. >> showa is hebrew word for holocaust. the real nucleus of the show comes out of this inherited memory of the trauma of the holocaust which many artists who happen to be jewish or other walks of life who's families experienced the trauma of the holocaust carry with them and make art from. >> as we continue to talk, we have a few photographs. let's show those as we continue to talk about hit. >> this -- about it. >> this gives a taste of some of the show. so many artists from so many backgrounds. not only jewish. there's works from african-american artists, artists from south america, artists from the american south talking about the civil rights movement. in other words, it's an inclusive exhibition that looks at inherited memory across many identities. of course it starts with the jewish. it opens out much wider. >> so incredible. gravity -- lori was talking early one of the uniques features is it doesn't have a permanent collection. it gathers collections from anywhere else in the world. also, initiates its own original

we've been reporting here on nhk "newsline," a proposed merger of oil wholesaler idemitsu kosan and showa shell -- shars were downn 7%. other r energy players rose, howewever, as benchmark crude futures staged a rebound overnight. inpex and japex added nearly 3% as oil continued to rise during asian trading. now investors are wawaiting for u.s. jobs numbers out on friday for clues about the federal reserve's interest rates plan. i'm giang nguyen reporting. >>> others in the asia pacific region ended positive on higher oil prices. but gains were limited before the bank of england policy decision. hong kong rose by 0.4%. singapore up by 0.15% as we see there. in china the shanghai composite gaining by 0.1% finishing at 2,982. property shares led the gains there on hopes of support from that sector on the government. australia up 0.18%. they were cheered by the sharp rebound in oil prices. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. employees at japan's biggest firms have pocketed an average summer bonus of more than 900,000 yen or about $8,800 for the first time

oil refinery showa shell rose about 2.5%. for the moment investors are holding back as they try to second guess the federal reserve as to whether we'll see a rate hike in september or later and of course providing important clues will be the payroll data out on friday. i'm phoebe amoroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> many other markets in the asian pacific region traded higher. but a sense of caution limited the gains. the shanghai composite finishing at 3,074. financials gained after authorities announced the stock trade link between shenzhen and hong kong will be earlier than planned. hang seng gaining by almost a percent. the index hit its highest level in nearly two weeks. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> mits bee show motors is facing more fallout from its scandal. ththe automaker will suspend sas of new units of eight models. follows reports by the mininist that it was lower than the firm claimed. among the eight arehe rvr and pajero. officials say they will pay abou

. >> i have some photographs to showa you. actually one that really took m attention this morning. going to new yorkg. state. skies were clear this morning. and one of the web weather sent thisbu to them. this is a gorgeous old moon. in other words. it's ready to go into the new faze. and comes from brad timer son. a retired high school science dew point well that is still under control at thei moment. but you canm tell the tackiness is coming back. and not far away in to toledo. it is in the tropical category. look at the tropical air. in here. that will feed the front tomorrow.rr 6 to 6 tonight. increasing clouds. quiet tonight. cold front starting to generate a few showers. most of which will occur in the afternoon. but it will bebe scattered. about a five in ten risk. or so. tomorrowso 80. during the sunny period. if we have any. otherwise variablely cloudy with chance of showers and thunder storms. what about the dew point. as the cooler drier air comes in. we'll start humid tomorrow. wednesday. will be in the drying out process. andes by friday saturday sundayy and monday. as

and showa shell fell 3.5%. all three major financial groups finished lower. mitsubishi ufj was down almost 6%. sumitomo down 4%. and nissen holdings surged. discussing makes it a subsidiary. i'm phoebe amoroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> moving on to other in asia pacific region. australian shares sliding by 0.8% closing at 5,540 snapping a six-day winning streak. the country's central bank decided to cut its key interest rate to a record low of 1.5%. major banks fell on concern that the lower rate may reduce profits. 2,971 the finishing number there. share property shares rebounded. singapore meanwhile down by 1.2% on lower oil prices and the jakarta compass sit gaining by 0.2%. >>> people investigating the mileage cheating scandal at mitsubishi motors say poor governance was a factor. they say as far back as five years ago, executives ignored claims of irregularities in the firm's development section. aa panel of lawyers and other experts spent three months investigatating the scandal. they released a report that said more than one employee

. >> reporter: one of those advisers leads the iranian backed showa fighters in iraq. in 2009, the u.s. treasury department designated him a terrorist. the obama administration says he's an adviser to head of iran's revolutionary guard's quds force. there are reports he's back on the ground in iraq. a spokesman says he will play a major role against the operation against isis in mosul. >> lucas, thank you. >>> the national security agency's website is back on line after a surprise shutdown. it's unclear why the site went down. the incident follows a report monday that a new hacking group is trying to auction off data stolen in a breach of the agency. officials are not comments on either matter. >>> a senior north korean diplomat has defected to the south. he was the second highest official in the london embassy. this happens as north korea announces it has resumed the production of plutonium. >> reporter: he's the most senior diplomat to defect from north korea. his key role, to promote a positive image of his country. he was one of five officials living in this low-ke

. >> reporter: one of those advisers leads the iranian backed showa fighters in iraq. in 2009, the u.s. treasury department designated him a terrorist. the obama administration says he's an adviser to head of iran's revolutionary guard's quds force. there are reports he's back on the ground in iraq. a spokesman says he will play a major role against the operation against isis in mosul. >> lucas, thank you. >>> the national security agency's website is back on line after a surprise shutdown. it's unclear why the site went down. the incident follows a report monday that a new hacking group is trying to auction off data stolen in a breach of the agency. officials are not comments on either matter. >>> a senior north korean diplomat has defected to the south. he was the second highest official in the london embassy. this happens as north korea announces it has resumed the production of plutonium. >> reporter: he's the most senior diplomat to defect from north korea. his key role, to promote a positive image of his country. he was one of five officials living in this low-ke