in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>>. >>> american sailors turned their guns on a boat off the coast of dubai, killing one and injuring three others. there is tension between the u.s. and iran. a spokesperson for the fifth fleet of the u.s. navy says sailors issued repeated warnings to the fishing boat, but small vessel continued to race toward the ship. the crew then fired on the boat. uae government officials told media in the emirates that the victim was an indian man. the closing down the bottle neck between the persian gulf and the arabian sea, iranian authorities often dispatch high-speed boats in the gulf to intimidate u.s. vessels on patrol. china's business practices are coming under international scrutiny. the world trade organization ruled that a chinese company rules a my massachusetnoply. the u.s. filed a complaint with the world trade body in 2010. in the ruling, the wto says china discriminates against foreign banks by providing china union pay with a monopoly in processing of

or in tokyo i should say. much of japan is going to be hot and dry. apart from down there in the west of where that very active front is bringing the heavy rain. all right. as we head into north america, it is of course it is july 4th. an independence holiday today for those of you in the u.s. i don't think many of you are going to be feeling much like celebrating. we're seeing a very difficult situation. more heavy thunderstorms, serious thunderstorms across the northern tier and then south of that, the heat is just persisting. and in fact, temperatures are even a few degrees higher than they were yesterday and the day before. for example, we've got chicago 38 expected on your wednesday. thursday you're expecting 39. in washington, d.c. 36. that's going to go up to about 38 on thursday as well. do try your best to stay cool. the coolest part of the continent is of course going to be up in the northwest. vancouver 18 degrees for you. let's head into europe. more heavy rain targeting the british aisles. sending front after front in. this is going to be

bu nevertheless, in tokyo markets there's also a little bit of caution here. not only because of earnings in the u.s., but also we're seeing investors take a little bit of a step on the sideline there is. global events. we've seen political events stirring up in the middle east. the stronger yen as well as concerns about upcomings earnings in japan. we've seen for each day of this week so far the nikkei trading above 8,800 during the day but retreating into the close to close below 8,800. let's have a look, also, at some curren levels this friday morning here in tokyo. dollar/yen. relatively unchanged. yiesh you-yen, 96 .54-59. keeping to relatively unchanged markets market is hesitant ahead of key events. >> you say earnings they taking center stage and earlier you heard catherine and i talking about some of the tech companies and you mentioned them. anything else you can add? >> exactly. you talked about microsoft, of course, and adding to that, google and ggle did come out after the bell. its shares rose after hours. actually, earnings which were a little b

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tokyo looking at a seasonal 29 degrees today. heading into the americas, we've got two tropical systems over the eastern pacific. this one here with clear eye is a category 2 hurricane, emeal ya, and this small one is category 1, hurricane daniel, moving in a westerly direction packing sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour, should weaken to a tropical low pressure system by thursday and get very close to the hawaiian islands on friday. swells and high waves could be a concern along the coast of these islands later this week. as for north america, not much change since yesterday. a frontal line and trio of low pressure systems are dragging cooler air from the north and creating thundershowers across the southeastern corner of the u.s. by have an area of severe weather in the carolinas and northern georgia overnight monday. and then eastern washington, parts of british columbia and southern alberta are also looking at severe thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail tonight. but through the south, dry and hot. look at this -- 30 deg

ramin mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange. now, we are seeing modest move on tokyo stock markets. looks like modest moves for other asian markets this hour. i'll leave you with a check on those. >>> the higs bosan is called the god particle. saying it helped form the universe. it exists in theory. researchers have been trying to track down definite proof. they now say they discovered a new subatomic particle that's consistent. >> translator: we have a success today. we have a discovery. we have discovered a new particle. >> scientists made the announcement in an organization by the european organization for nuclear research. a group of about 6,000 researchers from europe, north america, asia, and other regions have been carrying out experiments since 2008. confirming the higgs would perform the physics known as this standard model. they have discovered the other 16 subatomic particles. they say the new characteristics would take more time. higgs boson is named after peter higgs. the boson is believed to give mass to everything

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we're seeing gains in tokyo markets. let's look at how other asian markets are performing. >>> driving around london is difficult at the best of times, but with the olympics about to start, getting from point a to b is going to take a lot longer. the city just opened its games lanes which are designed to help ferry athletes and officials to and from venues and events. lon denners fear they'll spend much of the olympics is it you can in traffic. nhk world's erica stephenson reports. >> reporter: the olympic rings seem to be everywhere in london. decorating flags, posters, and the landmark tower bridge. they're also a prominent sight on the city streets. this is an olympics games lane, and if you drive in it without permission, expect a hefty fine. the lanes snake through the city, stretching for 48 kilometers through eastern and central london, where many olympic venues are concentrated. vehicles with permits will use them to take athletes and officials to and from their destinations. everyone else will have to contend wi

imf managing director christine lagarde spoke in tokyo on friday. she said japan needs to cut spending and further increase taxes. earlier last week, the lower house of parliament passed bills to raise the consumption tax. >> this is a very good, solid way to address fiscal consolidation needs. it's not, in and of itself, sufficient, even at not only 8% but 10% or other measures -- other fiscal measures will have to be considered. >> lagarde also reiterated the imf's view that the yen is moderately overvalued. >> if there was further deterioration in the world economic situation, particularly arising out of developments in the euro crisis, this might have an unwelcome currency effect on the yen, which would yet again be used as a safe haven and, therefore, would be even further overvalued. >> the imf now expects the global economy to expand less than the 3.5% annual growth it anticipated in april. lagarde said the lower growth estimate is due to deteriorating economic activities, not only in advanced countries, but in emerging economies as well. >>>

. >>> and now it is time to get a check on tokyo markets. wall street ended lower for a third day in a row on renewed concerns about greece, as well as lackluster earnings reports, as we just went over. to see how stocks are trading this wednesday in japa let's go to ramin mellegard, who is at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, we have some economic data here in japan, but give us a breakdown as well on the effects of apple's earnings results and the eurozone bond yields. >> yes, thank you very much, ai. we did have some trade balance numbers before the markets opened. let's have a look at those and a little bit of a surprise there showing a surplus, the first time in three months of deficits, a surplus of $791 million, and a lot of market analysts were expecting a deficit, so that's a little bit of a turn let's seeow the nikkei and the topix are kicking off this wednesday. it's pretty clear the market's taking more of a direction from the eurozone debt issues and we're seeing the nikkei down over 1%, 8,394, so we've broken below 8,400. yester

how are tokyo stocks looking? >> let's go straight to the lelsctllth fday morning, and we can see exactly how we're kicking off here in tokyo following the u.s. and european markets, and bh des trang lower. 06foth nikkei can you remember, and 675 for the topix. a mechanics b ihe.s we did have the nasdaq trading actually unchanged onhe day, but it was helped by shares from apple and the dow andhe s&p 500 actually trading lower and that was weighed down by neti sentiment following some services data. i'll come tt isecond. slowing growth really is one of the keyoces across the globe, and that's really been proven by some of theenal ba mes that we've seen specifically china, of course of course cutting rates. the european central bank yesterday, thursday, cutting ras, as expected, and also the fos w is following the jobs numbers later today ith.s could the federal reserve also takeomeimaraction. that's really the question for global markets now as well now, mixed data still keeping investors a little bit on their toes

the stock index was down 0.2% on the day at 12re mellegard at the tokyo stocks bumpy ride topix.well. we've been f closely we or central banks that enough is. that's really -- officials said they are keeping a close eye thes other tryse yesterday cutting rates fo so quite a lot of foreign currency after t expected. but it was short lived and the yen curthe dollar the euro maintains the expe >> as well. >> yeah. big news there.japan'sdensu will acquisitionstic sales a maturity levels. really some expansion there especially in the advertising ctor. ramin, yahoo sathe perpetrators could use the released around 450,000 online.curity.g them to change passwords. this confid april it's attempt to restructure then in may board the chief executive offdegree. >>> all right. there have been no tokyo, karsai spoke need for pe components of most important of our responsibilities today. >> repor >> n't be peace unless the talk. we look into the >> reporter: getting the taliban to a conference table has proved difficently against reconciliation with the taliban. less than two months later, killed fo

take a look. >> this is a farm located in a commuter town near tokyo. this is a type of leafy vegetable which is being the farmroduces 1,300 tons a ye making annual sales of $3.8 million. besides that vegetable, he produces pumpkin and green soy once abandoned farmland he has cultivated again. working almost every day, it tom land.f farm land. ask mr. nagahori to produce vegetables here. >> even uncultivated farm land needs to be maintained. this places a wer. today, there are nearly 400,000 scatter edacross japan. 1.8 times the size of tokyo. with no charge and keeps the profits from the sales. revital land owners appreciate that and a treasure trove.about 50 peoplm and most of them are aged 65 or above.ars old. this harvest team works the insect screens.ortation team cah of the harvesting team members are below average yields are written a few months, they are transferred to another >> translator: we restore abandoned farm land. together, with the elderly, our of farming which declined as a >> to revitalize agriculture in japan once again, he continue

ramin from the tokyo stock exchange. it looks like the nikkei is dipping into negative territory now. i'll leave you with the latest market figures. ♪ >>> traditional modes of transportation across southeast asia are under threat. from the cyclones of hanoy, taxi drivers aren't rolling like they used to. consumers are getting wheels of eir own. now people in a hisric land in malaysi areiming to reverse this trend. they're trying to save a three-wheeled taxi known as from extinction. here's the story. >> reporter: it's located in western -- this is the ambience of the period and the 18th century. this site once thrived as a threat between the east and the west. three-wheels taxis hold tourists. the driver sits behind the passengers giving them a view of the sights. >> this is a new experience for me. this experience is very unforgettable. >> reporter: but they're not as popular as they once were. until the 1970s these were important means of transportation nationwide, but as cars and motor bikes increased, the number of p

however, as we speak in metropolitan tokyo we heard rumbles of thunder here. the atmosphere is very unstable. that is going to be continuing on to tomorrow, as well. evening hours do watch out for sudden weather changes. across china that is good news because torrents of rain will be tapering off. however, across here we have developing low pressure system just over east of the philippines. that could become the next tropical storm. we'll keep a close eye on that. we are seeing a lot of 30s in this picture. 32 in tokyo here with tropical storm coming in and rains cooling it down. 26 in seoul. it is blow average at 17 degrees. to the americas severe weather could be found in and around the ohio river valley as a cold front descends. the main threat will be large hail, damaging winds as well as locally heavy rain. when the cold front reaches down towards the area where heat is very intense that will be cooling off the temperatures a little bit, giving a short break from that heat. across much of the west still really dry. take a look at this record breaking drou

so for more on how stocks are trading here in tokyo, we're going to switch over to ramin at the tokyo stock exchange. what can you tell us? >> good morning to you. yes, indeed. the market is mixed in the u.s. the dow is trading lower but nasdaq trading higher. the ism manufacturing data may be a little bit muted and that's because investors are waiting for the main jobs number due out on friday in the u.s. let's have a look at the opening levels here for this tuesday morning here in tokyo. and both indexes trading higher. let's not forget the nikkei snapped three gains yesterday ending three points lower after profit kicked in. in asia, hong kong closed yesterday, investors sidetracked by one of the key members of japan's ruling, democratic party resigning and taking 49 lawmakers with him. so that may cause a little bit of a political instability there. and that's also maybe dealt a new political blow to prime minister yoshihiko noda. there have been six prime ministers in the last six years. that's a major focus. investors may be a little side lined. some focus from oil and gold and

in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> negotiators at the reqeqeqe any more examples of the need to control weapons. they point to syria, sudan, congo. they gathered at u.n. headquarters to draw up a treaty to regulate the global arms market. but they've already run into some roadblocks. nhk world reports from new york. >> reporter: this knotted gun sculpture at u.n. headquarters is a symbol of peace. it will take on even more meaning this month as international negotiators meet to discuss how to regulate global arms trade. delegates from around the world have come to new york to talk about a treaty that's been in the works for years. international protocols regulate the exchange of weapons of mass destruction. but similar rules don't apply to conventional arms such as tanks and guns. guns, ammunition and other weapons fuel conflict and terrorism around the world. amnesty international says armed violence killed one person every minute. supporters of the treaty say it could save thousands of li

. >> nhk world's toru nakai is back in tokyo. he came by the studio to give us her insight into his report on the gulf of aden. here's his conversation with yuko aotani. >>> what can you tell us about this media tour example, the timing and the atmosphere with the sdf? >> yes, it happened in the same week the japanese government announced its plans to extend its anti-piracy missions off somalia for another year. defense minister yoshida organizes the tour. the ones who accompanied me and the reporters were very nervous about our coverage, possibly irritating china. they carefully managed the event. they told us not to shoot close-ups of chinese ship markings, for example. and our plane had to stay at least 5 kilometers away from those ships. despite those bureaucratic concerns and despite the differences in the east china sea, the two sides and indeed cooperating closely off the coast of somalia. both countries studied their anti-piracy missions three years ago, but they only began working together this year. sometimes in cases l

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nhk world, tokyo. the swell terring heat meant shorts for students who are visiting tokyo. robert has the weather for here and elsewhere. >> hot across japan today and tokyo. temperatures up into the mid 30s. temperatures hit 39. very hot and also the humidity making things rather uncomfortable. looking at the temperatures here on saturday. not only are the highs getting into the mid 30s. when you think you would get some relief from the heat. you are getting down to 27. you are going to be seeing 28 for your low. very uncomfortable overnight temperatures and that combine wednesday the humidity and daytime heating will be triggering off the thunderstorms across much of japan. now, let's look down towards the south. we have two tropical systems now. this one towards the southeast towards japan. becoming a tropical storm towards the next 48 hours. we have this one east of the pill pe philippines as well. as it pulls off towards the north. going to be out as a threat. about 100 to 150 mm of heavy rainfall. temperature wise hong kong up to 29 here on saturday. beijing into the

it's tuesday, july 31, in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. syrian rebels are fending off troops at the ground on aleppo. they have stepped up attacks and are blocking essential supplies. an antigovernment activist in damascus says the military is indiscriminately bombing aleppo. he also said they cut off the city's water, electricity and food supplies. residents formed long lines to buy food on sunday in the rebel controlled areas. military leaders stepped up efforts to retake the district. they are firing on the city from tanks and helicopters. the united nations says at least 200,000 people fled the city of 2 million. >>> prosecutors have charged the former graduate student accused of conducting a shooting spree in a u.s. movie theater. james holmes faces 142 charges, including murder, attempted murder, and possession of explosives. he is suspected of killing 12 people and wounding 58 in aurora, colorado earlier this month. holmes spoke just once in monday's court appearance. he said, yes, when the judge asked fe understood the charges. the

temperaturewise, looking at 32 in seoul. 33 in tokyo. and beijing, reflected in the temperatures with that very heavy torrential rain band just targeting the area in and around beijing in the temperature at 25 degrees. moving over to the states now, well, things are going to be pretty rough around the great lakes region. some severe weather could be found with gusts up to about 90 kph and here in the southeastern areas, we'll be targeted with some severe weather to come as well. take a look at these temperatures. soaring in the 40s in oklahoma city. way above average, even for your standards at this time of the season. really high for that. so do stay hydrated. moving over to the european continent now, we're really worried about what's going to happen here in london with the olympics. looks like rain will be tapering off. especially in the southern region of the british isles and temperatures are shaping up like this. not bad at all. staying in the low 20s and high teeps. on and off showers will be continuing for the next three days. he

analysts at the radio press news agency in tokyo study the north korean media. they say state news outlets produced 81 stories about kim jong-un in the first six months of this year. that's three more than they devoted to kim jong-il in the first half of any year he was in power. the analysts also say the media usually reported kim jong-il's activities months after the fact but generally put out stories on kim jong-un within days. about half the reports in the first half of the year were about kim jong-un's connections with military. the analysts say the high exposure suggests officials are trying to allay concerns about kim's lack of experience. >>> nhk has learned north korean authorities are also trying to raise kim's profile by highlighting his heritage. they made a film about his mother. and we've obtained a copy. ko was born in osaka as a korean resident of japan. she moved to north korea in the 1960s. she was a dancer and she caught the eye of the man who later became the country's leader kim jong-il. but her identity has been a secret. earlier, shery ahn

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tokyo just seeing 22 degrees. that's about the same as today. what a huge drop from what we saw thursday which was about 36 degrees. moving over to the americas now, the midwest and across the mid-atlantic regions, this is where the severe weather would be found for your saturday. now this low pressure system will be bringing short time heavy rain which is going to be really dangerous for flash flooding. it's going to be upping the risk of it. and then the cold front will be sagging in toward northern appalachians and along here is where the severe weather could also be found. the dakotas and minnesota, you'll also be targeted with a few thunderstorms. across much of the rest of the continent, looking at still record-breaking drought conditions. where we really want that rain, it's here in the arklatex region but you can see you'll be seeing none to very low percentage of rainfall accumulation there in the next 24 hours. heating up in oklahoma city at 41 degrees. also all the way up to winnipeg at 27. denver reaching 38, well above average, but

nhk world, tokyo. >>> the heat meant shorts and tee shorts for students on holiday visiting tokyo. robert has the forecast. >> temperatures rose up to the mid 30s. even in some places down toward the southwest. the humidity is playing a big f factor making things uncomfortable. the temperatures here on saturday. not only are the highs getting up into the mid 30s. look at these overnight temperatures. you are going to be getting down to 27 over towards fokioka. very unartable. and the daytime heating will be triggering off the evening thunderstorms across much of japan. you could be hearing thunders into the evening hours. towards the south. we have two systems now. they are expected to become tropical storms by saturday morning. this one is expected to push off towards the west. within the next 48 hours and also we have this one east of the fill peen hphilippines expe become a tropical storm as well. it continues to enhance that monsoonal flow across the philippines. and as that continues to develop across much of the area. some could see 100 to 150 mm of heavy rainfall. temperatur

in tokyo looking at 30 degrees. moving to the americas these are going to be a little bit messy here. we have a high pressure system dominating this area with some windy conditions combined. still critical fire weather with the possibility even though the cold front will be sweeping across the regions cooling the temperatures down. we have premonsoonal flow dumping the moisture around the four corners. isolated thunderstorms will be possible especially in arizona. take a look at your independence day outlook. looks like the severe weather did not take a holiday here. i know most of you wanted to go outside for a picnic or a water park. do keep an eye for the thunderstorms that could erupt in much of these multiple regions here in the states. and humid and heat still resides here in the eastern half. 2/3 i should say but soaring into the 39s. the heat index could be higher. moving to the european continent the british isles looking at unstable conditions. wet and unstable. east remaining really hot. on the other side

i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for watching.

these protesters in tokyo are demand thousands of people are here to say no power. >> translator: nuclear power is too dangerous humans inred explosio is still otest after protest urging the government to stop using atomice and academy award winning musician. they told the crowd life and health are much more important than economic people came out today to lis their own government stop restarting nuclear plants and decommission them. things. when i think about my child and other children in fukushima, i cannot help butt shame for all japanese if another nuclear accident happens again. really angry. this is terrible politics that politicians play. >> reporter: government officials have before, busummer. however, prime minister yoshihiko noda is promising to reduce the cancerous dependence on atomic energy. just how much and how fast though is still up for debate. he's planning to set the government's future eneaugust.nhk izat world trade organization has ruled t monopoly in country dispute panel on monday the united state world trade body in processing of electronic payments denominated in

in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. politicians in southeast asia are trying to stand united in face of chnls to their region. they have talked about fending off the european debt crisis and containing north korea at a week-long meeting. we'll walk you through those issues in a minute, but first, the stickiest item on the asean agenda, an area potentially rich with natural resources. he and the asean ministers will discuss a plan to create rules to solve disputes in the south china sea. the philippines and vietnam are at odds with china over who holds islands. a code of conduct to resolve their differences and will present a draft agreement calling for the creation of a framework to avoid conflict. china's expected to agree to start negotiations, but the country's cautious about quickly adopting the code. observers say chinese leaders are willing to accept the talks to weaken the influence of the united states on the issue. they predict the negotiations will take a long time. they say china's concerned the code may limi

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another choel sailer in wholesaler in tokyo followed suit.yees of the company sampled some of the madagascar eels before sending them to the market. >> price could be a selling point, eels from madagascar cost 40% less than those caught in japan. wholesalers are betting consumers will eat up the summertime delicacy. >>> here's a look at the latest market figures. >>> people living in western japan are hoping for a break in the weather. they have been feeling the brunt of this year's rainy season, rising rivers, landslides are making life difficult. at least one person is dead and another is missing. an active seasonal rain front has brought a deluge to western japan. the worst of it was earlier tuesday. downpours were recorded over three hours on the border of outa prefecture. the storm water completely uprooted a factory. a 76-year-old worker is missing. er toens of water overflow flooded part of the prefecture and sweeping away lat least one home. >> translator: the water levels rows in just one hour. my only thought was it evacuate. >> mud

the tokyo stock exchange is also on alert.t's set up a special section to screen public stock offerings. the section investigates suspicious moves in stock prices that occur before such offerings are announced. >> translator: we look for certain surges in stock prices or very large volumes of transactions. they may have been made to manipulate prices. if insider traders know all their actions are being revealed, they won't engage in wrongdoing. our activities will help prevent illegal trading. >> reporter: the rash of insider trading could undermine attempts to keep japan's financial markets competitive. and efforts that are now under way will be the key to restoring investors' trust. >> there's been this pole positioning going on with major automakers. toyota was bumped off a few years ago. but things looking up yet again for the company. it sold more cars through the first half of the year. it topped general motors for the first time in two years. toyota managers said their group sold almost 5 million units word wide between