hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. officials say a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile fired by north korea is believed to have fallen off the coast of hokkaido. it is the first time one of pyongyang's missiles has landed in japan's exclusive economic zone in over six months. >> translator: north korea launched a ballistic missile today, and it is believed to have fallen into waters in hokkaido within our exclusive

economic zone, with large protests against north korea. north korea has been repeating actions of provocation at an unprecedented pace. i'd like to stress we cannot tolerate this. >> prime minister kishida says no damage has been confirmed. japan's chief cabinet secretary says the missile seems to have fallen near oshima oshima island. he said it appears to have had lost its trajectory, flying as high as 6,000 kilometers. nhk spoke to people in the port city of hakodate, who were startled by how close the missile landed. >> translator: it's scary. north korea is just too unpredictable. >> translator: you never know where these missiles will fall, so no matter where you go, you can't get away. >> pyongyang has conducted 34

missile launches since the start of the year, which has been widely condemned. north korea has defended its defensive response to western provocations. they are greeed to condemn the action in the strongest terms. >> it destabilizes security in the region and unnecessarily raises tension. we strongly condemn these actions and we again call for north korea to stop further unlawful destabilizing acts. >> leaders from south korea, canada, australia and new zealand also took part in the meeting. the six countries agreed the latest launch, like past ones, could not be tolerated. they reaffirmed their will to work towards a complete denuclearization of north korea. earlier yam mat tomic i can

spoke with our seoul bureau cheel for his take on the situation. >> what details can you provide us about the latest launch? >> yes. according to japanese government, today's launch, today's missile, which is believed to have been icbm class, was in the air for more than an hour. that is quite a long time. they launched this missile at a different angle, that is to say, not at lofted trajectory. it could have flown the distance of 15,000 kilometers, which means it could have hit a city in the u.s. mai land. that's probably the message kim jong-un wants to send with this launch. he wants washington to know he possesses the ability to strike the united states. and one development i'd like to mention is that we learned a commander at a u.s. air base in misawa, which is near to hokkaido, issued a seek-cover order. that order was later terminated,

but it's rare reaction to this kind of thing. it suggests that not only the japanese government, but also the u.s. military base in japan took today's launch quite seriously. >> and the pace north korea has been launching these missiles at an unprecedented pace. what do you think they're trying to achieve through these? >> well, basically, these launches are about sending a message. they want to show off their missile capability to the u.s., south korea, and japan. for years, pyongyang found military provocation a useful bargaining chip with the u.s. to sit down at the negotiating table. the north wants to talk about lifting economic sanctions, establishing diplomatic ties with the u.s., which could be really important for the regime's long-term survival, especially when they know their launch can put the u.s. military on alert, like we saw in today's

launch with misawa air base. probably that gives them a sense of confidence, a sense of confidence. it cou suggest to them washington takes them seriously. but even with the recent high pace of test-firing, we have not seen american and north korean leaders back at the bargaining table. denuclearization has not been talked about. now, so that could mean that north korea is exploring a new strategy, a strategy of increasing aggression and threat. and the missile launch comes as north korean leader kim jong-un has been noticeably absent from state media coverage. the state's news outlets have not reported on his activity for 30 days, the longest such period this year. friday's edition of the ruling working parties newspaper rodong sinmun said they were building power under kim but did not report on his activities.

radiopress news agency says north korea's state news media last carried a story on kim on october 18th, when it reported he gave a speech at the central college. after 29 straight days of no report, saying he oversaw drills of military tactical units. the reasons behind kim's absence from the north news coverage remains unclear. the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit kicked off friday in bangkok. leaders and other officials of 21 countries and region are discussing trade and investment. the guest list includes prime minister kishida and chinese president xi jinping. u.s. vice president kamala harris is there on behalf of president joe biden. russia's leader is also missing. first deputy prime minister andrey belousov is attending in his stead.

thailand's prime minister is the chair of the two-day summit. prayut chan-o-cha called for apec members to come together and find common ground. >> translator: it will be a way to bring us toward our goals, sustainability and climate change, and bring our apec effort further toward what we hope to achieve during these urgent times. >> leaders are tackle willing sustainable trade and investment as well as supply chain disruptions affecting food and energy. rising prices resulting from russia's invasion of ukraine were also on the agenda. members expressed deep concern. another focal point is the power struggle between china and the united states. those countries are looking to expand their influence in the region and emphasize its importance. right from the start, some leaders had to respond urgently to the missile launch by north korea. that caused delays and reshuffling of the schedule. the division seen at other summits in asia this week are top of mind. many wonder if the apec leaders

will be able to come out with a statement following their discussions. russia's invasion of ukraine is the big sticking point. the leaders of japan and china held talks on the sidelines of the bangkok summit. it was the first face-to-takes meeting of leaders of their country in three years and they pledged to work together to resolve their differences. >> reporte >> translator: it is important for both sides to accelerate efforts to build constructive and stable japan/china relations. >> translator: we want to grasp the direction of bilateral ties from a strategic point of view and build relations that meet the demands of the new era. >> the meeting came amid growing tensions over china's maritime ambitions. chinese ships have frequently sailed into japanese territorial waters around the senkaku islands in the east chinese sea.

japan controls the island. china and thailand claim them. china has also been applying more pressure on taiwan. during recent chinese militar drills near taiwan, several missiles landed within japan' exclusive economic zone. kishida expressed serious concern to xi. he stressed the importance of peace and stability in the taiwan strait. the leaders agreed to reopen diplomatic communication with japan's foreign minister set to visit china in the near future. earlier, we spoke with our former beijing correspondent for his analysis on the meeting. >> now, leaders were all smiles in front of the camera. what can we glean from that? >> well, they were trying to take a positive posture on this day, despite having so many differences on sensitive issues. president xi's big smile during

the handshake actually has important meeting in chinese politics. it shows his intention to improve ties with kishida. as for what they talked about, xi stressed the two country's economies are interdependent. he called for them to cooperate on things like the digital economy and supply chains. he also added japan to pursue its own national interest, apparently with the u.s. in mind. china's strict zero covid policy has froze the economy and the future doesn't look rosy because of its aging population. on top of that, the u.s. has moved to choke off semiconductor exports to china, which is causing problems for business. xi apparently wants to prevent japan from taking the same road as the americans. >> so, how much do you think this meeting with ease the tensions between china and japan? >> well, i don't think it will

have an immediate impact. they didn't budge an inch on the issues of the senekaku islands and taiwan. xi continued to insist that he would never allow other countries to interfere in china's internal affairs. we have to remember, this meeting comes after the communist party congress. that's where xi pledged to push forward what he calls reunification with taiwan, by force if necessary. and any military action against taiwan will inevitably involve the u.s. and its closally japan. kishida, meanwhile, has made no bones over criticizing beijing over its military activities at the summit, but he hasn't been able to get beijing to make tangible concessions. japanese officials say they are forced to find the balance between two different goals. one is controlling the rivalry with the superpower.

they are building what kishida calls constructive and stable relations. turning now to egypt, where two weeks of climate talks are set to wrap up but there are concerns carbon emissions is still a long way off. u.n. secretary-general antonio gutteres says it's crunch time. >> the world is watching and there's a simple message to all of us, stand and deliver. deliver the kind of meaningful climate action the people and planet so desperately need. >> negotiations have stalled around a proposed loss and damage fund. it would allow wealthy nations to give billions of dollars to the countries most impacted by climate change, but the united states has refused to support the plan. meanwhile, the e.u. has supposed an alternative that would require developing countries phase down the use of fossil fuels to qualify for the money.

the summit is scheduled to finish on friday, but the talks could drag into the weekend if the sticking points cannot be hammered out. japanese and u.s. officials have agreed at least one japanese astronaut will serve at a space station that will be part of u.s.-led missions to the moon. japan's science and technology minister and the chief of nasa signed the agreement virtually. the gateway space station will be a platform for future u.s.-led space efforts, including the artemis lunar exploration program. gateway will orbit the moon. nasa plans to start building it around 2024. japanese astronaut joined the signing event on the international space station. >> our cooperation means more opportunities for japanese and american research utilization at my current home on the iss. >> japan is planning to use its unmanned spacecraft to deliver four tons of supplies to gateway

no later than 2030. it will also supply equipment for the station's life support capabilities. and in a related development, japan has agreed to a u.s. proposal to extend the operation of the international space station through 2030. switching gears now to the weather, residents of the northern united states are seeing a powerful snowstorm covering their region that may hamper traffic conditions. our meteorologist jonathan oh has more in our world weather report. >> hello. winter is definitely making its presence known around the great lakes region as we're seeing this northwesterly wind pattern really help accumulate snowfall. the precipitation is moving to the east. as it moves over the lake t helps generate really intense snow that is building up along the eastern frames of the great lakes. here's a look at some of the video to give you an idea of the situation. we begin in new york where a state of emergency has declared

for the western areas of the state, ahead of potentially dangerous snowstorms. more than a meter of snow is in the forecast through sunday. in ohio, a county sheriff has declared a level three snow emergency. and in grand rapids, michigan, snow has delayed trips at the international airport. so, yeah, it's starting to really look more like winter. we'll see this pattern continuing for friday as the low pressure system pushes to the east. be on the lookout for this. back towards the west, yeah, it's dry but windy as we go throughout the day on friday, especially the plain states. be on the lookout for that. denver looking at a snow with a high of negative 4, below zero, as you go through friday. and back towards the west, los angeles, you're the warm spot, 23. 27 in miami. a couple of warm locations in the united states. across japan, we are seeing morning lows getting quite cool but daytime highs quite nicely. we have a disturbance rolling through hokkaido and that's

bringing in precipitation for the northern portions of the country as we go to saturday. looking dry but clouds and a high of 10. tokyo near 20 as we go through the weekend. keeping an eye on the system that is trying to get itself together. that's something we will look forward in time. going to see rain ramping up as we go through the first parts of the southern areas of india. a quick trip to doha where we have the world cup picking up on sunday. looking at the forecast, highs in the upper 20s and staying dry for a couple of days. hope you have a good day wherever you are.

and that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard.

xxxx ♪ this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. people in japan are feeling the pinch even more. the consumer price index rose last month by a margin not seen in four decades. the internal affairs ministry says the cpi excluding fresh food climbed 3.6% in october from a year earlier. the last time the index spiked by 3.6% was in february 1982. that was when the impact of this second oil shock was lingering in japan.

now, soaring energy prices continue to pressure the index. overall energy costs soared more than 15%. electricity bills and gas prices jumped about 20%. shoppers also paid 5.9% more for food, excluding fresh items. the weaker yen has pushed up the cost of imports further, fueling consumer inflation. soaring cost of living has led one in four japanese businesses to either pay or consider paying their workers an inflation allowance. that's according to a newly released private survey. credit research firm says and 5.7% plan to offer workers financial support while 14% are considering it. the nationwide survey was conducted online between november 11th and the 15th. more than 1,200 businesses responded. the survey also asked how the alliances are being handled.

two-thirds of the firms said they prefer a one-off payment of an average of nearly 54,000 yen or about $380. data dast bank says it's preferable for employers to raise base wages rather than offering one-time handouts, but it says many companies being hit hard by rising costs and are unable to do either. and one in three workers in japan currently has a side job or has had one in the past, according to a recent survey. more than half of them say the main benefit is extra income to cover living expenses. about 1,000 people joined the online survey from the job placement firm crowdworks in september. 20% of respondents said they currently have second jobs. 14% had them in the past. japanese companies have long forbidden employees to have side jobs, but that has been changing. many participants say they work

at another company as a salesperson or consultant. others sell products online. now, regarding additional income each month, only 13% said they get over 100,000 yen or about $700. the majority said they make less than that amount or not even half that much. the aviation industry is under pressure to reduce its environmental impact. japan airlines has operated the first net zero emission flight in the country thanks to sustainable aviation fuel or saf. saf made up 40% of the fuel use for a jal charter flight. the sustainable fuel is produced mainly from waste oils and said to cut co2 emissions by about 80%. the airline is looking to achieve zero sustainable through saf and other measures. the output was net zero because

of the fuel efficient plane and emission trading. >> translator: i'm interested in this initiative by the airline industry and want to support it. >> translator: we are trying to come up with strategies for air travel that will make us proud of what we are doing for the global environment and society. >> jal is planning to use saf in regular flights in 2024. its rival, ana, has been using the fuel since 2020. russia's economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter as it continued to feel western sanctions in response to its invasion of ukraine. the russian federal statistics service said gross domestic product sha rank 4% year on year in the july to september period and the state-run news agency said the contraction was driven by a slump in wholesale trade of over 22%.

other key numbers included a 9% fall in retail commerce and a 5.5% decline in cargo transportation trade. it also said international businesses pulling out of russia in the wake of the sanctions and a fall in personal consumption have hurt the economy. on a more positive note, construction increased 6.7% and agriculture was up over 6%. russia's central bank estimated last month that the economy would shrink by 3 to 3.5% this year but would begin to recover in the latter half of 2023. japan's leading producer of denim has come up with a way to raise the profile of the region's specialty material and promote its adoption in new settings. nursery and kindergarten teachers in hiroshima prefectures fuchs yoem ma city have the option to wear outfits

with local denim. it introduced the new designs at facilities for preschoolers in march. the outfits come in two types, with sleeves or without. both can be worn back-to-front to suit the teacher's needs. >> translator: it's soft and comfortable. kids like the feeling when they give me a hand. >> the city hopes the success of the scheme will lead to a greater range of denim outfits in the future. let's take a look at what's happening in the week ahead. we start with a key business sentiment indicator coming out of the world's biggest economy. the u.s. composite purchasing manager's index for november will be released on wednesday. october's figure was 48.2, marking the fourth consecutive month of private sector contraction. this was driven by a sharp decline in service activity. now, manufacturing output rose marginally, but overall, new business contracted with the

strength of the dollar and inflation weighing on new export orders, which continued to fall. also on wednesday, the u.s. federal reserve will disclose the minutes of its november meeting. the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate this month by 0.75% for the fourth straight meeting. overall, it has raised the rate six times this year, but prices continue to rise well above the fed's target. chair jerome powell dismissed the idea that the bank could pause its rate hike soon, though he said he expects a discussion at the next meeting or two about slowing the pace. now, later in the week, we'll see another major monetary policy decision as well as key data from large economies in europe and asia. central bankers in turkey will announce their policy direction on thursday. in the last three months, they slashed their rate by a total of 350 basis points to 10.5%, which is in line with the unorthodox

policy of president erdogan. e bank promised another cut this month as the final move in its current easing cycle, which runs counter to the global tightening trend. erdogan pledged to keep lowering interest rates until elections scheduled for 2023, but cuts triggered a 44% drop in the lyra against the dollar and 29% decline this year. this led to price hikes through imports. annual inflation in turkey hit a october.high of 85.5% in on theame day, german economic research institute releases its november business sentiment report for europe's biggest economy. the ifo business climate index dipped to a 29-month low in october as companies were less satisfied with their current business situation. the institute said the german economy faces a difficult winter and sentiment continues to be grim. in manufacturing, the index fell again due to companies more

pessimistic expectations, but the mood in the service sector improved slightly following a nose dive the previous month. and on friday, officials in japan will release november consumer price index for tokyo. it's a leading indicator of inflation nationwide. october's reading, excluding fresh food, climbed 3.4% from the year earlier. that's the biggest jump since june 1982. soaring raw material prices and higher import costs due to the weaker yen were the main factors. food prices increased 6%. fast food hamburgers were 18% more expensive. gas and electricity bills both went up more than 25%. okay. let's get a check on the markets.

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>> hello there. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. russia has been criticized that a united nations security council meeting after a missile attack in poland. nato and poland said the missile that killed two people was likely fired from ukrainian air defenses, but russia is ultimately to blame because it invaded ukraine. >> western countries and nato aligned countries in particular use the opportunity to call out russia and blame