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BEAR THREAT
INTRUSION CLOSES NORTHERN JAPAN AIRPORT
A speed of bear incidents has alarmed and inconvenienced people in northern Japan's Iwate Prefecture.
An airport was forced to close its runway after a bear entered the area near the tarmac.
Officials at Iwate Hanamaki Airport and local police say the animal intruded shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
Departures and landings were halted for more than an hour.
BEAR THREAT
MAN ATTACKED WHILE WALKING DOG
Earlier Wednesday, a bear injured a man elsewhere in the prefecture.
Police say the 47-year-old victim was walking his dog when he encountered two bears and one of them charged.
The man was reportedly able to speak after the attack he was taken to hospital.
Police in Morioka City, the prefectural capital, say they received reports of a bear roaming the city center.
They were also alerted about a bear seen near a junior high school about 600 meters from the site of the first report.
The school was temporarily closed as a precaution.
Authorities say the same animal was likely involved in both incidents.
No injuries were reported.
BEAR THREAT
ROMANIA EASES HUNTING RESTRICTIONS AMID SURGE IN ATTACKS
Now, bear encounters are also setting communities on edge in Europe.
Romania has now eased regulations on the hunting of brown bears amid a surge in attacks.
Romania has one of the largest brown bear populations in Europe.
The animals are a celebrated part of the national culture, with people dancing in bear skins at an annual year-end festival.
But sightings in populated areas have shot up since 2016.
That's when recreational hunting of the animal was banned.
A tourist was killed in an attack on a highway in July.
Authorities say 11 people have been killed and 158 injured in the past five years.
The government last week announced that bears appearing in populated areas and considered a threat to humans can be shot on the spot.
Recent estimates suggest Romania's wild bear population could be as high as 13,000.
Some lawmakers are calling for a large-scale culling.
00:02:34 話者 2
The main goal is to have in Romania a population of 5,000, 6,000 wild, healthy brown bears.
00:02:46 話者 1
But others oppose the idea of population control, saying it's up to humans to change how they live.
00:02:55 話者 9
The problem is not the bear, it's a human problem.
You must educate the young generation to live in harmony with the animals.
00:03:07 話者 1
Some experts say bear attacks are on the rise because real estate developments are encroaching on their habitat.
They also say the animals are being lured closer to human areas by people feeding them.
YOUNG CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT GAINING MOMENTUM
One year ago, the United States elected Donald Trump as president.
Twelve months later, Trump continues to lead a divided America, one marked by widespread protests and polarization.
But the recent slaying of right-wing public figure Charlie Kirk appears to have fueled support for Trump, especially among young people.
NHK met with the next generation of US conservatives to understand where the movement is headed now.
00:04:04 話者 3
This is where Charlie Kirk spoke his last words.
Kirk was a hugely popular conservative figure and one of Trump's most influential allies.
He was killed here, in the western US state of Utah, in September.
00:04:20 話者 4
Good morning.
00:04:20 話者 3
Phil Lyman, a former conservative Utah state legislator, new clerk.
00:04:28 話者 4
Yeah, he was sitting right there when he was shot. Yeah.
00:04:32 話者 3
Lyman says he still hasn't recovered from the shock.
He thinks Kirk's death is tied to widespread political division across the United States.
00:04:43 話者 4
It's almost like a hatred, and it's built up into this division. I live my life this way, but the way you live your life is a threat to me. And I think it's going to be profound for a long time to come on that group of kids, because they are wrestling.
Oh, say, can you see?
00:05:08 話者 3
At Kirk's memorial service, the president took the stage, praising Kirk for unifying conservative supporters.
00:05:17 話者 4
Charlie's message has not been silenced. It now is bigger and better and stronger than ever before. We go forward strengthened by his faith and bolstered by his courage and inspired by his example.
00:05:33 話者 3
Turning Point USA, the conservative organization that Kirk founded, says Kirk's legacy is now more popular than ever.
The organization says its number of chapters and universities and high schools has tripled from around 2,000 to 6,000 in the six weeks after Kirk's death.
Some of the young people signing up say they sympathize with Kirk's politics.
00:05:58 話者 4
Definitely at school, I feel very pressured to be. From the teachers to be liberal.
I realize there's so many people like me who think the same way as me.
00:06:06 話者 5
I need to step up. I need to be a person, especially a young person, to turn America around and try to influence others.
00:06:17 話者 3
NHK visited Turning Point USA's headquarters last month.
It's a sprawling complex with six buildings that house Turning Point's bustling operation.
It's where they film their show, plan events, and design official merchandise.
It's a production floor for contemporary US conservatism, one with vocal opinions on immigration, foreign policy, and the left.
00:06:43 話者 6
The youngest conservatives, self-described conservatives, are basically the most peaceful group. And it's the left that's actually continuing to otherize in this fascist, Nazi, bigot.
Totally. It's totally blackmail.
00:06:58 話者 3
Andrew Colvitt took over as the host of Kirk's program after his death.
He believes the ideology of Make America Great Again, or MAGA, is a powerful message for young people.
00:07:09 話者 6
That's what our first interest, our first concern needs to be the people of America and the young people of America, because they're going to be the leaders of tomorrow, and we want them leading us down, you know, a path that is American, not un-American.
We want MAGA, you know, national populism, conservatism.
Hey, what's going on?
00:07:32 話者 3
Following in the footsteps of Kirk, an increasing number of influential young conservatives are getting involved.
Kai Schwemer is a university student from Utah.
For the past five years, he has been broadcasting online about politics.
00:07:51 話者 6
What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to Out of Touch, two days in a row.
00:07:57 話者 3
He has over 30,000 subscribers on Instagram and X.
Every week, he hosts a show to discuss news and politics from a conservative perspective.
On this day, he talked about Zoran Mandami, New York City's newly elected liberal mayor.
00:08:15 話者 6
Mamdani is charismatic. Mamdani is populist. They will not lose the vote of middle America because they're not going to be hating on white people.
It's like Trump was able to speak to disenfranchised white voters.
00:08:28 話者 3
Schwemer says with the Democratic Party's recent win in New York, it's important now for young conservatives to unite under President Trump and carry their current momentum into the next election.
00:08:42 話者 6
We are at a pivotal moment in this country, and whichever direction it goes, the young people are going to have to live through those decisions that we're making right now for the rest of our lives.
We will have an election in 2028, and we are going to have to continue this movement to preserve what America is.
ANALYSIS: TRUMP AND THE MAGA MOVEMENT, ONE YEAR IN
00:09:01 話者 1
And for more on this story, I earlier spoke with NHK World's Ebizuka Megumi.
You were just in the United States to cover the conservative movement among the young people there, but what's the overall political climate there right now?
00:09:17 話者 7
It's pretty clear that turning points of popularity is growing and the conservative ideas are spreading across the United States.
While reporting for this story, I saw many students registering on the spot for events and activities, and I felt the momentum.
Kirk, who was a charismatic conservative.
But it seems like his influence is actually spreading even after his death.
For this report, we focus on the young conservative movement.
But momentum is also growing among those who oppose Kirk's right-wing ideas and the Trump administration.
We've seen no King protests in the recent weeks across the US Those reported drew 7 million people.
And some experts and Democratic supporters have criticized Trump for his position on controversial issues like diversity and immigration.
I think the reality is that the political division in the US and the gap between these two viewpoints is more intense than ever.
00:10:25 話者 1
Right. And meanwhile, New York City just elected Zoran Mandami as self-described Democratic socialist as mayor.
It's one year until the midterm elections, but will support for Trump among young people continue?
00:10:45 話者 7
Looking at President Trump's approval rating, the average of various opinion polls showed that it was over 50% at his inauguration in January.
As of November 9, it has fallen to 42.9 percent.
But a decline in approval rating from initial expectation is common for almost all administrations.
And his approval rating among Republican supporters is nearly 90 percent, suggesting that he's as popular as ever.
Going forward, it would be necessary for Trump to produce real economic results to maintain the support.
Meanwhile, Mamdani's victory in New York can be seen as an indication of dissatisfaction with inflation and with economic measures that Trump promised during the election campaign.
I think how people feel about their lives in the coming months will influence whether or not they end up voting for the Republican Party during the next election.
BUSINESS
00:12:02 話者 1
Now, let's get the latest on the world of business. Here's Ramin Mellegard from BizDesk, Ramin.
00:12:09 話者 2
Thank you very much indeed.
JAPAN FIRMS PROMOTE CLIMATE-SAVING TECH AT COP30
Now, the UN Climate Conference continues in Brazil, and companies at the Japan Pavilion are promoting technologies to combat global warming.
Many countries and international organizations are running pavilions at COP 30, which opened Monday in the city of Belem.
The Japan Pavilion hosted a seminar on technology to restore barren farmland and pastures with fertilizer and other materials that improve the soil.
The method is expected to prevent unnecessary clearing of forests.
Nine firms are showcasing their latest technologies.
One is a material that can lower room temperatures by reflecting sunlight and dissipating heat.
00:12:54 話者 8
As global temperatures rise, all countries are facing the same problem of people feeling the heat. Demand for these cooling technologies will grow.
00:13:07 話者 2
Another company unveiled a system that uses satellite data and ground-based sensors to find signs of wildfires.
SOFTBANK GROUP POSTS RECORD NET PROFIT FOR APR.-SEP.
Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group has posted a record net profit for the April to September period.
A major factor behind that was his holdings of open AI shares soaring in value.
SoftBank says its net profit nearly tripled from the same period last year to just over 2.9 trillion yen, or roughly $19 billion.
Another factor was higher sales at Arm, its British semiconductor design company.
Meanwhile, SoftBank Group says it sold all of its shares in US chip titan Nvidia in October for about $5.8 billion.
00:13:57 話者 7
Our investment in OpenAI this year is big. We plan to make investments of more than $30 billion and will use some of our existing assets for that purpose.
00:14:08 話者 2
Even though SoftBank Group no longer holds any Nvidia shares, it continues to collaborate with the US firm in the chip sector.
SOURCES: TOYOTA TO INTRODUCE PAY GRADES FOR SKILLED WORKERS
NHK has learned that Toyota Motor has decided to revise the way it sets pay for skilled workers at its factories across Japan.
Informed sources told NHK that the automaker plans to introduce a new rating system that grades employees to reflect the skill needed for the functions they perform.
Under the current system, a worker's basic monthly salary is mainly determined by seniority.
The company plans to start assigning grades to skilled workers in fiscal 2026, and pay will vary depending on their ratings from the following year.
The new system is understood to be aimed at encouraging workers to acquire higher skills and earn more.
GOVT. PLANS SUPPORT FOR FOOD PURCHASES
NHK has also obtained the outline of the Japanese government's new economic measures.
The draft document says the government's top priority is fighting soaring consumer prices in order to stabilize everyday life.
There are plans to increase funding to local governments for measures to take the pain out of a trip to the supermarket.
The funding will also supplement existing programs such as school lunches.
Another aim is to prop up consumption by supporting gift cards for food and drink products.
The outline also mentions improving the situation of small and medium-sized businesses so they can give their workers raises.
Also proposed is support for electric and gas bills during winter.
There's also a plan to promptly and actively invest in strategic fields through both public and private cooperation.
The government aims to inject at least 10 trillion yen or roughly 65 billion dollars in public funds by fiscal 2030 to further develop AI and cutting-edge semiconductors.
The outline also mentions a new tax system to promote bold capital investment.
The government is set to put the plans into action as it aims to draw up a new economic package later this month.
MARKETS
Okay, let's get a check in the markets.
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And that's it for business news.
IN FOCUS
00:17:05 話者 1
Next, we join Shibuya Aki for Newsline in Focus.
She'll be reporting on a marine creature.
LOOKING AT OCTOPUS AQUACULTURE
00:17:13 話者 8
Octopus holds a celebrated place in the cuisines of Asia, the Mediterranean, Mexico, and parts of Africa.
It's hugely popular in Japan and considered a delicacy.
People enjoy it as sashimi, simmered, deep-fried, and as the street food, takoyaki.
Not all cultures, however, have loved this fruit of the sea, some calling it the devil fish.
But former non-fans are coming around, thanks to the ongoing global appetite for Japanese cuisine, as well as the meat's health benefits, low in calories and high in protein.
With demand, the volume of catches in Japan has been declining.
Now the country is increasingly depending on imports, which involve extra expenses.
Add in rising global consumption, and this translates to skyrocketing prices.
Against this backdrop, a Japanese research institute in Hiroshima set out to find a way to farm the animal, long considered a challenging proposition.
00:18:24 話者 5
Shinchi Masaaki is an octopus fisher in Onomichi, facing the Seto Inland Sea, a major fishing ground for the mollusk.
He had said about 300 pots lined with nets, as well as other devices, but...
About 10 years ago, he would have seen an average of 30.
What's behind the decline?
Experts point to factors like warming waters from climate change that have led to food source decline and an increase in fish that prey.
00:19:14 話者 2
On them.
00:19:29 話者 5
Amid these circumstances, an initiative was launched on the remote Momoshima Island off Onomichi.
It's headed by the National Fisheries Research Institute, which has been developing techniques for cultivating octopus for about 10 years.
one of the reasons why octopus aquaculture is extremely difficult is that most die soon after hatching this shows a newly hatched octopus larva attempting to feed unable to withstand the weight of the feed both hatchling and fodder sink but the larvae have a habit of rising near the water's bright surface and so back up they go
Because of this, they missed the feed at the bottom of the tank, becoming weak and dying.
So the research team looked to tank redesign to rectify the situation, and they hit on water flow.
By creating an upward flow through water jetting onto the tank floor, the hatchlings could easily access food.
By adjusting feed and other techniques, the team achieved a survival rate over 90% in raising juveniles.
But when one problem ends, another begins.
As the octopuses grew, they started to feed on each other.
Each little octopus is placed in its own kind of cubicle.
This prevents them from seeing each other, and that helps reduce cannibalism.
As a result, raising the young octopuses is easier, even beyond 60 days after hatching.
The team is hoping to see its octopus farming technology commercially viable by the end of fiscal 2028.
00:22:15 話者 8
The passion and efforts by researchers as well as fisheries are making breakthroughs in techniques for farming octopus.
At the same time, though, there's a whole discussion on whether to farm or not the highly sensitive and intelligent animal.
Seems the topic will be on the table for quite a while.
And that's all from me.
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WEATHER
00:23:02 話者 1
And it's time to check on the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh.
So Jonathan, it's still considered fall in the United States, but those along the eastern side got a real taste of winter. How are things looking for Wednesday there?
00:23:16 話者 4
Hello, we have been telling you about the frigid temperatures that are going to be blasting through the eastern portion of the United States and of course into Canada as well.
But as we went through Tuesday, some of those temperatures really fell as far south as Georgia and the Carolinas where overnight lows were at or below freezing.
And because of that, we also ended up seeing some winter weather up toward the Great Lakes region. Here's a look at some video that's coming out from there.
People in the Great Lakes region, as well as the northeastern United States, were whacked with frigid temperatures and a heavy dumping of snow Tuesday, and that made roads dangerous for driving.
The National Weather Service reported that Rochester received 11.4 centimeters of snow over a 24-hour period.
The cold air over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes helped to generate a significant amount of lake-effect snow, and the winds helped carry that far inland into parts of Pennsylvania and New York.
And that's not the end of the story. We actually have another system rolling over the Great Lakes, and that will bring even more snow possibilities from Toronto, points eastward as we go from Wednesday into Thursday, and then we should see things backing off a bit.
Elsewhere around the United States, high pressure control to weather, except for the West Coast.
We've been talking about these waves of moisture rolling on through, another system moving into the Pacific Northwest, so you'll need the umbrellas.
It's going to be quite wet.
Vancouver at 1114 in Seattle, snow into Toronto with a high of 6, down toward the Deep South, highs into the mid-teens as we go through Wednesday.
Looking at what's happening over with Heng Wang as it continues to try to keep itself together, it's actually starting to fall apart, but the moisture, the memento, along with the stationary front will continue to bring heavy rain from Taiwan into Okinawa as we go throughout the next day or so before it starts to try to peter out.
Going up to the north, a good portion of Japan is staying relatively dry, but a cold front will help to bring some wet weather in Sapporo by Thursday.
Tokyo looking at clouds with a high of 16.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
TIME FOR FUKUI'S SPECIAL WINTER RED-BEAN DESSERT
00:26:16 話者 1
Before we go, workers at an 88-year-old Japanese-style confectionery store in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan are busy producing a popular red bean jelly dessert known as mizuyokan.
They began work on the store's traditional winter delicacy earlier this month.
They put agar, brown sugar, and smooth red bean paste into large pots, continuously stirring the mixture as it cooks.
After the liquid cools, special tools are used to place it in molds and allow it to set.
It is then sealed and boxed for sale.
The store has used the same secret recipe blend of ingredients since its founding.
00:27:00 話者 1
It's characterized by the rich flavor and aroma of the brown sugar.
I hope many people will have the chance to enjoy Fukui's winter specialty.
00:27:11 話者 1
The store will produce and sell its signature mizuyokan until the end of March.
Wintertime mizuyokan is a custom unique to this area and is especially popular at New Year's.
Elsewhere in Japan, the traditional sweet is usually enjoyed as a refreshing summer treat.
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And that's all for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
Thanks for staying with us.
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