日: 2021年10月26日

1.The eldest daughter of Japan’s Crown Prince has officially left the Imperial household, becoming a commoner. Komuro Mako and her husband spoke publicly on Tuesday after getting married. Komuro Mako said, “I have been helped, watched and supported by many people for the past thirty years. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those who have worked with me.”
2.The Japanese government says over 70 percent of the country’s population has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Officials said on Tuesday that nearly 88.8 million people in Japan have received two doses. They said about 97.2 million people have received at least one vaccine shot.
3.An expert panel advising Japan’s health ministry on coronavirus measures says new cases hit their lowest level since summer of last year but urges maintaining anti-infection measures. The daily count in Tokyo has been below 30 for three straight days. The panel also said numbers of people going out at night are rising in many areas. They expressed concern that the pace of decline in new infections could slow.

1.Japan’s main ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost one of two Upper-House by-elections. But it won the other and will retain that seat.
2.The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 19 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday.
3.Russia’s first and second largest cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg will impose major restrictions on economic activities as coronavirus infections are surging again. The country’s daily count of new cases has exceeded 30,000 since mid-October, reaching a new high of about 37,000 on Saturday.

1.The Japanese government has approved a new plan to combat global warming, ahead of the forthcoming U.N. summit on climate change. The plan sets out a roadmap for the entire country. One goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A new goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46 percent by fiscal 2030, compared to fiscal 2013. It also defines measures aimed at attaining the targets, including using renewable energy as much as possible.
2.The Japanese Cabinet has approved a basic energy plan after the first revision in three years. It calls for the share of renewable power sources to be doubled by fiscal 2030 to bring carbon output down. Solar and other renewables will be the main sources in the next mix, accounting for 36 to 38 percent of the total. Nuclear power will keep its ratio of 20 to 22 percent.
3.Western and developing nations have issued two opposing joint statements related to human rights in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee.