meaning when when when when when when when when. the us the idol. welcome to nhk world news live and you know tommy until chilled. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. us media say authorities are telling airlines flying to russia for the olympics to watch out for explosives in toothpaste too. south korean leaders say they see closer cooperation with other nations this year to rein in north korea's nuclear

ambitions all these images and save telephone fraudsters stole a record amount last year and knew the victims were elderly women. people around the world are having to rush out to catch the opening of the winter olympics. airlines flying from the united states are on the lookout for a new security threat. authorities in the us are warning terrorists could try to smuggle explosives on to planes in toothpaste tubes the abc news says a senior american official suspects like these flights during the games. officials with the department of homeland security say they're not aware of a specific threat to the united states to help us in russian authorities are on high alert national counterterrorism center director matthew olson told congress. they're tracking threats with varying degrees of credibility and us navy commanders have taken the unusual step of sending two ships the waters near the olympic host city. un

secretary general on the moon is searching all the world's warring parties to lay down their arms during the sochi games. khan said he wants people everywhere to observe an olympic truce. he and his message. they had combatants in syria and the central african republic he said athletes show people can set aside their differences. he said if they can do that in sochi is sporting arenas. we should do the same as the world's combat areas khan also criticize russian central has prejudiced. he said people must raise their voices against attacks on homosexuals. upon departing the olympic torch relay in sochi. he's due to attend the opening ceremony japanese prime minister shinzo ave is also set to attend the ceremony and he will meet with russian president but the mare putin i hope to approve the bill transcript present in court in hand to achieve progress on peace treaty between japan and russia while improving

our overall it's a. there will be in the country over the weekends he is expected to offer cooperation for development of russia's far east in siberia. as part of japan's economic growth strategy analysts say the prime minister will use the summit to promote talks for resolving the issue of the northern territories. his government maintains the russian controlled islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. it's a silence work illegally occupied after world war two south korea's foreign minister says he'll see closer cooperation with other nations this year to persuade north korea to become a responsible member of the international community but you and don't say it did not include to japan in what she considers the core nations in that effort. young made the remarks during a briefing with preston parker man. he was outlining his plans for diplomacy in the coming year young said the government will cooperate with the other members of the six party talks on the north's nuclear program in an effort to deter

provocations by strong and specifically said seoul would seek help from key countries to induce the north to be a part of the international community. the countries include the us china and russia as well as the european union and the association of southeast asian nations to that as a member of the six party talks but young did not mention this. relations between the two neighbors have been strained due to territorial and historical issues. green valleys separated since the war between the north and south may lose a chance to re unite officials in pyongyang are threatening to cancel re unions. if leaders in seoul hold annual military drills with the united states members of north korea's national defense commission issued their threat through the state run tv. we clearly stating that i loved it and the invasion will practice it can live with colleagues is just as re conciliation and corporate scandal. leaders in

the north and south had agreed a day earlier two whole family reunions over six days later and this mom south korean forces are scheduled to join u s troops in exercise later this month the north koreans said they couldn't go ahead with family reunions during those rules divided family who last had a reunion in november two thousand and ten. leaders agreed to hold another last september about the north koreans back down at the last minute. south korea's unification minister. you get ted said they must keep their promise the income on this occasion. the agreement must be honored. we're sure north korean leaders know of our intentions yet unborn to grow south korean defence ministry spokesperson kim mean soaked says his country's forces will go ahead with their drills regardless of family reunions

the national police agency has announced that conman the injured and swindled arab victims out of a record forty eight point six billion yen or four hundred eighty million dollars in two thousand and thirteen in about twelve thousand fraud cases during the year the total amount of swindle funds increased by more than one or twenty million dollars from the previous year police officials are working to stop the spread of such crimes and said just a variety of cautionary measures but they still haven't found a workable solution. nhk world the kolkata tells us more fraud has become a major issue in japan. yet the hall for the victims. i'll do you mean it. single as on the phone causing as the sons or grandsons of puppet show

targets. neil flynn a month long as seventy million tons last year. after fifty three percent from a year before this time of the crime has decreased at one time. it becomes a resurgence four years ago. this woman in her seventies so the new tokyo last year. see received a phone call from the man who claimed to be a cd holder employee. he told a par at the heart medical expenses over a certain amount will be the font. she did pee in a bank information. and then received a phone call on her wall via phone from a president who claimed to be up on employee. she was asked to go to nearby atm to make a cast cars far. called a kit car on the line as he made to prosper and cds as he was told. even sadie see cars parked near the pine as and his allies into someone

else's account. i was confident that i would never be a scam victim. but i now realize that i was in rome know what i experienced. i don't feel that i shouldn't talk to someone about what was happening from the outset it was too late when they convinced me. many elderly people become targets of fraud. he has given me. i don't call me grandma rights to last till it was. he said it's me grandma while we still i said i didn't have a chance on. i think that they make the side gaining a fraudster said he needed that these nine million yen. so i'd ask a friend to many the money. my sink homemade pizza foliage. the single day the national police agency is very concerned about the situation. there are not

exist or was that young people can easily create this type of crime using will dial phones. they say they're cracking down on these scam artists are now doing all they can to prevent them from the scene doing anymore. no recall caught up in each day while tokyo electric power company executives are getting ready to apply for safety screening to restart a nuclear reactor in central japan. it is one of the facilities that then prime minister now took on the to be shut down two months after the petition by accident. stacey has learned that you electric power company is planning to file an application with the nuclear regulation authority later this month operators are required to clear the government safety guidelines before restarting reactors. the hum i'll cop land drew attention in two thousand and eleven when kang pointed out that the plant lies directly above the projected focus of a magnitude eight earthquake

and experts have long been warning about so utility officials have been working to enhance the disaster resistance of the plant including the construction of a twenty two meter high sea wall as three meters higher than the largest possible tsunami protected by government panel of experts the officials hope to restart the class number four reactor. once these additional measures are in place. after the petition accident the utility increased external power generation but rising fuel costs and drive financial difficulties. analysts say a remains unclear whether the reactor will operate again because the utility also needs to win the approval of local governments. all of japan's forty eight commercial reactors currently remain offline. ben supplementary budget for fiscal two thousand and thirteen has been in that said the government is hoping to fifty four billion dollar budget will cushion the expected negative impacts of the consumption tax hike in april. the bill was approved in the upper house

the majority vote by the ruling coalition and other parties the economic measures include cash handouts for low income earners including families with small children. support will also be given to evacuees of the two thousand and eleven to cushion a nuclear accident. so they can return to their homes about one quarter of the budget for fourteen million dollars is assigned to projects aimed at boosting japan's global standing. next in line with the government's plan the projects include an improvement in infrastructure in preparation for the twenty twenty olympics until going to promote research and development of innovative drugs. prime minister shinzo of day was happy to see this truth in that band of the bill in time that he says is crucial in order to achieve the virtuous cycle for the economic recovery kiki they know the government will work hard to swiftly to implement the budget so that people in every quarter of the nation can feel the benefits of economic recovery. japanese electronics giant sony has

sharply lowered its earnings forecast for fiscal two thousand and thirteen the move comes despite strong sales and overall operating profits with the sony executives say cells for the nine months through december increased by sixteen point four percent in yen terms compared to two thousand and twelve to fifty billion dollars in profits john was more than seventy percent of one point four billion dollars. strong sales of smartphones in home gaming console to help boost sales of the weaker yen improve the profitability of overseas divisions. the executives warned the group will incur a net loss of one billion dollars for the fully year they had previously forecast a profit of nearly three hundred million dollars the turnaround is mostly due to sony's measures to deal with its struggling tv and pc businesses officials say the company will take out one time writedown in its accounts has been restructured its pc operations. sony also announced a plan to set up a new company with

the investment fund. japan industrial partners. tron operations of the vio brand pc on its tv business the firm intends to spin off the operations to a separate entity to achieve further streamlining amazing new condo. gay movement on sundays so stay alive in all it will focus our resources on growing segments own eyes the games begin on and work surfaces and mold while products. they got in the meantime it will execute drastic measures to restructure our tv off and pc segments that are struggling with it. executives also announced that they will cut about five thousand jobs by the end of fiscal two thousand and fourteen will be fifteen hundred workers in japan and thirty five hundred overseas. demonstrators have staged a protest of a government office near bangkok but they're not hardcore flows of prime ministry election a lot. in fact they've been a key part of her political base at

least until now. tried to dig us and tells us about a new development in the time political situation fires have supported the black administration. i think he's done more than the market price for their rights. that helped unlock our party built a solid support the east in the north and northeastern parts of the country. but in the holidays less money to pay high prices for their crimes and frustration is mounting among farmers. a large number of farmers protest on thursday in front of the commerce ministry near bangkok. farmers blocked the highway in another protest at the capitol the guy has been buying wines for about forty percent more than the market breaks canceled friday's is piling up and got the idea started to run out of money to pay farmers. that's brother of former prime minister taxation while cultivating a political base among thai farmers. he's now in self imposed . this opposition

democrat party. protesters want. this is the continuing influence of sin. and ted talks in protest as he said middle class they sold by spying program means buying votes and undermines pounds fine and six. administration is making a last ditch effort to find a program if it doesn't the governor's political peace could be brief the people trying to enter australia illegally house after malaysia and indonesia. australia's immigration minister has taken a firsthand look on about many of the news and he suffered regional partners help in solving the problem of human trafficking australian immigration minister scott morrison in the malacca strait. it's a form of malaysia. oh well the body of water is between

malaysia's east coast and in this much either. grooves along the coast make the area ideal for people smugglers but asylum seekers on boats and send them out to sea the seas. i found these two seem to think that this man has operations in sight to be idle to come. he did eat and frost right on discreetly don't think this is very very important. and he is a benefit not just destroy him elijah. the kids are real benefit to other countries in the region such as in the majors well it did that so got the official south was confident that the latex so votes while patrolling its coast e each year. into the creek can do really have to in the day. in the anime oakland this to indicate people had something cool russell was to get this right. hundreds of asylum seekers have died in recent years while heading for

australia by boat by way of malaysia and indonesia australian prime minister tony abbott introduced scott bowles policy during the two thousand thirteen election campaign. stringer seven posts with asylum seekers and send back is where the condition. any satellite nations criticized the costs the operation of two hundred forty million is one of the big east asia. for investors looking for new markets are paying more attention to the country and japanese firms are leading the way. nearly half the five hundred japanese companies to respond to recent survey said that indonesia as their first choice for overseas expansion within the next three years makers in particular are sharpening their strategies to conquer the country the world segment ali has more. new niece that is nonsense largest and most of

this country. there's a pool but if the cd in two thousand a tricycle. on sunday the two night stand that guy once your record one point two million new cars were sold in the country. devon is made cars connelly how ninety percent of the indonesian market. and they're trying to better dad. i'd be leading the steelers to a corny. i said to him by pulling you down and fill in your mind this seagull has been careful to statistically fourteen the knees down. one of its kind to her mistakes. this is extra height. but he is eighteen point nine centimeters off the ground the ideas the more one knows the thoughts sulking in a nice this feature is

the response to him or his sons he said. when mimi of the country's roads become flooded one does try to keep production costs as low as possible. i increasing the number of locally produced cars. the new one year went on sale for two core include one of thirteen thousand dollars for notebooks. the fico to think believe what you think of myself. the team kidney failure. we need to get it we want the right people in indonesia with cars that are useful in the right way for adapting to enter write your petitions. sold four hundred thousand vehicles the ceremony together. it has to match my hair for martin trained pianist. it opened its taken in the eastern conference. sorry in my stamp thirty it does

mean you think. i also explored it to michael as he said. he is and that in america. the gummy host of the bird ego and its parts you need to upgrade the end of next year. and if i get use to love his grandson player that is why is he going to miss the fun and try to get a chance one of the side effects of a booming economy. traffic jams the rule is set to include the areas of even the cia has been unable to absorb the job but the increase in traffic in some areas it can take hours to try this one kill me that is looking to the government. in his new film called the cops at me turn into steaks. the company told its source is unknown what the bear and the problem it won down the street to a set before him twelve months for me. daisy and bully him

tran to create the main surf contest yet and here's the final result. the number of cars entering the intersection past niemi made it. quickly improving traffic school. with all the skills we got to watch as a long time said did she get the monkey get the good people on one of the photo watermark the video interiors replied toil just cries and or improvement been told to reduce traffic. we're hoping to go hand in hand within that easy. responding to customer needs of lights and traffic jams defense all of the main course i'm looking forward going to vote. but they can forget yet will get brain from thinking the media me fill you in it still was sick like that. what's up for the past as a sign. you do

still struggling with he told its citizens to implement the proceedings. it repeats. she will come. so don't open til tuesday. from boeing. the world. there's snow down south to kill should mind our meteorologist robert spencer has been following the white stuff robber. indeed will we have been seeing out here crossing time this year japan coastline is a pretty easy to install so let's first start off with that video out of hiroshima where you are seeing that snow come down a bit colder the ground for a little bit there deftly their surprise than the heavier stuff either opt for the door and on the bench and it looks like more is going to be happy going into week and loves to cook forecast on to the next twenty four hours most of the siege finkelstein is still busy. twenty to thirty centimeters of additional snowfall

especially up their toys in or about the taper off. they didn't see any low pressurets m the west in the train now is bring in someone spent recent days across eastern china. a few areas often tours or texas in about five to ten centimeters on top with arctic and happy. it's been causing some problems as far as the traffic out here. lots of people commuting after the holidays but as the system does continue police's move across southern japanese island of eighty millimeters of rainfall could occur around here is the risk of some isolated areas with flash flooding then take a look at a forty dollar forecasts so this is one of those storm systems is making that track south of japan's that means the mullahs are not really stopping this moisture as the rides along the pacific coast and not call their stunning in its pumping in that moisture from the south. it is unlikely to have awesome o we treat recent occasion across the comp so eerie including downtown tokyo. by saturday zodiac careful with the sun the snow fog are definitely very slow go mute in it get any flights in and out of much of japan by saturday

just checking on ahead of time tokyo five eight on your friday. partly cloudy skies so let's read some rain showers there for you while down for itself into the mid twenties across hong kong in the workforce. taipei now over towards the americas not seeing the mid twenties here actually. dr is well below zero for a lot of you out here and much of the central us is being dominated by this high pressure now would you say the bubble trouble the first is high the high pressure bubble makes for some clear skies but it also made it for very frigid conditions on the southern edge of that we do have some rain showers across the floor then it's your aries can even see some sleet mixed in to that and on the other side of the hide a new storm system developing pushing on store across the rockies by rotations of the season snowfall of this connection three significant snowfall moral basis of rain showers the good news for the southwest so you've been suffering from drought as of late los angeles isn't like you have some rain showers

here in your forecast eighteen their free time you're thirsty as far as the rest of us. right now it's very chilly or expecting a warm up but the warm up is relative because toronto yorker minus seven while i just am minus seven thereby saturday to cobble up the minus seven new york. now warming up the mind is to do it still all well below average year for many of you and so did the remaining rather chilly as in take a look over towards europe though western europe this series of low pressure systems is the one moving off for the northeast here another one coming in repeat i knit. unfortunately this has been causing problems across much of the british isles over towards the low countries and down through the iberian peninsula. very wet and windy higher elevations are looking at some snow fall and if you take a look at the forecasts for a lot he sees out here showers in london paris madrid over toys lisbon stay mild in the is actually the start off the winter let that stiglitz ot twelve degrees there for the hiring a long coastline. the higher elevations we are seeing those temperatures below zero isn't that a forecast i am

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