jun takahashi, nhk world, saito, miyazaki. >>> now the latest from the world cup in brazil. the four teams in group "e" saw action for the first time on sunday. france launched a convincing win against the central american nation of honduras. france opened the scoring right at the end of the first half. popopa went down in the penalty area. and benjamin converted from the spot. three minutes into the second half, benzuma had a shot on target. the honduran goalkeeper seemed to have it covered, but the new goal line technology confirmed the ball had crossed the line for a goal to france. benzuma added a third in the 72nd minute. that gave france a comprehensive 3-0 victory. >>> the other match in group "e" pitted switzerland against ecuador. in the 22nd minute, ek war dorian forward valencia headed the opener from a free keek. memedi tied the match for the swiss in the 48th minute with a header from the corner. just before the end of the game sevarovich add a second to give switzerland a 2-1 victory. france and switzerland sit on top of group "e" with three points each while e

nhk world's takahashi reports from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: these decorations are the national mark of brazil. and the tournament mascot huleko. and people are putting up green, blue and yellow tape between their houses. brazilians will have special color when the world cup hits town. >> translator: kids are excited about the colorful decorations. and we can get closer to our neighbors. >> reporter: there are big shows on the road in this residential street. brazil's bid to win the world cup a sixth time. but this one says in portuguese [ speaking in foreign language ] . which means for a fair country. tao takes a lead in organizing the street's decorations. as usual, he asks locals to join in. this time, however, he has seen little progress ahead of the tournament. so he decided to reduce the amount of materials. used about a quarter of what went up south africa 2010. >> translator: we decorated the street much farther down there during the last tournament. people always enjoyed the tournament in the past. we all came together to support the team. that's the real brazilian soccer s

but president kozo takahashi says sharp has not improved its fiscal health enough to pay dividends. he says the firm will work to resume the payments by improving earnings from products like smartphones that use liquid crystals. takahashi says sharp will also try to boost sales in the growing markets of southeast asia. >>> singapore's prime minister wants the u.s. to help speed up talks aimed at reaching a regional free trade deal. lee hsien loong says a compromise between the u.s. and japan on farm tariffs is key to success of the trans-pacific partnership agreement. >> and i think there's a good chance of this happening this year. >> lee says reaching a deal mainly depends on whether members of the u.s. congress approve it. they do remain decided, though. lee wants the obama administration to work hard to win their support. now, the chief negotiators from the 12 tpp participating countries are planning to meet july 3rd in ottawa, canada. >>> many japanese companies in search of cheaper labor have shifted production to other asian nations. but rising wages and political unrest are