00:00:12 話者 1
Hello and welcome to NHK Newsline.
I'm Ross Mihara in Tokyo with the stories at this hour.
TAKAICHI CABINET KICKS OFF WITH NEW PRIORITIES
The work is just beginning for Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's cabinet.
She told her ministers to focus on diplomacy and countering rising prices.
Takaichi became prime minister Tuesday after votes in the upper and lower houses of the Diet. She's the first woman to ever hold the position.
00:00:39 話者 2
I will produce results for this country and for its people. I will never give up on building a stronger Japan. That's my determination.
I will create a strong Japanese economy and protect our national interests through diplomacy and national security policies.
ANALYSIS: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A TAKAOCHI ADMINISTRATION
00:00:57 話者 1
For more on this, earlier I spoke with our senior political correspondent, Oikawa Jun, about the Takeichi cabinet.
Obviously, these are still early days, but what did you take away from Takeichi's cabinet picks?
00:01:13 話者 3
Well, there are certainly some interesting choices.
Takeichi named three of her former leadership rivals to her cabinet, including Koizumi Shinjiro, her main opponent in that race. He's now her defense minister.
But if you want to understand Takaichi's agenda, there are four key figures worth watching. There are all some of her closest allies. Let's go through them one by one.
First, there's Kiyuchi Minoru, the new minister in charge of growth strategy.
He told reporters Tuesday he will implement measures that strongly reflect Takaichi's perspective.
So what he does in this role will tell us a lot about her economic strategy going forward.
Then there's Katayama Satsuki, the new finance minister.
Takaichi won the Diet vote thanks to her new coalition with the Japan Innovation Party.
Part of that agreement included reviewing certain subsidies.
Those will certainly be in Katayama's crosshairs.
Onoda Akimi is the new Economic Security Minister, but she also received a special mission.
Takaichi actually created a new mandate for her.
Overseen policies related to foreign residents and tourists.
It's an issue that featured prominently in the last election.
And last but not least, Kihara Minoru. He was named Chief Cabinet Secretary, a key post widely seen as being the Prime Minister's right-hand man.
A former defense minister, he's known for his conservative views, not unlike Takaichi herself.
Put it all together, and it paints a picture of the kind of government we can expect from Takaichi.
One that is focused on the economy, foreign residents, and the LDP's relationship with JIP.
00:03:28 話者 1
Let's look at the world stage now. During her news conference last night, Takaichi also said she wanted to hold several summits. How do you see that going?
00:03:38 話者 3
Her diplomacy will soon be put to the test.
Takaichi has already emphasized the importance of the Japan-U.S. relationship, and U.S.
President Donald Trump will be in Tokyo next week.
It will be their first meeting and a key opportunity to build their relationship.
But it's not the only country that came up in that news conference.
She was asked about some of Japan's neighbors, like South Korea.
There have been concerns that Takaichi's more conservative approach could strain those relationships.
00:04:18 話者 2
There seems to be various concerns about me related to South Korea, but I like Korean seaweed, I use Korean cosmetics, and I watch Korean dramas.
00:04:31 話者 3
So we have Takaichi trying to personally dispel those concerns, but only time tell if it works.
In just a few weeks, she'll be facing a major diplomatic hurdle, the ASEAN-Japan summit in Malaysia.
And after her meeting with Trump, she will fly to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC summit.
These international events are her chance to make a good first impression with world leaders. These tests will be key to executing her agenda as Japan's new prime minister.
S. KOREA: PYONGYANG LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES
00:05:17 話者 1
South Korea's military says North Korea launched several ballistic missiles Wednesday morning.
It's the first launch of its kind in five months and comes as South Korea is gearing up to host the APEC summit next week.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul says they appeared to be short-range missiles.
They were fired northeastward from a location near Pyongyang and traveled about 350 kilometers.
They did not reach the Sea of Japan, with South Korean media reporting they appeared to fall somewhere inland.
Pyongyang showed off various types of ballistic missiles at a military parade early this month.
The event marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country's ruling Workers' Party.
Japan's new prime minister, who took office just the day before the launch, spoke to reporters.
00:06:06 話者 4
We have not confirmed that any missiles have flown into Japan's territorial waters or exclusive economic zone.
00:06:15 話者 1
Takaichi says Japan, the U.S. and South Korea are working closely on a thorough response.
US-RUSSIA SUMMIT UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN SOON
A planned summit between the United States and Russia in Hungary has apparently been put on hold.
The White House official told NHK on Tuesday there are no plans to hold such a meeting in the immediate future.
Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone.
Trump said he would meet Putin within two weeks to discuss Ukraine.
But on Tuesday, he had this to say to reporters.
00:06:51 話者 5
I don't want to have a wasted meeting. I don't want to have a waste of time.
We'll see what happens. We haven't made a determination.
00:06:58 話者 1
The same day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said officials are exploring the possibility of holding a summit, but that it wouldn't be easy.
The change in plans comes not long after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House.
He's been appealing for U.S. Tomahawk missiles, but left Washington without a deal.
In a social media post, Zelenskyy said Russia's interest in diplomacy faded as soon as the issue of Ukraine's long-range capabilities became less immediate.
He says giving Kyiv the capacity to strike deep may hold the key to peace.
The U.S. is reportedly insisting on a ceasefire that freezes the present front lines.
Russia is demanding full control of four regions in eastern and southern Ukraine.
STOLEN LOUVRE JEWELRY WORTH AN ESTIMATED $102 MILLION
A French public prosecutor has announced that jewelry stolen from the Louvre Museum on Sunday is valued at 88 million euros or about 102 million dollars.
Police are still searching for the four people believed to have carried out the daring daylight heist.
This video was obtained by a French news channel.
It is believed to capture the robbery taking place.
The items taken include a tiara and necklace from the Napoleonic collection.
The prosecutors said on Tuesday that the financial loss from the theft was nothing compared to the historical loss.
The thieves broke into the museum in central Paris and stole the jewelry from display cases.
The robbery reportedly took just 7 minutes.
The whereabouts of the perpetrators remain unknown.
The prosecutors said it's possible the main suspects received help from accomplices.
FRENCH PROSECUTORS HOLD WOMAN OVER SEPARATE MUSEUM THEFT
And more high-stakes crime in Paris.
Prosecutors say they detained a woman who is suspected of stealing gold from the city's Natural History Museum.
A 24-year-old Chinese woman was arrested for allegedly taking gold nuggets estimated to be worth more than $1.7 million.
French media say she was in possession of one kilogram of melted gold.
A curator noticed on September 16 that six kilograms of the gold pieces had disappeared from an exhibition room.
They included one gifted by Russian Tsar Nicholas I.
The report follows Sunday's daring heist of jewelry and other valuables from Paris' Louvre Museum.
The incidents are raising questions about security standards at French museums.
BUSINESS
Now let's see what's happening in the world of business.
Here's Gene Otani from the BizDesk.
00:09:50 話者 6
Ross, thanks.
NEW CONDO PRICES IN GREATER TOKYO UP 28% IN SEP
In our top business story this hour, the average asking price of new condominiums in the greater Tokyo area jumped nearly 30% in September from a year earlier.
A research firm says high material and labor costs are pushing up prices.
The Real Estate Economic Institute says the average asking price of a new condo unit in the Tokyo area was more than 99 million yen, or over $650,000.
The figure dropped below 100 million yen for the first time in three months, but was up 28.6 percent from a year earlier.
The region includes the capital's neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba.
The average asking price in Tokyo's 23 wards climbed 27 percent to over 137 million yen, or about $907,000.
About 54 percent of new condos on the market in the greater Tokyo area were sold.
This is below the 70 percent mark, which is considered an indication of strong sales.
It's also down about 11 percentage points from the same period last year.
The institute says this trend shows that the continued rise in condo asking prices is putting off some potential buyers.
JAPAN'S US EXPORTS DROP IN SEP.; AUTOS, CHIP MACHINERY SLIDE
Japan's exports to the U.S. fell for the sixth straight month in September.
Washington's import tariffs hit autos and semiconductor machinery especially hard.
Finance ministry figures show U.S. exports slid 13% from a year earlier to about 1.6 trillion yen, or at 10 and a half billion dollars.
Automobiles dropped 24% in value terms, while semiconductor machinery plunged almost 46%.
The figures show industries are struggling to deal with the tariffs even after the U.S.
in mid-September cut the levies on most Japanese products to 15 percent.
Japan's total September exports rose 4 percent year-on-year, the first increase in five months.
But the country logged a trade deficit of more than 234 billion yen, or $1.5 billion, the third consecutive monthly shortfall.
JAPAN'S FARMERS LIKELY TO SEE SMALLER RICE HARVEST NEXT YEAR
Japan's government is set to target a smaller rice harvest for next year, but sufficient to meet projected demand. This follows a jump in supply this year.
Sources say the agriculture ministry expects the rice crop to reach 7.11 million tons in 2026. That's down 370,000 tons from this year.
The government released rice from stockpiles this year to cool off a surge in prices that hit end consumers, but farmers have expressed concern that oversupply could lead to a sharp drop in prices.
The ministry will finalize the target after a meeting of an experts panel.
YAGEO, SHIBAURA ANNOUNCE PLANS TO GROW THERMISTOR MARKET
Taiwanese electronic parts maker Yageyo and Japan's Shibauda Electronics say they plan to work together to expand the global market for temperature sensors or thermistors.
The devices are used in various products, including cars and robots.
This comes after Yageyo announced it had completed its takeover of the Japanese company.
The tender offer had an acceptance rate of about 87 percent.
The two firms held a news conference on Tuesday.
They talked about working together on thermistors, which are Shibaura's specialty.
The companies told reporters they will expand the market by using Yageo's European and Chinese sales networks.
00:13:50 話者 7
We think the two sides can complement each other. Shibaura Electronics may be able to contribute to Yageo's business, and by doing so, improve our corporate value.
00:14:02 話者 6
Yageo founder and chairman Pierre Chen said Japanese firms are known to have a deep knowledge in their fields.
He added the two companies intend to flourish together on the global market and achieve their goals with the help of their 270,000 customers.
FIRST SHIPMENT OF BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU ARRIVES IN JAPAN
Japan has received the year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau from France.
The wine will go on sale worldwide on November 20.
About 2,600 bottles arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday.
00:14:40 話者 8
We want people to enjoy this year's Beaujolais Nouveau.
It has a fruity flavor because of good weather, high temperatures and less rainfall.
00:14:49 話者 1
The importer says the Japanese market for the wine is shrinking due to changing lifestyles and rising consumer prices.
It expects imports this year to fall to around one-seventh of the peak in 2004.
The company is trying to attract customers by keeping prices the same as last year and selling about 20% more half bottles.
MARKET
All right, let's have a look at the markets.
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That's it for business news.
IN FOCUS
00:16:02 話者 1Next, let's go to my colleague Shibuya Aki for Newsline In Focus.
She's spotlighting a festival remembering the life of a renowned Japanese musician.
MUSICAL TRIUMPH AS CONDUCTOR OZAWA REMEMBERED IN NAGANO
00:16:18 話者 9
The late conductor Seiji Ozawa spent much of his career as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but still found time to run an annual summer festival in Matsumoto, Nagama Prefecture for 30 years.
This year's event was led by conductor Christoph Eschenbach, another celebrated musician, eager to keep the flame alive.
00:16:46 話者 10
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival opened in August this year.
Top musicians from around the world gathered over the course of a month.
Ozawa founded the festival in 1992.
Dedicated to sharing his passion for music, he was there on the podium every single year.
For 2025, a special concert was planned to mark the 90th anniversary of his birth.
It featured the Saito-Kenin Orchestra, founded primarily by Ozawa and featuring world-class musicians who worked with him for years.
Taking the baton was German conductor Christoph Eschenbach, who has served as music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, among others.
00:17:59 話者 12
Good afternoon.
00:18:03 話者 10
Eschenbach wanted to remember his best friend, known to him simply as Seiji.
The music he selected was Mahler's Symphony Number Two, the Resurrection Symphony.
It's a much-loved piece on the theme of life and death.
The 2 met 60 years ago, when Eschenbach was just 25 and Ozawa 30.
At the time, Eschenbach was a promising pianist.
00:18:50 話者 11
Before a performance, I played while he listened carefully, taking meticulous notes on everything.
00:18:57 話者 10
He was deeply impressed by Ozawa's work, and recognized the value of listening carefully to the musicians to bring out their individuality.
00:19:11 話者 11
It was a wonderful collaboration. It was not a job, but a blissful moment.
Seiji gave me the courage to make the music unique.
His conducting showed his humanity, and the music was perfectly expressed.
00:19:45 話者 10
Eschenbach later followed in Ozawa's footsteps as a conductor, building his own impressive career.
Working together, conductor and players explored how to conclude the 90-minute piece.
00:20:16 話者 12
Six before the end, I go in four to make sure that you have this last note on the beat.
00:20:28 話者 13
Nice talking. This is our best...
00:20:35 話者 12
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, at rest.
He's right.
So, I'm in the same place and I stay in two.
00:20:51 話者 10
Rather than doing things his own way, Eschenbach prefers the collaborative approach to creating music.
Ozawa's daughter, Seira, feels her father's presence in the performance.
00:21:13 話者 14
I know without them having to say it, that the orchestra members are thinking of my father when they play.
Even though someone else is on the podium now, I can still see him vividly in my mind, and it's all thanks to everyone here.
00:21:34 話者 10
The day of the concert.
♫～
And for the finale, the movement the orchestra and conductor had worked on together.
The ovation filled the auditorium for over 10 minutes.
00:23:29 話者 11
Maestro Ozawa left behind a lot of music here in Mossimaca.
We are grateful for that and will continue to carry it forward.
00:23:44 話者 9
It must have been amazing to be present for such a powerful performance.
The musicians, the chorus, the audience, creating a masterpiece in the Japanese countryside in the name of all-time great Seiji Ozawa.
And that's all for me.
♪
WEATHER
00:24:31 話者 1
We saw a bit of a bitter blast in Tokyo Wednesday, as temperatures stayed way below what's typical for this time of year.
Our meteorologist, Jonathan Oh, has details in world weather.
00:24:42 話者 7
Hello, if you woke up on Wednesday morning and forgot your jacket, you knew it, because we saw temperatures there more like late November.
We're still in October. Tokyo's high on Wednesday, 15.4 degrees, but with the clouds and the rain staying in place,
felt a bit cooler outside, and we didn't really have the sunshine as well either.
It wasn't just a chilly day. We're also talking about a wet day across a good portion of Japan.
And down toward the southwest over into Hateruma, we saw 352 millimeters of rainfall in 12 hours. And so that's an all-time record for that location.
Now, what we are looking out for is the stationary front that's draped south of the main islands of Japan, and that's going to eventually draw down toward the south and take that moisture with it.
But for those down toward the far southwest, I mean, we're talking about tropical depression in the area.
So we're talking about more rainfall coming up for you as we go into Thursday.
Here's a look at the forecast here.
Tokyo with that drawing back of the front, kind of like opening the curtains and see some sunshine taking place on Thursday with a high of 19, 20 on Friday.
But don't put away the umbrellas because by the time we go into the weekend, places like Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka picking up on some rain.
rain for the weekend. So we're seeing some more wet weather coming up.
Speaking of wet weather, for those of you in central Vietnam, being a look out for a function as it's moving toward the west, places like Da Nang in the central areas can see 500 to even 700 millimeters of rainfall with some isolated areas, even more than that.
Flooding is a major concern with this, with landslide risks as well.
So make sure that you know what to do in terms of evacuation plans as this system moves toward the west.
Looking at what's happening across North America, low pressure in the Great Lakes, and that's going to continue to push toward the east, and we have a cold front sweeping through the west, and so we're looking at a chance for some rain for the Pacific Northwest down toward Los Angeles as we go to the day on Wednesday.
Hope you have a good day, wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
00:27:42 話者 1
I'm Ross Mihara in Tokyo. Thanks for being with us on NHK News Line.
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