NHK Radio News (released on 28th Sept. 2023 at 11 am)

28th September 2023 NHK news at 11am JST (午前11時のNHKニュース）


1. Japan Transport Safety Board issues final report on oil leak in Mauritius offshore

3 years ago at Mauritius offshore, a freighter chartered by a Japanese company ran aground while seeking smartphone signals. Japan Transport Safety Board issued the final report on the incident today.
In July 2020, a merchant ship chartered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines was stranded off the coast of Mauritius and caused a leakage of about 1000 tons of fuel oil. 
According to the report, stopping at Mauritius was not part of the route of the ship, thus detailed nautical chart was absent. Nevertheless, the ship went ashore by approaching the island too close while seeking crew members' smartphone signals.
Moreover, the report revealed that the vessel repeated approaching shores before the accident to catch smartphone signals too, and pointed out that the entire crew members lacked awareness about safe navigation.


2. About 100 youths looted shops in Philadelphia - police caught 50 of them, but are still investigating the details

Raided shops include Apple store and a shop selling major sports brands' products. Police caught about 50 of mobs destroying the city.
In the US, mainly in its western part, ransacks by groups of young people are occurring one after the other. This led to the closing of 9 shops over 4 states owned by a major US retail company Target.


3. Elderly man injured by a bear in Niigata

At around 6 a.m., a man in his 70s encountered a bear just several meters away from his home. The bear is said to be fleeing after scratching the man's arms and biting his left thigh. 
Already in this month, 3 people were injured by bears within Niigata. The prefecture issued a "bear alert" and reminded residents to enter the mountains in a group and carry bells and radios with them.


4. Unseasonable heat in the Pacific Ocean side of Eastern and Western Japan
Today, temperatures rise up to 35 degrees Celsius around Tokai and Kanto region. Please beware of heatstroke.


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