Topped 500. Experts monitoring the situation in the capital say the latest sevenday average is about 326 daily cases, up from 244 the week before. The metropolitan government raised the alert. It is not asking businesses to reduce operating hours but the governor is asking residents to take thorough prevention measures when they dine in a group as they plan yearend gettogethers. Translator we advise people with preexisting conditions not to dine in a group. Anyone to lives with family members with a higher risk of falling seriously ill are advised to refrain from such outings. Osaka, aichi, hokkaido, and other prefectures also reported a Record Number of daily cases on thursday. The recent spike comes as residents take advantage of government subsidies on dining, lodging, transportation. Officials say the goto travel and goto eat campaigns are necessary to get the economy back on track, but as nhk worlds Shirakawa Marina reports, the Japan Medical Association is speaking out. Translato
Officials, the media, and his opponents, suggesting but not proving wrongdoing. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. We were winning in all the key locations by a lot, actually. And then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away in secret. State and federal officials have defended the process, but trump is doubling down. He says he may take his fight to the supreme court, although that requires a long legal process. A lot of litigation. Because we have so much evidence. So much proof. And its going to end up perhaps at the highest court in the land. Trump Campaign Representatives have launched legal challenges in closely fought races, but cases in michigan and georgia have already been tossed out. Trumps family is also making a fuss. Donald trump jr. Fired off a tweet saying the best thing for america would be for the president to wage total war over the election. Twitter flagged the tweet as disputed or misleading. Biden set a different tone at a News Conference ea
Tensions a are also high betwee china and the United States over the South China Sea. The u. S. Has r rejected beijing Maritime Claims across most of the South China Sea as completely unlawful. In july, the u. S. Held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. In the following months, the Chinese Military test fired Ballistic Missiles toward the sea. At wednesdays meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. An expert says that china and the u. S. Need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. Asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the South China Sea, and we hope that we can cononstructivey contntribute to managiging the tension in the South China Sea, including the tension between the u. S. And china. He expressed hope that asean meetings would push all the concerned countries to seek ways to solve the situation without increasing tension in the region. Strat separately chinese
Investors concerned about rising Coronavirus Infections and what that means for the recovery. Global deaths are approaching one million with record cases in france and the u. K. The Trump Administration given an ultimatum over tiktok to delay a ban or respond in court. Ban isnt trumps due to take effect on sunday. ,aidi it was a meandering confused session in the u. S. Investors seemed to be trying to work out where the lead was. Investors weighing the scanned prospects of another stimulus package against a resurgence, the second wave we are seeing across europe and the u. K. Modest gains but the s p has wiped out all of its gains for 2020. Futures trading up by. 3 at this point. When it comes to the asian trading day ahead, the nikkei 225 regaining a little bit of positivity. Modest gains of. 1 , trading in the futures session in chicago. In sydney, we are watching as to whether this surge we have seen in growth shares will continue. The msci australia index jumping to a record high c
In the. Climate change. The soon. To. Be years do they have their future. Going to dot com for major cities the mechanisms could turn. To towns Prime Minister is due to step down due to poor health. To announce his decision at a press conference later today is move coincides with japans biggest economic slump on record we go to tokyo more. Also on the show well visit the italian port of genoa where. The cruise and shipping industry have run out of steam. And how the pandemic boosts creativity in business a hotel in india turns its pull into a fish shop. Good to be with us now all eyes on tokyo today where Prime Minister shinzo expected to announce his resignation over health law race stocks on the exchange tumbled more than 2 percent on the news the sudden resignation would come just 4 days after he became japans longest serving Prime Minister and the one who coined the term nomics hes always seen themselves as a reformer set on shaping the future japans Prime Minister shinzo and his p