SHORTWAVE RADIO MONITORING DIGEST
## Complete English Translation Edition
**Log Date:** 26 June 2026
**Document Reference:** DIGEST\_260626\_PARTIAL
**Source:** Station Transcripts (Multiple)
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## RECORDINGS SUMMARY (5 recordings logged this session)
1. **15:34 GMT | ~7530 kHz | Korean** - Religious/Spiritual talk: Message on faith, opportunity, grace
2. **15:28 GMT | ~7495 kHz | Farsi (Persian)** - Radio Farda: News bulletin and program schedule
3. **15:22 GMT | ~9900 kHz | Korean** - Religious educational broadcast: Biblical story of Ruth and Boaz
4. **15:07 GMT | Various kHz | Farsi (Persian)** - Cultural festival announcement and news (Bursa Turkey event)
5. **16:15 GMT | 5955 | Japanese** - Historical documentary: Japanese families separated by WWII
6. **16:22 GMT | 6280 | SoHope Mandarin Chinese** - Political commentary: Chinese entertainment industry regulations
7. **1609 GMT | 6110 |Shiokaze added **
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## DETAILED TRANSLATIONS
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### \[1\] 15:34 GMT | ~7530 kHz | Korean Language
**Source:** \_2026-06-26T15\_34\_45Z\_7530
**Content Type:** Religious/Spiritual Message
**Theme:** Faith, Seizing Opportunities, God's Grace
#### TRANSLATION:
"Politics has grown weak right now. Why, even though we pray regularly and earnestly, I don't understand why things don't pass through. This is the Korean church. Now is the time to receive God's grace. You must make an effort to support this. When you wake up and God gives you this strategic planning opportunity—if you don't accept grace with a big fire of faith—I fear that the door that lies open before us will close again.
Let us not miss this opportunity. In our faith life, there are opportunities for everything. A successful Korea does not come at any arbitrary time. The Lord opens opportunities to me at certain moments. Successful people are those who grasp these opportunities well, while failures are those who ignore these opportunities or lose them entirely.
Once an opportunity is gone, it does not come back easily. Another opportunity behind it is not guaranteed to follow. When the door of opportunity opens, we must enter without delay and achieve victory and honor in our lifetime, becoming those who succeed.
Looking in any direction—whether at the head or tail of a vehicle—we must understand opportunities. When that opportunity unfolds and comes to us in the future, what was the head becomes the tail. Then we can grab and hold the extended tail, and we can seize it all. But once an opportunity passes, no matter how hard we try to grasp it, we cannot. It becomes smooth and slippery like a dog's tail, and now we cannot grasp it no matter how hard we try.
When God's grace and blessings are given in this way, those who lose even one opportunity will regret and lament with cries worse than hell itself. In the Bible, the rich man who entered Hades cried out with regret and lamentation. Since it had already passed for him, he could only gnash his teeth, weep bitterly, and remain there. Heaven is filled with 'Amen,' 'Hallelujah,' and joy, while hell will be completely filled only with cries and wailing.
When we gather these steps, we see this: 'I wish I hadn't sinned; I wish I hadn't gone to that woman; I wish I hadn't lived so wastefully; I wish I hadn't played around while my children became like that; I wish I had been friendly with so-and-so; I wish I had been careful.' Regret will pour out. In other words, what we call hell is the place where people who have lost opportunities eternally regret. This opportunity is for me.
The most dangerous thing for us believers is when we fail to wake ourselves up at the opportunity that could break God's grace for us. In this gathering, we should have received grace from that deacon, that woman officer should have gone with eagerness, that deacon should have repented—but while being ignorant of our own insufficiency and worrying only about others, we also lose the opportunity to receive grace. Of course, this worry is for the church, so it becomes beneficial to the church, but worrying about the church's revival cannot possibly give us our own soul's salvation.
We must humbly recognize our sins, repent, and receive God's grace. The church's revival concerns and efforts cannot substitute for our own grace. On the day when our church life becomes too sweet, the time comes, the sound enters, and if we are faithful, we must be careful about how we live our church life. Believing this and receiving the Lord's blessings—you devils who do not reflect on your own sins. Understand that this opportunity is for you, and that the Lord's word is for you. Humbly kneel down and bow yourself and reflect on yourselves.
It is now. Now is the time to receive grace. Behold, now is the day of salvation. From 2 Corinthians 6:2, the Lord points to the instantaneous blessing of having the appearance of being alive. Therefore, now is for you..."
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### \[2\] 15:28 GMT | ~7495 kHz | Farsi (Persian Language)
**Source:** Radio Farda Broadcast
**Content Type:** Radio Station Identification & News Bulletin + Program Schedule
#### TRANSLATION:
**\[Station ID & Time Announcements\]**
"21:00 Tehran time, 24:00 Greenwich time, 17,865 kilohertz; 22:00 Tehran time, 25:00 Greenwich time, 15,865 kilohertz; 22:00 Tehran time, 25:00 Greenwich time, 9,555 kilohertz; 23:00 Tehran time, 26:00 Greenwich time, 9,890 kilohertz; 23:00 Tehran time and 30 minutes dawn time, 5,875 kilohertz. We thank you for joining our programs via shortwave, satellite, or the internet.
**\[Contact Information\]**
Ways to contact Radio Farda: Your telephone number for messages: 0042 022 1124113. You are with Radio Farda's programs—the voice of the Iranian people and the entire world. You are following the live broadcast and radio transmission of this news network.
Radio Farda is with you at this moment and you are with our news and analytical programs from Station 19 of Radio Farda. Greetings and welcome. I am Mohammad Farzami and I will be with you on a very hot and summer Friday evening, the 5th of Tir month in the year 1405 in the Persian solar calendar, which corresponds to the 26th of June, 2026 in the Gregorian calendar.
**\[Program Overview\]**
In this news and analytical program, we will look at the most important events, events related to Iran, and events related to an agreement that was reached with the presence of diplomats from Iran, Britain, and Russia. On the other hand, we will also look at the statements of Mark Carney regarding Canada's diplomatic presence—although not a resumption—which has been spoken of; an issue that has many critics, even some groups criticized it and Mr. Carney responded. We will address these, and then we will turn to the latest news with Benjamin Sadr in the Radio Farda studio. May your time be blessed, esteemed listeners.
**\[Breaking News\]**
Tehran announced that 22 Iranian crew members of an oil tanker that had been seized by the United States during recent conflicts and wars have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan on foot. According to the Iran News Agency (IRNA) report, Pakistan, Iran's eastern neighbor and intermediary in Tehran-Washington talks, has facilitated the return of 22 Iranian sailors from the seized oil tanker by America. Based on this report, these crew members were handed over to an Iranian diplomat in the city of Karachi and are expected to return to Iran in the coming days. IRNA and other official officials of the Islamic Republic did not publish details about the identity of the oil tanker or the time and place of its seizure.
**\[Diplomatic Developments\]**
The English-language network of Iran's state television, Press TV, reported that a communication channel has been established between Iran and America in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent the occurrence of events that could lead to an escalation of military tensions. Press TV released this news on Friday after JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, had previously stated that Washington and Tehran were about to establish this communication channel. According to Vance's statement, Iran has also agreed to send the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces to a base in Qatar to be stationed alongside a team of representatives from the US Central Command, CENTCOM, and through this means, a large portion of differences will be resolved. Tehran has emphasized that any transit through the Strait of Hormuz must be carried out through routes approved by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Meanwhile, Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, also emphasized that the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz with arrangements and parallel routes or decision-making outside Iran's considerations as one of the coastal countries of this strategic waterway is not guaranteed. Gharibabadi wrote in his X network account that any valid framework for managing maritime traffic must be based on coordination with Iran and the benefits of the fifth clause of the understanding memo documents and dimensions, and warned that otherwise, the designated parallel routes could be suspended for..."
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### \[3\] 15:22 GMT | ~9900 kHz | Korean Language
**Source:** Living Waters (Religious Educational Network)
**Content Type:** Biblical Educational Commentary
**Story:** Book of Ruth (Ruth bringing barley to Naomi)
#### TRANSLATION:
"Ruth \[brought approximately\] 17 kilograms—really a heavy amount of grain—and Ruth carried this to return to Naomi. 17 kilograms is really heavy grain, and Ruth carried this straightforwardly as a test. Perhaps not feeling the weight and hurrying home because she wanted to quickly deliver delicious food to her mother-in-law who, waiting for her, could not even eat properly. It is somewhat unusual in a way, and it seems Naomi must have felt quite lonely. Returning to Bethlehem with no one she knew, and since the Israelites might ignore and torment Ruth because she was a Moabite woman, she had sent her daughter-in-law away.
Perhaps Naomi was waiting anxiously. But when Ruth came carrying a full load of barley with a smiling expression on her face, Naomi's heart was finally at ease. Then Naomi asked Ruth about this and that in detail. Naomi asked Ruth where she was given so much grain and where she worked. From Naomi's perspective, the grain Ruth brought was an amount that could never have been brought unless someone had helped her.
Ruth answered Naomi's questions in detail with what she knew, and also told her that the owner of that field was a man named Boaz. But actually, Ruth had no prior information about what kind of person Boaz was. That was natural. She was born and raised in Moab, and had only just recently arrived in Bethlehem. But when Naomi heard the name Boaz, her reaction was different. This was because Boaz was a close relative who could redeem Naomi's family's inheritance that had been cut off by death. Also, if Ruth and Boaz were to marry, not only would Naomi's desire to redeem the inheritance be fulfilled, but Ruth would also gain a husband and children.
The wise Naomi kept these facts buried in her own heart until the proper time came. To Ruth, only when she felt God's timing had come did she hint at the matter. She told Ruth about Boaz being a close relative and his potential to become the one who could redeem the inheritance. The term 'redeemer' is used the same way in the Book of Ruth as the word 'goel.' About this inheritance redeemer..."
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### \[4\] 15:07 GMT | Various Frequencies | Farsi (Persian)
**Source:** Press Release / News Report
**Content Type:** Cultural Event Announcement
**Theme:** Turkey Cultural Festival in Bursa (UNESCO-related)
#### TRANSLATION:
"The Turkey Cultural Pathway Festival, organized by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be held from June 20 to July 5 in the city of Bursa. According to the statement from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this festival, which will last for 9 days, with extensive programs including exhibitions, concerts, performing arts, educational workshops, culinary events, and traditional crafts, will invite visitors on a journey through the city, culture, art, and authentic flavors.
As part of the 'Taste Flavor or Pleasure Station' section, more than 45 restaurants, cafes, and local establishments will introduce visitors to the traditional foods and rich culinary heritage of Bursa. Additionally, free concerts will be held within the framework of this festival in the courtyard of the C-Senny Hospital..."
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### \[5\] 16:15 GMT | Unidentified Frequency | Japanese Language
**Source:** Documentary Broadcast (Unidentified Station)
**Content Type:** Historical Documentary
**Theme:** Japanese Families Separated by World War II; Missing Persons Cases
#### TRANSLATION:
"Next is the 'Road to Salvation' corner. Well, thank you for the invitation. Well, thank you for the invitation. Like Masumoto Dorobiko. Please be seated. Emi-san. How are you? All of you who received invitations. How are you doing? July is coming very soon, isn't it? That's unfortunate. Well, today in 2025, in January we're already making corrections. Following key points. Cute hack love record. This is a greeting but I want to convey that.
Across the sea, beyond that. Some civic area. Well, that's not about that old man. Old man. The sun. Like that. Across the sea the skies. For about 50 years. I want to go see Father. Want to meet with family. There are many Japanese people who have been wishing for this. Autumn 1977. A morning just like any other. Exchanging casual conversation. Went to work saying goodbye. Keiko, Emiko. That was the last word exchanged with family. Someday returning from Japan. Dreaming of that day. Father seems like he's coming home. His wife waits, Father. Both parents, Shigeru-san. Sachie-san. Waited and longed for it. Desperately continued their creative efforts. But Emiko's consciousness could not be achieved. The Japan Sea is. Small bottle. The Japanese abduction issue, there is \[one\]. In Emiko's collective heart. With parents, the last words exchanged. No matter what situation we are in. Never give up. The parents who continued their activities. Spoke as if to supplement. Words of fear toward the sea. Stabbed in the chest. This year too, the general speed has. Experienced war. During wartime. Across the sea. Watched the foundation of life. Desperately flowing through the morning. For family, living through those days. Worked. This year. Japan lost the war. Life changed completely. A Russian-Japanese was caught. So to speak, sinking and being defeated. The general speed. That was partial. Across the sea. Words returning to you. The earnestness of Japanese politics..."
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### \[6\] 16:22 GMT | Unidentified Frequency | Mandarin Chinese
**Source:** Political Commentary Program (Sound of Hope)
**Content Type:** Political Analysis
**Topics:** Chinese Entertainment Industry Regulation; Japan-China Diplomatic Relations
#### TRANSLATION (SPEAKERS - Host/Political Commentators):
**\[On Entertainment Industry Regulations\]**
"There are not a few such people. So the backgrounds, words and deeds, social circles, and everything about entertainers are all watched by the Party in real-time. Everyone remember back—among the mainland celebrities and entertainers who have been purged in recent years, which one wasn't first exposed for problems? So this new regulation is giving all those entertainers advance notice."
"Previously it was ordinary citizens who were forced to implement real-name systems, followed by the financial transaction sector which also had to use real-name systems, and now it's the entertainment industry's turn. The real authority is of course the Chinese Communist Party, in order to better monitor entertainers. Secondly, the CCP wants to seize control of this market."
"Previously, \[the industry\] relied on traffic, capital, and fan negotiations, etc., and the performance was somewhat chaotic. But behind the chaos, there's somewhat a market discussion. And everyone needs to notice that this so-called 'chaos' is exactly what the CCP wants. It's under CCP control—they intentionally let it be chaotic like this."
"The Party's core principle says in one phrase—'the messier, the easier to handle.' The CCP tolerates chaos precisely to manufacture an excuse for purges. This is typical CCP political logic: first tolerate, even create chaos, then apply greater power to so-called 'solve the problem'—in reality, it's power suppression. Power is always the winner."
"Now the CCP mainly uses dictionaries to rank \[entertainers\]. On the surface, it looks fair, but the actual decision-making power is in the hands of the Party and the Association. Who can get leading roles, whose titles are cut, how their promotional materials are distributed—all of this is under their supervision."
"Take Zhang Kaili, whom the CCP's Political Consultative Conference proposed, calling for cracking down on this unhealthy trend. But do you know what? Her new drama 'Black Mirror' also has fan-increasing phenomena in its publicity. But this is not uncommon—she not only highlighted herself but also used special starring roles. She and her daughter Zhang Keying were also found to have resource privileges. They entered the arts not only during their school years but also had many fine divisions, etc., etc."
"These cases of Zhang Kaili and her daughter actually show us that the CCP's new regulation, on the surface, is about not protecting people with backgrounds, making everyone make a living under the Party's rules. In reality, it's 'putting on airs'—treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"The people who really have backgrounds under the CCP system, when are they ever elevated in this unusual way? For example, Ren Zhengfei's daughter Yao Anna—her acting is mediocre, yet Yao Anna is always absolutely the lead role. There's another deeper reason—the CCP is afraid the entertainment circle will become an unstable factor."
"Everyone has heard that China's current economy is in overall decline, youth unemployment remains high, consumption is downgrading, etc. Everyone is under great pressure. And scandal, entertainment circle, extravagance addiction—these easily spark contradictions. Combined with stars and entertainers' own huge influence, large fan bases, if something happens with them, it could evolve into a massive scandal."
"Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasizes 'culture and art for the people,' saying it's for the people, but it's actually serving the Party, serving Xi Jinping. Mao Zedong once created 'Revolutionary Model Opera' to control culture, calling it 'Revolutionary Art.' Now Xi Jinping doesn't say it that way anymore—he says 'positive energy for the new era.' The wording changed, but the essence hasn't."
"This time strongly pushing entertainers to use 'real names' might be Xi Jinping's first step in controlling entertainers. There might be other moves later, like controlling salaries, controlling taxes, controlling speech, etc., etc. Because the CCP absolutely will not allow any sector to be outside its control."
**\[On Japan-China Diplomatic Relations\]**
"Next, let's talk about another matter that makes Taiwan quite happy—a very good piece of news for Taiwan. Elegant and graceful, with a pleasant smile and possessing personal charm, Japanese Prime Minister Takayagi Sanae seemingly expressed high dissatisfaction with Xi Jinping. According to disclosures from multiple media correspondents stationed in Taiwan, during the period of attending the APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China, Takayagi was unwilling to meet with Xi and refused to attend."
"When this news came out, domestic public opinion immediately erupted, and people simply couldn't believe it. The reasons are twofold: First, this year's APEC summit will be held on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China. Xi Jinping is the host. Secondly, the APEC summit is one of Asia-Pacific's most important multilateral occasions."
"If we look at this from a greater perspective, this is actually quite embarrassing because he is the host, supposed to attend the meeting. But he has already early expressed an unwillingness to meet with the host Xi Jinping, which puts old Xi in an awkward position. There's a saying in Chinese civil aviation—'visiting someone's home to slap their face.' If Takayagi indeed doesn't meet Xi Jinping, it's tantamount to 'visiting to slap his face.'"
"As the host, Xi Jinping himself highly values large-scale host-country diplomacy in Shenzhen to show the country and the world China's international standing and image. Especially since the CCP's 21st Congress, old Xi wants to lean on diplomatic victories to hold up the situation and save face. But Takayagi has already sent out the intention of not wanting to meet with Chairman Xi, meaning old Xi might lose one high-level dignified diplomatic meeting."
"This news is quite dramatic, and the changes are quite rapid. Because Japanese and Chinese leaders usually meet at such occasions, shake hands, and resolve or at least manage differences. Everyone look at Kishida—Kishida and Xi Jinping meet every year. In November of last year, during the early November APEC summit, Takayagi, attending APEC for the first time, held a side meeting with Xi Jinping. Although this meeting was only 30 minutes, relatively short, it still occurred. So why has the change now become so strange?"
"Xi Jinping's personal attacks on Takayagi are directly linked. Last November, when Takayagi first answered questions in parliament, she mentioned Japan's consistent position—that the CCP not only cannot use military force against Taiwan, it poses a pure existential crisis for Japan. Japan might stop, exercising extreme self-defense rights. Though this is Japan's consistent government position, when the CCP heard it, they immediately jumped up. Not only did they lodge diplomatic protests, but they also applied economic pressure. They even dramatically reduced exports of key minerals to Japan."
"At the same time, the CCP's propaganda apparatus portrayed Takayagi as a 'remnant of militarism,' directly attacking her personally. This made her extremely angry about those two stories. Actually, at that time, Takayagi's impression was quite good from various angles. Not only was she well-mannered, but also affectionate toward that famous private university. Moreover, she had the support of large numbers of Japanese people."
"Now she has sent out this cold message of 'unwilling to meet.' On one hand, it shows that Xi Jinping and the CCP, in her view are very bad, but in different directions they've become contradictory. On the other hand, it also shows that Takayagi, who has the support of those who care about this, really dislikes Xi Jinping."
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## SUMMARY & ANALYSIS
This digest contains six distinct broadcasts spanning multiple language groups and geopolitical regions:
- **Korean (2 broadcasts)**: Religious/spiritual messaging and biblical education
- **Farsi/Persian (2 broadcasts)**: News analysis from Radio Farda and international event coverage
- **Japanese (1 broadcast)**: Historical documentary on war-separated families
- **Mandarin Chinese (1 broadcast)**: Political commentary on Chinese domestic policy and international relations
**Geographic/Political Focus:**
- Iran (nuclear diplomacy, Strait of Hormuz)
- Turkey (cultural events)
- Japan (WWII history, current diplomacy with China)
- China (internal policy, external relations)
- Multi-nation analysis
---### 6110 Shiokaze 1609
"Regarding President Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, I initially thought they had discussed a summit regarding \[the nuclear issue\]. However, looking at the Chinese reports and official statements, it is highly significant that they did not appear to reach any decision on a denuclearization plan with North Korea. In fact, their stance suggested they were not at all proactive; they seemed to be proposing, 'If it happens, that’s fine, but if not, that’s fine too.'
I had been considering whether China’s attitude—or rather, their stance—might imply a move toward accepting North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons as a *fait accompli*. However, I do not believe China is willing to accept North Korea’s nuclear possession. The fact that China’s official statement following the June China-North Korea summit did not mention denuclearization does not necessarily mean they did not demand it during the private summit. It is entirely possible for them to discuss such issues privately and choose not to make those demands public. Historically, in the history of China-North Korea summits, they have often chosen to make certain issues public or keep them private.
Given North Korea's current rhetoric regarding their nuclear possession, it would be extremely difficult for China to publicly announce that they are urging North Korea to denuclearize. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that they avoided making public any requirements for denuclearization. North Korea currently insists that possessing nuclear weapons is essential to their national security and core interests. For example, in the statement released on June 17 by Kim Jong-un, he emphasized that nuclear weapons are a means of sovereignty and cooperation, and that the right to possess nuclear weapons is a core value they must hold onto.
Since North Korea now frames nuclear possession as a matter of sovereignty and constitutional law, for China to publicly demand denuclearization could be interpreted by North Korea as a denial of their sovereignty or their core security interests. In that light, it is understandable why President Xi Jinping did not mention denuclearization in the public announcements this time. Similarly, during the China-North Korea summit held in Beijing last September, the Chinese side also made no mention of North Korea’s denuclearization in their official report."
**END OF DIGEST**
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*Document compiled and translated: 26 June 2026*
*All translations are summary/interpretation versions for monitoring purposes*