he said something about "nippon" and "samurai.i. sakai ito, nippon samurai. i've never heard of either one of 'em. seth: mister, you're not gonna get very far by yourself out here. bill, you'd better go get 'em a team. all right. be right back. to california? your names, please. adams.eth adams. ah, so. mr. adams. arigato. s "thanks," why, all i can say is "you're welcome," i guess. n. henry, you hold yours back. the rest get back to your wagons. we'll be pulling out right away. it ain't true. it can't be. you reckon they escaped from the sideshow, sailor? no, not hardly. but i do know where they come from. hey, major! you know what you've got there? ( japanese ) do you know this fella? japanese from japan. how come you know so much about japan, blane? what do you thinkk they call me sailor for? i was with commodore perry when we opened japan in 1853. commodore perry? you? why, i iure was. yep, yedo bay, july 1853. i've seen thousands like these here fellass maybe you can find out for me just what two japanese are doing here in the center of kansas. mm, ain't

ota is chief executive officer of the nippon banks of america and he would like our help. you have my help, mr. ota. you daughter reached out to me and i couldn't do anything to save her. i didndn like the way that felt. i'll do whatever i can to get her back. with our network of undercrcer operatives... paid informants will spread the news. not my... paid informants. o mamahe be? hiro takata my chief security officer. ota-san, please reconsider hiring these men. it was my responsibility totorotect myzuko. it's my responsibility to bring her back safely no matter what the consequence. your reputation, for whatever it's worth, isn't the deal here. it's the girl that matters. the kidnappers, they'll get in touch with you in their own good time. you can bet on that, mr. ota and they'll want plenty of money. they'll give your daughter back ananmaybe not. the most important thing is finding the girl first. and that is our priority also, mr. black, and believe me hiro will be very useful in bringing my dauauter back to me. i know lupo'o'a royal pain, but, chey, i need him tell h

kobe steel, jfe holdings and nippon steel all ended significantly lower. following the opec meeting they will follow the jobs data coming out on friday and constitutional reform on sunday. reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> moving on to other markets in the asian pacific region. dipping 5,4544 the closing number. the fallen iron and other commodities also weighed on the resource heavy index. seoul's kospi up by 0.25%. shares of samsung electronics climbed to a record high after the company announced plans to raise dividends. the shanghai composite up. >>> japan's largest business group is planning to renew its call for members to hike wages next year. the japan business federation says profitable companies should seriously consider giving their workers annual raises. it made the statement in a draft policy for annual wage negotiations with labor unions in the spring. it would be the fourth straight year for the group to make the proposal. proposing several options. one is an allowance to help employees take care of aging family members and others

the bills were approved with support from the governing coalition and the nippon japan innovation party. the ldp and komeito want to send the bills to the upper house next week. but opposition groups want to scrap them. the bill's passage comes as white house officials say 4.7 million jobs could be at risk if the tpp doesn't come to effect and the rsep does. it's being negotiated by 16 countries including japan and china. because the pact would likely reduce tariffs on chinese goods. both the democratic and republican presidential candidates oppose the tpp. white house officials are working to gain approval of the pact before barack obama's term ends. >>> the paris agreement on climate change came into effect friday putting pressures on countries to start slashing greenhouse gases. it's leading many japanese firms to develop cutting edge technologies that reduce carbon output. officials with japan's largest business group want companies to promote this technology abroad and lead the effort against global warming. japan's steel industry accounts for 40% in the industrial sector. working

mitsubishi hopes to make the first delivery to all nippon airwave busy mid-2018. >>> let's check markets. wall street ended lower ahead of key central bank meetings and concerns about the u.s. presidential election rippling through the markets. both the dow jones industrial average and the tech-heavy nasdaq closed in the negative on monday and for the month of october as well. let's see how tokyo markets are opening this tuesday morning. for that we'll go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. tell us what you're seeing over there. >> very good morning to you, ai. a lot of investors sitting on the sidelines here trying to digest or take in corporate earnings both in the u.s. and japan. we also saw a fall in crude oil prices. and of course jitters ahead of the u.s. elections. but let's have a look at how markets are kicking off here november 1st. i'm getting a bit excited. the nikkei dow 17,370. the topix down .4%. now the nikkei actually ended october outperforming its u.s. peers. the index gained nearly 6%. the dow jones industrial average actually fell 0.9%. and

joining us is jim nippon. we what is going on with retail.ome depot good, lowe's not so good. >> i would like to say who cares, because we're going into the fourth quarter where we really do care, but it is mixed. seeing strength in the home business but that will probably slnhrowing out. if w place. we're not talking about a big economy like over here. >> fifth biggest in the world. >> what's that? >> fifth biggest in the world. i know you get a gold for first, silver for second. bronze for third. hog for fifth, is there? >> yeah, all right. >> you know, the woolsly dude. i would love a flat over in -- somewhere over there. you said kensington? is that my -- >> that's where mine is it's yours if you want to make me an offer, joe. >> i can't just use it? >> no, because it's currently occupied by tenants. >> all right. >> you would have to make me a good offer to kick them out. >> you know what? interesting -- >> it's built from bricks and mortar, my place. >> very good. bricks and mortar, maybe you can do something on twitter about it today.

. >> cat nippon you? >> god. i just ate the puerto rican food. >> maybe. cup other fact, actually turn black over evolution, to help fight disease, actually, color change on that one. >> that's true. and also is good luck for, if you are in a romantic relationship, we will talk about that later on, too. >> i had a black cat growing up. >> his or her name? >> shakira like jungle book. >> oh. >> here kitty kitty kitty. >> yes, we will. what? do you mind doing something for us? i've put together a pen over there on the other side of the studio. >> so thoughtful. >> could you put the kitties in there? >> i would be happy to. >> adorable. very fine i. used to sleep in my hands. >> so did you ever -- awed black cat? is it the superstitious stuff keeps people from doing it, too? >> i think cats, all have yellow eyes. >> when born, right? >> these would be how old? >> these are three month old. >> okay. >> well, we have kitten cam going here, three, going over there? >> thank you. >> we will check back in with you. >> these guys, lots others, just like them. >> to