nhk filmed a long fissure. scientists believe the scattering of cracks traces the line of the fault that caused the tremor. they say large horizon shifts along a major fault in kumamoto caused last weekend's quake. tens of thousands of people remain in shelters. >> translator: i couldn't sleep last night because it rocked a lot. i live alone and i am afraid. >> reporter: many continue to stay and sleep in their cars. their homes are too damaged to return to and too afraid of the constant jolts. self-defense force personnel have been preparing food for evacuees. >> translator: i haven't had anything to eat, so it's worth getting in the long line. >> reporter: some 200 people showed up at the hard-hit town of mashiki to help out. they signed up at the makeshift frontier center that just opened on thursday. >> translator: i wanted to come here. i had to help out. >> reporter: the meteorological agency is urging people to remain on the alert for poobl strong quakes in the region, as well as landslides at two sites

nhk world, bangkok. >>> japan is known for attention to detail, and nhk world's maria yanaka reports. >>> it shows 13 of the birds flocking together. >>> the eyes are sharp as well as the detailed spots on the cones. each feather is drawn victimly. he kept chickens in his garden and observed them closely. he was determined to breathe life into the plants and animals in his works. wow. one of the other highlights is this room, his masterpiece of 33 scrolled paintings are being displayed together for the first time in tokyo. the abuist sits silently in the center. they're joined by animals and plants that represent the precious nature of all things that having granted existence on this earth. a school of fish swim in a lotus pond. the leaves float on the surface. it's the perspective from above or below? jakyu takes the viewer to both places. colorful peonies fill this brilliant work. red, white, pink. birds keep watch as horseflies flit about. ito was born in, when he turned 40, he dedicated himself to painting. he decided to following his own muse than belong to any school. he used hi

nhk world. >>> that's the latest in business. >>> now it's time for "eye on asia." pyongyang is accusing seoul of abducting 13 citizens, and it demanding their return. seoul says they defected of their own free will. south korean government officials revealed a restaurant manager and 12 female employees arrived last thursday seeking asylum. they had been working at a restaurant set up by north korea in an unidentified country. red cross society has issued threats. it says if seoul does not apologize and send back the citizens, there are be serious consequences. china's foreign ministry says 13 north koreans had been there and had left legally with valid passports. north korea red cross society expressed displeasure. they said they plotted with the country to take them by way of southeast asia. >>> top officials from th unit statesndnd he agreed to stepp military cooperation, amid marty activities. ash carter and indian defense minister announced the agreement on tuesday. logistic cooperation air

nhk world. >> the panama papers had an impact on a southeast asian company. we have the details from bangkok. >> thailand's anti-money laundering authority said they were investigating 16 people whose names appeared in the massive document leak. >> from our initial investigation the names of individuals include business men and investors. we haven't found that they breached the law at the moment. >> without naming anyone, the officials said politicians were also included and that his agency sought cooperation from the counterpart in panama. >> we have to check information from the coarse before we can take further steps. we are not just waiting for responses. we are doing checks from the information we have now. >> they said they would check the authorities. >> they released dozens of student activists who had been detained under the former military-backed regime with the latest pledge made by aung san suu kyi. a myanmar court freed 69 students on friday held in connection with the protests agai

they've sent dozens of messages to nhk and asked us to share them. people in syria drew the mascot of kumamoto. they say they know what it's like to lose one's home. they say they love and humanity will help quake survivors overcome their hardships. they say love and humanity will help quake survivors overcome hardships. a man in peru says he is praying for japan and wants to help. he encourages survivors to take a deep breath and move forward. a man in china was shocked to see the aftermath of the quake on tv. he says he was moved by the sight of survivors working hard to get back on their feet. he hopes they'll get their lives back to normal as soon as possible. and those are just a few of the messages we've received from people all over the world. we thank you. >>> moving on to other news. south korean military officials say a suspected mid-range north korean ballistic missile crashed seconds after it was launched. they say it is the second such failure this month. south korean's military sources say the projectile was launched from the coastal ci

. >>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm kanako sachno. members of the united nations security council are drafting a statement condemning north korea's latest ballistic missile test firing. the isolated country launched on thursday what appeared to be two musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles. the tests seem to have failed. both missiles exploded shortly after liftoff. the security council met in a closed-door session in new york after the tests. u.n. sources say the members expressed concern over the launches and are working on a statement drafted on the initiative of the united states. >> -- very clear violations of security council resolutions. this is a threat to japan's national security. >> a state department spokesperson condemned the tests. >> we once again call on these actions to cease. and as i think i indicated in a response to this earlier, we have every intention of having this discussion in the u.n. >> the security council adopted a resolution last month calling for sanctions against north korea, but the country has

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is wednesday, april 13th i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. voters heading to the polls in south korea to pick parliament in a general election. her ruling party's imagine suffered in the run up because of the division of members. all 300 seats in the national assembly are up for grabs. park's party has been criticized for internal feuding between the supporters and opponents and during the selection process. the party is expected to win a majority. the focus is on how many more seats it can add. the people's party, which split from the main opposition minju party is gaining momentum and on course to win more seats, keeping its promise to break up the two party system. vote counting will begin after the polling station closes at 6:00 p.m. local time. they're expect today be known around 10:00 p.m. chinese advicepre puerto ri prec dialogue with japan. the leader of the two countries had agreed to resume talks earlier this year. he met the friendship organization in beijing on tuesday. sources close to the delegation to the resumption of the jap

takafumi terui, nhk world, tokyo. u.s. and south korean defense officials say north korea tried to launch a second midrange ballistic missile on thursday night, by failed again. they say the same type of missile was fired early in the morning, but crashed seconds later. south korea military sources say they were launched from wonsan. the second exploded right after its launch. they believe each attempt involved a muse dan ballistic missile. the missile exploded in the air. earlier in the day, south korean president said there's a possibility the north could conduct another nuclear test ahead of next week's ruling workers party congress. she issued a stern warning. >> translator: north korea will have no future if it conducts a nuclear test. >> japanese defense minister nakatani said he could not rule out the possibility of more provocative actions by korea. >> translator: japan's defense ministry will work with the united states and south korea on information gathering and surveillance activities. >> the government wants l

nhk world, tokyo. >>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live from tokyo where it's a pleasant 21 degrees celsius or 70 degrees fahrenheit. jonathan oh joins us with the world outlook. >> we are looking at a pretty potentially active afternoon when it comes to these tornado outbreaks that are expected to take place throughout the day on tuesday. we were talking about this for the past few days. the reason why is we are seeing a dynamic of very unsettled weather. there is a low pressure system continuing to develop over the rocky mountains. that's not new. what is particularly new in this situation is the fact that we are seeing so much warm air coming from the south, and it's forcing the jet stream to become more negatively tilted. it's going backwards. when that happens, forcing in a lot of warm air into this area and there is already cold air coming in. when you have this type of dynamic, you have very warm air down on the ground level and very dry air higher up and cold air up toward the sky, that's just energy right there flying into the sky, and that's where the instability is taking place.

welcome to nhk "newsline," i'm james tengan in tokyo. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> smoke signals. u.s. researchers pick up increased activity at a north korean lab for processing plutonium. >>> hopes dash. europe reports the first wave of migrants and turkey criticizes the response to the refugee crisis. >>> fresh face. japan students and parents attend university entrance ceremonies with hope and concern. >>> u.s. researchers say they have detected suspicious activity at a north korean nuclear facility. they have zeroed in on a laboratory complex used to produce plutonium, the material used in nuclear bombs. the researchers at johns hopkins university released what they say are recent satellite images of the complex. they say in recent weeks exhaust plumes were detected from a thermal plant used to reheat the main plutonium reprocessing lab. the plumes may indicate significant activity is or will be under way in the lab. it remains unclear what that activity is. the top u.s. intelligence official warned in

this is nhk "newsline". i'm james tengan. >>> japanese government officials are considering inviting several leaders of seven countries to a g7 meeting this year. laos the current chair as well as indonesia and vietnam. leaders of chad as well as bangladesh, sri lanka and papua new guinea are on the list. the summit will focus on challenges facing the asia pacific region and the theme will be developments. a japanese high court has dismissed request to suspend operations at two nuclear reactors. residents in southwest japan made the application over safety concerns. a branch of the fukuoka high court handed down its decision on wednesday. a citizens group sought an injunction to halt the reactors of the sendai plant in kagoshima prefecture. a district court turned down their petition last year prompting them to file an appeal. the residents argue the plant operate orhas under estimated the maximum strength of a possibitionsible seismic jolt. the regulator said the reactor meets the requirements. the resident

nhk world, new york. >>> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> in ecuador search and rescue operations are continuing after a powerful earthquake struck off the country's northern coast saturday. the death toll continues to rise. it has now exceeded 400 people. nhk world reports. >> reporter: this is one of the hardest hit cities by the quake. many buildings are reduced to rubble and it's uncertain how many are still buried under the debris. rescue workers are desperately looking for people trapped under collapsed buildings. thousands of military troops and police officers have been dispatched for the operation. >> translator: there are some neighbors who have complained about bodies and asked why they are not taken away. the priority is to target resources to where there are still signs of life. >> reporter: traumatized people crawled up and spent othanother night outside. some on mattresses outside the rubble of their homes. >> translator: i am desperate to find family members. i won't be able to sleep today

nhk world. >>> i'll be back next hour with more of your business headlines. here is another check on markets. >>> work has begun to free soil around the damaged reactors at the nuclear plant. enginee engineers are trying to clean up, tepco, the owner of the plant, started the work on thursday, after the nuclear regulation authority gave the go ahead. workers began pumping 30 degrees liquid into underground pipes around the buildings. tepco says they'll freeze it in phases. it will use 1,000 of the 1,700 pipes. engineers will monitor ground level to prevent them from dropping too much and prevent radioactive water from leaking out of the buildings. now, a project of this magnitude has never been done before. nhk world explains how tepco is navigating in unchartered territory. >> reporter: the power company has a big plan. but with complicated and diverse, come large doses of doubt. the task, reduce the contamination of ground water at the nuclear plant. tepco officials have taken several steps to lower the volume. they started by pumping away ground water befo

>>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live from tokyo. i'm james tengan. it's been almost 24 hours since a powerful earthquake toppled buildings and homes in western japan. rescue efforts are ongoing but after shocks are a frightening reminder. we go to kumamoto city. >> reporter: i'm at one of the popular shopping arcades in kumamoto city. there's shops on both sides but as we can see, like this shop here, many were damaged but last night's powerful earthquake. because of the damage the shops and large department store are closed temporarily. this arcade is usually crowded with many shoppers, but that is not the case today. >> thank you. we'll be back momentarily with another update on what's happening in kumamoto city. >>> nine people are dead and more than 1,000 were injured in the quake. the sma the magnitude 6.5 earthquake recorded the highest on the seismic scale. many buildings were destroyed or damaged by the quake and numerous after shocks that followed. transportation has been disrupted. the quake delayed the bullet train. highways cracked and cr

>>> hello, you're watching nhk "newsline." here is a look at the headlines. grappling with aftermath. crews in southwestern japan continue to search for missing people and secure damaged areas. and flying in, passenger plane lands at the airport, the first to do so since saturday. more are expected throughout the day. rescue crews in southwestern japan continue to race against the clock to find people missing after two powerful earthquakes. they have been combing through mud and rubble of destroyed buildings and bracing for more tremors. thousands of rescuers are in the village, officials say nine people are unaccounted for there. authorities say 44 people died since thursday and more than 1,000. thousands of houses and buildings are damaged or destroyed and officials believe all those numbers could rise. they haven't been able to assess the situation in some areas. thousands of survivors are taking refuge at city offices. schools and parking lots, the overcrowded facilities are taking a toll on the elderly. a 70-year-old woman died in a restroom sunday could

>>> hello, welcome to nhk "newsline." it is tuesday, april 5th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo with the stories at this hour. >>> u.s. military bases around japan host fighter jet training programs that have residents complaining about noise. the governments of the two countries have responded with a plan to move some of the training elsewhere. the plan calls for about ten training sessions to be relocated during the fiscal year that started this month. the sessions will be moved to a u.s. base in guam and six bases of the japanese self-defense forces. the aim is to reduce aircraft noise for people living near three bases, the kadena base in okinaw okinawa, the iwakuni base and the misawa base. japan's defense ministry says it will continue to work with the u.s. in order to get more of the training sessions moved during the current fiscal year. in the fiscal year that ended in march, a total of 12 sessions were moved. the target was about 10. >>> the first boat loads of migrants and refugees deported from greece arrived back in turkey. it's part

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline". we come to you live from tokyo. >>> japanese diet members are deliberating whether to approve the transpacific partnership. prime minister shinzo abe said the deal between 12 pacific rim countries would help boost japan's economy as it deals with a shrinking population. abe was asked about various concerns over the tpp, especially related to the farming industry. it's expected to face the biggest impact. >> translator: my administration takes the continuing worries of farmers seriously. we will take all possible measures to strengthen the agriculture and fisheries industries. >> abe reiterated the importance of the pact, saying it would create a vast economic zone covering 40% of the market and would raise japan's gdp by $100 million. when asked about the possibility of the u.s. requesting to renegotiate, abe said he would not accept the demand, adding the agreement is the result of long and delicate negotiations. >> the u.s. dollar is continuing its slide against other major skrins.

>>> you're watching "nhk "newsline."" here's some of the stories we're following this hour. lacking food, many supermarkets and convenience stores have reopened following last week's powerful earthquakes but supplies are still low. >>> struggling with seniors care. nursing homes are having trouble coping with the large number of elderly evacuees. >>> rescue workers are trying to find 100 million people after a quake killed 480. >>> people are bracing for more aftershocks. some of them powerful. this footage shows one of the latest strong tremors in kumamoto. >> translator: there continues to be seismic activity, so we advise sufficient caution and alert for further seismic events. >> rescue and recovery operations continue in the village of minami-aso. crews are looking for several people who remain unaccounted for. on tuesday they found three people under the rubble. the death toll has risen to 47. rescue work is being hampered by the aftershocks and also by landslides. the situation is taking a toll on survivors. tens of thousands have fled their homes, and many sleeping i

welcome to nhk "newsline." it is tuesday, april 26th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. u.s. president obama is planning to increase america's military presence in syria. he says he's deploying more u.s. troops to the country to maintain momentum against islamic state militants. >> and we continue to make progress. pushing isil back from territory that it controlled. so given the success, i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria, including special forces to keep up this momentum. >> obama made the announcement in hannover, germany. he urged european states to step up the fight against isil. >>> the bid for japan to win a contract with australia for a submarine fleet has failed. they are planning for 12 new subs to go into service after the year 2030. the contract is worth at least $38 billion. sources close to the matter say australian ministers told their japanese counterparts that japan was not chosen by phone on monday. japanese officials pitched the deal as a potential step towards strengthening cooperation with australia as china incre

nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kit gaa in tokyo. bracing for more. officials warn of the possibly of the quakes in south western japan, a week after the first strong earthquake shook the region. >>> unexpected risks, evacuees stay in their cars. >>> investigating a scandal with japan's mitsubishi motors. >>> a week after a strong earthquake hit south western japan, people are still struggling with the effects of the disaster. they have been experiencing frequent tremors since last thursday. the number has surpassed 750. officials warn there could still be more. rescue workers are searching for two missing people. 48 people are dead as a result of the quakes. at least ten others have died since then mainly due to the physical burden of living in evacuation shelters. more than 90,000 people are taking refuge there or this their cars. they are urging people to remain on the alert for strong earthquakes in the region. they're also advising people of the threat of landslides because of loosened soil. >> translator: there's a fear of land slides because of

>>> hello there, welcome to nhk "newsline." it is friday, april 8, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we begin with the business news. 17 month low against the yen. let's go to ai uchida. where is it now? >> the dollar/yen has recovered to the 108 mark. overnight in new york, it did dip below, and that's the level we haven't seen since october 2014. now, the greenback's latest slide began after policymakers are cautious about another rate rise. this prompted many investors to sell the u.s. currency, and that has impacted global markets. now we're going to get all the current levels from our very own ramin mellegard. good morning. tell us what you're seeing. >> good morning, to you. evident in the currency markets from what we've seen investors really piling into what they consider safer assets. let's go over the levels right now as well. the dollar fell below 108. now trading at 108.50 to .55. it was trading at 111 in early february. you can see the huge difference there. let's check out u.s. shares played out as well. the dow j

kim jan, nhk world. >> nice to see that smile there. all right, that wraps up eye on asia. >>> japanese government o officials are considering leaders to an expanded g7 summit. the seven countries expected to be invited three members of the association of southeast asian nation. louse as the current chair as well as vietnam. the leaders of chad, which chairs the african union, as well as bangladesh are also thought to be on the list. leaders of countries related to the g67's agenda have been invited to recent summits. it will focus on the asia pacific region and the theme of the expanded meeting will be development. >>> russian president vladimir putin has ordered the creation of a new national guard. he says the unit will fight terrorism and organized crime. putin signed an executive order to create the new force by reorganizing interior ministry troops unifying them with antiterrorism units, a state run security firm and other bodies. the national guard will answer directly to putin. under the presidential degree, they'll be allowed t

welcome to nhk news line. i'm james tengan. here are some of the stories we're following. >>> election upset. the party of park geun-hye has lost its majority in parliament. >>> ready to act. head of the bank of japan says policymakers won't hesitate to adopt additional easing mers. >>> increasing openings. greater numbers of muslim visitors to japan means expanding market and japanese companies are looking to cater to them. >>> south korea's ruling saenuri party has failed to win a majority. it casts a shadow over the party's prospect for the 2017 presidential vote. electoral officials released the final count. the saenuri party is took 122 seats. >> translator: i will step down to take responsibility for the election result. >> the opposition minjoo party grabbed the largest proportion of seats with 123. the opposition s splinter party people's party took 38. neither has the intention of forming a coalition with saenuri. >> translator: i think that the citizens voted on how bad economic policies of the party's administration

nhk world. . that's the latest in business. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> okay, just a reminder of our lead story. tens of thousands of people in southwestern japan have fled their homes after a powerful earthquake. more than 950 others are injured, and nine dead. the after shocks continue. the magnitude 6.5 kumamoto. the damage was evident. this is a famous landmark, and cultural asset, the kumamoto castle. >> translator: the jolt was so powerful, i still can't believe that happened to me. >> about 14,000 houses are without electricity. some 1,900 houses are without water. gas supply has been suspended for safety reasons. flights have been disrupted at kumamoto airport and highways are damaged. the quake struck the region where japan's only online nuclear plant is located. officials say there are no irregul irregularities at the sendai plant. the quake happened in the fault zone. experts believe the fault line slipped side ways, causing the strong tremor at mashiki town. more than 100 after shocks have been regis

the capital markets department spoke with nhk. >> i think that negative rates are a net positive for the economy. because they have to relax further monetary and financial conditions, and that's something that should support demand and inflation. i would prefer to see other policies also doing their job, so that monetary policy doesn't have to do more. >> the japanese government plans to raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10% next april. imf officials support the hike as well as discussions on short-term mess tures to deal with the impact. they believe japan should raise its consumption tax gradually to about 15%. japan's ruling block and opposition parties have agreed to resume diet discussions on ambitious trade deal. deliberations to approve the transpacific partnership have been suspended since friday. some opposition lawmakers complained the government is withholding how they played out. officials of the governing coalition are sticking to the plan during the current diet session. they aim to have the lower house pass the main bill by the end. month. the chief of the democrati

>>> hello, you're watching nhk "newsline" i'm keiko kitagawa. >>> rescue crews are renewing their search for two missing people from last week's disaster. the number stands at 48. rescuers are looking through giant mounds of dirt created by land slides. rescuers can not get close because of the landslide his parents want them to use a drone to continue searching. >> i can't stay home and do nothing. i can't abandon hope that my son will come home. it's hard. 90,000 people are out of their homes. officials are urging them to remain on the alert. >>> the recent earthquakes in kumamoto has caused the ground to shift over a vast area. the geospatial authority analyzed data from the land observation satellite daiichi ii, to measure grounds deformation caused by the quakes since april 14th. officials found the ground shifted horizontally by ten centimeters or more over an east-west stretch of about 80 kilometers and north-south for 40 kilometers. they say data show the ground moved more than 150 centimeters eastward in places where the highest seismic intensity was registered. on the north sid

i'm james tengan in tokyo welcome to nhk "newsline." here is the top stories for this hour. refusing to give up. rescuers continue to search through mud and debris in southwestern japan even as people brace for more tremors. >>> evacuees staying in their cars face a serious health problem known as economy class syndrome. >>> tweaking the numbers. japan's mitsubishi motors admits it falsified test data for 600,000 vehicles. >>> japan's nuclear regulators give the go ahead to extend the life span of two aging reactors throw the operator says it will be years before they come back online. >>> rescuers continue to scour a village in a mountainous part of southwestern japan even as people brace for more jolts. authorities say the death toll from last week's earthquakes in kumamoto rising to 48. they're digging through piles of dirt in a bid to find three people who are still missing. and they say the number of those with injuries exceeds 1,000. >> officials with the meteorologist logical agency are warning people in the area to stay alert. >> reporter: the seismic activity is con

welcome to nhk "newsline." we start off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. >>> up and running. the shinkansen bullet train resumes operation along its entire route almost two weeks after the quakes derailed the train. >>> setting a date. north korea state-run media says the country's workers' party will meet on may 6th, the first time in 36 years. >>> and more questions. u.s. regulators want mitsubishi motors to conduct new fuel efficiency tests and provide them with details on the manipulation of its old data. >>> japan's kyushu shinkansen bullet train is up and running the entire route connecting the northern and southern parts of the island after almost two weeks of limited service caused by the earthquakes in kumamoto. the line links ha the north and south. the entire line was shut down on april 14th when a strong quake struck kumamoto prefecture and damaged parts of the line. service is not completely back to normal, though. the trains are traveling more slowly on some sections and are stopping a

with that we conclude this hour's nhk "newsline," but stay with us for more to come here on nhk world. ]ñ]ñ]ñíñíñíñéñéñéñéñéñ genie: you are watching "france 24." i'm genie godula. here these are the headlines. u.s. secretary of state john kerry makes a historic trip to the city of hiroshima. he is the most senior official to have gone to the site of the atomic bomb hit in world war ii. fireorld in yemen, a news

welcome to nhk "newsline". >>> japan's defense minister and a top u.s. marine commander in the pacific have decided to continue forward with plans to relocate a u.s. base in japan. the idea is facing strong opposition from some local governments. they met in tokyo and discussed the plan to relocate the futenma air station. it was moved from a densely populated city area to a coastal district of henoko, within okinawa prefecture. >> translator: we will do whatever we can to complete the relocation to henoko as soon as possible. in order to reduce the danger and other concerns posed by the base. >> slow and steady will win the race. we'll be patient, because we know japan is committed to the futenma facility and all the other things we've got planned. >> work on the henoko facility is currently suspended and has been since the central and okinawa governments accepted a court proposal to drop opposing lawsuits. they're currently in negotiations over the issue. the governor of okinawa insists that no new military facilities should be built in his prefecture.

nhk report. >> thanks to the careful work of the project members. they are functioning without any problems. officials from the japan exploration agency are given an update on the progress. ed the probe was launched six years ago on a mission to explore the climate of venus, but the main engine broke down and he spent the next five years circling the sun. but the engineers didn't give up. they made a second attempt reach venus last december and with the use of the structures, he managed to successfully enter orbit around the planet. it became japan's first spacecraft to circle a planet other than earth. only a few months and the probe is sending back observations. these images were taken by them. the black area is believed to be a hill about 4,000 meters high, stretching several thousand kilometers. this is an infrared image of the crowd. stretching from the northern to southern hemmis fierce is said to be a cloud of nitric acid. the clouds stretched more than 20 kilometers. the main commission to determine how they are formed and sustained. it will

nhk "newsline" comes to you live from our studios. we start off with a quick look at the top stories for this hour. >>> the ageing public opinion, washington is considering a possible obama visit to hiroshima while he's at japan's g7 summit in may. >>> it's been 20 years, an agreement between tokyo and washington to return a marine base to japan is far from settled. >>> covering all the angles. a japanese paints maker is back in iran thanks to careful risk management and lots of patience. >>> washington is expected to gauge public opinion before deciding whether president barack obama will visit hiroshima in may. obama will be in japan for the g7 summit, his secretary of state made a historic visit to the city. john kerry was with his g7 counterparts on monday when they visited peace memorial park, he became the first secretary of state to visit the site where his country dropped its atomic bomb in 1945. a state department spokesperson highlighted the significance of kerry's visit. >> it underscored our need to make every effort to di

nhk world. >> another japanese based mission is not going so well. the satellite may have internal damage. they lost contact with it last week and they still have hope they can regain control. agency officials gave an update about the status of the craft and they launched it in february and it is orbiting the earth. they say it's spinning and losing control. it is designed to use x-rays to unravel mist reece of the universe including the evolution of black holes. >> we think the internal parts of damaged and there appeared to be fragments around the satellite. we believe the main body is still intact. >> officials say it looks like a meter long portion of the satellite separated. they are working to identify it. they said it's unlikely the damage was caused by space debris. they will continue efforts to communicate with the craft. >> officials with amnesty international say migrant workers have been abused. the human rights organization criticized fifa and the governments of qatar. amnesty officials released a report that details conditions they said

>>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live. here are some of the stories we're following. >>> rescue crews are looking for people after two powerful earthquakes in japan. >>> assessing the ground. an expert says a section of a fault shifted nearly two meters horizontally causing saturday's magnitude 7.3 quake in southwestern japan. >>> tokyo stocks fall as earthquake affects sway on investor sentiment. >>> rescucrews in southwestern japan are racing against the clock after two powerful earthquakes. they are up against a critical 72-hour mark since the most recent. and they've been combing through mud and rubble, racing against more tremors. thousands of rescuers are in the village of minamiaso on the island of kyushu. nine people remain unaccounted for and two of them may be trapped under a collapsed building. authorities say 42 people have been confirmed dead since thursday. many were found in collapsed houses. more than 1,000 others were injured. thousands of houses and buildings are damaged or destroyed. but officials believ

you're watching nhk "newsline" live from tokyo. japanese scientists found that people who have divorced or lost a spouse to death are more susceptible to strokes. the study was conducted by scientists at the national cancer center in oy saki university. the 50,000 subjects were between the ages of 45 and 74. researchers tracked them for 15 years to learn how losing a spouse contributes to the incidence of cerebral stroke. they were 26% more likely to experience a stroke. the scientists reported that bereaved or divorced women without a regular occupation were three times more likely to have a stroke than married women with a job. the results are attributed to higher alcohol intake and stress among those who have lost a partner. economic difficulties and the responsibility of parenthood may also contribute to heightened risk. >>> it's time for world weather. people in northern china are having to deal with unusually heavy snow and freezing temperatures. what's the latest? >> people in northwestern china were surprised at the sudden

welcome to nhk "newsline." it's thursday, april 28th. in tokyo. >>> residents in kumamoto are still coming to grip with the aftermath of disastrous earthquakes. thursday marks two weeks. meteorological officials are officials are worried about landslides. as of thursday. had had the region. the first was a magnitude 6.5 that hit the town. just over a day later, the magnitude 7.3 hit again, as well as a neighboring village. officials say 49 people were

takeo baba, nhk world. >>> that's it for business news. i am going to leave you with the markets. >>> u.s. president barack obama is visiting saudi arabia ahead of a regional summit. the american media are reporting that a reception for obama showed the strained ties between the two allies. the u.s. president met with saudi king sal man abdulaziz in reed ahhed on wednesday, the first leg of obama's overseas trip. white house officials said the two leaders agreed on the portance of bilateral ties. the officials said the leaders also discussed cooperation in the campaign against islamic state militants and the cessation of hostilities in syria and yemen. earlier saudi officials held a welcome ceremony for obama at an airport in the capital. but king salman did not attend. the riyadh governor greeted obama instead. bilateral relations between the u.s. and saudi arabia have soured recently. this is partly because of the agreement reached last year among six world powers to relax sanctions against iran in return for restrictions on its nuclear