Hospitalized monarch whose condition is described as unstable. A swath of tokyo was without electricity for a short time. The utility is blaming a fire. The outage caught many people by surprise. Reporter the president of Tokyo Electric Power company was busy apologizing to the industry minister on thursday after more than half a million households lost power the day before. Translator im sorry for causing so much inconvenience and worrying so many people. Translator i take the situation very seriously. Although temporarily, the capitols main functions were paralyzed. Reporter the lights went out on wednesday afternoon. The head of the Sports Agency was right in the middle of a meeting. The power also went out at the finance ministry. And at court during a news conference. But in this case, justice wasnt blind for long. Lights were restored when the backup generator kicked right in. Nonethele nonetheless, court spectators said it was enough to cut the day short. Translator they decided
Translator i rushed to the royal palace as soon as i learned citizens could go there to mourn. I wish that this had never happened. Translator this is the saddest day of my life. Im a Public Servant and the king has always been my role model. If i could do just one of the things he did for the people, this would be a better country. Translator this will be my last chance to pay my respects to the king. I pray that he will find peace in heaven. In central bangkok, almost everyone was wearing black. Interim Prime Minister tanocha called on people to refrain from festivities for 30 days. But he asked people to continue their Economic Activities as usual. The king ascended the throne at age 18 shortly after world war ii. He guided thailand during Turbulent Times in Southeast Asia which was mired in war, genocide, and poverty. He was regarded as a pillar of stability and occasional mediator in thailands turbulent politics. The country has experienced more than ten military coups since the e
Him from fulfilling his duties. Current japanese law has no provision for the emperor to give up the throne. Translator we plan to submit a bill during the next ordinary session of the diet after explaining it to lawmakers. The bill will be based on recommendations of the panel. A sixmember panel is discussing the possible abdication and how to reduce the emperors official duties. The panel is expected to report on points of contention as early as the start of next year. Suga is the first senior Government Official to mention the specific timing for submitting a bill on the matter. Two japanese cabinet ministers have visited Yasukuni Shrine for its autumn festival. It honors japans war dead. Internal Affairs Minister takaichi said she made a private cash offering and signed her name with her cabinet title. Translator i expressed my sincere gratitude as a Japanese National to the souls of those who sacrificed themselves for the country. I also prayed for the health of families they left
North korea attempted and failed a missile. And formally announced. Nissan takes a 44 stake in Mitsubishi Motors. And carlos ghosn will be the new chairman. The president of the ioc said hes confident major cost cuts can be achieved for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and paralympics. We can produce a result that will show a very significant, a very significant reduction of the costs. Thomas bach was speakaking Aa University in tokyo. His remarks come after the ioc, the central government, the tokyo government, and the 2020 organizing committee agreed to review plans for new facilities. Bach said the focus for 2020 is how to make the games sustainable and feasible. And leave a legacy for the future. Tokyo governor yuriko koike has addressed plans to change venues. Reported the price tag of the games could quadruple from the original estimate to about 30 billion. Governor koike is pushing to rein in costs including planned venues. But cost is not the only thing shes looking at. We were told abo
The u. S. Declaring he has realigned with china. Japans first homegrown passenger jet in 50 years is undergoing final flight tests in america. But it faces stiff head winds from a competitive rival. And a new twist. Well tell you about the quest of a Renowned International violinist to share his love for Classical Music with his home country. Japans Meteorological Agency is warning people a strong earthquake could come in the coming days. A powerful quake hit in the afternoon. The ground is still shaking. The magnitude 6. 6 quake hit tottori prefecture. First theres a look at the situation taken by our cameraman at our Domestic Service. Reporter were seeing damage in tottori prefecture. You can see a building slanted to the right. Pieces of wood from the wide wall fell to the ground. On the other side, it looks like a home. Some roof tiles have shifted. Many of the rooftops in this area have missing tile. Ill now move my camera. Reporter heres a cemetery. You can see lots of toppled to