2020年9月 – Tomoyasu Website 2026

September 30, Wednesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden have just wrapped up the first of three face-to-face debates. The Supreme Court, the economy and the coronavirus pandemic were among the top issues during the 90-minute debate.
The ruling emir of Kuwait has died at the age of 91. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is remembered as a neutral mediator in the Middle East.
The U.N. Security Council is urging Armenia and Azerbaijan to resume dialogue to end the latest round of heavy fighting over disputed territory.

Global deaths from the coronavirus have topped one million. According to Johns Hopkins University in the U.S., the number of fatalities stood at 1,000,555 as of 1:00 UTC on Tuesday. The United States had the highest number at 205,031, followed by Brazil, at 142,058, and India, at 95,542.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to distribute 150 billion coronavirus test kits to states in the coming weeks. The move comes as the first presidential debate draws closer.
A second day of heavy clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops continued into the night on Monday, with the death toll topping 90, including civilians. The two former Soviet republics have been in conflict for more than three decades, with disputes focused on Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly ethnic Armenian autonomous region in western Azerbaijan.

A U.S. court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s order that would have banned downloading and updating video-sharing app Tik Tok in the country.
The New York Times reports that U.S. President Donald Trump paid no income taxes for 10 of the 15 years before he won the presidency. He has denied the report.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has strongly opposed President Donald Trump’s nomination of a conservative judge for the Supreme Court.

The Japanese government has drafted interim guidelines on coronavirus vaccines. The draft shows that medical professionals and elderly citizens will be among the first to be treated.
The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world’s largest video-game exhibitions, has kicked off. The annual event is entirely online for the first time in its history, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A railway operator in Japan is testing robots at a train station in Tokyo in hopes of serving more passengers without direct contact to prevent spreading of the coronavirus.

Protests are growing in the United States, over the decision not to charge officers with the killing of Breonna Taylor in a botched police raid. The Black woman was shot multiple times in her apartment in the state of Kentucky.
The government of Japan may ease restrictions on entry into the country by people from around the world next month. At present, people from 159 countries and territories are denied entry in principle. But the government is holding talks to ease restrictions with more than a dozen nations and territories where the infection is under control.
The International Labour Organization estimates that the coronavirus pandemic wiped out over 17 percent of the world’s working hours during the second quarter of this year.

Johns Hopkins University says coronavirus deaths in the United States have now climbed above 200,000. The U.S. has been hit worse than any other nation, and that is sparking criticism of President Donald Trump, as the country inches closer to the election.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for global solidarity amid the crisis posed by the coronavirus pandemic. In his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Guterres said the pandemic has caused “an epochal health crisis, the biggest economic calamity and job losses since the Great Depression, and dangerous threats to human rights.
The developer of the influenza treatment Avigan says the drug’s efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients has been confirmed in a clinical trial.

The head of Iran’s nuclear agency has asserted the U.S. attempt to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran is invalid.
Europe is grappling with a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Britain has the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths overall in Europe. Recently it saw more than 4,000 new cases confirmed per day.
Japan’s main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over when to hold a general election, after Suga Yoshihide took over as prime minister last week.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance.
About 200 people have gathered in New York to honor late U.S. Supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Japan’s internal affairs ministry says the number of elderly people in the nation has set a new record high. The ratio of elderly to the total population is also the highest in the world.

Johns Hopkins University in the United States says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world has topped 30 million. It says the total number of deaths is approaching one million.
The minister in charge of Japan’s coronavirus response has called for organizers and participants of big events to take thorough anti-infection measures, ahead of the planned easing of the cap on the number of spectators.
Japan’s new Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has discussed his key policies of regulatory reform and digitalization with related ministers. Suga wants to present his own ideas in such fields, while taking over some policies of the former government.

Japan’s new Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his cabinet is in full swing and ready to get down to business on its first full day in office.
U.S. President Donald Trump has contradicted the director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention over when a coronavirus vaccine could be widely available.
Budget airline Jetstar Japan is struggling to absorb the plunge in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Management has asked 200 pilots and 400 cabin crew to take voluntarily retirement, or long-term unpaid leave.