hello and welcome to nhk newsline. we start in the united ststates where authorities in minnesota are pursuing justice over the death of a black man in police custody. charges offed aing and abetting have been brought against three police officers t that stood the as helened on to george floyd's neckck. >> all we can do is take the

case we have in front of us now and do our good faith best to brbring justice to this situati and we will. >> the state's attttorney gener says the authorities will a actn accordance with the law and the video you're about to see is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers.s. the officers involved havave al been fired. one pressed his knee into floyd's neck for over 8 minutes. he was charged wednesday with second degree murder. >> protests rippled across the united states with many calling for the others to be charged. many were peaceful but some engaged in violence and vandalism. the associated press reports nine deaths and 9,300 arrests. the city of new york suffered looting every night.

>> the police must stop the looting and the criminal activity. that is the essence of the police force. they are supposed to protect the community and the property. >> meanwhile he is distancing himself from the president. donald trump said he may use troops to quell the protest. experts say that idea doesn't have support. >> the option to use active duty forces should only be a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. we are not in one of those situations now. i do not support invoking the act. >> about 1,300 tro600 troops st ready to be deployed. now to japan, discussions are underway to streams line the

olympics and paralympics partly because of the cost. they forced organizers to push back the gains by one year. >> the people of tokyo and japan need to show understanding. to gain our support we a are considering what needs to be streamlined.d. > the 2020 tokyo olympics ar now scheduled to open on july 23rd next year with the paralympics kicking off a month later. some estimates suggest the one year postponement could cost several million dollars. to help deal with the glow they're considering more than 100 areas including catering for the athlete village and the scale of some ceremonies. organizers also plan to consider new measures aimed at keeping people safe from covid-19 but

first they'll need to closely monitor the rapidly shifting environment. the central government says it's ready to help. >> to make the games safe for athletes and spectators, we will continue to gear up for the games in close cooperation with the ioc, the tokyo organizing committee and the metropolitan government. >> tokyo officials reported 28 newly confirmed infections in the capital on thursday. residents are under a special tokyo alert meant to urge caution following tuesday's spike in cases. now across japan, more than 17,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus. over 900 people have died. >> aviation authorities in china say that they'll ease some international flight restrictions following us. pressure tactics. china curved foreign lights after infections earlier this year.

the united states announced on wednesday it would ban chinese carriers from flying into the country because beijing barred american airlines. chinese authorities now say all international carriers will be allowed to operate one flight per week into a city of their choosing. airlines that have previously been allowed one weekly flight will be able to double their services provided they meet certain conditions but authorities say they'll monitor the flight to see if any passengers have covid-19. if a certain number tests positive the airline service will be suspended. this latest move may also b be part of efforts to revive the chinese economy hit hard by the pandemic. people across the globe are marking the 31st anniversary of china's military crack down. it comes as the chinese government tries to tighten it's control on hong kong with controversial plans to introduce

new national security legislation. hundreds of police officers were deployed thursday. chinese authorities still tightly control information and ban people from talking publicly about the student-lead pro-democracy uprising. in hong kong authorities banned a large scale vigil citing coronavirus precautions. people criticized the move saying it was used as an excuse to show loyalty to beijing. >> it's where the system is w k working and when people can assume activity. >> the military crack down on june 4th, 1989 resulted in a large number of causalilities wh chinese troops firing on crowds of citizens including students. the chinese government maintains that it took the right steps to deal with the incident.

secretary of state mike pompeo met with leaders of the historic uprising. the state department announced he met three other former student leaders. he said in a statement this is the first time in 31 years a u.s. secretary of state formally received sur visors to express views on the incident. the state department warns the victctims off the crarack down calls on china to make a detailed account of the incident. it says the total number of mimissing or dead protestors ar still unknown. the recent death of a japanese reality star is casting a spotlight o on cyber bullying and renewing calls to regulate online activity.

protecting personal safety and freedom of speech is a delicate balancing act. >> she was an outspoken personality as a professional wrestler and as a cast member of terrace house. a japanese reality show. it garnered a fan base but also may have a target for online abuse and in the days leading up to her apparent suicide, she said she was subjected to more than 100 hateful messages a day. now an outpouring of grief. it's also put pressure on social media companies and online provididers to d do momore. last week, on monday, yahoo!

japan announced plans to help but one o of them is online activityty in japan. these expertsts sayay they don' necessarily l look for the currt situation. >> right now it's difficult to brining disclclosure requests us you bring it to trial but it's often too costly and time consuming. this means that the victims can't find justice easily. > thiss means they're review the issue. abuse of internet comments violate human life and we won't

allow for that to happen. >> it's complex. >> i believe a anonymityty and frfreedom of speech should be guaraneded. fafalse accusatioions and viole attacks, especially those directed at one person shouldn't. that has nothing to do with freedom of expression. >> it's a dilemma many countrirs are with. in the u.k. they have taken their own life in recent years after reportedly being harassed on social media and the apparent suicide of several k-popop star has debebate a about how t to c cyber bullying..

for more and for worse social media is a part of society. it has kick started a national conversation. nhk world tokyo. >> it's time for a check on the world weather withh our meteorologistt jonathan oh. >> people are dealing with major damage caused by a powerful storm that ripped through the region. so jonathan, are there any more to come in the coming days? >> it looks like we're going to be dealing with that system staying in place and storms forming along the particular line as we go through thursday and possibly even into friday as well. here's the satellite perspective. you can see the bright white clouds that pop up all over the area along the ohio river valley, that's a stationary front that's stalled in the area

and there was a powerful storm near philadelphia and that resulted in serious power outages extending into new jersey. so we're talking about not so good storms that have to go along with that and we're looking at the possibility of more stormy activity as this system is in place. that's one thing that we're looking at. a tropical system continues to remain in the area and it's going to still bring a lot more rain as we go through the next few days. and as we head toward friday and saturday, the storm is starting to pick up team and head toward the gulf coast, anywhere from texas over into mississippi and alabama so be on the look out and we have thunderstorms in place and plenty of them. atlanta to oklahoma city, houston, and also thunderstorms through thursday. we had serious rain that impacted the western areas of

japan. we saw rainfall in 40 hours. that's an all time record. that's a lot of waterfalling from this particular set up. more rain as well. so that's also through china. that's a look at your forecast. i hope that you have a good day where ever you are. ♪

>> that's all for now on this edition of nhk newsline. there's m much more to come on k world japan so please stay with us. welcome to newsline index. today we look at how advances in engineering and manufacturing are opening doors to your world. changes in industrial technology are making production faster and more efficient and challenging boundaries. we're now seeing materials in the medical field and even touch screens on bags.

the automobile industry is undergoing revolutionary change with a shift from gasoline powered to electric eco cars and autonomous vehicles. of course auto parts makers are players in developing technology and they're finding new applications for their innovations outside of the automotive market. one auto parts maker in central japan is currently targeting the medical field. >> perform practice measures. this device helps the conditions doctors face during surgery. these days the procedure is often carried out while the heart is still beating. doctors say this means that they have come to depend on it. >> it recreates the pulsation and variation in the pulse rate.

it's very useful. >> the device is the effort lead by the auto parts makeker. thee company provides official rubber material. this is what allows the device there. the material is sandwiched between electrodes. it expands and shrinks every time. he used rubber but maybe something new to survive in a changing industry.

we had to develop new technologies and try new business ideas to continue growing. >> the company is now walkining toward m material for health screenings. >> i it has e rubber in it. >> he's been using the insoles. each step helps doctors detect a knee or back problem. the industry is undergoing rapid

change. nhk world. conventional ro bbot arms me uniformly based on programs. while they have some flexibil y flexibility, it is limited. these rubber pads actually possess a sense of touch. this means that robots can perform jobs in a more human like manner as they can sense the shape, weight and sex tour -- texture of objects. in the future it could allow doctors to examine patients remotely as well as create artificial muscles and artificial limbs. next we'll look at a wearable robot device that is designed to

alleviate the fiscal burden of lifting. it reuses lower back strain. it's creating an environment where everyone can comfortably lift and carry out work. people that have walking disabilities and also seniors that want a little boost for leisure activities such as hiking. the domestic market for the devices is expected to quadruple over the next five years. one of the firms newest project

is a walking assist. it reduces it on the person's legs by up to 30%. they have created this light weigight 2 2.5 kililogram devic seniors. populations are aging around the world and we belief there's demand for this product. >> one person that could benefit from the device lives in osaka and loves the outdoors. recently she has been held up by arthritis in her knees. and she has been telling her companions to go on ahead without her.

she was able to try the new wearable robot. the change was immediate. >> it feels like i have the support helping me. >> she set out on the trail with a renewed sense of confidence. there was a big challenge at the end. the 400 steps promise to be a test. especially with tabitha's knee pain. it usually makes her take one step at a time. but not today. >> i could lift my legs without a struggle. >> going forward, we hope to make more wearable devices that can help regular people in their daily lives.

wearable robots are helping people with their legs and hearts. >> the tool that we saw in the video was a trial but the company has teamed up with a travel agency to launch scheduled walking tours featuring the powered gear starting this month. next we move on to innovation in displays for mobile devices and how they are improving the way people interact with and perceive the world. we meet an entrepreneur in china developing this curvedd screen. it's as thin as onion screen. 0.01 millimeters and it feels weight less. let's find out more.

>> the world's first commercial device with a foldable screen hit the market in 2018. it looks like a typical tablet but comes with a twist that allows it to fold up to become a smartphone. the launch by the chinese firm beat major players like samsung and huaweii to a punch inn an industryry that have long been trying to perfect the technology. he heads the company and has 2,000 workers. it's 0.01 millimeters thins developed by him and his colleagues. he hit up on the idea while studying at stanford an verseun and launched the businesess in 2012. he set up a factory in china's silicon valley to pasass p prod thee ground brereaking disisplar

supplies to otherer manufacture. >> it's what innovating is all about. >> now it's making its way into unexpected fields including fashion. he teams up with high end brands to bring a new look to their designs. mass market applications growing out of the same technology are also in the pipeline. the tououch sensors allow for t

recliner but it's just the beginning. >> translator: i believe that ai and 5-g will enhance the connect i have world of the future. >> he says that technologies like his can give all kinds of products the ability to sense and interact with their supportings just like humans. >> they have faith that it offers clear example to the futures. >> look at this t-shirt, the thin bendy screen is right into the garment. you can control the screen directly, choose the content and even adjust the volume. like this.

you can also operate it remotely by phone. there are plenty of ways to play with it. by uploading photos and movies you can create an endlessly changing printed t-shirt. like this. there's alslso this and their attention application in mobile and individuals such as artists could use them as a platform for personal expression. they're now moving into aerospace. that's it for today's newsline indepth. thank yoyou for watching and se you again next time.