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00:00:00Govern the city, a path of mutual advancement,
00:00:04a gentleman's quality, oriental wine.
00:00:07Guizhou wine,
00:00:11for your enjoyment.
00:00:35Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is reported to be involved in a scandal. The Speaker of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly of the LDP
00:00:39resigned. Experts interpret what are the hidden
00:00:42problems exposed by the money scandal in Japanese politics? US media
00:00:46reported that the US Secretary of State said that it will not launch
00:00:50new attacks on Iran for the time being. What factors led to the US changing its
00:00:54tactics against Iran? The US President said he is considering renaming Lake
00:00:58Ontario to Lake America. How do Canadian and American people
00:01:01view the US President's statement? Caught in a financial storm,
00:01:05US Vice President Mark Walter sold the controlling stake of the
00:01:09LA Lakers. High temperatures and low rainfall
00:01:13have led to continuously falling water levels in the Danube. Bulgarian farmers
00:01:16are in a dilemma where they have produce but cannot transport it
00:01:19out.
00:01:30Good evening everyone, welcome to today's International News. First, let's turn our attention to Japanese politics.
00:01:34According to Japanese media reports, after the Liberal Democratic
00:01:38Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Branch was reported for coercing members to donate
00:01:41large sums of money, the key figure in the incident, Eifu Kurauchi,
00:01:45announced on the 25th that he would resign from his positions as Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Speaker and Prefectural Assembly
00:01:49member. Eifu Kurauchi did not explain the specific reasons for his resignation.
00:01:53The Vice Speaker of the Prefectural Assembly, Itabashi Matsu, has already approved Kurauchi's
00:01:57resignation as an assembly member. on the 25th.
00:02:35He exposed this scandal to the media. Motoyoshi Yoshimatsu announced his withdrawal from the Liberal Democratic Party. According to Yoshimatsu, before he became Speaker of the Prefectural Assembly in June
00:02:382020, his Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly group
00:02:42demanded money from him under various pretexts, including expenses for party
00:02:46social activities such as golf fees, accommodation fees, transportation fees,
00:02:50and dining expenses at high-end restaurants, totaling approximately 20 million Japanese yen,
00:02:54which is equivalent to 850,000 Chinese yuan. Motoyoshi Yoshimatsu also
00:02:57revealed important members of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly group .
00:03:30outwardly claiming that the assembly needed funds to promote unity.
00:03:34In addition to Yoshimatsu Motoyoshi, former Vice Speaker of Fukuoka Prefecture, Eto
00:03:37Hideo, stated that before he took office, he had, according to so-called convention,
00:03:41paid millions of Japanese yen to the parliamentary group.
00:03:43。
00:03:525 million yen .
00:04:04attracted widespread attention from the Japanese public. Some netizens wrote that the LDP's repeated involvement in similar incidents after the black money scandal exposes the party's
00:04:08dirty nature and demands a thorough investigation.
00:04:12In addition to this donation scandal, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party was also involved in
00:04:16a black money scandal in November 2023 that shook the political arena.
00:04:19The incident subsequently caused a shake-up within the LDP and a disastrous defeat in the general
00:04:23election, with ongoing controversies drawing widespread criticism from
00:04:27Japanese society. Next, let's take a look at a short video to learn more.
00:04:30In November 2023, multiple factions of the Japanese
00:04:34Liberal Democratic Party were reported to have demanded that their affiliated Diet members
00:04:38sell political fundraising tickets according to targets, and return
00:04:42the excess as kickbacks to the members. However, the relevant
00:04:46funds were not registered in the political fund report, becoming
00:04:50unsupervised secret funds.
00:04:51。
00:04:551.4 million yen.
00:05:01To minimize the adverse effects of the scandal, in January
00:05:052024, the incumbent LDP President and Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, made a desperate attempt
00:05:09to lead the dissolution of his long-standing faction.
00:05:14the Kishida faction, and urged the Abe faction, Nikai faction, and other factions to dissolve. However, the negative
00:05:18impact of the scandal was irreversible. On August
00:05:2114, 2024, Fumio Kishida announced that he would not participate in
00:05:25the LDP presidential election held in September of that year.
00:05:29From late September to early October 2024, Shigeru Ishiba was elected LDP President
00:05:33and subsequently became Prime Minister of Japan. He then quickly dissolved
00:05:37the House of Representatives and held a general election. However, on the eve of the election,
00:05:40reports emerged in Japan and the US that a candidate who lost the LDP's public
00:05:44endorsement due to a black money scandal actually received the same amount of campaign funds
00:05:48as the publicly endorsed candidate. Although senior LDP officials
00:05:52quickly came forward to explain, the incident had a severe negative
00:05:55impact. On October 27, 2024, the ruling coalition formed by the Japanese
00:05:59LDP and Komeito failed to secure
00:06:03a majority of seats in the House of Representatives election. In the Japanese House of Councillors
00:06:07election held on July 20, 2025, the ruling coalition again lost its majority
00:06:11in the House of Councillors. This was the first time since the LDP was
00:06:14founded in 1955 that it failed to secure a majority of seats in
00:06:18both houses of the Diet. On September 7,
00:06:222025, Shigeru Ishiba held a press conference at the Prime Minister's official residence
00:06:26and announced his decision to resign as LDP President.
00:06:30In October 2025, Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister of Japan, but
00:06:33controversies followed her new government's ascent to power. Takaichi not only appointed
00:06:37many politicians involved in the black money scandal to important government positions,
00:06:41but she herself was also indicted in December of the same year
00:06:45for receiving political donations from a company, which sparked strong
00:06:49dissatisfaction in Japanese society. Japanese public opinion believed that Takaichi's attitude
00:06:52on the black money issue was ambiguous, and she had no intention
00:06:55of fundamentally correcting it. What are the differences between this
00:06:59Fukuoka donation scandal and the black money scandal reported at the end of 2023?
00:07:03What deep-seated problems in the LDP and Japanese politics does
00:07:07the money scandal reflect? Let's hear from the Chinese Academy of
00:07:11Social Sciences.
00:09:45Iranian waters, the shipping lanes leaving the Persian Gulf will pass through Oman and Iranian waters. No warships are allowed to pass through the Strait of
00:09:49Hormuz, only merchant ships are permitted. Garibaldi emphasized
00:09:53that the agreement between Iran and Oman does not mean an immediate opening of
00:09:57the Strait of Hormuz. According to the joint statement issued by Iran and Oman on the 25th,
00:10:00the two sides discussed a phased framework for the restoration of passage through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:10:04including the establishment of a jointly agreed temporary shipping corridor
00:10:08and joint mine clearance in the strait.
00:10:12The statement said that the two sides will also continue technical negotiations aimed at reaching
00:10:16an agreement on the establishment of a permanent shipping lane and future management
00:10:20arrangements for the strait. According to the US news website Axios
00:10:24on the 25th:
00:10:58new punitive measures to increase economic pressure on Iran, while trying to transport as much oil as possible through the Strait of Hormuz
00:11:02to the global energy market. US officials said that
00:11:06although Rubio explicitly stated that the United States does not intend to return to large-scale
00:11:09combat operations, he did not rule out the possibility of retaliation if
00:11:13Iran initiates an attack. This policy is expected
00:11:17to last at least until after the midterm elections, at which
00:11:21time new military actions may again be brought up. The report also
00:11:25quoted US officials as saying that the US is currently not negotiating
00:11:29with Iran, but is putting pressure on Iran, and this
00:11:33pressure may prompt Iran to return to the negotiating table. US President
00:11:36Trump stated on social media on the 25th that the US Navy
00:11:40informed him that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz
00:11:44have been cleared or detonated. Trump said that Iran
00:11:48has been notified that any vessel laying new mines
00:11:52will be immediately and systematically destroyed.
00:13:26However, whether it is Iran or the United States, once unexpected factors appear in
00:13:30the domestic epidemic, both may restart military options
00:13:34to shift the focus. It is worth noting that the current regional autonomous security
00:13:38framework is accelerating its reconstruction, and the signing of the joint defense
00:13:41agreement by the sellers is the most vivid example.
00:13:45Regional countries are reducing their reliance on the US security system,
00:13:49and autonomous arrangements are replacing external arrangements. This process
00:13:53is irreversible regardless of whether the US and Iran reach an agreement.
00:14:08stated on the 26th that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the contact
00:14:12between Russian intelligence agencies and US Central Intelligence Agency
00:14:16Director Ratcliffe. Peskov said that Putin himself did not
00:14:20contact Ratcliffe, but the contact was made through intelligence channels. Peskov
00:14:24did not say.
00:14:31He also stated that it is too early to discuss whether such contacts will pull Russian-US bilateral relations out of the current
00:14:34crisis. Several US media outlets
00:14:38reported on the 25th that Ratcliffe flew that day on a US Air Force
00:14:42transport aircraft from Latvia to
00:14:46Moscow. US
00:14:49trade talks recently failed to reach an agreement, and bilateral trade disputes
00:14:53continued. On the 25th, the Canadian government announced that it would impose retaliatory tariffs
00:14:57on more than 700 types of US goods worth 27.6 billion Canadian dollars,
00:15:00or about 20 billion US dollars.
00:15:03。
00:15:05Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau stated on the 25th that the total
00:15:09value of US goods affected by these retaliatory tariffs
00:15:12is equivalent to the value of goods on which the US imposed
00:15:16a 50% tariff on Canada, achieving an equivalent
00:15:20and reciprocal retaliation. Canada's tariff countermeasures will officially
00:15:24take effect on September 8th. According to the retaliatory tariff list
00:15:28published by the Canadian Ministry of Finance, the retaliatory tariffs mainly focus
00:15:32on steel, dairy products, home appliances, agricultural equipment, and other
00:15:35fields.
00:15:40Among them, most steel products imported from the United States will have tariffs
00:15:44increased from 25% to 50%. Dairy
00:15:48products, seafood, etc. will be subject to an additional
00:15:5125% tariff. In addition to retaliatory tariffs, the Canadian
00:15:55government also announced the launch of a 7.5 billion Canadian dollar
00:15:58aid plan, focusing on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises affected by
00:16:02the trade war, providing investment and liquidity support to enterprises,
00:16:06etc. In terms of labor protection, the government will help
00:16:09enterprises avoid layoffs, allow more employees to improve their skills or receive
00:16:13retraining, and at the same time increase the flexibility of unemployment insurance benefits. US-Canada
00:16:17trade talks recently failed to reach an agreement. Canadian Prime Minister
00:16:21Justin Trudeau fully clarified his position on the breakdown of US-Canada trade talks
00:16:25on August 22nd, and announced that in response to the US imposing
00:16:28a 50% tariff on Canadian goods worth 20 billion US
00:16:32dollars, Canada's equivalent retaliatory tariff plan is scheduled
00:16:36to officially take effect on September 8th. US President
00:16:39Trump posted on social media on August 24th that he would
00:16:43raise import tariffs on Canadian automobiles, auto parts, and
00:16:47steel products to
00:16:5150% from January 1, 2027.
00:16:54This trade war between the United States and Canada has drawn opposition from both
00:16:57parties in US politics and the US media.
00:17:00。
00:17:08Democrats' criticism was more direct. Michigan Democratic
00:17:12Federal Senator candidate Abdul El-Sayed stated on social media
00:17:16that Trump is making Michigan
00:17:19pay
00:17:22for the trade war. CNN believes that Trump's administration's
00:17:25policies will bring more political trouble to the Republican
00:17:29Party. The report said that in the past, when facing
00:17:33inflation and unfavorable employment data, the Republican Party's usual rhetoric
00:17:36was.
00:18:00The article said that with only over two months left until the US midterm elections, the trade war with Canada may cost the Republican Party dearly in key states such as Maine, Michigan, and Ohio in the midterm elections.
00:18:04As the United States,
00:18:09and Canada's trade disputes continue.
00:18:24How do people in both countries view the US President's remarks? Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes in North America, located at the
00:18:28border between Canada and the United States, bordered by Ontario Province, Canada
00:18:31to the north, and New York State, USA to the south. Regarding the US statement,
00:18:35some Canadians said that renaming it
00:20:51controlling stake. The Wall Street Journal reported that Walter's sale this time was
00:20:55due to scrutiny from federal investigators and the need for liquidity to
00:20:59maintain the operations of his insurance companies. In addition to the Lakers,
00:21:02Walter's other assets in the sports field have also attracted attention. Walter
00:21:06currently holds approximately 12.8% of the shares in the English Chelsea
00:21:10Football Club. The Financial Times recently reported
00:21:14.
00:21:18It also stated that Walter's move was an urgent attempt to fill the liabilities
00:21:22of his insurance company. Walter's business empire spans finance and
00:21:26sports. In addition to owning the LA Lakers for a long time,
00:21:29he also controls multiple insurance businesses through his holding company
00:21:33TWG Global. US federal prosecutors
00:21:37and the US Securities and Exchange Commission are currently
00:21:40investigating whether Walter and his related companies concealed financial
00:21:44relationships between enterprises during the financing process. The Wall Street Journal
00:21:48recently reported that investigators are concerned about whether Walter's insurance
00:21:52companies provided billions of dollars in loans to companies affiliated
00:21:56with Walter, and these affiliated relationships were not fully disclosed
00:22:00previously. Walter's Delaware Life
00:22:03Insurance and Civitas Life Insurance, two insurance companies, recently disclosed
00:22:07that after internal review, approximately 21 billion US dollars of previously
00:22:10listed non-affiliated private credit assets were reclassified
00:22:14as affiliated investments. For example, for Delaware Life Insurance, the proportion
00:22:18of affiliated investments thereby
00:22:50TWG
00:22:51Global has recently reclassified up to 6.5 billion in related investments as such.
00:23:00Reuters reported that Walter is reducing the financial ties between his insurance companies and other entities, and also stated that the US Securities Commission will continue to investigate the company's related investment department.
00:23:30At the same time, Walter's rapid adjustment of sports assets such as the Lakers
00:23:33has further affected his vast business empire due to this financial regulatory
00:23:37storm. The latest agricultural monitoring report released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre
00:23:41on the 24th showed that sustained high temperatures and drought have significantly worsened the growth of summer
00:23:45crops in most of Western and Central Europe, with some of the most severely
00:23:49affected areas even facing total crop failure. At the same time, the pasture
00:23:52area used by livestock farms has also been affected by high temperatures and drought,
00:23:56raising concerns about the future supply of feed for the livestock industry. The report
00:24:00predicts that the EU's summer crop yield will drop significantly this year,
00:24:03by up to 14% compared to the five-year average. The most severely
00:24:07affected areas include France, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, southern Germany,
00:24:11north-central Italy, and western Romania.
00:24:14Since this summer, due to high temperatures and low rainfall,
00:24:18the water level of the Danube River in Bulgaria has been
00:24:50dried up, nothing happens there, in the last two years,
00:24:54this was our relief, almost all the grain from our region, at least
00:24:5760-70% passed through the Danube and went to Constanta,
00:25:01now we only rely on truck
00:25:04transport, which at this fuel price is insanely
00:25:08expensive at the moment, there is something different every
00:25:11year, this year for
00:25:15autumn crops it's good, and for
00:25:18spring crops, sunflower starts with...
00:25:50this economic artery has been blocked by drought
00:25:54this year. With autumn approaching, sunflower seeds are due for harvest
00:25:57again.
00:25:58。
00:26:02Since I became a farmer, goods have left my warehouse without being
00:26:05paid for, which I am waiting for, some
00:26:08paid, others I am waiting to be paid, just so I can
00:26:12clear the warehouse, so I can harvest
00:26:15the sunflowers.
00:26:24Chun Kuan.
00:26:37Literary world, wisdom high speed luxury
00:26:40.
00:26:44。
00:26:50History you can taste, 453 years, national teaching
00:27:01News. Quickly evacuate to the nearest high ground, on the roof of the building. Outdoors, be careful of boiling water and leaning against objects, try to avoid light fixtures, electrical appliances, possible falling objects, and flooded areas.
00:28:24Do not take shelter in a car, especially if the car is flooded and catches fire. Do not re-enter the car. You should evacuate to higher ground or the roof of the car as soon as possible and wait for rescue. A typhoon is a type of tropical cyclone. In meteorology,
00:28:28a tropical cyclone refers to a warm core vortex system that forms
00:28:32over warm tropical oceans and develops by drawing moisture and heat from the sea.
00:28:35China's meteorological standards classify tropical cyclones from weak to strong
00:28:39into six categories: tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm,
00:28:43typhoon, severe typhoon, and super typhoon. To unify
00:28:47and standardize typhoon names to avoid confusion, the World Meteorological
00:28:51Organization stipulates that tropical cyclones formed in the Northwest Pacific
00:28:54and South China Sea should be named using names with an Asian style.
00:28:57Then, they are used in a repeating
00:29:01cycle according to the order. The naming list contains 140 names,
00:29:05provided by 14 member countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region
00:29:09under the World Meteorological Organization. Therefore, the public often hears familiar
00:29:13typhoon names again after many years, which is due to the naming cycle.
00:29:17At the same time, typhoon naming has a removal mechanism. If a typhoon
00:29:21causes heavy casualties, extreme disaster damage, etc., after evaluation,
00:29:24it can be permanently removed from the naming list and replaced