asia looking for the next big business idea. our ten part series founders valley starting october twenty third on d w. this is d.w. news live from berlin calling a snap election appears to have paid off big for shinzo ave exit polls are projecting a landslide victory for the japanese prime minister's ruling conservatives this follows a short campaign that focused on the economy and the north korean crisis. also

coming up all five living former u.s. presidents unite for a good cause they attended a concert to raise money for victims of hurricanes that struck the u.s. and its territories. and will visit the bundesliga from last night's action where results influence the top of the table i am going to travel to hamburg and it got physical and then the defending champions and extra man advantage as they looked to reel in table toppers door. i'm at home and thanks for joining us japan's prime minister shinzo abbay has sailed to a landslide victory after taking a gamble with snap elections votes are still being counted but it's already clear that our best liberal democratic party will be in an absolute majority in the lower house of parliament the question now is whether the governing coalition will retain

its super majority called the election last month to consolidate his government's position and revise the country's post-war constitution to tackle the north korean crisis short time ago i spoke to journalist michael penn in tokyo i asked him why are they called this election when he could have waited another year. well you see i go he has a lot of a personal baggage at this time is not to cure really personally popular he saw that the opposition parties were in a very weak position to challenge him the main opposition party at that time was just had a new leader and was clearly very disorganized and then there was a very popular governor of tokyo who was preparing to move into national politics but by going now instead of next year he was able to essentially get the tokyo governor to move too quickly before she was ready and her effort to unseat him fell

apart pretty badly. let's talk a little bit about this supermajority if he does get it what will it let his government do in the coming years well prime minister abbott sheens all but all of his life it's been very clear what he's been aiming for long before he was prime minister probably when he was a teenager he's wanted to revise the constitution of japan in particular to get rid of its pacifist article nine or to modify in some way so whether or not he gets the supermajority i think he's going to go forward with that because he has very little time maybe a couple years left so i think you'll see him go for a constitutional revision and even if he doesn't get them super majority i think he'll probably try to get other opposition parties to join him in that effort. looking ahead and beyond this constitutional question you mention that some of the other parties might have stronger challengers in the years ahead what do you see in

their future. well there is one really interesting development how come on the opposition parties. previously up for some years basically the main opposition party was a mix of conservative centrist and liberal lawmakers but as a result of the last few weeks we've seen finally the emergence of what may be a credible left of center party called the constitutional democratic party of japan they didn't have time to prepare they were unable to put in a candidates out there but they're doing a pretty credible job in their first election and we may see in future years finally maybe a system in japan where people can vote for parties that have meaning rather than rather meaningless groups of politicians all right we'll see if that future comes true michael penn thanks for joining us from japan. well move on now to some other stories making news around the world the world health organization has withdrawn

his appointment of zimbabwe's president robert mugabe to serve as a goodwill ambassador a move came following a global outcry from foreign governments and rights groups who say the original decision to include him contradicted the un's ideals on human rights. russian opposition leader alexa deval nao announced on social media that he's out of detention the anticorruption campaigners serve a twenty day term in moscow for organizing what officials called unauthorized protests that only has held numerous rallies across the country since announcing his intention to stand in next year's election against president vladimir putin. over ten thousand people have gathered in berlin to protest hate and racism in german politics protests is widely seen as aimed at the f.t. that's the far right part of it came third and last month's federal elections.

nearly one hundred fifty deputies are set to take their seats when the bundestag holds its first session on tuesday. well it's not often that all five of america's living former presidents get together on stage but last night jimmy carter bill clinton barack obama george h.w. bush and george w. bush put aside partisan differences to raise money for hurricane victims they were joined by a popular pop rock and country stars for a concert that was broadcast from houston texas. the old state on the cd the concert and a plea for help your fellow americans was so close that was the message that the five living former presidents had for america at a fundraiser in houston texas to help victims of hurricanes that devastated us gulf states and caribbean territories this fall sure sure certain words could not be prouder. of the response from americans.

when they see their neighbors and they see their friends. this is stranger than me american stepped up. for the concert also featured country and rock n roll stars. but the night's surprise headliner was pop superstar and grammy award winner lady gaga. pain is such an equalizer. and in a time of catastrophe we all put our differences aside and we come together. because we need each other. how we can survive. malani and i want to express our deep the current u.s. president trump did not attend but he did send a video message thanking his predecessors for their help. the five former presidents started their fund raising initiative in september since then has raised

more than thirty one million dollars a barrel you are. so it has been just like the action already has one result in the books from match day nine cologne hosted braman and a bottom of the table clash and what do you know there was no score cologne and berman to the week as attacks in the league share the spoils no mel the final and fribourg are underway freiburg lead one now with about ten minutes left both borg and hoffenheim kick off and the late match in the bundesliga on saturday by a minute continued their resurgence against our under new coach your pike yes they travel to hamburg where they fought out a gritty victory in a physical encounter. hamburg knew they were going to need all the help they could get against their bogey team by a munich maybe ham on the hefty mascot could help keep things tight at the back. in the first half hamburg did throw everything they had in byron's way the visitors

piled on the pressure and tallied sixty eight percent possession but struggled to create chances and threw a ball from kingsley komang ended up with aryan robins shot hitting the side netting. some excitement after forty minutes gideon young stopping come on in his tracks. and the referee sent him to an early show or hard but justifiable decision. came on after the interval hoping to kick start the bahrain attack and five minutes later david with the cross. and car on town to the so open the scoring for the bavarians the frenchman not a. presence did indeed provide the spark. but he only lasted ten minutes on the

pitch before thought of them sent him back to the bench hamburg to stave off defeat but andre hons late shot pushed over the cross. the hapless failed to score in four straight home games and sunday's results could even sink them into the drop zone. byron meanwhile continue their upswing under your pint this three wins nine goals scored none conceded even if it took some hard work against ten man hamburg. victory meant that by a level at the top of the bundesliga their rivals dortmund slipped up a way to frankfurt despite taking. roman birky raring to go the news for you a contracts promise to give a dog for a much needed boost it was a show of support but seemed to do the trick dorman not threatening in the opening stages mark butler surged towards the goal and nervy shahin slotted in.

the black and yellows in front of the nineteen minutes. dangerous on the attack but also leaky in defense frankfurt had no shortage of chances but failed to capitalise burke he was not letting anything past his posts the second half was as intense as the first appear and what a about me young just missing out here. but the dogman fans were soon given something to cheer about to maximilian philip was unstoppable and made it to nearly fifty seventh minutes. sure of the when coach peter bosch switched around his defense it was a fatal error burkey took down and to really bit a penalty. sebastian kept his nerve to pull one back for frankfurt. and four minutes later marius evolves levelled for scores

it was a pinpoint pass that set him up for dortmund defense was nowhere. if incompetence of the i'm completely unsatisfied we had to win this game we knew it wouldn't be easy because of our defense we had to change everything around and we knew then it wouldn't be easy and it wasn't. when you're too near the head you have to win the game action of them was meant to be given to all of the final score after being to go was up for dortmund it felt more like a defeat than a draw. another team on dortmund's heels after that draw rb leipsic they managed a one nil win against stood. gart it was muscles of its own who curled a beauty past wrong robert sailor in the twenty second minute and it was actually all on his side needed absolutely no chance of stopping this shot so that's a reason actually on the pitch only because bruma was injured in the warm up and

not leipzig wind up with just one point behind byron and. in formula one lewis hamilton smashed a track record in texas to claim pole position for sunday's us grand prix the pole was the seventy second of hamilton's career in the eleventh of this season the result is driver can clinch his fourth formula one world drivers' championship if you score sixteen points more than his closest rival who asked in federal about the federal qualified in second in austin the ferrari driver trails hamilton by fifty nine points in the standings elton's mercedes teammate valtteri bottas is in third followed by red bulls daniel ricciardo and ferrari's kimmie reichen all right here's a story about an interesting kind of wacky sporting competition the disc wrapped up in croatia the world's first all of picking championship that's right out of picking is now an official sporting event at least for those who have spent hours

owning their craft pickers got off to a crazy start and all of growth take a look. it wasn't a holiday in this croatian village known for its all the production it was a showdown to determine the best in picking the price right in ready for the taking. teens representing different countries most of the near croatia were warmed up in ready to pick using only their hands it's at more than speed and agility to outdo the rest and pick the most olives it was about technique and lasting endurance we think that this idea is to make an analogy if you can championship with a base the first a fantastic idea that we just have to be. the first ever olive picking champion the home team croatia. and about this time it is official we like the idea to

finally have the opportunity to show that we are among the best. it wasn't only about competition but rather an initiative together people from all of producing regions from around the world to encourage friendship and cooperation. all right you're watching news from berlin more coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website thanks for joining us. when cities are ingolf by the sea. all the dams. and costly protective measures will has been.