otani pitched eight inning, allowing only two hits and no runs. the angels won 5-0. >>> people in japan's southern prefecture of okinawa are commemorating the 77th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles of worldar ii. more tha 200,000people, includin roughly one frth of the prefeure's residts, died in tat matl of okina. june 2d 19 is recnizeds theinalay of organized confli between the japese imperial military and u.s. forces. on thursday, people attended an official ceremony at peace memorial park and observed a moment of silence. prime minister kishida fumio and other officials were among the 300 people who took part. >> translator: the horrors of war will never be repeated. i again promise to the spirits that i will stick to that resolute pledge and continue to make constant efforts to realize a world where everyone can live peacefully and happily. >> kishida also acknowledged the long-standing frustrations from locals regarding the many u.s. military bases still operating in okinawa. he says the government will continue to try to reduce th

otani took back what he lost and the bottom of the 5th, he gave the angels 2-1 lead.e only allowed one run and 7 innings on the mound. his pitching and hitting helped the angels win 5-2. ending the longest losing streak in history. he got his fourth win and 12th home run of the season. ♪ >>> let's check out the world weather with our meteorologist sayaka mori. people are dealing with lightning and stormy weather impacting the country. >> electrical storms are pummeling new zealand in just 24 hours. nearly 20,000 lightning strikes were detected in the country. hail the size of grapes was also reported. the system will likely continue to affect many places of the country, especially over the south island with powerful winds, snowfall, and also high waves. the pressure gradient is pretty tight. as we go into sunday, another system will be approaching the country. so, unfortunately, stormy conditions likely continue at least into early next week. temperatures are as follows. 17 in sydney on saturday. going to be breezy on saturday and another chilly day in alice springs.

i'm gene otani. consumer prices in japan rose by more than 2% in may from a year earlier.ere a big factor behind the increase. the internal affairs ministry says the consumer price index, excluding fresh food, gained 2.1%. the figure stayed above 2% for a second-consecutive month. it has been on an uptrend for nine months. the soaring price of crude oil continued to pressure the index and combine energy costs surged 17%. electricity bills jumped almost one-fifth and gasoline was up 13%. overall food price rose 2.7%. cooking oil by one-third. it mainly uses raw materials imported from abroad. ministry officials say a trend towards higher prices for everyday items like food continues. they will closely monitor the situation as some food producers are planning to raise prices. >>> the bank of japan has set an inflation target of 2% in a bid to pull the country out of deflation. the boj officials warns that current price rises are not as beneficial to the economy because they are not accompanied by increases in wages and consumer demand. >>> a major japanese maker of housing f