hello and welcome to nhk newsline i'm ross mihara in tokyo. authorities in france tunisia and kuwait are dealing with the aftermath of a wave of terrorist incidents. attackers killed and wounded dozens of people on the same day. in france, a vehicle crashed into a factory in the southeastern region of issere and exploded. a decapitated body was found nearby. the news agency says flags used by islamic extremists had been placed near the body. authorities arrested a man they suspect was involved in the attack. president francois hollande said the government will take all

necessary steps to prevent a recurrence. he urged people to stay calm. >> translator: emotions cannot be the only answer. it is action prevention deterrence deterrence and therefore the need to spread our values and never give into fear and shoulder our responsibilities in any circumstances. in tunisia, two ungwen opened fire on tourists in the city of sousse. local media say one of the men fired indiscriminately on a beach and in a hotel. they report he then got killed in a fire fight with security forces. the other gunman got detained. the attack left 37 people dead some were foreign tourists. in kuwait an explosion at a mosque killed 25 people and wounded more than 200. members of the islamic state militant group issued a statement claiming

responsibility. they say they launched a suicide attack against shi'a muslims. islamic state leaders urged followers to step up attacks on shi'as and christians during the holy month of ramadan. european union leaders have made a plan to deal with an influx of migrants from across the mediterranean. they'll relocate thousands of arrivals from syria and eritrea. >> translator: we have agreed that the european union must ensure the 40,000 people be relocated. >> reporter: they'll introduce a provisional member to have countries accept the migrants who arrived in italy and greece. the step is designed to ease the burden on coastal nations. under e.u. rules, countries where migrants land are responsible for them. an original plan to impose quotas for each member faced strong opposition from france and britain where anti-immigrant political parties are gaining

momentum. eastern european count rise say they lack the economic capacity to accept migrants. the plan was drastically revised to let each country decide whether they will accept migrants. the members will make a decision by the end of july on how many migrants to take. japan's prime minister shinzo abe says he's determined to push through security bills during the current diet session. if enacted, the legislation would allow the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense under certain conditions. abe spoke at a meeting of a lower house committee that is debating the bills. opposition democratic party leaders said the proposed legislation has neither the understanding nor the support of the public. >> translator: there have been cases in which the public deepened their understanding of

laws after they were enacted. we will make our own judgments when the legislature or its committees conclude that the issue has been thoroughly debated. >> reporter: law makers from the current parties extend it had diet session until late september to make sure the bills go through. a member of the japan innovation party asked abe if he will ask article nine of the constitution even if the bills are passed. the article renounces war and the use of force as a means of settling international disputes. >> the legislation is within the frame work of article nine therefore it is constitutional. support by a majority of the people is required to amend the constitution at the moment i don't think the public would approval of proposals to change

article nine. >> a member of the democratic party asked about a liberal democratic party meeting early in the week. the party's lawmakers criticized media outlets critical of the government and said the best way to punish them is to cut off their advertising revenue. author naoki hyakuta who delivered a lecture at the meeting reportedly said two newspapers in okinawa prefecture should be shut down. they asked if abe, as the leader of the party, is a shamed or story. >> translator: the stance of my government and the liberal democratic party is that freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and that it must be duly respected. >> abe said his party would never pressure private companies to withdraw advertising from media. more and more chinese ships are shaling near japanese territory. japan coast guard officials are tracking a survey vessel in

their country's exclusive economic zone. coast guard members spotted the dong fang hang off kumejia. the japanese told them stop because the government in tokyo had not granted permission. the chinese gave no replay. coast guard officials sent more patrol ships to keep up surveillance and issue warnings. they say the vessel is still trailing cables. they hadn't seen a chinese research ship off the island of kumejima since april of last year. two chinese government shims showed up the same day in japanese territorial waters off the senkaku islands in east china sea. japan coast guard officials say both ships were there about two hours. chinese ships have entered japanese waters off the senkaku islands on 18 day this is year. japan controls the islands. the government maintains they're an inherent part of japan's

territory territory. china and taiwan claim them. two japanese cities have been named as host to ministerial meetings in connection with next year's summit of leading nations hereiroshima and sendai will host the conference in central japan on may 26. the chief cabinet secretary announced that foreign ministers will neat hiroshima and finance ministers will gather in sendai. >> hiroshima is a beautiful place by the sea and surrounded by mountains. the city is full of tradition and has a long history. it will also be a good opportunity for world leaders to visit the city which suffered an atomic bombing in world war-- world what war two. sendai can show that reconduction is under way after the tsunami and earthquake in march, 2011.

>> suga said the government hopes to hold other meetings to create opportunities for people around the world to learn about japan's various regions. the world trade organization has backed a japanese complaint against ukraine. officials are urging the government in kiev to revoke emergency tariffs on some car imports. is members of a wto dispute panel say those tariffs violate trade rules. they stay ukrainians can't prove imports from japan and other countries are harming their auto industry. ukrainian leaders slapped taxes of 6.5% to 13% on some car imports in trill. they've since lowered them from 2% to 4%. japanese exported about 10,000 cars to ukraine last year. some japanese fishermen are waiting to hear word on a decision that could impact their industry. members of russia's upper house of parliament passed a measure

to ban drift net fishing in the country's economic zone. they say the move will help conserve natural resources and if president vladimir putin signs the bill it would be banned starting next year. japanese fishermen catch salmon and trout off the coast of the kamchatka peninsula in russia's economic zone. they pay a fee to do it. their boats are allowed in the exclusive zone based on talks between japan and russia. but now many of them say their livelihoods are being threatened. >> translator: if our government won't take any action to allow the fishing to continue is our local economy will fall apart. >> russian fishermen say they're seeing less in their nets and say japanese boats are hurting their bottom line. our nhk world reporter explains.

>> reporter: the waters around the kamchatka peninsula produce about 40% of russia's salmon and route catch. sergei popov runs a company here. he started his business ten years ago to catch and process salmon and trout swimming upstream. but he says his annual catch is declining every year. >> translator: many migratory officials are caught by drift net fishing and they aren't able to swim upstream for spawning. >> reporter: popov says his company's cash is down one-third from seven years ago. he says upshore drift net fishing is the main reason and he wants it to stop. >> translator: if drift net fishing is banned my employees' salaries and living will improve and their catches will be

stable. fisherman's concerns have let the russian government to take action. is question hind the move could be the crisis in ukraine. president president vladimir putin's administration has banned products to real gait against sanctions from western nations. people in russia are growing concerns about a food shortage because of their country's heavy reliance on imports. they've seen salmon imports from norway and other nations stop, so many of them are now begacking local fishermen's claims that limited fishing resources should be consumed at home and not abroad. some russian cabinet members are banning drift net fishing. >> domestic fishery companies are facing a crisis because we

allot quotas to foreign countries. drift net fishing must be banned. >> reporter: observers believe putin will sign the bill into law and they say it could impact relations between the two neighbors. kim yana, nhk world, russia. health authorities in southern pakistan say the heat wave has killed 1,130 people. many people are blaming the government for the serious power outages that they say have caused more people to suffer from heat stroke. the heat wave is still affecting karachi and surrounding areas. the city is pakistan's largest and its economic hub.

the mercury reached 45 degrees celsius last weekend. sea winds eased the temperatures somewhat on thursday but the largest hospital in karachi continued to receive people suffering from heat stroke. >> translator: thank god my son was saved. they said if he'd come in 10 or 15 minutes later he may have died. the doctors gave him injections and he improved. >> the country's opposition parties are stepping up criticism of the government. it seems that the heat wave is becoming a political football. mama saki sue da reports. >> reporter: they say the professional government bears responsibility for the crisis. before he took office two years ago, prime minister nawaz sharif promised to rebuild the economy and ensure a stable supply of but demand for power still exceeds supply. experts say one of the main reasons is aging infrastructure

instead of blaming each other, pakistani politicians need to find ways to make the country better prepared to handle crisis nhk world, islamabad. continuous heavy monsoon rains are wreaking havoc in many parts of india. more than 10,000 hindu pilgrims are stranded in the north. authorities have launched rescue operations. many hindu holy places and shrines are located in the northern state of uttarkahand, a source of the ganges river. >> translator: approximately 10,000 to 15,000 pilgrims are stuck on the road since it cleared up today, we are evacuating them from there. other than that the state government has made arrangements to bring in helicopters. >> reporter: the monsoon rains

have arrived in the western and northern parts of india. the associated press reports at least 81 people have died so far in the western state of gujarat. the global market for drones has been expanding rapidly. chinese manufacturers have been leading the pack in the sale of drones for non-military use. they are all developing cheeper and easier to use droves and carve out bigger slices of the market. here's more. >> this may look just like another wedding but wait and see who brings the rings.

the drone also takes videos of the ceremony from the air. the service costs about $300 and it's getting increasingly popular. >> the drone has made our wedding really special. i i. >> translator: drones use gps to find where they are at any given moment. they're safe. drones are perfect for weddings. >> at the trade fair of startup companies, visitors flock to the booths of china's biggest drone maker, dji. the firm has been growing fast since its establishment in 2006. today analysts say it holds a 70% share in the global commercial drone market.

auto makers in the country are hot on dji's tale. this company is one of them. it produces drones that can be easily operated with the fingertips. this drone is controlled by a smart phone app. for takeoff, you press a button on the screen when you tease the smart phone like this, the drone goes forward. and when you tilt it back, the drone comes back. it responds to signals from the smart phone from the radius of within a kilometer. the company takes advantage of the fact that china is a global smart phone production hub, it gets easy access to technologies

such as small gyroscopes, that enables the makers to hold prices down to as low as $600. its products are attracting domestic as well as international customers. >> translator: we have made drones popular among children and elderly people. these machines are cheap and easy to handle so their market will continue to expand in the future. >> reporter: the firm has teamed up with an online retailer to launch a package delivery service by drone. company officials say they already have the basic technology in place, despite a number of hurdles. staffers don't require any special skill for the job, all they need is to know how to use the smart phone.

>> basically our drones will be transportation robots that can be operated extremely easily. if the market for this type of drone ma churs, it will be a major business opportunity for us. us. >> reporter: drones may transform our daily lives in the near future just as smart phones have completely changed the way we will live. nhk world. mean smar due to go to the polls in november. it will be the first general election in the transition from military to civilian rule. resolving the intern armed conflicts is a vital step in the democratic process. a key peace negotiator recently visited tokyo. our senior commentator has more.

>> reporter: he advises the peace talks with ethnic groups. he attended a conference held by the japanese government on peace building in asia. government officials and experts came from 12 nations in the region. the audience paid close attention to what was said in a panel discussion. >> we know deep within our heart hearts that rare opportunity for our country to make peace with itself once and for all. failure is not an option for us. >> reporter: 51 million people live in myanmar. in 2011 it went from military rule to a civilian government. since then natural resources and the labor force have attracted foreign investment. but there have been conflicted for more than half a century between government forces and ethnic armed groups wanting greater autonomy.

in marjts r mashlgts, knewmyanmar's government signed a cease-fire that calls for the introduction of a federal system to give the groups relative autonomy. >> translator: everyone leer go down in myanmar's history for helping bring peace to our country. >> reporter: however a nationwide cease-fire remain ss uncertain. in march you reached an agreement with 16 ethnic minorities. that would lead to signing a full agreement? the nationwide cease-fire agreement? >> translator: some minority leaders who were not present at the talks told us they want to have some of their demands included in the agreement.

we're still looking for a way to address the problem. the election must be held. we need it for our country to change. it's also important that the cease-fire accord be signed before the election because if we can build a foundation here and now, the next generation should be able to continue on with the peace process in myanmar no matter who heads the next administration next administration. >> reporter: is there any specific date or month we should keep our eyes on with regard to ethnic minorities issues? >> i hope the chairman of the election administration commission will announce the date of the poll in the last week of july or the first week of august.

so the best thing for us is to sign the agreement by that time. but as of now, i cannot say for sure if we can really do that. >> reporter: myanmar is no longer a reclusive state. also piece is achieved the economy of the entire region could be impacted. aiko doden, nhk world. people who practice one of japan's oldest art forms are taking their work to a wider audience. they are promoting kabuki theater to visitors from all over the world in the lead up to the tokyo 2020 olympics. nhk world reports. >> actors in tokyo put on an

event called "discover kabuki." they are hoping to capitalize on the surge in tourists, take advantage of relaxed visa rules and good exchange rates. organizers of the show have provided by free audio guides in english and for the first time in korean and chinese. spectators from around the world pack the theater, filling all 1500 seats. a tv personality and kabuki actor take a moment before the show to address the crowd. she explain house the 400-year-old theatrical art form works. >> this is scary! >> reporter: male actors play all the roles. a performer demonstrates how the change between genders takes place. [ applause ]

>> this is more difficult than i thought for a man to play a female role. >> reporter: and then it's show time. the troupe performs a classic tale -- the miracle at the temple is about the blind man and his devoted wife. the husband can no longer bear to be a burden so he throws himself into a ravine. his wife follows him in despair and jumps off a cliff. suddenly, the goddess of mercy appears and saves the couple. she rewards their devotion by returning the husband's eyesight. the audience is delighted by their first kabuki experience. >> translator: i thought kabuki was difficult to understand but the audio guide made it very

clear. i really enjoy it. >> translator: they acted wonderfully. they moved me and made me laugh. the story was fascinating. >> it's the first time and i really enjoyed it. it was amazing. i will come again. >> translator: we want to be ready to introduce traditional cultures to foreign guests at the tokyo olympics and paralympics so we need to get as much experience as possible for 2020. >> reporter: officials at the national theater say this event was the first in a series promoting traditional japanese art forms. they plan to stage similar productions in a puppet theater. nhk world. here's the weather outlook for the weekend.

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