Welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Ramin Mellegard in Tokyo.
It's not a simple acquisition. Nippon Steel will invest in US Steel and it will remain an American company. I think it is very important for President Trump to have high quality products made in the US.
Ishiba said Trump shares the view that neither of the two countries should have a one-sided relationship that only benefits one country. In the news conference, after the summit talks with Ishiba, Trump says Nippon Steel agreed to invest heavily in U.S. Steel, as opposed to outright owning it.U.S. Steel is a very important company to us. We didn't want to see that leave, and it wouldn't actually leave, but the concept psychologically not good.
Trump added that he plans to meet Nippon Steel executives this week. Now, in January, then President Joe Biden issued an order to block the Japanese steel makers bid, citing national security concerns. Trump repeatedly showed his opposition to the plan during his presidential campaign. Now, on Trump's intention of making another tariff announcement earlier this week, Ishiba said if one side exploits and excludes another, their relations are not viable. Ishiba said Japan and the US do not have any dispute that would lead to higher tariffs, adding they did not discuss tariffs on Japanese automobiles. The Prime Minister said his first summit talks with the US president were productive.I think we need to form a good relationship with the US President, so he is willing to talk to us again. I believe this summit went well, thanks to the efforts made by many people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to strike a deal with US President Donald Trump, supplying rare earths and other resources to the US in return for continued military aid.
In an interview with Reuters, Zelenskyy referred to a proposal by Trump, saying his administration is for such a deal.
Zelenskyy says about half of Ukraine's rare earth deposits are in territory occupied by Russia, and it is vital to prevent further Russian advances to protect mineral resources. Trump says he may meet Zelenskyy as soon as this week, adding he will probably also talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskyy says it is essential to speak in person with Trump before the US leader talks to Putin.
In Lithuania on Saturday, military helicopters and vehicles sent from security authorities patrolled around the newly set up facility to guard against possible acts of sabotage by Russia.
Indeed, that's really the symbolic, historical, and very practical step of the Baltic states in our long journey for energy independence.
Now we are becoming totally independent.
The Baltic states were, the Baltic states were annexed by the Soviet Union during World War II and were under its rule for about a half a century. Since the three countries joined the European Union and NATO in 2004, they have been working to phase out dependence on Russian energy.
The three countries are due to be connected sequentially to the power grids of continental Europe by Sunday.
They pressed governments to follow in the footsteps of President Trump's administration under the slogan Make Europe Great Again.
About 2000 people participated in the event on Saturday. They included politicians from Spain, France, Italy and other countries who belonged to the same voting bloc in the European Parliament. Marine Le Pen of France's National Rally and Santiago Abascal of Spain's Vox Party voiced strong approval of Trump's immigration and other policies.
Donald Trump's victory cannot be seen as a mere alternation of power in a democratic country, nor as the democratic outburst of a nation in decline. We are witnessing a true global shift.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who maintains good ties with the U.S.
leader, seconded Le Pen, saying that the Trump tornado has changed the world in just a few weeks, he added that yesterday we were heretics. Today we're mainstream.
At the same time, Israel also released more than 180 Palestinian detainees under the terms of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The fifth round of releases took place on Saturday. Israeli forces and other sources said three men were released.
This brings the total number of captives released by Hamas to 16.
Families were overjoyed that their family members were among the released hostages. This man is the brother of an Israeli held hostage by Hamas.
Wow, it's Yeah, I can't. I I can't even start to describe the emotions, the the excitement.
The six-week ceasefire went into effect on January 19. Under the deal, Hamas agreed to release 33 hostages in stages. In return, Israel said it will release about 1,900 Palestinians.
This time, it freed 183 Palestinian detainees. More than 760 have now been released under the agreement. Separate from the deal, Hamas also released 5 Thai nationals on January 30.
Now, earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza should be resettled. Hamas has reacted sharply to the remarks. It has also criticized Israeli forces for not allowing sufficient aid to enter Gaza. It remains to be seen if the ceasefire will hold and whether the release of hostages will proceed as planned.
Researchers in Japan say satellite data show that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere marked the largest year-on-year rise on record in 2024.
The Environment Ministry and the National Institute for Environmental Studies are using the Japanese satellite Ibuki to observe CO2, methane, and other greenhouse gases. The data they collect can help combat climate change. The researchers say CO2 density last year stood on average at 421.3 ppm. That's the highest since record keeping began in 2010. They say jump from the previous year by 3.5 ppm, also the highest on record.
Ministry officials say the record increase may have stemmed from major wildfires in Canada and Brazil, and increasing emissions from human activity, such as the use of fossil fuels.
The season's coldest air mass has already brought significant snowfall.
Accumulation has exceeded the seasonal average in many places. Parts of Niigata and Yamagata prefectures have already received more than 3 meters.
Services on the Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train line have been suspended throughout Sunday in both directions between Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station. Snow has also been reported even in low lying areas of the Kinki and Tokai regions, where it rarely falls. The current spell of heavy snow has peaked in western parts of the country and the Kanto region. But the winter pressure pattern is expected to bring intermittent heavy snow to mountainous areas in the north and Sea of Japan coast areas.
And that is a wrap for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Ramin Mellegard. Thank you very much for joining us.
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