what does that mean for japan? >> well, the japanese government believes that cooperating with other countries will contain china's power. beijing has been building up the chinese military in recent years, and becoming more assertive. so many of the neighboring countries including japan are trying to check china's moves by moving closer to the united states. >> i'm sure noda wants to convince opponents, because this is the only way for japan's economy to survive. right? >> that's right. well, you know, japanese population is shrinking and aging, and noda says that the country needs to look overseas more. for growth. japanese businesses are hampered by a strong yen recently and worry about their competitiveness will erode further if the country is left out of the trade pact. tpp could create a trade pact free trade zone bigger than the european union. and south korea compete heads on with japan in autos and electronics. it already has a free trade agreement with the eu and a similar pact has been approved by the u.s

what does that mean for japan? >> well, the japanese government believes that cooperating with other countries will contain china's power. beijing has been building up the chinese military in recent years, and becoming more assertive. so many of the neighboring countries including japan are trying to check china's moves by moving closer to the united states. >> i'm sure noda wants to convince opponents, because this is the only way for japan's economy to survive. right? >> that's right. llyokn, pase polaons riinan in a na yshath uny edtoooovse re r ow. paseusess e mped atrg n celynd rrabt ei coetiveswi ede rtr t cnt ile ouofhera pt. t cldree tre ct free trade zone bigger than the european union. and south korea compete heads on with japan in autos and electronics. it already has a free trade agreement with the eu and a similar pact has been approved by the u.s. congress. so noda hopes to keep up and to bolster growth through more active asia-pacific. commerce. but negotiating japan's way through domestic as well as

now over towards japan largely not dry. for the most part, we do look at some cold precipitation coming into northern sections and for hokkaido, we could be talking about snow, as a lot more colder air is trying to come on in from the north. as for highs on monday, starting off with a high of 13 degrees in beijing. even cooler in seoul remaining at 11. tokyo gets up to 19 degrees. still on the mild side. 18 for shanghai. and getting up to 25 degrees in taipei. now over toward the americas and it is looking messy across much of the united states but also we're looking at a low that's moving in off the coast of baja of california and starting to bring in showers to the northwest corner of mexico. some heavier rain is going to be possible with this system. otherwise a rain band will form across the midwest and head into the mid-atlantic region. also across canada much of the southern tier will look a lot messier as we head into wednesday. showers for the most part across much of central and eastern sections while in the pacifi

let's see how things are kicking off here in japan. for that we go to ramin mellegard who is at the tokyo stock exchange. how are stocks trading this first day of november here in tokyo? >> first day of november, very good morning to you, ai. market is actually taking a little bit of a step back after those gains that we've seen in the last few sessions which actually left global stocks on a bit of a high for the month of october. we did see the dow up around 10%, we saw gold up around 6% and oil was up around 18% for the month, but let's have a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix, you can see there quite a bit of a drop there for the nikkei, 8,876, down 111 points. we did see the nikkei up around 290 points for the month of october but it's really been bound to all the ups and downs regarding the eurozone more than the fundamentals of its own economy which has been the main argument for japanese authorities, when it's come to the yen, which is why they decided to make that unilateral move to weaken the yen yes

now, as the earnings season both in japan and the u.s. starts to wind down, really this story in europe and the debt crisis is going to be center stage. we're going to see how that effects stocks and currencies. the focus for japan will be toyota's earnings after the bell today. back to you. >> all right, thanks for that update, ramin. let's also look at some other market figures. that is all for now in business news. back to katherine. >> thank you very much. >>> more residents in the thai capital were advised to leave their homes as the waters flow. it is five kilometers from the center. bangkok authorities monday advised residents in the east of the city to evacuate. the area the 12th to receive such a warning. about a quarter of the city's 50 districts are now subject to evacuation advisories. drainage has gun in an industrial park, 70 kilometers north of bangkok. workers began draining the park on monday. it is one of eight industrial parks inundated by flood water in thailand. it effects over 50 firms. the park has been flooded sinc

of japan. amid deepening credit worries in europe. the strong yen also caused returns on overseas investments to lose value. the losses outweigh the amount of new investment resulting in a decline in the total amount of mutual fund assets held by private investors. stock prices rebounded in october, but the association says the outlook remains grim due to concerns about the european credit situation. >>> japan's prime minister, yoshihiko noda, says japan won't insist on joining negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership if it means damaging the country's interests. noda announced at the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum meeting over the weekend that the government will begin talks can countries involved in the tpp. >> translator: the government will not join the discussions if the tpp harms japan's national interests. japan will enter consultations with relevant countries from the viewpoint of maximizing its national interests and make an independent decision on whether to join the ta

economy is following japan's path.nd initially they thought they might have thought that quick policy response may be able to avoid prolonged recession, prolonged stagnation of the u.s. economy. but so far, they have not been successful. i think large balance sheet adjustments will lead to a weak consumption and a weak investment. and the banking crisis as well. through an accumulation of bad loans. >> how long do you think it will take for the u.s. to -- >> well, it may take four more years. for housing loans to decline to the historical trend. >> and europe situation also resembles a lot what japan went through. >> yes, i think so. it seems to me that european banks receive public money and also european governments, stand to force banks to receive public money. but in japan, you know, the banking crisis was resolved after public money was forced to be injected. so i think sooner or later, some kind of tax money is needed to clear up the sky. >> and right now in europe, europe's plan, writing down greece's debt, reca

economy is following japan's path.nd initially they thought they might have thought that quick policy response may be able to avoid prolonged recession, prolonged stagnation of the u.s. economy. but so far, they have not been successful. i think large balance sheet adjustments will lead to a weak consumption and a weak investment. and the banking crisis as well. through an accumulation of bad loans. >> how long do you think it will take for the u.s. to -- >> well, it may take four more years. for housing loans to decline to the historical trend. >> and europe situation also resembles a lot what japan went through. >> yes, i think so. it seems to me that european banks receive public money and also european governments, stand to force banks to receive public money. but in japan, you know, the banking crisis was resolved after public money was forced to be injected. so i think sooner or later, some kind of tax money is needed to clear up the sky. >> and right now in europe, europe's plan, writing down greece's debt, reca

islands in southwest japan. at the range, troops conducted a mock attack using type 90 battle tanks deployed from hokido. this is the first large scale participation by troops for drills in the region. the drills at the range will last until tuesday. >>> the kabuki theater is a traditional art that combines acting and dance. it has a history of over 400 years. all of the roles on stage are played by males. it this man has been one of the leading women for the last 40 years. his dancing techniques captures the essence of female elegance, and he has fans all around the globe. >> last week kabuki actor was awarded the prestigious kyoto prize which is given to people that made major contribution in the arts and sciences. we sat down with him to find out what the essence of a woman's beauty is when expressed by a man. >> reporter: he's 61 years old. he was first introduced to kabuki at the age of 5. enthralled by the beauty to stage, he started to train the following year. what was it that attracted you to taking on

one measure is why japan sticks to this system. it's because there is a strong belief that it is in the best interest of the child to be with one parent after divorce. so, it's quite common for courts to limit visitation for non-custodial parent to just several hours per month. some people are really worried about divorce cases involving domestic violence and the child abuse. so in those cases, we have to be really careful and have to take precautions. the system must be modified in many ways in japan to meet the needs of children of divorce. first of all, the current visitation system should be changed. parents with no custody should be able to spend a substantial amount of time with their children like weekends and long vacations with overnights. not just several hours a month. secondly, you shouldn't be allowed to separate or divorce without a parenting plan in place. finally, couples should be able to choose between sole custody and joint custody. >> that was the professor at women's university. >>> the world is becoming more c

japan's slumping economy hasn't had much of an impact on its nail industry.ry year, it's showing steady growth. it generated more than $2.5 billion in 2010, a figure shared by japan's animation industry. >> translator: i don't think it matters much to women what the economy is like. i think we all strive for beauty no matter the cost. >> translator: nails are like clothing and makeup to me. if i don't have them done, i feel so embarrassed. >> reporter: decades ago, japanese nail artists learned and copied foreign styles. since then, they found a way to make simple manicures into three-dimensional pieces of art. it's a style that's been recognized worldwide thanks to sachiko nakasone. she trained in the u.s. in the 1970s and returned to tokyo in the 1980s to start a nail academy. >> translator: japanese people are really detail oriented, diligent and hard-working. i hear lady gaga has a japanese nail artist. i'm sure she enjoys the unique japanese style. >> reporter: newcomers to the industry try to make their mark at the tokyo nail expo. these young professio

military in japan. they're reviewing the application of the status of forces agreement to allow japan to exercise jurisdiction over crcres that lead to death. as a result, public prosecutors in okinawa decided to indict a u.s. forces civilian employee in connection with a car accident that killed a japanese man. the case involves a 24-year-old american man. prosecutors say he was on the way home from his job at a supermarket on a u.s. basin january when his car struck the victim. they could not indict the suspect because he was deemed to have been on duty at the time of the accident. the status of forces agreement gives the united states primary jurisdiction in cases involving soldiers or civilian employees on bases who cause accidents or commit crimes when they are considered to be on duty. people in okinawa repeatedly expressed anger over the agreement. the justice ministry says in five years through 2010, there were 62 cases involving japanese victims war employees weren't indicted because they were

heavy showers across the southern islands of japan. it will spread to the southern tip of the korean peninsula and east coast of china today. for inland china, some light precipitation is falling and some rain will move northward and turn to snow. moving on to the indochina peninsula, a northeasterly monsoon brings rain and thunderstorms across vietnam, cambodia, thailand animal asia. stable and dry conditions in bangkok. we expect 20 degrees in tokyo, the same in seoul. it will remain in the 20s the next several days. it's going to be a bit warmer than yesterday. heading to the americas, mostly dry in the east, but a winter storm is hitting the rockies, spreading snow showers and strong winds. this weather can be found in and around colorado. we have warnings in effect across the area. after 25 centimeters of snow being possible in the mountain areas into wednesday. that will move southeastward, will effect the central plains in the next 24 hours. meanwhile, another system is bringing rain across southern ontario. that will spread to

japan and the u.s. trying to implement a 2006 agreement that would close operations using futenma base and expand another base in okinawa. but local opposition to the plan is strong. >>> the former president of olympus has been on something of a roller coaster ride for the past six weeks. last month, michael woodford lost his job for speaking out. he left japan in a hurry, citing security concerns. now he's back speaking to authorities and in an exclusive interview to nhk. the british national arrived in japan on wednesday for the first time since his dismissal. he went to the tokyo district prosecutor's office on thursday. he visited the securities and exchange commission and the tokyo police department. he reportedly explained his understanding of what occurred until he was forced to step down. >> i have now a high degree of confidence that the japanese authorities will make sure this story comes out in all its detail. olympus is accused of continuing to conceal significant losses as a result of inves

they will spend five days in japan as guests of the state. the king is 31 years old, and his 21-year-old wife is a student. there was royal wedding fever in butan last month when the marriage ceremony was held. the king is known for promoting growth national happy or gnh an indicator to measure the quality of life or social process. the royal couple will meet prime minister noda this afternoon, and they will make a speech at the diet on thursday. they will also visit fukushima prefecture that was hard-hit by the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. the king and queen will interact with local children and convey the sympathies of the people of bhutan to the disaster survivors. nhk world, narita airport. >> a big welcome for the royal couple. >>> a japanese-made super computer has retained its rank as the world's fastest processing mean. the k computer topped the biannual list for the second time in ra row. the ranking released on monday says the k reached 10 pediflops. that's more than 10 quad drill oncalculations per second and well ahead of th

for japan, you are looking at chilly air coming on in and especially for northern japan and the region has been seeing snow since last night and the area too, this precipitation starts out as out rain. the afternoon and evening hours will change over into snow and mountain areas. we want to watch out for slippery roads. tuesday's highs look like this. they are 17 degrees and that will be dropping in the next couple of days. 12 degrees and seoul expecting to get up to 13 and beijing will stay in the low to freeing marks. towards the americas, they will be looking wetter for the eastern half of the u.s. as well as canada. a long cold front stretching across the area and we will see plenty of rain underneath. also the chance of strong storms. severe weather outbreaks will be possible from the lower mississippi valley to the midwest region. along the u.s. and canadian border, we are seeing a lot of precipitation and it includes snow for the upper elevations. highs will shape up like this. winnipeg and eight in seattle and 9 n vancouver. 21 in oklahoma city and 25 still in houston. still wa

now, as the earnings season both in japan and the u.s. starts to wind down, really this story in europe and the debt crisis is going to be center stage. we're going to see how that effects stocks and currencies. the focus for japan will be toyota's earnings after the bell today. back to you. >> all right, thanks for that update, ramin. let's also look at some other market figures. that is all for now in business news. back to katherine. >> thank you very much. >>> more residents in the thai capital were advised to leave their homes as the waters flow. it is five kilometers from the center. bangkok authorities monday advised residents in the east of the city to evacuate. the area the 12th to receive such a warning. about a quarter of the city's 50 districts are now subject to evacuation advisories. drainage has gun in an industrial park, 70 kilometers north of bangkok. workers began draining the park on monday. it is one of eight industrial parks inundated by flood water in thailand. it effects over 50 firms. the park has been flooded sinc

and through the season, for japan.ow we see the winds carrying picking up the moisture from the sea of japan here. and bringing that across that turns to precipitation. it's going to be about 80 millimeters of rain for hokkaido, seeing about 20 centimeters of snow, rather than rain. so really starting to see things cool down here. now to the south it's going to stay much warmer. and we have plenty of rain. this time across the philippines as well as eastern indochina. let's see what's going to be happening if we fast-forward into the next few days and see what the forecast holds. once again, it's going to be central vietnam. so the area around da nang is going to be picking up heavy rain, as well as the northeastern portion of the philippines. so eastern luzon getting maybe 150 millimeters of rain into the next 72 hours. maybe a little bit more than that. we've already seen about 100 millimeters for northern parts of mindinao. so a possibility of flooding and landslides in the next three days. 24 for taipei, 19 for sha

and manufacturing has been curtailed in southeast asia, japan, north america and africa. >>> japan's economic index fell for the second consecutive month in september. the cabinet oice say the coincident index, which points to t present state of the economy slipped 1.4 points from the previous month to .9, that's against aase of100 for 2005. the decline is attributed to a slowdown in the production of cars,elevions and psonal computer the drop came in the midst of a global economic downturn igreby t eopn crisis. television sales declined also in reaction to brisk last-minute demand this summer before the country switched to digital broadcasting. >>> looking ahead, the cabinet office said the risk of slowdown is increasing due to the yen's strengths and the flooding in thailand. >>> major japanese electronics major, fujitsu said it will start selling high-speed supercomputers for commercial use. >> translator: we can say our new model is the world's fastest supercomputer.n supercompulled eledite-backed r achieved the world's fastest computing speed. fujitsu says it's based on the same

the same goes for japan. holiday coming in tomorrow and it should be fairly settled across much of the country with temperatures a bit above average as well. shanghai region seeing a few showers. taiwan also going to be seeing those showers. heavier rain though is going to continue across parts of luzon here in the philippines. strong winds coming in from the northeast as well will make the seas quite rough. high waves, also the possibility of localized flooding perhaps in lower lying areas. as we head into indochina along the eastern coast, we still see those showers again. this is the northeast monsoon. the heavier of the rain will be in across parts of malaysia and southern parts of thailand are also seeing continued moderate showers. all right. thursday temperatures, 23 in tokyo. 22 in seoul. and 14 in beijing with just 2 for the high in ulaanbaatar. 17 in chongqing. 28 so a hot day in hong kong but not as hot in the tropics. manila and bangkok both in the lower 30s. north america. a big st this is bringi

japan will participate in 33 projects. these include improving major roads and airports, introducing efficient customs procedures and long term disaster satellites. japan will engage in fund-raising efforts in cooperation with the asean development bank. aside from that plan, he will back the support for research on a road building project to link a port town in southern myanmar to the thai border. the assistance is to encourage construction of roads crossing that region. through the measures, the japanese government hopes to boost relations to asean to counter china's growing influence in southeast asia. asean leaders in bali awarded myanmar for reform efforts. they promise a key leadership role in the block. we have more details of the meeting. >> reporter: ten leaders of asean are meeting here in bali to discuss several important issues for the region. myanmar took the spotlight and the government is now officially set to become chair of the regional block. the leaders unanimously agreed myanmar would chair the organiza

also, the bank of japan governor shirakawa said yesterday the european crisis is affecting japan's economyy boosting the yen. and he also came out and said that the eurozone crisis is the biggest risk to the global economy right now. and quite frankly, we have seen that overriding even fundamental issues here such as earnings reports and economic data way lot of companies, japanese companies coming out and forecasting better -- actually some of their earnings for the rest of the fiscal year ending march 2012. however, on a bright note we did have the three major financial groups in japan on monday coming out and giving their earnings. and actually one or two of them upping their forecasts for the year as well. so we're going to keep track of all the exporters relating to the stronger yen and also financials and banks as well as olympus shares. let's not forget it gained almost 15% yesterday and it's been up around 60% since last friday. also on another note, ai, today sees the release of the beaujolais nouveaux wines here in japan. so it could be a good idea to stock up before the weekend.

the agenda for the japan/u.s. summit is likely tocally japan's possible participation in talks on the tpp, designed to create a free trade bloc in the region. obama is expected to convey his stance that the u.s. is determined to step up its involvement in the asia-pacific region. japanese government sources say say noda is expected to convey his administration's position on whether japan will take part in the tpp talks. meanwhile, about 6,000 protesters held a rally in tokyo to oppose japan's participation in the tpp talks. agricultural cooperatives and other groups organized a rally on tuesday. the ruling democratic party hopes to draft a proposal on wednesday on whether japan should join talks for the tpp. >> translator: i feel a sense of crisis that i've never felt before over this issue. if japan ever joins the tpp, it'll cause irreversible damage to regional economies, job security, stable food supplies, and the medical system. >> more than 100 lawmakers also took part in the rally. the politicians included m

and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >>> australia has long accepted immigrants to help its economy grow. they've come from a variety of countries. but these days the government is keen on bringing in greek workers. as their country's racked by financial crisis, many greeks find australia's job market attractive. hiromi kurasaka reports from melbourne. >> reporter: elaini and her two children live in the melbourne suburb. seven years ago australian immigration authorities rated her as a skillful teacher and journalist. she left greece to make a home in australia. she works as an interpreter. >> she told the doctor that her back was sore, her legs were sore, her hips were sore, but the medicine did nothing for her. >> i'm sure that if i was in greece i wouldn't have any chance to be self-efficient with two kids, work, and you know, do everything. but here i can. >> reporter: about 25% of australia's populations are immigrants. the australian government used to hav

nhk world's masaki arai reports. >> reporter: he came to japan last year. he spent six months learning japanese before coming to this farm for occupational training. so cho sein struggles with the language barrier. daily conversation is difficult, not to mention the complicated farming vocabulary. as a result, he receives only simple tasks. >> translator: i want to work hard, but i don't understand the language at all. when i get instructions about work, i don't understand what's been said. it's very hard. >> reporter: the six-month training period finished at the end of september. so cho sein hopes to continue working in japan, but he's worried about what the future holds. >> translator: i heard back at the refugee camp that good things are waiting for me in japan, but i found out that it was harder than i thought. >> reporter: the reality of life in japan has gradually become known to people in the refugee camp. some people due to relocate are getting anxious. the group, for the second year, is about to leave, but two of the six families decided not to go

military in japan. they're modifying the status of forces agreement to allow japan to exercise jurisdiction over crimes that lead to death. as a result, prosecutors in okinawa decided to indict a u.s. forces civilian employee in connection with a car accident that killed a japanese man. the case involves a 24-year-old american man. prosecutors say he was on the way home from his job at a supermarket on a u.s. basin january when his car struck the victim. they couldn't diet the suspect because he was deemed to have been on duty at the time of the accident. the status of forces agreement gives the united states primary jurisdiction in cases involving civilian employees on bases who cause accidents or commit crimes when they are considered to be on duty. people in okinawa repeatedly expressed anger over the agreement. the u.s. justice system says in five years, there were 62 cases involving japanese victims war employees weren't indicted because they were on duty. none of the cases was ever brought to a u.

the letter ends with a wish. >>> japan's financial services >>> japan's financial services >>> japan's financial services >> come home, come before the snow arrives. please come back to me. i'll be in our store room waiting for you. i'll be there waiting for you, forever. >>> now we go to patchari raksawong in bangkok for the latest from the region. >> india and pakistan have agreed to accelerate efforts to improve relations. indian prime minister manmohan singh met pakistani prime minister yousuf raza gilani in the maldives thursday. they exchanged views on the territorial issue of kashmir as well as how to expand trade. nhk world's fumio sugaya reports. >> reporter: in a joint news conference both sides expressed strong willingness to improve bilateral ties. >> we have wasted a lot of time in the past in acry moanious debates. the time has come to write a new chapter in this relationship. >> i think that the next round of the talks would be more constructive, more positive, and it will open a new chapter in the history of border countries. >> reporter: the issue of control of kashmir

the wine may be from france but japan is its second home. people here are some of the first to uncork it every year. nhk world's rena nakano takes us to the overnight celebrations. >> reporter: serious wine lovers in tokyo won't be getting much sleep tonight, they're anxious to get a glass or two of the 2011 beaujolais nouveau. >> translator: november it's finally time for beaujolais nouveau. >> translator: i drink it every year. >> translator: last year's wine was good, too, but this year's is so different. it's really smooth. >> reporter: beaujolais nouveau is a french wine. it is bottled only six to eight weeks after the grapes are harvested. people around the world enjoy its youthful taste and fruity flavor especially in japan. >> translator: japan imports about half of all of the beaujolais nouveau exported from france. i believe that's about 7,200,000 bottles. >> reporter: so why is beaujolais nouveau so popular here? in some ways it has to do with the japanese obsession to be the first to celebrate and enjoy new things such as the sea

japan's environment ministry says downstream radiation levels have risen in some rivers in fukushima prefecture. the ministry has been monitoring radiation levels in rivers near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant to assess the impact of the accident there. officials took sand samples from two rivers in september. the upstream radioactive cesium levels were over 3,000 becquerels per kilogram in itate. the downstream levels of the same river in an area of soma city were 13,000 becquerels. the upstream levels had fallen to one-fifth of those observed in may, but the downstream measurements had tripled. cesium levels near the mouth of another river in soma city where were nearly 30,000 becquerel. they have doubled since may. kinki university hideo yamazaki says radiation levels should be monitored near river mouths as radioactive substances in riverbed sands are probably moving downstream. >>> a survey team of the international atomic energy agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the

they're then resold to bookstores back in japan. the company decides of cambodia because of the young and cheap labor force. 70% of the population was born after the war, and many people are hungry for work. >> translator: in china or vietnam orders are harder to find and more expensive to hire. cambodia, on the other hand, hasn't reached the same level of development and the work force was largely available. that was the decisive factor. >> reporter: other japanese companies were attracted by the development of cambodia as a market where incomes are steadily rising. after extending its presence to neighboring thailand and vietnam, this food company set up its first factory in cambodia and kicked up production in 2010. they're training their local staff in sales have been growing. the cambodian company looks at japan knowledgeable as a source of technological know-how. china and south korea are the leading investors here, but their activity is mostly in real estate development, not technology. >> japanese company also benefit. cambo

. >>> the kyoto protocol was born here in japan. the japanese government hopes it will die in south africa. its representatives are working hard at the u.n. climate change meeting in durban to stop the co2 reduction treaty from being extended. they want to replace it with what they call a fair and effective framework. one that will impose legally-binding targets on all major emitters. nhk world's susumu kojima is covering the conference in durban and tells us more. >> reporter: it's very simple. japanese representatives say the kyoto protocol is not a fair system. it covers only 26% of the total emissions in the world. the u.s. and china, the biggest kaurnen emitters have no obligations to reduce their co2 under the treaty. japanese leaders argue that in order to stop global climate change, it's crucial for all major emitters to get on board. their fear is if the conference decides to extend the kyoto protocol, places such as japan and the european union would shoulder the burden. another issue that is affecting the japanese positio

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located in japan town. requests for conditional use authorization. 1555, request for conditional use authorization. case 88-c, through 2320 chestnut, request for authorization. those are the consent calendar items. >> is there any public comment on consent items? >> hi. i am christina crawford, here to comment on 2011-02 88 c. this is 2320 chestnut street. president olague: you would like that pulled? ok. when we call the project, you can comment on this. >> i will be notified of the new date? president olague: we will hear it right now. jonathan -- is that it? >> thank you. at 1517 irving, commenting on item three. i would like that pulled as well. >> thank you. >> my name is michael lebeck and i'd like have removed, item 2.0, -- >> this is moved. so far, items three and four on the consent calendar will be heard. is there any public comment on the other items? which -- do you want to come to the mic? is this one o fthose we will be hearing? >> i couldn't hear you. >> we pulled 155, 5 irving street, and th

we hope japan can strengthen ties with gulf nations by supplying its technologies. >> japan intends to offer environmental technologies to the gulf countries in the hope of securing oil, which is becoming increasingly crucial as the domestic energy resource, especially after the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. >>> italy's new prime minister is ready to slash his country's massive debts. it's a promise made to the european union. he confirmed his commitment to push ahead with reforms during a meeting in brussels with the european counsel president and the european commission president. he told leaders the new government will do its best to take action as other eu countries expect. borosso said the world is paying close attention to what italy does and says he is confident the nation will work to ensure reforms are carried out and added that the eu will send a team of inspectors to rome to monitor the country's efforts. >>> the u.s. has released numbers on the economy. the economy did grow, but at a slower pace than expected. the commerce department said tuesday th

japan's financial service agency may investigate the auditing firms by the optical machine making if irregularities are found in the past financial statements. the third party panel is investigating a cover up of huge losses by olympus. based on the results of the probe, olympus plans to correct and submit past financial statements to the agency. if irregularities are found, they plan to investigate the firm. the firms to be penalized if they are found to have committed violations like intentionally overlooking false iveications. they plan to hold a meeting with the creditor banks on wednesday and explain what it has learned so far with current business results. on thursday the change dizzy nated olympus as a supervisory issue and cautioned investors. they could fail to release an earnings report by december 14th. >>> japanese prime minister is expected to finally announce his decision this afternoon for japan to join talks on the transpacific partnership. they would eliminate trade barriers with the asia pacific region. there has been an intensive debate even among his party members

japan and india plan to sign an civilian nuclear power agreement, to allow japan to provide nuclear technology to india. however, negotiations were suspended after the accident in fukushima in march. india wants to build more nuclear power plants to support economic growth. the country could become a lucrative market for japan's nuclear industry. however some in japan ar opposed to deals with india cause e couny is not a gnory toheuclear norofeti tat on monday, prime minister yoshihiko noda met vietnamese prime minister, tan dung in tokyo. he confirmed that japanese companies will help rebuild to nuclear reactors in vietnam. they are scheduled to start operating in 2021. >>> what goes up must come down. and the chinese economy is showing signs of slowing. among the contributing factors is the government's tight money policy. the measures are meant to prevent overheating and curb inflation, but they've also created difficulties for small and medium-sized companies to get financing. as a stop-gap solution, many are falling back on an age-old standby, the pawn shop. nhk world's ishii has the stor

on the other side, any japan. this is a bird's-eye view of what the tsunami looked like -- so as approximately 2:45 p.m. in the afternoon, what we now know is that a 20-meter way -- wave hit the prefecture', ands in the course of that, located approximately 125 miles off the coast at a depth of about 20,000 feet, the eurasian plate and the pacific plate came in contact with each other. pressures had been building up since the 17th century. and in the release of that energy displaced a very large volume of water, which resulted in a a 60 meter wave traveling at the speed of an airplane. 2:45 in the afternoon, kids were in school. parents were at work. immediately be had a humanitarian situation where families were displaced. this was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that change to the tilt of the earth's axis. for those that were in tokyo at the time, they experience, as you would expect, a severe shock. the buildings held up. the architecture and engineering held in place. there were provisions in place for tsunami. of

guests included about 124 ambassadors for japan.he foreign ministry says japan received donations and supplies from 126 countries and regions as of mid september. on top of that, more organizations september medical teams and personnel for search operations in disaster hit areas. for the final number, participants and japanese pop song. >> considering what they have been through, it's really emotional. >> we wanted to show our heart felt thanks to all those that supported us. i really enjoyed singing for everybody. [ applause ] >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." on behalf of our team. on behalf of our team. thank you for staying with us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the first program incompetent this lineup explains japanese food in an easy to understand why. followed by that, a documentary on life in china today. and not to be missed, the great summit which visits spectacular mountains of the world. the typical traditional japanese menu is a bowl of soup, a main dish, two side dishes and rice. a chef teache

grass roots movements seem to be finding their way to japan. candidates from independent party won elections sunday for mayor and prefectural governor and osaka city mayor. it is the second largest business center. they ran on a platform of creating a metropolis with structure similar to tokyo. kampai! >> formhe took steps to reform spending, formed a new party, osaka restoration association. then resigned as governor. he said he needed the power of the mayor's post to realize his plan. he says his program of reforms willie limb nate overlapping services from prefecture and municipal governments. >> the voters handed down the judgment after thorough institutions. so i asked the administrative organizations to take the election results seriously. >> hashimoto says his party will consider fielding candidates in the next election if the central government and major political parties don't support his reforms. >>> traders in markets in tokyo looking to recover after a rough week. yogi joins us. we saw volatile trading in japanese shares last week.

the southern half of japan is looking at wet weather.s low pressure system is bringing rain across the southern islands as well as kyushu. the rain will also spread to kanto and western japan today. but -- and we also have a tropical depression over here, and this one is producing heavy rain across the southeast coast of china as well as much of taiwan. the system is moving eastward. so the southeast coast is looking at much dryer conditions. but instead taiwan will see rain developing over the course of today. meanwhile, vietnam, deadly floods occurred yesterday. but things are getting dry. so that's good news. the rest of the indo-china peninsula is also looking at dry conditions. tokyo will be dropping down into 16 degrees, and 18 in seoul. we're expecting 21 in hong kong. ulan bator will be dropping down into the freezing marks. only minus 1 degrees expected with heavy snow. heading over to the americas, then, we are keeping an eye on tropical storm sean. sean is moving in a northerly direction but could veer to the northeast, aiming

these are some stores in japan. very j-pop. i don't know if you're familiar with the building but it is contemporary and up-and-coming. it will represent the store's image. this is tomo and yiu. -- yui. they will be representatives of the store. check this out, i'll have one here that says sorry, out of order. maybe pictures like this, this will be on the machines, on the walls. someplace that you will feel comfortable to bring your five- year-old. the characters will be on the walls, think of as a hell of katy -- hello kitty store. it offers a refreshening and new attraction to japantown. i have been to little tokyo, they don't have anything similar to this. san francisco who will be the first. rather than retail space and think that primarily represents a cultural experience. from a business standpoint, i imagine it being more of a hub, the other merchant arespokes on a -- are spokes on a wheel. if you have to wait 30 minutes for a meal, you can spend some time at the store over dinner and a movi or for dinner and a y can sta

we saw arise in japan's jobless rate. the country's unemployment rate worsened in october for the first time in three months. the internal affairs ministry said the seasonally adjusted jobless rate sfood at 4.5%. up 0.4 percentage points since september. unemployed, 2.88 million, while people with jobs stood at 62.64 million. >>> now let's check the markets. overnight, the dow rebounded sharply on hopes of a stronger resolve by european leaders to tackle eurozone debt issues. to see how things are kicking off in japan, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. unemployment numbers were out for japan. taking this and overseas markets into account, how are stocks reacting so far? >> very good morning to you. taking to the unemployment numbers into account, which worsened as you said, but looks like markets really taking more of a cue from european and u.s. markets. let's have a look at the opening levels here this tuesday morning. you can see what i'm talking about. up 87 points for the nikkei, up

japan is facing pressure from a number of nations. the countries want to continue the kyoto beyond 2012. some showing concern about the japanese stance. >> you know, at least that would be a blow to the spirit to the global spirit if japan really take position to move out and not support this. >> translator: it's a very bad decision, a decision that will hurt other countries. it is sad a kyoto protocol member will pull out while we are trying to get everyone to joip the treaty. >> most countries believe the success of climate change talks depends whether the nations can commit to their targets under the kyoto protocol. it is not only japan but other industrialized nations that are against the idea. they will face difficult discussions in the coming days as they try to work out their differences. >>> museums and exhibits teach us much about our past through artifacts and historical documents. we can also learn about history through the stories of those that lived to tell them. today in the second of a two-part series on nuclear weapons

much of the rest of japan looking dryer and sunny. we have a low pressure system that will be rapidly developing just over the yellow sea, which will be moving across the korean peninsula on tuesday. that system will wring locally heavy rain towards japan in towards our wednesday. much of mongolia and china looking very calm but the temperatures are going to be very cold. the monsoonal flow is still affecting eastern philippines and hainan in vietnam bringing unstable weather the next couple of days. and the high, beijing 10 degrees. tokyo, 14 degrees. manila and bangkok in the lower 30s. heading over to the america, let's first talk about a tropical storm kenneth. now kenneth has potential of becoming a hurricane even later today. local time. it's not going to be bringing us any coastal warnings or coastal watches. knott in effect yet but we'll keep an eye on this system for you. in the bigger picture, a winter storm that's a very strong cold front that will push in towards the pacific northwest. snow accumulation of up to 40 centime