hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." it's wednesday october 16th. i'm catherine in tokyo. negotiates have iran presented what they call a proposal in talks aimed at achieving a break through through the nuclear program. they're meeting with delegates from six major powers for the

first time since president hassan rouhani took office in august. envoys from the u.s., russia, china, france, britain, and germany are there, too. ashton's spokesperson said zarif . for the first time participants spoke in english. zarif laid out his ideas in an hour long power point presentation. iranian sources say they propose to accept tougher inspections on their nuclear facilities. they want to ease sanctions crippling the economy. other nations have demanded the iranians stop using uranium close to weapons grade and say only then would they ease sanctions. residents of japan gets

soaked by rain. the storm wipha knocked down tree, cut power to thousands of homes and delayed people on their way to work. officials at the japan meteorological agency say the typhoon was moving northeast at 65 kilometers per hour. wind speeds at center 126 kilometers per hour. weather experts say wipha could be the strongest typhoon to hit tokyo in a decade. still they're calling on people to stay home and prepare to evacuate if necessary. airline companies have cancelled more than 500 flights throughout the country. the storm has disrupted services and traffic on roads and highways. for more on this storm, we're joined by our weather desk. >> catherine, this is the strongest storm to hit the region in a decade. this is causing havoc for the commuting time in the metro poll

tan area. it's been bringing rainfall. take a look at this. 824 mm in the span of 24 hours. we usually in tokyo only get about 190mm of rainfall over the course of october for the whole month. in a day, tokyo has already found 243mm causing flooding conditions here across the area, downing a lot of power lines. many households here. this storm system will affect northern japan as it progresses on the path of 65 kilometers per hour. it's a speedy one. by the time it's around noon hours, western and central japan will start to see the dry conditions with sunshine. northern japan, 200mm rainfall. 50mm of rainfall will fall in just an hour. we'll keep a close eye on this

system. >> thank you very much. she'll join us later in the program for more in world weather. workers at damaged fukushima daiichi plant are preparing for the typhoon and taking steps to stop the leaking radioactive water. the governor urged the power company to manage the risk. tepco is adding tanks and workers. ropes have been attached to pipes and piping used to inject water into the pipe reactors. the utility says it has larger capacity tanks. that's in addition to the standard procedure of moving accumulated water behind barriers to nearby tanks. the company says it has more than 50 workers dedicated to the transfer of water. villagerers near fukushima daiii have high hopes of a harvest. they're picking a test batch of

rice to see if it's safe to resume commercial farming. residents of the village took part in the project and planted rice in the part of the village deemed uninhabitable due to radiation levels. residents have been unable to live there since the 2011 accident. the topsoil was removed last year. they planted the seeds in june. >> translator: i'm happy to harvest rice for the first time in three years. some people in my district felt healed when they saw the paddy with rice stalks. officials will test the rice for radioactive substances and discard the crop regardless of results. the mayor hopes it shows farming can get back on track in uninhabitable areas. a bombing struck pay mosk in

afghanistan killing a governor and injuring others. cholaphansa is reporting. >> the area is for strong hold of tally ban insurgents. it happened after the muslim festival of eve ended tuesday. a device hidden in a mic phone was detonated as the governor was delivering a speech to worshippers. he died from injuries. he was a close confidant and served as a campaign manager during the 2009 election. citizens are growing increasingly uncertain about the safety. troops prepare to withdraw from the country by 2014. the secretive leader off the tally ban has issued a message urging followers to step up campaign as against afghan and

nato forces. police have detained a man in connection with a bombing that wounded one person at a luxury hotel monday night. residents were shocked by the incident that struck the landmark in the city. the explosion occurred shortly before midnight. a 43 year-old american woman staying in the hotel with her family was injured in the blast. investigators believe a hand made bomb was planted in the bathroom. police have detained a 25-year-old man who checked out of the same room monday. city residents have been shaken by a parking lot bombing that killed two people on sunday. police have found other time bombs over the past several days. bombings off occur during the former military regime but declined athe president took off in 2011. the traders hotel is in the central business district and frequently used by foreigners

traveling for business. business people are calling for a full investigation to limit activity of the attacks on the business activities: the president is facing issues including confrontation in the country constitutional reforms called for by the leader. we shared thoughts on these and other topics during the exclusive interview. the president sfoek to nhk following the east of the asia summit friday. the attacks have occurred since june last year. hundreds of people have been killed. approximately 140,000 have been displaced during the country's four year military regime. conflict were controlled but quickly came for after the country introduced democracy. the president has been working to handle the situation that could have a negative impact on the country's transition to

democracy. he visited the state where violent clashes continue between the religious groups. he says perpetrators will be subject to severe punishment. the leader touched on the constitutional reform that the pro democracy leader has been calling for.

he mentioned the committee set up in the parliament and hinted the possibility of carrying out a national referendum over the issue. the present constitution prohibits anyone with a spouse, child or children from being sworn in as president. british born children is an example. >> myanmar will host a series of asean-related meetings next year. member nations will participate as well as major economies such as u.s., china and japan. as the chair of asean next year, myanmar's diplomatic skills will be put to the test. most members are working to strengthen their respective ties with china, but some are locked in disagreements with china over territories in the south china sea. the disputes have often

disrupted unity between the asean member nations. thein sein commented on the issue. >> myanmar is expected to hold a general election in 2015, and will be part of the asean economic community when it is founded the same year. with the milestones in sight, the government must tackle the issues of constitutional reform, diplomacy with asean and other countries and religious conflict within its borders. thein sein is facing the crucial test of pressing ahead with reforms while winning the trust

of the international community. that wraps up our bulletin. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. prime might be administer -- prime minister abe wants to push through his plan. this is his speech. >> translator: my economic policies have triggered drastic changes. still not everybody has sensed the recovery. the government is only half way into the efforts to overcome deflation. >> abe says he aims to create jobs for women and young people and boost their incomes. he noted this will encourage consumption and investment. abe says strengthening the economy would give hope to people in the areas hit by the

2011 earthquake and tsunami. he promised to speed up reconstruction efforts and be better prepared for disasters. he spoke about the leaks of radioactive water at the plant fukushima which sparked concerns in japan and abroad. >> translator: fishermen in fukushima are suffering from rumors with no fact wall basis. the effect on food and water is far below the safety limit. that is the fact. >> abe said his government will take the lead on tackling the contaminated water problem and decommissioning the reactors. a new nhk poll suggests the prime minister remains popular with voters after his decision to raise the consumption tax. interviewers spoke to 1,000 by phone. 58% support his cabinet. 26% do not.

62% of respond ents approve of the cabinet's economic policies. 34% disapprove. voters were divide over the decision to raise the tax next april to 8% from 5%. 51% say they support the hike. 46% say they do not. also asked if they feel anxious about handling household finances after the increase. 74% said they do. japanese leaders are looking southward with their trade ambitions. they've agreed to speed up a by lateral economic partnership agreement with australia. japanese foreign minister hosted the counter part in tokyo. they agreed to strengthen ties like the economy and security.

the negotiations started years ago when he started as prime minister. >> translator: i understand japan and australia ironed out difference at talks in june. we'll keep up our efforts to achieve results. >> we welcome the fact that a prime minister abe has announced japan will participate in the transpacific partnership negotiations and we can revitalize negotiations for by lateral trade agreement between australia and japan. bishop acknowledged interests in the private sector and automobile sectors. she said she wants to seal the deal within a year. the latest technologies for transportation and driving systems presented at a conference in tokyo. researchers and car experts from around the world have gathered to exchange ideas for reducing

accidents and traffic congestion. on the top agenda was an automated driving system. car maker represent thes pointed out such a system will ease traffic jams. they say manufactures should join hands to promote it. on display the system warns a driver pa that may be dozing off achlt camera and sensor detect the driver's facial and eyelid movements. if it senses something is wrong, it will sound a voice alert. >> you look sleepy. shall we take a break? please pay attention forward. >> visitors can also try the automatic parking system. it will enable a car to sense park k space on it's own and automatically eases itself into the spot. it's on display at tokyo until friday. representatives from thousands of companies have set

up shop in southern china for the trade expo. the fair gauged the health of the chinese economy. more than 24,000 domestic and foreign firms flocked to the city for the twice yearly event kicking off three weeks of talking shop. officials include appliance manufactures that chatted with buyers. they complained about the rising and sagging demand in the nations. personnel at the lcd tv maker from province said profits were down from last year. they send one-third of exports to south america. sales there have dropped. >> translator: labor costs are rising in china. the company will face a tougher situation. >> chinese leaders saw exports in september fall year on year three month first. they'll be hoping the trend can

be reversed to put china's growth back on track. it is time now to take a look at the market figures. >> a japanese astronaut is preparing to take his place among the stars. he's engaged in final training before a six month stay on the international space station. he is with two fellow crew members from the united states and russia at a training center

outside moscow. he's said to become the first japanese commander of the space station during his last two months. >> translator: i'll communicate closely with crew members and ground staff to maintain good team work and get the most out of the missions at the iss. >> the three astronauts have spent extended periods inside simulators. they practice responding to emergencies such as fires and drops in air pressure. they'll go next month on the russian spacecraft. video game creators from all over the world set up shop in canada. developers are making the move to the land of hockey and maple syrup. nhk world reports. >> video game fans all over the

world liked these soccer games so much they spent a total of $6 billion on them. the game developers recorded the movements of the world's leading soccer players then replicated them in digital form for the game. the developer, an american company, did the work at its studio in the province of british columbia. canada is home to people of many different cultures. the ethnic mix is one of the keys to the success of the firm's development team. for instance, the japanese member excelled at creating detail images.

members from england and spain where soccer is very popular discussed the mannerisms of each country's players and recreated the playing styles of more than 600 teams around the world. >> translator: i find that this multicultural environment really stimulates us to come up with incredible ideas. it's a great advantage for us. >> more foreign game development companies than ever are setting up in canada. they're attracted by the tax incentives on labor costs and other support from the federal and provincial governments. the government of british columbia granted $40 million to four universities to set up a graduate school of digital media studies. it trains students for jobs in the industry. gaming companies directly collaborate with students on developing games.

staff at this major japanese video game company linked up with the school. they just set up in canada in august. they asked a team of students to suggest the smart phone game for north american customers. >> they really want a general accessible western character that will have traction with the audiences, younger and older. >> reporter: the students researched the topic for three months. finally they unveiled the game. when users moved the correct musicale notes to the circular home base, the device plays a tune. the students wanted the main

character to be likable and expressive. members of the japanese company found the research useful. they hoped to benefit from talented staff and ideas from canada and aim to sell their products to north american customers. >> translator: now there's one base where they can train talented people. i hope this will help us be very productive. >> reporter: other japanese companies have decided to also set up in canada. usually known for hockey, the country is gaining the reputation as a major hub of world video gaming. nhk world, vancouver. >> it's time now for a check in world weather. we are joined now with the latest. people in central vietnam are

dealing with the aftermath of a typhoon. what's happening there? >> catherine, apart from the typhoon hitting tokyo metropolitan region as we speak bringing dangerous conditions outside, the typhoon nari landed tuesday. typhoon nari made las vegas tuesday morning killing some people and injuring a dozen others. strong winds of 133 kilometers per hour were reported. many trees were downed and hundreds of houses were damaged. 122,000 people moved to safer ground in several provinces. 2,000 travelers were stranded. nari has weakened to a tropical storm. it brings staggering amount of rainfall pounding the central regions. it will be lots of rain to the region across thailand where the

previous system has been lingering over bringing moisture and dumping in heavy rain. land is well saturated. additional rainfall could give the cause to further landslides and mudslides. we have another tropical depression formed over the water. this is likely to become a tropical storm by friday night. high pressure covers mump of the korean peninsula and china making things pretty cold in the morning hours across some of the cities in northeast china. marked minus 15 degrees. the high is in the seasonal range. beijing 20 degrees plenty of sunshine. tropics, 30s. tokyo 34 today, stormy day across the area. that cold air in the northeast and china will be brought to northern japan. mount fuji is covered with the white stuff. now across to the americas. still looking at this very

active low pressure system moving across the region. it is sagging this active cold front. we have a remnant low from octave that may land in california and mexico as well. that's acting as a conveyer of moisture pounding in texas and arkansas with flooding rain. flooding warning across much of the region. that is going to be moving towards the east. lots of mountain air, colorado 20 centimeters of snow pieing up. partly sunny sky, 20 degrees. mid summer temperatures with the winds kicking in at 32 degrees. now we have your extended forecast.

that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine in tokyo.

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