here in japan it's a tuesday evening. here are some of the stories we are following this hour. japanese are learning more about the emperor who reigned for, during and after world war ii with display of his records. nishikori was defeated at the u.s. open but is still a hero at home as the first

japanese tennis player to reach a grand slam final. and japan's new agriculture minister hopes trade talks are signed shortly. the 12,000 page document details the day to day life of the late emperor. he was given the title of the name of the era which he reig d reigned. the officials displayed the copy of the records in tokyo. they used more than 3,000 sources including public documents and diaries of close aides. the records include verbal interactions from his first meeting with then-u.s. u.s. president richard nixon.

according to documents the emperor thanked nixon for agreeing to return items of okinawa to the japanese government. after sovereignty by the united states okinawa was returned to japan in 1972. the documents show after he became the symbol of the states the emperor became interested in diplomacy and national security and was briefed on such matters by government officials. >> reporter: although there are no revelations that require changing history books the documents are useful to deepen future research. relatives of japanese nationals abducted by north korea want more help from the international community. they are traveling to geneva. the relatives will speak to un

officials. the families of abductees will also attend. north korean officials will pledge a new investigation into the issue and are expected to submit initial results by the end of the month. hana and her younger brother and >> we need to put international pressure on north korea to help bring back those abducted as soon as possible. >> the relatives are being joined by japan's minister in charge of the abduction issue. she says she hopes officials will keep promises and said she won't accept an insincere report from investigators.

u.s. president barack obama and iraqi leader agreed -- white house officials say obama spoke with abadi on the phone. critics accused former prime minister of provoking sunni militants with his pro-shi'a agenda. the neighbors are at odds over a number of issues including territorial claims and history. u.s. assistant secretary of state daniel russell deals with east asian and pacific affairs.

they agreed it is imperative to improve relations between japan and china. they see the forum as an opportunity. cilic was making his first appearance in a grand slam final and overpowered nishikori. he displayed the same powerful ground strokes that helped eliminate roger federer in the

semi-finals. the match lasted just one hour and 54 minutes. he is the second man from croatia to win a major tournament. his coach won wimbledon in 2001. nishikori praised cilic after the match. cilic says he doesn't know how he managed to win. this was the first grand slam final since the 2005 australian open that didn't include djokovic, nadal or roger federer. >> reporter: more than 30 people made their way to this tokyo bar

at around 5:30 in the morning. this included business people and students. once the game began they did their best to cheer nishikori on. in his hometown residents watched in silence. the match lasted just one hour and 54 minutes. major newspapers issued extra editions. >> translator: i would love for him to win next time. it is awesome that a japanese player came in second. >> translator: it is great that he won the semifinal because no other japanese player has done that before. >> reporter: a japanese cloeging company is one of his sponsors.

they say they are hoping for a victory the next time around. the company has replicas of his outfit on sale in its stores but they sold out before the final. an employee says many people have been calling in hope of placing orders. >> translator: both uniqlo and nishikori are known around the world. >> reporter: tennis fans gathered in the capital of croat croatia. they bursted into cheers when cilic won. >> translator: people said nishikori had an advantage but cilic amazed us. >> reporter: despite his defeat he made history by becoming the

first japanese player to reach the final of the grand slam tournament. his performance has inspired people across the country and will be expecting more excitement in upcoming tournaments. >> despite the disappointment euphoria still continues here in japan. japanese consumers are beginning to feel uncertain about the course of the economy. >> gdp and consumer spending data and another figure to back that trend just came out. cabinet officials say the consumer index fell in august. it is the first decline in four months. the index is based on a monthly survey of 8,400 households on their spending outlook for the next six months.

consumer sentiment was down, officials say because of higher prices for vegetables and gasoline. officials revised from recovery to a slow down in the pace of the recovery. let's see what happened on markets in asia today. the dollar rose above 106.3 yen in tokyo. analysts say the stronger dollar should help lift profits at japanese exporters. investors bought shares in those companies. nikkei closed for a second straight day. new products by the u.s. tech giant, main index gained 0.29%. australian stocks rose 0.55%. investors bought shares in the biggest banks. trade officials from the

japan and the u.s. are trying to narrow differences over trans pacific partnership. japan's minister in charge of the trade agreement wants to speed up talks. acting deputy trade representative wendy cutler resumed working level negotiations in tokyo. high on the agenda are five categories of farm products. they will focus on how they will likely serve. economic revitalization says the u.s. wants ministers from the two countries to meet. >> translator: i have been telling u.s. officials that we should give more decision making power to our negotiators so the working level talks will be more productive. i gave a certain level of authority to my negotiators.

>> notes japan's chief tpp negotiator has been making progress with representatives with countries beside the u.s. and talks being held in vietnam. he says he will do what he can to make sure a meeting with the u.s. takes place. japan's new agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister has pledged to continue the tpp talks. he stressed the importance of taking measures to make japan's agricultural industry more profitable. the minister made the comments during an interview. >> reporter: he says it is official to strengthen ties with the tpp countries. he says it would bring great economic benefits to the country. >> translator: the point is how to expand the economic ties as well as giving thorough consideration for domestic farms. we are claiming some products should be handled with care and

for other items we want to gain more opportunities for exports. >> reporter: as chairman of the liberal democratic party's trade committee he has taken part in a series of talks. he listened to japan's agricultural groups who demanded the government maintain tariffs on five key imports. they include beef and pork. he also says u.s. farmers are increasing pressure on japan to abolish all the tariffs. >> translator: u.s. officials have been proposing tougher and tougher figures. i hope they stop making unreasonable demands. i told them so. >> reporter: he hopes to conclude the deal as soon as

possible. at the same time he wants to strike a balance by protecting japanese farmers. he has another major task. he wants to reform the agricultural system to strengthen the competitiveness of japan's products. that includes setting up new administration to replace the decades-old agricultural cooperatives. >> translator: the new body must work to get farmers more income. we want the reform to go in that direction. i want the cooperatives to carry out the reform together with the government. >> reporter: he also pledged that everyone in his ministry will promote japanese food and products overseas. >> translator: i believe japan's agriculture and fisheries could be a rising industry. i will order officials to strive to achieve higher export

targets. if each official is committed to contributing to sales and promotion i believe that japan's agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries would revitalize. >> fewer japanese are going to mcdonald's to get their fast food fix. they say sales fell 25.1% last month compared to august last year. that is the sharpest slide since the company was listed in july 2001. officials say the number of customers was down almost 17% compared to august 2013. they say sales of food items containing chicken fell after july. the company began using chicken from thailand but mcdonald's japan was forced to take some

items off the menu. mcdonald's took steps by disclosing information on food sources. the people who sell luxury foreign cars in japan say they are feeling the effects of the increase of the consumption tax in april. those who work for german firms are taking a different tact. officials at the japan automobile importers' association say in august sales of foreign cars fell 6.7% from a year earlier. it was the fifth month in a row sales were down. audi is expanding faster than before. they launched four new outlets last year and plan to have ten more by the end of 2015. executives at bmw japan opened a new dealership near tokyo. >> translator: i feel that the

pace of recovery is slower than we expected. we plan to expand our lineup to draw more customers into our dealerships. >> the executives say by the end of next year they want to double the number of big outlets in japan to six. managers have been finding it difficult to get the help they need. for every 100 people looking for a job there are 110 positions available so some managers have revamped their internship programs to find the best new talent. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: this company provides engineers to major manufacturers. it has taken on more than 20 interns since the middle of last month. the usual intake is usually a

few. they have reviewed the internship program and revised the content. they have extended the length from around two days to two weeks. most of the interns are college juniors. the company hopes to hire some of the more promising ones after they graduate next spring. the firm has added robot computing. >> this program helped me learn a lot about being an engineer. it was a really valuable experience. >> translator: manufacturers have been asking us to send them more engineers due to this moderate economic recovery. but in some cases because of our staff shortage we have had to turn them down so we are doing our best to attract capable

students and hire them. >> reporter: another company is offering students a financial reward for participating in a four-day retreat. dena develops games for social networks. it is a popular field. there is no shortage of job seekers but managers still want the best applicants possible. the 50 students chosen for the program each receive $1,000 cash. they must pass a tough screening process. only one in several hundred is accepted. they are split into groups and given different topics about which to come up with new business ideas. the prize for the best -- come communications skills. >> translator: can you give me some details?

>> translator: we have come up with new proposals that are not just for the rich and wealthy. >> reporter: company executives hope this internship program will help attract brighter students and bring fresh ideas to their business. >> translator: we see our internship program as the most important part of our recruiting process. we are hoping students will get to know our company better by spending these four days together. >> reporter: the competition to hire graduates as more than a temporary program and could be a long-term structure issue. >> translator: the number of young workers is falling and this means securing capable employees is going to get more difficult in the mid to long term. companies need to start thinking about how to establish ties with

capable students. >> reporter: in the race for competitive edge businesses feel the need to attract interns. it is almost as if the companies are going for the job interviews. nhk world, tokyo. and that's all for now in business. today in tokyo the weather is quite warm but not as muggy as it has been. people in parts of canada, though, are experiencing extremely low temperatures and the first snowfall of the season. our meteorologist joins us now. will people continue to see snow there? >> yes at least for the next couple of days we may see some snow continuing. the cold is blanketing most of

central canada. calgary the high is about 0 degrees and about 25 centimeters of snow fell on monday. the cold air will continue to sink towards the u.s. take a look at this chart. calgary your high is only 3 degrees on tuesday. that is not low, high. slight improvement on thursday. the cold air will effect toronto, chicago and oklahoma city as well as go into the next couple of days. oklahoma city mid summer like conditions continue into wednesday and then down to 24 on thursday and going down to the teens on friday. i know it is quite tough for the body to contend with so please take care of your health. the cold air is meeting with hot and humid air from the gulf of mexico creating the risk of severe weather. we are talking about risks for tornadoes, damaging hail and flash floods. we are seeing heavy rain along

iowa and nebraska. flash floods occurring over the four corners region due to the north american monsoon and another area of flooding over the southeast. we have pictures coming out of eastern parts of virginia. heavy rainfall fell monday causing serious flooding problems. firefighters had to evacuate 35 children from a daycare center along with some of the employees there. however, nobody was injured. cars were found stranded or struggling to move through the fast rising waters. a few roads had to be closed because of the flooding. unfortunately, more rain is anticipated on your tuesday. by your wednesday nice weather should come back in parts of virginia. across japan a severe tropical storm is moving away from the country. we are still seeing rough seas along the pacific coast. blue skies are blanketing most of the country.

however, western areas of the island. more unstable weather likely to continue because cold air is covering this area that is meeting with humid or actually warm air and creating unstable conditions. cold air will continue to sink and cover central japan as we go into tomorrow. tokyo we may see afternoon thunder showers. sunny weather for most of the korean peninsula but unstable weather for the southern half of china. temperaturewise quite warm. shanghai at 27 degrees. down to 24 in tokyo on your wednesday. finally over towards europe quite bad weather continues over the south of the scandinavian peninsula as well as denmark. we are talking about excessive amounts of rainfall. another spot of severe weather could be found over this area

especially over northern italy and austria the possibility of severe thunderstorms. temperatures are quite nice in many places. berlin at 20 degrees for the high and 24 in vienna on tuesday. here is the extended forecast.

two scientists from japan and the united states are this year's recipients of a prestigious honor sharing the medical research award for unraveling how cells control the quality of proteins.

the winners were announced. they are professor peter walter of the university of california at san francisco. the foundation says the scientists studied a part of the cell called the endo plasmic reticulum. further research could improve further understanding of diseases such as diabetes and parkinson's. scientists hope it will lead to developments of new treatments. mori studied at the university of texas at austin and other overseas institutions. in 2003 he became a professor. and with that we conclude this hour's "newsline." thanks for watching. 6 eñaoao

>> live from paris, bringing you the international news. headlines of his tuesday -- flight mh17 was hit by high-speed objects and the plane broke into pieces mid-flight, so are the findings on the report into the crash of the malaysian airlines plane over ukraine in july. iraq's parliament has approved the new prime minister and most of his new unity government, although two key posts including defense and interior have still not been filled. and there are mornings the many thousands of new ebola infections could come in the next two