Hello and welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yoshikawa Ryuichi in Tokyo.
Japan, Nonprofit Call for Release of Journalist in Russia
A major journalism nonprofit is calling on Moscow to release a detained Japanese reporter.
Russia's Federal Security Service took him into custody on suspicion of espionage.
The man is a correspondent with the Hokkaido Shimbu newspaper's Yuzhno Sakhalinsk Bureau. The FSB says he has been transferred to Moscow.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for his immediate release.
In a post Wednesday, it said, Journalists must not be used as leverage in wider geopolitical disputes. It claims Russia has at least 30 journalists in detention.
The Japanese foreign ministry is also getting involved.
The director-general of its European Affairs Bureau, Nakamura Kimitake, summoned the Russian ambassador to Japan, Nikolai Nozharev, Wednesday.
Nakamura called for prompt information and access to the detained journalist.
He also asked that the reporter be treated humanely.
Nakamura also strongly protested footage that appears to show the journalist in custody.
He criticized Russia for releasing the video without telling Japan.
A ministry official said as of Wednesday night, Russia still had not notified them about this case. They say details such as the man's condition remain unknown.
N. Korea Test-Fires Cruise Missiles from Submarine
North Korea says it has test-launched two types of strategic cruise missiles from a submarine.
The test took place Wednesday in the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency says it was aimed at improving the Navy's ability to carry out its missions.
It also says the test demonstrated the high reliability and capabilities of North Korea's war deterrence.
The news agency also says the test had no adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries.
It released photos of missiles flying at low altitudes, but did not give details such as how many were fired or how far they flew.
This month, North Korean media have reported a series of launches of intermediate-range strategic missiles and tactical ballistic missiles.
Experts in the South say the launches are intended to showcase the North's possession of a diverse range of missiles.
Houthis Claim New Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Yemen's anti-government Houthi forces claim they have launched fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia, including an international airport in the capital Riyadh.
The Houthis claimed they fired ballistic missiles at King Khalid International Airport and at Saudi forces gathered in southwestern Yemen on Wednesday night.
Earlier, the Houthis said that Saudi warplanes and missiles carried out 42 strikes on the Yemeni capital Sana'a and elsewhere over the previous 24 hours.
The Houthis said Saudi Arabia bears full responsibility for the escalating situation.
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy revealed that a fire broke out at an administrative building belonging to the state-run oil company Saudi Aramco in Dharan in the country's eastern region.
The Houthis have been attacking airports and other facilities in Saudi Arabia in recent days. They say they intend to continue such strikes.
A Saudi-led coalition has been conducting military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Claims Starlink Limits Disrupting Military Operations
A Ukrainian defense official says the US space development firm SpaceX has partially limited its Starlink internet services in Ukraine, disrupting the country's military operations.
The official said on Wednesday that the restrictions have hampered both the interception of Russian drones and the operation of Ukraine's own attack drones, as well as frontline supply transport and reconnaissance.
The defense ministry says it has been in contact with the United States, SpaceX, NATO member states and others on the matter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to the disruptions during a British media interview on Wednesday.
00:04:50 話者 13/Volodymyr Zelenskyy
People will die, of course, if attacks will continue and if Starlink will not work, of course, it's not helpful.
00:05:00 話者 1
In a social media post, SpaceX owner Elon Musk said that Starlink's military subsidiary, Starshield, is owned and controlled by the US government.
He said that any limits on its speed or usage are decided by the US military and president, not by SpaceX.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched massive attacks from Tuesday through Wednesday on Kyiv and elsewhere with missiles and drones.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no advance notice of the attacks from its partner nations.
Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London on Wednesday amid concerns over whether the US will continue to support Ukraine.
The British government pledged its continued support.
It also said it plans to speed up the provision of air defense missiles to the country and deploy them there as soon as possible.
War in Ukraine: Raising Children Amid Air Alerts and Explosions
Russia's large-scale attacks in Ukraine are having a major impact on children and their parents.
Amid the ongoing violence, mothers are raising their newborns while living in constant fear. NHK spoke to some of them to see how they are managing life during war.
00:06:28 話者 2/Reporter: Kondo Yukari/Narrator: Yoshino Mika
Air raid alerts in Kyiv have been surging in recent months 193 were issued in September alone.
00:06:41 話者 23
It has had a major impact on our children's lives.
Sometimes they have to spend almost the entire day in shelters.
00:06:51 話者 2
Even under these difficult circumstances, babies continue to be born.
00:06:59 話者 24
Giving birth during an air raid alert isn't normal, but somehow you get used to it.
00:07:14 話者 2
Whenever an alert sounds, expectant mothers also head to underground shelters.
Anxiety continues even after the child is born.
38-year-old Alena Bichkovska is a new mother who lives near Kyiv and teaches Japanese online.
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NHK first spoke to Alena when she was taking shelter in a subway station in 2022.
This was shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
00:08:06 話者 25/Alena Bychkovska
Many people stay in shelters through the night until morning. Of course we're afraid.
00:08:14 話者 2
Now, four and a half years later, Alyona has welcomed her first child, a daughter named Zoya. But with her newfound motherhood comes different challenge.
She has to care for her baby while navigating constant air raid alerts and explosions.
When that happens, she and her daughter wait in the entrance of her home until it is safe.
00:08:39 話者 25
It's the farthest place from the windows, so it's probably the safest spot.
The shelter is about a ten-minute walk away, but usually, if you can already hear explosions, it's too dangerous to go anywhere.
00:08:55 話者 2
Since the invasion began, Alyona has kept a diary about her feelings on the war.
It includes entries about the days immediately after she gave birth.
00:09:12 話者 25
Day 1674. The night after giving birth was difficult.
My daughter and I were in the hospital shelter.
She slept peacefully in a small bed while I lay beside her counting the explosions.
I actually feel relieved that my baby can sleep without reacting to the sounds.
00:09:39 話者 2
With no end to the fighting in sight, Alyona continues to live with daily uncertainty.
00:09:49 話者 25
Raising a child while attacks continue is very difficult, but we're doing our best to get through it.
00:09:57 話者 2
Alyona says despite the challenges, she will try to make life as normal as possible, both for herself and her baby.
Business
00:10:14 話者 1
Now for business stories, here's Ramin Mellegard.
00:10:19 話者 4/Ramin Mellegard
Thank you very much indeed.
Policymaker: BOJ Shouldn't Be Overly Cautious Raising Rates
Now, a Bank of Japan board member says the BOJ should not be overly cautious about hiking the policy interest rate given the risk of inflation.
She also indicated that the central bank needs to raise the rate in stages.
Koeda Junko said on Thursday that underlying inflation in Japan is settling at around 2 percent. She added that sustained inflation is taking hold more than ever.
Koeda indicated that given the situation in the Middle East and other factors, the bank needs to be vigilant against the risk that prices rise more than expected.
The board member noted that positive rates are now normal for economic activity.
She said that going forward, it is vital for the Bank to make its analysis broader and more detailed.
The BOJ plans to present its latest outlook for prices and the economy at a two-day policy meeting starting October 29.
Nikkei 225 Tumbles to 3rd-Largest Fall
Okay, Tokyo's benchmark stock index tumbled on Thursday, posting its third largest decline on record. Worries over AI and chipshares triggered a broad market sell-off.
The Nikkei 225 finished at 64,425, down more than 3,300 points or 4.9%.
Analysts say investors moved to offload risk in the morning session selling AI and semiconductor stocks.
They were spooked by concerns about funding for a cloud computing company.
This fueled uncertainty across the AI and chip industries.
Now, there was a bright spot in the afternoon session as a major contract chipmaker, TSMC, announced growing profits.
But the news wasn't enough to offset the index's large drop.
US Inflation Tops Expectations on Higher Energy Prices
And the latest figures from the US show inflation rising faster than expected in September.
This has contributed to speculation that the Federal Reserve may raise rates earlier than anticipated.
The Labor Department said on Wednesday that overall consumer prices climbed 3.7 percent year on year last month. The market had expected an increase of 3.6 percent.
The pace of inflation was 0.3 percentage points higher than in August.
Now, officials say rising energy prices drove the increase.
Gasoline prices soared over 34% from a year ago.
Apparel was up 3.4% and housing rose 3.2%.
The index for items excluding volatile food and energy prices increased 2.6% from a year earlier.
In September, the Fed raised its key rate for the first time in more than three years to curb inflation. The market is trying to figure out when policymakers will increase rates again.
The latest CPI figures have raised speculation that another hike will come sooner than expected.
But, earlier this month, a high-ranking Fed official ruled out the need to raise rates for two meetings in a row.
Markets
Okay, let's have a look at the markets.
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And that is it for Biz News.
Native Americans Reclaiming History
00:14:42 話者 1
This year, the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding.
But while many Americans celebrate the milestone, some are raising tough questions about the country's history.
00:14:58 話者 5
This annual grand parade in Manhattan is held to celebrate Columbus Day, a US federal holiday.
00:15:06 話者 36
Ciao! Ciao America! Ciao Italia.
00:15:09 話者 5
The idea for the holiday came partly from Italian immigrants who wanted to honor their fellow countryman Christopher Columbus and his so-called discovery of the Americas.
The White House launched this special website to celebrate the Explorer.
President Donald Trump shared that view.
00:15:33 話者 35/Donald Trump
Christopher Columbus changed the future of humanity forever, and in this administration we know that Christopher Columbus is, to us, he's a hero.
00:15:46 話者 5
But not everyone agrees. Many Native Americans point out that their ancestors lived on the continent long before Columbus arrived.
On the eve of the parade, various tribes gathered to celebrate their heritage and protest Columbus Day.
Their movement has been spreading nationwide, 17 states and Washington, D.C.
Now recognize the holiday as Indigenous Peoples' Day.
00:16:18 話者 37/Participant from the Taino
We were already here.
We've been here for a long time, way before, thousands of years before Columbus.
00:16:24 話者 38/Cliff Matias/Founder, Redrum Motorcycle Club
He never stepped foot in the United States. He never landed in the mainland.
And then what can you discover when there were already millions of people living there?
00:16:36 話者 5
This museum on the outskirts of Syracuse is dedicated to the history of one indigenous group, the Onondaga Nation. Director Emerson Shenandoah is Onondaga himself.
He says one of the most important parts of their culture is lacrosse, now played all over the world.
It's said to have originated as a healing game given to the Onondaga people by the creator.
00:17:08 話者 39/Emerson Shenandoah/Director, Skanonh Great Law of Peace Center
It is also said that when someone passes away, we will be greeted in the sky world with a game of lacrosse.
00:17:16 話者 5
Before the Revolutionary War, the Onondaga were the center of a confederacy of six nations named Haudenosaunee across what are now the northeastern United States.
In 1779, Onondaga villages were burnt down on orders from George Washington, who would later become the first US president.
Since then, the nation has referred to every president as Village Destroyer.
The Confederacy was founded on the principles of the Great Law of Peace, which emphasized rules and deliberation.
The principles are said to have helped shape the US federal system.
00:18:00 話者 39
One dollar coin that was minted in the early 2000s, and that is to pay respect and homage to us, the Haudenosaunee, and our Great Law of Peace.
and how it influenced the creation of this Western democracy of the United States Constitution.
00:18:16 話者 5
The ideals of the Onondaga were praised by America's founding fathers, including Benjamin Franklin.
In 1988, both the House and Senate passed a resolution acknowledging their influence on the US Constitution and democracy.
But Shenandoah says those contributions are no longer properly recognized and are in fact being undermined.
This is reflected in a statue of Columbus towering over downtown Syracuse.
It features faces of Native Americans at his feet and others kneeling near Columbus.
00:19:01 話者 39
A lot of our history, a lot of our contributions to America or to the Western world are swept under the rug.
I mean, when you learn about the history of America, you don't learn about how land was given or how land was taken.
The stark contrast to the culture of America and Haudenosaunee values, it's a sad feeling.
00:19:26 話者 5
The Onondaga's general counsel, Joe Heath, has long supported the group, including their campaign to have the statue removed.
00:19:36 話者 36/Joe Heath
It is a class system based upon white supremacy, and that's what they want to perpetuate.
That's what Columbus symbolizes.
00:19:46 話者 5
In 2005, Heath and the Onondaga filed a lawsuit against New York State and related companies seeking a return and restoration of the tribe's ancestral lands.
The claim was dismissed, but it helped pave the way for the return of more than 1,000 acres of their land in 2024.
Now in his 80s, Heath continues to work for the Onondaga.
But he is not Native American himself.
He says that as a white man, he has a responsibility to confront the injustices at the root of America's history.
00:20:29 話者 36
If we work together and admit that it was flawed from the beginning and that we have a lot of improvement to do and that we should stop celebrating colonialists and slavers and the indigenous people whose wisdom preserved this land for thousands of years,
Maybe then people could say, okay, we could take five minutes off and acknowledge it.
00:20:55 話者 1
NHK World's Sugimoto Yuki has more about the current situation of Native Americans.
00:21:02 話者 8/Sugimoto Yuki
The movement to gain recognition of indigenous people's history and rights are facing headwinds this 250th anniversary year.
In March, US President Donald Trump had a statue of Columbus installed on the grounds of the White House, despite backlash from native communities.
And there has been a series of cases in which indigenous people were mistaken for undocumented immigrants and swept up by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Amid this situation, the Onondaga has stepped up cross-border advocacy efforts.
They include filing a petition with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and taking part in the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
One thing that became clear during my reporting was the deep concern among the Onondaga people about where the United States is heading.
For indigenous people guided by the great law of peace, the time when they can stop referring to US presidents as the village destroyers still seems a long way off.
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00:23:22 話者 1
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World Weather
Now, after a dry Thursday, parts of Japan will be looking at some rain for Friday.
Our meteorologist Jonathan Oh has a look at the forecast in world weather.
00:23:48 話者 10/Jonathan Oh
Hello, we had a bit of a fair day on Thursday in Japan as we had high pressure current weather and because of that it was a nice day in general we didn't talk about much in terms of rain.
But changes are on the way as we have a system coming out from North Korea and as it pushes toward the east the Tohoko region into Hokkaido looking at some rain so make sure the umbrellas nearby as we go through Friday.
We also some rain back toward the west into central portions of China into place like Chongqing looking at some rain with a high of 26 coming up on Friday and one note up toward Mongolia looking at some snow. We're seeing a little taste of winter with a high of four as we wrap up the workweek.
Meanwhile speaking of some colder air that's actually also the story across central portions of North America as we have a big push of colder moving on through and ahead of that. We have a cold front that's triggering a bit of some strong storms as you want to be on the lookout for that especially in the southern plains as we go through Thursday, and part of the reason why is the contrast temperatures down to the south and east we're talking about temperatures into the 30s yeah it's October and yet daytime highs in place like Atlanta and into Houston topping off at 31 while temperatures in place like Denver dropping down to around 10 Los Angeles also staying relatively high as well I mean we're looking at 32 for the high as we go through Thursday so yeah we're gonna have to wait before we see a little bit of cool off coming up.
Wrapping things up with a look at Europe, eastern areas, especially down toward Turkey, looking at some real wet weather again as low pressure system just kind of lingers in the area and that moisture being drawn up toward the north will bring some rain to places like Ukraine and portions of Russia.
Back toward the west, however, high pressure is relatively in dominant force and that's keeping these not only dry but quite warm as well as we're expecting temperatures to hit around 30 degrees in places like Lisbon as we go through the day on Thursday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
♫～ 3-Day Forecast ～♫
00:26:41 話者 1
Children in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, marked Railway Day on Wednesday by taking on the role of station master.
JR Kochi Station invited 25 children from a local nursery school to take part in the event.
Two of the children were appointed station master for the day by the head of Kochi Station. They then gave the departure signal for a train bound for Okayama.
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Railway Day marks the opening of Japan's first railway line in the Tokyo-Yokohama area in 1872.
And that wraps up this edition of NHK Newsline.
I'm Yoshikawa Ryuichi in Tokyo. Thank you very much for joining us.
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