osaka is a popular destination for south korean travelers to japan. the japanese tourism said about 1.17 million korean people had an overnight stay in osaka prefecture last year. >>> two car makers are looking at joining hands in a wide range of fields. gene otani has the latest on that and the other top business headlines. >> japanese automakers toyota and suzuki say they are considering collaborating in areas situation the environment and safety technology. examples include ecofriendly vehicles that come with big rnd costs. toyota president akio toyoda announced the move at a news conference. the automakers say they hope it will boost in the global analyst market. ways of sharing its environment friendly technology with other car makers. they say suzuki wants a partner to help it develop advanced technology. after suzuki cut ties with volkswagen. >>> executives at fujitsu say they plan to cut up to 2,200 jobs in europe. they say the move is part of a strategy to strengthen the firm's business in new fields such as artificial intelligence and the in

accommodating more tourists is a focus for japan's second-largest city osaka. city officials are allowing the use of private homes and apartments as lodging for visitors, they're taking advantage of a central government regulatory exemption for certain areas of the country. the city began accepting applications for, from prospective service providers on monday, rooms for lodging have to be 25 square meters at least and equipped with a kitchen and ready-to-use bedding. the city has several sites popular with overseas visitors, including osaka castle. the new service is expected to increase tourism further. japanese shipping firms are integrating their container operations, they say the move is in response to slowing demand and lower 48 charges worldwide. the firms plan to invest about $3 billion in the joint venture next july. they aim to start regular container shipping in april 2018. they project about $200 billion in sales for the venture. making it the industry's six. largest player. presidents of the three firms say the combined fleet will be an advantage.

osaka japanese steakhouse in mesa. four major violations. the health inspection report listed an employee handling dirty dishes then clean dishes without washing up, raw beef stored on top of boxes of t-bone on 19th in phoenix. four major violations. the health inspector spotted a german cockroach walking across the floor. several live roaches trapped in sticky pads. sushi time on rural road near base line in tempe. five major violations. raw shrimp and squid not kept at the proper temperature. not enough sanitizer in a dish washer. and the place with the most health buffet on gilbert road near southern in mesa. six major violations. they had raw chicken stored over raw shrimp. an employee started food prep without walk his hands. and grease and organic food buildup in the kitchen. the place is on notice to clean up or could face legal action. the restaurants with perfect scores make our dean's list. >> vine tavern at apache and rural in tempe. casey at the batt bat near union hills in phoenix. original hamburger works near 15th avenue and t

it runs between osaka and a rural tourist town. it takes about an hour and a half. the line opened last month to much fanfare, tickets for the first day sold out in just six minutes. >> translator: we got two tickets, we wanted to ride the first one. >> translator: there are sweets to enjoy and it's a novel way to travel. it sounds like fun to me. >> a one-way fare costs around $17. tickets can be purchased online at stations or thirough travel agents. a lounge car serves food and drinks. passengers can sip on sake, or sample sweets made from persimmons, a local specialty. the operator launched a new train in the bid to drum up business. the railway has seen its passenger numbers decline by about 30% since the early 1990s when they peaked. >> we have the blue symphony will help bring in more tourists. >> people are also eager to welcome more visitors. >> they're offering special discounts to passengers who present the certificate of their journey. it's valid at 34 restaurants and shops in the town. >> local inns are stepping up as well. >> translator: most people co

osaka will see stormy weather wednesday. fukuoka will see stormy weather as we go into wednesday.aha, the typhoon will likely move away, so it's going to be sunny for wednesday. that's it for now. here's the extended forecast. . here on nhk "newsline," a japanese biologist has won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine. yoshinori ohsumi discovered how cells in the body break down and recycle themselves, a process known as autophagy. >> the nobel assembly has today decided to award the 2016 nobel prize in physiology or medicine, to yoshinori ohsumi. for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy. >> yoshinori ohsumi showed how cells get rid of defective proteins or degrade unnecessary ones to generate energy. this mechanism is called autophagy, common to all ork nixes with nuke leer cells it removes nonfunctioning proteins from the body and generate energy by dissolving proteins when there's a lack of nutrients. >> translator: i can't say anything other than that it's a great honor. we didn't see much progress in the field for decades. but we were able to discover genes relate

and osaka also had 27 degrees. that's actually about -- that's more like september. but different story across the north. the coldest of the season is blanketing parts of t tohoku region. it is eight days earlier than usual in sapporo. the cold weath will continuee to affect the north. we will see snow continue in low lying areas. so sapporo, you'll see snow once again on friday. the high is going to be only 8 degrees. that's more like november. the only is 3 degrees. tokyo 22 on friday. 5 degrees cooler than what we saw on thursday. and 21 on saturday with a low of 12 degrees. it's going to be the coldest morning of the season on saturday. bundlele up. now, as for fukuoka, rain should continue into sunday. let's go to the south. typhoon haima was a very strong typhoon that made landfall. it caused heavy rainfall and destroyed homes and schools as well. at least four people have been killed due to the storm. now haima is over the south china sea. it is packing wind gusts of 180 kilometers per hour. the system will likely move up towards the north and will likely hit

nhk world, osaka. >> that's the latest in business for this hour. tokyo markets higher this morning. i'll leave you with a check on those numbers. >>> on to other stories. a committee looking at how to cover costs from the 2011 fukushima daiichi nuclear accident has held its first meeting. panel members say more money may be needed and that government support for the operator should be limited. the government has earmarked about $87 billion for compensation and decontamination work. plant operator tokyo electric power company has set aside about $19 billion to scrap the crippled reactors. but the committee members said those funds could fall well short of the amount needed. many participants said the utility should bear the increased financial burden through business restructuring and management reforms. that way, the government doesn't have to shell out even more money. tepco president warned that his company could become insolvent if it's forced to post the ballooning costs as a debt. he argued a special accounting rule should be created to avoid

prefecture police say the officer from osaka called protesters the japanese word that could be translated as uncivilized native and has deeply insulting and discriminatory connotations. police authorities in okinawa say the officer's remark was very regrettable. at the time, the officer was warning the protesters not to climb over the fence of the u.s. military's northern training area. the group was demonstrating against the helipads under construction there. civic group members and local residents protest daily at the site. the helipads are being built as a precondition to return parts of the training area to the japanese side. >> translator: i can't believe that people who are in a position to protect human rights are making such statements. such discriminatory statements. >> translator: i cannot tolerate statements like this as a prefecture resident and as the governor. the comment was outrageous and i am furious. >> chief cabinet secretary suga said the police will work to prevent the recurrence of such an offensive incident. >>> investors around the world are trying to guess when th

operators based in osaka prefecture visited a medical college in the vietnamese capital of hanoi on monday. students asked about the cost of becoming a certified care worker in japan as well as working conditions. under an economic partnership agreement in 2014, japan began to accept vietnamese students who hoped to become care takers. >> translator: there are many young people in vietnam. i think it's a good idea to get assistance from them. >> japan's nursing industry is facing a serious labor shortage. the government estimates 300,000 caregivers will be needed by 2025, when all of the country's baby boomers will be 75 or older. >>> a group of japanese lawmakers is calling for the building of a national center to promote manga and anime culture. they want the center completed before the 2020 games. the director of the popular anime series neogenesis stressed the potential benefits. >> translator: i'm concerned about the disappearance of old animated works and special effects images. i think they are treasures not only for us but also for future generations. i support having such material

it was a 6.6 magnitude quake that struck a small town in western japan, but it could be felt in osaka and hiroshima. at least seven people injured, one seriously. two homes collapsed. television footage shows roof tiles knocked look. >>> the presidential candidates hit the road today. donald trump visiting north carolina and pennsylvania. hillary clinton will travel to ohio. last night they poked jabs at each other during a charity event. >> hilly believes it's vital to deceive the people by having one public policy -- >> boo -- >> -- and a totally different policy in private. >> the charity dinner is an event that's a tradition. a white tie affair in new york city benefiting catholic charities. in some cases the humor got laughs more than groans. >> amazing i'm up here after donald. i didn't think he'd be okay with a peaceful transition of power. >> all the jabs apparently paid off. the dinner raised some $6 million for children's charity. that will make anyone smile. >>> we could use some levity right now. but some fear quite the opposite, that divisive rhetoric and occasional viole

twin jaguar cubs are back on display at a zoo in osaka, western japan.rs born in april became sick, but as you can see, he's better now. the zoo says it will announce the cubs' names next month. all right, everybody say "aw." that's the news update this hour. back downtown to "squawk alley." carl? >> thank you very much, sue herera. >>> let's get the close here in europe and in the uk. seema mody is also at hq. hey, seema. >> hey, carl. european stocks ending the day lower. energy being the worst-performing sector, which i'll get to in just a second. but our report from reuters also being circulated among traders. it says that the ecb is almost certain to keep buying bonds beyond march of 2017, which is when the qe program is expected to end, but the amount of bonds purchased will depend on the incoming data from now to the december meeting. what's interesting is that over the past one week, inflation data, it shows it's actually improving. the manufacturing data we got two days ago from europe also showing signs of growth, and that's really at the core