the business model could spread from nagano to regions across the country.attori naoko, nhk world. >>> okay, let's get a check on the markets. >>> that's it from "newsline biz" from tokyo. i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for watching.

sapporo looking at rain and nagano looking at clouds. tokyo a high of 20, which is normal for this time of year coming up on sunday. meanwhile, across the pacific into north america we have a busy pattern along the eastern side of the united states into system moving on through. that high pressure coming in behind it, and so the western half of the united states staying relatively dry as you go into friday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. >>> that concludes this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. thanks for watching. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. households in japan can take some comfort in the latest economic data. it shows a slow down in consumer inflation in september. a big reason was government subsidies to bring down energy bills. the internal affairs ministry says the consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 2.8% in september from a year earlier. it's the first time in 13 months for the rate to fall below 3%. electricity bills were down 25%, and city gas almost 18%. those ar