The First Time Since the nationwide state of Emergency Declaration was lifte in may. 40 of hospital beds allocated for serious covid19 cases are occupied. Officials plan to double the number of such beds from 150 to 300. But its not clear how quickly hospitals can do that. Translator were on the verge of a serious situation, where ordinary Health Care Must be sacrificed. Strict measures should be taken immediately to prevent the spread of infection. Experts are requesting people take basic preventive measures. Theyre also cautioning against nonessential travel to and from areas where the virus is rapidly spreading. Tokyo officials have asked bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to close earlier starting this weekend. Local officials are making the same request for businesses in osaka, sapporo, and nagoya. More than 140,000 people have tested positive in japan since the outbreak began. More than 2,000 have died. Many restaurants in the capital are now facing a difficult decision abou
An inside look at what happened when the news broke. Reporter George Lombardi is a real estatate investor whose friendship with the u. S. President goes back more than three decades. Lombardi was near the dinner table of donald trump and japans Prime Minister when news broke that north korea had tested a missile. Lombardi says the cheerful mood suddenly changed. And at one point in the middle of the dinner, we saw a lot of aides, both americans and japanese, going to the table and coming back, and sometime actually almost running. Some of our friends that were with us Say Something is going on. Some of the aides brought some papers, and you saw President Trump and Prime Minister abe actually reading the paper, and they had a little flashlight, you know, so that they could see. And right after that when the dinner was finished, they went into another room where they made a official communique. And when they came back, they werent smiling as much. Reporter the leaders then appeared for a
Tokyo following harsh remarks from duterte against the United States. And the sounds of old china. Young music fans are turning the table on digital recordings in favor of vinyl. A Japanese Court has ordered local governments to compensate the families of School Children who died in the 2011 tsunami. The court found teachers at the Public School were negligent in the way they evacuated the students. The court orders ishinomaki city and miyagi prefectures to play 23 million to the families of 20 children. Translator im overwhelmed by this favorable outcome. The judge said School Officials should have been aware that the tsunami was approaching at least seven minutes before it hit. And they should have taken children to a nearby hill instead of an area near the river. Translator the ruling will ensure the tragedy is never repeated. We can move on with our lives. Translator i hope this verdict will be an opportunity to develop proper disaster prevention at schools. 74 students at Okawa El
Three crew members are unconscious. Well have more on this story as details come in to us. In other news members of the United Nations Security Council are trying to choke off terrorist financing. Theyre targeting sources of funding for the Group Islamic state. And theyve unanimously adopted a resolution calling for global cooperation. Russia drafted the first outline. The resolution was jointly proposed by more than 30 nations, including japan. It threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from territory under Islamic State control. It bans all trade in antiquities from syria and iraq and calls on countries to stop kidnap ransom payments. Translator the resolution marks an important step toward cutting the flow of funds to terrorists. The loss of people like muaf kenji, haruna, and kayla deepens our resolve to eradicate the Violent Group that cuts their lives short. Western nations and russia have been sharply divided over the syrian crisis. But they have cooperated over responses to I
Base. The Officials Say all of the three crew members are unconscious. Well have more on this story as details come in to us. In other news members of the United Nations Security Council are trying to choke off terrorist financing. Theyre targeting sources of funding for the Group Islamic state. And theyve unanimously adopted a resolution calling for global cooperation. Russia drafted the first outline. The resolution was jointly proposed by more than 30 nations, including japan. It threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from territory under Islamic State control. It bans all trade in antiquities from syria and iraq and calls on countries to stop kidnap ransom payments. Translator the resolution marks an important step toward cutting the flow of funds to terrorists. The loss of people like muaf kenji, haruna, and kayla deepens our resolve to eradicate the Violent Group that cuts their lives short. Western nations and russia have been sharply divided over the syrian crisis. But they