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00:47U.S. President Donald Trump says he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a trip to Asia
00:54next month.
00:55In Japan, that prospect is raising hope among those looking for answers about people kidnapped by Pyongyang decades ago.
01:04NHK Bros. Takeda Tomonari spoke with former abductee Soga Hitomi, who says she's still waiting for the day that remaining
01:11victims can come home.
01:30Soga Hitomi was abducted with her mother, Miyoshi, in 1978 on Sadow Island.
01:40Three men who had been following us suddenly ran up and attacked my mother and me.
02:10Soga Hitomi was abducted near her home, taken to a small boat, and then transported to North Korea.
02:21Sadow Island is located in the Sea of Japan, between the mainland and North Korea.
02:27Japanese authorities believe a number of North Korean agents infiltrated the surrounding region by boat.
02:34Soga and her mother are two of 17 people Japan's government recognizes as having been abducted by Pyongyang in the
02:411970s and 80s.
02:45Officials say the abductees were used to teach Japanese language and culture to North Korean agents.
02:52Soga says she spent much of her early years in North Korea isolated from society.
02:57Even her trips to the store were monitored.
03:02In 1980, she married Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. military serviceman who had defected to the North years earlier.
03:15I spent most of my time at home, raising my children, growing crops, and caring for animals.
03:29For years, Soga had no reason to believe she would ever see Japan again.
03:36A diplomatic breakthrough came in September 2002, when then-Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro held landmark talks with North Korean leader
03:45Kim Jong-il.
03:52Five abductees were able to return to Japan.
03:55Soga was one of them, but the whereabouts of the other 12, including her mother, are still unknown.
04:06I want to know what happened to my mother, but information is hard to come by, and all I can
04:18do is wait.
04:3024 years have now passed since Soga came back home.
04:37She often travels around Japan, speaking about the abduction issue, and calling for the return of the remaining victims.
04:47The recent reports that President Trump may meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un again have given some families hope that
04:54the issue could regain international attention.
05:02I hope such a meeting could help move things in a positive direction.
05:10In the end, I believe it will take direct talks between the leaders of Japan and North Korea.
05:31We're now joined by NHK World's Takeda Tomonari, who filed this report.
05:35So, Tomonari, it must be heartbreaking to be separated from family members for years without knowing where they are or
05:43even if they're still alive.
05:45Has there been any progress on the abduction issue recently?
05:48At this point, unfortunately, not much.
05:52Soga Hitomi said Japan will need to work closely with the United States to resolve the issue.
06:00When Trump met Kim Jong-un in the past, he raised the abduction issue during their talks.
06:07Many hope another meeting could provide a potential breakthrough.
06:12Soga hasn't seen her mother since she was 19 years old.
06:17And as her mother would turn 95 this year.
06:22She worried time is running out.
06:25Tomonari, just remind us how many other abductees are still waiting to return home, just as Soga did.
06:31The Japanese government officially recognizes 17 abduction victims, including Soga and her mother.
06:40But the true number may be far higher.
06:44According to the National Police Agency, there are more than 860 missing persons cases,
06:52in which abduction by North Korea cannot be ruled out.
06:58So, the issue may be much bigger than many people realize.
07:03Is there evidence of abductions involving citizens from other countries as well?
07:07According to the United Nations, people in other parts of the world have also been affected, including Europe and Asia.
07:18One case drawing attention is Anocha Panchoi, a Thai woman believed to have been abducted in 1978.
07:27Soga said they both lived in the same apartment complex in North Korea.
07:34In August, Thailand's National Human Rights Commission met with her and asked about Anocha's daily life and health at the
07:44time.
07:45Japan is seeking to work more closely with Thailand and other irrelevant countries to keep the issue in the spotlight.
07:55Well, NHK World's Takeda Tomonari, thank you for your insights.
07:58Thank you.
08:16A major journalism non-profit is calling on Moscow to release a detained Japanese reporter.
08:22Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, said on Tuesday it had taken him into custody on suspicion of espionage.
08:31The man is a correspondent with the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper's Yusno-Sakalinsk bureau in the Russian Far East.
08:38The FSB says he has been transferred to Moscow.
08:42The Committee to Protect Journalists has issued a call for his immediate release.
08:47In a post on Wednesday, it said journalists must not be used as leverage in wider geopolitical disputes.
08:55It claims Russia has at least 30 journalists in detention.
08:59The Japanese foreign ministry is also getting involved.
09:03The director general of its European Affairs Bureau, Nakamura Kimitake, on Wednesday,
09:08summoned the Russian ambassador to Japan, Nikolai Nozrev.
09:13Nakamura called for prompt information and access to the detained journalist and asked that the reporter be treated humanely.
09:21Nakamura also strongly protested footage that appears to show the journalist in custody.
09:27He criticized Russia for releasing the video without telling Japan.
09:32A ministry official said, as of Wednesday night, Russia still had not notified them about the case.
09:39They say details, such as the man's condition, remain unknown.
09:45Next, Takebe Arata has been tapped to be Japan's next agriculture minister.
09:51He says, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae told him he would succeed Yanakazu, who submitted his resignation on Wednesday.
10:01Takebe is a 56-year-old lower house lawmaker with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
10:07The news comes just a day after Yanakazu said he would be stepping down.
10:12He met with Takaichi on Wednesday evening.
10:17I told the Prime Minister of my intention to resign.
10:20I cannot allow this to cause any further disruption to diet deliberations.
10:25I also believe it is essential to avoid a situation in which the government is no longer able to fully
10:31focus on agriculture policy.
10:33Therefore, I made the decision myself.
10:38We must provide clear answers to important challenges.
10:43Those include a consumption tax cut bill, addressing the Middle East situation,
10:48and creating a budget of responsible and proactive fiscal policy.
10:52Therefore, I accepted his resignation.
10:55I take my responsibility for having appointed him very seriously,
10:59and I deeply regret that matters have come to a point where a cabinet minister has had to step down.
11:09Yanakazu was under pressure due to comments he had made
11:12while speaking at a gathering in his home prefecture of Tochigi in May.
11:17This was before he joined the cabinet in September.
11:20At the time, he said he had significantly cut the road budgets of two municipalities
11:26whose mayors did not support him politically.
11:30Yanakazu retracted those remarks last week and issued an apology.
11:34He says he had not actually pushed the relevant ministry to make cuts.
11:39But opposition parties continue to call for him to step down.
11:44Concerns have also been raised that he may have violated the public office's Election Act.
11:50media reports allege he arranged free shuttle buses for his supporters
11:55during past lower house election campaigns.
11:59Opposition parties say this may have been illegal.
12:03This is the first time a minister has resigned from Takaichi's cabinet
12:07since she took office as prime minister in October last year.
12:13Japan's National Police Agency says it will start discussions next week
12:18on a requirement for known stalkers to wear GPS tracking devices.
12:23This comes amid a surge in stalking cases in the country.
12:28The agency says police departments across Japan
12:31received more than 22,000 stalking-related consultations in 2025.
12:36Many cases escalated despite police warnings or restraining orders,
12:42with some victims being murdered.
12:44South Korea, Spain and other countries have introduced similar requirements.
12:50Stalkers in those countries are forced to wear hard-to-remove GPS trackers.
12:55The devices alert the police if they are taking off or if the victims are approached.
13:00The agency says it will set up a panel to discuss the measure.
13:04It will include a psychiatric expert and the family member of a person murdered by a stalker.
13:11The panel will cover various topics,
13:13including how the devices would be operated
13:15and who would be required to wear them.
13:20As student protests continue in France,
13:23calls for better education conditions are spreading to other parts of Europe.
13:30More than 160-thousand took to the streets in France on Tuesday.
13:35Among them were students, teachers and labor union members.
13:40The protests have grown since September,
13:42when high school students started demanding an end-to-teacher shortages
13:46and improvements to aging facilities.
13:50In Albania, groups of mostly young people
13:53have been protesting in the capital, Tirana, since Tuesday.
13:56They're calling for improvements to universities
14:00and a review of education costs.
14:03Reuters reported on Wednesday that the protests had turned violent
14:07and that government buildings were on fire.
14:10Footage shows police using water cannons
14:13as well as flames and smoke rising across the city.
14:18Elsewhere in Europe, Belgium and Greece
14:21have recently been large-scale protests.
14:23Attention is focused on whether the unrest will spread further.
14:36On to business news,
14:38the International Monetary Fund released its latest economic outlook this week.
14:43It says Japan's economy is likely to fall to sixth place
14:47in global rankings next year,
14:49behind India and the United Kingdom.
14:51The IMF estimates Japan's nominal gross domestic product
14:56will amount to nearly 4.47 trillion dollars in 2027.
15:01As for 2026,
15:03the IMF projection ranks Japan in fourth spot
15:06after the United States, China and Germany.
15:10But India's nominal GDP is estimated to reach 4.52 trillion dollars next year,
15:16while the U.K.'s is expected to be about 4.49 trillion dollars.
15:21Both India and the U.K. are expected to post higher growth than Japan.
15:27Meanwhile, the yen's continued weakness
15:30will reduce the value of Japan's GDP in U.S. dollar terms.
15:34Japan faces the challenge of boosting growth
15:37through higher investment and improved productivity
15:40as the country's population decline is expected to continue.
15:45Slowing growth also seems to be a concern at Netflix.
15:50According to local media,
15:52the U.S. streaming giant is preparing to cut about 1,000 jobs globally.
15:57The Wall Street Journal first reported the plan
16:00to cut 6 percent of Netflix's workforce.
16:03It said that would be the steepest layoffs since 2022.
16:08The reports say co-chief executives Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos
16:13sent an email to employees on Wednesday explaining the move.
16:17They said the cuts will mostly affect the product,
16:20tech, legal and human resources departments.
16:24The reports quoted the email as saying
16:26delivering on Netflix's mission to entertain the world
16:30requires the company to be disciplined about prioritizing resources.
16:35Media, including business news channel CNBC,
16:39reported that Sarandos said last month
16:41Netflix was not growing as fast as he wanted.
16:46CNBC said Netflix continues to post solid profits
16:50and is still the biggest player in streaming.
16:53But it pointed out that viewing time has stagnated.
16:56It said recent subscriber growth has largely been driven
17:00by a crackdown on password sharing
17:02and the launch of a cheaper service
17:05that includes advertisements.
17:08Staying in the U.S.,
17:09contract chipmaker Global Foundries
17:11says it will work with Japanese firms
17:14to expand local production.
17:16It says they will join hands
17:18to build two semiconductor plants
17:20in the state of New York.
17:22The project is part of a Japan-U.S. agreement
17:25signed in July 2025 during tariff negotiations.
17:29Japan agrees to invest a total of 550 billion dollars
17:33in the United States under this deal.
17:36Global Foundries said on Wednesday
17:38the New York expansion will be worth
17:41up to around 21 billion dollars.
17:44The plants are expected to produce semiconductors
17:47for automobiles and communications infrastructure.
17:50The company said it will team up
17:52with Tokyo Electron and Renaissance Electronics,
17:55two Japanese players in the semiconductor industry.
17:59The construction of the first plant
18:01is scheduled to begin by year-end.
18:04The goal is to start operations in 2029.
18:08Global Foundries says building semiconductor plants
18:11in the U.S. will strengthen supply chains
18:14and shore up defenses against geopolitical risks
18:17and natural disasters.
18:20Now, the Wagyu Olympics,
18:22a prestigious competition showcasing Japan's famed beef cattle,
18:26is held once every five years.
18:29With only a year to go,
18:30the hopes of Shiga Prefecture
18:32are riding on the forehead of cattle
18:35aiming to win the first-ever title for Omi Wagyu.
18:41Omi Beef is Shiga Prefecture's premier brand.
18:45The meat is known for its high rate of marbling
18:48and fat that melts in your mouth.
18:55Suzuki Fuminori runs this cattle ranch.
18:59He is getting his prize contenders ready
19:01for the Wagyu Olympics in August next year.
19:06I hope I can broaden the appeal of Omi Beef
19:09by participating in this important event.
19:13The competition does a lot
19:15to raise the profile of the top brands.
19:18The champion receives the Prime Minister's Award.
19:22It also spurs the breeders
19:24to improve their cattle-raising skills.
19:30Omi Beef is a regular in the competition,
19:32getting high marks in the last event.
19:37Suzuki plans to enter two animals.
19:42Mitsutaro, the steer,
19:44is among 21 candidates on the shortlist
19:47to represent Omi Beef.
19:50Entries are all top-notch cattle
19:52from across the nation.
19:53If my entries finish in the top spots,
19:56it will create more exposure to consumers.
20:02Suzuki tries to provide the best conditions
20:05for Mitsutaro to grow.
20:06He makes sure the steer will maintain
20:09a healthy appetite,
20:10even in the heat of summer.
20:13The barn is beside Lake Biwa
20:16and gets a constant breeze.
20:18The nearby mountain shelters it from the sun.
20:21It is in the shade a few hours
20:24before the other sheds in the evening.
20:30Strong electric fans keep the kettle cool.
20:36Suzuki also improved the feed this summer.
20:40This is modified corn.
20:42It's been processed to make it easier
20:43for the cows to digest.
20:51Officials from the prefecture
20:52and a livestock industry promotion group
20:55make regular visits to the ranches.
20:58They check how the candidates are maturing.
21:05The cattle are growing well,
21:08judging from the height and waist size.
21:19Marii, the heifer,
21:20is another candidate from Suzuki's ranch.
21:24Breeding cattle must have parents
21:27that were born and raised locally.
21:29Marii is one of four in this category
21:32and the first entry for Omi.
21:35Pretty faces are also important
21:37for breeding cattle.
21:39Good looks, including a big mouth
21:42to eat lots of feed,
21:43earn extra points.
21:49I'm aiming for the award.
21:51We all are.
21:55Everyone must go for the top prize.
21:58It won't be easy,
21:59but I'll do my best over the next year.
22:05Just one year to go.
22:07The Omi Wagyu industry players
22:10are all pulling together
22:11to promote their premier beef brand.
22:16And that's a wrap for the Biz Corner
22:18this Thursday.
22:28We now move to what's making headlines
22:31in other parts of the Asia-Pacific
22:33with Dora Terekao-san
22:34in our Bangkok studio.
22:38Authorities in Pakistan
22:39say at least 33 people
22:41were killed
22:42when a school roof collapsed
22:44and that most of the victims
22:45were children.
22:47They say more than 40 people
22:49were injured.
22:51The collapse occurred on Thursday
22:53at a private school in Peshawar
22:55in the country's northwest.
22:57Officials say there were more than
22:59and 100 students
23:00in the classrooms
23:01when the roof came down.
23:03A local hospital says
23:05all of the children who died
23:07were age 14 or younger.
23:09Authorities are still investigating
23:11the cause of the collapse,
23:13but they say the building
23:14had a weak structure.
23:17Officials say the owner
23:18of the school is in custody.
23:23Finance ministers
23:24and central bank governors
23:25of the group
23:26of 20 major economies
23:28have met for talks
23:29in Bangkok.
23:32Their discussions
23:33focused on efforts
23:34to achieve stable global growth,
23:37despite high inflation
23:39and interest rates
23:40in many countries
23:41across the world.
23:42They also covered
23:43the risks posed by AI
23:45to financial systems.
23:47Japan's finance minister
23:49Katayama Satsuki
23:50and Bank of Japan Governor
23:52Ueda Kazuo attended.
23:55The meeting comes
23:56as countries
23:57implement fiscal measures
23:58in a bid to rein in inflation,
24:01largely a result
24:02of high crude oil prices.
24:04Delegates noted
24:05that interest rates
24:06are trending upward
24:08with widening fluctuations.
24:10Japan argued
24:11for reaffirming
24:12the G20 view
24:14that excessive volatility
24:15in foreign exchange markets
24:17hurts the global economy.
24:19The talks also took place
24:22against the backdrop
24:23of a surge
24:24in unauthorized access
24:25incidents globally.
24:27Experts have linked
24:29the security breaches
24:30to AI.
24:32Delegates discuss
24:33the risk
24:34that a new
24:35high-performance
24:36AI model
24:37could be misused
24:38in a way
24:39that poses
24:40a grave threat
24:41to financial systems.
24:43The talks
24:43were followed
24:44by a meeting
24:45of finance chiefs
24:46from the Group
24:46of Seven Nations,
24:47also in Bangkok.
24:51Smoke
24:52from Indonesia's
24:53worst wildfires
24:54in years
24:55continues to shroud
24:56parts of the country
24:57and its neighbors,
24:59prompting health warnings
25:00across the region.
25:03The intense
25:05wildfire season
25:06is likely due
25:07to El Nino Field
25:08dry conditions.
25:09The resulting haze
25:11has turned the sky
25:12over Indonesia's
25:14central Kalimantan orange.
25:15The Environment Ministry
25:18has classified
25:19the health risks
25:20there as dangerous.
25:21That's the highest level
25:23on its five-tier scale.
25:25In Singapore,
25:26rain on Thursday morning
25:28did little
25:28to clear the smog
25:30filling the sky.
25:31Poor air quality
25:32has prompted people
25:34to stock up
25:34on face masks.
25:36The government
25:37has also started
25:38a phased distribution
25:39of face masks
25:40to people
25:41deemed vulnerable.
25:43Timor-Leste's
25:45education ministry
25:46has suspended
25:47face-to-face classes
25:48for three days
25:49starting Thursday.
25:51It recommends
25:52families keep
25:53children indoors
25:54whenever possible
25:55during this period
25:56and close doors
25:57and windows.
26:00And that wraps up
26:01our bulletin.
26:02I'm Thra Atira Kalsan
26:03in Bangkok.
26:29All right,
26:30let's take a look
26:30at the three-day weather forecast
26:32for selected cities
26:33around the globe.
26:34as well.
27:02Let's take care.
27:04Let's take care.
27:12C'est parti !
27:19C'est parti !
27:49C'est parti !