In the early days of the coronavirus, but the government has been rolling back the restrictions since february. It currently allows tours to 60 countries including thailand, indonesia, and russia. Multiple sources say the Chinese Embassy in tokyo has told japan it could be added to the list as early as thursday. That would be welcome news for tourism businesses. Before the pandemic, chinese visitors accounted for 30 of inbound travelers. The Japan National Tourism Organization says that about 9. 59 million visited in 2019. Wildfires are tearing through hawaii, forcing thousands of tourists and residents to flee. The disaster has claimed at least 36 lives on the island of maui. The strong winds from a hurricane to the south are fanning the flames. Damage is widespread in the town of lahina. Local media say landmarks including a japanese buddhist temple and a large 100yearold tree caught on fire. More than 2,100 people on maui have evacuated so far. U. S. Coast guard Officials Say 12 wer
Filed a lawsuit in Fukuoka District Court in 2019. They say being unable to marry disregards the principles of freedom and equality guaranteed by the japanese constitution. The government says that documents provision on marriage does not encompass samesex marriage. But the presiding judges ruling says that samesex couples are not given the benefits of legal marriages. Because of that he says the denial of samesex marriages is in a state of unconstitutionality. However, his ruling also one of the plaintiffs said the ruling could provide momentum for new legislation by the state. Translator the judiciary urged the government that it should advance discussions. We hope the government will move forward without delay. Japanese courts have now handed down five rulings on lawsuits filed by samesex couples across the country. Uedas the second judge to describe japans lack of samesex marriage recognition as in a state of unconstitutionality while stopping short of deeming it unconstitutional.
Community will break apart and the possibility of china starting an invasion will grow. Lai is due to be the ruling partys progressive candidate in the election in january. He told nhk chinas claim that taiwan is part of its territory is not acceptable. Lai went onto say taiwan and japan played a key role in peace and stability in the indopac indopacific region as they face the most direct threat. Japan and taiwan should cooperate in every way possible to protect our own safety and the peace and stability of the world. Lai also said the Democratic Progressive Party must win the president ial election so taiwans democracy continues to develop and the next generation of taiwanese people enjoy freedom and human rights. Japanese leaders Say International tensions are at their highest point since world war ii. Defense minister is overseeing a major shift in policy. He shared ideas with his u. S. Counter parts on modernizing their alliance and tackling shared challenges. He chose the u. S. A
their bombs, rockets, blockades. by logistics and their actual participation in the battle. who is bigger and greater. the ones kill us or the ones who say death to them? the biden administration has announced it has withdrawn support for the saudi offensive. it comes after six long years of war. for the children dying of hunger, it still hasn t brought peace any quicker. peace and help can t come soon enough. can you imagine what it would do to the community if the facility was shut down? for years the u.n. has been warning the famine is coming to yemen. they tell us famine has arrived. they re witnessing wave after wave of children in the red zone, severe malnourishment, desperate to keep their children in line are forced to make harrowing choices. just to get to the hospital i stopped eating and drinking, not even water, just to get him treated. these doctors are keeping track of the numbers spiking beyond what they ever imagined. the doctor is saying in 2020 this
In paris include herges designs for board games. Right lets get a look at the weather. Hello. Theres no great rush about the weather for saturday. Yes, there is a lot of wind to be had across the north east of scotland. Some showers here. A lot of dry, fine weather across the northern part of britain. The temperatures in single figures. Cloudy affair, mild across the south are the prospects for some at least ofa are the prospects for some at least of a wee bit of rain that. Prospect dragging its way to the south west during the course of the night. Elsewhere, as those skies begin to clear, it ends up being quite a frosty night, down to minus four or minus five we think. That gives us the prospect of dry, fine, settled weather to start the new day, with plenty of sunshine through central and eastern parts. All the while through the day we fill in the cloud and eventually theres rain for western scotland, northern ireland, maybe the north west of england, far north of wales too. Despite