nhk "newsline" comes to you live from tokyo. i'm james tengan. the city of dallas is shut down after shootouts left five police officers and one suspect dead. the violence began during a protest against the recent killings of black men by police in the u.s. dallas police say snipers shot dead five officers, six others were wounded.

they say three suspects are in custody. they're male and female. police say one suspect was cornered after the first shootings. he reportedly claimed he had planted bombs throughout the city. police say he died during an exchange of gunfire. the federal aviation administration has issued a temporary flight restriction over downtown dallas. we'll bring you more details as the situation develops. the united states has reached a deal with south korea to deploy an advanced missile defense system to counter possible threats from north korea. but china has raised objections. south korea's deputy defense minister announced that the system will be a u.s. terminal high altitude area defense of t.h.a.d. washington and seoul are expected to proceed with final talks on where to set up the system. both have held news conferences to stress the importance of the plan. >> deployed t.h.a.d. to the

korean peninsula will improve our defensive strategy. >> translator: it will not target in a third country. it will only be used to target missile threats from north korea. >> but china doesn't buy that and has issued a statement saying the deployment will not help realize the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the statement says the plan would go against efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue. china has repeatedly said that the system's advanced radar could be used to monitor the chinese military. a u.s. official says he expects others to slap sanctions on the north korean leader. u.s. assistant secretary of state spoke to nhk about the announcement. >> why kim jong-un?

because obviously he is in charge. he is the person ultimately responsible for the terrible, terrible abuses that the north korean people suffer every single day. if there are countries including japan that wish to impose similar sanctions, that is something that we would certainly welcome. >> the move freezes north korean assets in the u.s. and prohibits transactions. in response, pyongyang -- the withdrawal of the sanctions. they will cut all diplomatic ties with the u.s. if washington refuses the demand. when asked about north korea's reaction, the u.s. state department had this to say. >> i mean, the only thing that we would respond with would be to once again call on north korea to refrain from actions that further raise tensions in the region. >> north korea is already under sanctions for its nuclear and missile tests. police in bangladesh are

examining the possibility that the attackers who killed hostages last week had organizal support from extremists. media had been the restaurant where the hostage crisis played out one week ago. inside chairs and other objects are scattered across the floor. walls and pillars have partially collapsed and windows shattered by gunfire. however, some of the tables are still set with dishes and bottles. a car parked outside the restaurant was heavily damaged and a nearby clinic was marked by bullets. flowers have been laid at the site in memory of the victims. police say the attackers were in their late teens and 20s and they believe the behavior of the attackers during the siege means they might have received military training. survivors say the men calmly killed foreign hostages in a short period of time then skillfully used rifles and explosives to fight security forces. taiwanese authorities say an

explosion on a commuter train in thai pie probably wasn't an act of terror. but the suspects that they suspect, rather, an explosive of some kind caused the blast. the head of the city's railway gave police an update. >> translator: we had not received any information prior to the explosion. after the explosion, we received no claim of responsibility by a group or an individual. >> wong says there is little chance the explosion was the result of an attack carried out for political or religious reasons. the blast happened near a station in central taipei. 25 people were injured. wong says investigators found debris from an explosive device in the train and on the tracks. they believe it was part of a steel tube that contained gunpowder. police are checking security camera footage and eyewitness accounts. they're focusing on several potential suspects. powerful typhoon nepartak

has hit taiwan. people there are trying to stay safe. authorities say two people are dead and at least 72 others have been injured. the storm has brought strong winds and heavy rain to southeastern taiwan. officials say one man died after falling into the sea. around 430,000 households were without power on friday. jonathan oh joins us with the latest on the typhoon which is nearing china. jonathan? >> hello. we are continuing to monitor the system as it continues to get ever so close to the southeheastern coast of china. you may notice that this storm still has its impact and grip over taiwan in the process as it slowly moves to the north and west. i wanted to show you some pictures to give you an idea of how serious the damage was. you notice the trees that were leaning to the side but also this car that has flipped over due to the powerful gusts that ran into the area, another car turned on its side. and this system still has a lot

of strength with it. it is a bit weaker from earlier today. it is no longer a violent typhoon. it is a strong typhoon moving to the west/northwest. wind speeds at 144, gusting to 198. it's getting a lot of resistance from the mountain terrain over taiwan. nevertheless, it is continuing to move with a lot of moisture with it. as we go forward in time, we're going to see it approach the yangtze river basin. areas there have been drenched with a lot of moisture because of the rainy season. but as we go forward in time, we're still seeing that track moving to the north a and then eveventulyly to the north and east. some areas could get 200 millimeters ofof rainfall over e next 72 hours. it's already having impact n noh and east of there. that's going to bring a lot of rainfall into the western portions of japan. we'll have a all those details coming up later in the longer segment of world weather in just

a bit. >> thanks. workers in japan are feeling less optimistic about the economy. gene otani joins us with more on that and other business headl e headlin headlines. >> a government survey shows worker sentiment has dipped to its lowest number since 2012. this is triggered by the outcome of the brexit vote. the economy watchers survey asks workers such as retail clerks and taxi drivers how they feel about the country's economy compared to three months ago. the index in june was 41.2, down 1.8 points from the previous month. a reading below 50 shows more people are pessimistic about conditions. blamed on the stronger yenoverseas orders and other products are on the decline. and the same is true for the number of foreign visitors. meanwhile the index for the prediction of economic conditions a few months ahead stood at 41.5, down 5.8 points from may.

as the strong yen trend continues, officials from the japanese government and the bank of japan met friday to discuss the issue. they agreed if investors become more risk adverse, the yen could strengthen further. vice minister of finance spoke after the meeting. he said they'll keep a close watch on foreign exchange markets and take measures if there's moves. the stronger yen cast over investors on friday. we report from the tokyo stock exchange. >> investors were clearly worried by all thiss uncertaint stemming from the brexit vote. we were also waiting on the payroll report. they are struggling to get a picture of the state of the local economy. the nikkei fell 1.5%.

the broader topix lost 1.1.3%. despite the stronong yen,n, we' seeing investors continue to buy some export related shares and sell defensive stocks. utilities were a drag on the benchmark. tokyo gas was down 2.3%. chubu electric power shed 3.2%. nintendo rockeketed almost 9% following the release of a new smartphone game proving popular in the u.s. while the focus was very much on u.s. data, investors will be honing in on china next week for trade figures and gdp growth figures. phoebe a.m. row sew at the tokyo stock exchange. the shanghai composite dipping by almost 1%. resource related shares were lower following a drop in commodity prices. many investors were also worried about the weaker yuan.

sydney's s&p index up by just a little change. 5,230 for the closing number there. investors there still waiting for a clear outcome from the general election last weekend. investors seem to be playing it safe while they waited on the u.s. jobs figures. hong kong's hang seng index down by 0.7%. singapore down by 0.5%. and indonesia is back on monday after a week-long holiday. foreign investors sold far more shares than they bought during the first six months of this year at major in japan. prompted traders to avoid stocks. officials at the tokyo stock exchange say sales topped purchases by about $47 billion from january to june. it was the first time in two years that overseas investors sold more than they bought in the first half and the figure was up five fold from the same

period in 2014. market sources say it's uncertain how far the impact of brexit will spread. they say that for the time being, investors will likely react every time a new source emerges. japan's current accounts stayed in the black for the 23rd consecutive month in may. but its surplus shrank. put the surplus at $18 billion. its size got smaller for the first time in 22 months. the trade surplus stood at nearly $400 million. the figure improved as lower crude oil prices reduced the value of japan's energy imports. the primary income account measures earnings from overseas investments. that stayed in the black with nearly $19 billion surplus. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. officials at major japanese bank tokyo mitsubishi ufj say they

will form a capital tieup with a pith coin exchange operator. they say the bank and other firms including its capital fund unit will invest $10.5 million in coinbase. the u.s. company runs the largest digital currency exchange. it has about 4 million users in 32 countries. executives at hitachi and japan atomic power have agreed to work together. hitachi's british subsidiary has been utilizing the firm's technology to develop two nuclear reactors. japan atomic power expect to be involved in planning how to maintain the reactors after they go into operation. chinese officials are getting ready to release their second quarter gdp data next week. stay-run xinhua news agency quoted saying it's not easy to

maintain stability amid a slowdown in global growth. leaders have set a target growth rate of 6.5% to 7% for the entire year. the first quarter, the world's second largest economy grew by 6.7%. officials recently added research and development funding into its gdp calculation. some say this new method could make it easier to hit the target this year. earli . >> i expect the gdp growth to be 6.7%. same as the first quarter. on the bright side, strong recovery in housing markets in china could boost investments as well as consumer spending. and then in the first quarter, china had very strong long growth that would lend support in the second quarter.

and also the calculation method may point one percentage point to the gdp growth. but on the other hand, the financial center could be addressed in the second quarter year on year. because last year the china stock market was red hot in the second quarter. but this year was much weaker. >> leaders are trying to cut down on excess capacity with steel production. they're also trying to slash debt. but these efforts weigh on public and corporate spending which account for half of gdp. what do you make of these efforts? >> these policy diversion is the correct one. of course there will be pain in terms of lower gdp growth and high unemployment. but no pain, no gain. the long-term china have to achieve sustainable growth. so in the short-term they have to suffer this pain.

because china's that level growing rapidly. and very soon they'll reach unsustainable levels. so have to put on the brakes before it's too late. for the overcapacity issue, i don't think they'll solve it aggressively to avoid high unemployments and unrest. >> and what about overseas factors? for example, exports. they were weak in the months of april and may. how is that going to sway numbers next week? >> so imports. so overall the export in the gdp won't be very saturating. but that would be good after all. because weak imports reflects to weak domestic demand, weak domestic consumption. that shows that the government's efforts to boost domestic

consumption to be the gdp growth engine might not be as susceptible as desired. >> and how do you see brexit affecting the chinese economy? >> brexit will have a negative impact on china in terms of weak exports and more capital outflows because the british pound and the euro weakening. and that's what affects china's exports. because the european union is china's biggest export market. as for capital outflows, chinese is also weakening direct by the pound and euro. that's it for business news. i'm going to leave you with the markets.

the economy. new national security laws. the country's constitution. campaigngning for the upper hou election is on and japanese voters will have a chance to weigh in on these issues and more. for the first time in history, 18 and 19-year-olds will get a say by casting their ballot. don't miss our special coverage "2016 election: japan decides," sunday, july 10th on nhk world.

tokyo's bicycleles clog up e streets so the city is experimenting with bicycle sharing. it could change the way transport in one of the busiest cities in the world works. >> reporter: this is a port for shared bicycles in tokyos. members pay $1.50 for every hour of service. >> translator: i use it almost every day for commuting to work. >> the bicycles are very easy to use and friendly. >> reporter: there are currently about 1,800 bicycles at about 160 ports in the city. this man is a frequent user. he bicycles from the station to his office every day. >> translator: it feels great and really freshens up my body

and mind. >> reporter: yamazaki says the biggest plus is the freedom to pick up and drop off the bike whenever he wants. >> translator: if i feel tired, i can take the train. i don't need to worry because i can just leave the bicycle at a port. >> reporter: one of the keys to the service is a gps installed on all the bicycles. smart devices are used to find out how many bicycles are available nearby and then reserve them. the data collected is used to fine tune the system. because bikes are borrowed and dropped off at will, one headache is how to make sure they are evenly spread around the ports. so the system operator transfers bicycles by truck from the crowded ports making sure that rides are always available.

but it isn't all plain sailing. the average bicycle is used just 1.5 times per day. the fees collected are n not enough to pay for the service. the key to boosting youth lies in making the bikes easy to reach. this shows where the ports are located. the yellow strip shows the 300 meter radius which is believed to be the desirable distance for users to reach a port. the operator thinks by putting ports in the vacant strip colored red, it could increase use. officials with tokyo's kyoto ward are looking for candidate sites for new ports. >> translator: we are looking for sites under pedestrian areas bz roads. >> reporter:r: chiyiyoda -- >> translator: we'd like to

normalize the system after trains and buses. >> reporter: bicycle sharing is spreading. but making it a common way to move around will need some hard strategic thinking. >> tourists will also appreciate the service. you're watching nhk "newsline" coming to you live from tokyo. jonathan oh joins us again for a look at world weather. >> hehello. we c continue to monitor the situation with typhoon nepartat as itt moves to t the north and west. it still is impacting taiwan as we continue to go forward in time. it will still bring a lot of rainfall and strtrong winds. but we wilill now see a lot of e energy moving toward the eastern coast of mainland china. here's a look at the stats for this particular system. it is moving to the west/northwest holding winds at 144 gusting to 198. the pressure is up to 960 and this system is expected to deteriorate a little bit fast as we go through our saturday. saturday afternoon we're

expecting a severe tropical storm then a tropical storm by sunday afternoon. nevertheless, it's still bringing a lot of rain with it. we're concerned about that because if we look at the rainfall accumulation for the past seven days, we're seeing some areas along the yangtze river basin receiving close to 500 millimeters and other spots more than that over that time period. also not just that, but even areas south of there we saw areas wiwith 300 millimeters of rainfall. so flooding concerns continue to be a big partt of the story. we expect this moisture to continue to move its way. looks like it'ss more minimal i ththis perspective. but it is expected for the southerly flow to really impact the general region as we go forward in time. that's not the only area receiving a lot of rainfall. because of the return flow coming out of the system, we have another low pressure system that's developed over the western portions of japan. i wanted to show you some video to give an idea of what it looked like over the ground with torrential rains were battering

the island. so landslide alerts have been posted. ferry services had to be suspended and some railway services had to be shut down. an additional 300 millimeters of rain likely into tomorrow by noontime in the region. and authorities are advising people to watch out for landslid landslides, floods, and tornadoes. you can see the flooding when cars go by. you can see the water that is splashing up from them. now, as we go forward in time, this rain is also going to spread towoward the east. that'soioing to bebe a bit of concern because now we're going to see some of that h heavier rarainfall a also impact placese osaka into tokyo.o. we do need the rain. but we are going to be dealing with some of the heavier rainfall. we don't need to see thatt much rainfall. we're still dealing with flooding issues and landslide issues. but that's going to be a concern. like i mentioned about 300 millimeters additional rainfall possible in some locations.

wet weather in tokyo for saturday. 32 in seoul.l. 3434 in beijijing. it's going to be warm continuing into the weekend. meanwhile we look at the forecast for north america. we have a cold front running through the central plains of the united states. so we're going to see some instability associated with that. will bring a chance for some thunderstorms into places like toronto on friday looking at thunderstorms into new york and also to d.c. i want to mention heat advisories are in place for the southern plains. dangerously hot conditions. we have very moist air in place. we're looking at high humidity. please be careful. we're also looking at thunderstorms firing off from there. we do have some showers towards the north. but in general throughout the day on friday, looking at some warm conditions with mainly dry conditions as we go through the day. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook.

hope the weather's looking good in your neck of the woods. here on nhk "newsline," our top story once again. the city of dallas is shut down after shootouts left five police officers and one suspect dead. the violence began during a protest against the recent killings of black men by police in thehe u.s. [ gunshots ] dallas police say snipers shot dead five officers. six others were wounded. they say three suspects are in custody. they are male and female. police say one suspect was cornered after the first shootings. he reportedly claimed he had planted bombs throughout the city. police say he died during an

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>> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. shots ring out in dallas, texas. five policemen are killed as snipers opened fire on law enforcement during a rally against police brutality. u.s. president gives his condolences and offer support to dallas authorities as barack obama is currently in poland for a key nato summit.