hello there and welcome to "newsline". it's tuesday, october 28th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a man arriving in japan from liberia has tested negative for the ebola virus. the man arrived on monday with a fever, and was quickly quarantined. the canadian journalist arrived at tokyo's airport on monday afternoon. he spent two months in liberia, then flew to japan via belgium and britain. he was transferred directly from the airport to the national

center for global health and health authorities have been asking everyone arriving in japan whether they've visited affected countries in west africa in the past three weeks. that's the incubation period of ebola. authorities have designated 45 medical institutions to be prepared to deal with ebola. staff will wear hazmat suits to prevent the virus from spreading. un secretary general has expressed concern about the treatment of medical workers returning from other countries. he believes that these restrictions have particular pressure on health care workers and those who have been on the front lines of combatting ebola. returning health care workers are exceptional people who are giving of themselves to

humanity. they should not be restricted to -- not based on signs. >> he says the best way for any country to protect itself from ebola is to stop the outbreak at its source in west africa. he says the international community has the -- on the ground. last friday, officials in new york and new jersey announced 21-day home quarantines for people who came into contact with ebola patients in west africa. those states have international airports with flights arriving from liberia, guinea and sierra leone. japanese government officials will sit down with members of north korea's special investigation committee on pyongyang on tuesday. they'll get an update into the ongoing probe of the fate of the missing japanese nationals. head of the foreign ministry's asian and ocean affairs bureau is leading a 12-member delegation. two days of -- from the national

the national police agency. north korea announced exact location of the meetings. it's not clear if the chairperson will attend. officials plan to explain that the government places top authority on revolving the abduction issue. japan's prime minister abe has expressed hope of hold iing summit with is south korean president to improve strained relations. he conveyed the relations to the assembly speaker who is visiting tokyo. abe said he hopes his visit would promote further changes between south korean lawmakers. he we want on to say he wanted to make use of international gatherings to meet with the south korean president. the two leaders have not held a

bilateral summit since they took office. chong called on abe to take the lead on issues surrounding comfort women. abe responded by saying he didn't wish to see it become a diplomatic problem. he said he has no intention of revising the 1993 statement on the matter issued by then cabinet secretary. the statement offered a sin veer apology and expression of remorse for those recruited to work in comfort stations during world war ii. let's check to see what's happening in the markets. >> investors consider multiple factors before considering. take brazil for example --

re-election -- drop more than 6% at one point. now weak oil prices, shares of he joins us from the tokyo text message. actually, investors here will be watching out for the effect of the falling oil prices, but let's look at how the nikkei and oil prices have fallen off. we'll see how that develops. as we've been reporting that the price of oil has fallen yet again to the media, touching his lowest level in more than two years. now, many people in the market will be watching out for potential fallout in related sectors. we're looking at the graph of

wti there. we'll keep a close eye on share of airlines, shipping, utilities and resource and commodity related shares. and analyst was telling me we need to watch out for how falling oil prices will affect inflation. we're looking at brent crude oil which has fallen closer to 25%. inflation is a key factor for central banks. let's not forget the u.s. federal reserve and bank of japan will be holding policy meetings this week, so big focus on what central banks do. also, some concern ahead of the fed and policy decisions will be keeping an eye out for earnings as well. now, canon came out with earnings after the markets closed yesterday. the camera maker reported earnings which actually fell or little bit below estimates at its july to september profits

fell, but it did raise full year profit forecast on the weaker yen. so we'll watch out for that as well. >> as you mentioned, investors always keep a close eye on what policymakers have to say. where the is the dollar trading against the yen ahead of the meetings? >> in fact, doll lehr yen now, 107.62. there hadn't been too much -- and gdp out of the u.s. investors also watching developments in china. the government revealed its foreign exchange reserves fell by $100 billion in the third quarter. some analysts are concerned that a fall may be a sign of slowing growth, so a lot of investors looking to china as well. we'll have a full round of all the sectors that i mentioned there regarding oil as well as any exported related shares in relation to the dollar yen. i'll have more in a few hours.

back to you. >> from the tokyo stock exchange. ministers from 12 countries say they made important headway at talks on a trade deal for the asia pacific, but those from japan and the u.s. remain deadlocks on issues key to the trans pacific partnership pact. they said they made good progress on market access and rules on trade and investment. top japanese investment negotiators met face to face, they talked through their differences on a range of matters, including tarifs on farm products. >> none of us want to do anything na prevent the ability of our governments to regulate the public interest. >> there's no prospect at the moment for concluding negotiations on market access

between japan and the u.s. so we just have to keep working. >> government officials from japan and the u.s. hope all countries can reach a broad agreement by year end. those on the japanese side hope to -- meet again in beijing next month. executives at -- again. they blamed disappointing sales in europe. to sell $6.5 million cameras. lowered their estimate for -- but they have some good. they said they have revised

their operating to $4 million to the weaker yen. he said they had sales of interchangeable lens cameras by last year. that's the latest in business for this hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets. campaign against is sit in protests in the territory. they say they've collected more than half a million signatures calling for an end to d demonstratio demonstrations. they collects at about 900 locations in the city.

many were seen signing up to the campaign in the territories main financial area, central district. >> i want restoration to return to normal as soon as possible. >> they plan the to continue the campaign for another week. the leaders of the protest called off a two-day referendum at the last minute on sunday, citing internal divisions. they planned to -- they're opposed to china's decision to vet candidates for hong kong's next chief executive. newspapers published photos of leaders apologizing for the cancellation of the referendum. coast guard officials arrested the skipper of the vessel. they say his ship was in japan's

exclusive zone in the pacific ocean. a patroller ship spotted the boat on monday morning. 1,000 kilometers south of tokyo. coast guard officials boarded the vessel after the crew attempted to flee. they've arrested the 31-year-old chinese captain on suspicion of violating the fisheries law. japanese officials say poaching in the area has increased as the result of the high priced coral fetches in china and they say on sunday, 102 boats were spotted in the seas near the islands. the coast guard is attempting to stamp out the poachinging, but has only five patrol vessels in the area. prosecutors in south korea have demanded the death sentence for the captain of the ferry that sank in april. the disaster left more than 300 people dead or missing. most of those who died were high school students. relatives of the deceased and their supporters gathered outside of the courthouse to express grief and call for

justice. the captain faces the death penalty if convicted of homicide. prosecutors are calling for light sentences for four other crew members. 11 others have also been indicted. prosecutors maintain the four defendants were fully aware that passengers would die if they remained on the ferry, but did not take proper measures to fen did their utmost to evacuate the passengers to safety. in thailand, a burst in exchange for payment are prohibited. -- attracts many foreigners. financial difficulties for some women in poor farmingville aungs to become surrogate mothers. said a home to many of them are called surrogate mother villages.

>> one such surrogate mother village is in thailand's northern province. so far, 23 women in this village have served as surrogate mothers. about one in every five women to their 20s and 30s. she is 31 years old. a japanese woman in her 60s in her 60s and her husband asked her to become a surrogate mother. she gave birth to a girl last year. >> translator: i wanted the japanese woman to know the happiness and joy of having a child since she couldn't have one herself. >> buppa has two sons. age 10 and 3. the family lives with her husband's parents. but the parents fell seriously ill at that time, so she became even more financially strapped.

she decided to become a surrogate mother when a woman in the neighborhood earned a lot of money by doing so. as compensation, she received the equivalent of about $10,000. roughly seven years paid for her. buppa was final ly able to buy second hand car as well as the land to build a house and a field to grow corn. >> translator: i don't think survey gasy is a good thing, but i couldn't have bought this land if i hadn't accepted. >> the growth has been plagued by problems. this year, she accepted a surrogate request from a

homosexual male couple from taiwan. after she became pregnant, the broker told her to have three check ups in bangkok, a six-hour trip away. tragedy struck suddenly. when she was five months pregnant. after suffering acute abdominal pain as she was riding the bus. she then lost contact with the broker. she wasn't paid the full amount and now has to take medication for the aftereffects of the miscarriage. >> translator: i can't carry heavy things. or even work. because of the pain. i should never have agreed to become a surrogate mother.

>> for the first time, she held a memorial service for the child she lost so suddenly. she says not a day goes by when she doesn't think of the child. >> translator: i finally feel a little better now. i plan to pray for the child until the day i die. it's best not to become a surrogate mother. it may be somebody else's child, but if you carry it for ten months and ten days, it also becomes your other than child. >> the thai government is working on a law to ban, but it faces the problem of balancing the needs of those who desperately want children against the need for rules to restrict. the japan air space exploration agency has unveiled

an asteroid probe scheduled to be launched next month. it is house t at the space station center in southwestern japan. the probe is successor to -- four years ago, it became the first to bring particles back to earth. it is scheduled to lift up on november 30th. its purpose is to collect samples from another asteroid. its samples will be used to study the early history and orgins of life. it is been fitted with what's called an impacter that will fire a metal bullet at a speed of two kilometers per second at the asteroid's surface to make a crater. the probe will be launched on an h2 rocket. it will take years -- people at a senior's day

care in northern japan are trying to add a new kind of rehabilitation exercise that's being paid off. they're being encouraged to help themselves and others while visiting the facility and are now seeing the benefits. >> reporter: a cafe, a game center, businesses line the hallway at this daycare center. there's even a spa. and a movie theater. the facility is home to a main street. the shop workers are elderly. they are receiving rehabilitation by working behind the counter, cooking or doing other jobs. the program only started last year. >> translator: i am over 75. but i still need to work hard.

i enjoy being here. >> reporter: they can choose from among 20 kinds of jobs like wheelchair maintenance. 43 participants in the program are in their 90s. instead of cash wages the staff at the facility calls smile currency. they can use it at the daycare shops. how they use the currency is up to them. they enjoy this kind of rehab. especially they tire of conventional treatments. they only choose their jobs from postings on the bulletin board. the work can require complicated moments. it helps seniors maintain every day strength and coordination.

this 80-year-old is among those who say working for others creates a positive mental attitude. >> translator: it's hot so please take your time drinking it. >> reporter: she ran a general store for 60 years. to make use of her experience, she works at the cafe. >> translator: what year were you born in? >> translator: 1934. >> translator: you're much younger than i. did you say 1934? >> translator: oh, yes. >> translator: that means you're still young. >> translator: yes, still young. >> translator: but you still farm, right? >> translator: yes tomorrow i'll rake leaves. >> translator: at home i'm alone

doing nothing. but if i come here, i can talk with everyone. i love this place. telling jokes and teasing others here is the secret to staying alert. >> reporter: after seeing how hard the elderly work the facility operator allowed them to manage the businesses. at the moment facility staff do that. >> translator: in the future we want the users of our facility to run the town itself. people in tokyo are feeling chilly, but they're seeing sunny and dry weather conditions. the it's quite a different story for residents in northern japan. >> yes, we're going to be

experiencing the chilly conditions here across tokyo as well, but to people up in the northern locations are seeing even biting conditions with some snow falling. much of hokkaido saw some first snow. the lower elevations, it's city side. the first snowfall of the season has sent to -- the temperature and snowfall with this most cent storm is comparable to what one would see in mid to late november. skiers may be excited though. as many of the slopes have their first of the white stuff for this year. they are known for the host of the biggest ice festival of the world. i'm sure people were looking forward to the snowfall, but not this early usually. saw their first snow of the season, that's the area where there's a lot of ski resorts, so i think a lot of people are looking for that. we're likely to see more

snowfall across the sea of japan side, but northern japan is going to be accumulating about 25 centimeters and even in the lower elevations, about 1,500 meters why. high. 5 centimeters will be piling up even down towards the city side. that's going to continue to wednesday. even across the northern region in the high elevations see the first snow of the season today. so, we can expect the very chilly biting conditions even across tokyo due to the strong northern winds. yesterday, we had the first cold surge of about 85 kilometers per hour in here in japan, so a lot of the cold stuff today. across this area -- flooding

has been severe across southern thailand. we're likely to see additional rainfall to continue, so this ongoing rainfall is likely to increase. in and around bangkok, around 33 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. out here across the area, we are still monitoring this system. this is a very severe sigh colonic that is nearing oman, but the dry air across these locations and wind shear is making it for a decrease in intensity. it's likely to become a severe storm, but it's going to be bringing very heavy rain to the border of pakistan and india perhaps. looks like it will be bringing very heavy rainfall as well as severe weather conditions so keep a very close eye as it progresses through the latter half of this week. in the states we're looking at this storm system.

as the system nears the east it may bring severe thunderstorms stretching from the great lakes region down into kentucky, but also the cold will be dominating most of the eastern locations where you have been experiencing mid-summer temperatures or even springtime temperatures on your wednesday. 20 degrees down to 8 degrees in new york with sleeting forecast on your saturday. so do bundle up for that latter half of this week.

that's all for this edition of "newsline."

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

"euromaxx highlights" -- here is your host. >> welcome to the show, which starts off today on the catwalk at paris fashion week. here is what else is on the way -- we visit the world living statues festival. david chipperfield is renovating another museum in berlin. and monkey business. we take a visit to gibraltar, which is home to all types. the spring summer collections for 2015 were the focus at the recent paris fashion week. but the talk of the town was designer jean paul gaultier. after 38 years in the business he put on a spectacular runway show to mark his last ever "ready to wear" collection. gaultier is a pioneer in the fashion world and always broke the boundaries with his designs.