here in japan it's a wednesday night. i'm james tengan. welcome to nhk "newsline." japan's government is aiming to submit a bill to the next ordinary session of the diet concerning emperor akihito's wish to abdicate. in a video message in august the emperor said he was concerned his advanced age could prevent

him from fulfilling his duties. current japanese law has no provision for the emperor to give up the throne. >> translator: we plan to submit a bill during the next ordinary session of the diet after explaining it to lawmakers. the bill will be based on recommendations of the panel. >> a six-member panel is discussing the possible abdication and how to reduce the emperor's official duties. the panel is expected to report on points of contention as early as the start of next year. suga is the first senior government official to mention the specific timing for submitting a bill on the matter. two japanese cabinet ministers have visited yasukuni shrine for its autumn festival.

it honors japan's war dead. internal affairs minister takaichi said she made a private cash offering and signed her name with her cabinet title. >> translator: i expressed my sincere gratitude as a japanese national to the souls of those who sacrificed themselves for the country. i also prayed for the health of families they left behind. >> active engagement minister kato also made a private visit. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says the visits reflect what she described as the japanese government's incorrect view of history. >> translator: we urge japan to look squarely at and reflect upon its history of violence to earn the trust of its asian neighbors and the international community. >> japan's top government spokesperson noted that the

minister visited the shrine in a private capacity. >> translator: i think it's a matter of freedom of belief. so the government should not interfere with it. >> suga said he's aware that south korea's foreign ministry has also commented on the visits. japanese police have been investigating the fatal poisoning of two men at a hospital near tokyo. and they zeroed in on intravenous drip bags as the source. chemicals were also detected in iv bags intended for other patients. police have been looking into the possibility of homicide at the hospital in yokohama. both men were 88 years old and in the same room. they died two days apart. surfactants were found in both men's bodies. police examined unused iv bags.

they found tiny holes in seven of them and found they had been contaminated with sur fak tants. some of the tainted bags were labeled with other things. the government of earthqucu ordered assange. assange has been taking asylum there for four years. his organization has released thousands of hacked e-mails from presidential candidate hillary clinton. ecuador's government issued a statement saying it does not want to meddle in the affairs of other nations or support any particular candidate. clinton and republican rival donald trump a preparing to debate wednesday night in las vegas. it'll be their final televised showdown before the election. a struggling japanese automaker is set to have a new

chairman in a bid to win back the confidence of consumers. gene otani from the business desk has details on that and other headlines. >> nissan motor is expected to appoint its ceo carlos ghosn as part of mitsubishi motors. the move is expected to put mitsubishi under nissan's umbrella. ghosn will hold the posts at the same time. mitsubishi executives have announced the scandal is hurting the company's finances. they say its net loss for the current business year is expected to grow $2.3 billion. chinese officials have released the latest data on

gross domestic product. growth has stayed the same for three consecutive quarters. gdp from july to september grew 6.7% year on year. the chinese government has maintained its target for an annual percent which was around 7%. president xi jingping has promised to put china on a path to sustainable growth. but government officials say there's still more work to be done. >> translator: our economy is in a transition period and there are still unstable factors. the foundation for sustainable growth has yet to be established. >> china wants to double both the gdp and incomes by 2020 compared to 2010 levels. and for more insight, ai uchida talked with the senior

consultant for research at the asian develop bank institute. we started out by asking him the main takeaway from the latest figures. >> well, the figure of 6.7% was very much in line with expectations of the third quarter in a row of that figure. and i think the officials have to be fairly satisfied with it. it's within the growth range of 6.5% to 7%. and we're also seeing some signs of stabilization there after the declining trend in previous years. so i think they're probably happy with those figures. >> what's driving growth and what's weighing on it? >> growth has been driven primarily by the fiscal stimulus programs of the government. also housing has picked up recently. and consumer spending has been relatively stable also. the weakness has been mainly in private capital investment which has been pulled down both by excess capacity in the

manufacturing sector and the continued weakness of exports. >> looking ahead, then, what would be your -- the challenges. what challenges do you see, you know, facing the chinese economy? >> there are several challenges. first is the excess capacity situation in the manufacturing sector. as long as that continues, that's going to be a depressing factor on private capital investment. and probably the other major challenge is the rapid rise in corporate debt that we've seen particularly among the state owned enterprises. i think that is raising concern about the emergence of possible non-performing loans at some point to have a negative impact on the banking sector. finally, export growth is still a negative factor and as long as that continues, that's going to put continued pressure on the government to continue with fiscal and monetary stimulus. >> how do you see the property market? >> well, the property market is

also a concern. we've seen a big rise in housing prices recently particularly in the tier one and tier two cities. and the government has begun to implement some tightening measures on those housing markets. but it's a delicate balance. how do you tighten the housing market at the same time you're trying to support overall growth? that is a major challenge for the officials. >> a delicate balance, indeed. what do you say? will leaders hit within their range of target for 2016? >> i think so, yes. probably the fourth quarter figure will also be close to 6.7%. then the question is what happens after that, what will they do with the forecast range for next year. tokyo stocks rose slightly after the release of china's gdp figures. china is one of japan's largest exporters. giang nguyen reports. >> market reaction was rather

muted on the china gdp figures. but analysts say investors were in line with the expectations. the nikkei 225 ended trade day higher by 0.2% closing at 16 16,998. the broader topix ended a touch higher. so relatively calm reaction t t the china data. but earnings prospects in japan provided a big boost. shares of sharp jumped more than 10%. that's after the company s saidt expects a significant improvement this fiscal year. and mitsubishi motor shares gained nearly 8% following the news they will appoint its ceo as chairman of mitsubishi. nissan plans to make a controlling stake in the automaker. many are waiting for the policy meeting on thursday.

president mario draghi isn't expected to announce anything this time. i'm giang nguyen. moving on to other markets in the asia pacific region. advance on china's steady growth figures. but financials drag down the index. hong kong's hank sang fell after tuesday's rally. the index slipped by 0.4%. most sectors ended in the negative. pse composite gaining by almost 2%. rodrigo duterte's trip boosted hopes for the economy. indonesia ending down 0.4%. a private think tank has ranked tokyo in third place in its global power city index

which evaluates the world's major cities. tokyo overtook paris to make it into e the top three for the first time. the institute for urban strategies released on tuesday its assessment of 42 major cities worldwide. included the economy, accessibility, and interaction. tokyo had been ranked fourth for eight straight years since the institute began publishing in 2008. london keeps the top position with new york in second place. the institute says tokyo's score was boosted by an increase in the number of foreign visitors and more direct flights connecting the city with overseas destination. paris got a lower ranking because of widespread security concerns following the terrorist attacks. japan's largest trade union plans to demand a 2% pay raise for workers in annual wage negotiations. sources close to the japanese trade union confederation say it

will ask for an increase in pay for the fourth year in a row. this is in addition to seniority-based races. for the second year in a row, they will also try to narrow the gap in working conditions between regular and non-regular workers by demanding a rise in the minimum wage. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. financial regulators in japan are planning to place stricter regulations on high frequency trading. hft buys and sells thousands of times per second. they've been targeted volatility. firms would need to have computer systems preventing false trades. the companies would also be required to keep a record of transactions for specified periods. foreign tourists will be abable too move more easily aro

northern japan. a new bus passill offer unlimited travel across the tohoku region. the ticket will cover about 50 express bus routes. the four-day pass will cost about $96. for a seven-day, $125. pick them up at ticket counters after showing their passports. bus operators hope they will attract travelers to the area. an international advisory committee for the china-led asian infrastructure investment bank hasas held itits first mee. ai r aiib leader and others exchanged views on strategy and the bank's operations. the aiib currently has 57 member nations. at least 20 other countries are thought to have applied for membership. you can catch our report again online together with a

full transcript. look for nhk world and business wrap. and that's a look at business news. i'm going to leave you with the markets. taiwanese president is under pressure from china which claims the island as its territory. she accuses beijing of blocking taiwan's participation in international meetings. in august the number of visitors in the mainland dropped by more than 30% year on year. n nhk reports.

>> reporter: thousands of workers take to the streets. it's the first mass demonstration by the tourism industry. they are demanding the government do something to save their jobs. >> translator: we are not fighting to get a special advantage. we just want to lead a normal life. >> reporter: chan opened this souvenir store about a year ago to cater to the number of tour groups. and chan paid the commission. but he said since taking office in may, there's been an 80% drop in customers. >> translator: when one business suffers, that affects many others that work together.

>> reporter: but some see the drop as a good thing. >> translator: that's become quiet and better without chinese tourists. >> translator: except for those doing business with chinese customers, there's no impact for ordinary people like us. >> translator: our economy doesn't need to rely only on china. >> reporter: leaders in beijing have suspended official channels of communication with the government. but they rolled out the carpet for mayors from taiwan. anand from beijing's economic sport for the homee turf. open to talks with beijing but will not give into pressure.

>> translator: mainland china should face up to the fact that the republic of china exists and that the people of taiwan have deep faith in democratic principl principles. >> reporter: they're promoting stronger ties. shifting the focus away. a tourist visa extension for several nations. groups in the travel industry expanding their training teaching them thai and vietname vietnamese. >> translator: i'm not getting any work at the moment, so i've been taking thai language classes in the evenings. >> reporter: some countries are already under china's implement. and showing signs of life. needing to tell the government

her country is on the right track and creating a better future for the island. nhk world, taipei. fans are reacting to news at a veteran japanese baseball pitcher is ending his career. former new york yankeeses kurod mamade the announcement on tuesday. >> translator: i had the best season. i don't regret it at all. >> he had returned to japan last season to pitch with the hiroshima karp. could the help then lead the season for their first time in 25 years. he would continuee to playntil the end of t the japan series ts month. >> translator: i started to think about retirement last month. >> fans in hiroshima and around

japan are shocked. >> translator: i'm about to cry. he's a very important player for hiroshima. >> translator: he's done well. he gave us hope. i felt reinvigorated as a fellow middle age man. >> translator: i i was so encouraged by the fans. i want too help m team clinch the japan series championship to show my gratitude. >> kuroda marked 103 wins during his first 11 years in hiroshima. then he joined the major league's l.a. dodgers and new york yankees. he refused major offers from major league teams to fulfill

his promise to return to hiroshima. in july kuroda earned 200 career victories in both japan and the major leagues. he became the first major league pitcher to accomplish the feat. kuroda willl pititch his last f games during the japan series which starts on saturday. japanese film maker and comedian katano is set to receive france's highest award. kitano will be given the legion of honor in paris. he will be given the fourth rank of the five-grade award. kitano is being recognized for his work on the art scene. for transforming conventions in acting, television, film, and literature. he says he'll maintain his style and work hard on various projects.

napoleon bonaparte founded the award in 1802.. it's givenoo indiduals for their distiuished service of france. kitano is probayest known fofor h films that walk the line between vlelencend comedy. thishihis one in japan's ororgazed cri world. kita plays the head of the gang. the awards ceremony will be held in paris next tuesday. unseasonably warm and humid weather prevails in tokyo. 26 degrees celsius or 79 fahrenheit. here to tell us about a potentially dangerous storm system closing in on thehe philippines is sayaka mori. >> now, on sunday typhoon sarika made landfall. now the system will likely hit

the similar area. haima is likely stronger and larger than sarika. now, haima is a violent typhoon. its gusts are 300 kilometers per hour. that's quite strong. this is the equivalent to a category 5 hurricane for the lang basin. backing winds over 200 kilometers per hour. the center will likely move over the coast by tonight. as a violent typhoon it will likely move over the land and then the second target is going to be southeastern portions of chchina. this system could cause about 350 millimimeters of rainfal is is enough too cause some floodig because sarika dumped as m mh as 500 millimeters of rain. th l land is saturated. the storm surge could be up to 3 meters. thee water levels are quite hi. gigantic waves could develop meaning coastal areas could b b

hitt by severe flooding and als gusty w winds over 300 kilomete perr hour expected. catatastrophic damage could hapn duee to typhoon haima across t north o of the phililippines. now, there is another storm i want to memention. thatat was typhohoon sarika whi now a tropical storm.. and it's moving over china. yesterday it moved over hainan. we have some video from h haina and guangdongng provovince. left serioious damagage in chin. water leaving uprooted trees and fafacilities found all across t provinces on tuesday. winds topping 160 kilometers per hour. many shops have closed due to the storm and firefighters had to be called in cut loose a metal billboard which was blown off from the rooftop of building. so right before the system moved into the area, we saw some

severe weather already. and right now sarika is moving over land and packing winds of 90 k kometers per hour. it has weakened but stillll a powerful system. we will see some more heavy rainfall for the next couple of days. now, opposed to that we are seeing calm weather across many places of japan including tokyo. but a low front moving in by thursday. and back behind it, temperatures will be dropping significantly in the north. in asahikawa to 7 on friday. and tokyo d dpping to 21 degrees as we go into friday. now let's go to europe. we are looking at a severe weather maker in the area. this is packing strong winds and heavy rainfall and could cause some severe thunderstorms across

germany as well ass denmnmark. also another low pressure system to the soututh. and the system could cause windy conditions across the region as well. now, across the east, a big high pressure system is controlling the weather creating sunny weather and temperatures are going to be quite chilly. moscow 3 degrees for the high. kiev 8 degrees. still pleasant say cross the iberian pi ni iberian peninsula. all right. here's your extended forecast.

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