♪ welcome to nhk world "newsline." >> china's state run news agency says the authorities have indicted a suspect for the murder of a business man. wife of official has been charged with killing the man. officials have indicted the woman and a family aid for killing haywood. her husband was communist party chief. he was suspected from all party posts in april on suspicion in, involvement on party relations.

>> the overall human rights situation in china continues to deteriorate. >> he was the rep sensitive during two days of talks. he cited democracy activist lu shao bo. posner says officials have called on the chinese to release those in detention or allow access to lawyers. >> chen jwan chang escaped house arrest in china and went to new

york in may. he spoke with us about his fears and hopes. alec hurst reports. >> translator: for six or seven years, he was under surveillance by the authorities. i was not even allowed to call my family. >> two months have passed since chen arrived in the united states as a visiting scholar at new york university. he lives there on campus with his family. he told us that human rights in china are detee you're rariorai china. >> translator: things are really bad now. my nephew is bei ining tortured. i don't know what is happening

now. >> chen, who is blind is one of china's best known human rights activists. in april. he escaped from house arrest and sought protection inside the u.s. embassy in beijing. eventually, he was given a temporary visa. chen's escape came before a bilateral cabinet level meeting. neither country wanted the request overshadowing the summit. instead of being granted or denied asylum. chen was allowed to leave china to study inside the united states. chen's departure from china was facilitated by an organization called china aid. bob foo is it's founder and

president. foo says that while china has had incredible economic growth, the government has stepped up monitoring of citizens and human rights violations. >> i would rather see china become a great country instead of economic times without freedom. >> following the recent rapid growth, china is now a major world force. it is able to stand up to criticism over human rights issues and territorial disputes. >> we can't reject this. >> on the other hand, the united states desperately needs china's cooperation in tackling a range of issues to the middle east and korean peninsula. this has led it to mute

criticism of china's human rights violations. cohen believes the only way human rights will improve in china is through came aids in the country and he will play a role. >> we hope he will play a role but he could also disappear into the great american midst like so many others who credhave come h. >> chen says he does plan to go back to china to continue advocating for human rights. >> translator: as people will pick up speed, i don't want to overthrow the government. i'm just and activist. i will not seek asylum.

>> the bilateral maneuvering surrounding him, suggests that the balance of power between the two countries is starting to change. alex hurst, nhk world, new york. local government leaders are urging experts at japan's nuclear safety agency to make their health and welfare a priority 37 they want regulators to closely follow an investigation that's about to get started to check a fault running beneath a nuclear plant in eastern prefecture. they fear the fault is active and worry it could trigger an earthquake. the vice governor and deputy mayor submitted the request thursday to the head of the nuclear and industrial safety agency. members of the government panel said last week the fracture zone below the shika number one reactor is very likely an active fault.

that prompted the electric power company executives to submit to the agency a plan to conduct the probe. local officials call the panel's findings extremely regrettable. they say they greatly undermined public trust in the central government system to check nuclear plants. >> translator: it's now unclear whether the reactor can be restarted. i hope the agency will have specialists strictly exam the results to remove any doubts over its assessment. >> they want regulators to fulfill their responsibility to follow the shika probe step by step and keep the public informed. last year's accident at daiichi focused the world's nuclear attention on the network. scientists wrote a detailed report on what went wrong at the facility. now they're turning their attention on another nuclear plant in the country's northeast. the onagawa plant shut down automatically after the earthquake on march 11th.

safety measures protected the facility against a tsunami and they prevented an accident like the one at fukushima daiichi. iaea members will visit the plant on monday. officials with the industrial nuclear and industrial safety agency say the team will enter all three reactors, they'll examine pipes and cooling systems and check the condition of pools. iaea team members are expected to use the findings to draft global nuclear safety guidelines. the accident at fukushima daiichi had widespread kens s questions in japan on th environment, on society and on the government and policy. now we're seeing the impact of the disaster on education. students are turning away from the field of nuclear science and just when the industry immediates them the most. for the decades long decommissioning process of fukushima and to keep an eye on the rest of the country's power plants. >> the japan atomic industrial forum helps the nuclear industry

recruit new workers. a number of students interested in working in the nuclear field has dropped. this has been noticeable at university job fairs. in the past, the nuclear industry was seen as helping to combat global warming and having export potential. many students were keen to work in it. but since the crisis in fukushima last year, the number of participants has dropped by three-quarters. >> translator: ensuring the safety of existing nuclear plants, the problem of decommissioning reactors and treating spent nuclear fuel, it's clear that we need people to work in industry or we face huge problems. >> a survey has confirmed this drop in interest. 37% said the number of students

wanting to study the subject has fallen, while 47% said there has been no change. fukul university of technology was one this that reported a significant drop. fukul prefecture has the highest concentration of plant and a long track record of employing nuclear engineers. on this day, students were practicing how to read radiation levels. this professor from the university's department of applied nuclear technology says nuclear science used to be a very popular measure. since last year's nuclear crisis, the number of students applying for the course has dropped by 50%. this year, only ten students took the course. less than half the available slots. high school students visited other booths, but few visited the ones for nuclear studies.

>> translator: since this department was set up, no student has failed to get a job after graduation because society needs their skills. >> reporter: in the morning, only four students stopped by the booth. >> translator: if there are no nuclear power plants operating, there won't be jobs for us. >> translator: it seems to me that unless japan's nuclear plants are restarted, there will be fewer jobs. probably better to focus on electrical engineering. >> translator: increasingly students are reluctant to work in nuclear power and that's worrying. if this is only for a few years, may not have much impact. but if this trend it continues for 10 or 20 years, the quality and the number of people working in the industry will drop significantly. >> reporter: the university of tokyo has long been a training ground for nuclear industry officials including top

policymakers. the university is worried that student interests will continue to decline. from this april, the curriculum was revised to include classes in the field of communications. students are also taught there are serious consequences when technology fails. they will hear from survivors of an airplane crash. >> translator: the lesson we have learned from fukushima is that the disaster was caused not only by failure of technology, but people and society were also at fault. >> reporter: this man chaired an independent panel set up to investigate the fukushima daiichi nuclear accident. >> translator: people in japan have a negative view of nuclear power now and students cannot override that. this is influencing their

decision making and the number of students applying to study nuclear energy is dropping. unless the government lays out its plan for the future, no one will be able to see what lies ahead for japan's nuclear industry. nuclear technology and radioactive materials aren't just used in the power plants. people in the field of medicine also rely on them. that's why those in the industry say more needs to be done to encourage students to study nuclear science. >> people in japan's northeast are rebuilding their lives after last year's disaster and are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. divers attacked cranes and it lifted a tank. it was one of 22 that was washed away by the tsunami.

we want the tanks to be removed from the sea as soon as possible because we make a living from the waters. >> 18 tanks were recovered. the salvage company plans to raise another one on sunday. >> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on the road ahead, every wednesday at 1:00 p.m., japan time, here on "newsline." >> u.s. military documents obtained by nhk show the osprey was involved in a total of 40 accidents over the 11 year period up to 2012.

the mishaps are divided into classes a, b and c ranging from faithful to minor injury. u.s. officials have used the statistics to stress the aircraft's safety. they are use d the reports but the documents also show osprey's were involved in nearly three crashes involving permanent partial disabilities. the factor was more than double the fleet average. although the aircraft's minor crash rate was high. the spokesperson maintains the marines have confidence in the

aircraft's safety. officials have agreed to hold more talks on ow the aircraft can be used. they discussed the public's growing concerns about the plan. 12 were unloaded this weekend. japanese officials explained that people's fears were not combined and said that residents in part of the country were worried. they promised to ensure the military equipment meet the highest safety standards. tests will be conducted at the air station and night training is planned at other locations in

japan. >> i'm taking the problems very seriously. >> he said an in-house investigation on insider trading has uncovered more suspected leaks of information on client companies. a number of leaks on capitol increases were already found to have left cases on insider trading. after the accident happenscandae president of the securities has been named the new ceo of the

holdings and is charged with boo boosti ining dwindling profits. a string of insider trading cases sent waves of concern through japan's securities industry eroding investor confidence in the nation's markets. but there are also moves now to address the problem. >> reporter: reports from nomura security shed light on a possible cause. its employees use any means make a profit. it is not just nomura but japan's two other major brokerage firms have also been implicated. seven case of insider trading occurred since march this year. this is how information is leaked. a client company approaches the corporate finance side of a securities firm for help with public stock offering and takeover bids. proprietary information is exchanged.

this information is supposed to remain confidential, because it could affect stock prices. but proprietary information is leaked to the sections that handle buy and sell orders for investors. the information is offered to key institutional investors. they place orders based on the information and make illegal profits. behind these activities was fear competition among securities firms for transaction fees. market liberalization in 190s and emergence of online brokerages drove down profits. brokers sometimes used inside information to attract investors who placed large numbers of orders. large clients also pressured firms into providing confidential information. japan advisory is an investment consulting firm that's been accused of illegally executing

trades. they gave more orders to brokerages that offered better tips. japan's lax regulations are also being blamed. >> translator: the existing law punishes investors who trade on insider information but not those who provide such information. >> reporter: the global reputation of japan's stock market is at risk. foreign investors account for more than half of all volume traded. the market would be hit hard if they took their money elsewhere. financial authorities are tightening their control. >> translator: we will take stern and appropriate measures against brokerages engaged in problematic practices. >> reporter: the financial services agency is set to raise fines and punish people leaking insider information.

the tokyo stock exchange is also on alert. it's set up a special section to screen public stock offerings. the section investigates suspicious moves in stock prices that occur before such offerings are announced. >> translator: we look for certain surges in stock prices or very large volumes of transactions. they may have been made to manipulate prices. if insider traders know all their actions are being revealed, they won't engage in wrongdoing. our activities will help prevent illegal trading. >> reporter: the rash of insider trading could undermine attempts to keep japan's financial markets competitive. and efforts that are now under way will be the key to restoring investors' trust. >> there's been this pole positioning going on with major automakers. toyota was bumped off a few

years ago. but things looking up yet again for the company. it sold more cars through the first half of the year. it topped general motors for the first time in two years. toyota managers said their group sold almost 5 million units word wide between january and june. the group here does include gm sold 4.67 million vehicles, while germany's volkswagen sold 4.45. toyota was forced to reduce output last year after the disaster. sales recovered earlier this year. there has been strong demand in north america and sales also growing in southeast asia as well as other emerging economies. let's take a look at the latest market figures.

it was one of the hottest days in parts of japan. here is the weather forecast. >> in some parts you saw temperatures get up to 38 degrees today. it is not just the heat though, it is accompannied by high humidity. this is being caused by high pressure towards the southeast. on the flip side it has pushed that rainy season ban towards the north. it looks like the official end of the rainy season. although you could see some pop up up thunderstorms continue to fire up here. where is the rainy season ban now. across north eastern china, one system after another.

it is still trying to recover with those floods in beijing. the remnants of the system is still lingering here. good news on your friday. the winds on the moisture on shore across southern portions of china will finally begin to let up. farther towards the east. look at this area in purple. this is a tropical air yawe are watching closely. the agency does expect this to intensify up to a tropical impression. temperaturewise, shanghai with the high of 34. 28, 29 in beijing and warm here in tokyo. 34 on your friday. over towards the americas severe weather has been erupting towards the great lakes.

thursday going into friday and off towards the northeast this could be firing up due to the frontal area continues to push through this area. behind it we have this cold front. this has been bringing storm activity. it is a cold front the leading edge of a cold air mass. temperatures will be dropping down. look at winnepage. south of oklahoma city 36. 34 in houston here on your thursday. over here rough weather due to a lingering area off towards po poland you can continue to see thunderstorm activity. rough weather towards spain where you need it. that has been dry here. reports of wildfires coming out of spain. this would be very much welcomed and pushing off towards the

east. affecting much of france there. north of that, looking at this. we have this spinning area towards the northwest of the british isles. the big factor going into this weekend you might see some rain across london. look at berlin with the high of 31. london at 34 on your friday. you might see some rain showers into the afternoon or evening rain showers. on saturday expecting to clear up. drop down in temperatures 21 for the high on saturday and 30 on sunday. might see rain showers here as well. here is the extended out look as well.

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