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TRUMP ARRIVING IN JAPAN TO MEET WITH PM TAKAOCHI
U.S.President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan to meet with leaders here.He's expected to talk defense strategies and Japanese investment in the United States.
Trump was traveling from the ASIAN Summit in Malaysia.
During the three-day visit,he will meet Emperor Naduhito followed by Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on Tuesday.They're expected to discuss Japan's plan 550 billion dollar investment in the United States.It's the result of fact and fourth trade negotiations.Trump and Takaichi will also likely talk about strengthening Japan's defense capabilities.
This is Trump's fourth visit to Japan as U.S.President,the last was in 2019 to attend the group of 20 summit in Osaka.
JAPAN, US TO COOPERATE ON SHIPBUILDING EFFORTS
Japan and the U.S.are also expected to sign a memorandum to cooperate on shipbuilding efforts as part of economic security measures.The move is seen as a response to China's increasing share of the global shipbuilding market.
The document is to say there is a need to reduce dependence on a specific country with a view to securing maritime transport in case of a contingency.The memorandum is also to call for a working group to be set up and for companies in both nations to invest in shipyards to boost competitiveness and efficiency. Another memorandum on the table deals with the supply of critical minerals,including rare-earth elements.
Its aim is to build a supply chain without dependence on China.
ANALYSIS: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TAKAICHI'S FIRST MEETING WITH TRUMP?
For more I want to expect from this visit earlier,I spoke with Paul Srassic,he's in a junk fellow at the Hudson Institute and follows U.S.politics and trade relations.And we're going into this first meeting,do we know what Trump really thinks of Takaichi,what is his impression of her?
00:02:07 話者 2
I think he has a very positive impression.What's really unusual from the United States point of view is that we paid attention to this selection. It was noticed that this was the first female Prime Minister. And even before she was elected by the diet,the president went out of social media and sort of congratulated her for becoming president of the LDP. So he was aware of her,I think,fairly early on,and I think her positions are at least the things she was told about her positions,
He saw that in a favorable way, particularly things like her wanting to increase defense spending, which is something that the President feels very,very strong about that he wants Japan to spend more for a loan of defense. This was a theme in the first Trump administration,certainly a theme now,her focus on immigration.Again,something that President Trump is very interested in. And I think overall now with her strong polling numbers is something that probably is also impressing him coming forward and that she appears to have a lot of support among the Japanese people. And from the United States perspective,one of the things US government is looking for, I think, is stability. Since there have been sort of a rotation of prime ministers, the US doesn't want to go back to the time before Aba Shinzo, whether we're a new prime minister every year.So I think the fact that she's likely to, it looks like right now, is it a strong position, allows him to think maybe this is a relationship that can continue forward.
00:03:36 話者 1
You mentioned Abe Shinzo,person that has had a strong relationship with President Trump. Takaichi was closed,and Trump has famously gotten along with him. So what if was do you think that relationship might have on Trump's relationship with Takaichi?
00:03:52 話者 2
Well, as you noticed, I mean, Trump had a tremendously strong friendship with Abba Shinzo.
You know, really, there was no other leader during Trump's first term that Trump was as close to it. It's not even close on that relationship. And I think that gave him a very positive view of Japan. Clearly, a country that he's interested in. He knows he's strategic importance where it is. But I think he honestly likes Japan in part because of Abe Shinzo and sort of he won him over. And I think a great example of that is, you know, if we look at the auto tariffs now, that had been levy, even though they've been reduced somewhat, they're over five times more higher than they were before,these new tariffs went into affect the auto tariffs. But what most people don't know is that Trump could have imposed those tariffs during his first determined office, actually the process that the U.S.goes through to impose these, they're called 232 tariffs,national security tariffs. That process that already happened during the first administration.
But Trump held off on raising tariffs on Japanese imported on mobiles. And probably, that was because of the relationship between Trump and Abbey, that Abbey was able to use that friendship to get Trump to delay tariffs, which is an unusual thing for President Trump.It feels very strongly about these tariffs. So if she can replicate, Takiichi, if she can replicate that relationship, who knows what kind of negotiations will have, you know, going forward.
You know, these reciprocal tariffs that President Trump has imposed on virtually every country in the world,including Japan.Those are going to be tested in court. The hearing actually comes up next week, we'll probably get a decision in this spring,and it could be a negative decision for the president, saying that he has not allowed to apply those tariffs the way he did to use what's called the EV Tariffs, the emergency Economic Powers Act to do this. If that happens, it's probably going to provoke renegotiations.
With all countries, including Japan,because you won't have that sort of tariff weapon anymore. So the strong relief,if she can replicate the kind of relationship that Trump had with Abe Shinzo, that could be very important in any future negotiations that might be triggered by a court decision.
00:06:10 話者 1
Well,there will be quite a few things that we'll be talked about during this meeting with Trump and Takaichi, especially Japanese investment in the United States,but Do you think there's anything that could potentially derail the success of this meeting or?
00:06:25 話者 2
I don't think so because it's in both countries'interests for this to be sort of a very strong event. You know, let's not forget this is coming before the expected summit between President Trump.
And present Xi of China. So in some ways, this is sending a message, I think, of unity between Japan and the United States before that goes forward. There will be discussions. I'm sure, particularly about an investment, that is going to be an important part of the trade deal that was struck between the United States and Japan. And we already know from some of the memorandums that have been coming out that they're going to be talking about things like ship building.
And probably different joint efforts. There's a lot that Japan and the United States are doing together that is very, very, you know, sort of positive. So I think we're more likely to hear about those kinds of things moving forward, those kinds of positive things. For example, the Japanese aerospace is working with NASA.
On a joint project for a lunar rover,essentially,that'll go to the moon someday and maybe transported American and Japanese astronaut. I think those are the kinds of things that are going to come out of here, but neither side wants anything negative to come forward.
00:07:41 話者 1
So then most likely we'll be seeing more of small signs from both sides that this meeting will be successful even forwards actually happened. But do you think that anything we should be looking for would be able to signal that it really was a success.
00:07:59 話者 2
Well, I mean, I don't think they're going to want to talk two in depths about the kind of controversial issues between the two countries. That's why I think even with trade right now, I think that will be pushed off in the future. This is about establishing the relationship and showing the world this strong relationship. And that kind of thing is kind of hard to perceive at the end. We're going to be looking at body language and things like that.How they get along, how comfortable are they together in this relationship going forward. In the future,there's going to be struggles. There's going to be things that they're going to argue and debate about. But I think for this, This is in some ways almost a scripted photo opportunity going forward.That's to send a message for the world, and especially I think to China about the strength of this relationship.
00:08:45 話者 1
So both size benefit from the success of this meeting.
00:08:48 話者 2
Exactly.
BESSENT: CHINA TO DELAY RARE EARTH EXPORT CONTROLS
00:08:57 話者 1
A US official says China may be walking back as planned to increase the country's grip on rare earths.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says China is expected to postponous bid to tighten export control measures.
00:09:11 話者 3
They had threatened to put a global export licensing regime, and I believe that they are going to delay that for a year while they re-examine it.
00:09:21 話者 1
Besson was speaking with ABC News after the U.S.and China wrapped up two days of trade talks in Malaysia on Sunday.
The participants included Chinese vice-premier Holy Fung. Bessela said he thinks the countries reached a substantial framework. He also said U.S.President Trump gave him maximum leverage by threatening 100% tariffs on China. China's top trade negotiator Lee Chungang also told reporters the two size reached a basic consensus. He added Chinese officials will now go through their domestic procedures for approval.
China unveiled the stricter export controls earlier this month. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are a scheduled to meet in South Korea on Thursday.
US NAVY HELICOPTER, FIGHTER JET CRASH IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
The U.S.specifically says 2 U.S.Navy aircraft crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday.
The fleet says an MH60 helicopter went down at around 2:45 p.m. local time and an FA18 fighter jet at about 3:15 p.m. According to the fleet, they were separately conducting routine operations. All crew members were reportedly rescued and in stable condition. The fleet says the causes of the incidents are under investigation.
SUDAN PARAMILITARY FORCES CLAIM CONTROL OF KEY ARMY STRONGHOLD
Sudan's apparent military rapid support forces say they have seized the government armies last remaining stronghold in the Darfur region. The capture reportedly consolidates the RSF's control over the western part of the country. The RSF announced on Sunday it had taken control of the army headquarters in El Fasher. The group says it will now create its own governing structure in Darfur .
The two sides have been fighting since April 2023, the conflict has escalated and has led two serious food shortages. The government army declared in March it had recaptured the capital Khartoum. There are growing concerns, the latest development could deepen divisions in the country and worsen the humanitarian situation.
ISRAEL ALLOWS EGYPTIAN TEAM TO SEARCH FOR HOSTAGE BODIES
The Israeli government says a team from Egypt has been allowed to enter the Gaza strip to help search for the bodies of deceased hostages.
Israel made the announcement on Sunday. Footage taken the same day by NHK's Gaza office shows the Egyptian team digging with large construction machinery in Han Yunis.
The move comes as Israel has strongly demanded that the Islamic group Hamas honor a ceasefire agreement to return the remains of hostages.
Hamas was required to return all 48 hostages by October 13, but there has been a delay in returning the bodies of some of the deceased. Meanwhile, U.S.President Trump spoke to reporters about prospects for an international stabilization force in Gaza.
00:12:17 話者 4
They're actually picking leaders right now. Do you going to have peace in the Middle East?This is real peace.It's never happened to be worth?
00:12:24 話者 1
Israeli Prime Minister of Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his country stance.
00:12:30 話者 5
Israel has made it clear regarding international forces that we will determine which ones are unacceptable to us. This is how we operate and will continue to.
00:12:40 話者 1
A stabilization force was supposed to be immediately deployed to the onclave under the peace plan proposed by Trump, but it remains unclear when this will happen.
BUSINESS
Now let's see what's happening in the world of business.Here's Remy Melgard from the bus desk.
00:13:02 話者 3
Thank you very much,indeed,
NIKKEI 225 CLOSES ABOVE 50,000 FOR FIRST TIME
00:13:02 話者 3
Thank you very much indeed.
And a big day for stocks.
Tokyo's main stock index kicked off the week by hitting an all time high, closing above the 50,000 mark for the first time.
Now, investors welcomed the news of easing tensions between the U.S.
and China.
Traders celebrated as the Nikkei 225 reached the key milestone soon after the opening.
The reaction on Tokyo's streets was more muted as people had mixed reactions.
I know how it was back in the bubble economy around 30 years ago, so I was surprised to see such a jump.
00:13:45 話者 2
President Trump appears to think highly of Prime Minister Takeichi.
If the ongoing tariff situation improves, the market would naturally react.
I personally want to see an even bigger rise in share prices.
00:14:02 話者 3
Chairs are up, but our life hasn't gotten any better. I have no idea what will happen next.
The Nikkei ended on Monday at 50,512, up more than 1,200 points, or nearly two and a half percent.
Investors bought across the board.
China is expected to postpone tighter export controls on rare earths for a year.
In response, the U.S. will hold off from raising tariffs on Chinese goods by 100 percent.
The Tokyo benchmark has gained 26 percent so far this year.
It struggled in April due to President Trump's tariff announcement, but it has been on an upward ever since.
Among the drivers have been the Japan-U.S. trade agreement, an expanding AI market, and positive views of the economic policies of Japan's new administration.
But some analysts warn the index may be overheating.
The focus is now on summit talks between Japan and the U.S., and the U.S. and China later this week.
STOPPING BATTERY FIRES BEFORE THEY START
Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries have been the cause of fires reported around the world.
Companies in Japan are tapping advanced technology to prevent such accidents.
00:15:18 話者 4
A power bank suddenly bursts into flames.
When devices with lithium-ion batteries inside are dropped or knocked around, it increases the fire risk.
Japanese airlines and the transport ministry began in July to roll out new policies.
Passengers are asked not to put power banks for portable devices in overhead bins, where they could shift around.
And when travellers use these to charge devices, they are asked to keep them in sight.
Airlines make the request both before and after boarding.
One airline has put something on every plane: a fire-resistant bag.
The bag features a special film, incorporating extinguishing capabilities into the bag itself.
If something inside ignites, the film reacts to the heat and releases compounds.
These compounds combine with oxygen or hydrogen necessary for combustion.
In this experiment, it quickly extinguished the fire.
The bag was inspired by suggestions from the cabin attendants, who had long struggled with handling such situations.
There is a risk that passengers or cabin attendants could suffer burns.
and there is also a risk of the fire spreading to other objects.
We believe this will further enhance safety.
Another effort aims at identifying potential ignition sources in advance.
This is a garbage disposal facility in Machida City, Tokyo.
It has suffered three major fires believed to have been caused by lithium-ion batteries.
Residents often dispose of lithium-ion batteries in other waste, instead of following the proper methods designated by the municipality.
Currently, it is necessary to manually search through waste to find such batteries.
New technology was tested in August.
Waste is X-rayed, and an AI system trained on battery shapes detects possible ones and highlights them in red.
When the waste on top is removed, there is a portable fan powered by a lithium-ion battery.
The system can identify a wide variety of products that use lithium-ion batteries, even those that make it difficult to tell whether one is inside.
The company that developed the system specializes in office scanners.
The firm is applying the image processing technology it has cultivated over many years to the new market of waste processing technologies.
The waste industry lags behind in digitalization, and many items are still sorted manually.
We want to expand into those areas and other hazardous materials as we scale up our business.
MARKET
00:18:42 話者 3
Okay, let's get a check on the markets.
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And that is it for Business News.
WWII POSTCARDS BRING WOMAN CLOSE TO FATHER SHE NEVER MET
00:19:29 話者 1
For decades, a woman from Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has been carefully preserving something precious, postcards her father sent her from the battlefield during World War II.
00:19:42 話者 5
For Miyashita Kimiyo, these postcards are the only link to the father she never met.
Takahashi Nobukichi was deployed two months before Kimiyo was born.
He didn't return alive. She doesn't even know her father's face.
About 80 postcards arrived from him over the years, sometimes bearing his hand-drawn illustrations.
But the handwriting is difficult to understand, and she can only read portions of it.
Even more mysterious is his final fate.
She was told he died in the fierce battle on Palau's Peleliu Island in the Pacific.
Yet, all the postmarks are from what was formerly Manchuria in northeastern China.
Kimiyo is now 83 years old. Feeling she may not have much time left, she decided to reach out to Otsuka Masayuki, a city official who researches local history and cultural heritage.
Otsuka began decoding the postcards. And in the sender's section, he found the name of a military unit.
Then, in a document, he discovered the name of the company commander, Koike.
Kimiyo's father was in his unit in Manchuria. Checking records of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, he learned the unit was reorganized, and her father was sent to Peleliu Island.
I want to share with her what I've found.
Otsuka tells Kimiyo what he's uncovered from the letters.
Is Kimiyo healthy and drinking lots of milk?
Kimiyo must really be getting bigger.
I want to hold her as soon as possible.
In a remaining record, her father's name is clearly documented.
She had only ever felt his existence through the postcards.
She never knew her father's face or warmth.
But after 80 years, Kimiyo is finally able to feel his love and presence.
WEATHER
00:23:15 話者 1
And now it's time to check the weather. Here's our meteorologist, Jonathan Oh.
00:23:20 話者 6
Hello, we have a couple of different stories happening across Japan when it comes to the weather up toward the north.
We're seeing plenty of instability, and we may be talking about even some winter weather in the process.
We have a little bit of a winter type pressure powder setting up with the low toward the north and high to the west.
And so that's really bringing that cold air.
So the mounted areas may be seeing some snow, but because of the instability, we may be talking about some severe weather concerns like hail, tornado possibilities up into northern Japan.
So be on the lookout for that especially throughout the evening hours on Monday into the day on Tuesday.
Down toward the south, however, we're seeing a little bit more in terms of sunshine.
Monday, we saw some sun breaking through the clouds in Tokyo, and that'll be the case again for Tuesday as well. But the state of Japan side will be seeing moisture.
So that's the forecast coming up for Tuesday. Rain to Sapporo, Niigata at 15.
Again, higher elevations might see some snow.
21 in Tokyo, partly cloudy skies, 19 Osaka, 17 Fukuoka as we go through the day on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, across North America, I want to point out what's happening down toward Jamaica.
We have Melissa, a major hurricane that's just really squatting in place and that's just bringing tremendous amounts of rainfall, really a devastating situation here.
And more of that will continue as the storm just lingers in the area.
So it will just continue to bring very fierce winds.
and heavy rainfall along with a storm surge. That concern will continue.
We're talking about some rain also into the Deep South from Georgia into the Carolinas as the low pressures and moves through.
And another cold front sweeping across the Rockies will bring some rain and even possibly some snow into the higher elevations in the Rockies as we go through the day on Monday.
Now down toward Denver, though, much warmer. 20 with sunny skies.
12 Chicago, rain to Atlanta, thunderstorms into Miami with a high of 31 as we go through Monday.
Quick note in Europe, Central and Eastern areas, you're going to need your umbrellas.
We have a couple of low pressure systems swinging on through.
Wet weather from Berlin to Kiev, Istanbul 25 on Monday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
TSUNAMI-HIT NORTHEAST JAPAN BEGINS OYSTER HARVEST
00:26:36 話者 1
And here's one last word before we go.
The oyster harvesting season is underway in northeastern Japan, where the industry is still recovering from tsunami damage caused by July's powerful earthquake in Russia.
Oyster farmers in the city of Kisenuma in Miyagi Prefecture hauled up their catch on Monday morning.
The quake off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East triggered a massive wave which swept away many oyster rafts.
The farmers did their best to raise the shellfish while repairing their infrastructure.
Rafts which sustained only minor damage produced oysters about 15 centimeters long, but heavily damaged rafts yielded only a few.
00:27:18 話者 6
The situation is quite severe.
Harvest volume may be about 30 percent of what was expected.
But the quality is improving.
I hope people will enjoy our city's delicious oysters.
00:27:31 話者 1
Workers remove the shells and pack the raw oysters in 10-kilogram barrels for transport.
That wraps it up for this edition of NHK Newsline. Thank you for joining us.
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