i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> total eradication of the one deadly disease. it is an astounding fee, but humanity has managed it before. smallpox was first and it took the polio will follow. that, however, is now in jeopardy. find out why on this edition of global 3000. polio in pakistan, fear and mistrust putback nation teens at risk. loud and proud in egypt, women take to their scooters in a bid for freedom. and, sun, sea and sponges, zanzibar's inhabitants read an unusual harvest.

the focus of the quake was in tokyo bay. it registered 5 minus on the japanese intensity scale of 0 to 7 western tokyo. we have not received any reports of casualties so far. officials say there's no possibility of a tsunami. and we will bring you more updates as they become available. we will be back at the top of the hour, so please do stay with us. i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. anchor: hello and welcome to global3000. can aid workers trying to help those worse off in far-away countries actually become part of the problem? that's just one of the questions we'll be exploring on today's programme. here's what we have coming up -- slum tours, is it all right to make money with trips into urban ghettos? shifting hardware, we look at how dubai has become a hub for global aid. and how taking local fisherman on board could help biodiversity in mexico. how would you like to spend your next holiday in an african township? or take a tohr

james tengan in tokyo. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> chinese leaders are marking their nation's role in helping to end world war ii 70 years agos soldiers marched through the streets of beijing. >>> organizers of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics are planning a more open competition to find a new set of logos. offials say it carries some risks. >>> and as japanese cats and dogs assume greater importance in the lives of their owners, businesses catering to pet fitness are envisioning a healthy future. >>> people in china are celebrating after their leaders pulled off a lavish military parade through the heart of beijing. it was a show of strength and power in the air and on the ground to commemorate the 70th anniversary of world war ii and what they call their victory over japan. nhk world has more. >> reporter: 12,000 soldiers marched past teen mann square. they are marching what they call the victory of chinese people over japanese aggression and the war. it's the first

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> indonesian president joko widodo has decided to review one of his country's most ambitious infrastructure projects to cut cost ks. he's rejected bids submitted by both japan and china to build a high-speed ralway line. they will not receive money or loan guarantees from the government. indonesia is planning to build a 140 kilometer long high-speed railway connecting the capital and the city of bandung. the two economic powers have been locked in a heating competition for the deal. japan proposed a plan that would cost $2.4 billion. china estimated the cost at roughly $5 billion. sources say key indonesian ministers argued that both proposals required too large a financial burden on the government. coordinating minister for economic affairs darmin nasution said they're looking for a 30 to 40% cheaper alternative even if it requires slower trains. he said he'll meet about the ambassadors on friday to explain the government's stance. >>> at least 14 people drowned and about 40 remain

she spoke to nhk in tokyo on monday. she's the special presidential advisor for the ticefight again child recrudement. 10,000 instances of the crime were reported there last year. >> we're addressing it. we're not denying it and that's the first step to make the issue no more taboo. >> she says the government is stepping up crack downs on sex crimes and spoke about efforts to support victims including a hot line for advice that enabled women proper care. she said an improved economy would help prevent sexual violence. >> business which is not based on diamond or gold or oil, at first you had very few resources and you made a success story so how can rerplicate that story? >> she hopes japan would share economic development model with her country. >>> a panel of experts is calling on the japanese government to reflect on fukushima's cleanup. decontamination work and the 2011 nuclear disaster is facing major delays, the environment ministry set up the panel to look into the work. members met in tokyo to discuss how contami

right now tokyo a high of 29. we have deep upper level jets setting in, that will drop the temperatures down well below average by the time we get to sunday and monday next beak. something to keep in mind if you are visiting out here. in europe, we have this deep area of low pressure and extending off of that, this long trough that's extending down towards the south. so out ahead of it, nice warm temperatures. but running along that jet stream we have these strong thunderstorms flaring up. at the base of it even that threat of large hail here on your wednesday. but i want to talk about when this blew through. look at all these trees down here. that was a big problem. we had winds upwards of 100 kilometers reported. two casualties, one a tree fell on a car, and another actually a truck driver was hit by lightni lightning. lightning struck several homes. this is a fire in one of the houses. a lot of people really impacted by this severe weather. it wasn't just france. even over towards germany as well and still that

one is of a lobby at tokyo's haneda airport. the committee will quickly look at ways to choose new logos for the games. since the committee pked sano's designed he has faced allegations of stealing from other artists. the emblems were made public in late july. sano's work was chosen from more than 100 candidates but days later, a belgian graphic designer filed a lawsuit in his country and said the olympic emblem is extremely similar to the logo for a theater he created two years ago. sano denied any wrongdoing. >> translator: i'm very surprised that i'm being accused by the belgian designer of stealing his idea. it's absolutely unfounded. >> the organizers of the tokyo olympics defended sano's designed and explained how they differ from the belgian work. among the other allegations people said pieces produced by sano's studio for beer maker looked similar to other designs. the brewery pulled some items from its sales campaign at sano's request. another was a logo for a new public facility in the city of oita near tokyo. resident

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

it's thursday, september 10th, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. officials with the tokyo stock exchange are allowing two units to go public. they say it could happen later this year. the combined market value of the three firms is estimated around $100 billion. one of the country's largest public offerings. the government currently owns 100% of japan post. the firm owns all the shares in japan bank and japan insurance. sources say the approval for the listings on the board should be expected thursday. the firms will be publicly traded on november 4th. they say their market capitalization will be the largest since ntt went public 28 years ago. leaders in tokyo are planning to use the proceeds to finance rebuilding work for areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >>> japan's only nuclear reactor currently online is set to undergo final inspections before resuming commercial operations. if it gets the green light, it will be the first in the country to start generating electricity for sale since 2013. the operator, kyushu electric power co

tokyo, have an umbrella. enough to cause problems with rainfall, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and nagoya wet and windy conditions, gusts well into tropical storm strength, similar towards osaka and kagoshima and also the korean peninsula on the left side of the storm, the side where you don't have moisture coming on shore and we got dry air filtering in. so stunny skies for you and maye even in down towards the southern japanese islands and fairly descent weather in the forecast. also by the way, kilo towards the east, a big wave maker. korea and northeastern china, we still have that front down towards the south so hong kong, showers in your forecast. in india, i want to mention because we still have the southwest monsoon towards bangladesh. 50 to 80 millimeters for several locations out here but we actually did see the frequent lightning since this past weekend, at least 19 gas causals due to lightning. an aspect of thunderstorms, that's why we call them thunderstorms that are dangerous. if you hear thunder

foreign investors sold more shares in tokyo than they bought. officials at the tokyo stock exchange said net sales was about $5.9 billion, the biggest since march 2014. the selloff amid a global drop triggered by china's economic woes. >>> we've been looking this week at trends in japan's pet industry. yesterday we reported on fitness trainers who help cats and dogs stay in shape. today we look at another emerging business. this one targets elderly pet owners and the services peace of mi mind. >> she is 83, has no children, lives achildren, lives alone in tokyo with her dog emily. emily is her partner in walks and conversation. the dog helps keep her going. she takes emily to the vet every month to ensure the dog is healthy. but she doesn't know how long she'll be able to take care of her companion. >> i can't ask my siblings to look after her. they are in their 80s, too. shibata's concerns are common among elderly pet owners. survey by animal welfare organization indicates 37% of them are anxious they may become unable to look after their pets.

tokyo's bustling shibuya district is a place where new trends begin. it's where one of the largest conferences on business start-ups is taking place. more than 500 entrepreneurs from all over asia are gathered at this building here in tokyo. why? well, to get some start-up assist and, maybe if they're lucky, find some investors, and that includes top notch investors from silicon valley. hi, nice to meet you. i spoke with dave mcclure, a venture capitalist from the valley, who announced on tuesday a $30 million fund for japanese start-ups. i asked him why he thinks there's so much potential here. >> there's not as much competition for resources here. so we'd really like to provide more capital for the very earliest stages when people are getting their businesses off the ground. we think there's tremendous opportunity here in japan, and in fact it's almost like we're a little late to that party. it's almost like there's a lot of potential here that's been overlooked. we want to get started in investing in that. the main challenge in the past has been lac

of tokyo and actually based at a place called pal ma. these two groups of aviators for very different reasons decided not to go along with the emperor's order to lay down their arms and accept the ceasefire and prepare for surrender. the people at the 302nd were driven by their commander who was just a diehard tradition-driven militarist. he was also undergoing a relapse of malaria, so he wasn't thinking very clearly. but he infused his men with the concept that we cannot surrender, we'll shame our country, we'll shame our emperor. so his core group of fighter pilots who included some of the best surviving fighter pilots japan had -- and they had some of the few surviving excellent fighter planes japan had -- decided that they would not go along with the surrender, and they would attack any allied aircraft that showed up over japan. down the road the mood was somewhat different. there were fighter pilots there, people who were some of the best known japanese pilots of world war ii. they decided that they would resist for a different reas

in june another japanese company tokyo marine holdings announced plans to buy a u.s. insurance firm. >>> china's exports in august marked a second straight month of decline and imports also shrank for the tenth month in a row. the latest data highlights the weakness of domestic and external demand in the world's second largest economy. chinese customs officials say august exports fell 5.5% from a year ago to about $197 billion. the officials attribute the fall partly to a drop in sales of clothing, shoes, and personal computers to european countries and japan. imports were down nearly 14% over $134 billion. officials say there was a decline in imports of vehicles and autoparts as well as metal processing machinery. in the value of trade in 2015, but as of august cumulative trade value is down 7.5% compared with the same period last year. beijing has been making efforts to support the economy through a series of measures including promoting infrastructure investment. japanese officials say that gdp in the april to june period was better than they first expected. they s

>>> hi, and welcome to "newsline," i'm james tengan in tokyo. here are the stories we're following at this hour. world leaders have taken the stage on security, but their views are sharply divided. shinzo babe and putin met in new york and discussed a territorial issue between the two nations. world leaders are not seeing eye to eye, and speeches included from the president of the united states, russia, and china, and traded barbs on the most pressing iues. we spoke to the editor in chief in new york. >> reporter: miccy, what's your take on today's debate? >> reporter: yes, the presidents of chinese and russia shared the view that the u.n. served the common good for the last 70 years, but their views on the current global situation were not harmonious at all, but full of distrust. u.s. president obama warned of dangerous currents pulling us into a darker, disordered world criticizing russia over its takeover of crimea. >> we cannot stand by when the sovereignty is violated. when that happens in ukraine, it could happen to any nation gathered her

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> chinese premier show jingping met with president obama to discuss matters of cooperation and concern. vice president joe biden greeted the vice president upon his arrival. xi's trip began in seattle where he met business leaders. obama will host the chinese leader later on thursday. in the summit meeting friday xi will likely underscore areas where the two nations can work together, such as economic cooperation and measures to tackle global warming. xi is expected to propose holding a new framework for high-level dialogue between the two countries to ease u.s. concerns about cyber security. experts expect china's government in cyber attacks on u.s. companies. the chinese president is likely to reiterate the stance that his country's activities in the south china sea are a matter of national sovereignty. world leaders are preparing to gather in new york for a summit starting friday. one key issue they'll be discussing is how to end dwloebl poverty and hung ir. the u.n. summit will

some gathered in tokyo on saturday. the organizers allowed 200 people took part. >> translator: i feel a sensef danger see what's happening in the east china sea and the activities of china and south korea. >> reporter: 45% of the respondents don't want the bill enacted during the current session while 19% say they do. nhk world. >> thank you. officials north of tokyo say the search for missing people after last week's floods have taken a positive turn. all 15 residents who could not be found were found unharmed in another city. a wide area in the city was hit when they breached a levy last thursday. officials confirm two men died there, and police officers conducted door to door searches for the other missing people, and they say all of them are safe. many pts remain covered with water and mud. the rain also devastated the neighboring prefectures and at least five other people died there. at least 3,000 residents are still living in evacuation shelters. as people count the cost, experts are looking into why the area wa

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> record rainfall has pummeled wide areas north of tokyo causing flooding, landslides and breaking a levee on a major river. one person died and a dozen remain missing. hundreds of others are still stranded and thousands are in temporary shelters. rescue efforts have restarted this morning in joso city. authorities say many are still waiting for help, but they're dealing with large amounts of water and debris. the kinugawa river overflowed its banks and inundated several communities on thursday in ibaraki prefecture. about 100 people spent the night on the second floor of a supermarket. employees say the floodwater rose to two meters inside the store. they were rescued by helicopters and boats. there's now about 2,000 self-defense force personnel, police and firefighters dispatched to the area. they're being assisted by 40 choppers. >> translator: i couldn't go anywhere. i was so isolated. >> torrential rainfall also caused damage in neighboring tochigi prefecture. a landslide in ckanuma city crushed several homes. another man who fell into a storm

>>> flood waters from the qin ga wa river have spread over areas near tokyo. a levee was breached catching residents off guard. many are turning to social media to appeal for help. the man on the lower part of our screen clung to a pole for over an hour until rescuers arrived. the flooding is an aftereffect of tropical storm etau. the meteorological agency has issued its highest warnings. >>> thanks for joining us on "newsline." i'm james tengan in tokyo. we're keeping a close eye on the flooding in japan. a dangerous situation is going on in ibuaki prefecture. flood water is inundating several communities. you can see the levee breaking next to the fallen tree. officials say this happened just after noon. local authorities say they believe the waters have carried off houses and cars. some with people inside. they say they're having difficulty reaching inundated areas because of a strong current in the water. flood waters continue to flow into residential areas including joso and other neighboring cities. hundreds are stranded. about a hundred people sought sh

nhk world, tokyo. >>> people in tokyo are enjoying nice calm weather on the last day of the silver week holiday. we are joined now for the world weather. >> fortunately, weather has been gorgeous in the holiday in tokyo, but things are changing in western japan. you can see clouds are covering parts of the region, heavy rain is likely to affect western japan, especially into thursday, up to 160 millimeters of rain is likely, and the rain likely moves into central japan and tokyo friday. more wet weather is expected into next week because a tropical storm is approaching. we have a tropical storm right now, packing winds of only 65 kilometers per hour. it's still a minimal tropical storm, but the sea surface temperatures are warm at 30 degrees, so the system be intensify to a severe tropical storm and get very close to the southwestern islands of japan by e early next week. that circle is large meaning it's hard to predict where it's going at the moment, but highly likely it's impacted directly or indirectly. if it hits japan directly, it could be the fifth named storm to make land fall,

was called south of tokyo based in a place. these two groups of aviators for different reasons decided not to go along with the emperors order to lay down their arms and accepting cease-fire and surrender the people of the second were drimp by their commander, the captain who was a die hard militarist who was also undergoing a relapse of malaria so he wasn't thinking clearly but he infused with a concept that we cannot surrender we'll shake our country, shame our emperor so his core group of fighter pilots with the best pilots and they have some of the few surviving fighter flame f planes they decide they would not go along with a surrender and they would attack any allied aircraft that showed up over japan. down the road, the move was somewhat different. pilots there like suki one of the best known japanese pilots of world war ii they decided they would resisting for a different reason. they saw it as a question of national -- sovereignty, japan had not surrendered yet. no surrender has been signed so as a the question of defe

here in tokyo it was all about bargain hunting. the nikkei had the biggest one-day gain since january 1994. it rose 7.7% closing at 18,770. the index reached its highest level in seven sessions. the topix surged 6.4%. big ganames were winners today. softbank group grew 5.5%. fast retailing 10%. eager to buy these blue chips as they looked to cover short-term losses. it was the same story with financial stocks. mitsubishi up 7%. and nomura holdings also rose. now, the question is how sustainable is this buying spree? one fund manager told me if you look at the sectors that did well today, it shows that investors are still defensive. kddi pharmaceuticals was up. it seems likely that most investors will hold off placing new orders. they'll be waiting for the u.s. fed policy meeting that takes place next week. easing the markets for now, but to get a clearer sense of direction, we have to wait until next week. aika nanao. >> thanks. >>> moving to others in the asia pacific region. the shanghai composite added 2.3% to hit its highest cl

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bond yields hit tokyo stocks. with that, we saw the nikkei drop 2% snapping three days of gains and finishing at 18,070. the broader topix fell almost by the same margin. stronger yen weighed on export related shares like toyota and pan sonic,nd insurance took a hit. just treasuries will be a drag on the balance sheet. life insurance down 6%, and msad insurance dropped over 5%. seven and i is planning to close low performing outlets. in china, slowing economies loom, and analysts expect a rate hike later this year or early next year. with that, we expect market volatility to comet. that wraps up this highly anticipated week at the tokyo stock exchange. >> giang, thank youery much for that. >>> othe forces say investors cheer the fed's decision. the shanghai composite rose by 0 0.4%, and index lost 3.2% in the week, but bounced back from lows after falling below the 3,000 mark. sidney gained half a percen after the country's central bank governor said was content with current monetary policy. the index was up for a

people in tokyo are seeing warm and fair conditions. meteorologist robert speta tells us how it's looking elsewhere. >> catherine, what we are going to be seeing is really this area of low pressure, which in western japan is already bringing the showers. i know if you were in tokyo the last several days the weather has been decent. but that low is tracking off towards the east and already is bringing problems. in some areas we've seen well over 60 millimeters in a one-hour span. upwards of 347 millimeters in a 24 hour period in kyushu. we have video. the rain definitely coming down. a slow commute during the early morning hours due to this unstable atmosphere. several locations have seen over 200 millimeters. actually evacuation advises have been in place -- about 150,000 residents have been advised. no orders at this point but there is the threat of further flooding. in some locations my zachy we are seeing more precipitation. the next several hours the storm system is pulling off towards the northeast n. tokyo in the afternoon and eve

our business reporter has the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> investors in tokyo reacted to a couple things, all the little delays, the volkswagen emision scandal and china's pmi data showing another contraction in manufacturing. they lost nearly 2.8% thursday louvring to 17,571, the lowest in two weeks. share prices of car makers and companies said to make auto parts fell on the wideni volkswagen scandal falling 7% on diesel technology making it especially vulnerable to the news. honda drop 3%, and toyota fell almost 22%. the company holds a large stake in chinese e-commerce from alibaba, and the u.s. stock after trading with a ipo lockup. late on thursday, u.s. federal reserve chair janet yellen is scheduled to give a speech to hint at any timing of a interest rate heek. >> thanks. moving on to other markets in the asia pacific egion. in china, the shanghai composite rebounded from yesterday's 2% fall gaining .68%. some took hart from the president's statement to the u.s., picking shares that could benefit from closer bilateral economic ties. the hengseng expandedlosses on

. >>> supporters and opponents of the bills held rallies over the weekend in tokyo. about 200 people who backed the legislation gathered. >> translator: as i watch the situation near here in the east china sea i feel things are getting dangerous. >> further north, people expressed their opposition. >> translator: this bill absolutely can't pass if we want to protect the lives of our children and of the members of self-defense forces. >> organizers said about 400 people took part, many of them were mothers. >>> a volcano on the southwestern japanese island of kyushu has erupted. mt. aso blasted plumes of smoke and ash hig above the crater. these images were captured by nhk camera meteorological officials say the eruption occurred on monday just before 10:00 a.m. local time. they say smoke rose as high as 2,000 meters. they observed large rocks flying near the site of the eruption. officials raised the alert level for the area to three on a scale of five. they say there are floss of hot ash and rock and they are cautioning people not to approach the volcano. they decla

evening i'm james tengan in tokyo, welcome to "newsline." thai authorities questioning a second man in connection with bangkok bombings. police have not identified him but prime minister helped piece together parts of the case. police arrested the man tuesday near the cambodian border. they said he was trying to leave thailand illegally. they say he's a foreigner but have not released his nationality. they say he resembles the man in the yellow t-shirt caught on camera before the explosion occurred. they say the man is a key expect who may help reveal details about the bombings. the man is the second suspect to be arrested in the case. police have obtained seven arrest warrants. they believe a single group of more than 10 people are responsible for the two blasts. they say they have been helping chinese uighurs leave. they say a crackdown of uighurs staying in thailand may have motivated the attacks. >>> thousands of migrants from the middle east are continuing to flow into european countries. leaders of the eu are facing one of their bigges

>> from our studios here in tokyo, this is ""newsline."" dpishls of minister shangz have delivered news. they will deliver work on a u.s. phase soon. the governor met with abe at the prime minister's office in tokyo. he has vow to oppose to shift the air station to a new location within the prefecture. the federal government replaced all work next month to hold discussions with okinawa officials. he says the station is in a crowded residential area and the u.s. government has made moves to remove possible danger. they will work with the u.s. to reduce the burden that okinawa faces on bases. the chief cabinet says the two sides are yet to see eye-to-eye on the matter. >> we both recognize we need to remove the dangers and close down the air station, but we still fundamentally disagree on how to achieve that goal. >> he said the central government plans to continue dugs with okinawa and will support its economy. he says he won't back down. >> i asked if the government will resume the construction work. they said they will. so i told them that

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> the japanese health ministry is promising help for girls for cervical cancer vaccines. about 200 young women have complained of side effects. they will launch screenings and give medical assistance in any case where they can't rule out a link. girls in japan began receiving cervical cancer vaccinations six years ago. the health ministry and governments offered subsidies in april 2013. an estimated 3.4 million school girls had the shots. then one girl after another complained of pain. that prompted the health ministry to stop recommending the vaccinations too months after it started subsidies. officials did a follow-up study. they told nhk about 200 still suffer pain. they say some can no longer walk, and have stopped going to school. ministry officials haven't helped those girls because they haven't established the cause of the symptoms. they say they'll start screening cases soon. >>> the organizers of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics have added up the cost of scrapping their emblems. they told nhk they're out of pocket by nearly half a million dollars

tokyo 25, partly sunny skies. enjoy it while we can on our tuesday. across the u.s., we are looking at a sink of jet stream meandering down to the south. we are going to get beneficial rainfall across parts of california where the wildfires are still raging. too much rainfall could causeoo. out towards the cascades, we are looking at snow in the higher elevations. a taste of winter out there. a clash of the two air masses happening here. that is likely to bring strong gusts from kansas to nebraska. gorgeous looking out in new york, chicago and d.c. here across the uk we have a tornado touchdown reported in southern parts. it's looking messy. the cold front will still be affecting northern italy. heavy rain warning has been in plates in parts of portugal. the rest of the area looking clear and fine. people living in temporary shelters across these areas will get a summer-like temperature. watch out for heat stroke. i'll leave you with the extended forecast. >> that is all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. announcer: "euromaxx highl

the organizers of the 2020 tokyo olympic games have decided on what events they propose to add. they selected 18 events from five sports. they want to include baseball, softball, rate, sports climbing, and surfing. ioc officials will decide next august. president abe met thomas bach in new york. they agreed to cooperate closely for the success of the 20 games. abe said tokyo officials are accepting bids to build a new national stadium by tend of january 2020. this july he scrapped the original plan due to an increase in the cost. the facility will make japanese proud. bach welcomed abe's remarks and said officials at the ioc and japan's government are cooperating smoothly. >>> here in tokyo the forecast calls for mostly fair skies. jonathan oh joins us again for more on world weather starting with the southern u.s. jonathan. >> hello. yes. we're tracking what's happening in the southeastern portions of the united states because there's been plenty of moiure in the region, lots of rainfall taking pla and we had some places dealing with some record rainfall and that led to flash f

one of the areas briefly considered as a stepping stone to tokyo was the northern most japanese home island of hokkaido. whoops. i'm just buzzing through here too fast. even though it was recognized early on by the planners, that its remote location, quote, not favorably located with respect to logistical supporting bases offered numerous liabilities. control of hokkaido, its proponents rightly maintained would be of major importance when the soviet union and accordance with the agreements made in moscow and at the previous big year -- previous year's big three conference at tehran, entered the war as its seizure would simplify and protect sea communications with our new pacific ally. hokkaido pentagon planners originally believed that the ten division operation in the southeast portion of the mountainous island would provide, quote, excellent potential ties for large scale installation of land-based aircraft. by 1945, a more full examination of the region's brutal weather had convinced them otherwise. the invasion timetable had been refined and now called for the tokyo area to be in

one was 300 outside of tokyo and the other was the cusco south of tokyo based at a place called upon it. the groups of aviators for different reasons decided not to go along with the emperors ordered to lay down their arms and accept a cease-fire and prepare for surrender. the people of the 302nd were driven by their commander who was just a diehard bush ego driven militarist. he wasn't thinking very clearly. but we cannot surrender will shame our country and emperor. his core group of fighter pilots who had the best surviving fighter pilots japan had in some of the few surviving plans decided they would not go along with the surrender and they would attack and the allied aircraft that showed up over japan. down the road the mood was different. there were fighter pilots they are from one of the best japanese pilots of world war ii decided they would resist for a different reason. they saw it as a question of national sovereignty japan had not surrendered yet. so they thought it is a question of defending the sovereign airs race until the country surrendered. they also decided they wo

nhk world, tokyo. >>> authorities in the u.s. city of seattle are trying to figure out why a bus and an amphibious tour vehicle collided. two smallerehicles were also involved, four killed, and 50 others taken to nearby hospitals. >>> rescue crews say 15 people are seriously injured. the bus was carrying employees and foreign students from north seattle college. a representative with the college says the four dead are from abroad. a hospital official told nhk that four japanese men are receiving medical treatment. a japanese student who spoke to us by phone says the group was heading to an orientation event. he says the bus was almost full. he says he was taken to a hospital and later released because his injury was not serious. >>> him rights activist say moscow is intervening in syria civil war, using russian war planes to bolster their offensive against islamic state mill tonights. the head of human rights spoke to nhk say syria government forces used plans wednesday to target insurgents in the northern province andays the bom

brian fowler joining us from tokyo. inna casting its net wider its ongoing market manipulation pro, this time in snow an assistant chairman of securities regulator. purification is that the term they are using? >> they want to purify the market. good luck with that. markets by nature our markets. there's ups and downs, speculation and hedging, and losses, but they want to stabilize this. the latest name you can add to the list of people getting caught up in this investigation, going beyond xi jinping's jun.uption probe, jong yu the regulatory body in china overseeing the stock markets. he's one of three assistant chairman. he's a big fish. he's also the former manager of the shanghai and shenzhen stock markets. this guy is close to the action. rishaad: this is a big deal. >> it's a big deal. he's being investigated for severe violations, a euphemism often used for economic crimes, whether it is insider trading or facilitating insider trading or what. we've had some other regulator officials being investigated. we had th

rishaad: coming up later on, why office rents may continue to climb in tokyo. days before the fed rate decision, we look at why they may hold off any moves. . rishaad: we await the fed decision. let's ask our new guest where he is putting his money. he has been ranked by asian money as the top regional equity strategist for 12 years. christopher, great to see you. let's talk about this fed decision. which way will it go? my guess is the fed will still not raise rates this month, but it is a close call. it looks like mrs. yellen does not look like dust is not want to raise rates. we will probably find out who is running the fed this week. rishaad: that would be instructive. how does it impact your investment making decisions? not really: it does impact much, in my view. if i am wrong and they do raise rates, the yield curve will flatten, not stephen on the epen on thet -- stephen announcement. i am expecting the fed to reverse policy. rishaad: christopher, let's move it back to this part of the world. you have been in beijing lately. what did you find, how much