement in their survival rates. Clinical trials are under way around the world, including here in japan, to prove its safety and effectiveness. Coronavirus survivors in the United States are being encouraged to donate their blood to help others fight the virus. Movie star tom hanks is among them, posting about the process on social media. Moving now to peru, where more than a dozen people died inside a nightclub over the weekend during a police raid to shut down an Illegal Party that went against coronavirus measures. They were trampled to death in a stampede. [ sirens ] the tragedy took place on saturday in the capital lima. Police raided the club to enforce coronavirus measures that banned large gatherings. Patrons rushed toward the exit, crushing each other and becoming trapped. Its estimated there were 120 partygoers inside. In addition to a death toll of at least 13, six were injured, including three police officers. 15 out of the 23 people detained by police r reportedlyy tested positive for the coronavirus. Translator i have sorry and sadness for those who have died and their relatives, but i also feel anger and indignation toward the irresponsible people who are organizing these types of events. According to coronavirus figures from Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. , peru is among the worsthit nations. It has more than 580,000 confirmed infections, the sixth highest in the world. The number of cases worldwide has topped 23 million, and the global death toll exceeds 800,000. In other news, Nuclear Officials in iran say a fire at the countrys largest uranium enrichment facility was the result of sabotage. They did not say who was responsible, but noted authorities will reveal the reason behoiind the blast in du time. The explosion at the Nuclear Facility took place early last month. Officials say it significantly damaged highperformance center fugesnd could delay enrichment. Iran will react if a Foreign Government was involved. In a 2015 nuclear deal, iran st limits, and the u. S. Exited the deal. Since then, the u. S. Reimposed stifling sanctions. The move of sanctions from u. N. Is facing stiff opposition from Security Council members. Monday marks one year until the Paralympic Games are scheduled to open here in tokyo, after they were postponed because of the coronavirus. As youll see in our next report, the panandemic continu to pose challenges for para athletes hoping to complete and the organizations that support them. Reporter the head of the International Paralympic committee is determined the games will go ahead. He says the world needs them more t than evever. I do believe the p paralympi now would be even more important after the pandemic than before the pandemic. Reporter but athletes face unique risks training during an unprecedented Public Health crisis. The visually impaired long jumper already qualified for the tokyo games, after breaking the japanese record at last years world championships. She runs side by side with her coach to keep her on track. Thats just one of the ways she relies on her sense of touch to get around. Putting her after higher risk of infection. Translator its almost impossssible for me to keep 2 meters away from others. Im worried about what will happen to the games, o or even whether i can continue training. Reporter making matters worse, the pandemic is also dealing a severe blow to para sports organizations. Nhk asked 26 of them in japan about the state of their sponsorship revenue, given the pandemics economic impact. Five organizations said their sponsors have asked to reduce or cancel their funding commitments all together. Some organizations have started lobbying for new sponsors. The Japan Blind Judo Federation sent letters to 150 companies to gauge their interest. Translator if we just sit back and do nothing, the numbers of supporting companies will continue to shrink. We have to search for new possibilities. Reporter the federation has received answers from 40 companies so far. All but one of them declined the offer. With no sign of the pandemic ending any time soon, these will be just some of the many challenges that need to be overcome to hold a successful paralympics this time next year. A japanese race car driver has claimed victory in one of the most famous events in motorsports. Takuma took the checkered flag in the indianapolis 500, his second win at the race since 2017. The 104th indy 500 was held sunday in the u. S. State of indiana without fans in the stands. The event had been delayed for about three months due to the pandemic. Sato qualified in third place and drove a close race until the final lap against another hondapowered car. He then took the lead with 27 laps to go. With just five laps remaining, a driver behind him crashed, bringing out the safety car and keeping sato ahead for the win. This is unbelievable. Thank you so much. I cant find thewords. I cant find the words. Sato has been competing in the indycar race series since 2010. He was the first japanese driver to win the race. Next, we bring you a spectacular collection of kimono that was to be unveiled in time for the tokyo olymympics. The postponement of the games has compelled the organizers to come up with an inspiring, new event. Nhk world has the details. Reporter a world united through one of japans most iconic garments, a stunning collection of 213 kimono, one for each country and territory competing in the next olympics. All of them unveiled at a special event online. The project is the brainchild of the owner of a kimono store in fukuoka. Over the l last six years, he a his team enlisted artisans and sponsors across the country to produce one garment for each olympic team. The project brought together more than 1,000 artisans, including the nations top masters and craftspeople from the most prestigious manufacturers. Takakuras plan was to unveil the collection in time for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, to honor all the athletes coming to japan. Translator i want athletes from all around the world to know that weve thought about each and every country, and that there are people here welcoming and encouraging them with all their heart. As the artworks neared completion, the project suffered an unexpected double blow, the pandemic and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. All the special events had to be canceled. Takakura and his team bounced back and decided to reach out to the athletes by unveiling the collection online. Among the aththletes looking forwrward to attending the even in japan was a greek cyclist, volikakis. He saw the kimono representing greece online. It featured the symbols of peace, a design celebrating the birthplace of the olympicscs. Volikakis s sent to the organizs a special message of gratitude. It is truly a great honor for us, that the great kimono team studied our culture and managed to depict it so beautifully in this Traditional Craft of japan. Reporter another athlete looking forward to the event was nishimu nishimura, a top Beach Volleyball player from japan. He was contemplating retirement as he turned 47 this year, but he said the kimono project has convinced him to carry on. Nishimura was particularly proud of the kimono for japan. It was created by one of the Top Manufacturers in i c s in kyoto. A lalarge ribbon is aborn widor hundredsds of flowers representg the countntries and territories coming to tokyo for the olympics. Translator no one knows whats going to happen from now on, but this project has been a huge source of inspiration for all of us, to give one more push. Translator i was so happyo hear comments recognizing our effortss and hard w work. It shows how our culture can trananscend borders and send a powerful message to the world. Reporter takakura and his team aim to keep cheering on athletes all over the world and hope to welcome them in tokyo next year. Nhk world, tokyo. Now to check on World Weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. Residents along the u. S. Gulf coast are closely watching a series of tropical storms in their region. Jonathan, what are the concerns ahead for people there . Hello. We are talking about two storms right now in the atlantic and the gulf of mexico. Marrow marco is continuing to move to the northwest, impacting anywhere from florida to alabama, even portions of mississippi and the coastline there. Laura is toward the south and east and has just moved over the Dominican Republic and haiti. Here is video f from this past weweekend to give you an idea o how things look, as this tropical storm, laura, left a trail of destruction over the Dominican Republic sunday. Some people were rescued after the storm brought heavy wind and rains to the area. More than a million were left without power, and homes collapsed. 11 people have died in both the Dominican Republic and haiti. Now, we are talking about laura still bringing some rain into cuba as it makes its way to the north and west. Marco, were going to be wrapping things up here as we go through the next couple of days, but storm surge concerns are going to be really big for those of you from mississippi to louisiana because of the movement of the storm. Laura comes in behind there, and louisiana into texas, you need to be on the lookout for this, as this particular system is going to bring a decent amount of rain. This is just one model prediction, but the amount of rain can really fall anywhere along the coastal areas here. Well have to watch and see how that unfolds as we go later on this week. The storm surge concern is because of the way the system is moving toward land, along with that wind driving up that water. Lowlying areas can really get flooded very easily. You want to make sure youre preparing for this now. Looking at scattered thunderstorms from chicago, along the southeastern seaboard, into d. C. , atlanta, miami, as we go through monday. Staying dry in california. Fires, a major problem in the Northern Areas of the state, but going to stay relatively dry. Thats not going to be helpful for the situation. Across the western pacific, keeping an eye on bavi, battering the okinawa islands, bringing a slow movement to the north and east. Still seeing a lot of heavy rain and strong winds for the region. We will see the storm eventually moving toward the north and making its way to the korean peninsula. The eastern areas, or areas east of the system, likely to bring very hot weather along western japan. Be on the lookout for that. The next 24 hours, the storm will be moving to the north. Still looking at impacts across okinaak nkinawa as we go throug tuesday. Thats a look at your forecast. Hope you have a safe day wherever you are. And that wraps up this edition of nhk newsline. Im raja pradhan in tokyo. Coming up next is newsline biz with ramin mellegard. Stay right there. Japanese consumers can expect to pay a lot more for an autumn delicacy this year. The first haul of pacific saury sold for almost five times the price from last year. About 900 kilograms of the fish was auctioned in hokkaido. The best went for about 104 per kilogram, up from 22 last year. The processor who bought the most expensive batch said the saury is thinner than usual, but there was little choice. The catch was so small. Grilled saury has long been thought of as an affordable, seasonal staple in japan, but by the time the first catch hit local markets, its been marked up as much as 11 per fish. Translator its so expensive. Ive never seen prices like this. A survey of fish stock suggests this seasons catch is expected to be smaller than last years, which was an alltime low. This is newsline biz. Im ramin mellegard. Takeda pharmaceuticals will sell its over the counter unit to a u. S. Fund for 2. 3 billion. Takeda hopes the sale will improve its finances. It does not expect the business to grow due to japans declining population. Takedas subsidiary will be sold to the blackstone group. The unit makes vitamin drinks and cold medicines. Takeda aims to reduce debt, which ballooned to 38 billion after it acquired Irish Biotech Company shire last year. The 60 billion deal holds the record for a largest ak one scqn of a foreign firm by a japanese company. Takeda wants to develop profitable prescription drugs, such as those for people with cancer or digestive diseases. A military trade fair kicked off in russia, showcasing hightech weapons. Moscow looks to boost overseas arms sales. 1,500 companies are taking part in this years event. Theyre exhibiting nearly 30,000 kinds of weapons and other military equipment. Russian primeme minister spoke sundays opepening ceremony. He said digitalal t technology arartificial i intelligence ares years themes. An attack drone developed by a Russian Company was attracting attention from military staff, including officials from china. About a meter long, it can carry up to 3 kilograms of explosives. Translator the attack drone is a guided model, but its the first of its kind in russia. Its inexpensive and highly reliable. Russia has been stepping up military cooperation with places like china, turkey, and some african nations by selling them advanced weapons. Its estimated russia shipped over 14 billion worth of military weapons last year. The coronavirus pandemic is spurring more companies around the world to embrace technology. In japan, some Bank Branches are shifting from tradition as they look to a more hightech future. This bank installed tablets at some of its branches this month, as it tries to cut the time customers need to spend there. The devices read a persons cash card to confirmrm their identit before helping with various tasks. That removes the need for the personal seals and paperwork that can be a big part of banking in japan. Translator i think it may take time to get used to these digital operations, but i think it is a very good antivirus measure. Japans Financial Institutions have been struggling, as near zero Interest Rates sap profits from lending. Major banks have been downsizing or closing branches. Digit digitalization changes the process. The digitalization changes things for factories, often requiring many workers. Workers at agc said they found a way to keep workers working while away from the factory floor. Reporter this staff member is at home, engaged in plant operations. A coworker asks about a malfununctioning piece of machinery. Translator we can fix it by replacing the relay. Reporter the arrangement allowed the company to slash by hahalfhe number o of workers slowing up at the plant. How did it do this . The answer is a system powered by artificial intelligence. Employees fed the system massive amounts of data on defects that arose in the past. With the knowledge of experienced employees, when workers enter keywords, such as flaws that occur in glasass, th a. I. Insntntly comeses up with ananswers. Problems c can b sololved on th spot, even witithout the help o skilled engineers. Agcs chief Technology Officer aims to overhaul the very concept of manufacturing. Translator we can change do way we produce our projects by digitalizing plants. By doing this, we can enensure stable production of extremely highqualityty goods. Reporter to make this all happen, a virtual plant is constructed in cyberspace. It holds a massive amount of Data Collected from factories. Then simulations are run to verify output and product quality in an environment almost identical to that of actual plants. Agc officials tabbed ultimate solutions to the plans. They expect productivity to rise as the process is repeated again and again. The companys radical plans arent limited to its factories. Its using Virtual Reality i in its businessss presentations. For example, a piece of glass is shown in vr. This can demonstrate to clients how the itetem would reflect lit when installed in buildings. Translator humans will be set free from many of their current jobs when their plants introduce digital technologies. They can engage themselves in more creative tasks, which i believe will make us more competitive in the future. Reporter the spread of the new coronavirus is forcing big changes on workers and firms. Companies like agc are responding in ambitious ways that may set a new course for the manufacturing industry. Lets get a check on the markets. Thats it for newsline biz. From our tokyo studios, im ran n mellegard. Thank yoyou very m much for joi us. At least 11 People Killed in a series of attacks in the southern philippines. Militants linked to the Islamic State group are thought to be behind the blast. The men who 51 muslims in new zealand lastst year in court for sentencing. Lawyers say the 29yearold could be the first person there to be
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