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00:12Welcome to Newsroom Tokyo. I'm Kumei Ayako and I'm Yoshikama Ryuichi. Here are the headlines.
00:19The U.S. president says he's considering ending the conflict in Iran without reopening the
00:26trade-off for ruse. Japan and Indonesia say they will work closely on energy security
00:33with an eye on the situation in the Middle East. And as fears mount that a nuclear weapons could
00:40be used again, a new exhibit in Hiroshima seeks to convey the realities of the atomic bombing.
00:49U.S. president Donald Trump is reportedly considering ending the conflict with Iran
00:54without reopening the Strait of Hormuz. That's according to a new Wall Street Journal report.
01:02It cited unnamed administration officials who say Trump may leave reopening the key waterway
01:09to a later date. The strait has been effectively closed due to the conflict.
01:15Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told the reporters Monday that negotiations with the Iranian side
01:21are ongoing. But Iran denies that any direct talks have taken place.
01:28If the Iranians reject this golden opportunity, the greatest military in the history of the world
01:34continues to stand by to provide President Trump with every option available to ensure this regime
01:40continues to pay a grave price. She said the U.S. timeline for the operation remains unchanged at four to
01:49six weeks.
01:50The Wall Street Journal report suggests reopening the strait would take even longer.
01:55It says that may be why Trump is opting for diplomatic pressure instead.
02:01Meanwhile, the U.S. has continued its military buildup. It has now deployed a rapid response force to the area.
02:09Some observers believe Washington will try to seize control of Cog Island, Iran's largest oil shipment hub in the Persian
02:18Gulf.
02:19Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bogart-Ghalibov, has vowed to fight back.
02:26He claims the U.S. is passing off its desires as fact and threatening his nation, which he said is
02:33a big mistake.
02:36The conflict has some nations looking to forge new energy ties.
02:40That includes Japan and Indonesia, which on Tuesday confirmed they will work closely on energy security.
02:50Japanese Prime Minister Takai-chi Sanae met with visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the state guesthouse in Tokyo.
03:00I'm very pleased about progress in various efforts between Japan and Indonesia in economic and security fields.
03:10I hope our two countries will make the region strong and prosperous, to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.
03:20At the outset of the meeting, Prabowo described Indonesia and Japan as close friends and strategic partners.
03:28He said as the geopolitical situation around the world becomes more complex,
03:33they must promote stability and play a role in resolving problems.
03:38On economic matters, the two leaders agreed to foster personnel development in the fields of AI and energy and resources,
03:47such as nuclear power and critical minerals.
03:50They also plan to cooperate in the maritime sector, including the promotion of fishing.
03:57On security, Takai-chi and Prabowo plan to strengthen cooperation through Japan's official security assistance.
04:05The program provides the armed forces of like-minded countries with defense equipment and other items.
04:14The two leaders confirmed they will cooperate to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific.
04:20They also exchanged views on the South China Sea and North Korea.
04:45Japan's benchmark stock index fell for a fourth straight day on Tuesday after a volatile session.
04:51Investors see no clear sign of an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
04:56The Nikkei 225 lost nearly 1.6 percent to close at 51,063.
05:03Shares dropped sharply from the start of trading.
05:06They briefly rebounded following that media report that U.S. President Trump's time frame for the Iran military campaign remains
05:14at four to six weeks.
05:16But in the end, the lack of any clear progress on that front pushed the benchmark back down.
05:23The Nikkei declined 13 percent in March.
05:27The index set an all-time closing high on February 27th, the day before the United States and Israel attacked
05:35Iran.
05:37In response to the continuing Middle East conflict, the Japanese government launched a task force on Tuesday.
05:44Speaking at a meeting of relevant cabinet ministers, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae instructed the newly established group to ensure the
05:53stable supply of oil and other critical goods.
05:59The government should secure the essential amounts of crude oil and oil products that will be needed across Japan.
06:06It should also diversify procurement sources.
06:10The task force is centered around Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akazawa Ryosei,
06:15who on Monday was assigned the responsibility of securing stable amounts of key materials.
06:22The Prime Minister said that steady supplies of oil derivatives need to be guaranteed.
06:28This includes NAFTA, which is widely used in health care, farming and packaging.
06:34Takaichi also pointed to medical-related products now sourced from Asia, such as plastic items used in dialysis.
06:42She said these should be procured from across the world.
06:46As for fuel, the Prime Minister said sufficient supplies need to be delivered to the manufacturing, farming and fishing industries,
06:54as well as bus and ferry services.
06:57Takaichi indicated that she hopes to cooperate with other Asian economies.
07:02She also called for thorough examination of the current supply situation for crucial materials.
07:08That's to develop plans to ensure stable availability.
07:13With prices for these materials surging, disruptions are beginning to affect daily life in Japan.
07:20Public bus operators are struggling to secure fuel.
07:24Farmers, meanwhile, expect fertilizer to get more expensive,
07:28which may add to cost-of-living pressures for consumers.
07:33Senior officials representing six cities, including Kobe, Kyoto and Nagoya,
07:39visited the transport ministry on Monday.
07:40They submitted a request to ensure stable fuel supplies
07:44and provide financial assistance to public transport operators.
07:49Kobe Mayor Hisamoto Kizou said diesel prices in his city and Kyoto have doubled.
07:56He added the local administrations do not have the means to resolve the problem alone.
08:04We hope the ministry will help secure enough diesel so that bus operations,
08:08a key means of transport, will not be disrupted.
08:12The situation in Iran is also threatening to cast a shadow over people's meals.
08:17A nationwide agricultural group said higher fertilizer prices for this fall's planting and beyond
08:24will be inevitable if the cost of raw materials remains high.
08:29We will negotiate to prevent a blow to the production costs of farmers,
08:34but it will be extremely difficult.
08:38The cost of a key fertilizer ingredient is soaring.
08:42According to the agriculture ministry,
08:44the international price for urea rose more than 50 percent in March from the month before.
08:50About 40 percent of global urea exports come from the Middle East.
08:56Last, a check on stock markets in the Asia-Pacific.
09:00Seoul's Kospi was by far the worst performer, losing 4.25 percent.
09:05The index tumbled 19 percent in March after a strong start to the year.
09:11Other benchmarks were mostly lower too, though not nearly as much.
09:15And that's the biz for this Tuesday.
09:21Surging crude oil prices are also affecting other parts of the Asia-Pacific.
09:26Rosalind de Bavalia at her bureau in Bangkok has more.
09:31The Philippines says it has received a shipment of diesel from Japan.
09:36This comes as the Southeast Asian nation struggles with a severe energy shortage.
09:40The Department of Energy announced on Monday that 142,000 barrels arrived on March 26.
09:48It said the diesel was purchased by a state-run oil company.
09:52More than 90 percent of the Philippines' crude oil imports come from the Middle East.
09:58Fuel prices have been rising since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
10:04The situation prompted the Philippine government to declare a national energy emergency last week.
10:09Officials have been at talks to secure supplies from other nations.
10:14The Department of Energy said a combined total of around 1 million barrels of diesel has been secured for delivery
10:21through April.
10:22Malaysia, Singapore and India are also among the sources.
10:27Energy Secretary Sharon Garan told reporters the government will work with the nation's embassies to make sure that supply contracts
10:34are honored.
10:36And here in Thailand, the surge is dealing a heavy blow to the fishing industry.
10:41More than half of the country's fishing vessels have been forced to suspend operations.
10:47This port in Samutsakhan province produces one of the country's largest hauls.
10:52But fuel prices have more than doubled since February.
10:55And many businesses are now losing money on fishing operations.
11:00120 of the 300 fishing boats here are now docked.
11:07The fuel prices now are the highest I've ever seen.
11:13Right now, we cannot see an end to the crisis.
11:17The government is scrambling to take action.
11:21It's now supplying fishers with a blended fuel that includes 20% palm oil at a reduced price.
11:28And in Australia, the skyrocketing fuel costs are raising concerns about the effects on major exports like Australian beef.
11:37The average price of gasoline over the week to Sunday was just over two and a half Australian dollars per
11:43liter, or about $1.80 U.S.
11:47That's 1.4 times the annual average.
11:50Livestock farmer John Lowe manages cattle and sheep about 100 kilometers west of Sydney.
11:57He also cultivates wheat and other crops for animal feed, which requires the use of agricultural machinery, including large tractors.
12:05He relies on trucks to transport both the animals and the feed.
12:10Lowe says he typically uses more than 20,000 liters of diesel every year.
12:15But due to the rising prices and uncertainties surrounding supply, he's decided to cut this year's wheat crop by 30%.
12:22He says the crisis will affect the viability of his farm and warns about the long-term consequences for consumers.
12:32It's a cost that's just escalating, and that'll affect our machinery, that'll affect the trucks that deliver our produce or
12:40take our produce to market.
12:45And so the price is going to affect a lot of people.
12:48I'd like to have an unexpected outbreak of peace, which would be lovely.
12:55Staying in Australia, the government says it'll investigate five social media platforms over non-compliance with its recent under-16
13:04social media ban.
13:06This comes after the National E-Safety Commissioner warned that tech giants are flouting the law, and many children have
13:13been able to retain or create accounts.
13:16The commissioner published a report on the ban on Tuesday.
13:20It includes a survey of parents whose children had Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok accounts before the ban.
13:28Sixty-nine percent said their children had retained their accounts.
13:31The watchdog also suggests measures by social media platforms to prevent the creation of underage accounts have been insufficient.
13:40Communications Minister Anika Wells says the issue isn't with the ban, but with tech giants, or rather big tech.
13:46She said the government will probe Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube over compliance.
13:54What this update shows is unacceptable.
13:58All of the platforms who are covered by our social media minimum age laws said that they would respect our
14:05laws.
14:05And if these law companies want to do business in Australia, they must obey Australian laws.
14:13Wells added that five million underage accounts had been deactivated or removed since December.
14:19The outcome of Australia's law could affect how other governments around the world attempt to rein in social media companies.
14:27And that wraps up our bulletin.
14:29I'm Rosalind of Bovalia in Bangkok.
14:43In January this year, atomic scientists set their doomsday clock at 85 seconds to midnight,
14:51a warning that humanity is edging closer to destruction.
14:55As conflicts rage in Ukraine, the Middle East, and around the world,
15:00fears are rising that nuclear weapons could be used again.
15:05Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic bombings during war
15:10with the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
15:16The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum stands as a lasting testament to the horror of nuclear weapons.
15:27Its collection of about 22,000 items includes graphic photos and victims' belongings.
15:34This fiscal year, it received a record 2.6 million visitors,
15:39with foreign visitors accounting for more than one-third of the total.
15:44And now, a newly unveiled exhibit aims to convey even more powerfully
15:51the realities of the atomic bombing through the testimonies of survivors known as hibakusha.
16:21As visitors prepare to leave the museum,
16:23they receive a parting message from nine atomic bomb survivors.
16:31The museum spent more than a year conducting new interviews for the exhibit,
16:37with survivors such as Morishita Hiromu.
16:40He was 14 years old at the time of the atomic bombing.
17:02In particular, the museum wanted to capture things that can only be conveyed
17:08by those who experienced the bombing first-hand.
17:12The exhibit is strategically placed within the flow of the museum.
17:28Visitors are first shown displays that capture the scale of the destruction after the atomic bombing.
17:37Personal belongings, including clothing worn by victims,
17:41give a sense of the terrible human cost.
17:46Later sections cover the history of nuclear development and the dangers of nuclear weapons.
17:54These are followed by displays on Hiroshima's reconstruction
17:58and the history of the peace movement.
18:04The new exhibit comes right at the end of the visitor's journey.
18:11One of the survivors featured, Yahata Teruko,
18:15said she hopes their stories will stay with visitors.
18:21We truly hope that visitors will pause,
18:25take in the feelings of those who endured the cruelest aspects of the atomic bombing,
18:33and then carry them in their hearts when they leave.
18:40Museum representatives say they want the new exhibit
18:43to provide visitors with a valuable takeaway.
18:50We hope visitors, both from Japan and abroad,
18:54will leave with a renewed commitment to peace
18:57and the abolition of nuclear weapons.
18:59That is why we place this section at the very end,
19:03after visitors have seen everything,
19:05so we can get that message across strongly.
19:09We want to convey the powerful wish of survivors
19:12that no one else should ever go through what they experienced.
19:16Having seen the destruction,
19:18we want people to understand that humanity and nuclear weapons can never coexist.
19:27So, Ryuji, you've been posted to Hiroshima,
19:31so you know this topic well.
19:33Can you give us some background on why the museum decided to create this exhibit now?
19:38Right.
19:38So, museum staff say it comes amid a growing concern
19:41about the possible use of nuclear weapons.
19:45You know, atomic bomb survivors,
19:47they have helped sustain this long-standing nuclear taboo
19:53by speaking out about their experiences
19:55as well as the terrible effects of those weapons.
19:58But with global conflicts on the rise,
20:01the museum believes that this taboo is beginning to weaken.
20:05So, they hope to make clear what's at stake?
20:08Right.
20:09That is exactly.
20:10As we just heard,
20:12so these testimonies by the Hibakksha
20:14will likely be the last thing
20:16visitors to the museum will see before they leave.
20:20So, you know,
20:22hopefully it will help people understand
20:24that the effects of those atomic bombings
20:27are still being felt today.
20:30As one Hibakksha once told me that
20:33it's not about what happened on that day in 1945,
20:37but about what's been happening ever since.
20:41Sadly, the man has since passed away,
20:45which just underscores how important it is
20:48to preserve the testimonies of survivors
20:51while they're still with us.
21:17Japan's defense ministry is deploying
21:19extended-range missiles
21:21to ground self-defense force camps
21:23as part of the country's counter-strike capabilities.
21:27The move represents a major shift
21:30in security policy.
21:33The deployment of two types of extended-range missiles
21:37began on Tuesday.
21:39Camp Kengen in Kumamoto Prefecture
21:41is receiving upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles
21:45with a range of about 1,000 kilometers.
21:49And Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture
21:52is being equipped with
21:54Hyper-Velocity Gliding Projectiles,
21:57or HVGPs.
22:00These have a range of several hundred kilometers
22:03and are designed to strike invading forces
22:06on remote islands from the ground
22:08at long distances.
22:10Japan's possession of counter-strike capabilities
22:13is outlined in the National Security Strategy,
22:17which was approved by the government in 2022.
22:21Defense Ministry sources say
22:23U.S. military intelligence
22:24will be essential for using missiles
22:27against remote targets.
22:31French President Emmanuel Macron
22:33has arrived in Japan for a three-day visit.
22:36He's expected to discuss security coordination
22:39in the Indo-Pacific
22:40and trade ties between the two nations.
22:45Macron touched down on Tuesday evening.
22:47This is his first trip to Japan
22:49since the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in 2023.
22:54His agenda includes meetings with Prime Minister
22:57Takaichi Sanae and Emperor Naruhito.
23:01France plans to reaffirm its commitment
23:03to partnering with Japan
23:05on responses to the situation in Iran and Ukraine.
23:09The countries also aim to expand cooperation
23:13in civil nuclear power, AI, and space technologies.
23:19France is preparing to host the G7 summit this year.
23:23On the diplomatic front,
23:25it has been promoting the idea
23:27of strategic autonomy for Europe,
23:30expanding options,
23:31and reducing reliance on ties
23:33with the U.S. and China.
23:36An expert says Japan can play a part
23:39in these efforts.
23:44It is important for the developed countries
23:47such as Japan and those in Europe
23:49to work together to increase their influence
23:52in the international community
23:55as the United States and China
23:57enhance their presence as major powers.
24:04The U.N. Security Council will hold
24:06an emergency meeting on Tuesday
24:08after three peacekeepers were killed
24:11in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon.
24:16This comes as fighting intensifies
24:19between Israel and the Lebanon-based
24:21Shia Muslim group Hezbollah.
24:23The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon,
24:26or UNIFIL, has become our target.
24:29The forces deployed near the Israeli-Lebanon border,
24:34the U.N. said one peacekeeper
24:35was killed on Sunday.
24:37That was followed by two more
24:39in an attack on a convoy on Monday.
24:42All three of the victims were from Indonesia.
24:47The U.N. strongly condemned the attacks,
24:50saying they could violate international law.
24:52It is investigating but has yet to determine
24:56who was responsible.
24:58French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs,
25:02Jean-Noël Barrault,
25:03condemned the attacks in a social media post on Monday.
25:07He said he has requested
25:08an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting.
25:11France is sending more than 600 troops
25:14to join the peacekeeping mission.
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26:54We'll see you next time.
27:35And that's it for this edition of Newstream Tokyo and remember you can catch this program
27:39on our website.
27:41I'm Yoshikama Ryuichi.
27:42And I'm Ayako Kumei.
27:45Please join us again tomorrow.
27:48We'll see you next time.
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