i'm roger pradhan with the news in tokyo.eople in tokyo are watching with wary eyes as the daily case numbers hover in the mid 100s after topping 200 four days in a row through sunday. officials confirmed 143 new infections in the captain on tuesday bringing the total number to nearly 8,200 in the city of 14 million.n. many recent cases are young people who work at or visited nightlife districts. >> translator: the number of infected people is increasing considerably. we have to deal with the situation with a sense of crisis. >> in charge of the government's coronavirus response. he says officials and experts will discuss if nightclubs that don't act in accordance with antivirus guidelines should be asked to close. cluster infections have been confirmed outside nightlife districts. they include about 40 actors, staff members and patrons at a theater in central tokyo. the infected theater goers came from across the greater tokyo region. a woman who attended the performance says the venue was close and crowded. >> health offici

i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. officials here in tokyo have reported 124 new cases of the coronavirus on friday. it's the highest daily tally since the national state of emergency was lifted in late may. it is sparking concerns the capital may be in the midst of another surge in infection. this is the second consecutive day the number of new cases topped triple digits. on thursday, 107 infections were confirmed in the capital. the japanese government says it's monitoring the situation clososely. >> translator: the number of seriously ill patieients is decreasing. analyzing other data around the infection, the situation does not meet the standard for the government to immediately declare a state of emergency again. >> the government attributes the rise partly to people who either work at or visit nighttime entertainment spots such as host or hostess bars. over 19,000 cases have been confirmed across japan. the death toll stands at more than 970. >>> now the japanese government's contact tracing app is back up and ru

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo.ining us. >>> welcome to "newsline in depth" with no end in sight to the cocovid-19 crisis,s, the wo is felt by the socially and economically disadvantaged. japan is no exception. help it there, but not necessarily accessible to all. now there is efforts, various efforts, under way to fill that gap. in our first report, we're looking to the growing number of people worried about losing their homes, because their income has shrunk. one real estate person who specializes in finding homes for low-income people have recently seize a rise. faces hidden to protect privacy. >> reporter: this s is in a prefecture affected by coronavirus. the company is owned by this woman. it offers rental units as less than half the market price, making them accessible to low-income tenants. this woman in her r 50s is lookg for a low-w-cost rental unit afr the pandemic cut her family's income. she's found her an apartment for $210 a month. the owner does not require a deposit. the company is fielding nonstop

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. much more to come here on nhk world japan, so please do stay with us. >>> welcome to "newsline in-depth." businesses and countries are lifting their coronavirus restrictions are reopening their doors to a much changed world. restaurant owners are finding it particularly hard to get back up and running. many are being forced to innovate to adjust to the new normal of post-covid-19 life. today we start by taking a look at restaurants that are focusing on safety. they are aiming to use social distancing to give their customers peace of mind. and this new way of doing things is actually bringing in more people and profits. >> this restaurant has a lot of changes including this new seating map to help people to find their own table. it's an effort to reduce contact by 80%. after being greeted through the monitor, you check the map and seat yourself. waiters no longer hand out menus. instead customers choose what they want by smartphone after scanning a qr code. food isn't delivered right t

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. there's much more to come on nhk world japan. please do stay with us. >>> as covid-19 cases continue to increase in japan, one company has begun a trial of taxi sharing for employees to get to work. the aim is to reduce the risk of infection by avoiding the rush hour crush on public transport. major japanese mobile phone carrier began the four-week tryout with the company on monday. it uses a fleet of ten taxis to shuttle staff to and from the office. employees use an app to reserve their pick up point and time. artificial i intelligence willl come up with the most efficient route to carry passengers. >> translator: i i go to the office two or thrhree times a week. i'm a little worried a about getting on a train because of the pandemic. it's very handy to have this kind of service. >> kdi will cover the cost of the trial. they say it will help prevent the spread of coronavirus because it can use passenger data to trace the contacts o of anyone who is infected. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. meanwhile japanese cl

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo.tokyo will bring you more at the top of the hour so, please, do stay with us. >>> welcome to "newsline in depth." japan's professional baseball season is just underway now. almost three months behind schedule, due to the coronavirus outbreak. but the hugely popular sport has resumed games, without spectators. according to a study conduducte by a sports marketing agency, nearly 50% of global sporting events are likely to be cancelled this year. of course, this is a blow to fans, athletes, and team owners, as welell as the stadiums anand concession stands. but today, we see how athletes in japan are still out to win the game, by adapting to this challenge these challenging times. first, let's look at a national sport, sumo. usually, scheduled every two months, in march, the tournament was held without spectators. and in may, it was cancelled altogether. what's more, sumo wrestlers have been f facing unprecedented training restrictions. to entertain,n, as well a as up fans and to keep up

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard so stay right there. >>> executives at ana holdings is blaming the pandemic for the airline's worst quarterly result. they say between april and june the carrier suffered a net loss of more than $1 billion. revenue for the quarter plunged to 121 billion yen or $1.2 billion. that's a decline of more than 75% year on year. they say the firm's net loss was almost 109 billion yen, double the loss in the previous quarter. the sobering results followed a series of entry bans and a sharp decline in cross-country travel. ana says it's hard to see how the pandemic will impact the months ahead. the demand for domestic air travel to recover the end of next year. international flights will likely be back to pre-pandemic levels at the end of fiscal 2023. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. the pandemic is battering japanese retailers. those at isetan mitsuko shee holdings are bracing for their biggest net loss in a decade. they pos

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so don't go away. >>> bank of japan policy makers have spent two days talking about ways to rev up the economy. they say they'll hold the negative short-term interest rate in place and buy unlimited amounts of government bonds. they'll also maintain a roughly $1 trillion support program for firms hit by the coronavirus pandemic. boj governor said there are some positive signs emerging fofor t japanese economy. >> translator: corporate investment is solilid. i think the slump in private consumption and produduction ha bottomeded out. >> but the central bank chiefs suggested the sector could take some time to recover. the boj also releases the quarter lookout. it is for a 4.7% contraction due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. nissan motor has unveiled their new sport utility vehicle. they plan to release it in japan around mid-2021. it's the first ev to roll off the nis

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo.up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so don't go away. ♪ >>> the latest earnings forecast from nissan motors suggests the coronavirus is making life even harder for the struggling automaker. the firm is projecting a net loss of more than $6 billion in the current fiscal year. company executives say the loss for the april to june quarter reached 285 billion yen or $2.7 billion. they say the full-year net loss is likely to be 670 billion yen or $6.4 billion, about the same as the previous year. they say the plunge in income is due to a decline in new car and auto parts sales as w well as write-downs on leased vehicles, especially in the u.s. nissan isn't the only major japanese manufacturer d dialing down expectations. canon says it posted a quarterly net loss for the first time ever. the company says it was in the red by nearly 9 billion yen during the latest quarter. sales of office equipment and related services declined and revenue from digital cameras was lower. cannon ex

i'm raja pradhan with the news in tokyo.fficials in tokyo are voing to do what it takes to help people benefit from a tourist campaign slated to kick off next week. the capital was excluded from the program after new coronavirus infections reached a record of 286 cases on thursday. that high was renewed on friday with officials repororting 293. >> translator: we want people in totokyo to be able to take advantage of this campaign a an alsoso make it safe for r peopl from across the country to travel to tokyo. the mininistry will do everythi possible to make this happen as soon a as we can. >> the tourism minister explained the government's decision by saying tokyo is now the center of jajapan's coronavirus outbreaks with infections spreading faster than in other prefectures. the go to travel campaign will kick off next week. travelers will be able to use discounts and coupons for things like transportation and accommodation, cutting their cost by as much as half. but people heading to and from tokyo won't be eligible. people

i'm raja pradhan with the news in tokyo.e start in tokyo where officials confirmed a record high 367 coronavirus infections on thursday. to try to stop the virus from spreading, the governor is calling on residents to refrain from going out and drinking in groups. >> translator: we are facing a critical situation and they're on the verge of an explosive increase of infections. we need to take measures to curb it. >> the government is asking restaurantnts and bars that ser alcohohol to shorten their hour for most of next month. establishments that operate between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. will be eligible for subsidies. some bar operators say the amount, about $2,000, isn't enough. >> translator: rent is extremely high in tokyo. i don't think the subsidy is enough to cover losses any establishment incurs. >> tokyo continues to be the biggest hot spot in japan. the daily figure in the capital has been above 200 nine of the past ten days. the tokyo medical association says the number of people asking to be tested has exceeded ca

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo with the latest at this hour. we begin in coronavirus here in japan.he country has hit a new daily record once again. nearly 1,500 cases were confirmed on friday and the figure is expected to rise further by the end of the day. tokyo also saw a record high number of cases, 463. that brings the total number of infectionsns in the capital to nearly 12,700 with more than half coming in july. >> translator: we're almost at the point where declaring a state of emergency just for tokyo has to be considered. i want to ask evereryone to tak action so that we can avoid furtrther measures. >> the governor is asking residents to refrain from traveling and taking part in events and gathering this summer. the coronavirus continues to spread throughout japan. more than 1,200 cases have been reported in each of the pastt three days. experts warn demand for ventilators and icu treatment may rise as certain cases have a tendency to follolow the o over trend. ministers and experts met on friday to discuss antivirus measures. they creatated a new way to classify situatit

i'm raja pradhan. the number of coronavirus races remains relatively high. as the virus continues to spread, the government is forging ahead with itsts plan t boost the economy. >> translator: i think it's necessary to strike a balance of social and economic activities, while taking effective measures to prevent infection. >> one of the government initiatives to boost business is the go-to travel campaign. it picked off last week and promotes domestic travel by offering discoununts on transpo and accomommodation. >>>> translator: we're taking sufficient measures and hope everyone will come. >> many worry the campaign could fan the spread of the virus. tokyo has been the country's coronavirus hot spot and was excluded from the travel campaign. the capital recorded 131 new infections on monday, with the daily figure exceeding 200 the past six days. over the weekend, several prefectures reported record numbers. in total, there have been nearly 32,000 confirmed infections across the country. over 1,000 people have died. >>> infectious disease experts are calling

i'm raja pradhan with the news in tokyo. we we ginn with a some berg new statist statistic.n an exclusive interview with nhk world, tokyo governor confirmed the number of infections reported on thursday hit a record high. >> translator: 286 people tested positive so far more than 4,300 were tested. this is the largest figure ever for tokyo. >> the rise wasn't completely unexpected as daily case numbers have reached triple digits in recent days. last week cases topped 200 for four straight days before dipping back to the 100s, koik kay said what's different this time arod compared to cases in the spring are the demographics and severity of infection. >> translator: recent trends show the number of people who tested positive are overwhelming in their 20s and 30s. most of them have mild symptoms or no 1i78 toms. currently there are eight people who we know of who are in serious conditition out of tokys total population of 14 million. >> she discussed the next steps of tokyo's 23 wards. >> translator: the tokyo metropolitan government has issued a warning about the spread of the

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera you daddy. china's government has opened its office in hong kong to enforce the new national security law police can now conduct searches without a warrant and intercept online communications critics say the new legislation strips hong kong of its freedoms and independence hong kong's government has banned the unofficial anthem often sung by pro-democracy protesters. the education secretary kevin young said schools should stop students from singing glory to hong kong or any other cells containing strong political messages teachers have been warned to stop human chains as a form of peaceful protest against government policies. china's government won't be joining arms control talks with russia and the united states labeling them a hoax and a game which beijing refuses to play the americans and russians have agreed to discussions because their only remaining treaty expires next year donald trump wanted china included in a future treaty china's military is developing missile te

should not go through as a prosecutor attempting to take their constitutional rights away or you pradhan that. with or without a doubt shannon i'll do everything within the constitution of the state of missouri to protect law abiding citizens there are 2 realities to some this couple are racists gun pointed guns in the face of 2 useful protesters but the others there are good american couple protecting their home from a mob of criminals and practicing their 2nd amendment constitutional right to bear arms there is no middle ground anymore the whole country is reduced to picking sides up and artsy new york. australian doctors have proposed renaming certain parts of the body claiming that the current designations often created by men are sexist and dated i think we have a personal choice to d. colonize our language and these historical terms will fade out the young trainee doctors are mostly keen to learn the most relevant language and are often shocked when they hear the origins of some medical terms. so to small says the some $700.00 body parts could do with renaming 2 examples if she cit

should not go through as a prosecutor attempting to take their constitutional rights away or you pradhan that. with or without a doubt shot on i'll do everything with the most constitution of the state of missouri to protect law abiding citizens there are 2 realities to some this couple are racists why did guns in the face of peaceful protesters but to others they were good american couple protecting their home from a mob of criminals and practicing their 2nd amendment constitutional right to bear arms there is no middle ground anymore the whole country is reduced to picking sides up and artsy new york. now and the presence of armed federal forces in the us city of portland shows no sign of dying down the troops there have been seen baiting unarmed protesters and also using tear gas demonstrators have been starting fires near the federal courthouse. i. thank. the federal forces were sent to portland by order of donald trump to quell angry and racism protests have been going on for nearly 2 months but now the rallies have changed focus with people chanting feds go home with the white hous

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for a needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories the un secretary general says he's very concerned about what he called an alarming military build up in libya of direct foreign interference until you protest as was addressing a virtual session of the security council on the violence in the country. he's not on our side in libya the conflict is sense of the new face of its foreign interference reaching and president levels yeah very concerned about the a lot of the military buildup on the city and the eye level of that it's foreign interference in the conflict in violation of u.n. arms embargo u.n. security council resolution and the commitments made by member states in bali more than 3000000 americans are now tested positive for covert 19 the latest figures come as the trumpet ministration moves to withdraw from the world health organization the u.s. secretary of state mike compare says the organization is failing in carrying out its core function. we are not going t

should not go through as a prosecutor attempting to take their constitutional rights away or you pradhan that. with or without a doubt sharon i'll do everything with her most constitution of the state of missouri to protect law abiding citizens there are 2 realities to some this couple are racists why did guns in the face of peaceful protesters but to others they were good american couple protecting their home from a mob of criminals and practicing their 2nd amendment constitutional right to bear arms there is no middle ground anymore the whole country is reduced to picking sides here with martin artsy new york. meanwhile anger is still raging in the us city of portland after president trump sent in troops to quash unrest unarmed protesters had been beaten and to gaston a russian t.v. crew at the same is also assaulted by officers and had their equipment smashed demonstrators meanwhile have been starting fires near the federal courthouse. thank. you. for says were sent to portland by the president to stamp out nearly 2 months of anti racism protests but now the rallies to change focus wi

i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo.n in japan with developments in the coronavirus pandemic. 804 new cases have been confirirmed across the nation o tuesday with figures on the rise again here in the capital along with other prefectures. tokyo remains the country's hot

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for a needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera you daddy. still ahead here on out here are flying high again this international airport of nigeria's capital regimes domestic flights for the 1st time since my. resurgence of the pandemic in several u.s. states and there's resistance to the president's push for schools to reopen sooner . hello there is more very heavy rainfall call cicle central china and again across into western areas of japan it's all tied to the seasonal rains this front has been very stubborn false few days and the next couple of days it really isn't looking to move anywhere asshole the rain is actually heavy again across areas of keep pushing across into western as of honshu nichols as you can see trading back into more southern areas of china by friday this it'll system it actually works where little bit further north is but there's some retrench eldon pull some areas here in central china could pick up another 350 millimeters of rain but the rain is also very heavy into western as a japan again you

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for nearly a year elizabeth pradhan al-jazeera you daddy. human rights watch says the bodies of at least $180.00 men have been found in mass graves and bikini faster they were discovered near the northern town of ji bo the government is investigating claims that its forces carried out the killings government troops have been battling a surge in attacks by armed groups in the region the violence has now forced more than 700000 people from their homes since the beginning of last year germany is calling on its neighbors to agree to a fairer way to distribute refugees and migrants the block remains deadlocked on a new procedure after the previous system collapsed 5 years ago when the number of migrants sharply increased germany's interior minister horst c office says it's shameful the 27 nations remain divided on the issue with many countries refusing to take in any rescued migrants the majority initially arrive in italy or greece. police have found a soundproofed torture chamber during a raid on a warehouse in the southern

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for a needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi the u.s. drone strike that killed top iranian general has some sort of money in january it was illegal that's the conclusion of the un special rapporteur. on actually do this all killings laura but merely has this report now. top iranian general kusum solomon he was popular among many in iran but was considered a dangerous threat to the u.s. by president don't trump that was the justification for drone attack on some the money's convoy as he left baghdad airport on january the 3rd killing him an iraqi commander. and 100 s. among others a killing that's been called a new fool by u.n. investigators at this kind of the special rapporteur on extradition killing said in a report on tuesday in light of the evidence that the us has provided states the targeting of general stolen money and the deaths of those accompanying him constitution treat killing which under international human rights to the us is responsible just attack is different from all the drone strikes the u

carrying out frisky operations but with millions displaced help isn't reaching everyone elizabeth pradhan al-jazeera new delhi. qatar has expressed interest in bidding to host the 20 sochi 2 olympic games the gulf states olympic committee says it submitted a formal request to open talks with the game's governing body the olympics have never been held in the middle east catheters hosted several major international events including last year's world deflective championship and it's hosting the football world cup in 2022 cat a maiden successful bid still holds the olympics in 20162020. more on that story and everything else that we have been covering on our website you can see there the latest on corona virus related that travel bans the address al-jazeera dot com. now a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned that it is quote playing with fire he's accuse the lebanese armed group of launching an infiltration attempt in the border region over farms hezbollah denies its fighters engaged in any confrontation the united nations is urging bo

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for nearly a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera new delhi. the mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador is set to meet with the u.s. president later on wednesday as a meeting that's officially about trade but the summit in washington is already provoking a mixture of anger and bewilderment when repeller explains why. mexican president under his own brother is meeting with u.s. president donald trump this week at the invitation of the white house but what would normally be a standard meeting between 2 world leaders has stirred criticisms but. by simply there is an election season underway in the united states and the mexican president's visit could be misinterpreted but also over the years president trump has expressed many offensive things toward mexico and mexicans this is why many people have a deep distrust and reject the way president trump has treated us. president trump is not very well liked in mexico and much of that has to do with his past rhetoric regarding the mexican people when mexico sends its people t

livelihoods being taken away completely many say they've been forced to mine illegally elizabeth pradhanal jazeera new delhi. alter member you can always find much more on our website including all the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic that al jazeera dot com. i know that this is out there and these are the headlines u.s. president donald trump has warned that the corona virus outbreak is likely to get worse before it gets better he is now urging the public to wear masks and has promised to deliver a vaccine as soon as possible the u.s. is the worst affected country in the wild and is dealing with a surgeon infections mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . it was a somewhat measured president compared to previous performances at these briefings the 1st one in a number of months but once again the president believing the role for the most part that he describes himself as america's cheerleader simply gets very rosy picture. that continues to rip through the majority of us great school climate cases or coronavirus recorded and certainly but their roots well well the u.s. has c

says more needs to be done to ensure the rhinos story remains one of conservation success elizabeth pradhan al-jazeera you daddy. the weather has robin really not looking very good across the caribbean specially if you're impressive rico put to use being battered at the moment by significant rain and wind because underneath these massive cloud that you see here there is a tropical storm it hasn't goes on ah it's not a hurricane it might just reach her can strengthen i don't think so currently the winds are about 85 kilometers for near battering the north coast of puerto rico where the rain is also falling heavily the better 100 millimeters for in the last 3 to 6 hours and that's enough to cause flash flooding potentially mudslides and deary walkmen puerto rico obviously that's where the story's at the moment it is already gone over or is affecting the version looks just like windy wet weather which is all that is really its course over the next 12 hours or so takes it off of his tenure as a dominican republican catching haiti leaving. behind left the winds on here because the winds other th

i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> the number of coronavirus cases in japan is relatively more than 500 infections were reported across the nation on monday. as the virus continues to spread, government is forging ahead with the plan to boost the economy.

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera you daddy. or we can speak to premier he is an author he wrote kashmir in 1947 the origins of a dispute and he is also a former editor at the hindustan times he joins us now on skype from go at thank you for being with us prince i do want to start with the demographics how much of an impact is this going to have on the makeup of jammu and kashmir. in terms of numbers not very large but it's not a bridge of one of the in back to the door there's been booed for the future and that is what is were english ladies no i want to add one more thing there is an entirely different civilization problem between kashmir valley and jungle it is so far and this could interest as it should just go where already certain you know people have been said to log what leader someone just said with a lot of communities but the question is. if it's recently where it's a very very calm very combative very distant infectivity the very delightful. very. very. big for the readers or i could see that it

correspondent elizabeth pradhan is in india's capital new danny she says the country is a ramping up its efforts against the coronavirus. the indian government says that it has is continuing to expand testing in fact it says it's now tested 10000000 people at its testing 300000 people every day and what the worst hit states are doing is that they continue to test more people. expand their facilities here in. the results of the series to determine the spread of the virus we also heard from delhi's chief minister a few hours ago and he was positive about the situation despite the fact that delhi has reached needy 100000 cases and that's because he says that only a 3rd of the region's 15000 beds a commonly in use do you remember a few weeks ago delhi had a real problem with a shortage of beds but he says that most people are now recovering at home having said that he pleaded with those who but. that's another thing that the worst hit cities are doing is they really promoting plus my therapy as a way of treating patients and so people are trying to the governments states are trying to de

plans to drown dissent and at a time when protests they have been banned for needy a year elizabeth pradhan al jazeera you daddy. now dozens of returning home owners in tripoli have been killed or maimed by landmines left behind by forces loyal to world hey if i have to after he failed to capture the city turkish troops are now helping the libyan allies to clear the bombs planted in houses around the capital mark trainor reports the bombed out homes and scorched military machinery near homes on the outskirts of tripoli show how devastating the 14th month battle for the capital was. having failed to claim their prize warlords leave or have to his forces have been forced to retreat from western libya towards their strongholds in the oil rich east before leaving they planted land mines and booby traps returning home owners have fallen victim to them. genie officials say at least $27.00 civilians have been killed and 70 wounded it's a familiar job for the head of the mine clearing team in tripoli brigadier ahmed value spent months clearing syria after the city was liberated from my school he sa