Confirmed friday. Osaka has signaled its entering a local state of emergency due to the strain on the medical system. Authorities there are calling on people to avoid all nonessential outings until december 15th. Translator the number of people in serious condition will not decrease unless the number of infections falls. We need to practice selfrestraint in the shortterm to save lives. The governor of neighboring kyoto prefecture is urging people to refrain from traveling to osaka as much as possible. The death toll continues to rise in japan. Over the past three days, more than 30 people a day have died. In the week up to thursday, a total of 196 people died. Translator basically, the difference between the virus that spread in july and the virus that is spreading now is not large. I think december and january are really crucial times. Japan recorded over 1,800 infections on friday, bringing the overall tally to more than 158,500. Over 2,300 people have died. Prime minister suga i sho
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
Japan. The powerful stotorm is expecte to approach the southwestern part of the country from sunday through monday with nearly its full force intact. Translator it is necessary to fully consider the possibility that the typhoon will have a bigger impact than weve ever experienced. Its the second major storm to hit in a week. Typhoon maysak brought heavy rain to the kyushu region earlier this week. The storm left at least five people injured and hundreds of thousands of homes without power. A search is underway for the crew of a cargo ship. It was sailing wednesday morning when it fell out of contact. Of the 43 crew members on board, one has been rescued so far. He told rescue workers that an engine malfunctioned and made it unable to cruise and the ship capsized when a wave hit it from the side. The storm system barreled across the Korean Peninsula inundating hundreds of homes achd leaving one person dead. South korean Officials Say they recorded more than 1,000 mill meet ergs of rain
Continue a phased reopening of the economy. That includes the governments signature Goto Travel Campaign which aims to boost the struggling tourism sector. Starting wednesday, domestic travelers can apply for discounts on accommodation and transportation, but tokyo with its rising cases wont be eligible. That suddeden explosion caught people off guard and raised concerns about cancellation fees. Now the government says both touriststs and bususinesses wil compensated. Translator we realize we did not properly inform people, so we decided that tourists wont be required to pay them. The government is now reevaluating plans to further ease restrictions on big events. The minister in charge of japans Coronavirus Response sasays a committee will hear fr experts on wednesday about an idea to lift a 5,000person attendance limit. European union leader have hashed out an agreement over a landmark coronavirus recovery fund. They reached a breakthrough on the 750 billion n euro package after days
Discussing the draft law on sunday. It is scheduled to end on tuesday. It is aimed at cracking down on antigovernment activities in hong kong and lays out four criminal acts that beijing says threaten the country. They are advocating secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external forces. It also stipulates the Chinese Government will set up a National Security agency in hong kong that may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances. Provisions of the proposed law have yet to be disclosed. Hong kong media reported it could carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. After being approved the legislation is expected to be promulgated by the hong kong government. Concerns are growing among hong kong residents and the International Community that the one country two systems principle that guarantees a high degree of autonomy for the territory could be destroyed. The Chinese Government announced a countermeasure against the united states, saying it will impose