live from our studios in tokyo, this is "newsline," i'm james tengan. a japanese scientist was award the world's most prestigious prices. he shares the prize in physics for a discovery that unveiled nature of a subatomic particle, and the nobel academy says the

two changed how we viewed the universe. here's more. >> the 2015 nobel prize in physics to kajita and arthur b. mcdonald. >> reporter: he says the study is pure science. >> translator: it is a study, expanding the horizon of knowledge for all man kind. scientists are prompted by our own curiosity. >> reporter: he's devoted himself to solving the mysteries of the universe since his early days. he started to look into the nutrinos in the atmosphere. they are subatomic particles, but not much had been discovered about what they are. about 66illion are released

from the sun and shower the earth every second. scientists around the world built this, and kajita and the team worked inside the earth in a huge facility that was 1,000 meters underground. they detected the faint light that particles generate when they interaction with water. the results showed the number of nutrinos from the sun to the detector was just half of what was predicted raisingle possibility that they transform into another type on its way. this changed caused additional observations and studies by the canadian team that drew conclusions that they have mass, however small. this was a historic discovery for particle physics.

>> more than half a ntury, we're used to seeing that they are massless, but this discovery of oscillation has opened a new, exciting, and challenging field of physics. >> reporter: kajita said more than 100 scientists took place in the project. they share the joy. >> translator: kajita has taken the leadership down to so many people and completed tough analysis. >> translator: there are many things in the universe still undiscovered, solving these mysteries takes a lot of people working over a long period of time. i hope young people will join the quest to solve the problu p of the universe. >> reporter: he now hopes to discover the origin of the matter that makes up the

universe. nhk world. visitors to the museum of science can get a work at his work with their own eyes. >> reporter: after the announcement of kajita's nobel prize, excited people gather at this museum to see this, a real sized replica of the device inside the facility. you see the dome shaped glasses? these are the highly sensitive sensors that detect nutrinos. in the real facility, more than 10,000 of these are installed for the research. now, what happens to the sensors when they find nutrinos? you can see this here inside the one-tenth model of the facility. now, these are the sensors and they are all around us. you can see they sometimes glimmer in blue, when they deticket the faint light

generated when nutrinos interact with water. although it's impossible to see them with your eyes, they are everywhere around us. now, kajita supervised this place 14 years ago, active not only in his research, but also in conveying the excitement of space with ordinary people like us, especially children. >> translator: this keeps me excited. someday i want to win a nobel prize too. >> reporte >> translator: the wall has so many mysteries, so i'd like doing research and interesting things. >> reporter: in the news conference, he says space is full of mysteries, he say, and he's looking forward to more young scientists joining in the adventure of unraveling the secrets of the universe. well, looking and experiencing part of the research here, may

be a start of that adventure. nhk world. >> thanks very much, miki. japan's prime minister added new faces to his cabinet, but leaving key ministers in their post, retaining nine, bringing in nine first timers, and welcoming one returning minister. his lineup also includes three women. chief cabinet secretary retodayed his post read out the names of the new lineup. >> translator: abe said he wants to give opportunities to as many people as possible while obtaining the administration's basic frame work. he created a new portfolio to carry out the wish for japan where every person plays an active role in society. he revealed the policy initiative last month. the deputy chief secretary is taking up the new post. he's serving as minister in charge of the abduction issue

and minister for women's empowerment. hase is a new face in the council taking on the education, culture, sports, science, and technology portfolio. the outgoing minister offered to step down after being enforced in controversy. the new minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries is moriyama, heading the party's panel on the transpacif partnership negotiations. the new environment minister is tamayo has marukawa, minister of the upper house, and the key cabinet members remain in their post including taro aso, kishida, and takaichi. members of abe's team are

preparing to work on a task that could have a big affect on businesses looking for ways to ensure japan can benefit as much as possible from the tpp deal. abe ordered economic revit revitalization minister to set up a task force to handle the matter. he took part in the final rounds of the 12 country negotiations in atlanta. the prime minister said the task force needs to include all cabinet measures, create measures to boost japan's productivity, and he said the task force should aim to dispel public concern over the trade deal. >> translator: the prime minister said the task force should compile measures that deliver benefits to not only bigger companies, but smaller ones too and use the tpp to ensure all firms are tapped into the global network. >> he spoke about the impact of the deal on japanese agriculture. he said japan must develop areas

where it has an edge rather than just protecting vulnerable products. u.s. lawmakers have given the nod to japan's new national security laws, a report by the congressional research service welcomes last month's enactment of the legislation. the report calls japan a significant partner, particularly when it comes to u.s. security priorities. it says those priorities include hedging against a modernizing chinese military and countering threats from north korea. the report says the new laws will help japan's self-defense forces play a greater role in maintaining global security. the report also expresses concern over japan's relations with russia, mentioning efforts to have russian president vladimir putin, visit the country by the enof the year. the report says tokyo may face pressure from the u.s. to curve any further reproachment with moscow saying the u.s. sees russia's actions as harming its

interests in europe and the middle east. the report refers to an agreement to relocate a u.s. military base within okinawa prefecture, expressing increasing concern of opposition from local residents. officials at japan ease central bank announced their monetary policy. gene has more from the business desk. gene? >> thanks, james. bank of japan policymakers decided to continue their massive mmass ive monetary easing program to reach their target. theyre staying unchanged saying the economy continues to recover moderately. they say exports in industrial production have been more or less flat due to a slow down in emerging economies. business fix investment happen on a moderately rising trend add corporate profits have continued to improve significantly. the officials say private consumption has been resilient.

boj governor spoke to reporters after the meeting. he said there's been a great change in the japanese people's deflationary mind set. >> translator: the bank of japan's effort to meet its 2% inflation target are still midway, but i believe japan's economy is no longer in a deflationary state. >> he said higher wages are an important factor in achieving the inflation target and referred to the new pledge to increase japan's gdp to 600 trillion yen or $500 trillion. they say the goal is feasible, but it will be a challenge. now checking the markets. tokyo stocks extended the winning streak. sell orders drove down the nikkei as the bank of japan maintained the monetary policy, but rebounding oil prices supported the index. for details, we go to the tokyo stock exchange.

>> reporter: the nikkei dipped after the much anticipated announcement by the boj as they unwound bets of more monetary easing, but a jump in oil prices overnight kept the index afloat. rallies in other markets in asia lifted sentiment. wednesday's closing levels, the nikkei up . 75% to close at 18322. this is the highest closing level in almost three weeks. the broader topix added almost 1.2%. a rise in oil prices helped markets pair losses. oil explorer, inpex rose 7% to reach a high, and shell reached 3.3%, and mitsubishi up 7.3%. they are heavily involved in the energy business, but those oil prices weighed on airline prices, ana holdings dropped

1.6%, and japan airlines almost 2.5%. markets in china are in focus after opening after a week long holiday. >> giang, thanks. oil prices lifted other markets in the asia pacific region. in hong kong, the hsi jumped 3% to 22515, the highest level in six weeks. seoul's kospi gained .75% regaining the 2,000 appointment, and they surged on better than expected earnings. singapore rose 2.2% hitting a near 7 week high. indonesia ended 0.9% higher rising for the third straight day, and china markets reopen tomorrow after a week long holiday. here's a look at the other

business stories we are following. a key index of japan's economic health in august fell for the second straight month. officials at the cabinet office say the coincident index reached 112.5, down .6 points since july because falling metal machine tools in the chinese market and daily necessities remain factors in the loss. jap japan's corporate income for fiscal 2014 topped $487 billion, a 9.7% in yen terms from the previous year, the highest figure since 1967 when comparable records began. the total is compiled from nearly 2.8 million businesses, private and public corporations. major conduction equipment maker rolled out an awe mated digger and bulldozer using

communication and information technology to create mounds and smooth out slopes without the need of an on board driver. the operator can work in in remote locations to monitor jobs and progress. they hope the machines raise the productivity of experienced workers. many japanese businesses are struggling to hold on to workers in a tight labor market. changing lifestyles of their employees add to the difficulties. this week, we look at what companies are doing to create a better working environment. in our first report, we focus on inacceptabili incentived offered to an increasingly important part of the work force, working mothers. here's more. >> reporter: this company in tokyo sells products. nine of the 30 staff members bring their kids to work.

the manager started allowing them to do that after the company became very shorthanded. two years ago, five workers took time off to have babies. the remaining staff couldn't cope by themselves. the manager wanted the workers on maternity leave to return, so he let them bring their kids to the office, but the new arrangement wasn't perfect. the children kept running around the office, and that made it difficult for people to concentrate on their work. >> translator: the kids would play with documents and key boards and push the power buttons on computers from time to time. >> reporter: the manager set

aside a separate space for the children so they could play safely within reach of their moms. the company also has a soundproof room. the staff members use this room when they need to call customers or create important documents. the workers who spend time taking care of their kids in the office felt guilty about getting special treatment, so the company decided to deduct pay to take account of time spent with children. the new arrangement is getting on track, and the company is starting to see an unexpected benefit. it's getting job applications from moms with a variety of

skills and experience who want to work at the company. >> translator: children require a lot of attention for their first ten years or so until they are at least in the upper grades of elementary school. i'm happy that i can keep working. >> translator: our firm came up with new products based on input from employees coming to work with their children. i think for a small organization like ours, it's a good idea for employees to bring their children along to work. >> reporter: this firm is expanding its business by making a point of employeeing women who are in their child yielding years. in a corner of their office is a space for children. their company allows working women to take a day off at short

notice or work fewer hours if their child gets sick or if there's an event at their child's school. one of their tasks is services over the phone. there's a chronic shortage of workers for this job. companies usually pay $10 per hour for work, but even offering $7 per hour for this position got more applications than needed. >> companies do not target women with small children for their work force, but a variety of people can work under our system. >> reporter: women with young children are often experienced and industry ready, creating work spaces where they can play

an active role and help medium and small firms to secure the human resources they need. nhk world. >> that's all for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. police in bangladesh are looking for suspects of two shooters, and they are investigating whether militants associated with the islamic militant group carried out the

attacks. two men shot saturday in the northern district of rangpur, a japanese national working on a farm project in the country, and investigators say an italian man was shot by two men in the street in the capital late last month. >> translator: two people ran away to this side. one motorbike was standing by, and two people jumped on to the motorbike, and they left. >> a group that calls itself the bangladesh branch of the militant group claimed responsibility for both shootings, but government officials have not confirmed that islamic state militants are operating in the country. they briefed foreign ambassadors in the country on tuesday. >> translator: we're confident that we can find the suspects and bring them to justice.

>> fiesh officials say they'll o protect foreigners in the country. u.s. investigators arrested a top official at the united nations after accepting more than a $1 million in bribes. john ash served as president to the u.n. general assembly, and he was the u.n. ambassador from antigua, and ash is accused of taking $1.3 million in bribes including some from a real estate developer. >> rolex watches, the suits, and a private basketball court, john ash, the 68th president of the u.n. general assembly, sold himself and the global institution he led. >> investigators say ash accepted money to support a proposal to builds a u.n. conference center, and the business people who paid alleged bribes were arrested last month on separate charges. the current president of the general assembly says he's taking the allegations very

seriously. >> i can only agree with the secretary general when he said that if proven, this is a -- an attack at the very heart of the integrity of the united nations. >> he also says his office will cooperate fully with the investigation. "newsline" is live in tokyo where it's fair with a temperature reading of 19 degrees celsius or 66 degrees fahrenheit. we have the weather update starting with the flood ravaged u.s. southeast. >> yes. rain let up in the carolinas, but the flooding is set to be once in a thousand year event. flood waters are not receding soon. we have pictures coming out of columbia, south carolina. at least 14 people he died, and historic rainfall in south carolina, more than 800 people

remain in shelters. officials said more than evacuations were likely at several who remained above flood levels, and dams are monitored for breaches. ten dams failed so much, and 300 roads and 160 bridges are closed. we have flood warnings in place for the east coast of the united states. again, weather has improved across the etern areas thanks to a couple high pressure systems, but because of less clouds at night, your lows in the morning are chilly, especially in the northern areas of the united states. in minnesota and wisconsin, we have freeze warnings in place. now, out west, wet weather in the four corners region like texas and new mexico and up in the north, wet weather is expected over british columbia as far as the pacific northwest of the united states, and more wet weather is expected on both friday as well as saturday. now, near hawaii, there's a tropical system that is located

to the southeast of hawaii, a late season hurricane. good news, it's moving away from hawaii, so no direct hit is expected, but the big island will see winds and rainfall for the next couple of days. now, this will take a long journey in the next couple days. there is a low pressure system and expected to hit british columbia by friday as well as saturday. we'll keep you posted on the progre progress. in japan, there's a severe tropical storm over the water. this is now a severe tropical storm packing winds of 108 kilometers per hour in the center. it's a large system, so although the center is located over the water, the kung fu region is experiencing breezy conditions. this will likely be a strong typhoon thursday and affect many parts of northern japan. as a low pressure system, it's excted to move over the

northern islands or eastern portions, so windy and stormy conditions are expected. winds up to 162 kilometers per hour, strong enough to cause structural damage. waves will be extremely huge, 9 meters are expected, and additional 200 millimeters likely for many places. that's a lot for the area. it's actually not a slow moving system, so conditions will likely improve by late friday and sunny conditions for many areas saturday. rainy weather continues in eastern china and cold there is blanketing mongolia and northern portions of china. morning temperatures will be only minus 5 degrees thursday and minus 3 degrees friday, and the cold air is moving into northern portions of china into the weekend. beijing 13 degrees for the low thursday, but with strong winds, feels much colder than this

number. all right, that's your forecast. here's your extended forecast.

and with that, we conclude this hour's "newsline." at the top of the hour is "true tokyo," and you're watching nhk world.

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