Packing maximum winds of 126 Miles Per Hour near the center. The officials expect chanhom to approach western japan on saturday. They predict it will move into eastern s p later in the day and on sunday. Y. The officicials are calling on peoplele to stay vigililant fof strong wininds and high waves, wellll as mudslilides, floods i lowlying areas and swollen rivers. For more details on this typhoon, lets turn to our meteorologist. Heavy rainfall has been increasing across the Pacific Coast of japan. More weekend is expected over the weekend. People saw over 280 millimeters of rainfall in the past 24 hours and 138. 5 millimeters here. Strong winds are picking up and waves up to 8. 8 meters were reported in kochi prefecture. The typhoon will track northeastward skirting the Pacific Coast of japan with gusts up to 182 Kilometers Per Hour. Stormy conditions will be seen including in tokyo over the weekend. Total rainfall could reach 700 millimeters, and tokyo may have more than 300 millimeters. There is a chance of flooding and landslides and you should stay abuy frway from the coasta washingtareas because waves will be dangerously high. Turning to the united states. Authororities hahave charged 13 people for allegedly plotting to kidnap the governor of michigan ahead of the november election. The Officials Say that they belonged to militia groups that oppose the p policies of gretch whitmer, a democrat. All of us stand here today and want the public to know that federal and state Law Enforcement are committed to make sure violent extremists never succeed with their plans. Particularly when they t target our duley elected leaders. Officials from the fbi and other agencies say the groups were planning to attack the states Capitol Building and abduct government officials, including the governor. Whitmer described the militia as far right white supremacist groups and called out President Donald Trump for failing to condemn such groups during last months president ial debate. He told one far r right organizatition to stand back an stand by at that event. Hate groups heard the president s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry. As a call to action. When our leaders speak, their words matter. They carry weight. The White House Press secretary issued a state claiming that whitmer is sewing division. Separately, the u. S. President says he will skip next weeks virtual debate with democratic president ial candidate joe biden after the commission on president ial debates announced the event would take place online. No, im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. Thats not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate, its ridiculous. And they cutut you off whenever they want. Trump made the comments in an interview with fox business anchor maria bartiloma. Questions began to swirl whether or not the debate would go ahead and planned after trump contracted the coronavirus. A statement by the commission on president ial debates said the debate scheduled for october 15th would take place with the candidates in separate remote locations to protect the health and safety of all involved. Ws the trump campapaign called the decision pathetic, and describibing the Commission Members as swamp creatures. It said the campaign plans to hold a rally instead. The biden camp released a statement saying he was willing to participate in the virtual debate. But biden told reporters later that he would wait and see how the situation develops, saying the president changes his mind every second. Polls suggest the president is trailing biden with less than a month to go until the election. President trump is pushing to win over a key bloc of voter as he tries to get his campaign on track. Nhk worlds esther oh has more. Reporter for many, living in a peacaceful suburb is the definitionon of the american dream. And the suburbs have played a pivotal role in the outcome of u. S. Elections. Four years ago, suburban voters helped donald trump win the presidency. Now, hes renewing his efforts to reach them, especially white suburbanites. This election will decide whether we save the american dream, and this election will decide whether we will defend the american way of life. [ knock on door ] hello. Mike ginsburg is a lawyer who lives in a suburb in the state of virginia near washington, d. C. Hi, buddy. He moved here seven years ago to raise his children in a peaceful environment. He says he is supporting trump and the election largely because of a promise the president made. I ended lowincome housing being built in the suburbs and destroying peoples american dream. Reporter former president obama enacted a housing mandate that required cities receiving fedederal funding g to eliminat racial and economic segregation, but trump revovoked the e reregulationon. In response to criticism that trump is trying to appeal to white suburbanites, ginsburg disagrees. He said hes concerned that obamas policy would affect their quality of life, regardless of race. Its an important issue to suburban people, people who live in the suburbs. We all, you know, we all came out here for the same thing. You know . The good schools, the quiet lifestyle, the safe neighborhoods. All of those things. Reporter as to whether trumps strategy is working, one expert says its not likely to be that effective. E. President trurump seems t to paying attention to a suburb ththat existed back in the 1950 60s, d d 70s. It doesntt really exist anany. Its not likely to move large numbers ofof suburbanites. Reporter thehe demographif the suburbs are indeed changing. In 1990, 81 of the people who lived there were white. But 20 years later, that figure stood at just 65 . Hlo. Hi. Pleasure to meet you. Reporter this woman also lives in a suburb outside of washington, d. C. She moved to the u. S. From indonesia 30 years ago. She supports the Democratic Party because she says it welcomes immigrants like her. She believes trump isnt interested in bringing people together. Hes trying to divide. Hes trying to, um hes using fearmongering tactics. Yeahah, maybe there are some people who are, feel threatened, but a lot more people who feele like, okay. We got to respect our neighbors. Reporter President Trump seems intent on pursuing a Campaign Strategy that uses division and fear to motivate voters. Even if it risks a backlash from some suburbanites come november. Esther oh, nhk world, washington. A Credit Research firm says nearly 4,000 companies in japan went bankrupt between april and september. It says the number was actually down from the same period last year, as some firms were able to secure government aid among the pandemic. A total of 3,956 companies with debts of at least 10 million yen, began legal liquidation procedures. Thats a drop of 5. 2 from the same period in 2019. The researchers say the bankruptcy figures fell below 4,000 for the First Time Since the second half of fiscal year of 2004. They say Government Support packages to deal with the coronavirus such as interest free and unsecured loans helped prevent bankruptcies. Looking at bankruptcies directly linked to the impact of the coronavirus, the Research Firm says 598 firms went under between february and october 8th. The researchers warned there is still a risk that bankruptcies will rise if the firms that sought Financial Assistance cannot recover their profitability. The world athletics president has inspected t the mn stadium for the Tokyo Olympics and paralympics. Its his first visit to japan since the games were postponed to next year. The head of the International Governing Body for track and visited the National Stadium in tokyo on thursday. He said the stadium is sustainable and beautifully designed. And will encourage athletes to perform at their highest levels. We are absolutely committed to working with the organizing committee for the delivery of a fantastic games. We will also be supportitive of the organizing committee in anything that we need to do. O. Later in the day, he met with president of the tokyo organizing committee. He proposed the National Stadium should be used a as the venue f the world athletic championships. He met with the minister for the Tokyo Olympics and paralympics, who expressed determination to make the g games success b by drawing on her own experience as an athlete. She represented japan at seven olympics a as a speed skater an track cyclist. She won a skating bronze medal in france in 1992. Now turning to the World Weather forecast, with our meteorologist. Yoko . Hello there. A little moisture from chomhom, rainfall will continue to develop over the weekend. Total rainfall could reach 700 millimeters and tokyo may have more than 300 millimeters through the next 48 hours. Gusts can reach 160 Kilometers Per Hour that could affect some transportation over the weekend. Tokyo is expecting Stormy Weather on friday and going into saturday. Temperatures will persist in tokyo on friday, but temperature also jump up to the mid or upper teens on a sunday afternoon when the typhoon passes. Theres another Tropical Storm in the gulf of mexicoco. Ththis is hurricane delta, whic had just been upgraded to a category 3 major hurricane. It will move north as it gains strength and could make landfall in louisiana by friday. As it does so, delta will be the 10th tropical see lone to hit the u. S. In a single hurricane season. Done pours are expected in louisiana with up to 300 millimeters possible. Temperatures in new orleans on friday, and showers will spread into new york and washington, d. C. Over the weekend. Thats all for now. Stay safe. Thats all for this edition of nhk newsline. Thank you very much for staying with us. Welcome to newsline in depth. Im shibuya aki. The coronavirus continues to up end our daily lives. Impacting everything including incomes. But as history shows, the worst of times can bring out the best in people and their communities. Today on newsline in depth, we share stories of everyday people overcoming the corona era by reaching out to help others. We start off in honduras. The Global Pandemic has added a further financial burden on people in the Central American country. Many industries have been hard hit, including the huge coffee trade. After the country went into lockdown in march, a woman in japan over 10,000 kilometers away, took it upon herself to find a way to support the coffee bean growers. She turned to the highend hon duren product to create a connection between the two countries and together make it through these times. Reporter this Coffee Roastery opened last year. The shop is owned by this woman, who carefully selects beans from honduras. A reach aroma that goes down well with customers. She first visited honduras in 2013, one of the poorest countries in central america. Its part of the japan overseas cooperation volunteers program. That was whenhe tasted a local coffee for the first time. Honduras has a robust coffee industry that produces high quality beans. Since 2016, shes been buying them directly from local producers. She displays information about the growers and tir farms in her store. Translator by imports beeps directly frorom farmers, i hopeo help customers see their dedication and passion for growing the coffee we love. Reporter but in may, she received a message from one of her vowers in honduras. She asked for advance payment for beans to help save her and her fellow farmers livelihoods. She explained they had lost vital business because of the governments stay at home order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Translator shes never asked me for money before, so i knew she was in big trouble. Reporter the owner of a sake brewery offered to collaborate so that she could help her friend overseas. Translator i came up with the idea of combining the flavors of her coffee and our distilled liquor. Collaboration makes us stronger. Reporter they started developing a new product that uses the hon duren coffee. A test batch was finally ready for tasting. She showed hernandez the product in an online call. The label Design Incorporated the logo for her farm. She hopes tt her customers can imagine a far away hon duduran farms. Translator thank you for this wonderful collaboration. Transnslator i stronglyy believee that we can overcome hardship by working hard together. Reporter she launched a Fundraising Campaign for her friends, offering the new liquor to donors as a free gift. Shes raised about 17,000, far surpassing her initial goal. And with no end to the pandemic in sight, mutual support among businesses may be one of the keys to surviving the covid era. So far, hernandez has been fortunate. She has reopened three of her four cafes. But sales he yet to rebound due to the absencef tourists. The good news is, the liquor coffee they created is now on sale in japan. And the two are current lly explore how to export it overseas. Here in japan, the government estimates that as of the end of september, more than 60,000 people have lost or are about to lose their jobs due to the coronavirus. Some 10,000 of them have been working in the restaurant industry. Under these severe conditions, many establishments have launched Takeout Services to make ends meet. We now turn our lens on a photographer who made it his mission to support these eateries. Hes harnessing his professional skills to make people hungry for dining in. Reporter dumplings in the spotlight. This professional photographer is offering his services to local restaurants. They can use his photos to advertise their taket food, free of charge. Translator if the picture is good, im confident that restaurant sales will rise. Reporter today, hes helping a chinese restaurant. Sales of his eatery have fallen 70 . Like any good chef, a profofessional photographer fofocuses on the best ingredien. Translator the shrimps need to come out more. Make them stand out, at least one more. Reporter he says lighting is the key to getting mouth watering results. Traranslator how about this . Translator oh, nice. Looks delicious. I will continue doing my best. Takiyamas a really e encouraged me. Repororter p photographers across japan have been i inspir by takiyama. In this online lecture, he offers free tips to other professionals who usually dont take pictures of food. Translator we need to use different lighting methods. If we take a picture with a slice of pizza with the same settings as a lunchbox, the pizza will appear too flat. I maiainly take picictures of peopople, but his effortsts to reststaurants havave made a a d impression on. So i decided to do it, too. Reporter dozens of struggling eateries say hes helped them win back business. Translator im glad if i can contribute to society through taking pictures. I hope photos encourage people and help them move forward. Reporter these are dark times for restaurants. And he says he and his camera are ready to serve. When he came to the rescue of restaurants this past spring, he had already seen his photography assignments drop by 90 . Though his workload has bounced back, he plans to continue offering his free Photography Services as long as theres demand. Weve also learned that some of the photographers who took his workshop have started volunteering their services, too. Finally, we have a story about a professional clown. He volunteers at hospitals around japan to bring joy to children facing serus illnesses or living with disabilities. But his work on site has been strictly limited to prevent the spread of the virus. So hes found an alternative method to raise the spirits of kids, many of whom are experiencing extra stress due to restrictions on temporary home stays and hospital visits from family. Translator this 5yearold girl in hospital has only her father for company. Butt with h her mother and youn brother socially distancining a home, everyonone is watching a liveve clown performance. The hospital room and the family home are connenected throuough Online Meeting system, s so eveveryone c can enjoy the show. The man behind the grease paint is omenai. Hes been volunteering as a crown for Sick Children for 16 years through a nonprofit. He and his group deliver laughs to pediatric wards right across japan. But theyve been unable to do so in person since march because of coronavirus related restrictions. Meanwhile, there are growing kerns about stresss levels amon hospitalized children. Translator if we can do something to make people smile, i really think we should do it. Reporter so he came up with the idea of online shows. He crowd funded the project to buy cameras and the gear he needs to stage online performances. Translator im not exactly a technology expert, so ive never tried this kind of thing before. Because im learning so much by having a go. Reporter today, omune is connecting with a 7yearold boy who is in hospital for the first time. At the beginning, his parents werent allowed to visit. Translator he was so upset when we werent allowed in. Reporter after a month, only his mother was allowed to visit. Thee hospital recommended the online clownwn show, and madade arrangngementsts with omune. The boys father and brother are on screenen, too. Its been a a month since thehe all seen each other. R. Omune balanced a twometer stepladder on his forehead. A trickck reqequiring great ski. At first, the boy w was nenervo. But after watching the show, h was more like his normamal self. They enjoyed the performance for a full hour. It was like being with my brother again. Translator there are so many difficult things going on, but this has helped us forget them. Translator trying to help sick kids connect with their families, thats what we aim to do. We try to get through difficult situations. Reporter d despite the challenges of the pandemic, he hopes his show can help Sick Children get through their difficult times, using laughter as the best kind of medicine. Omunes volunteer activities arent limited to japan. Theyll postpone this year. Around the world, childn have been separated from their families becausef the coronavirus. Now omune plans to share his programs worldwide on various media platforms. Hes also giving fellow clowns overseas his tips for online performances. Today, we shared stories of everyday people passionate about helping others get through these tough times. Theyve shown us that having compassion and a cooperative spirit can be all it takes to overcome the challenges of the coronavirus. Thats all for todays newsline in depth. Thank you for watching. And see you soon. Aiog anchor the who reports a record one day jump in global covid cases drivenen by surgingg infections across europe. There are warnings the coronavirus situation is far from under control in syria, despite what the government says. Anchor this is al jazeera live from london. Also coming up, iran accuses the