to talk about the safety in this region, we are bringing in an airline analyst here in singapo singapore. when you look at the growth here, it's fast. if you look at the pilots and other safety issues, do you think that the industry is keeping pace with this expansion? >> absolutely. the industry is growing and passengers are growing. there is a challenge for airlines to developing infrastructures around that. pilots is close to links that are struggling. they need to make sure that the sustainable growth is going ahead to pick up. it is a challenge. >> reporter: do these challenges mean that there are concerns over safety? >> i don't think there is a concern over safety. of course, there is a challenge and then a way to mitigate it in terms of airlines are trying to making sure that because officers can train pilots accordingly, they are creating areas of improvement in training, retraining. it is a challenge, but i don't think it is an issue. >> reporter: when you look at the other side of the coin, the governments who have to build the physical infrastructure, the runways, the airport

. >> but some neighboring countries, particularly singapo singapore, are not enthusiastic. many tankers passing through, mainly to switch cargos, shipping accounts for 7% of singapore's gdp, this expert spells out the concerns. >> the concern on how it will impact singapore's economy. if the canal is built, essentially the bulk of the maritime traffic that passes through will deviate and use the canal as business is going to shift towards thailand in this case, and thailand will become the new maritime hub so to speak. >> it's clear that thailand would benefit greatly from the canal. government officials seem to be carefully assessing these benefits. as well as the cost and the risks. including a position from the country's neighbors. nhk world, bangkok. >>> people in tokyo are seeing sunny blue skies this morning, and it's warming up out there. meteorologist robert speta joins us with the weekend weather forecast. >> yes, we are going to be looking at definitely some improving conditions across most of japan. we have an area of low pressure, developing here over towards ea