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Kyodo News
6 hours ago
- Automotive
- Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: July 16, 2025
TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Toyota subsidiary mulls producing EV batteries in China NAGOYA - A hybrid car battery subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. is considering manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles at its factory in China amid the rapid spread of EVs in the country, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. currently operates three buildings at its Dalian factory to produce batteries for hybrid vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The local government is looking to build and lease out a fourth facility at the site for PPES, the sources said. ---------- Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony set to see record international attendance NAGASAKI - The mayor of Nagasaki said Tuesday that a record 107 countries and regions, along with the European Union, have signaled plans to attend this year's ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in August. The previous record was set last year, when 100 nations and regions, plus the EU, took part. Mayor Shiro Suzuki said the city will announce the list of participants later, after sending invitations to all those with diplomatic missions in Japan. ---------- Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has struck a trade deal with Indonesia, under which goods from the Southeast Asian country will face a lowered tariff rate of 19 percent. In exchange for sharply reducing the rate, Trump told reporters at the White House, the United States will have full market access to Indonesia. ---------- China's Xi, Australian PM seek trade expansion amid Trump tariffs BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese indicated their willingness to boost bilateral trade on Tuesday, according to their governments, as the two countries face steep tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. During a meeting with Albanese at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi hailed the improvement in Sino-Australian ties, saying their relationship has risen from "setback and turned around, bringing tangible benefits" to both peoples. ---------- Typhoon Nari makes landfall on Japan's Hokkaido, 1st time since 2016 TOKYO - Typhoon Nari crossed the Hokkaido coast on Tuesday, making it the first landfall by a typhoon on Japan's northernmost main island since 2016, before weakening to a storm, the weather agency said. The typhoon made landfall near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido around 2 a.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ---------- Body of man found in Tokyo home in suspected suicide by hunting gun TOKYO - The body of a man who died in a suspected suicide was found in his Tokyo home on Tuesday evening, after police hours earlier received a call from someone saying they intended to use a hunting gun to end their life. The Metropolitan Police Department briefly restricted access to the vicinity of the residence in the Japanese capital's Adachi Ward and urged neighbors not to leave their homes. ---------- Hunter missing on Hokkaido mountain after brown bear sighting nearby SAPPORO - A male hunter in his 50s has gone missing on Mt. Esan in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local authorities said Tuesday, raising concern over his safety as a brown bear was sighted in the area three days earlier. Police and firefighters have launched a search operation, said authorities in Hakodate, where the 618-meter mountain is located close to a number of residential areas and schools. ---------- Football: Germain nets again, Japan beat S. Korea in East Asian final YONGIN, South Korea - Ryo Germain built on his impressive form with an early strike as Japan held on to beat South Korea 1-0 to claim their second successive East Asian E-1 men's football championship on Tuesday. Germain scored his fifth goal of the tournament just eight minutes into the winner-take-all finale, volleying in a cross from Yuki Soma at Yongin Mireu Stadium in a Seoul suburb. ---------- Video: Hakata Gion Festival in Fukuoka
18 hours ago
- Climate
Typhoon Nari Crosses Japan's Hokkaido
News from Japan Society Jul 15, 2025 10:45 (JST) Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Typhoon Nari crossed Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, on Tuesday morning. The fifth typhoon of the year made landfall near Cape Erimo around 2 a.m., reached the Sea of Okhotsk around 7 a.m. and turned into an extratropical cyclone at 9 a.m. The Japan Meteorological Agency called on residents of Hokkaido to remain vigilant against storm winds, high waves and heavy rain. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
The Star
19 hours ago
- Climate
- The Star
Typhoon Nari makes landfall over Japan's Hokkaido
TOKYO: Typhoon Nari crossed the Hokkaido coast on Tuesday (July 15), the first landfall by a typhoon on Japan's northern main island since 2016, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Xinhua reported. The fifth typhoon of the year made landfall near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido at around 2am local time, also marking the first to make landfall in Hokkaido during July since records began in 1951, the weather agency said. The system, which formed over the weekend around 200km south of Chichijima Island in the Pacific, moved along the eastern side of the Japanese archipelago before approaching Hokkaido, and turned into an extratropical cyclone at 9am local time. Weather officials called on residents to remain vigilant against strong winds in Hokkaido, with maximum speeds of up to 87.48 km per hour recorded in the city of Kushiro. - Bernama-Xinhua
Arab Times
a day ago
- Climate
- Arab Times
Typhoon Nari makes landfall over Japan's Hokkaido
TOKYO, July 15, (Xinhua): Typhoon Nari crossed the Hokkaido coast on Tuesday, the first landfall by a typhoon on Japan's northern main island since 2016, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The fifth typhoon of the year made landfall near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido at around 2 a.m. local time, also marking the first to make landfall in Hokkaido during July since records began in 1951, the weather agency said. The system, which formed over the weekend around 200 km south of Chichijima Island in the Pacific, moved along the eastern side of the Japanese archipelago before approaching Hokkaido, and turned into an extratropical cyclone at 9 a.m. local time. Weather officials called on residents to remain vigilant against strong winds in Hokkaido, with maximum speeds of up to 87.48 km per hour recorded in the city of Kushiro.
Yomiuri Shimbun
a day ago
- Climate
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Typhoon Nari Crosses Japan's Hokkaido
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Typhoon Nari crossed Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, on Tuesday morning. The fifth typhoon of the year made landfall near Cape Erimo around 2 a.m., reached the Sea of Okhotsk around 7 a.m. and turned into an extratropical cyclone at 9 a.m. The Japan Meteorological Agency called on residents of Hokkaido to remain vigilant against storm winds, high waves and heavy rain.
