glad you could join us here on nhk world. welcome to "newsline" coming to you live from our studios in tokyo, i'm james tengan. it's crunch time in paris. french foreign minister laurent fabius exclusively told nhk that delegates om around the world will seal an agreement on saturday on a new international framework to combat climate change. nhk world has more.

>> reporter: laurent fabius told says they are getting closer to a deal. >> things are moving forward. now i have to consult with the different groups and, therefore, i will make my proposal on saturday morning and the decision must be taken saturday at noon. >> reporter: they say the first time fabius publicly announced an agreement is about to be reached by all member parties. what he told nhk world is that the international community is entering a new era where every nation recognizes the need to tackle global warming and for the first time ever, all countries, whether rich or poor, participate in a framework to reduce carbon emissions.

nhk world, paris. >> he'll keep us updated here on "newsline." after weeks of waiting, the winners of this year's nobel prizes have received their awards. they gather for a special ceremony in stockholm. and among the winners are two japanese scientists. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: takaaki kajita won the physics award for proving nutrinos has mass. it opened a window to further understanding the cosmos. canadian arthur mcdonald also shared the world. william campbell shared physical

or medicine prize. omura's research focused on finding cures for parasitic diseases. they're common in africa and south asia. following the ceremony, a royal banquet for the winners was held. laureates entered the room with members of swedish royal family and others. >> ladies and gentlemen, honor the great donor. >> reporter: omura and kajita looked much more relaxed at the banquet than they were during the awards ceremony. they sat among the royal family talking and laughing. omura looked excited when he

returned to his hotel after the big night. it w it. >> it was a wonderful experience. i enjoyed everything. i attended a banquet for the first time. >> translator: now it finally came home to me that i was awarded the nobel prize. i was relieved that the event ended without any problems. >> reporter: the two japanese nobel winners are encouraging young japanese people to aim high and work hard. they hope their success will inspire the next generation. nhk world. >> aim high and work hard. thank you. a tunisian pro-democracy groupeceived the nobel peace prize at an awards ceremony in oslo. the national dialogue quartet won for helping build democracy in the north african country. ♪ the group called on the international commune to the make the fight against terrorism an absolute priority.

it stressed the need for dialogue touching on the recent terrorist attacks in paris and others around the world. translator: today we are in dire need of dialogue between civil san diegos and peaceful coe existence within the framework of diversity and uniqueness in the fight against terrorism. we need to place the utmost priority among coordination and cooperation among countries to eliminate terrorism and eradicate the cause at the source. >> they expressed gratitude for the opportunity to share their country's story with the world. the quartet con tests of a labor union group, a business con federation, human rights league and lawyers' organization. it was formed in 2013. two japanese survivors of the 1945 tomic bombings on

hiroshima and nagasaki also participated in the ceremony. >> translator: i'm already old and i was worried that i wouldn't be able to come here. but i'm really glad that i did. i thought this opportunity to talk to the prime minister would be a valuable contribution to global peace. >> this woman said nuclear warheads are an absolute evil. people need to understand that in order to prevent another nuclear bombing. the u.n. security council is discussing whether to send north korea's human rights record to the international criminal court. but its members are divided. they're addressing the issue for the first time in a year. nine countries had voted in favor of holing the discussion while china and russia objected. u.n. human rights chief said

syria's human rights violations continue in north korea. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha power introduced two north korean defectors at the meeting. powers said she wants to tell people suffering in the north they won't be forgotten. she added she wants to tell the country's leaders that their crimes are being documented and they will be judged for them. power urged the security council to refer the issue to the international criminal court. japanese ambassador said the investigation into the fate of japanese nationals abducted by the north has made no progress in a year and a half. . >> this issue must be resolved without delay. japan strongly demands that the dpr return all abductees as soon as possible through an expeditious investigation. >> china's deputy envoy says the

council is not the place to address the issue of human rights. following the meeting, u.s. ambassador power expressed hope that the u.s. and japan can join the international community to speak out against human rights abuses in north korea. samantha power gave nhk an exclusive interview on thursday. >> it sends a signal to the north koreans, to the people of north korea and the whole world that this isn't just a human rights crisis. this is a threat to peace and security for as long as this regime is torturing and brutalizing its people in this manner, it's inherently destabilizing and inhaurntly risky for all of us. >> power said china is advocating the idea that the international community should not intervene in the internal affairs of a sovereign state. she also said china doesn't want to be the target of criticism. syrian opposition parties and insurgent grouphave gathered in saudi arabia's capital riyadh. they agreed to set up a framework to pursue peace talks

with the governments of president bashar al assad. more than 100 people took part in a closed two-day meeting. they included the western-backed syrian national coalition and the free syrian army. they plan to form a team of more than 30 members to hold peace negotiations with the assad administration. participants also decided to seek the resignation of assad and his close aides before any possible transition of power. last month, the united nations along with western and middle eastern countries renewed their push for peace talks. they have set a target date of january 1st to get syrian opposition groups and the assad government to the table. the u.s. called the latest agreements a critical first step. >> we welcome the positive outcome of the gathering of the syrian opposition in riyadh today, including reaching a consensus on principles for a pluralistic and democratic syria and on how to advance a political settlement to end the conflict in syria.

>> frxs involved in the syrian peace negotiations will meet in new york next week. police are blaming strong winds for the collapse of an illumination display in western japan. there have been no reports of injuries. organizers say the instaleation was part of the kobe luminarie light festival. 11 nearby tents also collapsed. local weather officials say strong winds of up to about 70 kilometers per hour were recorded at around the time the damage occurred. >> this is worse than i thought. >> translato i'm shked. the damage is serious. >> kobe luminarie has been held every sin every december 1995. it's commemorating the victims

of the hanshin earthquake. jonathan joins us with the weather. >> we had a low pressure system moving through japan. it became intense in terms of its deepening and became powerful. whenever you have a low pressure system that becomes really strong and high pressure relatively close to it, the air flows into the low and it kicks up the wind. we had gusts that were reported close to 140 kilometers per hour in some of the western portions of japan. you can see he the range, anywhere from 122 kilometers per hour to 140 kilometers per hour inmurut some places seeing close to300 millimeters in just 24 hours. this system brought very warm temperatures ahead of it. highs make it up into the mid-20s in tokyo, which is a record for this time of year. we are expecting the dry weather to persist but colder airto filter in as we go into the weekend.

more coming up in world weather. >> jonathan, thanks. a closely watched survey is likely to show that business sentiment in japan is declining. gene otani joins us for more on that and a undup of other business headlines. gene? >> thanks, james. the bank of japan will release its quarterly tankan business sentiment survey on monday. the survey covers more than so,000 companies. we're hearing from economists and private research firms that the rules will probably show a slight decline. they believe the prolonged slowdown in china and other emerging economies has darkened sentiment, especially among exporters. >> the index is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents who are pessimistic from the optimistic ones. the range is 9 to 14 points for large manufacturers. the index was plus 12 in the previous survey. 3 of the institus predict

improvement. one no change and 11 a decline. economists said all but two of the institutes expect sentiment toecline for large nonmanufacturers. they cite sluggish consumer spending despite shopping spree from a record number of tourists from overseas. japan's economic growth has been weak for the past six months and the government is taking no chances. the finance minister unveiled a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year. total spending was pledged of 23 billion yen. about a third of that wil spent for a government project. the money includes a one huff time allowance to low-income elderly citizens. otr key items include measures to help make japan's food and forestry products more competitive. money will also be set aside to support regions hit by heavy rains in september and the 2011

earthquake and tsunami. nissan doesn't want the government of france to interfere in its business. the french government is looking to up its stake in automaker renault. and renault is a major stakeholders of nissan. the french government wants to increase its voting rights in renault to 28% next spring to gain more influence in management. nissan officials are worried the move cou strengthen the government's influence in their company. renault holds about 43% of the voting rights in nissan. the japanese company's proposal call on french officials to promise in writing they will steer clear of nissan's management. they also include a review on a tie-up agreement, the the two carmakers have which bans nissan from raising its stake in renault without prior approval. renault is scheduled to hold a board meeting on friday to discuss the matter. nissan officials say they would consider scraping the tie-up agreement if renault rejects their proposals. checking the markets,

japanese stocks rebounded as yen appreciation took a breather. the nikkei average snapped is its three-day losing streak. we go to our market reporter, mayu yoshida for more. the pull back in the end strengthened overnight gains on wall street prompting investors to buy back stocks especially after the nikkei dropped more than 600 points in just three days through yesterday. that's why japanese shares rebounded for the first time in fo days. the nikkei closed up nearly 1% at 19,230. the broader topix 1,549. investors remain cautious ahead of the u.s. federal reserve policy meeting nextweek. with the nikkei slipping 1.4% on the week. that's after crude oil prices fell to nearly seven-year low and knocked down energy stocks. in currency markets, the dollar/yen hit a one-month low at 121 earlier this week. the dollar bounced back.

the slightly weaker yen boosted many japanese exporters. tokyo electron rose 1.9%, toyota and sony rose every 1%. japanese cars and tech gadgets are much cheaper for overseas customers. shiseido lost 1.9% after getting a downgrade by goldman sachs which cited the sluggish business in china. ovall we saw recovery in tokyo but market players remain cautious as we head into the fed's meeting next week. i'm mayu yoshida, reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. other markets in the asia-pacific region ended lower. shanghai composite in china slid 0.6%, closing at 3,434. analysts say some investors stayed on the sideline before the release on saturday of key data, including industrial output. the jakarta composite dropped 1.6%. market players were wary of a possible rate hike decision fm the fed.

they believe they might trigger capital outflows from emerging markets. hong kong's hang seng index lost more than 1%. it fl for a seventh straight session on concerns about econic data out of chunz this week. the s&p asx 200 index shed 0.2%. the resource heavy index still suffered from lower commodity prices. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. the man in charge of revitalizing japan's economy says oil prices should be excluded from calculations in the bank of japan's inflation goal of 2%. crude oil future prices replain at multiyear lows. economic revitalization minister says the impact of the prices should be counted out because they are an unexpected factor. send tall bank pushed back the timing for achieving its goal. the nation's core consumer price index stays almost flat. japan's top security company says iwill start using drones

to monitor properties. the drone is sent when ground based sensors detect intruders. it sends back images triggering an emergency call and deployment of security guards. the drone can swoop to within five meters of intrudersnd even chase them. home delivery service have become an essential part of our daily life. 3.6 billion packages were dlufred in japan last year. many to online shoppers. behind the convenience lies a growing cost, one that happens when no one is home. nhk world's nakamura has the story. >> reporter: it's latet night and this man is returning from work. back home, his first chore is to take a pile of notices, many of them, missed deliveries. >> translator: this smartphone stand and books. >> reporter: from accessories to

daily necessities, mayada is a heavy user of onne stores. but he works late every day. he says he often needs to reschedule deliveries. a tranort ministry survey shows 20% of packages are not received on first delivery. those second and third attempts take time. it's estimated transport firms spend 180 million extra hours a year tracking down customers. >> translator: if the need for redelivery continues to increase, home delivery services will become difficult to sustain. >> reporter: delivery companies are trying different strategies to cope. the obvious one is more manpower.

this company has assigned more part-time workers to support drivers. they're aiming to increase package runs in the morning, when more people stay at home. in this area, a driver teams up with three distributors every day, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. the firm has recruited 15,000 part-time workers for the program across the nation. the firm also developed a new smartphone app. it sends a notice to customers stating the day and time their package will arrive. the customer can change the time if the request is made at least 20 minutes in advance. company officials say the new measures are helping to reduce the need for second and third runs. but not enough.

>> translator: our goal is to create a system to allow customers to receive parcels anywhere anytime. we are trying to make up for what's lacking now so that we can eventually achieve that goal. >> reporter: transport officials say online shoppers should also give some thought to the program. their survey shows customers often take it for granted that delivery people will try again. which may explain why so many doorbells are going unanswered. nhk world. >> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets.

"newsline" comes to you live from our studios here in tokyo. our top story once again, french foreign nister laurent fabius exclusively told nhk that delegates from around the world will seal an agreement on saturday on a new international framework to combat climate change. nhk world has more. >> reporter: the chair of the conference, french prime minister laurent fabius told nhk world that delegates are getting closer to a deal. fabius says speaking after another night of tough negotiations on the wording of the final agreement.

>> things are moving forward. now i have to consult with the different groups and, therefore, i will make my proposal on saturday morning and the decision must be taken saturday at noon. >> reporter: they say the first time fabius publicly announced an agreement is about to be reached by all member parties. what he told nhk world is that the international community is entering a new era where every nation recognizes the need to tackle global warming and for the first time ever, all countries, whether rich or poor, participate in a framework to reduce carbon emissions. nhk world, paris. while japan felt the effects of what seemed to be climate change today, jonathan oh joins us again with this hour's world weather update. hello. let's take a look at what's

happening around in north america where we have been monitoring an area of wet weather and even snowy weather for the western portion of the united states and into canada. we have multiple low pressure systems that rolled through this particular area. we have another one now that is waiting in the wings and is loted along the western coast of the united states. this system may not have nearly the amount of volume of water that other systems have had. but nevertheless, the western side of the united states is already fight saturated with moisture and we are expecting the cold air to wrap around the system. so a good chance that the rockies, the upper rockies especially may be dealing with some snowfall as we go through the day friday. still seeing windy conditions associated with it because low pressure and high pressure when they're close with each other, the winds start to spin around a lot faster. seattle you may be dealing with breezy conditions with the high of 11, vancouver at 8. wet and maybe even stormy conditions north of denver.

into denver itself, warmer, 14 with showers. back toward the east, looking at a dry forecast. mainly sunny conditions except for miami. you still have some showers as we go through today. friday, high of 28 degrees. in europe, we are also monitoring a very wet forecast. at least for the northern portions of the continent. an elongated stationary front all the way from france into portions of russia, probably seeing some rain. even some breezy conditions, wind gusts could be up as high as 150 kilometers per hour into portions of germany. watch out for that. wet into the scandinavian peninsula. that rain, over time, may turn into a snow-type scenario. look at the highs, in the single digits there. rain from warsaw into paris as we go throughout the day on friday. let's look at what's happening east asia. this is a new tropical storm that has developed, melor.

we'll keep an eye on this as it continues to drift into the philippines. the low located over japan will bring in much colder air as we go into the weekend. the highs dropping from the 20s to the teens. showers in taipei as we go into the weekend. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook.

the friday edition of "newsroom tokyo" comes to you live at the top of the hour. for all of us here on "newsline," thanks for watching8

>> you lose 1:00 p.m. here in the french capital. pushing the deadline negotiators in paris same to reach a global climate deal on saturday. canada opens its doors to syrian refugees. justin trudeau on hand as the first arrived by plane.