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TRUMP DELAYS STRIKES FOLLOWING 'VERY STRONG' TALKS
US President Donald Trump says he is postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for a five-day period to try to settle the issues between the countries.
He warns that if it doesn't work out, the bombing will continue.
He says both sides held talks over the weekend, but Iran denies they happened.
00:00:35 話者 10/Donald Trump
We have had very, very strong talks. We'll see where they lead.
We have major points of agreement. I would say almost all points of agreement.
00:00:47 話者 1
Trump says Iran agreed not to have any nuclear weapon.
He had warned earlier that if the country did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, the US would attack power plants.
Trump says his son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff took part in the phone talks.
He says they took place Sunday after a call from the Iranian side.
He says they've been dealing with someone he describes as a top person in Iran other than Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Trump also says he may control the Strait of Hormuz with the next Ayatollah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is one of several leaders who say they recently spoke with Trump.
00:01:35 話者 11/Benjamin Netanyahu
President Trump believes as a chance to leverage the significant achievements of the Israeli and US forces to realize the war objectives in an agreement, one that will safeguard our vital interests.
00:01:48 話者 1
He also says they are destroying Iran's missile and nuclear development programs, stressing his stance to continue the attack.
Germany's chancellor says he conveyed concerns about the threatened strikes during a phone call with Trump over the weekend.
00:02:05 話者 12/Friedrich Merz/German Chancellor
I'm grateful that he said today that he is postponing the strikes by a further five.
Days and is now also opening up the possibility of immediate and direct contact with Iranian leadership.
00:02:17 話者 1
And the British Prime Minister says he welcomes the reported talks between the US and Iran.
00:02:23 話者 13/Keir Starmer/British Prime Minister
The immediate priority has to be a swift resolution of the conflict and delivering a negotiated agreement, which puts tough conditions on Iran, particularly in relation to nuclear weapons.
TEHRAN DENIES TALKS TOOK PLACE
00:02:36 話者 1
But Iranian state media, citing a foreign ministry statement, says no talks are underway with the US.
It says Trump's remarks are aimed at lowering energy prices and buying time to conduct military planning.
Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has also denied the talks, saying fake news is manipulating the financial and oil markets.
US news site Axios cites an Israeli official as saying Witkopf and Kushner have been in touch with Ghalibaf.
The official tells Axios that mediating countries were working to arrange a meeting later this week in Pakistan.
REPORT: PAKISTAN PROPOSED HOLDING TALKS IN ISLAMABAD
Britain's Financial Times published an article on Monday quoting sources as saying that Pakistan proposed holding the talks in the capital Islamopod.
It says Pakistan has good relations with both Washington and Tehran and is said to be home to the world's second largest number of Shia Muslim after Iran.
The article also says Pakistani army chief Asim Munir spoke by phone with Trump on Sunday.
And Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeskian on Monday.
BUSINESS
Now for business stories, here's Gene Otani from The BizDesk.
00:04:00 話者 3/Gene Otani
Miki, thanks for our top business story this hour.
JAPAN TO RELEASE GOVERNMENT OIL RESERVES FROM THURSDAY
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanaa says the government will start releasing oil from its stockpiles on Thursday.
Takaichi attended the first meeting of a ministerial panel set up to deal with supply disruptions as the Iran conflict drags on.
Japan gets most of its oil from the Middle East.
00:04:27 話者 23/Takaichi Sanae
During my summit with President Trump last week, we confirmed the importance of calming the intense situation in Iran as soon as possible, ensuring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and stable energy supply.
00:04:43 話者 3
The government release comes after oil from private sector reserves was made available from March 16.
Takaichi added that the government will also release oil this month that is stored in Japan for producer countries.
She also instructed the panel to come up with measures to safeguard supply of naphtha and other oil products, which are essential to industries such as healthcare and agriculture.
TOYOTA TO CONTINUE REDUCED OUTPUT FOR MIDDLE EAST IN APRIL
Toyota Motor will continue to reduce production in April of vehicles bound for Middle East markets amid the intensifying conflict in the region.
The automaker has already slashed production this month.
Sources say Toyota plans to cut domestic output by about 24,000 vehicles next month.
Much of the automaker's production for the Middle East will come to a halt following reductions made in March.
The rollback is believed to be due to disruptions in shipping from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The company is likely considering an alternative transport route or other solutions.
Concerns are growing that repercussions from the conflict could further spread.
ENERGY EXPERTS WARN OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ON ASIA
Energy experts are warning that a prolonged conflict in Iran would have a particularly strong impact on Japan and other Asian economies.
Government officials and business leaders from around the world gathered in Houston to discuss energy issues at the CERA Week by S&P Global Conference.
00:06:22 話者 32/Chris Wright/US Energy Secretary
Oil remains the most important source of energy in the world.
It continues to slowly lose market share to a less expensive and more abundant natural gas, but nothing matches the energy density and flexibility of oil.
00:06:42 話者 3
The US Secretary of Energy highlighted recent efforts by member nations of the International Energy Agency.
The countries came together to release a record amount of emergency reserves from their petroleum stockpiles.
But the conference's host told NHK the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key worry.
00:07:05 話者 33/Daniel Yergin/Vice Chairman, S&P Global
The concern here is if it goes on longer, the effects are felt very strongly, and of course they're felt particularly strongly in Asia, and it's a very big problem for Japan.
00:07:16 話者 3
He says solving the problem quickly is essential for the economic well-being of Japan and the world.
JAPAN TO TIGHTEN RULES ON EXPORTS OF LOCALLY BRED PLANTS
Japan's agriculture ministry is set to tighten export restrictions on seeds and saplings of domestically bred fruit and other plants.
The move follows cases of local varieties being taken overseas and grown commercially without permission.
One case highlighted is Japan's premium grape variety known as Shine Muscat.
Saplings were taken to other countries without authority and then grown and sold at lower prices.
The ministry is seeking cabinet approval for revisions to the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act.
Currently, the law allows export restrictions on plant varieties registered by the government, but it typically takes three years to register a new variety.
Ministry officials believe the new Japan-bred orange variety, Asuki, was taken overseas in 2020 before it was registered.
The revision to the law would allow plant breeders to use the courts to halt exports of products with government registration applications that are still pending.
The ministry plans to submit the revised bill to the current diet session.
JAPAN'S NEW DINING HACK: PAY A FEE, SKIP THE QUEUE
Long lines are a familiar sight outside popular restaurants, which gives customers two choices: wait or look elsewhere.
But a third option is catching on. They pay extra to skip the queue.
00:08:55 話者 4/Narrator: Michael Rhys
This is a popular ramen shop in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, that has introduced a line-skipping pass for a fee.
The outlet has just 11 counter seats, yet it sells an average of 250 bowls of ramen A day.
Because of its popularity, long lines formed during lunchtime at weekends.
Some customers waited as long as 90 minutes for a seat, and neighbors grumbled about the crowds.
00:09:28 話者 41/Sakamoto Yukihiko/President, Yume-wo-Kanaeru
We're happy to have customers visit, but we received constant complaints from local residents, so we wanted to find a solution.
00:09:39 話者 4
The shop tried handing out numbered tickets to customers, asking them to return at a given time slot. However, they often didn't come back.
00:09:51 話者 41
We were reserving seats counting on customers returning.
But when they didn't show up, it caused us losses.
00:10:00 話者 4
So the restaurant turned to a paid reservation service.
This allows customers to buy a ticket in advance that reserves them a seat at a chosen time. It costs 390 yen a person, or about $2.50.
00:10:15 話者 42
I want to make the most of my time.
00:10:19 話者 43
I didn't have to wait in line, so I decided to come.
00:10:25 話者 4
Revenue from sales of the reservation tickets is split between the restaurant and the reservation service provider.
Since starting the system, the restaurant says the number of customers failing to return has dropped significantly.
And at peak periods, it rings up about $750 in additional monthly revenue.
00:10:48 話者 41
Since this translates directly into profit, we're able to avoid raising prices and use it as an incentive for staff.
00:11:00 話者 4
The skip-the-line idea can be applied in different ways.
This is a restaurant serving the local specialty, Misokatsu, in the underground shopping arcade of Nagoya Station, a hub for bullet train passengers.
This restaurant introduced a system that allows customers with a train deadline to pay a fee to jump the queue.
However, the price is on a sliding scale.
The first person signing up pays 500 yen, or about 3 dollars.
The second, 750 yen, and the cost goes up from there.
This is to discourage too many people from using it and allow those waiting in line to get a table.
00:11:43 話者 44
I have plans later, so I don't want to waste time.
00:11:50 話者 45/
Many customers tell us they used to give up on eating because they didn't have time, but now they're able to eat using this service.
00:11:59 話者 4
Wait in line or pay to skip it.
The choice comes down to what you value more, time or money.
00:12:09 話者 3
The restaurant staff say they take particular care to explain the system to customers in the queue considering the long wait.
MARKETS
All right, let's have a look at the markets.
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That's a look at business news.
Miki, I'm going to hand it back to you.
00:12:51 話者 1
Thank you very much, Gene.
MORE THAN 60 DEAD IN COLOMBIAN MILITARY PLANE CRASH
Turning to South America.
A military transport plane has crashed just after takeoff from an airport in southern Colombia. More than 60 people are dead.
Colombia's military says the C-130 plane was carrying 128 soldiers and crew members when it went down near the border with Peru and Ecuador.
It says 66 people have been confirmed dead, while dozens of others are being treated in hospital. Four people are missing.
US media report that troops have been moved into the area to confront the country's drug syndicates. Colombian authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
CRASH AT NEW YORK'S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT KILLS 2
And to another major aviation incident out of New York.
An Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night.
The pilot and copilot were killed and several people were injured.
The plane was flying from Montreal when it crashed into the vehicle on landing.
00:13:56 話者 52
Fear, I mean it was pretty shocking. I didn't know what to expect.
And then landing, and all of a sudden, boom, woke up in shock, just didn't know what to do.
00:14:07 話者 1
US media outlets say the fire truck was responding to a separate incident.
Seventy-two passengers and four crew members were on board.
Officials issued a complete ground stop at the busy regional airport after the emergency.
It reopened at 2 p.m. on Monday.
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating on the ground.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the collision is deeply saddening.
He adds Canadian officials are working closely with their US counterparts as the investigation continues.
ICE AGENTS DEPLOYED AT US AIRPORTS AMID CONCERN
Asians from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have been deployed at major airports around the United States to help fill a void as security staff have been staying off the job.
The move comes amid public concern as ICE agents have been at the center of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
ICE agents were seen at an Atlanta airport on Monday.
The city's mayor says he was told by federal officials that the ICE personnel have been tasked with assisting with airport operations and crowd control and not for immigration enforcement activities.
00:15:24 話者 61
My first reaction was, who are they going to throw to the ground?
You know, who are they going to throw around if you do or say something wrong or even look suspicious? I mean, just that unknown fear there.
00:15:37 話者 1
The head of the American Federation of Government Employees says security personnel at airports need to be professionally trained and cannot be replaced by untrained armed agents. Trump says the deployment was his idea.
00:15:53 話者 10/Trump
We will also bring out, if we don't have enough, we will bring out the National Guard where we need it to help out at the airport.
00:16:03 話者 1
He blames the Democrats for opposing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
JAPAN CABINET APPROVES BILL TO EXPAND DRONE FLIGHT BAN AREAS
Japan's cabinet has approved a bill that would expand flight ban areas for drones.
This comes amid growing concerns about terrorism as drone capabilities continue to improve.
Unmanned aircraft are currently banned from being used over so-called red zones.
These include important sites such as the imperial palace, the prime minister's office, airports and nuclear power plants.
The 300 meters surrounding red zones are known as yellow zones.
Drone usage is also banned here in principle.
The new bill would expand yellow zones to about 1,000 meters surrounding red zones.
This would give the authorities more time to respond to incidents.
Drone usage in yellow zones would be subject to the same response as it is in red zones.
00:17:03 話者 71/Akama Jiro/National Public Safety Commission Chairperson
Drone performance has rapidly improved in recent years.
There are concerns they can be misused by terrorists and lone actors.
We urgently need to introduce measures.
00:17:20 話者 1
Akama added he hopes the Diet will quickly debate and enact the bill.
N.KOREA'S KIM SHUFFLES CABINET, CONSOLIDATES POWER
North Korea convened a session of its Supreme People's Assembly over the past two days in the capital, Pyongyang.
State-run media say leader Kim Jong-un was re-appointed as president of state affairs, effectively the country's head of state.
Though his reappointment came as no surprise, there were some other notable personal changes.
We'll look at how they may be signaling further consolidation of Kim's power.
00:18:11 話者 5/Narrator: Shimizu Risa
The Supreme People's Assembly decides matters such as the national budget.
constitutional amendments and personnel appointments in state institutions.
One of the most senior positions in the assembly is Chairman of the Standing Committee.
According to state-run media, the former chairman was replaced by one of Kim's close aides, Cho Yong-won. About 40% of other cabinet members were replaced.
Professor Isozaki Atsuhito of Keio University has closely studied North Korea for decades.
He says the reshuffles reflect a generational shift.
00:18:50 話者 82/Isozaki Atsuhito
With these promotions and demotions, Kim Jong-un is aiming to demonstrate the power he's consolidating in himself.
He is moving people around based on their abilities and trying to put the right person in the right position.
00:19:07 話者 5
Last month, the ruling Workers' Party held its first party congress in five years.
Kim emphasized recent achievements in national defense, in international affairs, in building the economy.
According to South Korea's central bank, North Korea's GDP had declined for three consecutive years prior to 2022, but increased by 3.7% in 2024 compared to the year before.
The economic surge is due to the North's support in Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
making profits through troop deployment and arms exports.
In addition, trade with its largest partner, China, returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2025.
Professor Isozaki says Kim's regime is solidifying and speculates that the country's policies will reflect more of Kim's intentions going forward.
00:20:03 話者 82
North Korea is exuding confidence in their generational change of senior officials and the fact that they are a nuclear power.
Through that confidence, it's clear they believe the current regime will continue for a long time.
00:20:16 話者 5
In his speech at the assembly, Kim also addressed foreign relations.
He said the US has been committing acts of state terrorism and aggression around the world, but refrained from criticizing Trump by name.
Kim said US actions justify Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
He described South Korea as the most hostile state that could signal the North's abandonment of a possible peaceful reunification between the two Koreas.
Kim said Pyongyang should make full use of new diplomatic tactics and methods of foreign affairs.
00:20:55 話者 82
North Korea is already close with Russia and Belarus, as well as China.
So one of Pyongyang's goals is to build relationships with other countries with anti-American sentiments, while steadily strengthening its own military power, deterring the US and protecting its own country.
00:21:17 話者 5
Kim didn't mention Japan himself, but his sister, Kim Yojon, issued a statement Monday refusing a meeting with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.
Takaichi has been wanting to meet with Kim directly to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals who were abducted by the North.
But Professor Isozaki says North Korea has very little incentive to negotiate with Japan right now. given Japan's weakening economy.
LONDON POLICE PROBE ARSON ATTACK ON JEWISH AMBULANCES
00:21:49 話者 1
Police in London are investigating an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity. No injuries have been reported.
The attack is being treated as a hate crime.
The vehicles belong to a Jewish nonprofit organization that provides medical services.
They were set on fire early Monday in North London.
The fires have been extinguished.
Police say they are searching for three suspects after reviewing surveillance footage.
British media reported that the ambulances were parked at a synagogue where the roof and windows were also damaged.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident a horrific anti-Semitic attack.
00:22:34 話者 92/Keir Starmer
Anti-Semitism has no place in our society, and it's really important that we all stand together at a moment like this.
00:22:43 話者 1
Authorities have been on alert after suspected attacks on Jewish facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium earlier this month amid US-Israeli operations against Iran.
ZELENSKYY URGES PEACE TALKS DESPITE US FOCUS ON IRAN
Ukraine's president says negotiations must continue to end Russia's invasion, even as the US focuses on the situation in Iran.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address Sunday that Kyiv and Washington held two days of talks over the weekend on a peace plan.
He says there are signs that the next steps in the peace process may be possible.
The secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council says the talks covered security guarantees and other issues.
On Monday, a Kremlin spokesperson dismissed a report by US news site Politico.
It claims Russia offered to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if Washington halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine. The spokesperson calls the report false.
WEATHER
Let's check in with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh for weather updates.
So Jonathan, spring was in the air Tuesday as temperatures moved into the teens in many areas of Japan. Is this trend going to continue Wednesday?
00:25:02 話者 22/Jonathan Oh
Hello, we saw a dry day across a good portion of Japan as we went through Tuesday.
And it looks like that the warmer temperatures will still be a part of the story as we continue through the week.
But we will be looking at a chance for some rain.
That's going to be a little bit of a change here as the high pressure system that's sitting right on top of Japan pushes off toward the east, back toward the west.
We have a stationary front that's going to bring all that moisture starting from the west and spraying toward the east as we go from Wednesday into Thursday.
So get the umbrellas prepared because we're going to be seeing a bit of a wet pattern coming up over the next couple of days.
16 in Tokyo, 17 in Osaka, 15 in Fukuoka.
That rain spreads eastward as we go into Thursday.
The warm temperatures stick around.
This is not a cold type of pattern that's coming in.
But we are going to be stuck with the possibility of seeing maybe some showers and some rain on Saturday to places like Tokyo and top port of the eastern and northern portions of Japan. Look at that rain chance as we head into the weekend.
Speaking of some rain, a lot of it taking place over in parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
I want to show you some video that's coming out from there.
And we're talking about unstable weather drenching parts of the Arabian Peninsula over the past few days. That brought downpours to normally dry areas.
The Associated Press reported that at least five people in Oman have died since Saturday due to heavy rain and flooding.
The unstable weather also prompted the United Arab Emirates National Center of Meteorology to issue alerts urging residents to exercise caution and avoid flooded areas.
It looks like the rain is going to be sticking around for a good portion of the Middle East here.
We have a couple of systems that are going to be running through.
So wet weather in the forecast going from Tuesday into Wednesday from Jerusalem to Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Baghdad, all looking at wet weather as we go through the day on Wednesday.
Quick note on North America, high pressure, really controlling a good portion of the United States, but rain coming to the Pacific Northwest as a low pressure just some moves in for Tuesday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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00:27:40 話者 1
And that's NHK Newsline for this hour.
I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo. Thank you for joining us.
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