weedkiller residue was found outside nine outlets in tokyo and three in kanagawa.t was confirmed that trees had been cut down at two locations. bigmotor is also under scrutiny in a separate instance of alleged wrongdoing. it has been accused of conducting unnecessary repairs and filing fraudulent insurance claims. >>> companies that provide home care services in japan are going bankrupt this year at a record pace. analysts say a shortage of caregivers and rising costs of fuel and supplies are the main factors. a survey conducted found 44 such businesses went bust between january and august. that's more than in the same period of 2020 when 42 providers went belly-up amid the pandemic. it's also the highest since the research firm started conducting the survey in 2000. the firm says the number of braemss this year could top the previous record of 58 in 2019. the sector was facing a severe labor shortage even before the pandemic. the jobs to applicants ratio hit a record 15.5 in the last fiscal year meaning there were more than 15 jobs for every applicant. the average

prime minister kishida fumio then flew to neighboring kanagawa prefecture. he inspected a joint disaster drill conducted by four prefectures and five major cities. >> translator: it is very important to be well-prepared for emergencies on a regular basis and to carry out practical disaster prevention drills. meanwhile, elementary school students in chiba prefecture learned how to protect themselves. soon after the siren echoed across the city of tatayama, a teacher instructed students to drop, cover, and hold on. >> translator: i want to be able to act appropriately. >> amid the many high rise buildings in tokyo about 1,000 people took part in the joint drills conducted by the tokyo metropolitan police and fire department and a real estate company. the great kanto earthquake presents us with a challenge how to create lessons learned from the disaster. tsunami hit coastal areas near tokyo. experts have reproduced the tsunami as a computer graphic or cg using data from the great kanto quake. it offers an extraordinary look at the power of that seismic event. >

administration will be setup in fujitsu's plant in kawasaki city in the nearby prefecture of kanagawawhile systems development will remain in tokyo. now fujitsu says the plant will help it adapt to flexible working styles. teleworking became common after the company began to use satellite offices across the country. only about 20% of the employees are working in the head office now. the move also brings the added bonus on saving on the capital's sky high rents. >>> and japan and canada have signed a memorandum of cooperation to ensure sustainable supplies of key components for electric vehicle batteries. japanese trade minister nishimura yasatoshi signed a memorandum, and canada has large reserves of them. the memorandum says the two countries will cooperate if an emergency threatens stable supply chains and critical minerals. japan will provide financial and technological support of resource exploration of key minerals. the two sides also agreed to publicly support japanese companies wanting to build battery production plants in canada. now, nishimrura told reporters japan's proximit