deed japan times, nojustice, no peace. —— at the japan times. we don't have much time left. been criticism of the way the broadcasters approached the protest, suggesting that broadcaster was racist. this is a global movement. even in quite harmonious society like japan, racism exists and there are huge challenges for every society and government that we have to find a way to fight racism. on that, we are going to leave it for the time being. thank you both for the time being. thank you both for joining for the time being. thank you both forjoining us here on the papers. if you're in the uk, chris and polly will be back in just over half an hour to look at more of the stories being covered by newspapers and websites here. goodbye for now. there's growing evidence that a second wave of coronavirus has hit iran. but, despite the increase in cases, there is no new lockdown in place yet for the 80 million people living there. bbc persian's rana rahimpour reports. could this be iran's second wave of coronavirus? the country was opened up from lockdown just about a month ago, and th

a writer for the japan times. thank you for your time. you're welcome.ountry's currency losing 70% of its value in the past six months. the crisis has been made worse by the coronavirus lockdown. now many middle class families can no longer afford to pay their domestic workers. as our correspondent, martin patience reports from beirut, this has left many destitute. this is the human cost of lebanon's economic crisis. migrant workers are dumped on the street because their lebanese thank employers no longer want them. where a mobile phone is often the only lifeline. this man is dropping off an ethiopian maid. but watch as tensions flare. he goes for his gun. and here is another worker being dropped off. human rights groups call this modern—day slavery. for some of the workers it is too much. we were told at least six of the maids left here were suffering serious mental health issues. this woman has been working in lebanon for a year and a half. she says she has now been thrown away like rubbish. she says she has not been paid her salary in four months, but

certainly the focus when it comes to the japan times. the election campaign taking place there. this fear of a second wave of coronavirus. election shining a spotlight on two topics. those countermeasures to stop infections and also the olympics that had to be supposed —— postponed. and also the olympics that had to be supposed -- postponed. the governor of tokyo, the first female governor ina fairly of tokyo, the first female governor in a fairly strong position because they have done reasonably well there. that the question of the olympics in 17 candidates and the election injuly, 17 candidates running instantly want they'll be expanded, suspended in the money spent on helping the economy re cove red. spent on helping the economy recovered. and who can blame them? who would contemplate running in olympic events in a time like this? it's near impossible i would have thought stop and you put a lot of pressure on the athletes competing. there is an insurgency of when they are going to train and take part. of course training schedules are very fine tuned and athletes will be on va

certainly the focus when it comes to the japan times. the election campaign taking place there.irus. election shining a spotlight on two topics. those countermeasures to stop infections and also the olympics that had to be supposed ——

the japan times features a photo on its front page of a group of pro—democracy activists chanting slogansnear the chinese embassy in tokyo to mark the 31st anniversary of the demonstrations in tiananmen square in beijing. and the new york times examines how venice could be — as it shows the city devoid of tourists as the country eases its lockdown. that is a site that not many tourists would have seen over the past few decades. so, let's begin. welcome to you both again. faiza can i start with you? what's look at the german paper, i was explaining that because of strict privacy laws in germany and we are broadcasting to germany and we are broadcasting to germany at the moment, we are not naming this prime suspect in the madeleine mccann disappearance. but it is interesting to see german police and british police and i think now portuguese police are working together in what seems to be the biggest weed in 13 years. yes this has been a long—running saga. spare a thought for the families, 13 yea rs not spare a thought for the families, 13 years not knowing what happened to their daughter. -

and the japan times reflects on yesterday's memorialfor george floyd — reporting the prominent us civilreverend al sharpton telling mourners it marked a reckoning for america over race and justice, demanding, "get your knee off our necks." so, let's begin. we will look at the ftc, we will start with the story from the us that the economy has added 2.5 millionjobs. we talk that the economy has added 2.5 million jobs. we talk aboutjobs, 2.5 million newjobs, i would guess in this case they are not newjobs, just the orjobs that people of god back when they were let go in march, presumably. yes. there's been a major problem in the us thinking about the impact of coronavirus, have people do not have health insurance, and incredibly high death rate in america and this major financial issue about people's lack of security and employment and people losing theirjobs, resulting in incredibly high unemployment and while it is positive that there is these jobs, not necessarily new jobs, there's also a conversation that needs to happen around with those jobs look like, the quality of those jobs look

let's move to the japan times was up this is about zoom, very few heard of them three months ago buting like crazy, certainly kids are as well for school but also the app is being tied up in china censorship and this is about claims that people, chinese activists, accounts in the united states have been interfered with by the chinese authorities who have gone too soon to tell them to take stuff down. joe just asked this to us. zoom is one ofa numberof just asked this to us. zoom is one of a number of companies who has if you like encountered issues with this relationship with china. when the lockdown began, zoom was the victim of a number of different acts by all sorts of different people, zoom bombing became a rather unwelcome distraction for many people in their meetings, the suggestion here is that state actors from china interfering with zoom's process in order to ensure that certain people who are equal of the chinese regime are prevented from using the app and prevented from communicating. and susie, what have zoom said? zoom say that this is kind of acceptable really, what the

it's the first time to hold it in japan.al sneaker heads have flocked here to buy, trade and talk about their favorite footwear. 50 vendors set up here and most are shoe vendors. they buy rare shoes and sell them unused at a higigher price. all these items are limited edition. in some cases the maker only released a few hundred pairs. prices run into the thousands of dollars. this man is scouring the tables for a rare type. he usually shows online. >> translator: many of them i've never seen in real life. >> reporter: something has caught his eye. released in 2012 this was a collaboration between nike. the original price was $148. today it is eight times higher. >> translator: that kind of priets jump happens all the time. if i really want it, i just have to pay. there's no choice. >> reporter: this man just opened his own store in tokyo after years selling shoes online. sneaker con offers the perfect springboard for his new business. he says he's not really in the business. he's selling highly priced collectables. >> transl

i'm very interested in such a brand comining into japan. >> reporter: the company's timing may be perfect are already thinking about benefits of sustainable breathing because of recent events. >> typhoon hagibis caused massive damage to the country with many blaming the storm on climate change. >> transnslator: japan was hit two typhoons which should have each beeeen oncnce in a century event. i feel something is changing. there is something we can do. >> reporter: all that's left is convincing consumers, and that may not be too difficult. this fashion editor says young japanese readers are asking for environmental options. >> translator: if the fashion companies don't act, consumers will look elsewhere. those in generation z, the digital generation, tend to take a hard look at companies to see if they'reaking products that are environmentally friendly. >> reporter: stores in japan may soon be stocking more sustainable apparel. but the real test will come later in the change rooms and at the checkout counter. nhk world. >> the movement towards a sustainable future for fashion seems to be

is 85 times japan.dled it extremely well and it has done it not with lockdown, but with contact tracing. exit-down, there is no plan for lockdown had once you stop the lockdown, the cases start to pick up again. japan, if you look at the numbers for tokyo, if you identify the source for your disease, 50% of the people on the day the pcr tests come through, they are well on top of things and able to find out who were the super spreaders, what is the very center of each cluster, and lock those clusters down. for investors, does japan prove a little bit more beguiling? both from the sense that you have company sitting on enormous piles of cash, they have been criticized for deploying the cash to shareholders, but when you take a look at valuations, the topix is not looking stretched at all to other developed markets. are right. think you obviously, numbers for the next 12 months would be a little bit difficult to use. look at next year or the year after. it is on 12.2 times against 16 times for the u.s. th

time. that very heavy rain beginning to push again into western as a japan but time is not too bad one in a soccer $26.00 across into seoul but again of course that does come with lingering showers plenty of rain this time now into central areas of india this is all part of pauls of the southwest monsoon rains that we have as well across the west down into carola but a drier day wednesday and thursday across into addition off into west bengal but all the while the rains are making more headway up towards the north into pradesh and also out tools the west into rajastan so up into new delhi because the. time which is not too bad 33 is the high the still those rains though in the west. the. rewind returns. back to 0 and by compelling moving on. our own. the wind the gains we practice in city under siege for sick. people. this is what usually after shot 6 times on al-jazeera. well again this is a serious economics remind you of the main news this hour the u.k. has condemned attacks by governments with the fighters from saudi arabia who thinks say they've launched drone strikes targeting the def

shanghai bit clearing across the korean peninsula but at the same time that very heavy rain beginning to push again into western as a japan but timing is not too bad one in a socket $26.00 across into seoul but again of course that does come with want to lingering a shower as plenty of rain this time now into central areas of india this is all part of pauls of the southwest monsoon rains that we have as well across the west by the way down into carola but a drier day wednesday and thursday across into edition off into west bengal but all the while the rains are making more headway up towards the north into the dash and also out tools the west into raja stan so up into new delhi because he. is not too bad 33 is the high the still those rains though in the west. for. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. every generation has a higher purpose ours is to stay home. the top stories t

time. across japan, more t than 17,00 people havave tested positivive the coronavirus.early one-third of them were in tokyo and over 900 people have died in the country. >>> as part of japan's response to the pandemic, the country has been banning the entry of people from more than 100 countrieses d territories. initially, this also included foreign nationals who lived and work in japan. that appeal has led japan's immigration authorities to make some exceptions. nhk world has more. >> translator: i'm very sorry. >> reporter: this is a south korean businessman who runs a trading company in japan. he and his family have lived near tokyo for 11 years. in late april, his mother die but he had to give up his plan to attend her funeral in south korea. >> translator: i found a way to go back to southth korea, but japan's justice ministry told me there would be no exceptions and i would not be given approval to reenter. >> reporter: two prevent further spread of the coronavirus, japan had imposed strict entry ban. even foreigners are not allowed to reenter unless the reason is

time. the japan rushing the uk over its first brexit trade deal with a six week timetable.ch it would appear sebastian, will severely hamper those trusses ambitions for a pretty comprehensive trade deal to sort of set the ball rolling for, when we actually carry out brexit. indeed, the uk is obviously formally left the uk is obviously formally left the eu and started trade negotiations with his closest partners, with the us, australia, new zealand, south korea and of course japan as well. they have hailed these talks is historic moments one of the first trade talks to get going. but in our interview with the japanese trade minister today he's warned that in fact there is only really six weeks to do a deal because scotland passed by the next session of the jack but he is calm and in autumn. it can be in place by the beginning of next year. i think that this is a sign of the pressures of the government are under due to this shortened transition period. the eu often takes for another year. the uk say no we will finally leave the eu single market and customs at the end of 2020.

japan. for a time it looked like the ic might do the right thing and kill the investigation. but last spring the pretrial chamber unanimously rejected the prosecutors' request to open the investigation. but unfortunately then in the spring in march the appeals chamber overturned that sound judgment and gave a green light to the current investigation effectively eliminating constraints on the prosecutors office ability to launch new investigations of americans in the future. we cannot and will not standby as our people are threatened by kangaroo court, and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world. your people could be next. especially those from nato countries who fight terrorism in afghanistan right along side of us. we're also gravely concerned about the threat the core poses to israel. the icc is already threatening israel with so-called war crimes. committed by its forces and personnel in the west bank and the gaza strip. given israel's robust civilian and military legal system and strong track record of investigating prosecuting wrongdoing by military

his video is part of a new series called time at me, produced by the japan sumo association. each post spotlights a different wrestler. the coronavirus pandemic has forced the sumo world to drastically revamp its activities. in march, for the first time in the sport's history, a tournament was held without spectators. even so the virus continued to spread in japan. so the association banned training exchanges among stables and all practice sessions involving physical cocontact. despite such precautions, the wrestler died from pneumonia brought on byy the virus. shortly before, the association decided to cancel the may tournament to protect the health of both spectators and wrestlers. ththe time at home video gives sumo fans encouragement, and a glimpse into the private lives of wrestlers during this quiet period. >> translatotor: i'm tamawashi. >> this mongolian wrestler likes to make handy craft in his free time. he shows off his cooking skills, creating a plate of homemade dumplings. he teach his son how to perform the ring entering ceremony. >> translator:r: try stomping yr

to refer when making energy the problem is that everything does work with time japan's nuclear nightmare continues a 2nd hydrogen explosion at the fukushima daiichi nuclear complex destroyed the reactors exterior all 3 daiichi reactors have nuclear fuel rods that have been exposed to some degree so they are teetering on the edge of a meltdown. you need to sit. there. nobody. can get you in. the toasty warm period. concerning that situation in japan i'm now joined live from vermont to some that we're reporting at the moment that that all suggestions that a partial nuclear meltdown is now underway this is not a nuclear chain reaction this is not a nuclear bomb this is the radiation left over after the chain reaction is started because sort of sorts of interrupt but you say this is not a nuclear bomb but would the effects be the same as a nuclear bomb if obviously it does reach meltdown and there is an explosion. the chemicals that are going to be released are similar actually the chemicals released from other the radioactive chemicals released from a nuclear bomb disappear quicker then the

these measures applied at various different times to arrivals from china, japan, various different timespan, iran, and italy, and required people with symptoms travelling from those countries to self—isolate for 14 days. however, once community transmission was widespread within the uk, cases from abroad made up a tiny proportion of the total. at the same time international travel plummeted as countries round the world went into lockdown, so as a result, measures at the border were halted, because they made little difference at time in ourfight against they made little difference at time in our fight against the virus. no we are getting the virus under control in the uk, there is a risk that cases from abroad begin once again to make up a greater proportion of overall cases. with therefore need to take steps now, to manage that risk of these imported cases triggering a second peak. so, just as we are asking people already in the uk to isolate for 14 days, when contacted by nhs test and trace, we are also asking those arriving from abroad, to isolate so that they don't unknowingly spread

japan. heavy downpours at times. r downpour moving toward the korean peninsula and that will merge with this front. thursday, heavy rain throughout much of japan. it will not be cool. 26 in osaka, but we could have localized flooding. ♪ lauren: a reminder of the top stories on "al jazeera." god for giving me my own personal superman. lauren: a funeral has been held for the man whose death gave rise to an international movement against racism and police brutality. a private service for george floyd was held in houston, the city where he grew up. floydneral procession for is now at a cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his mother. burundi's president pierre nkurunziza has died at the age of 55. the government statement says he died of a heart attack on monday. of adays after the statue slaveowner was ripped from the plinth in bristol, another has been carefully moved from london. they are trying to get rid of symbols that reveal racism of the past. take it down, take it down. must fall, take him down, put him

they're really here to refer when making energy the problem is that everything does work with time japan's a nuclear nightmare continues a 2nd hydrogen explosion at the fukushima daiichi nuclear complex destroyed. the reactors exterior all 3 daiichi reactors have nuclear fuel rods that have been exposed to some degree so they're teetering on the edge of a meltdown. you need to say. there's. no heat. they need to get you increase. 3 more. concerning that situation in japan i'm now joined live from vermont to some you know we're reporting at the moment that they're all suggestions that a partial nuclear meltdown is no way this is not a nuclear chain reaction this is not a nuclear bomb this is the radiation left over after the chain reaction has started sort of sorts or interrupt but you say this is not a nuclear bomb but would the effects be the same as a nuclear bomb if obviously it does reach meltdown and there is an explosion. the chemicals that are going to be released or similar actually the chemicals released from other the radioactive chemicals released from a nuclear bomb disappear q

time of the year. the heat conditions have led to health problems. central japan was hit by hot weather on monday.cities like tokyo reported the highest temperatures so far this season. almost 30 people were taken to hospitals with heat related complications. a high pressure system will continue to create hot and dry weather across a large portion of western and eastern japan for the next couple of days. we will continue too havave wel above average temperatures on tuesday and into wednesday. a cooling trend will arrive in the latter part of the week with highs back to seasonal. the heat conditions will also persist in northeastern china and the korean peninsula as the high pressure system creates sunny conditions. highs may reach the upper 30s in the beijing area on tuesday. south of that a rainy season front will continue to produce heavy rainfall in southern and eastern china. nearly 200 millimeters of rain fell in parts of the province on monday and another 200 millimeters is possible in the same location through the next 24 hours, so flooding and lalandslides will be the bigges concerns. show

. >>> the latest data from japan's labor ministry is bad news for part-time and temporary workers.t shows they make up about 60% of people who have recently lost their jobs amid the pandemic. the ministry says just over 4,200 people were forced to stop working or were expected to lose their jobs in the week through last friday. nearly 2,600 of them were so-called non-regular workers. such staff accounted for about 80% of the 1,360 job losses in the food service industry. other hard-hit sectors include accommodation, manufacturing, retail, and entertainment. that is the second straight week more than 4,000 people have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. the total since january has reached almost 21,000. the ministry is urging employers to apply for government subsidies to help keep people in jobs. meanwhile, japan reported 45 new cases of infection on tuesday. that brings the nation's total to 17,268 with 920 deaths. >>> japanese business giant softbank group found about 0.4% of people have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a survey it held. having antibodies means t

further north was they slide their way across the korean peninsula fed with a right to come into japan for a time hot and sticky in tokyo at 29 degrees. white supremacy is on the rise in the u.s. it's an undercurrent that is bubbling up has mainstreamed extreme ideas this is the 1st step toward taking america back. faultlines examines the ducting feeding hay to eat and that going to often deadly consequences what are you telling your congregations people say we have to be concerned conspiracy to massacre anti semitism in america on al-jazeera. with the room. with all. of them back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera george floyd's brother has urged the u.s. congress to pass reforms on police brutality and quote stop the pain philonous floyd that testified before the house judiciary committee telling members to make sure that his brothers there was not in vain. meanwhile the minneapolis police chief is taking on the powerful officers union announcing that his the parliament is breaking off talks as part of planned reforms in the wake of floyd. and the senior british elf expert says

some lively showers there for a time into japan. wetter by saturday. ♪ anchor: welcome back, a reminder of the top stories, the world health organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in africa. the number of infections has doubled to 200,000 in less than three weeks and the un's has a shortage of testing kits remains a major problem. president trump has authorized sanctions against international court officials investigating convex in afghanistan. america's top general says it was wrong to join president opportunityphoto after the area was cleared from antiracism protesters. he regrets creating the perception of military involvement in domestic properties. another antigovernment activist has disappeared in cambodia, the latest in a string of missing dissidents in southeast asia. pressure from supporters and family members has prompted the government to look into what is happening. [speaking foreign language] reporter: taking a need for the missing dissidents in thailand. this happened hours after reported abdu

i am a board member of the japan town task force and long time resident of japan town. i would like to report to the supervisors of the budget and finance committee to support the obligation bond for health and recovery. specifically within the bond the japan town community and task force is seeking $25 million towards renovation of the peace plaza, the hub of our community. this project has been in the works for many years. we have done many outreach meetings for the community and come up with wonderful plans to make this a reality. we also work diligently with rec and parks as well as dpw. we also had a lot of support from the culture architect team that the park will reflect the japanese theme and culture. we are shovrel ready the peace plaza is used for many events, rallies and a place for neighbors to enjoy. as you know, japan town area is the largest community of seen ss and they need a place to go. the closest park is too hard to work up the steep hills. this is in a few blocks where they live would be wonderful. in the time of the covid and black lives matter, w

japan has had less than 1,000 deaths. the united states has had over 100 times that. the crucial difference between the virus and japan and the virus in the united states is that everyone in that country wears a mask. and it saddens me that we could have done the same thing. you know, a mask is a dollar. all that we're asking people to do is when you go out, wear a mask. and in fact, the administration should be pushing this. this is the fastest way to get this country back towards more of a normal life is simply to wear a mask, which will drop the reproductive number, which will dramatically reduce cases. it's very simple, and i just don't understand why the administration can't embrace this. >> dr. walensky, i want to put up a fwrask agraphic and take a what could happen if people in attendance tonight have the coronavirus. we talked about the ability of asymptomatic spread to happen. if a hundred people arrive to this albatrorally infected, the their temperature checked, no red flags there, but if they come and, you know, they start to yell and cheer and they sprea

germany and japan for a time it looked like the i.c. might do the right thing and kill the investigation but last spring the pretend unanimously rejected the prosecutor's request to open the investigation. but unfortunately then in the spring in march the appeals chamber overturned that sound judgment and gave a green light to the current investigation effectively eliminating constraints on the prosecutor's office ability to launch new investigations of americans in the future we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a kangaroo court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next especially those from nato countries who fight terrorism in afghanistan right alongside of us we're also gravely concerned about the threat the core poses to israel i.c.c. is already threatening israel with an investigation of so-called war crimes committed by its forces and personnel in the west bank and in the gaza strip given israel's robust civilian and military legal system and strong track

north to us who hunt and that orange center that's the heaviest right on its way towards south japan all this time most of northern china has been hot it's cooling down a little bit. but . they say to me only know someone he must walk a mile in their shoes. follow in their footsteps and stay forge their way in the while. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. removed. or. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera people in the u.s. are protesting for another day demanding change after the death of george floyd president donald trump has ordered the national guard to pull out of washington d.c. new york's mayor has canceled a curfew. anti-racism rallies are spreading across europe and the u.k. city of bristol protesters tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river. the testers are demonstrating against president jay are both so narrow in several brazilian cities there is widespread anger over the government's handling of coronavirus allegations of corruption and poli

japan to work at the university. he set up the theater to perform shows in the u.s., the only one of its kind there. they've already performed 200 timesorth america. >> translator: i love it and hope to perform with other people who are studying the art in toke shima. >> reporter: he also set up a troupe in japan. their first performance in october talked of ebisu, good fortune. they threw halloween sweets to the audience, bringing the foreign culture to that particular art. >> translator: it's completely sifrpt from the puppet shows i usually watch. i want to see another new performance. >> reporter: he says he wants to introduce the art to other parts of the world. nhk world, toke shima. >>> the idea to combine it with halloween is unique. his troupe is looking for new members from around the world. >>> as we saw in our three stories today, art can inspire people to revitalize traditions and communities. >> the british economy shrinks by 20% in just one month because of the coronavirus lockdown. the oecd has warned that the downturn in the u.k. will be steeper than in any other european country. donald trump told to get back in his

japan. at the time japan was completely closed to the outside world. fillmore sends united states naval vessels. we are hearing you are going to trade with us whether you like it or not. the japanese refers to this at as a dark ship. i sought in japanese cartoons and which they are portrayed as monsters. they thought it was horrible. phil moore also negotiates a treaty with switzerland. allowing trade on equal terms force with citizens. but the treaty has a clause that says this can only happen if the people in america would be eligible to have -- own land or have businesses in switzerland. they did not allow jews to own land. when phil moore was told about this he said, this should not be a problem. he does not seem to be interested in issues that would involve minorities. he later becomes a no nothing. an anti catholic activist. >> a short amount of time left. elizabeth, from pacific california. >> thank you for the series. when correction. the fillmores met charles dickens in washington in 1842. they did not host him at the white house. they did ent

heavy downpours across central parts of china somewhat weather to extending across japan it's a fair amount of class time out with this area of low pressure in the sea of japan was going to take those seasonal rains across the northern half of japan some very heavy downpours into western side of honshu for a time before things brighten up as we go on into the weekend so clear skies 32 celsius there in tokyo was see some very heavy rain just pushing into a q.c. having said that that what's a weather pulsing its way out of central china just to the north of shanghai through the east china sea south of that is generate dry and fine with plenty of sunshine sunshine the showers meanwhile across southeast asia some really lively storms banging away across central and southern parts of the philippines and still looking rather unsettled across a good part of indonesia unusually wet weather continuing rather more unusual rains up towards thailand joining up with a heavy rain that we have across south asia the southwest monsoon going right nicely at the moment to say with the thickest cloud is the heaviest rain th

constitution, which currently prohibits j japan wer maintainining a military. >>>> the division of laboror ben u.s. and japanan shohould bee re-addressed again. a long time, maybebe 50 years , the offensive capabilities meant the bombers or the long missiles, but now this is missile age. everybody has missiles. it's only japan who is naked. japan shieieldamerican s spear. this is inin 1950s, '60s. now everybody has spears these days. >> kehara says japanan is at a rning poinint and must consider a dramatic change in its security policies. >>> the rainy season has been unusually active over parts of china and japan, leading to numerous flooding and landslides. our meteorologist sayaka mori joins us now with the details. sayaka. >> yes, spring and summer are the rainy seasons for northeast asia. it's called sinyu in japanese and meyu in chinese. during this time of year a frontal system forms and that caususes days of heavy rain. unlike monsoonal showers the rain is longlasting, sometimes it continues for weeks and this year the rainy season has been very activive espspially over china. we have video c coming out of several places of the country. heavy rai

japan. at that time, japan was completely closed to the outside world.d fillmore sends some united states naval vessels and says, "we're here and you're going to trade with us whether you like it or not." the japanese referred to this as the "dark ships". and i saw an exhibit in japan of japanese cartoons in which perry is portrayed as a monster. they thought this was horrible. fillmore also negotiates a treaty with switzerland to allow trade on equal terms for swiss citizens and american citizens but the treaty has a clause which says that this can only happen if the people in america would be eligible to have own land or have businesses in switzerland and many swiss cantons did not allow jews to own land or even enter those cantons. and when fillmore was told about this, he said, "well, there shouldn't really be a problem." so he doesn't seem to be interested in issues that would involve minorities. he later becomes a no-nothing, an anti-catholic activist. >> that leaves us a short amount of time left. elizabeth is from pacifica, california. you're the

north to us who hunt and that orange center that's the heaviest right on its way towards south japan all this time most of northern china has been halt coding done a little bit. of . a diverse range of stories from across the globe and from the perspective of on networks genesis on al-jazeera. they say to me and they know someone he must walk a mile in their shoes. follow in their footsteps and stay for want to their way in the wild. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. as protests rage over police brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and sell their brand of politics to americans before the votes follow the u.s. elections on a. war . this is al jazeera. you're watching the news hour live from london i'm doubting you know bill gates are coming up in the next 60 minutes taking the need for racial justice black lives matter protests continue in the u.s. as donald trump ord

ctel w >> a long time japan resident who lives on the northern island.asked to stay anonymous due to the stigma surrounding the virus in japan. hials doctor recommended he the hotline and get tested immediately. >> they just ran me around in circles. at the end of my fourth or fifth call with them i said, listenr , the doc saying i should have a test. youed have noal experience or background or certification. you are reading a script. how can you override the instructions of madame? >> for prime minister abe's administration, covid-19 has been a pr disaster. >>apane people the government is deciding on the spot based on nothing. they keep changingoliciesm. all the time and they don't have any firm grounwhere this country should do and where we should go. >> a recent poll showed 55% of the public ws not haph how the outbreak was handled. most felt shinzo abe was too late in declaring the state of emergency. >> theeal probl is they don't have statistics in terms of the number of cases of covid-19 because we are so behind it testing every -- testing. >> int

further north was the slot the way across the korean peninsula fed with a right to come into japan for a time hot and sticky in tokyo at 29 degrees. to the old to 0. let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment to stop all military action this is the moment to concentrate on fighting we meet with the global news makers and talk about the stories that are on the edges their own. investigating the use and abuse of power across the globe announces sierra. because many countries around the world rely on micah to make their products cooler but who pays the price for making the beauty business she. when i went east investigates. on al-jazeera. this is. 0. hello i'm barbara starr and this is the al-jazeera news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next 60 minutes. i'm here. to make it stop stop the pain. george floyd's brother urges the u.s. congress to pass reform police brutality so his death isn't also in vain this is the minneapolis police chief.

. >>> meanwhile, in japan the way workers see the economy is showing signs of improvement for the first time in four months. that is in step with the gradual resumption of activity. the monthly economy watchers survey tracks a sentiment of more than 2,000 workers such as shop clerks and taxi drivers. the index stood at 15.5 in may. that is up from an all time low of 7.9 in april. figures improved particularly among people in the retail and restaurant industries. many shops and venues were allowed to reopen after the nationwide state of emergency was lifted last month. among the latest businesses to resume operation is universal studios japan in osaka. the theme park opened its doors on monday to osaka residents holding annual passes. visitors are required to wear masks and undergo temperature checks. >> i spent all of the past three months constantly at home, so i built up a lot of stress. i'm here to let it all out. >> starting next week, universal studios will lift entntry restrictions on residents of five prefectures around osaka. people from outside the region willll have to waitt a bit

the mighty pageant of assault rolled ahead, this time less than 400 miles from japan itself.land the japanese simply could not afford to lose. for four months, they fought a desperate battle that cost them 90,000 lives. the island was safe in u.s. hands in july. ♪ [explosions] first tested in the united states' new mexico desert and then in hiroshima and again at nagasaki, came the world-shaking explosions of the atomic bomb. her armies defeated wherever they had been met, her navy virtually destroyed, japan asked for peace. aboard the uss missouri in tokyo bay, on september 2, 1945, the most horrible war in history came to its complete end. the foreign minister signed for japan. ♪ douglas macarthur, supreme commander. a general signed for china. but the world could not forget or excuse the savage crimes of those who had opened that war, who had deliberately and willfully brought death and suffering to millions. the innocent, tortured civilians of manila, for example. for these atrocities, japanese leaders would be held responsible and would stand trial. the japanese commande

this in the press conference the idea of yield curve control which has been going on for some time and japan executed by the bank of japan but i don't i think that rather than negative interest rates he would take that next step and if need be i also believe that the fed would go so far as to buy stocks as well via e.t.f. again in the same way that the bank of japan has been doing. kristie i want to move to kind of markets here and 1st we'll start with commodities or oil really took a dive today after a surprise jump in crude inventories is persistently low oil prices kind of here to stay at least until we see all that travel and everything kind of pick back up after the coronavirus pandemic is over which we don't know this may still be another year to 16 months out. i think the persistently low oil prices are going to be here to stay because right now indications from the a.p.i. data shows us stocks built up quite a lot between both crude and distance and total crude stockpiles including commercial and as rose by about 8000000 barrels now that's the 2nd largest buildup in the past 6 weeks t

was there for a time into japan is to gradually clear through the turning west by saturday. because many countries around the world rely on mica to make their product. schoolboy but who pays the price for making the b.c. business she responded when i went east investigates. on al-jazeera. play an important role in protecting him and i. don't touch face. the and the the one. at the back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the world health organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in africa the number of infections as doubled to 200000 in less than 3 weeks and the u.n. says a shortage of testing kits remains a major problem president trump has also rise sanctions against international criminal court officials investigating u.s. misconduct in afghanistan and america's top general says it was wrong to join president trump for a photo opportunity outside the church after the area was cleared of anti racism protesters mark milley says he regrets creating the perception of military involvement in domestic politics. another tie anti-government activ

japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. the move comes at a timehen chinese coast guard vessels have been repeatedly inintruding int japan's territorial waters near the islands. on monday, japanese officials spotted four chinese ships in the area and warned them to move out of the waters. officials in beijing reacted sharply to ishigaki's decision. >> translator: japan's move to change the name of the islands is a serious provocation against china's territorial claims, and it is illegal and invalid. >> taiwan's government also issued a statement, saying the ilap islands are under taiwan taiwan's sovereignty, which cannot be changed by unilateral action. >>> weekend travel to and from n major cities was up across japan after the government lifted restrictions on movement between prefectures. the number of people who moved from tokyo to other prefectures last weekend was 11% higher than the weekend before. a bus terminal in the capital was bustling on sunday night. >> translator: the two days i spent with my mother made me realize how special it is t

china on through thursday pushing across the korean peninsula and into these western areas of japan the rain at times could be very heavy and it's going to be really quite persistent as well over the next couple of days central hunchy seeing some heavy downpours on friday it could lead to some local flooding and also there's always the danger of mudslides and landslides the rain still continuing through more southern areas of china but a little bit like to that we have seen of late i mean across tools into the southwest monsoon it's really gathering momentum doing very well this year it really is the on track meanwhile up to the far north german kashmir of course it is a while yet before the monsoon rains will reach that area now through thursday particularly heavy rains all this moisture being fed as well across the bay of bengal into bangladesh myanmar down across into the northeast of injury as well and it will stay that way through friday with yet more rain down along the western ghats. is saudi arabia publicly championing women's rights the serious. committed to hiring excuse empowering women wh

system this frontal system working as they gradually on wednesday into western areas of japan some heavy downpours at times another little system here working its way towards the korean peninsula and that will merge with this front as we go into thursday some very heavy amounts of rain throughout much of japan it won't be cool 26 no soccer but we could have some localized flooding. from fossil fuels to modern day renewable as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such to moms as a global power development of investment company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against these developments we provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and environmentally sound energy solutions for future generation the brush fire nearing future energy. or. the or. our mind of the top stories here on ars era. i think go and forgive me give me my own personal superman. a funeral has been held for the man whose death gave rise to an international movement against racism and police brutality a private service for george ford wa

i am a board member of the japan town task force and long time resident of japan town. i would like to report to the supervisors of the budget and finance committee to support the obligation bond for health and recovery. specifically within the bond the japan town community and task force is seeking $25 million towards renovation of the peace plaza, the hub of our community. this project has been in the works for many years. we have done many outreach meetings for the community and come up with wonderful plans to make this a reality. we also work diligently with rec and parks as well as dpw. we also had a lot of support from the culture architect team that the park will reflect the japanese theme and culture. we are shovrel ready the peace plaza is used for many events, rallies and a place for neighbors to enjoy. as you know, japan town area is the largest community of seen ss and they need a place to go. the closest park is too hard to work up the steep hills. this is in a few blocks where they live would be wonderful. in the time of the covid and black lives matter, w