i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a ceremony has been held on the indonesian island of bali to remember the victims of the 2002 bali bombings. 14 years ago, militants detonated bombs in a busy district the e resort island. 202 people were killed. many of them foreign tourists. about 200 people attended the service on wednesday. they observed a moment of silence at the site of the bombings. the current governor of bali state was the lead police investigator into the attacks. he expressed determination to protect peace. among the mourners were the parents of a japanese couple who died. they expressed sorrow over recent terror attacks plaguing the world. >> translator: i feel sorry for the bereaved families. when i think of what they'll have to go through. >> in january, supporters of the islamic state militant group detonated bombs and opened fire in the capital, jakarta, killing four people. >>> hong kong's legislature opened a new session on wednesday. three lawmakers were suspended after protesting against china at t

nhk world, tokyo. >>> the u.s. military says north korea has failed in its latest attempt to launch a ballistic missile. it says the attempt took place at around 7:00 a.m. on thursday japan time at a site near the western city of kusong. it adds it was likely a musudan ballistic missile. it is north korea's second failed missile launch in less than a week. japan's top government spokesperson says the japanese government has lodged a strong protest with north korea. >> translator: north korea's missile launches undermines the peace and security of the region as well as the international community and can never be tolerated. >> he added the government will continue to do all it can to gather information and conduct surveillance so it can respond to different kinds of contingencies. u.s. and south korean foreign and defense ministries have met to tighten. >> make no mistake. any attack on america or our allies will not only be defeated, but also any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming and effective

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the city's governor has scored a minor victory in her efforts to curb growing costs for the 2020 olympics and paralympics. she met with the head of the ioc in tokyo on tuesday to discuss how to cut spending. nhk world has the details. >> translator: we'll make every effort to make tokyo 2020 a sustainable olympics. >> translator: the consensus after yuriko koike and ioc met in tokyo, the two leaders are faced with the task of ballooning costs for the summer games. a task force estimated it could grow over $30 billion. that's four times the original estimate. the panel advised the governor to review the current venues for three events, rowing and canoeing, volleyball, and swimming. it recommended that she consider scrapping plans that require new facilities for rowing and canoeing. the panel gave three existing location says as options,ne ini massive disaster hit in 2011. but changinsapoval of the ioc. receptive to the findings. >> there we see a great potential of reduction with r

i'm james tengan in tokyo. nhk "newsline" starts off with a quick look at the stories we're following this hour. a rare power outage. hundreds of thousands of people in tokyo were taken by surprise on wednesday when he lights suddenly went out. >>> and health worries. relatives of thailand's king are in bangkok to visit the hospitalized monarch whose condition is described as unstable. >>> a swath of tokyo was without electricity for a short time. the utility is blaming a fire. the outage caught many people by surprise. >> reporter: the president of tokyo electric power company was busy apologizing to the industry minister on thursday after more than half a million households lost power the day before. >> translator: i'm sorry for causing so much inconvenience and worrying so many people. >> translator: i take the situation very seriously. although temporarily, the capitol's main functions were paralyzed. >> reporter: the lights went out on wednesday afternoon. the head of the sports agency was right in the mid

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. authorities in japan's southern prefecture of okinawa are assessing the damage after a strong typhoon passed near the islands overnight. weather officials have lifted the highest level alerts for heavy rain, strong winds and high waves on the main island. evacuation advisories are still in place in some areas tuesday morning as typhoon chaba moves north away from okinawa's coasts. one of the smaller islands bore the brunt of the storm. more than 3,600 households are still out of power, and 116 residents remain in shelters. authorities say there are no reports of casualties. one resident says windows were shattered and sliding doors went flying. typhoon chaba is expected to change course, moving eastward towards northern kyushu. with more on the typhoon and where it's headed next, our meteorologist robert speta joins us. >> this storm is not over yet by any means. yes, we are seeing the improving conditions across the southern japanese islands. that's some good news. but people across

government offices in central tokyo were also affected. the tokyo high court an district court were without power for about 30 minutes. official s had to reschedule soe of the trials. hanada was in a meeting. they looked surprised but continued talking. >>> former chinese soldiers have staged a protest in beijing. many are unhappy with the lack of jobs. about a thousand protesters gathered in front of the defense ministry building. veterans of the 1979 war against vietnam were among the demonstrators. they say they cannot find jobs and their lives are hard. former soldiers have held protests before, but demonstrations on this scale in the capital are rare. police stood by as the rally continued late into the night. president xi jingping is overhauling the military and their capabilities. >>> south korean media are warning of the dangers of traveling to osaka in western japan. they're responding to an incident last week when a japanese youth kicked a south korean boy at a popular tourist spot. the south korean consulate on tuesday warned it

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> north korea's foreign ministry said the united states will face a gruesome reality in the near future. the warning comes ahead of the anniversary of the founding of the country's workers party on october 10th. a state television announcer read out a statement that says the country has had to turn itself into what it calls a strong nuclear power, saying it's because of hostile american policy. the statement also criticizes the u.s. for calling on other countries to cut ties with the north. kim jong-un ordered preparations of a launch of a de facto long-range ballistic missile. the country tested one in february. south korea's defense ministry said the north is ready for another nuclear test. its last happened a month ago. the united states has been increasing pressure on the north over those developments. it plans to hold a drill with the south off the coast of the korean peninsula next week. the u.s. has also been talking with other countries about imposing tougher sanctions again

opposed to the south, it's quite calm in many places including tokyo. tokyo's high was 266 degrees. that's about 5 degrees higher than normal. some spotty showers expected for the side of the country. but temperatures are going to be warmer than average in many places. the temperature is going to be 16 on wednesday. but as we go to friday, cooling down to 7 degrees with snsnow expected. but tokyo will remain on the warmer side into the weekend. now let's go to north america. we saw some snowfall up in the mountains. we have some video from sierra nevada. flurries descented upon the sierra nevada mountains. freezing fog is expected on both tuesday and wednesday morning. but temperatures are expected to rise in the western portions of the united states. meanwhile, warm weather is gripping much of the eastern united states. we saw some record high temperatures in many places on monday. and temperatures are going to be as follows on tuesday. 30 in atlanta and about 30 degrees in the u.s. capital as well as new york city. temperatures will remain on the warmer side on friday. but sharply

tokyo area.f you're flying in and out of narita airport, 5. they even had snowfall in some areas of hokkaido, pushing 20 centimeters of the white stuff on the ground right now. as i mentioned, we are going to be looking at a little bit of a warmup. the main reason for that is we have this area of low pressure coming in from the west. out ahead of that, southerly winds are going to be pumping in. that's going to warm these temperatures up. heading into wednesday, a little bit of a spike. tokyo looking at the mid-20s. as this pulls by, it would be bringing widespread rainfall towards the korean peninsula and most of japan looking for rainfall tuesday into wednesday. thursday that cold air starts to move back in and the temperature's going to drop off. tuesday's high. tokyo a high of 20. 21 in seoul. beijing at 17. ulaanbaatar minus 4, partly cloudy skies for you. let's talk about what's going on out here across the americas. high pressure back towards the east. i'll get to that in a second. in the

tokyo some sunny skies. little bit cooler.ack toward the north we have that classic sea-effect snow continuing to kick in across the mountains of hokkaido. it's because of those strong northwesterly winds. actually fairly strong. one report out there about 8 f6 kilometers per hour. could see gusts up to 100 kilometers per hour near the coastal areas. not a day to be heading to the coast at all. windy and cold and snow. back toward the west though the decent weather will be short-lived. by the time we head into friday we do have another low kind of developing and that's going to race off toward the east and with it bring some scattered showers throughout the day on friday, even over toward saturday. clears up by sunday but much more chilly temperatures. sapporo expecting snowfall. sea-effect snow sunday, monday, maybe even tuesday as well. all right, here's your extended outlook. >>> we'd like to remind you of our lead story this hour. japan's prince mikasa has died. the uncle of emperor akahito was 1 hear 100 years old. he was

they'll be expected to step up security for the tokyo games. finally it's a moment that everyone's been waiting for. the parade is passing by behind me. everyone is waving at their sporting heroes and cheering them as they go through the streets behind them. it really is an exciting moment. but perhaps this is just a little bit of what's in store for us with the olympics and paralympics in four years' time when tokyo hosts. of course the medal haul this year was a fantastic achievement, but fans here are hoping t their athletes are goi to do even better in front of a home crowd. kanako sachno, nhk world. >>> our top story once again, the winner of this year's nobel peace prize is colombian president juan manuel santos. he's been honored for his efforts to e end years of civil war. >> the nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2016 to colombian president juan manuel santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end. a war that has cost the lives of at least 220,000 colombian

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. you for watching and have a good day. y >> today on global 3000 we head to chile to check out affordable living options for people on low incomes. in rwanda, environmentalists are trying to prevent a wetland from drying up. but first we go to afghanistan, where there is still a complete lack of security. what does this mean for its people? should they leave or should they stay at co -- stay? the number of civilian casualities in afghanistan has reached a record-high. 5,166 people were killed or injured in the first six months of this year alone. almost a third of them children - victims of almost constant suicide attacks, bombs and

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at top stories we're following this hour. >>> prince miksa dies. the uncle of japanese emperor akihito has passed away at the age of 100. >>> at your service. self-driving trucks may soon make parcel deliveries hassle free. >>> and a turning point? nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states are divided as members of the u.n. committee plan to vote on a resolution to ban the weapons. >>> japan's prince miksa has died of heart failure. the uncle of emperor akihito was 100 years old. prince miksa was the younger brother of late emperor showa whose given name was hirohito. he was admitted to the hospital in mid-may after suffering acute pneumonia. he's been in and out since due to issues including heart problems and further pneumonia. he is survived by 19 imperial members. prince miksa was the fifth in line to the imperial throne. four men now hold the right to the succession. re's a lkk back on the past prince miksa took through life. >> reporter:rirince miksa was born in 1915 a

i hope the tokyo government system will change. >> he says he hopes tokyo officials will quickly decide on a date to open the new market once its safety is confirmed. a professor and former tokyo government official had this to say. >> translator: i think it's the indifferent and irresponsible attitude of the tokyo government that led to this tragedy. >> he says that as the tokyo government is a large institution, it needs to improve cooperation and coordination between the different sections. >>> japanese automaker mitsubishi motors is trying to win back the confidence of consumers after a fuel economy scandal. its executives have submitted a plan to the transport ministry that they say will prevent the recurrence of the scandal. the plan makes executives responsible for checking fuel performance. >> translator: i deeply apologize for causing trouble that affected many people. >> engineers at the car maker rigged fuel efficiency testing to get more favorable data. they continued the wrongdoing even after it came to light in april of this year. mitsubishi says a new system would put boa

here in tokyo. shares were higher again as the yen hit a three-week low against the dollar. let's check the closing levels for this wednesday, october 5th. the nikkei average closed 0.5% higher finishing at 16,819. the broader topix also gained 0.6%. now, the dollar continued to rally against the yen after senior officials at the u.s. federal reserve hinted at a rate hike before the year end. taking a look at individual stocks, yamaha motor gained more than 4% and honda was up about 3%. shares in these companies saw a boost from their scooter collaboration. financials were bought on hopes for a settlement deal between deutsche bank and the u.s. government. both financial groups sumitomo and mitsubishi ufj were higher. sompo holdings also gained 2.7%. now, we'll see the adp private sector employment figures later on wednesday. that s should give us a hint abt friday's non-farm payroll data. john ladue reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> moving onto other markets in the asia pacific region, h

rikako takada, nhk world, tokyo. >>> another great occasion for c cos-play. >>> currently in tokyo, it'sy fair with a temperature reading of around 61 degrees. our meteorologist jonathan oh is tracking the details for us. >> we are continuing to monitor cold air that has slipped through the northern portions of japan. that really triggered the instability over akita in the city of akita. let me give you the details here. this is reported around 12:30 in the afternoon in japan standard time. a possible tornado with cars damaged and in fact a roof of the car dealer also in the area was also ripped off in the process. thankfully no injuries were reported. but this was located about three kilometers northwest of akita station. we do have some video. let's take a look at that video. i want you to focus toward the center of your screen. there's the lil cloud that's going toward the ground. this was captured by a viewer and posted on twitter. it's a pretty impressive view. something that lasted for a short period of time. the japan meteorological agency is still monitoring to get an idea of whe

tokyo overtook paris to make it into e the top three for the first time. the institute for urban strategies released on tuesday its assessment of 42 major cities worldwide. included the economy, accessibility, and interaction. tokyo had been ranked fourth for eight straight years since the institute began publishing in 2008. london keeps the top position with new york in second place. the institute says tokyo's score was boosted by an increase in the number of foreign visitors and more direct flights connecting the city with overseas destination. paris got a lower ranking because of widespread security concerns following the terrorist attacks. >>> japan's largest trade union plans to demand a 2% pay raise for workers in annual wage negotiations. sources close to the japanese trade union confederation say it will ask for an increase in pay for the fourth year in a row. this is in addition to seniority-based races. for the second year in a row, they will also try to narrow the gap in working conditions between regular and non-regular workers by demanding a r

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. >>> people in western japan are dealing with tremors after a powerful quake hit the area friday afternoon. the magnitude 6.6 quake hit tottori prefecture just after 2:00 p.m. it registered six minus on the seismic scale of zero to seven. >> translator: we're over the town above the playground of a junior high school. we can see about 50 students who have evacuated the building. >> translator: i was on a bridge when the quake struck. i have never experienced such a jolt and was shocked. >> translator: i was in bed when the tremors hit. the shaking lasted quite a while. >> more than a dozen people were injured. electricity is back on after supply to more than 50,000 households in the prefecture was disrupted. some bullet train services were suspended. one of the trains made an emergency stop in a tunnel. local airports canceled some flights. the scope of the damage became clearer from the air. >> translator: many of the rooftops in this area have missing tiles. here is a cemetery. you c

officials from various agencies also came to this job fair in tokyo. students exchanged their views directly with high-level officials. they highlighted some of the challenges u.n. recruiters face in japan, including a job market where people rarely switch companies once they are employed. >> translator: my father worked at the same company for years under a system of permanent employment, but that doesn't suit me. >> translator: my friends think working at the united nations would require strong english skills and passing difficult exams. many prefer to choose the easy way. >> reporter: this man is a former foreign ministry official who also works as under secretary-general for communications. he agrees those perceptions can be difficult for japanese people to international jobs. >> there are three major reasons. one, communication skills. second, differences in employment system. third, differences in culture. the international organization do not have lifetime employment system. in order to get higher number of japanese staff at relatively high post

he's a professor at the tokyo institute of technology.n 2015 he received a canadian international award and in 2013 he was named thompson/"reuters" citation laureate. >>> more updates at the topqéa ," time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. a shock referendum in colombia. a historic peace deal with farc rebels rejected. those who showed up to vote in hungry overwhelmingly reject a move. in afghanistan launches a coordinated attack on the northern city of k unduz. theresa may finally announces a timetable for brexit. we will lat

giang nguyen has the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> tokyo shares opened higher on a relatively weaker yen. then stocks retreated on profit taking. and the strong earthquake occurred towards the close of the market. the nikkei 225 fell 0.3% closing at 17,184 for the entire week the index gained nearly 2%. the broader topix lost 0.4% on friday. moving to judge stocks, mitsubishi motors added more than 5%. investors cheered carlos ghosn's vow to turn them around after the mileage cheating scandal. nissan meanwhile gains 0.6%. nintendo shares slumped 6% after the company introduced its latest game consnsole. the new device lacked revolutionary features that gamers and investors had hoped for. in all, tokyo share hs a strong week. we are now bracing for another busy week as we get into the throes of earning season with many reporting half-year results next week. i'm giang nguyen reporting from the toek you stock exchange. >>> the shanghai composite closed at 3,090. taiwan's taiex inching down at 0.11%. some apple parts suppliers fell on speculation that sales of iphone 7s are slowin

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at top stories we're following. >>> a japanese court has found school teachers were negligent in their efforts to evacuate children who died in the 2011 tsunami. >>> seeking closer ties. the leaders of japan and the philippines are holding talks in tokyo following harsh remarks from duterte against the united states. >>> and the sounds of old china. young music fans are turning the table on digital recordings in favor of vinyl. >>> a japanese court has ordered local governments to compensate the families of school children who died in the 2011 tsunami. the court found teachers at the public school were negligent in the way they evacuated the students. the court orders ishinomaki city and miyagi prefectures to play $23 million to the families of 20 children. >> translator: i'm overwhelmed by this favorable outcome. >> the judge said school officials should have been aware that the tsunami was approaching at least seven minutes before it hit. and they should have taken chi

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. thanks for watching.ost: this week, "global 3000" heads to venezuela where life for many is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult. what's happened to the country's socialist legacy? we visit senegal where for decades, the booming peanut business has been wreaking havoc on the country's soil. how much longer can it go on? but we start in iraq, a country under siege from the so-called islamic state. terror attacks are part of daily life here. where do the bombs come from? it's been over two years since i.s. proclaimed a caliphate,

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let's see what is happening here in tokyo this morning. we're going to go to our reporter john ladu, he's at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, john. tell us how markets are opening here. >> reporter: good morning, ai. yes, the positive sentiment was brought on by morgan stanley, the quarterly profits for the bank boosted the financial sector and also beat expectations. as you said, also the energy-related shares were up on higher crude oil prices. let's take a look at how stocks in japan are opening up this thursday, october 20th. the nikkei is up about a third of a percent. and the broader topix is up just slightly about .1%. the nikkei marked four straight days of gain this week. the little benchmark on the figures were in line with analyst expectations. and the wti crude oil went above $51 a barrel hitting the highest level since mid july. that's after a u.s. government report said oil stockpiles fell last week. and today, we'll be watching shares of mitsubishi motors and nissan on wednesday. nissan is reported to appoint its ceo

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. it's now 7:00 p.m. on friday, october 28th. >>> an overwhelming majority of countries at a u.n. general assembly committee have adopted a historic resolution. it could start negotiations. >> reporter: representatives from around the world gathered thursday to vote on what could be a ground breaking step in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. 123 countries voted to pass the draft resolution. 38 voted against while 16 abstained. >> draft resolution l-41 is adopted. >> reporter: the resolution was submitted by over 50 countries including austria and mexico. it aims to convene a u.n. congress to have a tool to prohibit nuclear weapons. eventually leading towards the total elimination. areas made a passionate plea. >> a legal instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons will be a solid foundation on which to build additional instruments leading to the total elimination of nuclear weapons to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons. >> reporter: but nuclear weapons states including t

it's like cool weather will continue throughout the week in tokyo. we had the coldest morning of the season in several places including tokyo. the morning low was only y 16.2 degrees. now, the coldest temperature of the day was minus 3.4 degrees which was in hokkaido. this area had thehe first frostf the season. in hokkaido there's a low front moving over the system. it's not a slow mover so we will see dry conditions coming back as we go into wednesday in places like sapporo. temperatures cooling down to 13 on wednesday, but at least the sun will come out. thursday is going to be a chilly day. 12 degrees for the high. and as for tokyo, sununnier conditions c comparedd to todayd temperatures will be 24. cooling down to 19 degrees on thursday. now let's go to north america. we have been talking about hurricane matthew. matthew moved over haiti about a week ago as a category 4 major hurricane and then moved over the eastern tip of cuba, moved along the bahamas afterward, and then it affected the southeast coast of the united states. it caused a lot of

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. japan's prime minister will meet with the philippine president on wednesday, to discuss bilateral cooperation and their alliances with the united states. shortly before rodrigo duterte left for japan, he once again lashed out at the u.s., telling it not to treat his country like a dog with a leash. in the meeting with duterte, shinzo abe is expected to go over his plan to set up bilateral cooperation on the economy and national security. abe hopes to express that peace with the u.s. is critical for the region. >> translator: we discussed various topics such as the regional environment and his recent visit to china. >> the philippines has a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea. but last week, in a trip to beijing, duterte agreed to set it aside for now and took home investment pledges worth billions of dollars. he also said that his country would break in the united states. he also spoke to filipinos living in japan who gave him a rousing welcome. he expressed the impo

tokyo up to 24. overnight low, because of the clear skies, the heat escapes into the atmosphere, it will be dropping down in some areas into single digits. in hokkaido, below freezing temperatures here through the overnight hours as well. now, down towards the south, we have some scattered showers across parts of hong kong over towards manila, and the main reason for this, we have dual areas in the tropics we're watching. we have what's left of a tropical storm, now a depression. but i think a lot of attention is turning back here towards the east. this is our newest tropical depression. it could develop -- the japan meteorological agency expects it to develop into a tropical storm thursday. heading into the weekend, it may drift west. watch out for this because it could bring heavy rainfall there across the philippines. now, switching gears completely over here towards europe, let's get back to the winter weather, because we have been seeing a big dip in the jet stream. cool temperatures have been s

priests now say they are getting requests from tokyo.hey've taken more than 700 bookings for memorial services from people in and outside the parish. the temple recently set up a new graveyard open to all sects of buddhism. >> translator: i think the temple is approaching the original form of what it used to be. we welcome anyone who comes. we feel that this is a temple for everyone. >> reporter: reformers say modern management thinking can help keep temple doors open. if that's true it may also give monks a more active role in the community. >> i'll have more headlines for you in business. here's another check on markets. >>> over in thailand, tens of thousands of people mourning the death of king king continue to descend on the grand palace in bangkok. the king passed away last thursday. people across the country have come to say good-bye to a man they saw as a father. >> reporter: crowds of mourners dressed in black continue to pour into the grand palace to pay their respects to their beloved king. when their time comes, they enter a

tokyo markets higher this morning. i'll leave you with a check on those numbers. >>> on to other stories. a committee looking at how to cover costs from the 2011 fukushima daiichi nuclear accident has held its first meeting. panel members say more money may be needed and that government support for the operator should be limited. the government has earmarked about $87 billion for compensation and decontamination work. plant operator tokyo electric power company has set aside about $19 billion to scrap the crippled reactors. but the committee members said those funds could fall well short of the amount needed. many participants said the utility should bear the increased financial burden through business restructuring and management reforms. that way, the government doesn't have to shell out even more money. tepco president warned that his company could become insolvent if it's forced to post the ballooning costs as a debt. he argued a special accounting rule should be created to avoid the risk of bankruptcy. before the

gusts up to 180 kilometers per hour, and over towards tokyo, maybe over 100. if we look ahead, we'll see rough weather in the overnight hours. thursday morning, cooler drier air is going to work its way in. conditions should rapidly improve heading into the weekend. >> good news there, robert. thank you very much. he'll continue to update us throughout the day. >>> let's shift gears now and take a look at the latest in business news. two rival japanese motorcycle makers are considering a partnership in a bid to race ahead of the competition. ai uchida joins from the business desk. what's behind this proposed alliance? >> japan's motorcycle market is shrinking. the country's aging population and low birth rate mean fewer customers and young people nowadays just aren't as enthusiastic about motorbikes as before. so honda and yamaha are looking to join hands. sources say executives are in the final stage of talks on a tie-up. the idea is to jointly develop and produce small scooters. sources say yamaha managers are thinking about outsourcing the production of 50

>>> live from our studios here in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." i'm james tengan. people in thailand are in mourning following the death of their nation's father figure. for seven dig days king bhumibol earned the admiration of the thai people. on friday many mourners gathered in front of the royal palace. >> translator: i rushed to the royal palace as soon as i learned citizens could go there to mourn. i wish that this had never happened. >> translator: this is the saddest day of my life. i'm a public servant and the king has always been my role model. if i could do just one of the things he did for the people, this would be a better country. >> translator: this will be my last chance to pay my respects to the king. i pray that he will find peace in heaven. >> in central bangkok, almost everyone was wearing black. interim prime minister tanocha called on people to refrain from festivities for 30 days. but he asked people to continue their economic activities as usual. the king ascended the throne at age 18 shortly after world war ii. he guided thailand during turb

i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> mount aso erupted.hey are asking people to stay away from falling sin doll inin. >> translator: it occurred at 1:45 time on saturday. we raised the alert level from two to three which advises people to stay off the mountain. >>> the plume reached a height of at least 11,000 meters above the crater. they say it may have hurled rocks over areas about 1 kilometers in range. rocks and ashes are expected to fall northeast of mount aso. no injuries reported so far. about 1600 households were without power. th >>> japan's defense minister is on her way to south sudan. tomomi inada will check security conditions where japanese self-defense force personnel are deployed. she explained why she decided to see the situation firsthand. >> translator: it is important for me to see if sdf personnel can be engaged in activities that are both meaningful and safe. >> she says she hopes her findings will be useful for the government in deciding what duties to assign to an sdf unit scheduled to be deployed in november. sdf

friday's high 13, seoul at 17, 17, tokyo. three-day outlook, seoul drops to 13 by saturday, tokyo looking at a high of 17, it warms up a little bit on saturday, but 15 for the high, below the average there on sunday. even hong kong gets a little taste of this as well. 30, really warm there for you, still summer like, but it does drop down to about 25 and partly cloudy skies by the end of the weekend. meanwhile we take a look at the americas, eastern areas of the u.s., you have seen some prate messy weather here as well. some winter weather advisories are in places like upstate new york. as much as 20 centimeters of snowfall is expected. very wet snow is expected, that will accumulate on branchs, especially branches with leaves on them, that does bring the threat of snapping them and downing power lines as well. something you really want to watch out for. for the most part, this is going to shift over to rain as that heads to the northeast with cooler dry air working back in behind it. back towards the southwestern u.s., this

tokyo dropped thin trading, we report on the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> better-than-expected earnings results from major u.s. banks on friday supported the markets. concerns over china's economy capped gains. let's see the closing levels this monday october 17th. the nikkei ended up .25%. the broader topix gained .4%. traders became concerned over china's economy. that's after the central bank said its daily reference rate for the u.yuan in six years. solid u.s. retail sales and producer price data also supported the dollar. the weaker yen was good news for some japanese exporters in particular electronics firms. gaining more than 2%. on the flip side, tokyo electric power tumbled nearly 8%. that's after the governors election in niigata prefecture was won by a candidate with a cautious stance on the nuclear plant restart. analysts say investors may be cautious this week because of events, including china's gdp data due out on wewednesday. i'm phobe am rosa. >>> the shanghai composite declined by .7, finishing at 3,041. the weaker yuan dampened sentiment. aussie dollar lowest

tokyo was a hot and sunny day in tokyo. the high was 32 degrees. that's almost a record for october. tomorrow's going to be a different story. wewe will see some rainfall and also cooler temperatures. now let's go too the o other si of the globe.e. we are watching another intense sysystem. this is matthew. now, matthew is about to make landfall in haiti. we have some video coming out of the space and also haiti. you can see the dramatic image of matthew from the international space station. experts say the storm could cause catastrophic damage. at lease one person i is killed and morere missing. airports in both haiti and jamaica have been closed. again, matthew is expected to make landfall in haiti soon. the system is a category 4 system. haiti is going to be the strongest hurricane to hit the area on record. the system will likely move up towards the north and affect eastern cuba by late tuesday local time and then move across the bahamas. it's going to dump extremely heavy rainfall. prprobably up to 1,000 millimets for the mountainous areas in h

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> north korea state run media have praised the country's leader kim jung un for boosting the country's defense with nuclear weapons. conducted two nuclear tests and fired 20 ballistic missiles this year. analysts say the north may engage in further provocation in the wake of an important anniversary. the ruling workers parties official newspaper ran an editorial on monday, the 71st anniversary of the party's foundation. the editorial refers to the government policy of simultaneously pursue ing nuclear and economic development. and it says the country is pushing ahead with its nuclear and missile programs. ♪ state-run korean television started broadcasting earlier than usual to screen documentaries of the grandfather and father of the current leader. a u.s.-based monitoring group says there's increasing activity at a nuclear test site in the northeast of the country. they also report movement at a launch site ballistic missiles in the northwest. south korean media had reported activity around medium range ballistic missile launches in the eastern city. >>>