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chancell chancell chancellor schultz arrived by plane. >> we are on our way to meet the ukrainian. we want to show our support now and in the future because weeks to come will be difficult. >> russian forces continue their attack in the region. the military said on wednesday, russia's main strike were trying to attack the city in nine directions all of the same time. the region's governor says about 10,000 civilians remained there.

eu, g7 summit is scheduled next week. russia is reducing supply from energy to germany. the state affiliated company said on wednesday, the second would come the next day and leaving it running at 70% capacity. the cut 60%. the maintenance was scheduled for autumn and not yet necessary. he noticed the russian's action was based on a political statement. he added there are no gas supply problem in germany. he says he'll keep a close watch and take action as necessary.

chinese president has shown support for vladimir putin despite warnings from western leaders. the two adprgreed on a phone ca to work closely on energy and finance. moscow claims the west for complicating the global economic situation. putin gave his assessment of the situation in ukraine while xi says russia's action to protect their national interests were legitimate. >> beijing always judge this issue independently and promote world peace. all party should push for appropriate situations for what's happening in ukraine. the u.s. military carried out missile test on the pacific island of palau, the exercise tested the army's ability to

deploy the patriot system in an unfamiliar environment. a drone launched from an airport near palau. ten minutes later, a pair of antiair missiles were fired about 30 meters off the eye liss coast. it was 100% successful. it was part of the valiant shield which the drill conducted every two years. palau has no military and relied on the united states for defense. cha has been upping its influence in south north korea appears to have completed preparation for its seventh nuclear test. that's according to a new analysis by researchers at the u.s. thinktank. examining satellite images in

the country's northeast. the researchers say the images were taking on tuesday. they show the refurbishment and construction work at the tunnel number three is essentially complete. this comes amid growing concerns over the last few weeks that pyongyang is going to conduct a test. the researchers say a new tunnel is under construction around tunnel number four, also known as the west portal. they spotted construction materials nearby. the tunnel was closed in 2018. they say this new activity strongly suggests an effort to reenable it for potential future testing. north korea says it's battling another disease outbreak as it continues to tackle an em epidemic of fever. the newspaper reported that kim jong-un has sent medicine to a southwestern city. people are reportedly suffering from an unidentified intestinal

sickness. south korea's news agency suggests it could be typhoid or another. it puts a burden on north korea's health care system. thousands of presumptive covid-19 cases each day. last month, kim was urging to respond rapidly to the health emergency. ♪

the tokyo district court ordered the firm to pay for compensation. it claims to have lost 5,000 customers a month since the rating system was changed three years ago. following that change, deducted points for all restaurant chains. they have no choice but to accept any changes the site makes to its rating system. he ruled the defendant had abused its bargaining

the recognition of same-sex partner is a big relief. >> officials will start accepting applications on october 11th. the certificate will allow couples to access services that were not available to them before. they'll not be married since japan do not recognize same-sex marriage. small tour boats have resumed service in hokkaido northern japan, two months after a vessel sank in the region. boat operators had refrained from sightseeing tours since the accident in april leaving 26

people dead or missing. tour services were resumed on thursday after small boat operators established a new set of safety rules. the first vessel left the port at 10:00 a.m. with about 20 passengers all wearing life vests. it was accompanied by another boat which was on standby in case of an emergency. following the accident, an association of operators of small tour boats at utoro port drew up new safety guidelines. the rules state that operators must discuss together daily weather to conduct tours. meanwhile, boats will try to avoid going out on sightseeing tours without at least one other vessel. japan's transport ministry has revoked the license of the operator of the sunken tour boat amid concerns that basic safety rules were not followed. a ha heritage site, horyuji succeeded in raising the money through crowdfunding.

admission fee dropped to half during the pandemic. it left the temple not able to carry out regular maintenances. the temple launched the campaign on wednesday with the goal of raising 20illion yen, about $150,000. the target was met in less than 12 hours and the amount is still growing. as of thursday afternoon, more than 2,500 people have donated over $300,000. the temple's chief says he's grateful so many people stepped forward to help horyu jji. he says the details how the funds are spent will be posted online. it is just over two weeks since south korea began reissuing tourists.

now tourists are flooding back much of the delight of south korean businesses. nhk world has has more. >> reporter: it is busier since last year when the country doubled the amount of flights landing each other. it all adds up to the much anticipated return of foreigners for south korea's tourist industry. >> welcome to korea! >> reporter: an event held by the airport and south korea tourism organization rolls out the red carpet for visitors. martial artists and actors dressed in the popular game series in the reopening. >> reporter: south korea's

hospitality industry is gearing up after a two-year slump. translar: a l of pple inudingotel employees have changed jobs due to covid. since june, things have change in a hopeful direction. >> reporter: they were not the only one come back. now that's starting to change. >> our business is being revitalized opening backup and i am seeing a lot more foreigners. >> it feels great, i have not ventured out for a long time. it feels great to be able to do things i have not been able to do for a while. >> reporter: many others are still apprehensive about the

potential impact under the healthcare system. >> translator: more tourists coming into our country will mean good things for the economy overall. >> i am worried we won't be able to prevent new spread and things could get difficult again. >> reporter: there is uncertainty around this reopening whether due to the threat of covid or personal shortages in the tourist industry. here in the airport is clear there is no shortage of people either to visit south korea more than two years after it closed its doors. kim chan-ju. back here in japan where the country is known for many vending machines, they offer drinks and cookies and ice creams and insects. this vending machine is being set up in a town of nagano

prefecture, on the menu, 18 items including worms, grass hoppers. the treat may seems odd to some. >> i hope people will be open to try it. i am taking home as souvenir. >> reporter: the insects are fried and salted. some are with chocolate. next in weather, jerez densiresidents in south japan continue to see downpours. our meteorologist jonathan oh reports. >> looks like we'll be dealing with more rain in okinawa and

kyushu as we go from friday into the weekend. right there with the radar lighting up and we see these red spots, that means heavier rainfall. now we are seeing a strong pacific high along with the trough in the north, that combination really enhancing the front. it is going to slightly move to the north as it goes from friday and saturday. heavier rain. this will move its way to the north so wet weather is expected into places of tokyo. mean time is a lot warmer. 30 degrees is the high in osaka. amami looking out more rain as we go out the next few days. we are looking at strong to

severe thunderstorms romming inrolling into the midwest. yes, we are looking at relatively enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms like the atlantic station. we have one or two ways of front with hot air coming in, the south and the cold slamming up against, that's where we'll see the in sustainability. be on the look out for that. i mentioned hot weather down towards the south, mid-80s and upper 30s as some locations take it easy if you have to go outdoors. chicago looking at thunderstorms as we go through thursday. speaking of hot weather, europe looking highs in the upper 30s like places like madrid as you go through the day on thursday. that's a look at your forecast, hope you have a good day where ever you are.

nhk "newsline." coming up is "newsline biz" are ramin mellegard, so don't go anywhere. ♪ this is newsline biz, i am ramin mellegard. policymaker decided to raise their interest rates at .75. the sharpest hike in nearly three decades. >> we are strongly committed to bringing inflation down. >> policymakers were surprised

by what he calls the unusual circumstances of the consumer surprise index reaching 4% in may. hier interestates will raise the ct oforrowi for consumersnd business. they are bking that higher rates will cool down the economy and bring prices under control. okay, let's see how the markets reak reacted to the fed's .75% hike. >> our yanaka marie is standing by. >> tokyo stock closes 4% higher. the fed previously signalled a half point hike. after inflation hits a four decade high last week, the market began to expect more.

investors verinterpreted as thed showing results to keep inflation in check. the european central bank held an emergency meeting on wednesday. the block has uniformed monetary policy but baring fiscal policy allowing each member to issue its own bonds. the ecb promised support and manage to pull back. as the two central banks convince investors they a in control of their perspective economy, the market is looking through the bank of japan. bank is widely expected to maintain its policy. in fact, there is been a huge sell-off of japanese bond

causing yeecau causing yields to go above the boj. will governor kuroda be able to calm the market down. his conference after the boj's meetingill be infocus. i am yanaka marie, repting from the tokyo stock exchange. boj officials started their two-day meeting on thursday, they continue to monitor easing has been in stark contrast.

kuroda repeated that he'll stay in the course to boost japan's

economy. the rise in shipment and steels and semiconductor. energy prices are stuck at a high level due to russia's inflation. tokyo is that appears on the tail of the a airlin airliner, zipair, it will replace the design from saturday. company officials say they took into the account that the letter z appears on the russian military vehicle used in the ukraine conflict. japan airline established zipair four years ago. it flies five routes.

the rest to the united states. carriers scheduled to launch the service to san jose in the u.s. and california in december. ♪ nearly 20,000 children throughout children are in need of regular medical care due to intractible diseases and other conditions. robots are providing them new opportunities. >> unusual tourist is enjoying the beach. the world heritage site in southern japan. it is a robot about 27 meters tall. the robot is equipped with a camera and microphone and can move its head and arms by a

remote control. when it approaches the shore, it raises its arms, a sign of joy. the robot is being operated by hina who lives in a town that's 400 meters away. intensive care.se and requires she can move her slow slightly and uses them to control the robot. in this way, she participated in other tours as well, in clupdcla tour of an aquarium. the organizer of this tour providing social assistance to children with disabilities. she says experiences through the robot offer children the opportunity to discover their own potential.

>> these children are limited time to find things they enjoy so hope these experiences will lead them to new opportunity in the future. during the tour of the beach, hina also had a chance to enjoy interaki interacting with local children. this child pound a piece of sea glass in the sand and show it to hina by the robot. the revitalization group that coordinated on this tour feels it led to new discovery on the part of the children as well. >> translator: it would be nice if the local children could learn through such experiences that they are diverse people and that it is important to cooperate with each other. >> translator: by using latest technology, there avenues will

up, we he to explore new ways for participation. >> this small robot is opening the door to infinite possibilities. okay, let's get a check on the markets.

that's all for newsline biz in tokyo, i am ramin mellegard, thank you very much for watching. ■x■xñcñcñcñcw kickoff e

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