nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."'m yamamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we start this hour in the united states. president donald trump is visiting kenosha, wisconsin, where police shot an unarmed black man seven times last month. the city has since become one of the flash points of ongoing protests against racial inequality and police brutality. trump travelled to the city on tuesday. he expressed support for law enforcement officers and urged them to act with resolve. he descrcribed the recent prote as domestic terror. >> you have to be decisive and you have to be tough and you have to be strong and you have to be willing to bring people in. >> now, one group that trump did not meet with was the family of jacob blake. the black was paralyzed from the waste down after being shot by police on august 23rd. the shooting sparked protests, which have occasionally turned violent and destructive. and last week, two protesters were shot dead. a 17-year-old has since been charged with homicide. hundreds of people gathered to show eit

nhk radio broadcast 75 years ago.t talks about life in hiroshima four months after the atomic bomb was dropped. the reporter who filed the story passed away 23 years ago. recent recently, his daughter found the recording while she was sorting through his belongings. this is her father. he went to hiroshima at the e e of 194945 to report on a city tt had been turned into a wasteland in a single atomic flash. the tape in question is a 6 millimeter tape. on the box, i it said the war orphphans report. >> translator: i really want to know what this report on war orphans contains. >> reporter: in july, she brought the tape to nhk, where the audio was successfully restored. on the tape, she heard her father's voice. her father's report depicted the harsh reality on the streets of hiroshima, whi w was n homomeo more tnn 2,000 orpha. >> translator: my heart aches to learn aboutut these war orphans who had to beg on the street with empty cans. >> reporter: afterward, she visited h her father's grave. >> translator: my fatheher

from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline."e begin in japan where the country's n new prime minister starting his first full d day i officece. susuga yososhihide says he is r to get down to business. >> translator: i'm determined to work hard for the japanese people and will try to live up to their expectations. >> at wednesday's news conference, suga reiterated that he will push forward with the efforts his predecessor abe shinzo's government had been making. abe stepped down due to poor health. suga also revealed his vision for the post coronavirus era, mentioning the need for further digitalization in an online world. one departure from abe will be the end of cherry blossom viewing parties. abe was accused of using taxpayers' mononey to entertain constituents at the annual gathering. suga said he won't be holding such parties, and vowed to revamp a number of issues from the previous administration. reaction to the new prime minister on the streets has been mixed. >> translator: i think it't'll like the stable administration.

this is nhk "newsline."'m yoshi ogasawara. >>> japan's main ruling liberal democratic party is moving forwards with plans to choose its next leader with a slimmed down election in two weeks. the winner will replace prime minister abe shinzo when he steps down to deal with his health problems. two party heavy weights have declared their candidacy and another seems poised to join the race. the first was former prime minister, kishida fumio. he recently served as the party's policy chief. >> translator: i will aim to become a leader who listens to the people's voices carefully and earnestly. i want to become a leader who can get the people to work together. >> kishida has long supported abe, but he has not secured an endorsement from the outgoing pm. former ldp sectary general isishiba shigegeru joined the e tuesdaday. >> translator: it is our responsibility to the people to give them an o opportunity t to listen to what each candidate has to say and decide who is the best. that's even if the public does not ha

. >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. we start on the korean peninsula where north korean leader kim jong-un expressed regret over the shooting of a south korean fisheries official, apologizing for what he called the unsavory incident that led to the man's death. south korea's military earlier said the man went missing from a vessel near yeonpyeong island on monday, a day before he was spotted floating in the north waters of the yellow sea. they shot the man dead and burned his body. officials said the north explained its troops fired more than ten shots as the man was trying to flee. the north also reportedly said its personnel didn't't finthe man's body but burned the flotation material he used in accordance with covid-19 guidelines. the north also said it would do its utmost to prevent something similar from happening again, to avoid damaging relations between pyongyang and seoul. for more insight we spoke to a doctor in seoul, a research fellow at the institute for north kore

stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline."or watching and stay with us for more. xxxxx ♪ >>> this is "newsline" biz, i'm gene otani. tokyo's benchmark stock fell on friday following a plunge overnight on wall street. many investors took profits from recent gains. the nikkei average finished the day at 23,205 down 1.1%. investors sold shares after the dow saw its biggest one day decline since early june. tech shares were the biggest losers with apple tumbling by 8%. the slump came just a day after the nikkei average fully recovered from its deep losses trigger in february and march triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. other markets are in the negative. the key index in sydney finishes down 3.1%. stocks in hong kong and seoul dropped, tech shares leading the loss. boiled eggs will last for 15 days. kewpie is well known for thehe seasoning products and mayonnaise. company officials said they're expanding their packaged food business. the new products are already on the shelves of some stores ahead of a full scare market launch

stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> this has been nhk "newsline." watching and hope you'll join us again. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to "newsline in depth." i'm shibuya aki. our two stories today take up sports and how some seemingly unrelated activities can make a difference in athletes' lives. we start with hand crafted kimono. but not just niki many kimono. the traditional agarments you're about to see are contemporary artworks created to honor athletes for the olympic and paralympic games. it comprises over 2 hun00 kii m know from crafts people. unfortunately due to the coronavirus, the games have been postponed. but the garments still carry the olympic spirit. they have been put on display in an online event. we look into how these wearable masterpieces came into being and the response from athletes. . >> reporter: a world united through one of japan's most iconic garments. a stunning collection of 213 kimono, one for each country and territory competing in the next olympics, all of them unveiled at a special event online. representing the united d stat

♪ nchts welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan with the news in tokyo.e start with the coronavirus situation in tokyo. officials confirmed 187 new infections in the capital on friday a day after the metropolitan government slightly lowered the alert leveled. in total more than 22,600 people have now tested positive for the virus in the city of 14 million. on thursday the metroropolitan government lowered the coronavirus alert level by one notch after it had been at the highest level on a four-point scale for nearly two months. a request that bars, restaurants and other establishments shorten their business hours will be lifted next week. tokyo reported the highest daily tally among the country's 47 prefectures. across japan more than 600 new infections have been confirmed on friday. in total there have been over 75,000 cases. more than 1,400 peoplele have died. authorities are also concerned about dealing with influenza spreading at the same time. so the health ministry has decided to offer seasonal flu shots starting next month. officials say they'll gi

♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara.e begin here in japan where the new president of the main ruling liberal democratic party is getting the chance to assert his power. susuga yoshihide has filled key posts with veteran lawmamakers from the five ldp factions that backed his campaign. suga retained party heavyweight nikai toshihiro in the key ldp post of the secretary-general. veteran politician moriyama hiroroshi stays as diet affairs committee chairpersoson. these influential figures were suga's most powerful supporters in the leadership campaign. suga also appointed former communication minister sato tsutomu as general council chairperson, the top role of the party's highest decision making body. former educacation minister shimomura hakabun remains in the party management as policy research council chairperson. and yamaguchi i taimei is named election strategy committee chairperson. suga is almost certain to succeed abe shinzo as prime minister f following a ve e in e diet on wedndnesday. if so, his cabinet would also

nhk world. >> okay.ave a look at the markets. >>> from the "newsline biz" team in tokyo, i'm gene otani. thanks very much for joining us. ♪ >> france is unleashing a 100 billion euro plan to help revamp the economy battered by the coronavivirus pandemic. that could be key for macron selection i -- macron's reelection in 2022. the trial over the charlie hebdo attacks continued this thursday, taking place under heavy security, five years after the multiple attacks on charlie have no, a kosher supermarket and a policewoman which left french in shock. coming up in our program at this hour, outrage, after germany says vladimir putin's critic was poisoned with a powerful nerve

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline."'m yamamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we start with the latest political developments in japan. a new cabinet of veteran ministers is nearly complete, and nhk has details about who will serve in kekey posts. aso taro will remain as deputy prime minister and finance minister. health minister kato katsunobu will become chief cabinet secretary. foreign minister motegi toshimitsu will stayay in that role. and former state minister for foreign affairs, kishi nobuo, will be defense minister. as for the country's top job, suga yoshihide is widely expected to be elected prime minister on wednesday at an extraordinary session of the diet. the vote among lawmakers is virtually assured to name suga as successor to prime minister abe shinzo since a liberal democratic party-led coalition controls both houses. the political transition comes after abe's surprise announcement last month that he would step down to deal with health issues. suga won a commanding victory in monday's vote from the main ruling ldp

a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. we start this hour t u.s.here president donald trump and democratic joe biden are about toto square off in their first face to face debate. the two men will appeal to voters about why they are best suited to lead and should be given a mandate to steer the country out of the coronavirus pandemic. the televised event in the midwestern state of ohio is if first of three debates leading up to the november 3rd election. the debate will focus on six main issues including the coronavirus, race and violence, the economy and trump's pick to fill the late ruth bader ginsburg's seat on the supreme court. presidential debates are considered pivotal events. experts say a single gaffe could shape the narrative leading up to election day. a "new york times" story reports trump paid no federal income taxes in ten of the 15 years before becoming president. >>> the death toll from three days of heavy fighting between azerbaijan and armenia has reached 100 inincluding 16 civilians. russiaian president vladimir pun is urgrging a

♪ >>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline."'m raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> former world leaders are urging their countries to join a u.n. treaty banning nuclear weapons. the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, or ican, says 56 ex-leaders made the plea in an open letter. they include former japanese prime minister hatoyama yukio, and south korea's ban ki-moon, who used to be the u.n. secretary-general. the letter says there is a growing risks from new kinds of nuclear weapons, as well as cyber attacks on nuclear infrastructure. it appeals to current leaders to disarm before it's too latate. the current leaders of 20 nato members, including canada, germany, and norway, will receive the letter, along with japan and south korea. those countries have not joined the 2017 u.n. treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. they rely on the nuclear umbrella of the united states. the pact will take effect 90 days after it is ratified by 50 nations. the figure now stands at 44. >>> the united states has unihat

♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline."'m raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. we start here in japan with the country's pacific coast could be in store for tropical storm dolphin. the meteorological agency says the storm was over waters south of japan at 3:00 p.m. on tuesday. it was moving north at about 15 kilometers per hour, packing maximum winds of 108 kilometers per hour. the stotorm will clclose in on eastern and northern japapan an could make rand fall in the kanto and tokoke high regions fm thursday to friday. strong wininds are expected fro tokai to tohoku region. there could be heavy rain across the pacific coaoast of bothh th eastern and western parts of the nation a as earlyy as tuesday evenening and lasasting through friday. officials urge people to follow the latest information to stay ton alert for strong winds and rain. >>> now to the united states where president trump is ramping up pressure on iran. he slapped fresh sanctions on tehran over its disputed nuclear prram. secretary of state mike pompeo anno

david mcclure, nhk world, new york. >>> okay. let's get a chcheck on the markets. >>> and that's it for "newsline biz." from our tokyo studios, i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for joining usus. anchor: hello, and welcome back to france 24 newsroom. these are the latest world headlines. a major fire destroys one of greece's overcrowded migrant camps. thousands of asylum-seekers flee for safety on the island of less boss. we will be heading to athens to get the latest from our correspondent there.

nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline."ew figures from johns hopkins university show worldwide have contracted coronavirus. the global death toll is approaching 1 million. it's a cririsis that has also devastated the world's labor force with new n numbers showina dramatic reduction in work hours. the international labor organization suggests that 17% of the world's working hours were wiped out in the second quarter of this year. the un agency says that's the equivalent of nearly 500 million full-time workers losing their jobs. it compared the hours worked with last year's october to december quarter. north and south america saw the largest drop at 28%. working hours contracacted 17.5 in europe and central asia. other regions had hours shrink by around 15%. the ilo projects global labor income between january and september decline by 10.7% from thee same period last year, a decrease worth $3.5 trillion. >> it is clear that suppoport f jobs and labor income will need to be maintained and sustainine and continue into next year

♪ >>> hello a and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara.e begin with the latest somber milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. more than 30 million infections have been reported worldwide according to data from johns hopkins university in the u.s. over 945,000 people have died. the world health organization says asia and europepe are seei cases rise while the americas are seeing some signs of easing. in indonesia, the number of daily new cases has recently exceeded 3,5,500. authorities in the capital of jakarta have tightened restrictions that had bebeen ead since june. they require companies to raise the number of teleworking employees to three quarters for most industries. gatherings of five or more people are also banned. in israel where new daily infections have surpassed 5,000 and nationwide lockdown will be imposed again beginning friday afternoon. in brazil's largest city of sao paulo, 18% of children have brn been infected with the virus. local authorities had been planning to reopen public schools next month for the first time since

>>> hello and welcome the nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawarogasawara. >>> we begin in the united states and a chaotic first presidential debate where the two candidates seemed to focus more on trading insults than discussing policies. president donald trump and democratic challenger joe biden were asked to address a number of key domestic issues including the economy, the coronavirus, and each candidate's record. the 90 minutes included some tense moments where the candidates spoke over the moderator and each other. eaearly in the debate, trump an biden clashed over the country's pandemic response. >> we got the gowns, we got the masks, we made the ventilators, you wouldn't have made ventilators and we're weeks away from a vaccine. we're doing therapeutics already. fewer people are dying when they get sick. far fewer people are dying. we've done a great job. >> the president has no plan. he hasn't laid out anything. he knew all the way back in february how serious this crisis was. he knew it was a deadly disease. what did he

♪ >>> helello w welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. u.s.resident president donald trump says he paid many millions of dollars in taxes hitting back at the "new york times" report on his tax records. the times reported trump paid no federal income tax at all in 10 of the 15 years before he became president largely because he reported losing much more money than he made. the paper said he paid $750 in income taxes in 2016 and 2017 trump on monday tweeted that the fake news media is bringing up taxes and all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information and only bad intent. he claims he paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled like everyone else to depreciation and tax biden's campaign posted a video claiming elementary school teachers and firefighterss paid more income tax than trump did. trump's tax records could become one of the leading issues of the election. in the previous race four years ago trump's appeal to blue collar workers was considered a factor behind his victory. >>> the coronavirus pandemic is nea

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. appears to have decided on the lineup of the party's executive posts. suga yoshihide won t the parart leadership race on monday by taking nearly 70% of the votes. he is set to retain secretary general and diet committee affairs person. he also intends to name sa sato tsutomu as chairperson. and yamaguchi taimei as election strategy chairperson. means that the key post will be filled by members from the five interparty factions that backed him in the election. suga is preparing for the laufr launch of his new cabinet. observers say deputy prime minister aso taro will likely hold a new post in the cabinet. attention is also focused on who willll succeed suga as chief cabinet secretary. suga is in the selection process centering on his deputies under the administration of prime minister abe shinzo. nhk has learned british pharmaceutical giant, astrazeneca, plans to resume trials of a coronavirus vaccine soon, following their resumption in britain. this week, at the earliest, in multiple

take care. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that brings us to end of this edition of nhk "newsline."or watching and hope you'll join us again. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "newsline in depth." i'm shibuya aki. empty stages, empty seats, performers robbed of a chance to do what they love. make no mistake, the coronavirus pandemic has brought the creative industry to its knees. today, we look at the work being done by one of europe's most famous choirs anand one of japas finest orchestras to ensure the music never stops. >>> and we start with the vienna boys' choir. it has moree t than 500 years o history. and witith over 300 performrman each year, delights audiences around the world. the concert revenue supports most of its operating costs, including the young men's boarding and education. but one concert after another has been cancelled since the pandemic. income has shrivelled up. if the choir's financial situation doesn't improve, its future could be silenced. ♪ >> reporter: recently, angelic voices rang out in an an unusual location. some of the members rehearsed together beside

nhk world, kyoto. >>> alall right. let's have a look at the markets. >>> from the "newsline biz" team in tokyo, i'm gene otani. thanks very mu anchor: special court in paris is called mortar -- call to order for the next two and a half months 14 suspects on trial accused of killing a gunman who carried out a string of deadly attacks around the french capital in january 2015. we will have more from our reporter at the courthouse. the fighght for i iraq's soverey is essential. the french presidedent arrived n baghdad for his official visit. emmanuel macron's counterpart has made it clear his country should not be a battleground for conflict.

thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline."'m raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. we start in tokyo where officials confirmed 276 new coronavirus infections on thursday. it's the first time in a week the capital's daily tally has topped 200. in total more than 22,400 people have now tested positive for the virus. officials and experts met to assess the current situation. despite thursday's numbers, an expert noted the daily average of new cases in the past week fell to 149 compared with 183 the week before. >> translator: the rate of decline in the number of new cases is still slow. we need to be on the alert for another possible spike in infections. >> officials say they're lowering the coronavirus alert level by one notch after it was atat the highest level on a four-point scale for nearly two months. >> translator: we need to promote economic andnd social activities whihile preventing t spread of infection. on september 15th we will end our request for shortened business hours. >> bars, restaurants and other establishment

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo.e start here in j japan where people on the southern w wester island of kyushu are e pr pairing for awe powerful typhoon. weather officials say it could make land fall close to full strength sometime between sunday and monday. typhoon haishen is being described as potentially one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in decades. officials are warning there could be record breaking winds in affected areas this weekend. they're also forecasting heavy rain across the region. people are being urged to start preparing as soon as possible. it's prompted rice farmers to harvest rice crops a week earlier than normal. >> translator: i only hope the typhoon will pass through without causing damage. >> and a major japanese delivery company says it will suspend services in the kyushu region to ensure staff safety. to find out more on where thehe storm iss headed, let's bring i yoko komagata. >> back to back storms have left damage in southeastern japan and the korean peninsula. this is

♪ >>> hello and thank you for joining us on thiss edidition o nhk "nenewsline."'m raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. wewe begin in south korea, wher peopople a facing thehe wrath o phphoon haishen. it is barrelling along the eastern coast and is expected to reach north korea in the coming hours. five people have been injured so far, including a person who was hurt w when stronong windsds bl car over. onee person is also missing. the extreme weather has prompted officials to cancel flights and ferry services. and at one point, 75,000 homes were without power. the operator of a nuclear power plplant sayays two turbine generators stopped working. there are apparently issues with power transmission lines, but the plant itself is in stable condition. >>> nor north korea is on high alert. the state-run television broadcasted earlier than usual on monday. wheth weather officials say it'll approach the eastern port city monday evening. leader kim jong-un is calling on officials to protect people and farmland. last week, he inspected areas battered by typhoon maysak a

♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara.e begin in taiwan where a high ranking american official has just touched down. keith crock is visiting the island to attend a memorial service for the formerr tie win knees president who died in july. the trip is likely to put further strain on u.s.-china ties. the undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment is set to attend the service on saturdrday. the state department issuedd a statement saying washington is honoring lee's legacy by continuing our strong bonds with taiwan and its vibrant democracy. economic cooperation. the trump administration appears to be aiming at countering china which has been s steppingg up pressure on taiwan. the u.u.s. enacted the taiwan travel act two years ago to facilitate visits by senior officials. the taiwanese foreign minister is welcoming crock's visiting, saying he'll be the highest ranking u.s. state department official to visit taiwan in 41 years. a chinese foreign ministry spoke person on thursday says the trip cont

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline."'m yamamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we begin with the latest on a powerful typyphoon sweweeping through the islands of okinawa in southern japan. the region is bracing for winds strong enough to knock down houses. in the prefectural capital police say the wall of a building was ripped off and carried away. two cars parked nearby were damaged. four people have been slightly injured by the wind. people called the fire department after buildings had their roofs blown off. local power companies say over 30,000 households in okinawa had no power as of 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. more than 240 flights to and from the prefecture have been canceled. many bus and ferry services are not operating. for more details on the typhoon and what to watch out for we turn to our meteorolologist. yoko? >> the typhoon is pushing through the islands of japan at this moment. heavy rain and destructive winds are reported. we saw gusts of nearly 200 kill meters per hour at the airport and rainfall of 151 millimeters

nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo. this is nhk "newsline."oreign ministers of the ten member association of southeast asian nations are set to meet via video link on wednesday. they're expected t to issue a statement aimed d at addddressi escalating tensions in the south chinina sea. the disputed sea is claimed by countries including china and some asean members. tensions a are also high betwee china and the united states over the south china sea. the u.s. has r rejected beijing maritime claims across most of the south china sea as completely unlawful. in july, the u.s. held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. in the following months, the chinese military test fired ballistic missiles toward the sea. at wednesday's meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. an expert says that china and the u.s. need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. >> asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the south china sea, and we hope that we can

♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo.e begin on the korean peninsula where there are conflicting explanations of last week's fatal shooting of a south korean fisheries official by troops from the north. a new report from south korea's coast guard says there's growing evidence the man wanted to defect. officials say the man went missing from a patrol vessel in the yellow sea and could not have reached the spot where he was found unless he swam there. the findings are based on an analysis of the current at the time and the fact he wore a life jajacket.. the south korean report also says north korea knew the man's name, age and hometown as well as his desire to defect. pyongyang claims the man never disclosed his name and had tried to escape. south korea's coast guard and defense ministry have been investigating the shooting. the report's conclusions may also have been informed by north korea's military communication records. seoul is calling for a joint investigation to find out what really happened. >>> japan's prime minis

12k3w4r6r789s hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi og gar wa. we begin with the changing leadership here in japan. the head of the main ruling liberal democratic party has been chosen as the new prime minister by the diet. the 71-year-old veteran politician will succeed abe shinzo who has resigned to deal with health issues. suga supported abe as chief cabinet secretary for more than seven years. he says he will push forward abe's policies to deal with the coronavirus and revitalize the economy. he also vows to push forward administrative and regulatory reforms. the emperor cerememonially endorseded suguga in his cabine line with the constitutional requirements. suga will hold a news conference at 9:00 p.m. local time to talk about his priorities and the challenges he's about to take on. we'll bring it to you live. now here's a quick look at the life of the country's new leader. >> reporter: nearly every day for the past eight years, suga yoshihide has stood here taking questions from reporters especially in a tim they faced tough criticism to u

from our studio in tokyo this is nhk "newsline."e start with japan's latest economic growth figures. gdp for the april to june quarter has been revised downward confirming that the economy shrank at a record pace as the coronavirus impact was bigger than initially estimated. the cabinet office now says the economy shrank at an annualized rate of minus 28.1% in real terms. that is a bit worse than the preliminary figure of minus 27.8% announced in august, which was already a record. corporate capital spending was the biggest drag. businesses are holding off from making investments due to the uncertain economic outlook. personal consumption, which accounts for more than half of japan's gdp, was hit hard as well. the quarter on quarter was revised to minus 7.9% from minus 8.2% announced earlier. >>> campaigning to choose the next leader of japan's main ruling party and the country is officially getting under way. three political heavyweights are vying to succeed prime minister abe shinzo who is also president of the liberal democratic

you're watching nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo.apan has come up with some initial plans for how to distribute the coronavirus vaccine once one is ready. the government will present the draft guidelines to its panel of experts in the hope of creating a systetem that's safee and efefficient. medidical workers at high risk infection and elderly peoeople o are more likely to develop serious s symptoms will have to priority under the scheme. pregnant women and people who care for seniors couould also receive early vaccinations. the central government says a local health authority should not have to bear the cost of vaccines. the draft also lays out a plan for what to do if vaccines, which have undergone accelerated testing, cause serious side effects. the government is creating a plan to compensate pharmaceutical companies for any losses they might incur if that happens. experts will get a look at the plan on friday. the government has not yet decided how best to distribute doses of the vaccine or whether residents will need to pay for

♪ >>>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara.e start in japan, where the country's main ruling party elected chief cabinet secretary suga yoshihide its new leader. the politician is virtually assured to succeed abe shinzo, who announced last month his decision to step down to deal with his health. >> translator: i would likee to proceed with regulatory reforms, by defeating such things as bureaucratic sectionalism, vested interests, and blind adherencee to precedence. and i want to form a cabinet that will work hard for the people. >> suga said japan cannot afford to have any political void while facing the challengege of the coronavivirus spreading. he pledg to keep p pressing forward with the efforts p prim miminister abe has been n makin overcocome the crisis. but he said he'll choose e his ministers on his own inititiati. >> translator: as a new prime minister, i will pick whoever shares my policy goals andnd wo with themem otherwise, i cannot serve the people's will. >> suga won more than 70% of the votes cast, beating his t

take care. ♪ >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." you for watching, and hope you'll join us again. ♪ >>> welcome back to "newsline in depth. today we visit a man who is in a fight for his life. the author of this book, "keep moving." in it, he describes his battle against als. there is no cure for als, which affects the nerves, eventually stopping the body from functioning. but muto is living his life to the full. we catch up with him to see where he is at with his project. >> reporter: muto masatane on stage in december 2019. muto dejays at music events. he also has created borderless clothing, garments that everyone can wear. and he takes any platform to speak about als, including radio. muto has been embracing the restrictions due to als and is continuing to raise awarereness through his organizatation call with als. now muto cannot vocalize on his own. muscles in his throat had atrophied, requiring an operation in january to prevent choking, and that cost him his natural voice. muto can now only move his eyes and his fingertips.

♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline."'m raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. we start here in japan where campaigning has officially kicked off to choose the next leader of the main ruling party. three candidates are making their pitches in the hopes of becoming president of the liberal democratic party. the winner is set to become the country's next prime minister. the racece began after abe shin announced he plans to step down because of health issues. former ldp secretary-general ishiba shigeru, chief cabinet secretary suga yoshihide, and ldp policy chief kisishida fumi are vying for the leadership. but campaign activities are being confined to major cities becacause of the coronavirus. >> translator: i will once again devote myself to regional revitalization. i want to achieve a great reset to rewrite japapan's bluepririn. ototherwise, our country won't able to survive the next era. >> translator: i vow to keep on pushing forward the policies of prime minister abe. the top priority is coronavirus countermeasures. at

♪ >>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edidition of nhk news land.'m raja pradhan with the latest from tokyo. we start with the developing story from hong kong where p pro-democracy activist joshua wong has been arrested for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly nearly a year ago. police say they arrested 23-year-old wong and another activist on thursday for illegal assembly inn october lastt year. wong has been on baill for othe charges erertaking parart in rallies. he says he was arrested when he wass repeporting to the central police ststation. he later left t the station and spokee to journalists. >> no matter what happens i will still continue to resist and hopefulllly let the worldld know hong kong hasas chosese notot t surrender. >> wong tweeted he's also accused of violating an anti mask regulations during protests put in place to help identifyy protesters suspected of committing crimes. wong was a student leader during the 2014 umbrella movement pro-democracy movement seeking universal suffrage. next monday will mark six years

you're watching nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo.an has come up with some initial plans for how to distribute the coronavirus vaccine once one is ready. the government will present the draft guidelines to its panel of experts in the hope of creating a systetem that's safee and

nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo. this is nhk "newsline."gn ministers of the ten member association of southeast asian nations are set to meet via video link on wednesday. they're expected t to issue a statement aimed d at addddressi escalating tensions in the south chinina sea. the disputed sea is claimed by countries including china and

from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline."gin in japan where the country's n new prime minister starting his first full d day i officece. susuga yososhihide says he is r to get down to

nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."amamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we start this hour in the united states. president donald trump is visiting kenosha, wisconsin, where police shot an unarmed black man seven times last month. the city has since become one of the flash points of ongoing protests against

♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."'m yamamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we start this hour here in japan where people are coping with a pair of typhoons. one is already impacting the southeastern resquon are. the other is approaching the south and officials are warning it could be one of the country's most powerful typhoons in years. maysak has been affecting the region for three days and is moving near the korean peninsula. the typhoon brought heavy rain, prompting weather officials to warn of landslides, swollen rivers and flooding in low lying areas. more than 83,000 house holds are without lek tris tricep in the cue s kyushu area. a search is underway for the crew of a cargo ship. it fell ouout of contact early thursday morning. one crew memberr has been rescud so far. meanwhile, typhoon haishen is intensifying over waters south of japan. to find out more, let's go to our meteorologist tsietsi monare. tsietsi. >> these storms are certainly quite intense, and they are getting stronger in some respect, especiallyy if you're

nhk world-japan. ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline."gures from johns hopkins university show worldwide have contracted coronavirus. the global death toll is approaching 1 million. it's a cririsis that has also

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline."amamoto miki in tokyo. >>> we start with the latest political developments in japan. a new cabinet of veteran ministers is nearly complete, and nhk has details about who will serve in kekey posts.

. ♪ >>>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara.t in japan, where the country's main ruling party elected chief cabinet secretary suga yoshihide its new leader. the politician is virtually assured to succeed abe shinzo, who announced last month his decision to step down to deal with his health. >> translator: i would likee to proceed with regulator

but if the nhk report comes to bear, the japanese leader, who today is expected to be appointed as prime minister, elected as prime minister, will name the reform minister. let's get over to karina mitchell with the first word headlines. karina: we start with tensions between the world's two biggest economies, they are exploring blocking all provinces in a move to penalize beijing over its china'st of -- 85% of cotton production comes from the region. the would expand on the orders with cotton and computer parts in china. it could be to higher prices for cotton related goods in the u.s. hong kong's troubled economy has been given a boost with $3.1 billion in the virus relief stimulus. the money will be spent to help affected industries. hong kong will also extend dine in services at restaurants by two hours, to midnight. and reopen bars, pools and theme parks. thailand has moved closer to welcome back foreign tourists as it looks to revise its biggest industry following a five-month ban. visas have been approved for tourists planning to stay at a 90 and 200 days. if you go, you need to s

from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." we start in the u.s. with another grim milestone.ns university says the country's coronavirus deaths have climbed above 200,000. the united states has been hit worse thanny

from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." >>> we begin in japan where the front runner to becomeext prime minister says the people in the country can likely expect to pay more in consumption tax. suga yososh hid says i it will n

glad to have you with us on nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. to have decided on the lineup of the party's executive posts. suga yoshihide won t the parart leadership race on monday by taking nearly 70% of the votes. he is set to

from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." >>> we begin here in japan where prime minister sugahide has tasasked regululory reformrd

this is nhk "newsline." >>> china's senior diplomat has accucused the united states of threatening peacee south china sea. wang yi was speaking at the foreign meeting held online. wang said the u.s. has interfered witith th