. ♪ hello and thank you for joining us on "nhk newsline." we have the latest at this hour. they scrambled dozens of fighter jets after detecting 180 north korean military flights on friday over a number of areas. military officials said for several hours they identified north korean flight inland as well as over the sea of japan and the yellow sea.

they said the air force scraled morthan aircraf inuding f hict 35 stealth fighters. military sources say some of the north korean planes were bombers. officials say the military is on the lookout for further provocations. they also say the military is working closely with the united states to monitor the north activities. local media say the north appears to be responding to on going u.s. south korean air drills. they were originally scheduled to end on friday but have been extended to saturday. >> the international atomic energy agency says the inspectors found no indications of undeclared nuclear activity or materials in ukraine. russia has been accusing ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirt kri bomb designed to disperse radioactive material. the u.n. nuclear agency on thursday reported the results of the inspections made at the request of the ukrainian government. they were conducted at three locations including a nuclear

related research institute in kyiv which russia claims is preparing dirty bombs. ukrainian psident zelenskyy welcomed the results sayin inspectors were given full freedom of an action at the facilities. >> we have clear and irrefutable evidence that no one in ukraine has created or i creating any dirty bomb. >> he said the only thing that dirty the region are the heads of those in moscow terrorizing ukraine and the world. israel's former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is poised to return to power with the most right-wing government ever. election officials on thursday released the results of the fifth national election in 3 1/2 years. netanyahu's likud party won 32 seats making it the biggest faction in the 120 seat ken

et. netanyahu and his ultra nationalist allies now hold 64 seats which is enough for a governing majority. india is banning almost all construction and demolition work in new delhi as air pollution worsens. they're planning to shut down prime air qui schools on saturday. the move comes as air pollution is creating hazardous conditions. air quality in india is said to be the worst in the world among the country's economic development. officials said that the air quality recorded a high level of fine particulate matter in the capital and surrounding areas. monitoring stations found 30-times the guideline. visibility in the capital is less than 100 meters making it difficult to see cars and buildings. the government said from saturday, it will close all primary schools in the capital. around this time of year, air paly to field burning by due farmerand fireworks for ndu festals. in recent years, the government has been taking measures to

reduce the impact of such. so far, these measures have not been effective. the united nations human rights committee called on japan to improve conditions for people held in detention facilities. >> japan should also refrain from imposing prolonged sol tart teri confinement and take all proeme appropriate measures to ensure that immigrants are not mistreated. >> the u.n. committee issued findings on thursday. the says the km the is concerned at the alarming reports of suffering due to poor health conditions in the immigration facilities. three detainees died between 2017 and and 2021. last year, a sri lankan woman died at a detention facility in central japan after complaining of illness. her relatives had expressed outrage over the facility's lack of medical care. they also filed a compensation lawsuit against the government. the u.n. committee called on japan to establish an

independent national human rights institution in accordance with international standards. the justice minister commented on the u.n.'s report. >> translator: we take the u.n. recommendation seriously. but at this stage, we will like to deal with the issue by providing detailed human rights relief through individual laws. >> the government says discussions on the issue are ongoing within japan. ♪ in the days since the deadly crowd crush in seoul, an increasing number of people who survived it are coming forward with reports of trauma. and are calling for more support. it happened when people celebrated halloween. 156 people died. experts estimate there were more than ten people crowded into each square meter in the crush.

south korea's public broadcaster kbs reports people at the scene at the time were asked to perform cpr. >> translator: every time i hear the blaring sound of the siren, my arms and legs start to get numb and i literally become dizzy. >> those that didn't witness the accident firsthand are reporting acts of trauma, including those that have seen graphic images on social media. some are getting sick and seeking psychological help. the prime minister instructed health care workers to provide treatment for those suffering stress-related disorders. the south korean government says it plans to do more to help the bereaved families and the injured. environmental experts from across the globe will gather in

egypt starting sunday for cop 27. they discuss climate change, people in the horn of africa are living with this effect. nhk world looks at how kenya is dealing with its worst drought in four decades. >> baron land for as far as the eye can see. after four rainy seasons without relief, northern kenya has lost vegetation and much more. >> the malnutrition rate very high. and as the drought continues, school dropouts and also early marriages are -- it tends to increase. >> she helps provide aid to the communities. she says many women and children in search of water are risking

lives, sometimes digging 20 meet nears the hard ground. when the taps run, they stock up. but whatever they gather is not nearly enough to keep themselves healthy and clean. long days spent traveling to the nearest water source means many girls can no longer go to school. their families have no source of income beyond live stock. and that, too, is at risk. >> translator: i have 50 goats and cheap. now i have just 19 or 20 of the 50. that means a variety of them have vanished. >> there's no cash income for months. and this makes them dependent on food aid and in case this food aid doesn't reach them, they will have to live by just eating

less than one meal a day. >> a southern auction, the drought is unmistakable. starving cows with barely enough energy to stand. in past years, one animal could bring many hundreds of dollars. now a seller will be lucky to get $10. >> most of these cows you see here have lost all their calves to drought. we sometimes manage to save a few. especially when we feed them like this. but the majority of them end up dying. >> the u.n. world food program estimate that's across the horn of africa, 22 million people are facing starvation. seeing that level of suffering is hard not to feel hopeless. >> i expect the world to look more into what is going on in

africa and all of this drought, food insecurity, displacement, peace issues. >> she says these issues are all tied to climate change. she hopes nations gather for cop 27 of discuss ways to help people adapt without losing their culture. >> next, china has been open markets to attract foreign markets. as we see in our next report, president xi's zero covid policy is being blamed by many for threatening that expansion. and it comes amid mounting economic challenges. >> translator: we must promote a high level of openness. >> at the communist party national congress in october, xi stressed that national businesses is necessary for

china to maintn economic growth. but leaders of the firms and others in china increasingly concerned as xi has given no indication of when he'll drop his government's zero covid policy and the repeated lockdowns it brings zbrchlt i can't go home to see my family because of quarantine restriction ands my family cannot visit me. visit my friends, 57 have left. >> this japanese logistics company in shanghai had to close the warehouses during the lockdown in late march. it was six weeks before it could resume operations. a hiatus that pushed sales down to half their average. now the firm is preparing for future restrictions by readying sleeping bags and drinking water so employees can live with what is necessary. the firm is not considering pulling out of china as it has

put effort into growing its business there but it is struggling with how to proceed. >> to be honest, i think the zero covid policy so far has been very strict. >> and a group of more than 1800 companies may leave european firms operating in china is voicing concerns. the number of residence in china has fallen by half leaving firms struggle to maintain staff levels. >> people are stressed definitely companies are stressed in a sense that they can't get their people into china. we have a situation where there is disruption and nearly decup willing of people contact. en that is so vital in business. >> and analysis by the group suggests that the chinese economy is losing steam and its appeal as target for investment. imbound investment from europe

to china slipped by more than 10% last year from before covid. the companies are moving to shift new investment to other countries. >> china is opening up the investment for european business in other parts of asia. if china doesn't open up fast enough, there will be more and more future investment going elsewhere. >> business leaders are increasingly concerned that if xi presses ahead with the console dacon dags consolidation ahead, they will accelerate the shift away from china.

>> turning now to the weather. people in the caribbean nation of belize are seeing effects of a hurricane that ravaged the reason. our meteorologist has more on the situation in our world weather report. >> hello. lisa made impact and may touch belize. it brought strong winds and heavy rainfall. here's a look at what we're looking at on the ground. strong winds and heavy rainfall. here's an idea of what it looked like on the ground, as the storm made landfall late wednesday, it left the nation's largest city in the dark with strong winds toppling trees and downing poles. no rorts of aths or damage. we will continue to see the storm spinning around the area and bringing some rain, and even though weakened to a depression, it will bring more rainfall as we go forward in time. the focal point now is towards the north when it comes to a different system. a cold front, associated with a powerful trough is rolling with the plains. we're talking about severe thunderstorms. this is a powerful high pressure system and cold air behind it. we're looking at the enhanced severe thunderstorms in some of

the southern plains states into louisiana. be on the lookout for that. back to the north and west, we're talking about snow in the pacific northwest, in the higher areas of the rockies, as well. denver looking at the snow with a high of 7. 15, seattle. 11, vancouver. thunderstorms down towards houston, as well. meanwhile, we are looking out for the remnants of another tropical system rolling through the northern areas of the atlantic. but it is going to set off some stronger waves into the western coastal areas of europe because of all of the strong winds pushing up against the waters.

we have another moving into the southern areas of the continent. be on the lookout for unstable weather as we go through the day on friday. remnants bring strong winds in the united kingdom and ireland. in japan, it was quite warm in tokyo, but chilly to the north. snow taking place. and it looks like the high pressure will be moving in and giving the relatively calm pattern. looking at temperatures in the upper teens of tokyo as we go into saturday and sunday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. the japanese government says a group of petroleum firms decided to retain a stake in an energy development ferm in russia's far east. moscow placed management of the natural gas project under a new entity in october.

japanese oil and gas devepment appr for theecisio atn sharehders meetingnfriday foreig shareholders were told they had to submit notices to the russian government within a month if they want to restain stakes in the new firm. japan considers them as crucial to the energy security as the country lies on abo %f crude o on imports from the middle east. industry mister met with aders on tuesday and asked them to participate in the new russian firm. japan spended o imports from russia in line with g-7 economic sanctions for invasion of ukraine. currently japan isot importing oil from there. no japan's exports of food and farm goods are continuing to rise to record

shipments of agriculture, forestry and fisheries products and food stuffs in the january to september period reached almost $1 trillion yen or $7 billion. that is up 15% from the same period last year. china was the biggest export destination the country bought up about $1.3 billion of japanese food items. the u.s. followed closely behind at $1 billion. now by item, the export value of seafood such as sexucallops and yellow tail surged. they were strong for alcoholic drinks for sake and whiskey. they rose 24%. the government wants to boost the export value to $13 billion by 2025. to achieve this, the ministry of agriculture forestry and fisheries is supporting business that's participate in overseas trade fares or take steps to improve their manufacturing and processing facilities.

private researchers say the economy expanded but the growth was limited due to weak consumer spending 12 think tanks stument that gdp grew at annualized rate between 0.7% and 2.4% in real terms in the three month period. now that is the fourth consecutive quarter of increas exports expanded and automotive shipments recovered. she also share the view that capital spending is strong on the back of improferring corporate earnings. now ten of the 12 researchers say consumer spending likely grew. they attribute that to people spending more at restaurants and hotels during summer holidays after covid restrictions were lifted. consumer spending accounts for half of gdp. but they say the pace of spending growth slowed as consumers were deterred by rising prices. the gdp figures will be released

by the government on november 15th. >> the number of international flights to and from japan has more than tripled from a year earlier. coronavirus restrictions are eased. during the first week of the winter schedule start ond sunday. that is around a threefold increase from last year. japanese carriers doubled the number of international flights. the figure is up almost 20 fold for south korean and taiwanese airlines. there is more congestion on the ground. they doubled the number of international check in unt coulders to 48 at tokyo's airport. extra staff are sometimes needed to deal with the long lines of passengers. >> we're preparing for the increase in demand by adding personnel including new

employees. we're also having lite attendants take charge some of ground operations. >> he feels the ib crease in visitors from abroad will revitalize regional economies as many of them head to local areas. >> they're eating less and less fish in japan as sales of the traditional staple continue to decline. that led the business and government to team up to reverse that trend. the fisheries agency has designated the third to the seventh of each month as fish days. convenience store chain plans to offer more seafood products and microwave fish dishes from late november. >> translator: many people think cooking fish is a lot of work. if we c make fish products

easier to eat and convince people, i think it is possible to boost sales. >> the amount of fish and he shellfish consumed in japan declined. since then, annual consumption has slumped by more than 40e% to 23 kilograms per person. in a 2019 survey, many people cited prefrnts for meat perceived high cost of seafood and the difficulty of preparing it as factors in their choices. the fisheries agency aims to support japan's fishing industry and ensure sustainable marine resources while promoting seafood consumption. >> let's take a look at what is happening in the week ahead. now the release of some key figures will shed light on how economies around the world are performing. we start off in chun. beijing will come out with trade

data for october on monday. china's exports in dollar terms grew 5.7% from a year earlier. that is.4% lower than the previous month. the value of imports rose 0.3%. the economic slowdown in the u.s. and eu are likely shrinking demand for chinese products. on tuesday, japan will announce the average monthly wage for september. inflation adjusted real wages dropped 1.7% in august from a year earlier marking the fifth straight month of decline. salary growth is failing to keep up with inflation, straining household finances. that data should be concerning to the bank of japan. now governor reiterated last friday that the central bank will continue monitoring easing until it achieves stable 2% inflation accompanied by wage growth. the country's current account balance for september will be released on the following day.

the current accounts was slight standing at nearly $60 billion yen or $400 million h the figure is a measure of trade and investment with the rest of the world. it was down more than 95% from a year ago. and japan continues to offset the trade deficits with returns from overseas investment. the balance stayed in the black for the second month in a row. a weakening yen weighed on the figure. now later in the week, investors focus will be on u.s. inflation data. the u.s. labor department will come out with the consumer price indef index on thursday. the cpi rose in september from a year earlier. in a more worry so many sign, core inflation, that excludes food and energy prices logged a 6.6% increase, a level not seen in four decades. it is a sign that strong and broad pressures are persisting. that is despite aggressive tightening by the federal

reserve. china's biggest on line sales bonanza known as singles day will peak on friday. e-commerce group kicked off the promotion on october 24th. it reported $85 billion during last year's 11 day campaign period. expectations might be dampened in previous years. they're inflicting financial pain on many consumers. in addition to weak demand and sluggish growth, chinese tech chints have been treading carefully after the country's policykers tightened regulations on the second. >> okay. let's get a check of the markets.

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will have to be for another date. >> these are our top stories. north korea has fired one long range and two short range missiles. it comes a day after pyongyang fired a series of missiles, including near south korea's territorial waters. cooperating with the u.s. and seoul, korea, and they will take action. >> we do know for sure there were at least two missiles fired. most of them are short range ballistic