the us. meanwhile continues line it's easy to carry forth and catherine plan she can tell tale investors around the world are watching the us and that worried by what they see the concern about the impact of weak manufacturing data and which has caused a slump on wall street and also hit other my kids. now they see the slide could have far reaching effects on the global economy the dow jones industrial average lost more than two percent on monday closing at fifteen thousand three hundred and seventy two

the tech heavy nasdaq ended below the four thousand level for the first time since december. that said the five hundred was down two point two eight percent in the big east one day percentage drop since last year. i do that now joins us now from the business as i was outlined in the us my kids after the race of the new manufacturing data and tell us more. yet i kept and it is actually one of the most important manufacturing get out there partly because it's timely partly because it's based on comments from purchasing managers and chocs what they're ordering now i will use financial leaders there one of many people who follow this indicator and their learning. they've got more work to do as the travesty of their economy towards recovery following those disappointing figures from the factory sector for january. officials at the institute for supply management's say the manufacturing index tumbled by more than fine points from december to fifty one point three. still any reading above fifty indicates growth. the index for new orders plummeted by more than thirteen points. people

working in manufacturing appear to be wary about the outlook for their industry. some analysts say the plant is a temporary one caused by bad weather. but others fear the pace of recovery in the us will be slower than expected. now let's see how it untill stocks are we acting for the bargain in good of an email a guy who's standing by at her studio near the tokyo stock exchange. certainly the nikkei fell in major european markets also went down on wall street as well looks like we're seeing a fall in stock markets worldwide and an orally cut him a one game here but one change from those record gains in two thousand thirteen. exotic waterfall from those record gains size especially from those highs obese alright the end of december and bess is requesting the pace of growth now for the us economy in the tight economy and also the shift in sentiment that we've seen regarding emerging market economies and markets be looked to be somewhat

rattles. look out the opening doubles forth every fourth year in tokyo and you can see there again we're seeing a continuation of that downward trend. we opened a can the topics opening considerably lower. this tuesday for every fourth and with this downtrend in stocks were seen it shifted to safer assets such as u s government bonds now. the yield on the ten year treasury note fell below two point six percent of the first time in three months at a market players really shifting their assets into safer assets again it is also one of them which has gained yet again since this time. yes they have a look at that right now dollar yen hundred and one point fifteen to twenty. in fact it actually traded below hundred and one hitting hundred point ninety at one point a stop to get to sleep january he was closer to home didn't fight against the conceit see the shift parent already and here again on the screen hundred and thirty six points seventy eight to eighty eight. at the us dollar is also being on the king's currencies of emerging economies the turkish lira is losing

ground against the dollar again and that's despite the country's central bank hiking its key interest rate that's the case for the brazilian reals south african rand and argentina's peso currency traders really looking to avoid risks. so the yen's strength is also pressuring tx borders and stalks here in japan and many japanese companies have recently reported their earnings results up but we've also been covering many of them which is that showed a bit disappointment so were less positive outlook. or put another way investors are really anxious and as in the us remake expecting more robust outlook and guidance i've given the strong gains we saw last year of course and the overall improvement in the us economy which is why the fat of course and start to wind down its easy monetary policy on. and speaking of which were mainly of some big earnings reports today what's expected exactly very detail today i would give the folks don't owe you know so you know they

can become yellow there's no numbers and i'll be tracking the share prices that i had this to be keen to see how they position themselves going for it. competing in the us markets from its hybrids his luck streak of course extreme weather conditions of course have dented sales in the us we've seen that with a big us dollar are many factors and japanese automatic factors all to christ and all sectors just a quick reminder hong kong's hang seng it is can be up and running today we'll see if that gives any indication to japanese stocks as well. that's all for me xd i remain thankful for that update. jennings allen has officially taken charge of the us federal reserve she's the first woman to chair the world's most powerful central bank. it's one hundred year history yell and took the oath of office at a ceremony in washington. chile the bank for the next four years she spent the past four years as vice chair under former chief and burning key. she supported his quantitative easing programs and is now expected to continue his work to scale them back. still

face pressure to raise interest rates and help improve employment figures eon is scheduled to make her first comments as fed chair at congressional hearings next week. for nikki has joined washington think tank the brookings institution and as the latest in business for this our only be with attack on the markets the eye. it is. the world

bank is opening a new office in tokyo in hopes of helping developing nations and better prepare for natural disasters agency opened the tent year disaster risk management on on monday with assistance from the japanese government expense and this country to provide information and technical aid to help keep developing nation safer and emergencies. the banks adding vice president is in the down the line said earthquakes floods and other disasters can overnight destroy centuries of development she said it's time to call on developing nations to implement policies that address the base of climate change. when we had to drive to the second time. we have of outreach and we're hoping that's the countries that could benefit from the expertise and know it's from the house will sell themselves engage into this house top that off the top of that going on and cheese. in conjunction with the office opening. the japanese government and the world bank

held a symposium to discuss the issue for that canonization is an expert on disaster management from around asia ten pods. a senior official from the philippines finance ministry explained the situation and issues on leyte island and surrounding areas. these were devastated by typhoon hind end in november. are we going to go into a store in economic and social conditions of the cns but to maybe let the height and head of disaster the syrians. this is why olicies to build more disaster resistant hospitals and other buildings. at that time climate change and natural disasters also reported to be said in the event of heavy fighting or a major earthquake in cities in south and southeast asia. low income areas where we prepare for disasters will be the worst yet. the noted the damage caused by disasters and couldn't see the nation's annual gross domestic product. experts pointed to the need for developing countries to include disaster preparedness

in their urban development programs. lawmakers in the us state of virginia. i'm trying to change the way textbooks referred to the sea of japan and the lower house committee voted for a bill that would require the books can also describe it as the apc and visit the korean american group and be lobbying for the changes in what looks to recognize the name may get the one day between south korea and japan. until one am good at those beautiful the warehouse. state senators have already backed a bill on the same issue. a spokesperson for the government and the call and told nhk. i need to sign the bill if it reaches his desk. japan's ambassador to the united states met with the governor to ask him not to endorse the bill. japan's leaders see the sea of japan is the only internationally established name and they see the us government supports the japanese view eye the us

ambassador to japan says the two countries forward together to support this tells the alliance of women in africa and other developing nations killing kennedy spoke at a symposium on assistance for africa kennedy said. those of the us and japan both the us and japan can ship it nearly forty percent and international funding to developing countries in humanitarian and other aids prime minister on a designated a national debate here in japan on the importance of women's economic participation. that partnership has been strengthened through our joint commitment to work more closely together. and global economic development and to focus our efforts and economic empowerment for women in africa. japanese government officials agreed in december with us vice president joe biden that they will cooperate to help and a women's participation in society. senior officials from both governments expected to hold their first

talks in washington next week i'm giving support to the official keep them on the east. oh centimeter corner hutch and marco says he's stepping down. local lawmakers rejected his id add to that form the onset the government sell he says he'll run again seeking a fresh mandate for his plan old le still not resigning as head of the city and calling a mayoral election day. my sil wanted to create a new metropolis by matching the governments of osaka city and osaka prefecture but only lawmakers from his party backed the idea the companies to beating the opposition of assemblyman in a democracy requires a mandate. we need backing to narrow the draft plans down to one. so calling an election is justified by the islanders. i seem to want to create a new government by april next year by matching

thessy's he sstould eliminate y admatwond provide bter services to residents. but i didn't i carrying answering phone requires just mentioned is that in a job opening in my life. and i know that some people didn't give some soul to the shoe. so its content i was having a boy he added what he says is that the high hande it in with them. we've had enough. i don't know what he wants to do sonove. what does opponents of care is holding a new election they say there's no good reason to stage about some say they may not field candidates. a second friday in sydney or election will cost taxpayers about six million dollars japanese government officials are asking fisherman to support a plan

to divert wander around the fishing than ninety nuclear plants and into the sea. they say it would slash the amount of water building up inside the reactor buildings senior nights economy and industry minister causing a shiite and i explained the plan to the head of the national federation of fisheries cooperate. at the bottle he or she can see that authorities would monitor radiation in the water and strain toee. he said he would make sure it was well although the government safety standards. around four hundred tonnes of groundwater is flowing in from nearby mountains everyday he comes into contact with one that we use to cool nuclear fuel and becomes contaminated officials say their plan twenty five percent. he said he understands the plan but said it's too early to give his consent. i want to make a final decision after studying how the process will be monitored. and so was the government will do but we returned to unfounded speculation it was causing

the reputation that of the fishing industry. he said the local fishing organizations need to give their support before he can approve the plan the day. for people we are. due to some new ones. we are convinced the preview. people start to the stars are so strong. they stopped building. the are the pacific's get lai. it could afford. with that stupid too. real. don't you a worker and a hospital in central japan made a startling discovery under a week doing seats. one of the candidates found when experts believe is an unexploded what time each now

the genera found a nice mountain of plastic supermarket bags self defence force personnel in the dish down from the hospital they said to shake indicates it was used to train members of japan's former military imperial army. us officials say they fear the consequences if the shell had detonated. police are trying to find out how the device and about in the weeding realm. japanese bicycle maker quarter and has begun selling blanks at home with an insurance policy covers site place for up to one hundred million yen. when nearly one million dollars in the event of a traffic accidents i've tried to psycho said being sold with a one year insurance policy it would be paid for by the manufacturer. as gwen chance has been getting more attention recently. the dean court rulings ordering cyclists to pay large amounts of compensation when they are held responsible for causing traffic accidents. i haven't really had a test and i see myself causing an accident when maggie my bicycle

posted on all that there haven't been that many cases of play school for which promoting insurance to consume. hopehisampan will che the industry. to put into effect i listened to my skin continue the insurance coverage after one year by eu that the dam. investigators in russia not releasing more details about it and the school siege in moscow an art student is accused of killing two people after charging into the classroom and hold the other students hostage. then on monday at this school in the north and as the russian capital investigators say the gunman stormed into his classroom and find edit each day. they say he then shot at police officers who rushed to the scene. the teacher and one of the officers died another officer was wounded he be on a teenager how the other students accounted for fifteen minutes until his father persuaded him to surrender. stinson days ages were caught on video fleeing from ska to school at one

point. investigators say the gunman was carrying a rifle registered to his father had tried to find daddy if he had any trouble with the teachers tko. city officials in moscow are considering increasing school security response. police in the capital and across the country on high alert ahead of the olympics in the black sea resort city of sochi. the winter games start later this week the leadership in pyongyang has agreed to hold working level ties with south korea to reunite families separated by the korean war in the nineteen fifties. this alpha welcome to the spine saying a word to enable families to meet soon. to let him this morning the north has accepted to korea's proposal for working level talks to discuss the issue of the reunions of separated families. south korean officials say the two sides will hold compared to a thompson the truce village of the common job. the guys can take place as early as wednesday. south korea has

proposed at family reunions be held from ten a seventeen to twenty seconds at the mountain that i'm easily annoyed me at the county remains john reid and south korea is a joint military exercise with the united states. the drill is due to start late this month in the south. and i say attention has focused on whether north korea will use the upcoming toxic to demand a suspension of the drill where they will seek to impose any of the conditions for holding re unions. i the american women who traveled an ancient pilgrimage through it in western japan have documented that bench as the journey known as okinawa affected them so deeply. these handmade an illustrated book to capture the experience the forty page book called temple by a temple uses traditional japanese washy paper to depict a distinctive culture of all handle

odierno is a religious journey. which more than one hundred thousand pilgrims try of the year. many wear traditional white rule. there are eighty eight temples to visit on the western island of chico creek. pilgrims can take any route they wish with each journey cannot be less than one thousand km pilgrims motives family some worship of those looking to themselves the drawings in the book are evocative. the words like poetry. pushing up the steep road to stumble twenty she seemed hopeless. the authors are chelsea reading and elaine in snyder. we've been in teaching english to children and cocoa until summer of two thousand while and before going back to the us. they took on the ocean or challenge. at first all they wanted was a good memory. but the impact

of their fifteen day bicycle trip was strong. while visiting the secret locations along the way. they decided to write a book. all i know is dry. i need you think about my. last fall. they returned to see coco from us to gather material. snyder photograph the enchanting scenery to help with her illustrations. greedy sought inspiration a beach location in an effort to find the best words to accompany the drawing. they completed the book last month. in one section to share their experience of spending a rainy night outdoors the physical challenges the untoward sometimes trigger the spiritual dialogue. when the stitching line. and the local people they met along the way we're

coming to them. once when they can travel no further amend gave them a lift in his car. people often helpful hand how it becomes their journey too. you'll have no experience keeping their compassion for others. i want to always remember how much people help me. i want to but i don't want to forget. so that anytime i can help somebody. i will and will help. japanese people de good community center. you can see and take a leaf need to back to america or two next place. reduce the reader team to find a publisher for the book until it is many people as possible know about their own kindle experience a journey that helps them to re examined life itself i

know. it's the no thanks i can still lead their people across italy and dealing with this stormy weather conditions. mine sure she joins us now with more the morning catching as parts of europe and then it hardly hit with the storm system across the central mediterranean region especially in its twenty oh one to start off with a video coming out soon to be today somehow my mom to the geneva convention of rain strong winds and rough seas on monday. reports say some people have been killed we've smashed against storm winds heavy rain caused flooding in many areas including rome and peace out meanwhile northern italy has seen significant snowfall some roads have become impassable. but when the weather is likely to continue. therefore it then

the next few days so lots happening here this couldn't be more snow on the alps the corning i can have with this a storm system just our lingering fear for the wild on its own and a weakening trend. however the wings will still be strong as much as eighty six kilometers per hour so this can be bringing the snow to the high animations and more of range the peak of raising the risk of flooding and landslides across the area so for the fighting will be on the increase again the tapering off to dc and other system moving in so very short break planning will be again at times this on your home state of coach and storm system will be traveling in taurus the westbury have of an alert which is the highest morning before hans very high winds across the porch of all of the latino hundred thirty kilometers per hour winds from this trend is also possible across the uk says can be a very wet and windy in fact on the way the brain and the wind is a non equal prominence of crossover and ten at eight degrees on your way to stay but meanwhile partly sunny skies for you to

state moscow at zero degrees that's actually the first pharaoh you seek a fifth of january trial. we've been seeing a lot of the suds or arrange for long last the best can be a good baby even in his chest. here are two trees across the planet's very cool here this fall we have cold wave moving in and this is the mechanics for this effect snow. it can be piling up quite some time quite a lot of snow across the sea of japan side it's the single critique the lead up to sixty centimeters and blowing snow will be possible across this area. he yesterday lease of really warm temperatures so the snow quickly mounted on top of an unlikely to see more snow piling up which means that surface avalanche will be a very high risk of falling snow from the moose was in very dangerous any minto cup when even see some snow and temperatures are ticking down across japan the eastern areas of china one season precipitation on the dispersing the air pollution which is going to be good news. taunting it's a scene you've read some of the hyatt on kang at twenty

one always already down to seven degrees in the telco in sapporo on the making of mine is fine but snowing hard cast across the americas. finally the winters time just caught the next man is going to be moving away pulling on stars tapering off the icy precipitation condition but that tell of this a sign of cold fronts sunday meaning careful choir while bringing one spec precipitation across the gulf states and move on the developing of the gulf of mexico and as can be merging with the system the screen widespread it's an all across the central plains today and something isn't any snow on your home state but meanwhile freezing rain with the import s in oklahoma city at one degrees here i'll be seeing plenty of sunshine today at three degrees fahrenheit but into the latter half of the week fleece to bundle of lehman outbreaks in the protest. i i i am to noon

i do. i know. it's people displaced by the earthquake and tsunami in the two thousand l of the disaster chilling the traditional invented. i'm sure in spring the rate that is called a second term in japan and mike's the last day before the beginning of the season

the according to ancient beliefs. the tendencies that roasted beans and then to type them out. nineteen fourteen. what city of the antilles new anti pkk was devastated by the tsunami nearly three years ago people living in temporary housing participated in the old tradition of throwing teens. the main reasons for that family's house the construction of the home town. as always my creepy steamy banking to house my aunt. last night yay. two hundred and seventy thousand people are still eating away from town. he organizes the event say they want to cheer our elderly people who tend to remain secluded during the cold season. i felt like this edition of news line and casting come

actually in tears. it is. i'm in the view. i am