hello there. welcome to nhk "newsline" this friday, november 18, 10:00 a.m. i'm katherine kobayashi in tokyo. japan's prime minister shinzo abe has just finished meeting with president-elect donald trump in new york. after the face to face, abe told reporters that the talks were candid and the atmosphere was cordial. >> translator: i am convinced that we'll be able to build a trusting relationship. the alliance between our countries does not function without trust.

i am assured that mr. trump is a trust worthy leader. >> abe said he touched on a number of issues but gave no further details on the talks. he said that he and donald trump agreed to meet again to have deeper talks. the words of a young boy from fukushima has focused the attention of japan on the problem of bullying. the family moved away from the area during the 2011 nuclear meltdown. but the experiences at his new home led him to thinking about killing himself. >> these are the words of a boy from fukushima. he doesn't want his name used. he survived the 2011 nuclear

accident that happened not too far from his home. his family moved to yokohama when he went into the second grade. and that's when the bullying started. kwlasz classmates teased the boy by adding the word germ to his name referring to the radiation around fukushima. >> they called me a germ and i knew it was because of the radiation in fukushima and it made me very sad. and i thought about how people from my region are becoming the target of bullying. >> when he was in fifth grade, he was forced to pay thousands of dollars to his classmates. they thought his family was receiving compensation because of the accident. they used the money to play at an arcade mutt multiple times. the boy stole the money from his parents.

>> the boy refused to go to school after that. two years ago, his parents talked to school officials about the matter. a third party panel created a report on it and it was not until this month that officials recognized it as bullying. the report said the school and the education board did nothing and the inaction went against their educational role. it said doing so was tantamount to abandoning education. >> translator: there's harsh criticism against the school and the board, this is very serious. i wonder why they didn't deal with the situation. >> the boy's father says he's not at all satisfied by the response from the school and the board. he said some argued that the opinions of adults may have led

to bullying like this. >> the students used the term compensation money. they must have learned it from the adults around them. >> they accused me of bringing in radiation too. >> an expert on supporting child victims of disaster points out that bullies tend to be ignorant of radio activity and the lives of evacuees. she said it's important for schools and parents to have the correct information and to convey that to children. the boy is now in seventh grade at an alternative school. he says by releasing his written words he's hoping to help others like him and helping him move forward. it's time to take a look at business stories, members of the asia pacific cooperation are meeting in lima peru. we go to our business desk. let's talk more about the

meeting. >> people are wondering what nirl officials will have to say about liberalizing trade. president-elect donald trump promised during his election campaign to pull the u.s. out of a potentially huge trade deal that's the trans pacific partnership. the apec meeting began with two japanese ministers. he has told other apec members that skepticism toward free trade is spreading. they need to make deals that make free trade benefit many people. sacho has said that the deal should take effect promptly. both japanese ministers warned against the spread of protectionism. the apec ministers are scheduled to adopt a statement on friday.

russian president vladimir putin will visit japan in december and ahead of that the two leaders are discussing a loan agreement with russia's largest bank. sources have told nhk that japan is in final negotiations with uber bank. they plan to set up a credit line of 30 billion yen. the goal is to make the funds available to local businesses. japanese banks are cautious about lending to zuber bank, as a target of ukraine related sanctions by the u.s. and europe. but sources say the yen denominated loans are not -- increased legal of demand for

funding stemming from closer bilateral cooperation. the chair of the u.s. federal reserve has indicated it could raise its key interest rate at a policy meeting next month. janet yellen was testifying at a joint economic meeting of both houses of congress. >> such an increase could well become appropriate relatively soon. >> she said improving the u.s. economy has increased the case for a rate rise. the fed increased its benchmark rate in test of last year. yellin said holding the rate another its current level too long could encourage risk taking and undermine ongoing stability. market players are now waiting to see if employment data due out in early december will show a continued improvement. yellin also mentioned possible

consequences of the presidential election seeing a great deal of uncertainty will probably linger for some time to come. she said she will closely monitor the policies of the incoming administration. now after yell on's remarks to congress and that's her first since donald trump's election, the stock market continued it's rally. and in tokyo, the nikkei went above 18,000. upbeat u.s. jobs numbers and inflation data are fueling investors risk appetite and prospects for a rate hike. let's take a look at what's going on with currencies, the dollar is posting highs against the yen, not seen since june 1,

the dollar-yen pair well above 110.19-22 at the moment. traders are optimistic about the u.s. economy. jobless claims fell to a 43-year low. the dollar rallied against the euro as well touching almost a one-year high, a euro is currently fetching $1.06. australian shares are in the positive up .2%, but we are seeing a negative picture on the kospi, it's down .50%. china will open in just under a half an hour. this week, nhk "newsline" has been focusing on the work style in japan. in part 3 of our series, we look at the efforts to promote work

among senior citizens. businesses and local governments are rolling out this >> reporter: the band is in full swing, but there is no ordinary jazz concert. it's a job fair for the elderly. hosted by the local government. nearly 200 people turn up to find jobs. most people here are in their 60s. they're seeking work for a variety of reasons. some want to stay active, others want to make a contribution to society. many say they need the money. >> i have to work because i'm not old enough to get pension and i don't have much savings.

>> i want extra cash on hand to help me spend a richer life. >> this man is 65 years old. he spent decades working as a restaurant manager at a luxury hotel. last year he started looking for a way to re-enter the workforce. it's become his daily routine to visit the job support center. he sees many openings for house cleaners and security guards. but that's not what he's after. >> translator: there are many jobs, but they're not the ones i want. >> reporter: many seniors like him are looking for white collar jobs but few companies are offering those kinds of positions to the elderly. one staffing agency is looking for a solution for this mismatch. this is the ceo of the agency. he's trying to create jobs for people aged 65 or older.

he visited an it firm in tokyo, and he made a suggestion to is managers. seniors tend to be early risers, so why not hire them to do data entry in the early morning. he calls it a win-win solution. regular workers won't have to work late just to type in data and seniors get a white collar job, just what many of them are searching for. >> translator: some firms have no experience hiring seniors. we want to come up with successful examples so more companies will be willing to hire more. >> reporter: this customer support center recently started hiring seniors. they used to only employ younger people. but a staffing agency urged the firm to take a different perspective. he pointed out that many phone calls actually come from elderly

people and that sfr seniors may be a better fit to handle these inquiries. >> we realize that seniors have high communication skills and are quick to catch customer reactions. we appreciate this kind of skills in our business. >> reporter: an expert session actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society.a actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society.y actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society.s actively creating jobs for seniors is crucial in dealing with japan's aging society. >> the aging population is creating a host of challenges for japan. enabling more senior citizens to re-enter the workforce want to fill jobs. they will help stabilize the economy for the future generations.

and that's the latest in business for this hour. here is another check on markets. on to other stories we're following this hour. a drone has crashed into one of japan's popular castles. the castle in the country's west is designated as a unesco world heritage site.

officials of himeji city said on thursday afternoon a security guard saw a drone hit the castle's main tower. the drone reportedly truck the roof tiles of the castle and hit the lower part of the building before falling to the ground. officials say no one was injured and images fr s from surveillan cameras show no major damage to the building. the security guard reportedly saw some foreigners preparing to fly a drone near the tower in the morning and warned them not to operate it. the city banned the operation of drones within the castle compound after its main tower was hit by one in september last year. m >> fill peechb -- philippine president rodrigo duterte has --

duter duterte's actions. >> you can go to hell. >> translator: some industrialized nations such as the u.s. and members of the eu are criticizing my crackdown on drugs. it is silly. >> reporter: this is a city where he served as may kwlor for about two decades. when the president of the city's chamber of commerce and industry said it's economy was at rock bottom for duterte became mayor. abductions of people was rampant. making money was risky was a it was often draws attention of kidnappers.

duterte strived to work on public security. he began by overhauling the city police, expelling one officer after another. and local media say suspected criminals were killed by vigilantes said to be connected with duterte. as security improved the city saw an increase in investments over the last two decades there has been a 14-fold rise in the number of businesses. >> the government can make peace and order and infrastructure so businessman can grow. >> reporter: some point to his time working as the public prosecutor, as the beginning of his aspirations to the presidency. a colleague of duterte's at that time. >> he wanted to become a prosecutor to eliminate crime. >> reporter: but she also points

out that duterte was frustrated by the limitations of the legal system. >> even during the studies of corruption, even during hard times. >> but when you become a mayor you can change the entire city. if you become a president you can make some changes as a whole. >> reporter: one of duterte's close aides say his comments about the u.s. come from experience in his days as mayor. a senior official at the presidential office, he has assisted the president since he was mayor. he says when bombing occurred there, that u.s. authorities took the suspect through their countries. >> it's very difficult for us to correct the error. >> reporter: behind duterte's

controversial statements are his experiences as mayor. now all eyes are on how he'll lead his country from this point on. nhk world. al. police in tokyo are vetting an international fraud scheme targeting japanese banks. they have arrested four taiwanese men they believe withdrew cash using fake cards. they believe the men took out $40 million in fraudulent cards. the japanese banks withdrawals by the suspects were the tip of an iceberg, they suspect they have been cheated out of $90 million. the cards have credit and debit functions, chinese tourists use them for shopping in japan.

wrestlers are battling it out in southwestern japan at the november grand sumo four-point. our sumo expert has the latest after five days of intense action in the final contest of 2016. >> the man in the spotlight is the champion. he captured his first championship tournament with a stunning record of 15 wins. if he can duplicate that feat, the 31-year-old will take grand champion. it's vital he stays unbeaten until the second and final week when the competition gets very tough. he takes off his competitor. he has to keep up the pressure.

the punch is driving down, but he beats the bulgarian. he is unscathed after five days. making his job just that much harder will be mongolian star. he's back in action after sitting out the last tourney with a foot injury and he looks to be in dangerous form. he scored his 1,000th career victory on day three, he's only the third man in sumo history to reach that milestone. now he's got his sights on winning the title. he has little trouble taking him down. he's 5 and 0. now here's an update on a wrestler we featured last week. the 22-year-old said he wanted to win in double figures this time and this is how he's doing.

he told us he's now able to push against opponents he couldn't beat before. if that's true, he should have no problem racking up those necessary wins. he keeps moving forward, he doesn't waste any time and he wins. even with that win, he's 2 and 3, but he still believe the best is yet to come from this young man. so it's shaping up to be a great second half. there are plenty of days remaining so anything can happen. join me next week for another edition of our sumo roundup. >> here is world weather.

>> let's start off talking about what is going on out here across much of japan because high pressure is dominating right now. and that is going to continue to keep skies pretty clear for the most part. temperatures are a little bit cool, but it's slowly warming up through the afternoon hours, but as we go ahead into saturday and sunday, a roller-coaster ride as far as the weather is concerned and let's break it down. back towards the west, we have an area of low pressure, really developing out of eastern china, already bringing scattered showers around the basin. but as this pulls out, that's going to push that high pressure out of the way and that's going to develop and pull to the northeast and bring those scattered showers through western japan friday night through saturday morning and eventually into the tokyo area throughout the day on saturday. that's going to be blocking out the sun, so a little bit cooler temperatures, but by the time sunday comes around, it will rebound back up. temperatures pushing back up into the 20s for most of central

and western japan. monday it will be changing up once again, tokyo leads for friday, 16 for the high, partly cloudy skies, seoul at 17. beijing, you have that high pressure still dominating, a high of 10. but where all the cold air next week is coming from, much of mongolia and siberia, 14 for your high on friday, with snow in the forecast. that is definitely by far the cold spot on the map. i do want to take your attention to the tropics here in the atlantic. we're talking about this area back with hurricane matthew, that one caused pretty extensive damage. what's going on here in the northern dominican republic is actually the tail of some westerly storms pulling up to the north. that's going to fire up some pretty intense thunderstorms this week. here's some video coming out of northern areas of this country where we have had thousands of people, about 20,000 in fact, evacuated along the northern coast of the

there are people cut off from other areas. and the president medina, threw through some of the worst hit areas and declared it a national emergency. so hopefully they'll get some relief in there, as far as the relief supplies, but as far as the forecast, the tail end of that front continuing to lichker, on and off thunderstorms kmmted there. back to the north, if you have any travel plans across much of the central u.s., this is something you want to be watching out for. look at this low, really wrapping up, you have that occlusion, and whenever we see that comma shape on the satellite picture, that is a clear indication of a rapidly intensifying storm. it's a mature westerly system here, very tight pressure gradient, and toward the

northwest of that, actually we're looking at some fairly gusty winds, around 90 to 100 kilometers per hour, combined with snow, whiteout conditions, and some of the highways are already shut down. you're still going to be expecting this through floriday wrap around thunderstorms and some lake-effect snowfall for a few of you out there. things are warm out ahead of it, but a significant drop by sunday. i'll leave you now with your extended outlook.

and that is all for this edition of nhk "newsline." thank you for joining us.

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