>> the nobel assembly says the scientists developed medicines that revolutionized treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases. omura and campbell a drug called omura and campbell developed a drug that helped lower incidents of lower level diseases. tu developed a drug that lowers mortality rates from malaria sufferers. many have been developed into highly effective drugs. omura is the 23rd nobel prize winner born in japan and the third to win in the category of physiology or medicine.

tu has been studying traditional chinese medicine for 60 years. >> i haven't sorted out my feelings and wonder whether i deserve the prize. i'm surprised. i'm proud to contribute to the world. that's always been my goal. i tried my best to draw on the power of microorganisms to improve people's lives. now that my ifrt has been recognized, i want to give half my prize to microorganisms. the three helped to suffering to people in africa. they spawned drugs widely used to treat parasitic diseases.

one doctor says the drugs contributed to a decline in infection rates. >> it's very heart warming to learn that the person who contributed to the discovery of this drug has been awarded with the nobel prize. it's not only ghana that we have benefited from this. the whole of africa. >> he said there have been no more reports of patients losing their eyesights to african river blind set. japanese people welcomed the news that he won the prize. >> i am very proud of the japanese researcher who has won the nobel prize. this indicates japanese institutions are highly rated.

it's wonderful. >> people in omura's hometown are reacting to the news. >> translator: i like studying science. the nobel prize is very competitive. i am very glad to know that our hometown has yielded such a talented researcher. >> translator: i want to congratulate him. i've been expecting this day to come every year and he has finally received the prize. i am very pleased. >> students from omura's university expressed their joy. >> i am so surprised and proud. i'm glad to study here because such a great professor is with us.

i'm encouraged to study hard to pass the national exam. >> we go to business news. ministers from 12 countries struck a broad agreement after intense knee goings. break it down for us. >> a lot of details in this. talks went on for five years finally produced a deal. the free trade pac aims to set a new standard for global commerce. the chair of the talks made the announcement in atlanta. >> we, the trade ministers of australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore, the united states and vietnam, are pleased to announce we have successfully concluded the trans-pacific partnership negotiations. [ applause ]

>> the ministers had to extend the final stages of the talks to find consensus on sensitive trade issues. they include the period of protection to the rights for data on biological drugs and tariffs on dairy products and local content thresholds for automobile parts. the u.s. trade representatives said the tpp will support jobs and drive sustainable growth across the asia-pacific region. but it's not a done deal. the accord faces months of debate in each of the 12 countries. japan's negotiator says the tpp will become the standard for other deals around the world. >> translator: japanese government officials worked as a team to get through these difficult negotiations. but the ambitious goal of realizing japan's national interests to the full, i'm pleased that the 12 nations reached this broad agreement with patience and by believing

in the bright future that the tpp will bring. >> japanese prime minister shinzo abe welcomed the deal. >> translator: the tpp is intended to create a free and fair economic zone with countries that share the same value system. it is an initiative of historic importance for each member nation. after patient negotiations, we have finally reached a broad agreement. i believe it is a substantial achievement for the future of japan as well as the asia-pacific region. >> abe stressed it's one of his government's most significant accomplishments. u.s. president barack obama said in a statement the agreement reflects american values. he said the u.s. cannot let countries like china write the rules of the global economy. he said the tpp will allow the openg of newarkets, t high anrdr precting

workers, and prese environment. leaders in beijing haven't commented, but officials from china's commerce ministry urge tpp member countries to take a transparent approach. they expressed concerns that the u.s. might take advantage of the deal to expand its economic influence in the asia-pacific region. countries have two choices under the aany greemt. one sets the protection period eight years or longer with the option date of protection will expire after five years. regulatory requirements will expend the effective protection period to eight years. the focus of talks in the automobile field was the so-called rule of origin.

negotiators decided to set the ratio at 55%. japan requested 40%. mexico and canada wanted a higher figure. the u.s. decided to abolish the 2.5% tariffs on japanese auto parts. delegates of member countries spent a long time trying to create a trade packet in the pacific rim. >> the tpp free trade talks began in 2010 including the united states and australia. four more countries joined the talks later bringing the number of members up to 12 by 2013.

the gap between emerging countries and the u.s. stalled talks. in april 2014, americans changed their position on tariff elimination. they accept the nations to man tan tariffs at a certain level. negotiators from japan and the u.s. eastern seemed set to accept a breakthrough on tariffs, but talks ran out of steam because the u.s. mid-term elections last november. president barack obama decided to devote his time campaigning for the party. after the election, his sights on passing a trade bill. it was tough going. after a drawn-out debate, the bill passed congress in june paving the way for the ministerial meeting.

>> our james tengan spoke earlier with our business reporter kyoko fujita. he started her talking about the fundamental key agreement. >> theost difficult issue was the patent protection period for drugs developed using biotechnology. the u.s. wanted 12 years' protection whereas countries such as australia insisted on five years or less. american drug firms put pressure on the government because such drugs bring them huge earnings, but drugs require a tremendous amount of money to develop. another key issue was dairy products. new zealand wanted to export more, but countries including the u.s. were opposed. officials negotiated around the clock for days to bridge their gaps and make concessions. >> what led the ministers to reach a broad agreement at this point in time? >> experts say what changed is the political schedule of several member nations. canada's federal election is coming up this month, and the u.s. will have a presidential election next year. those countries' leaders will inevitably be spending more time

on their election campaigns than on the tpp negotiations. also, a possible change of government in either country could mean the agreement would have to be renegotiated. if the officials had missed this opportunity, the talks could have stalled. the u.s. yields strong influence over the other members and has maintained a hard-line stance, in past talks, but president barack obama is desperate for a legacy before leaving the white house. u.s. negotiators may have felt the need to make some concessions. >> what would be the impact of the tpp on the world economy? >> the 12 nations account for about 36% of the world's gross domestic product, so the trade pact would have a major impact on the global economy. member countries expect the gdp will boost trade and foreign investment. the tpp is also significant to the u.s. and japan in the sense that it is the first free trade

pact that both countries have joined. the u.s. and japan want to retain a leading position in the world by establishing an economic bloc that can compete against china. so this broad agreement is certainly a major step forward for the economic growth of the tpp members. officials are now at a critical phase in the negotiations as they try to create a new economic bloc encompassing the pacific region. >> time to check on the markets. u.s. stocks saw the dow close than 1.8% higher. this followed friday's miss pointing nonfarm payroll reports. nasdaq swung back into the positive of the year up 1.5% monday. for more on this and trading in

asia, let's go to the tokyo stock exchange. >> it's tuesday october 6th. winning streak for nine sessions in a row. nikkei hit a 2.5% high at the open. topix opening up 1.8%. they will have another meeting on october 30th. spig expectations are high. nearly 50% of analysts are expecting an easing in october. japan may be on the verge of

recession. hopes for monetary easing are likely to support the markets today. another factor will be the deal over the tpp. this is positive for exports-related stocks like auto packers. i'm going to keep track of drug makers, pharmaceuticals and meat product makers. >> tpp going to have an impact on financial markets. did you see any immediate knee-jerk reactions in the markets? >> i saw one dollar jump. half are in the asian pacific region. let's check out the morning levels in sydney. gains over 1%.

we'll see caution ahead of the reserve bank of australia's decision. in south korea, opening up 0.74%. yen falling on speculation of easing by the boj. the dollar is strong. i'll be back with an update in a few hours. >> great stuff. a lot of focus on central banks. reporting live from the tokyo stock exchange. that's it for business news. i'll leave with you a check on the markets.

the commander of u.s. force necessary afghanistan has off offeroffe offered up an explanation to the deadly force. the afghan forces fighting taliban requested for an air strike. john campbell corrected an earlier explanation that said u.s. forces launched saturday's air strike because they were under fire. >> afghan forces advised they were taking fire from enemy positions. and asked for air support from u.s. forces.

air strike was then called for. >> doctors without borders strongly criticized the u.s. government descriptions of events saying it changed from collateral damage to a tragic uns incident. they called for transparent investigation by an independent group. people love judo in japan. france has more than 5,700 resident judos. when one taught a workshop, many crowded in.

>> some 130 judo players gather in southern france to study the importance of technic. technique is getting less attention. >> a player's physique is the winning factor. we need to discover the essence of judo. >> members invited this olympian to teach them. he won gold as a middle weight when judo first became an olympic event in tokyo in 1964. his style employed different

styles. he has twice won the open weight series in the old japan national championship. he is living proof of the judo philosophy that scale, size and power. >> translator: i'm here to do all i can to convey this is the essence of judo. >> reporter: he demonstrates basic techniques that are especially effective against bigger opponents. for example, you throw your opponent backwards with an inside twist of the left.

his students make sure they step into the space. each way your opponents fall. if they fall in the same direction as the fall swept away, they can twist out and landing on their back. they won't score any points. but an opponent thrown the other way will lose their balance and land flat on their back. that can seal the match. finally, he shows the combination technique. he exploits his opponent's natural instinct to push back against an attack. this lays the ground for another. >> i learned ways to defeat my

opponent easily without using much force. i believe france will raise the level of judo around the world. i hope i was able to teach them how to improve their skills. >> reporter: the french judo federation celebrates its 17th anniversary next year. they hope to revital iizerevita. ris departments in south carolina have been hoping to cope as residents cope with hurricane joaquin. our meteorologist joins us with more. >> we saw this precipitation out

here. it will taper off tuesday afternoon. i want to show you the past 72 hours satellite loop. we have that fire hose effect. down to the south and bahamas, devastating images. don't want to forget about them. don't want to forget about them as well. the thing is that precipitation, it is tapering off. it's all going to drift off towards the east with this front as it goes ahead as well. but the thing is a lot of the rainfall that occurred upstream, that's all flowing down to the coastal location. so flooding is still a threat out here. also you still have the easterly winds. so some coastal surge is very well possible there to parts of the carolinas. let's take a look at the bigger picture. i do want to mention back towards north we have cooler

temperatures in place. in chicago 19. winnipeg at 14. still some heavy precipitation into the southwest. some southerly moisture continuing to surge in. there is that threat of some localized flash flooding. and even into the higher elevations, you can actually see snowfall about 20 centimeters is possible into some of the mountains there as this continues to kick off. but you are not seeing snow here into southern portions of california. take a look at your temperatures. for some of you out here, definitely very summer-like. there in palm springs, up to 36 there. by thursday, going into friday. let's look over towards eastern asia now as well. we still have our low-pressure area. once was a typhoon there in two southern areas of china. you see 100 to 50 millimeters of rainfall possible. back to the north the high pressure is dominating. and what often happens in this area when you do get this high pressure that dominates, it puts a cap on the atmosphere and pollution levels do start to go up. and actually around beijing we have seen report unhealthy to hazardous air quality out there. that's a typical setup as we go ahead into the winter months. down towards the south, though, we do have haze in many places out here.

some unhealthy levels in the atmosphere. it is a different type of situation. let's go to video we have. this will show you what it looks like out here in indonesia. these wildfires due to the slash and burn techniques out here continuing to burn. and many people are having some hard time extinguishing them. water levels is limited. so people out there with sticks trying to beat it, put out the fire. it's just the way they have to go about it here. in singapore, though, smog caused by these fires continues to infiltrate that area. and you have been seeing some pretty reduced in visibility. but also with people in their health issues, respiratory issues out here as well. many people have had to go to the hospital. not just due to fires out here in indonesia, but even extending out across parts of borneo. you just have that smoke continuing the stream out there towards the west. it's really not going to improve until november when you start to

get the northeast monsoon in. quickly, i do want to mention, we still have choi-wan moving off towards the north. i'll leave you now your extended outlook.

and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

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