i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a canada pastor detained in north korea has admitted to allegations against him. he read a confession on state-run television apologizing for trying to subvert the government, but his future remains unknown. the news conference was his first public appearance since he went missing in pyongyang early this year. a spokesperson from his church said he was under detention. observers expect pyongyang will use his treatment as a bargaining chip in talks with washington and seoul. north korean authorities have also detained four south koreans on charges including spying and illegal entry. three of them have been sentenced to hard labor for life. pyongyang tried to win concessions in negotiations in exchange for the release of detainees. >>> china's communist party has decided to revoke the party membership of its former top military officer for allegedly taking bribes. the party will hand military prosecutors the case of guo boxiong. he's the former vice chairman of the central military comm

i'm katherine kobe ashy in tokyo.stacey thunder (voiceover): on this edition of native report, we visit the tantaquidgeon indian museum in uncasville, connecticut. we learn the history of the north american indian center of boston. and we celebrate the life of the late charlie hill. (chanting) hi, how are you? hi, how are you? hi, how are you? hi, how are you? [laughter] we also learn something new about indian country and hear from our elders on this "native report." narrator: production of "native report" is made possible by grants from the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community and the blandin foundation. [music playing]

chongqing reaching 35 degrees, 35 for saturday and sunday here in tokyo.so heat stroke will be at high risk. here across europe the great level of instability still continues across the balkans and northern italy as well as southern germany. we have this very active cold front. as for your friday we're actually looking at a high risk of severe thunderstorms across the barcelona area here in the iberian peninsula including tornadic activities and precipitation. there could be downbursts that could affect these areas. and a wide range of thunderstorms to be felt across the central areas including a lot of those big cities. paris looking at rainfall at 26 degrees. a cooldown in london. but still we're looking at a lot of this heat that is persisting across the central areas. now quick look here in the americas. we're still looking at these low pressure systems and that stationary boundary in the carolinas. so do watch out if you're in those vicinities. i'll leave you for the extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm katherine kobe

this is tokyo department store. customers pay a few to use the cook grills. they can buy food prepared by the store or they can bring their own. >> translator: we don't often have this chance. normally have to travel a long way to barbecue. doing it on a rooftop is convenient. >> for me i think it's kind of strange. i mean it's kind of a new experience with japan. but i would never do this in the states. it's fun. >> reporter: cooking under the open shibuya sky has turned out to be a popular activity. last year's opening season attracted 40,000 people. store managers say many of them were first-time customers. >> translator: most of our customers were in their 50s or 60s. but after introducing the barbecues, we started drawing more young people. and theyhop here as well. >> reporter: a few stops at the train line another department store is also taking business to a higher level. that store stands soefrother sabu station. until recently, few people made it to the top of the building. now they've got a reason. an outdoor pond inspired by a masterpiece water li

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. officials in pyongyang say they're postponing releasing the results of a long awaited investigation. they launched a committee one year ago to look into the fate of japanese citizens abducted by north korean agents. sources dealing with ties between the two countries say pyongyang contacted tokyo ahead of the anniversary. north korean officials pledged a full-scale probe in negotiations with japan in may of last year. they form a special committee in charge of the investigation last july. in september they told japan they were aiming to take about a year to complete the investigation. since then the japanese foreign ministry has contacted the north korean officials each month. japanese officials considered the delay regrettable. they say they believe bringing about the abductees' return will become more difficult if they tie sanctions on north korean and suspend negotiation. they plan to continue unofficial talks with their north korean counterparts and urge them to conduct the invest

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. i'll be back in about half an hour so do stay with us on nhk world. >> do you hear that? silence. isn't it wonderful? all too rare in the modern world. noise and stress are a constant presence in our lives. airplanes boom over the rooftops, a constant stream of cars roll by our homes, lots of people have to live with noise. and it isn't just annoying, it's actually bad for your health. your cardiovascular system suffers from noise pollution children have a harder time learning and surgeons make more mistakes when it gets loud in the operating theatre. what can we do about noise? stay tuned. and here's what else we've got coming up for you in the show.

mes tengan in tokyo. we start off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. >>> japanese officials have released photos that they say show china has developed gas fields in the east china sea in breach of an agreement with japan. >>> officials from the central and metropolitan tokyo governments are trying to end their dispute over a costly plan for a new olympic stadium. >>> and we take a look at the activities of the first japanese commander of a multinational task force fighting piracy off somalia. >>> japanese officials have released photos that show chinese facilities in the east china sea. they say their counterparts in beijing have been developing natural gas fields there in breach of a bilateral agreement. >> translator: we have confirmed that 12 structures have been constructed since june 2013 on the chinese side of the geographical median line between japan and china. we had confirmed four other structures before that. >> suga said it is extremely regrettable that china is redeveloping natural

mixed will be held in tokyo in september. i'll be back with full coverage of the autumn tonys, so please join me then. >> thank you very much. for you oofficianados log on and let us know what you thought of this journey. >>> baking temperatures hovered in the mid-30s celsius or mid-90s fahrenheit in tokyo. we are joined with the world weather. >> that tokyo high was 35 degrees. because of the heat and because of the heat related illness so far this season. this was the hottest point in the country. it was nearly 39 degrees. we may see rainfall on tuesday. rain is likely causing dropping triumphs. so tokyo 32 degrees for the high. about 5 degrees cooler compared to what we saw today. maebashi 33 degrees. remnants of the tropical lora has gone. however the moisture is bringing in rainfall over western japan. it will move into the northern areas as we go into tuesday. now, heavy rain is causing plenty across the southern end of china. we have video coming out. take a look. persistent downpours led to flooding and serious road p

tokyo olympics officials are facing another challenge.y're getting flack from a belgian-based graphic designer over the logo for the summer games. it's said the emblem looks like one he designed for theater. he posted the two logos on twitter, and he noted they shared a striking resemblance in composition and form. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he says he is consulting the theater and a lawyer to decide whether to take legal action. the organizers of the game say they took up the matter with the japanese designer. and they say there seems to be no problem. they've been checking registered trademarks worldwide since november when they chose the design. they revealed the logos for the tokyo olympics and paralympics last friday. >>> turtles have long been popular among japanese children. nearly 2 million of them are kept as pets around the country. but officials plan to impose restrictions on keeping some types, because they're -- in order to protect the eco-system. nhk world has the report. >> reporter: slider turtles originally from the

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> people in greece are facing an uncertain future. officials at the international monetary fund say the country has missed the deadline for a debt repayment. it joins somalia, sudan and zimbabwe in a list of countries in arrears to the imf. greece failed to repay a debt of 1.5 billion euros by the deadline of midnight on tuesday. managing director crist even lagarde will soon report to the imf's board of directors that the poverty-stricken country is officially in default. greece is the first developed nation to be classified as in arrears by the imf. credit rating companies say they won't treat the case as a default that causes losses for private investors. greece also owes 184 billion euros or over $200 billion to the european union. attention is focused on how the eu will handle that debt. greece will hold a national referendum on sunday on austerity measures demanded by the iu. prime minister alexis tsipras made a last-ditch effort to win support from creditors. he sent a new pr

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> top executives at electronics giant toshiba have resigned over an accounting scandal. the president and two of his predecessors stepped down to take responsibility for systematic wrongdoing at the firm. >> translator: we sincerely admit to having caused the trouble. i genuinely apologize to all of our shareholders and those who are involved in our businesses. i am deeply sorry. >> president tanaka attended an emergency board meeting on tuesday with norio sasaki and atsutoshi nishida. they told board members they were quitting. sasaki had been serving as vice chairman and nishida as an adviser to the board. on monday, members of a special panel released the findings of a investigation into irregularities at toshiba. in the report they blamed executives for inflating profits. they said there was a systematic problem at the firm that went all the way to the top. they also said toshiba will have to write down operating profits between fiscal 2008 and 2014 by about $1.2 billion. the pa

reporting for nhk world, tokyo. >>> well people in tokyo are also enjoying some light rain while residents in western japan are dealing with torrential downpours. meteorologist robert speta joins us with more. >> we are seeing right now, if you take a look at the satellite picture, is actually most of the country is under the cloud cover. in tokyo this morning some light rain out there. i brought an umbrella with myself. but if you are in parts of kyushu, it is coming down quite hard. in some areas here in the past 48 hours we've seen upwards of 391 millimeters of total precipitation. this is on top of what we've already seen so far this month, specifically there in kagoshima prefecture where some cases they've seen over 1,000 millimeters of total rainfall. there is that threat of flooding here and even the chance of landslides as this continues to push overhead. this whole low itself is not just bringing those heavier showers into kyushu. if you are in tokyo through the midand latter part of wednesday, you will see heavier showers there. you want to have the umbrella by if you are commuti

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. and from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching. >> hello and a very warm welcome to global 3000, where this week we'll be covering one particular battle in the fight to curb a global epidemic. no, we're not talking about a disease. this epidemic is a man-made outbreak of violence against women. that's just one of the stories coming up on the program. learning made fun -- how radio-lessons are shaking-up the classroom in pakistan. within the privacy of their own four walls, brazilian women take steps to protect themselves from domestic violence. barren, salty soil -- senegal's farmers

let's get the details from our business reporter, yang at the tokyo stock ex-change. yang, what can you tell us? >> investors today were encouraged by strong quarterly profits from japanese companies. the chinese markets seem to have stabilized a bit and the yen's slide against the dollar also boosted by orders in tokyo. the nikkei average snapped a four-day losing streak and gained almost 1.1%. closing at 20,522. meanwhile, the broader topix rose 0.8%. companies that made headlines with earnings reports in either direction are leading the gains and losses today. hitachi jumped 6.5%. the electronics maker reported net profits surged more than 30% in the april to june quarter. hino motors shares climbed nearly 7%. their buses are in big demand by tourists from china. it reported a 23% rise in net profit. and mazda motor is up as well after announcing quarterly operating profit. that beat analysts' expectations. now i have to mention nintendo of course, the game maker swung back into quarterly profits, and its shares soared more than 8%. on the negative side panasonic i

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.ou very much for staying with us. >> hello and a warm welcome to in good shape. are you happy with your body your weight, or would you like to lose a few pounds? we will talk about dieting later on in the show. how intermittent fasting can help you drop kilos. and how

we go to to the tokyo stock exchange.t are you seeing how is this affecting tokyo stocks this morning? >> good morning, ramin. many key factors played into investors' sentiment one of which was the stronger dollar after yellen's comments and a slew of positive american data. but i guess investors cannot be too aggressive in buying especially after the protests in athens. let's see the opening levels for the nikkei and the topix for this saidthursday, july, 16th. the nikkei is opening above 20,500. haven't seen that in a while. the topix is up half a percent. over on wall street, though, the dow broke a four-day winning streak, just a touch lower at 18,050 and the nasdaq lost about a tenth of a percent. u.s. stocks were initially higher as u.s. producer price inflation rose more than expected. winners included black rock and the bank of america, but the market reversed those gains on protests outside the greek parliament. yesterday we had a lot of strrl bank actions and data releases. one of which is the bank of japan, tha

the stadium was one of the main selling points in tokyo's olympic bid. it was designed by british arc tech -- architect hadid. it features two huge arches that require specialized advanced technology and materials. that makes them extremely expensive to build. the cost of the entire stadium ballooned to nearly double the initial estimate. >> translator: it will cost about $2 billion. >> reporter: that's almost five times the cost of the main stadium for the 2012 london olympics. and it exceeds the total cost for the main stadium for the last five olympics. prime minister abe was initially reluctant to review the stadium plan. >> translator: i've been told that there's not enough time before the 2020 tokyo olympics to hold another international competition to come up with a new design. >> reporter: the plan drew criticism not only within political circles but also from the public. >> translator: i think it's too expensive. it's beyond comprehension. >> translator: i wonder if we need a stadium this big after the olympics are over how will re we use it and

it's a hot and humid morning in tokyo. mai shoji join us with the latest in world weather. >> the heat personally i'm fine with it. but the combination of strong winds and the radiance from concrete ground and the humidity. these are all great recipes for heat stroke. i'm afraid to tell you we're not going to get a break from that. let me show you a video that shows you the conditions across much of japan. take a look at that. hitting 37 degrees. certainly winds surging across japan today have led to extreme heat across the country. tuesday makes it one of the hottest days of the year for 2015 across much of the kanto region. and risks for heat stroke against on wednesday. kagoshima has seen heavy amounts of rain comparable to the height of the rainy season. many locations in kagoshima have seen record breaking amounts of rain for the month of july. they'll be in the process of rewriting the record books again today because we are seeing this much amounts of rainfall in just two days. 620 millimeters of rain in parts of ka

the world's second biggest economy, for more bego to the tokyo stock exchange. forget about the fed, it seems to be all about china now. >> forget about the fed. that's what many market watchers are saying and that's because after china posted the biggest drop in eight years, that knocked down equities and co-mod commodities across the globe. the nikkei closed down nearly 1% 20,167 and the topix down 1% at the open. a few hours ago, the dow closed at the lowest since february at 17,440 and investors are worried about china's u.s. trading partners and the dow posted five sessions of losses the longest streak since january and the nasdaq was down 1%. many trader haves suggested the key event this week was the fed's policy meeting but as you said, one market strategists told me more weight is now on china's manufacturing although it's due out on saturday after the crash. he says the market is now very very sensitive to anything focussing on chinese growth and another strategist told me that about the correlation between the s&p 500 on wall street and stocks and wha

tokyo's looking at 30 degrees. i say 30 but that's still very hot and it's going to get even hotter throughout your weekend. so please watch out for heatstroke. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thank you for joining us. dr. lekutat: hello there and welcome to your health magazine, coming at you from the dw studios in berlin! bamboo is an interesting plant. it bends when there's a storm but doesn't break and springs right back when the wind drops. this is a quality some people seem to have -- they just get through the trials and tribulations of life and make the best of things. this quality is something psychologists call resilience. the good thing is that it's a skill you can acquire. stay tuned to find out how. and there's more coming up in the show -- shoulder to shoulder -- when is an artificial joint the answer? song of the sp

our business reporter gives us the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> benchmarks in tokyo were pretty volatile tuesday as many investors became worried about a slowdown in the chinese economy. the nikkei 225 ended down 0.1% at 20,328. at one point, the index sank to a two-week low but recouped some losses in the afternoon as the shanghai composite began to recover to some extent. the broader topix index fell about 0.5% so the losses were limited, but the appetite for bargain-hunting wasn't strong either. domestic market-oriented sectors, such as telecoms or transportation supported the indices today. ntt rose about 1.5%. tokyo electric power or tepco ended up 4.7%. ana holdings rhodes on the back of media repor of strong operating profits in the first quarter, but the china sell-off is evident. companies that rely heavily on the chinese market such as construction machinery makers lost out. komatsu lost 2.7% and hitachi construction lost 2.3%. both hit the lowest level during the day. and nissan motor fell more than 4% over concerns over the slowdown on chinese sales and a stro

>> welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12-hour flight and i'm baked.must -- go out. ♪ the kabukicho district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed i.d.s of the japanese male, some female too, come out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager maso sokubel. always a good sign when protective chains protect entertainers from the soon to be entertained. right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. >> a long time ago on a planet far away -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> no. no, it can't be over! not yet. no! but yet -- yet it is. with a series of chaste high fives with the hard-working performers. okay, i've got to tell you. i've seen jimi hendrix. >> have you? >> i've seen janis joplin. i've seen david bowie, diamond dogs. i've seen jason robars on "moon for the misbegotten" on broadway considered one of the greatest productions ever. this was the greatest show i've ever seen in my life! it had it all! it was the greatest show in the history of entertainment. i don

the relay will end in tokyo on august 7th. prime minister shinzo abe has urged his cabinet members to speed up preparations for the games. >> translator: we will make the jut most effort for a new national stadium and make sure it's completed in time. i hope it can be a landmark for people around the world to share their dreams and hopes. >> the government will draw up a plan that includes security measures against terrorists and cyber attacks. >>> the united states has stepped up pressure on north korea. officials with the treasury department say they've added a singapore-based company to their sanctions list for supporting pyongyang's illicit weapons shipments. the sanctions were imposed on senat shipping company. transactions with american firms and individuals will be banned. treasury officials say senat helped a north korean company ocean maritime management to secure crewmen. in july last year the u.n. imposed sanctions on the north korean company for transporting undeclared military equipment from cuba to the north in 2

development program in tokyo. he says there are reasons some goals haven't been met. >> i'd say always the lack of capacity and poverty institutions, effective democratic process, and transparent and accountable use of financial resources, and then to develop a human capacity. that causes the non-access of the people to the hospital for effective medical care, for effective education and clean water. >> reporter: kondo says developed nations like japan should play a more active role in providing adequate technologies and resources to developing countries. but he also touched on the role of developing nations. >> now the people who are using these resources should be more structured and try to be effective to deliver results. >> reporter: u.n. officials are now setting their sights on the next 15 years. members plan to adopt a new set of developing goals for 2030 in september at the general assembly. mitsuko nishikawa, nhk world. ♪ >>> people across the globe have commemorated 70 years since the battle of okinawa,

i'm james tengan in tokyo. thanks for watching. 555ñññ more france 24 relief -- more debt relief and that finances are worse than previously reported. iran celebrates the nuclear deal and the release from crippling sanctions. the agreement was signed tuesday after more than a decade of talks. a new surveillance video shows the moment mexico's most wanted drug lord escaped from prison. joaquin el chapo guzman slipped out of the a tunnel that began

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a push to transform japan's security policy is on course to clear a major legislative hurdle. members of a special lower house committee of the diet will vote on bills that would allow japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense. members of the lawmakers of the ruling liberal democratic party and komeito called the vote. shinzo abe's cabinet presented the bills to the diet in may. lower house politicians have spent more than 110 hours discussing them. but members of opposition parties are critical. they've called the deliberations insufficient. they say more time is needed before a vote. >> translator: we agreed that every point was discussed and every question was answered. >> translator: i told them it will lead to serious problems in the future. >> if the bills clear the committee, they'll go before a full session of the lower house on thursday at the earliest for a vote. and if they pass lawmakers will send them to the upper house. the prime minister and members of the

internal lord, god, the source of our hope and dreams, we think you for the doolittle tokyo raiders.up of 80 patriots who bathe himself the country loved. we are grateful for the morale boost their exploits provided. a beleaguered nation, infusing america with the spirit of hope when it needed it most. lord, we ask your special blessings on the two surviving raiders, the retired with a net kernel -- lieutenant colonel and the staff sergeant. bless also and comfort the families of a third doolittle raider, the retired lieutenant colonel, who recently died. made inspiration we see from this congressional gold medal ceremony that celebrates the humble heroism of the doolittle tokyo raiders, motivate us to live more laudable lives. we pray in your great name, amen. >> amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, u.s. representative from the 22nd district of texas. [applause] >> good afternoon here it i want to thank leaders of both parties for making this long overdue day happy. a special thanks on these endeavors. in my navy career, i have landed and taken off on military carriers m

in tokyo the nikkei 225 rose 15%. our business reporter tells us what to expect going forward. >> reporter: in the first half of 2015 we saw the nikkei shoot up to its highest level in two decades. japan was also the best performing developed market. the question then becomes who's been leading the rally and will it continue? the nikkei kicked off the year prettylow. but it steadily moved higher and higher until it hit 20,900 a level we haven't seen in more than 18 years. i spoke with goldman sachs' japan. she says she's seeing a new trend. the nikkei saw a rally. what boosted the rally and who were the big players? >> i think that attracted valuations and you had significant inflows. interestingly not from your typical investor base which often is foreigners. but this time it was very much led by domestic investors. namely public pension funds as well as the bank of japan. but also don't forget corporates were very active buyers of their own stocks. so share buy backs were also a prominent player in the first half in

stay tuned for "news room tokyo" live at the top of the hour. i'm james tengan in tokyo. bye for now. after record-breaking talks late into the night, eu leaders came up with a unanimous agreement on a new deal. but in that deal, eurozone leaders have made greece surrender much sovereignty to outside supervision in return for a green -- for agreeing to talk on a 36-year-old bailout to keep the near bankruptcy greece in the euro.

we saw temperatures in the mid-30s in tokyo. when we factor in the humidity it felt like the upper 30s. it's going to be like that a little bit longer into the summertime pattern. the rainy season front has lifted extending over into the korean peninsula. so we will continue to see rainy conditions cloudy conditions as we progress through the rest of the month of july. now, we also had a very rainy setup for the southern islands of japan because of the remnants of a tropical depression. so as that moved to the north and started to spread influence out, it also brought a lot of rainfall into the southeastern portions of china. as we talked about for quite some time this area does not need any more rain. but it looks like we're going to see even more of that as we go into wednesday. now, let me point your attention down toward this area of moisture. that is halola. sunday it weakened into a tropical depression. now it decided to be a typhoon again. so we're looking at a strong typhoon. it is moving west at 20 kilometers per hour.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. michaela: hello and a very warm welcome to "global 3000." cannabis -- an innocuous looking green plant at the heart of a multi-billion dollar global industry. but should we ban it or tax it? this week we look at two very different approaches to the consumption of the controversial crop. that's just one of the topics coming up on the show. cannabis in colorado -- how legalizing the drug has helped to keep the municipal coffers full. inside an armenian prison -- for despondent inmates, reform can't come a moment too soon. and -- national park status in uganda --

this hotel for cats opened in tokyo this month. pet owners seem undeterred by the price tag of $40 a night. popularity is growing by word of mouth. there are no cages here. each cat has a room of its own equipped with a bed, a toilet and a special carpet that's easy on their claws. a camera connected to the internet allows owners to peek at what their pets are up to any time they want. >> translator: we aimed to make a place where owners could keep their cats without any concerns. we've been getting reservations and inquiries from around japan. >> as japan increasingly takes cats to its collective heart, a growing rash of businesses are helping them live longer, happier lives. >> that's it for business news, i'm going to hand it back to you, james. >> thanks, gene, for those updates. >>> three former executives of tokyo electric power company will face mandatory indictment over their handling of the 2011 nuclear indictment at fukushima daiichi. nobody so far has been held had dismissed the complaint filed against the officials. the

even over towards tokyo, a high of 34 seen there on monday. do want to mention in tokyo, unfortunately, there was several deaths reported due to heat exhaustion and heat stroke and nearly 900 people had to be taken to the hospital. the heat is definitely playing a major role for many people out here, as far as what they are up to. let's take a look at the forecast because on tuesday into wednesday, you still want to be staying cool out here in tokyo, try to stay hydrated at least inside an air conditioned building if possible. thursday it will cool off. same thing in kyoto. one of the big things we're see thing cool off is because we have a typhoon coming. that will bring cloud cover and rainfall but unfortunately a whole slew of different problems, as well. this is down towards the south tracking off towards the north. winds 144 gusting to 216 kilometers per hour. it will entense fie making land full early morning hours on friday. one of the big things it will bring damaging winds. prepare ahead of this but i think the bigger threat is going

let's see how tokyo markets kicked off the day on july 10th. the nikkei is opening in the negative down 0.5% 19755. however, the broader topix is up opening in the positive up a quarter percent. a very volatile week for the nikkei. it dropped 3% through thursday this week. investors were moved by each headline coming out from greece and also by the wild swings in the chinese markets. and with that said investors on wall street were also in a wait and see mode on greece and china. u.s. stock prices closed well off their intraday highs on thursday. the dow jones industrial average managed to close in the positive up 0.2% and the tech-heavy nasdaq was up 0.25%. market players were mostly in a risk off stance buying up safe havens like the yen and selling off stocks and commodities and that's because china lost over $4 trillion u.s. in less than three weeks and investors were fearing the possibility of greece leaving the eurozone. however, we're seeing developments and we're see inging a shift gradually to risk on trade and that's after the rally i

now for more let's go to the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. looks like everyone was prepared for the worst on wall street but stocks regained some of the lost ground. what is behind that rebound? >> good morning ramine. the initial reaction was to sell stocks, but an analyst i talked to this morning said the muted reaction was mainly due to a couple of key points but before we go to that let's take a look at the opening levels in tokyo as we kick off a very good day. shares are rebounding from yesterday's losses. the nike up over 1% and the topix. what is behind the muted reaction in new york and you are pop, an analyst said one, the market expects a compromise on greece and actually, the resignation of the greek finance minister boosted hopes for fresh discussions between greece and creditors and two, investors expect the european central bank would prevent connotation to other eros zone countries. these factors are definitely supporting the downside and one of the other reasons behind new york's selling is because the markets in europe didn'

that includes close to tokyo area and winds are quite strong. mt. fuji opened to climbers today but authorities are advising people not to climb the mountains. the peak of heavy rain will be today but rainy weather will continue into the weekend in tokyo as well as shizuoka. sunny conditions will continue and temperatures have been quite high over the past several days and staying quite hot over the next several days. and down towards the south, we have a low over the philippines continuously bringing some moisture. and then a tropical depression and then a newly formed tropical system. this one is a tropical storm at this moment will likely get very close into the next several days. it bay become a strong typhoonon and may hit guam on saturday. we'll keep you posted on the progress. very hot conditions are consisting over the western areas of europe. that includes london. london hit a high of 30 degrees on tuesday. we have some video coming out of the city to show how people are dealing with the heat. a heat wave is bringing people outdoors in engl

this company near tokyo uses large amount of electric power to melt iron. the company's president says he's struggling to deal with rising energy costs. three years ago, the government slapped an extra fee on electricity users. a measure aimed at promoting clean energy. the chart shows how much electricity the company has used and how much it paid for it. their consumption hasn't risen, but bills have gone up substantially. he says the higher fuel costs are to blame. >> translator: the levy and rising material costs are putting pressure on your business. we're forced to bear higher costs for renewable energy than most other industries. we want measures to ensure these costs are shared nationwide. >> reporter: government officials say they are listening to people's concerns and will review its policies for clean energy. another issue is whether japan can meet its reduction target for greenhouse gases. officials aim to curb emissions by 26%. >> translator: nuclear power may not be as available as planned. in that case japan may have to continue burning fossil

even in the tokyo area an additional 100 millimeters. but the heaviest stuff out here towards the west. 300 millimeters of additional precipitation is likely. definitely continue to monitor this. in the bigger picture the flow coming down to the south, philippines being impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding as well. i'll have mary on that later on. >> for people in western japan memories of flooding and landslides caused by path typhoons are still fresh in their minds. this time around they're better prepared in the hope of preventing any further loss of life. >> thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to wide areas northeast of nangka's route, far away from the storm itself. data from the japan meteorological agency showed changes in wind direction and the amount of rainfall as the storm gradually approaches. strong rain clouds formed in eastern japan. damp air from the south flowed into the area causing downpours. one resident barely escaped tragedy as a ten meter wide strip of ground under her house collapsed. >> translator: i heard th