Welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yoko Nishimura in Tokyo with the latest news.
NEW DELHI CAR EXPLOSION KILLS 8
Indian authorities are investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi near one of the city's most famous landmarks.
They say at least eight people were killed and several injured.
NHK World's Matsumoto Yuzuru was on the scene earlier today.
The site of the explosion is covered by white clothes, so I cannot see what is inside.
Behind me, there's the Red Castle, the World Heritage Site, where the tourists gather.
In the street, you can see the remains of car destroyed with a blast, and we can see the severity of the explosion.
There is a local market near the explosion site.
The local people who visited the site said, I was anxious as this is the area where everybody uses so anyone could get affected.
The police is patrolling the site and the atmosphere is tense.
The blast happened at around 7 p.m. on Monday near a subway station beside the historic Red Fort.
Police say the car exploded after stomping at a red light, and the flames engulfed vehicles nearby.
The BBC and other media have quoted local authorities as saying that security has been stepped up at airports, railway stations, religious facilities and heritage sites.
Authorities have sent a team of investigators to look at whether it was an act of terrorism.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a comment on X offering condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the blast.
POLICE RIFLE SQUAD PREPS FOR BEAR CULL IN IWATE, AKITA
Bear attacks on humans have surged in some of Japan's northern prefectures.
Now police officers armed with rifles are going in to cull the animals.
The National Police Agency sent the rifle-trained officers to Iwate and Akita prefectures.
The areas have been struggling with a spate of bear incidents.
A bear was spotted outside a municipal office building next to a river in late October.
People living along the water have also seen bears nearby.
In preparation for the call, the local officers who dealt with the bear told the squad about their experience.
And local hunters also offered tips for targeting the animals.
They made sure to warn officers about the local terrain, like how stone walls near the river can cause bullets to ricochet.
We will share this knowledge with local hunters and use our equipment to jointly cull the animals.
The area's bear-culling operation is scheduled to start on Thursday.
BEAR ATTACKS CHANGING AUTUMN TOURISM TRADITIONS
As police look to decrease the bear population, tourism operators are scrambling to keep visitors safe.
Earlier, I spoke to NHK World's Mitsui Shoko, who is in Nikko, a popular site for taking in the autumn colors this time of year.
00:03:23 話者 2
You can see from the mountains around me why this area is so popular.
We are about three hours north of Tokyo right now in Tochigi Prefecture.
Tourism from Japan and all over the world come here to enjoy this site.
But this year, people are keeping their eyes open for something besides pretty leaves.
This cable car brings tourists into the mountains, but also closer to possible encounters with bears.
To protect hikers from attacks, the cable car operator has stopped selling one-way tickets.
Normally, riders would hike down the mountain, enjoying nature to clothes, nature up close.
Now, visitors can only buy round-trip tickets.
We asked people about that change, and what else they are doing to stay safe.
I definitely did not know that there's bears out here.
I did see a sign down.
We rented a car down at the station, and I saw that it looked like a bear, but it was in Japanese.
I wasn't, I didn't know about that.
00:04:42 話者 3
That's all my protection.
I think first it's scary and surprising that bears, it's coming out of the forest to more urban area, like in the cities or even in the train stations.
00:04:59 話者 1
Every year, many tourists look forward to this trail.
But we explained that bears were seen near here recently.
And they understand the new precautions we're taking.
As we just saw, Nikko is popular among foreign tourists.
What other measures are being taken to prevent overseas visitors from falling victim to bear attacks?
00:05:26 話者 2
The British government is urging travelers to avoid walking along where bears have been sighted.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Japan posted on social media on Friday, calling on travelers to leave places with warning signs of bears.
Tourists can also take measures to protect themselves.
For instance, bear bells like this create a noise that it meant to scare bears away.
Demand is on the rise for items like this.
This store in Tokyo even devoted a whole section to anti-bear devices.
Demand for bear spray in particular is high this year.
The sprays include the chemical in chili peppers and are used in caves before encountering a bear.
However, they are not cheap, about $80 each.
So the stores started lending out sprays at low prices last year.
Tourists can bring sprays with them on planes.
So rental services like this are key for some overseas visitors.
My husband is going to Nikko.
Bear spray is expensive or sold out in stores.
He heard that there is a rental service.
We have a lot of reservations for rental spray this autumn.
00:06:50 話者 3
More and more customers are buying things to deter bears, and some are sold out.
00:07:01 話者 1
Why is the number of bear sightings increasing?
00:07:07 話者 2
Mochizuki Shota an associate professor at Fukushima University, says people are no longer managing farmlands that have historically separated villages from forests.
He also said much of the food that bears eat, like acorns, didn't grow well this year.
00:07:28 話者 1
And how long is this going to be a concern for tourists?
00:07:34 話者 2
Mochizuki said many of the bears will begin hibernating later this month, but some might still appear in towns.
People should remain on alert for a while.
That means doing three main things.
First, check the websites of local governments in advance to know whether bears are around.
Second, make sounds to tell bears you're close by.
You can use bells, clap your hands, or speak loudly.
Third, throw out your trash.
Mochizuki said, Human food is like a drug for bears.
If you leave it unattended, bears will come.
Finally, if you encounter a bear, don't panic.
Walk back slowly and leave the area.
BUSINESS
00:08:36 話者 1
Now to tell us what's happening in the world of business, here's Rami Menagar from The Biz Desk.
00:08:42 話者 4
Thank you very much indeed.
US SENATE PASSES SPENDING BILL TO END GOVT. SHUTDOWN
Now, the US Senator has passed a budget bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history.
The bill now heads to the House of Representatives.
The Senate on Monday endorsed A stopgap spending package until January 30th next year.
Democrats had been demanding an extension of health insurance subsidies.
Republicans claimed that would provide health care coverage to undocumented immigrants.
But some Democrats joined Republicans in the vote after securing a provision to reverse the firings of thousands of federal workers by the Trump administration.
Now, the partial government shutdown started on October 1st due to disagreements between both parties on the federal budget.
The shutdown will be ended if the package is also passed by the House and signed into law by the president.
JAPAN EYES STRATEGIC MEASURES TO BOOST ECONOMIC SECURITY
A Japanese government council has been formed to bolster the country's economic security.
It has hammered out a priority economic growth measures for 17 strategic fields, including artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
Now, the measures will be reflected in a new stimulus package ahead of schedule.
The government's Growth Strategy Council held its first session on Monday.
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, Japan Business Federation Chairman Tsutsui Yoshinobu, and Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Yoshiro Tomoko participated.
Now, the aim is to inject at least 10 trillion yen, about $65 billion, in public funds by fiscal 2030 to further the development of AI and cutting-edge semiconductors.
The framework for the plan was decided last year.
Sharply enhancing the country's shipbuilding capabilities is also on the agenda.
And funding for the domestic space business will amount to more than 1 trillion yen, or about $6.5 billion.
Amid soaring consumer prices, officials plan to offer support for food purchases by increasing grants to local governments.
SHISEIDO DOWNGRADES 2025 FORECAST TO RECORD LOSS
Shiseido downgraded its 2025 earnings forecast, citing slow sales in the United States.
The Japanese cosmetics giant now anticipates its largest annual net loss ever.
The firm released the projection with its results for the first nine months of the year.
Shiseido said it expects a net loss of 52 billion yen or about $330 million for the year ending in December.
That compares with the previous outlook for profit of $38 million.
The cosmetics maker cited poor performance of its drunk elephant brand and a third quarter impairment loss related to its America's business.
President Fujiwara Kentaro told reporters on Monday that Shiseido has not been successful in selling to targeted customers.
We should make disciplined investments rather than simply increasing them.
By doing so, we'd like to achieve sustainable growth and turnaround.
Shiseido also announced an early retirement program as part of group-wide structural reforms.
It will seek about 200 applications next month at the company and some subsidiaries in Japan.
SHARP SEES MIDTERM NET PROFIT NEARLY DOUBLE
Japanese electronics maker Sharp saw its net profit nearly double in the April to September period from a year earlier, thanks to strong sales of computers in the country.
Sharp's group-wide net profit in the six months grew 98% year-on-year to more than 45 billion yen, or about $295 million.
That's due to the effects of operational downsizing through factory sales amid continued losses in the LCD panel business.
But cost cuts, as well as the upbeat computer sales, helped boost net profit.
Looking ahead, Sharp upgraded its whole-year net profit forecast by 65% to 53 billion yen, or about $344 million.
The company cited better-than-expected computer sales in the three months to September.
CHINA SINGLES DAY ONLINE SHOPPING FACES ECONOMIC HEADWIND
China's Singles Day online sales campaigns face headwinds from slower economic growth.
November 11th has become associated with singles because the date has four ones.
The country's e-commerce giants have established the date as an occasion when Chinese buy gifts for themselves.
Many have begun offering massive discounts and live streaming on social media to stimulate sales with a focus on younger shoppers.
An online sales firm in Zhejiang province doubled the number of studios it uses for live streaming to about 50 this year.
It was selling alcoholic drinks.
character goods and gold accessories from the studios on Monday night.
A Chinese research firm says last year's sales during the campaign period, starting in mid-October, topped 1.4 trillion yuan, or some $200 billion.
The question is whether the trend of consumers limiting spending amid a cooling economy will eat into sales this year.
Government figures show retail sales in September rose 3% in China from a year earlier.
That marked a fourth straight month of slowing growth.
A questionnaire by China's central bank from July to September showed 19.2% of respondents plan to increase consumption, while 62.3% plan to increase savings.
MARKETS
OK, let's get a check on the markets.
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And that is it for Business News.
BBC APOLOGIZES FOR EDITED SPEECH AS TRUMP THREATENS TO SUE
00:15:36 話者 1
The BBC has apologized over its editing of a speech that US President Donald Trump gave before the Capitol riot, which it used in a documentary.
Britain's public broadcaster also said it has received a letter from Trump's lawyers threatening legal action.
On Monday, BBC Chair Samir Shah said in a letter that the broadcaster made an error of judgment.
He said it accepts that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action.
The BBC reports Trump is seeking a retraction of the documentary, an apology and appropriate compensation.
It said if the BBC does not comply by Friday, Trump will sue for at least one billion dollars.
The broadcaster announced the resignation of Director-General Tim Davy on Sunday.
It said news CEO Deborah Turnes had also resigned.
British newspaper The Telegraph had reported that the BBC edited Trump's speech for a documentary that aired before the US presidential election in 2024.
It said two sections of Trump's speech were intentionally spliced to make it appear as though he encouraged the riot.
The Telegraph also reported that a former external adviser to the BBC pointed out the issue and has also expressed concerns about reporting in other programs.
ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
KUSHNER, NETANYAHU DISCUSS GAZA PLAN
US President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, and they discussed how to push the Gaza ceasefire to the next stage.
Together, the two discussed phase one, which we are currently still in to bring our remaining hostages, and the future of phase two of this plan, which includes the disarming of Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza, and ensuring Hamas will have no role in the future of Gaza ever again.
The Israeli government spokesperson also says they talked about an international stabilization force.
Monday marked one month since the ceasefire took effect.
But Israel has launched sporadic attacks on the enclave, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of the deal.
The Israeli military said Monday it killed what it called two terrorists who approached its troops in southern Gaza.
It said they posed an immediate threat.
A Palestinian media report says that two people, including a child, died in an Israeli bombing.
Gaza health officials say more than 240 people have been killed in the territory since the start of the truce.
UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE KICKS OFF IN BRAZIL
World leaders have gathered in the home of the Amazon rainforest to discuss ways of fighting climate change.
They're meeting for the annual United Nations summit known as COP30.
One UN official says it's essential for leaders to deliver strong and clear outcomes.
00:18:34 話者 3
In Belang, we've got to marry the world of negotiations to the actions needed in the real economy.
00:18:43 話者 1
Leaders signed the landmark Paris Agreement on fighting climate change 10 years ago.
They pledged efforts to limit global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
00:18:56 話者 3
Without the Paris Agreement, the world would be doomed to catastrophic warming of almost five degrees by the end of the century.
We are moving in the right direction, but at the wrong speed.
00:19:12 話者 1
Leaders at this year's summit have submitted new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they're still far from reaching the goal of 1.5 degrees.
Island nations facing the immediate effects of climate change are calling for measures to fill the gap.
The administration of US President Trump has rolled back its climate policies and has slashed funding.
It has sent no high-level officials to the summit.
That leaves attendees facing serious headwinds in their efforts to adopt effective solutions.
UN: MILLIONS DISPLACED BY CLIMATE DISASTERS IN PAST DECADE
Countries around the world are already feeling the effects of climate change.
A UN report says as many as 250 million people have been displaced, the equivalent of about 70,000 displacements per day.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR released the figures Monday at the start of COP30.
The agency says the forced relocations were due to severe drought, flooding and other extreme weather events, and included people who have been displaced multiple times.
The report points to the shortage of funding to protect people from climate-related hazards, adding that financing needs to reach the communities already living on the edge.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said COP30 must deliver real action and not just empty promises.
He called for the displaced people and their host communities to be included in the decision-making process for climate action plans.
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WEATHER
It's time to check on the world weather with our meteorologist, Jonathan Oh.
After thrashing the Philippines, a powerful typhoon is hitting parts of Taiwan.
So, Jonathan, what's the latest on the situation?
00:22:30 話者 3
Hello. Over the past few days, we have been monitoring this typhoon that really battered the northern portions of the Philippines.
And even though it seems to be losing a little bit of steam, it's still got a lot of moisture with it and it's dumping it into places like Taiwan.
Here's a look at some video that's coming out from there, as Hung Wong has not made landfall in Taiwan
but it has already brought a heaping of heavy rain Tuesday and according to the weather agency, one county received over 750 millimeters of rainfall in 39 hours by the afternoon.
According to Reuters, Taiwan issued a land warning and evacuated more than 3,000 people ahead of the arrival of the storm.
Schools and offices were closed during the day.
The storm is expected to make a pivot toward the north and east as it's going to go right across Taiwan.
But because of the mountains, it's going to really get ripped up.
So it's going to actually slow its momentum a bit and dump a lot more rain in the process.
So that is a bit of a concern as we see the severe tropical storm moving in that general direction.
and even weakening by the time we go toward Friday.
Now, ahead of that storm, places like Okinawa will get plenty of rainfall with the system.
In fact, the general region just looking at a big dumping of wet weather as we go forward throughout the next few days.
And other portions of Japan to the north and east, we're talking about some snow from Hokkaido down toward the Toko region.
And we are looking at high pressure to really control the weather across places like Tokyo and Osaka, where highs will be in the mid to upper teens for the rest of the week.
Sapuroto getting in on some snow action as we go from Thursday into Friday.
And as I mentioned, Okinawa getting plenty of that wet weather from that storm that will continue to be the case as we go through the rest of the week.
Looking at what's happening across North America, we've got a bit of a system moving through the Central Plains, but a big dive of cold air is causing some freezing temperatures, freeze warnings in portions, even as far as the southeastern portions of the United States.
And daytime highs topping off at 9 in Atlanta as we go through Tuesday.
Stay warm wherever you are.
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JAPAN ANIMATION DIRECTOR'S UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL FOUND
00:26:01 話者 1
The Japanese animation world is abuzz with a major discovery.
Unpublished scripts and creative notes written by a renowned director more than half a century ago have been discovered at his home.
The late Takahata Isao is known for works such as Heidi: Girl of the Alps and Grave of the Fireflies.
He died seven years ago at the age of 82.
NHK has learned that about 130 pages of scripts and notes turned up at Takahata's home in June.
Tokyo's Okei University professor Kano Seiji has examined the documents.
Kano says the director wrote on paper from an animation production company he joined after graduating from university.
This suggests Takahata wrote them when he was in his twenties.
A script entitled Oeyama is based on the legend of a demon killed by a samurai hero.
Takahata wrote that he did not want the demon's death depicted.
He said the character was somewhat comical and did not necessarily represent evil.
Kano notes that animation during that period was intended for children, with the simple theme of good triumphs over evil.
But Takahata's ideas were more complex even then.
I'm really surprised that such things still remain.
The early scripts already show the deep humanity and contradictions the director portrayed in his later years.
Kano called it a huge discovery.
And that concludes this edition of NHK Newsline.
I'm Yoko Nishimura in Tokyo. Thanks for joining us.
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