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00:00Welcome to NewZoom Tokyo. I'm Yamasawa Rina and I'm Yoshikara Ryuchi. Here are the headlines.
00:17Japan stresses that China did not provide details on its drill prior to radar incident.
00:25After a major earthquake in northern Japan, people are working to return to normalcy while also facing the possibility of a mega quake.
00:36And we take a look at a Palestinian-American who rose from humble roots to Nobel glory.
00:45Chinese state-run media has posted audio on social media to support a claim that a Chinese Navy ship had notified a nearby Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel of a training exercise.
00:59But Japan's defense minister says the notice did not include enough information.
01:04The post follows an incident on Saturday in which at least one Chinese fighter jet intermittently aimed a raider at Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft.
01:17This is China Navy Warship 101. Our formation organizes shipboard aircraft flight training as planned.
01:29Over.
01:29Chinese Warship 101. This is Japan Warship 116. I copied your message.
01:38The social media post also claims the Chinese side detected raider from the Japanese aircraft.
01:45Japan's defense minister Koizumi Shinjiro told reporters on Wednesday a Chinese vessel had notified an MSDF destroyer on Saturday about flight drills.
01:58He added that he was briefed on the notification.
02:02But he said the information was inadequate.
02:04The self-defense forces had not been provided with specific information about the scale of the exercises or the airspace in which the Liaoning's carrier-based aircraft would be conducting them.
02:19There was no aeronautical information indicating the training times or specific latitudes and longitudes, nor were navigation warnings for vessels issued in advance.
02:28Coizumi also denied that ASDF fighter jets used radar on aircraft operating from the Liaoning carrier.
02:43The United States has criticized China's actions in relation to the incident.
02:48A State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that China's actions are not conducive to regional peace and stability.
02:58Communities across northern and eastern Japan are working to get back to normal after Monday's powerful earthquake.
03:06But as tremors continue, authorities warn there is still the possibility of a mega quake.
03:13The magnitude 7.5 quake struck off Aomori Prefecture's eastern coast late Monday night.
03:22It triggered a tsunami warning and has left 51 people across three prefectures injured so far.
03:30In Aomori's Hachinohe City, most schools managed to reopen Wednesday.
03:36In this class, a teacher was asking students if they had any injuries.
03:43When shortly after, yet another tremor hit, sending the kids under their desks for cover.
03:52We don't know when an earthquake will happen, so we want to be prepared so we can protect ourselves.
04:03The Japan Meteorological Agency says a possible mega quake could follow in the next days.
04:10They said it could be similar to the 2011 earthquake that struck almost 15 years ago.
04:16As of late Wednesday morning, at least 20 earthquakes have occurred.
04:23The areas highlighted in pink are under an advisory for a possible subsequent mega quake.
04:30Officials say people from Hokkaido to Chiba should stay vigilant over the coming week.
04:37Some areas are preparing for the worst.
04:39Rikuzentakata City in Iwate Prefecture has opened a voluntary evacuation center.
04:46Those worried about a mega quake can pre-evacuate there.
04:51It's equipped with heaters, tents, baby beds and blankets.
04:56City officials say the space will be open until next week.
05:00December 10th marks the date new Nobel laureates receive their prizes in ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden.
05:17Japan is celebrating as two of its scientists have been bestowed the honor.
05:23Ahead of the award ceremony, they attended an event hosted by the Japanese embassy in Sweden.
05:30Sakaguchi Shimon is one of three winners of the Prize for Physiology or Medicine,
05:40while Kitagawa Susumu is also one of three for Chemistry.
05:44The two laureates spoke about their achievements.
05:50Sakaguchi said he's often at a loss for worse when asked by children what it takes to win a Nobel Prize.
05:57To become a good scientist, we need the door and also the bridge.
06:04Sometimes we must shut the door and concentrate on what you are interested in.
06:10But other time, you must open the door, go out across the bridge and communicate with the society and other people.
06:19He added he wants to contribute to bridging science and society.
06:26Kitagawa stressed that his findings have been achieved with the help of many other researchers
06:32and thanked his students as well as family for their support.
06:36The two later signed the backs of chairs at the ambassador's residence and smiled for the cameras.
07:03They will attend the award ceremony on Wednesday at Stockholm.
07:09Among the attendees, Omar Yagi, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Kitagawa Susumu and Richard Robson.
07:18Yagi, who was born in Jordan to a Palestinian refugee family, told NHK his childhood story could inspire hope.
07:28I did take the call and it was very, very exciting.
07:32And they informed me that they were awarding MOFS the Nobel Prize and that I would share it with Susumu and Robson.
07:42And I said, that's absolutely thrilling and I'm delighted. It's really wonderful.
07:47MOFS, or metal organic frameworks, are key components in his research.
07:52He developed a pioneering form of molecular architecture in which metal ions and carbon-based molecules are organized into MOFS,
08:05highly porous sponge-like structures.
08:09MOFS can be used to capture toxic gases and even harvest water from desert air.
08:15He's now working to create new MOFS, including those that can harvest water from air, reacting to day and night temperature changes.
08:28During the night, you could expose the material to air.
08:32It takes up water from the air.
08:35And during the day when it's hot, water will come out and we can condense it and make liquid water.
08:40My experience as a boy in that arid part of the world immediately came to me.
08:48And I realized, well, this could be a water harvesting material.
08:51I want to see every person on our planet achieve water independence.
08:58Yagi grew up in Amman, in Jordan, with many siblings.
09:03His father owned a butcher shop and the children slept in the same space as the livestock.
09:08All 10 of us kids lived in a room that also had cows.
09:17Half of the room was cows and the cow feed and the other half is where we lived.
09:23The water in Jordan at the time came once every week or once every two weeks and only for a few hours.
09:32Everybody rushed to their faucets to turn on the water so that we can fill the reservoirs.
09:42Yagi was sent to the United States at the age of 15 by his father for better educational opportunities.
09:49I took all my family's savings to come to the U.S.
09:54So I had no choice but to work hard.
09:57There was no time to play.
09:59I had tremendous determination to do well in school, to try to earn as much as I can.
10:06And as soon as I started earning any money, I started sending back to Jordan
10:10because I felt indebted to my family.
10:15Yagi met his Japanese co-recipient, Kitagawa Susumu, when he was in his 30s.
10:22The encounter further motivated his scientific pursuits.
10:27When I met him, I was very impressed by how forceful he was.
10:31Science thrives on critique and differences.
10:38So we always critique each other's work.
10:42But we kept our civility.
10:45And we liked each other.
10:48I thought he was a wonderful, wonderful person.
10:51Yagi says winning the Nobel Prize together with his long-time friend Kitagawa is more than a great joy.
11:02I think that we developed a great field.
11:08It's very gratifying that our work is being recognized on a global scale,
11:16with a global, highly respected award,
11:19the ultimate recognition that a scientist achieves.
11:25I think it's great that I had the chance to take this journey with him.
11:29Overcoming challenges is never an easy thing.
11:33But this scientist's experience and legacy are sure to give hope to many around the world.
11:40Nobel potential exists everywhere in the world, in every country.
11:46Regardless of your political beliefs or religious beliefs,
11:52it exists in every part of society.
11:57No matter who you are,
11:59you have the ability to discover.
12:06And you have the ability to experiment,
12:11to experiment,
12:13to do things that other people are not doing.
12:17And this experimentation
12:19may result in a discovery.
12:22And that discovery may change the world.
12:24A top Japanese women's shogi player has called on the game's governing body
12:32to change a rule on pregnancy and childbirth.
12:36The regulation introduced earlier this year prevents pregnant women
12:41from competing in championship matches near their due dates.
12:45Fukuma Kana is the holder of six women's titles in shogi,
12:51a board game similar to chess.
12:54She said on Wednesday she had submitted a written request on the matter
12:57to the Japan Shogi Association.
13:01The rule, instituted in April, states,
13:03if a title match overlaps with a combined period of 14 weeks
13:08before or after a player's due date,
13:11the player must be replaced.
13:13Fukuma says the rule is unreasonable
13:16and wants the association to be open to schedule and venue adjustments.
13:22She says the governing body approved some of her requests
13:25to reschedule title matches when she was pregnant last year
13:29before the rule was introduced.
13:31She asked that pregnant players should be allowed to compete
13:35during the period with their doctor's permission.
13:39Fukuma says she is considering having a second child
13:42but feels hopeless because the rule means
13:45she could effectively lose her titles by default.
13:50I hope the association will create an environment
13:54where women players can get pregnant
13:56and give birth without worries.
13:59The governing body says it is working to revise the regulation
14:02and will make efforts to further protect
14:05the rights of women players.
14:07Now to Cholapansa Naluna in our Bangkok studio
14:22with a report on Australia's new social media ban
14:26for children under 16.
14:28The measure marks the world's first nationwide restriction of its kind
14:34and it took effect on Wednesday.
14:37The law was enacted last year following cases of bullying
14:40and sexual abuse linked to social media.
14:43Ten major platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
14:46must now prevent under 16 users from holding or creating an account.
14:51Companies that fail to comply face fines of up to $49.5 million Australian dollars
14:57or about $32.7 million US dollars.
15:00There are no penalties for children, parents or caretakers.
15:04Countries such as Malaysia and Denmark as well as several US states
15:07are watching the development closely as they consider similar restrictions.
15:1214-year-old Michaela Ayers told NHK
15:15that a TikTok account was blocked on Wednesday morning.
15:18I guess I'm a little bit sad because I posted all my stuff on that account.
15:26Some parents, including Michaela's mother,
15:28support the measures as a way to protect children from harmful content.
15:32But challenges are already emerging.
15:36I think it's a really good idea
15:38but there's many ways to get away from the set up.
15:45Michaela says her other social media accounts
15:47remain active because she didn't enter her correct birth date.
15:52And questions remain over whether platforms can reliably verify users' ages
15:56as online posts have already appeared showing ways to bypass the restrictions.
16:04Earlier we spoke to Australia's Communications Minister, Anika Wells.
16:09She says the new rules are intended to drive cultural change in Australia
16:12and emphasise the role social media companies must play in enforcing them.
16:17Under the law they must find accounts belonging to under 16-year-olds.
16:23They must deactivate accounts belonging to under 16-year-olds.
16:27They must find ways that people are circumventing the system
16:30or attempting to circumvent the system and ward that off as well.
16:34She said the new law is not a complete solution
16:36but an important step towards reducing harm to young children.
16:40We don't think it's going to be a cure
16:43but it will be a treatment plan for the harm that kids are suffering on social media.
16:50So it is world-leading and we expect it to look a bit untidy as the laws roll out
16:56but all big reforms do
16:58and this is about creating cultural change in Australia
17:02where the norm switches from everybody being on social media.
17:09Well said.
17:10The government is prepared to make improvements as the need arises.
17:15Now to the renewed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.
17:18U.S. President Donald Trump has again signalled his intention
17:21to urge both countries to work towards a ceasefire.
17:29Fighting resumed on Monday along the disputed border
17:33and continued into Wednesday and included another Thai airstrike.
17:3714 people have been killed and about 100 injured.
17:41Trump mentioned the escalating clashes on Tuesday during a rally
17:44saying he is willing to mediate.
17:48Who else could say
17:49I'm going to make a phone call
17:51and stop a war of two very powerful countries
17:56Thailand and Cambodia
17:58are they going at it again?
18:00But I'll do it.
18:02So we're making peace through strength.
18:04That's what we're doing.
18:06Trump helped broker a peace deal
18:08between the two countries in October
18:10following days of deadly border clashes in July.
18:13He has repeatedly highlighted the agreement
18:16as one of his achievements
18:17in efforts to settle conflicts around the world.
18:21That wraps up our bulletin.
18:22I'm Cholopan Sanerula in Bangkok.
18:23U.S. ride hailing firm Uber
18:35has just announced a tie-up
18:38with Japan's e-commerce giant Rakuten.
18:40Yuko Fukushima from our business desk is here
18:43with the details
18:44and what it means
18:45for how people get around.
18:47That's right.
18:48Oh, it's been seen as the latest move
18:50in cross-industry alliances.
18:52It's a way for companies
18:53to expand their business ecosystem
18:55beyond their normal territory.
18:58The heads of Uber Technologies
18:59and Rakuten Group
19:00held a joint press conference this week
19:02to announce their partnership.
19:04They say it is just the first step
19:06to a much stronger alliance.
19:11We are here to announce
19:13a stronger partnership
19:14between Rakuten's ecosystem
19:16and the world's largest mobility platform, Uber.
19:20Through this partnership,
19:21we aspire to create a new value.
19:27Under the partnership,
19:28people who use Uber's taxi
19:30or delivery services
19:31will earn Rakuten points.
19:34The companies say
19:34they hope this brings in new customers
19:36and strengthen business ecosystems.
19:39They plan to use the data
19:41they gather to improve services.
19:43Points are central
19:44to the way people shop in Japan.
19:46Consumers can earn,
19:48save, and spend points
19:50on almost anything
19:51from convenience store snacks
19:53to high-end home appliances.
19:55They can then get discounts
19:56for the points they earn
19:57on their next purchases
19:59at stores under the same system.
20:03Businesses see this
20:04as a way to influence
20:05where consumers shop.
20:07Rakuten points
20:08is one of the major systems,
20:10along with a few others.
20:12Rakuten's ecosystem
20:13has more than 70 services
20:15from e-commerce
20:17to banks and travel.
20:19It caters
20:19to more than 100 million customers.
20:23It's an honor for Uber
20:25to enter into this partnership
20:27with Rakuten,
20:28a trusted company
20:29that plays such a central role
20:32in the daily lives
20:33of people and businesses
20:35across this great country.
20:37And this partnership
20:39brings Rakuten users
20:40and Uber users
20:41closer together.
20:43It allows Uber riders
20:44and Uber Eats customers
20:45to link their Rakuten IDs
20:48and automatically earn Rakuten points
20:51for every trip
20:52or every delivery.
20:54Uber Japan has been operating
20:56in the country since 2018,
20:58but unlike other markets,
21:00its main service
21:01isn't dispatching private drivers.
21:04Instead,
21:04it is a system
21:05for dispatching regular taxis.
21:07Ride-hailing services
21:08are under strict restrictions
21:09in Japan,
21:11so Uber and other companies
21:13have had difficulty
21:14scaling up their businesses here.
21:16But since last year,
21:18the government
21:18has loosened the rules
21:19on ride-sharing services
21:21in areas where
21:22it is hard to get taxis.
21:23Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture
21:26on the city of Japan
21:27formed a tie-up
21:28with Uber last year.
21:30But Uber's biggest business
21:31in Japan right now
21:32isn't rides at all.
21:34It's food delivery.
21:36This sector has been
21:37expanding rapidly
21:38into deliveries
21:39from supermarkets,
21:40convenience stores,
21:41and drug stores.
21:42Its business really took off
21:44during the coronavirus pandemic.
21:46So Uber is finding ways
21:48to steadily adapt
21:49in this challenging market
21:51where its main business
21:52is strictly regulated.
21:54It is now making inroads
21:55all across the country.
21:58I talked to Uber's
21:59business manager
21:59who played a key role
22:01in realizing the partnership
22:02with Rakuten.
22:05What is the ultimate goal
22:06of partnering with Rakuten?
22:09I'm sure it's not
22:09just about Point.
22:11We are expanding
22:12into 47 free pressures
22:13by mid-December
22:14on mobility.
22:16And hence,
22:17we want to be in everywhere
22:18for the Japanese consumer.
22:19And when we think about
22:20how Japanese consumers shop,
22:22the Point is a really
22:23important culture
22:24that we need to understand.
22:26And furthermore,
22:26we do believe affordability
22:28is a really important point.
22:30So we are thinking
22:31to make our products
22:32and services more affordable
22:33by collaborating with Rakuten.
22:35How unique is Japan's
22:37business market
22:38compared to other
22:39Uber markets
22:40around the world?
22:41I think the uniqueness
22:42of Japanese business
22:44is that it takes time
22:45to expand and build
22:49the business
22:50and build a trust
22:51with the customers.
22:52We believe it's
22:53the one platform
22:55is our strategy.
22:56And so we do have
22:58delivery,
22:59which is restaurant
22:59and retail.
23:01And then we have
23:01mobility business.
23:02So we do believe
23:03that we could serve
23:04the consumers
23:05on every touchpoint.
23:06So we do want
23:07to grow as a one platform
23:09with both the delivery
23:10and mobility service.
23:11So for customers
23:13to fully access
23:14all the services
23:15these technologies open up,
23:17Japan still needs
23:18to change some of its laws.
23:19But companies
23:20are not waiting around.
23:21They're finding ways
23:22to adapt,
23:23opening up niche markets
23:25to give them
23:25a solid foothold.
23:27And now to the markets.
23:28Well, in Tokyo,
23:29buying and selling
23:29canceled each other out
23:31on the benchmark.
23:31And I think
23:32the index fell just 0.1%.
23:34Some were holding their bets
23:36ahead of the U.S.
23:37Federal Reserve decision
23:38later in the day.
23:40And to the rest of the US
23:40and many traders
23:41in other markets
23:42were also waiting
23:43for the Fed's decision.
23:45The KOSPI in South Korea
23:46was down 0.21%
23:48while the key index
23:49in Australia
23:49slipped almost a tenth
23:51of a percent.
23:52In China,
23:52the China composite
23:53declined about a quarter
23:55of a percent.
23:55November CPI rose
23:56for the second month
23:58in a row,
23:58but deflationary concerns
24:00remain,
24:00pointing to a lackluster economy.
24:03In Indonesia,
24:04the Jakarta composite
24:05rose about half a percent
24:06despite reports
24:07tariff talks
24:08with the U.S.
24:09could falter.
24:10And I'll say
24:11government support
24:11is driving expectations
24:13for the economy.
24:15And that's this
24:16for this Wednesday.
24:18And we acknowledge
24:19we experienced
24:20technical trouble
24:21in our business segment.
24:22And now it's time
24:35for a look at
24:35world weather
24:36with our meteorologist
24:38Jonathan Oh.
24:40Hello.
24:41We've been talking
24:42about snow and rain
24:43for the north
24:43and northeastern portions
24:44of Japan,
24:45but it hasn't
24:46particularly dry,
24:48especially on the
24:48Pacific side
24:49of the country.
24:50And that's leading
24:51to some problems
24:53when it comes
24:53to wildfires.
24:54Let's take a look
24:55at some video
24:55coming out
24:56from Kanagawa Prefecture
24:57as a forest fire
24:58broke out
24:59on the slopes
24:59of Mount Hinata
25:00on Tuesday.
25:02While the wildfire
25:03was in a weakened state
25:04by Wednesday,
25:05three helicopters
25:06have been engaged
25:07in the firefighting operation.
25:09So far,
25:09no injuries
25:10have been reported.
25:11And it's been
25:11particularly dry
25:12in the area.
25:13Only two millimeters
25:15of rainfall
25:16was reported
25:17since mid-November.
25:18In addition,
25:19a dry advisory
25:20has been in place
25:21across the prefecture
25:22since last Friday
25:23and JMA is urging people
25:25to handle fire
25:26with extreme care.
25:28And we are still
25:29going to be
25:29in a dry pattern,
25:31at least for the
25:32greater Tokyo area
25:32as high pressure
25:33continues to be
25:34in control.
25:35Areas to the north,
25:36you're going to see more
25:37in terms of rain and snow
25:39as another low pressure
25:39some crosses
25:40over the Sea of Japan.
25:41So kind of a bit of
25:43what's similar
25:43to a winter pressure pattern.
25:44And I'll start to really
25:45pick up as we head
25:46toward the latter part
25:47of this week.
25:48So snow in Sapporo,
25:49rain in Niigata,
25:50also into Fukuoka as well.
25:53Partly cloudy skies dry,
25:54high of 15 in Tokyo
25:56as we go through
25:56today on Thursday.
25:58Meanwhile,
25:59winter really showing
26:00its presence
26:01across Canada
26:02and the northern areas
26:03of the United States.
26:04A couple of low purchases
26:05rolling over the Great Lakes,
26:06maybe talking about
26:07lake effect snow
26:08into the mid-Atlantic states
26:09as we go into Wednesday.
26:12Back toward the Pacific Northwest,
26:13atmosphere river set up,
26:15bringing more rain here.
26:17Seattle and Vancouver
26:18seeing rain,
26:19now snow from Winnipeg
26:20into Toronto and Chicago
26:21with a high of three
26:22for Wednesday.
26:24We're seeing a bit
26:24of a storm pattern
26:25across the northern areas
26:26of Europe,
26:27impacting the United Kingdom
26:28but now shifting its focus
26:29toward the Scandinavian Peninsula.
26:31And so that's going
26:32to be the story
26:33as we go through Wednesday.
26:34But the cold fronts
26:35we're going through
26:35to the west,
26:36not really cooling things down
26:37as we go through today.
26:39Hope you have a good day
26:39wherever you are.
27:43Thank you very much for watching.
27:45Please join us again tomorrow.
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