tokyo. developing news this hour. police west of tokyo are investigating a deadly mass stabbing. they say a man with a knife went on a rampage inside a care home for people with intellectual disabilities. 15 people are dead and about 20 others are injured. police, ambulance and fire crews rushed to the facility in the city of sagamihara early tuesday morning. an employee made the emergency call just after 2:30 a.m. police initially got reports that put the number of injured at 45, but they later confirmed

that to be around 20. family members of people living there are waiting for information. >> translator: i came here after i heard the news. i'm worried about my son, but i can't enter the facility. >> police say 26-year-old satoshi uematsu turned himself in at the police station and is under arrest. they say he admitted to carrying out the attack and he had a number of sharp weapons in his bag, some of them blood stained. police quote him as saying that he used to work at the facility and is now jobless. they're investigating his motive. official s quotes the operator f the facility as saying it's believed the suspect broke a window in the east residential building to get inside. police say they found a hammer near the window. official websites say the facility houses 149 people with intellectual disabilities with a wide range of ages. we'll keep you updated with the

story as more information becomes available. on to other stories we're following this hour. former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is preparing to take on a new role and a new challenge. it is the opening day of the democratic party convention, and clinton is set to be named as its presidential nominee and must now try to unify the party. delegates and party members from across the country gathered monday in philadelphia, pennsylvania. clinton has already named her running mate, senator tim kaine. the two will be officially nominated as the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates on tuesday. clinton will deliver a speech on thursday accepting the nomination and campaigning for the presidential election will begin officially pitting her against republican presidential nominee donald trump. the participants adopted a party platform. it says the united states attaches great importance to its allies in europe and continue

deepening ties with japan, south korea and australia. clinton's former rival bernie sanders will address the convention to call for support for clinton, but his supporters have been gathering outside the venue to protest clinton's nomination. attention is now on whether clinton, the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party, can unite democrats. foreign ministers from japan, the united states and australia have agreed that disputes in the south china sea should be resolved peacefully. the three countries held their first strategic discussion in nearly three years. japan's foreign minister fumio kishida met with u.s. secretary of state john kerry and australian foreign minister julie bishop in laos. earlier this month, an arbitration tribunal in the hague rejected china's claims to almost of the south china sea.

the ministers said territorial disputes in the area should be settled under the rule of law. they also said they would urge china to comply administerial meetings scheduled for tuesday as part of the east asia summit and the asean regional forum. >> translator: japan will work with the u.s., australia and other countries at a series of meetings. we will make clear that japan is committed to upholding the rule of law in the region. >> the three countries also issued a joint statement condemning north korea's nuclear and missile development programs and urging pyongyang to refrain from further provocations. the statement expresses opposition to any action that could increase tension in the east china sea. new philippine president rodrigo duterte has delivered his first state of the nation address. he briefly referred to the ruling but did not present any concrete plans for talks with

beijing. >> we strongly affirm and respect the outcome of the case before the permanent court of arbitration. it's an important contribution to the ongoing efforts to pursue a peaceful resolution and management of our disputes. >> the philippines filed the case in 2013 with the arbitration tribunal in the hague. duterte wants to send an envoy to china to start bilateral negotiations, but china stresses it will not accept any talks based on the tribunal ruling. the foreign ministers of china and north korea have held talks on the sidelines of the meeting of the association of southeast asian nations in laos. it was the first bilateral meeting of its kind in nearly two years. chinese foreign minister wang yi met on monday with his north korean counterpart ri yong ho. ri assumed his post in may. the meeting lasted about 50

minutes. china's foreign ministry said wang told yi that beijing remains committed to the basic denuclearization of the korean peninsula as well as protecting peace and stability. ties soured after north korea's nuclear test in january and a rocket launch in february thought to be a test of a long-range ballistic missile. last month, chinese president xi jinping held talks with north korea's vice chairman of the workers' party in beijing. experts say the latest meeting between the foreign ministers is an attempt to show the country's intent to improve relations. the story of hiroo onoda caused an international sensation when it broke in 1974. the special forces officer hid out in philippine jungles for nearly 30 years, refusing to believe world war ii was over. nhk has gained access to

declassified documents about his eventual return to japan. the records show the government at the time worried the former soldier could have sparked diplomatic and political problems. nhk world's takafumi terui reports. >> reporter: hiroo onoda received a hero's welcome when he returned to japan in 1974, three decades after the war. people saw him as the last example of a good japanese soldier. >> reporter: onoda was 22 years old when he was dispatched to lubang island in 1944. japanese soldiers went into the jungle during a battle. u.s. forces left the island, but onoda and three others remained even after japan surrendered in august of the following year.

they did see some leaflets stating the war was over and urging soldiers to surrender, but they dismissed them as enemy propaganda and refused to come out of the jungle. onoda's war finally ended in march 1974. his fellow soldiers had been killed by filipino police, leaving him totally alone. he flew to manila to surrender to president ferdinand marcos. the president honored him as a model soldier who kept fighting bravely. professor hitoshi nagai from hiroshima city university studies the post-war history of japan and the philippines. he recently gained access to diplomatic documents from around the time of onoda's return to japan. with an nhk crew, he's analyzing the documents that were long kept top secret.

>> translator: these documents show that rescuing lieutenant onoda was more than just a soldier's return. both japanese and filipino governments were handling the issue as an important political and diplomatic case. >> reporter: the 670 pages of documents contain a detailed record of secret negotiations between the two countries. onoda was confirmed to be alive in the fall of 1972. japanese government officials were considering making a consolation payment to the philippines, especially to the people of lubang island. they were concerned that onoda's return could result in a lawsuit. the documents show that onoda caused great harm to the island and its people.

i went there to find out more. since onoda and his fellow soldiers believed the war was still going on, they didn't hesitate to use violence. they stole food and daily goods from residents. according to philippine authorities, the soldiers killed around 30 people and wounded more than 100. some islanders told me they lived in fear. >> translator: onoda and the other soldiers burned my home. my field was set on fire, too. >> translator: japanese soldiers shot people planting rice or collecting food in the mountains. >> nice to meet you. good morning, ma'am. >> reporter: christina de la cruz lost her husband when she was 30. he was shot dead by the japanese soldiers in 1970. christina was left with seven children. >> translator: i was told my

husband was killed and went to the chapel. his body was there. my life has been hard ever since. i had no relatives to depend on. i had to raise my children all by myself. >> reporter: the recently declassified documents indicate that the japanese government was aware of this. former japanese diplomat yukio takeuchi remembers the atmosphere in the foreign ministry at the time. >> in some form, we wanted to make up for the damages inflicted upon the lubang people. that is the thinking behind the whole episode from the part of japan. >> reporter: soon after onoda's return, the japanese government offered $1 million to the philippines in order to improve welfare on the island.

but all of the islanders i met say the money was not spent on them. a former lubang mayor was no exception. >> nothing. the lubang people never benefited out of that $1 million. i'll tell you. i'll tell you that very honestly. we never benefited out of that $1 million. it was one one of our biggest frustrations. >> reporter: he said the money should be used to establish a fund to promote friendship between japan and the philippines. the documents we obtained tell us that government officials in both countries made efforts to prevent the issue from affecting ties between the philippines and japan. it is important to remember what the people of lubang suffered. takafumi terui, nhk world, lubang island, the philippines. it's time to take a look at the latest in business news. investors around the world are waiting to hear about monetary

policy. two major central banks will each hold meetings this week. the u.s. federal reserve and the bank of japan. ai uchida joins us from our business desk. good morning. so what can we expect from these meetings? >> good morning, catherine. as you know, on two very different paths. the fed wants to tighten policy, whereas the boj has been loosening theirs. and expectations have been divided especially over the boj, and i'm going to ask our reporter ramin mellegard to tell us all about that in just a minute, but the point is the meetings will just be getting started. investors want to see what policymakers announce. so those on wall street took a wait and see stance. overnight share prices ended lower. the dow jones industrial average falling 0.4% and we saw the tech-heavy nasdaq ending in negative territory as well. let's see how stocks here in tokyo are starting the morning. now we'll go to ramin. he's at the tokyo stock exchange. >> very good morning to you.

i wish i could tell you exactly what the federal reserve is going to do. but we'll have to wait and see. the meeting wraps up on wednesday. a little bit of expectations for stocks to be a little bit lower. we did see that drop in the u.s. dollar and also a drop in crude oil prices. that's pretty much being reflected in the nikkei and the topix. l let's have a look. the nikkei 16456. as you can see there, down 1%. broader topix down 1.10%. just a reminder the nikkei actually ended flat on monday. many investors were on the sidelines ahead of the bank of japan policy meeting later this week and the fed policy meeting later today. we should watch out for ripple effects for the i.t. and telecom sectors. we, of course, heard about verizon, the u.s. company buying parts of yahoo! for about $4.8 billion. we'll see the ripple effect for that sector. crude oil prices also fell overnight. benchmark wti futures slipped to

a three-month low on concerns about a global oil glut. major oil firms in the u.s. led the sell-off on wall street. so we'll keep track of related commodity link shares here in japan. nintendo always in the news. it's still in focus. yesterday the shares tumbled to 17% after the label said the pokemon go, the revenues and the earnings for that may have a limited effect on nintendo's earnings, but let's not forget that nintendo shares are still up around 60% since the launch of pokemon go. and that has really taken the world by storm, hasn't it? >> it sure has, ramin. i want to talk about currencies. i see that the yen has strengthened, look like it's being bought as investors have so many uncertainties to deal with. give us an update. >> exactly. as you know, investors in times of uncertainty all rush to the japanese yen.

105.30 right now dollar/yen. and analysts think more of what the boj may do on friday when they wrap up their meeting. some speculate they may set more aggressive pleasures but others think they may refrain from doing anything which in turn may send the yen higher against the dollar. let's have a look at some of the asian indexes. seoul's kospi down 0.10%. and now china markets open in 1 1/2 hours. let's not forget earnings reports in the u.s. are coming thick and fast. apple, caterpillar, boeing, just to mention a few. here in japan later again we're going to have earnings from nintendo. so big focus on earnings as well. back to you. >> ramin, thanks a lot for that update. as ramin told us earlier, investors at struggling internet firm yahoo! say they've agreed to sell their core internet business to verizon with a price

tag of more than $4.8 billion. verizon managers say the deal will further boost their video sharing content and advertising revenue. the move follows verizon's acquisition of aol for $4.4 billion. web portal yahoo! started out in 1995 and grew as an internet trail blazer, but the firm lost momentum after google expanded its market share. in 2012, then-google vice president marisa mayor joined yahoo! as chief executive. she tried to streamline operations but failed to turn things around. she says both yahoo! and aol have helped popularize the internet and e-mail. she says yahoo! staff will continue to make a contribution through mobile and video businesses. now, yahoo! officials say that they will hold on to their more than 35% stake in their japanese subsidiary. well, sturdy and colorful.

backpacks have become popular outside of japan, but here elementary school children use them to carry textbooks and supplies, and even though school enrollment is on the decline, the market for these bags is going strong. nhk world has more. >> reporter: the new school year began just a few months ago. but japanese families are already planning ahead for next year. this department store offers 150 versions of this symbol of japanese childhood. some come in bright colors or with decorations that reflect the user's interest. others are produced in collaboration with france. the average price is about $600. that may seem like a lot, but with japan's birth rate declining, many families have more to spend on individual

children. >> translator: we want to find something that will last a long time. >> translator: prices have been going up over the past few years. people care more about pleasing their children athan finding th cheapest item. >> reporter: this market has affected a luxury car manufacturer. the company rolled out its first model this year. it includes durable lightweight carbon fiber materials like those used in automobiles and costs around $1400. >> translator: one of our car customers bought a bag for his new grandchild. >> reporter: some companies are hoping that offering an inside look at how they're made will increase their popularity. at this quiet rural spot in western japan, customers are lining up for something extra.

they come to get a look at the craft. here the entire process takes place under one roof. from cutting the leather to polishing the finished product. potential customers can watch the craftsmen and interact with them as the new bags take shape. >> translator: what do the white checkmarks mean? >> i am looking for parts that can't be used. this area came from under the leg. it's too soft. >> translator: i'm convinced this place makes good products because they put so much time and effort into them. >> translator: i want customers to ask questions before they buy so they'll be completely satisfied. >> reporter: the company's approach is paying off.

sales hit $9 million in 2015, ten times more than a decade ago. as this classic backpack continues to evolve, manufacturers are learning that a combination of creative marketing and customer outreach can generate big profits from small packages. reporting for nhk world. and that's the latest in business news for this hour. back to catherine now. >> thanks very much, ai. it is time for a check of the weather. people in eastern china have been dealing with extreme conditions, severe flooding has forced thousands to evacuate. our meteorologist robert speta joins us with the latest. >> yes. this really has been an ongoing story. we've been getting new images coming out from this area of the widespread flooding, mainly across the yangtze river basin, now stretching more to the northeast. in the past 24 hours, the area here to the north of beijing

shenyan, 167 mill ma meters of rainfall. and just take a look at that. this is what has caused thousands upon thousands to evacuate. just from monday to thursday of last week we saw about 690 to 880 millimeters of rainfall. 164 people have been killed and 125 are still missing. you see more video of people trying to leave and evacuate. overall, this is quite an astonishing number. 15 million people have in some way, shape or form been affected by this. we still have more rain in the forecast out here. scattered showers extending out towards northeastern china. even parts of the korean pen opinion sul la, 100 millimeters. and eventually this moisture is feeding into central and northern japan, you'll see heavy showers in some areas.

tokyo as well. scattered showers throughout the day. definitely want to have an umbrella with you as we continue to look ahead. we've been talking about the rainy season. but you have to remember this is a seasonal event. it started down here to the south about two months ago into southeastern china. we were talking about severe flooding over towards guangdong. but that high moves in from the west and pushing it further to the north. scattered showers here now northeastern china. it's going to end soon. as we go ahead into the latter part of july into august our pacific high moves in and just brings sunny skies. that's when it starts to get hot out here. but also means tropical season starts up. we have a tropical depression out here to the south. not named. but eventually could bring showers across parts of hainan and eventually over there towards northern vietnam. you want to be watching closely on this one. also maybe showers coming out of this. tokyo high 26, the showers out

there for you. let's take a look here into europe. actually, thunderstorms across the east causing flight delays in parts of the balkan peninsula. showers and hail being reported out here. mainly because of a low you see it spinning on the satellite picture. also there in northern italia, frequent lightning coming out of this. back to the west, showers across the british isles extending to germany, but the big thing i think is in portugal and spain, hot and dry. look at your temperatures. north of that front, paris just a high of 25. all right. let's talk about the americas, really a tale of two stories here. in the west, it is dry and hot. this is fire weather being in place in parts of california, but as we look back towards the east, thunderstorms lining the northeastern seaboard here. new york definitely seeing delays as well. it had been hot and oppressive all week. 34 for your high in washington, d.c. here's the extended outlook.

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developing story. police west of tokyo are investigating a deadly mass stabbing. they say a man with a knife went on a rampage inside a care home for people with intellectual disabilities. 15 people are dead and about 20 others are injured. police, ambulance and fire crews rushed to the facility in the city of sagamihara early tuesday morning. an employee made the emergency call just after 2:30 a.m. police initially got reports that put the number of injured at 45, but they later confirmed that to be around 20. family members of people living there are waiting for information. >> translator: i came here after i heard the news. i'm worried about my son, but i can't enter the facility. >> police say 26-year-old satoshi uematsu turned himself in at the police station and is under arrest. they say he's admitted to carrying out the attack and

quoted him as saying he wanted disabled people to disappear. police say he had a number of sharp weapons in his bag, some of them blood stained. they quote him as saying that he used to work at the facility and is now jobless. officials quote the operator of the facility as saying it's believed the suspect broke a window in the east residential building to get inside. police say they found a hammer near the window. official websites say the facility houses 149 people with intellectual disabilities aged 18 to 75 as of the end of last month. we'll keep you updated with the story as more information becomes available. and that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." we'll be back at the top of the hour. do join us again then.

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