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www.vitac.com it's 10:00 p.m. in tokyo. welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. yoshihiko noda has signed up to take on one of the toughest jobs in japan. a job that has a high turnover rate. the finance minister is now the new leader of the country's ruling democratic party, and that means he is certain to become japan's next prime minister, its sixth in just five years. >> translator: as a result of
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the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> the dpj held its leadership election on monday. five candidates ran for the top post after prime minister naoto kan resigned. none got the majority in the first round of voting. so there was a runoff between the two frontrunners, noda and economy minister banri kaieda. most of the lawmakers who voted for the three other candidates in the first round picked noda in the runoff. of the 395 ballots up for grabs, noda got 215. kaieda, 177. >> translator: let's all persevere and work hard for the good of the people so we can achieve political stability. >> japan's diet will vote on tuesday to decide whether the 54-year-old noda should become prime minister.
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it's basically a formality because his democratic party controls the more powerful lower house. soon after his victory, noda held his first news conference as the dpj's new leader. >> translator: i want to resolve the fukushima nuclear crisis, but it might take a long time. i also want to rebuild japan's disaster-hit areas and revive this country's economy. i will work toward these goals and achieve them. i hope to build relationships with the opposition parties that are based on trust. i plan to hold policy negotiations and ask for their cooperation. japan can't afford a political vacuum or the dissolution of the lower house, which would trigger
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an election. everyone has to work together to rebuild the disaster zone. >> noda became senior finance minister when dpj took power in 2009. he was promoted to finance minister in june of last year when naoto kan became prime minister. so who is yoshihiko noda? here's a look at the man about to become japan's 95th prime minister. >> reporter: yoshihiko noda was elected to the lower house of the diet in 1993 as a member of the now defunct japan new party. he became a dpj lawmaker in 2000. he ran in the dpj leadership election in 2002 in hopes of speeding up a generational change in the party. he lost the election but gained national recognition. noda became finance minister
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last year. one of his biggest challenges has been a strong currency. the yen surged to a record high against the dollar this month. japan's monetary authorities intervened in the currency market in an attempt to put the brakes on. >> translator: i'm carefully monitoring the market. i'll take decisive action if necessary. >> reporter: noda was one of the first of the dpj lawmakers to announce plans to run for the leadership. he was confident of support from most of the party executives. >> translator: the two biggest challenges for japan right now are rebuilding after the disaster and dealing with the global economy. we need to bring people with different knowledge and skills together. i want to spearhead that effort. >> reporter: noda lost some of his supporters after seiji maehara joined the race. he had to rebuild his strategy to win.
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>> we asked people on the streets of tokyo what they expect from the new leader. >> translator: i don't want the tax rise, but it is needed to rebuild after the disaster. >> translator: noda should stay on as prime minister for more than a year. he should change his party for the better. >> translator: he oversaw market intervention to stem the yen's advance, but had he done it earlier, the yen may be much lower now. i hope he'll work hard in everyone's interest. >> we also asked for the thoughts of evacuees and other residents in disaster-struck areas including fukushima.
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>> translator: i want noda to clarify whether evacuees will be able to return home. >> translator: if present circumstances continue, i can't foresee my future. i want noda to tell people what measures he will take. i want him to immediately carry out what he pledges. >> translator: i want noda to create jobs for people who lost work in the disaster. >> translator: i want noda to visit the disaster zone, see the devastation, and understand how the evacuees feel. the democratic party may have a new leader, but that doesn't mean it's united. ichiro ozawa says he's going to wait and see before deciding to cooperate with yoshihiko noda. ozawa leads the dpj's biggest group.
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he spoke on monday at a meeting of about 100 lawmakers who support him. they include former prime minister hatoyama and minister banri kaieda. kaieda was the runner-up in the dpj leadership election and ozawa's group supported him. ozawa says the cooperation with noda depends on who's appointed as executive. leader of the lpd opposition had following to say in the reaction to mr. noda's election as dpj leader. >> reporter: we'll cooperate with the noda administration in efforts to reconstruct disaster-hit areas. that's our basic stance. we will approach discussion with the ruling party with an open mind. we already have a three-party agreement and have raised concerns about the dpj's manifesto.
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first of all, we have to see what direction the new administration's policies will take. >> noda's hands has caught the attention of other international media. they're focusing on the profile and the long to-do list he'll face once he becomes prime minister. china's state-run television caught this. they call noda a dark horse. he's not as well known in china as some of the other contenders. he says if he's elected prime minister, he may propose a grand coalition of the bloc. if he does, he'll have problems reaching a compromise with the opposition parties. state-run television in russia
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is reporting noda will face a tougher task as prime minister. it says he will have to shoulder a heavy burden, including addressing the ongoing nuclear crisis, ballooning government debt, and a deteriorating economy. cnn world is noting that noda will leave the prime ministery in six years. he is expected to make headway in reconstruction. nooseline is the place to turn to for the latest on japan postmarch 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on fallout from the earthquake and newseum. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to rekonk and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on newsline. et. japan's education and
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science ministry has released a map showing areas near the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant where the levels of radiation are higher than the standard. the map released on monday is based on a survey of radioactive cesium at some 2,200 locations, mainly in fukushima prefecture in june and july. the survey turned up a reading of 29.46 million beck rals of cesium several hundred meters from the plant. the figure exceeds the iaa's standard of 10 million becquerels required to temporariry ee slack yags. two locations northwest of the plant were also found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium above the level. in the 1986 chernobyl disaster they dealt with it and were
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required to relocate temporarily. they identified land with contaminations levels at the chernobyl level outside of no-entry zones set by japan's government. meanwhile a map of radiation levels in agricultural areas came out on the same day. the map drawn by the agricultural ministry shows levels of radioactive cesium around the plant were above the regulated standard. the map shown onmond is based on an analysis of soil samles taken at 580 locations including fukushima. following the nuclear accident in march, the ministry set a safety limit for planting rice at 5,000 becquerels per pill gram of oil. based on the guideline, planting of new crops was banned within 20 kilometers of the facility. the map shows rate yo eive cesium exceeding the limit f in nine locations where vegetables and fruits are grown, including
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8,571 becquerels in a field and 6, 882 in ee maki city. both locations are in fukushima prefecture. >> translator: radioactive cesium tends to be quickly absorbed by soil, so the contamination level of produce grown there will gradually become lower from next year. the agriculture rat ministry plans to increase monitoring around the highly contaminated farmland. a month has already passed since japan's women's soccer team won the world cup, but the enthusiasm hasn't lightened a bit. it's bringing a major change to a town in steep tradition. nhk world's her row toe has more. >> reporter: mimisaka is an old town in western japan. nowadays, though, it's got a new
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claim to fame. two members of the world cup winn winners,ed in a sheco, japan, midfielder aya mia ma got two. miho fudge mow toe was a substitute goalkeeper. as for you, actually you're smaller than i thought. >> translator: everybody says so. >> reporter: both players belong to the local soccer club, yunogo belle, they are the leaders mentally and strategically. it was created ten years ago by
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the municipal government and the private sector. it's fourth in the 19th women's league. but miyama is the only player on a provisional contract. the rest have to work at other jobs to earn a living so they can't devote their full attention to the sport. fudge moto is employed as a staff member of the athletic soes jags. she takes care of various projects including publishing news letters for theion i bow belle fan club. we visited the club's marketing department but the only person we found there was the executive manager. why are you by yourself? >> we're pinched financially. i wish we could hire more people. >> reporter: three years ago the club's main sponsor that had put its names on the uniform with
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drew. women's soccer was only drawing on average of about 800 spectators per game, 1/20th of the men's league. ♪ >> reporter: but a world cup victory changed that. many fans now come from around the country to see the new stars. citizens drew a mural celebrating the victory along the river. it's now become a tourist attraction. >> translator: here's the lunch. >> reporter: he is looking for new sponsors. he hopes to increase the team's annual budget of $650,000 by 50%. one company he approached makes chemical products.
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>> translator: if your company's name is here when players are interviewed, you'll get great exposu exposure. >> reporter: after an hour of negotiations a new sponsor signed a three-year contract. >> reporter: we want to support them. >> this will help out but there's more to be done. >> reporter: shopping areas are getting behind the players in their own way. at this beauty parlor -- it's popping up all over the hot spring town.
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what's up today? >> we're making new eun a bem goods. >> reporter: they're planning to market suites with images of the players. part of the proceeds will go to the team. so you want to help stabilize the player's financial support. >> it's a win/win situation for soccer and our town. >> everybody's collaborating to support the soccer tomorrow. the activity is adding to the momentum to revive the community. it's a real team effort. time to check on some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin tonight with this item sent by rtm malaysia and btv
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bangladesh. in malaysia millions of people left cities on the weekend to return to their home towns in the countryside to celebrate the festival in which families and friends gather to enjoy a feast. it marks the end of ram a dam, the muslim month of fasting. it will be celebrated on tuesday or wednesday. traffic police have made the arrangements to regulate the movement of large numbers of people. the bangladesh she capital also witnessed and exodus as citizens in a largely muslim country traveled to rural areas. the government has arranged special trains, buses, and ferries for the convenience of celebrants. thai authorities have destroyed 120 tons of counterfeit goods in the capital bangkok. the products destroyed on monday had been seized on the resort i land of phuket. last year they seized over 3.1
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million items. a senior government official said the seizures are aimed at protecting property rights and the government will enact strict laws to deal with it. the united states has had thailand on a priority watch for two years because of such violations. sri lanka's government has begun preparing a complete list of the country's ancient manuscripts written on palm leaves. the island nation's historical litry and scientific heritage is preserved on the so-called olo leaf manuscript, some of which were written about 2,000 years ago. experts say many such manuscripts written on the island's single leaves were destroyed during an invasion. here are the latest market figures.
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hi, there. welcome back. here's your weather forecast. we've got two storms in the pacific ocean. let's talk about this one. before i start talking about
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where it is going, let's see what it has done to taiwan. now, manama doll is the first to make landfall this year. it slammed into taiwan on monday unleashing heavy winds and torrential downpours that closed schools and offices. in taiwan, 380 millimeters of rain was reported in the past 24 hours. more than 84,000 evacuated by noon today. 22,000 of military are on standby. 37 local and domestic flights were canceled. 30,000 people are already being evacuated. this severe tropical storm ma'am na doll is moving. it will be bringing lots of heavy rain as you can see in the next 48 hours as i step away. this is the rainfall accumulation that just the storm
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will be bringing. it will be about 250 millimeters or more. and the southwest monsoon is enhanced, so that combined with this storm will be bringing lots of rain still to northern luzon. the land is very, very saturated, so the flooding is going to be at high risk as well as storm surges and high winds brought by this storms to taiwan and china as well. now, this is severe tropical storm talas. this is already affecting the islands with highways up to about 8 meters high. it's affecting many regions in the pasting coast of japan with waves up to about 3 meters high. it killed one person in a prefecture in the tokay region as well as one went missing from the high waves due to this storm that brought the very strong winds. this is going to be continuing, and as it approaches japan, it will intensify. by tuesday evening, i think it's
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going to become a strong typhoon and keep its intensity as it approaches the pacific coast of central japan. probably would make landfall by friday. let's keep a very close eye on this system as it is a large and strong storm. elsewhere in japan, though, looking very sunny and dry, except for daytime heating. may be popping up thunderstorms and tokyo at 30 degrees, but chongqing still at 39. it's the end of august. very hot there and well above seasonal average. here in europe we've got a very well developed low system rotating over the scandinavian peninsula. so a few thunderstorms may be popping up in those areas. but out toward the west, looking very sunny and dry for you from the west all the way into central portions of europe. we have a system coming in toward the iberian peninsula. so portugal and portions of spain will be seeing a few
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thundershowers for you to come. london, 18 degrees, on the cooler side. madrid, 32 degrees. we're looking at berlin, 17. moscow here at 26 degrees. here's your extended forecast.
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once again the top story at this hour. yoshihiko noda has signed up to take on one of the toughest jobs in japan. a job that has a high turnover rate. the finance minister is now the new leader of the country's ruling democratic party, and that means he is certain to become japan's next prime minister, its sixth in just five years. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> the dpj held its leadership election on monday. five candidates ran for the top post after prime minister naoto kan resigned. none got a majority in the first round of voting, so there was a runoff between the two
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frontrunners, noda and communicate minister, banri kai ada. most of the lawmakers who voted for the three other candidates in the first round picked noda in the runoff. of the 395 ballots up for grabs, noda got 215. and kai ada, 177. >> translator: let's all persevere and work hard for the good of the people so we can achieve political stability. >> japan's diet will vote on tuesday to decide whether the 54-year-old noda should become prime minister. it's basically a formality because his democratic party controls the more powerful lower house. soon after his victory, noda held his first news conference as the dpj's new leader. >> translator: i want to resolve the fukushima nuclear crisis,
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but it might take a long time. i also want to rebuild japan's disaster-hit areas and revive this country's economy. i will work toward these goals and achieve them. i hope to build relationships with the opposition parties that are based on trust. i plan to hold policy negotiations and ask for their cooperation. japan can't afford a political vacuum or the dissolution of the lower house, which would trigger an election. everyone has to work together to rebuild the disaster zone. snoom know day became seen your vice min finance minister when
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dpzj took power in 209 u 2009. he was promoted to finance minister in june of last year when naoto kan became prime minister. that's our broadcast for this hour. i we'll be back in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye-bye.
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