welcome to noous "newsline." i'm in tokyo. here are some of the stories we are following this hour. many chinese boats thought to be poaching coral have been spotted near japanese islands. japan's prime minister says he will step up measures to tackle dementia and people with the disease. nhk has obtained exclusive

footage from the city which has been designated capital of islamic state. japanese coral gathers are complaining about the serious damage suspected by chinese poachers. since september, many boats have been spotted near the japanese islands in the pacific. cooperate representative reported damage to the government on thursday. he has been gathering coral for decades. >> translator: poachers root out the coral leaving nothing behind in the traditional local beds. i don't know when we can start gathering coral like before. >> he said a traditional coral bed is being destroyed by the big coral nets. poachers are expected of using these. these are far larger than

japanese coral nets. japanese chief cabinet secretary spoke to reporters about the problem. >> translator: our ambassador in beijing has sent a letter to chinese foreign minister. we repeatedly expressed our regret over this situation and are urging china to prevent reoccurrence. >> suga said the chinese side responded saying it recognize aring the gravity of the matter and will take concrete steps. the coast guard has sent vessels to to deter chinese boats from entering. it will stop and inspect any boats from entering the islands. a senior government official from japan is visiting china. he'll try to arrange a meeting

next week between the two country leaders. this is the head of japan national security council secretary yacht. he left thursday morning for beijing. he is expected to meet with top chinese government officials. they'll discuss a possible summit between japanese prime minister shinzo abe and chinese president kping ping. this would be the first for the leaders. they're hoping to hold it before monday in beijing. chinese officials have said japan must recognize there's an issue of sovereignty of islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands, china and taiwan claim them. they maintain they're part of japan's land. there's no issue to be resolved.

china wants abe to state clearly he won't make visits to the shrine that honors japan's war dead. those remembered include leaders convicted of war crimes after world war ii. chinese officials have not yet said whether they'll agree to hold a summit. prime minister abe says he will compile a new national strategy on dementia. it would promote research and prevention and is treatment of the disease. abe was speaking at the international conference in tokyo. he said it is a global challenge to create a society in which people with dementia can live without worry. >> translator: japan should present a model of society wide efforts as a its population is rapidly aging. >> abe said he will instruct health labor and welfare

minister to draw up a new strategy that would speed up measures to tackle dementia. he suggest had the it will include the creation of a system to gather and analyze information on dementia sufferers across the country. a woman from western japan was diagnosed with dementia seven years ago. she called for understanding and support for people with the condition. >> translator: some people are prejudice that those diagnosed with dementia can't make judgments or do anything. such prejudice makes them lose their will to live and isolates them and their families from society. i call on people in all fields to view this problem as their own and work together. >> participants are discussing how countries can cooperate to prevent dementia and care more

effectively for those that have it. the u.s. president barack obama has called on republicans to work with him to advance key policies. he must cooperate with opposition party members following his party's crashing defeat in tuesday's midterm elections. republicans won the set up and expand add their majority in the house of representatives. they have control of both chambers for the first time in eight years. on wednesday, obama asked the republicans to work to respond to toward people's expectations. >> i'll work to make next two years as productive as possible. i'm committed to make sure i measure ideas not whether they're by democrats or republicans or whether they work for the american people. >> obama says he wants to continue discussions on the

international response to islamic state as well as global efforts to contain ebola. he says he wants to start talks on the federal budget which expires in mid december. obama also said he may use his veto power against bills the republicans dropped and would use executive authority to push forward immigration reform. such actions may worsen the gap between the to parties. let's now turn to the late nest biz with ron madison. >> all right. starting with news on tpp. abe says he will press leaders from asia pacific countries to work harder to strike a free trade deal. he'll speak to leaders from 12 countries at attention summit next week. he made remarks at meeting of ministers from his cabinet who are rofl involved in the talks. he said negotiations are in the

final stage. >> translator: i hope all 12 countries taking part in the tpp talks can show flexibility and overcome this challenge to open a new chaptder in the history of the asia pacific region. >> ministers will gather in beijing on saturday on the sidelines of the apec meeting. officials at japan's cabinet office say in september is, preliminary figures for the important economic indicator went up. it hasn't changed the assessment of the economy they say has entered a sluggish phase. the index rose more than one point in august to 109.7. they calculate index by looking at a range of data such as factory out put, employment and personal spending. they point to increase in production of liquid crystal panels for tvs and smart phones. they say auto makers made more cars. officials say the rise was small and has not affected their

overall view of the economy. they revised the assessment last month. investors are cautiously waiting for outcome of the central bank policy meeting. major benchmarks are trading in negative territory after making pretty big gains previous day. london down two tenths of a percent. gains for the frankfurt market. in asia, investors were reluctant to trade. nikkei snapped a five day winning streak due in part to profit taking. moving on to currencies. euro edging higher against the green back. many market players expect they will not produce new stimulus measures at today's meeting. dollar is unchange ed from the yen levels we saw in late asian trading hours. right now 114.61 after having reached 115 level for the first

time in seven years. economists with daiichi research institute gave us his view on direction of the yen. he said the currency will continue to weaken even though financial leaders don't want that to happen. he said the decline of yen will help export related firms, but he warned there will be side effects. >> translator: if crude oil prices rise and yen continues to fall, import costs for fuel will go up significantly. in that case, import prices for raw materials will also rise and that will cause bad inflation. >> he said it's important consumers feel their pay will go up, and they'll have more job opportunities. executives at mcdonald's japan are struggling from the fallout. revolutions that a chinese firm was # applying expired meat put

a can dent in their sales. revenue came to $1.5 billion, down 12% in yen terms from last year. executives say over the nine month period, they made a net loss of $65 million. that's a turn around from last year they made a profit. the cost of extra inspections also took a toll. the executives project they'll make a net loss of nearly $150 million for the year. they say they'll give outlets a facelift and include more low cost options on the menu to try to win back customers. business people in china are seeing weaker exports as labor costs are rising. some want to shift the economic direction toward it related businesses. one of the people is wren who's voice carries quite a bit of weight in government policy making. he is chairman and ceo of the china's biggest software

company. the china's biggest software company. china's biggest softwa companchina's biggest software company. >> if they cannot offer more jobs to young generation. >> neusoft corporation has one of the biggest operations in north eastern china. the company makes a variety of software. the products are used for car navigation, medical devices like ct scanners, social insurance systems, smart phone applications and toll systems. he founded the company in 1991. back then when chinese people used soft way, it was from abroad. he wanted to develop his own products. he had belonged to china's top

advisory body 15 years, a position that keeps him deeply involved in economic policy making. he continues to have influence over the current leadership. chinese president visited his office last year. china is known as the world's factory. rising labor costs have weakened export and competitiveness. >> did does china have the right innovation to bring about that sort of new economy that china needs to restructure? >> labor costs have become higher. living cost become higher. cost will continue to increase in next ten years. we must have transportation from manufacturing company to be more creative. we had number one internet users

and coverage. more and more come to internet. more and more also move to internet. >> since launching his company, he has stressed the importance of partnering with japanese companies that advance i.t. he has established a university that specializes in i.t. education and offers japanese language classes so students can work with japanese companies operating in china. amid frosty relations with japan and china, the chairman of the japan business federation met with the vice chair in september. he said both need to continue to improve business ties. >> it's a lot of difference in

noise. the business sector look at much longer term to see the future. i do believe looking at future, we can solve that problem. at least maybe we cannot 100% solve the problem but be not so bad like today. because we are neighbor. because we really need each other. we rely on each other. should have very good relationship, much better than now. >> he believes business can improve the bilateral relationship. people around the world are watching to see if china can transform itself from mass production manufacturing to innovation. nhk world. >> okay. that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. i'll leave you with the markets.

radical extremists calling themselves islamic state have taken over large parts of syria and iraq. nhk has obtained exclusive footage of raqqa which is designated self-proclaimed area of syria. >> they continue to expand the area they control in syria and

iraq. the group flags fly over the center square. armed militants are seen searching cars on major roads. women cover their bodies entirely in black veils. islamic law is strictly enforced throughout the city. black vehicles marked with the words on them from the area now controlled by islamic state. this man describes how any attempt to resist islamic state. >> those caught smoking are are flogged. those that resist are killed. every morning a severed head is displayed in the head. >> cruel punishment and strict

supervision are one side of islamic state. at the same time the extremist group is trying to establish itself as a full fledged government. this man whom we also interviewed in turkey describes himself as a former communications engineer for islamic state. >> translator: they're setting up a governing structure and cabinet with ministries for defense, health, electricity and so on. >> he says that foreigners require high levels of skill and expertise. >> translator: the foreigners are more trusted because they've come all the way abroad to pledge allegiance to the caliphate. >> another resident we interviewed said the islamic state leadership and forecast on

improving infrastructure. >> translator: the building that was once the town hall has been renamed islamic projects organization. it administers water and sewage, electricity, telecommunications. >> he says life is now easier for many people. >> translator: under the rule of the islamic state, your rights are guaranteed as long as you respect islamic law. the islamic state is the best form of government we've experience sod far. >> meetings are open held in raqqa square to deseminate prince iples of islamic state. many respond with cheers and applause.

islamic state have deep root across iraq and syria. a senior russian lawmaker has criticized japan for imposing sanctions in response to crisis in ukraine. he made the comment ahead of a meeting between the russian and japanese leaders. he is the speaker of russia's lower house and aid to president putin. putin and japanese prime minister shinzo abe are scheduled to meet in beijing during the apec summit. >> translator: japan is an important country and a good partner for russia in the fields of economy, trade, and cultural

exchanges. >> he took japan to task for joining u.s. and europe in imposing sanctions. japan introduced a series of sanctions this year against russia. >> translator: as a strong country, japan should be able to have independent diplomacy and should not come to pressure by u.s. and other countries. >> he referred to annexation of crimea that prompted initial sanctions. he said russia has no intention of reconsidering actions. the ukrainian government and separatist leaders are trading blame as kiev moves a law granting limited autonomy to rebel held areas in the eastern part of the country. the law was part of a peace agreement struck in september.

pro russian separatists sunday held elections in parts of donetsk and luhansk regions. in response, the ukrainian president poroshenko decided to deploy more troops to the east. he has decided to corrupt the law that expand add self-government in rebel controlled areas. in a joint statement on wednesday, separatist leaders said this seriously damages the peace deal and hinted they might resume full military action. sporadic fighting continues between government troops and separatists at airport in donetsk and suburbs in the hub of mariupol. on wednesday, two teens were killed when a shell hit the school playground near the donetsk airport. a tropical storm is affecting the southern islands

of japan. our meteorologist joins us for the details. >> we have been watching a severe tropical a storm named nuri. this is starting to move away from the southern islands so conditions are slightly improving. we're seeing rough sea conditions along with gusty conditions the next couple of hours. this is the forecast track. it is expected to move toward the northeast moving away from mainland japan. conditions will approve across the country as well. sunny weather expected as we go to friday in many parts of the region. it's not the case this region because we see precipitation and colder than average temperatures. even snowfall in low lying areas. you'll experience parts of winter. i want to take you to hawaii. molten lava is continuing to be

a threat to people of pahoa. we have pictures from the island. advancing lava has remained stationary. the flow is continuing to expand. the lava is coming from the volucano erupting since 1983. a scary site up there. across the americas, lots of heavy rain continuing over the southern areas in the northeast and u.s. due to a big low pressure system. as the system moves towards the east, rain will expand into the north eastern u.s. as we go to friday. gusty conditions are expected as well. back behind it, cold air is flowing in lowering temperatures. temperatures are going to be in the single digits in places like chicago and toronto. the cold air will continue to flow into the south coast as we go to saturday.

new york area highs 14 on thursday but drop to single digits on saturday in washington d.c. and philadelphia. 10 degrees difference between thursday and saturday. be prepared for change in weather. now finally over europe, lots of heavy rain has been affecting much of northern italy. it has cost this site in italy wednesday torrential rains, as much as 270 millimeters in just three hours. it caused widespread flooding. thousands are forced to flee their homes and several were rescued by helicopter. unfortunately more heavy rain is expected as we go to the weekend the if your in northern italy and surrounding areas. on top of flooding rains, there's a possibility of tornados as well as large hail. in fact a couple of tornados were spotted in italy on wednesday. meanwhile, wet and windy conditions for british islands.

wet weather over the black sea region. temperatures higher than average over the east. 15 on thursday and nearly 20 on saturday. moscow around 1 degrees for this time of year but much higher than average into the weekend. here's the extended forecast around the globe.

and that concludes this edition of "newsline." on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. gg99ññwçç

recs here are the headlines. in jerusalem, a group of far right israelis are set to follow through on their march to the al-aqsa compound. it has been the center of new clashes in the city already on edge. republican victory in the u.s. midterm election pushes the president to take a more conciliatory tone. he says he is going to ask the new congress for its approval on u.s.-led military actions against jihadist group, the islamic state. french president francois hollande is exactly halfway through his term, but