p> tokyo verdicts come in. is justitititititi >> oliver:hile nurmberg took jus ten months for verdicts tbe reached, the tokyo trial dragg on for two and a half years. >> they wre bendi over backwards to give the best advantage to the japanese lawyers. heand them to have he portunityf really getting throug with their points. >> oliver: but for many american.o.w.', their day in court woud never come. instead, the were served a gagrder, issued by the u.s miltary. >> i was told, you don't be talking wh thee media,the newspers. he said,f you d ande fin out about it, he id y'll be court-martialed. >> the original gag order was drawn up on ordersrom washingn to gener marthur as the philippines wereliberaed inanuary, february 1945. >> oliver: ahoof the book unjus enrihment, he's done exexpensive research on ameran p.w.'sn th pacifi >> what puzes me is whyhis order w then updated to septemr 5th, is the 1945. prisoners being recvered from japan were being als forced to sign this order. . >>liver: they had y sign a gag or

p> tokyo verdicts come in.s justitititititi >> oliver:hile nurmberg took jus ten months for verdicts tbe reached, the tokyo trial dragg on for two and a half years. >> they wre bendi over backwards to give the best advantage to the japanese lawyers. heand them to have he portunityf really getting throug with their points. >> oliver: but for many american.o.w.', their day in court woud never come. instead, the were served a gagrder, issued by the u.s miltary. >> i was told, you don't be talking wh thee media,the newspers. he said,f you d ande fin out about it, he id y'll be court-martialed. >> the original gag order was drawn up on ordersrom washingn to gener marthur as the philippines wereliberaed inanuary, february 1945. >> oliver: ahoof the book unjus enrihment, he's done exexpensive research on ameran p.w.'sn th pacifi >> what puzes me is whyhis order w then updated to septemr 5th, is the 1945. prisoners being recvered from japan were being als forced to sign this order. . >>liver: they had y sign a gag orde

was mostly the name of the game here in tokyo. the implosion data from china was lower than estimates, and they took the opportunity to take money off the table, however, shares were brought back in the afternoon as some companies reported better earnings. now key industries here in tokyo ended flat on tuesday after yesterday's two and a half month highs. the nikkei is positive in the afternoon closing at 19,671. analysts say as long as the nikkei remains over 19,500, the rkets are stable. the broader topix failed to recoop losses ending in the negative. the weak data weight from china weighed on those who rely on china. construction down .10%, and losers who lost ground after weak earnings, yokohama rubber and nippon soda, dropping 8% and soda dropped 6% after getting a downgrade from credit swiss. top winners were japan display up 7.7% after operating profits returned to the black for the first time in two years during the april-september period. anher company said smart phone panels for apple's iphones as well as for china sold

>>> welcome to "newsline" live from tokyo. i'm james tengan. >>> officials of russia's presidential office say the downing of a russian passenger plane in egypt was an act of terrorism. the officials say russia's federal security service reported the results of its investigation to president vladimir putin monday night. they say the fsb concluded explosives set by terrorists caused the crash. fsb head alexanderdri borsakov said the explosives tore the fuselage apart. the russian air jet crashed last month. all 224 passengers and crew members died. investigators in the u.s. and britain say a bomb was most likely on board. but russian and egyptian officials have reserved judgment. a group linked to the islamic state militants has claimed responsibility for the crash. russia has been conducting air strikes in syria since late september. it says they're aimed at defeating the militants and supporting the government of president bashar al assad. >>> france's president is calling for aggressive action at home and abroad to defeat th

one was in myanmar's largest city, yangon, and the other in tokyo.oth discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties. the yangon talks took place at an office of the japan international cooperation agency, or jaica, japan's embassy and chamber of commerce sent representatives. they explained to members of nld's economic committee japan's past and existing assistance to myanmar. >> translator: as well as the economy, japan has positively engaged myanmar in the peace and cease-fire process for ethnic minorities and in other fields. before the transition to a new government, japan wants to have a dialogue with the nld to support this smooth launch of the next administration. >> japanese foreign minister fumio kishida attended the talks in tokyo. he told nld executives a stable government was critical for myanmar's peace and prosperity. he added that japan's public and private sectors stand ready to offer their full support. and he called for aung san suu kyi to visit japan. china's communist party invited aung san suu kyi to visit beijing in june w

this is a wedding party held in tokyo. standing next to the bride and groom is a robot. >> translator: this robot is in fact representing the groom's grandmother. >> reporter: the groom wanted to invite his grandmother to his wedding. but the 90-year-old lives about 300 kilometers from tokyo. she's been bedridden for two years. so they came up with an idea to have her virtually attend his wedding party. he set up a system that connected the camera on the robot with the headset. he realized she cannot move her neck freely, but the headset features an eye-tracking system which allows her to control the robot just by moving her eyes. she is really eager to see the bride. it's so real that she holds out her hands in return. she says she wishes she was there with them. >> translator: when i see my grandmother next time, i think we'll be able to talk about my wedding as if she had been here. i'm glad we could share this experience. >> reporter: the developer of the headset says she has great expectations that virtual reality wil

nhk world, tokyo. ♪ >>> fair weather prevails for us in tokyo with highs around 20 degrees celsius ordegrees fahrenheit. people in yemen are having deal with the aftermath of a cyclone that dumped years worth of rain in a matter of hours. >> reporter: the weather has much improved because the cyclone quickly weakened after making landfall because it gets y air over the arid area. it was the second strongest cyclone for the arabian ocean and the first cyclone to hit yemen in history. so several damage were reported across many areas. we have some video coming out of the country. these are some of the first images out of yemen where the strongest cyclone in the count in recorded hisry made landfall on tuesday. damaging winds swept the coastline, but the biggest threat was the rainfall. over a year's worth of precipitation fell in a 24-hour period. dozens of families fled to higher ground due to fear of flooding and rock slides. no injuries have been reported yet on mainland yemen, but the island of sikotra took the brunt of the storm killing three people. the weather has improved. but a

the tokyo high court has overruled that sentence. the she was charged with attempting murder by transporting bomb making materials for the cult. she spent 17 years on the run before being arrested in 2012. the cult sent a parcel bomb to headquarters where it seriously wounded an official. she pleaded not guilty at the tokyo district court which convicted her last year. the high court judge reversed that decision saying the terrorist attack was intended to kill but there is reasonable doubt as to whether she was aware of that. they are held responsible for a series of crimes, including the saran gas attack that killed 13 people and injured thousands of others. her lawyer says the decision made at the lower court is now regarded as a mistake and urged prosecutors not to appeal. prosecutors called the ruling unexpected and highly regrettable. >>> now we turn to what's happening in business. toshiba has saidts sorry for dragging its feet. here's more on that and other headlin headlines. gene? >> toshiba's president apologized for insuffi

>>> live from tokyo, this is "newsline." i am james tengan and it's 7:00 p.m. on a thursday here in japan. welcome to nhk world. here are the top stories for this hour. >>> myanmar's leader is laying the ground work for a transfer of power. >>> soukt korea's supreme kourld has held up a life. >>> election officials say that the national lead for democracy is heading for victory. the party leader is laying the ground work of the historic transfer of power. the election have released result itself for 72 percent of the seats as noon thursday. officials sai that the nld has captured 291 out of the 600 seats. the military backed governing party has tallied 33. myanmar emerged from the military rule four years ago, but they're lead by former military officers. >>> the focus is on whether the opposition is going to loossen the grip. the military retains strong political influence in the country. it holds one quarter of the seats and veto powers of change. he wants an early dialogue to ensure a smooth transfer. >>> a life sentence for the captain of the sewol boat. it

reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >> thanks.moving on to other markets in the asia pacific region. the shanghai added nearly .4% closing at 3630. investors cheered by the central bank's additional easing measure to lower lending rates for banks. taiex was lower by .14%, cautious before the release of the export orders for october. they fella-ç for a seventh consecutive month. in other marketings, hong kong gained 1% led by energy and i.t. sectors, and sydney extended gains to a fourth day and finished up .25% after three weeks of losses. here's a look at other business stories we are following. >>> a panel of japan's main ruling democratic party has begun discussing tax reforms for the next fiscal year. the cop tents are expected to be outlined by early next month. the panel is expected to recommend lowering the corporate tax rate from the current 32.11%. prime minister shinzo abe favors cutting it below 30%. a japanese public private fund is reportedly buying stake in a u.s. company promoting a high speed rail line connecting d

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> u.s. defense secretary ash carter visited a u.s. aircraft carrier sailing the contested waters of the south china sea. the visit came a week after a u.s. destroyer patrolled near an artificial island being built by china. the a.s.p. news agency report carter said aboard the "uss theodore roosevelt" there is a lot of concern about chinese behavior in the region. the captain also spoke to media on the aircraft carrier. robert francis reportedly said the destroyer sailed ten kilometers off subi reef where china is conducting reclamation report. he reported his vessel had been shadowed by a chinese destroyer for about ten days before approaching the reef. >>> officials from russia and egypt are dismissing claims that a bomb may have caused the crash of an airliner over the sinai. british prime minister david cameron had mentioned a strong possibility the plane was brought down by explosives. >> we cannot be certain that the russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it

in other words, before tokyo hosts the olympic games. abe told a gathering of government and business leaders to work hard on these innovative technologies. >> translator: we will lead the world in putting the fourth industrial revolution into motion. through a transformation in productivity by investing in the future. this is a race against time. >> abe said he wants to see the automated vehicles cruising japan's roads by 2020 when tokyo hosts the olympic games. the prime minister directed the officials to step up their testing, trials and building of infrastructure. abe has also set his sights on drone delivery systems. a panel of private and public sector officials will examine ways to get that idea off the ground in three years at the earliest. he also urged the private sector leaders to boost their investment and hike work es'wages to achieve a virtuous economic circle. >>> one success story for japan's slow-growing economy is tourism. the country's managing to attract considerably more visitors from abroad than government officials

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. french tensions are rising in one of the most watched conflict zones. turkish military officials say a russian war in plane violated their air space. russia's president is warning of consequences. military officials say one of two pilots was killed by gun fire from the ground and a member of the helicopter crew was also killed during an operation to rescue them. russian president said there would be serious consequences for moscow's relations. >> translator: today's loss for us was a stab in the back from terrorist accomplices. >> foreign minister has cancelled a trip to turkey and urged other russians to refrain from traveling to the country turkish president defended the shooting. he argued the russian pilots ignored warnings and stayed in turkish air space and criticized russia for conducting air strikes near the border. he said the areas in question are inhabited by people who have nothing to do with islamic state militants. the american and french presidents are urging russia and

we're focusing on tokyo. that's why we're doing business together. >> reporter: staff are now busy setting up a website in english to reach international customers. it will offer popular items from the bar. >> translator: first, i wanted to create a casual environment for people to try sake. now i want to expand sales online worldwide. >> reporter: it may be japan's traditional drink, but younger entrepreneurs are bringing a modern spirit to the industry. one they hope will cultivate a new generation of sake lovers. giang nguyen, nhk world, tokyo. >> japanese officials released their latest current account data, the broadest measure of trade investment with the rest of the world. the balance for september remained in the black for the 15th straight month. finance ministry officials say the surplus in september came in at around $12 billion. the trade account returned to the black with a surplus of about $670 million. the number was up from a year earlier as falling crude oil prices reduced energy imports in v

now tokyo will see a high of 20 degrees as we go into sunday and monday. temperatures are not too bad, but again turns will turn wet starting sunday. six for the high and minus one for the weekend morning. bringing in heavy rainfall and snow fall around north korea. rain will continue into the weekend because it's a slow moving system. now, temperatures are going to be 14 degrees. we issued a forecast and then . >> on wednesday and weather has been miserable akrocross the ar. now it's improving and more rain is expected on your friday in a month. that's it for now and here is the extended forecast. Ñ÷p÷999Ñç molly: welcome to the "france 24 ." newsroom. i am molly hall. here on headlines. tourists afterh officials say a bomb likely downed a passenger plane. france enforced border controls for the u.n. climate summit.

>>> live from our studios here in tokyo, this is "newsline." i'm james tengan. >>> french police have stormed a building in connection with last week's terror attacks. they have suspects, both male and female. heavy gunfire broke out early morning in saint denis in paris. the area is near the stadium where suicide bombers struck on friday. prosecutorsay there were several people inside the building when police raided. one woman detonated herself. five officers were injured. afp news agency quotes sources that they are looking for abdelhamid abaaoud. he was sentenced by a court in july. he was at large. they have been searching for suspects linked to the terror suspectshich killed 129 people. saint denis has a high percentage of islam residents. >>> obama pointed out that russia mainly at first targeted moderate sources in order to support president ba shirt assad. the crash of a plane in egypt last month was an act of terror. obama commented on the move by russian president vladimir putin. >> if in fact shifts his focus and the focus of his mil

i'm james tengan in tokyo. here's some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> russia's president is warning of consequences after the turkish military shot down one of his country's war planes. >>> french president francois hollande has met with president obama in washington. they vowed to increase cooperation to defeat the islamic state militant group. >>> and the united nations has condemned new border restrictions on refugees and migrants that some balkan countries have imposed. >>> fresh tensions are rising in one of the most watched conflict zones. turkish military officials say a russian war plane they shot down on the border with syria violated their airspace. russia's president is warning of consequences. nhk world has more. >> reporter: the drama unfolded tuesday morning on the other side of turkey's border. russian military officials say the area is controlled by anti-government militants. the crew members escaped by parachute but one was killed by gunfire from the ground. russian helicopters w

tokyo staying dry and generally warm. on thursday it will be wet and temperatures will be about 20 degrees. now across much of asia, looking fight dry across the korean peninsula, northern portions of china and southern portions of china as well. hazy conditions are affecting the beijing area, currently the quality level is at hazardous and staying that way into your monday or tuesday. now as for temperatures, for tuesday, beijing up two degrees for the high. fight chilly for this time of year. 7 degrees in seoul and 25 in quangzhou. >> cool temperatures for the pan pandas. the triplets made headlines when they were born in july last year. they were the only panda triplets alive in the world. all right. that's it for now. here's your extended forecast. >>> and with that we end this hour's "newsline." we'll have more updates as well as a live report from paris at the top of the hour on newsroom tokyo. stay with us. úñ president obama: our progress will be measured differently, in a planet that is preserved, and that is wh

>>> live from our studios in tokyo, this is "newsline." i'm james tengan. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> french police have launched a manhunt for a 26-year-old suspect from the paris attacks. >>> ministers from 21 economies have met in manila for the asian sha pacific economic cooperation forum. >>> french authorities are learning more about the terror attacks that took place in paris on friday. the seven assailants killed at least 1 twin people and wounded 350 others at eight locations. french authorities continue their search for at least one other man suspected of involvement. this video posted online shows the scene when shooting started in the bataclan concert hall. the band performing at the time stopped playing wn the sound of gunfire began to echo. 89 people were killed in the assault. another video was taken near the concert venue. it shows suspects exchanging fire with security forces. >> i heard the noise -- the sound of a woman screaming. scream i screaming. >> all seven people suspected of direct involvement are de

as we go out into the evening hours tokyo, as well. we are looking at the heavy showers moving through. by thursday morning's commute you are going to be wanting to have an umbrella with you at the least. hopefully this is out of there by lunch time as high pressure starts to work its way from the north. the high keeping things on the cold side there in northeastern china. seeing areas in the white. snow flakes expected in parts of north korea there in northeastern china and by beijing. high pressure is in place. that means stagnant, cool air. you have that chance of severe haze in some areas. down towards the south hong kong with high of 28. manila with partly cloudy skies staying on the warm side with a high of 33. let's look over towards europe now. we have several storm systems blowing through this area. this one right here heading into the scandinavian peninsula. the attached front is causing issues in the netherlands towards belgium we have seen wind reports over 120 kilometers per hour. we have the next storm, that is barney, ou

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the mrj is making its test flight in central japan. nhk world is there to see it. >>. >> reporter: gathered here to see the result of a decade of work. the mrj is designed to fly short distances and carry between 17 and 19 passengers. now the mrjs are approaching the run way. production stopped in 1973. today's maiden flight is a critical step in the process. development has not -- the flight was postponed five times. now, it's getting ready to take off. mrj is in the air. the industry design and building the plane domestically -- decided to produce a small passenger plane in 2008. the japanese government subsidized its development. >> translator: we want this project to grow into a major industry. >> reporter: about 2,000 small passenger jets are now in service mainly in the u.s. and europe. most produced by bombardier, a canadian company. but competition is heading up. russian and chinese manufacturers to growing demand in asia. mitsubishi aircraft is -- they say the fuselage an

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. french police have detained eight people in a paris suburb in a major operation that left two people dead. officers stormed a building in search of people suspected in involvement in last week's terror attacks that killed 129 people. police officers stormed a building in the early hours of the morning and fired over 5,000 rounds at the armed suspects. the police were searching for suspects in last week's attacks. the morning's raids happened in the saint denis district which has a high percentage of muslim residents. >> translator: i was out on the street and i heard shots. >> a senior french prosecutor says police found bodies of two militants in the building and detained eight others and have prevented a new terrorist attack. >> translator: we subdued another terrorist group. >> but the prosecutor says the fate of a key suspect is not yet known. the police had received a tip. a tip that abdul abaaoud was hiding there. he's suspected in playing a key role in the attacks. he was inter

tokyo had the behind the scenes drama not the decision not to prosecute the emperor. you'll meet two prosecutors tonight from trials and hear -pstories from those that suffed at the hands of our enemies. >> this guu came back. >> december 1944, the tide of war finally turned, hell on earth continued for pow's. >> to abuse them, to kill them was not. >> they tortured them 36 hours then took them out, made them dig a trench and shot them. >> the two horrors would be revealed. the war ended first in europe. hitler's so called thousand year riot made demise nine days before he shot himself and poisoned his mistress turned wife. many of nazi chief leaders were captured alive by the allies. >> how does it come about that we end up with international tribunal? >> the war was an allied joint effort from beginning to end. that was reflected in the conclusion of the war as well. >> as professor of military law, he is an expert on wartime prosecutions. >> we couldn't proceed as we saw fit. we had to console with major allies. >> meeting in 1945, roosevelt, church hill and stalli

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the leaders of china and france say they have agreed to cooperate to reach an international accord at an upcoming climate conference. france will host the u.n. convention on climate change. france president francois hollande and his counterpart xi jinping will work on a framework beyond 2020 to which all leaders must commit. the conference will begin november 30th in paris. delegates will seek to agree on a new international emissions reduction framework beyond 2020 to which all countries must commit. the two leaders released a joint statement that says they agree the new framework to require countries to review emissions targets every five years. they also declared their intention to release their own national strategies within the next five years to develop low-carbon economies by 2050. >> translator: the joint statement delivers the positive message that the two sides are working to improve the process on climate change so as to make cop21 a great success. >> president hollande was pleased with the commitment from the world's largest emitter. he

it's tuesday, november 17th in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. a battle between tokyo and okinawa over the recent relocation of a military base will be carried out in court. the island prefecture governor has been refusing to allow reclamation at the proposed site. governor onaga overrode it. the goal is to reclaim land that is central in the relocation process. under the government plan, the u.s. marine corps futenma air station is to be moved from ginowan city to the less populated area. he was instructed to rescind it, but he refused, citing it was too much to bear. the lawsuit is the first of its kind in decades. he called the request disappointing and unjust. >>> france's president called for aggressive action to defeat the terrorists who attacked paris. francois hollande said he will meet with other world leaders to discuss a joint response to international terrorist networks. >> translator: the acts of war of friday were conceived and planned in syria. they were organized in belgium and perpetrated on our soil with french accomplices. >> h

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >> french president hollande is making a new diplomatic push in the fight against islamic state militants. owe met with prime minister david cameron. they agreed on more military action against targets in syria. >> we're going to intensify our air strikes. we're going to choose targets that will do the most possible damage to this terrorist army. >> later this week i'll set out in parliament our comprehensive strategy for tackling isil. i firmly support the action that president hollande has taken to strike isil in syria, and it's my firm conviction that britain should do so, too. >> the two lead are made plans for european countries to share more intelligence on terror suspects. hollande is scheduled to meet with u.s. president barack obama on tuesday and with russian president vladimir putin on thursday. after the talks, france announced it had launched air strikes from the "charles de gaulle" aircraft carrier. the french military reported fighter jets bombed targets in iraq. france

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> leaders of china and taiwan are preparing for a meeting. they're headed to singapore for a one on one. if realized, it will be the first such meeting of the leaders from the two sides for more than six decades. a spokesperson for taiwan's presidential office says they'll discuss cross strait relations. ma will hold a news conference thursday ahead of saturday's meeting. china's state-run xinhua news agency also announced the meeting. it said the two leader also discuss peaceful development. both sides have refused to recognize each other's sovereignty since 1949. but taiwan's relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. he realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. ma leaves office in about six months. voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. they believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. public sentiment turned against relations. last year students occupied the pa

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> russia is continuing to hammer turkey. one of the pilots was shot dead by insurgents in the area. russia insists it did not violate turkey's air space. after being rescued the pilot was interviewed by russian media. he insists his war plane did not violate turkish air space for even a second. >> translator: visibility was good. we were sure about where we were. and there were no warnings from the turkish military. >> the pilot denied turkey's allegation that it issued ten warnings. the turkish military released what it says is an audio recording of the warnings. >> russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said that the foreign minister expressed condolences in their talks by telephone. lavrov accused him of trying to justify the downing of the russian plane. he said he refused to meet with him. in moscow about 400 protesters gathered in front of the turkish embassy. within banner read the turkey -- another said it's wrong for anyone to stab russia in the back. some protesters splash

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for join ush.teves: for a more lively way to enjoy paris and cap an exciting day, steve and i have hired a car and a driver for a blitz of the city's best nighttime views. and this isn't just any car and driver. this company employs a fleet of historic deux chevaux cars, and they're driven by local students. man: the different districts are like a snail, going around the island, the city. steves: the french raise flood lighting to an art form. and with a city as beautiful as paris, it's no wonder. les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb, is magnifique. the naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light. ♪ >> hel

this is pushing up the dollar and boosting export related shares in tokyo. the benchmark nikkei up at 19,010. it is continuing yesterday's momentum, which was fueled by the ipo of three japan post companies and their stock prices are rising this morning as well. >>> let's move on to currencies the dollar gained following yellen's comments and some encouraging jobs data, a two-month high against the yen. the pair is trading in the mid 121 yen levels. as the fed and european central bank are taking different policies, the u.s. currency climbed to a three-month high against the euro, single currency knew fetching just about $1.08. taking a look at other markets across the asia pacific, sydney shares are trading lower, down 1.25%. in seoul, also down by just about half a percent. more for you next hour in business. i'll leave you with a check on some other markets. >>> the presidents of china and taiwan are about to make history. xi jinping and ma ying-jeou will sit down for talks this weekend. it will be the first meeting of its kind in more than six decades. a

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites. this was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale beuse s rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >> on this edition of "native report"... we view legendary works of fine art at the gilcrease museum in oklahoma. >> and some of the stories i want to tell are completely... >> we interview noted filmmaker chris eyre. >> housing issues... >> and we meet eastern ba

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> french president francois and vladimir putin have met in moscow. they discussed two issues, deepening cooperation in the fight against islamic state militants and tension after turkey shot down a russian warplane. >>> nhk reports. >> russia has experienced terrorism with the downing our passenger airliner. we need to work together against our common enemy. >> reporter: after the two-hour meeting, the leaders told reporters they agreed to exchange intelligence on the islamic state group. they said they hope to improve the effectiveness of air strike against the militants. >> translator: what we agreed and this is important, is to strike only terrorists and the islamic state militants and not to strike forces that are fighting terrorism. >> translator: assad's government military are allies in our fight against terrorism. >> reporter: putin showed some compromise toward limiting air strikes to terrorists. the two leaders remain divided on the syrian president's regime. putin express

people in tokyo are seeing their skies. meteorologist robert speta tells us what is ahead in world weather. >> we are looking across much of japan is high pressure really making for a much fairer weather. we have showers to the west there. that is just the leading edge of a new storm system developing in out of southeastern china. we have this area of low pressure. you can see the cloud cover stretching across the region nice 24 hours you can see an additional millimeters. and it does continue heading into the weekend going to be working its way towards -- and into saturday and sunday across the tokyo area. i want toenti mention maybe snol pretty widespread across much of northern japan heading into latter part of the weekend. so something to look forward to. partly cloudy skies. down towards the south showers across much of china. still into the mid 30s into the tropics towards bangkok. 34 on your thursday. let's look towards the south specifically across southeastern australia. we have going on the developing low pressure

nhk world, tokyo. >>> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with a check on markets. ♪ ♪ >>> in the philippines, a major fire in one of the poorest areas of manila has forced thousands of people from their homes. the fire broke out in a crowded town on wednesday burning more than 800 buildings. air force helicopters flew over capital dropping water to extinguish the flames. >> translator: our neighborhoods helped us get out. the fire spread so fast. we didn't think it would reach us. >> translator: all the burned houses belong to squatters. and were badly made. that's why the fire spread so fast. and the streets are so narrow, it was hard for us to extinguish the fire. >> authorities say there were no fatalities largely because the fire happened in daytime. people who lost their homes are living in makeshift tents and parks or school gymnasiums and other evacuation centers. according to afp, the authorities suspect an illegal wire to take power from the electricity grid may have cause the blaze. ♪ ♪ >>> it is time now for a chec

shares surge during the company debut in tokyo. european stocks trade higher and the euro weakens as draghi reiterates the ecb is ready to act. eurozone pmi breaking across the bloomberg terminal now. welcome to "the pulse." we are live from london. i'm manus cranny. let's get into those numbers with mark. mark, it is a mess on the composite and a miss on the services. mark: interesting because growth momentum in the euro area could pick up this month after new orders rose at the quickest pace in a year according to the latest market economic data. the purchasing managers index gauging economic activity in the from 53.6 in september. that is below the october 23 estimate of 54. it is well above the 50 mark that divides expansion from contraction, and a measure of new order growth rose to 53.6 from 53.3. this confirms the euro area recovery is proving resilient to a slowdown in emerging markets despite this slide in energy prices and a stronger euro dampening inflation. the ecb will decide in december to its it needs to add qe progr

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. from all of us at nhk world, thanks for joining us. host: hello and welcome to "global 3000." there are currently more migrants on the move around the world than at any time since the end of the second world war. today we visit a town in america that has discovered them as an antidote to its own decline. here's what else we have coming up. immigrants are saving a small american town from shrinking. why palestinian poverty is also poison for the environment. and, how luxury foods like organic shrimps can help preserve vietnam's mangrove forests.

>>> "newsline" com to you live from the studios here in tokyo. i am james. >>> they will start on sunday a day early than planned. the officials that over see the talks said that it will offer an opportunity to make the best possible use of the time. the working group is due to meet for a week after the conference on monday. when leader from about 150 countries from the region will deliver talks. the talks are going to run through december 11th. they're trying to do global warming that all parties recognize as legally binding. the importance of the conference is bigger than ever and whether experts say that this year is likely to be the warmest on record. researchers say the temperatures for january through october was 0.7 degrees above the 30 year average from 1990. they say that's about one degree higher than the preindustrial period. they increase the temperatures in rising level of co 2 and other green house gases. >> we're one degree behind us, and the rate is increasing. there's not much flexibility. it's possible to do it provided there's