General and Diet Committee affairs person. He also intends to name sa sato tsutomu as chairperson. And yamaguchi taimei as Election Strategy chairperson. Means that the key post will be filled by members from the five interparty factions that backed him in the election. Suga is preparing for the laufr launch of his new cabinet. Observers say deputy Prime Minister aso taro will likely hold a new post in the cabinet. Attention is also focused on who willll succeed suga as chief cabinet secretary. Suga is in the Selection Process centering on his deputies under the administration of Prime Minister abe shinzo. Nhk has learned british pharmaceutical giant, astrazeneca, plans to resume trials of a Coronavirus Vaccine soon, following their resumption in britain. This week, at the earliest, in multiple locations in japan, with about 250 people aged 18 or older taking part. Astrazeneca is working with Oxford University to develop the vaccine. Trials in britain and brazil are in their final phas
Suited to lead and should be given a mandate to steer the country out of the coronavirus pandemic. The televised event in the midwestern state of ohio is if first of three debates leading up to the november 3rd election. The debate will focus on six main issues including the coronavirus, race and violence, the economy and trumps pick to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat on the supreme court. President ial debates are considered pivotal events. Experts say a single gaffe could shape the narrative leading up to election day. A New York Times story reports trump paid no federal income taxes in ten of the 15 years before becoming president. The death toll from three days of heavy fighting between azerbaijan and armenia has reached 100 inincluding 16 civilians. Russiaian president vladimir pun is urgrging a cease fire. The fighting between the t two former soviett republics ovevere region erupted on sunday. The area lies in western azerbaijan. Putin spoke with armenian Prime Minister
Inequality and police brutality. Trump travelled to the city on tuesday. He expressed support for Law Enforcement officers and urged them to act with resolve. He descrcribed the recent prote as domestic terror. You have to be decisive and you have to be tough and you have to be strong and you have to be willing to bring people in. Now, one group that trump did not meet with was the family of jacob blake. The black was paralyzed from the waste down after being shot by police on august 23rd. The shooting sparked protests, which have occasionally turned violent and destructive. And last week, two protesters were shot dead. A 17yearold has since been charged with homicide. Hundreds of people gathered to show either their support or opposition to trumps visit. Some chanted four more years while others accused the president of dividing the country. Experts say trump is trying to show he can maintain law and order ahead of the upcoming president ial election. Democratic candidate joe biden ha
Described as potentially one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in decades. Officials are warning there could be record breaking winds in affected areas this weekend. Theyre also forecasting heavy rain across the region. People are being urged to start preparing as soon as possible. Its prompted rice farmers to harvest rice crops a week earlier than normal. Translator i only hope the typhoon will pass through without causing damage. And a major japanese Delivery Company says it will suspend services in the kyushu region to ensure staff safety. To find out more on where thehe storm iss headed, lets bring i yoko komagata. Back to back storms have left damage in southeastern japan and the Korean Peninsula. This is a path of typhoon maysak. Conditions have improved in many parts of the Korean Peninsula, but the next storm system is on the way. Typhoon haishen is likely to track along a similar path of maysak. That means more heavy rain is expected, and that could lead to furt
Damaged. Four people have been slightly injured by the wind. People called the Fire Department after buildings had their roofs blown off. Local Power Companies say over 30,000 households in okinawa had no power as of 7 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. More than 240 flights to and from the prefecture have been canceled. Many bus and Ferry Services are not operating. For more details on the typhoon and what to watch out for we turn to our meteorolologist. Yoko . The typhoon is pushing through the islands of japan at this moment. Heavy rain and destructive winds are reported. We saw gusts of nearly 200 kill meters per hour at the airport and rainfall of 151 millimeters fell in just 12 hours. On top of that additionanal rainfall of 200 millimemeters i expected through the next 24 hours. S. Heavy rain and typhoon strength winds will continue to impact okinawa through the day on tuesday. This is a large storm system packing gusts of 234 kilometers per hour. Most of the okinawa region is under stron