♪ welcome to "nhk newsline." north korea says it fired two more missiles on wednesday, this time off the country's western coast. it says they were long-range cruise missiles and the latest in a series launched in the past few weeks. state run media say the missiles flu over the yellow sea for three hours, the tests were part of recent drills that have

showed off the capacity of the country's nuclear combat forces. north korean leadekim jong-un oversaw the launch. he was quoted as saying his country will continue to expand the operational severe of its nuclear forces to deter any threats. meanwhile, the japanese defense minister mentioned a potentially worrying development in north korea's missile program. he thinks the country now has small nuclear warheads designed to fit on missiles and they are capable of reaching japan. >> translator: north korea's nuclear weapons program seems to have made considerable progress, given that the country has already conducted six nuclear tests. >> hamada yasukazu says he told the diet committee he thinks that the north has managed to miniaturize warheads.

they can be mounted on medium-range ballistic missiles and japan is within the range. it has become more difficult to detect launches from north korea and shoot the missiles down. the minister said he is considering all options including the acquisition of counter strike capabilities. people in ukraine have woke ton air raid sirens for a fourth straight day. kyiv was struck by iranian made kamikaze drones on the russians have hit targets across the country, many with no military purpose. they killed at least

civilians and injured 100. a crowded market was struck on wednesday leaving seven dead and eight injuries. defense officials gathered at nato headquarters to discuss ukraine. the russian attacks have further united the international community. >> we've all watched as ukraine made extraordinary gains on the battlefield. and despite putin's new assaults, ukrainian forces have changed the dynamics of this war. they have liberated hundreds of towns from russian occupations. and they've retaken thousands of square kilometers of their land. >> the officials confirmed they will continue supporting ukraine's military. also on wednesday, the head of the world's nuclear watchdog said external power to the zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southeastern ukraine has been

restored. it was cut when russian attacks damaged a substation. delegates to the united nations are calling on russia to scrap its annexation of four ukrainian regions immediately and unconditionally. they passed a draft resolution condemning votes to join russia what they call the sham referendums. u.s. delegates presented a similar resolution two weeks ago to security council. but russia vetoed the proposal. so, members of the general assembly took it up with 3/4 of them voting in favor. >> this u.n. member state has not only put its neighbor in its crosshairs but also put a bull's-eye in this institution's core principle. >> linda thomas greenfield says u.n. delegates won't tolerate the destruction of their

charter. last month, pro russian officials held referendums in donetsk, they say the residents chose in favor of joining russia overwhelmingly. russia's ambassador said the votes were held in full accordance with the principles of international law. >> translator: expressions of commitment to the protection of international law that you heard today from representatives of the u.s. and other nato member states are a vivid example of hypocrisy and double standards. >> the readiness of u.s. leaders to use force to protect taiwan, which he said is a part of china. he says those in nato countries only support what suits their interests. 143 countries supported wednesday's resolution. that's the largest number for a resolution against russia since the invasion began. about 50 countries oppose or abstained from voting. the next g20 summit in

indonesia is about one month away, an opportunity for world leaders to talk policy and more. ♪ but u.s. president joe biden has no intention of meeting with one specific counter part, russian president vladimir putin. it has to do with the invasion of ukraine. the white house says biden believes russia needs to take the offer the u.s. put forward or make a serious counter offer to negotiate. in a cnn interview on tuesday, biden said he currently does not see any rationale to meet with putin. russia's foreign minister said on tuesday that moscow is open to a meeting between the leaders at the summit if there is such a

proposal. ♪ thailand is strengthening gun controls in response to last week's deadly rampage at a childcare facility. he was a disgraced police officer with a drug history. thailand's prime minister met with the cabinet wednesday to map out the plan. >> gun owns haveo undergo mental evaluations every three to five years. thailand will also impose stricter punishments on convicted drug smugglers. >> translator: the government is giving this matter immense attention. we talked about the supply and demand and ways to solve this measure systemically. everything interconnected, prevention, suppression, and tackling of drugs and

rehabilitation. they all must be done together. >> the disgraced cop killed 24 children and a dozen adults before turning the gun on himself. he had been fired for drug possession. investigators say that the gun was purchased legal. now, afghans are once again honoring a japanese doctor and humanitarian whose life was tragically cut short. this new plaza is dedicated to nakamura. he came to afghanistan to provide aid, but after a devastating drought, he focused on bringing water to villages. a member of the taliban was on hand for the plaza's ceremonial opening. >> the residents of jalalabad are grateful to dr. nakamura for the services he provided to our people. >> nakamura was shot dead three

years ago sparking international outrage. but the 73-year-old's life saving work continues through humanitarian groups in afghanistan. >> translator: my request to those currently leading afghanistan, and this is my earnest request, is to quickly complete all of dr. nakamura's unfinished projects. >> nakamura was killed during a period of peace talks before the taliban seized control of afghanistan. his case remains unsolved. world leaders and ministers from the group of seven countries will hold a summit in >> authorities believe this sum core bring an outbreak of covid and flu. they urged local governments to make sure they're

prime minister said the government will keep using scientific evidence in efforts to enable social economic activity that is as close as possible to normal. >> translator: we'll continue expanding the health care system including vaccinations against the coronavirus. and on line consultations for outpatients. >> last month the government decided to ease restrictions on covid patients. one change is shorter periods of self isolation. j pan's tourism sector has been anticipating the end of covid related border controls. as nhk world tells us, now that foreign tourists are coming back, businesses are racing to rebuild their

this is famous for the deer that roam the parks and are not afraid to approach humans for a snack. people can feed animals with crackers made of wheat and rice. the company that produces them has to scale down due to covid. now that japan reopened, they're ramping back up, making sure their n there are enough crackers to go around zwlchlt i hope as many people visit and buy our deer crackers. >> tourism related businesses are hoping for rebound to where things were before the pandemic. in particular, the airline industry. flight attendants with nippon

airways have been fit in airport lobbies. but many are now set to return to the sky. as the number of flight increases. so for the first time in three years, the airport services wing has started a hiring spree. many new staff are coming from the hotel industry who are out of jobs involving foreign languages. >> translator: it is true that there is a labor shortage. we would like to make sure that we can respond to the increasing demand in the future. >> but other businesses are having a much harder time. a tour bus operator said he's having trouble rebuilding his staff. the uncertainty means he cannot make long term promises to new

employees. and that means a shortage of drivers if demand picks back up. >> translator: there is concern that tourism including foreign visitors may suffer another blow if covid infections rebound and other states of emergency is declared and measures are put back in place. >> that left many owners with a hard financial choice. either go all in or the chance that business rebounds or play it safe in case covid makes a comeback before tourism can. nhk world. world leaders and ministers from the group of seven countries will hold a summit in the japanese city of hiroshima next spring.

nhk has learned that people involved with the summit will visit a museum in the only other city to have suffer a nuclear attack. japan will host the summit next may. 14 other meetings will be held across japan. that includes a two-day meeting of health ministers in the city of nagasaki. the japanese government is organizing a visit to the city's atomic bomb museum as part of the agenda. local leaders want the ministers to understand the devastation the weapons of capable of causing. the plan is expected to be finalized soon. ♪ former sumo grand champion

people in vietnam are once again bracing for the arrival of a tropical system. now, we turn to sayaka mori. >> two weeks ago, typhoon struck central vietnam, causing loss of life and crop damage. now, another system is heading for the country. it could strike central vietnam but saturday morning local time. this is a rainmaker. we can see more than 300 millimeters of rainfall. flooding is likely. it's a mountainous area, so mudslides and rockslides will be a concern, as well. one more storm to talk about in the pacific. this system that is a low pressure system. it will likely slowly approach. it was battered by heavy rainfall. as we go into next week, it could curve towards taiwan. many areas of asia will see

rainy conditions into next week. meanwhile, across the opposite side of the globe, we're watching a couple of systems. one system, this is karl, and last week, julia made landfall in nicaragua as a tropical depression. we have video out of el salvador to show you the damage. julia wreaked havoc on el salvador after bringing rainfall to the country. the water swamped fields. it left knee-deep flooded areas and rescuers had to carry people in their arms to evacuate them. at least 25 people have been killed because of julia. ten of them being reported in el salvador, including five soldiers. the rainy season is expected to continue so more rain is likely. now, let's focus on the storm, karl. karl is a tropical storm. it will likely move southward because of a cold front swinging over the americas. this system will likely move southward and could make landfall in veracruz or tobasco

states by the weekend. that's it for me. stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that wraps up this edition of "nhk newsline." i'm kawasaki rika in tokyo. thank you for joining us. ♪

♪ ♪ this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. sony group and honda motor set up a joint venture aiming to deliver advanced electric vehicles by 2026. the new company is called sony honda mobility. tr tr >> translator: we'll try to add products and build new

relationships with customers. >> translator: as a mobility company, we'll strongly promote the fusion of mobility and information technology. >> the company will accept orders for the first ev model 2025. they will be delivered to customers in the united states and japan from the following year. there is no price yet for the ev but it is likely to be a premium model. it will be produced at one of honda's factories in north america. the company says it aims to change the conventional concept of vehicles as a means of transportation. it says the ev will use cutting edge technologies to offer a high level of automation and integrated software for the vehicle and the cloud. producer prices in japan rose for a 19th straight month in september. they were driven up by higher energy and material costs in a rapidly weakening yen. the bank of japan said on thursday that the cost of goods traded among companies increased

9.7% last month from a year earlier. more than 80% of the 550 items covered by the survey were more expensive. that suggests companies are passing on higher procurement costs in the prices of their products and services. prices increased for electricity, steel, and farm products. the cost of imported items surged by 48% year on year in yen terms. the japanese currency continued to slide against the dollar. the doj says companies are likely to continue passing on higher costs in the prices charged to cost consumers. >> business leaders called for increased exports to the endo pacific region to enhance energy security. the appeal to the governments of the two countries came in a joint statement released after the annual u.s.-japan business conference on wednesday in

washington. >> translator: business leaders should take more realistic steps to achieve a low carbon society. >> the united states has excess production capacity but it doesn't have excess export capacity. so there should be an important drive towards building new l & g terminals in the west coast and gulf coast. >> the chairman of the u.s. business association said call for the american government to speed autopsy principle of law for terminals was one of the most important parts of the statement. the joint statements says the international economic orders faltering. it says that makes it important to have fair rules based governance to achieve a sustainable society. the business leaders also urged washington to remove tariffs based on what they call an overly broad application of national security policies. officials at the u.s. federal reserve believe the country's inflation level is unacceptably high. they say they will continue tightening the monetary policy to bring prices under control,

even if it comes at the cost of employment. the fed released the minutes of the september meeting on wednesday. policymakers decided to raise the key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point for a third time in a row. the benchmark rate sits in a range of 3 to 3.25%. the minutes show some policymakers were worried that labor issues and rising global energy costs could lead to further increases in prices. the u.s. is already struggling with record levels of inflation. the policymakers said they would continue to raise rates to offset these effects, even if it leads to an increase in the unemployment rate. japanese and american

business leaders have called for increased exports of liquefied gas to help enhance security. the appeal to the governments of the two countries came in a joint statement after the annual u.s. business conference on wednesday in washington. >> taiwan is important to the economy in terms of foreign direct investment. >> both the united states and taiwan draw strength from our partnership and we share an implori imploring commitment to protecting our shared values and interests and our prosperity and our economic >> trust is earned over time. trust must be between taiwan and u.s. has been a culmination of

built over decade across many industries. >> taiwan's semiconductor capacity is one of the world's largest. the u.s. and taiwan launched a framework to discuss measures to simplify trade procedures. the biden administration is seeking closer ties for economic security. that comes as china is promoting domestic production of advanced semiconductors. >> the demand for used japanese automobiles in russia is growing rapidly. this comes amid tokyo's ever tightening sanctions against moscow because of the invasion of ukraine. and we're learning this situation is not the only reason behind the boom in recent months. >> these vehicles are being shipped to russia where demand has been surging. they've opinion exporting passenger cars and hefry

machinery mainly to pakistani is the owner. currently his company receives over 200 order inquiries each day. >> okay. >> customers buy excellent models le land cruiser, carrier and bezel. >> the exports of used cars temporarily fell after russia's invasion. however, sales recovered and they reached a record high. after the invasion, the japanese government imposed some export restrictions to russia but passenger cars are not subject to the restriction it's they are sold for under six million yen which is around $41,000. every day he closely monitors a

car auction for dealers to meet the needs of the customers. the increased demand has pushed up the price of used automobiles and in some cases he fails to get waning bid. >> that's expensive. but it can't be helped. >> why is demand so high in russia? he runs a construction company. in may, he purchased a used japanese car for about $27,000. >> in general, this is a great car. it's worth the investment. the car has a small scratch here but that won't affect the overall appearance or its performance. >> the russian currency, the ruble, plunged shortly after the invasion but soared in value since

>> he would all know the value of the japanese cars. i feel safer owning something tangible and visible in case something happens to the world's currency situation. >> this is in a state of fragile actuary minl the used car industry is also at the mercy of an uncertain future. >> let's have a look at the markets.

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♪ >> this is under zero and these are your top stories. that imf is painting a bleak picture of the global economy amid the war in ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis. growth forecasts for next year have been cut. >> the 2023 slowdown will be brought based, with countries accounting for one-third of the global economy expected to contract this year or next. the three largest economies, the s.