here in japan it's 7:00 p.m. on a monday, i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to "newsline." we start off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. one last chance, japan's space engineers are trying to send a probe into venus's orbit after failed first attempts. tackling terror, u.s. president barack obama has vowed to overcome terrorism in a live

tv speech to the nation. anticipate japan's security's watchdog calls for a record $60 million penalty against toshiba for falsifying financial statements. space engineers in japan are trying to salvage a research mission. they missed a chance five years ago at launching a probe into the orbit of venus. and now they've ignited akatsuki's engines for a second and final attempt. nhk has this report. >> reporter: jaxa engineers had high hopes monday when they fired up engines on the akatsuki venus probe. after five long years, it's getting one final shot. >> translator: we have great expectations that the probe will enter orbit as planned. >> reporter: venus is often referred to as the sister planet of earth. they're the same size and age. but their environments are very different. venus' atmosphere is mainly carbon dioxide.

the surface temperature is about 470 degrees celsius. scientists say exploring the climate may provide clues to understanding climate change on earth. a akatsuki launch in 2010 on a mission to explore the climate of venus. but the probe's main engine broke down before it could enter orbit, and it spent the last five years circling the sun. in that time, engineers came up with a new plan. they decided to use four small engines to propel the probe forward. and they chose a new course out of thousands of formulations. after monday's maneuver, a jaxa official says he is relieved to have overcome the most difficult hurdle. engineers say there are still challenges ahead. they're worried the probe's

engines may not have enough power to achieve orbit. successful or not, these space fans are just happy to watch the maneuver. the team will know whether its plan worked in about two days. tomoko kamata, nhk world. >> all fingers crossed. thank you. two japanese scientists are in sweden this week to receive the nobel prize ahead of the ceremony they visited the nobel museum for another kind of honor. takaaki kajita and satoshi omura

signed in chairs in the museum cafe. >> i dearly wanted to write super-kamiokande. >> he dedicated a sensor to the museum. omura gave microbe samples and molecular models for his search. >> translator: i did feel that i made various contributions to the human race, but i never imagined i would win the nobel prize. >> kajita told a news conference his achievements is just the beginning of the next phase of understanding particle physics. >> this mass is too tiny to be explained within the present framework of standard of particle physics, therefore, we

need that deeper understanding of the physics. >> the two scientists will attend the awards ceremony on thursday in stockholm. seiji ozawa has been honored. he's the first japanese to receive kennedy center honors. "star wars" creator george lucas and actress and singer rita moreno were also honored. he directed the boston symphony orchestra for 29 years. >> he was transfixing audiences with passionate, precise performances conducted entirely from memory, using his whole body, elbows, fingers, knees, hair, as a baton. >> translator: i think i've been recognized together with my friends, my fellow musicians in boston where i spent 29 years.

>> the john f. kennedy send forefor the pforming arts has presented the award every year since 1978. u.s. president obama is trying to calm people's fears after last week's deadly tror attack in california. he delivered a rare live television address from the oval office. and he highlighted how his government is responding to terrorism. >> the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. we will destroy isil and any other organization that tries to harm us. >> obama said the u.s. would speed up the training of ground troops in iraq and syria fighting the militants. and he said american officials will work more closely with those in other countries to gather intelligence. he also reiterated his demand for tougher gun control laws on home soil. the couple who carried out last week's shooting rampage in san

bernardino had stockpiled weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition. the attack left 14 people dead. the far right national front has made major gains in the first rounof local elections in france. the anti-immigration party could be on track to dominate some regions. ♪ >> national front's le pen is leading. interior officials say with most of the votes coted, the national front has come out top with 28% of the ballot. in second place, former president nicolas sarkozy's republican party has about 27%. the left-leaning coalition led by president francois hollande's social party is trailing with more than 23%. >> translator: this evening we represent an incredible and patriotic dynamism. i'm sure this dynamism will be reinforced in the second vote.

>> officials say the national front is far ahead in two regions and leading in four others. if it matches that performance in a runoff next sunday, it could become the largest party in some regions. the elections for the first since the paris attacks and were seen as a warmup for the 2017 presidential vote. seats in 17 regional assemblies are up for grabs next weekend's runoff will involve parties with more than 10% of the votes. no party has been able to secure an outright majority. islamic state militants claimed responsibility for a deadly car bombing in yeme the exexplosion killed seven people, including the provincial governor of aden. a car packed with explosives blew up on monday. several guards also died. saad was appointed governor in october. the militants say they targeted

him under a carefully worked out plan. yemen has been gripped by fighting since muslim insurgents seized control of the capital. forces loyal to the government of the president have been trying to retake the city. islamic state militants appear to be trying to gain advantage among the violence. they have repeatedly attacked ant anti-government shia forces and also hadi's sunni forces. they are trying to plan peace talks by the end of the year. they organized international conference in beirut and they discussed ways to rebuild and preserve cultural assets in syria that are in daumpger of being destroyed in the civil war. 3-d images were shown of the temple of bell to show what it

looked like before its construction. he called on colleagues to submit any data they have so the temple can be rebuilt after the war ends. >> translator: i want to do as much as i can to help syrian researchers who were trying to protect the ruins. >> syria's directate general of antiquities and museums says he's on board with the plan to exchange data with researchers around the world. now an accounting scandal at a japanese electronics join the raised calls for a severe penalty and a lawsuit. james tengan h-- gene otani has the details. japan's security watchdog called for toshiba.

in september, toshiba revised down its pre-tax profits for the past seven business years by over1. $8 billion. toshiba president says he apologized for betraying the trust of investors and for creating turmoil in the market. he says he will accept the call by the commission. the pressure is mounting on managers at the company. the 50 current and ex-toshiba shock holers filed a suit with the tokyo district court. they're suing the company and five former executives for over 300 million yen or about $2.5 million in damages. the plaintiffs say toshiba's share price plunged after the wrong doing came to light. they say they were forced to sell their stocks at drastically

lower prices. the plaintiffs say they also expect to take losses on future sales. the investors are asking the defendants to pay the difference. a key index reflecting the current state of japan's economy rose in october for the second straight month. the cabinet office said the coincident index stood at 114.3 for october, against a base of 100 in 2010. the figure was up 2 points from september. the rise in october is attributed to strong production of cars as well as increases in shipments of televisions and cell phones. the index have leading indicators also went up to 102.9. it rose for the first time in four months on the back of increases and job offers and improvements in consumer sentiment. checking the markets, investors are feeling updata after seeing the latest u.s. jobs data. they've given a lift to the market in japan. for more we go to our business reporter mayu yoshida at the tokyo stock exchange.

we saw gains here in tokyo, those employment figures suggest there's strength in the u.s. economy and for japan, a stroj u.s. economy is naturally a positive. tokyo shares recovered from friday's slump. here are the closing levels in tokyo on monday, december 7th, both indices lost a bit of momentum but the nikkei managed to close up 1% at 19,698 and the broader topix gained 0.7%, 1,585. now, the u.s. jobs data has reinforced expectations that they will raise rates when they meet next week. the dollar strengthed. and the weaker yen and the brisk activity in the u.s. pushed up japanese exporters so automakers like honda were trading higher and tech giants were higher as well with sony going up 1.25%. i was following duty-free operator laox, after news it will open its first store in

japan's fourth largest city, not so far from toyota headquarters. the shares down 1.9% on hopes of more chinese tourists coming in to buy from the shop there. energy stocks well with inpex in japan, petroleum expectation going down more than 5%, after oil prices dropped bow $40 a barrel in new york on friday. we saw many sectors trading higher here in tokyo. i'm mayu yoshida reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> mayu, thanks. in the asia-pacific region, other markets, the shanghai composite gained 0.3%, closing at 3536. so investors took comfort from a government plan to introduce the stock market circuit breaker next year. the function will allow authorities to halt trading during volatile periods. in indonesia, the jakarta composite rose 0.3%, snapping three days of losses. investors reacted positively to

fresh government stimulus in the form of a tax cut for companies and labor intensive sectors. singapore was up nearly 0.8%. sydney edged higher, the gain was limited. lower oil prices dragged down energy-related shares. seoul's kospi dropped 0.5%, reversing earlier gainses asome foreign investors continue to offload shares. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. the head of japan's largest business association has asked the government to accept more foreign workers. he says there's a real shortage in the construction and nursing care industries. japan allows indonesians, filipinos and vietnamese to study in the country to qualify as caregivers. he requested legal revisions for broader acceptance of people from overseas. a panel of experts put together a proposal to shave growing health care expenses in japan over the next five years.

they're suggesting higher out of pocket payments for expensive medical procedures as well as a ceiling on co-payments for elderly peop. cial security accounts for the largest share of government spending. and a quick look at our global economic calendar for the week. on tuesday, japan's cabinet office will release revised gdp data from the july to september period. the preliminary figures showed the economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. on wednesday, the key indicator for japan's corporate capital investment in october is out. in september, core machinery orders rose for the first time in four months. on the same day, china will release november data for consumer a producer prices. the bank of korea will hold a policy meeting on thursday. at the previous meeting, the central bank kept its key interest rate at a record low. on friday, the unirsity of michigan and the u.s. will release the consumer senment index. every monday we invite a

specialist to discuss events for the week. in this edition of expert view, we speak with martin schulz. he shares insights on japan's revised gdp figure due out on tuesday. >> we will see probably major revision of gdp data. we have been fearing that japan is actually been in a recession over the last two quarters. the revision will likely show that investment actually have been much stronger, and we have been growing during the third quarter. that will be a very positive outcome. japan might actually have been growing by 0.1%, 0.2% during the third quarter. the economy actually seems to be fight a bit more stronger than people have been thinking over the last half year. households are careful, but they are spending very stably. what we are seeing now is that companies have been restarting to iest. thatelps the overall economy.

we will goery strongly into next year. >> schultz says private investment may not be the only stimulus for economic growth. he says government spending could also be a factor. >> the gdp data in particular, the additional investment spending and the bigger optimism among companies will be seen positively by the bank of japan. so more monetary action is tually fight unlikely. the government, on the other hand, sees that the global environment has become morrisky. they want to make very sure that the domestic economy keeps recovering and they have a much higher income fr taxes. so what they will likely do is compile a rather large budget for next year, even a supplementary budget to keep the economy growing, to keep it adjusting positively with higher incomes from taxes and gradually growing economy. that's the most likely outcome

and will help the economy to grow fight strongly from the domestic side in 2016. >> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. a 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of pointing laser beams at a u.s. military helicopter in okinawa

prefecture, southern japan, halting a training exercise over a u.s. base in july. the suspect has been identified as a company owner. from the city where the futenma air station is located. he was arrested on suspicion of forcible obstruction of operations. the suspect has reportedly admitted to the charges. police searched his home and confiscated laser pointers. they say there have been several reports of similar incidents involving airborne military aircraft around futenma since july of last year. they're looking into possible links between the incidents. four bodies have been found in a wooden boat off the coast of a prefecture in northern japan. japan coast guard officials say it may have come from north korea. the capsized boat was entangled in a fixed fishing net in sai

village. it resembles one that washed ashore at a port in the village in october. that vessel was marked with characters. a number of wooden boats have been found drifting or washed up on the sea of japan coast since october. police and the coast guard say 30 bodies have been found in these vessels. some people who fled their home country have been tryinto build a new life here in japan. the rohingya muslims from myanmar held an event over the weekend to get to know their neighbors. a group of rohingyas living near tokyo invited people in their neighborhood to a mosque on sunday night. >> translator: the media reports on myanmar and refugees, but many people don't know what's going on. we want to explain the situation. >> some of the rohingyas have had children in japan and introduced them at the gathering. the hosts treated their guests

a meal of ethnic rohingya dishes. >> translator: i could tell how much they want to get along and live alongside us. they earnestly wish to live here in peace. >> rohingyas who are muslim have been fleeing persecution in mostly buddhist myanmar. a new pro-democracy government is expected to come to power next year but the outlook for the members of the ethnic minority is unear. for us here in tokyo, it's cloudy, partly fair. currently 10 degrees celsius or 50 degrees fahrenheit. jonathan oh joins us for this hour's update starting with europe. hello. we are watching a very strong low pressure system along with a warm front moving up to the british isles in ireland. take a look at the satellite perspective with this particular line of clouds racing through this area, then let me show you

the video coming out of the united kingdom. it gives you an idea of what it looks like on the ground level. the rain has been producing severe flooding in england and it also resulted in the death of one person because he was blown over by some fierce winds. hundreds of homes being flooded and also without power. you can see here the emergency services are evacuating people by boats and helicopters and now britain has suffered heavy floods in recent yes. in 2014, thousands of acres of farmland were inundated for weeks. and we are looking at the system to continue to move to the north and east. i think that the rain may be tapering off for some locations. but the winds are going to still be a part of factors. we'll be watching this closely as we move forward throughout the next couple of days. the low is going to try to move its way toward the north. it's going to produce a little bit more rainfall before it departs from the islands. meanwhile we have a low pressure system near italy that wl also

be something we're watching closely. the rest of the continent looking at high pressure driving in some of the northerly winds. around this latitude we usually have a lot of these systems intensify and develop along with the cold air wrapping around with it. we'll be deali with verwindy conditions further toward the east into places like russia as we move forward in time. now, i mentioned that frontal system that will be moving through the united kingdom and move pg toward the scandinavian peninsula. some areas may be dealing with close to a lot of rainfall to go through wednesday. we're talking about a short period of time. by the time we go into wednesday there will be a short period of time where we may be seeing heavy rainfall. single digit highs for the eastern side of europe, looking at wet weather into moscow. sunny skies with a few clouds, paris with a high of 13 and also into london as well. as we look at the forecast for north america, high pressure really the big story here for the eastern side of the united states and also into canada.

a few showers impacting possibly the carolinas into some of the ohio river valley areas. we do have a stationary front that has brought a lot of rainfall into miami. we're looking at the possibility of seeing even more heavier rainfall. in fact, the wettest day on record when it comes to the area in miami took place at the end of last week. so, yes, looking at that very closely. the pacific northwest, wet weather, gloomy weather, cloudy weather, temperature of around 11 degrees with a high on monday into vancouver and seattle. drier down toward denver with a high of 16. wrapping things up with a look at east asia, we have the stationary front south of japan further to the north, high pressure is dominating with tokyo. had a beautiful day, sunny skies in place, cool because we had a northerly flow with some of the winds coming in. people needed to bundle up just a little bit. dry for areas back toward the west. we are expecting a relatively dry day as we go into tuesday. look at this, partly cloudy skies in tokyo, high of 12. 3 in beijing.

maybe some showers down toward taipei. that will be the wet spot as we move forward through the next days. highs in the mid-20s for wednesday and thursday. you'll need that umbrella. nearby beijing may see flurries as we go into thursday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook.

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laura: you're watching france 24. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. round one of the french regional election cements the anti-immigration party's grassroots rise across the country. the national front is the big winner in sunday's mode. -- vote. the ruling french socialist party says it will pull its candidates out of the tightest races if the conservatives block the national front.