rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.ers were injured when the top floors of a new orleans hotel that was under construction collapsed. the new orleans fire department attended to the incident at the site of a new hard rock hotel that's being built in the downtown distrcit of the city. according to the fire chief, the building is now structurally u nsta ble. three people are still missing. a worker at manchester's arndale shopping centre and a member of the public have been praised for helping to stop a suspect who stabbed three people at the centre yesterday. counter terror police continue to lead the investigation into the attack. a ao—year—old man has been detained under the mental health act. mark edwardson reports. we think first this morning of those recovering from their injuries. at the arndale centre today, a very public show of support and reassurance for the people of greater manchester from its mayor, his deputy, and manchester city council's leader. greater manchester always does what it does best, which is t

rupert wingfield-hayes has morea rupert: on min beijing, leadership turned out to remember the millionswho died in the long struggle establish what they call new china. m this was tent of victory. october 1, 1949. "today, china has chairman mao declared.stupd ," the country who rok -- the country he took over had been varabyd adgeecf olies crossed m hong kong into mainland china 30 years ago, on the other sidet shenzhen was jdusty little border town. w look at it, a gleaming city of 12 million people. china's transformation has been astonishing. it's people are rightly proud of the achievement. outside the mainland, china's erw wealth and power is causing deepnease and fear, and nowhere more so than in hong kong.. for four months, the streets of hong kong have boiled th rage. the young protesters do not trust the communist party. 'they scoff at's promise that he will maintain hong kong's autonomy for 50 years. opposite sides of this increasily bitter divide. >> years we find that e days o have come. >> ty had 200 years. but china only got 70 years. better china, better hong kong. better

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. earlier, i spoke to andrew higgins., north of tokyo and he described what it was like there. i've been feeling the apartment move back and forth quite a bit from the strong gusts of wind. i think i'm kind of in the middle of it right now. you have been living injapan for the past several years, you have been through a few typhoons — how bad does this one feel, how worried are you? i'm not too worried. there have been evacuation orders for parts of town. i don't live particularly near any type of river or mountain side, so those things aren't really concerning to me. ifeel like this one, people seem to be taking a little bit more seriously than your typical typhoon, so i think it is kind of good japanese people are starting to take things more seriously concerning preparation for the weather. yeah, this seems to be a little bit more serious than some of the other ones i have been through. what kind of warnings, preparations have you been told to make? we get emergency alerts on our phones that tell us what level we are a

rupert wingfield—hayes is ok for us. what is the legal team saying? for us. what is the legal team saying? it is a very interesting form of legal defence. they have not really addressed the charges against carlos ghosn. they are essentially saying that they are groundless. they are trapped up, and they shouldn't even be answered. what they have decided to do instead, it seems, is taken pretty much the whole of the japanese establishment. they are alleging a conspiracy between executives at nissan, the tokyo prosecutors office, and the ministry of economic trade and industry. one of economic trade and industry. one of the most powerful ministries and the japanese government. they are saying they conspired to trap charges against carlos ghosn in order to get rid of him as the head of nissan. —— trump up charges. and they said this was done because all three of those organisations, nissan and the ministry in particular, wa nted and the ministry in particular, wanted to go ahead with plans to merge nissan with renault and mitsubishi. they are saying this

rupert wingfield-hayes reports from hong kong. pert: hong kong's chief executive made her whole cabinet stand with her to face the cameras together, visually dramatic steshe was about toe take. ms. lam: we believe the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked rioters, and will assispolice in law forcement. the objective of this regulation is to end violence a restore order, and i believe this is now the broad consensus ofleong kong pe rupert: that is certainly not what it looked like on the streets outside. hong kong's central business district, news of the famask bakebrought angry office worrs into the street in the hundreds. they tore down a giant bbrner ceing communist china's 70th history and rapidly put it to flame. within hours, the numbers on the streets had swelled from hundreds tthousands. carrie lam has told the people of hong kong that if you come ouon the street tomorrow wearing masks, yoube a criminal. well, this is their response. they are furious andlehey are chaling her and the government to do their wor

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in kawagoe, eastern japan.hat, today's rugby world cup action injapan did go ahead. over to karthi for that and the rest of the sports news. good evening. well, it was an emotional game played in the aftermatch of that typhoon and scotland were knocked out of the rugby union world cup by the hosts, japan. the quality of the rugby was outstanding, butjapan‘s pace, precision and power meant they were the ones to progress to the quarter finals for the first time after a 28 points to 21 victory. andy swiss reports from yokohama. just a few yards from the stadium, a reminder this was no ordinary rugby match. admit the flood water, it was somehow game on forjapan in scotland, but those affected by typhoon hagibis were soon in eve ryo ne typhoon hagibis were soon in everyone ‘s thoughts. after the silence, though, came the raw, first from scotland supporters as finn russell gave them the perfect start. but cheered on by the cherry and whites, japan seemed utterly inspired. some of the most dazzling by inspired. some o

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. have been praised for stopping someone have been praised for stopping someone who had stabbed three people. an investigation continues. ao—year—old man has been detained under the mental health act. we think first this morning of those suffering from the injury... a very public show of support today for the people of greater manchester from his mate, his deputy and manchester city council leader. manchester does what it does best, come together and bring things under control stop and enhanced police presence, offices with machine—guns on patrol as shoppers went about their business. yesterday, it was no deterrent. going back to work, normal day, nothing to worry about. we will get over it and stand with each other. every time we have had an incident in the past, the rich diversity of the city comes together as one. we will get on with life. police say a man with a knife lunched at people in the shopping centre yesterday. three are being treated in hospital with stabs. three others wer

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.ething lots of rugby fans will be delighted to hear, the scotla nd will be delighted to hear, the scotland match, we can tell you, is going ahead. sports correspondent andy swiss is in yokohama for us. i was expecting rain clouds, a little bit of storminess, but actually blue skies behind you? as you can see, sally, beautiful blue skies in yokohama but it is still pretty windy. when you arrive here, you can see the effects of the typhoon. there's a big area of playing fields the stadium, which is com pletely playing fields the stadium, which is completely underwater. i've been speaking to quite a few scotland fa ns speaking to quite a few scotland fans who arrived here early for the match and they said when they were inside their hotels last night waiting for the typhoon to pass through, they thought there was no chance this match would go ahead. it's been quite a feat of organisation but that said, fans are being advised to get here early because of potential transport issues and they

thank you so much for that, rupert wingfield—hayes.hanks to mariko 0i. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello there. the next couple of days aren't looking too bad. a bit of dry weather around but not completely dry across the board that is because we have this weather front affecting the far north of the uk. we will have lost the weather front across the south—east which brought the rain on monday first we started tuesday off on a mainly dry, quite chilly note. some early mist and fog in england and wales which should lift and clear and then plenty of sunshine through the day. more cloud further north especially scotland and northern ireland and then the rain affecting the far north of the country and it will be breezy here. temperatures until maybe 1a or 15 and brightest bills further south which will feel quite pleasant. through tuesday night, any central and southern areas staying dry. it will stay chilly in one or two places. read easier and milder across the far north and we

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in kawagoe, eastern japan. threatened scotland's crucial game against japan in the rugby world cup, but the match was given the go—ahead and is now under way. it means scotland still have a chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. andy swiss is in yokohama. we are midway through the second half, and a later score, i can tell you, isjapan, 28, half, and a later score, i can tell you, is japan, 28, scotland, 1a. the fa ct you, is japan, 28, scotland, 1a. the fact that this match is happening at all is fairly remarkable. just hours after the typhoon. in fact, before kick—off, there was a minute's silence to remember those affected. scotla nd silence to remember those affected. scotland have to win this match to have any chance of going through to the quarterfinals, and i got off to a perfect start with an early try, but japan hit back a perfect start with an early try, butjapan hit back in quite a perfect start with an early try, but japan hit back in quite dazzling fashion, three superb tries before half—time, in

rupert wingfield—hayes is in hong kong.ng kong are now much calmer than they were earlier this evening. but it has been another very dramatic day here in hong kong. it started this morning with widespread rumours that the government was about to invoke a british colonial era law to ban people from wearing face masks during public protests. then this afternoon, carrie lam, the chief executive, came out and made that announcement and then there was the response and it was fury and perhaps the worst night of violence that we have seen in the four months of protest. i should warn that my report contains flash photography. hong kong's chief executive made her whole cabinet stand with her and face the cameras together, visually declaring their support for the dramatic step she was about to take. we believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked, violent protesters and rioters and will assist the police in its law enforcement. the objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order and i belie

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in hong kong. bring you something but i think we will hold it for a moment and move on to north korea has launched an unknown project while according to the south korean military. the move has been condemned to the japanese prime minister. he said it was a violation of un resolution, thisjust minister. he said it was a violation of un resolution, this just a few hours after the vice foreign minister in pyongyang announced that talks with the us would resume. live to los angeles, and i'm joined byjonathan pollack from the brookings institution independent think tank. what do you make of this? this is pa rt what do you make of this? this is part of a continuing process of missile testing, short—range missile testing that north korea has been undertaking in recent months. some of these missiles may be intended to evade detection in terms of the missile systems against them —— arrayed against them. but the signals here go beyond the question of technology. the north koreans are well aware that presiden

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news eastern japan.till to come: the celebrations begin in tokyo as the hosts japan reach the last eight of the rugby world cup finals for the first time ever. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20 pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as a recipient of this honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33, and then... bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. the latest head

our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. loud bangs.a protest movement become a rebellion? today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. it is now illegal here to cover yourface in public. but look at these people. young and old, parents with children, nervous but defiant, determined they will not be stopped from protesting or wearing masks. chanting. if carrie lam and her government were hoping that the new regulation banning the wearing of masks was going to stop people coming out on the streets, well, they've been proved wrong. even in this pouring rain, tens of thousands have come out again today, many, many of them wearing masks. it is a sign ofjust how little credibility and authority carrie lam and her government now have here. many protesters are now scared. they fear what is coming but say they cannot give up. actually, we are afraid but we still go, come out, because we... we know that this is the last chance for hong kong people. look at the kids. honestly, look at them. they are very young, and you know, they are fighting

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo., quito, on a tenth day of clashes triggered by a rise in the cost of fuel. police used tear gas and hoses against the masked protesters as they hid behind barricades of wood and burning tyres. the mayor of quito has now said president moreno may look again at the cut to the fuel subsidy, which was enforced as part of a deal with the international monetary fund. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: are you in your a slow walker in your 40s? we may have some bad news for you! parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life but in the marina area where most of the damage was done they are more conscious of ever at how much was destroyed. he's gone from being a little known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator.m was a £20 bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building —— 20 lb. ripping a hole in the front of the building -- 20 lb. this government will not weaken, d

our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. loud bangs. does a protest movement become a rebellion? today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. it is now illegal here to cover yourface in public. but look at these people. young and old, parents with children, nervous but defiant, determined they will not be stopped from protesting or wearing masks. chanting. if carrie lam and her government were hoping that the new regulation banning the wearing of masks was going to stop people coming out on the streets, well, they've been proved wrong. even in this pouring rain, tens of thousands have come out again today, many, many of them wearing masks. it is a sign ofjust how little credibility and authority carrie lam and her government now have here. many protesters are now scared. actually, we are afraid but we still go, come out, because we... we know that this is the last chance for hong kong people. look at the kids. honestly, look at them. they are very young, and you know, they are fighting for us, you know, it is really for the entire ho

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.litary control of its capital, quito, in an attempt to end days of violent clashes between security forces and indigenous protestors. asign a sign that the state appears to be losing control, protesters occupy the roof of a government building. the violence appears to be worsening. more than a week after it began. the police response, teargas and hoses, while protesters build barricades and set fire to tyres. the demonstrators are demanding the government wrap austerity measures. fuel more than doubled since subsidies were removed. since the protest began last week, hundreds of people have been arrested and at least one protester has died. reacting to these chaotic scenes, president lenin moreno has placed the capital under strict curfew and military control, insisting he would restore order in all of ecuador. indigenous leaders have accepted to hold direct talks with the president, the first sign of a potential breakthrough. but for now, the country seems far from having order restore

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong.er and face the cameras together, visually declaring their support for the dramatic step she was about to take. we believe that the new law will create a deterring effect against masked violent protesters and rioters, and will assist the police in its law enforcement. the objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order and i believe this is now the broad consensus of hong kong people. that is certainly not what it looked like on the street outside. in hong kong's central business district, news of the facemask ban brought angry office workers onto the streets in their hundreds. they tore down a giant banner celebrating communist china's 70th anniversary, and rapidly put it to flame. within hours, the numbers on the streets had swelled from hundreds to thousands. carrie lam has told the people of hong kong, if you come out on the streets tomorrow wearing masks, you will be a criminal. well, this is their response. they are furious. they are challenging her and her gove

rupert wingfield—hayes with the latest there. could affect yet more rugby world cup games. this was the scene earlier today as japan headed out for training. meanwhile, scotland have an anxious wait to find out if their game tomorrow will be on. the kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge has become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. the 34—year—old covered the 26.2 mile course in one hour, 59 minutes and a0 seconds. however, his time won't be recognised as an official record as it wasn't in open competition and he followed a team of pacemakers. ade adedoyin reports. 15 seconds... eliud kipchoge came to vienna with his sights set on one thing. running the quickest marathon ever. and from the word go, he was on track and well ahead of pace. the detailed planning was paying off. special shoes propelled bikini and further forward with each pace. they calculated the optimum course and weather, taking into his account, his biorhythms and even projecting a laser onto the road. but all of this means he can't be ratified as a w

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.ut the opinions being split, even with an family, but of course within the society. and there are two very different scenes taking place in hong kong as we speak. let's bring you some live pictures now from hong kong showing the flag—raising ceremony that marks china's national day. at the same time we also have protesters taking to the streets, even though the police didn't give permission for these marchers to go ahead. they were speaking earlier to the protest organises in an early edition of newsday who said that, even though they had to cancel events to protect the safety of the protesters, some of them will still be taking to the streets as china marks this momentous day ahead. we will have more analysis later in the programme. for now, back to you. we will be back with mariko in hong kong a little later. now to another big story dominating the day's news: president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been ordered to hand over all documents relating to his work for mr tru

we'll hear from john sudworth in beijing in a moment but first to hong kong and rupert wingfield—hayes sign that the protestors have any intention of backing down. they certainly don't. today was supposed to be all about the big celebration up there in beijing, china's 70th birthday party, but many people here in hong kong were determined to come out to spoil beijing's big party. they had been told by the government here not to go out on the streets, that all protests would be banned, but that did not stop them as they came out in their tens of thousands. many of the more radical protesters were determined from the outset to take on the police. it has been a very violent day here in hong kong. police say 180 people have been arrested here today, the largest number ofany arrested here today, the largest number of any one day in this four months of protests. they say they also used six live rounds in the protest, and for the first time one of those rounds was fired directly at one of the protesters. viewers mightfind at one of the protesters. viewers might find some of the images in my r

rupert wingfield hayes reports from hong kong.xecutive made her whole cabinet stand with her and face the cameras together, visually declaring their support for the dramatic step she was about to take. we believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters. and will assist the police in its law enforcement. the objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order the objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order, and i believe this is now the broad consensus of hong kong people. that is certainly not what it looked like on the streets outside. in hong kong's central business district, news of the facemask ban brought angry office workers onto the streets in their hundreds. they tore down a giant banner celebrating communist china's 70th anniversary. rapidly put it to flame. within hours, the numbers on the streets had swelled from hundreds to thousands. carrie lam has told the people of hong kong, "if you come out "on the streets tomorrow wearing ma

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in hong kong.as a display of military might, and the very thing hong kong's protesters are railing against — unchallenged political power. china's 70—year economic rise presented as a communist party victory, in communist party style. the president looking on as the adoring crowds carried his portrait. "no force can stop the chinese people," he said. but, while china's economic boom has been extraordinary, communist rule has also brought chaos, famine... huge fences all around it — look. ..and recently, the mass incarceration of muslims, in camps that china calls schools. all of these issues are heavily censored. translation: if the party controls everything, society is screwed up. the best way of celebration would be to review history and learn from it. even beijing's parade was for invited guests only, with the public kept at a distance. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, was there, celebrating china's transition from impoverished neighbour to dominant power. it's an extraordinary, high—oct

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.l rugby world cup match against the hosts japan is to go ahead — in spite of the typhoon. the japanese grand prix has also been affected — saturday's qualifying session was cancelled because of the storm and took place earlier. the bbc‘s fi reporterjennie gow joins me from the suzuka circuit. is unusual the qualifying to take place in the same day as the race? it is not totally unprecedented, and four times at the circuit, once in 2004 and again in 2010. a lot of people are liking it. some of the drivers say this change of pace is good for them. lewis hamilton said he was really looking forward to having qualifying and the race on the same day. didn't pay off totally, and it is sebastian vettel and his ferrari who has managed to come out in pole position and he needed that because nine races in a row, he has been outgunned by his younger rookie team—mate charles leclerc, so an important pole position for sebastian vettel. you say the drivers prefer it because i would have thought it wo

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.brant in beijing on what we can expect today. well, this is as close as we can get to the route of the parade at the moment. chang'an avenue is where the tanks will roll, where the troops will march. it is going to be quite a spectacle heading down that road in an hour's time. they will be 50,000 members of the military, there's going to be 600 pieces of equipment on show, about 160 aircraft going over. the military, leading into this, have said they don't want it to be seen by the world as a show of force. but this is a chance for china to show, and there will be eagle eyes particularly, i think, looking at some of that new equipment that china's leadership has chosen to display. now, there are some challenges going forward, though, as xijinping, the president, leads these celebrations. and it is a celebration — 70 years since the communists came to power, 70 years of huge progress, as well, in this country. it is still a bit smoggy here. china is still dealing with the consequences o

but first, rupert wingfield—hayes is in hong kong. this was hong kong's birthday present to china.d been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan. police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the 18—year—old protester is expected to survive. but news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. we are not afraid. because, if they shoot, we will get angrier. we are not afraid of them. especially us, we have to stay in the front line to protect our people, to save hong kong and the future of hong kong. as night fell, the streets of hong kong began to burn. the protesters began targeting chinese state—owned banks with molotov cocktails. but, as police reinforcements arrived, the protesters decided it was time to retreat. so this is the middle of ca

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.land and japan is going to go ahead. we will be speaking to a scotland fan later in the programme. stay with us to hear how excited she is that there is actually going ahead. the president of ecuador has placed the country's capital, quito, under military control in an attempt to end days of violent clashes between security forces and indigenous protestors. azadeh moshiri reports. a sign that the state appears to be losing control, protesters occupy the roof of a government building. the violence appears to be worsening, more than a week after it began. the police response, teargas and hoses, while protesters build barricades and set fires to tyres. the demonstrators are demanding the government scrap austerity measures. fuel more than doubled when subsidies were removed. since the protest began last week, hundreds of people have been arrested, and at least one protester has died. reacting to these chaotic scenes, president lenin moreno has placed the capital under strict curfew and mi

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in kawagoe, eastern japan.s — is big business nowadays, with some of the best gamers raking in millions from winning international tournaments. now, some london schools are introducing esports into their classrooms, to help improve learning skills and open up new career opportunities for pupils. our technology reporter, joe tidy, went to find out more. cheering for these pupils at townley grammar in south—east london, gaming is a regular part of school life. at least once a week, students are encouraged to stop number crunching and start button bashing. with regular competitions and get—togethers. it is part of a nationwide drive to bring gaming into the classroom. we are teaching them the concept of programming, networking, communications. the breadth of the national curriculum. it is computational thinking, providing students with the ability to think creatively and outside the box to help them solve problems. for pupils, it isn'tjust an excuse to show up schoolmates but a chance to explore potential career o

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong.inister has urged the european union to, in his words, "grasp the opportunity" to seal a brexit deal. it comes as the french president emmanuel macron tells mrjohnson that the eu will decide whether a deal is possible by the end of the week. eu and uk officials resume talks in brussels tomorrow and as our political correspondent iain watson reports, the next few days could be decisive. deal or no deal? this is the week when that question may finally be answered. borisjohnson is pushing brussels to open serious negotiations on his latest proposals, and government ministers are warning time is short. we have set out very serious proposals, including compromise on our side, and we now need to see creativity and flexibility on the eu's side in order to reach that deal. under boris johnson's plan, after brexit, the northern ireland assembly could decide whether to remain more in step with some eu rules to ease cross—border trade, or adopt any new uk rules instead. critics say this would giv

from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the hii river, near mount fuji. a clear mountain stream. today, it was turned into a raging, boiling torrent. across central japan, typhoon hagibis has dumped record amounts of rain. 0n the southern side of tokyo, the tama river is now close to bursting point. tens of thousands of people who live along its banks have been ordered to leave their homes. the big dangerfrom these sorts of events is water. water is the thing that can do real damage, both if this river burst its banks, if it causes landslides in the mountains or, of course, when it reaches the sea. as night fell over tokyo, the eye of the storm approached, bringing winds gusting to over 140 kilometres per hour. this is the centre of shibuya, one of the busiest places normally in tokyo on a saturday night. i don't think i have ever seen it as deserted as it is tonight. in fact, the whole of tokyo is incredibly deserted. the centre of the storm has now passed to the north of the city and it does not appear to have brought the really destructive winds that w

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in kawagoe, eastern japan.the united states in the hope of meeting a diplomat‘s wife who was involved in the crash in which their son died. speaking this afternoon, harry's mother said she had high hopes after a letterfrom the foreign and commonwealth office said the diplomat‘s wife no longer had diplomatic immunity. the letter from the fco was amazing, we feel like we have a breakthrough. we finally have confirmed that the immunity that we did not think she had has been confirmed. she does not have it, certainly since she absconded back to the usa. the statement from her lawyer... is promising, that we may be able to hopefully get a meeting put together. whether it is face—to—face or lawyer two lawyer, not really sure on that basis yet. fingers crossed, we are stepping on the right direction. the mother of harry dunn, on the way to the united states. suitably unsettled yet seasonal type of weekend with a mixture of some sunshine for some, especially so across the northern parts of scotland. elsewhere, i'm sure

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in hong kong.d a ballistic missile from a submarine, according to officials in south korea. it's thought the missile was launched in the sea north—east of the port of wonsan and flew around a50 kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's military says it reached an altitude of 910 kilometres. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was a violation of un resolutions. he suggested there were two missiles, one landing in the country ‘s exclusive economic zone. it comes just a few hours after pyongyang's vice foreign minister choe sun—hui announced that talks with the us would resume later this week. jonathan pollack is from the brookings institution independent think tank. he gave me his assessment of the missile launch. this is part of a continuing process of missile testing, short—range missile testing that north korea has been undertaking in recent months. some of these missiles may be intended to evade detection in terms of the missile systems arrayed against them. but the signal

from tokyo rupert wingfield hayes reports.he town of chikuma in the japanese alps, much of it now under water. last night, the levies here burst and the brown floodwaters came rushing in. this town is far from the coast. people here were not expecting anything like this and many hadn't heeded warnings to evacuate. this morning they took to their roofs and balconies as military helicopters hovered overhead. it's been a race against time to get them out as flood waters threaten to sweep away some of their homes. nearby a row of shiny bullet trains stands stranded among the floodwaters, tens of millions of dollars in damage alone. in tokyo this morning people came to look in amazement at the swollen rivers. here the flood defences have mostly held but not everyone has escaped. one man died on the ground floor of this building as a nearby river spilled over its banks. translation: the water came up higher than my head in the house, it turned over all the furniture inside, it is like a washing machine now. translation: i can't go b

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.t professor of civil engineering at brunel university in london, who is a specialist in the impact of typhoons. thank you for coming in. it's a pleasure. first off, looking at what typhoon hagibis is doing, what can you tell us about this? this is a special typhoon because they are different types, some are unique in terms of bringing a lot of rain, sun typhoons has a very high winds and some typhoons make a lot of landslides but this is a type of typhoon that brings a lot of rain. the rainfall being injapan in the last 2a hours was the last league same as the total rainfall in the uk in one year. in london we had only 600 millilitres of rainfall in one year, but just the 600 millilitres of rainfall in one year, butjust the last 600 millilitres of rainfall in one year, but just the last 2a 600 millilitres of rainfall in one year, butjust the last 2a hours, we had 950 millilitres of rainfall in japan. we are just looking at the pictures. the amount of water is incredible. you can see on

rupert wingfield hayes is in hong kong.e that a new law will create a deterrent effect against masked, violent protesters and rioters and will assist the police in its law enforcement. the objective of this regulation is to end violence and restore order and i believe this is now the broad consensus of hong kong people. chanting. that is certainly not what it looked like on the streets outside. in hong kong‘s central business district, news of the facemask ban brought angry office workers onto the streets in their hundreds. they tore down a giant banner celebrating communist china‘s 70th anniversary and rapidly put it to flame. within hours, the numbers on the street had swelled from hundreds to thousands. carrie lam has told the people of hong kong, "if you come out on the streets tomorrow wearing masks, you will be a criminal". well, this is their response. they are furious and they are challenging her and her government to do their worst. they fired tear gas... this young woman did not want to show her face. butjust list

our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. loud bangs.a rebellion? today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. it is now illegal here to cover yourface in public. but look at these people. young and old, parents with children, nervous but defiant, determined they will not be stopped from protesting or wearing masks. chanting. if carrie lam and her government were hoping that the new regulation banning the wearing of masks was going to stop people coming out on the streets, well, they've been proved wrong. even in this pouring rain, tens of thousands have come out again today, many, many of them wearing masks. it is a sign ofjust how little credibility and authority carrie lam and her government now have here. many protesters are now scared. they fear what is coming but say they cannot give up. actually, we are afraid but we still go, come out, because we... we know that this is the last chance for hong kong people. look at the kids. honestly, look at them. they are very young, and you know, they are fighting for us, you know, it is re

tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports.ay in tokyo, with little evidence of the storm that swept across the city last night. but the vast amounts of rain dropped by typhoon hagibis has breached flood defences right across the country. the area affected stretches for over 1,000 kilometres — the equivalent of cornwall to edinburgh. in the town of hakone near mount fuji, more than a metre of rain fell on friday and saturday — the highest 48—hour total ever recorded. further north in nagano prefecture, levees along the chikuma river have given way, and water is still rushing through residential areas, inundating houses up to the second floor. the levees around tokyo have held. river levels are now falling. the japanese grand prix is going ahead and for world cup rugby fans, there's good news — the much—anticipated match between scotland and hosts japan will now take place tonight. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. that the weather story. —— that's the weather story. let's talk a bit more about that japan and scotland

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.— scotland let‘s get a little more information about thatjapan — scotland game. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is in yokohama today and we can see jubilant fans making their way to the stadium, they must be so relieved. they are, yes. as you say, beautiful blue skies in yokohama but when you arrive here you can still see the effects of the typhoon. there is a big area of playing fields next to the stadium and they are completely submerged in water and i‘ve been speaking to the scotla nd fa ns and i‘ve been speaking to the scotland fans who were arriving early and they said when they were holed up in the hotels last night with the typhoon whistling overhead they thought there was no chance this match would carry on today. it has been some feet by the organisers although fans have been warned to get here nice and early because of possible transport disruption and they‘ve been warned there may not be as much food and drink available inside the stadium is normal because a lot of the staff ca