welcome to nhk "newsline." we begin with struggling manufacturer toshiba. westinghouse sought bankruptcy protection. a major step intosh iba's step to save themselves. joining us at the business desk. >> filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, cutting losses from u.s. unit as it tries to rebuild its finances. the company president says the bankruptcy filing is the first step in restoring its health. toshiba says it can post a net loss of $9 billion fiscal year. that would be the biggest ever for japanese manufacturer. >> we believe the removal of westinghouse from toshiba's consolidated earnings is in line with the company's policy of avoiding risk from the nuclear business abroad westinghouse has faced ballooning costs to meet upgraded safety standards at four reactors it's building in the u.s. the subsidiary received orders for the reactors in 2008. earlier toshiba projected losses from westinghouse to reach at least $6 billion for the current fiscal year. toshiba executives say they will remove westinghouse from their consolidated financial statements and they

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> the constitutional court upheld park's impeachment friday. she left the blue house sunday returning to her private home in seoul. she released a statement denying any wrong doing. choo mi-ae said park cared only for herself and her supporters, not the people. choo said change of government is the only hope for the nation. park jie-won of the people's party said the people are disappointed that she did not accept the ruling or express remorse. on monday lawmakers close to park visited her home, but she did not appear in public. local media report that a cabinet meeting will be held for scheduling an election with a date likely abe announced this week. media also say prosecutors are likely to question the former president for the first time this week to determine whether she accepted bribes from a conglomerate. >>> nine embassy staff and their families are stranding there because of a travel ban. the two countries have been locked in a dip killing of the dip

welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> japan's prime minister spent much of friday in the diet denying allegations. shinzo abe tried to refute claims that he and his wife were connected to a political scandal that's been come night headlines. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: shinzo abe stood before the diet to defend himself and his wife. >> translator: regarding the issue off 1 million yen, it is regrettable that he gave testimony which can't be proven and is not true. >> reporter: abe was trying to refute sworn testimony from yasunori kagoike, the president of the educational group moritomo gakuen. he told lawmakers he received a donation of about $9,000 from abe's wife open his behalf in 2015. concerning a purchase of state-owned land to build a school. the group got the land for a fraction of it estimated value the deal has been questioned by lawmakers. abe denies any wrongdoing. >> translator: the issue originated with the problem relating to the state land sale and licensing of the school. regarding those issues, i believe it was made clear that no specific politician was involved. >>

welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> a malaysian newspaper says the country's immigration authorities have detained 37 north korean national forth staying there illegally. the two countries are locked in a diplomatic standoff over the killing of kim jong-nam, half brother of north korea's leader. the "news straits times" quoted sources saying tuesday investigators searched a construction site on the eastern island of borneo. it says all 37 are construction workers. they're accused of visabusing tr visiting passes and working without proper papers. tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. malaysia responded in kind. they've also booted out each other's diplomatic representatives. however, malaysia's prime minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. he says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. >> we are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. so we didn't pick a quarrel with north korea. it was never our intention. >> kim jong-nam was attacked at ku

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>>> a very warm welcome to nhk ""newsline" broadcasting to viewers around the globe. it was commissioned to target u.s. military bases in japan. four ballistic missiles fell into the sea of japan. the launch came days after u.s. forces joined drills. it was in retaliation to what it called warmongers going ahead with their joint war exercises. u.s. officials say an extended range scud may have been included. they say there may have been multiple types including a new modified version of the medium range nodong. it's highly likely they were powered by solid fuel making them harder to detect. japan's defense ministry is making an effort to recover the missiles. prime minister shinzo abe held an emergency meeting right after the launch. he told reporters further provocations are possible. >> translator: president trump said he wants us to have 100% confidence in him and the u.s. >> abe and trump requested an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council and joined other world leaders to condemn north korea for the launch. >>> u.s. president donald trump has signed a new

. >>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. u.s. donald trump has signed an executive order overturning key measures introduced by his predecessor on environment change. >> i am taking historic steps to lift the restrictions on american energy to reverse government intrusion and to cancel job killing regulations. >> it will target the clean power plant which restricts carbon emissions from coal fired plants. it also bans restrictions on coal mining on u.s. land. if the u.s. eases the environmental regulations it will be more difficult to achieve goals in the paris agreement. he says the administration is still considering whether it will withdraw from the paris agreement. britain will give notice wednesday on its intention to leave the european union. it's expected to be the toughest in the region's history. a letter will be sent to donald tusk to start the brexit process. tusk will send guidelines within 48 hours of sending the level. the country is the first major economy that's chosen to withdraw from the bloc. but eu officials a

this edition of nhk "newsline." it is 10:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. our top story this hour. diplomats at a u.n.-sponsored disarmament conference banded together to condemn north korea for its latest ballistic missile test. but the representatives for pyongyang struck back saying ongoing u.s./south korea military exercises might turn into actual war. envoys from more than a dozen countries met tuesday in geneva. many of them had harsh words for north korea. >> these actions are clear provocations to the security of the region and the international community. and are totally unacceptable. >> it is in violation of multiple u.n. security council resolutions and that the countries represented in this room are not going to stand by and just let the dprk violate international law. >> but the north korean envoy dug in his heels. >> the dprk is firm in its determination to firm up its defense capabilities with a nuclear deterrent to defend itself against nuclear war caused by the united states. >> pyongyang says monday's launch was conducted by a military uni

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline" broadcasting to viewers around the globe. it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. they're about to launch a robert into orbit that's carrying an information gathering satellite. it's on the launch pad in southwestern japan. it's getting fueled up and undergoing other final preparations. information gathering satellites are designed to capture images of the ground and sea from several hundred kilometers away. the government uses these kinds of spy satellites to monitor north korea's missile lawn unch facilities japanese waters. >>> taiwan has unveiled a report on its new defense strategy. it says the island will strengthen its defense capabilities to counter china's growing military. the document says beijing has been increasing its defense spending year after year to rapidly modernize its equipment. it also says china has not abandoned the possibility of using force against taiwan. the report adds that the country already has the capability to blockade taiwan and take control of outlying islands. a taiwan ease defense official pledged on th

the three-day outlook on the world's weather. ♪ ♪ >>> and that's all for now on this edition of nhk "newslineaja pradhan in tokyo and from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching. y >>this week on global 3000 wehead to the gambia where peope are celebrating their new-founddemocracy, their new president and the end of a dictatorship.in the u.s., immigrants are suffering increasingdiscrimination. far right groups are on therise. but we start in mosul, in iraq.after being liberated from islamic state, people in thecity are experiencing a fresh start.in the summer of 2014, so-called islamic state declared acaliphate made up of territoris it had occupied.since then there has been bitter fighting between members of theterror group and government

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. our top story this evening, former president park has been arrested. the seoul central district court questioned her for more than 11 hours. the court's judges decided to issue an arrest warrant. prosecutors have been investiga investigatingler. the judges noted that the charges are based on solid grounds and eats possible she could destroy evidence if not detained. she was transferred to a jail on the outskirts of seoul. she's the third south korean president to be arrested and the first in 22 years. she's the first president in south korea's history to be dismissed by the constitutional court. let's look back at how she was ousted. >> last october, the media reported a long-time friend of pak has been given access to confidential speeches and policy documents. it soon morphed would a wise ranging scandal that proved to be her political undoing. >> seeing people worried about this turmoil, i think i should apologize 100 times. >> outrage exploded. people gathered by the hundreds of t

>>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 10:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> our top story this hour -- south korea's constitutional court will announce on friday whether to uphold or reject the impeachment of president park geun-hye. if she is forced to leave office, it will be the first such case in the nation's history. parliament voted in december to impeach park over an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend and others. she's been suspended from her duties. the court now has eight judges. if six or more rule in favor of impeachment, park will be immediately impeached. a presidential elections will be held in 60 days. if three or more judges rule against it, it will be rejected duties.g park to resume her whether park couldtay in office until her term expires in february remains unclear. opposition parties would likely push her to resign. on thursday, park's supporters converged in an area near the court chanting the president is innocent. >> translator: things are proceeding as though the impeach was a forego

♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition nhk "newsline." it's 10:00 a.m. in tokyo.'m catherine kobayashi. the government acquired a 50.1% stake in tokyo electric power company through a state-backed bailout fund after the accident which put the utility under state control. the government was planning to sell tepco stocks next month as a step towards reducing its control but it will cost about $188 billion to take care of the aftermath of the accident. that's about double earlier estimates. the extension of state control over tepco means the government will give up current plans to cover the clean-up cost of $35 billion by selling the utility shares. the government is now considering other ways to raise the money. >>> two women in malaysia have been charged with murder for the suspected assassination of north korea leader's half-brother. before the indictment police took them to the site of the killing of kim jong-nam as part of their investigation. an amateur video posted to the internet shows one of them walking through the lobby of kuala lumpur airport. they were

is the three-day outlook on the world's weather. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of nhk "newsline i'm raja pradhan in tokyo, and from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching. >>this week on "global 3000" wehead to panama to meet children on amission to save the mangrove forests.on cape verde, women have resorted to risky and badly-paidwork just to survive. but we start in the west bank,where the long conflict between israeli settlers andpalestinians is again headed for boiling point.the united nations' plan for the partition of palestine datesback 70 years. the state of israel wasenvisioned as a homeland for jewish people who had survivedthe horrors of the holocaust. but hopes for peace were quicklydashed, as violence broke out

>>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline," broadcasting to viewers around the globe. it's 10:00 a.m. in tokyo. our top story this hour, the u.s. attorney general says he'll recuse himself from any investigations into what the u.s. calls russia's interference in last year's election. he admits he met with the russian ambassador during donald trump's presidential campaign, but says it was in his role as a senator. not as part of the campaign. he says he won't resign. >> let me be clear, i never had meetings with russian operatives or russian intermediaries about the trump campaign. >> sessions was a policy advisor to trump and his meetings came at the same time russian operatives are alleged to have hacked into the democratic party's servers during his confirmation hearings, sessions didn't reveal he met with the russian ambassador. >> i didn't have communications with the russians. and i'm unable to comment. >> trump says he didn't know about the meetings but trusts the attorney general. democrats are demanding he resign. >> jeff sessions lied under oath to his colleag

>>> thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." within the hour south korean prosecutors will finally have their chance to question the former president. it's a showdown months in the making. part of an investigation into the corruption scandal that shook the country and led to her downfall. looks like it's going to be another big day for south korea. >> reporter: that's right. it's been less than two weeks since park was officially removed from the presidential office by the constitutional court. there's still a ton of interest in her fate. i'm at the prosecutors office. i am surrounded by a massive number of police force for extra security and police buses to block the protesters from coming here. also media trying to cover the story today. she's supposed to show up in lez than half an hour. it's been months since she said anything herself about her impeachment. park spothers have turned out and are not happy. park's spokesperson said the truth will come out one day. whether that day will be today is unclear. some took it to mean

a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline" broadcasting to viewers around the globe. it is 10:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. our top story this hour, the american president is scheduled to deliver his first policy speech to congress. the white house says it be forward looking and highlight donald trump's longstanding theme of america first. trump will present his plans for the year including an expected significant increase in defense spending that he referenced monday. he's also likely to vow to build a wall on the border with mexico and tighten immigration control. those proposals have been controversial. the president is expected to highlight the withdrawal from the transpacific partnership free trade deal as an achievement of his first 40 days in office and he'll likely call for tax reforms. that's the structure investment to create jobs. the address or the address is likely to also mark a shift from former president barack obama. trump is expected to speak about reviewing obama's national healthcare program and easing regulations. the speech will be broadcast live acr

welcome to nhk "newsline." japan's prime minister says his government spent half a year deciding to end a peacekeeping mission in south sudan. last friday shinzo abe announced japan will not send another self-defense force to replace the current one. >> translator: the national security council and secretariat have been discussing it since last september. we decided to end the mission around may when it completes its main work. >> abe said japan will continue to send sdf personnel to headquarters of south sudan mission. he also said his country will continue to provide humanitarian assistance adding his government is making final arrangement to provide support worth $6 million. japan started sending peacekeepers in 2012 to help restore the newly established nation which has grappled with violence. personnel have constructed roads and other infrastructure. the scope of the mission did not include combat or other security enforcement work. that's because of strict limitations in japan's war renouncing constitutio

i'm going to leave you with the >>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live from tokyo. just days away from the traditional start of spring, life came to a halt for the u.s. northeast as a deadly snowstorm bore down. jonathan oh tells us more. >> as we go throughout the day on wednesday, i think we are going to see conditions improving, but we will still see snow as a big part of the forecast as we go throughout the day on wednesday. this low-pressure area continues to move across the state of maine as it moves into canada. and it is wrapping around with that snow. and so those of you located near the great lakes, especially those located in upstate new york into pennsylvania and ohio, you're going to see that lake effect return. and you'll be dealing with that piling onto the snowfall that you've already seen so far at this point. look at some of this video that's coming out of the region. it will give you an idea of how seririous the weather situation was on tuesday. now in the city of new york, the snow amounts were just a little bit less. it was more of a sleet mixtu

nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the group of 20 economies are discussing global economic challenges. they began two days of talks in southwestern germany on friday. it gave japan's minister a chance to meet for the first time. it's also the first occasion for all of the leaders to get together since u.s. president donald trump took office. attention is focused on whether they can abide by earlier agreements to promote free trade despite the new protectionist tendency of the new u.s. administration. the japanese finance minister taro aso had one-on-one talks with the u.s. secretary of the treasury, steven mnuchin. >> translator: i told him that free trade greatly contributes to economic prosperity and i said that countering protectionism is necessary. >> however, aso said mnuchin had no specific reaction to his remarks. >>> u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson had strong words for north korea on the second leg to his trip to asia. at a news c

>>> it's the top of the hour and this is nhk newsline. i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> a north korean man detained over the killing of the half brother of the north's leader has left the country this after malaysian police leased him due to a lack of evidence. ri jong chol boarded a flight to beijing friday evening. he was the only north korean national taken into custody in connection with the murder of kim jong-nam. there was a media frenzy when ri arrived at the airport in beijing. he was accompanied by north korean officials. his final destination is believed to be pyongyang. malaysian police have obtained a warrant for an employee of north korea's state-owned airlines but they know it may be difficult to detain the man. officials want to question the air koryo worker. they also want to speak with a second secretary at the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. both men appear in security video taken at the airport on the day of the killing. but they are refusing to cooperate with the probe. malaysia's deputy prime minister implied that

we'll keep you updated on all the developments here on nhk "newsline." kengo, thanks very much. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> the japanese government wants to pass a bill that will criminalize the act of preparing a terrorist attack and other serious crimes. it says the point of the new law is to increase security and prevent terrorism. the government says the bill is necessary ahead of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. all involved will be punished if at least one of the group's members raised funds, purchased goods, or took other concrete action to prepare for the crimes. >> translator: the bill has been approved by the cabinet. we will explain it based on its content. i hope the bill is discussed in the diet sufficiently and will be promptly passed. >> but opposition parties say ordinary citizens could be targeted by the proposed legislation. they fear law enforcement authorities could apply it arbitrarily. about 300 people gathered in front of the prime minister's office. they called for the withdrawal of the bill. >> translator: i don't know whether

on a friday in japan, i'm james tengan in tokyo, welcome to nhk "newsline". >>> a north korean man held over the killing of king jong nam has been released. ri jong chol will be deported for being in malaysia illegally. >> it was a media frenzy as he left the police station this morning. he was heavily guarded by police and wearing what appears to be oa bullet-proof vest. officials say there is a lack of everyday linking him to the death of the half-brother of north korea's leader. kim jong nam was attacked at kuala lumpur airport more than two weeks ago. local authorities say ri was not seen in security footage from the airport. in that police weren't able to establish a link between the two women charged with his murder. police believe they smeared a toxic nerve agent on kim's face. they demanded north korea hand over four other suspects who have been returned there. they want to speak to three north koreans in connection with the case. with the only north korean in custody released, many say it will be more difficult for malaysian police to find out whether pyongyang was behind the a

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. we have new video this hour from what police are calling a terrorist incident in london. four people were killed, and at least 40 others injured in the attack on wednesday. a driver mowed down pedestrians near the houses of parliament. he then round his car into a fence and fatally stabbed a police officer. he was shot dead by police. the moment of the attack was captured by a tourist. the attack began in the afternoon when the area was bustling with people. westminster is usually crowded with tourists from around the world. >> we heard gunshots. what we thought was gunshots. turned around and saw the car plow into a lady. it was horrendous. absolutely horrendous. >> we declared this as a terrorist incident, and the command are carrying out a full scale investigation of the events today. >> the area around the parliament was put under lockdown after the attack. the british prime minister condemned what she called a sick, depraved attack on democracy, freedom, and human rights and said

welcome to nhk "newsline." we start off with a quick look at some of the stories we're following. >>> a rare event. the head of an education group connected to a political scandal in japan gives sworn testimony to lawmakers. >>> investigation under way. police believe the attacker that killed three and injured dozens near britain's parliament was inspired by islamic extremism. they've arrested seven people in raids. >>> and a missile analyzed. u.s. defense officials are speculating the type of missile launched by north korea on wednesday was not an intercontinental ballistic type. >>> a school operator in the center of a political scandal that's rocked japan's ruling party has given sworn testimony no lawmakers. allegations have surfaced over illegal interference in a state land purchase and possible connections to the prime minister. nhk world's tomoko kamata reports. >> reporter: the school operator spent thursday giving sworn testimony to both houses of japan's diet. he was summoned by lawmakers in an effort

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." we're coming to you life from tokyo. i'm james tengan. >>> south korean and u.s. military officials are analyzing pyongyang's latest missile launch. u.s. officials say it exploded seconds after takeoff and they are condemning the attempt. south korean defense officials say the launch took place on wednesday morning from an eastern coastal city where other missiles have been launched. they are trying to figure out what type of missile it was. u.s. officials called on pyongyang to stop provocations that threaten peace and stability. earlier this month, pyongyang fired four ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. they're believed to be extended-range scuds that can fly about 1,000 kilometers. north korea announced the launch was in response to ongoing u.s./south korean military drills. the two countries say they are stepping up their monitoring. wednesday's launch follows the u.s. secretary of state's visit to the region in which he said, a military option was on the table to deal with the north. at a news conference i in

>>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. our top story this hour, we have breaking news out of hawaii. u.s. federal judge has dealt another legal blow to the president. he issued an emergency halt to donald trump's revised travel ban at the 11th hour. district judge derek watson argued that the new order would harm hawaii's muslim population and tourism industry, and he said it violates the u.s. constitution, which prevents religious discrimination. the executive order would temporarily bar the entry of most refugees and travelers from six muslim majority countries. trump has said the policy is necessary for national security. his first travel order signed in january was also halted by a federal judge. >>> switching gears, ral reserve have decided to raise the key interest rates, ai uchida joins us with details from our business desk. the fed officials seem confident about the u.s. economy, the steady growth it's seeing? >> absolutely. >> what do you have for us? >> certainly seems that way, catherine. this is only the third

. >>> welcome to nhk "newsline." it is 9:00 a.m. in tokyo.op story this hour, we have breaking news out of hawaii. u.s. federal judge has dealt another legal blow to the president. he issued an emergency halt to donald trump's revised travel ban at the 11th hour. district judge derek watson argued that the new order would harm hawaii's muslim population and tourism industry, and he said it violates the u.s. constitution, which prevents religious discrimination. the executive order would temporarily bar the entry of most refugees and travelers from six muslim majority countries. trump has said the policy is necessary for

. ♪ >>> glad to have you with us on this edition nhk "newsline." it's 10:00 a.m. in tokyo.atherine kobayashi. the government acquired a 50.1% stake in tokyo electric power company through a state-backed bailout fund after the accident which put the uti

welcome to nhk u"newsline." >>> u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is in south korea for talks. and he had a strongly worded message for north korea. tillerson said the policy of strategic patience has ended. he said north korea must understand that the only path to secure economically prosperous future is to abandon its development of nuclear weapons. and he warned that if they don't, all options are on the table. >> certainly we do not want for things to get to a military conflict. we're quite clear on that in our communications. but obviously if north korea takes actions that threaten the south korean forces or our own forces, then that will be met with an appropriate response. if they elevate the threat of their weapons program to a level that we believe requires action, that option is on the table. >> tillerson also took aim at china, which is opposing the deployment of the u.s. missile defense system thaad in south korea. >> while we acknowledge china's opposition, its economic retaliation against south korea is inappropriate and troubling. we ask china to refrain from suc

welcome to nhk h"newsline." we start off with a quick look at some of the stories we're following. >>> avoiding losses. struggling japanese conglomerate toshiba plans to pull out from its nuclear business. >>> correction and apology. japan's defense minister admits she served as legal counsel for a school operator, which is in the center of a controversial land deal. >>> and selling to the world. japanese regions work to promote their local products in hopes they're used in the 2020 tokyo summer games. >>> a scandal in western japan is widening over the controversial sale of state-owned land at a deep discount. it was sold to a school operator that would teach a curriculum seen as supportive of the prime minister and have his wife as honorary principal. now the governor of osaka is suggesting the central government played a role in securing the deal. ichiro matsui said government officials asked the prefecture to make recommendations in favor of the school's operator. the officials reportedly said it is a necess

. >>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline" broadcasting to viewers around the globe.t's 10:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> our top story, the u.n. security council has held an emergency meeting over what it calls north korea's increasingly destabilizing behavior. they discussed pyongyang's latest launch of ballistic missiles and agreed to ensure a steady implementation of sanctions and take fresh action. japan, the u.s. and south korea called for the emergency meeting. council members met wednesday in new york. japan's u.n. ambassador explained the impact on his country as pyongyang says the launch was conducted by a military unit training to strike american military bases in japan.