edition of "nhk newsline". with the news from tokyo. the head of japan's police agency intends to resign, it has to do with last month's fatal shooting of former prime minister abe shinzo coinciding with the release of a new report looking into security in place at the time of the killing. >> we believe it is necessary

to implement measures based on the security requirements under a new system to prevent such an incident from happening again. >> in his current position for nearly a year, the resignation is expected to be approved at a cabinet meeting on friday, he says he regrets police failed to protect abe, the former prime minister shot to death during a campaign speech on july 8th two days before the opera house election. in his report the national police agency found flaws in the security plan and insufficient communication between officers on site it says those issues resulted in failure to prevent the shooting. the agency plans to review security operations for vip and strengthen involvement with police. that will be done by revamping security policies. the head of the police also

conveyed intention to step down, he was given a pay cut for three months on thursday in response to the shooting. for more insight, earlier speaking with nhk. >> you spent many years covering the crime beat in tokyo so just how unusual is it for the police agency to issue this sort of security review? >> it is remarkable really, the first time in 30 years upon japan going protecting vip and the review was surprising the agency will not just revise these policies, it will throw them out and start from scratch. so how did things go so wrong here? the security plan for this event

, by now we have all seen videos of the attack showing the gunman easily approaching abe brown from behind, the biggest problem with security was not enough attention was paid to potential dangers behind abe but it also highlighted a more fundamental issue. for a long time the duty to protect important people aside from the current prime minister and other world leaders has been left to local police. so the national police agency did not even check the plan from police in advance and if it had who knows how this may have turned out. >> abe's killing drawing attention here in japan and abroad so what are the challenges ahead? >> the challenge starts with

rebuilding public trust, security experts from all over the world were shocked to see someone as famous as abe speaking in this area so busy and open near a train station changing how people view japanese security will not be easy or fast but in just over a month, some very important people will come to tokyo to attend abe's state funeral. even more in hiroshima next year for the summit of the threat of seven nations, this event will be a major test for the police and for japanese leaders. >> government sources say japan is preparing 6400 guests for the funeral. it will be the second state funeral ever held for a former prime minister in postwar history, the ceremony set for september 27th, the government put the budget at $1.8 million,

something the cabinet will decide on, on friday the plan for a state funeral sparking controversy some find it inappropriate the government is paying for funeral, the latest challenge comes from a group led by lawyers who argue it is a legal use of public funds. a sri lanka woman given more time in japan to get to the bottom of a family tragedy, she wants justice for her sister who died last year in a japanese immigration detention facility, authorities decided her time in the country was up but now have decided to let her stay longer. the sri lankan woman who died in japan was wishma sandamali. she lost her resident status after overstaying her visa and was being held by immigration authority, she complained of illness and died in march of last year at the age of 33. her family sued the japanese government saying that wishma

died because immigration authorities kept her in detention and failed to give her medical care. the sister of wishma arrived in japan of may last year on a short-term visa which she has renewed. when she renewed this year immigration officials told her it would be the last time. she said at a news conference her family has the right to know what happened to her sister, she says she had to take part in the japanese court file but she would've had to leave japan this week. nhk has learned officials will let her stay longer. officials have exercised power to extend the short-term visa for humanitarian reasons. >> the russian invasion of ukraine is often called putin's war and that is apparent in efforts to maintain support from the people of this country.

nhk using artificial intelligence to analyze vladimir putin statements for clues into how his thinking may have shifted, as the next report explains there are times he is focused on winning young hearts and minds. >> this is what kids are doing this summer in russia's far east, the instructors of the class are military veterans, teaching kids to have pride in their country and promoting policies of the russian president. >> i was put the nation before anything else. i hope you will do that. >> these lessons have become a bigger part of life in russia and that is clear from vladimir putin's own words. >> i decided to conduct a special military operation in ukraine with the aim of protecting people who have been persecuted by the ukrainian government. >> the official statements are compiled on the website of his

presidential office, nhk conducted an analysis of those remarks to look for trends. it reviewed over 200 of his speeches or public comments this year, he is focusing on three themes and language around families and children has been front and center. >> this is a battle for the future of our country and its chilen. large families deserve respect and they must be supported by the state. >> experts say that the administration wants to instill patriotism in the minds of the younger generation, they say the war is dragging on and he needs people to stay engaged. this expert on russian politics says traditional family values are closely linked to national pride. >> those kinds of values merge

with russian loyalty to the state and their respect for heroes from world war ii, that generates patriotism from russians. >> back in eastern russia, kids are learning combat skills and how to assemble guns, the defense ministry hosting a free camp drilling nationalism into kids on their summer vacation. >> the camp helps me to feel more patriotic. >> this course is really important teaching me why i should defend my country and protect my family. >> there are 70 camps like this across russia this summer, nearly twice the number from last year. patriotism has become a critical tool for the russian president, keeping the public

on his side for the future. representatives at a nuclear disarmament review conference remain divided over a draft document, an important new policy for the world and with two days to go before the meeting wraps up there's not much time left to figure things out. the conference of the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons started august 1st at un headquarters, delegates holding a session on wednesday with an attempt to work out differences, they remain at odds over the draft calling on nuclear powers to adopt a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and they are divided over how to define the relationship between the npt and the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. another point of contention with the safety of the nuclear power plant in ukraine, russian

forces seized in march wi schelling continue around it. the current draft urging russia to return control of the plant to ukrainian authorities, russia calls the document unacceptable. the conference president will present a revised version of the document with delegates failing to adopt the final document in the previous review conference seven years ago. advocates fear a similar failure could delay global nuclear disarmament efforts, the conference will end on friday. a senior member of the taiwan main opposition party has met with a top official in cha agreeing that both sides need to de-escalate tensions weeks after beijing held military drills in the taiwan strait. the vice chairman of the taiwanese nationalist party, he met with the head of china's association for relations

across the taiwan stit. they say that concerns were conveyed for taiwan people over military pressure, chinese state media says the exercises were defended saying they are part of a legitimate defense of china's sovereignty. both leaders agreed taipei and beijing need tomaintain stability by promotin exchanges and promoting communication, despite the peaceful message the trip has proven controversial back home. as beijing was wrapping up fire drills in response to nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan, insisting the tour was organized before tensions escalated but taiwan's president has criticized for not canceling sing to the trip sends the wrong message to the rest of the world.

china and south korea have commemorated 30 years since establishing diplomatic ties, their leaders say the anniversary is an opportunity for a fresh start. events were held at the same time in beijing on wednesday neither leader were in attendance instead messages were read by foreign ministers, the chinese president calling for the country to build a friendship with south korea. likewise the president of south korea says they hope to collaborate on issues like security and climate change. he expressed interest in holding his summit, china is south korea's largest trading partner but the countries disagree on some key issues in particular inclusion under washington's missile defense shield. since taking office reversing course from his predecessor pushing ahead with deployment of advanced systems from the united states, he says it is necessary to defend against north korea but beijing says

the systems are a threat to national security and friendship. we have been reporting about an intense tropical storm bringing downforce to the philippines now edging toward southern china. our meteorologist with the details in world weather report. >> we are watching this moving westward battering southern areas of china also ringing strong wind and heavy rainfall into the southern region. this is video from hong kong to give you an idea as the tropical storm made landfall thursday with sustained wind 90 kilometers per hour. one person was injured in hong kong. flooding and fallen trees with dozens taking refuge in temporary shelters. the same storm hitting the philippines this week killing at least three people and displacing thousands, the story

is not over yet, it is moving to the west bringing heavy rain was strong wind and a southerly flow part of the story northern areas of vietnam impacted by the rain with some locations getting anywhere from 150 up to 200 millimeters of rainfall depending on how the core dumps the rainfall. be on the lookout for flooding potential along with strong wind going forward. meanwhile it is hot to the north into the southwest portions of china with a high of 44 on wednesday. we are going to see the heat in place but the edge will be taken off with a low pressure system in the area bringing down the temperature a little bit. across japan a low pressure system with rain possible into the northern areas of the country. looking out for that down to 39 degrees. we are talking about heat in the western areas of the u.s.

as we see this southerly flow with heavy rain southeast portions of the country so, be on the lookout as we will see more heavy rainfall as part of the story. really dousing so we will see that coming up through thursday, heat continues for the northwest on thursday. have a good day wherever you are.

that wraps up this edition of "nhk newsline", coming up next is "newsline biz".

don't go away. am trying 24. japanese trading firms invested in the oil and natural gas development in russia's far east have decided to remain involved in the project. earlier this month moscow handed the operation to a new company which then told the company's that they would need to decide within one month

whether they would acquire shares in the new firm. mitsubishi came to decision at a board meeting thursday and had already decided to acquire shares, the oil giant shell announced after the invasion of ukraine it would pull out of the project. but the japanese government says that as part of an energy supply the firms have been asked to consider staying involved with the firms sending decisions to the russian government which says it will decide whether to accept them within three days. the japanese government says the economy is moderately improving in a new report but officials remain leery about the impacts of a downturn in global economy. the capital office economic report for august says industrial production show signs of picking up for the first time in seven months the assessment has been upgraded

with a report saying parts shortages that plagued automobile manufacturing were largely resolved after strict coronavirus related measures were lifted. meanwhile the report says private consumption continues to pick up moderately with spending on summer travel recovering but demand is low due to rising crises. the government remains cautious going forward and says a slowdown in overseas economy is a risk to japan's economic growth. the report says the impact of price in crisis on households and businesses should closely monitored. the government is eyeing support to help the tourism industry recover from the pandemic which includes expanded subsidies for removing or renovating abandoned inns that can spoil the landscape. the government launched a system to help hotel owners to

finance changes to their properties. the tourism ministry is considering creating a fund to provide multiyear support. officials want to accelerate the digital transformation of the industry including measures to make online booking more available. the ministry hopes to revitalize local tourism and make the industry more efficient planning to request resources in the draft budget for the next fiscal year. in major japanese coffee company wants to help people feel even better about their morning cup of joe. you cc holdings plans to move toward sustainable and ethical sourcing for beans. the company says brands will only use coffee bean imports that meet its sustainability standards such as production that conserves tropical rain forests, the firm plans to ensure that its beans are fair

trade to give growers reasonable wages and treatment, the company will work with international grou to switch all coffee beans to standard compliance by 2030. >> the sustainable procurement of coffee beans and the livelihood of the farmers who grow them are both important to us. we want to show this in our actions. >> coffee production has contributed to the loss of tropical rain forests with vulnerable small-scale growers subject to exploitation. a japanese rail operator is looking to cut emissions by switching to cleaner fuel, west japan railways aiming to use biofuel in all diesel trains by 2030. jr west president says the company wants to change from using light diesel oil to next- generation biodiesel fuel made from plants or algae.

to reduce carbon dioxide itch emissions by 55,000 tons per year as biofuels consider to remit no co2, jr west will test engines run by the fuel in the current fiscal year and will conduct trials with passengers on board a fiscal 2024 and start putting biofuel into service in fiscal 2025. jr west says it will be the first railway company in japan to carry out long-term test with trains running totally on biofuel. products that appear to be made of ubiquitous plastic materials such as spoons and toothbrushes are now being manufactured from an unexpected item commonly found in kitchen pantry's. reporting on this recently developed material.

>> spoons and toys on display in this general store are made from rice. a new type of plastic that is manufactured by combining white rice and plastic pellets at a high temperature. and then a special method is used to treat the combined material. the ratio of rice is between 10 and 70% depending on the final product. the strain of plastic and conventional plastic are almost identical. >> it feels smooth and natural with a pleasing texture. >> any type of rice can be used, even varieties that are usually discarded and not suitable for human consumption. now, these can be recycled into

plastic by applying this new method. >> this is a type of rice we currently use. i will put it in the machine which will mix with plastic and mold the new material into the desired shape. >> this plastic is currently being produced. before next november it will be produced in fukushima as well. a plastic factory will be built in a town where extended orders were issued for the entire municipality. after the disaster at the fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. before the mishap the thriving rice industry but now only about 14% of the rice fields are being cultivated. to produce plastic the factory

requires pounds of rice each year the plastic manufacturer are not only using fields to grow the rice but also receive crops from local agriculture cooperative to make up for any shortfalls. in 2021 cultivating rice in a rice paddy, the entire harvest at a price comparable to that of food grade rice. >> i think people are still afraid to buy the rice because of the nuclear power plant accident. i hope to focus on increasing rice production to make biomass plastic without having to worry about the taste of rice or sales figures. >> we can provide a stable

supply of biomass plastic products without being affected by world affairs. with these products we hope to show the world fukushima is working hard to come up with innovative solutions. >> using rice for biomass plastic production cannot provide a stable income for the community. this effort will hopefully encourage former residents to return to the region. nhk world , fukushima. let's get a check on the markets.

>> that is it for "newsline biz" from tokyo, i am ramin mellegard. thank you very much óñóñóñóñóñóf 's

200 year anniversary. ♪ >> hello again. here are the headlines. ukraine is set to hold independence day celebrations after warnings russia may ramp up attacks. a strict curfew is in place in kharkiv and authorities in the capitol kyiv have banned mass gatherings. photos have emerged of russian-backed separatists building prison cages at the chamber philharmonic to hold a trial for ukrainian prisoners of war. russia's supreme