hello and welcome to this edition of nhk "newsline," i am raja padran. tok tokyo's auction spot is open to visitors.

the auction had been closed to the public since the omicron surge. people were allowed to watch for the first time in months. >> translator: it was breathtaking, totally different than seeing it on tv. >> for now only 27 people can reserve a spot on the viewing, that's about a quarter of the prepandemic. japan starts reopening its doors next week. as you will see in the next report, the travel industry is busy preparing a new sightseeing that fits the pandemic age. >> reporter: now it is flooded with booking requests for japan. >> everyone who's working here is excited about the reopening. it is what we have been waiting for. the move could not come fast

enough. the industry rapidly build a capacity to serve foreign service and found itself struggling without them. japan shuts its border out of fear as foreign tourism spreads the coronavirus. now coming back, they want to eliminate risk infection by turning to outdoor activities and seers to up. japanese government adopting the new system. >> translator: we in the travel industry wants to work together to take on the role of reviving inbound tourism. >> reporter: kino is studying the new system. she hopes tourists will embrace

the rules and see her guiding as an opportunity to discover hidden gems. >> staying with japan, tokyo police arrested a tax bureau official and six others on suspicion of fraud. they believed to receive government subsidies for business impacted bide the pandemic. the group including the 24-year-old, an employee at the taxation bureau. a former employee of his has also been charged. they're suspected of buying crypto asset with the money they received. the groups also believed to have helped others. they use the messenger app to advise other young people how to receive subsidies. tokyo police say one of the people arrested admitted they instructed about 200 people on how to make false applications. the group is believed to have

defrauded the government of more than $1.5 million. japanese authorities accused over 3,600 people receiving business subsidies, totaling around russian forces are closer to key city in ukraine. russian troops are pushing into the last ukrainian stronghold in the eastern region of luhansk. the main road into the city likely remains under ukrainian control. it says russia continues to make steady local gains and enable heavy concentration of artillery. the british report also says russian forces are preparing to cross donetsk to advance into

the neighboring region of donetsk. they sustained losses and need short tactical factual caupause for river crossing. they could lose some of the momentum they felt over the past week. meanwhile, ukrainian forces are stepping up in the southern region of kherson. russia claims the whole region under control. on wednesday, ukrainian state media quoted the governor assaying 20 districts in the north had been liberated. earlier in week, state media quoted a senior official, ukrainian forces have advanced 8 to 10 meters around kherson. the institute for the study of war says russia's concentration in seizing the eastern region continues to increase vulnerable iti ties in the kherson region.

occupiers cut power supplies and cables. they're forcing residents the use communication network under russian control. chinese media reported the country is about to launch its third and most advance aircraft carrier. the vessels is believed to be larger than china's previous carrier. it will use electro magnetic catapult. china has been building up its capability as part of its goal to create a world class military by the middle of the century. the introduction of the new aircraft carrier to underscore the authority of xi jinping. xi is expected to seek an unprecedented third termeader at the party of congress scheduled later for this year. ♪

a group of japanese citizens, drawing for support for nuclear of weapon use and testing. the group will present a proposal at a u.n. meeting later this month. the prohibition of nuclear weapons ban the use of development and possession of nuclear arms. it requires cig toirs to take contaminated on the use and testing. it calls on the members to include the victims is in discussions because it says adequate help will only be possible when their needs are

reflected. the proposal also urges companies that have used or tested nuclear weapo to disclose information regarding the impact of their nuclear activities. >> translator: the proposal draws a certainmount of attention as it takes in account the voices of atomic bomb survivors and hope that leads to further concrete steps. >> the group will submit the proposal at the first meeting of the treaty opening on june 21st in the capital of vienna. time is running out for survivors of atomic bombing to tell their stories. one man in his 80s decided to share his experience for the first time. what cause d him to open up aftr nearly eight decades? >> reporter: naito shingo, where

the atomic bomb exploded. >> translator: i found this small -- >> reporter: he was blown into the air and the rest of the family feared it. >> translator: my father was standing in the yard, he was burned all over and charred black. it was awful. >> reporter: his entire family, only he and his mother survived. his mother works hard in order to support naito.

she died eight years later. naito became an orphan. he later had a fulfilling life with a wife and daughter. she never was able to talk about his painful experience though. one day he decided time has come. >> translator: remembering people who can talk about their atomic bomb experiencess diminishing. atomic bombing will not be able to stood by future generations. i saw my father died from atomic bombs. i had to do something. >> reporter: naito writesown his memory of the bombing. when ever he thought about what

happened to his family, he's attempted to lay down his pen. >> translator: writing the memory script brought back painful memories. i feel i must pass them onto future generations. >> reporter: after writing, he met with junior high school students. >> translator: my four-year-old brother and two-year-old sister were trapped under the roof. my mother was a small person, she somehow minustard a tremends amount of strength and helped my siblings. there's use your power as young people to guide us towards a peaceful world without nuclear

weapons. >> translator: now i understand how lucky we are to live in a time and place of peace. >> translator: they were paying attention so i knew i had to be open. >> reporter: and his words will be remembered. nhk world, hiroshima. next, a governor of japan in shimane says he'll give a green light to restart reactor. the shimane plant is located in the city. the number of two reactors there have been off flying in 2012.

i cleared new government regulations. the plant's operator had been seeking approval from local officials to bring the reactor back online. the mayor gave consent earlier this year. a spokesperson says it was essential -- >> translator: it is important that we have reached an agreement regarding the restart of the nuclear reactor. safety is our top priority. they plan to complete safety measures by next march before the restart gets

moving now to the weather, our meteorologist jonathan oh has the forecast here and elsewhere in our world weather report. >> hello, we are seeing lower system of moving across portions of japan coming from the south and that kind of mess things up in the colder air higher up in the atmosphere. intense rainmaking its way to the ground and there are some thunderstorms reported with these cells rollening on throug.

more warm air coming in. dealing with instability, rain expected as we head into friday. high pressure relatively dry. rain in the south. rain continues down in okinawa, towards the south and the west. looking at the forecast here, it is wet from sendai up towards nagata. rain on friday and near 30 back to the west as we wrap up. we have been dealing with strong severe thunderstorms the past few days in the central portion of the united states. look at this, texas and oklah oklahoma, sending all the way up the northern east, we are seeing the rain and thunderstorms maybe and possibly severe thunderstorms. be on the look out for that. it is not just the east that's busy. back to the west, wet weather, that's going to be a rough

pattern coming up. ag agatha made its way across mexico. it regenerates some form of a system. that's what you have to watch out as it metlioves towards flo as we are coming up the weekend. that's your forecast, hope you have a good day where ever you are.

♪ ♪ that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline," i am raja

padran, "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard so don't go away. ♪ ramin mellegard. russia defaulted on its bonds. the impact on japan's financial system is likely limited. moscow was a month late paying principles and interests on a

dollar denominator bond that matured on april 4th. a committee says russia did not add interests accrued in that period. the committee says that means russia is in default. russia's central bank says russia and other countries held currency denominator bonds about $20 billion at the end of last year. russian default would have a limited impact on japan's system. but, it is a different story for russ russia-related loans. japan's financial group says their come boundbined outstandi credit was more than in march.

kansai international airport in japan is prepare to welcome tourists next week. the facility staff have been equipped hand held translation devices. >> are you looking for something? the company marketing the device, given the airport 250 units. the device handles 17 languages and a yieuser speaks into it, i produces a translation and text. japan will reopen to inbound tourists from june 10th. the country banned the country's foreign tourist since early in the pandemic.

also, authorities easing covid controls from passengers arriving from countries and territories designated as low risk ris risks. japan airlines offering the pilot experience to get people more interested in flying. the simulator 7 meters high and is usually used pie pillots for training. you select a settings and flight duration and weather conditions. they can experience operating an aircraft take off and landing under the guidance of an instructi instruction. on landing the simulator vibrates touching down the runway. the program costs about $2,800 and it is limited to 16 groups of two people. young jal employees came up with the idea to help the

company to recover from the impact of the vircoronavirus pandemic. new data shows consumers spend more of their credit cards during this year's spring holiday than they did before the coronavirus pandemic. the finding comes from the consumption index jcb. it rose by 6.4% for the first half of may from the three year average. the restriction on social outings with travel during the holidays for the first time in three years. spending at convenience and liquor stores surged 44%. people still spend less on dining out and travels compares to prepandemic levels but the gap narrows. >> some sectors spending 75% at karaoke parlors and decline at

japanese style pubs. consumption is likely recover but the pandemic may have changed the way people spend their time and money. ism children at an elementary school in japan were in for a big surprise on a recent lunch break as they drank their milk, their bottles start to reveal images of manga or comic. a dairy maker developed this special bottle that featured a four frame manga stories delivered in white ink. it is a trial and the kids were not told in advance. when they start to drink, they were amazed to discover the comics. they need to drink the bottle's entire content to get the story. the company hopes the manga feature makes it more appealing

and cut down on food waste. they'll supply schools with bottles as they request them. food loss in japan are growing. among them is as subscription of service as food normally gets thrown away. >> reporter: she receives a box with an assortment of food items that would otherwise been discarded. she gets a box delivered every two months. subscription fees about $40. even though customers don't know what's inside until they hope the box. the service is popular. subscribers can get a variety of

foods at about half the monorma price. >> since i get food that i don't usually buy, the service gives me a lovely surprise like a jack if the box. it feels good to be able to play apart in reducing food loss. >> reporter: the service has been provided by an ecommerce firm since november. it buys a wide variety of food products that can no longer be distributed. most of the items still have more than a month to go until their best before dates. >> translator: many peopactuall them were not expired for quite a while. >> reporter: one major cause of

food loss in japan is a business industry known as the one-third rule. retailers won buy them and they are not being sold. lost zero offers a solution by buying up these foods and providing the customers of the excitement of not fknowing what to get. producers recognize the merits of those services especially the coronavirus pandemic increase food loss. >> reporter: before the pandemic, the company wasted almost little food. due to a sharp supply to the region, sales dropped as much as 60%. he was relieved to learn about a service that can buy out his surplus product.

>> it kills me to have to throw away my product. i appreciate the service. >> reporter: lost zero includes an explanation in each box. >> i consider it to help people learn about food loss. it is working. the japanese government wants have food loss, as food manufactures are urged to do their part and subscription services is likely to grow. okay, let's get a check on the markets.

that's it for "newsline biz" in tokyo, i am ramin mellegard, thank you very much for watching. o7ñ;ñ;?k■x■xñcñcñcñc