welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. our top story this evening, former president park has been arrested. the seoul central district court questioned her for more than 11 hours. the court's judges decided to issue an arrest warrant. prosecutors have been investiga investigatingler. the judges noted that the charges are based on solid grounds and eats possible she could destroy evidence if not

detained. she was transferred to a jail on the outskirts of seoul. she's the third south korean president to be arrested and the first in 22 years. she's the first president in south korea's history to be dismissed by the constitutional court. let's look back at how she was ousted. >> last october, the media reported a long-time friend of pak has been given access to confidential speeches and policy documents. it soon morphed would a wise ranging scandal that proved to be her political undoing. >> seeing people worried about this turmoil, i think i should apologize 100 times. >> outrage exploded. people gathered by the hundreds of thousands for weeks. they called for pak to step down

and her support rate plunged to record lows. that led to this. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: now i announce the impeachment bill has been passed. le. >> ruling party lawmakers aligned themselves with public opinion and pak was suspended from office. a special prosecutor's team investigating the scandal arrested and indicted 13 suspects, including -- [ speaking foreign language [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: they colluded by embezzling corporate funds. >> reporter: the constitutional court began its review in december hearing from people on both sides. pak refused. >> as reported earlier pak won't be the first former president to be arrested.

two others were sent to prison after losing their immunity from special prosecution. wak was arrested and indicted in 1959 for taking bribes while in office in the 1980 guang incident. he served for president and was arrested in november 1995 for bribery. he was sentenced to 17 years in prison. both former leaders were pardoned in 1997 by then-president kim youngsome. the break-through follows a decision to send the body of kim

jeung yang. nine malaysians flew back to the capital early on friday. their diplomats and family members who had been barred from leaving north korea. the prime minister says pyongyang has allowed them to leave. >> the malaysian government would do all it can to bring them back and would expend every resource in its effort to ensure the safety and well-being. today it's been fulfilled. >> malaysia says a group of ags used a banned cmical weapon to murder him. it hasn't accepted that the

victim is kim jeung nam and claims it was another man. malaysian police tried to question them. he arrived in the chinese capital beijing and were es supreme courted to the north crane embassy. the japanese government has listed an evacuation order for parts of kushima prefecture. the order was lifted on friday for some areas in kawamata and two other cities. however, the 0rd will remain in effect for no-entry zones and the area where the damaged

nuclear facility is located. >> translator: the removal of the evacuation order marks a new beginning towards reconstruction. >> that's an area subject to evacuation order have declined since imposed. the government is trying to let people continue their lives. plans to restore gas, electricity encourage job creation by attracting companies to those areas. in business news, the u.s. president may be disappointed that he wasn't able to perform health care but he's probably happy to see the latest data. >> reporter: we're raerg from u.s. commerce department officials revising upward gross domestic product from an annual spanks of 2.1% to 2.1%.

that was a stronger revision than analysts expected. that worked to push shares higher on wall street. modest gain but look at the nasdaq, a record high after rising for a fifth straight session. near in japan just before the markets opened, a slough of economic data were released for february. let's take a look. leading gauge of inflation, cpi rose 0.2% from the same tim last year. in january it marked the first rise in 13 months. household spending fell 3.8% from last year. that makes 12 straight months of decline. and the unemployment rate coming in at 2.8% which is the lowest figure in 22 years. finally, industrial output, that came in stronger than expected at 2%. let's see how all this is

affecting tokyo markets. we're going to our reporter live from the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. tell us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: good morning. lot of data for investors to take in. here in japan it's the last trading day of the fiscal year 2016. we may see a little window dressing trade as well. let's look at the nikkei and the broader topics are kicking out for friday, march 312. and the nikkei 19,177 right now up spo.6 of a percent. the nikkei closed down 0.8% on thursday. many investors took profits after two days of gains and ahead of the fiscal year. but today's firmer dollar tone after the strong revised gdp data that you mentioned may boost sentiments. japanese exporters' profits tend to rise with a weaker yen, so

that's a plus factor. toshiba may likely take center stage again. its share price rose on thursday. the spinoff of the memory chip division is designed to help the company. it could reach $9 billion. share price has plunged more than 50% since december when a multi-billion loss from its nuclear power business came to light. a lot of focus on toshiba like lib today. >> absolutely and for a while. now, you mentioned the firmer dollar. tell us what's going on. >> reporter: we saw that slight pop higher in the dollar. 111 poinl 84-86. it jumped after the release of that strong gdp data touched a one-year high.

the yen fell after march inflation data for germany came in lower than the february figure. that dampened expectations of tapering mon terrapin stimulus. reaction to the british pound in the triggering of brexit has been calm. more are concerned with the terms of britain's departure which will be a long, drawn-out affair. the seoul copsy trading flat. sid -- cops kospi is trading flat. >> >> toshiba must fulfill it's responsibilities under the deal says southern company's

president. it provides utilities for nine billion household across the southern part of the u.s. >> one of the things that we're so focused on, we have a long relationship not only with westinghouse but toshiba that were committed not only financially, operationally, but morally to work through these challenges. >> fanning says he wants the reactors ready to go in 2019 and 2020 as scheduled. he says the firms have signed agreements that covers job and construction costs for the next 30 days. he says toshiba will help work out the schedule and cost of the project. loids of london is in brussels so it can continue to offer insurance in europe. lloyd's is the largest market for speshltd insurance. they'll be able to underwrite risks from all of europe after

the brexit. british prime minister teresa may notified the u.a.e. of britain's plan to leave. brussels are competing to lure companies to relocate their bases within the bloc. workers in japan are getting a chance to leave their offices early again as the country observes it's second premium friday. employees are encouraged to leave around 3:00 p.m. on the last friday of each month. officials promoting the scheme say about 6,100 companies have joined the effort. that's up from last year. companies and local shopping areas are increasing their efforts to bring in more customers with special products and events.

a survey of about 2,000 workers found that only 17% of them left work early on the first premium friday. for march, the campaign day falls on the last day of the month or the final day of the fiscal year for public offices and most private firms. many think this could make it difficult for employees to leave work early. once japan's government trying to bring more gender balance. a field tra divisionally dominated by women are looking for change. men are dealing with challenges at the workplace, too. >> he works for a day care facility in the city of chiba. he's a health care giver with 13 years experience. the secret to his success, energy. lots of it.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i find my job really rewarding. together with parents i can enj enjoy watching children grow up. one of the children says he wants to be a caretaker like me. i was really pleased to hear that. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: he's just really good with children. he's strong and dependable. >> translator: he stands out in another way. where he works he's the only man out of nearly 40 caregivers and that means life sometimes gets tricky. this meeting room doubles adds there are no facilities for men. he shares the bathroom with his female co-workers, which means he often has to wait to enter. >> it's so inconvenient. there are lots of women working here and we tend to use the bathroom on the same break time.

>> officials with the city of chiba recently announced plans to create spaces for male caregivers. but when the mayor posted a tweet about it, it triggered and unexpected response. some people said they felt uncomfortable having men around their daughters. the group of male caregivers got together to discuss the matter. >> translator: some people wrote really terrible things. it was sad for people like us who are just trying to do our job. the things they wrote, they never happen. >> translator: some said there was a silver lining to the publicity. it could use it to attract more men to the job. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: after all, care giving is what we want to do. we have to figure out how to get people to accept us, how to increase our awareness of the job and increase professional standards. little things add up.

>> translator: the group will work with the city of chiba to work pamphlets. they'll distribute them in the months to come. >> translator: given this issue is under the spotlight now it would be good if we could show everyone how great childcare givers can be. >> these caregivers have taecke on a bigger challenge. balae in aositno long e gender dominated by women. >> that's the latest in business for this hour. i'm going to leave th you a check on markets.

. myanmar's leader says she understands public disappointment in delays in reforms since she took power a year ago. she said solving problems during the last 50 years of military rule isn't easy. she said making peace with armed ethnic groups is high priority. meanwhile she stood her ground on the rohengas issue.

she said she will refuse to accept u.n. human rights inspectors. vietnam has criticized taiwan's military trils on a disputed island in the south china sea. it calls it a throat maritime security. taiwan effectively controls tai ping island. taiwan's coast guard says the three-day exercise has been under way since wednesday. the island is about 16 00 kilometers from taiwan. a spoke has issued a strong statement against the drills. last november taiwan invited the media to a maritime rescue drill. tai was trying to stress that the island belongs to taiwan.

pulling up stakes and preemg to move abroad. the united states is a popular destination, especially because it's keen to attract immigrants with money to invest. now talk of changes to u.s. immigration policies has some chinese rushing to submit application before the door is shut. here's our report. five, four, three, two, one. >> about 200 people who want to obtain u.s. residency have gathered here. the event is organized by a firm that helps people wade through the procedures. >> i have spoken with them several times, so was ready to sign a contract. >> she's a former u.s.

immigration official. >> we don't know if -- i'm sure you'll be guided to make a good decision and look forward to see ug in the united states. >> the number of chinese leaving their country have been increasing year by year. in the case of the u.s., people from china can aboard best investigation among africans for the program. the program helps with the visa process for people who have money and are likely to create jobs in the u.s. they're known as immigrant investors. on april 28th, the offer is said to expire. immigrants may face tougher conditions. >> translator: our firm is

accepting outstanding proposals in the u.s. that match the demand of our clients. we want to help as many investors as possible to move to the u.s. before the policy changes. >> reporter: the agency is encouraging people to about now, saying don't miss the last train. >> translator: does it mean that there will be no chance after the 28th of april? >> translator: there's no definite answer but there is reason to believe it will change in the future. i think this will be the best timing for you. >> translator: my child is preparing to go to an american graduate school and is hoping to find a job there. while it's possible to get a work visa by lottery. i think this is the most reliable means. >> translator: the country said one of the reasons behind the move is anxiety over china's future.

>> translator: our customers want investing in the u.s. so their assets will be in a safer location. another concern is the serious pollution in china. but the biggest reason is education. they think the united states has one of the best education systems in the world, so they want to obtain permanent residency status for their children there. >> reporter: while economic growth has made china a wealthy country, some people fear that's not enough. they are using the money they've earned to buy a ticket to their dream country and instead of an environment they can't obtain in china. nhk world, beijing. >> it is a cloudy day in tokyo on this friday morning. here's the outlook in world weather. >> let's talk about the weekend forecast across japan, because thursday definitely a beautiful day out there but it looks like things are definitely going to

be changing up heading into the rest of friday and also into saturday. you see the clear skies giving way of this big area of cloud cover coming in from the west associated with that area of low pressure. i'd looking at precipitation towards kuyshu. you could see a hundred millimeters in some areas of kuyshu. further inland, some snowfall at higher elevations, still even as we head into april. some areas could see as much as 15 sent meters of snow outside the tokyo metro area. tokyo will be chilly but don't any snow to come down. dropping down to only ten for the high on saturday with those rain showers, especially into the morning hours.

into the afternoon and evening hours. fukuoka and in a goya, you'll see showers. if you are in -- the storm is more or less trackling on an easterly direction. it should stay south of you for people in tohoku. let's look at india. the exact option of cold weather. the sun has been blazing for the northeast monsoon. the monsoon not kicking in just yet. people are trying to stay cool. where this location is, where this video is, temperatures continuing to exceed 40 degrees celsius and still expected over the next several days. at least five people have been killed through heat stroeng out here as temperatures continue

so soar. people are wanting to take shelter and stay in the shade as temperatures spike to 40 degrees. new delhi jumped up to about 38. a little cooloff by sunday and monday some storms possibly pop up. chennai into the mid 30s. strong to severe thunderstorms being popped up across areas of the southeast. really, some of these storms could have a few tornadoes with them. fast moving as well as large hail. the cold sector of this loop bringing messy travel weather for those of you across the northeast and towards new england as things shift over towards snow even heading over toward eastern areas of canada. the entire northeast definitely

messy. d.c. at 16, both with rain. if you are in los angeles, 23, sunny skies here to start off your weekend. i'll leave you now with our extended forecast.

. that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." thanks for joining us.

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