hiro sakanto, nhk world. >>> okay. get a check on the markets. ♪ >>> that's it for "newsline biz" from tokyo, i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for watching. tÑ■aa■ çwçwçwçwçwçwçwçww >> ukraine's government is urging aid for mariupol. the city has been under continuous bombardment leading people without food, water, or electricity. . fighting has intensified northwest of kyiv. a curfew remains in place until wednesday after russia destroyed a shopping center on monday killing eight people.

>>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm yamaguchi hiroaki in tokyo. >>> it has been more than three weeks since the attack of russia into ukraine. russia's defense ministry says on friday promoscow forces are taking its encirclement of the city. the information had not been confirmed by ukrainian officials. rescuers scrambled to pull survivors from the rubble of this bombed theater where hundreds of people had been sheltering. 130 survivors have been rescued. up to 100 explosions a day forcing more and more people from here homes. the mayor of the western city of lviv says missiles hit the city near the airport on friday. a senior u.s. defense official says the russians are trying to improve their ability to attack kyiv from afar. the pentan offial says the russians have moved artillery unit from the rear to join their advancing elements. the official also says there are signs that russian moral is dragging, troops of shortages and fuels and other supplies. meanwhile negotiators from both sides continue to talk by a vid

. >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." ukrainian officials are closely watching russian movements, following promises to scale back attacks on the capital kyiv. they say that pledge is a smoke screen, empty words which allow moscow to prepare a new strategy. >> translator: there is also word of an alleged with draufl russian forces from kyiv. and decreased activity of the occupiers in these directions. we know that it's not a withdrawal but an expulsion. the consequences of our defenders' work. >> ukraine says russian troops have not top there had assault on cities. the pullout was offered during tuesday's peace talks where i set to resume on friday. and ukrainian treasure says they will n not be taken in. >> translator: high-precision air launched missiles destroyed large fuel depots. they were supplying ukrainiane armored vehicles. >> u.s. officials are tracking the movements from washington. they say less than 20% of the tactical group near kyiv have headed out. >> if the russians are serious about deescalating, which i

♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline," i'm raja pradhan with the news fromokyo. the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in ukraine even as the advance of russian forces has stalled more than a month after they began their invasion. ukrainians are putting up fierce resistance. they say they destroyed a russian landing ship. russia has reportedly been using the port to bring in equipment but the russian military continues to besiege the strategic city of mariupol less than 100 kilometers away. pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine say their leader entered mariupol with a russian lawmaker on thursday. he reportedly visited a shopping center where the russian side is distributing food to citizens. ukraine's foreign ministry says at least 6,000 citizens of mariupol have been forcibly deported to russia after their passports were taken away. ukraine's defense ministry says the deportees are sent to less developed areas in russia, including in the far east. the ministry says ukrainians are offered jobs through employment centers, and will not be allowed to

♪ >>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline."'m raja pradhan in tokyo with the latest at this hour. two weeks have passed since russia began to attack ukraine. the turkish government brokered the meeting. the past three rounds of cease-fire negotiations failed to reach a breakthrough. ukraine is demanding a russian cease-fire and withdrawan. russia is demanding what it calls demilitarization and a neutral status for ukraine. he wants legal assurance that ukraine won't join nato. now more civilian facilities in ukraine are under attack. nmariupol three people including a child were killed. they say 17 others were wounded. president zelenskyy accused russia of war crimes. >> the aerial bomb on the maternity hospital is the conclusive evidee of what is happening is genocide of ukrainians. >> satellite images released by a u.s. firm show that residential areas in mariupol have been damaged. the u.n. said the number of civilians killed in ukraine stand at 516, including 37 children. an official said that russia is using unguided bombs

nhk world's nakagawa saori has thstory. >> it's really good.s got a really nice, soft texture. >> reporter: she lives in the u.s. state of arizona. she says she waits in anticipation for her monthly delivery of wagashi. ayumi provides the confections by way of a subscription service to customers worldwide. to help her, she has a team of 20 employees. >> translator: i've hired as many foreigners as possible so as to be able to provide services from the perspective of overseas customers. they're in charge of web design, marketing, and customer support. people who come into direct contact with our clientele. >> reporter: each box contains a selection of wagashi from various makers. the theme for spring is cherry blossoms. the staff answers explanations about the wagashi on social media. on this occasion, they are featuring kuzomochi, made from starch of the kuza plant encased in sticky rice. >> what i want to do is kind of show the -- highlight the best parts about japanese wagashi. wagashi is really cool. it's not just traditional items but a lot

this woman told nhk h parents are still in mariupol. says they told her they've ru out of fd as stores rain closed and they're getting drinking water from rain and snow. a spokespern for the international committee of the red cross says it is imperative the evacuation of civilians from the city begin as soon as possible. mariupol is desperate for people i mean that is what our ople keep telling us, like it is desperate absolutely everywhere. >> on thursday french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz had a three-way conference with putin to call for an immediate cease-fire, but putin remains firm on his stance. >> the conditions put on the table are not acceptable by anybody to be honest. >> macron said he does not think a solution can be expected in a few hours or even in a few days. >>> the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says as of wednesday more than 2.3 million people had fled ukraine. about 60% of them or about 1.4 million people have gone to poland and over 210,000 to hungary. about 90,000 people have es

but, there has been -- the tsunami alert has been called off according to nhk.lear regulators in japan say a fire alarm went off at fukushima's number one nuclear plant but there was no fire, also, water pump used to cool fuel at the number two plans were also halted before coming back online. tokyo electric power is saying the quake did shift a tank holding treated water but other media has been reporting there are now no abnormalities, no significant punctuations. -- fluctuations. there was a bullet train incident between fukushima and miyagi prefectures. no injuries are reported. just looking through the headlines. i think that is pretty much what we are seeing now. maybe, avoiding a big disaster. but this was fairly large. by japanese standards, probably a medium earthquake was felt quite significantly in tokyo, some 300 kilometers away. >> those videos are giving me flashback of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. i remember being in tokyo. one of the reasons we were concerned is because of the fukushima nuclear power plant. what do we know at this point in te

nhk says there were reports of fire and building damage, and a bullet train was said to have derailed. no official word yet on any injuries. south korea says north korea's latest missile tests appears to have failed. that comes days after a report that kim jong-un's regime was planning to fire its icbm in five years, its first icbm. the south's military says the missile is presumed to have failed shortly after launch. right now we will interrupt our programming and go to president biden. pres. biden: significant speech. he speaks for a people who have shown remarkable courage and strength in the face of brutal aggression. courage and strength that has inspired not only ukrainians, that the entire world. putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and horror on ukraine. bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. i mean, it is god awful. i was speaking with our commander behind me here, general milley. i mean, it just is amazing. as today we sell reports that russian forces were holding hundreds of doctors hostage in the largest hospital in mariupol. these atrocit

is that it would be a nightmare for the ukraine nans make sure to watch fa reeg's show fa reeg on c nhke rush russian caviar or champagagne or spirits. >>> no new diamonds or cash or caviar will be entering the u.s. after the latest ban. and also they will seek to strip risch sha of the trade benefits. the president says it is a crushing blow to the rush can sed yes, they are further looking to detroit his krekd kt with and revoke the favored nation status. this is going to have to be done through each country's various mechanisms, and here in the u.s., it is going to require an act of congress, but there has been bipartisan support that. initially, the u.s. is banning port is of things like kavier as welg as exports om high end tan the cold air is to rush those oligarchs to put a squeeze on putin, and this is coming as the u.s. is promising to step up the aid. today, the presresident is promising 200 million of and other defend ing equipment that will help them. >> we will not help fight between russia, and ukraine. the fight would result in world war iii, and it is something that we s

nhk is reporting that panasonic will purchase land in the u.s.build a plant to supply tesla with its new lithium-ion battery . oklahoma and kansas are among candidates due to their proximity to tesla's new texas plant. shery: and take a look at this chart which shows the bloomberg commodity sport index up over 9% this week enough to make it the strongest week since 1974. bloomberg terminal users can read more about this story in our newsletter "applying means -- supply lines." as companies exit russia, the former were no-nissan ceo carlos ghosn says he has no regrets about creating the renault venture with a russian company. the country is renault's second-biggest market. he spoke to bloomberg following the verdict on his former business partner in japan. >> they are important, but they are not so important. i don't think that you are going to cripple the supply chain of the car industry because of what is going on between russia and ukraine. they are going to be hurdles and challenges, but i don't think any car manufacturer has massive supply co

box 693 new york, new york 10013. íÑíÑ ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline."bayashi in new york. >>> russian troops have pushed further into the heart of ukraine, into cities, into homes. their tanks have churned through more territory, leaving rubble behind them. united nations officials say the forces have killed at least 630 civilians. the troops have tried to cut off the capital. they've launched a flurry of artillery strikes on kyi

■úÑ■Ñ■ñ% w ♪ >>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline."ork. >>> writers and artists mourned the loss of cities devastated by war. hiroshima, aleppo. those who have left a port in southern ukraine say it's in danger of joining that list. russian troops started shelling mariupol on the first day of the invasion, and they haven't let up.

. >> c nhk n's phil mattingly is with me now. is clarifying that statement from the president, and you and i were talking about this at the top of the hour, and it was not exactly clear at the time whether the president was officially calling for regime change in russia, and there is obviously a diplomatic distinction, and the secretary of state was asked about this earlier in week and said that this is not the administration's policy, and the white house is saying that is not exactly what the president is saying, and there is the president leaving warsaw heading into air force one at this moment, and sorry, fi phil, i did not mean to cut you off. >> yes, there is a little bit of clarity there, and that statement was striking, because the statements from secretary of state on down, is very, very clear, they have not called for regime change, and it sounded like the president was or implicitly calling for it, and not so said the white house, and the president's point that putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over the neighbor

is looking for feedback from people■úÑ■Ñ■ñ% çwçw >>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline." new york. people who have stayed behind in ukraine wonder when the next danger will come from above. residents in one city after another have seen russian missiles hit their neighborhoods, their homes, their families. now, people in the capital, kyiv have been hit in a strike on a shopping mall. at least eight were killed. the missile struck i

■ú■ ♪ >>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline," i'm takao minori in new york. >>> leaders in thelies have come up with a range of measures to discourage russian forces in ukraine. they've reinforced the strength of nato troops in europe. and they've imposed penalties to choke off the russian economy. but they agree they need to do more. >> this war will not end easily or rapidly. for the past few months, the

this is all according to japanese broadcaster nhk. more than 2 million homes without power. this. that earthquake hit off the coast of fukushima. you'll recall it was fukushima back in 2011, the earthquake there off the coast that led to the nuclear reactor disaster. i can tell you at this point the fukushima nuclear plant checking to see if there are any potential problems and so far no indication that's the case. the same media reports say there have been no reports of injuries so far as well, citing police. but we continue to follow what's happening there off the coast of japan very closely because tsunami warnings have been issued. meanwhile, back here a big announcement today that could affect your credit card, mortgages, car payments, other payments as well. the federal reserve expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point today. if it happens as expected, it would be the first interest rate hike since 2018. i want to bring in jolene kent, she covers business for us. jo, take us through what's expected from the fed and what it will mean for all of us. >> reporter: crai

Ñ■Ñ■ac ♪ >>> hello there, and welcome to nhk "newsline."hi in new york. >>> russian negotiators promised their troops would drastically scale back attacks in areas around kyiv. they say they wanted to build trust. but ukrainians say they've seen little evidence the russians are following through on their pledges. officials in the northern city of chernihiv say russian forces

that does it for our show. íÑíÑ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." kobayashi in new york. residents of northeastern japan understand the dangers of the earthquakes and tsunami. once again they've been shaken from their beds. a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast, leaving two people dead. officials at tet

oggcccc ♪ >>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline."nori in new york. >>> voters in south korea have elected the candidate of the main opposition people power party as their next president. yoon suk-yeol knew going into the vote that the race was close. now, he will take the conservatives back into power after five years of liberal leadership.

emma graham-harrisonac ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."e kobayashi in new york. ukrainian and russian negotiators have sat down together to try to reach a cease-fire. they met again in a palace in istanbul but without any handshakes or the usual trappings of diplomacy. still, they both offered up measures they hope will build up confidence. russia

is looking for feedback from people who Ñ■Ñ■ac ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline."hi in new york. >>> people on both sides of the conflict have seen the mounting human costs of russia's invasion of ukraine. but negotiators have not found a way to sit down together in weeks. they'll try again on tuesday to bring an end to the fighting. turkish officials have offered to broker the talks. members of the russian

sarah leah whitson ■ú ♪ >>> hello there and welcome to w nhk "newsline."ayashi in new york. residents of kyiv have seen russian troops attack civilians in one city after another. they've seen those forces regain strength, then advance to the fringes of the capital. now, they're seeing some of the same horrors other ukrainians have endured.

suzuki will invest about $1.3 billion in ev and battery production plants in india according to nhk.as seen its fortunes change since 2013. since then, the world's largest maker of endoscope has seen its shares double. management group cut jobs and sold off non-core assets while focusing its business on medical devices. we spoke to the ceo about his plans for the future about whether olympus will continue providing services to russia. yasuo: as far as our business in the ukraine and russia, first of all, we will continue providing our service to those areas. the people in those areas, they deserve any medical support we can provide to them. >> since you took over the top management role, three years have passed, and you said you want to make olympus into a leading global med tech company. since then, you've gotten out of the camera business and solutions of business since april. i've wondered how these moves help you achieve the goal. yasuo: in 2013 when we were discussing a corporate strategy, my theme is how to maximize our corporate value. therefore, how do we change this company

we continue to watch the developments out of that, but according for nhk.e education will be moved online. the education minister spoke exclusively to us and explain how technology will accelerate the pace and reach of quality education. >> there are many things we want to do faster and better. the first example would be the blended learning model. we will have more classes online and have our students have the skill set. going forward, we expect more and more times will be spent on collaboration and targeting creativity. taking lessons from covid, we will move lessons online, allowing our students to pick up skills to learn. [indiscernible] with technology, you can now use the lessons for classrooms across the nation as fast as you can. that is something we really want to do more. >> if you take a look at uneven internet access, how do you think this might play out? it's estimated 38 million children worldwide do not have access to schooling. how might this play out for the world? what does it mean for the most honorable in asia? -- vulnerable in asia? >>

shaking intensity scale in some areas — too strong for people to stand, according to public broadcaster nhkwithout power. japan's prime minister has set up an emergency response centre. there has been a strong earthquake which has struck off the north—east coast of japan which has shaken buildings and deprived many areas of power but has also triggered a tsunami warning and we will bring you more details on that as we get them. blasts have been heard in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with emergency services saying a block of flats in the city has been hit by russian shelling. people have been sheltering underground and in their homes, while a curfew remains in place. meanwhile, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said peace talks are beginning to sound more realistic. russia's foreign minister has said there is "hope for compromise". today, the uk's ministry of defence said ukraine is continuing to succeed in "stalling russia's advance", with russian forces "struggling to overcome the challenges posed by ukraine's terrain". this morning nato defence ministers have met in brussels to