tokyo gas gain 3%. now the boj policy meeting is out of the way, investors are looking ahead to the federal reserve and bank of england later this week. i'm fooe bow amoroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> china got a lift after the manufacturing index there hit its highest level in more than two years. the shanghai compos set ended up 0.7%. 3,122 the closing number there. sydney took a hit from overnight falling oil prices. 5,290 was the close. seoul's kospi extended its losing streak to a third day. lingering worries over south korea's political scandal weighed down sentiment there. hong kong up by almost 1% encouraged by the gains in mainland china. that's ending five days of losses for hong kong. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. a key chinese economic indicator shows factory managers are feeling more upbeat. the purchasing manufactures index for manufacturing in october stood at 51.2. highest level since july 2014. a reading above 50 indicates exp

they already started testing it out in tokyo. consumers can use it to get information about daily necessities in english, chinese and other languages. by scanning a mark on the wrapping they can find out what the ingredients are and if they include allergens.s. the app relies on t the very latest image recognition technology. >> translator: so that foreign customers can buy them without worrying. >> the firms plan to run more tests and will start phasing in the system across the tokyo area by march 2018. >>> executives with japanese telecom giant softbank are preparing for a future when everyday items are connected to the internet. they are using mobile phone stations to test the networking technology that can support the so-called internet of things. softbank's trial the first of its kind in japan. the narrow band technology is already standard in europe and other parts of the world and while it may not be fast, it is energy efficient. the test involves a scenario where a person uses a smartphone to search for parking space and

now, tokyo's low is going to be only five degrees on wednesday. things are getting colder and colder day by day but some animals are relaxing in a hot bath. an annual unique event started in the zoo on saturday. enjoyed taking a warm bath. people can interact and pour some water over them. the event will continue until march next year. >>> all right. that's it for now. here's your extended forecast. >>> a theme park in japan that celebrates european fairy tales is drawing in crowds with hundreds of thousands of lights. workrkers at brothers forest switched on the park's 350,000 lights on sunday. the japanese city is paired with one in hess who compiled the famous collection of folk tales. they lit up rapunzel's tower. and the after dark display has been bedazzling visitors. >> translator: it makes me happy. the illuminations are a symbol that christmas is coming. >> the park will be lit up from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. through january 3rd. >>> that's the brothers grimm forest north of tokyo. if you are in the neighborhood, please do pay them a visit

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. people in japan's northeastern region spent the night amid a series of aftershocks. a magnitude 7.4 tremor hit off the coast tuesday morning. >> translator: large furniture didn't fall over, but books and things did. i wasn't seriously hurt. but as i was evacuating, i pulled a muscle in my lower back. >> japan's meteorological agency initially told residents to evacuate over fears of a tsunami. officials say waves almost one and a half meters high hit the coast and forced rivers to flow backwards. this video was filmed by a woman in miyagi prefecture. fukushima also felt the tremors. the region was devastated by an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident five years ago. >> translator: i felt strong shaking. but it was weaker than the earthquake in 2011. i thought something terrible might happen. so i tried to escape to higher ground right away. >> local community centers were designated as shelters. in fukushima prefecture alone, thousands of residents piled in. there are no reports

nhk world, tokyo. >>> tokyo is preparing to host the olympic and paralmympic game in 2020. considering what to do with an advertising campaign she inherited from her predecessor. >> transnslator: we have to dece whether to keep promoting the city with the campaign and tokyo or come up with something new. >> the previous governor launched t tokyo campaign to ho the city's many charms. nearly 600 organizations have used variations such as sushi and tokyo. designers and other experts met on friday to discuss the future of the campaign. some said it should be scrapped because its message is not clear. while others said a change would lead to further costs. to date, goods and ads with the and tokyo motto have cost about $25 million. the panel is also looking at the uniforms volunteer guides at the games wilill wear. they agree t that by t the end this year they would decide on the motto and uniforms, as well as the overall direction of the branding. >>> chinese president ping has been working to forge ties between asia and europe through his ambitious one belt one road initiativ

snow in tokyo is rather rare. you only see it about once or twice a year so this early in the winter season is exceptionally unusual. how much is going to be coming down? as we go ahead through the rest of the day, looks like in downtown tokyo an additional 2 centimeters of snowfall is possible accumulating on surfaces that are not warm, car tops and table tops out there. looks like the heaviest will be back toward the west. you can see about 15, maybe 20 centimeters. how long will it be lasting? not very long. as we go ahead into the afternoon hours, this is going to taper off. the low is going to push farther to the east and we'll see cloudy skies and even warming conditions by friday. the snow that did come down, it will melt off rather quickly. not the case back toward the north though where more is still in the forecast in northern japan. >> thanks very much, robert. robert speta there. he'll be back later on in the program with more in world weather. >>> japan's foreign minister said his government is weighi

about 20 degrees in tokyo. that's about 7 degrees warmer compared to what we were experiencing on wednesday. but the northern areas are going to be quite chilly and it's going to be quite stormy. there is a low pressure system over the sea of japan and this system will likely move ovever e tohoku region tomorrow morning and will likikely move ovever hokkai i into thuhursday evenin. so we're expecting heavy snowfall probably up to 20 centimeters in hokkaido. and waves are going to be quite hihigh a as well. so the northern areas will see some quite chilly weather as well as stormy conditions. now, heavy rain warnings in place for vancouver islands as well as vancouver. watch out for flash floods and water pooling on roads. there's a high pressure system over the western united states to come across the area. but along this frontal sysystem there' a chance for s severe atather towardsds michigan. watch out for gusting winds and large hail. and temperatures are going to be as follows. 26 degrees in the u.s. capita

i'm james tengan in tokyo. we start off with a quick look at some of the stories we are following. >>> diplomatic tour. japan's prime minister is traveling on a seven-day trip abroad and meeting with a number of world leaders. >>> and apec takes a stand. leaders from the pacific rim vow to fight all forms of protectionism. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is nearing the end of a whirlwind seven-day diplomatic tour. over the last week he sat down with a number of world leaders to talk policy, including u.s. president-elect donald trump. >> reporter: shinzo abe arrived in new york and headed to trump tower for his first meeting with donald trump. it's extremely rare for a japanese prime minister to meet with an american president-elect. abe's visit was apparently in line with growing concerns in japan over trump's campaign remarks. trump floated the idea of allowing japan to get nuclear weapons and he also said japan should pay more for hosting u.s. troops. plus trump said he wants to dump the transpacific

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. south korean prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for a longtime friend of president park geun-hye. the prosecutors charged ch soon-sil of attempted fraud, accused of large sums of money to her non-profit organizations and accusedahnjong-beom is accu. he was later detained. the prosecutors are also questioning people connected to the two non-profits. choi is reportedly denying all allegations. >>> hong kong's legislature has seen more turmoil. scuffles erupted on wednesday after two pro-independence lawmakers were forced out of the chamber. last month, the man and woman displayed a flag with the words "hong kong is not china" at a swearing in ceremony. the government asked the court to disqualify the pair. it said their action violated the basic law which acts as hong kong's constitution. the legislative council president banned their attendance pending the court ruling, but the two members entered the chamber anyway only to be ejected. >> i'm not from beijing so i don't know wha

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> foreign and defense ministry officials from japan and south korea have agreed to share military intelligence. the move comes in the face of a growing threat from north korea. their agreement details the range of informaon tll share and rules for prec their intelligence. japanese officials say seoul is eager to strengthen security ties to deal with north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. but some in tokyo worry that the south korean procedures to conclude the pact might not go smoothly. president park geun-hye is now embroiled in a deepening political scandal. four years ago seoul cancele the signing of a similar agreement because of domestic opposition related to japan's war-time past. prosecutors in seoul are seeking to question president park over the political scandal and public outrage against her shows no sign of abating. nhk world has more. >> reporter: 260,000 people took part in the rally in seoul. that's the biggest rally in south korea since its democratizatio

i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to nhk "newsline." we start off with a quick look at the hour's top stories. fighting for survival. south korea's president apologizes to the nation for her role in a scandal and says she'll cooperate with any investigation. >>> a real deal. the paris agreement on climate change is now international law. more than 190 countries and territories have agreed to follow the framework. >>> and in a land known for its endearing mascots, we visit a company that creates designs with just the right amount of cute. >>> south korea's president says she'll cooperate with investigators on a corruption scandal involving her friend. park geun-hye once again apologized. >> translator: i am again deeply story from the bottom of my heart for causing so much disappointment and concern. i will sincerely comply with the prosecutors' investigation if it is needed. i will even agree to submit to a special investigation. >> this would be the first time that a sitting south korean president is subject to such an investigation. p

chiaki ishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live from our studios here in tokyo. as voter turnout is more critical than ever in what has become a tight race to the white house, weather conditions can be a decisive factor for voters not all that hell bent on going to the polls. jonathan oh has the weather outlook. >> well, it's a very interesting study. it was one of the more comprehensive studies done when it comes to comparing weather data and voter turnout. for every presidential election year since 1948 to the year 2000, all the county weather data was interpolated from 30,000 weather stations and also the voter turnout and how the of the voter shares took place in each of the counties. they were computed together to give us interest data. one of the interesting pieces of data we got out of this is how much impact did rain and snow have in some of these locations? one of the numbers that caught the attention of those studying there in 2007 was in the 1972 presidential election in mississippi we saw rainfall that was 110.5 millimeters above the average. this is

up to five centimeters is possible even into the metro portions of tokyo. look at this further towards the west and into the western areas of tokyo and the prefectures you're looking at ten centimeters or up to ten centimeters possible. going to the mountains, you can see up to 20 centimeters of snowfall. the only tiny little issue is when you have that type of snow coming into the area, it causes a little bit of commuting problems in terms of traveling problems. that's something that people have to look out for as they go into thursday. snow for south tokyo and, look at this. 4 degrees for the high on thursday. it's going to be chilly. make sure you bundle up. 10 degrees f for fridaday in to and slowly warmingng up as we g towards the weekend. now, as we look at the forecast down south of the united statat, we are keepingng an e eye o on hurricane.e. this iss a categorory 1 storm a it is continuing to move towards the westt over somome of thehe sosouthern p portions of centra america. lots of rainfall, though, as this system continues to push towards the w

then just east the tokyo area breaks clear.he bombederes begin to draw a beat, the planes sit tight for bombing run. here's where we pay off. ♪ >> two jap aircraft plants and an air drone 12,000 feet below are about to receive 4,000 tons of destruction. the first waves of b-29s have already found their objective. succeeding bomber groups add their devastation to the smoking targets. tactical plan 574 is now an accomplished flight. the bombers turn and go downwind across the burnt acres of tokyo. close up camera show the scars of those spectacular fire strikes last march. 51 square miles of lamay treatment. across the bay in a tail wind speeds them south down the peninsula, this is fighter country, with the first call on the intercom our mustangs peel off and go to work again. [ gunfire ] [ gunfire ] [ gunfire ] [ gunfire ] >> with the big bombers homeward bound, concentrate on definite objectives from here to the enemy coast, skimming along at maximum speed, the fighters pair off and go to work cutting vital jet pipelines, blas

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. ans to scrap a troubled nuclear reactor. mon ju is a prototype fast-breed reactor, it's run for 250 days since it began operations in 1994, because of safety problems. officials say resuming operations would be too costly. they estimate the decommissioning will take 30 years, and retrieving spent nuclear fuel will take at least five and a half years. they've gathered research for the next phase, which is to develop a demonstration reactor. they'll make a final decision on the fate of the reactor next month. >>> a giant steel structure has been completed to confine radioactive substances at the sites of the chernobyl nuclear accident in ukraine. the arch is 108 meters call, and 257 meters wide. the cost of construction was about $1.6 billion. those vflds in the construction say the arch will be able to contain radioactive materials for 100 years. workers will continue the task of retrieving nuclear fuel from the reactor. [ applause ] >> translator: i hope the bond between the internati

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> it is a new political reality in the united states, and people around the world are wondering what a donald trump presidency will mean. trump shock is spreading and reactions are mixed. from japan, prime minister shinzo abe sent a message of congratulations to trump on his win. abe told reporters he hoped for good future relations between the two countries. >> translator: i would like to extend my congratulations to donald trump on his victory. japan and the u.s. are allies and united by universal values. i hope we can strengthen the u.s./japan alliance. we will cooperate to tackle problems now facing the international community. i look forward to working with him. >> and on the streets of tokyo, major japanese newspapers handed out special editions. >> translator: i think people in the u.s. hoped things would change. now i'm half worried and half hopeful that we can build a good relationship with the u.s. >> translator: i was expecting a female president, but the result was that clinton didn't win. i'm very worried how the results will influence

in tokyo, citizens protested the move. they say the new role for the sdf infringes the constitution, which renounces japan's use of force. the defense minister points out fighting is unlikely because she will limit the unit's operation to the area around the capital. >> translator: i've been briefed by the u.n. that security is relativevely stable in juba. it's the west and north of south sudan where security is deteriorating. >> reporter: japanese officials admit the situation is severe. a u.n. adviser warned last week there's a strong risk that violence could escalate into genocide. and the u.n. refugee agency said last month an average of 3,500 people fled the country every day. that deteriorating situation could pose problems for the condition the new mission needs to meet. the law says any country the sdf members operate in must approve of them being there throughout the entire operation. in the case of south sudan, that approval could be considered lost if the current government loses power. but for now, the plan is

. >> tokyo stokts r s >> tokyo stokts rtock markets r. but the rally seems to have lost some steam. the nikkei average moved in a tight range on friday afternoon, our business reporter reports from the tokyo stock exchange. >> the benchmark index opened friday morning with strong upward momentum. but profit-taking kicked in after share prices touched a nine-month high. the nikkei 225 added 0.18%, the broader topix rose 1.4%. apart from that dip on wednesday, the nikkei had a solid week, adding 2.8%. the index logged the strongest weekly gain in ten weeks. the dollar held on to gains after nearing the 107-yen handle during tokyo trading, a solid recovery from the lower 101-yen level on wednesday. the stronger dollar was held by higher yields on u.s. treasury notes. insurance companies like daiichi life holdings and nomura showed strong gains so a lot has changed since wednesday and investors are waiting to is he how donald trump will translate his platform into policies. but there's a lot of uncertainty out there keeping investors cautious for now. >>> the trump victory caused volati

tokyo as well. scattered showers in the morning.t is going to clear up but by wednesday, partly cloudy skies, much sunnier. how about your high, 13 only here. it's going to stay on the chilly side even heading into thursday as well. talking about some cooler temperatures, here across the americas back towards the north, we do have a front kind of moving through. behind it that's going to drop some mercury down a little bit there across the northern plains. also bringing in scattered showers, maybe even mixed precipitation into ontario. good news if you are south of that, it's going to stay on the rather decent side for much of the central plains extending toward the southeast. 10 degrees above average for many of these locations. houston, atlanta, 27. oklahoma city, 27. denver at 19. sunny weather there for you. one thi one thing i want to note in november, no snowfall yet this season. the first time ever that has occurred for three consecutive years heading into the start of november for that city, quite unusual. we do have scatter

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching. çÑÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñ >> this week, global 3000 heads to ghana where we meet a man willing to move mountains to save frogs. in belize, conservation can be a dangerous activity. rangers there tell us why. but first, we take a look at the philippines where many people are in fear of their lives. 58 countries around the world still have the death penalty. the punishment was actually abolished 10 years ago in the philippines. but its new president is now determined to bring it back. as part of his anti-drugs campaign, rodrigo duterte has made pubca

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. south korea's president park geun-hye is finding herself increasingly cornered over an influence peddling scandal. now those in her own ruling party have asked her to step down. eight people loyal to park proposed the resignation. they aim to put to a vote at the national assembly. if two-thirds or more members vote yes, park will be impeached. the motion will then go to court and park will be suspecnded. they need 28 votes from the ruling party. and it's quite possible as more than 30 appear to be on board. it is alleged she conspired with her friend and two aides. they have been indicted on several charges, including conspiring to abuse power. the president has been refusing to be questioned by prosecutors. her attorney said on monday that she's too busy. >>> in the meantime being the south korean government is ruling out a pet project of president park. it is release draft of history textbooks that stress achievements of her late father the former president. >> translator: the new

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a lawyer for south korea's president has effectively rejected a request by prosecutors to question her by wednesday. it's the latest development in a deepening political scandal that has dogged park geun-hye. >> translator: i need to take considerable time to study the issues and prepare the defense. in principle, the prosecution should be carried out in written form. >> the lawyer said questioning park in writing will minimize the impact of the inquiry on state affairs. but that's not what prosecutors asked for. they have said they want to meet the president to ask about her links to a long-time friend who is at the center of the scandal. she's suspected of conspiring to abuse power and attempting to defraud two foundations. the prosecutors say they need to question park before kheu's detention expires on sunday. an opposition politician lashed out at park on tuesday. he said he will lead the public campaign until park steps down. under the country's constitution, a presidential elec

the dispute has prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty. a step that was never taken after the end of the war. >> translator: the four islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. through a diplomatic channel, the japanese government has lodged protests with russia. their military expansion with the missile deployment on the islands is incompatible with our stance and is deplorable. >> the missile system presents a diplomatic headache weeks before putin is due to visit japan. abe acknowledged that the decades-long issue is a thorny one but he said that through the meeting with putin he aims to create a win/win situation, including in economic terms. >>> hundreds of muslims protested friday outside myanmar embassies in three capitals in southeast asia. they are angered over the alleged persecution of rohingya muslims in the buddhist-dominated country. patchari raksawong in bangkok has details on that and other stories. >> myanmar's military has been carrying out massive counter insurgency operations in the western state of rakhine sinc

. >>> turning to business news, tokyo stocks and the u.s. dollar continue to rally as investors clung to expectations that the incoming trump administration would introduce more economic stimulus measures. we go to our business desk for the details on that and other business news. >> last week investors responded enthusiastically to donald trump's election and the nikkei had its biggest advance since september. extended its gains as the dollar rose further pushing down the yen and boosting japanese export stocks. more from the tokyo stock exchange. >> investors are betting will start an inflation prompting the federal reserve to raise interest rates in the near future. this is driving u.s. treasury yield and strengthening the dollar and weakening the yen. the weak yen has provided a major boost for japanese exporters. closing at 17,672. that's the highest level in nine months. the broader topix rose 1.5%. the dollar continued it rise against the yen. the greenback rose to the 107-yen level, the highest level since january. a major focus, of

so it means cool rain for parts of tokyo.w for northern honshu and most of hokkaido, the white stuff. these northwesterly winds, at least for wednesday here, is some good news. and the reason for that is that you have this coming in from the northwest and pushing down towards the south, and that means some semi- clear skies expected across southern areas of kyushu. this is great news especially for the weather triple-team here. we have the satellite launch today, that is the backup, or the secondary to the next generation weather satellite. so another tool in the garage that we can use to show you some of the information displayed here for our weather forecast. and the good news, the weather looks pretty decent for it. sunny skies, high of 22, wind, watch out for that, about 30 kilometers per hour. but it's coming from the northwest. something to watch out for, it's going to be airing here about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, there out of tan ga shima. back towards the northwest, we have high pressure dominating much of china, kee

might be even seeing frost in some of the foothills around tokyo as well. let's talk about the election out here across the americas. because we have going on is really widespread precipitation expected in the central areas of the u.s. and whenever we're talking about undecided voters, maybe people that they look outside, not really determined on exactly going out and standing in line for several hours to vote in the rain, this is definitely a major impact that you could be seeing. it does look like some areas, especially from oklahoma toward chicago, maybe into the northeastern u.s., could be seeing some scattered showers here on election day, november 8th. maybe some thunderstorms down towards the south. also you do have to remember whenever we do see any severe weather, people do have to travel quite often to get to some of those polling stations. it does look like there's no major storms going on but definitely these nuisance showers continuing to take place. across the central u.s., over towards the rockies, partly cloudy skies. maybe even portland ove

i'm kathryn kobayashi in tokyo. a fuel laden tanker truck has rammed into a gas station in central iraq triggering a huge explosion. local police say at least 74 were killed and 24 others injured. the attack occurred on thursday in the city of hela, about 100 kilometers south of baghdad. islamic state militants issued a statement saying they carried out the attack against shias. the latest in a series of terror strikes in iraq. on november 14, two car bombs hit fallujah killing seven. three days later, another car bomb struck a wedding near the city killing 16 people. the i attacks have come ass eiri forces are gainitrying to draw attention away from mosul where iraqi government forces are continuing operations to retake the northern city. so far they have managed to regain a section of the city's eastern region. the director of humanitarian affairs say that 16 million people have fled the area in the last six months. >>> new york's 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade went off without a hitch amid tight security on

and in tokyo, the nikkei went above 18,000. upbeat u.s. jobs numbers and inflation data are fueling investors risk appetite and prospects for a rate hike. let's take a look at what's going on with currencies, the dollar is posting highs against the yen, not seen since june 1, the dollar-yen pair well above 110.19-22 at the moment. traders are optimistic about the u.s. economy. jobless claims fell to a 43-year low. the dollar rallied against the euro as well touching almost a one-year high, a euro is currently fetching $1.06. >>> australian shares are in the positive up .2%, but we are seeing a negative picture on the kospi, it's down .50%. china will open in just under a half an hour. >>> this week, nhk "newsline" has been focusing on the work style in japan. in part 3 of our series, we look at the efforts to promote work among senior citizens. businesses and local governments are rolling out this >> reporter: the band is in full swing, but there is no ordinary jazz concert. it's a job fair for the elderly. hosted by the local government.

tokyo not looking too bad today, either.e do still have snow, though, off toward the north in parts of hokkaido, northern tohoku. sea-e fact continuing to pick up with the northwesterly winds. winds will be changing, though, through the next 24 hours coming in somewhat from the south. do expect conditions to kind of improve. really the big thing we're watching is this next storm back toward the west. already bringing showers there into shanghai. that's going to shift twhaowarde east, widespread scattered showers throughout the weekend for much of japan. tokyo, high of 17. for now, sunny skies on thursday. all right. i'll leave you now with your extended outlook. >>> and that is all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. ♪ >> welcome to "in good shape." coming up, the pain of eating acidic foods, caused by stones in the salivary glands. heel spurs and how to treat them. we test the effectiveness of hypnosis for losing weight and long-distance running. here's your

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. >>> u.s. president-elect donald trump has met japan's prime minister shinzo abe in new york. it was his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader since winning the election. media reports suggest that trump made a safe diplomatic debut trying to dispel the concerns of a key u.s. ally about his policies. trump posted a photo on facebook smiling with abe. he commented it was a pleasure to have abe stop by his home and begin a great friendship. trump indicated that he places importance on relations between the u.s. and japan. "the washington post" says the president-elect was trying to reassure world leaders about his diplomatic policies. the "financial times" reported on the meeting in an article with the title "japan's abe calls trump a leader i can trust." many people in japan have expressed concerns over remarks made by trump as the republican candidate during the presidential election campaign. trump said he would withdraw the united states from the trans-pacific partnership free trad

this is in tokyo. the original. 130 years old. that time this in one form or the other is how the day started. scaling and gutting the fish, prepping the kitchen. >> customer, dishwasher, everything. >> for how long? >> first two years. >> only in the third year the rice. and if you get that right eventually maybe just maybe they'll begin to teach you the next phase how to stay next to him slicing the fish. eventually, eventually creating pieces for guests at the bar. of the dozen young men that work here not all will make it. to achieve that status of truly becoming a master chef. >> how many years? 7 years to learn right? >> yeah. >> that's a lot of time. >> a lot of time. >> a lot of work. a lot of pain. >> exactly. >> what was it like apprenticing here? hard? >> very tough. very tough. his grandfather was here too. very tough. >> young masa was first hired here as an apprentice. this is his son who runs it today. the 4th generation to uphold the standards and family tradition. >> should stay the same. over a green onion and gi

>>> live from our studios here in tokyo, i'm james tengan. we start out with the hour's top stories. >>> a new reality. donald trump begins to prepare for the united states and people in the united states and outside are coming to grips with his presidency. >>> amid hopes the president-elect will spark the u.s. economy. >>> while they become a step closer to freeing the tpp deal, the newly president-elect opposes it. >>> donald trump is trying to show he is ready for the white house. he began laying the groundwork for his presidency. local media say trump has instructed his transition team, including new jersey governor chr chris christie to draft blue prints for his administration. the president will brief his successor on the transition process. >> i had a chance to talk to president-elect trump last night, about 3:30 in the morning, i think it was. to congratulate him on winning the election. i invited him to come to the white house tomorrow and to talk about making sure there is a successful transition between our presidencies. >> not my

this is tokyo station. at the center of clad in white, is the station master. like his trains, takishioto keeps a tight schedule the we raced around trying to keep up with him. it's vital for me to check on things with my own eyes, he said. let's make it nice and tidy he instructed this cleaner. on the platform, he told another worker, don't catch cold. >> reporter: you seem to really love your job? >> i do, he agreed, adding well longer. >> reporter: does your wife ever get jealous? >> no, he said. we have a saying in japan, it is good to have a husband who is healthy and absent. this station really is his second family. his emplyoyees call him japanes for parent. at the start of his day we found eto doing caligraphy, painting n, connection, his favorite encounter millions of people he said. the few we share our work place with are precious. get this, he bows whenever he enters or exits the station. it mentally prepares you for customers, eto told us, and shows them appreciation. we watched as he saluted t

i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to nhk "newsline." prime minister shinzo abe is hosting myanmar's aung san zusu kyi in tokyo. in the meeting abe stressed his commitment to supporting the new government. abe commended myanmar's nation building efforts such as freedom, democracy, respect of human rights, and the rule of law. he said both japan's public and private sectors are ready to support myanmar's new government as a friend. aung san suu kyi said she is writing a new chapter in her country's history. she is relying on japan to help her country move forward. she said japan's relationship in the past had helped her build stability. abe said they will encourage japanese firms to invest more in

likely peak across tokyo late november in the area as well as kyoto. so let's look forward to the colorful season. now, further down towards the south, deadly floods occurred in the central portions of vietnam earlier this week. itit's the time of year wn the northeastt flow starts to cause heavy rainllll and thahat led t riouss flooding as wee go into the next several dadays, more heaeavy rain is expect f for thehe souththern h of the country. and there is a tropical depression right here. thee system willl likely head t the south of vietnam. we have e two more tropical disturbances i want to mention. this one will likely move up towards the north. this one is more of a problem. this is mary. it is a minimal tropical storm at the moment. it's packing wind of 65 kilometers per hour.. ththe system will likely stay he inside sunday. and after that it could makake s wayy towards the west. andd will likely affect the philippines next week.. november is thee typhoon season for the philippines. in the past,, several november storms killed hundreds or thousan