1. US President Donald Trump has announced a 100 percent tariff on movies produced outside the United States to protect what he called a “dying” film industry. Trump wrote in a social media post on Sunday: “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.”
2. A government survey shows many visitors to Japan are frustrated by congestion at tourist spots and long waits for immigration procedures. The survey by the Japan Tourist Agency asked over 4,000 foreign visitors what problems they had during their visits to Japan. Multiple answers were allowed. A little over 13 percent of the respondents chose congestion at tourist spots and other areas.
3. Former Japanese prime minister Kishida Fumio and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have agreed to push forward a concept laid out for the Asia region to achieve both carbon neutrality and economic growth at the same time. The concept called Asia Zero Emission Community, or AZEC, was proposed by the former Japanese prime minister while he was in office. It is an 11-member group including Japan, Southeast Asian Countries and Australia.