EPISODE · Jun 22, 2020 · 2 MIN
Daily News: Tokyo Governor Election, BLM in Kyoto, Victoria delayed the easing, Trump rally in Tulsa
from Quirky Japanese Podcast · host Yuto Ito
Candidates held rally around Tokyo for the governor election Over the weekend, 22 candidates stood for the Tokyo governor election coming next month. Despite Tokyo confirmed the 35 coronavirus cases on Sunday, many of the candidates gave a speech outside to the crowds. Unlike the 4 famous candidates who went outside for their supporters, Yuriko Koike, the current governor held online campaign like streaming on Instagram, uploading videos on her website and using Twitter. https://mainichi.jp/senkyo/articles/20200621/k00/00m/010/189000c https://www.yuriko.or.jp Black Lives Matter Protest took a street in Kyoto on Sunday. Usually, the road is fully packed with tourists, was filled with 1000 protesters, according to the organizer, DEEP KYOTO. On that weekend, Black Lives Matter protests has been held over the world by reflecting Juneteenth, the end of slavery in 1865. The organisers asked attendances to wear masks. http://www.deepkyoto.com/black-lives-matter-kyoto-peaceful-march-sunday-june-21st/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/21/national/blm-rally-held-kyoto-honor-george-floyd- denounce-police-brutality/#.Xu_23K2B2EI In Australia, state of Victoria confirmed 19 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. The premiere Dan Andrews announced the delay of easing restriction further a month in response to the health experts advices on 6 hotspots in the Melbourne region where community transmission has been found. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australians-strongly-discouraged-from-travelling-to-and-from- victorian-coronavirus-hotspots On Saturday, president Trump held a rally in Tulsa, Oklahomma for the re-election of the 2020 election in September. He asked for “slow-down” testing as U.S cases of COVID-19 passed two million. New York Times reported that most of the crowds in the rally was not wearing masks. A participant at the rally said “I will not live in fear,” that shows how poorly understood about the pandemic in the state. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/trump-rally-tulsa.html The sources of news included to the detail of this episode. For the latest updates from the host can be found on Twitter @Petemymate.
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