maintain your health deliciously. ready when you are. nhk world-japan. ♪ thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo. this is nhk "newsline." foreign ministers of the ten member association of southeast asian nations are set to meet via video link on wednesday. they're expected t to issue a statement aimed d at addddressi escalating tensions in the south chinina sea. the disputed sea is claimed by countries including china and some asean members.

tensions a are also high betwee china and the united states over the south china sea. the u.s. has r rejected beijing maritime claims across most of the south china sea as completely unlawful. in july, the u.s. held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. in the following months, the chinese military test fired ballistic missiles toward the sea. at wednesday's meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. an expert says that china and the u.s. need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. >> asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the south china sea, and we hope that we can cononstructivey contntribute to managiging the tension in the south china sea, including the tension between the u.s. and china. >> he expressed hope that asean

meetings would push all the concerned countries to seek ways to solve the situation without increasing tension in the region. strat separately chinese president xi jinping offered words that appeared to criticize the united states. the comments come as the u.s. bristles at the comments coming out of washihington. xi was attending a ceremony to honor peoplee who work to contan the spread of the coronavirus in the country. he said that countries that engage in selfishness, scapegoating and twisting the facts hurt not only themselves but people around the world as well. xi was apparently referring to u.s. president donald trump, who has accused beijing of allowing the coronavirus to spread on a global scale. foreign minister wang was speaking at a different forum. he took aim at the practice of

targeting the leads firms of foreign countries on the pretext of security concern. he called this a form of bullying. this comes after the u.s. stepped up its restrictions on chinese i.t. firms such as huawei and tiktok's broperator bytedance. medical experts in japan and drawn up recommendations for coronavirus treatment options after analyzing reports from arouound the world. the guidelines are the first of their kind in the country. they were compiled by the japanese society of intensive care medicine and the japanese association for acute medicine. they urged doctor to use a steroid called dexamethasone in moderate to severe cases but strongly advise against using it in mild cases. the guidelines use r remdesivirn

patients with moderate to severe symptoms. remdesivir was the first drug approved for coronavirus patients. >> translator: these recommendations are intended to serve as a guide for clinical treatment. medical workers can quickly and appropriately treat patients by relying on them. >> the two organizations say they will post the guidelines on their websites and update them as needed. across japan, over 500 new infections were reported on tuesday. that brings the overall total in the country t to m more t than cases. over 1,400 people have died. a japanese plane has made an unscheduled landing after a passenger refused to wear a face mask. officials say it's the first such instance related to airline measures to protect against the coronavirus.

the incident happened on monday on a flight from hokkaido to osaka. peach aviation says the man yelled at other passengers and threatened crew members. the captain decided to land at an airport in niigata so the passenger could be removed. the disruption caused the plane to arrive at kansai airport more than two hours behind schedule. officials in belarus say they've detained a leading opposition activist as she tried to cross the border into ukraine. foreign media say it was a failed bid by authorities to force her out of the country. maria kaless na coe voir dire has beeeen a high profile figur inin weeks of mass protests demanding alexander lukashenko resign. local media report on monday she was seen being taken away in a vehicle by masked men in the capital of minsk.

border officials have since verified her detention. belarus have been rocked by protests since lukashenko claimed victory in the presidentitial election last month. opposition groups say the polling was rigged. his admininistration has been cracking down on members of the coordination council, which was set up by opposition forces. authorities have detained two of the other six executive members of the council. another has been expelled, and one has fled to poland. slumping tech shares led a major sell off in new york stocks overnight after a three-day weekend. the dow jones industrial average ended tuesday at 27,500, down 632 points or nearly 2.3% from last week close. it's now dropped for three straight trading days. meanwhile, the tech heavy nasdaq pl plunged over 4%. i.t. shared that underpinned

bullish trading on wall street. but investors started selling the middle of last week, wored that stocks had gone too high too fast. the nasdaq has now shed more than 10% over the past three trading days after hitting a record high on september 2nd. apple dropped 6.7% on tuesday while microsoft tumbled 5.4%. amazon and facebook both fell about 4%. analysts expect the nasdaq to remain under pressure for a while. that comes amid stalled congressional negotiations over additional economic measures for the coronavirus pandemic. falling crude oil prices have also been dragging on stock markets. when the coronavirus swept through a cruise ship off the port of yokohama in february, many people saw the event as

unprecedented. but in fact, something similar happened nearby immediately after world war ii. our next report focuses on the struggle to get beyond the problem back then. >> reporter: the p port of urag lilike the porort of yokohama, n tokykyo bay. this footatage ithought to have been t ten by postwar occupatitn forces, ththe geral headquararts of the allied forces. mamany ships briringing japanes ldiers back k were infnfested wh cholera. they gathered off ururaga to quarantinene. 100,000 soldiersrs are bieveved have b bn kept oboboard, andnd some 4 400 died. people started calliling thehe a cholera-infested floating city. for years historian nakauchi hiroshi has been working with a local group to learn more about the situation. >> translatotor: 24 ships were

stopped around where that boat is. the soldiers were right by their homeland but couldn't come ashore. many died on board. it musust have b been hearartbr. >> repororter:akakauchi's fathe was among the soldiers affected by the quarantine. >> translator: my father told us that people died of cholera on the ships, but he changed the subjecect when asked him to o tl us more. i realized he didn't want to talk about it too much. . >> it t was kauchi and his team who found this footage.. it shows the pestiticide ddt beg spyed directly on to soldiers' bodies andnd possessions in an effort to prprevent infectionsn from spreading. a lack of food and water steadily weakened the patients.

nakauchi and his team tracked down some of the physicianand nurses who treated the soldiers and collected their recollections. >> translator: working on the deck under the burning sun in protective gear was brutal. sometimes patients would unwittingly vomit on us or soil themselves when we were carrying them on our backs. every day was a life-or-death situation for us too. >> when the cruise ship quarantine happened at the port of yokohama this year, nakauchi was struck by the similarities. >> translator: the coronavirus caused the same sort of situation as before. i'm sure the nurses and doctors tried their best to help. we know how people suffered 75

years ago and can learn from that history. >> reporter: so if something similar r occurs yet again, the lessons of the past may help expedite the care. now checking the world weather with our meteorologist tsietsi monare. he hello tsietsi. >> hi. >> we are dealing with unusually high temperatures for this time of year in japan. are we seeing any cooler days ahead? >> no, unfortunately it's not coming any time soon. we're expecting cooler weather because autumn is approaching, but the next three or four days is still going to be a little bit warmer, especially places such as tokyo and places toward yamagata prefecture. just towards central and western japan, temperatures are going to be increasing there, this red area signaling warm area that's coming through. and some of it is triggered by the ex-typhoon haishen leading

to high temps across japan and northern china. this is what's happening tokyo into the lower 30s for the next few days. osaka, as well as people down in western japan, are going to be dealing with similar weather that you would normally feel towards the beginning of august and end of july. so, for this time of day, it is a little bit warm and people are urged to take all necessary precautions to make sure they stay cool. speaking of what haishen has been doing, it's also leading to widespread showers across northern parts of asia. and also some of it trickling down towards western japan. you saw earlier on there will be rain in places such as osaka for the next few days. so, it is going to be slightly wetter along those parts. but the most important thing to notice here is that the temperatures areretill q quite warm. beijing 3 32 degrees, 34 toward shanghai and the philippines joining the pack in terms of hot weather. in north americica, we cannot tk about hot weatherer and talk

about what's happening in terms of cooler conditions we're experiencing and seeing. let's take a look at this video where drastic weather changesesn the u.s. rockies brought snow and damaging winds. the cold weather follows a very long spell of hot and dry weather that plagued the region for two months or so. the temperature dropped to 2 degrees just a day after reaching the record high of around 34. the cold will shift towards the southern plains and in towards the central united states for the next few days causing possibility of showers across much of the deep south going all the way toward the southern plains. temperatures much cooler - -- rather it was brought by cooler air coming in frot north. that's all for your weather. take care. ♪frot north. that's all for your weather. take care. ♪rofrot north. that's all for your weather. take care. ♪m frot north.

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that's all for this hour. thank you for watching nhk "newsline." hope you'll join us again. ♪ welcome to "newsline in depth." i'm yanaka marie. the coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we work. i've been writing my scripts from home too. in our ever-changing world, we look at how people in japan are

implementing innovative strategies that increase safety as well as productive. preventing infection among employees is key be it by making workplaces safer or telecommuting. our first story looks at firms navigatiting the changes. >> reporter: this is an office furniture manufacturer. customers are asking about help. >> translator: everyone asks about drops in infection. >> reporter: ensuring worker safety has become a top priority during the pandemic. the furniture supplier is responding with panels to stop droplets and automatic doors so no one has to touch doorknobs. smart cards also.

they track walker movements in case an infection occurs. telecommuting is another way to keep workers safe. but how to maintain productivity? this woman works at a major food maker. she's free to choose when to work at home and when to go to the office. for telework, she likes to handle individual assignments and routine meetings. other tasks are better suited to the office. she says press time is essential for brainstorming ideas and picking up ideas from colleagues. her company began testing new w work styles well before the pandemic, with the focus on productivity. staff are encouraged to interact across d departments. that still happens, but now attention is paid to social distancing. the company also set up meeting

spaces for smaller groups. meetings are kept short and on point. participants set a clear goal in advance, and everyone studies background material before they come. >> translalar: previouously, mo than half the meeting was for explanation. now more time is spent discussing ideas. >> reporter: these efforts have paid off. profits per man hour has risen 10% over the past t three years. >> translator: i think it is enhanced by using different places to work, and this kind of work style innovation will accelerate from now on. >> reporter: whatever path is taken in the pandemic response, productivity has to be part of the solution. nhk world. >> the coronavirus era has pushed more companies to promote remote work and its efficiency.

now some are taking it a step further with work-cations, where people take their assignments on holiday. when done well, the growing trend benefits companies, employees, resorts and local tourism. >> reporter: just a one-hour train ride from tokyo, the resort town of zushi is a popular destination for marine sports and daytime. it is favored by day trippers looking for a short escape, and now it is accompanying people on company sponsored work cations. they rent out this facility by the day. yamazaki arrives at the space hoping that the change of scenery will give hm a boost. he works at a consulting firm and has found the past few

months challenging. >> translator: at home it is hard to maintain focus and work efficiently. but going back to the officece probably not a good idea because it is becoming crowded again. my first impression of zhu chi is it's very quiet. it seems like a great environment for work. >> his colleagues trickle in and set themselves up in the socially distanced workspace. they get down to work and some of them join an online meeting. zushi city is promoting work-cations to stimulate the local economy. > translator: people e did n consider it as a a place for wo, so we stararted a workcation prograram to a attract people w nevever came before. i hope many people will come to zushi and feel the relaxed passage of time here. >> reporter: lunchtime is something special for the wo work-cationers. this local restaurant serves up fresh seafood caught nearby. >> translator: i will post these on instagram.

>> translator: this is good. >> reporter: the day out is designed to bring unity to the team and foster better relationships as the employees spend time together in a relaxing setting. >> translator: this is different from everyday life, so it's exciting. we can enjoy great food too. it boosts my motivation. >> reporter: after the lunch break, it's back to work until evening. >> translator: time passed quickly. i was able to finish the scheduled work, so it was a success. >> reporter: it's a five-minute walk to the beach. although it's raining, the workers can see the potential for future excursions. >> translator: i want to come back on a sunny day and work under a parasol. >> translator: that's an excellent idea. >> reporter: work styles and expectations are changing rapidly amid the ongoing

pandemic. as companies and employees try to maintain productivity and boost morale, work-cations are an attractive option. >> nine firms tried out the zushi work-cation, which was free on a promotional b basis through august. now the daily see is about $100 per peperson. the operator is planning to partner with other institutions to offer memorable experiences. the hope is that when workcationers fall in love with zushi, they'll boost the local economy through tourism too. next we look at how the pandemic is affecting work flow in japan's iconic manga industry. creating just a singngle page requires a team to work in close proximity. but that process is changing. "golgo 13" unfolds in the murky realm of organized crime,

espionage and international politics. the m main character is an assassin that goes by the name of duke. the creator of this blockbuster series is saito. these days most manga comics are produced digitally. but 83-year-old saito and his team still draw by hand. "golgo 13" was forced to talk a break for the first time in 52 years. >> translator: i feel like the coronavirus targeted me. >> reporter: cytodecided that working in close proximity to his team was too risky, so in may he took an unprecedented decision. >> translator: i halted publication solely to precect my artists. what would happen to o w work.

>>eporter: saito h maintained a particular production style for me e than 50 years. the meththod invols severa artistdrawing successn on artistdrawing successn on the me sheetf paper. and e backgrnd. the artists' skills are layered on top of each other to create "golgo 13's" realistic environment. saito draws the face and supervises the overall creation process. cytohas longng-valued having his team work in close proximity to him, but that's no longer possible. him. but that's no longer possible. >> translator: we can't work if we're not in the same room. when we're together, i can give

very precise instructions. if we were apart, that would be impossible. >> reporter: the new normal imposed by the virus has led other manga artrtists to change the way they work. akamatsu ken is creator of the vavampire series, it switched fm paper to digital production about five y years ago. >> translator: for us manga creators, the most important thing in this new w way of lifes to keep feeding our readers withouout interrrruption. that calls for fundamental chananges in the way we creaeat manga. >> akamatsu brought the concept of teleworking into the production process. first, he sketches the overall page layout. then he assigns individual frames and sends them to his

assistants who work from home. they draw the background and color in theheir assigned sectioions. and touches. feedback and adjustments is dode by video confererence. >>eporter: akamatsu still faces some difficulties, such as conveying detailed instructions remotely. but he feels the industry is bound to adapt to the new nonormal. >> translator: i hear quite often that even older manga artists have started going digital. i think we'll start seeing more progress towards working remotely and digitization.

>> after one month on hiatus, things are now changing at the "golgo 13" studio too. the staff now work in shifts, with only half of them present at any one time. progress may be slower, but the workspace is less crowded. saito is also reconsidering his devotion to drawing on paper, by experimenting g gradually with digital tools. he's open to change as long as it doesn't affect his collaborative style. >> translator: i want to protect this method of drawing in layers. working as a team is what works best for me. i plan to keep ongoing like this for as long as i am alive. >> i just picked up a recent issue of this famous manga magazine with an installment of "golgo 13," which is back after

a two-month hiatus. the manga artists are hard at work to give their fans many who are spending more time at home, an entertaining read. the coronavirus pandemic is limiting our abilities, but that has also pushed us to develop creative new approaches to

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