and enexteven extending into ar like niigata. when we're talking about sea-effect snow, i get this question quite often, is it salty? it's not salty at all. that's one of the common questions we get. this is a dynamic we get, the cold air comes ot of siberia and moves over the warmer waters, and we have a warm ocean current over honshu, and then it dumps here along the mountains of central honshu and hokkaido. and you're thinking, i'm in tokyo, where's the snow? the mountains act like a wall and stop all that accumulation from the higher elevation. so by the time we get to tokyo, typically the air is much drier. that's why we often see chapped lips or we have the dry air advisories in place because of the northwesterly winds. that is going to taper off as we go ahead into wednesday. clear conditions in wednesday morning many now we have another low coming in from the west, and that's going to usher in moisture. much of japan looking at widespread rainfall later this week. 11 by the time wednesday comes around, partly cloudy skies

. >>> voters in japan's niigata prefecture have chosen a new governor. yoneyama ran as an independent who took cautious stance on the restart of a nuclear plant in the prefecture. yoneyama succeeds the outgoing governor who also expressed concern about restarting the nuclear plant. >> translator: i will discuss the issue of restarting the nuclear plant soon. i will clearly state that a restart cannot be accepted under the current situation, because the safety of the plant can't be assured to protect the daily lives of residents. >> whether to restart the nuclear power plant was a major issue in the campaign. yoneyama pledged to uphold the incumbent's stance on the plan and called for a thorough review of what caused the 2011 disaster in fukushima. he was recommended by the japanese communist party, liberal party and social democratic party. he defeated the candidate endorsed by prime minister shinzo abe's ruling coalition. >> translator: i am extremely disappointed the candidate backed by the governing bloc lost. but i respect that the voters in niigata

niigata prefecture. the company has apologized to the governor of the prefecture for concealing multiple meltdowns at the fukushima plant in 2011. takafumi anna ga wa met with niigata governor. >> translator: we apologize for failing to investigate enough to properly respond to your inquurys. >> nearly five years after the accident tepco executives admitted this february that if they had properly followed their own in-house manual, the meltdowns would have been announced much sooner. they also acknowledged that the company president at the time instructed spokespersons not to use the term "core meltdown." the revelation came after officials in niigata demanded tepco sman why they failed to announce the grave situation for two months. >> translator: i want a thorough investigation into what went wrong. and i want to know what measures the company has taken to prevent the same thing from happening again. >> governor izumida says a full investigation is needed before negotiations can proceed on whether to a

nhk world, niigata. >> and that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> officials fr >>> officials from soccer's world governing body fifa are about to choose a new leader. they're hoping to give the organization a fresh start. outgoing president sepp blatter has been banned from football over allegations of corruption. more than 200 member associations will cast their votes in zurich. five candidates are vying for the top job, and two are considered front runners. one of them is sheikh ebrahim al khalifa from bahrain. he's the head of the asian football confederation. the 46-member confederation has promised him the votes. africa's coalition with 54 members is also backing him. >> so far, so good. so far, so good. there is little time left. >> the other main contender is gianni infantino from switzerland. 's the general secretary of uefa's governing body. the group of 53 members has pledged its numbers to him. >> i met many federations. i'm very confident, because i'm football. and everyone loves football. >> also in

>> translator: the mary rors reflect the passengers, skies and landscapes of the four seasons in niigata prefecture. i believe passengers enjoy these images. >> reporter: photos, papd dings and o other works for by artist are on display in the six cars. in the cafeteria car passengers eat sweets made with locally produced ingredients. >> translator: people in niigata are very key on that. i hope this train will boost the number of visitors to the prefecture and stimulate local tourism. >> reporter: firms are coming up with fresh and fun ways to keep the crowds rolling in. they're keen to show a ride in one of their refitted carriages is ability a whole lot more than just getting from a to b. >> that's it for business news. i'm going to leave you with the markets. >>> world leaders tackling global issues at one of japan's most historical sites. an uncertain economic environment, rising terrorism threats and climate change. the group of seven industrialized countries addressing challenges, finding solutions and setting new goals. don't miss our special coverag, g7 ise-shima summit right he

the revelation came after niigata officials urged tepco to announce why they waited to announce for two months. >> translator: i want a thorough investigigation into whahat wen wrong and i want to know the measurures the company has take to prevent the same thing from happening again. >> the governor says a full investigation is neeeeded on whether to decide whether to allow a nuclear plant to restart in his prefecture. >>> let's now get a check on the markets. tokyo shares fluctuated in and out of negative territory awaiting a key speech from the u.s. federal reserve coming at the end of this week. giang nguyen has more from the tokyo stock exchange. >> janet yellen's anticipated speech this friday. tokyo shares without clear direction but in the end they tracked wall street lower. take a look at the closing levels this thursday, august 25th. the nikkei lost a quarter percent ending at 16,555. shares of japan's biggest staffing agency recruit holdings tumbled 5% after the company said a group of its shareholders would sell $2.5 billion of their holdsin holdsings. and careen holdings ad

shinichi noro, nhk world, niigata. >> an amazing and inspiring woman there. >>> a firefighting crew in u.s. southeast states are battling wildfires. dry and windy conditions aren't helping the situation. robert speta joins us now with more. >> yes, actually over the last several weeks, we have been seeing out here across the southeastern u.s., exceptionally dry conditions. this past week, we had strong southerly winds come through as well. that really fueled the flames for some pretty large wildfires out there. actually, i'll show you some video coming out of tennessee. this was back on monday, and fire really just spread rather quickly due to 120 kilometer per hour winds at times. numerous firefighters out there battling this. it has been confirmed there was three deaths reported in this specific fire. definitely very dangerous. there has been forced evacuations for several towns out there. they did see some rain on tuesday evening, but overall, not helping incredibly much out here, because the windy continuing are still there, and once the front continues to pass by, we have strong n

the fire broke out thursday morning in a chinese restaurant in the niigata prefecture. >> translator: i've never seen a fire this big. >> translator: i'm wondering if my home is okay. >> the city advised more than 700 residents to evacuate. police say a woman was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke. another woman and three firefighters was slightly injured. three firefighters were slightly injured. an engineering professor says three factors contributed to the size of the fire. >> translator: first of all, the fire broke out in a restaurant at the center of the city. an area where wooden houses are closely built. secondly, strong winds caused the flames to spread to other houses. finally, it was beyond the capacity of local firefighters. they weren't able to deal with the fire that big. >> weather officials said wind gusts were clocked at almost 90 kilometers an hour in the area around noon that was due to a low developing in the japan sea. >>> the u.s. returned 4,000 people could soon be paying for the clean up around the nuclear plant. the cabinet signed off on a request from the

researchers think this is why food becomes more tasty with aging. 26 small and mid-sized companies in niigata have teamed up to launch a snow room brand. they're selling abobout 60 type of products. the award-winning brand was hatched almost by accident. the owner of a cafe put a bag of coffee beans into a snow room. without giving it much thought. the result was a surprising change in the taste of the coffee. >> translator: the aroma is round and smsmooth. there's a bitter flavor, but it's only an aftertaste. >> reporter: and another found that beans kept in a snow room contained fewer aldehydedes. resesearchers think they w were soshed by the snow. >> translator: aromamatic flavo are in the sense. the coffee has a pleasantly bitter taste. >> reporter: on this day a tasting event was held for trial products. one of the entries was a cake made from potatoes whose sugar levels had doubled after being aged in a snow room. >> translator: you don't have to be worried about price as long as the cake is tasty. i would pay $15 for this. how about three pieces for $45. >> translator: let me calculate

niigata in the mid-teens.tokyo, bundle up, we are expecting temperatures to be in the mid-teens as we go through the next few days. as we look at the forecast for europe, we have a tale of two different weather situations. back toward the west we have mild and sunny conditions. over to the east, cold air is slipping through the area. that's creating snowy conditions over into western portions of russia and up toward the scandinavian peninsula, we're dealing with snow and windy conditions as well. that will continue as we go forward in time. now we're seeing a high of only 6 degrees in stockholm coming up on monday. snow with highs below freezing in moscow. let me point that out, that's cold. 3 for the high in kiev. down toward the south, we will see rain in athens as a low pressure system continues to linger into the area. iberian peninsula, highs in the low 20s as we go through monday. wrapping things up with a look at north america, a similar situation. dry conditions for situation, dry conditions for the ea

, on sunday, incredible for this time of year, 11 expected there for you, well above the average, niigata20 degrees. still ski season out here for a lot of you. this is quite above average. let's take a look at the bigger picture. this is still ushering some of the precipitation with the northeast monsoon. some areas of the philippines, especially northeastern could see passing showers out here. you need it. continuing with drought there. not helping over vietnam and thailand as well. bangkok, 35, hazy out there for you. not much precipitation expected in the forecast. let's look into europe. we have two storm systems. i really want to concentrate on. this one, moving across italy, balkin peninsula. gusty winds, probably about 60 to 70 kilometers for a few locations, but also some heavy snowfall, 30 to 40 centimeters in the higher elevations. meanwhile, back towards the west, currently seeing a rather rough storm system in the british aisles, especially towards the north, snowfall, but going to shift towards the south, precipitation into it into paris in fact, seeing a high of about eight

. >>> delta air lines has long used niigata airport as a hub, but now officials say they're shutting down three outside the airport at tokyo. the services to be canceled in october connect narita with new york, bangkok, and western japan. the other major airports serving tokyo haneda is poised to handle more flights to the u.s. due to an agreement in february. haneda is much nearer to downtown tokyo than narita. they expect it will make narita less competitive. the airport could lose its status as the carrier's asian hub. delta says they will further strengthen ties with asian carriers including korean air and chinese airlines. >>> the u.s. democratic presidential nominee has again expressed her opposition to the transpacific partnership. she said even after elected she would not change her stance on the free trade agreement. clinton was outlining her economic policies in the mid bern statef michigan. she vowed to focus on creating and protecting jobs. >> i will stop any trade deal that kills jobs or holds down wages including the transpacific partnership. i oppose it now. i'll oppos

also in niigata as well. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> all the recent snow here in japan added a fresh look to one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. snow began falling early wednesday leaving kyoto's kinkakuji blanketed in white. the iconic temple is said to date back to the 14th century and is a unesco world heritage site. >> translator: there's a divine air to it. it deserves to be a heritage site. >> translator: it's really moving. it makes me appreate jushow betiful jan is. >> according to the latest weather report, the forecast for kyoto on thursday is cloudy. >>> thanks for watching this edition of "newsline."awúwóóóóó genie: this is "france 24." time for 60 minutes around the world. i'm genie godula. from theinisters international coalition against the islamic state groupon meeting in paris, hoping to step up their organization and resources against the militants. the taliban says it is behind university in a pakistan. close to 20 are killed and dozens are hurt as gun man

whenever we see this, heaviest typically down here, actually in niigata, japanese alps included, you could see over 40 centimeters of total snowfall. also back toward hokkaido as well to about 30 centimeters. now that is really in the mountains. if you have any travel plans, new year's holiday is coming up, a lot of people are going to be traveling. these are the areas you could be seeing some delays, maybe even cancelations. especially on the roadways being very congested. tokyo, on the other hand, staying cool but dry. those mountains really stop most of that moisture. in fact, temperatures will continue to cool off. now, this is creating some problems back toward the west. that area of high pressure, that's going to be sitting in place creating the air pollution in northeastern china. right now beijing, air quality's pretty decent, but once that sets in over the next 48 hours, do expect it to continue to deteriorate. warnings have been put out by china meteorological agency in that manner. back toward the east, seoul with a high of zero. that's going to stay on the chilly side. to

in just 24 hours, over 30 centimeters of snow has fallen in niigata prefecture and more snow is on the way. because very cold air is still gripping much of japan, lowering temperatures and causing quite moist air from the north. now temperatures at night will be below freezing in sapporo, continuing into the weekend. minus 9 degrees expected on friday morning. and as for tokyo, we saw light snowfall earlier this morning, but things will be looking up today, and temperatures will be up to 4 degrees on sunday morning. now according to the japan meteorological agency, the spring is going to be warmer than normal. and then according to the japan weather association, cherry blossoms will be expected to come out around march 25th in the tokyo area. let's look forward to the colorful season. here's your extended forecast. >>> for an in depth look at the day's news and special >> hello and welcome to life from paris. i'm claire pryde. justice ministers meet in brussels to discuss the migrant crisis. austria and balkan nations agreed to restrict numbers. iran gears up for elections on friday, s

the blaze broke out in a chinese restaurant in niigata city on thursday morning. it eventually destroyed about 150 buildings, including houses and shshops. two residents and eight firefighters suffered injuries. city officials sayay the fire raged througugh an area and 744 opople and 3 363 households hahe been advdvised not to return to ththeir homes just yet. the restaurant owner says he discovered the fire had broken out after he returned from a short absence. residents say the blaze was at first restricted to the area around the restaurant. but after about 90 minutes, strong winds sent sparks into the air and helped fan the flames. >> translator: sparks flew all over the place, and the fire roared up. the flames suddenly spread as far as the shore. >> firefighters say the narrow streets in the neighborhood made it difficult to fight the blaze and keep it from spreading from house to house. >>> tens of thousands of people have visited the imperial palace in tokyo to celebrate the 38rd earthdy of emperor akihitito. the emperor and empress s appead on the balcony

there in niigata. about a 55 centimeter base. more snow expected on top of that, though. northeasterly winds over the next couple days are going to stay persistent at least heading into saturday morning. do remember, though, this is western hokkaido, western areas of honchu. if you're in nagoya, toward tokyo, clear skies will prevail over the next several days. those mountains stopping a lot of that precipitation. tokyo, high of 9. back toward the west, high pressure also dominates in seoul and beijing. sunny skies but it's on the cold side here on thursday. all right. here's our extended outlook. >>> and that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. ♪ >> welcome to "in good shape." our topics this week, life kinetics, an unusual method for training the brain. mysterious symptoms, how a misaligned jaw can cause many different conditions, and, sometimes deadly, the long and difficult road to recovery from tuberculosis. here's dr. carsten lekutat. dr. lekutat: hello and welcome to "in good shape." today, we are i

centimeters on top of an already above-average snow base around sapporo, extending through tohoku, niigata into nagano. it's not just the snow. there's going to be vastly lower temperatures. sapporo minus 2 for the morning low. tokyo 4, flirting with the zero-degree mark, some inland areas pushing the freezing point here on thursday admonishing. might be even seeing frost in some of the foothills around tokyo as well. let's talk about the election out here across the americas. because we have going on is really widespread precipitation expected in the central areas of the u.s. and whenever we're talking about undecided voters, maybe people that they look outside, not really determined on exactly going out and standing in line for several hours to vote in the rain, this is definitely a major impact that you could be seeing. it does look like some areas, especially from oklahoma toward chicago, maybe into the northeastern u.s., could be seeing some scattered showers here on election day, november 8th. maybe some thunderstorms down towards the south. also you do have to remember whenever we d

japan's agriculture minister chairs the two-day meeting saturday in the central japanese city of niigata. the g-7 ministers will discuss the issues the countries are facing, the aging of producers and a lack of enough new entrants in the agriculture sector. the agenda also includes concern over future shortages of food supplies as the global population expands and food preferences change. the participants are also expected to discuss how to control fishery resources, such as tuna, to protect them from illegal fishing. >>> u.s. officials say president barack obama will decide whether to visit hiroshima after returning from a tour next week. obama will visit japan next month to attend a g-7 summit. officials in washington told nhk that obama will consider travel plans for his time in japan after coming back from his current trip to saudi arabia, britain and germany. secretary of state john kerry visited hiroshima earlier this month for a meeting of g-7 foreign ministers. he said everyone should visit the city and expressed hope that the u.s. president will be among them. >>> the "new york

in niigata, about 50 centimeters reported in the last 24 hours. if you're a skier, anybody who likes to get out in the snow, the classic sea-effect snow machine will continue to bring much more snowfall. tokyo, i do want to note, dry conditions out here. also toward eastern china, high pressure continuing to dominate. temperatures in shanghai with a high of 10. taipei getting up to 15 there on your tuesday. all right. here's your extended outlook. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us. xxxx x0 >> hello, and welcome to "euromaxx highlights" where we round up the best bits of the week for you. let's have a look whats coming on today's show for you -- time to keep. how the blogger "watch anish" is stirring up the clock industry. time to party how vrot-swaf celebrates being european capital of culture. and, time to sleep. a spaced out hotel in the czech republic the world of luxury watches has always been something of a closed club. but social media is changing that. one blogger who's fanat

she was on her way home from school in the city of niigata and was only 13 years old. her parents spoke to nhk. >> translator: the abductions took place not under the current leader, kim jong-un, but during the era of his father. i hope that the young leader feels obliged to return abductees, including megumi, to their families. >> she says she feels saddened as the year end approaches. she has fond memories of spending time with megumi during the christmas season. s she and 11 and others are still unaccounted for. >>> officials in the western japanese city of skoel ca have finished filling a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy intersection last week. they've now opened the road and lifted evacuation orders. traffic resumed in front of the main train station tuesday morning just a week after the hole opened up, shocking residents. the cave-in happened suddenly, cutting off power, water, and gas in parts of the city. surprisingly, no one was hurt. city officials believe construction work to extend a subway line caused the problem. >> translator: we think it is importan

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