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[00:00:41] Houthi armed forces sweep across western Yemen, Saudi Arabia
[00:00:45] at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait faces a dilemma.
[00:00:48] World Weekly this issue's focus: Red Sea Storm
[00:00:52] again. Japan's Ishin no Kai
[00:00:55] enters the new cabinet with a high profile. Conservative
[00:00:59] faction. After 12 years, Okinawa's constitutional government is re-established.
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[00:01:29] Hello everyone, welcome to a new issue of World Weekly
[00:01:34] . Since September,
[00:01:37] the Houthi armed forces and Saudi Arabia have been continuously
[00:01:41] exchanging fire. This week, the Houthi armed forces' offensive has escalated,
[00:01:44] not only sweeping through western Yemen like a storm, but also
[00:01:48] seizing several strategic strongholds guarding the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
[00:01:52] The British Guardian pointed out that after the Strait of Hormuz,
[00:01:56] another important energy source in the Middle East . And essentially,
[00:03:23] as well as oil wealth
[00:03:27] as a source of funding. On September
[00:03:30] 18th, in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, thousands of people took to the streets
[00:03:34] to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthi armed forces attacked the holy city of
[00:03:38] Mecca .
[00:03:42] In the eyes of outsiders,
[00:03:48] behind the tit-for-tat between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi armed forces is the reality that the conflict between the two sides
[00:03:52] continues to escalate .
[00:03:55] On September 16th, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen stated
[00:03:59] that in the northeastern part of Yemen, in Ma'rib province, they shot down
[00:04:03] a Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet with a self-made
[00:04:07] surface-to-air missile.
[00:04:18] Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree stated that after the F-15 fighter jet
[00:04:22] was shot down, two batches of Saudi fighter jets entered Ma'rib
[00:04:25] airspace to search for the
[00:05:00] caused the crash. And this time, if the Houthi armed forces really
[00:05:04] shot down the F-15 fighter jet, it means that their air defense capabilities
[00:05:07] have undergone significant changes . This will lead to
[00:05:11] hostility between the two sides. Within 36 short hours, the Houthi forces thoroughly disrupted Red Sea shipping by taking control of the central road to Ma'rib.
[00:07:54] On September 1st, the Houthi forces announced that since September 3rd, they had captured approximately 5,400 square kilometers of land in western Yemen.
[00:08:04] The Yemeni government stated that the Houthis controlled the entire western coast and continued to advance southward.
[00:08:12] At this time, a large number of civilians along the Red Sea coast in southwestern Yemen
[00:08:16] began to flee their homes and poured into temporary refugee
[00:08:19] camps. We fled the war, moving from one
[00:08:23] place to another, with our souls but without
[00:08:27] peace. We ran away, but what about the rest? And the house, if we left it,
[00:08:30] it was just a place.
[00:08:33] And now, look at us, how we are
[00:08:35] suffering. Look at us, how we are
[00:08:38] shaken. "We need to live."
[00:08:46] According to data released by the International Organization for Migration on September 18, over 110,000 Yemenis
[00:08:50] have been displaced in the past two weeks, and nearly 3,000 people have crossed the Bab el-Mandeb
[00:08:54] Strait to flee to Djibouti on the opposite shore.
[00:08:58] Al Jazeera believes that the current Houthi offensive signifies that the balance of power
[00:09:02] in their conflict with Saudi Arabia, which began in
[00:09:05] 2014, has begun to shift .
[00:09:08] In September 2014,
[00:10:26] always difficult to achieve. The fragile peace was finally broken in 2026.
[00:10:30] As the conflict continued, Saudi Arabia's relationship with Iran
[00:10:34] also became tense. On July 13,
[00:10:37] Sana'a International Airport, controlled by Houthi forces, was subjected to an air attack.
[00:10:41] Houthi forces accused Saudi Arabia of being the mastermind behind the attack. This
[00:10:45] incident became the fuse for the escalation of the situation . Saudi Arabia was
[00:10:48] threatening Yemen to
[00:10:52] not break the blockade by operating a flight'.
[00:10:55] Tehran um and as a response they
[00:10:58] bombed airport and so since then fighting has essentially
[00:11:02] escalated. Subsequently, Houthi armed forces greatly increased their attacks and conducted multiple maritime operations.
[00:11:20] Although Saudi Arabia has vast coastlines there are not
[00:11:24] no.
[00:12:55] not disrupting international shipping, they say that they're
[00:12:58] disrupting Saudi ships so that Saudi can
[00:13:02] finally lift the blockade on Yemen.
[00:13:04] On the 12th, will Saudi Arabia once again face the difficult decision of whether to wage war?
[00:13:11] is they want to get the huties out of Yemen? what saudi needs
[00:13:14] to do that though is actual troops on the ground, because the Yemen
[00:13:18] forces, as we've seen overnight with their loss of Mocha, aren't capable
[00:13:22] of defeating the Hutis on their own. Saudi air power. isn't capable
[00:13:25] of defeating the huties on their own, so we need some foreign ground troops, but Saudi Arabia
[00:13:29] doesn't want to put foreign ground troops into Yemen for any sort of a
[00:13:33] long, bloody conflict with no guarantee of success. The Times reported that in this war, Saudi Arabia faces the worst-case scenario. In the words of former Ambassador Ratney, the current situation is what the Saudis least want to see. And in the eyes of analysts, this dilemma also highlights that all countries that have ended trials have been more or less affected by the fluctuations. Locally, on September 18th, the US President stated that the US would reach an agreement.
[00:14:21] Earlier, on September 12th, Trump said in an interview:
[00:15:05] The United States is already in an endless conflict with Iran. The navy is overburdened, but its
[00:15:08] inventory is constantly decreasing. Therefore, Trump does not want to open
[00:15:12] another new front. In the eyes of many analysts, the actions of the Houthi
[00:15:16] armed forces in the Red Sea are directly related to Iran.
[00:15:20] Shaquira, a scholar of Yemeni issues at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in the United Kingdom,
[00:15:24] believes that what is happening now is part of the Houthi armed
[00:15:28] forces' strategy, an extension of Iran's behavior and strategy
[00:15:31] in the negotiation process . On August
[00:15:35] 24, the United States announced
[00:15:37] a new round of sanctions aimed at economically isolating Iran, but Iran
[00:15:41] was not hit by the sanctions. On September 10,
[00:15:44] the United States continued to expand the scope of sanctions, listing individuals and entities
[00:15:48] that provide support to Iranian proxy networks.
[00:15:52] It was also on this day that the Houthi armed forces occupied the port of Mocha,
[00:15:55] which was interpreted by many media as Iran opening a
[00:17:07] is taking over that, whether on behalf of themselves or on behalf of
[00:17:11] Iran, them being inha is psychological panic for
[00:17:15] insurance and shipment companies across the
[00:17:17] world.
[00:17:22] There are no Iranian forces in Yemen.
[00:18:20] Yeah, the attacks of the huzi rebels
[00:18:23] additional pressure on Saudi Arabia, because so far it
[00:18:27] could sort of bypass the straight of hormos, which is blocked by
[00:18:30] Iran, but going through the mandanda, but now with the
[00:18:33] huti attacks, this sort of leeway.
[00:20:07] The hostile front faced by Saudi Arabia is expanding.
[00:20:11] Fighting the Houthi armed forces is one thing; fighting on three fronts
[00:20:14] simultaneously is another . For
[00:20:18] Saudi Arabia, there is also the Mecca Common Defense Agreement signed with
[00:20:22] Pakistan and Turkey on August 7th. On September 10, the Houthis
[00:20:26] attacked the port of Mocha, and Pakistan immediately strongly condemned
[00:20:30] their actions. On September 16, Pakistan's Foreign Minister
[00:20:34] Asif stated: "Now is the time to implement the Mecca
[00:20:38] Common Defense Agreement ." However, the Mecca Treaty
[00:20:41] stipulates that Pakistan and Turkey's military intervention obligations
[00:20:45] are limited to defending Saudi territory.
[00:20:49] Most importantly, even the United States, which is fiercely confronting Iran, is unwilling to provoke the Houthi armed forces again for Saudi Arabia,
[00:20:56] causing Saudi Arabia to gradually lose confidence in relying on the United States
[00:21:00] to resolve the crisis . On September
[00:21:03] 17, the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying that it had approved
[00:21:06] a foreign military sales plan totaling
[00:21:09] $24.3 billion to sell 48
[00:21:13] F-35 fighter jets and related equipment to Saudi Arabia.
[00:21:17] Some analysts believe the United States
[00:21:46] According to informed sources, with the assistance of the U.S. Central Command, Israel is discussing how to assist Saudi Arabia. to back off from the red
[00:22:20] sea uh uh straight there, the babilom
[00:22:23] straight, and a couple of other things the saudies want to accomplish would isn't the
[00:22:26] same with the deescalatory moves that the US would want out of
[00:22:30] any negotiation, linking it to the deescalatory
[00:22:33] moves. On the 6th, the US held its third vote to end the war.
[00:22:34] three additional House Republicans
[00:22:41] cross-party lines to support the move compared to last time,
[00:22:45] that brought the total number of House Republicans who supported...
[00:22:48] In fact, the Red Sea shipping lane is
[00:23:50] a global public good. Ignoring the Yemeni crisis or
[00:23:54] relying on unilateral military action cannot fundamentally
[00:23:57] resolve its security dilemma . Currently, only by adhering
[00:24:01] to the general direction of political solutions and promoting a ceasefire, humanitarian aid,
[00:24:05] and national reconstruction can Yemen emerge from the cycle of
[00:24:08] conflict and instability. Only then can the Red
[00:24:12] Sea shipping lane return to
[00:24:20] Japan's Ishin no Kai enters the new cabinet of Kishida with a high profile.
[00:24:24] Conservatives regain constitutional power in Okinawa after 12
[00:24:27] years. World Weekly special report: The Dangerous
[00:24:39] World Weekly . This week, Japanese
[00:24:43] Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Kishida Fumio successively initiated intra-party
[00:24:47] personnel adjustments and a cabinet reshuffle .
[00:25:22] Foreign Minister
[00:25:24] Motegi,
[00:25:27] Finance Minister Katayama,
[00:25:31] Defense Minister Kihara, Chief Cabinet
[00:25:35] Secretary Okinawa
[00:25:37] problem Shimohara.
[00:25:41] Japanese media reported that 8 of the 18 cabinet members are new.
[00:25:48] The new Japanese government
[00:26:02] has no fixed timetable, so the timing of the cabinet reshuffle is
[00:26:06] thought-provoking . In early
[00:26:09] September, the results of a public opinion poll released by Jiji Press showed
[00:26:13] that the approval rating of the Kishida cabinet fell to
[00:26:17] 44.1%, a decrease of 4.3 percentage points from last month,
[00:26:20] reaching its lowest level since the cabinet was formed
[00:26:23] . The Associated Press believes that Kishida's reshuffle
[00:26:27] of the cabinet at this time aims to improve his approval rating, reintegrate his ruling base,
[00:26:31] and seek to
[00:28:32] I think that's how it is. So, for example, a public opinion poll was conducted by Jiji Press and Kyodo News about how people feel about
[00:28:36] members of the former Abe faction or those who were involved in the slush fund scandal joining
[00:28:40] the cabinet. About 70% of the respondents
[00:28:43] opposed those involved in the slush fund scandal joining
[00:28:47] the cabinet. Despite this,
[00:28:50] here ,
[00:28:54] the current member of the cabinet. So, it's a public opinion poll
[00:28:58] about opposition. Regardless,
[00:29:01] here,
[00:30:02] The person who joined the cabinet this time is the former Secretary-General of the Japan Restoration Party, Atsushi Suzuki.
[00:30:06] According to reports from Dokmai News, Atsushi Suzuki is 70 years old this year.
[00:30:10] Since 1987, as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he successively served as a member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
[00:30:13] and the Mayor of Osaka Prefecture. In 2015,
[00:30:17] he joined the Japan Restoration Party. In 2021, he was first
[00:30:21] elected as a member of the Japanese House of Representatives. In August 2025,
[00:30:24] he became the Secretary-General of the Japan Restoration Party. According to Japanese
[00:30:28] media reports, Atsushi Suzuki was also a convicted
[00:30:31] criminal. During his tenure as Mayor of Osaka Prefecture
[00:30:35] in 2007, he was convicted of colluding with bidders and engaging in
[00:30:39] bid rigging in public works projects. He was found
[00:30:42] guilty. In Japan, it is extremely
[00:30:46] rare for politicians with criminal records to enter the cabinet. The last
[00:30:50] time this happened was in 1997.
[00:30:52] At that time, Sato Koji, who was appointed Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency,
[00:30:56] was convicted in the Lockheed bribery scandal in the United States.
[00:31:00] He was found guilty. Sato resigned from his position
[00:31:04] as Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency only 12 days later due to pressure
[00:31:07] . So why did Kishida take such a great risk
[00:31:11] and choose Atsushi Suzuki, who has a criminal record, to join the cabinet? So,
[00:31:15] with the Japan Restoration Party joining the cabinet and its members becoming ministers,
[00:31:19] the Kishida administration will likely move in the direction that the Japan Restoration Party
[00:31:23] desires. And what the Japan Restoration Party desires is quite similar to what Mr. Kishida desires,
[00:31:27] so there are things like
[00:31:30] constitutional revision, strengthening of defense capabilities, and
[00:31:34] revision of the three non-nuclear
[00:31:38] principles, for example.
[00:31:41] For a long time, in terms of policy,
[00:31:45] the Japan Restoration Party has been considered more radical than the Liberal Democratic Party.
[00:31:49] In June this year, the Japan Restoration Party released a policy proposal on national security
[00:31:52] strategy for the 30-year crisis era. It proposed
[00:31:56] reshaping Japan's security strategy. The proposal
[00:32:00] advocated increasing defense spending and revising Article 9
[00:32:04] of the Constitution. It clearly positioned the Self-Defense Forces
[00:32:07] as a national defense force. At the same time, it proposed re-discussing the principle
[00:32:11] of not introducing nuclear weapons among the three non-nuclear principles, and further loosening restrictions on defense equipment
[00:32:16] exports. This aligns to complete the revision of the three security documents
[00:32:20] within the year. However, in Japanese
[00:32:23] society, revising the three non-nuclear principles is a highly sensitive
[00:32:27] issue. In early August,
[00:32:30] according to a poll released by the Japan Public Opinion Survey Association, approximately
[00:32:34] 76% of Japanese respondents supported upholding the three non-nuclear
[00:33:16] The Liberal Democratic Party alone will not be able to advance reforms. I believe that Japan has come this far
[00:33:19] without fear of criticism, without fear of opposition, and without fear of elections.
[00:33:23] Before Ishin, the ruling coalition had been the LDP-Komeito coalition for 26 years.
[00:33:24] The Komeito Party calls itself a party for the people.
[00:33:33] In defense,
[00:33:35] In the view of Kenneth Weinstein,
[00:33:45] Chairman of Japan Affairs at the Hudson Institute in the United States, it may allow the Liberal Democratic Party
[00:33:49] to gain a greater policy space than during the Abe era.
[00:33:52] After Kishida's first year in power, the Liberal Democratic Party
[00:33:56] and the Japan Restoration Party moved closer to an alliance, freeing themselves
[00:34:00] from past restrictions. This enabled them to advance policies that Abe failed
[00:34:04] to achieve, accelerating the promotion of conservative political goals, including
[00:34:08] constitutional revision.
[00:34:45] So, I think it's important to focus on the issues that are most pressing right now,
[00:34:49] such as the rising cost of living, and the need to foster new industries.
[00:34:52] Furthermore, we need to address child poverty.
[00:34:56] and the national government
[00:35:15] And also, the business community and the
[00:35:19] local community need to work together.
[00:35:23] By doing so, we can achieve
[00:35:27] even greater things than before.
[00:35:30] We should entrust the future of Okinawa
[00:35:33] to the younger generation,
[00:35:36] shouldn't we, everyone?
[00:35:46] before the election, the Japanese Prime Minister instructed
[00:35:49] that "everything that can be done to win must be done."
[00:35:52] Just as the election campaign entered a critical stage, the conservative
[00:35:56] camp experienced a last-minute defection. According to a
[00:36:00] Ryukyu Shimpo report, in August, former independent candidate
[00:36:04] Shimoji Fuyuhito, who enjoyed high popularity, reached a policy agreement with the Liberal Democratic Party
[00:36:07] and suddenly withdrew from the election during the critical stage,
[00:36:57] In this election, economic issues became the most concerned topic for voters.
[00:37:01] Nearly half of the respondents ranked it as their top concern
[00:37:04] , a proportion more than double that of those concerned about US military base
[00:37:19] issues. However, the economy didn't improve, and the current situation didn't seem to get better.
[00:37:23] So, I thought it might be good to entrust
[00:37:26] the future to someone else this time.
[00:37:28] In the election campaign, Tamaki focused on economic issues, promising to increase residents'
[00:37:32] income, strengthen childcare resources, and promote economic growth in Okinawa
[00:37:35] . According to exit poll data, Tamaki received a very high approval
[00:37:39] rating among the 20 to 40-year-old age group . In the view of Professor
[00:37:43] Chunbok-seung of Okinawa International University, the presence of US military bases
[00:37:47] is precisely the biggest obstacle hindering Okinawa from achieving economic
[00:37:50] self-reliance. Okinawa only accounts for about
[00:37:54] 0.6% of Japan's land area. Although US military bases bring some economic benefits to Okinawa through land rent, employment, and local consumption, the bases occupy a large amount of core land, severely restricting local transportation planning and commercial development. According to Japanese media reports, US military bases account for about 80% of Okinawa Prefecture's total area, but contribute only about 5% to Okinawa's economy.
[00:38:58] Although US military bases bring some economic benefits to Okinawa through land rent,
[00:39:02] employment, and local consumption, the bases occupy a large amount of core land, severely restricting
[00:39:06] local transportation planning and commercial development.
[00:39:10] According to Japanese media reports, US military bases
[00:39:14] account for about 80% of Okinawa Prefecture's total area, but contribute only
[00:39:17] about 5% to Okinawa's
[00:39:38] From 1996
[00:39:42] to 1999,
[00:40:27] In 2018, Tamaki Denny won the Okinawa gubernatorial election.
[00:40:33] After that, for years, the central government and the prefecture were at odds, but construction did not stop.
[00:40:42] Now, Tamaki Denny has lost his re-election bid. US
[00:40:45] military .
[00:40:48] The new Japanese government is facing economic challenges and needs to revitalize Okinawa. This cannot be achieved without the cooperation of the central government of Japan.
[00:43:42] Then watch me.
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[00:45:44] 2:00 AM. Welcome to this section's news live room. The State Council
[00:45:48] Information Office held a series of themed press conferences
[00:45:52] on the 20th. The relevant person in charge of the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced
[00:45:56] the 15th Five-Year Plan to promote high-quality market supervision