top spokesperson suga says the revocation of the permit is illegal. >> translator: the land minister instructed onaga to withdraw his decision. but the governor has refused. this is w the central government is taking the issue to court. the government regards the lawsuit as inevitable to remove the dangers posed by the futenma base. >> translator: the governor of okinawa has the authority both to approve the landfills and to cancel it. there's no reason why the cancelation of the approval that i did lawfully should be branded as illegal by the central government. in court, we will insist that our thoughts are fair. >> the central government and okinawa prefecture went to court 20 years ago. a governor refused to sign an order to allow u.s. forces to continue using land for military purposes. the debate over the relocation of the base has been going on nearly two decades. nhk world takes a look at how it all unfolded. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people gathered in 1995 to protest the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three u.s. military personnel. they demanded that the united state

will tighten security even further following the attack in paris to prevent acts of terrorism. >> suga stressed the importance of information gathering and analysis. immigration and customs controls and anti-terror training and equipment. >>> u.s. president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin have discussed syria's future. they agreed on the need for a syrian-led political transition. obama and putin met on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in turkey. they agreed a cease-fire and u.n.-mediated negotiations between about the bashar al assad's administration and the opposition are needed. white house officials quoted obama as saying he welcomes efforts by all countries to confront the islamic state. and he stressed that russian air strikes in syria must target only islamic state militants. a senior russian official said the two leaders agreed on an objective of fighting the islamic state in principle but differences remain over tactics. >>> japan and russia have not been able to agree on a visit to japan this year by president putin. prooik abe was trying to arrange the visi

the top government spokesperson yoshihide suga announced the prime minister will make a four-day trip to europe from november 29th. he says at the conference, japan will show its proactive stance toward reaching an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. >> translator: world leaders will try to negotiate a new global framework to replace the current kyoto protocol after 2020. prime minister abe considers it very important and has decided to attend himself. and following the series of attacks in paris, french officials said no world leaders have asked for the conference to be postponed, but they say some side events may be canceled. >>> prime minister abe set a target of 26% cut by 2030. the tokyo metropolitan government is looking to set a more ambitious goal. nhk learned officials with the capital hope to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to around 30%. tokyo officials say it is close to the european union's target. they will speed up energy saving measures requiring operators of large office buildings to reduce their emissions. the tokyo government will decide on the goal by mar

chief cabinet secretary suga said the size of the budget had not been decided at this point and said it will be focused on urgent necessities. >>> japanese stocks edge lower as investors took some money off the table. >> japanese shares are technically in a correction phase and one market watcher sa domestic retail investors and foreign investors still away after their thanksgiving holiday. let's check the closing levels this friday, november 27th. the nikkei fell to 19,883 and the broader topix clos down half a percent. the nikkei managed to post six weeks of gains. the last time we saw this kind of rally was in march. but blue chips fell in tokyo on profit taking, and toyota was down nearly a quarter percent. investors are worried about fanuc's business in china after weak data coming out this morning. speaking of china, they hit a three-month low against the green back ahead of the international monetary fund decision whether to include the yuan in currency reserves. the focus is on the bank next week expected to unveil additional stimulus. a seven-month low against the green bay

the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says the size of the budget has not been decided on at thisoint. he says it will be focused on urgent necessities. >>> business managers are eyeing new opportunities in children's sports. a slowing birth rate means parents are willing to spend more on each child, and that includes fancier sports gear and services. nhk world's sakura koyama reports on the race to win a slice of the action. >> reporter: shoemakers are pitching new products for children. they claim their footwear will help young athletes run faster. the soles are designed to offer extra grip on key spots where the foot strikes the ground. here's another way to keep kids moving. an arm band. the people who design it say it helps children develop a better running style. when the arm action is correct, it makes a steady clicking sound. when it's wrong, the sound becomes irregular. the arm bands cost about $30. and demand is high. >> translator: we see children's gear as an important market. we'd like our kids to become fans of our products and our brand and to learn how to correctly

the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said the government will proceed accordingly based on relevant laws. >>> a japanese mayor is visiting israel to collect documents about a late japanese diplomat who helped thousands of jews escape the nazi holocaust during world war ii. he issued transit visas to jews on his own initiative while working at a japanese consulate in lithuania. he is said to have saved about 6,000 people by facilitating their escape. sugihara was born in central japan. the town is planning to submit materials about him next year to unesco's memory of the world register. the mayor visited one of the survivors in tel aviv. nina admoni is 82 years old. she and her family managed to flee to japan thanks to visas issued by sugihara. >> i would not be sitting here and speaking if not for sugihara. i would not be here. i would not be alive. >> she said her parents realized the significance of the visas after they learned of the tragedy that took lives of their relatives. he then visited the holocaust memorial museum in jerusalem and asked for cooperation to gather materials

. >>> japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says his nation has no plans to join u.s. military patrols in the south china sea. a u.s. naval vessel last month sailed near an island built by china in disputed waters. >> translator: the japan self-defense forces have no plans to take part in the u.s. freedom of navigation operations. currently, sdf personnel are not engaged in sustained patrol and surveillance activities in the south china sea, nor do they have such plans. >> the leaders of japan and the united states discussed the south china sea issue on thursday. president obama suggested that such patrols will become a routine mission. prime minister shinzo abe indicated that his government will closely watch developments in the area and their impact on japan's security and consider possible activities by the self-defense forces. in an interview with nhk, a white house spokesperson talked about possible roles japan could play. >> in principle, since japan and the united states have a very strong relationship and see eye-to-eye on our philosophy towards freedom of navi