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00:10thank you for joining us on newsroom tokyo i'm roger padan here are the headlines
00:15israel bombards lebanon and ordinary people bear the brunt we speak to some of the displaced
00:22condominiums here in tokyo are fetching record prices that's not deterring taiwanese who accounted
00:28for more than half of foreign buyers in the capital last year and we visit a huge scam hub along
00:35the
00:35thai cambodia border it was apparently run on fear and torture leaders in the united states and iran
00:42have agreed to pause their hostilities over the next two weeks and meet for high-level talks in
00:47pakistan on saturday the white house says the u.s delegation will be led by vice president jd vance
00:54a senior official for the iranians says their delegation will be led by their parliamentary
00:59speaker vance says iran has agreed to keep the strait of hormuz open while the u.s and its allies
01:06halt their attacks but he says leadership in tehran is divided i think the president has struck a good
01:12deal for the american people but fundamentally the iranians have got to take the next step
01:17or the president has a lot of options to go back to the war vance also said a key condition
01:22for
01:23negotiations is iran not be able to make a nuclear weapon meanwhile u.s president donald trump wrote
01:29on social media u.s forces will remain in place in and around iran until such time as the real
01:36agreement reached is fully complied with trump also wrote if for any reason it is not which is highly
01:42unlikely then the shooting starts bigger and better and stronger than anyone has ever seen before
01:49he added our great military is loading up and resting looking forward actually to its next
01:55conquest the bbc has quoted iran's deputy foreign minister as saying the iranian delegation in talks
02:02with the u.s will be led by parliamentary speaker mohammad bagir kalibaf it remains unclear whether the
02:10ceasefire includes lebanon israel says it does not and has continued targeting dozens of hezbollah
02:16headquarters and bases there hezbollah is a shia muslim group backed by iran pakistani prime minister
02:24shabazz sharif who's been mediating the ceasefire had said it includes lebanon but the white house
02:30press secretary says lebanon is not part of the deal at this point lebanon's state-run news agency reports
02:37more than 180 people have been killed and nearly 900 injured in the israeli strikes reports out of iran
02:44say israel's actions violate the ceasefire and that if they continue iran will consider withdrawing
02:50from the agreement iranian media also reported thursday the islamic revolutionary guard corps navy
02:57had posted a map showing shipping routes all ships should follow when passing the strait of hormuz
03:04iran has said it'll maintain control of the strait during the two-week ceasefire
03:08it remains unclear to what extent the safe passes of ships will be guaranteed lebanon is now the focus
03:16of the fighting and u.n officials are extremely concerned they say deaths have surged by more than
03:2250 percent in just a week they say health care facilities are under attack and hospitals are closed
03:28because of israel's evacuation orders and they say more than one million people have been displaced we
03:34recently took a closer look at their plight rows of tents fill the streets of beirut
03:47this family lives in one they built from scrap materials they traveled from a southern part of the
03:55capital airstrikes damaged their home and shop and the suburbs the other day my young son asks me are we
04:06going to die i can hear the bombing are we going to be killed when the wind is strong i
04:11have to reassure
04:12him this is not an attack it's just the wind even if we manage to survive this war i don't
04:18know what to do
04:21next about 600 people are sheltering at this elementary school most came from southern lebanon
04:32ali rakka and his family are from the town of shihabe near the border with israel they fled on march
04:412nd
04:42when the israeli military issued an evacuation warning
04:49this is the second time they've been displaced in the past two and a half years
04:56and ali's four children bear the emotional scars including a fear of loud noises
05:06i want to go home and see my friends
05:16we want a stable life we want to support our children and give them a sense of normalcy
05:21for their future we try to rebuild our lives and work to provide for our children but the attacks force
05:29us to start from scratch carolina rindholm building is a u.n refugee agency representative based in lebanon
05:42she says if the conflict drags on the already dire humanitarian situation could become even worse
05:51one of the main risks we are concerned about is this tensions that the longer people
05:57people are displaced in a smaller um kind of territory and and areas and living on top of each other
06:08and
06:08also um displaced people adding to the pressure on over stretched and and weak uh basic infrastructure
06:19like garbage collection water sewages um schools hospitals that this can create tensions between
06:29those living in these communities and the displaced who may not be um as welcomed um in the communities
06:41so this is the main main and that's where humanitarian assistance will not in itself bring peace
06:49humanitarian assistance in itself will not stop the conflict and and and you know and and the fighting
06:57but it can mitigate um tensions and from rising if people can cover their basic needs and the host
07:09communities are supported with um the services that now have to reach more people in this in in that space
07:22for more nhk world kojima may joins us live from cairo she's also been covering the situation uh may
07:28we've just seen one of the largest waves of israeli strikes on lebanon uh what's the latest you're hearing
07:34from the ground well more and more people are living on the street in their cars or cannot even be
07:43tracked
07:44down the u.n refugee agency is scrambling to find more places that can be used as shelters you know
07:52officials are warning about infectious diseases spreading in cramped spaces and also the surging mentor told
07:59people people need counseling both parents and children alike the u.n refugee agency representative
08:06in lebanon talked about the effects of displaced people pouring into some communities uh could you tell
08:12us more one consequence is that children of the host communities are studying online because their schools
08:22are being used as shelters this isn't sustainable and anxiety is spreading u.n officials are not
08:30only providing them with emergency supplies including food and clothing they are also trying to provide
08:37access to education and places to play any sense of ordinary life could be priceless right uh may the
08:46ceasefire with iran is already in danger leaders in tehran say israel's expanded attacks on lebanon
08:52violate the deal so is there any optimism left among ordinary people there
08:59well one person we spoke to in beirut says wednesday's attacks were massive and as what i felt
09:07in one day was enough fear for an entire month another man told us we are alive but not safe
09:15drones are
09:16bustling overhead all day and no one knows where we will be attacked next many lebanese are skeptical
09:24about peace coming anytime soon and remember many people have been displaced multiple times they are
09:32fed up of rebuilding their lives only to see everything destroyed again they worry that the international
09:39community is forgetting about them and the other countries including some arab nations don't care hope
09:46is growing extremely thin on the ground so governments around the world must urgently call for an end to the
09:54fighting and humanitarian organizations must continue to work in affected communities
10:00may thank you very much for that update nhk world's kojima may in cairo
10:14we turn now to business news with our yoshikawa ryuichi uh so ryu we've been talking about rising oil
10:19prices uh since the conflict in iran started right uh it's now also taking a toll on the airline industry
10:25right that's right raja uh major u.s carrier says it expects jet fuel costs to soar and some of
10:33that
10:33will be passed on to customers delta airlines says it expects fuel costs to jump by over two billion
10:41dollars during the current april to june period the company plans to reduce flights for unprofitable
10:48routes to counter the expense it will also hike baggage fees for domestic and some international flights
10:55relief from the current situation appears unlikely to come soon the international air transport
11:01association says even if the strait of humus is fully reopened it will take months for fuel supplies to
11:09recover nhk has learned japan is exploring financing measures to help secure crude oil for key asian business
11:18partners of domestic companies the new framework will include loans and it's
11:23is projected to exceed one trillion yen or more than six billion dollars government-backed institutions
11:31such as the japan bank for international cooperation are expected to be involved
11:37like japan many asian nations rely heavily on energy shipments from the middle east to power
11:43their economies japan itself has announced efforts to diversify suppliers
11:48in response to the conflict in iran tokyo may work with the asian development bank on the financing scheme
11:55it could also propose creating an asia-wide stockpile of crude oil and now japanese real estate is drawing
12:05buyers from abroad especially taiwanese a survey shows that they accounted for over 60 percent of overseas
12:13residents purchasing new condominiums in tokyo's 23 wars in the first half of 2025 here's a look at the trend
12:22in central tokyo average condos sell for more than 100 million yen or roughly 630 thousand dollars
12:31while many locals are priced out non-japanese are not deterred
12:36this is the living dining room the unit price tops one billion yen or about six point two million dollars
12:43as the condo is in one of tokyo's most popular areas foreign buyers make up about 30 percent of
12:51customers at this firm's tokyo office the average contract price per unit is about four point four
12:58million dollars the company says demand from taiwan continues to rise
13:05the weaker yen is making many foreign buyers feel that now is the most appropriate time to invest
13:16taiwan's economy has been expanding rapidly on the back of strong exports such as semiconductors
13:22its gdp marked its highest growth in 15 years last year
13:28this taiwanese real estate firm handles about 800 transactions of japanese properties per year
13:38you can see rainbow bridge and mount fuji from the balcony
13:44this man owns a high-rise unit on the tokyo waterfront as an investment
13:50and is weighing another purchase
13:55prices for new properties are surging in taipei
13:59but in tokyo it seems relatively affordable if you compare it to the other major cities around the
14:04world there are customers who want to buy housing units but also shops inns or an entire building for
14:13business purposes taiwanese demand for second homes in japan is also rising
14:19as it's a relatively short flight away and many feel a closeness to japan's culture
14:28a major real estate company in japan is focusing more on marketing in taiwan
14:35in march it held a promotional event in taipei highlighting property features from a local japanese
14:41perspective this property offers convenient access to several train lines this man is considering a
14:49purchase with an eye on the future hoping his granddaughter will one day attend university in
14:54japan he is attracted by high quality education he also sees owning properties outside taiwan as a way to
15:03diversify risks japan's living standards are high but prices and various expenditures are much lower than
15:12in taipei and japan's environment is far better than taipei's this real estate company says revenue from
15:21brokerage services for customers living in taiwan has risen about fourfold in the past five years
15:30taiwanese buyers appreciate the quality of japanese properties and how they're managed
15:37demand for the real estate is strong and we project it will grow
15:43in japan a further rise in foreign demand is spurring concerns that condo prices may climb even more
15:52the japanese government is planning to consider ways to curb speculative buying of real estate
15:59and let's check on the markets japan's benchmark nikki 225 ended at 55 895 down 0.73 percent from wednesday
16:08investors are closely watching how the talks between the us and iran will unfold as well as development
16:14surrounding the strait of humus and other benchmarks across the asia pacific region are also on the back
16:20foot as a cautious time prevails sol's kospi slipped more than one percent and mumbai's sensex lost one
16:27point two percent and that's the business news for this thursday all right ruichi thank you very much for
16:32that next countries around southeast asia are ramping up efforts to reign in cross-border crimes including
16:39the operation of scam centers tra tirako-san at our bureau in bangkok has the latest on that tra
16:47the thai military has held a tour of a major scam center for the media it provides a rare first
16:54-hand
16:54look at how transnational criminal organizations operate the facility is located in northern cambodia
17:02the thai military took control of the area during a border conflict between the countries in december
17:08thai authorities say the sprawling site includes over 150 buildings and they believe it housed more
17:16than 10 000 people including foreign citizens many of them were allegedly involved in scams targeting
17:24people in the u.s europe southeast asia and japan the authorities found manuals and notes on different
17:32fraud methods written in several languages they also uncovered rooms with security cameras they believe
17:39were used to punish people who failed to produce results or broke the rules they say this suggests of
17:47the organization manage the site through violence we're now joined by nhk world's kim jeet young for more
17:55so jee young you were able to look through some of the documents that were found at the scam center
18:00can you
18:01tell us what they revealed yes as we saw in the report there were guides on how to commit fraud
18:07these came in many
18:09languages including japanese chinese and english that tells us that people from around the world were
18:17involved in the scans i was surprised by the thoroughness of the manuals the strategies they mapped out
18:25were very well structured the instructions were detailed and clearly explained different methods for getting
18:33close to targets let's start with this document which describes the characteristic of japanese people
18:43it says when communicating with a japanese target only sends short messages it says japanese people get
18:52stressed when messages are too long and this manual breaks down a scam into a seven-day timeline
19:01it suggests daily objectives and offers detailed ideas on how to build relationships this guide is on how to
19:12approach people who have already been scanned in the past it offers two templates one for people who have been
19:22scammed within the past one to three months and the other for people who have been scammed in the past
19:29three
19:29to six months i also got a look at documents that explain the rules of the organization some of these
19:38were
19:39guidelines on how to manage the operations but there were also many restrictions governing the
19:47lives of the workers romantic relationships with other workers were forbidden some of the rules were quite specific
19:58the workers were not allowed to talk during regular hours or even cross their legs violations led to fines
20:07our report also mentions suspected torture rooms for workers who broke rules or weren't successful i saw handcuffs
20:18and chains in other rooms this gives some indication of the brutal treatment the workers faced now earlier this month
20:28kambodian authorities raided scam centers so countries have been cracking down but these organizations are still
20:35able to continue their operations how are they so elusive and what can be done to stop them well the
20:42organizations adopt by changing their locations and the scale of their operations they used to mostly set
20:50up in the border regions of myanmar cambodia and laos a u.n official researching the groups said they targeted
20:59these areas because they could avoid the authorities but now some are operating in urban centers
21:10in many cases the leaders of these groups learn how to commit fraud at large-scale bases in the border
21:18areas before moving to urban areas or the capital from there they make use of the skills they learned at
21:27the
21:27major bases and lead smaller fractured groups the organizations are now spreading further across
21:38southeast asia including into indonesia vietnam timoreste and even the pacific island nations this is making it
21:48even more difficult to crack down on their operations the u.n plans to provide high-tech devices to extract
21:58data from
21:59seized laptops and smartphones to the affected countries and they are also helping train investigative personnel
22:08i think it's essential for the public and private sector to work together on this issue
22:15for example social media companies could help in the investigations but more importantly the authorities
22:24must sound the alarm about the reality of these groups if more people were aware of the methods of the
22:33operations and the treatment of the workers they wouldn't get involved in the first place thank you ji-young
22:42and that wraps up our bulletin i'm trajira gosan in bangkok thank you very much moving on to other
22:48news north korea has shed light on a series of weapons tests held this week they reportedly included a
22:54ballistic missile armed with a cluster bomb state-run korean central news agency says the academy of defense
23:01science and the missile administration conducted the tests over three days through wednesday the activities
23:07reportedly involved a surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile armed with a cluster bomb warhead kcna
23:15says the weapon was shown to be capable of reducing a wide targeted area to ashes kcna says the other
23:22tests
23:22included an electromagnetic weapon designed to disrupt communications networks and a so-called carbon fiber
23:29bomb south korean military officials earlier said the north had fired short-range ballistic missiles from
23:36the eastern city of wonsan toward the sea of japan on wednesday they also said projectiles were launched
23:42on tuesday from an area near pyongyang a south korean expert says the weapons are designed to target south korea
23:49and the tests were intended to convey pyongyang's view of the south as a hostile state
24:06a spring storm is set to bring rough conditions for some areas of japan our meteorologist yumi hirano has
24:12the details in our world weather report after common dry conditions a storm system is approaching western
24:19japan on thursday it's expected to develop over the sea of japan and bring strong winds on friday in
24:27addition intense rain lightning and even tornadoes are possible especially from kyushu to tokay showers are
24:35also expected in tokyo with a high of 19 wet weather is likely in seoul shanghai and chun chim but
24:44for the
24:44south hot and dry conditions are expected the high will be 31 in taipei 30 in hong kong and 38
24:52in bangkok
24:53now moving to europe warm air is covering the west creating higher than average temperatures london
25:01hit 26.1 degrees on wednesday the earliest ever that it's gone above 25. the heat may have surprised
25:11even the seasonal flowers more than a hundred types of tulips burst into color to welcome spring near london
25:20on wednesday organizers at a spring festival said that seeing these flowers bloom after a cold winter
25:28is always a special moment in london itself the weather seems to have jumped straight to summer with
25:36temperatures in the mid-20s many people could be seen out and about near popular tourist areas bursting in
25:44the heat but a big temperature change is coming to london the high will drop to 21 on thursday only
25:5315 on
25:53friday and finally 14 on saturday the same patterns are expected in other cities after thundershowers to
26:01high-end palace will drop from 27 on thursday to only 17 on friday that's all for now have a
26:08nice day
26:11so
26:23so
26:24so
26:50Here's one more story before we go.
26:51The cherry blossoms are in full bloom near Mount Fuji.
26:55In other words, a sea of pink at Japan's most famous peak.
27:03The town of Fuji Kawaguchiko is holding a festival to celebrate the blossoms.
27:08About 200 cherry trees on the north side of Lake Kawaguchi,
27:12which is the main venue of the event, are now at their best.
27:16We really like the scenery here.
27:19We came from Germany just to visit it.
27:22Perfect sunny day, and Mount Fuji looks very beautiful.
27:26I think it's the perfect time to see cherry blossoms.
27:30The festival was originally due to run through Sunday,
27:33but organizers decided to extend it until April 15th because the blossoms are still at their peak.
27:40And that's all for this edition of Newsroom Tokyo.
27:43From all of us at NHK World Japan, thank you very much for watching.
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