月: 2021年10月

1.Typhoon Mindulle is bringing violent winds and heavy rain to Tokyo’s Izu Islands, as well as to the Kanto region as it passes nearby.
2.Japan’s tourism industry is one sector hoping for a quick return to normal after the state of emergency expired on Thursday. Some companies have already resumed bus tours. Tourists gathered at a bus terminal in central Tokyo at around 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Fourteen people set off on a day trip to Nagano Prefecture in central Japan to pick grapes and enjoy a meal at a French restaurant.
3. Former Sumo Yokozuna Grand Champion Hakuho says he had no hesitation about his decision to retire, and is now filled with relief. The former Yokozuna spoke to reporters alongside his stable master Miyagino on Friday, one day after he ended his 20-year career and took the stable master name of Magaki. He won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles.

1.A senior U.S. administration official says President Joe Biden is looking forward to working with Kishida Fumio, the new head of Japan’s main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Kishida on Wednesday won the LDP’s leadership election. The career politician is now virtually set to become Prime Minister, following Suga Yoshihide.
2.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, has been elected as a member of the country’s highest governing body. The move is likely to further raise the profile.
3.Thursday marks one month since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s rapid return to power. With the Taliban once again in charge, stability in Afghanistan still feels some way off. A series of fatal attacks believed to have been carried out by a regional arm of the Islamic State militant group has killed many civilians, including children.