on monday. i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to nhk "newsline." officials of japan's meteorological agency say another typhoon is closing in on the country. they said it could pick up speed and make landfall in the northeast. they are warning of heavy rain and strong winds. it will be the fourth storm to hit in the past two weeks.

forecasters say typhoon lionrock is near an island chain near tokyo moving at 25 kilometers per hour. the typhoon is packing winds of 120 kilometers per hour near its center. lionrock is causing heavy rains in western japan. officials say some areas have seen about 40 millimeters per hour. lionrock projected to turn northwest. weather authorities warn people should avoid dangerous places like coastlines and swollen rivers. apple growers in northern japan are racing to harvest their crop before lionrock hits. one of the leading apple producing districts in japan, farmers say early harvest variety started to ripen last week so they are trying to ship the fruit before the storm arrives.

>> translator: a typhoon is one of the big threats for apple farmers. it's frightening. >> officials in the frequent have issued special alert for farmers urging them to put up nets and reinforce trees. workers of the crippled fukushima daiichi power plant are preparing for the approaching typhoon. they are arranging palms to draw more groundwater than usual so contaminated water won't flow into the water. getting contaminated with racket radioactive substance. they plan to suspend some of their actions for decommissioning the plant. entrepreneurs from around the world are competing in a new kind of space race. they are trying to become the first to land a private rover on the moon in pursuit of a $20

million prize. a sneak peek at the vehicle japanese researchers are developing. >> reporter: researchers have been waiting nine years for this moment. if all goes as planned this little rover will be wheeling across the surface of the moon next year. >> today is a very big event and major milestone, so i'm very relieved after i finish this event. >> reporter: the rover in a contest announced in 2007. the giant wanants to encourage entrepreneurs to create afraidable access to the moon. one of 16 international funded teams including u.s., germany and india. the winning team has to successfully place a robot on the moon that travels at least 500 meters and transmits high

definition images back to earth. japan's team is called hokto, which means white rabbit. linked to a japanese folk tail where they see a rabbit on the moon. they want to eventually live on the moon. they plan to explore the lunar surface by the end of next year becoming the first to do so. but there are still challenges to overcome, including reducing development costs, carrying the rover into space on a rocket will cost $1.2 million per kilogram. team hakoto weighed 10 kilos, latest model is 4. the team leader says he's confident he can even make it lighter. >> one idea is to use two

rovers. in that case we expect one rover to be visible. it's only been about 50 years since that first giant leap into space. team hakoto hopes the work will lead to the next one. nhk world, tokyo. okay. now onto business news. share prices in tokyo soared. gene otani joins us from the business desk. >> stocks rallied on a higher dollar. u.s. currency after janet yellen said she might be considering a rate hike. the stock exchange. >> reporter: following janet yellen's comments may see a rate hike earlier than expected. a list of japanese exporters, let's see how the key benchmark

closes monday august 29th. nikkei gained 2.3% ending at 16,737. that's the highest level in a week and a half. the broader topix also rose. green backs broke about 102 yen. taking a look at individual stocks. in particular automakers saw large gains. toyota and honda both rose nearly 4%, mazda up 6.3%. however, it wasn't a good day for convenience store chain family mart. its shares plummeted 5% ahead of its merger with supermarket chain uni. many investors look at numbers friday. positive data could indicate a rate hike is coming sooner rather than later. i'm phoebe amaroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> most other markets in the asia-pacific ended lower the

possibility of a u.s. rate hike dampened isn'tment. many investors worry about capital outflows from the region. strong volatility in japanese markets, shanghai ended down by a fraction, 3070 close the number. gains of property and construction stocks made up for losses in financials. let's take a look at indonesia. jsx down 1.25%, 5370 is that finishing. benchmark tumbled to two-week low with sectors in the negative. energygy shares lower on fallin oil prices. a japanese research team has built a prototype karen begin that could boost fuel efficiency. the professor says key design increases from 30% to 60%. fuel and air injected into the engibb from multiple points. this concentrates the fuel for

burning in one spot. the groupup s says the engine c be u used inn small power generators in homes as well as automobiles, aircraft and rockets but they say practical application will take five to ten years more. nigel says representatives have visited their lab to see the new technology. bluefin tuna stocks kicked off in western japan. experts havee baseball worried about dwindling stocks. delegates from taiwan, united states and seven other pafb rim nations are attending the meetining. they are focusing on emergency limits when bluefin stocks dropped to critical levels. estimated to be about 160,000 tons in 1961. the figure plummeted to a tenth of that to 17,000 tons by 2014.

major factor overfishing of juvenile fish. used for low priced suashimi an sushi. limits if the population shrinks for the third straight year.. some environmental groups pushing for temporary total fishing ban instead of limiting quotas. the delegates will discuss long-term targets. most participating nations aiming to increase up to 30,000 tons by 2024. that's more than double the current volume. here is a look at some of the other business stories we're following. officials say they want to increase the number of female public servants in the central government. an intnternship program for wom at university and graduate schoolss has been launched at governmement offices for a stepn

that direction. more than 300 students will take part in the program. they can choose to work at two of any ministry or agencies. women account for about a third of the national public servants recruited atat the start of thi year on april 1st. that number is the highest on record. japan's first job placement center catering mainly to middle aged and elderly workers has opened in southwestern japan. the facility provides information on openings to applicants. they give interview tips. launcheded under a government initiative to establish special economic zones. an influx of touourists to japan caused a shortage of hotel rooms. the situation is particularly serious in osaka. hotel occupantsy rate there reached 90% in april, the highest in the country. that's forcing people in the industry to rethink their

approach. nhk world reports. >> reporter: visitors from overseas make up more than 90% of the guests of this hotel. it's fully booked until the end of the year. >> translator: there aren't enough rooms to meet demand. we can only accept one-tenth of the booking requests. we feel awful turning down so many guests. >> reporter: developers are exploring new options to meet the soaring demand. this former office building was vacant for more than a year. a real estate management company took it over. it was reborn as a hotel in march. some of the electrical outlets are compatible with foreign-made appliances. the company plans to open eight

more hotels in the next three years s by retrofitting g exist buildings. >> translator: everyone wants to builild more hotelel rooms righ now. this is a good location. wewe're breathing new life inton old building. >> reporter: smaller businesses are also getting into the act. this man runs a traditional bath house that his great-grandfather started in 1928. it has a long history, but morikawa is worried about the future. >> translator: old bath houses like ours are closing every year. not many people use them anymore. >> reporter: so morikawa decided to branch out. >> translator: that's our guest house. >> reporter: he rerefurbished a vacant row house and turned it

into a guesthouse with nostalgic air. about 50 foreign visitors have stayed here since it opened in april. rooms go for about $30 a night. much lower than the standard hotel. and guests get a little something extra. they can use the bath house for free and enjoy a little traditional japanese culture. >> it's crazy. it's fun. it's relaxing. it's japanese. >> translator: it's not just foreign guests that are excited to stay here. i've been getting japanese visitors, too. the retro style facilities may appear rather novel, even n to japanese people. >> reporter: as japan's tourism boom continues, people in the hospitality industry are

exploring new ways of putting out a welcome mat. chuichiro yamashita, nhk world, osaka. you can catch our report again online together with a full transcript for nhkhk world and business wrap. >> that's a look at business news. i'll leave you with the markets.

the japanese government is trying to strengthen ties with african companies through higher education and job training. it set up a scholarship program allowing hundreds of promising athletes to study at japanese graduate schools. nhk reports. >> came to japan two years ago. he's about to finish his masters program. >> i have been working on medical technologies for developing countries. >> reporter: he is one of hundreds of africans whose tuition is covered by the japanese government. the government plans to accept 1,000 students over the five-year period from 2014. 2014. >> translator: we are trying to establish business partnerships instead of a r relationship p between an aid provider and receiver.

we hope the young africans who participate in the program will serve as navigators for japanese firms who start businesses in africa. >> reporter: taking full advantage, back home he launched a company for developing software and smartphone apps. but he wants to enhance his expertise by learning from japanese technology. the app he has been developing can be used for medical treatment in rural areas with a shortagege of doctors. the sensors connected to the smartphone collect the patient's medical data from remote areas. a doctor can then access the information and give professional advice. >> with the connection that they created here in japan, i think they also help me to walk together and introduce a good

japanese technologies in general to expand in the whole of africa. >> reporter: students also take part in internships at japanese firms. jamie butare was placed at a tokyo software developer. >> for seven or eight hours. >> we don't talk, we just concentrate on our task. >> reporter: he runs the firm and wanted to build a program that predicts testing errors during software development. but butare found it a challenge to finish inin the two weeks he was given. >> i want to complete my task. >> yeah, i do, too. >> translator: the task had a

number of challelenges, so it doesn't matter that he doesn't have the abilityty to accompmpl it at this stage. the more importantnt thing is s attitude towards the task. >> i'm very happy because they are happy about my focus as i continue to work on this task. >> reporter: he sees opportunity not only in the students. he established an offshore site in rwanda two years ago. hehe sees the country as a growg market with potential for software companies. >> translator: the intererns ar potent and gaining learning and working experience in japan. we expect they will continue improving their skills after going back home. then they will be the key figures in my company that can lead younger local engineers. >> reporter: as japan increases

its prisons on the continent, expectations are mounting for africans from the country and japan. takafumi terui, nhk world, tokyo. japan's paralympic track team left for pregame training camp in new york before the start of the rio games next month. the 18 athletes met reporters at the airport near tokyo. saki, competing in the long jump said she will try not to forget the spirit of the challenge and remember to enjoy everything. >> translator: i will aim for a medal in long jump. >> tomoki sato, the 2015 world champion in the men's 400 meters wheelchair race, said he will do his best to win gold with support from many people. >> translator: i am very nervous and also excited as this is the first time for me to compete in such a big event. >> the rio paralympic games will

kick off on september 7th. as tokyo gears up to be in the olympic spotlight in 2020, it focuses on many things. one is stray animals. here's our report. >> reporter: these are for dogs and cats. japanese people love their pets. the country is home to nearly 20 million dogs and cats alone. but there is a problem, many animals are being abandoned. over 100,000 of them are put down every year. now people are trying to cap that number. officials leaders and

representatives met with animal care groups in tokyo to discuss the issue. monday them was the governor. his prefecture has drastically reduced the number of animals it destroys. >> translator: cutting the number of pets put down in kanagawa would have been impossible without help from volunteers. >> reporter: local volunteer groups help by finding homes for abandodoned animals.s. the tokyo governor also attended the event. >> translator: we hope to show how to achieve a target of having no animals put down by the deadline of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. >> reporter: the organizer for the event had this to say. >> translator: too many ananima

are being bred, so we want to help more people adopt them. and we need stricter laws and regulations before the tokyo 2020 olympics. >> reporter: the attendants agreed to continue sharing their knowledge and experiences. this sort of wide ranging cooperation between public and private groups to end the distressing problem has just begun. jun komito, nhk world, tokyo. a ceremony has been held in

tokyo. a c ceremony in peru for the 11h year immigrants arrived from okinawa, japan's southern prefecture. 500 people attended the event in the peruvian capital of lima on sunday. the governor was among them. >> translator: people of japanese descent are playing important roles in various fields today in this country. we are very proud as many of their ancestors emigrated from our prefecture. >> reporter: peru was the first south american nation to accept immigrants from japan. people from okinawa started immigrating in 1906. about 100,000 japanese peruvians now live in the country. around 70% are said to be the descendants of people from okinawa. jonathan oh joins us with a look at world weather starting with

typhoon lionrock. >> hello. we are continuing to monitor typhoon lionrock as it moves toward japan. it is something we'll watch very closely. you may notice, though, the clouds are a little bit smaller than it was earlier in the frame. and the reason why is because the system has reached its peak intensity. it is now starting to weaken. nevertheless, we are expecting this system to be potent as it comes onshore. we are expececting itt to arriv along the pacific coast of the tohoku region as we go into tuesday. so this is something residents need to look out for going forward in time. we do mention that impact, but i also want to mention the western portion of japan are dealing with the indirect effects of this particular storm. we have a low-pressure system in the sea of japan, that's bringing in some of the colder air from the north in the upper layers of the atmosphere. when you have th s soupy tropical airir coming in at the surface level from lionrocock, u get a lot ofof heavy rainfall. we are dealing with a a lot of heheavy rainfall throughout the western portion of japan as we

went throughout ththe day. morere of that likely througugh the overnighght period and then the shift -- the shift of f the focus really movoves to the northern portions of japan. we keep an eye on this as we go throughout the next couple of days. that's not the only tropic system that's out there. there's a lot that's happening. we go to the eastern side of the pacific, we have a couple systems we are watching right now. we go to the atlantic basin and starting to fire up here. we have a hurricane and tropical depressions we're watching. let me talk eastern pacific, tropical storm named madeleine moving west northwest 17 miles an hour packing winds gusting to 120. it is going to brush closely to hawaii as we go through later this week. those of you living in hawaii, this is the time to prepare for the impact. a lot of heavy rain with strong winds on the big island as we go into wednesday. then thursday we'll see wet weather continuing as we go forward in time. meanwhile, i mentioned the atlantic basin being active, we have gaston way over in the central portions of the ocean. that's not going to make an impact. but we have a tropical

depression that's west of florida. this is the one we're watching more closely than the e tropica depressionon near the carolinan coast.t. yes, we'llll have showers along the beach areas for south carolina and north carololina, t we are looking more alonong hea rainfafall going forward i in t over floririda because we're expecting it to become a tropical storm and bringing rain right over the panhandle of florida as it goes throughout the next few days. be on the lookout for that. rain and thunderstorms in miami and atlanta. also seeing some separate rainfall from houston into denver. dryer conditions back over to the west as we go throughout monday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook.

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♪ this is "france 24." these are the headline. the biggest step in putting an end two-putting conflict in colombia. brazil's suspended president is set to be at her impeachment trial. she is accused of fixing the books. pushy's army continues to

into northern syria. tradeoming up, a freed deal between the eu and the united states even likely. yearcientists wrap up a completedome in isolation. rom paris.ory live rof ♪ the longest-running conflict in the west is coming to an end. rebels have agreed to a cease-fire with the government. we have more on the deal that

puts an end to five decades of fighting. afterer: a cease-fire four years of peace talks. the historic announcement was made on sunday. [indiscernible] position, i order all of our leaders and each and tory one of our combatants cease-fire in a definitive manner from midnight tonight. reporter: the conflict has left 0,000 people dead and has

displaced close to 7 million. herdeal will allow the farc tto participate. they will hand over there weapons to united nations monitors. not everyone is pleased with the term of the deal. >> the families might be indignant about the deal. reporter: the final agreement will be signed in the coming weeks at the united nations headquarters. the final endorsement still needs to be put to a referendum in colombia. anchor: the suspended president in brazil will address the senate today. she is finally to save her job, despite accusations that she fixed the books.

she said she's being targeted by here enemies. they are tied to remove her since last year. let's bring in our reporter in rio. she is set to speak in less than an hour. she is unlikely to win the verdict. reporter: that would seem to be the case. impeachment needs supportive 2/3 of senators. the administration of the standing president, now is a defective government has the power of political patronage. sources say she is not yet admitted defeat. it would seem to be all but inevitable. anchor: her speech is going to be broadcast live. she is speaking to all of the people of brazil as well as the

whole world. reporter: i think she is aware of the fact that she is addressing the court of public opinion, also world opinion and she is sure to stress or democratic credentials. sure, undermine the legitimacy of the government. likelyd coup d'etat is to raise the temperature inside the senate. the opposition said they were not except her using this word. she will bring along the former president, a former singer, for moral support. the other side will have their supporters. it could be a rock is atmosphere on a very traumatic day. anchor: thank you for the, tim, reporting from rio.

dozens of people have been killed in syria as turkish forces pushed away across the order. tom stephenson told us more. tom: we had seen further advantage into northern syria. they have taken a couple morris all town, south in the countryside. aleppothe northern countryside. if we go back to wednesday, the turkish force intervened in the syrian civil war. most of the fighters are syrian rebel fighters. some of them freed groups. militia, for example.

they are fighting with that narrative, they have withdrawn mostly from that area the past few weeks. most of the fighting is against another syrian rebel group. they are well armed and have the tanks and hardware, air support coming from turkey. this is very serious right now. anchor: turkey has said they are going to target militia unless they retreat east of the euphrates. this is a very complicated he's of this puzzle. tom: that is right. when the operation is -- was launched, there are going to target the state. wherever they found the fighters. the foreign minister has said kurdishl target any

force found west of the euphrates. they must with job by the euphrates river -- they must withdraw by the euphrates river. he militarywhen victory for the islamic state, just a couple of weeks back. the turkish groups are sharply opposed to the kurdish forces and trying to contain them on the eastern side of the euphrates river. see a kurdisht to site set up on the border. they are fighting their own insurgency against kurdish forces in southeastern turkey.

we're seeing lots of fighting this point, with the turkish forces involved. anchor: turkey is part of the u.s.-backed coalition. there also backing kurds in syria. the clashes between turkey and syria are unacceptable. next to yemen, where the death toll is up to 60 from the suicide bombing, in the southern city of aden. someone drove a car into a group in army training camp. no one has claimed responsibility. fighters in libya are on the verge of reclaiming a city. you have suffered heavy

casualties. wounded. 180 were andrew explains. reporter: the noose is tightening around the islamic state. tanks and antiaircraft guns. they blast their way. much of the fighting has taking place in neighborhood one. fighters say they have recaptured the entire area. the focus is shifting to the east. in neighborhood three, they are thought to be making a last stand. >> we the seated them. our forces advanced on the front. we will finish them. owes muchthe offense

of its success to u.s. airstrikes and spepecial forces. wave after has thrown wave of suicide bombers. five car bombings, a sign of how desperate the group is to hold on to its prize. it is the only major stronghold outsole syria and iraq, putting within striking distance of western europe. even if they are finished up here, they will struggle to do so in the face of a determined government fight back. anchor: a kidnapped aide worker has been rescued. katherine wilson is a well-known worker in afghanistan. she was taken in late april when

she was visiting a city for a women's embroidery project. she is now reported to be safe and well. there are fears of violence breaking out in gabon after both presidential candidates claim victory. the vote has been marred by accusations of fraud and irregularity. reporter: supporters of the opposition presidential candidate singing the national anthem in the capital libreville to celebrate. they know are warnings of declaring results. a to theibuted poll dat crowd, suggesting he was the winner of the presidential vote. trendthe overall tend, --

i was way. you were able to avoid the pitfalls of widespread fraud. a regime we're finally seeing off with dignity. reporter: just a few kilometers away, there was a surprise appearance to reassure his backers. he has been in office since 2009. isa delivered said he dominating in five out of nine provinces. he said he was calm about his prospects. >> the experience for us to serene, which is exactly what we are doing. there is no need to say anything at all. reporter: gabon is one of the

riches oil-producing countries of africa. you have budget cuts. people are struggling under bongo's leadership. accusations of fraud. victories,h claiming they have to wait for the official announcements for the results on a new. anchor: a scientific experiment simulating what it would be like to live on mars, only being allowed to go outside if they were wearing spacesuits. it was the second longest study of its kind. they talked about how they were able to find their own water. >> you can get water from the ground that is seemingly dry.

it would work on mars. you water on mars. >> i will give you my personal impression. the mission to mars is realistic. i think the -- can be overcome. anchor: time now for business news. more trouble between the u.s. and the eu. reporter: the talks have failed. the economy minister said nothing is moving forward in the discussions, which had been going on for three years. cold water on hopes the major trade deal might be agree before the u.s. presidential elections. reporter: it has been called the most ambitious trade deal in the world, an important ambition for

barack obama. the transatlantic partnership is doomed. >> according to my assessment, the negotiations with the united states have failed. that is because having had 14 months of negotiations, there is not been a single joint statement. reporter: washington was angry that the eu had agreed with a similar agreement with canada. negotiations had stalled since brexit. there has been growing opposition to the plan on both sides of the atlantic. they have stressed the importance of the deal severe economy, but friends has an skeptical from the start. francois hollande said he would

reject the deal. ofe of the main points contention include the protection of the brands of certain goods. anchor: there are comments over future interest rate hikes. reporter: the strength -- the case has been strengthened. the fed have been worried about voting too of britain leave the european union. it is not for the global economy. it doesn't mean the fed has relaxed about the rest of the world. in the emerging world, we ask for summarization. it is important that this is

much more important because15 years ago, emerging markets was 20% and now it is 40% of the global economy. therefore you cannot have the next generation with rate hikes unless the red does not -- fed does not want that. reporter: european shares are trading down. some say it is impossible to interpret janet yellen's comments. bitort time ago, it was a quieter out there today. so more business headlines. the french trains has seen their contractse after a with the american operator and try to supply new high-speed

trains. surrenderedeem have service in abu dhabi after some of their drivers were arrested. as many as 50 drivers had been stopped by authorities. they are continue to operating in neighboring dubai. strike ifted for they do not get a new deal with their supporters. they are negotiating a new workers agreement with general motors, and ford. they want to keep certain factories open. anchor: some new rules for jerome just came out today -- for drones. reporter: they include a ban on

nighttime operations required for operators to hold licenses. they streamline those for commercial operation. small drones that fly. the faa said the new rules could create up to 100,000 jobs in the next industry in the couple of years. we know that amazon wants to use drones. anchor: thank you for the outlook. review.for the press ♪ we're taking a closer look at what the papers have been saying today. you are going to start with it the controversy. reporter: we're talking that colin kaepernick, a quarterback for the san francisco 49ers.

he refused to stand when the u.s. national anthem was played at the games. "the new york daily news" has a flag, a reference to a penalty. inside he ways why he is doing this form of protest. inam not going to show pride a flag for a country that oppresses people of color." he says he is going to continue to sit when the national anthem is played. anchor: this position has revoked a lot of anger. fans havesome 49er's been learning is jersey in protest. for some americans, not standing when the american anthem is played is disrespectful.

we can take a look at "the san francisco chronicle." ther sports writers says protest is the wrong time and place. it says while sitting out the national anthem will generate attention, it is unfair who will benefit. some people support his position. we will look at "usa today." "kudo for taking a stand against social. injustice' "not is not the time to throw the quarterback under the bus for taking this unpopular stance." athlete andng the says that somewhere muhammad ali is smiling.

he was known for speaking his mind. anchor: so much controversy over debate. they -- now a restaurant is refusing to serve some muslim customers? reporter: the confrontation was caught on video. this comes from "the huffington post." in the video, the man believed to be the chef is seen saying to aren that all muslims terrorists that they killed the priest, and i do not want people like you here. worry, wesay, do not are leaving. newhis the rise of some pbobia?

people are asking these questions. they demanded answers. apologized and said the situation has gone out of hand. he was emotional over all of this. investigation an into the incident. a politician has called for sanctions against the restaurant's intolerable behavior. anchor: you have an article about teens. some are choosing to say no to social media. reporter: interesting article from "the wall street journal." a report from the pew research center. online.ll teens go daily half are on instagram. this subset of teens choosing to

unplug, about 5%. they say they do not feel like they are missing out on anything. they like having interactions in real time, as opposed to interacting with photos on instagram. much of it turns out to be gossip. that is an interesting point. teens tend to compare themselves to other. teens to post things for their like valuees. anchor: you get a closer look on her web site, france24.com. just ahead, has some parisians one-day-onat with a

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