hold 24.9% of showa shell's e i equity under the plan. showa shell would obtain 25% of the shares through a takeover bid or by idemitsu issuing new shares. >>> a business aviation trade fair got under way in the united arab emirates. showcasing their latest technology. japan's honda jet is partacepating for the first time at the fair. company o officials s say their craft offers the best fuel efficiency among aircraft of the same grade. an official from brazil says demand for business jets will increase once crude oil prices recover. >>> and from the skies to something more down to earth, a small town in japan is doing its part to attract investments. a group of plum farmers are sharing the secrets of their success. why so many people are coming to listen to them. >> reporter: in the mountains of southwest japan, oyama was once a poor farming village. now it's a tourist town, attracting a steady stream of visitors from around the world. last year alone, about 1,400 came, about half the town's population. the town recently hosted a group o

inpex, showa shell and jx holdings. opec will try to extend a deal limiting nonoopec oil producers. now on the flip side, shares of tokyo electric power company fell almost 3% after government officials nearly doubled their projections for cleanup and compensation costs following the fukushima nuclear disaster. next week all eyes are on the open monetary committee. giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> inflation for november was this way up 2.3% from a year ago and producer prices jump 3.3%. the biggest rise in more than five years. higher coal and steel prices are behind the surge. the shanghai compozt sended this way. 3,232 the closing number there. hong kong index slipping today by 0.4%. 22,760. snapping three days of gains. shares of casino operators tumbled on media reports that beijing. >>> it was a mixed picture overall in the asia pacific region amid political turmoil and 200 index road 0.3% supported by higher oil prices. >>> japan wants to get its workers to leave the office early, at least one day a month. the aim is to boost consumption and the econom