月: 2022年6月

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for a faster supply of weapons to help his nation “liberate” territories occupied by Russia. He voiced concern over the lack of information about what was happening in regions of Ukraine currently occupied by Russian troops.
2.Amnesty International reports that Russian forces have used cluster munitions seven times in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, killing a number of civilians. International conventions currently ban the use of cluster munitions, which eject smaller submunitions, on the basis of indiscriminate cruelty.
3.A US Congressional panel investigating the 2021 Capitol riot on Monday presented more video testimony by close aides to former President Donald Trump. The aides said Trump ignored their repeated advice that his claims of election fraud were unfounded.

1.Russia intensified its attacks in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, while holding events to celebrate a Russian national holiday in areas that Moscow claims are now under its control. In the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern region of Luhansk, Russian shelling destroyed a bridge amid intense fighting. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai told local media on Sunday, that he expects Russia to go all out soon to capture Severodonetsk.
2.A World Trade Organization ministerial conference began in Geneva on Sunday. On the first day of the four-day meeting, representatives discussed the challenges facing the multilateral trading system. The WTO aims to promote international trade through the system. But this fundamental principle has been shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
3.The yen fell to a 24-year low against the US dollar on Monday. Investors sold the Japanese currency and bought the greenback to lock in higher US yields on a widening interest-rate gap between the two countries. The US Federal Reserve appears more committed to tighten policy to curb inflation. The Bank of Japan, by contrast, is sticking to its easy-money stance.

1.Japan has eased its anti-coronavirus border controls to start accepting overseas tourists for the first time in about two years. The government on Friday reopened the borders to foreign sightseers from 98 countries and regions deemed to be at the lowest risk of spreading COVID-19. They include the United States, South Korea and China.
2.Japan is one of the countries that have been voted to a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid made the announcement. The other countries are Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland. Their term begins on January 1, 2023.
3.Researchers who have analyzed samples from the Ryugu asteroid say its parent body is believed to have had large amounts of water. The samples were collected and brought back to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 space probe in 2020. Eight teams in Japan have been analyzing the materials. A team says 23 different amino acids, including glutamic acid and aspartic acid, have been found in the samples.

1.A pro-Russian separatist leader reported that a close aide to President Vladimir Putin visited the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, apparently in a show of Russian control over the region. Denis Pushilin posted a video of First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko on social media on Wednesday. Kiriyenko traveled in a car marked with the letter “Z”—a symbol of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
2.Inflation in Russia remained high last month due to tough international sanctions imposed in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s statistics agency said on Wednesday the consumer price index in May rose 17.1 percent from a year earlier. Food prices surged 20.05 percent.
3.Farmers in Ukraine work in what has been called the “breadbasket of Europe.” But now, many of them are looking into their fields of grain and seeking risks. The Russian invasion has stopped the flow of vital food supplies. Ukrainian leaders have accused the Russians of blocking grain shipments out of ports on the Black Sea. The Russians say Ukrainian mines have made potential shipments too dangerous.

1.Japan’s Cabinet has approved plans for what Prime Minister Kishida Fumio calls a “new form of capitalism.” The strategies are aiming to double people’s incomes from assets. The government wants to grow the economy while dealing with issues like climate change and digital transformation.
2.Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will suspend the implementation of a 1988 agreement with Japan that allows Japanese fishing boats to operate safely near the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
3.Ukraine is the setting of Russia’s months-long invasion, but the impacts are being felt far beyond. Key shipments are being blocked, driving up food costs and putting people in danger of going hungry.

1.The governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency have outlined a range of nuclear threats across the world. They gathered in Vienna on Monday for their quarterly meeting. The governors worry about what might happen after the biggest nuclear plant in Europe fell into Russian hands. They want to send a team of experts to the site in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
2.Government data for April painted a discouraging picture for Japanese households. Figures showed workers made slightly more than in the same month a year earlier, but that in real terms their wages were down.
3.Ukraine’s president has warned that Russia’s blockade of ports in southern Ukraine could prevent the country from exporting 75 million tons of grain by autumn. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on Monday that roughly 22 to 25 million tons of grain have already been blocked from export. He suggested that the amount may increase to 75 million tons by autumn.

1.Fierce fighting continues in Ukraine, with Russian forces carrying out missile attacks in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. In the key eastern city of Severodonetsk, they have met fierce resistance.
2.South Korea and the United States have fired eight ground-to-ground missiles toward the Sea of Japan in response to North Korea’s missile launches a day earlier.
3.Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his country will strike facilities if long-range rocket systems are supplied to Ukraine. Putin made the comments in an interview aired by Russia’s state-run TV on Sunday. The US government announced last week that it would send four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, to Ukraine.

1.Huge crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the British throne. Celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee began on Thursday, with a large number of military personnel marching outside Buckingham Palace in London. The Queen appeared on the balcony of the palace and received a salute from guards. She also waved to cheering crowds.
2.A US magazine has quoted senior US intelligence officials as saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has undergone treatment for advanced cancer.
3.Military analysts expected Russian troops crossing over into Ukraine would overwhelm any defenses. By Friday, Ukrainian forces had held on for 100 days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russians control almost 20 percent of the territory, almost 125,000 square kilometers. Zelenskyy said Ukrainians are fighting a “war of courage.” He said the Russians have lost more than 30,000 soldiers. And he said tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been killed.

1.The Ukrainian national soccer team has beaten Scotland 3-1 in their World cup playoff, putting it one win away from qualifying for the competition in Qatar later this year. The match was held in Scotland on Wednesday after being postponed due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was originally scheduled to take place in March. The Ukrainians made a good start with an opener in the 33rd minute by veteran captain Andriy Yarmolenko. They added two more goals in the second half, clinching their victory.
2.The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox has now exceeded 550 worldwide. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Tuesday that 321 cases of monkeypox has been confirmed in 12 European Union countries.
3.Tokyo police have arrested a tax bureau official and six others on suspicion of fraud for illegally receiving government subsidies for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

1.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s attack of Severodonetsk in the Donbas region is “simply madness.” Zelenskyy also said in the newly released video on Tuesday that the situation in the Donbas region is “very tough.”
2.The governor of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk said on Tuesday that Russian forces attacked a chemical plant in Severodonetsk, causing a toxic gas leak. Governor Serhiy Haidai said in a message posted on social media that a Russian strike hit a tank containing nitric acid at the plant. Two posted pictures show a rosy cloud billowing above what appears to be an apartment complex.
3.The Ukrainian state nuclear company has warned of a possible disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that is under the occupation of Russian forces. It says the Russians have explosives and weapons on the premises of the facility.