and protesters expected to >> here in japan, it's a monday evening. you are watching yhk world. "newsline" starts off with a quick look at the headlines. asian stockmarkets continued their slide on pond. investors are worried about slowing growth in china. an explosion at a u.s. military facility near tokyo set off a blaze. firefighters say it's under control and no injuries have been reported. senior officials from nor

rth and south korea are trying to ease rising tensions on the peninsula. they have been negotiating since saturday. stockmarkets in asia took a beating on monday. we have more on that and a round-up of today's beings headlines. >> thank you, james. i see it's been no end if sight for the stocks across asia pacific. most regions plunged. the slowing chinese economy puts pressure on the mark. tokyo dropped sharply lower him the nikkei fell by 900 points and closed at its lowest level since february. they ended down 4.6%. the first time since april the index has fallen below the 5,000 mark. investor concerns about the chinese economy are growing deeper. many sold a wide range of shares to avoid risk. now for details on the tokyo

mark our business reporter reports from the tokyo stock exchan exchange. ggiang. >> reporter: no stocks pulled down the japanese benchmark to a level not seen in 12s. months. we saw it across the board. sony nearly down 8%. the financial sector is prepared to work today. mitsubishi financial fell 8 points, 3%. very little to get investors to buy with the exception of

sapporo holdings, on news the alcoholic beverage maker received a ratings upgrade. also, the nikkei fell on to a six-month low on china. >> and as giafg said, shanghai stocks nodived and fell to the steepest fall since 2007. chinese authorities eased some trading restrictions over the weekend. but they failed to shop share prices from falling. the new rules allow them to invest if domestic stocks. looking at asia pacific. hong kong's hajj sing fell 4%. zplmpblths. here's a look at some of the other wheres stories we are following. tokyo oil futures plunged to

their lowest level in more than six years on concerns of coin's slowdown. market sources say the drop is due to speculation that higher u.s. oil production will create an oversupply. one of japan's department store operators will open a website where luxury items. they are holding hands with high end brands, including clothing and fashion accessories. officials say the site will offer a wider choice of brand than its competitors. consumer prices in singapore are falling for the ninth straight month, off 0.4% to a year earlier. that's the biggest category of items if singapore's consumer price index. now, let's take a look at our global economicalen dar for this woke. first on tuesday, the climate index for august will be out.

sentiment if europe's largest economy in july pointed to an improvement. on wednesday, we have u.s. dur annual goods orders for july. on thursday, officials at the u.s. commerce department released updated gdp physicals for the april to june quarter. on friday, they ruled out a wrath of economic indicators, including july unemployment and inflation figures. with an eye on event in the coming week. we spoke with the chief japan economist at bank of perk, merrill lynch, global research. he is focusing on japan's consumer price index, which is due out on friday. >> the most important data at the moment. it affects the future quality as well as a wedge growth and -- [ inaudible ] . in july, i expect it to show different declines in the year. it's the larger impact.

he has been saying that we would be able achieve 2% inflation by the peace conference 2015. we little more culture. our expectation is course gpi could reach 1.5% inflation by mid-next year. it is falling short of the 2% target t. japan is making enough progress, so it would continue to stay on course rather than increasing than easing. >> he is expecting the u.s. federal reserve to raise its key interest rate in september. that hike could lead to a stronger dollar and fallen commodity prices as well as an outflow of capital from emerging economies. he is closely watching what this effect this will have on japan's economy. >> the interest is high by the fed should be positive for

japanese economic growth. it depends on the benefit, how large the benefit of cheaper yen and lower supply process from emerging countries. although, some emerging countries could be affected by the fed. i think this time probably a situation should be much more kind of a divergent, emerging economy to the right and the interest of the u.s. so i think this time the benefits are through slightly cheaper yen and lower bases or japanese economy should be larger than the impact from the emerging countries. regarding inflation, that's kind of more difficult to tell bus cheaper yen should be pushing up inflation. it should be pushing down japanese inflation rate. so i think it should be much more mixed. but if the yen weakens to say

125, 127, i think slightly positive for japanese legislation. although, it depends on to what percent they may have to go to the rising interest rate. >> that's it for business news for this hour. i'll leave you with a check of the markets. zplmpbl zplmpblts. >> a fire has been brought under control after a series of explosions rocked a u.s. military facility near tokyo. no one was injured in either the

explosions or the fire. nhk world has some more. >> reporter: the explosion os kurd just after midnight monday. the warehouse depot is in flames. it was broke and in control about six hours, but the 900 square facility in the city southwest of tokyo was completely destroyed. mr. the area shook with a booming and rumbling sound. >> i smelled a powerful odor and knew it was big trouble. >> five and ten engines were dispatched to the scene. but the crews held back from pous u dousing the flames with water. they were unsure of what was burning inside the warehouse. zplp i saw fragments of cylinders scattered around a 200

meter radius of the warehouse. >> a u.s. official at the scene didn't mention the cause of the explosion but said no dangerous fumes had escaped. >> there was no chemical waste, anything like that. >> another u.s. army spokesperson told fhk the warehouse was used to store compressed nitrogen and oxygen. he said, no ammunition or radioactive materials were stored in the depot. the facility sits on about 200 hectares of land. it has warehouses and repair facilities. local authorities did not issue an evacuation order for people living near the site as the fire did not spread outside the base. but residents are still expressing concern that the facility is located in a residential and commercial area. the mayor of the city spoke with a u.s. army official on monday

morning and demanded that thorough investigation and improved safety measures. there are u.s. and military facilities located across japan. 74% of them are concentrated in southwestern prefecture of oak few what. but the densely populated greater tokyo region also hosts a number of bases, including the depot. u.s. army official versus launched an investigation into the explosions, japan's chief cabinet secretary has also called on the u.s. mill thater to file a report as soon as possible and to strengthen safety measures. nhk world. >> adding to an eerie chain of explosions world wide, tanks, june, for that report. top officials are north and south korea are trying to find ways to ease tensions on the peninsula. they have been engaged if marathon talks since saturday.

the north has beefed up its military presence at the demilitarized zone. the negotiators are meeting in the truce village inside the dmz. the leader of the south korean delegation is the chief of the national security office. the representative from pyongyong represents the korean people's army. hostilities escalated this month after south korea began broadcasts against the north. they threaten to start military intervention if he does not stop the prod casts. he had resumed after a 11-year brake. they blame the north for a landmine in the dmz that seriously wounded two of their soldiers. the first sessions of the talks resumed sunday pork roughly after ten hours. the second session has been going on since sunday afternoon. details of the talks have yet to be disclosed. the delegates are expected to be

discussing a wide range of issues, including the broadcasts and the landmine plasts. south korean defense ministry officials say about 50 member submarines and other underwater vehicles left the military base over the weekend. they say this is around ten times the usual figure. they also say the number of north korean soldiers on the front line of the dmz has doubled. now, a typhoon has been battering okbat okinawa. >> record breaking strong winds are reported. now, very strong winds are affecting the islands of japan, right now, moving towards the northeast, while speelding up. it's a very strong tiempbl since then it caused tremendous amounts of heavy rainfall. the island had about 300

millimeters of rain and maximum sustained wind gusts for 256 kilometer bar. again this is the record breaking high number and fought just taiwan were affected by stormy conditions. we had about 200 millimeters of heavy rainfall in this area where the typhoon battered a few weeks ag. now, right now the okinawa islands are experiencing the worst of it. i want to take you to the island to show you the saturation. over 20,000 houses were without power at one point and dozens of flights to and from okay nau wau /* /- oki na wa. it will remain it's zens intensity and hit the northern portions by tuesday morning local time.

typically, storms to the north weaken. but this the is the exception. it will impact the north typhoon, and alt the worst it could hit southeastern portions of russia or northeastern china. but into tuesday, stormy conditions will likely happen across the western side of japan. in kyushu, oki na wa you will see stormy conditions into tuesday and of course, journal portions of the korean peninsula will receive stormy conditions into tuesday. >> thanks, very much. she will join us later on in the show with more on world weather. you are watching nhk world. officials at a japanese firm are dealing with the aftermath of a major fire at their facility near tokyo. they say flames spread at an ad giant mill where about 600 workers were forced the evacuate. it was caused at a warehouse where it was being dismantled.

torts say it broke out none monday time. they say the flames left to an ad giant mill operated by a personal care products firm. they say it took about two hours to get the fire under control, but no one was hurt. company officials say the plant stopped production in june and the warehouse was being taken down. they say a worker reported that a spark spread to the warehouse when crews were dismantling a cooling device. the site is about 1 kilometer from tokyo's airport. japan's transport ministry says no flights were disrupted. japan's prime minister says he won't attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of what china calls its victory over japan. ongoing deliberations are his main reason. >> i decided not a attend the ceremony on september 3rd organized by chinese leaders. i will continue to further

develop japan-china relations by arranging summit talks using opportunity such as international conferences. >> chinese officials invited abe and other world leaders for the september 3rd event if beijing. abe earlier said he would go on the event and this was not an anti-japanese. the chief cabinet says the government informed abe has no plans to visit during thtime of the events he said ties have improved since abe met with the chinese president for a sec time in beijing. carolina is stepping up preparations for a military extravaganza, marking the end of world war ii. foreign countries are having to decide whether to attend and the impact it will have on their relationship with other nations.

>> reporter: china has held next month's military parade in beijing on the 70th flifrs of what it calls its victory over japan t. military parade will take place at tiananmen square in the chinese capital september 3rd. the rehearsal is carried out on sunday after sealing off the square to pedestrians and civilian vehicles. military helicopters flew in a v-shaped formation and some aircraft trailed red and blue smoke over the square. military officials say 12,000 troops and about 200 aircraft will take part in the parade. tanks and missiles will be along the equipment on display. along with the parade, there will be a separate ceremony on the same day. foreign countries attending events will show the depth of

the relationship with china. sources say leaders of at least 20 countries have accepted invitations. among them are russia's president vladimir putin, cuba's president and cambodia's king. tear countries are known to be pro china. chinese state-run media says more than ten countries will send troops to take part. such as mon dpolia. south korean officials say the president will attend the ceremony but has not made public whether she's going to be at the military parade. pak is expected to make her decision after examining what kind of impact her attendance would have on the relationship with allies, such as japan and the u.s. the u.s. and other western nation are reluctant to attend. china sees the parade as a way of demonstrating its military power to people in the country

and abroad. the parade will be an opportunity for four nations to exercise their diplomatic influence. >> thank you for the update. prime minister abe has deplored a visit by russia's prime minister to one of four russian-held islands claimed by japan. but abe says he will continue to negotiate with the russian president to resolve the territorial issue. russian prime minister visited the island for the first time on saturday. it is one of the islanding comprising the northern territory. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory. abe responded to a ruling liberal democratic party law makeer who criticized the visit in upper house session on monday. he said the leaders of the two countries must keane keep the channel for do i log opened. >> there visit runs counterto

japan's visit on the northern ireland. it is distressing to the japanese people. the important ting are to resolve the territorial issue and to sign a peace treaty with russia. >> abe said he will continue negotiating with putin to find a solution to the issue for the sake of japan's natural interests. >>. >> syrian authorities say they have destroyed an ancient temple in palmyra. it will be the first time they have been known to damage the monuments from the roman era. authorities said the militant group used explosives to proceed up the temple. it's regarded as one of the most important locations at the palmyra ruins, which are now

unesco world heritage site. the ruins include temples and an amphitheater dating back 2,000 years. they took control in may. the militants continue to destroy cultural assets based on their extremist idology. two key astronauts are to pay a roll with the international space station. the japanese unmanned cargo vehicle successfully blasted off from southern japan last wednesday to deliver supplies to the station's crew. it is scheduled to reduce its speed on reaching within 500 meters of the iss on monday. when the ship gets about 10 metres away, the japanese astronaut on board the station is scheduled operate a robotic arm to catch the ship. the timing will be around 10:55. he will communicate with fellow

astronauts who will be at the ground control center in houston. this is the first time the japanese sflaastronauts are wor together on the ground and in space to took spacecraft. we are joined once again with an update on another storm near japan as well as world weather. >> it's near japan, we have a former system di pension, the typhoon is now moving away from mainland japan. so that's food news. we have a tropical storm near the international dateland. it is now moving to the north and becoming a hurricane by tuesday. a tropical depression will move up to the north by wednesday and it could affect this week and then indirectly and then across the area, we have a tropical storm named danny, danny was a hurricane. it was the first hurricane for the atlantic paceen so far this

season. now, it's now shifting towards the west and will likely affect the leeward island by tonight. so that's why we have tropical system warning in place. this system will likely weaken and a low pressure system, it could hit hispaniola. these areas will affect 100 millimeters of rainfall. it has been delling with lack of rainfall. vain beneficial. certainly too much vain not examined news. now across the north, there is a slow moving system over ontario, stormy weather will likely continue no monday. then the cold front will likely push towards the east. affecting the eastern seaboard and also the deep south. out west, most of the showers affected for the south of the four corners region and dry weather continues over oregon, washington, iowa or excuse me, idaho, where fires are still occurring. temperatures will be cooling down to the 20s in seattle as well as vancouver and hitting the 30 degree mark in l.a. meanwhile, warm conditions

across houston, 37 degrees. in the 30s over the eastern seaboard on the first day of the business week. now, very stormy conditions for you across the brick isles in the western continent, especially the north of france and the low country. the system will likely head towards the east, affecting the south of the canadian peninsula and germany and possibly poland into the next 24 hours. temperatures will be warmer than normal across the east. also at 27 degrees, beautiful, sunny weather, 28 degrees with abundance of sunshine, across the west, london only 16 degrees with rainy conditions on your monday and in the south in the 20s in both madrid as well as the system. all right, that's it for now. up next is your three-day forecast.

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