Kono says modifications are needed to ensure rocket boosters fall inside the launch site and not on the surrounding area. The ministry had previously said that would not be a problem. Kono added japan has spent about 1 billion over 12 years to develop missiles for the system. Aeaegis ashore was designed by u. U. S. Defense f firms to inter ballllistic missiles outside th atmospherere. The japanese government had planned to deploy it in akita and yamaguchi prefectures in response to north koreas Ballistic Missile test l lnches. The plan had triggered safety concerns among local people including in akita where opposition grew last year after faulty survey data was used to rule out other areas in the northeast. The governor of yamaguchi welclcomed the change of plan. Translator the local government must ensure the safety o of the community. From t that point of view, the mininistrys decision is what w have been asking for, and we consider it appropriate. Kono says japan will continue to r
News agency says explosion was heard and smoke was seen rising from the joint Industrial Complex in kaesong. Iit was oopened in 2018 after t two countries agreed to work to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Its the first facility where officials from each side could contact each other 24 h hours a day. The blast comes days aftter norh Korean Leader kim jonguns younger sister threatened to demolish the office. She also criticized seeoul for allowing north korean defectors to send leaflets across the border on may 31st. Japans chief cabinet secretary says officials are closely watching events on the peninsula. Translator japan is working closely with the United States and south korea to gather, to monitor and to analyze the current security situation. South koreas president ial office convened a National Security meeting to discuss how to respond. Chinese authorities have confirmed more than 100 coronavirus cases in beijing over the past five days. The development is raising coconcerns
A rough road ahead for britains car and Aerospace Industries as the u. K. Economy southwest suffers its biggest monthly decline on record as. We begin in india where Health Officials have recorded the biggest single day jump in coronavirus cases with nearly 11000 new infections in just 24 hours hospitals are so overwhelmed with patients they attending some away the rise in infections comes as a government eases its nationwide lockdown india now has around 300000 cases the force highest in the world and at least 8 and a half 1000 people have died and theres a line of has more from you today. Another day another record high in the number of cases and deaths of thats important to remember that india is still not testing enough so we dont have the complete picture of cases and both medical workers and patients are struggling to deal with the situation as the number of cases continue to rise weve seen a number of protests this week doctors at the main Public Hospital in the Southern City of
1st some breaking news out of afghanistan theres been an explosion at a mosque in the capital kabul police say at least 4 people have been killed and many more injured in the blast they say the mosque official leading the prayers is among the dead theres been no immediate claim of responsibility lets speak to feel confident in kabul she is a freelance journalists in the Afghan Capital joins us now live what more you hearing about this attack and how significant is it. Well thats right and this is a story that still developing here in kabul everything is still very fresh as the attack happened about a couple of hours ago famous mosque in the west of Kabul Ministry of interior spokesman did confirm that so far 4 people are dead and at least officially 8 people have been injured who have been transferred to different hospitals. Here spokesman also said that confirmed that explosives have been put inside the mosque during the main prayer and this is on a friday thats when mosques are pocke
But we start in iran where theres increasing opposition to the regime and activists are looking for allies abroad. Just how do angry citizens voice their opposition in an allstar tarion country like iran believe that for months there have been regular protests against the government in tehran it in turn has often responded with brutal force. Then in early january the u. S. Announced it had killed kasim cillian monny irans top general images of rallies with hundreds of thousands of grief stricken iranians were seen around the world many of them may have attended under pressure from a government keen to present a nation united against america. In response tehran targeted u. S. Military bases and accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176. 00 on board and triggering more antigovernment protests within iran many iranians abroad have also long been vocal about their opposition to the regime. In frankfurt at least iranians could enjoy a concert in freedom. There. Irans