Welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Morishita Erika in Tokyo.
TRUCK CRASHES INTO S. KOREA MARKET, KILLING TWO
We begin this hour in South Korea.
Authorities there say two people were killed and 18 injured after a truck crashed into a market. It happened in Pucheon, near Seoul.
Authorities say the two victims were women in their 70s.
They say the truck went through the market in a straight line for about 150 meters.
Police detained the driver. He's in his 60s and works at the market.
00:00:47 話者 9
The truck came flying through and crashed into things. It was dragging someone along.
It stopped for a moment, then went forward. It was terrifying.
00:00:59 話者 1
Police say the driver told them his brakes did not work.
They're investigating the details.
BEAR THREAT
POLICE START BEAR-CULLING MISSION IN NORTHERN JAPAN
Japanese police squad armed with rifles have begun patrolling and bear-culling operations in northern Japan.
Ceremonies marking the start of the mission were held Thursday in Akita and Iwate prefectures.
The officers are riot police who were trained in anti-terrorism operations.
They were sent there to work with the local police.
00:01:35 話者 2
This squad is the frontline response to BEARS.
We have asked the officers to make safeguarding people's daily lives their top priority.
00:01:46 話者 1
After the ceremony, squad members set out on patrol. The National Public Safety Commission's firearms rules were partially revised for the occasion.
Now, under certain conditions, police officers can use rifles to shoot bears if they are a threat to humans.
The head of the Iwate Prefecture Police briefed the deputy governor in a closed-door meeting Thursday.
He reportedly said the police will only use rifles to support the hunters authorized by municipalities.
Meanwhile, one bear has been culled.
It was found climbing a persimmon tree next to a house in Yamagata Prefecture.
It was shot after a local government authorized the emergency use of firearms.
No residents were injured.
TRUMP SIGNS BILL TO END LONGEST US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history.
00:02:51 話者 3
So with my signature, the federal government will now resume normal operations, and my administration and our partners in Congress will continue our work.
00:03:03 話者 1
A main point of contention had been health care funding.
Democrats demanded an extension of health insurance subsidies be included in the budget.
Republicans claimed that Democrats were trying to provide health care coverage to undocumented immigrants.
But some Democrats joined Republicans to support the funding measure without the health insurance subsidies.
The support came after a provision to reverse the firing of federal workers by the Trump administration during the shutdown was included in the deal.
Earlier in the day, the House passed the spending bill, which will fund the government through January 30 next year.
The bill had already been passed by the Senate on Monday.
The partial government shutdown began on October 1 due to disagreements between the Republican and Democratic parties over the proposed federal budget.
The shutdown continued for a record 43 days.
EUROPE CONCERNED OVER US MILITARY PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA
European nations have expressed their concern over increasing American military pressure on Venezuela.
The US has repeatedly attacked what it says are boats smuggling large amounts of drugs into the country from countries such as Venezuela.
On Tuesday, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and other vessels entered the US
Southern Command's area of responsibility, which includes Latin America and the Caribbean. Venezuela responded by staging a military drill.
European concerns were raised by participants at the foreign ministerial meeting of the G7 nations and other countries that wrapped up on Wednesday in Canada.
They said the US move could raise tensions in the region.
Among the attendees, German Foreign Minister Johann Vardeful told reporters that the US
and Venezuela must resolve the issue bilaterally.
00:05:19 話者 8
No one has any interest in further crises arising, but that also means that it must now be clear to Venezuela that it must also show restraint.
00:05:30 話者 1
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barlow said the US
military operations in the Caribbean region violate international law.
In response, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed his displeasure to reporters.
He said, I don't think that the European Union gets to determine what international law is.
FRANCE MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE PARIS TERROR ATTACKS
Thursday marks 10 years since terror attacks in Paris left dozens dead in the city in mourning.
Islamic State militants killed 130 people in and around the French capital on November 13, 2015.
They stormed a concert hall and restaurants and other facilities using guns and suicide bombers to carry out the attack.
On Thursday, memorial services and other events to honor the victims are expected across the country.
While France hasn't seen any large-scale terror attacks in recent years, the threat of another one remains.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office says it's catching more young people accused of plotting terror attacks compared to several years ago.
The office says young people are being influenced by extremist ideas.
According to French data, the number of indicted people under 18 years old rose from five in 2019 to 17 as of November 1 this year.
Earlier, I spoke with NHK word's Takasu Eri, who is in Paris as the city prepares to hold memorial services.
Eri, tell us what you are seeing.
00:07:34 話者 4
I am the Plaise du l'Alie Pibilique, one of the main squares in Paris.
The monument here has been lit up in the colors of the French flag.
And as you can see, many flowers and candles are laid out to honor the victims, and ceremonies are scheduled across the country.
Security, of course, is tight everywhere you go, but prayers will be held at the concert hall, restaurants, and other places that were attacked.
And President Emmanuel Macron is expected to deliver a speech later this evening.
00:08:09 話者 1
Erie, how are people reflecting on the fact that 10 years have passed?
00:08:15 話者 4
Mourners have held a series of events and services in the recent days, and local media have been running special features looking back on the tragedy.
A decade on from the attacks, we can still see the profound impact they had on French society.
Only three years ago, the sole surviving perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.
I spoke with some other survivors, and it's clear that emotional scars run deep.
00:08:49 話者 7
I struggle emotionally when November 13 approaches.
I find it hard to sleep, because I wake up frequently, gripped by anxiety.
00:09:02 話者 4
Another survivor told me that the sound of repeated kalashnik of gunfire, the smell of gunpowder and the image of people screaming and clasping still haunt her.
00:09:16 話者 6
We have a responsibility not to forget, to pay respect to the victims and prevent history from being repeated.
00:09:23 話者 4
These words are not just about looking back.
They challenge us to consider how we will live in a world where division, exclusion, and extremist ideologies are on the rise.
00:09:35 話者 1
We know that French officials are catching more young people who have been influenced by extremism. So now, what are the officials doing to combat that growth?
00:09:46 話者 4
Well, as you said, according to the French prosecutors in charge of counterterrorism, there has been a rise in a case where they've caught young people plotting attacks.
Officials have come out and said those young people were influenced by extremist propaganda on social media.
But these people often have no direct ties to organized extreme groups.
making investigations extremely difficult.
00:10:15 話者 5
We're working to counter propaganda on social media by immediately deleting posts we come across.
00:10:24 話者 4
Prosecutor Olivier Kristen says other EU countries share the same challenge of stopping extremes before it leads to attacks.
And he says that the problem is more complicated now, because AI makes it easier to access propaganda in other language.
So the challenge now is how France will work with other nations to prevent young people from becoming radicalized in the first place.
BUSINESS
00:10:53 話者 1
Now, let's see what's happening in the world of business.
Here's Ramin Mellegard from The BuzDesk.
00:11:00 話者 5
Thank you very much indeed.
MITSUBISHI UFJ JOINS HANDS WITH OPENAI
Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group plans to work with US generative artificial intelligence developer OpenAI to improve customer services and worker efficiency.
MUFG Managing Corporate Executive Yamamoto Tadashi and OpenAI Japan President Nagasaki Tadao described the tie-up as strategic.
MUFG says it plans to incorporate the latest generative AI in a smartphone app and other platforms to offer consulting on family budget management and asset building.
The major Japanese financial group also plans to use in-house data to improve the company's worker efficiency with OpenAI.
00:11:46 話者 9
The evolution of AI technology can significantly expand possibilities for financial services.
00:11:53 話者 5
Yamamoto said he hopes that cooperating with the leading generative AI maker will help provide customers with innovative services.
CYBERATTACK
ASAHI REPORTS DOUBLE-DIGIT DROP IN OCTOBER DRINK SALES
Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings says it suffered a double-digit drop in sales in October, the month after a cyberattack shut down its systems.
Asahi said on Thursday that sales of soft drinks plunged about 40% in value terms compared to a year earlier.
But the company's mainstay beer products performed better, with sales declining less than 10%.
Asahi attributed that to its focused efforts in resuming order, processing and shipments.
It pointed to a large product lineup of non-alcoholic beverages as a factor behind the gap in sales.
By contrast, rival beer makers enjoyed strong growth last month.
Kirin reported a 19% jump in revenue from beer sales, while Sapporo posted a 13% increase in volume terms.
Both said they received more orders from eateries and other businesses.
Asahi is still struggling to fully restore his computer systems nearly one and a half months after the ransomware attack.
MAKING WINE THE NATURE POSITIVE WAY
Nature Positive is a worldwide effort to reverse and eventually recover the planet's biodiversity. A vineyard in Japan is applying the concept to its business operations.
NHK World's Shinkai Rensei has the story.
00:13:31 話者 6
This vineyard is run by a subsidiary of a major Japanese beverage maker.
It won an international award that was for both the taste of its wine and the overall quality of its operations, including design and ambience. What sets it apart is the scale of its
biodiversity.
Staff from a national research institute are here to inspect the ecosystem, which supports a surprising variety of vegetation.
00:14:15 話者 7
A lot of plants are growing. This is 18 centimeters.
00:14:23 話者 6
In all, the vineyard is home to 289 kinds of plants, and 168 insects varieties. The herb s cycle is on the verge of Extinction but it's found here nature positive.
00:14:28 話者 8
This place has achieved nature positive and preserved the ecosystem. it's living symbiotically we're impressed.
00:14:55 話者 6
The key difference with the vineyard is the way it grows grapes.
Many winemakers in Japan grow them sideways on high trellises.
But here, trees stand straight in rows.
This allows for more sunshine to reach the ground, and the undergrowth stripes.
The thick plant growth is said to enhance the taste of the grapes.
00:15:34 話者 9
The roots of the undergrowth go deep. That helps absorb water in the soil and prevents the grapes from taking in too much moisture.
00:15:46 話者 6
Japan's Environment Ministry has a special designation for places that preserve biodiversity. It calls them nationally certified sustainability-managed natural sites.
The vineyard won that recognition in 2023 and has vowed to continue with its efforts.
00:16:12 話者 8
We aim to run our business while maintaining a nature-positive approach.
If we can do that, it's the ideal way forward.
00:16:24 話者 6
Producing tasty wine while enhancing biodiversity.
The more companies adopt the concept, the more sustainable society can be.
Shinkai Ransei, NHK World.
MARKETS
00:16:40 話者 5
OK, let's go to check on the markets.
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And that is it for Business News.
IN FOCUS
00:17:17 話者 1
We now join Shibuya Aki for news in Focus.
She has a story from East Africa on providing one of life's most basic necessities for the people there.
SAFE DRINKING WATER, ONE WELL AT A TIME
00:17:29 話者 7
The East African nation of Uganda, like many countries in the region, faces a serious issue: the lack of access to clean water. And we're talking about 12.4 million people, over a quarter of the population, most of them in rural areas.
But one Japanese woman is determined to change that situation.
She has moved to Uganda to take on the challenge by bringing together rural Ugandan communities, local engineers, and technicians in Japan.
This project is already transforming people's lives and looks set to expand even further.
00:18:12 話者 2
In August, a major international conference on development in Africa was held in Yokohama. Tsuboi Aya was at the event, back from Uganda for the first time in a year.
She urged those at the conference to support efforts to provide people with clean drinking water.
00:18:32 話者 1
Good afternoon, everyone.
They need to use this kind of very dirty water from swamp.
Of course, that causes diarrhea and other diseases a lot.
We are looking for future collaboration with you to solve the water issue and also health challenges.
00:18:53 話者 2
Tsuboi first went to Uganda seven years ago as a volunteer with Japan's International Aid Organization.
Over the years, international aid has financed many hand-pumped wells across Uganda.
But Tsuboi was alarmed by what she found when she first arrived there.
Many of the wells had deteriorated and fallen into disrepair.
In villages where the wells were unusable, the local people had to walk long distances and draw water from whatever sources they could find.
00:19:36 話者 8
When women are out fetching water. They face the risk of being raped or bitten by snakes.
Accessing drinking water is extremely dangerous.
00:19:46 話者 2
The broken wells were not being repaired due to the issue of who would pay for it.
The villagers were charged for the water, and that is supposed to cover repair work.
But often, people simply didn't pay. Sometimes the money collected was embezzled.
But the main issue was that everyone was charged the same, regardless of how much water they actually used.
00:20:14 話者 8
Some households have four or five members, but others may have more than 10 children, or they may own 50 cows. The amount of water they use varies greatly.
That creates a sense of unfairness.
00:20:33 話者 2
Once the root cause became apparent, Tsuboi set out to tackle the problem.
Tsuboi set up a local office and worked with Ugandan engineers to come up with a solution.
Over the course of six months, they developed a new payment system for the wells.
It's called Sunda, the local word for drawing water.
and it's based on tags fitted with ID chips that are handed out to each household.
First, the user accesses a payment system on their mobile phone to top up their account.
The new balance is loaded onto the ID chip.
After touching the chip to the sensor, they can draw as much water as they've pre-paid.
Because the system is cashless, there's no risk of embezzlement.
And people only pay for what they use, making it much fairer.
00:21:38 話者 8
If you only use a little water, then you only pay a little. The amount collected from the villagers with this pay-as-you-go system is fair, as it's based on what they actually use.
00:21:50 話者 2
Later, the system was improved with the help of automotive engineers in Japan.
Since 2018, more than 300 Sunda units have been installed, providing clean water access to around 90,000 people.
And the revenue collected through the Sunda system has so far funded repairs for more than 300 wells.
00:22:18 話者 9
Right now, the water is near us. The water is clean.
When you drink, you can't get a disease.
00:22:33 話者 2
Back in Japan, support is starting to grow for Tsuboi's initiative.
00:22:39 話者 7
If you know anyone who would buy our water, a hotel or an event organizer, I'd love to speak with them.
00:22:45 話者 2
At a networking event for investors and entrepreneurs,
The organizer, Tachihada Taiga, is plugging this canned mineral water.
Part of the profits will go towards supporting Tsuboi's work in Uganda.
Each label bears a message that gives the purchaser an idea of the water situation in Uganda.
00:23:09 話者 10
In a country where everyone can drink water freely, have you ever thought about those who can't?
A child who spends eight hours a day fetching water versus those of us whose water?
Comes with a simple turn of the faucet.
00:23:24 話者 2
Tachihada and Saboi hold online meetings regularly to discuss the direction of their support efforts in Uganda.
00:23:36 話者 10
We're holding events to reach out to people working in music or other fields of culture.
Our last event drew many people from the apparel industry.
00:23:49 話者 11
You are connecting with people I could never reach on my own through my usual activities. I'm really happy that more people are finding out about Sunda.
It's exciting for me to work with someone with real passion.
It makes me want to work harder, too.
00:24:11 話者 7
What she has accomplished so far is truly remarkable.
And this has been made possible as she's earned the trust of the local people.
Now her aim is to bring the Sunda system to refugee settlements inside Uganda and eventually to other African countries.
And that's all from me.
WEATHER
00:24:33 話者 1
It's time to check on the weather with our meteorologist, Jonathan Oh.
Jonathan, those in the southwestern islands of Japan are dealing with the remnants of a tropical storm. What's the latest?
00:24:46 話者 3
Hello, over the past few days we talked about Fung-Wang first down to the Philippines and then as the system moved north and then east, it also impacted places like Taiwan and also into Okinawa. In one of the Okinawa Islands, Yonaguni Airport, saw gusts still hitting 117 kilometers per hour.
And also in one point in Taiwan and Daping, we saw rainfall exceeding 200 millimeters in just 15 hours.
Let me show you some video to give you an idea of what it looks like on the ground.
As Fung-Wang is no longer a tropical storm, but the powerful winds and heavy downpours associated with the system have been battering Okinawa Prefecture Thursday.
Video from Ishigaki Island showing trees swaying as gusts at times hit tropical storm levels.
Tourists in Ishigaki City had to stay in place as all ferry services connecting to nearby islands were canceled.
As the storm interacts with the stationary front, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning those on the main island of Okinawa to be on the lookout for possible training rain bands alongside unstable weather conditions on Friday.
We have this stationary frontal boundary that's been really capturing that water and then putting it on the ground.
And so again, as we go through the next couple of days, we'll see the system eventually pushing out toward the east, but in the meantime, be on the lookout for the heavy rainfall concern.
The stationary front also has some responsible rain, plenty of cloud cover across a place like Tokyo into Osaka.
And we'll be seeing things starting to clear up as we head toward Friday, toward the north, a cold front sweeping on through.
So a place like Sapporo, seeing some snow as we go into Friday.
But look at this, Tokyo and Osaka looking at highs near 20.
And rain should end in Naha as we go into Saturday.
Looking at what's happening across North America. Main story toward the west as we have an atmospheric river setup continuing to bring lots of wet weather into the area.
So along the Pacific coast from the Pacific Northwest down toward California, you'll be dealing with some wet weather as we go through the day on Thursday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
00:27:41 話者 1
That's all for this edition of NHK NewsLine. I'm Morista Erika in Tokyo.
Thank you for joining us.
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