hell lowe and welcome to this edition of nhk news line. this is the news from tokyo. we start with the russian invasion of ukraine. moscow forces appear to be stretched thin, given opportunity for a surprise attack in the country's east. much of the fighting has been focused in the southern region, so much so that the russian troops have reploying from

other areas, including eastern ukraine. ukrainian forces have used the move as an opportunity. they launched a counter offensive and retaken some of the territory. >> i think every citizen is proud of our soldiers. we should feel good about it. ukraine has claimed responsibility for last month's explosions in russia. it was annexed in 2014 and was an important staging area for russian's invasion. the u.n. security council

has criticized of the ukrainian citizens. they have reportedly deported 1 million ukrainians. they verified that she subjected them to security checks and personal data collection. the ambassador to the united nations said that they are appearing to be wanting to start an an an invasion. >> russian ambassador dismissed the allegations and accuses the country of misinformation campaign. the defense prime minister in india said they will work to deepen bilateral cooperation. they met thursday morning in tokyo. they later joined the foreign chiefs of their nations for a

meeting. the ministers discussed regional matters >> they will change the status quo by any other region. >> he expressed hope for deeper cooperation to realize a open india pacific, something second code by the counterparts. >> they want to insure these. [ indiscernible ] >> minister confirmed a plan on drills for fighter jets is still underway. they agreed to work together on defense equipment and

technology as well. they plan to drastically plan to enhance the defense capabilities through a security strategy and other means. turning to north korea. suspected missile development. a u.s. think tank said that north korea may have tested a missile in the last few weeks. it i man eliminate ared to the isbm program. the analysis was based on satellite photos of the launching station in the country's northwest. they were taken on august 31st. they believe that the ground scarring and burnt vegetation indicate an unannounced edge begin test. experts? south korea think they have may have been testing an engine for a i want continental missile or a rocket to launch in satellite. he ordered the facility to be

expanded to he could launch satellite on mars carrier's rocket. the police said that a man was accused in a mass stabbing in canada is dead. they believe it was self- inflicted wounds. he was driving a stolen vehicle about a hundred kilometers from the site of the attack. media records said that the officers rammed it off the road and he surrendered. >> this evening, our province is breathing a sigh of reliege as mile sanderson is no longer at large. he is no longer a threat and no longer a threat to the public as a result of this investigation. >> he was pronounced dead in the hospital. they did not provide more details about his death. the mass stabbing killed ten people and injured 18. two brothers were originally named as suspects.

one was found dead on monday with injuries that did not appear to be self-inflicted. miles sanderson had a violent criminal history. he was paroled this year after serving time for assault and robbery. the police said that now that he's dead, it is unlikely they'll be able to find a motive for sunday's deadly attacks. authorities in japan say that it is time to modify the country's approach to fighting the coronavirus. the expert panel just gave their plans the green light. among the changes, shorter periods of self-isolation. people with symptoms need to isolated 7 days, down from 10. and people with no systems down to five days and subject to a negative test. but they urge caution. and executive board member of the japan medical association

said that as much as 20% of infected people could step back into the wider world and still be contagious. >> is the period for self qwan self-quarantine may be 7 days, but people should be careful not to infect others for at least ten days. >> the move is to ease restrictions on people recuperating at home. those with no symptoms for 24 hours can make essential outings and there will be a more simple system to report new cases starting september 26th. japan is still in the grips of its most infear of the pandemic. 110,000 new cases in addition wide. you may know that fruits and vegetables are good for you. but researchers are painting a

clear picture of how they are for the japanese. a new study suggest that those that eat plenty of plants are 10% less likely to die from illness. the researchers tracked the diets and hedges of about 95,000 japanese people in their 40, 50s and 60s for ten years. the risk was 7 or 8% lower for vegetables. you eat 14grams of fruit d 130-grams of vegetables every year. >> people caexpect the health benefit from modera amounts of fruits and vegetables. they decent need eat huge amounts. >> the researchers said that the findings could help companies and local governments manage people's health. another japanese child has

died after being left in a hot school bus. the accident has parents reeling and the school scrambling to explain how this could have happened. we spoke with an expert that is calling for steps to address some troubling safety gaps. >> each day, parents send off their kids to this nursery school. each day, they welcome them back. but on monday, one family found out their little girl was never coming home. three-year-old died from heat stroke of being left on the school bus. the regular driver was off, leaving the 73-year-old principal to take at the time wheel. but the worker in the back was not used to the job either. she came from a temp agency. instead of leaving last, she took the youngest child off right away.

neither went back to ensure that the bus was empty. >> we admit that we failed to properly manage the children's safety and is very sad incident occurred. we will make efforts to find out what caused to happen. >> reporter: police are looking into girl's death and what led up to, so are the experts. >> it is very regrettable that all the opportunities to notice the child were missed. this is one of the key missteps. the children are supposed to swipe a card of the entrance to individually verify their attendance. instead, he registered them all at once. it seems like she safely arrived and she spent about five hours alone in the bus.

she's not the first japanese child to day like that. last summer, a five-year-old boy died after spending nine hours in the school bus parked in the scorching heat. >> every time many people, includg parents, grieve and feel a great disappointment. the level of anxie and mistrust is significantly growing. >> reporter: other countries are tackling the issue too. south korea has a new system that ensures that the drivers go past all of the seats make sure their empty before hitting an alarm before leaving. >> of course human error happens. but i would like the government

it look into standards for the outside of buses to allow people to see and become aware of children that are trapped inside. >> reporter: the government is looking into the school. they are reaching out to schools and other groups to discuss better ways to keep children safe. this is the first japanese writer to win germany's libertor's prize. they wanted a noneuropean writer for her novel, i'll leave by myself, which was

published in 2017. she is comes from northeastern japan had already received accolades for the work, that includes one of japan's most prestigious literary awards. it depicts a widow in her 70s who struggles with loneliness and old age. they said that the dialect was translated. they say that this the aging society empathized with the book. they expressed gratitude to her overas readers. she wrote the story to hope to depict a certain fill

philosophy in life. >> i wrote the novel how wl people look at themselves unconsciously at anal aging. >> the 6-year-old novelist said that the work will encourager to work harder. residents of western mexico is feeling the effects of a hurricane that is battering the coast. you're kay is battering the western areas of mexico, especially in baja, california. is it bringing with it strong winds and a lot of rain in the process. this a look at the video. hurricane kay approached the southern tip on wednesday. and it brought windy and wet conditions and it was a caliber 2 hurricane at that time. a hurricane watch and warning were in place over the area. and kay killed at least three

people in the country and damaged several homes. we are expecting this storm to continue to move to the north and bringing with it the hurricane-forced winds and the heavy rainfall. this has an impact of the southwestern areas of the united states. we have the south early flow coming. so the wet weather will be in place like in los angeles going forward in time. we're looking at flood concerns in the baja, california peninsula. that could lead to some flooding. and up north to the united states, the western areas of the country moving to the upper rockies. it has been hot in the region. and in the south and east, we have a stationary front. that is bringing in unstable area in the region and that will bring a chance for rain and thunderstorms in places like atlanta and miami. and in the west, we're looking at a little inis it instability that will bring some rain and

wind. it will cool it down a little, about 20. we see scattered rain in the eastern areas of japan. we'll see the instability bringing clouds and wet weather. we're keeping an eye out on a tropical system in japan and we'll see what develops into the weekend. have a good day wherever you are.

that wraps up this edition of nhk news.

don't go away. this is news line biz. u.s. officials have been crunching the economic data for the second quarter of this year. and they say that the numbers are better than expected. the cabinet said that the economy in the april to june period expanded in real terms from the previous quarter at

and rate of 2%. a recovery in consumer spending was responsible for the upward revision. they account for more than half of japan's gdp. personal spending is up 1.2% from the previous quarter. that is a slight improvement from the preliminary reading of 1.1%. people spend more on cars and other items. the latest reading for the capital spending was revised up 1.4%. and the new figures 2% as the companies invested in digitalization. some analyst are forecasting positive growth for the japanese economy, citing the uptick in commuter spending. built a weak yen and rising inflation make the outlook uncertain. as japan shows some signs of recovery from the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, an economist worries that the

country could be dragged into a global downturn. he said that the shadow of economic deterioration is looming large and it could send japan into a ression next year. >> i think that the economy is overcoming the highlighting that the youth should not expect the same spending. [ indiscernible ] >> spin spending is also affectedded by wage growth, which is so low. furthermore, they say there is another unique factor to inflation in japan. the so-called young depression that is pushing up prices of

imported goods. they think that the japanese consumers will pull back as the yen continues to weaken. he is calling on the bank of japan to intervene. >> he is beginning to push it. >> they could change the policy. and they have a strong commitment. they are sticking to at the time 2% inflation in japan. >> the united states federal reserve rate hikes are expected to sl down the economy. european countries face similar scenarios. and china's zero covid policy is also causing a downturn. it could deliver a blow to japan. >> in case of china, it has

entered a recession temporarily this year. the shortage of energy could be a problem in the coming weeks. in the case of u.s., it is not recession. but economy is very likely to follow the trend for the economy and may fall into that recession next year. >> they say that timing is everything if the u.s. wants to step in. >> in the past, in the case of a recession and financial timing, they moved to the that will expand to the past.

this time is different. i think at this time, they might proceed. the recession could be serious or everlasting. >> with soaring inflation likely to push the economy into a down fall into japan succeeds in the recovery efforts, it could be tough times ahead. >> japan's current count down sticks into the plaque for the first time in two months. surging energy prices helped make it is the smaller surplus for july on record. finance ministry officials released the numbers that the july surplus stood at 320 billion yen or $1.36 billion. the number was down 86% from last year, making it is the smallest, in yen terms, since

1985, when parable data became available. energy prices weighed on the figure as did the weakening of the yen. they launched a trade deficit of $8.4 billion. that is the largest in yen terms since the data was available since 1996. it shows the interest and dividends was up. it increases the number of did i have dividends product. they are betting that southeast asia is ready to embrace green transportation. they announced the building of

a factory in thailand to turn out the eds. they are ready to produce it by 2024. the project will cost by a half billion dollars and bring in the capacity of 150,000 vehicles. they plan to sell them in thailand first and then export them to southeast asia and europe. they want the product in the country to reach about 700,000 vehicles a year by 2030. that it will be 30% of its total auto manufacturing. japanese manufacturers have about 90% of that. but it is mainly gasoline vehicles. that comes from country. byu is the biggest manufacturer and it has been expanding its footprint abroad. byu sells them in 70 countries

and regions and has more than 30 factories worldwide. the u.s. federal reserve said that the economic outlook remains weak as consumer and businesses deal with the highest inflation in four decades. the fed released the latest book on wednesday with the data collected from the 12 districts. they said that the economic activity was unchanged from early july. five districts saw growth and five others reported softening. there were substantial price increases across all districts for food, rent and hospitality. they explain the price levels as highly elevated. higher interest rates on mortgages due to the feds' exceptionally fast rate of interest rates stunned growth.

they think the demand will fall further in the next six to 12 months. they say they continue to raising rates despite possible paying for households and corporate finances. let's get a check on the markets.

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