00:00:12 話者 1
Hello. A very warm welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
JAPAN'S RULING LDP AGREES TO NEW COALITION WITH JIP
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has agreed to form a new coalition with the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP.
It comes after the LDP's long-time partner, Komeito, announced it was breaking ranks earlier this month.
JIP representative Yoshimura Hirohumi told reporters that he spoke with LDP leader Takaichi Sanae by phone Monday morning.
And that's when they made the deal.
00:00:47 話者 9
This morning, I called LDP President Takaichi Sanae and said, 'I agree to form a coalition.
Let's move Japan forward together.'
00:00:59 話者 1
The party leaders are expected to meet Monday night and sign documents to formalize the partnership.
It comes as Japanese lawmakers are set to vote for a new prime minister on Tuesday.
Although the LDP is still the biggest party in the Diet, it does not have a majority of seats in either house.
Takaichi has been speaking with the JIP to secure its lawmakers' support when the vote takes place.
ISRAEL MILITARY: CEASEFIRE RESUMED AFTER STRIKES ON HAMAS
00:01:26 話者 1
The Israeli military says it will uphold the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip after striking Hamas strongholds.
The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday two of its soldiers had been killed when Hamas fired an anti-tank missile and shot at its troops in southern Gaza.
The group denied involvement in the attack.
The military said it had responded to what it called a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement by Hamas.
It said Israeli forces targeted strongholds including weapons storage facilities and multiple underground infrastructure sites.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Kaz warned in a social media post that Hamas would pay a heavy price for every violation of the ceasefire.
Reuters reported that at least 26 people were killed in the strikes, apparently the highest casualty toll since the ceasefire took effect.
Hamas strongly condemned Israel's actions.
It described the strikes as violations of the agreement.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Gaza ceasefire was still holding up.
00:02:39 話者 2
We want to make sure that it's going to be very peaceful with Hamas.
It's going to be handled properly.
It's going to be handled toughly, but properly.
00:02:49 話者 1
Separately, health authorities in Gaza said the conflict has now killed more than 68,000 Palestinians.
CHINA'S GDP GROWTH SLOWS TO 4.9% IN JUL.-SEP. QUARTER
00:02:57 話者 1
China's economy grew at a slower pace in the July-September quarter, as sluggish domestic demand and higher U.S.
import tariffs combined to curb expansion in the world's second-largest economy.
The National Bureau of Statistics says gross domestic product grew and inflation-adjusted four-point-eight percent from the same quarter last year.
That's down from five-point-two percent in the April-June period.
A drawn-out property slump is hurting domestic demand and U.S.
tariffs are denting confidence in production and investment.
Concerns about intensifying trade friction with Washington is further clouding the economy's outlook.
This month, Beijing announced tighter export restrictions on rare earths used in a vast range of high-technology products.
President Donald Trump countered that with a threat to impose additional 100 percent tariffs on imports from China.
CHINA'S COMMUNIST PARTY MEETS TO DISCUSS 5-YEAR PLAN
00:03:59 話者 1
Staying in China, the country's Communist Party has convened a major gathering on Monday to discuss economic and other policies for the next five years.
The meeting is known as the Fourth Plenum.
It assembles the entire central committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Leader Xi Jinping and more than 300 top officials will take part.
The plenum will deliberate on a new five-year plan to detail economic policy from 2026 through 2030.
Personal issues surrounding top party officials may also be on the agenda.
A number of high-ranking military officers and other senior officials have recently been stripped of their party membership for suspected corruption.
The closed-door session will continue through Thursday and a communique is expected to be released on the final day.
BUSINESS
00:04:54 話者 1For more business stories, let's go to Jin Otani from Our Business. Gene.
00:05:00 話者 3
Miki, thanks. At our top business story this hour,
NIKKEI 225 MARKS RECORD HIGH, CLOSES ABOVE 40,000
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index set an all-time high on Monday, finishing above the 49,000 mark for the first time.
This came after a rally on Wall Street on Friday and increased certainty over Japan's political situation.
The benchmark closed at 49,185, up 1,603 points, or nearly 3.4%.
Buying accelerated soon after the opening and continued through the end of the session.
Tokyo investors bought shares across the board on news that Japan's main ruling party has agreed to form a new coalition government.
The Nikkei index rebounded sharply from a 1.4% loss on Friday.
MUJI JAPAN ONLINE SALES HALTED AFTER ASKUL CYBERATTACK
00:05:50 話者 3
Major retail brand Muji has suspended online sales in Japan after an e-commerce platform it uses for delivery suffered a ransomware attack.
The problem started Sunday when Askul reported a system failure due to hacking.
The company says it is unable to receive orders online or ship out products to corporate or individual customers.
Askul is still checking whether the attack has led to breaches of private information, including customer data.
Deliveries of some Muji items are outsourced to a subsidiary of Askul .
Muji's online store in Japan has been down since late Sunday because of that link.
Yohin Keikaku, the operator of Muji Outlets, says it cannot say when online services will be restored.
A ransomware attack has also caused major disruptions at a Japanese beverage giant.
Asahi Group Holdings has been struggling to recover from a massive system failure since late September.
An in-house system for processing orders remains out of service that has forced group companies to manually handle the task.
JAPAN BUSINESS FEDERATION HEAD TO URGE WTO REFORM
00:07:08 話者 3
The head of Japan's biggest corporate lobby is expected to urge the World Trade Organization to carry out reforms that could restore order in international commerce.
Japan Business Federation Chair Tsutsui Yoshinobu is set to meet with WTO Director-General Ngoji Okonjo Iwela in Geneva on Tuesday.
Tsutsui plans to submit a proposal.
The document describes the strains affecting a free and open economic order based on rules.
This comes as countries, including the United States, have imposed tariffs and other measures to prioritize their own interests.
Currently, opposition from a single member country or region is enough to block a WTO decision.
The proposal says the WTO needs to review its decision-making process and create a system that can deliver results.
JAPAN'S POWER FROM SEAWATER PROJECT ATTRACTS GLOBAL ATTENTION
00:08:08 話者 3
generating round-the-clock clean electricity straight from the sea.
That's the promise of ocean thermal energy conversion, or OTEC.
The technology taps temperature gaps in seawater to generate power, and a test facility on a remote Japanese island is attracting international attention.
00:08:33 話者 4
The facility sits next to the sea on Kumejima Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
This white pipe contains deep ocean water.
00:08:49 話者 4
Okinawa and Kumejima funded construction of the plant based on Saga University research and technology.
OTEC takes advantage of the 20-degree temperature difference between surface seawater and colder water pumped up from more than 600 meters.
The warmer water is used to turn liquids with low boiling points, such as ammonia, into vapor to spin a turbine and generate power.
The colder water turns the vapor back into liquid, so the cycle continues.
The test plant produces just 100 kilowatts, but it has provided a stable electricity supply for over 10 years.
Saga University Professor Ikegami Yasuyuki is a leading expert on OTEC.
00:09:42 話者 2
When I open this vapor valve, the pressure will rise and rapidly spin the turbine.
This is how it generates electricity.
00:09:52 話者 4
The university has studied ocean energy for about 50 years to find alternative sources to fossil fuels.
It identified Kumejima as an ideal site where warmer and deep ocean seawater is easily available.
00:10:10 話者 2
The biggest advantage of the system is it can generate stable electricity supply 24 hours a day, regardless of the weather.
This is how it provides a baseload power source.
00:10:23 話者 4
The next stage is to expand the test facility to a commercial use plant.
A shipping company has joined with the university to achieve this.
However, OTEC is a costly method for generating power.
The university started recycling seawater to offset these costs.
Cold seawater warms up after use and becomes ideal for marine farming.
It's being used on Kumejima to grow a type of edible seaweed known as sea grapes.
The island is now Okinawa's leading producer.
The water is also used for onshore oyster farming.
Another facility opened in spring to use the water to farm other types of seaweed used in food and medicine.
These businesses generate about $17 million a year and have created about 140 jobs.
The additional revenue helps cut the cost of generating power.
Japan's research into OTEC is benefiting other nations.
A facility designed by Saga University started operation in Malaysia in October last year.
Officials from the Pacific island nation of Palau visited Kumejima and planned to build their own plant.
00:11:49 話者 2
I would like the research at Saga University to help not just people in Kumejima, but many others around the world.
There are many people struggling from shortages of electricity.
The technology nurtured over decades in Saga University is now doing its part to build a world based on sustainable energy.
MARKET
00:12:13 話者 3
All right, let's have a look at the markets.
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And that's it for Business News.
00:12:54 話者 1
Police in Paris are continuing to hunt for the thieves who broke into the Louvre Museum and made off with historic jewelry.
The robbery forced the museum to close on Sunday, disappointing large numbers of visitors from around the world.
00:13:09 話者 4
I thought it was a joke, like, no, not possible. Something like that happened.
We came here as our final stop before leaving home, and now we have to leave home without visiting, unfortunately.
00:13:21 話者 4
We'll be here for another three days, so I hope we'll have a chance to see the museum.
00:13:27 話者 1
The French government said thieves broke into the Louvre at around 9:30 a.m.
on Sunday and stole priceless jewels on display.
The museum had already opened its doors to the public.
Local media reported that nine pieces of jewelry were stolen, including a tiara and necklace that belonged to the wife of Napoleon III.
One piece, a diamond and emerald crown, was found outside the museum.
It was reportedly damaged.
The French interior minister said the robbery only took 7 minutes.
The thieves are believed to have broken into through an upstairs window by using a boom lift and escaped on scooters.
Paris prosecutors say they are looking for four people in connection with the heist.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post the robbery was an attack on the nation's cherished heritage.
He pledged that the jewelry would be recovered and the thieves brought to justice.
IN FOCUS
00:14:32 話者 1Next, let's go to Shibuya Aki with Newsline in Focus.
We're looking at how local officials in Japan are acting to preserve services for people living in places impacted by the country's declining population.
JAPAN'S SMALL TOWNS SEEK WAYS TO SHRINK SMART
00:14:48 話者 5
We've been hearing about issues concerning Japan's falling population for quite some time.
It peaked in 2008 at about 128 million.
Fewer people means a smaller economy, and while that has made life challenging for many, rural towns and villages are really starting to feel the pinch.
We visit one area where the lack of people and funds is pushing local authorities to make some difficult choices in trying to keep their residents happy.
00:15:22 話者 6
Come to Tokyo and you get the feeling the country is packed with people elsewhere.
It's a different story.
Hayakawa Town, in the central part of the country, once boomed with huge construction projects, including a dam and a power plant.
But its population has steadily fallen from a high of 10,000 in 1960.
Now, Japan's least populated town of just 800 people is struggling to maintain services for residents.
Meet Mayor Fukusawa Hajime.
He's been trying to find ways to keep the town's economy alive.
Before taking office, he worked on revitalization plans as a town officer.
He helped build tourist facilities that cost millions of dollars, hoping to generate income for the town and attract people who wanted to live here.
I thought many people would enjoy visiting this facility and make the town lively, but it didn't help fix the falling population.
00:16:34 話者 6
The facility's maintenance and operating costs total more than $2 million a year.
That's 10% of the town's budget.
Fukasawa has been feeling an urgent need to change the town's financial policy, so it won't be short of funds to maintain residents' quality of life.
The prediction is that our financial resources will keep decreasing.
00:17:00 話者 11
We must create circumstances to make people's lives secure, even with a smaller population.
00:17:09 話者 6
To make sure the town has the budget to do that, officials are reviewing how money is being spent.
Hayakawa Town has examined about 50 projects.
to determine their necessity and cost appropriateness.
On this day, they're discussing whether to continue a tourism event that costs the town over $40,000.
00:17:35 話者 2
Is it difficult to continue the event without a subsidy?
00:17:44 話者 3
Now, people can join the guided tour for free, but we aim to create situations where people would be willing to pay.
00:17:59 話者 6
The town saved $60,000 by deciding to close this old hot spring public bath.
But some residents are upset.
It's true that the boilers and pipes are old, so I understand the decision, but I'm shocked.
00:18:18 話者 6
On the other hand, the town hasn't hesitated to invest in facilities needed to support residents.
It paid to fund this convenience store, which opened in September, especially to help elderly residents who had nowhere to buy essentials.
Along with food and daily necessities, it also sells local specialties.
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It's the first convenience store ever in the town, where other shops have been closing one by one.
The mayor says he'll consult residents and keep reviewing the town's budget so it can maintain key infrastructure, including the water supply and health care.
00:19:28 話者 13
The store is small, but it's vital infrastructure.
I think the local government should consider what the wide range of residents want instead of trying to do everything.
It will contribute more to people's welfare.
00:19:48 話者 6
An economic policy expert says governments must shift away from focusing on growth.
00:19:56 話者 7
A large-scale development project might sometimes turn the tide, but it's quite risky.
We shouldn't pursue such dreams, but make sure services for residents are maintained.
It's important for municipalities to provide correct information about population reality to residents at a very early stage.
00:20:22 話者 6
Hayakawa Town is far from alone in dealing with the population challenges.
More municipalities are considering how to balance scaling back services and costs, and still take care of residents.
00:20:40 話者 5
Dream big, they say.
But when it comes to keeping a town running, local officials need to quickly face up to the facts that funds and human resources are extremely thin.
and take the most appropriate steps to make sure that the quality of life of residents is maintained.
One helpful way to do so is by listening to the voices of the public.
There is no time to waste.
And that's all for me.
JAPAN'S EMPRESS EMERITA MICHIKO TURNS 91
00:21:12 話者 1
Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko has turned 91 years old.
Celebrations to mark the occasion took place at her residence on Monday.
The Imperial Household Agency says the Empress Emerita, wife of Emperor Emerita's Akihito and mother of Emperor Naruhito, has been recovering from a leg injury she suffered in a fall last year.
The agency says she has continued supporting Emperor Emerita's Akihito, who has chronic heart disease.
The Empress Emerita has had fewer opportunities to make public appearances in recent years.
But in August, she joined the Emperor Emeritus on a visit to a settlement founded after World War II by returnees from the former Manchuria in northeastern China.
The following month, the couple attended a celebratory dinner when a coming-of-age ceremony was held for Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino.
The Empress Emerita is recognized as an accomplished modern poet.
A collection of her previously unreleased tanka poems was published in January.
Emperor Naruhito and other members of the imperial family were at her residence on Monday to celebrate her birthday.
BRITAIN BIDS FAREWELL TO SUMO SUPERSTARS
00:22:33 話者 1
London has said goodbye to some big names from overseas.
The five-day grand sumo tournament has wrapped up the first event of its kind outside Japan in 20 years and the first in the British capital in more than 30.
Sunday's final bout ended in victory for yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu.
He beat fellow Yokozuna Onosato with a rear pushout during a huge reaction from the audience.
00:23:07 話者 2
I'm filled with gratitude for the very warm support of the fans from Britain and elsewhere.
London is a wonderful place, so I would like to come back here if the opportunity presents itself.
00:23:22 話者 1
The Japan Sumo Association chairman says he is happy with how the event turned out, adding that touring overseas can help wrestlers develop.
Another Grand Summer tournament is scheduled to be held in Paris next June.
WEATHER
00:24:38 話者 1
Let's check out the weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh.
So Jonathan, it was a lot cooler in Tokyo Monday and I took out my autumn coat.
Is this trend going to stay around?
00:24:51 話者 7
Hello, it looks like for those of you who are enjoying the cooler pattern, it's going to be here for a while as we have the cooler air in place.
And so if you are enjoying bringing out the extra layer of a jacket or a blanket, you're going to have to keep it around for a little bit longer.
It's going to be now the regular pattern going forward.
We had a cloud that's been stretched across Japan and it's going to be...
A little bit more like that, at least for the Pacific side of the country, we do have the stationary front that's indicative of this time of year staying nearby, and that's going to help to keep us a little bit more on the...
dreary side I don't want to necessarily classify as a negative thing it's just going to be less sunny as we go forward throughout the next couple of days I mean look at this Tokyo topping off at 19 with some rain on Tuesday 16 for the high on Wednesday so it's going to be a lot cooler by then but then we back up into the upper teens with partly cloudy skies and that cooling trend has impacted not only Tokyo but Osaka Fukuoka low 20s and that's going to be the case as we go through this week
Broadening out the view down toward the South we have Hengchen, which is moving away from the Philippines, caused some major heavy rainfall in the area and some issues there.
Now moving straight toward the west, so those of you located in the southern coastal areas of China, be on the lookout for that as we move forward here.
Taipei looking at some rain, Manila, thunderstorms, Hola looking at 15 with cloudy skies as we go through the day on Tuesday.
Looking at what's happening across North America, one low toward the northeastern portion of the United States, bringing some wet weather, a bit of a messy pattern, another low moving across the upper plains
and possibly bringing some snow showers into the higher elevations of the Rockies and that low will eventually pushing over toward the Great Lakes as we go forward in time with cooler air wrapping around Winnipeg topping off as just 7 as we go through the day on Monday, Toronto at 16 but still quite warm down toward the south.
We're talking about highs from the upper towards the Oklahoma City to 31 in Houston as we go through the day on Monday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
00:27:43 話者 1
And that's all for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
Thank you for staying with us.
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