chu he would wheel the wheel the us. welcome to nhk world news line and you know tommy and tokyo. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am russia titans restrictions for air travelers ahead of the winter olympics as authorities investigated and gruesome crime. a few hundred kilometers from sochi privatization the lobby is working to build a straw or economic ties with african

nations as he becomes the first japanese leader it's for the continent in the years. i am. and several wrestlers in japan are delivering out for their newer tournament will be the young talent. stepping into the highest division the russian resort town of sochi is just four weeks away from welcoming the world. but more concerns about security are playing down in the lead up to the winter olympics investigators in the southern strong rope old regions say they found five people shot dead in the abandoned cars. the town of vehicles in different locations. they see a homemade explosive device was near one of the cars. reuters says security forces are now on high alert and strong rope this top rope or rather the region is about three hundred km from sochi russian authorities are also taking action to keep the skies safe the band travelers from

boarding planes with liquids on both domestic and international flights passengers had been allowed to take liquids in containers of up to one hundred millimeters. regulators say they could make exceptions for medicine and milk for infants. prime minister dimitri medvedev told officials the train station in moscow to tighten security the station offers service to sochi. he's responding in part to last month's suicide bombings of the transportation system the city of boca grande the explosions killed thirty four people. the attacks have led some to question the security preparations for the thousands of athletes and tourists expected to have the games clear of this book with an international policy analyst at rand corporation old up on liquor. we ask or how the russian authorities are handling security and what's at stake for preston but the report said they have tens of thousands of police and security forces and sochi you can't get into

the second in the region much less the city on a stool and narre warren muster her involvement the olympics this is a very secure retirement or reading people's mail. so they're doing everything they possibly can. they have moved a lot of security forces to sushi for the olympics on the other hand they very much don't want the look is disrupted by attacks elsewhere. so i think this is a balancing act that the russian government security forces will be carefully calibrated and again doing their level best but it all the resources they possibly can. keeping things safe through the loop in your ear. we know very little because no one has taken responsibility we do know that till tomorrow ahead of the cox's emirates on the umbrella organization for a range of other jihadist and groups to indie and southern russia has called for attacks leading up to you in on the olympics. and we end up earned some evidence that suggests that the bomber may have been a convert to islam

or to one of the bombers russia's human rights record which is that not the best human rights record imaginable is one issue and it's certainly the olympics are a good time to draw attention to ads and grace critiques the amnesty in on the state prisoners some without actually changing the laws that put them in prison or without giving them our names doesn't really respond particularly well to human rights question that doesn't spread freedom to those individuals that it's not that it's not a broader solution. that puts a lot of steak and easily fix because it's very important and common good. a good show to demonstrate that russia is a capable modern nation and its itchy a city that is not moscow were seen petersburg on is a place that can put on a world class events i and that's you know that shows the pressure really has arrived that it's the completely fully modern country are ready to welcome people from around the world and that was all go all the current senior analyst at

the rand corporation japanese prime minister shinzo love is set to meet leaders in the cote de vaughan after leaving the line he's the first japanese prime minister to visit the west african country. they would tell president al assad and which are on that japan is ready to help coach and of our rebuild itself after the civil war in two thousand and eleven. ave is also beating leaders of other west african nations well he is in cote d'ivoire he is expected to offer japan's help in dealing with refugee issues. baba says he would tell leaders japan is willing to help train people to achieve stability and economic growth in the region i was the first japanese prime minister to torah african countries in eight years earlier i spoke with the nikkei rose color in a gal she explain why are they chose to go to africa on its first overseas tour this year

i am. i also did some fake a promising a comic songs have that project did not know because they see adults sixteen cents. and since this thing called it a lot and was andy ethiopia this time. and that is this a decade is actually falling in on this trip a no then fully behind the title sequence to become a nice evening because he keeps close to the teasing me and caught people off with some cool action aid and tasty dish and calm. and now says that these officers chose mozambique to sign their fancy investment deal with an african country. and the sissy has provided something in the steel bending several agricultural projects so executives are looking there for fuel. and the examples that was and still somehow suggest that bad at being keen on natural resources. alfredo is of japanese and you can't pop and tense up and down one by one of seventy something she's not. and these

officials have being enforced in the sequence of chewed on and on to a gas to drive them apostates since then the game for either team to add to our ticket to see kilo more supplies. but like a bee line down stay down behind the times. time is that an investment in non fic is more than three times that of japan. a tiny flame in a cylon. he is also visiting a ticket to speak chinese officials make frequent visits to show up and then said that they nurture that the basic steps that. kyle has all this interest in the region change the market for commodities. appetites fall all informed as who caught up and some full time member and has driven on track it takes a great expansion of the school speech countries. and that advocates slowdown in china prices have stopped it to take time. the production of sales has seen the united states is provided by its bid

another goal tending to it and that the small town one pressure on prices. and some free candy as i and the team to the team's full at a formal talks. african country and tevez he's saying we need is a prudent investment both on the day. so that i think this because it is also expected to fall into our prime minister to them or increasing its trade and investment on eden's also make a nice they need six at st said dependence on much of these sources sunday at a courting full mall for investment in money at st anne's ugly coat to the one spot says who can help. do you. the us unemployment rate in december hit its lowest level in more than five years this comes amid a smaller than expected increase in the number of people working in non farm sectors. the us

labor department says the jobless rate stood at six point seven percent in december that marks a zero point three percentage point improvement over the previous month. in december the number of employed in sectors other than agriculture rose seventy four thousand from a month before. this was the smallest increase in almost three years. he was fitter reserve sees the job statistics as one of the most important economic indicators in december the fed decided to scale down its monetary easing manager. china's global trade top four trillion dollars for the first time last year climbing seven point six percent from two thousand and twelve. but trade with japan trend for the second straight year. chinese customs authorities say overall exports rose seven point nine percent to two trillion two hundred ten billion dollars in force came to one trillion nine hundred fifty billion dollars up seven point three percent exports and imports together total four trillion won of its sixty billion dollars. the world's second biggest economy had a trade

surplus of two hundred fifty nine twenty billion dollars in two thousand and thirteen growing twelve point four percent from the prior year officials say the recovery of the global economy pushed up exports imports also recorded a sizeable game due to the country's stable economic growth. meanwhile china's exports to japan this year point nine percent to one hundred fifty point three billion dollars while imports were down eight point seven percent at one hundred sixty two point three billion dollars. the two way trade amounted to three hundred twelve point six million dollars to five point one percent drop. a senior chinese customs official indicated that the strained relations between the two countries led to the decline in bilateral trade. us government officials are speaking out against china's new fishing rules the regulations cover groups of islands that are at the center of disputes between china and several neighboring countries officials in beijing are defending the move saying it follows their loss the rules

cover this rally and carousel islands in the south china sea. china and some of its neighbors including vietnam and the philippines claimed the island chains. officials in high noon province a foreign crews will now need to get permission before entering waters around the islands. they say foreign nationals who violate the rules risk having their boats and equipment seized the us state department says the new regulations threatened to raise tensions in the region. the passing of these restrictions on other countries fishing activities in disputed. portions of the south china sea is a provocative and potentially dangerous act. stacie said everything should be done to avoid undermining the prospects for a peaceful resolution. at a news conference china's foreign ministry spokesperson watching responded to the us reaction. the united states to respect and support efforts by the parties

directly involved and territorial disputes to resolve the issue. she says the new regulations are in accordance with the domestic law enacted in nineteen eighty six. she also says the united states should play a constructive role in knots and the wrong signals. okie del assembly members are calling on the government to scrap a plan to move a us military base within the prefecture. from whom they adopted a petition on friday demanding the speedy cloture and removal of the u s marine corps air station from a heavily populated part of the city of quito one the move comes after okinawa governor heel cousin that time the last month approved a plan to reclaim land in the city of novel for a new era field pajamas operations would be moved to the new facility to fill a japan u s agreement. the petition says that even seventy years after the governments of the two countries agreed to move the base the lives of people in the city in the picture are still at risk. assembly members say the relocation

problem is due to the laziness of the japanese government. later in the day of the assembly adopted a resolution urging the kind one to quit the opposition parties say he had broken an election promise to try to relocate the foot and a base outside of the now while the resolution is not legally binding operators of the cripple some cushion and iag nuclear plant have restarted a system that treats contaminated water box there are concerns about the system's reliability workers on friday but the advance liquid processing system for alps back online it shut down on tuesday when a crane used to transfer radioactive materials stopped working. it was the latest in a series of problems that have hit the system. one of the cranes for motorists drove down but took electric power company says they can now operate the crane using the three the other three motors. the company says it will replace the faulty motor

and find out the cause of the malfunction. dealing with the huge amount of contaminated water at the sherman tank she is a major challenge. the company plans to use the system to remove almost all radioactive substances from the water by march two thousand and fifteen. india's former deputy counsel general has left the us under cover of diplomatic immunity she had been indicted for making false statements on a visa application for a housekeeper her arrest triggered angry protests in india following the revelation that she had been strip searched during the tension. the incident caused a rift in the us india relationship which us president barack obama calls a defining partnership for the twenty first century gianni a cold bread add it to god it was based in new york or indie then accuses her of understanding the salary she paid her

housekeeper on a u s entry visa application which the infuriating indians in the strip search. she endured while the us. well in us police custody. in his media holding considered an insult to someone who was representing their country in america. in an unusual move the indian government retaliated by removing barricades outside the us embassy in new delhi. he also demanded the embassy close a fitness club for american expatriates in the cup in the city. new delhi has reappointed the diplomat to the indian mission to the united nations. that position gives her immunity from being tried under us law in a statement released friday. india's foreign ministry revealed. they call the god they had already left for home saying washington has acknowledged the privileget is silent on indians so the position up on her indictment. for nearly a

month since the rest officials have been maneuvering to find a solution that might work for both sides while trying to protect the strange relationship. as outgoing ambassador to aussie and bikini he'll be chic on a mat secretary general the moon the onions for talks on friday that to increase the need to work more closely the japanese government is to deepen ties with os and its officials see an increasingly vital diplomatic role in the regional body the ambassador steps down in january fifteen japan and us can mark forty years of exchanges last year the summit of us are leaders in tokyo last month. help deepen ties. that includes you going to get a. over the past forty years the landscape surrounding asean and japan has changed significantly from it the organization itself has become stronger. so as china sea to the u s policy shift the focus on our skin is another example of

the changes. laguna. this dish is often visited all ten os and nations last year. he says that attaches a lot of importance on their position and which represent a growing market of six hundred million people. the ten dollars in member nations are trying to add value both economically and politically the regional integration. that makes it all the more necessary for japan. another dialogue partners to engage in diplomacy with the caution instead of bilateral diplomacy. until the scandal that cost at austin enhanced corporate ties with japan for the planned creation of a regional economic community in two thousand and fifteen sumo wrestlers will take to the range in tokyo this sunday for their new year tournaments. one young challenger will make his debut in the top division of baku note she. he's the first

beachy to make it there from a stable run by one of the all time great ucla's soon as the highest ranking men in the sport. nhk world scale mordecai introduces us to pack on the lima. the mou is twenty three years old he's one hundred eighty one centimeters tall and weighs one hundred forty six kilograms. this is his final match in a cute shoe tournament held last november you got to see. the duo won the match. the team promoted to the model t davies. isn't the start of the monarch was on hand to see his victory will. hugh bowman who has worked. i was happy at first but now i feel a stronger need to train harder and alerted to become a better wrestler. oh and the ricci she's in the market notes

the art on this the mou is skilled at grasping his opponents down to the us is now the evil one is weak points. she picked me up. and to live. although he was pushing as hard as he could because he didn't have the physical or mental strength. wl was born in mongolia. he loved symbol from an early age. the hummer was the title. suddenly i came to japan to study said well when he was in high school. he joined the pocahontas table five years ago not only love has lost both his parents the sea stack of o'connor does more than a respected mentor. do some more. almost industry will feel better master it

and that's why. truly consider of their son. my master. it's like a father to me. cousins. o'connell was once called the prince of the civil war. the above from all walks of life in all ages were his facts. i cannot handle on twenty two championships. these were the greatest joke was the grand champions ever. i knew . this legendary bench obama fought hard against is my goal was to save money despite having injured the obamas victory made a strong impression on top wr his future pupil. is it. i think it's proof of itself sending mental strength that he won the championship

despite putting in danger news the summit last january when the family will want a second teenager with adidas people expected him to master them of the most divisions after that went way too can find more tournament to finally break through. you can see is a warning she couldn't advance sooner because he wasn't ready for it physically or mentally. so i said come on don't advance to see him struggle and suffer more. give them the more you lose the better you become. then on us as being promoted to the modern oh two division get stuck on the wheel of a chance to show he's got what it takes to be a tough week is she one uniting the money. this will be a chance for him to display the spring peas been building up in some ways this tournament will be the highlight of his solo careers the true test begins now. bloomberg. i'm going to

push for an adult dating back to bite a good team he will probably be being. so i'd like to stay at your focus the tournament starts this sunday. come early like he's training hard so she can keep advancing toward the top gilmore down the days get warmer. it's not only people who are bundling up against the cold a farmer in northern japan has covered his newborn calves with insulating material to ward off the freezing temperatures the cmi he she is a dairy farmer in the cold crunchy region in hokkaido. he has put cotton bed of blankets over his newborn canvas. mit she says he's careful about keeping the animals warm because they could easily get sick in the call. he has also

instilled peters an enclosed there plastic to keep the wind from blowing in more will he do for now ill get even colder as days go by so i'm going to do everything i can to help the cavs stay healthy a job know she is due to be at us temperatures in the region dipped to as low as minus twenty three degrees celsius on friday. and temperatures are dropping throughout japan our meteorologist roberts pet is here with more on that property. for a generic are also most of the region here today. well we are seeing is just as the siberian i started moving from the west and ushering in all the strong north westerly we insisted that in all the cool they are out about russian northeastern china pushed across the cpp and what's happening though is that the does mobile for hand it's picking up the more easter and dropping off an exceptionally high amount of snowfall in some areas got here. he got to the past twenty four hours next to

solve one report the fifty four centimeters of snow we could see that there's still forty six the outcome of that as their main honesty japan coast even on their courts hokkaido up through the weekend really in that system to remain in place along the pacific coastline and the other hand the moment in the center portions of japan will just keep things well known rather dry so good news with that high pressure is dominating northeastern china though remaining chilly out here that's gonna be the case we are looking at some rain showers popping up down here with the southeastern that increasing showers likely eat it next week meanwhile the tropics over it now you see that area there in the pink and purple pushing off towards the west. that is going to bring in some heavy rain showers out here across the southern half of the philippines. going into saturday and sunday in some areas. i've seen it see above to order fifty three hundred millimeters of rain a problem that this can be very in the risk of some flooding also the risk of landslides in the theory is that it's still in recovery from typhoon haneef remember back

in november that is devastated. around late date and some are even northern mindanao you can look at some heavy rains so the deathly wanna watch this. the route saturday and sunday. even in the early part of next week after the bike this the manila via twenty seven abc partly cloudy skies here least on a saturday five of their toys or taipei from rain showers in your forecasting their shanghai with a new low starting bid of tokyo state drive with a high of nine here going to weaken us to go to the americas in an orderly around this week we're talking about the blast of arctic air record low temperatures or conversely going into the weekend. talk of a record warm temperatures in the same areas believe it or not because we look at this big world wages of warm air coming in from the gulf of mexico on ahead of this a low pressure system that can be bringing some rain showers the risk of thunderstorms with this off with a mix precipitation across the western great lakes and still fulfill north of this warm front. but for the most part are to see a significant warm up some rain showers

that is if you it's a severe thunderstorms to do wad office especially on saturday along the eastern seaboard you see few super self and gusty winds even corneal possibly coming out of this the other problem is you get widespread rain showers. this rapid warm up for talking about. i stamped on very well could occur in some of the rivers and flash flooding will result from that see one of the time that here the northeast of here and in the low lying areas prone to flooding think elliot temperatures of philadelphia the fifteen degrees four degrees above your average dropped off the seven sixteen there in atlanta death only the significant warm up and play table in europe the one storm after another if you're out here tours in or pedestrian be feeling the effects of what some rainfall wintry priests education this will no doubt the british ozzie to be impacted by yet another system here by saturday in the sun a high pressure dominates the mediterranean countries will be remaining above average year for you though as the queue of

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