. >> reporter: yuriko koike's numbers were from a tokyo government panel's estimate. the results were released on thursday. the total cost for the tokyo olympics could be more than the four times of the original estimate. to get to the bottom of the surging cost, koike set up an investigation team to look at the books for the 2020 games. controversy around the games is nothing new. the original design for the main stadium was scrapped for being too costly. so a new, cheaper design was chosen. in the crosshairs this time, three proposed waterfront venues that are well overbudget. ariake arena is the name for the planned volleyball venue. costs have doubled to $400 million. for swimming, the budget to finish the aquatic centers has doubled to $678 million. for rowing and canoeing, costs for the proposed sea forest waterway have risen a staggering sevenfold to $488 million. what's more, the waterway was getting failing grades from athletes. >> translator: rowing boats are very narrow which makes them very vulnerable to waves. the boats are designed to race on still surfa

in tokyo. >> reporter: koike says she wants the review to be finished as soon as possible. there are less than four years before the games, so there's only a limited amount of time to get everything ready for the olympics. ayako sasa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> meanwhile the president of the organizing committee for the games attended a closed door meeting by governor koike. >> translator: the executive board of the ioc decided on the venues after a rigorous screening process. i told the attendees it would be extremely difficult to overturn these decisions at the request of japan. >> mori also said it is just a proposal waiting for the governor of tokyo to consider. he added he will comment on it after hearing the governor's decision on the matter. >>> countries around the world have been formally backing the paris climate agreement. now japan's prime minister shinzo abe has told upper house lawmakers his government wants to follow suit as soon as possible. >> translator: the japanese government will try as much as possible to cure global issues. we view it as highly important.

tokyo governor yuriko koike. >>> and still making the cut. a japanese hair stylist is still wielding the scissors at age 95. >>> the leader of japan's largest opposition party has confronted the prime minister in the diet for the first time since she was elected earlier this month. >> translator: we haven't seen the end of deflation nor a virtuous economic cycle taking place. when would a cycle of monetary -- expansion of consumption and further improvement happen? don't we need to look into abenomics? >> renho said increasing child care and such is the proper path. but shinzo abe said it created a virtuous economic cycle. >> translator: people have been anxious as tax revenue decreased because of the deflation which lasted for more than 20 years. after the ldp came back to power, we were able to create a virtuous economic cycle by carrying out my economic policies. we can now say japan is no longer in a deflationary period. >> abe said he will fulfill his responsibilities by continuing to push forward with antibiotbe. >>> koike had looked at

koike said the latest report was insufficient. she says further study is needed to draw up a new report. koi koike's announcement follows the recent revelation that the main buildings were not filled with clean soil. this measure was advised to help ground contamination. >> translator: it's not clear who made the decision or when. it's also not clear why a different explanation was given on tokyo's website. >> koike added that her government is being put to the test and says that the relocation issue is her biggest challenge in regaining the trust of the people. >>> a japanese prototype fast breeder reactor was meant to be a center piece of the nuclear power industry. but more than two decades and billions of dollars later, the government is looking at decommissioning the monju. and that's being met with mixed reactions. nhk world has the details. >> translator: we'll conduct a massive review of the monju project. >> reporter: the government's decision earlier this week. it's taking a serious look at decommissions a reactor that's

tokyo governor yuriko koike has now drawn up emergency measures. she says the aim is to secure care services for 5,000 more children by the end of next march. child care services represent a major challenge for tokyo. more than 8,400 children in the capital are on waiting lists for child care facilities. the highest number in the country. >> translator: not even mothers with full-time jobs have a better chance of finding vacancies. we just have to wait for one to come up so we can get back to work. >> koike announced the emergency plan on friday at a news conference. >> translator: i am committed to working quickly to make tokyo more friendly to parents raising children. >> the emergency measures include 11 projects in 3 areas. developing child care facilities, securing child care workers, and supporting users of the care services. as regards securing personnel, the plan calls for making all child care workers eligible for rent subsidy. the current subsidy is restricted to those with up to just five years of service. child care workers have welcome

koike says she will consider creating a whistle blower system and other measures to prevent similar incidents. she will also order further investigations. meanwhile, the head of the tsukijii market t green grocers union says it's disappointing they did notot carry out the decontamination process as originally planned. >> translator: i feel betrayed by thehe tokyo government which lacked accountability. >> izumi says he hopes tokyo officials will never again present market dealers with false explanations. the head of the tsukiji market business association has also expressed disappointment. >> translalator: i do not reall care to confirm who made a decision. i hope the tokyo government sysystem will change. >> he says he hopes tokyo officials will quickly decide on a date to open the new market once its safety is confirmed. sasaki, a former tokyo government official had this to say. >> translator: i think it's the irresponsible government attitu tokyo government that led to this tragedy. >> he said the government needs to unify every branch and work in a more coordinated manner. >>> as we ment

koike's announcement follows a recent revelation that the foundations of the main buildings at the new site were not filled with clean soil. this measure was advised by experts to help prevent ground contamination. >> translator: it's not clear who made the decision or when. it's also not clear why a different explanation was given on tokyo's website in the metropolitan assembly. >> she added that her government is being put to the test and that the relocation issue is the biggest challenge in regaining the trust of the people. >>> a japanese prototype fast breeder reactor was meant to be a centerpiece of the nuclear power industry. more than two decades and billions of dollars later, the government is looking at decommissioning the monju reactor and that's being met with mixed reaction. we have the details. >> translator: we'll conduct a drastic review of the monju reactor project, including the option of decommissioning it. >> reporter: the government's decision earlier this week, it's taking a serious look at decommissioning the reactor. it's long been plagued with problems, does co

koike's announcement follows a recent revelation that the foundations of the main buildings at the new site were not filled with clean soil. this measure was advised by experts to help prevent ground contamination. >> translator: it's not clear who made the decision or when. it's also not clear why a different explanation was given on tokyo's website in the metropolitan assembly. >> she added that her government is being put to the test and that the relocation issue is the biggest challenge in regaining the trust of the people. >>> a japanese prototype fast breeder reactor was meant to be a centerpiece of the nuclear power industry. more than two decades and billions of dollars later, the government is looking at decommissioning the monju reactor and that's being met with mixed reaction. we have the deils. >> translator: we'onduct a dras reactor project, including the option of decommissioning it. >> reporter: the government's decision earlier this week, it's taking a serious look at decommissioning the reactor. it's long been plagued with problems, does come at a hefty price. for peop

governor koike says she plans to analyze the water with them. >> translator: i have asked them to reconvene to discuss what needs to be m done in the current situation and assess the safety of the market. >> the governor came into office last month. one of her first big moves was announcing a delay in the opening of e market until safety is concerned. >>> one of japan's biggest rail operators is planning to go public in a share sale that's expected to raise billions of dollars. let's go to gene otani for the details on that and all the other top business stories. >> kyushu railway company has got approval from the tokyo stock exchange to go public. the ipo is likely to be the second biggest of the year in japan after the launch by smartphone app operator line. the rail operator also known as jr kyushu offers services across the third biggest island in the southwest of the country. the listing is planned for october 25th and market valuation would be about $3.8 billion. the company has recorded a big increase. it's hoping to capitalize the momentum with the ipo. >>> investigators looking int