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Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar designated deputy PM

STORY: Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar designated deputy PM SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ishaq Dar in meetings STORYLINE: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was designated on Sunday as the deputy prime minister, a notification of Pakistani cabinet division said. A notification issued by the cabinet secretariat of the cabinet division said that Dar has been given the charge "with immediate effect and until further orders." After the formation of the new government earlier this year, Dar took the oath as the foreign minister of Pakistan. The 73-year-old seasoned politician is a member of the senate, or the upper house of the country's parliament, and an important figure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). He had also served several times in the past as the finance minister of the South Asian country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control

STORY: Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:032:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese citizens protesting in front of the Japanese prime minister's residence 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of a local citizen's group named Network Against Japan Arms Trade STORYLINE: Many Japanese protesters, amid heavy rainfall, gathered on Tuesday in front of the prime minister's residence to rally against the government's eased defense equipment transfer rules and further relaxation of arms export control. Seen as a significant defense policy shift and another step contrary to the country's pacifist constitution, the Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to lift the ban on exporting the next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with

Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates

STORY: Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese Prime Minister's office 2. various of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his new cabinet members (courtesy of Japanese Prime Minister's official residence) 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning. The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. According to the lineup announced on Wednesday, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, among six current cabinet members, remained in their posts, as Kishida seeks to maintain stability in key positions

IAEA denies endorsement of Japan's Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan

STORY: IAEA denies endorsement of Japan's Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of the IAEA Director General presenting the report to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Source: Prime minister's office of Japan) 3. STANDUP 1 (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of the IAEA safety review report 5. SOUNDBITE (English): RAFAEL GROSSI, IAEA Director General 6. various of protestors gathered outside the Japan National Press Club 7. STANDUP 2 (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 8. various of Japanese and Korean protestors STORYLINE: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not endorse the Japanese government's decision to release nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. This is according to a safety review report presented by the IAEA chief to Japan

Japan's economy expands annualized real 1.6 pct in Q1

STORY: Japan's economy expands annualized real 1.6 pct in Q1 DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's economy expanded at an annualized real 1.6 percent in the January-March quarter of 2023, the government said in a report on Wednesday. The Cabinet Office's preliminary data showed the growth in the recording period marked the first expansion in three quarters. In terms of real gross domestic product, meaning the total value of goods and services produced in the country adjusted for inflation, the economy grew 0.5 percent from the previous quarter, the office also said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

Okinawa lawmakers urge Tokyo to promote peace through dialogue, diplomacy

STORY: Okinawa lawmakers urge Tokyo to promote peace through dialogue, diplomacy DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo 2. various of the meeting at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): KATSUTOSHI TOYAMA, Okinawa lawmaker 4. various of Japan's Defense Ministry STORYLINE: A delegation of lawmakers from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has called on the country's government to engage in peacebuilding through dialogue and diplomacy. In a resolution submitted to the Defense Ministry, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, the lawmakers also urged efforts to prevent the southernmost prefecture from becoming a battlefield again. Japan should not attempt to achieve deterrence by deploying missiles or other means to strengthen military power in the southwestern islands region, according to the resolution. Japan should follow the principles it reached w

Foreign entries to Japan up 27.5 pct in March

STORY: Foreign entries to Japan up 27.5 pct in March DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of foreign visitors in Tokyo STORYLINE: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in March went up by 27.5 percent year on year to total 1,817,500, government data showed Wednesday. This marked the highest since the country lifted its pandemic-prompted ban on individual and non-prearranged trips last October, the Japan National Tourism Organization said. Despite signs of recovery, the monthly figure was still 34.2 percent lower than the level seen in March 2019 before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the organization. It said arrivals from South Korea comprised the largest number of visitors totaling 568,600 in March, while the number of U.S. visitors stood at 203,000. Visitors from the Chinese mainland doubled from the February figure to reach 75,700 last month, thanks to a growing number of direct flights between the two count

Japan's GDP growth downgraded to annualized real 0.1 pct in Q4 2022

STORY: Japan's GDP growth downgraded to annualized real 0.1 pct in Q4 2022 DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese economy STORYLINE: Japan's economic growth in the October to December quarter was downgraded, owing to private consumption increasing less than previously thought, the government said in a report on Thursday. According to the Cabinet Office, the country's economic expansion was downwardly revised from 0.6 percent to an annualized real 0.1 percent. On an inflation-adjusted basis, real gross domestic product (GDP) on a quarterly basis was revised down from 0.2 percent to 0.02 percent, the government also said. Private consumption, which accounts for roughly half of Japan's GDP, slowed from 0.5 percent in the government's preliminary report, to 0.3 percent. This has been due to soaring inflation resulting in rising price points in shops and supermarkets, as well as energy bills, with the yen's weakness further inflating pric

Italy's new PM, gov't sworn in

STORY: Italy's new PM, gov't sworn in DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Giorgia Meloni sworning in STORYLINE: The new Italian government formed by appointed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was officially sworn in at the presidential palace on Saturday. Italy held a snap general election on Sept. 25, following the resignation of Mario Draghi as prime minister in July, which put an end to a government of national unity that led the country for some 17 months. Meloni, the leader of right-wing Brothers of Italy, was asked to form the new government after her party won 26 percent of votes in the recent polls, ending up as the most voted force. If Meloni and her cabinet pass confidence vote at the parliament, she will serve as the country's first female prime minister ever. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first woman PM

STORY: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first woman PM DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Quirinale Presidential Palace 2. various of President Sergio Mattarella speaking 3. various of Giorgia Meloni announcing the list of the new government STORYLINE: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, became Italy's first woman prime minister on Friday. The official announcement came after she met with the country's President, Sergio Mattarella, at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in the afternoon. Meloni received the mandate to form a new cabinet less than a month after her victory in the country's snap election on Sept. 25. Her new cabinet, which will include 22 ministers, will be sworn in on Saturday, Ugo Zampetti, secretary general of the Presidency of the Republic, told reporters. Meloni's FdI party won 26 percent of the vote in September, and she will now lead the country in a right-wing

Japan adopts more sanctions on N. Korea

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