accepted. >> journey to japan. >> i'm roxana saberi in hiroshima. a city known to many through history books and images seared into our collective memory. when the u.s. dropped atomic bombs here and on nagasaki 70 years ago, it led to the quick end of a long war. for people here and across the world, things would never be the same. we traveled here to japan to learn about the legacy of those fateful days and to look at america's continuing influence on these islands. we begin here in hiroshima and our conversations with two survivors of the atomic bomb. >> it was a bright day with a blue sky, hot and humid like today. what a nice day! >> setsuko nakamura thurlow was 13 when the enola gay dropped an atomic bomb on her hometown of hiroshima, japan. thurlow saw a bluish-white flash, and the walls around her came crashing down. >> and then i had the sensation of floating in the air. obviously the blast just was collapsing the building. >> a mile and a half away, kenji kitagawa was at school. he was playing the organ before class when he saw the same flash. >> it was followed by a 'bang, ba

>>> here in japan, it's friday evening, i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to "newsline," here's some of the stories we're following this hour. a powerful storm brought down power lines and damaged structures in japan. north korea says it's preparing to launch a satellite, and others are concerned it's a cover for a missile test. >>> chinese tourists are pouring into japan at the start of their national day holiday week, and many of them are choosing to come by sea. >>> an extra tropical psych loan has battered major parts of japan, damaging structures, cutting power lines, and disrupting commuter transportation. the storm tore down scaffolding in a construction site near tokyo. nobody was hurt, but residented were advised to evacuate. people hundreds of kilometers north saw widespread damage. the wind rip greenhouses, knocked down trees, and damaged apples at orchards just before harvest. there's been several reports of injury, but no deaths. the severe weather crippled transportation in tokyo and elsewhere suspending trains, flights, and ferries. our meteorologist is joining us

korea. >>> indonesian president joko widodo says he hopes to continue cooperation with japan to develop his country's infrastructure. joko spoke to nhk in jakarta for an exclusive interview ahead of his presidency's first anniversary. he talked about china winning the contract for a high-speed railway project in indonesia after a fierce competition with japan. >> translator: both proposals from japan and china had difficulty meeting our demands, but we decided to award the contract to china as it later made a new offer that does not require either state funding or loan guarantees from the indonesian government. >> joko says his country will continue to seek japan's support for infrastructure development. >> translator: i am willing to cooperate with japan in many other areas including the construction of port facilities and power plants. i believe indonesia and japan will continue to have a relationship of trust. >> now that member countries have reached a broad agreement, they are working to bring people back home to understand it. good morning. there are still concerns from a

>>> here in japan, it's 7:00 p.m. on a thursday in tokyo, and welcome to "newsline," here's the stories we are following this hour. >>> the u.s. navy's top officer says the chinese government has no claim to waters around its artificial islands in the south china sea. >>> a court has awarded plaintiffs damages over aircraft noise at a military base in western japan, but rejected a demand that night flights be suspended. >>> a young couple has filed a lawsuit claiming that a civil law prohibiting a woman remarrying six months after divorce restricts their lives and freedom. >>> the u.s. navy top uniformed officer emphasized belief in freedom of navigation rebutting the chinese claims over the south china sea and that warships will share there. admiral richardson is paying his first visit to japan as chief of naval operations. >> we're a global navy and shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that we will exercise freedom of navigation through wherever international law will allow, and so we do this routinely in the world, present in the south china sea routinely. >> richardson would n

message to park with the leader of japan's junior ruling party. yamaguchi said park told him she's looking forward to seeing abe at the summit in china. they are arranging for the summit in seoul in october or november. yamaguchi said park was keen to resolve the issue of those referred to as comfort women. he said he believes park wants to discuss the issue with abe. prime minister abe said he hopes to hold his first talks on the sidelines of the tri-lateral summit. abe also handed yamaguchi a personal letter to chinese president xi jinping. he is sending yamaguchi to china next week. >>> the japanese government has held a briefing to explain details of the trans-pacific partnership. the free trade pact would abolish tariffs on about half of more than 800 imported farm items. the duties will be lifted over time, or in some cases, immediately. such as a tax on grapes and certain marine products. officials from the agricultural ministry spoke with concerned groups in tokyo b. 400 people from farming and food manufacturing associations attended. vice foreign minister honkawa had admi

>>> here in japan, it's 7:00 p.m. on wednesday, i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to "newsline," ash charter apparently indicated the country could send navy vessels to patrol in disputed areas of the south china sea. carter made the comments after a meeting between u.s. and australian defense and foreign ministers. >> i'll make no mistake, the united states will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows. as we do around the world, and the south china sea is not and will not be an exception. >> china has been building artificial islands and doing construction work on the separa spratley islands concerning its neighbors. american officials say there's no legal reason u.s. military ships can't sail within 12 nautical miles of the artificial islands. philippine officials would back the u.s. plan to send ships saying it's important for the international community to safeguard freedom of knave gags. >> the spokesperson for china's foreign ministry criticized carter's remarks. >> adding that she hopes relevant nations stop stirring up the south china sea issue. >>> a l

pledged to conduct a full investigation. >>> japan's rugby team will be flying home soon after a world cup to remember. they began as underdogs after winning ju one match in seven tournaments. they left as giant-killing fan favorites with a slew of records including one they didn't want, the first team ever to win three matches without making the quarterfinals. nhk world looks back at the performances. >> reporter: japan faced the usa for its swan song. both teams had already been knocked out. but the americans were hoping to grab their first win, and the japanese wanted to go out with a bang. the u.s. opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but japanese winger quickly turned the tables with the opening try. they put japan further ahead with a try on his world cup debut. it was out of reach when the winger powered through a wall of u.s. blue for another try. they sealed the win with a penalty. the game ended 28-18, and japan coach eddie jones finished the tournament with a smile. >> to win 3 out of 4 games is a super effort from the team. it just shows the quality of players th

>>> here in japan, it's 7:00 p.m. on a thursday. i'm james tengan later to be joined by gene otani and our weather desk. we start with a quick look at the stories we're following this hour. >>> japan's senior diplomat is talking about a peace deal with russia. >>> a sur vie vor describes the cha chaos. >>> deputy foreign minister began a three-day visit to moscow on wednesday. he's meeting his russian counterpart and expected to raise the issue over four islands controlled by russia. japan claims them. the japanese government says the islands were illegally occupied after world ward ii. they are working to the aims of a joint statement from abe and putin in april of 2016. the leaders agree to proceed with negotiations towards a peace treaty and to try to find a mutually acceptable solution. he wants to pave the way for a visit to japan by putin later this year, and the japanese diplomat visits russia as western nations are weary of tokyo's dialogue with russia. russia supports syria's president assad. the leader of japan's junior ruling party is trying to build closer ties with sou

front of the store. as i mentioned tonight we have stephen harding here. world war ii in japan officially ended in cease-fire but there were a few final moments the americans -- stephen harding chronicles tony marsh and an american soldier and the side of the spinal flight to japan -- japan. the tale is impressing and inspiring and it's hard in his determination to tell it. while he expresses a commitment as a journalist and historian and not emotionally and task to the individual stories to be told he admits his commercial -- personal connection with tony. harding is well-suited to show his liking of patriotism. stephen harding so they see out their bakeries books including the bestseller the last battle. he is a longtime journalist specializing in military affairs for two decades use on the staff of soldiers the official magazine of the u.s. army reporting from northern ireland israel egypt new zealand bosnia kuwait and iraq. he is the editor-in-chief of military history magazine and his contributions on the defense topics in aviation military and airtime history have appeare

korean presidential office said it's proposed summit with japan on november 2nd in seoul. it's the first one on one meeting between president park geun-hye and shinzo abe. the source says the south korean side is waiting for a reply from japan. the proposed talks would follow a three way summit with china. japan and south korea last held a bilateral summit in may of 2012. park has called on japan to work on a settlement of those issues considered comfort women. she's believed to have said to to meet abe partly in response in calls from u.s. leaders. she took into consideration public opinion at home. park could take up the issue in her meeting with abe. another focus is whether she will emphasize security cooperation with japan to deal with north korea's nuclear and missile program leading aside historical issues. >>> authorities in western japan have given their approval for a nuclear reactor to go back online. it brings it closer to resuming operation. the governor informed the president of shikoku electric power company of its decision. the utility would restart the number three

merger next object. officials at the financial services agency say japan's 100 regional banks face a challenge. they project about 20 of them will see their pretext profits for the year ending in march 2018, fall by half from four years earlier. finance minister is bullish on the deal. >> translator: i take it the executives at the two banks thought hard about their management strategy before making the decision so they could provide efficient financial services in the face of a shrinking population. >> government officials urge regional bank to develop medium and long term plans including mergers. chinese foreign minister yi says japan, south korea, and his country should speed up negotiations on the free trade agreement, speaking ahead of a summit that takes place in seoul sunday. saying china, japan, and south korea are major economies and contribute to stability and development. he says it's in the interest of the people of the three countries to reach a free trade deal soon. checking the markets, tokyo shares retreated after two days of gaining. investors locked in profits ahead

kobayashi in tokyo. >>> japan and russia are trying to find a way to resolve a decades-old dispute. the two countries sent senior diplomats into peace daily negotiations for the first time in about 20 months. but they failed to narrow their differing views on territorial boundaries. >> translator: i strongly claim japan's basic position. but at the same time, russia also claim their position. this is a tough situation. >> the meeting between sugiyama and his russian counterpart lasted seven hours. they discussed the four islands known in japan as the northern territories. russia controls the islands, japan claims them. sugiyama reiterated japan's position that the islands are an inherent part of its territory in terms of law and history. the russian ambassador repeated russia's stance the islands became russia's territory as a result of world war ii. tokyo and moscow never signed a peace treaty after the war over that issue. the leaders of both countries issued a joint statement in 2013. the tag says they'll try to find a mutually acceptable solution with the aim of signing a peace

>>> it's 7:00 p.m. on wednesday in japan, i'm james tengan from tokyo. we start by taking a look at the day's head stories. >>> president assad made an up expected visit to moscow to ask putin for continued military support. >>> the united nations refugee agency raises concerns about the growing number of people flowing into europe as winter approaches. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki moon made a sudden trip to the middle east trying to bring an end to the continuing violence between israelis and palestinians. >>> and china and members of the association of southeast asian nations wrapped up two days of talks focused on the issue of the south china sea. >>> syria president assad made a surprise visit to moscow. he thanked russian president putin for conducting air strikes. russia launched the attacks against alleged islamic state militants in late september. the kremlin says the meeting took place tuesday expressing gratitude to russia's leadership and the people for unity and independence. assad is quoted as saying military strikes against the treasures are essential. he says ter

>>> newsline comes to you live from studios in tokyo. it's 7:00 p.m. on friday here in japan. i'm james tengan, and thank you for joining us. here's the stories we are following at this hour. >>> foreign ministers of japan and south korea are set to meet to pave the way for a possible one-on-one between the two countries' leaders. >>> with china in the u.k. this week drumming up business, at home, concerns a mounting over the state of the economy. >>> and the leaders of japan and turkmenistan will encourage japanese firms to invest in infrastructure and energy products to help boost industry in the central asian nation. >>> officials from japan and south korea are fine tuning plans for the first one-on-one meeting between the top leaders. the two countries' foreign ministers are scheduled to meet at the foreign summit. japanese officials say the foreign ministers will discuss a number of foreign issues that include those relating to people referred to as wartime comfort women. japan says the matter has already been legally settled. south korea has been calling on japan to compromi

in southwestern japan are poised to restart its number two reactor. it will be the second reactor in the nation to go back online since stricter regulations after the fukushima disaster. plans to start removing 32 control rods at the reactor at 10:30 a.m. on thursday. plans to have the number two reactor generate and transmit power next wednesday and resume commercial operations in mid november. the number one reactor at the sendai plant was restarted in august. the plant was the first to clear the new regulations. >>> the world trade organization has dismissed china's appeal in a dispute over high performance stainless steel tubes. tell us the details about this. what is happening? >> a lot of issues here. a lot of minute details. why don't we go into them now. japan filed a complaint against china over position of additional duties used at thermal power stations. china applied extra import duties on the tubes on the grounds that low prices were hurting chinese competitors. a dispute panel ruled against china on the case back in february but china appealed. the appellate body ruled

. >>> personnel from japan's self distance forces are set to carry out naval drill in the indian ocean and it's the first time in eight years they'll join exercises conducted by the u.s. and india. senior officers from the three nations say they'll cooperate in securing freedom of navigation in the region. ten naval ships will participate. the u.s. will deploy an aircraft carrier. destroyers of the japanese maritime self-defense force and frigate ships of the indian navy will take part. vice admirals of the three countries spoke about the importance of the exercises. >> it's quite clear that the democracies involved -- u.s., japan, and india -- we are in the business of promoting peace and stability. >> we would like japan to participate on a more regular basis. to develop a cooperative maritime security environment in the asia-pacific region. >> japan's senior msdf officials stressed the need to come together to improve cooperation. >> the purpose of participating in this exercise is to improve the tactical capability as well as to strengthen cooperation with the u.s. and indian navys. >>> jap

whether to appeal to the supreme court over the decision to grant a retrial. >>> japan may see more mergers among regional banks with decreased population in local areas. it looks like a change in strategy. >> exactly. some demographics are changing. some of the domestic regional banks have to change along with that. let's go into some of the details now. executives at two regional banks based north of tokyo are in the final stages of murder negotiations. analysts say this will lead to more local bank mergers in the future. the merger of joyo bank and ashikaga holdings will have assets exceeding $120 billion. executives expect to reach a basic agreement in early november and finalize the merger in october 2016. financial services agency predicts that in the business year ending in march 2018, the pretax profit of about 20% of some hundred regional banks will be half that of the business year that ended in march last year. the agency is therefore urging regional banks to formulate medium and long-term strategies including possible mergers. japanese prime minister shinzo abe plans to

key element of my government strategy to make japan's economy more open and vigorous. we will compile comprehensive measures to use the deal to revitalize the economy. >> abe instructed ministers to come up with ways to enhance the farmer competitiveness. >>> central bank governors of the world's 20 major economies were in peru talking global issue, how to prepare for risks facing the global economy, and finance leaders focused on the slow down in china, emerging nations, and exporting country. the declaration and world's second world economy led deceleration in the world's second largest economy led stock markets to plunge around the world. the g20 agenda included possible effects of a rate hike by the u.s. fed. another item the delegates discussed is a package of measures drawn up by the organization for economic cooperation and development. it aims to stop multinational firms from avoiding paying taxes. finance minister and bank of japan's governor attended the meetings. there was activity on the sidelines as well. oso met with his chinese counterpart ahead of the talks. th

the research here, may be a start of that adventure. nhk world. >> thanks very much, miki. >>> japan's prime minister added new faces to his cabinet, but leaving key ministers in their post, retaining nine, bringing in nine first timers, and welcoming one returning minister. his lineup also includes three women. chief cabinet secretary retodayed his post read out the names of the new lineup. >> translator: abe said he wants to give opportunities to as many people as possible while obtaining the administration's basic frame work. he created a new portfolio to carry out the wish for japan where every person plays an active role in society. he revealed the policy initiative last month. the deputy chief secretary is taking up the new post. he's serving as minister in charge of the abduction issue and minister for women's empowerment. hase is a new face in the council taking on the education, culture, sports, science, and technology portfolio. the outgoing minister offered to step down after being enforced in controversy. the new minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries is moriyama,

>>> here in japan, it's 7:00 p.m. on a monday. i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to "newsline." three scientists including one japanese have won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine. campbell and tu share the award. >> the 2015 nobel prize in physiology and medicine with one-half jointed to william c. campbell and mura for their discoveries concerning therapy againstnfections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. >> omura and campbell discovered a new drug. its derivatives radically lower the ips dense of river blindness and lymphatic. it is also effective against a growing number of other parasitic diseases. two discovered a drug called artimicenin. it lowers mortality rates for malaria sufferers. omura is the 23rd nobel prize winner born in japan and the third japanese to win in the category of physiology or medicine after yamuraka won in 2012. >>> top officials are going down to the wire on a major trade deal. gene otani joins us with more and a wrap-up of the business headlines. gene. >>

country. japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga issued a warning. >> translator: north korea should not conduct any type of launch using ballistic missile technology under the united nations security council resolutions. if they do any kind of launch, it would be a clear violation of the resolutions. >> suga said government officials are gathering and analyzing intelligence information in cooperation with the u.s. and south korea. >>> some of the people in charge of the crippled nuclear plant in fukushima may face criminal charges. police have referred dozens of tokyo electric power company executives to prosecutors. and they say it's over the leaks of highly radioactive water into the sea following the 2011 accident. residents filed a criminal complaint two years ago against tepco and more than 30 former and current officials. they say the utility failed to properly manage storage tanks of contaminated water or build underground walls to block the flow. investigators say they have conducted interviews and analyzed various materials. >> translator: i believe the police looked

from our studios here in tokyo. it's 7:00 p.m. on a monday in japan. here are some of the stories we're following at this hour. >>> the latest gdp data out of china shows the country's economy grew by 6.9% in the third the quarter the lowest in 6 and a naval years. >>> members of japan's maritime self-defense force are taking part in joint exercise with their u.s. and indian counterparts. >>> and one community in japan is stopping the killing of unwanted pets. >>> we have the latest data on china's gdp in the third quarter. gene otani has the latest details. >> chinese officials say their country's gross domestic product in the third quarter grew by 6.9% year-on-year. they suggest the economy has lost momentum. the gdp during the july to september period was down 0.1 percentage point. that's the lowest since the first quarter of 2009. officials in beijing have set their annual growth target at around 7%. they want to shift their focus to the quality of economic expansion rather than speed and want to move the economy away from reliance on exports to one based on domestic consumpti

not agreed to cooperate so long as they continue to pursue their campaign. >>> japan's top diplomat is set to resumed stalled talks with russia on a bilateral peace treaty. deputy foreign minister shinsuke sugiyama began a three-day visit to moscow on wednesday. sugiyama is to meet with his russian counterpart in moscow for the first vice foreign ministerial level talks between the countries in about 20 months. sugiyama is to discuss the territorial issue over four islands controlled by russia. japan claims them. the japanese government says the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. sugiyama hopes to move discussions forward based on a joint statement issued by shinzo abe and russian president putin in april, 2013. the statement said the leaders had agreed to proceed with negotiations toward a peace treaty and try to find a mutually acceptable solution. sugiyama wants to pave the way for a visit to japan by putin later this year. sugiyama says it comes as western nations have grown increasingly wary of japan's dialogue in russia which supports syria's president bashar

been transparent, so that might not only affect canada, but all other member countries including japan who agreed on the deal. >> for us in japan, let's hope he forges good ties with tokyo. thank you for the insight. that was kimberly gail. you're watching nhk world live from tokyo. >>> officials with the u.s. cyber security firm believe the chinese government had a role in hacking attempts on american companies' computers, detecting suspicious activity even after washington and beijing agreed to halt industrial espionage. officials with crowd strike say they confirmed numerous attempts on clients three weeks following deal. seven of the targets are involved in science, technology, and medicine. the firm says one attack happened the day after the agreement was reached. >> relevant agencies and the united states government are closely monitoring china's actions. this is, obviously, a priority. >> u.s. president obama and chinese president ping met last month agreeing not to conduct or knowingly support cyber threat of corporate secrets. japanese government officials reveal the contents

china sea. >>> more shops in japan are expanding facilities to cater to the growing number of visitors from overseas. >>> an international arbitration court has decided to hear a case filed by the philippines of a territorial dispute with china. the case involves the group of islands in the south china sea. china claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea. the philippines, vietnam, and other parties also claim parts of it. the philippine government says china territorial claims violate the u.n. convention. they've taken their argument to the permanent court of arbitration in the hague. on thursday, the court ruled it will hear part of the case. the tribunal rejected china's argument that the issue is beyond the court's jurisdiction. beijing claims the dispute is about sovereignty and should be settled between the parties concerned. it has boycotted the proceedings. the philippine government issued a statement welcoming the decision saying it gives manila a chance to air its position. the u.s. officials also signalled their support. >> we don't take a position on

cope with the severe security environment surrounding japan. they plan to update the fdf missiles, tanks, and aircraft. the new agency will be responsible for a huge budget, so even greater transparency in the procurement process is essential. nhk world, too. >> thanks very much. >>> some japanese have witnessed the arrival of a potent symbol of a deepening alliance seeing a nuclear american powered aircraft carrier sail into the port at its deplment. ronald reagan anchored in a nearby base in tokyo, taking over for the carrier that went home for maintenance. the u.s. secretary of navy spoke on the key welcoming japanese laws that deepened the alliance. >>e're very supportive of the new security measures that have been put in place and are being put in place here in japan. we view our relationship with the japanese navy of one of absolute equals today. >> the ronald reagan has the name nuclear reactors as japanese power plants, and the commander said he's confident she's 100% safe. still local residents protested saying safety measures are not adequate enough to deal with an accid

auto parts. japan's top negotiator called on members to resolve all pending issues and hammer out a deal. he said the negotiations could go adrift if they are not concluded this time. >> translator: the countries want to make this meeting our last. >> he added he wants to leave the difficult negotiations in mind with japan's national interests. >>> the foreign ministers of japan and south korea have agreed to work together to realize a three-way summit with china. japan's foreign minister and his counterpart met in new york on the sidelines of the united nations meeting. the was their eighth meeting. they discussed the timing and agenda for the proposed summit. the three countries aim to schedule the meeting for late october or early november in south korea. yoshida says japan also wants to hold the first one on one talks between prime minister abe and south korean leader park. reportedly made no mention of preconditions or other terms for the talks. a senior japanese diplomat who sat with the foreign ministers says japan and south korea haven't yet agreed to hold a bilateral summit

in japan as early as next year. the chairman of the volkswagen passenger brand cars spoke one day before the opening of the tokyo motor show, apologizing for the auto maker's practice of installing software in cars to falsify emissions test results. >> we still think that the diesel has a great future. we are still committed to introducing our diesels to the japanese market. >> he said volkswagen sees diesel engines as a way to tackle carbon emissions. >>> executives at japanese firms feel effects of fading growth. many who took part in a government survey say the slow down is hurting business. officials at the finance ministry polled more than 500 companies in september and early october asking about the effects of easing momentum on japan, and executives said 25% of firms said the situation has taken a toll on sales with other negative effects. 60% saw no effect, and almost 16% said the impact has been positive. executives in the steel industry are among those feeling pain saying demand falls as machinery makers scaled back their production. people in the freight industry are al

. omura is the 23rd nobel prize winner born in japan and the third to win in the category of physiology or medicine. tu has been studying traditional chinese medicine for 60 years. >> i haven't sorted out my feelings and wonder whether i deserve the prize. i'm surprised. i'm proud to contribute to the world. that's always been my goal. i tried my best to draw on the power of microorganisms to improve people's lives. now that my ifrt has been recognized, i want to give half my prize to microorganisms. the three helped to suffering to people in africa. they spawned drugs widely used to treat parasitic diseases. one doctor says the drugs contributed to a decline in infection rates. >> it's very heart warming to learn that the person who contributed to the discovery of this drug has been awarded with the nobel prize. it's not only ghana that we have benefited from this. the whole of africa. >> he said there have been no more reports of patients losing their eyesights to african river blind set. japanese people welcomed the news that he won the prize. >> i am very proud of the jap

about it and we have the president of the economic strategy institute and the author of japan restored, how japan can reinvent itself and why this is important for america and the world. and a lot of people are just getting to tpp now, what are the essentials, what is important for them to know about what this does and how it changes the rules in play right now? >> what is important to know is this the big economically and internationally for the united states. the economic gains are potentially quite significant because we are talking about an agreement that you count all 12 partners embraces 40% of gdp and includes three of our largest four trading partners and also includes some of the fastest growing economies in asia pacific region, region projected to have about three billion people in the middle class by 2030. so the u.s. needs much more access to these markets. right now the u.s. economy is relatively open, relatively low tariff and few trade barriers that are non-tariff and that is not true as our exporters deal with the countries that are a part of the agreement. >> same ques

japan while the regulator gets tough in taiwan. we have the very latest on volkswagen's widening emissions scandal. do let us know what you think of today's top stories. follow me on twitter. don't forget the hashtag there as well. the equities are following that lead from the streets -- china still closed for the holiday there. golden week holiday. glenco shares in hong kong continue to be in focus. >> yes. exactly. we are seeing another big pickup coming through from glencorp and basically i guess really following the very solid session we have seen across the asian region today. in london yesterday glencorp hitting that record high up by another 21% and in early trade here you can see on your screen glencorp up by another 9.5%. also in focus once again in hong kong seeing the likes of samsung galaxy entertainment continuing a very strong rally and petro china doing very well as well because we had that rally in the oil prices, energy stocks looking very solid across the region. in korea samsung is one the best performers. .6%. g the kospi up by japan looking very solid as well

>>> here in japan, it's 7:00 p.m. on a tuesday, i'm james n tengan from tokyo. a japanese scientist has won this year's nobel prize in physics proving the nutrino has mass, a particle consisting of matter. >> the royal academy of sciences decided to award the 2015 nobel prize in physics for the discovery of oscillations which shows that nutrinos have mass. >> he was part of a team that detected particles change. that proved they have mass. the discoveries were revealed in app international conference in 1998. his work surprised researchers around the world disproving the established theory that they don't have mass. he's the 24 nobel prize winner born in japan and the 11th to win the physics award. >>> three winners broke through for prizes in medicine. one is a japanese scientist devoting his life searching for microbes to improve global health. here's more. >> reporter: he explained what made him continue his 60 years of research. >> translator: i always think of doing something for people all the time. this might have brought me to the prize. >> reporter: he's focus on finding cu

and how currencies relate to it. exports expanded to september. japan's trade balance remains in the red for the sixth month in a row. the preliminary trade balance comes to a deficit of more than 114 billion yen. exports grew from a year ago due to increased shipments of automobiles. the weakening trend with the japanese currency helped rising exports. imports shrank 11.1%. we go to the tokyo stock exchange. so how have the markets opened up? >> well, markets opened in the negative. now it is popping into the positive so i will give you the opening levels later on. the data were way below estimates. let's go to opening levels. nikkei at 18,222. let's look how other major indexes kicked off this morning. south korea's kospi lower after a three-month high. australia down. the analyst said yesterday that 60% of the economists were expecting rba to cut rates but now after minutes came out he said he can't find a convincing reason that would suggest further easing. the aussi dollar is back to its level seen at the same time yesterday. earnings in the u.s. continue to be a major focus for

. >>> construction work for the relocation of a u.s. base in japan's southern prefecture of okinawa has begun despite local opposition. >>> local authorities restricting activity by high school students. >>> as more and more serians flee, one of their own tries to throw them a lifeline. >>> japan's central government started construction work in okinawa to relocate are u.s. marine base from one part of the main island to another. the governor said he can't accept the move. nhk world reports. >> reporter: about 100 protesters face off with police near the site of the new facility. that in response to the country's defense ministry sending vehicles thursday into the coastal area where they want to build new facilities for u.s. marines. the works are at the core of the government's plan to move the air station that sits in densely populated city to another site and wants to reclaim land for new runwa off the coast of the nago city. officials say workers started developing a material yard and drilling surveys off the coast ahead of the reclamation works amid fierce protests. okinawa governo

: what about developed economies in this part of the world? japan. you've got a couple things out. bento boxes, socket, and? sean: the irony is that the macro data in japan is not fitting with the micro data. we've seen q2 profits in japan up over 20%. jobs advertised in japan up year on year. we're seeing that japan, just like germany, is starting to benefit from tighter labor markets in the corporate sector. that's showing up in the bottom line, not necessarily in the top line macro data. rishaad: many of these japanese companies are multinational. they are doing well around the world, not necessarily in japan. sean: part of that is true. i think the corporate sector in japan has not had the problems that a lot of companies in korea and taiwan and the states have had. margin, that improvement in real incomes in japan, is starting to allow the domestic consumption story 2 -- rishaad: it's got to feed into the macro data. sean: everyone is starting to think about a q3 recession in japan. i think we might get a big surprise in consumption in the august data. year-ending into the japan sta

dutch colonial indonesia during the war. when japan surrendered in 1945, tensions grew between local indonesians and the defeated japanese. a play re-enacting the incident was performed at the ceremony. indonesians preparing to fight the netherlands for independence demanded japanese soldiers hand over their weapons. but forces prohibited that and the japanese refused. what happened next is unclear to this day. but the standoff turned deadly and at least 1,200 people died. seven decades later a japanese historian is trying to piece together what happened. kenji ota came to indonesia last year and teaches at the university. >> translator: i believe keeping the victims' memory alive will be useful for the next generation. >> reporter: several indonesians studying local history are working and sharing views with oda about the incident. hundreds of japanese, mostly civilians, were reportedly detained at this prison and killed when japanese soldiers refused to hand over their weapons. >> translator: 400 japanese were reportedly cast into tin cells. all of them were said to have died. >> r

coming out of the exciting musical scene in barcelona, spain. >>> it's 7:00 p.m. tuesday in japan, glad you could join us in japan, i'm james tengan in tokyo. we take a quick look at the hour's top stories. >>> the battle over relow itting a u.s. military base in southern japan is heating up. the governor revoked permission for land reclamation work on the project. u.s. forces have begun air dropping weapons to armed groups fighting militants in syria. >>> and when disaster strikes in japan, foreigners sometimes find themselves left in the dark. local officials are taking steps to change things. >>> plans to relocate a u.s. air base in southern japan hit a new hurdle. the governor revoked approval for land reclamation needed for the frojt. japanese government leaders say the relocation is necessary to enhance the japan-u.s. alliance. nhk world has more. >> reporter: okinawa governor said the approval given by the predecessor was legally flawed and authorized a document declaring it invalid. >> translator: we will continue arguing our position, which we believe is correct. we will

. >>> economic data for japan has come in including unemployment for august, 3.4%. a little bit worse than the market expectations. now, household spending was up 2.9% from a year ago. that's stronger than estimates. let's see how investors are reacting, maya yoshida is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. how are markets reacting? >> good morning, ramin. it's been a data-packed week. what investors really want to see is the key data on u.s. labor markets. it's all about jobs, jobs, jobs. let's see how the marks kicked off this friday, october 2nd. the nikkei and topix opened lower. nikkei 17,578. both indexes opening down about .8%. the nikkei staged a technical rebound of 5% into two sessions through thursday so that's why the momentum is losing steam as we head into the weekend. that's when we'll get the key u.s. jobs data. on the week the nikkei lost about .9% through thursday. we're likely to see a decline this week. over in new york, a positive start to the fourth quarter fizzled out. u.s. stocks ended mixed. investors were weighed down by weak manufacturing data and looked ahead

the country and help build its infrastructure. >>> japan's defense minister general nakatani will visit vietnam early next month to meet his counterpart general phung quang thanh. they are expected to discuss china's unilateral activities including major reclamation projects and the construction of military facilities. vietnam is one of the parties involved in territorial disputes with china over the south china sea. >>> nakatani is likely to explain japanese security legislation enacted last month. the new laws allow japan to exercise the right to the collective self-defense and expand the role of the country's self-defense forces. >>> relations between people in japan and china appear to be warming up. most people who answered an opinion poll said their impressions of each other are negative but not as negative as last year. it was conducted bid a japanese nongovernmental group and the china international publishing group. more than 2,000 people responded. 9% of japanese said they have negative impressions of china. that's down 4 points from last year. 78% of chinese had negativ

out of health care stocks. japan is hurting today. generally, we are up, and that is the first win of the week. rishaad: a surprise from japan, unexpected trade numbers. we have that data, offering little encouragement. they do make a bleak assessment of the situation. in china, david has been looking at this evidence. down for china, and some structural issues in japan. it has been a sluggish reading so far. quebec to january, we are about --growth in exports for 2015 going back to january, we are at about 6% growth in exports for 2015. emerging markets find themselves a much the same situation right now. we have a surprise deficit for japan, looking at ¥115 billion for september. months where to 42 experts have exceeded imports -- exports have exceeded imports. that is really been there since the closure of these nuclear plants following the 2011 quake. been is one plant that has reopened, but it has had to import a lot of fuel/. adjutants -- fuel. as you can see, energy makes up the biggest part of the pie. lng, in thatoleum, order, that is one side of the equation. export grow