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00:18¡SuscrĂbete al canal!
00:36And as gasolina prices rise, a motor show in Bangkok is focusing on fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles and electric cars.
00:47U.S. President Donald Trump says he's postponing strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure for a five-day period to try
00:56to settle issues between the countries.
00:58He warns that if it doesn't work out, the bombing will continue.
01:03U.S. media, meanwhile, quoted defense ministry officials as saying that the U.S. is considering sending a leading military
01:10unit to support operations in Iran.
01:14We have had very, very strong talks. We'll see where they lead. We have major points of agreement. I would
01:22say almost all points of agreement.
01:25Trump says Iran agreed not to have any nuclear weapons.
01:29He had warned earlier that if the country did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, the
01:37U.S. would attack its power plants.
01:38Trump says his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Whitcoff took part in the phone talks.
01:46He says those took place Sunday after a call from the Iranian side.
01:51The president says Kushner and Whitcoff have been dealing with someone he describes as a top person in Iran other
01:58than Supreme Leader Mostaba Khamenei.
02:01Trump also says that he may control the Strait of Hormuz with the next ayatollah.
02:07U.S. political website Politico quoted multiple Trump administration officials as saying at least some in the White House see
02:14Iran's parliamentary speaker,
02:16Mohamed Bagheir Ghalibaf, as a workable partner who could negotiate with the U.S.
02:22U.S. news site Axios sites an Israeli official as saying Whitcoff and Kushner have been in touch with Ghalibaf.
02:30But Ghalibaf has denied such talks, saying fake news is manipulating financial and oil markets.
02:38Iranian state media, citing a foreign ministry statement, also says that no discussions are underway with the U.S.
02:46It says Trump's remarks are aimed at lowering energy prices and buying time to conduct military planning.
02:54Regarding the venue for potential talks, Britain's Financial Times published an article on Monday
02:59quoting sources as saying that Pakistan proposed they be held in the capital Islamabad.
03:06The newspaper says Pakistan has good relations with both Washington and Tehran
03:11and is said to be home to the world's second largest number of Shia Muslims after Iran.
03:17The article also says Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir spoke by phone with Trump on Sunday.
03:23And Pakistani Prime Minister Shabazzarif held phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pejashkian on Monday.
03:32The New York Times quoted defense officials as saying that senior military officials are weighing a possible deployment
03:39of airborne troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to support U.S. military operations in Iran.
03:46It also said the officials are considering deploying some elements of the division's headquarters staff as well.
03:54The U.S. newspaper says the combat brigade would have about 3,000 immediate response force soldiers
04:01capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.
04:05It has been reported that the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, southwestern Japan,
04:12is already heading to the Middle East.
04:15Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is one of several leaders who say they recently spoke with Trump.
04:23President Trump believes it's a chance to leverage the significant achievements of the Israeli and U.S. forces
04:29to realize the war objectives in an agreement, one that will safeguard our vital interests.
04:36He also says that they are destroying Iran's missile and nuclear development programs,
04:41stressing his stance of continuing the attacks.
04:46Responding to the Iran situation and the surge in crude oil prices
04:51were key topics at last week's Japan-U.S. summit.
04:54NHK spoke with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu,
04:59who attended the meeting, about how Japan will conduct its diplomacy going forward.
05:06Motegi described the meeting between Prime Minister Takai-chi Sanae
05:09and President Donald Trump in positive terms.
05:15The atmosphere was extremely good.
05:17It showed the relationship of trust between Prime Minister Takai-chi and President Trump.
05:22On the economic front, cooperative projects are moving forward
05:26based on last year's Japan-U.S. agreement.
05:29We also discussed strengthening and further coordinating supply chains,
05:34including for critical minerals and energy.
05:37There was a lot to get through, so time flew by.
05:41Motegi said he picked up on a phrase that Trump used repeatedly
05:45concerning the situation in Iran.
05:48Look, I expect Japan to step up.
05:51They would step up.
05:52Step up?
05:53President Trump used the words, step up.
05:57There was talk of how he wanted various countries, including Japan, to step up.
06:03But there were no concrete requests.
06:07Prime Minister Takai-chi responded by explaining in detail
06:11that there are things Japan can and cannot do, based on Japanese law.
06:20Do you think you were able to gain President Trump's understanding?
06:24President Trump might want Japan to go the distance and do everything,
06:30but he appreciates that Japan has been working extremely hard
06:35and doing various things to help out.
06:38He definitely didn't seem to be dissatisfied.
06:43Trump also asked Japan to send ships to help ensure safe passage
06:47through the Strait of Hormuz.
06:50Motegi had this to say.
06:54The current situation does not present an existential crisis for Japan.
06:59That means there are things Japan can and cannot do.
07:05Could Japan get involved after the fighting ends?
07:11The first thing is to restore calm at an early stage.
07:15I think diplomatic efforts to achieve that are extremely important.
07:20I hope the fighting will end soon,
07:21but I think it's too early to talk about what will happen after that.
07:26For now, Motegi said Japan's government is working to address
07:30soaring crude oil prices and ensure a stable energy supply.
07:39Gasoline prices are already rising and look set to go up further.
07:44The government is taking measures to keep prices down to around 170 yen per litre.
07:50We want to be prepared for any eventuality,
07:54doing what we can to minimize the impact of the current situation.
07:59Motegi also emphasized that Japan is continuing to call on Iran to pull back from the brink.
08:08I have been talking with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi,
08:12and I told him there are many vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf, not just Japanese ones.
08:19Japan has emphasized that it is extremely important to ensure their safe passage,
08:24and strongly communicated that Iran should stop attacks on its neighbors,
08:28as doing so only makes it more isolated.
08:34What role can Japan play in the international community?
08:40Japan has built long-standing relationships with Israel and Iran.
08:45We can speak frankly with both of them.
08:48They are old acquaintances,
08:50so Japan will tell them what needs to be said.
08:54That's the kind of diplomacy that Japan will pursue.
09:08One of the world's leading energy conferences is taking place this week,
09:13and Iran is high on the agenda.
09:16Inaka-Marie from our business team is here to fill us in.
09:19Marie, we just heard Japan's foreign minister voice concerns over higher oil prices.
09:25What are key players in the industry saying?
09:28Well, it appears the minister has good reasons to be worried.
09:32Energy experts are warning that a prolonged conflict in Iran
09:36would have a particularly strong impact on Japan and other Asian economies.
09:42Government officials and business leaders from around the world
09:46are attending the industry get-together in Houston.
09:50Oil remains the most important source of energy in the world.
09:55It continues to slowly lose market share
09:59to a less expensive and more abundant natural gas.
10:02But nothing matches the energy density and flexibility of oil.
10:09The U.S. delegate highlighted recent efforts
10:12by member nations of the International Energy Agency.
10:15The countries joined hands to release a record amount
10:19of emergency reserves from their petroleum stockpiles.
10:23But the conference's host told NHK
10:25the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key worry.
10:31The concern here is if it goes on longer,
10:34the effects are felt very strongly,
10:36and, of course, they felt particularly strongly in Asia,
10:38and it's a very big problem for Japan.
10:41He adds that solving the problem quickly
10:44is essential for the economic well-being of Japan and the world.
10:49Now, in China, consumers and businesses
10:52are already bracing for higher energy prices.
10:56Government officials announced a hike
10:58in the retail price of gasoline starting on Tuesday.
11:02The benchmark figure will go up about 13 percent
11:06to just above 9,900 yuan per metric ton.
11:10That's more than $1,400.
11:13China adjusts the price every 10 business days
11:16based on movements in global crude markets.
11:19This is the fifth straight increase.
11:22It's also the largest since July 2022,
11:25when the price jumped after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
11:28Pump prices in Beijing climbed to around $1.20 per liter.
11:34Authorities say they actually capped the hike
11:37at roughly half what would normally be applied.
11:40That's in a bid to soften the impact on consumers.
11:51More than 40 percent of China's crude imports
11:54come from six countries in the Middle East.
11:57Analysts warn that continued energy price increases
12:01could squeeze household spending
12:03and strain businesses in the world's second-largest economy.
12:08Next, a check on the stock markets.
12:10They've been swinging wildly on developments in the Middle East.
12:14And Tuesday turned out to be an up day.
12:16That's after Trump's decision to pause attacks
12:19on Iran's energy infrastructure amid talks with Tehran.
12:24Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped in the morning by 2.3 percent.
12:28In the end, the benchmark closed 1.4 percent higher at 52,252.
12:34That followed Monday's 3.5 percent loss amid fears
12:39bombing of Iran's power plants would escalate the conflict
12:42and further choke off oil supply.
12:45Trump's comments to postpone those attacks
12:47caused oil prices to plunge.
12:50WTI futures fell to around $84 a barrel at one point.
12:55That's a 14 percent drop since last week's close.
12:59However, traders remained cautious
13:01as Tehran denied any ongoing talks with Washington.
13:06Analysts say investors are skeptical
13:08that the hostilities will end any time soon.
13:12The mood of cautious hope was apparent
13:14in the rest of the Asia-Pacific too.
13:16Stock benchmarks gained,
13:18but not enough to make back Monday's sharp declines.
13:22Seoul's Kospi was strong,
13:24up 2.75 percent.
13:26SK Hynix performed well
13:28after reports that the chipmaker
13:30is thinking about a stock listing in the U.S.
13:33Australia's index was the underperformer
13:35despite the country reaching a trade deal with the EU.
13:38Investors are dumping stocks
13:40in the benchmark's heavyweight mining sector
13:42as it's vulnerable to energy shortages.
13:46Now, a story on a new business trend.
13:50Long lines are a familiar sight
13:52outside popular restaurants
13:54that gives people arriving at the scene
13:56two choices.
13:57Join the wait or look elsewhere.
14:00But a third option is catching on.
14:02Hungry customers can pay extra to skip the queue.
14:08This is a popular ramen shop
14:10in Katsushiko Ward, Tokyo
14:11that has introduced a line-skipping pass for a fee.
14:21The outlet has just 11 counter seats,
14:23yet it sells an average of 250 bowls of ramen a day.
14:27Because of its popularity,
14:29long lines formed during lunchtime at weekends.
14:32Some customers waited as long as 90 minutes for a seat,
14:36and neighbours grumbled about the crowds.
14:41We're happy to have customers visit,
14:43but we received constant complaints from local residents,
14:47so we wanted to find a solution.
14:52The shop tried handing out numbered tickets to customers,
14:55asking them to return at a given time slot.
14:59However, they often didn't come back.
15:04We were reserving seats counting on customers returning,
15:08but when they didn't show up,
15:10it caused us losses.
15:12So the restaurant turned to a paid reservation service.
15:16This allows customers to buy a ticket in advance
15:19that reserves them a seat at a chosen time.
15:21It costs 390 yen a person,
15:24or about $2.50.
15:28I want to make the most of my time.
15:32I didn't have to wait in line,
15:34so I decided to come.
15:38Revenue from sales of the reservation tickets
15:40is split between the restaurant
15:42and the reservation service provider.
15:46Since starting the system,
15:48the restaurant says the number of customers failing to return
15:50has dropped significantly,
15:52and at peak periods,
15:54it rings up about $750
15:56in additional monthly revenue.
16:01Since this translates directly into profit,
16:05we're able to avoid raising prices
16:07and use it as an incentive for staff.
16:13The skip the line idea
16:15can be applied in different ways.
16:17This is a restaurant serving
16:19the local specialty, Mizokatsu,
16:21in the underground shopping arcade
16:23of Nagoya Station,
16:24a hub for bullet train passengers.
16:27This restaurant introduced a system
16:29that allows customers with a train deadline
16:31to pay a fee to jump the queue.
16:34However, the price is on a sliding scale.
16:37The first person signing up
16:39pays 500 yen, or about $3.
16:42The second, 750 yen,
16:44and the cost goes up from there.
16:46This is to discourage too many people
16:49from using it
16:50and allow those waiting in line
16:52to get a table.
16:56I have plans later,
16:57so I don't want to waste time.
17:02Many customers tell us
17:04they used to give up on eating
17:05because they didn't have time,
17:07but now they're able to eat
17:08using this service.
17:11Wait in line,
17:13or pay to skip it.
17:14The choice comes down
17:15to what you value more,
17:17time or money.
17:22Of course,
17:23people waiting in line
17:24need to be informed
17:25before the queue jumping begins.
17:27The restaurant staff say
17:28they take particular care
17:30to explain the system
17:31to customers.
17:33And that's the biz
17:34for this Tuesday.
17:47Investigative sources
17:48say that a man broke
17:49into the premises
17:50of the Chinese embassy
17:52in Tokyo Tuesday morning.
17:54The man was caught
17:55on the spot
17:56by embassy staff.
17:57A knife was found
17:59at the scene,
17:59but no one was injured.
18:01The man is believed
18:02to be a member
18:03of Japan's
18:04Ground Self-Defense Force.
18:05The Tokyo Metropolitan Police
18:07is questioning him
18:08as they investigate
18:09the circumstances.
18:11A spokesperson
18:12for the Chinese foreign ministry
18:14reacted to the incident.
18:16He called on Japan
18:17to immediately
18:17investigate the matter,
18:19strictly punish those involved,
18:21and provide a detailed
18:22explanation
18:23to the Chinese side.
18:27Agents from U.S. Immigration
18:29and Customers Enforcement,
18:31or ICE,
18:32have been deployed
18:33at major airports
18:35around the United States
18:36to help make up
18:37for a lack
18:38of security personnel.
18:40Airports have been
18:41short-staffed
18:42due to a budget standoff
18:43in Congress
18:44over funding
18:45for the Department
18:46of Homeland Security,
18:47driven by concerns
18:48over ICE's
18:49aggressive crackdown
18:51on undocumented immigrants.
18:54ICE agents
18:55were seen
18:56at Atlanta Airport
18:57on Monday.
18:58The city's mayor
19:00says federal officials
19:01told him
19:02they have been tasked
19:04with assisting
19:04with airport operations
19:06and crowd control
19:07and not for
19:09immigration enforcement
19:10activities.
19:25The head of the
19:27American Federation
19:28of Government Employees
19:30says airport security
19:31staff need to be
19:32professionally trained
19:34and cannot be replaced
19:35by untrained
19:37armed agents.
19:39Trump says
19:40the deployment
19:40was his idea.
19:44We will also
19:45bring out,
19:46if we don't have enough,
19:47we will bring out
19:47the National Guard
19:48and, you know,
19:49where we need it
19:50to help out
19:51at the airports.
19:53He blames
19:54the Democrats
19:55for opposing
19:56a funding bill
19:57for the DHS.
20:00New York's
20:01LaGuardia Airport
20:02has reopened
20:03following a fatal crash
20:05on Sunday night
20:05between a passenger
20:06plane in a fire truck.
20:08The pilot
20:09and co-pilot
20:10were killed
20:11and several people
20:12were injured.
20:14The Air Canada jet
20:15was arriving
20:16from Montreal
20:17when it crashed
20:17into the truck
20:18on landing.
20:20Fear.
20:21I mean,
20:22it was pretty shocking.
20:23I didn't know
20:23what to expect.
20:23We were honestly
20:24sleeping and landing
20:25and all of a sudden,
20:26boom,
20:27woke up in shock,
20:28just didn't know
20:29what to do.
20:30U.S. media
20:31say the fire truck
20:32was responding
20:33to a separate incident.
20:3472 passengers
20:36and four crew members
20:37were on board.
20:39Officials issued
20:39a complete ground stop
20:41at the busy regional airport
20:43after the emergency.
20:44The U.S. National Transportation
20:46Safety Board
20:47is investigating
20:48on the ground.
20:49Canadian Prime Minister
20:51Mark Carney
20:52called the accident
20:53deeply saddening
20:54and said
20:55Canadian officials
20:56are working closely
20:57with their U.S. counterparts
20:58as the investigation
21:00continues.
21:02Turning to another
21:04aviation accident
21:05this time
21:06in South America.
21:08More than 60 people
21:09are dead
21:10after a military
21:11transport plane
21:12crashed
21:13just after
21:14a take-off
21:15in southern Colombia.
21:17Colombia's military
21:19says the C-130
21:20plane
21:21was carrying
21:22128 soldiers
21:24and crew members
21:25when it went down
21:27near the border
21:27with Peru
21:28and Ecuador.
21:29It says
21:3166 people
21:32have been confirmed
21:33dead
21:34while dozens of others
21:35are being treated
21:36in hospital.
21:38Four people
21:39are missing.
21:40U.S. media
21:42report that
21:43troops have been
21:43moved into the area
21:45to tackle
21:45the country's
21:46drug cartels.
21:48Colombian authorities
21:49are investigating
21:50the cause
21:51of the crash.
22:17and now let's go to
22:18Cholaphan Sanarula
22:20in our Bangkok studio
22:21for stories
22:22making headlines
22:22across the Asia-Pacific.
22:26Australia
22:27and the European
22:28Union say
22:28they have concluded
22:29negotiations
22:30on a free trade agreement.
22:32Australian Prime Minister
22:33Anthony Albanese
22:34and European Commission
22:36President
22:36Ursula von der Leyen
22:38held a news conference
22:39in Canberra on Tuesday.
22:40They announced
22:41the conclusion
22:42of the talks
22:42that were launched
22:43in 2018.
22:45The Australia-European
22:47Free Trade Agreement
22:48will lower trade
22:49and investment barriers
22:50between Australia
22:52and the EU
22:53a market
22:53of around
22:54450 million people.
22:58This agreement
22:59is worth
22:5910 billion dollars
23:01to the Australian economy
23:03on an annual basis.
23:06Today
23:06we are telling
23:07an important story
23:08to a world
23:09that is deeply changing.
23:11A world
23:12where great powers
23:13are using tariffs
23:14as a leverage
23:15and supply chains
23:17as vulnerabilities
23:18to be exploited.
23:20In our story
23:21open
23:22rules-based trade
23:24delivers
23:25positive sum
23:26outcomes.
23:29The European Commission
23:30says
23:31under the free trade deal
23:32Australia
23:33has agreed
23:34to remove
23:34over 99%
23:35of tariffs
23:36on EU goods.
23:37It also says
23:38Australia
23:38will gradually
23:39remove duties
23:40on EU dairy
23:41and instantly
23:42on wine and chocolate.
23:43On the other hand
23:45Australia says
23:46the EU
23:46will abolish
23:47all tariffs
23:48on energy
23:48and resource exports
23:50including
23:50critical minerals.
23:52Vietnam
23:53has reached
23:54a deal
23:54with Russia
23:55to build
23:55a nuclear power plant
23:56as domestic demand
23:58for electricity
23:58surges.
23:59The agreement
24:00was signed
24:01following talks
24:02between
24:02Vietnam's
24:03Prime Minister
24:04Far Min Chin
24:05and his
24:05Russian counterpart
24:06Mikhail Mishustin.
24:10The creation
24:10of this plant
24:11will provide
24:12a powerful push
24:13to further
24:13cooperation
24:14in related fields
24:15high technology
24:16as well as
24:17fundamental
24:17and applied
24:18scientific research.
24:19I am confident
24:20that this project
24:21will become
24:21a new symbol
24:22of Russian-Vietnamese
24:24friendship.
24:26The two sides
24:28also agreed
24:28to cooperate
24:29in other energy
24:30sectors
24:30as well as
24:31oil and gas.
24:32These are expected
24:33to help Vietnam
24:34strengthen
24:34energy security.
24:36The country
24:37needs to secure
24:37more power
24:38as it has faced
24:39major blackouts
24:40due to demand
24:41from its industrial
24:42sector
24:42and expanding
24:43middle class.
24:45More frequent
24:45extreme weather
24:46like droughts
24:47and typhoons
24:47is also straining
24:49its power supply.
24:50Vietnam once
24:51had an agreement
24:52with Japan
24:53to build
24:53a nuclear power plant
24:54but its parliament
24:55cancelled the deal
24:56in 2016
24:57due to concerns
24:58over high costs.
25:01The Bangkok
25:02International Motor Show
25:03opens on Wednesday
25:04with a strong focus
25:05on fuel-efficient
25:06hybrid vehicles
25:07and electric cars.
25:08This comes
25:09as car makers
25:10respond to
25:11rising fuel prices
25:12driven by
25:13tensions in Iran.
25:15Thailand
25:16is a key
25:16production hub
25:17for many
25:18Japanese automakers
25:19and 45 brands
25:20from Japan,
25:21China
25:22and other countries
25:23are taking part
25:24in the event.
25:25Japanese automaker
25:26Nissan
25:26is highlighting
25:27its expanded
25:28lineup of hybrid
25:29SUVs and minivans
25:31emphasizing
25:31improved fuel economy.
25:34Mazda is unveiling
25:35a new electric vehicle
25:36for the Thai market
25:37and says
25:38it plans to
25:39step up sales
25:39of electrified models
25:41including hybrids.
25:42A local Mazda
25:43executive expressed
25:44concern about
25:45the situation
25:45in Iran
25:46has affected
25:47the industry.
25:50I think
25:51it's our concern
25:52to see the supply
25:54impact of this
25:55oil supply
25:56and also logistics.
25:57We really hope
25:58that it's not going
25:59to end soon
25:59but it's still uncertain.
26:03Meanwhile,
26:04Chinese manufacturers
26:05such as BYD
26:06and Great Wall Water
26:07are also showcasing
26:09compact EVs
26:10and plug-in hybrids
26:11designed to cut
26:12electricity
26:13and fuel costs.
26:14The show reflects
26:15how rising fuel prices
26:16are increasingly
26:17shaping sales strategies
26:19across the industry.
26:21That wraps up
26:22a bulletin.
26:22I'm Chola Pansanerula
26:23in Bangkok.
26:35So, Rina,
26:36we've enjoyed
26:37a day of spring
26:38here today.
26:39It was a really nice day
26:40to go out.
26:41Right.
26:41The daytime high
26:42here in Tokyo
26:42was around
26:43like 18 degrees Celsius.
26:45Now,
26:46let's see
26:47what we can expect
26:48for the rest
26:48of the week
26:49here and elsewhere
26:49in our three-day
26:50weather forecast.
27:06We'll be right back.
27:35and that's it
27:36for this edition
27:37of Newsroom Tokyo.
27:38You can catch this program
27:39on our website.
27:40I'm Yamaguchi Hiroaki.
27:41And I'm Yamasawa Rina.
27:43Thank you very much
27:44for watching.
27:45Please join us again
27:46tomorrow.
27:48Thank you.
27:48Thank you.
27:58Gracias por ver el video.
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