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OUTRAGE IN MINNEAPOLIS OVER 2ND ICE-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING
Anger is building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after another fatal shooting involving US
federal agents.
It happened amid an ongoing crackdown in the city by Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Residents and local officials are urging ICE to get out.
On Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Preti was shot dead as he was being restrained by multiple federal agents.
Officials working under US President Donald Trump claimed the man posed a threat because he was carrying a gun.
Multiple media outlets have analyzed video of the incident and report Preti appeared to have been shot after he had already been disarmed.
Shut it down! Shut it down! The killing has prompted people to march through the streets of Minneapolis despite freezing cold weather.
It is the second fatal shooting in the city involving ICE after a female motorist was killed during a confrontation with Asians on January 7.
00:01:20 話者 11/protestor 1
We don't need this kind of violence to enforce our immigration laws.
00:01:24 話者 12/protestor 2
I don't know what would ever make Trump have a moral compass to do the right thing.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says Priddy was beloved by his community, had no criminal record, and was a lawful gun owner.
He's accused federal authorities closing the crime scene and sweeping away evidence.
00:01:45 話者 13/Tim Walz
What you're seeing is not common sense, lawful, or humane enforcement.
00:01:51 話者 1
Waltz has demanded Trump pull thousands of federal agents out of Minnesota before they kill again.
TRUMP: 'DISCOMBOBULATOR' WEAPON USED IN MADURO'S CAPTURE
President Trump says a secret new weapon was used during the military operation earlier this month to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
In an interview published by the New York Post on Saturday, Trump referred to the device as a discombobulator.
He told the paper he was not allowed to talk about it, but that the weapon had disabled the Venezuelan's military equipment.
He said they had Russian and Chinese-made rockets, but that, quote, We came in, they pressed buttons, and nothing worked.
Not much is known about the weapon, but the Post cites one of Maduro's guards as saying, All the radar systems shut down suddenly.
He said the attack was like a very intense sound wave, and felt like his head was exploding from the inside.
He described people as bleeding from the nose, vomiting blood, and falling to the ground, unable to move.
PRO-MILITARY CAMP LIKELY TO TAKE LEGISLATURE
Officials have not yet announced the results of Myanmar's general election, but the pro-military force is widely expected to gain control of the legislature.
International observers have questioned the election's legitimacy.
Voting was conducted in three phases, starting in late December and ending on Sunday.
The military was in charge of the election, claiming it was a transition to civilian rule.
The junta has been in power since it seized control in a coup five years ago.
But pro-democracy parties have been shut out of the vote.
The election commission has already announced the results from the first two phases.
It shows pro-military lawmakers are poised to take control of the parliament.
The Constitution says one-fourth of the total seats must be allocated to the military.
Combined with the seats won by the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, or USDP, they have already claimed a majority.
But the international community has been skeptical of the vote.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamed Hassan spoke Tuesday.
He said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, will not certify Myanmar's elections. His country chaired the group until last month.
ANALYSIS: SOMBER MOOD IN MYANMAR AFTER ELECTION VOTE
For more on this, I spoke with NHK role's Aoyama Satoru, reporting from Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
So Satoru, we've laid out some of the criticism of the vote. What's the mood like there?
00:04:45 話者 3
Yes, it's clear that people are exhausted.
I have been covering the election for about a month.
Before the coup. It felt like democracy had come to Myanmar.
People had hope. But that was completely upended by the coup.
Groups, including pro-democracy activists, are continuing to resist. But little has changed.
There's a real sense of resonation here. For many, this election feels like more of the same.
They say the election was just a way for the military to solidify its rule.
People cannot openly criticize the election here.
But we heard from some people on condition of anonymity.
They said things like, It's reached, so I won't vote.
And, Even if I did, who would I vote for? All negative remarks.
Officials have released some turnout numbers.
It was about 52% in the first round and around 56% in the second.
The military says that's acceptable. But before the crew, turnout was about 70%.
So it's a major decline. There are also reports of authorities pressuring citizens to vote.
Even then, many chose not to. I consider that the sign of the people's resistance.
00:06:33 話者 1
So what happens to Myanmar after this so-called election?
00:06:40 話者 3
Yes, probably more of the same.
A new government is expected to be launched as early as April.
The military will try to claim a transition of civilian rule.
The junta hopes that we'll thaw relations on the world stage.
But only friendly nations, such as China and Russia, recognize the election.
Many others, including Japan and Western countries, probably won't.
The junta's top leader, Senior General Ming-An Fleim, has tried to get out of it.
He told reporters he doesn't understand the international reaction to the vote.
He said, All that matters is being recognized by the people.
All this is happening against the backdrop of the civil war.
Plus, the economy is struggling, and young people are leaving the country.
With no signs of meaningful change, nations like Japan will need to decide how they engage with this so-called government.
BUSINESS
00:08:10 話者 1
Now let's see what's happening in the world of business.
Here's Gene Otani from The Biz Desk. Gene.
00:08:17 話者 4/Gene Otani
Miki, thanks. In our top business story this hour,
TEPCO RESTRUCTURING PLAN SEEKS NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, or TEPCO, will look for new business partners under a restructuring plan, the operator of the disabled. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant hopes a tie-up will support decommissioning and boost earnings.
The government approved TEPCO's 10-year plan on Monday.
The firm needs to secure funds to compensate for the 2011 nuclear accident and to decommission reactors.
00:08:50 話者 5
Mid to long-term alliances with other companies will be key to the decommissioning process of the reactors and improving corporate value.
00:08:59 話者 4
The company says it aims to structure a framework to evaluate potential business tie-ups.
Sources say this idea would involve launching a new firm to run the utility's non-nuclear business. TEPCO would then seek investors in the entity.
It would lead to a major reorganization of the company's operations.
The utilities restructuring plan calls for cost cuts totaling around 3.1 trillion yen or about $20 billion over 10 years.
TEPCO also plans to sell stock holdings and real estate worth about $1.3 billion within three years.
YEN STRENGTHENS OVER POTENTIAL MARKET INTERVENTION
The yen continued to strengthen against the dollar on Monday.
The move came amid growing speculation over a possible coordinated market intervention by Japan and the United States.
The yen briefly appreciated to the upper 153 range in Tokyo.
That's a level not seen since last November.
The reversal of the yen slide began on Friday.
The Japanese currency rose more than 4.5 yen at one stage.
Investors sold the dollar and bought the yen on speculation that Japan and the US conducted a rate check. It's seen as preparation for a market intervention.
NIKKEI 225 FALLS ON STRONGER YEN
The stronger yen pushed Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index lower.
It ended on Monday at 52,885, down almost 1.8 percent.
Investors unloaded shares, especially of auto and other export-related companies.
JAPAN DEPARTMENT STORE SALES FELL IN 2025
Department store sales in Japan fell in 2025, marking the first drop in five years.
Tax-free purchases took a hit as China advised its citizens to avoid travel to the country.
The Japan Department Stores Association says last year's sales totaled over 5.6 trillion yen, or about $36 billion. That's down 1.5 percent from the year before.
Sales of duty-free items fell 12.7 percent to around $3.6 billion.
The association says both the number of Chinese customers and their spending plunged in December by around 40 percent year on year.
The Chinese government issued a travel advisory in November.
It came after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae referred to a possible Taiwan emergency in remarks to the Diet.
The association notes that flights from China are also declining. This means the impact on store sales is likely to continue into the Lunar New Year holiday period.
AI GETS PHYSICAL WITH HUMANOID ROBOTS ROLLOUT
Artificial intelligence has made a big impression on our digital lives, especially with the arrival of generative AI.
Now, the technology is taking a more physical form. Robots that can make decisions and move without constant human oversight may be the next AI frontier.
00:12:05 話者 6/Raja Pradhan
CES, one of the world's largest technology fairs, takes place in Las Vegas.
AI-powered humanoid robots gained a lot of attention this year.
This one can function as a server at a restaurant.
It shows guests to their table and keeps orders straight by memorizing voices and faces.
There is also a robot with a more life-like form.
Its facial expressions change as it converses with humans.
00:12:34 話者 2
Is there anything in particular you want to talk about here in Las Vegas?
00:12:39 話者 1
Well, besides showing off my robotic charm, I'm here to prove that what happens in Vegas might just get remembered by my custom memory system.
00:12:49 話者 6
The company behind the robots developed AI that senses people's feelings as they speak.
Humanoid robots are expected to see their market in the US grow more than six times over the five years to 2029. Some are already past the prototype stage.
Hanging the wash. Watering plants.
This robot is designed to get better at handling household tasks the more it's used.
The price is $20,000.
Pre-orders began last October and deliveries are to start in the US this year.
Another housekeeping robot helps out at a laundromat.
folding clothing with almost no human assistance.
00:13:36 話者 7
It has two arms, two arms with two fingers each, t-shirts, long sleeves, pants, shorts, just by looking through its cameras on its head.
00:13:48 話者 6
Folding a t-shirt takes around three minutes. The robot is expected to have the capacity to handle about nine kilograms of clothes per hour.
00:13:56 話者 16
I think that implementing and deploying this robot helps us as a small business stick around for a long time.
00:14:09 話者 6
The company sees the robot appealing to busy households, too.
00:14:13 話者 7
We want to make sure that people don't have to spend time or attention not doing the things that they don't want to do, so that they can focus on the things that matter to them.
00:14:26 話者 6
Chinese firms are also raising their profile in the physical AI field.
Beijing has identified the sector as a strategic industry and is providing support.
This Chinese company showed a robot capable of tasks like pouring tea and carrying clothes to a washing machine.
Competition is heating up globally, but the industry is still in its infancy.
An expert points out one reason.
long-held concerns about how the robots can be controlled.
00:15:00 話者 8
There are definitely a lot of challenges in terms of safety, especially if you make these robots powerful enough to do useful things.
They can be powerful enough to be dangerous.
I think there's a lot of work to be done and a lot of work to try and make sure that the AI that controls these things is reliable and you can predict what it's going to do.
We don't really know how to do that 100%.
00:15:22 話者 6
In the meantime, mass production of AI-enabled robots is ramping up.
One US company aims to produce 10,000 of them this year.
It may not be long until the bridge between science fiction and science fact is crossed.
MARKETS
00:15:39 話者 4/Gene Otani
All right, let's have a look at the markets.
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And that's it for business news.
IN FOCUS
00:16:18 話者 1
Next, let's go to Shibuya Aki with Newsline in Focus.
She's featuring a story on people who have long been seeking Japanese citizenship.
PHILIPPINES: CHILDREN OF JAPANESE STRUGGLE TO GET CITIZENSHIP
00:16:28 話者 9/Shibuya Aki
Currently, there are about 50 people in the Philippines.
Fighting to be recognized as Japanese nationals.
They are children born to Japanese fathers and Filipina mothers and were left stateless after World War II.
Last year, four of them lodged citizenship claims with Japanese family courts, but their petitions were dismissed. We meet some of them to learn about what they're up against.
00:16:57 話者 5
Jose Takei's petition for Japanese citizenship was rejected last October.
The 82-year-old was born to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father who worked as a railway engineer. But his father went missing before he was born.
00:17:23 話者 2
They're teaching me. Always saying that your father is a Japanese.
You are not welcome here.
00:17:33 話者 5
Three years ago, information concerning Jose's father was uncovered.
00:17:38 話者 15
He looks like the nose, and then the eyebrows, and then the ears.
00:17:33 話者 5
A Japan-based NPO found that Jose's father was deported to Japan after the war and started a new family. DNA testing proved Jose has biological ties with a half-brother.
Last year, Jose visited Japan for the first time.
He met his half-brother as part of a support program run by the Japanese government.
Given the official support from Japan and the biological evidence, Jose assumed he would obtain citizenship, but his petition was turned down.
The family court ruled that due to a lack of documents proving his parents were married, the father-child relationship could not be legally confirmed.
00:19:14 話者 21
Married, married, disappointed, married, disappointed.
about Mr. Lori to be his time.
The requirements on my part, how come now I will be denied as a Japanese citizen?
00:19:38 話者 5
His lawyer says the court's interpretation of the citizenship law at the time is different from his.
The Japanese law said a child born to a Japanese father will be a Japanese citizen.
The courts have been interpreting the word father to mean one who has a legally documented relationship with the child.
The lawyer says the four descendants whose cases were dismissed lack such paperwork, but have confirmed they have relatives in Japan or have proven DNA connections.
00:20:15 話者 15
Previously, the only way to confirm a father's blood relationship was by him legally acknowledging paternity.
This interpretation has been made on an old premise, so we need to change it in accordance with the current situation.
00:20:31 話者 5
Relatives of another descendant hope things will change.
The Quinjo family in Okinawa says their relative, Yukimasa, emigrated to the Philippines before the war and was later reported to have died in battle.
Three years ago, the Quinjo family was informed by the NPO that Yukimasa had a child in the Philippines.
Rosa Kanashiro, living on Mindanao Island, visited the family two years ago.
00:21:08 話者 8
Rosa kept holding her father's portrait. She resembles her grandmother.
00:21:19 話者 5
Rosa also applied for citizenship with the evidence she gathered, but her petition was rejected because she could not prove her parents' marital status.
00:21:33 話者 8
If the country doesn't soon recognize the nationality of people in this situation, some will pass away while still grieving. I just think, why can't they do it when it's right within reach?
00:21:48 話者 5
But the trip to Okinawa gave her a degree of peace.
00:21:56 話者 8
So she see him all the time. Morning, afternoon, night, he see his father.
This is my father...Sorry, I'm sorry. Sorry.
00:22:21 話者 5
Descendants of Japanese continue waiting for the day.
They will be recognized as Japanese citizens.
00:22:30 話者 2
Every moment, I'm not getting any anger anymore...
...I'm not getting any anger anymore.
00:22:54 話者 9
As Jose mentioned, it really is a race against time. This week, one of the 50 or so stateless people is scheduled to visit Japan through the government-funded program. She's 95.
An expert says the interpretation of the law needs to be modified to introduce DNA and other technology.
The lawyers for the four whose claims were rejected last year have filed appeals with upper courts and say they are prepared to fight in the Supreme Court.
And that's all for me.
WEATHER
00:23:30 話者 1
It is time now for a check on the weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh.
So Jonathan, after a huge snowstorm for Japan's Sea of Japan side the past few days, how are things looking for this week?
00:23:44 話者 10
Hello, we have been telling you about the heavy snowfall that has been impacting not just the north and northeastern side of Japan, but along the Sea of Japan coastline.
Things have tapered off the focal point now back toward the northern portions of the country.
But we're going to be dealing with a little bit less snow and a little bit more warmer air.
And that has actually created a different type of concern. We're maybe talking about the snow melting and possible avalanches on top of that when the temperature starts to rise.
So that's going to be a concern as we go forward throughout the next couple of days.
Sapporo and Hokkaido, you're going to be on the colder side.
But places like Niigata going up to six.
And so when you see the temperatures lifting up, that's when we should be looking out for the possibility of seeing some of that snow giving way.
So just make sure that you are aware if you're going to be heading to the mountains.
Meanwhile, the polar plunge is way down toward the southern portions of the United States as we saw a really messy situation unfolding.
I want to start us off with some video coming first from Oklahoma City, where a monster winter storm dumped a heavy blanket of snow and ice across the southern United States on Sunday, and that caused some problems for travelers.
Officials at the International Airport in Oklahoma City canceled most of their flights in and out of the area, according to Reuters.
Now, it's not just there, way over toward the east, the bitter blasts extended into Charlotte, North Carolina, where according to local news, it was the first time in over a decade for the city to receive significant snowfall.
So you can see their families taking advantage of that rare snow.
day and kids having some fun as well.
Now we're talking about the snow moving toward the northeast and behind that, it's going to be cold.
I mean, we're talking about temperatures that are going to be like double digits below freezing in places like Chicago as that cold air really pulls down toward the south.
So not only is it going to be cold on Monday, but possible hard freezes in the deep south into Tuesday morning as well.
Minus 13 for the high in Chicago, minus 15 in Winnipeg, minus 5 in Oklahoma City with more snow in the forecast for Monday.
Stay safe wherever you are.
♫～ 3-DAY FORECAST ～♫
NARA HOSTS ANNUAL MOUNTAIN BURNING FESTIVAL
00:26:31 話者 1
And one last story before we go. In the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, thousands of people gathered at a foot of a mountain to watch it burn.
Around 300 local firefighters carried torches and set fire to the dry grass on Mount Wakakusa.
From a designated area, people could see the mountain being engulfed in flames and fireworks being launched.
(Japanese)
This annual tradition typically attracts more than 10-thousand people. This year, Nara Prefecture charged spectators' admission and limited the number to about 6,000.
(Japanese)
00:27:37 話者 1
And that is all for this edition of NHK Newsline at Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
Thanks for staying with us.
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