catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> the mayor of south korea's capital seoul has been found dead. police say they found nothing to indicate foul play. major park won-soon did not go to his office on thursday, reportedly saying he wasn't feeling well. but it later became apparent he had left his official residence that morning. police and firefighters began searching for park after his daughter said she could not contact him. his body was discovered in a wooded area of northern seoul shortly after midnight. south korean media outlets say a woman who once worked as park's secretary had filed d a sexual harassment claim against him. police have confirmed the complaint butut refuse to give any retails. park worked as a human rights lawyer before being elected in 2011. his name had been floated as a possible candidate for the 2022 presidential election. >>> now in most parts of the world, running is one of the most affordable sports around. but in one part of the east africa, even the best of the up and coming young runners are struggling to afford the shoes they need. nhk world

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> a u.s.lothier with 200 years history has become the latest victim of the coronavirus. brooks brothers has filed for bankruptcy protection. the company opened its first store in new york in 1818 and survived two world wars and the great depression. the company has supplied suits to nearly every u.s. president as well as wall street executives. but the virus has dried up demand for tailored business attire. more people are dressing casually while working at home and buying their clothes online. the retail sector was under severe pressure even before the pandemic. rivals barney's new york filed for bankruptcy protection late last year. officials at brooks brothers say they will continue operations as they restructure. they're also looking to re-open shops that are not being closed permanently. >>> now let's turn to tsietsi monare for weather updates. as we've been reporting, torrential rain is wreaking havoc along japan's archipelago. weather experts are warning the dangerous conditions continu

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> well, the coronavirus continues to dominate headlines,he government of pakistan is resuming its campaign to stamp out another highly infectious disease, polio. it comes after a four-month hiatus due to the pandemic. workers wear masks and sanitize their hands as they went door-to-door. >> translator: i've been worried about my child getting polio when vaccinations were halted three or four months. the resumption will help protect children. >> young children are susceptible to the crippling disease which can leave them partly paralyzed. there have been 60 infections reported in the country so far this year. that's up from the same period last year. the government is hoping to immunize about 800,000 people age 5 or younger. but the campaign faceses teats from islamic extremists as well as the coronavirus. the world health organization aims to eliminate polio worldwide. pakistan is one of the last countries still reporting infections. ♪ >>> the defense chiefs of south korea and the united states have agreed to continue efforts to schedule th

nhk's catherine kobayashi has the details. >> reporter: organizers build their protest as a peacefulch h for unit. faith leaders, police officers and their supporters marched ovover the brooklylyn bridge. they ran into demonstrators fro black lives matter. ththenhis. several officers were hurt. >> we were peacefully protests on the bridge, the cops separated us and dragged us around. >> basically we're going to arrest all the black lives matter protesters first and allowed this protest to peacefully come by. >> reporter: protesters have run up against police since the killing of george floyd two months ago. they've also faced off against those who recent their message. two weeks ago a driver in seattle drove into protesters killing one and injuring another. researchers have tracked more than 70 such incidents in towns across the country. other protesters have faced different threats like thihis coup couple. >> i was terrified that we'd be murdered within seconds, that our house would be burned down, that our pets would be killed. >> reporter: president donald trump defended the coupl

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> authorities in hong kong are strengthening measures toiet the virus after new infections suddenly surged. >> i t think based on what we he seen in the last seven or eight days about the reemergence of local cases and the spread and the diversity of these local cases, this is the time for tightening. >> starting wednesday, public gathering of more than four people are banned. anyone using public transit must wear a mask and from 6:00 p.m., restaurants are take-out only. the territory started easing coronavirus measures in may. in just over a week, there have been 180 new locally transmitted cases. disney land hong kong is also closed beginning wednesday i. only reopened last month for the first time since january. johns hopkins university says global infections topped 13,000 on tutuesday. ththe death toll exceeds 570,00. the head of the world health organization says the pandemic will only worsen if companies fail to take stricter measures. >>> a new onslaught of heavy rain may bring more flooding and landslides to japan. more than 10,000

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> our meteoeorologist sayaka mori joins us for a look athe world weather. >> the rainy season is in full swing across japan and also portions of china. this is the time of year where we see lots of heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding as well as lands slides. parts of china was hit hard with flooding rainfall. take a look at this footage. heavy rain since the start of july has forced locals to evacuate in parts of chinina. police o officers rescued peopl who werere trapped in their car during floodin am province. several people have been rescued. more rain is on the way for china. take a look at this forecast. we will continue to see ample moisture coming in from the south. the air contains more moisture so rain will likely increase this year. we will see lots of heavy rain along the yancy river basin. 230 millimeters. the heaviest rain will haul in hubei and gian chi province. it's mostly dry, but in and around the beijing area there's a chance for rainfall. temperatures in the mid 30s once again in beijing. beijing may miss the rain

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> analysts in the united states say north korea may stille making nuclear warheads. they based that on satellite images taken in may. this north korean facility stands west of the capital near the village. the images were taken by satellite operator planet labs. they were analyze at middlebury institute of international studies. analysts there say the facility shares characteristics with other north korean nuclear sites. they point out a security perimeter, entrances that lead underground and what appears to be housing for scientists. they also say trucks, other vehicles and containers suggest the site is operating. >>> talks on north korea's denuclearization are stalled. the u.s. government envoy in chargege of north korean affair is deputy secretary of state steechk big league gan visiting south korea and japan this week to discuss a way forward. >>> officials in pyongyang say they aren't interested in holding any more talks with the trump administration, but one of the u.s. president's former top advisers thinks another summit with leader