it's 10:00 p.m. in tokyo, welcome to "newsline," i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda delivered his first policy speech at a session of the lower and upper houses of the diet tuesday afternoon. noda said his top priorities are reconstructing areas hit by the march 11th disaster and balancing economic growth and fiscal reforms. transtor: some reign

mea have riduled jan, llg adsttions at fail texert adship, d they'ralysosong ings turning japane. the credibily th jan had enuiing is sufri critically >> noda reiterated his policy priorities. >> translator: six months have passed since the march 11th disaster. the scars left behind, the scars that deprived many people of their lives and livelihoods in a peaceful hometown remain deep. the impact of the earthquake and tsunami, as well as the crisis at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, continue to be felt, not only in the affected areas, but in t wle of japan. at a time when the economy and society are facing prong challengesthdisaster add grave issues to be solved. the cabinet must give the

highest priority to restoration and reconstruction. in light of the basic policy for reconstruction, the cabinet must definitively and steadily execute all measures. for that, we will swiftly compile a third supplementary budget, and we must also create budgets and grants, as well as special economic zones, that will be beneficial to the municipalities afflicted by the disaster. >> on containing the fukushima nuclear accident, noda had this say -- >> translator: dealing with the nuclear cidents the top challenge of the count. without rebuilding fukushima, there can be no recovery of trust in japan. we will overcome the technical challenges with the world's wisdom from a global point of view. we will identify the reasons for the nuclear accide and pmote

disclosure of information. and better safety measures in order to prevent another nuclear accident. to those suffering under harsh living conditions, we will provide compensation and temporary payment quickly, fairly and appropriately. halso stressed his resoe to balance economic growth and fiscal reforms. >> translator: financial recovery is not an issue that can be solved without difficulty. first, we must rein in government spending. next, we must achieve revenue growth through economic revitalization. along with these efforts, we must all shoulder the burden of improving public finances without leaving the problem unsolved for future generations. we have to achieve these three difficult goals at the same time. economic growth and fiscal soundness must be prompted together just like two wheels on

a car. i will not only carry out the new growth strategy that was drawn up last year, but i will improve upont. and devise a new plan to move thcountry forward in light of the conditions following the march 11th disaster. the irradiated village of wahin fusma precresa i aso ste e eariinall redes ck nt rc thviaganitsuouin eaha bn siat a eitherei iida ery ne of the kuimdach plt t ergcy prariozo. 90%, or 2,800 villagers, have left the town to date.

mayor uk endoannounced the plan on tuesday. >> translator: our village aims to complete the process of resettling all of its residents by the end of next march. >> local governments must submit recovery plans as condition for the central government to lift the emergency evacuation order. the kawauchi plant calls for thoroughly monitoring under water and decome tate nation of schools is to be completed before the end of the year. if the government gives the all-clear, the village plans to build temporary housing for the residents from the no entry zone. however concerns have arisen as to how the residents can get back to their previous lives once the emergency order is lifted. >> translator: i hope everyone will return. i am concerned about that. >> translator: everybody has a home in the village, but young

people won't be able to find work. >> japanese police say a number of burglaries in the no entry zone around the fukushima daiichi plant increased sharply in the six months since the nuclear accident. the national police agency says that from march through august, about 720 burglaries were reported in the zone which extends in a 20-kilometer radius of the plant in fukushima prefecture. that figure was is 20 times higher than the last year, in which just 27 cases were reported. police believe some burglars looted the shops when the areas were -- north of fukushima, the number of burglaries fell from a year ago. in iwate and miyagi prefectures north of fukushima, the number of burglaries since the same period fell from a year ago. police are stepping up patrols and setting up surveillance cameras along the roads leading to the no-entry zone to try to

prevent crimes. six months has passed since the march disaster, but the world has not forgotten those in need. in the united states, the boston ballet held a fund-raiser to supplement japan's ongoing relief efforts. ♪ >> the fund-raising event titled "1,000 cranes" with the took place in monday on boston with japanese ballerina, mi misa kuranaga as the principal dancer she lled off virtuoso performances of helen pickett's. "cranes." in the latter half of the program she used folded paper cranes to express the hope that japanese people will recover from the tragedy. in japan, people traditionally believe that folding 1,000 origami cranes makes wishes come

true. [ applause ] >> i've never seen anything like this, really. from a dance situation. it makes us all want to give as much as we can in terms of personal support. >> translator: i performed from my heart, wishing that things will get better for those who are struggling. "newsline" std is the place to turn to post march 11th. we offer two unique perspectives on the fallout of the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" which examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss them on "newsline." a small wooden boat believed to be carrying north korean

defectors has been found in the sea of japan. the japanese coast guard is transferring the passengers to a local port for questioning. the vessel was found tuesday about 25 kilometers off wajima city in ishikawa prefecture, it was carrying nine people, three men, three women and three ys. the boat apparently left the north korean port of chongqing for south korea last thursday. one man described himself as a soldier in the north korean military. he said the people on the boat are his relatives. the coast guard says all nine are in good health. the boat is about eight meters long and has a small engine. some rice and pickles were found on board, but no water. chief cabinet secretary, harumafurefugeharumafuji refugee, fujimura said the coast guard is trying to determine who the people are.

>> translator: we will handle this case in an appropriate manner by looking at similar previous incidents. past cases of north koreans defecting to japan include a family of four in a small boat, that was found in the sea of japan off the coast of aomori prefecture in 2007. the four told police they had tried to enter south korea after leaving north korea's eastern port six days earlier. but they apparently gave up because of tight security. but instead, headed for me gata prefecture in japan. they were later sent to south korea. toyota mote plans to roll out a new compact car in indonesia to boost sales in the rapidly-expanding market. toyota president, akio toyoda unveiled the plan on tuesday. he said the plan will be released in 2013. the car maker will be developing theods specifically to meet local needs.

the model will be based on the irios, a public car which went on sale in india, december 2010. toyota also plans to build a second factory in indonesia to boost its local annual production capacity from the current 110,000, to 180,000 units, an increase of more than 60%. the company has been doing business in indonesia for 40 years, and now has local market share of about 60%. but competition is intensifying as western and south korean car makers are rapidly catching up. in a move to further strengthen economic ties with china, the aintrio o taewk fe tradine ear. unrhecomi cpeti frewk agreement, taiwan and china are facing tariffs on 800 items including industrial goods and farm products by 2013.

the abolition of tariffs starting in january in the first half of this year, taiwan's export to china increased by 12% from the same period last year. armed with the free trade agreement, taiwan has drawn up a new growth strategy of attracting investment making full use of its position as a gateway to china's huge market. k world's makita has more. >> reporter: a seminar on investment was held in tokyo last month. iwan's enoiniste took part along with about 200 business leaders. they appealed to japanese audience to invest in taiwan to enjoy the benefit of lower tariffs. >> translator: taiwanese companies are fully aware of th taste of chinese consumers. make use of our long eerience

d youl be winners together with us. >> reporter: taiwan's call for japanese investment apparently reflects its wish to boost competitiveness by forming tie-ups with japanese firms. one is the psidentf a machine tool maker in taiwan. he exchanged information wh pasecompanies. in the hope of forming an lice. tnsto osht-term alsoie up witne o twjapanese companies. >> reporter: once factory produces lathesnd other machine tools. sensitive stress tariffs and economic agreement, orders from china have increased significantly. the company's exports to china in the first half of 2011 rose

by 25% from the same period last year. >> translator: all machine tool makers are working extra hours to keep up with orders from the mainland. >> reporter: many makers in taiwan u japanese high-tech parts, such as conolrsor their oducts. huang expects to receive further assistance from japanese companies if they set up factories in taiwan. >> tnslato wt's crucial for our future is that japanese and taiwanese companies cooperate and makeo gef ecic agreement. business r: many opportit so they are stepping up efforts to set up production bes in taiwan. in late august, a

ground-breaking ceremony for new japanese-owned property was held. the japanese fiber maker spent around $65 million to build this factory that will make films to protect the displays of leaded crystal tvs. the firm plans to sell the products to liquid crystal tv maker in taiwan, which has a large share of the global market. but it also hopes to expand its business to the potentially lucrative market in mainland china, to take advantage of the lower tariffs. >> we see this as a foothold to advance into the chinese market. >> reporter: in the face of china's growing presence as an economic superpower, taiwan is trying to build technology and investment from overseas by promising access to china's squi

gantic market in return. but some are warning that taiwan should not be overly dependant on the mainland. economic cooperation with china is likely to be one of the major issues in the presidential election scheduled for next january. nai makita, nhk world, taipei. here are the latest market figures.

safety officials in france say the incident at one of the country's nuclear waste facilities is over. an explosion at the marcoule complex killed one person and injured four others. the accident happened inside a building that houses a furnace that's used to melt low-level radioactive waste. france's nuclear safety authority says about four tons of scrap metal extracted from nuclear waste was being melted inside a furnace at the time of the accident. the cause of the explosion is not known. the nuclear authorities says the facility offered, suffered no major damage and there have been no radiation leaks. local residents are complaining, though, that nuclear authorities did not release enough information after the explosion. they're skeptical of the facility's safety. >> translator: residents were not informed. we haven't been kept up to date.

we've been listening to the radio. people have been exchanging information by telephone and word of mouth. >> and there's a high concentration of nuclear facilities in marcoule and the surrounding area, that includes a processing plant for fuel made from a mix of plutonium and uranium, and a reactor that's used to produce plutonium. time to check on some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia we begin with this item sent by irib, iran. an h made its largest donation of humanitarian aid to famine-stricken somalia. the iran red crescent society's 5,000-ton shipment includes rice and other food items. the group has already sent 12 installments of aid worth about $25 million. somalia is suffering through its worst drought in 60 years. tens of thousands of people have died, and most of them childr. somalia has not had a

functioning government since 1991. when the war lords overthrew the former dictator. chinese communities across thailand celebrated the lantern festival on monday, the event provided a chance for famy reunions. under a full moon, a symbol of happiness and prosperity. in the southwestern resort island of phuket, hundreds of chinese flocked to a city park to worship deities. they offered moon cakes and fruit. children in the northern province staged traditional performances including the dragon dance. pandas in an animal park in eastern china celebrated the mid-autumn ftilit special moon cakes. officials at the paradise animal park used eight ingredients, including bamboo shoots and apples to prepare the cakes, it's first year for the pandas

at their new home. the cakes were extra large, as each animal consumes 25 to 30 kilograms of bamboo shoots and one and a half kilograms of apples per day. the asian qualifiers for the 2012 olympics were no cake walk, but japan's women's national soccer squad come out on top. nadeshiko played to a draw in one match and one the other four, including a 1-0 victory over china at the end. nhk world's hiro morita talked with the captain, homare sawa when she returned monday evening. >> translator: congratulations on returning and winning a place in the olympics, how do you feel right now? what impressions are you bringing back from the

competition? >> translator: after returning from the world cup, we imelplay mes in went to thsi alifiersfive matches in 11 days was very intensive. >> after nadeshiko won the world cup, people took it for granted that you would win a spot in the olympics. did you feel pressure? >> translator: there was some pressure. we thought for the sake of the future of japan womes soccer, we had to win. and go to the olympics thereas that pressur that we had produced results at the world cup that gave us confidence. i believed with these members, we could win. >> translator: you battled through a tough schedule, playing five matches in 11 days. what do you think you learned from the qualifiers? >> translator: i only played

three out of the five matches. even if the veterans, older players like me set out like in re able to wih against ina, w which s good for the team. young players could produce results, though tough, which was good for nadeshiko japan. >> translator: almost everyone on the world cup squad was also on the roster for the asian final qualifiers. how has nadeshiko matured as a team through these two competitions? >> the younger players during this qualifier and the world cup played well and middle players like miyama and ono improved their skills, they played much better than at the beijing

olympics. they let the younger players and were very promising. >> translator: you've got almost a year before the london games. how will you use that time? >> translator: to make it to the top, players have to improve their individual skills. while improving the quality of the team. japan's strength is its capability to keep the ball. this is an area we need to further work on. >> translator: what's your goal he olympics? >> translator: the world's top >>luck. lecheck out your weather. starting with asia, this tropical depression looks like just over the pack, south of japan, it is heading towards the quack islands, already affecting nansei islands, it looks like it will be a tropical storm as it heads west, northeast direction. those islands are seeing waves

up to five meters high and the as well as are going to be on dangerous levels as it progresses. so we should really stay away from those coastal areas as possible. we have that front that has moved away from northern japan, torrential rain in akita prefecture has been building, but it will be turning into clouds instead and heavy showers will be easing for you in northern japan. the rest of japan looking at very dry and sunny weather to await the scene on wednesday. in eastern china, all the way in towards north korea, there is a front that is stretching, bringing heavy rains in some areas. we already had reports of 120 millimeters in certain provinces, we'll be looking at 100, to 150 millimeters in the next 24 hours in hunan and chong dong provinces, flooding and

mudslideses will be at high risk in those areas. , etm, s situatbe looking at hi risof fin the as th is b ahe wa t ongolia a inraal will b descen soheems e in gsignican ulan bt toverghty-moin temperates may d bel ee umost is to be at warnings tonight and into tomorrow morning. tokyo at 32, another very hot day here. north america, we've got the tropical storm maria still in progress in towards bermuda. tropical storm watch is just around much of the coastal areas of bermuda. as ofnow, as well as and high waves are going to be affecting much of the caribbean islands. it may bring swells to eastern coast of the united states, we'll keep a close eye on this system. we have a low pressure system that's moving across quebec. now that is going to be bringing severe weather to come for you. and the associated cold front is

going to be bringing wider showers, but cooler air to be coming in towards the cold front. so that temperatures are going to be dropping. and this high pressure system will be pushing another cold air in towards the central plains. cold air in from the north and warm air surging up from the gulf of mexico. so just around this area, we're going to be seeing that clash. we're going to be seeing severe weather like thunderstorms, gusty wis, lhtng eni will be a psibility jt arou kansas, okho, upp xagions. th tempetusooking le is. hotot 39 vy t. t winnip, 14 degrees. and inipeg yesterday, it was 32, so ten degrees difference, the cooler air is working in. now in europe, we have a low pressure system sitting over the scdinavian peninsula. so showers and gusty situation is going to be prevailing for a little while in the british isles as well. but out towards the south central continental europe looking dry and sunny for you. enjoy the weather, vienna, 24

degrees, paris at 20, mrid and lisbon degrees. here's o extended recast.

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