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"newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> people in japan have had five different prime ministers over the past five years. soon they'll be getting their sixth. naoto kan says he's going to make good on a promise to step down from the top job after two key pieces of legislation are enacted. that will possibly happen in late august. >> translator: once the condition is met, the democratic party will quickly call a leadership election. then after a new party president is chosen, i will resign, and the diet will enter a new phase of selecting a new prime minister. >> kan survived a no confidence motion in june by promising to resign, but he refused to leave before the diet passed three bills he considers vital for japan's recovery. lawmakers enacted the first one in july, which was the country's second supplementtry budget. two remain. one for issuing deficit-covering bonds and a second that promotes the use of renewable energy. a lower house committee approved the defic
"newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> people in japan have had five different prime ministers over the past five years. soon they'll be getting their sixth. naoto kan says he's going to make good on a promise to step down from the top job after two key pieces of legislation are enacted. that will possibly happen in late august. >> translator: once the condition is met, the democratic party will quickly call a leadership election. then...
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welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 16th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the european central bank is likely to have spent a large amount of money last week to try to halt the crisis from spreading. the ecb has bought 22 billion euros or about $31 billion in government bonds. it didn't disclose the countries, but it's believed to be predominantly sovereignties of italy and spain. the move came after prices plunged earlier this month to their lowest since the introduction of the single currencies. analysts say the focus is now on whether the central bank can continue such measures given the amount of bonds circulating. >>> google will now enter the handset business. the giant announced its biggest acquisition to date monday. that it will buy mobile phone maker motorola mobility for $12.5 billion. google said it will run motorola mobility as a separate business and continue to offer the android software to other handset manufacturers. motorola mobility was split from the parent company motorola this year. it will allow the company to strengthen its patent po
welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 16th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the european central bank is likely to have spent a large amount of money last week to try to halt the crisis from spreading. the ecb has bought 22 billion euros or about $31 billion in government bonds. it didn't disclose the countries, but it's believed to be predominantly sovereignties of italy and spain. the move came after prices plunged earlier this month to their lowest since the...
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welcome to "newsline." it's monday, august 22nd. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the opposition forces have announced the capture of siaff al islam on sunday. a witness says that antigovernment forces gained control of an airport in tripoli on sunday while government troops struck back fiercely with rockets and other weapons. the government counterattack appears to have killed many antigovernment fighters. a resident of tripoli told nhk that government troops are gathering in the district that surrounds the house of muammar gadhafi. government snipers are positioned on high buildings. gadhafi delivered a statement on state run television on sunday. he called on people to join the fight against the antigovernment forces. >> a spoke es person for the antigovernment says they are arriving in tripoli aboard ships. >>> all eyes on on monday's tokyo market after the yen surged to a record high in new york against the dollar. looking at the exchange market on monday morning, the dollar is traded at 76.79-80. on breaking the previous record 76.25 yen set on march 17th aft
welcome to "newsline." it's monday, august 22nd. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the opposition forces have announced the capture of siaff al islam on sunday. a witness says that antigovernment forces gained control of an airport in tripoli on sunday while government troops struck back fiercely with rockets and other weapons. the government counterattack appears to have killed many antigovernment fighters. a resident of tripoli told nhk that government troops are...
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welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 24th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. libya's opposition forces have stormed the compound of the leader muammar al gadhafi in tripoli. most of the facility is now under their control, they're reporting. the assault on tuesday was carried out with support from nato air strikes. the complex was gadhafi's stronghold and residence. they entered the compound around 5:00 p.m. local time following a battle against forces to the leader. the rebels cheering for the day of liberation. they're stomping on gadhafi statues and destroying pictures. >> translator: we have taken control of 90% of the facility. we won a victory. >> fighting continues against loyalist snipers within parts of the compound. the antigovernment forces say they're searching for the libyan leader and will put him on trial for war crimes. the whereabouts of gadhafi and his family remains unknown. a nato spokesperson says the end of the gadhafi government is near, but the organization will continue air raids on libya in an attempt to protect civilians in the capit
welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 24th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. libya's opposition forces have stormed the compound of the leader muammar al gadhafi in tripoli. most of the facility is now under their control, they're reporting. the assault on tuesday was carried out with support from nato air strikes. the complex was gadhafi's stronghold and residence. they entered the compound around 5:00 p.m. local time following a battle against forces to the...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. tension continues in libya. rebels are pushing for complete control of the capital tripoli and the capture of leader muammar gadhafi. many citizens have already gathered in a square in the city center. celebrating their freedom from gadhafi's rule. the rebel landed council chief jalil spoke to reporters say the northeastern city of benghazi on monday and saying that gadhafi's rule has ended. >> translator: we will capture gadhafi alive. and give him a fair trial. >> jalil says his forces plan to quickly win control of tripoli and set up government there. however, gadhafi's troops are continuing to resist. troops have gathered at a military facility that also serves as the leader's residence. he has not been seen since issuing a statement calling on people to fight back. the rebel forces have announced they detained gadhafi's son. the second son saif al islam is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity. the court has asked libya's opposition council to hand him over. now, united na
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. tension continues in libya. rebels are pushing for complete control of the capital tripoli and the capture of leader muammar gadhafi. many citizens have already gathered in a square in the city center. celebrating their freedom from gadhafi's rule. the rebel landed council chief jalil spoke to reporters say the northeastern city of benghazi on monday and saying that gadhafi's rule has ended....
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welcome to "newsline." it's thursday or rather tuesday august 2nd, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the operator of the fukushima daiichi plant says it has detected millisieverts of radioactivity at the site. it's the highest since the accident in march. workers of tepco measured the amount of monday nearly pipes at the bottom of a duct between the number one and the neighboring number two reactor buildings. tepco has stricted access to the site and the surrounding area. it says the workers who took the reading were exposed to a maximum of four millisieverts. the high level is because the pipes were used to vent air creating radioactive substances from the number one reactor on march 12th. it also detected 1,000 millisieverts outside in the debris as well as a maximum of 4,000 millisieverts outside one of the reactors buildings. a human exposed to 10,000 millisieverts would likely die within a week or two. tepco also says it has discovered about 700 tons of highly radioactive water on saturday in the basement of an onsite building near the storage facility f
welcome to "newsline." it's thursday or rather tuesday august 2nd, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the operator of the fukushima daiichi plant says it has detected millisieverts of radioactivity at the site. it's the highest since the accident in march. workers of tepco measured the amount of monday nearly pipes at the bottom of a duct between the number one and the neighboring number two reactor buildings. tepco has stricted access to the site and the surrounding area....
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don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has visited fukushima prefecture to meet survivors of the march 11 disaster and people who evacuated from the nuclear accident. here is more on that. >> reporter: ban visited the coast on monday and offered a moment of silence for tsunami victims. >> reporter: he also visited a senior high school in fukushima city to meet students. >> your voice is the is much stronger than prime ministers or any politicians. that's your voices i'm carrying back to the united nations. [ applause ] >> reporter: the secretary general of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclea
don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has visited fukushima prefecture to meet survivors of the march 11 disaster and people who evacuated from the nuclear accident. here is more on that. >> reporter: ban visited the coast on monday and offered a moment of silence for tsunami victims. >> reporter: he also visited a senior high school in fukushima city to meet students. >> your...
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that wraps up this edition of "newsline." do join us again at the top of the next hour for more of your updates. "
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don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has visited fukushima prefecture to meet survivors of the march 11 disaster and people who evacuated from the nuclear accident. here is more on that. >> reporter: ban visited the coast on monday and offered a moment of silence for tsunami victims. >> reporter: he also visited a senior high school in fukushima city to meet students. >> your voice is the is much stronger than prime ministers or any politicians. that's your voices i'm carrying back to the united nations. [ applause ] >> reporter: the secretary general of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclea
don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has visited fukushima prefecture to meet survivors of the march 11 disaster and people who evacuated from the nuclear accident. here is more on that. >> reporter: ban visited the coast on monday and offered a moment of silence for tsunami victims. >> reporter: he also visited a senior high school in fukushima city to meet students. >> your...
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welcome to "newsline." it is friday august 12th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in response to last month's high speed train crash in china, the country's rail authorities will inspect one train model that's been involved in a string of problems. china's news agency said that the government will carry out full checks on the model that has suffered a series of problems. the model runs on the line between beijing and shanghai that opened in june. as a result, daily is fs services on the route will be diminished by 18%. also the maximum speed will be cut from 350 to 300 kilometers per hour. the top speed will also be reduced from 250 to 200 kilometers per hour on other lines. due to these changes, the ministry will alter train schedules starting tuesday. the chinese government said on wednesday that it will freeze approval of high speed railway construction for the time being. japan and china have agreed to work closely together after the recent talks between north korea and the united states aimed at resuming the stalled six party talks on the north's nuclear progr
welcome to "newsline." it is friday august 12th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in response to last month's high speed train crash in china, the country's rail authorities will inspect one train model that's been involved in a string of problems. china's news agency said that the government will carry out full checks on the model that has suffered a series of problems. the model runs on the line between beijing and shanghai that opened in june. as a result, daily is fs...
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>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 26th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. an audio message purported to be from muammar al gadhafi has called on his supporters to fight while opposition forces continue to hunt for him. the opposition transitional council forces are searching for him with nato's help after taking control of the regime's core facilities. on thursday amidst heavy gunfire, about 1,000 soldiers surrounded buildings near the compound in tripoli where they claimed gadhafi and his family might be hiding. later in the day a satellite tv station run by regime loyalists broadcast an audio message reported to be from gadhafi. the man claimed in the message that he is in the capital and calls on his supporters to purify the city of rebels who he calls rats. >> gadhafi forces have continued their resistance by deploying snipers throughout the city. they also stepped up their defenses in the eastern city of benjarwat. the council is working to launch a transitional government and asking for international assistance. while battles continue in the libyan ca
>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 26th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. an audio message purported to be from muammar al gadhafi has called on his supporters to fight while opposition forces continue to hunt for him. the opposition transitional council forces are searching for him with nato's help after taking control of the regime's core facilities. on thursday amidst heavy gunfire, about 1,000 soldiers surrounded buildings near the compound in...
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that wraps up this edition of "newsline." do join us again at the top of the next hour for more of your updates.
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welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 19th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. concern over the u.s. and global economies plunged share prices in new york by more than 500 points at one time on thursday. sale orders were posted immediately after the opening of the market. the dow jones industrial average dropped sharply at one point more than 500 points. the fall came after morgan stanley lowered their global economic growth. -- encouraged the views that it has become difficult for the boards to take credit easing measures. the index ended the day at 10,990.58. that's down over 400 points from wednesday's close. market analysts predict volatile moves on the stock market to continue as anxiety increases due to the future of global economies. in further rough economic news, key stock indices of european markets also plummeted by 4% to 5% on thursday over concerns on the future of european and global economies. the plunge in new york spurred sales in european markets. the key stock index fell by 5.8% in frankfurt, 5.5% in paris, and 4.5% in london. forecasts for in
welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 19th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. concern over the u.s. and global economies plunged share prices in new york by more than 500 points at one time on thursday. sale orders were posted immediately after the opening of the market. the dow jones industrial average dropped sharply at one point more than 500 points. the fall came after morgan stanley lowered their global economic growth. -- encouraged the views that it has become...
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>>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 30th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the new leader of japan's governoring democratic party yoshihiko noda is to be elected at a session of the diet tuesday afternoon. the democratic party held a leadership election on monday with five candidates running for the topmost. noda beat kaieda in a second round runoff by 215 votes to 177. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> all members of the kan cabinet will resign at a cabinet meeting on tuesday. noda has been working to select party officials and cabinet members. after winning the party leadership on monday, noda told colleagues that he wants to lee the election fight behind and unite the party. he indicated his attention to give major post to party members who supported other candidates in the leadership election. noda says he plans to select the party's secretary general first and hopes to announce his choice within a few days. so who is yoshihiko noda? here's a look at the man about to become japan's 95
>>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 30th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the new leader of japan's governoring democratic party yoshihiko noda is to be elected at a session of the diet tuesday afternoon. the democratic party held a leadership election on monday with five candidates running for the topmost. noda beat kaieda in a second round runoff by 215 votes to 177. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda...
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welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 17th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm cathehene kobayashi. some municipalities are having trouble dealing with the dirty and dangerous aftermath of the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. sludge containing radioactive materials has been building up at sewage facilities. half of it remains in storage despite the government's plan to bury it. nhk asked local governments in 17 prefectures in northeastern and central japan how they're coping with the toxic sludge. more than 54,400 tons of it has accumulated at waste water treatment facilities. 75% contains less than 8,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium. that's the set limit for disposal by bereel. still much of the amount has been kept in storage at treatment plants. one reason is because some burial projects has been rejected by residents who live near sites. a large amount of contaminated sludge has accumulated and storage space is running out. the government has decided to keep it at six facilities. it explained the decision to residents through their community associations. >>
welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 17th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm cathehene kobayashi. some municipalities are having trouble dealing with the dirty and dangerous aftermath of the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. sludge containing radioactive materials has been building up at sewage facilities. half of it remains in storage despite the government's plan to bury it. nhk asked local governments in 17 prefectures in northeastern and central japan how they're...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. tension continues in libya. rebels are pushing for comomete control of the capital tripoli and the capture of leader muammar gadhafi. many citizens have already gathered in a square in the city center. celebrating their freedom from gadhafi's rule. the rebel landed council chief jalil spoke to reporters say the northeastern city of benghazi on monday and saying that gadhafi's rule has ended. >> translator: we will capture gadhafi alive. and give him a fair trial. >> jalil says his forces plan to quickly win control of tripoli and set up government there. however, gadhafi's troops are continuing tuing to resist. troops have gathered at a military facility that also serves as the leader's residence. he has not been seen since issuing a statement calling on people to fight back. the rebel forces have announced they detained gadhafi's son. the second son saif al islam is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity. the court has asked libya's opposition council to hand him over. now, uni
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi. tension continues in libya. rebels are pushing for comomete control of the capital tripoli and the capture of leader muammar gadhafi. many citizens have already gathered in a square in the city center. celebrating their freedom from gadhafi's rule. the rebel landed council chief jalil spoke to reporters say the northeastern city of benghazi on monday and saying that gadhafi's rule has ended....
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>>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 30th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the new leader of japan's governoring democratic party yoshihiko noda is to be elected at a session of the diet tuesday afternoon. the democratic party held a leadership election on monday with five candidates running for the topmost. noda beat kaieda in a second round runoff by 215 votes to 177. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> all members of the kan cabinet will resign at a cabinet meeting on tuesday. noda has been working to select party officials and cabinet members. after winning the party leadership on monday, noda told colleagues that he wants to lee the election fight behind and unite the party. he indicated his attention to give major post to party members who supported other candidates in the leadership election. noda says he plans to select the party's secretary general first and hopes to announce his choice within a few days. so who is yoshihiko noda? here's a look at the man about to become japan's 95
>>> welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 30th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the new leader of japan's governoring democratic party yoshihiko noda is to be elected at a session of the diet tuesday afternoon. the democratic party held a leadership election on monday with five candidates running for the topmost. noda beat kaieda in a second round runoff by 215 votes to 177. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda...
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welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 16th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the european central bank is likely to have spent a large amount of money last week to try to halt the crisis from spreading. the ecb has bought 22 billion euros or about $31 billion in government bonds. it didn't disclose the countries, but it's believed to be predominantly sovereignties of italy and spain. the move came after prices plunged earlier this month to their lowest since the introduction of the single currencies. analysts say the focus is now on whether the central bank can continue such measures given the amount of bonds circulating. >>> google will now enter the handset business. the giant announced its biggest acquisition to date monday. that it will buy mobile phone maker motorola mobility for $12.5 billion. google said it will run motorola mobility as a separate business and continue to offer the android software to other handset manufacturers. motorola mobility was split from the parent company motorola this year. it will allow the company to strengthen its patent po
welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, august 16th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. the european central bank is likely to have spent a large amount of money last week to try to halt the crisis from spreading. the ecb has bought 22 billion euros or about $31 billion in government bonds. it didn't disclose the countries, but it's believed to be predominantly sovereignties of italy and spain. the move came after prices plunged earlier this month to their lowest since the...
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welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 19th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. concern over the u.s. and global economies plunged share prices in new york by more than 500 points at one time on thursday. sale orders were posted immediately after the opening of the market. the dow jones industrial average dropped sharply at one point more than 500 points. the fall came after morgan stanley lowered their global economic growth. -- encouraged the views that it has become difficult for the boards to take credit easing measures. the index ended the day at 10,990.58. that's down over 400 points from wednesday's close. market analysts predict volatile moves on the stock market to continue as anxiety increases due to the future of global economies. in further rough economic news, key stock indices of european markets also plummeted by 4% to 5% on thursday over concerns on the future of european and global economies. the plunge in new york spurred sales in european markets. the key stock index fell by 5.8% in frankfurt, 5.5% in paris, and 4.5% in london. forecasts for in
welcome to "newsline." it's friday, august 19th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. concern over the u.s. and global economies plunged share prices in new york by more than 500 points at one time on thursday. sale orders were posted immediately after the opening of the market. the dow jones industrial average dropped sharply at one point more than 500 points. the fall came after morgan stanley lowered their global economic growth. -- encouraged the views that it has become...
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welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 17th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. some municipalities are having trouble e aling with the dirty and dangerous aftermath of the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. sludge containing radioactive materials has been building up at sewage facilities. half of it remains in storage despite the government's plan to bury it. nhk asked local governments in 17 prefectures in northeastern and central japan how they're coping with the toxic sludge. more than 54,400 tons of it has accumulated at waste water treatment facilities. 75% contains less than 8,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium. that's the set limit for disposal by bereel. still much of the amount has been kept in storage at treatment plants. one reason is because some burial projects has been rejected by residents who live near sites. a large amount of contaminated sludge has accumulated and storage space is running out. the government has decided to keep it at six facilities. it explained the decision to residents through their community associations. >>
welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 17th. 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. some municipalities are having trouble e aling with the dirty and dangerous aftermath of the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. sludge containing radioactive materials has been building up at sewage facilities. half of it remains in storage despite the government's plan to bury it. nhk asked local governments in 17 prefectures in northeastern and central japan how they're...
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welcome to "newsline." it is friday august 12th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in response to last month's high speed train crash in china, the country's rail authorities will inspect one train model that's been involved in a string of problems. china's news agency said that the government will carry out full checks on the model that has suffered a series of problems. the model runs on the line between beijing and shanghai that opened in june. as a result, daily is fs services on the route will be diminished by 18%. also the maximum speed will be cut from 350 to 300 kilometers per hour. the top speed will also be reduced from 250 to 200 kilometers per hour on other lines. due to these changes, the ministry will alter train schedules starting tuesday. the chinese government said on wednesday that it will freeze approval of high speed railway construction for the time being. japan and china have agreed to work closely together after the recent talks between north korea and the united states aimed at resuming the stalled six party talks on the north's nuclear progr
welcome to "newsline." it is friday august 12th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in response to last month's high speed train crash in china, the country's rail authorities will inspect one train model that's been involved in a string of problems. china's news agency said that the government will carry out full checks on the model that has suffered a series of problems. the model runs on the line between beijing and shanghai that opened in june. as a result, daily is fs...
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welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. that iland's new prime minister call f niol renciaonn sec ouing r veme's poci. she won last nts genal econf e pay. piche ouined are st aonnuio o governntpending programs that drew criticism during her brother's tenure. they include buying up rice to boost farmer's incomes and doubling jut lay to rural villagers. speaking to reporters, exiled prime minister said he will not advise the new government unless asked. >> if they nd any advice, they can just call me. i can give the advice. if they don't need, i will not get involved. >> he talked about whether he has intentions to return home. >> for my plan going back to thailand, i have no plan. when reconciliation happen, that might be. if reconciliation is not there, i don't want to cause any more conflict. >> he is scheduled to stay in japan until the end of the week on a special visa. he plans to visit areas affected by the march disaster echlt was ousted in a coup five years ago and convicted of corruption. now to libya. >>> anti-gove
welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. that iland's new prime minister call f niol renciaonn sec ouing r veme's poci. she won last nts genal econf e pay. piche ouined are st aonnuio o governntpending programs that drew criticism during her brother's tenure. they include buying up rice to boost farmer's incomes and doubling jut lay to rural villagers. speaking to reporters, exiled prime minister said he will not advise the new government unless asked....
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"newsline." it's thursday, august 11, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in the new york stock exchange on wednesday, the key index ended over 500 points down amid concerns over the u.s. economic slowdown and europe's credit crunch. sell orders were placed over a wide range of issues as the market opened. the nose dive follows a rise of over 400 points in the dow jones industrial average on tuesday after the u.s. federal reserve said interest rates will stay at near 0% until at least the middle of 2013. market players say uncertainty over the financial markets is also picking up steam. at the new york foreign exchange market on wednesday, the yen at one point neared the record low at 76.25 yen per dollar set on march 17, a week after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan. now investors are watching the bank of japan for a possible intervention to support the dollar if the yen surge continues. >>> japan's government is set to downgrade its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2011 to 0.5%, down 1% from its previous estimate. in december las
"newsline." it's thursday, august 11, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in the new york stock exchange on wednesday, the key index ended over 500 points down amid concerns over the u.s. economic slowdown and europe's credit crunch. sell orders were placed over a wide range of issues as the market opened. the nose dive follows a rise of over 400 points in the dow jones industrial average on tuesday after the u.s. federal reserve said interest rates will stay at near 0% until...
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>>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa with the latest at this hour. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan is leaving office barely a year after taking part. he's the fifth prime minister to quit in as many years. he spoke to the nation about a couple of hours ago. here's what he had to say. >> translator: earlier, as of today, i decided to step down as the ruling democratic party president and also as long as the new leader is elected, i'm going to step down as the prime minister. >> kan apologized for failing to prevent the nuclear crisis that followed the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. he said japan must reduce its reliance on nuclear power. >> translator: japan is a great, proud country, but we do have a lot of nuclear reactors, nuclear plants, in the land, and that is what we have experienced this time, and that is the incident in which i felt the powerlessness as a prime minister because we were not able to prevent losing many lives at the time of the earthquake and how to contain that aggravati
>>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa with the latest at this hour. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan is leaving office barely a year after taking part. he's the fifth prime minister to quit in as many years. he spoke to the nation about a couple of hours ago. here's what he had to say. >> translator: earlier, as of today, i decided to step down as the ruling democratic party president and also as long as the new leader is elected, i'm going...
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"newsline." it's thursday, august 11, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in the new york stock exchange on wednesday, the key index ended over 500 points down amid concerns over the u.s. economic slowdown and europe's credit crunch. sell orders were placed over a wide range of issues as the market opened. the nose dive follows a rise of over 400 points in the dow jones industrial average on tuesday after the u.s. federal reserve said interest rates will stay at near 0% until at least the middle of 2013. market players say uncertainty over the financial markets is also picking up steam. at the new york foreign exchange market on wednesday, the yen at one point neared the record low at 76.25 yen per dollar set on march 17, a week after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan. now investors are watching the bank of japan for a possible intervention to support the dollar if the yen surge continues. >>> japan's government is set to downgrade its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2011 to 0.5%, down 1% from its previous estimate. in december las
"newsline." it's thursday, august 11, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. in the new york stock exchange on wednesday, the key index ended over 500 points down amid concerns over the u.s. economic slowdown and europe's credit crunch. sell orders were placed over a wide range of issues as the market opened. the nose dive follows a rise of over 400 points in the dow jones industrial average on tuesday after the u.s. federal reserve said interest rates will stay at near 0% until...
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>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> the japanese government has been promising to review how nuclear power is regulated in this country following the accident at fukushima daiichi. now it's planning to establish a new nuclear watchdog under the environmental ministry. the cabinet ministers made the decision on friday. they agreed that nuclear and industrial safety agencies should be separated from the industry ministry which promotes atomic energy. the ministers decided to merge the agencies with the nuclear safety commission which is currently under the cabinet office. the environment ministry has been handling the disposal of radiation contaminated debris around the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. they plan to submit plans to the diet early next year related to the new nuclear tchdog. the agency is expected to start functioning in april. >>> the japanese government has downgraded its economic growth forecast to 0.5% in real terms for the fiscal year thr
>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> the japanese government has been promising to review how nuclear power is regulated in this country following the accident at fukushima daiichi. now it's planning to establish a new nuclear watchdog under the environmental ministry. the cabinet ministers made the decision on friday. they agreed that nuclear and industrial safety agencies should be separated from the industry...
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>>> hello and well com to "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan is leaving office barely a year after taking power. kan officially announced his resignation on friday. he's the fifth prime minister to quit in as many years. kan spoke to the nation about a couple of hours ago. here's what he had to say. >> translator: earlier, as of today, i decided to step down as the ruling democratic party of president and also as long as the new leader is elected, i'm going to step down as the prime minister. >> kan apologized for failing to prevent the nuclear crisis that followed the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. he said japan must reduce its reliance on nuclear power. >> translator: japan is a great, proud country, but we do have a lot of nuclear reactors, nuclear plants, in the land, and that is what we have experienced this time, and that is the incident in which i felt the powerlessness as a prime minister because we were not able to prevent losing many liv
>>> hello and well com to "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan is leaving office barely a year after taking power. kan officially announced his resignation on friday. he's the fifth prime minister to quit in as many years. kan spoke to the nation about a couple of hours ago. here's what he had to say. >> translator: earlier, as of today, i decided to step down as the ruling democratic party...
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welcome back to "newsline." i i'm yukio fukushima. >>> the japanese government is partially lifting its ban on the shipment and transportation of beef cattle from miyagi prefecture, northeastern japan. it imposed the restriction after levels of radioactive cesium were detected in beef. the cows had been fed rice straw that became highly contaminated from the fallout of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant accident. >> translator: the decision is based on securing safety and ensuring management. we are assuring that only proper cattle whose meat is safe to eat gets to market. >> chief cabinet secretary yukio edano said friday miyagi prefecture now has a system to prevents shipments of cattle with levels of radioactive cesium from exceeding the safety measures of the government. before transport resumes, miyagi will test all cattle that had ate the contaminated feed. blanket testing will be conducted at farms where straw feed has yet to be inspected. other farms are required to test only the first animals they inte
welcome back to "newsline." i i'm yukio fukushima. >>> the japanese government is partially lifting its ban on the shipment and transportation of beef cattle from miyagi prefecture, northeastern japan. it imposed the restriction after levels of radioactive cesium were detected in beef. the cows had been fed rice straw that became highly contaminated from the fallout of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant accident. >> translator: the decision is based on securing safety...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> in the united states, a debt limit deal has been approved and signed into law. we go straight to ai uchie da with business news this hour. >> very good morning. the u.s. senate has approved a bill that allows the government to raise its debt ceiling. president barack obama has signed the bill into lawng a de debt obligations, just hours before the deadline of midnight on tuesday. >> congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy. and since you can't close the deficit with just spending cuts, we'll need a balanced approach where everything's on the table. >> the bill cleared the senate on tuesday with 74 votes in favor and 26 against. the house passed the measure the previous day. the bill calls for $917 billion in spending cuts over the next ten years, a bipartisan committee will be set up to consider ways to achieve an additional cut of $1.5 trillion. in return, the bill allows the g
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> in the united states, a debt limit deal has been approved and signed into law. we go straight to ai uchie da with business news this hour. >> very good morning. the u.s. senate has approved a bill that allows the government to raise its debt ceiling. president barack obama has signed the bill into lawng a de debt obligations, just hours before the...
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. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> india's prime minister has vowed to do his utmost to fight crime in his country. expressed his resolve to mark india's 64th anniversary of independence from britain. >> translator: we are now recognized a future economic superpower. but corruption is standing in the way. >> singh's remarks comes a number of politicians have been accused of corruption this year. one includes a former telecommunications minister who was arrested on charges of selling mobile phones. >>> thaksin shinawatra with the backing of the government led by his sister. he is going to visit japan next week. thaksin will arrive on august 22nd and stay for about a week. he's expected to m
. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> india's...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, august 4th, 9:00 in tokyo. i'm katherine kobayashi. a business tie up is in the works here. let's go to business news. >> good morning. japanese industrial giants i had tachy and mitsubishi have agreed to start negotiations to establish a new company. they are expected to merge their businesses in energy, environment, and social infrastructu infrastructure. sources say the two have reached a broad agreement to each invest 50% of capital to establish the new entity in april of 2013. they are expected to announce the agreement in the near future. the field in which they plan to merge businesses are expected to be key to developing smart cities powered by renewable energy. the companies formed an alliance with an eye on emerging economies. they hope to integrate the power businesses with that of mitsubishi electric. analysts say negotiations could develop into a full merger. the dollar dropped to the 76 yen level in new york on wednesday as market players sold on concerns
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, august 4th, 9:00 in tokyo. i'm katherine kobayashi. a business tie up is in the works here. let's go to business news. >> good morning. japanese industrial giants i had tachy and mitsubishi have agreed to start negotiations to establish a new company. they are expected to merge their businesses in energy, environment, and social infrastructu infrastructure. sources say the two have reached a...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, august 25, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. libya's transitional government says it is working to set up a new administration while searching all out for moammar gadhafi. pockets of resistance remain in parts of the capital tripoli. the leader of the opposition national council told reporters in benghazi on wednesday that it will launch a new administration to replace gadhafi's as soon as possible. he spoke the day after anti-government forces seized gadhafi's military compound in tripoli, effectively bringing his reign to an end. the council plans to transfer its base to the outskirts of tripoli soon. >> translator: we are offering a bounty of $1.7 million for whoever captures gadhafi. >> he also said that the council will grant special amnesty to government officials if they hand in gadhafi or kill him. but with fierce resistance by gadhafi's troops continuing in the south of the capital on wednesday, and gadhafi himself still at large, the rebel administration is not in the clear yet. >>> i
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, august 25, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. libya's transitional government says it is working to set up a new administration while searching all out for moammar gadhafi. pockets of resistance remain in parts of the capital tripoli. the leader of the opposition national council told reporters in benghazi on wednesday that it will launch a new administration to replace gadhafi's as soon as...
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"newsline." it's thursday, august 18, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm cathinkoyai. japanese government investigators have learned that senior officials in charge of fukushima daiichi were kept in thda omah thbo a key event at the nuclear plant. they were unaware the emergency cooling system for reactor one had been manually shut down following the rtua. the reactor was equipped with an emergency cooling mechanism in the event the external power source was lost. tokyo electric power company officials told investigators that one worker suspected water had dried up in reactor one's system. he couldn't see the steam that signaled things were functioning properly. so the worker manually shut down the system to prevent it from indage fukushima daiichi's chief masao yoshida wasn't informed. as a result, certain actions were tak othasmponhe system was working properly. yoshida reportedly said it was a major error he and other leaders did not immedielkn aut the manual shutdown of the cooling mechanism. tepco says the meltdown inside reactor one started five hours after the e
"newsline." it's thursday, august 18, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm cathinkoyai. japanese government investigators have learned that senior officials in charge of fukushima daiichi were kept in thda omah thbo a key event at the nuclear plant. they were unaware the emergency cooling system for reactor one had been manually shut down following the rtua. the reactor was equipped with an emergency cooling mechanism in the event the external power source was lost. tokyo electric power company...
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don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> u.s. vice president joe biden is now in china on the first leg of his asian tour. one objective of the trip is to build a relationship with the likely successor to the president. biden is expected to hold wide-ranging talk with the vice president during his six-day visit. many believe that she will take over from president hu in 2012. the two will meet for discussions and dinner. they'll also visit szechuan province, which was devastated by a major earthquake in 2008. white house national security adviser on asian affairs daniel russell says one of biden's main goals is to strengthen ties with shi. he says this is an investment in the future china-u.s. relation. discussions are expected to touch on the global economy, china's nuclear program, and north korea's attempt to buy f-16 fighter jets. china is the largest foreign holder of american bonds. following his trips to china and mongolia, biden will head to japan. he'll spend three days in this country starting next monday. the u.s. vice
don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> u.s. vice president joe biden is now in china on the first leg of his asian tour. one objective of the trip is to build a relationship with the likely successor to the president. biden is expected to hold wide-ranging talk with the vice president during his six-day visit. many believe that she will take over from president hu in 2012. the two will meet for discussions and dinner. they'll...
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. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and nfgts on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis, and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra is in japan on his first high-profile trip since his sister won elections last month. the visit has triggered criticism from opponents back home. thaksin arrived at tokyo's haneda airport on monday. he is the elder brother of thailand's new program, yingluck shinawatra. thaksin says his trip will include a visit to areas affected by the march earthquake and tsunami. >> giving some speech and then visiting some sites. i am very happy that i come to japan again. >> after being ousted in a coup in 2006, thaksin went into self-imposed exile. in 2008, thailand's supreme court found him guilty of corruption and sentenced
. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and nfgts on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis, and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> former...
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glad to have you with us on "newsline." i'm yuko fukushima. >>> people in iraq reeling from another series of coordinated terror attacks. at least 52 people died in shopping districts and police districts were targeted. the deadliest attack happened on monday morning in the city of kut. local police say a roadside bombing was immediately followed by a nearby car bomb explosion. the blasts killed at least 34 people and injured more than 60 others. >>> about the same time in the southern city of nayaf a car stopped near a police building and blew up killing four and injuring 20. the blasts occurred in the northern cities of kirkuk and tikrit and diyalah and car beulah before monday. the interior ministry said exsoivs were found in five other locations but security forces dif fused them. authorities consider the bombs as systemic acts of terror. they are debating whether to ask the united states to keep some of its troops beyond the deadline for withdraw by the end of this year. >>> thaksin shinawatra is resuming diplomatic ac
glad to have you with us on "newsline." i'm yuko fukushima. >>> people in iraq reeling from another series of coordinated terror attacks. at least 52 people died in shopping districts and police districts were targeted. the deadliest attack happened on monday morning in the city of kut. local police say a roadside bombing was immediately followed by a nearby car bomb explosion. the blasts killed at least 34 people and injured more than 60 others. >>> about the same...
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>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> the dollar continued to lose ground against the yen in tokyo on tuesday. this followed sharp losses overnight on wall street. prompted by growing concern about the global economy. finance minister yoshihiko noda is calling for measures to be taken to stabilize currency markets in addition to market interventions. >> translator: concrete measures must be taken to stabilize the yen's rise against the dollar and other major currencies. this is to prevent a further shift of japanese manufacturers to overseas locations. >>> also on tuesday the governor of the bank of japan said the central bank is aware of the strong yen comes from the uncertainty of the global economy. >> translator: it's widely reported due to moving efforts of the global economy. >>> the sell-off continued in the tokyo stock markets on tuesday with the key nikkei average plunging below 9,000 points for the first time in about 4 1/2 months. share prices in tokyo
>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> the dollar continued to lose ground against the yen in tokyo on tuesday. this followed sharp losses overnight on wall street. prompted by growing concern about the global economy. finance minister yoshihiko noda is calling for measures to be taken to stabilize currency markets in addition to market interventions. >> translator: concrete measures must be taken to stabilize the...
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glad to have you with us on "newsline." >>> the japanese government and tokyo electric power company say the amount of radioactive material being emitted from the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant has dropped. its now one-fifth of what it was a month ago. the government and tepco say maximum radiation levels around the facility during the past two weeks were 200 million becquerels per hour, 1/10 millionth of the levels recorded in mid-march after the meltdown at the plant. the nuclear crisis minister harumi takahashi said there's no change at the timetable for bringing fukushima daiichi under control. he ask the goal continues to be processing contaminated wastewater and reducing radioactive emissions before achieving shut down of the reactor. hosono says the government will drop a plan by the end of the august for the decontamination zone around fukushima daiichi. the idea is to lunch a model project early next month. experts say before the government allows displaced residents to return home, they'll be necessary to plug any new radiation leaks. on top of that, they say conta
glad to have you with us on "newsline." >>> the japanese government and tokyo electric power company say the amount of radioactive material being emitted from the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant has dropped. its now one-fifth of what it was a month ago. the government and tepco say maximum radiation levels around the facility during the past two weeks were 200 million becquerels per hour, 1/10 millionth of the levels recorded in mid-march after the meltdown at the...
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>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's monday, august 8th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. credit rating fell from the topnotch aaa to aa plus. markets were lower on sunday. markets in tokyo, seoul, and sydney are expected to open in about an hour. now let's see how the currency market is moving here. look at the euro again. 111.80-87. amid huge concern about global sta stock markets, seven countries are holding emergency phone talks monday to ease the market unrest. in new york last friday, the dow jones industrial average fluctuated sharply briefly falling by over 240 points but closing more than 60 points higher. the downgrade of the credit rating made another blow for the financial markets. stock prices fell in the middle east on sunday in response to the u.s. bond down graid. with the key index down by 4% at one point on sunday afternoon. the markets in ka tar also ended lower. >>> holding an emergency immediating on sunday. in japan, the strong yen is crippling export related industries. on thursday japan intervened in the foreign ex
>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's monday, august 8th, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. credit rating fell from the topnotch aaa to aa plus. markets were lower on sunday. markets in tokyo, seoul, and sydney are expected to open in about an hour. now let's see how the currency market is moving here. look at the euro again. 111.80-87. amid huge concern about global sta stock markets, seven countries are holding emergency phone talks...
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>>> welcome to "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo with news at this hour. >>> the japanese government has downgraded its economic growth forecast to half a percent in >> now it's planning to establish a new nuclear watchdog under the environment ministry. cabinet ministers made the decision on friday, they agreed that nuclear and industrial safety agencies should be separated from the industry ministry, which promotes atomic energy. the ministers decided to merge the ministry wgs the nuclear safety commission, which is currently under the cabinet office. the environment ministry has been handling disposal of radiation contaminated debris around the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the government plans to submit bills to the diet early next year related to the new nuclear watchdog. the agency is expected to start functioning in april. >>> the japanese government has downgraded the economic forecast. >>> the japanese government has downgraded its economic growth forecast to half a percent in real terms for the fiscal year through march 2012. that's down one percentage point from its pre
>>> welcome to "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo with news at this hour. >>> the japanese government has downgraded its economic growth forecast to half a percent in >> now it's planning to establish a new nuclear watchdog under the environment ministry. cabinet ministers made the decision on friday, they agreed that nuclear and industrial safety agencies should be separated from the industry ministry, which promotes atomic energy. the ministers decided to...
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welcome back to "newsline." >>> high-speed rail passengers in china will now need more time to get to where they're going. the country appears to be prioritizing safety following last month's fatal crash and derailment. it's slowing down the bullet trains and scaling back their schedules. the chinese railway ministry began temporarily revising its high-speed train schedules on tuesday in response to growing public criticism over how it handled the accident. it reduced the number of daily round trips on a line connecting beijing and shanghai from 67 to 88. that will give workers time to repair cars. the beijing tan gin line, the maximum speed reduced to 300 kilometers per hour from 350. >> translator: it's better to reduce the speed if safety can be ensured. slowing down is a good idea. >> translator: the cause of the accident should be determined, but it's not necessary to reduce the speed of the trains. >> the chinese government plans to disclose the result of its investigation into the accident by mid-september. it says they'll freeze the approval of new high-speed railway construct
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"newsline i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of japan's prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up 2 percentage points from the previous month when the rate marked a low since the democratic party took power two years ago. the cabinet's disapproval rating is 65%, down 3 points. among respondents who said they support the cabinet, 44% said it seems better than any potential ruling block. among those who said they do not support the cabinet, 40% said it lacks the power to carry out policies. asked when kan should step down, 45% said before the end of this month when the current diet's session is to adjourn. 28% said he should resign between september and the end of december while 14% opted for next year or later. >>> finance ministers and central bank governors of the group of seven industrialized nations have released a joint statement on ways to stabilize financial markets. following the move, the japanese central bank is taking action. the statement was released on early monday morning after an
"newsline i'm michio kijima in tokyo with the news at this hour. >>> nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of japan's prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up 2 percentage points from the previous month when the rate marked a low since the democratic party took power two years ago. the cabinet's disapproval rating is 65%, down 3 points. among respondents who said they support the cabinet, 44% said it seems better than any potential ruling block. among...
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>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm shery ahn. u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke gave an anticipated speech on the u.s. market economy. the markets were focusing on whether he would talk about more monetary easing but he did not mention specific plans. the gathering held in jackson hole behind closed doors was attended by many. will be delayed more than had been anticipated. he cited the reverse effects of the sector on financial markets. bernanke also mentioned concern about european sovereign debts and developments related to the u.s. fiscal situation. he said these developments have hurt household and business confidence and both pose ongoing risks to growth. he said the federal reserve board will discuss measures at the committee meeting in september. he said the meeting would be held over two days instead of the originally planned one date to allow a fuller discussion. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan is leaving office less than a year after taking power. kan spoke to the nation. here's what he had to say. >> translat
>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm shery ahn. u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke gave an anticipated speech on the u.s. market economy. the markets were focusing on whether he would talk about more monetary easing but he did not mention specific plans. the gathering held in jackson hole behind closed doors was attended by many. will be delayed more than had been anticipated. he cited the reverse effects of the sector on financial markets. bernanke also mentioned...
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>>> welcome to newsline. it is 9 a.m. in tokyo. libya's transitional government says it's working to set u a new administration while searching all out for gadhafi. pockets of resistance remain in parts of the capitol, tripoli. the leader of the council told reporters wednesday that it will launch a new administration to replace gadhafi's as soon as possible. he spoke the day after antigovernment voices seized gadhafi military compound in tripoli effectively bringing his reign to an end. the council plans to transfer its base to the outskirts of tripoli soon. >> translator: we're offering a bounty of about $1.7 million for whoever captures gadhafi. >> the council will grant special amnesty to government officials if they hand in gadhafi or kill him. but with fiercery siftens by gadhafi's troops continuing in the south of the capitol wednesday and gadhafi himself still at large, the rebel administration is not in the clear yet. in tripoli several foreign journalist held under house arrest by the libyan government have been released.
>>> welcome to newsline. it is 9 a.m. in tokyo. libya's transitional government says it's working to set u a new administration while searching all out for gadhafi. pockets of resistance remain in parts of the capitol, tripoli. the leader of the council told reporters wednesday that it will launch a new administration to replace gadhafi's as soon as possible. he spoke the day after antigovernment voices seized gadhafi military compound in tripoli effectively bringing his reign to an...
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welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. >>> yoshihiko noda has signed up to take on one of the toughest jobs in japan. a job that has a high turnover rate. the finance minister is now the new leader of the country's ruling democratic party, and that means he is certain to become japan's next prime minister, its sixth in just five years. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> the dpj held its leadership election on monday. five candidates ran for the top post after prime minister naoto kan resigned. none got the majority in the first round of voting. so there was a runoff between the two frontrunners, noda and economy minister banri kaieda. most of the lawmakers who voted for the three other candidates in the first round picked noda in the runoff. of the 395 ballots up for grabs, noda got 215. kaieda, 177. >> translator: let's all persevere and work hard for the good of the people so we can achieve political stabil
welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. >>> yoshihiko noda has signed up to take on one of the toughest jobs in japan. a job that has a high turnover rate. the finance minister is now the new leader of the country's ruling democratic party, and that means he is certain to become japan's next prime minister, its sixth in just five years. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader....
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>>> welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 31st, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. both diets have elected the new leader of the democratic party yoshihiko noda as the country's 95th prime minister. >> translator: the house of representatives has decided to appoint yoshihiko noda as prime minister of japan. >> the lower and upper houses named noda as japan's sixth prime minister in five years. noda was elected democratic party president on monday. he will replace naoto kan who has occupied the country's top post since june of last year. noda is working to select cabinet members. now, here's a closer look at the new man taking the reins in japan. >> reporter: noda acquired his plan to become lawmaker after -- >> translator: i want to end the culture of many politics. >> reporter: he was elected to the diet in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct party. notice of a makeshift podium in front of a train station for two decades to appeal to voters? sheba prefecture. he did this everyday until he joined the cabinet last year. >> translator: i often
>>> welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, august 31st, 8:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. both diets have elected the new leader of the democratic party yoshihiko noda as the country's 95th prime minister. >> translator: the house of representatives has decided to appoint yoshihiko noda as prime minister of japan. >> the lower and upper houses named noda as japan's sixth prime minister in five years. noda was elected democratic party president on...
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>>> welcome to "newsline," it's friday august 5th. markets are the focus this morning with global concerns weighing on investors minds. let's go straight to business news. >> good morning to you. following market intervention by japan's authorities to weaken the yen, the japanese currency regained some ground against the dollar overnight in new york. came after u.s. share prices plunged on concerns over a slowdown in the american economy. the japanese currency rebounded to the upper 78 yen level at one point on the new york foreign exchange, that's after the yen had weakened to just above -- for the first time in about three weeks. the yen's decline followed japan's intervention on thursday, the first such move since shortly after the march 11th earthquake. the bank of japan's decision to take extra credit easing action weighed down on the yen. in tokyo, trading at 79.10 to 12 yen against the dollar. market players say the focus is how long japan will continue with the intervention when the dollar remains under selling pressure due to
>>> welcome to "newsline," it's friday august 5th. markets are the focus this morning with global concerns weighing on investors minds. let's go straight to business news. >> good morning to you. following market intervention by japan's authorities to weaken the yen, the japanese currency regained some ground against the dollar overnight in new york. came after u.s. share prices plunged on concerns over a slowdown in the american economy. the japanese currency rebounded...
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>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm shery ahn. >>> in libya anti-government forces appear to have toppled moammar gadhafi's regime and they are endeavoring to form a transitional government despite continued pockets of resistance from gadhafi loyalists. the national transitional council of anti-government forces began sending senior members to the capital tripoli from its base in benghazi in the east on wednesday. it aims to launch a transitional government there by the end of next week. the forces are still searching for gadhafi amid severe resistance from gadhafi loyalists in many regions. fierce fighting broke out on wednesday in tripolin u salin in the southern strict of tripoli near an international air important after loyalists seized those areas. they're retaliating against the anti-government force business means of snipers and rocket fire. gadhafi loyalists also appear to be launching an offensive near ras lanuf, a key oil city. >>> north korea media reported thursday the country's leader's talks with russi
>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm shery ahn. >>> in libya anti-government forces appear to have toppled moammar gadhafi's regime and they are endeavoring to form a transitional government despite continued pockets of resistance from gadhafi loyalists. the national transitional council of anti-government forces began sending senior members to the capital tripoli from its base in benghazi in the east on wednesday. it aims to launch a transitional government...
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welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. >>> resistance by forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi has continued in some areas of the capital tripoli after the virtual collapse of his dictatorial regime. anti-governmt forces seized control of gadhafi's compound in the capital on tuesday, but the leader's whereabouts remain unknown and his troops have continued to fight on wednesday. meanwhile, a national transitional council which consists of opposition leaders is taking steps to launch a new government. the council plans to transfer its base from the northeastern city of benghazi and set up a provisional government in tripoli. a senior member of the council mom mud ja bril has stressed the need to rebuild libya. the council will meet with the u.s. and european and arab nations in qatar on wednesday and ask them for financial assistance. it will also ask for cooperation in rebuilding the country from other nations at a conference to be held in turkey on thursday. >>> the u.
welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. >>> resistance by forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi has continued in some areas of the capital tripoli after the virtual collapse of his dictatorial regime. anti-governmt forces seized control of gadhafi's compound in the capital on tuesday, but the leader's whereabouts remain unknown and his troops have continued to fight on wednesday. meanwhile, a national transitional council which consists of...