>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's tuesday, july 29th. i'm catherine kobyoshi in tokyo. the national secretary attorney general has called for an immediate holt. the palestinian territory is in critical condition. more than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting over the past three weeks between israeli forces and palestinian mill tants. >> these leaders are making the people to be killed by others is not the responsible, morally wrong, it is.

>> both sides need to extend a cease fire. he said he spoke by phone over the weekend with the israeli prime minister. the attacks in gaza will only hurt innocent civilians. he said hamas rockets have randomly struck israel. he urged leaders on both sides to stop the fighting and return to tal. 49 experts from the netherlands, australia and other countries were hoping to gain access to someone shot down the plane two weeks ago:

calling on the united nations to lead the international investigation. >> we are concerned that some of our partners are trying to organize an investigation by holding bilateral talks on the side of the ukraine yan governme. the investigation should be conducted as soon as possible under the authority of the united nations. she said work was underway to identify a safe access group. it may amount to a war crime. the shooting was called for a

violation of international law. her office also released a report that says more than 1100 people have been killed in the conflict since april. japanese officials will freeze assets held by r individualan involv crimea. >> it's necessary to implement dialogue toward a cease-fire and peace. it's important to have stricter border controls and prevent fighters and weapons from crossing it. >> government officials say they

will continue to urge russian officials to use their influence with pro-russian separatists and facilitate the work of international investigators. the head of a u.s. food company has promised to investigate its shanghai subsidiary. he wants to know why employees there sold expired chicken. >> what happened at that company was completely unacceptable. i hope that you will accept my personal and most sincere apology.

i wanted's time now for the latest in business news. economists in japan are shifting from a batch of information from the employment situation to company business results. yi uchida joins us with more. >> there's a lot going on with japan right now. its peek earning season, for example, more on that later. we have just heard from government officials who have just put out the state of the economy. they say the jobless rate edged up in ju officials at the internal affairs industry said the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 to 3.7%.

it was it was the highest level in june. the officials say there were more jobs in the medical care, public welfare and manufacturing sectors. let's see how inves tors are reacting to those numbers. >> let's have a look at how the nikkei and the topix are reacting for this tuesday morning. both are in the positive. 15,586 for the nikkei. now, 2 nikkei ended at a six-month high on monday. with a relatively weaker yen, we may see further gains today. we'll see if that continues. there were some major events

this week that may move further back. there still are concerns with policies to combat deflation may be running into some head winds. analysts are debating with the increase and con suchgs tax rate in april is really playing through in domestic demand. case in point was nissan's rate. the car maker said it's unit sales in japan were down 0.5% from the first quarter a year earlier. quite a lot to take if for investors.

a lot there for investors to take in: in deed, the doll har has gained just a touch. it was sold right after pending home sales in the u.s. came after unexpectedly negative. it was bought back. investors want to see the case on the home price index latser today. many in the market are holding back for many major moves, though, until the federal policy meeting wraps up on wednesday. the euro remains voler inble which may be imposed against russia. one of russia's major training parter ins. it's 186.82 to 89.91.

malaysia and india will be closed today >> tax police in italy have seized about $140 million. >> more headslines for you in

next hour. here's another check on markets. the head of a u.s. food company has promised to investigate its shanghai subsidiary. he wants to know why employees there sold expired chicken. >> what happened at that company was completely unacceptable. i hope that you will accept my personal and most sincere

apology. i am very, very sorry. >> he said the issue runs counter to the values of his firm. the subsidiary allegedly supplied expired chicken to fast food chains and restaurants. authorities suspect that food safety violations were a company-wide practice. they have detained several people for questioning. another osi executive said motives and other details are not yet known. >> we are committed to completing this investigation swiftly and comprehensively. >> the company's president says they will open a product quality center in shanghai to step up monitoring in the thine ease factories. mcdonald's has taken all meat products off its menus in china. company executives made the decision after supplier osi group recalled all products made in the country. mcdonald's outlets stopped selling beef and chicken they put up signs apologizing for the inconvenience and

limited choice. >> translator: we can fry potatoes and ice cream and drinks. >> translator: any hamburgers? >> translator: no. not at all. >> they don't know when they will offer their full menu again. survivors of a ferry disaster in south korea have been describing what happened just before the ship went down. six high school students were testifying at the trial of the ship's captain and 14 crew members. the defendants are facing charges including homicide and negligence. the ferry went down in april off south korean's southern co

more than 300 people were killed or remain missing. they heard an announcement telling them it would be safer to stay in their cabins. they say they followed the advice and waited to be rescued. one of the students said the ferry began tilting and water poured into the cabins. she said she used a life vest to reach an exit. some of the stud c on the judges to hand down severe punishments. others say they just want to know why the their lives. people in japan are in shock over a murder case involving a high school student and one of her classmates. nhk learned the suspect told investigators she wanted to try killing someone. police arrested the 16-year-old student for allegedly murdering her 15-year-old friend on saturday. investigators say she beat the girl with a metal instrument and strangled her to death. she partially dismembered the body. the corporation and a knife with blood were found at the suspect's apartment. investigators say she has admitted to killing and dismembering her classmate. the suspect had been living

alone since entering high school in april. her mother died of illness last year and her father later remarried. a psychiatrist says the suspect and the victim knew each o since their ju. .heir lo >> translator: the aggressor was unusually death and dissecti mutilation of bodies. it's very possible that this inclination led to the >> police are focusing on the events that led to the murder and the suspect's mental state. a japanese professor has come up with a technique to assist some local farmers. he is pumping tiny bubbles into

>>. >> nhk world explains. l . >> eel sizzling on the hot gr it's a smell that has filled the summer air in japan for centuries. >> eel is not only about getting stamina for the sum r. it is a tradition in japan to serve it on special days. >> the were ri that they may not

be able to savor the long-time favorite dish much longer. populations of japanese eel have sharply declined in east asia. suspected reasons include overfishing and degradation of river environments. the international union for conservation of nature last month but the japanese eel on its red list of endangered species. most eels end up on japanese dining tables are farmed from lava caught in nature. if the conventional international trade in endangered species decides to impose restrictions, the impact would be immense. japan imports half of its eel lava from neighboring countries. >> trade restrictions would hurt us a lot. the convention is being held again in about two years.

h r he has experience with conservation efforts in europe. during his visit to japan, he saw eel fishers and farmers blame each other for species depletion. >> if these guys and the fishermen are in the same room with all the other people, we can >> what kind of data is necessary to grasp the big picture on resources. >> if we keep consuming at the current pace, will populations fall to critical levels? >> some measures have already

been introduced. it's difficult to come up with effective ones. he gave details on the status of the species and the threat that . >> when we eat eel, we need to appreciate it more. their numbers are dekreeszing. >> i think everyone agreed that there was a problem with the japanese eel. and that we needed to do something about it for the japanese culture and economy. it was pretty poz sieve. the key to dissolving the japanese eel would be to make more people appreciate the endangered species.

nhk world, tokyo. >> joo pan's space agency has entered a new era with a japanese astronaut taking the helm of an international space agency. now, the public can explore at an expert. >> 50 years of space history in one room. >> the more will watch, the more we understand about space.

>> reporter: one of the main attractions is a replica of the japanese experiment module kibo. astronauts at the intern space station have used the lab since 2008 to carry out experiments. in march, this man took over as commander of the international space station. he became the first japanese astronaut to lead the or bitting lab. a government panel is trying to decide what role japan should play in the space station after 2020. this spokesperson says s exploration is more relevant than ever. in february, they sent up a satellite that can track rain and snowfall around the globe. scientists hope it will help them better predict extreme weather such as typhoons.

>> we would like to improve people's daily lives and how should i say a society. brazil has a large rain forest as well as big problems with illegal logging. and using earth data we can monitor and prevent these criminal activities. >> reporter: this is another success story. they sent the probe to explore asteroids. in 2010, it became the first spacecraft to bring back particles from an extraterrestrial body other than the moon. it was innovative. the low power propulsion system enabled it to return to earth after a seven-year journey. this winter, they will launch a second one. agency officials will use it to

investigate the evolution of the solar system. organizers want to show off past accomplishments but they are looking to the future. one idea for making space travel more affordable and more accessible is building a space elevator. japanese scientists are trying to develop that idea with carbon nanotubes, cables designed to transport a vehicle without a rocket. organizers hope exhibits like this will inspire the next generation of space explorers. it's time to explore the weather with robert spetta. it seems people in eastern c are dealing with rain an floods. what's the latest? >> we have been seeing is that a widespread flood threat across eastern china. this goes back a week.

when matmo came through it dropped a tremendous amount of rainfall into eastern china. in the last 24 hours in the cloud cover, the problem is this is falling on saturated ground. this is the past week total rainfall accumulation. you can see down here towards taiwan, matmo dropped a tremendous amount of rain. in eastern china, you have been seeing showers towards the of shanghai where we have seen rainfall. it's been resulting in the threat of flooding. i want to show you video most recently of a rescue effort. was forced into play because of flooding. they rescued people on two buses on sunday. the heavy rain caused a flash flood in a low lying section of a road here in the capital. most people abandoned their vehicles and fled to safety. but the bus passengers,

including elderly and children waited for rescue. good news, no injuries from that story out there. that is the good news coming out of that. flood threat still going to be there, if you see showers pop up through the coming days. to the north, clear across japan. in the southern japanese islands, that will change up as we look through midweek. we have a tropical depression. we have two tropical depressions out here in the western pacific. first this one. it's not going to be a major typhoon. it will bring winds across the southern japanese islands and towards taiwan. this is a monsoonal storm system. as a very large wind field but it's not consolidated that much. a lot of people are going to see

gusty winds. it's likely going to be persistent over several days. this one could become a tropical storm as well pushing over the islands. high surf advisories issued. possibly tropical storm warnings but you will see windy conditions as we look ahead into wednesday. could be 65 kilometers per hour. tropics active in the western pacific. as we look towards the americas, we have been talking about the severe weather in the northeast. we had tornado reported in boston. on your sunday night into monday, tornado reported in tennessee. destroyed ten homes there. this is a photo out of michigan. now as we look ahead into monday, severe weather threat. back toward the west, we have the monsoon collided with a boundary along the eastern slopes of the rockies. in denver recently, report of two tornadoes out here as well. no report of any casualties. still a developing situation. you have the heavy rainfall. there is a flash flood threat oust that. in california, you need the

rain. it's been very dry out here. there's been numerous wildfires erupting the last several days. as we look towards europe, a little more information on this later on, but what we have been watching is that severe weather in central europe. the heat across the north, well above average. look at warsaw, up to 32 on your tuesday. here is the extended outlook.

that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.

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>> euromaxx highlights and here's your host. >> welcome to our highlights of the past week. and here's a quick look at what made it into the mix this time around. musical accompanyment. mountain climbers in italy scale the heights to the sound of music. foosball at its fivente, modeling figurines after its top stars and shadow game, a greek artist presents his sculptures in a different light. and we start off in northern italy for a jazz festival with a difference. combining sheer heights with music in the dolomites, this event sees a lot of hair-raising activity from base