月: 2022年4月

1.The Japan Coast Guard has confirmed that the object found on the seabed off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan is the tour boat that went missing on April 23. The 19-ton “KAZU I” was carrying 24 passengers and two crew members. Fourteen people were confirmed dead as of Thursday. The others remain unaccounted for, and search operations are continuing.
2.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says five Russian missiles struck Kyiv immediately after his talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the capital.
3.Russia fired two missiles at Kyiv during UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on social media that two Russian missiles landed near a residential building in the city’s Shevchenko district. Ukrainian authorities say at least 10 people were wounded in the attacks.

1.Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has met with his German counterpart Olaf Scholz. They discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other security issues including China’s increasing maritime assertiveness.
2.The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said “the worst of crimes is war itself” during a visit to Ukraine. He also called on Russia to cooperate with a war crimes international investigation into the killing of Ukrainian civilians.
3.Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko spoke about the rapid depreciation of the yen after the bank’s 2-day policy meeting. He said he has not changed his view that the weak yen is favorable to the Japanese economy in general.

1.The Japan Coast Guard is braving bad weather and sea conditions in search of passengers and crew of a tour boat that went missing off Hokkaido, northern Japan. The boat, named “KAZU I,” went missing on Saturday during a cruise along the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
2.The mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is defying a Russian commander who said mayoral powers would be given to someone else. Igor Kolykhaev said in a Facebook post he is remaining in the city with the people who elected him. He stressed that Kherson belongs to Ukraine.
3.The Russian military is stepping up its offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, claiming it has taken control of some areas and justifying the expansion of areas under its control. Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia’s air force destroyed arms depots and surface-to-air missile systems in and near Slovyansk in the Donetsk region on Tuesday. That is according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

1.US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have reiterated their intention to continue military support for Ukraine. Austin said Ukraine “can win if they have the right equipment, the right support. And we’re going to do everything we can.” Blinken said, “In terms of Russia’s war aims, Russia has already failed and Ukraine has already succeeded.”
2.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is meeting with world leaders to push for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Guterres met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday. The two agreed that more must be done to establish safe passage for civilians caught in the fighting in Ukraine, and to deliver humanitarian aid.
3.Russian troops are now focusing their efforts on taking control of eastern Ukraine, but their advance has apparently stalled due to resistance from Ukrainian forces.

1.The Coast Guard and the Self-Defense Forces have expanded the search area for people who went missing in a boat accident off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The 19-ton tour boat, Kazu One, with 26 people on board, went missing on Saturday after making a distress call.
2.French President Emmanuel Macron has won a second term after defeating far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the country’s presidential runoff on Sunday. The interior ministry says Macron won 58.55 percent of the vote and Le Pen 41.45 percent.
3.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have reportedly held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. It is their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since the Russian invasion of the country began two months ago.

1.Russian forces look poised to extend areas under their control in eastern Ukraine following the Kremlin’s claim that it has seized the key port city of Mariupol. But they are facing fierce resistance from the Ukrainians, who are receiving more military aid from the West.
2.Britain’s Defense Ministry says a full ground assault by Russia on a steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol “would likely incur significant Russian casualties, further decreasing their overall combat effectiveness.” The ministry on Friday released an update on the situation in Ukraine, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to blockade the Asovstal plant instead of storming it. Ukrainian troops and many civilians remain in the plant.
3.An orchestra based in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has started a European tour to rally support for the country. The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra kicked off the tour on Thursday with a concert in Poland’s capital Warsaw, where many Ukrainian evacuees are seeking refuge.

1.France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right contender Marine Le Pen faced off in a fierce debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff. The two candidates clashed in a TV debate on Wednesday over issues including the war in Ukraine and the soaring prices of fuel and other goods.
2.In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has earned his first win of the season. Ohtani faced the Houston Astros at the starting pitcher in Texas on Wednesday. He carried a perfect game through five and 1/3 innings.
3.A Ukrainian evacuee has begun studying at the University of Tokyo. Iryna Petrychenko, a researcher from a state university in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, has been in Japan since March 21.

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the situation in Mariupol as “unchanged” and “severe.”
2.Eight Russian officials have left Japan following Tokyo’s decision to expel them on April 8. It is rare for Japan to expel multiple foreign officials. The move was made to put more pressure on Moscow over tis invasion of Ukraine.
3.A local railway in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, is running a train in the Ukrainian flag colors of blue and yellow in a show of solidarity with railway operators in the country.

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have launched a full-scale offensive in an effort to take over the eastern part of the country. Zelenskyy said, “We can already say that Russian troops have begun the battle for Donbas, for which they’ve been preparing for a long time. A significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this offensive.”
2.Independent media in Europe and Russia have reported that dozens of crew members died aboard the Russian cruiser Moskva, which sank in the Black Sea last week. The reports are raising doubts over Moscow’s claim that none of the crew died.
3.Japan has introduced an import ban on 38 products from Russia as an additional measure over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s the first time Tokyo has imposed an import ban in connection with the conflict.

1.Ukrainian forces in the besieged port city of Mariupol have rejected Russia’s demands to surrender. Officials say Russian forces have encircled civilians and military personnel. Russia set a Sunday deadline for Ukrainian forces in the southeastern city to lay down their arms.
2.NHK has learned that at least 500 Belarusian volunteers have traveled to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops. An organization in Warsaw linked to Ukraine’s Azov Battalion has been training Belarusian fighters in Poland and sending them to Ukraine, according to the leader of the organization, Pavel Kukhta. The Azov Battalion has been putting up resistance against the Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine.
3.Japanese students studying international law at Waseda University in Tokyo have held a mock trial on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In March, the International Court of Justice issued a provisional order for Russia to immediately suspend its military action in Ukraine after Kyiv filed a suit asserting that Russia had no lawful basis for military action. Using the ruling as a reference, the students prepared statements.