easy banana soup. wrap hello, welcome to this edition of news line, the latest at this hour. chinese president is in hong kong. he is set to attend a ceremony marking

overcoming adversity. it was it was quashed by authorities backed by the mainland.

a commissioner with the u.s. agency in charge of telecoms says, american tech giants should remove tiktok from their app stores. he called the popular social media app a national security risk. commissioner brandon carr posted the letter on twitter addressed to the ceos of apple and google. he said the app is collecting sensitive data about u.s. citizens and warned that the chinese government has unchecked access to it. carr said tiktok's beijing-based owner company is required by law to comply with china's surveillance demands.

u.s. media reported earlier this month that tiktok in china fruently access users' data. the operator tried to calm the outcry by saying data would be transferred to servers owned by u.s. software giant oracle. carr says if apple and google do not remove the app, he wants an explanation by friday next week. but the s.e.c. has no power to regulate app stores. invitations to join nato.

leaders signed a declaration opening the door for the two countries to become members. turkey opposed the move before ratifying this week. nato called russia its most significant and direct threat even though it used to be a partner. the alliance be beef up defense capabilities for its partners. ukraine volodymyr zelenskyy has been trying to solidify support after civilian casualties. he met with the first asian leader to visit since the invasion.

he is planning to meet with russian president vladimir putin. they are strengthening their attacks on southern ukraine. a missile that hit thursday left four people dead and others wounded. he sent a message takes place in madrid calling for more monetary assistance saying ukraine nes funding. they need to find room for his country too. >> i can say what i need, we need security guaranties and you need to find a place for ukraine. or face a delayed war between russia and yourself. >> meanwhile, vladimir putin is warning nato over its decisions

at the summit. he said russia will respond if they deploy troops in finland and sweden. vladimir putin made the comments thursday in central asian and visiting for a summit. he said the relations with the neighbors will sour after they join nato. >> if they want to, please go ahead. they should clearly understand that there were no threats to them before. now if military units are deployed, we will have to respond. >> vladimir putin vowed to continue what russia calls its special military operation in ukraine. he says there's no need to set a dead line for the end of a campaign >> leaders from outside nato are taking part in the summit. for more, earlier spoke with

our bureau chief. >> what is the significance of having these leaders attend? >> i think their presence shows how seriously the alliance is taking the growing threat posed by china. it would disturb the current status quo and increase the potential for the world's next major armed conflict to be in the pacific. here's what some of what he had to say on that. >> china is substantially building up its military forces, including nuclear weapons, bullying its neighbors and threatening. we must continue to stand with our partners to preserve the space in order. >> having them fly to madrid sends the message that nato is

keeping an eye on china. >> when the leaders of japan, the u.s. and south korea officially met on the sidelines, they discussed another threat, north korea. how does that tie in there? >> stability in asian is connected to how these three democracies function together. there are military alliances between the u.s. and japan and between u.s. and south korea. a simplify strong connection between the two asian nations doesn't exist. this alliance triangle creates a powerful detour against china. naturally, beijing don't like to see this. north korea denounced the three nations with state-run media

calling their media a dangerous prelude. >> they met separately with each of the leaders but there was no summit between japan and south korea. so what does that say about how stable is alliance triangle is? >> that really underscores that political relations between two nations remain chilly. to tension to thaw ties is growing. he is looking forward to working to address tensions after japan's upcoming election. he understands that for now, they can't risk losing the support of party hardliners. the real test will be if the two leaders can overcome the past conflicts to focus on the

future dozens of people in northeastern japan have been waiting over 11 years to return to their homes are being allowed to do after an evacuation order was lifted that is part of the town of the nuclear plant. a ceremony held to mark the patch of town. afterward, police and fire department personnel went into examine the area. residents are allowed to return to 20% of the zone that was deemed too dangerous prior to decontamination work. around 6,000 people lived in the area. officials say 18 households

have been making overnight stays to repair for their return since last december. >> i wish i could say i'm happy. but i can't. when i think about the others who can't return yet, i can't be happy. the lifting of the evacuation order is just the start. we have tough times ahead. >> the town's mayor says that the community will try to rebuild in a compact way. earlier this month, evacuation orders were lifted for another community impacted by the nuclear accident in 2011. only a small number have expressed in moving back. people across much of japan have been enduring another day of heat. some areas reached 40

celsius. >> my mother doesn't use an air conditioner very much, i reminded her to use it. >> it's going to get hotter. i'm a bit fed up with this. >> the hottest place in japan own on thursday, the temperature there reached 39.9 degrees celsius. here in tokyo, the fire department said people with suspected heatstroke was taken to the hospital. it is pushing up the need for electricity because of the need of air-conditioning. another scorching day is forecasted for friday. authorities advising people to protect themselves from heatstroke by drinking water

and not wearing face masks outdoors. temperatures climbed on thursday. we have the details in our world weather report. >> hot weather continues to bake japan and in tokyo, we set a new record in the month of june making it up to 36.4 degrees on thursday, that's the hottest we've seen in the stretch of the past several days. mid-30s since last saturday and we're expecting another hot day coming up on friday before we start to cool down a bit. we'll still be in the 30s until next week. look out as we see this high pressure system dominating the pattern with the hot weather pushing in. north of that, there's a front bringing heavier rain into the northeastern areas of japan. as you see the heat in place, make sure you are taking all

precautions necessary to avoid heatstroke because this has been a big issue because of the stretch of hot weather. meanwhile, down to the south, two tropical systems making its way through. this general area needs to look out for strong winds coming up. we have tropical depression south that is making its way toward the north and the west. by the weekend, you will deal with some of the heavier rain from this system. for friday, 36. back to the west, a stationary front, as we wrap up the workweek. it's been dry and looking at wildfire problems in places like california. this fire forced people to evacuate in places of northern california tuesday. the fire started with a burning building and the flames spread to near by vegetation.

over 200 hectors of lands were burned in a day. 500 homes threatened. hope you have a good day wherever you are.

the wraps up this edition of news line. in tokyo. don't go away.

is this news line business. chinese factory workers are busier in june as the sector recovered from pandemic restrictions. it was the first increase in activity in four months. the national bureau of statistics said that the index rose from may coming in at 50.2. the index based on a survey of

3,000 firms. a reading below 50 indicates retraction, above that mark suggests growth. the overall figure, 50 struggled below the threshold. the hotels and restaurants rebounded strongly. the official pmi rose by points to 54.7, it was the first growth in four months. and japan's manufacturing sectors continuing to struggle. it shows the index fell for a second month in a row. of the 15 sectors covered, 13 were negative territory. production of motor vehicles down 8%. electrical machinery like air

conditioners and rechargeable batteries down 11%. the ministry attributes the downturn to covid. they say it is now weakened and previously said it was pausing. another survey suggests manufacturing see things picking up. they expect 12% out put in june and a rise in july. they expect to shortage of materials to ease as the shanghai lockdowns ended in june. japanese tour officials are seeing more positive signs for their industry. they say hotel stays in may were up sharply from the same month last year. japan officials say that the overnight stays for the month came to almost 38 million. that's an increase of 80% from last may. it's the biggest jump this year. the upswing came as the country

celebrated without covid restrictions since the start of the pandemic. officials say that the program helped. the industry still hasesome way -- some way to get back to prepandemic levels. the mainstay is 26% down for may of 2019. japan beer maker is completely pulling out of myanmar which has been in violence since the coup last year. it will unload its entire stake in a share of buyback transaction. the deal should be worth about $160 million. they have been running two joint ventures in the country. they manage a pension fund for the military.

it considered sharing the shares to a third party but abandoned the idea because it could take some time. it has also agreed on the sale of another venture in a similar move. many people in japan face higher utility bills in august as suppliers pass on surging fuel prices. four of the country's ten major power countries announced hikes on monday. the increase from july will be largest from customers of the power company or techco. the bill for an average household rises from the previous month to the equivalent of $67.

three of the gas suppliers will raise their prices for the 12th month in a row. another issue is that the power supply has become tight due to the heat wave scorching japan. they're counting on a system called hydro power and releases water to a lower reservoir through a turbine. pumping it requires electricity. they have 9 plants which out put is equal to about 9 million average households. a major japanese music company is overcoming a pandemic slump by teaming up

with the industry. they're pulling out the stops to excite fans in the middle east. we have more. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands will come see their favorite characters from japanese events taking place in saudi arabia. my favorite animation, it's really cool. >> enjoying it with all of my family. >> the country for many years imposed restrictions on the entertainment sector. aim at ending depending on oil. the entertainment market could reach over one billion dollars

by 2013. the potential of the japanese giant. the pandemic hammered the company's policy at the concerts, sold for profit. to reduce alliance to music events, they decided to make japanese animations a new pillar of their business. the firm has been put in with all kinds of unique attractions and experiences. the live show expertise to bring new life. >> we want to offer every possible way to enjoy, not just through pictures but in brand new forms. >> the company began expanding into saudi arabia in 2019 after an offer from the government to

organize an event there. it is being well received. local organizers have reached out for help to fans. the music company is also working with the firms in japan that is behind the characters it is showcasing. >> we want to have a mascot show here. that would be dream-like. they have an edge that we don't. we want to utilize their skills to provide a whole new form of entertainment. we're ready to lead the way into new markets and we can do that by creating events which

make it easier for the animated industry to show its appeal. >> they believe that the middle east and india offer plenty boom with animated fan bases ready to be wowed >> okay, let's get a check on the markets.

that's it for news line tokyo, thank you for watching. ?ñpsps■

♪ >> this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. turkey has agreed to back finland and sweden in their bid to join nato. they made the agreement at the summit in madrid. theafter russia invaded ukraine, ending decades of neutrality. >> turkey a, finland, and sweden -- turkeiya, finland and sweden have signed a memorandum that addresses tu