swaying could reach six meters in buildings 200 to 300 meters tall built on reclaimed land in osaka. >>> tunnel construction is set to begin for a new ultra high-speed rail line in japan. the magnetically levitated or mag lift trains will travel up to 500 kilometers per hour. the central japan railway company is initially planning to connect the cities of tokyo and nagoya. the 286-kilometer line will begin in service in 2027. the most difficult phase of construction is the 25-kilometer tunnel running through the southern japanese alps. tunnel construction is regarded as a major challenge due to intricately layered strata and up cleared locations of subterranean water veins. officials say the project will begin by drilling an escape tunnel. the main tunnel construction will start in the second half of 2016. the new rail line is expected to bring with it economic growth. however, locals are worried about negative effects on flora and fauna as well as groundwater. railway officials say they will provide detailed explanations to local residents on environmental protections and safety mea

japan's tourist building in osaka was built equipped with the latest technology. it limits swaying during an earthquake. the walls of the middle floors have steel plates. they are designed to absorb energy from tremors and minimize the effects. -- the business of selling homes in high-rises. >> translator: we will take the results into consideration. we would like to think about them for the work we do. >> reporter: the march 2011 earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0. experts say another megaearthquake could hit at any time, but with continuous study and action being taken, the country can be as prepared as possible for the inevitable. tomoko kurabayashi, nhk world. >>> policymakers at the bank of japan have voted to continue their massive monetary easing program in a bid to hit a 2% inflation target. they decided to introduce supplementary measures to further boost the economy. the decision came after a two-day meeting that ended friday. policymakers will establish a new program for purchasing exchange traded funds. the purchases will increase at an annual pace of a

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temperatures in tokyo and osaka may reach 42 celsius or higher. they predict more extreme rainfall. parts of japan now seeing the most rain in 30 years will get the highest rainfall in a century. this could happen two to five times more often. scientists say there will be less snowfall in japan, but heavy snows of 60 to 70 centimeters a day could happen in northern japan more than twice as often. >> translator: the earth will have finally entered an area of full-fledged warming. >> professor kimoto worked on the studies and hope the findings will be useful to combat global warming. >>> people in northern europe are seeing delays and may see a lot of that before the holidays. they seeing strong winds. robert speta joins us with more. >> we are looking at the possibility of widespread airport delays. take a look at this report. this was out of poland here on monday. upwards of 213 kilometer-per-hour wind gusts there. that put delays at the airports. back towards the west into germany we haven't seen reports out here. about 100 to 115 kilometers. you still have that tight pressure grad

a wholesaler based in osaka, western japan. the company has been expanding into new areas and is doubling efforts to hire young talent with innovative ideas. on this day, four university students all contacted through the online scouting program are visiting the head office. >> translator: do the purchasing officers have market data to find out which items are likely to sell better? >> translator: well, there's rarely marketing data available for new products. so we often have to rely on intuition. >> translator: the atmosphere was free and lively. i will definitely apply for a job interview. >> reporter: the recruitment chief says she's been encouraged by the positive responses from students. >> translator: about 80% of students who take part in the company tour apply for the next step in the recruitment process. we're getting better in terms of finding the right match. >> reporter: the website operator says 28,000 students have signed up from across japan. the service is promising to be a new lead for smaller companies scouti

they say storm surges could overwhelm sea walls in tokyo and osaka and flood the cities. >> the most significant feature of these results is that we have contemplative evaluations of present and future risks. for instance, we can see how frequent and how big a disaster would be. we heard local governments who used our results in disaster management. >> that expert said the simulations point to more unprecedented weather events. it remains to be seen whether the folks in paris will prevent those events from happening for real. nhk world. >>> in other news we're following this hour, the german airport has joined the u.s.-led coalition fighting the islamic state militant group. the deployed aircraft and troops to a turkish air base. their mission is to monitor islamic militants in iraq and syria. the german military said it sent two reson cancer planes and refueling jets and a transport aircraft with 40 troops on board to the air base on thursday. the plan is to send more reconnaissance aircraft to turkey at a later dated. the military already pledged to send a frigot to support charles

they were taking on mexican side club america in the quarterfinals in osaka japan. the clubs open the scoring in the 55th minute. they levelled the game with 20 minutes left, and brazilian international - they clinched a 2-1 victory. a tougher task ahead for the chinese team. bars re will be without the injured neymar. >> translation: barcelona without notres dame are a great team, a perfect team. i think neymar is a top three player in the world, and has been thought of that way. not having neymar in the club is good for us. >>> japanese teams hiroshima will play. the j league aside. a spot booked over african champions. >> we were not ready, that's all. i have to say, they played their game. they were concentrating >>> the longest winning streak at the start of an n.b.a. season has come to an end after 24 wins. the golden state warriors were finally beaten by the milwaukee bucks. we have more. >> reporter: 24 and o to start the season. a record unmatched in n.b.a. history. coming off a double overtime win, the warriors looked off the pace from the outset against t

. >> it shatters the previous record from osaka japan that had only 374,280 lights so hats off to you, australia. >> the interesting thing, tamron has a tree very much like that. >> oh, al, don't tell this storey. >> what happened? >> she ordered -- was it hot pink? >> my tree this year is magenta, but here's the deal. i ordered it had. so i ordered the tree last year and it came after christmas so i had to run out and get a real tree and i'm one of the rare people i don't like real trees, because of the needles, i like fake trees because they come in colors. my hot pink tree has been in storage until last night. i pulled the hot pink tree out, skinny. >> oh. >> you're tree judging me. >> a hot pink so i had to go and order a second hot pink tree. >> two in my house. >> kind like a scrawny one. >> it's so skinny. >> do you do the real tree? >> yes. >> i do a real tree. >> original room, can we -- there. >> survey with our fake original tree, #realtreeyes. >> real tree is going to win. not a competition of that. tree. you can't even really find them like when i grew up, had white flop

. >>> beating local hopes, 1-0 in osaka. they kept the south american champions in the game in the first half with a flurry of saves. but a strike from well andy murray in debuy in the international premiere league wil with a more pressing concern, it could be the birth of his first child and it could effect his first slam. murray's wife is due to give birth in early february, but he admitted he would leech if his wife kim goes in to birth prematurely. but once the baby is born the events will be to prime minister. >> it should an great event. it's a tricky time of year just after wimbledon and before the u.s. open and the davis cup is in that type beforehand, as well. it will be important to get your scheduling and preparations right for that. olympics will be the big goal next year. >> major league baseball has begun its first official tour of cuba since 1999. >> posing for photographs, and this was considered a triumphant homecoming for some of the biggest names in baseball. defectors among hundreds of cubans who departed

local hopes [ inaudible ] in osaka.per kept the south american champions in the game in the first half with a flurry of saves, but this strike sent river plate through to sunday's final. >>> libya has seen little international football in recent years amid violence and political tour -- turmoil in that country. on tuesday a friendly game was played in the capitol, tripoli, with the local side beating their opponent. the goal now is for the national team to be able to play at home. libya who won last year's second tier african nations championship played in neighboring true knee sha. the >>> ethics committee is beginning a disciplinary hearing in four officials alleged to have covered up doping offenses. those accused include the iaaf long-time anti-doping director and two senior russian coaches. they are charged with various breeches, and could face lifetime bans. >>> major league has begun its first official tour of cuba since 1999 with a the in diplomatic relations between the united states and the island nation could

they were taking on the mexican side in osaka. scoring opened in the 55th minute. >> they levelled the game at 1-1 with 10 minutes left on the clock. the two teams poised for extra time when the brazilian childreninged a 2-1 -- clinched a 2-1 victory. >> the second quarterfinals are under way between hiroshima. it's 0-0 in the first half. the winner facing argentina's river plate next. >> the funeral of murdered honduras international arnold perolta took place. family friends and fans gathered to pay final respects to the 26-year-old. he was attacked outside a shopping mall in his home town on thursday, dying of put mr gunshot wounds. police say there were no suspects in custody >>> jim dawson won the championships by three shots. it is his 12th. this is the shot of the day by bubba watson, hitting a hole in one during the par 3, 5th hole. didn't end well for him, finishing down 10. and a husband and wife badminton team made history, becoming the first british players to reach the find of the year end series. chris and gabby hanco

. >> it shatters the previous record from osaka japan that had only 374,280 lights so hats off to you, australia. has a tree very much like that. >> what happened? pink? >> my tree this year is magenta, but here's the deal. i ordered it had. so i ordered the tree last year and it came after christmas so i had to run out and get a real tree and i'm one of the rare