♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara. >>> people in ukraine are digging their heels in, but the reality of the hardships that come from russian attacks on life-saving infrastructure is setting in. many areas are still recovering from attacks that knocked out power, and a community fresh off a victory is now in mourning. kherson was hit by the strongest bombardment until it was recaptured by ukrainian troops. some of the neighborhoods struck this time had reportedly never been targeted. witnesses told the associated press five people died. the day before, strikes on the capital knocked out power to roughly 60% of kyiv. russian officials admitted to attacks on military infrastructure but denied having civilian targets. s. think tank the institute for the study of war said it was an attempt to break ukrainian wills. but leaders in kyiv say they will not weaken and are rebuilding. >> translator: electricity situation remains difficult in almost all regions. we are little by little recovering from the blac

takigawa, nhk world. >>> okay. let's get a check on the markets. ♪ >>> that's it for "newsline biz" from tokyo. i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for watching. ♪ >> this is al jazeera, and these are the top stories. nato says it's looking into an explosion and eastern poland which ukraine is blamed on russian missiles. two people were killed in the blast in a village near the ukrainian border. moscow denies carrying out strikes in the area. international reaction has been cautious, many eu members have voiced alarm, saying every inch of nato territ

>>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline," i'm yoshi ogasawara. we begin in the united states where votes in tuesday's midterm elections are still being counted. control of both chambers of commerce hangs in the balance. americans cast their ballots to decide 35 of the 100 seats in the senate and all 435 seats in the house of representatives. republicans have been surprised to see the democrats hold on to some seats in the senate and even flip one in pennsylvania. abc news is reporting an even split, 48 seats for each party. there are still four races to be called. georgia is one of the most hotly contested states. secretary of state brad raffensperger says fewer than 10,000 votes were left to be counted because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, georgia will hold a runoff election. that is set for december 6th. multiple u.s. news outlets are reporting it will be weeks before votes across the country are fully counted. the republicans see a number of paths to power in the house of representatives. abc news projects the republicans ha

♪ >>> welcome to nhk "newsline," north korea launched several ballistic missiles on thursday morning. officials say one may have been an intercontinental ballistic missile. japanese officials are trying to determine the latest details. japan's defense ministry says at least three missiles flew toward the sea of japan from around 7:30 a.m. one flew about 750 kilometers at an altitude of around 2,000 kilometers. it fell into the sea of japan and is believed to have been a long range ballistic missile. officials say it could have been an intercontinental ballistic missile or icbm. one hour later two more missiles through about 350 kilometers at an altitude of around 50 kilometers. officials say these missiles also appear to have fallen into the sea of japan outside the country's exclusive economic zone. government officials say there are no reports of damage so far. the government issued an alert to miyagi, yamagata through the j-alert nationwide emergency warning system which sends emergency information to local governments via satellite. it said the projectile launched by north korea w

>>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara. we begin in japan where prime minister kishida fumio is dealing with a fresh blow to his cabinet. his justice minister has resigned after facing significant pressure from lawmakers. it's related to controversial remarks he made about his role and the death penalty. >> translator: he undermined public trust towards the legal administration by his thoughtless remarks about the system that is the basis of our your additional administration. the justice minister bears part of the heavy responsibility of government's vigorous efforts to help people who have suffered damages due to the actions of the former unification church. his remarks could have delayed diet discussions on our key relief measures. considering these points, i have accepted his resignation. >> y ashuhiro had been under fire. he said he had a low-profile job that made headlines only when he authorized executions. that triggered criticism from the opposition party and his own party's lawmaker who called for him to immediate

. ♪ hello and thank you for joining us on "nhk newsline." we have the latest at this hour. they scrambled dozens of fighter jets after detecting 180 north korean military flights on friday over a number of areas. military officials said for several hours they identified north korean flight inland as well as over the sea of japan and the yellow sea. they said the air force scraled morthan aircraf inuding f hict 35 stealth fighters. military sources say some of the north korean planes were bombers. officials say the military is on the lookout for further provocations. they also say the military is working closely with the united states to monitor the north activities. local media say the north appears to be responding to on going u.s. south korean air drills. they were originally scheduled to end on friday but have been extended to saturday. >> the international atomic energy agency says the inspectors found no indications of undeclared nuclear activity or materials in ukraine. russia has been accusing ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirt kri bomb designed to disperse

>>> hello and thank you for joining us on this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. >>> officials say a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile fired by north korea is believed to have fallen off the coast of hokkaido. it is the first time one of pyongyang's missiles has landed in japan's exclusive economic zone in over six months. >> translator: north korea launched a ballistic missile today, and it is believed to have fallen into waters in hokkaido within our exclusive economic zone, with large protests against north korea. north korea has been repeating actions of provocation at an unprecedented pace. i'd like to stress we cannot tolerate this. >> prime minister kishida says no damage has been confirmed. japan's chief cabinet secretary says the missile seems to have fallen near oshima oshima island. he said it appears to have had lost its trajectory, flying as high as 6,000 kilometers. nhk spoke to people in the port city of hakodate, who were startled by how close the missile landed. >> translator: it's scary. north

>>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara. ukrainians are struggling through one of the worst power outages in the nine months since russians began their invasion. much of the capital is without running water, light or heat. and the military is rushing to recapture territory before the winter cold sets in. energy officials are working to get nuclear power stations back online. they shut them down amidst a russian barrage that killed ten people and injured 36 others. missile strikes have plunged this hospital into darkness. power to the elevators was knocked out, so workers had to carry this 13-year-old boy up six flights of stairs to the operating room. surgeons worked under dim emergency lighting to save him by amputating his injured hand. >> translator: russians are not humans. you can't even call them animals because animals take care of their own. they shoot at civilians, at children. >> in the southernegion of zaporizhzhia, an attack reduced a maternity hospital to little more than rubble. the youngest victim was just two

if uganda is coveg the oil, it is a costly process and they do not have the money to >>> welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> we begin with breaking news out of the united states. abc news is projecting republicans will take control of the house of representatives for the first time in four years. that means there will be a split congress. the senate has already been declared for joe biden's democrats. abc news says republicans will capture at least 218 seats in the house and regain control.

ñl k >>> hello there and welcome to nhk "newsline" . i am catherine kobayashi in new york. >>> ukrainians are celebrating a holiday they call the day of dignity and freedom. president volodymyr zelensky has acknowledged the sacrifices they have made since russian forces invaded. he says, they could be left without light, hot weather, but not without freedom.

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ñl ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. >>> ukrainians are used to cold, but nothing like the bitterness they expect to suffer in the months to come. they've seen russian missiles knock out their sources of power. some say they are steeling themselves for the worst winter of their lives. residents are trying to conserve energy, stocking up on clothes,

e-mail your >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. u.s. republicans went into midterm elections boasting they would overwhelm democrats in a red wave. but they failed to attract the swell of support they had predicted. and their wave has faded. americans go to the polls two years after presidential elections to decide again on who wants to represent them. they vote on a third of the 100 seats in the senate and all 435 seats in the house of representatives.

box 693 new york, new york 10013 >>> hello and welcome to nhk newsline in new york. ukraine ended up spending their night in the dark and little hope their predicament might change. they have endured nine months of russian attacks and have seen another barrage cut powe

>>> ♪ hello, and welcome back to nhk "newsline" . i am takao minori in new york. >>> russians were heard considering accelerating the attack. they have postponed the meetings again.

[captioning made possible by ço >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in new york. world leaders are scrambling to save an agreement that would deliver food to those who need it most. they're urging russian president vladimir putin to resume grain shipments out of ports on the black sea. the russians say ukrainian forces broke the terms of the deal by sending

. >> hello and welcome to nhk newsline . voters in the united states are getting ready for what many calling the most important election of their lives. they will be casting ballots tuesday in a midterm vote that will determine if democrats or republicans win control of congress. such elections occur in the middle of a four year presidential term

is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed >>> ♪ hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline" . i am takao minori in new york.>>> commanders at the pentagon have alerted people to the perils of the nuclear programs in russia and iran and north korea. now, they have issued a warning about their rivals in china. they say the chinese have built up stockpiles to more than 400 warheads and are modernizing and diversifying and expanding their nuclear forces. >> the challge

still continuing to follow this story when it comes to north korea some lines crossing when it comes to nhk. they say the north korean missile still in the air may fall in japan's economic zone. so basically, it's still in the air. but earlier, they say this may presumed to be an icbm. talk us through the timing of all this. stephen: absolutely. it comes at a very critical time when many world leaders are in this part of the world. so the timing is not surprising to me. we have heard from u.s. officials that they are concerned about an imminent, or a potentially imminent nuclear test coming out of pyongyang. this missile launch would come on the heels of other missile tests we have seen of late. this would be an escalation of it if indeed it is an intercontinental ballistic missile, which has long-range capabilities. so this is something i am sure mr. kishida is watching closely, as are u.s. officials who are gathered here. the korean president is said to be here as well, the south korean president. and china it will be watching this as well. rishaad: good stuff. stephen engle there. let's

haidi: nhk, reporting a north korea missile has flown over japan. the north korea missile was separated into pieces, suspected to be made or long-range according to reporting at the moment. japan in the meantime warning its residents to take shelter from the north korean missile threat. these warnings have been issued as an alert for the miyagi and other prefectures. this comes as we see the missile being launched over japan to the pacific ocean, according to japan, towards the east sea. that's confirmation we have from the joint chiefs of staff from korea. there is now reporting that it does look like a maid or long-range missile, according to reporting. this comes after the biggest barrage of missiles we have seen from north korea on wednesday under kim jong-un. one was ballistic, launched on wednesday, causing an air raid alert for the island in korea as well. we are now seeing further updated details of that north korean missile fired over japan to the pacific ocean, according to japan, with stage separation, according to some other local media

nikko admitting charges, the president is to go without pay for six months according to reporting from nhk. at the moment where hearing that president will go with that is pay for six months, that he will not be paid for that period after smbc nikko securities admitted to charges of market manipulation following an investigation that led to employee arrests and penalties against one of the largest financial groups. they are accused of rubbing up prices for block offers, and we are hearing -- six of its employees have been indicted for propping up share prices in violation of financial laws in japan. we are looking ahead to a busy week for earnings in asia. nintendo, softbank all set to release their latest reports. our reporter joins us now. let's set up with nintendo. >> in recent quarters, the chip shortage has affected so many companies. they did say they expect that to improve over the summer. as we come over to the key holiday season for switch sales that will be a focal point. we think nintendo will be pretty strong, they will in effect from the weak yen. we expect software sales to