welcome to nhk newsline. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize is about to be announced, and there's a nobel committee member. >> good morning, everyone. the norwegian award committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2022 to one individual and two organizations. the peace prize laureate

represents civil society in their home countries. they have for many years promoted the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. they have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses, and the >> they called the winners champions of democracy. they've been working in the field for a decade. at announcement comes amid the on going russian invasion of ukraine which is supported by belaruse.

president biden is warning of armageddon if putin uses nuclear weapons. he made the remarks thursday at a democratic party fund-raiser in new york. he said putin is not joking when he talks about the possibility of tactical and nuclear strikes or the use of biological and chemical weapons. plans by moscow to station nuclear weapons on cuba pushed tensions with washington to the brink of nuclear war. pentagon president secretary said defense department officials said he used the decision to use nuclear weapons athis the time. he added the officials will continue to monitor the situation. now japanese cabinet members agreed to impose new sanctions on russia. they're in response to the annexation of four regions in ukraine.

they violate international law. >> translator: we cannot condone russia's attempts to unilaterally change the status quo. the panel will continue to cooperate with other g-7 members to push ahead with strong sanctions against russia and supporting people in ukraine. she seem to be directly responsible for the unilateral annexation. also included are senior government officials and military related organizations. >> translator: from the moment i heard about this operation, i was convinced it did not happen. but i told myself that it would

be the beginning of the end at some point for putin. >> she is a top official of the french academy. much she is known for her work that predicted the collaps of the soviet union. she met putin at the kremlin when he took the presidency in the year 2000. she said he was shy and nervous at the time. >> translator: power changes people, especially absolute power. you have to take that into account. there is such a thing as the inintoxication of power. >> the historian says recent protests against the mobilization of reservists is similar to what happened after the soviet union invaded afghanistan in 1979. she said change in russia has always spawned from unrest within the country's working class. north korean leader kim jong-un has sent a message to

the president on his 70th birthday praising his leadership. they defended the dignity and interests from the challenges and threats posed by the united states. kim wrote this would be unthinkable without putin's distinguished leadership and strong will. kim noted the cooperation between north korea and russia is stronger than ever. he added he hopes their personal ties play a bigger role in developing the relationship between their countries. north korea has been cozying up to russia as it becomes more isolated from the interin ational community over missile and weapons programs. on wednesday, russia and china defended north korea's missile launches in an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council.

>> a former police officer went on a ram page at a childcare center. their trying to determine his motive. police say the shooter burst into the facility in the country's northeast around lunch time. he also tacked with a knife. then drove off in a car hitting several people. police say about ten people were injured. >> this situation is, i would say, is the worst tragedy ever happen in thailand. >> the police say the assailant later went home and killed his wife and child before dying by suicide. thai news outlets report the 34-year-old had a drug addiction and fired from the police earlier this year for a drug

possession. they also say his son attended the childcare center. more than 500 people including families of the victims gathered friday near the center. they prayed together and leaving flowers. this man's wife worked at the facility and died in the attack. she was set to give birth next month. >> translator: i cried until there were no tears left. the tears running inside my mind. my wife is gone for good. my child gone for good. but i have to keep fighting. if i don't, my wife and kid will -- >> it sent shock waves throughout thailand. the king and queen are going to visit the site and visit families victims. >> we reported some the childcare center and told us how people there are mourning the victims.

>> reporter: people are deeply saddened. the for many, this all feels very fresh. there are stains and the broken glass visible providing evidence of the chaos here. the families have been visiting here today and look exhausted when they saw the tears. local police say that the perpetrator was armed with a shotgun and pistol. they say he also had a knife which he used to kill most of the children inside. i spoke with a woman from the area who knew the perpetrator. of she said he was usually calm and kind and he was known as a drug user. prime minister ordered the government agencies nationwide to lower the national flag. it is to express the country is in mourning. ahead of the royal couple's visit to the province, the victims relatives are gathering around here to show solidarity

and to try to overcome the sadness. the unification church have been criticizing story for lacking detail. the chair of the lower house steering committee says the speaker mentioned the gathering in a talk with diet representatives on friday. they also admitted sent messages for three gatherings related to the controversial religious group. but the speaker denied the group was involved in election work with the campaign office. the religious organization has been accused of shady practices involving donations. in recent months, hundreds of lawmakers admitted having connections with the group

including about half of those from the main ruling liberal democratic party. a law maker from the largest opposition party among those said the speaker has not cleared up all doubts. >> translator: he has still not answered whether the religious group was systemically involved in campaign activities. when he headed the party's largest faction. >> he said he'll continue to ensure accountability as he thinks he may have taken part in more gatherings with the group. >> next,0 years have passed since japan and china norlize diplomatic ti. econom and ctural exchanges have dpened tween th untries. as we see in our next report, rising tensions between the nations is turning that around.

>> reporter: a taste of japan with priority shipping. this major sushi chain opened first chinese outlet last year. >> translator: the sushi is very fresh and delicious. >> reporter: the company touts what it calls its japanese touch. promise being the same quality of seafood and service as that offered in japan. the chain has expanded to nine restaurants in china in less than one year. >> translator: we were under great pressure on whether people in china would accept our concept of japanese style. but we managed to gradually penetrate the market. >> reporter: japanese gains have become popular too. mainly among young chinese. things are changing in the country. chinese authorities are reacting

negatively to the japan boom in some cases. of this video posted online i china in august shows police interrogating a woman dressed in a japanese kimono. the incident drew criticism from police. they said she should have used better judgement regarding what she wore. in a recent survey, 66% of chinese respondents said their impression of japan is unfavorable or relatively unfavorable, up 13 points from last year. >> that comes amid a souring of the relationship between tokyo and beijing. over issues including taiwan and mayor time disputes in the east china

i was modelled after a major district. there is a lot of international tourism and became a hot spot. >> this area has a very good vibe. it makes me want to go to japan. >> but now the japanese writing and decorations are hidden. a man who had been involved in managing the area says the local government has interfered.

that may turn people away from japan and they become more anxious of the tense sift sensi the matter. >> looking to the weather. people in and around tokyo are seeing a shift to winter like conditions after from you was packed with rain, wind, and chilly conditions. our meteorologist jonathan oh has the outlook for here and elsewhere in our world weather report. >> hello. after seeing some really chilly weather over the past couple of days, it's going to get a little bit better as we head toward the

weekend. but we are still seeing plenty of the wet weather as rain rolled through, some locations seeing 100 millimeters of rainfall or more in a 48-hour period as another batch coming through today. tokyo starting off 11.3 degrees in terms of the friday low, lowest so far this season. definitely on the chilly side, definitely not normal for this time of year. a couple of areas of low pressure right on top of the country, and that's really helping to feed in that moisture. and we're going to be dealing with more of that rain at least for the rest of friday. going into saturday, things are

going to be changing up as high pressure moves in from the west and starts to dry things out, helps to warm those temperatures up just a bit into the mid-20s coming up as we go into saturday and sunday. we do have some more rain developing back toward the west, and that's going to drop down from sunday to monday. plenty of rain from sapporo and fukuoka as we go into monday, which is a holiday in japan. temperatures starting to warm back up. tokyo looking at 29 with partly cloudy skies on tuesday. we're going from one extreme to the other in just a matter of a few days. speaking of extremes, it's been a pretty wet season across places like sydney down in australia. here's a look at some video to give you the dreary idea of what's happening in the city as it's reported its wettest year in 164 years. authorities warn of heavier rain to come. thursday the city broke the record setback in 1950. heavy downpours are still expected as the country goes into the third year of a la nina cycle. officials say many rivers and dams are already at full capacity, when could lead to severe floods if there's more rain. and yes, there is more rain in terms of the forecast coming up over the next 24 hours in places like saysny, brisbane, canberra. you're going to need the umbrellas. yes, sometimes it could be heavy at times as we go through the day on saturday. that's a look at your forecast. hope you have a good day

wherever you are. as we heard from oslo, the ♪ that's all for now on this edition of nhk newsline.

coming up next is newsline biz. stay right there. japan's regulators ordered niko securities to extend some business operations for three months over a stock manipulation scandal. the company and six of the former executives have been indicted for propping up the prices of certain

>> they must work on preventative measures to prevent a recurrence. >> they also issued a business improvement order calling for stronger governance and a clarification of management's responsibility. the regulator is determined that the inspection is inadequate for overseeing transactions. there is a separate matter. it is in response to a revelation that on multiple occasions snbc niko illegally charrod information about corporate acquisitions and other matters with a group firm. in wection can the series of scandals, they also ordered the parent company to implement necessary measures to improve the operations of its subsidiaries. now it is the first time in japan that a parent company has

been hit with an administrative order over wrongdoing by a subsidiary. the main reason for the drop is intervention in the currency market. last month by japanese authorities. the dollar selling and yen buying operation cost $2.8 trillion yen or $20 billion. the finance ministry announced on friday that reserves totaled more than $1.2 trillion as of the end of last month. that was down $54 billion from august. a second consecutive monthly decline and the largest such drop ever. another factor was a fall in the value of japan's securities holdings following a rise in u.s. government bond yields. deposits totaled to run $136 billion. these holdings are considered easier to use for market intervention than securities. market players are watching to see if the japanese government

and the bank of japan will step in to the currency market again should the yen further weaken. now the wages of the workers in japan brought home an august rose but the gains were not enough to catch up with inflation. the average wage for not including base and overtime pay was nearly 280,000 yen or about $1,900. that is up 1.7% from a year earlier in yen terms. marking the eighth consecutive month of increase. overtime and other forms of extra pay grew 4.3%. the average real wage dropped 1.7% from a year earlier, marking the fifth straight month of decline. officials say wages have been increasing this year due to recovery from the pandemic and growth in economic activities. they say real wages continue to slide because of

there is a hot spring resort north of tokyo. it is popular destination for visitors. they stir it with large wooden paddles. the high cost of fuel could push the operating costs higher. the number of visitors, about 70% of prepandemic levels, forced the local tourism association to raise the entrants fees. >> translator: it has been a symbol of culture for a long time. we have to preserve the tradition. >> it now costs 700 yen for adults and 350 yen for chiren to watch the performance and increase of about 15%. the facility's first price hike since reconstructed seven years

ago. >> major japanese chain is operating a pop-up store in new york to test the u.s. market. the retailer gu is run by fast retailing which also operates the >> the operator unveiled the store in the soho district on thursday. the eve of the opening. it will run until next summer. >> the shop is smaller than regular outlets. the operator says the pop-up shop handles the most popular items to draw the interest of fashion conscious new yorkers. he says hopes from larger stores after monitoring sales results and consumer response. gu's already opened outlets in china, taiwan and other locations in

>> okay. let's see what is happening in the week ahead. now on tuesday, japan will announce the latest figures on the country's trade and investment with the rest of the world. it was down more than 86% from last year. that was due to the trade deficit, the largest in yen terms for the month of july since comparable data available in 1996. soaring prices of crude oil and other energy weighed on the figure as did a rapid weakening of the yen. the travel account managed to come in positive although slightly. the surplus sh rank to 27 dll million as board of control measures took a toll. the plunge in inbound tourism is another factor behind the

smaller current account surplus. the japanese government is planning to turn that around. officials on tussle remove a cap on dale i didn't want national arrivals, now set at $50,000. bans on individual and visa free visits will also be scrapped. the prime minister says the government wants to boost annual spending by foreign tourists to more than 5 trillion yen or roughly $35 billion. >> translator: we will maximize spending was five trillion yen in 2019 but last year it plunged to an estimated 120 there are billion yen. now investors will be closely watching thursday's u.s. inflation data to assess the impact of the federal reserve's

rate hikes on the economy. the u.s. labor department will release the consumer price index for september. the cpi for august came in higher than expected at 839% compared to year earlier. the pace slowed for a second straight month. although prices of many goods and services hit record levels. the fed signaled last month it would tighten policy aggressively for another year because of inflation mains high despite previous hikes. concerns are growing that a prolonged period of steep rate rises could seriously damage the economy. now u.s. retail sales for september will come out on friday. the figure rose 0.3% in august when the previous month. consumers in the world's biggest economy apparently remain optimistic even as inflation hovered at four decade highs. now in the same day, we had china's latest inflation data. producer price index measures price fluctuations of goods at the factory gate.

the gauge showed a rise of 2.3% in august from last year. the increase was the smallest in 18 they continue to buck the global trend of accelerating prices. >> okay. let's get a check on the markets.

>> that's it for "newsline biz" from tokyo. thank you very much for watching. ■ñ■ñ■ñ■ññó■c■■■■■■■■■■ e

for infractions. anchor: north korea has fired two more ballistic missiles. >> these members have gone out of their way to justify and