Described as potentially one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in decades. Officials are warning there could be record breaking winds in affected areas this weekend. Theyre also forecasting heavy rain across the region. People are being urged to start preparing as soon as possible. Its prompted rice farmers to harvest rice crops a week earlier than normal. Translator i only hope the typhoon will pass through without causing damage. And a major japanese Delivery Company says it will suspend services in the kyushu region to ensure staff safety. To find out more on where thehe storm iss headed, lets bring i yoko komagata. Back to back storms have left damage in southeastern japan and the Korean Peninsula. This is a path of typhoon maysak. Conditions have improved in many parts of the Korean Peninsula, but the next storm system is on the way. Typhoon haishen is likely to track along a similar path of maysak. That means more heavy rain is expected, and that could lead to further flooding and landslides. 100 to 200 millimeters of widespread rainfall is expected. Haishen is packing wind gusts of over 200 kilometers per hour. That could turnover cars and uproot trees. People should take shelter before the rain and wind come. High waves and storm surges are also likely along the coastal areas with the coastal flooding possible. Stay safe. Thank you, yoko. Your peen countries are criticizing chinas threatened count measures ahead of the czech senate after he voiced support for taiwan during a visit to the island. V vystrcil has beeeen meeting. Translator we must tell the czech crossed a red line. German foreign minister h ha coe masass expressed his frustration over the reaction at the news conference. Translator we treat our International Partners with respect. We expect the same from them, and threats have no place here. Slovakias president and the French Foreign ministry have also criticized chinas apparent attempt at intimidation. Chinas top diplomat is also in europe. Both wang and yang have been trying to allay concerns over beijings handling of the coronavirus and its new Security Policy in hong kong. But the countrys hard line stancece has s sained relations with european countrtries. India has banned a popular chinese mobile game known as pubg and 117 other mobile apps amid a standoff with beijing over a disisputed himalayan border. The inindian government bannnnee apps on wednesday. It claimed in a statement that the apps were discretely using users personal data and were considered a threat to the countrys sovereignty and security. India initially banned 59 chinese apps in june, including tiktok and wechat. Experts say indidias move coul affect business s sentiment in e country and will have an impact on Chinese Investment in the technolology sector. The latest ban was announced a day after the indian army claimed it foiled an attempted chinese incursion into the northern region. Tensions have been high in the region for months. In june, 20 indian soldiers were killed in violent clashes. The un secretary general is urging more countries to become cacarbon neutral to comombat cle change. Antonio guterres made the request during a conference including environment officiaia from over 70 countries and territories. S. They discucussed how to tackle climate c changee while rebuild economomies hit byhe c coronavis pandndemic. To meet the goalsls of the pariss agrereement, scienceells us that globall emissions need o be halt. These goals remain achievevable but we arare currently off trac. I urge all countries, especially g20 members to commit to Carbon Neutrality before 205050. Meanwhile, his country plans to power data centeters with renewawable energy. In our effort to promote Digital Transformation and dedecarbonation at thee same ti replan to build zero o emission data centers. Gutierrez also urged participants to come up with more ambitious plans before the c. O. P. 26 meeting on Climate Change late nexter yao. One of japans Major Railway companies is planning to use bullet trains to carry cargo in addition to passengers. This comes as the coronavirus pandemic has sapped demand for rail travel. Shinkansen bullet trains will transport products in spaces normally used for on board rail supplies. Each railway has tested this out. The Railway Operator is looking to diversify revenue sources. Translator we dont expect passenger numbers to return to prepandemic levels even if the virus is brought under control, so were planning to use shinkansen to expand distribution services. In onexample, the firm plans to carry greens to tokyo from the central prefecture of nagano. They will also use bullet trains to transport electronic parts. Itits also eyeing partnerships with career companies. The Tokyo Olympics and paralympics and been high profile casualties of the pandemic. Now ensuring next years games are safe and seamless. The government has drafted a plan that could allow athletes to skip a mandatory two week quarantine. Officials say spending time in isolation could impact athlete performance. The government is also considering asking a athletes a officials to stay in the Olympic Village and avoid going out. And its looking into the best way to carry out coronavirus tests on people involved in the games. Its also set up a task force with the tokyo metropolitan government and the organizing committee to work on other details. The task force plans to issue an interim report by the end of the year. Hong kongs new National Security law has ushering in an era of fear and uncertainty for prodemocracy activists n. Our next report a i veteran journalist who covered the city for more than half a century opened up to nhk about the historic shift. Its been two months since the hong kong National Security law took effect. Police have already arrested more than 20 proodemocracy activists on suspicion o of colluding with foreign activists to harm the country. This man has been an outspoken critic of the law. Translator you can trust a society that is governed by the rule of law since it is based on laws, but in chinese society, its like lets arrest that guy. Pepeople can be aested if the authororities say, so there cane no certainty in our lives. Lee was born in the southern chinese city of ganzhou in 1936. He moved to hong kong with his family as a child. In 1970, age 33, lee launched a magazine that also became popular in china. But nine years later, an article criticizing the work of chinese bureaucrats leded to a ban in t maininland. Translator they couldnt accept the differences of opinion. In china, individual freedom cannot infringe on national inteterests. Butt the mindset in liberal society is that the power of the state should not harm the interests of individuals. Starting in june last year, hong kong was rocked by massive protests against the influence of beijing. Lee was amazed to see young people resisting the hong kong governments attempt to stamp out the prodemocracy movement. Translator the conflict is meaningless because its impossible to fight against an authoritarian regime. The way the young people stormed into the legislature was totally unexpect. Lee wrote about it in may. He said it was something he didnt see from his own generation. Translator if theyy dont stanand up, what will happen to the next generation . Will the world become a more miserable place . They have a sense of responsibility for the future. Lee says efforts to suppress the voices of hong kongs young people have not dampened their passion. He says future may look bleak, but they cant afford to give up. Translator i cant see any way out, but even if thats the case, its important to tell the whole world that people in hong kongng have a sensese of resist. Hong kongs far reaching security law marks a start in a new political chapter in the territory. For lee and many others, theres a deep sense of foreboding about what it means for their longcherished freedoms. As weve been reporting, people in south western japan are dealing with back to back typhoons, and second o one coul be veryy powerful. Lets go back to yoko komagata for the details. We are looking at the remnt of typhoon maysak overnortheastern china. Maysakak has brorought over one meter of rain fall in jeju island. Thatss five times thehe month average rainfall f for septembe. Downpours have caused floods in parts of the korean peninsusula. Typhoon maysak hit the island of jeju with heavy rain and damaging winds on wednesday. A local captured a video of stormy conditions on the island. Maysak moved north on thursdayy causing more damage. People in north korea are dealing with back to back storms in just two weeks. Maysak has turned into a lowpressure system, but the rain and winds are still strong in northern portions of china and southern russia on friday. Haishen will be the next concern. It will become a Violent Storm as it approaches okinawa and the southern portion of kyushu. Winds and rains will increase in southern western japan from saturday morning and conditions will spread through the Korean Peninsula as we go into the next week. For the rest of the country of japan, severe thunderstorms can be expected in yamagata, and. So thunderstorms could produce southern bursts of downpours and large hail. Now were looking at the remnant of hurricane nanna in central america. It has downgraded to a tropical depression. However, heavy rain is still expected in southern mexico with up to 200 millimeters possible. Up toward the north, a High Pressure system will keep conditions hot and dry in california. Most of the state is under excessive heat warnings. The high will be 39 degrees in l. A. On friday. That could turn into 40s as we go into sunday. Thats all for now. And that is all for this edition of nhk newsline. Im Yamamoto Miki in tokyo. Thank you for staying with us. Welcome to newsline in depth. Im yanaka marie. The coronavirus pandemic is radically changing how we work. Companies are digitizing operations, promoting remote labor, basically adopting flexible approaches. Ive been writing my scripts from home too. In our everchanging world, we look at how people in japan are implementing Innovative Strategies that increase safety as well as productivity. Preventing infection among employees is key for companies. Be it by making workplaces safer or telecommuting more efficient. Our first report looks at firms navigating all the changes. This is an Office Furniture manufacturer. Customers are asking for help. Translator e everyone asks about droplet infection. Reporter ensuring worker safety has become a top priority during the pandemic. The furniture supplier is responding with panels to stop droplets. And automatic doors so no one has to touch doorknobs. Smart cards also. They track walker movements in case an infection occurs. Telecommuting is another way to keep workers safe. But how to maintain productivity . This woman works at a major food maker. He is free to choose when to work at home and when to go to the office. For telework, she likes to handle individual assignments and routine meetings. Other tasks are better suited to the office. She says press time is essential for brainstorming ideas and picking up ideas from colleagues. Her comomny beganan testing new work styles well before the pandemic, with the focusus on productivity. Staff are encouraged to interact across departments. That still happens, but now attention is paid to social distancing. The company also set up meeting spaces for smaller groups. Meetings are kept short and on point. Participants set a clear goaoaln advance, and everyone studieses backgrground material before th come. Translator previously, more than half the meeting was for explanation. Now more time is spent discussing ideas. Reporter these efforts from paid off. Profits per man hour has risen 10 over the past three years. Translator i think it is enhanced by using different places to, wo, and this kind of work style innovation will accelerate from now on. The path is taken and the pandemic response, productivity has to be part of the solution. Nhk world. The coronavirus era has pushed more companies to promote remote work and its efficiency. Now some are taking it a step further where people take their work on holiday. When done well, it benefits companies, employees, resorts, and local tourism. Reporter just a onehour train ride from tokyo, this resort town is a popular destination for marine sports. It is favored by day trippers looking for a short escape, and now it is accompanying people on Company Sponsored work cations. They rent out this facility by the day. Yamazaki arrives at the space hoping that the change of scenery will give hm a boost. He works at a Consulting Firm and has found the past few months challenging. Translator at home it is hard to maintain focus and work efficiently. But going back to the office is probably not a good idea because it is becoming crowded again. My First Impression is its very quiet. It seems like a great environment for work. His colleagues trickle in and set themselves up in the socially distanced workspace. They get down to work and some of them join an online meeting. Theyre promoting workcations to stimulate the local economy. Y. Traranslator people didid n considider it as a place for wo, so we started a Workcation Program to attract people who never came before. I hope many people will come to zushi and feel the relaxed passage of time here. Lunchtime is Something Special for the workcationers. This local restaurant serves up fresh seafood caught nearby. I will post these on instagram. Translator this is good. Reporter the day out is designed to bring unity to the team and foster better relationship as the employees spend time together in a relaxing setting. Translator this is different from everyday life so its exciting. We can enjoy great food t too. It boosts my motivation. Reporter after the lunch break, its back to work until evening. Translator time passed quickly. I was able to finish the schedule, so it was a success. Reporter its a fiveminute walk to the beach. Although its raining, the workers can see the potential for future excursions. Translator i want to come back on a sunny day and work under a parasol. Translator thats an excellent idea. Reporter work styles and expectations are changing rapidly amid the ongoing pandemic. As companies and employees try to maintain productivity and boost morale, workcations are an attractive option. Nine firms tried out the zushi workcation which was free on a promotional basis through august. Now the daily see is about 100 peper person. The operator is planning to partner with other institutions to offer memorable experiences. The hope is that when workcationers fall in love with zushi, theyll boost the economy through tourism too. Next we look at how the pandemic is affecting work flow in manga industry. Creating jusust a single page requires a team to work in close proximity. But that process is changing golgo 13 unfolds in the murky realm of crime and politics. The main character is an assassin that goes by the name of duke. The creator of this blockbuster series is saito. These days most manga comics are produced digitally. But 83yearold saito and his team still draw byhand golgo 13 was forced to take a break for the first time in 52 years. Translator i feel like the coronavirus targeted me. Reporter r saito sided th working in close proximity with his team was too risky, so in may he took an unprecedented decision. Translator i halted publication solely to protect my artists. It didnt give any thought to what would happen o our wk. Rorter saito has maintained aarticular production style f more than 50 years. Artisrawing in succeion on an the bacround. ,weapons, e artists swills are layered on top of each other to create golgo13s realistic environment. Saito draws the face and supervrvises the oveverall crea process. Saito hasas long valued having s team work in close proximity to him. But thats no longer possible. Translator we cant work if were not in the same room. When were together, i can give very precise instructions. If we were apart, that would be impossible. Reporter the new normal um posed by the virus has led other manga artists to change t the w they work. Akamatsu ken is creator of the vampire series, it switched from paper to Digital Production about five years ago. Translator for us manga creators, the mosost important thing in this new way of life is to keep feeding our readers without interruption. That calalls for fundamental changes in the way we create manga. Akamatsu brought the concept of teleworking into the production process. First, he sketches the overall page layout. Then he assigns individual frames and sends them to his assistants who work from home. They draw the backgroundd and color in t their assigned sections. And he adds the finishing touches. Feedback and adjustments is done by video conference. He still faces some difficulties, such as conveying detaileded instructions remotel. But he feels the industry is bound to adapt to the new normal. Translator i hear quite often that even older manga artists have started going digital. I think well start seeing more progress toward working remotely and digiti zags. After one month on hiatus, things are now changing at the golgo 13 studio 2. The staff now work in shifts, with only half of them present at any one time. Progress may be slower, but the workspace is less crowded. Saito is also reconsidering his devotion to drawing on paper, by experimenting gradually with digital tools. Hes open to change as long as it doesnt affect his collaborative style. Translator i want to protect this method of drawing in layers. Woshing as a team is what works best for me. I plan to keep ongoing like this for as long as i am alive. I just picked up a recent issue of this famous manga magazine with an installment of golgo 13 which is back after a twomonth hiatus. The manga artists are hard at work to give their fans many who are spending more time at home, an entertaining read. 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