Speaker 1 0:11 Morishita Erika
Welcome to NHK newsline. I'm Morishita Erika in Tokyo.
GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT KICKS OFF IN LONDON
Japan's traditional sport of Sumo is in the spotlight in London, where rare overseas competition is underway at Royal Albert Hall. The five-day grand sumo tournament kicked off on Wednesday. It's the first such event abroad for wrestlers from Japan in 20 years, and the first stage in the British capital in more than three decades. Organizers say that roughly 27,000 tickets that went on sale for the five day event have sold out.
Speaker 2 0:52
It was a really good experience. I was happy to receive a lot of cheers, especially when I sprinkled salt or when I stomped the ground. I hope the popularity of Sumo will increase and many more people will come to see us in Tokyo.
Speaker 3 1:13
Excellent., I'm so thrilled and happy to watch it live in London,
Speaker 4 1:18
all the rituals were amazing. Everyone was very respectful. But as soon as he got to the sports, people really cheered on, and I even wanted to see more and more of our achieving. You know,
Speaker 1 1:29 Morishita Erika
Sumo has been gaining attention overseas in recent years. Exhibition matches are scheduled for Paris in June next year.
Speaker 1 1:46
MAN ARRESTED FOR MAKING, SELLING SEXUAL DEEPFAKES
We turn now to crime using artificial intelligence. Police in Japan have arrested a man they suspect made sexually explicit images of celebrities and sold them online. The suspect is a 31-year-old named Yokoi Hiroya. Police suspect he created and sold sexual deep fakes of three female celebrities earlier this year. That's against the law on distribution of obscene digital images. Police say Yokoi created the images using free AI software and sold subscriptions on social media. They found what appeared to be sexual deep fakes of 262 female celebrities on yokoi's account. They say Yokoi has admitted to the allegations. Police say he told them he learned how to create the images from online articles and videos, and they say he told them he used the income to live on and to repay a student loan. Police believe Yokoi made the equivalent of about $8,000 from subscriptions in a period of about a year through last month
SYRIA'S INTERIM PRESIDENT MEETS PUTIN IN MOSCOW
A German newspaper claims he'd staying in and around the Moscow area, Syria held its first parliamentary election since the Assad regime earlier this month. Observers say Russia hopes to build a relationship with the interim government to help maintain its influence in the Middle East.
TRUMP: INDIA WILL STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA
US President Donald Trump says India has agreed to phase out its imports of Russian oil. That's a major shift that could hurt the Kremlin's ability to finance its war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to stop buying Russian crude.
Speaker 5 4:39 TRUMP
He's assured me there will be no oil purchased from Russia. Can't do it immediately. It's a little bit of a process, but the process is going to be over with soon.
Speaker 1 4:49 Morishita Erika
India has been one of Russia's biggest oil buyers since the invasion of Ukraine, helping to cushion Moscow from Western sanctions. It has yet to comment on Trump's. statement. The US president has been pressing New Delhi to realign its energy ties. In August, he raised additional tariffs on imports from India to 50% citing its purchases of Russian crude oil and petroleum products.
JAPAN FINANCE CHIEF CALLS FOR G7 UNITY ON CHINA'S RARE EARTH CURBS
At a meeting of finance chiefs and central bankers from the group of seven nations, Japan's finance minister raised serious concerns about China's restrictions on rare earth exports. Kato Katsunobu was joined at the Wednesday meeting in Washington by Bank of Japan governor Ueda Kazuo among the topics discussed were the global economy and support for Ukraine. Afterward, Kato said he had called on his G7 peers to take coordinated action in response to China's export restrictions, but he warned of risks.
Speaker 6 6:00 Kato Katsunobu
I made the point that the risk of escalating retaliation could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets.
Speaker 1 6:07
Chinese officials announced plans last week to ban the export of rare earth for military use. They are also limiting exports of related technologies, including those for processing and smelting, they say these are legitimate ways to improve their controls on trade.
AFGHAN WOMEN FACE EXTRA BARRIERS TO QUAKE AID
More than a month and a half after a powerful, deadly earthquake hit Afghanistan, many people are still struggling to access aid. The situation is especially difficult for women, as they have to face extra barriers. NHK World's Ota Yusuke explains.
Speaker 7 6:50 Ota Yusuke
In this community, shares of what life was like before. Kunal province was the worst hit by the earthquake. Over more than 2,200 people in the country died. At least 23,000 are believed to be homeless. These survivors are taking shelter in tents.
Speaker 8 7:14
All of the land is covered in rubble. We lost livestock and need all kinds of things, the relief aid is not enough.
Speaker 7 7:25
Women are in an especially vulnerable situation. This survivor is 30 years old. Her husband died in the disaster. She wasn't able to get a tent, so she and her four year old daughter live on the streets.
Speaker 9 7:44
The quake destroyed our house. We have nothing left with no relief aid. We have no choice but to live outside.
Speaker 7 7:52
She can't receive any food aid on her own. That's because the ruling Paragon requires women to have a male family member or male relative accompany them when going out. She has no one to fill that role, so she leaves off of food from relatives, but the amount is very limited, and she says she worries that things will soon get worse.
Speaker 9 8:24
When it rains, I have no place to go. Winter is coming and we have no home. Please help us.
Speaker 7 8:36
Restrictions imposed on women are also hampering other thoughts. People come to this UN organization's facility to register for assistance, but there's only male staff. Men and women are not allowed to work together in the same place. There are also reports of cases in which female staff of the UN or other aid providers are banned from entering disaster hit areas. The UN says about 11,600 pregnant women are in those areas. Concerns are growing that they and other female survivors are dealing with a serious impact on their medical aid and other support due to that restrictions on female staff.
Speaker 10 9:29 Stephen Rodriques (UNDP Resident Representative for Afghanistan)
All of us, as heads of agencies, are engaging with the de facto authorities to see if we can have that ban removed, but the entire UN our ability to deliver our services at the level that would be required is severely compromised.
Speaker 7 9:52
But the Taliban remain firm in their stance, so female survivors must continue to deal with the restrictions as they try to recover from the disaster, while also preparing for the cold Ota Yusuke, NHK World.
Speaker 1 10:22
BUSINESS
Now let's see what's happening in the world of business. Here's Ramin Mellegard from the bizdesk.
Speaker 11 10:27
Thank you very much indeed.
BOJ POLICYMAKER STRESSES NEED TO RAISE KEY RATE
Now, a policymaker of the Bank of Japan has again stressed that the central bank should consider raising its key interest rates. Tamura Naoki says the BOJ is now in the process of deciding on such an increase as the risks grow of further price rises ahead. Tamura proposed a rate increase of the BOJ board meeting in September, it decided instead to keep the rate unchanged at around 0.5%. Now on Thursday, he said companies have maintained a proactive stance on increasing wages and passing on higher costs to product prices as despite the impact of us tariff policy. He added that there is a strong possibility food prices will keep rising as labor costs are becoming a structural factor in pushing them up. Tamura said it has therefore become more likely the bank's 2% price stability target will be achieved sooner than expected. He warned that if the BOJ waits too long to raise its rate and prices go up substantially more than expected, it will have to lift rates rapidly to stabilize the situation. He said that could inflict significant damage on the Japanese economy.
LAWSON TO DESIGNATE 100 STORES AS DISASTER RESPONSE HUBS
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson says it will upgrade 100 of his shops nationwide by fiscal 2030 so they can be used as disaster response hubs. The company cited the need to prepare for large scale disasters such as an anticipated massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's pacific coast.
Speaker 12 12:13 Takemasu Sadanobu (President and CEO, Lawson)
Many people will go to a convenience store first when disaster strikes, we want to meet their expectations.
Speaker 11 12:21
Lawson said the designated stores will have solar panels on their roofs and be able to draw power from the company's electric vehicles to continue operating. People will be able to charge their smartphones at them. The outlets will also use Starlink satellite internet services to secure emergency communications. Lawson said one store will be fitted out with the equipment to conduct disaster drills before the end of this fiscal year.
SAUDI ARABIA AIMS TO BECOME ESPORTS GIANT
A UN report says the global gaming market grew to $182 billion in 2022. It continues to expand thanks in part to the popularity of competitive gaming, or eSports. Saudi Arabia is a top venue for tournaments in two years, Riyadh hosts the first eSports event endorsed by the International Olympic Committee.
Speaker 13 13:16
The eSports World Cup was recently held over a seven week period in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, more than 2,000 of the world's top players representing over 100 countries came to show off their skills. It was the biggest eSports event to date in terms of prize money, more than 70 million was at stake, reflecting the rapid expansion of the sector, a tournament organizer explains why Saudi Arabia is closely associated with eSports
Speaker 14 13:52
Gaming as an industry has exploded in growth. Saudi Arabia is a very young population, so 75% of the population is under 35 and over 70, or close to 70% of the population actually identify themselves as gamers. So it's the perfect place, really, to host this tournament.
Speaker 13 14:13
Historically, the majority of Saudi Arabia's national income has come from oil, but Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to change that. His vision 2030 strategy aims to diversify the kingdom's revenue sources. That includes a pledge in 2022 to invest $38 billion to expand the gaming industry. The government sees the tournaments it hosts almost every year as a way to attract foreign visitors and demonstrate its commitment to make in Saudi Arabia a Gaming Hub. Substantial public support is offered to local game companies. This one has been developing mobile games for the past decade. It was the racing game it brought out this year that put it on the world gaming map. The title has had over 1 million downloads. The company says government funding was a key factor in making the game a success. It also received subsidies for employee training,
Unknown Speaker 15:22
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Speaker 15 15:24
Saudi Arabia's game market continues to grow. This growth has attracted many investors. Our goal is for the games we develop to be recognized globally. This is not an empty dream, but a goal. It is realistic and can be achieved in the near future. God
Speaker 13 15:55
will with local developers coming into their own and an Olympic scale event on the horizon. Saudi Arabia is poised to become a global center for esports.
MARKETS
Speaker 11 16:08
Okay, let's get a check in the markets.
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And that's it for business news.
IN FOCUS
Speaker 1 16:46
Next, we join Shibuya Aki for new sign in focus. She's spotlighting an entrepreneur who is bringing light to people in Africa who live in places that have no electricity.
LIGHTING UP THE FUTURE OF AFRICA
Speaker 16 16:59
The United Nations says more than 600 million people worldwide still have no access to electricity. In Africa, there are 14 countries with an electrification rate of less than 50%. One of the UN's SDGs, or sustainable development goals, is to ensure everyone has access to affordable and clean energy. For one social entrepreneur, the way to achieve this is by providing people with lanterns.
Unknown Speaker 17:31
You know, we always start from customer. We know customer.
We know, really know our customers are facing many challenges.
Speaker 17 17:42
Akita Satoshi runs a venture company set up to bring light to areas of Africa that are off the electricity grid.
Speaker 18 17:53
We rent out these lanterns by the night, at a very low price to people who don't have access to electricity.
Speaker 17 18:01
The lantern lanterns use LEDs and can be charged using solar power. Akitas work in Tanzania was spotlighted in a documentary film. In villages that have no electricity, people depend on oil lamps for light, the LED lanterns are a game changer.
Speaker 17 18:42
Currently, lanterns like these are being used by more than 200,000 people in Tanzania, Uganda and three other African countries. Akita first became interested in Africa in his teens when he learned about the genocide in Rwanda. In 1994 ethnic Hutu militants led an organized massacre of the minority Tutsis as well as Hutu moderates. About 800,000 people were killed. As he looked into what triggered the genocide, he began to focus on the underlying issue of poverty. In 2002 Akita joined an international NGO and visited Africa for the first time to Tanzania. There, he became friends with a young local, when he explained that his goal was to support Africa at the United Nations, his friend's response took him by surprise.
Speaker 18 19:55
He said to me, some day, you may come back as an official in the aid industry and hand out aid to us, but if we are receiving money from you, that changes our relationship. It will become unequal, and that is something we don't like.
Unknown Speaker 20:15
It was an eye opener for me.
Speaker 18 20:22
Up to then, my idea was that I had to help the Africans. I started to think there must be another way of working, one to one, with the people there.
Speaker 17 20:36
Over the past 25 years, Africa has seen rapid economic growth and demand for electricity has surged, although power is widely available in urban areas, many rural places have not been hooked up to the transmission networks, mostly due to insufficient funds. So 12 years ago, Akita launched a business to tackle this issue, he's now backed by a number of Japanese companies that share the same agenda. His company installs solar panels on kiosks, the local name for small village stores to charge led lanterns, which are then rented out to local people. The shops charge a rental fee of about 15 US cents, much the same as what people there pay for the kerosene they use in their oil lamps. Since the lantern's charge lasts up to 15 hours, this is a quick and simple way to help villagers, either at home or for their businesses. This man is one of many Ugandans who are taking advantage of this opportunity. He sells fruit to support his family, and says the lanterns have changed his life.
Speaker 19 21:59
yeah, so helpful.
Speaker 17 22:17
Altogether, there are now more than 6,600 stores in the five countries offering this service. Akita feels the lanterns have made a major difference.
Speaker 18 22:33
After the people in these small villages start using the lanterns, they are able to extend their business hours. More shops open, and as more people want to go there, busses began to stop there too. In many countries, the economic impact is gradually being felt in villages that have no electricity.
Speaker 17 23:00
Recently, a group of university officials from Ethiopia visited Akita's office. They told him they were keen to introduce his lanterns to their country.
Speaker 7 23:11
Currently, Ethiopian population, about 40% is off the grid. I think o????? think of such kind of business in Ethiopia, cemetery.
Speaker 18 23:25
My aim is to take the best aspects of business, such as creating services that make customers happy, and use them to solve problems facing developing countries.
Speaker 16 23:43
And that's all for me.
WEATHER
Speaker 1 24:12
Now let's check out the weather. Here in Tokyo, it's been raining on and off, but on the on the Sea of Japan side, people have been facing downpours. Our meteorologist Yuni Hirano has the details.
Speaker 20 24:27 Yuni Hirano
Moving to Europe, cooler air is also covering the northern half of the continent, this creeps air has created a seasonal sight. Beautiful clouds hovered over a Swiss city on Tuesday, creating a magical scene during autumn. This phenomenon can be seen as the upper layer of the fog shifts up during the day and down at night. In some cases, the fog or cloud can move like ocean waves, depending on air pressure and wind conditions. High pressure systems are covering areas from the British Isles to the northern Balkans, producing dry and calmer weather, but an active low pressure system is bringing severe weather to Southern Italy on Thursday, but seasonal temperatures of around 15 degrees are expected in London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, but people in Lisbon will See 29.
That's it for now. Have a nice Day.
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Speaker 1 27:22
That's all for this edition of NHK newsline. I'm Morishita Erika in Tokyo. Thank you for joining us.
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