It is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Biden held a News Conference on tuesday. He was joined by Vice President elect harris and the individuals he selected. Most of the nominees must be confirmed by the senate. Antony blinken was picked as secretary of state. He was deputy secretary of state during former president obamas second term. He nominated former deputy cia director haines to be the director of national intelligence. She will be the first woman to hold that post if she wins confirmation. Alejandro mayor casse was nominated to be the secretary of homeland security. He will be the first latino and first immigrant to fill that role, if confirmed. The News Conference was held one day after the countrys General Services administration cleared the way for the transition of power to officially begin. But President Donald Trump has not conceded defeat. Abraham lincolns cabinet has been characterized as a team of rivals. Scientists are trying to gauge how these appointees might shape bidens presidency. One of them is matthew wild from the bipartisan policy center. Nhk worlds Catherine Kobayashi spoke with him earlier. Mr. Wild, what beliefs do you think the people standing behind the president elect share in americas role in the world . What were seeing from the president elect is he is picking government w have a feeling community. Ca is part of a global this is not a go it alone administration. This is not america first. Think the president elect really wants to show the world and show all americans that we can do things in this world and there are a lot of challenges, but we need to remain par of the big global community, not just doing it on our own. I see. And was there an appointment, a nominee that stood out to you . These are all great nominees honestly. All of them have extensive experience in government, including during the administration of president obama. I think one kind of key indication that we saw from the president elect is that hes going to elevate our u. N. Ambassor tohe rank of cabinet. And what that means functionally is the u. N. Ambassador will be in the room for all of theajor decisions. That hasnt happened over the past four years. I think, again, what the president elect is trying to show us is that we are part of the entire world. America is wants to regain that status as one of the leaders of a democratic world. Thats where were going. The president elect and his team now have access to information they did not have before on national security, on the pandemic. What is different from 24 hours ago . I mean, certainly because the president elect has surrounded himselfith many, many government old government hands who know what theyre doing, the biggest benefit of the official start of the transition is the fact that the biden harris administraon, incoming Transition Team has access to money, official government money, and they also have access to Government Security clearances, which will give them access to a lot of the information that we know some of it, but they will have all of the Key Information held at the highest levels of government. Right now theyre doing everything on their own, but they can now go through government channels. How do you expect the rhetoric from President Trump will change, if at all . I think he took a good step yesterday allowing the transition to continue. Unfortunately, i think the president is who the president is. I dont expect a huge amount of change. Hes certainly indicated when he leaves office, hes going to immediately become a candidate for president four years ago. So certainly the rhetoric has gotten him pretty far. He got the most votes of any president ial candidate in history. So my expectation is we wont see a big change in President Trump. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having me. An orderly transer if of power is finally under way. Well bring you the latest. For now, lets send it back to our studio in tokyo. Recent developments in the u. S. Have made for a historic day at the new york stax where the dow jones average hit 30,000 points for the first time. Share prices in new york have been rallying in recent weeks on the expectation coronavirus vaccines will be available soon. They have also been gaining on the prospect of biden formally beginning his transition to the white house. President trump welcomed the news in a statement to reporters. The stock market has just broken 30,000. Never been broken that number. Thats a sacred number. 30,000. Nobody thought they would ever see it. Trump claimed tuesdays rally marked the 48th time a stock market record had been broken during his administration. A panel of experts advising japans Health Ministry has warned rising Coronavirus Infections could deal a serious blow to the countrys medical system. Translator if the Current Situation continues, patients who would normally be saved may not survive. Hospitalizations and serious cases are on the rise, forcing hospitals to limit surgeries and emergency services. The experts say infections are surging mainly in the northern prefecture of hokkaido and metropolitan areas around tokyo, osaka and nagoya. The Central Government and local municipalities need to act on a plan that was proposed by another government advisory pam last week. That plan recommends reviewing Government Campaigns aimed at boosting the tourism and restaurant industries. It suggests that hospitality businesses shorten hours and urges people to avoid nonessential outings. The panel says regions need to put in place tougher measures to limit social contact. Nationwide, a record 345 coronavirus patients were in serious condition on tuesday. Thats roughly twice as many as a month ago. There are more than 1,200 new cases reported across the country on tuesday. Over 130,000 people have tested positive since the outbreak began, with the death toll exceeding 2,000. The japanese government is taking steps to scale back its popular Domestic Tourism campaign due to the virus. Translator the Prime Minister has decided to halt subsidies for travel to the cities of sapporo and osaka. It will last for three weeks. The government will absorb the costs so consumers will not have to pay cancellation fees. Sapporo is the capital city of hokkaido. The prefecture has had more than 200 new cases every day for the past week. Translator many cluster infections have occurred around my place. At any rate, i think we have no choice but to put some restrictions in place to improve the situation. Translator i think the campaign should not only be suspended in sapporo, but the whole of hokkaido. Nothing is more important than peoples lives. The Government Campaign called go to travel is aimed at revitalizing the economy. It has been good for Hotel Room Occupancy rates in osaka city where uncertainty is creeping into the tourism industry. Translator its really shocking. Theres no telling what will happen next. We are really anxious. Tokyo will not be excluded from the campaign. Tokyos governor will work with the Central Government to step up antivirus measures. Moving to france where president macron has announced a phased easing of lockdown measures saying the nation is past the worst of the second wave of Coronavirus Infections. Translator we must do everything we can to avoid a third wave. Do everything to avoid a third lockdown. He said shops will reopen saturday if they adopt strict Infection Control measures. If conditions continue to improve, Long Distance travel among region also be allowed from december 15th. Bars, cafes and restaurants will remain closed. Macron said christmas will not be the same this year and called for continued vigilance. Translator i hope we will get to see our family for christmas. Probably not more people, but being able to see family would be a good thing. France went to a lockdown on october 30th. The number of new daily infections topped 60,000 in early november. The figure averaged around 20,000 last week. Despite the recent decline, more than 4,000 people are said to be in intensive care. John Hopkins University says the total number of coronavirus cases across the globe has topped 59 million. It says more than 1. 4 Million People have died. In other news, japanese astronaut soguici has given reporters a glimpse into life at the International Space station. He and three others traveled to the iss a week ago aboard spacexs crew dragon capsule. Translator i call home every day from the International Space station just like fathers who have to live apart from their families because their employers transfer them to other locations. I will continue to think about home as i do my job. This is his third space mission. A record seven crew members are staying at the iss. He says they are making sure they dont bump into each other when they move around. He added, the mmander is sleeping in a cargo space because there are only six sleeping stations. Its time for our check on world weather. With our meteorologist tsietsi monare. A storm is approaching the southern part of india. There are possibilities of flooding rain. Yes. What are some precautions people need to take . People need to watch out for more flooding coming their way. They have reported over 100 millimeters of rainfall in a short period of time. The storm is going to be intense. Its going to affect some of the southern parts of india as well as northern parts of sri lanka. Its approaching india and possibly landfall by wednesday afternoon. Some of the severe conditions will be felt. People should expect consistent rainfall all the way into the weekend. By sunday, we could have seen an amount equaling 500 millimeters of rainfall. Do take care there. Localized and flash flooding high along the southern part of india and the more Central Regions along southern india. For east asia, we will see clear and dry conditions. From china through the korean peninsula. The konto region is experiencing gloomy, wet weather and temperatures dropping in certain parts. Tokyo will be around 13 for your wednesday. Seoul at 11. Northern part, it gets cooler. Look at these Single Digits that have dropped not Single Digits, your low temperatures that have dropped significantly here, going even into sapporo. We will see zero for friday and saturday. The biggest ones can be noticed. Minus 27 degrees for friday and saturday. These are your low temperatures. It is the coldest you will be feeling. Very cold weather towards the northern part as cold conditions are expected to set in for the next few days or so. Towards the horn of africa, we have been dealing with a tropical storm. A cyclone led to heavy rainfall in northern somalia. They saw two years worth of rain in just two days, leading to flooding. That could move in towards the smaller countries of djibouti and the eastern side of ethiopia. Take care there as flooding is a major concern for the next days to come. Thats all your weather. Take care. Thats all for now on this edition of nhk newsline. Im raja pradhan in tokyo. From all of us at nhk world japan, thanks for watching. Welcome to newsline in depth. Im shibuya aki. It wasnt so long ago our restaurant tables were not separated by plastic sheets. In less than a year, the ways we relate to each other have changed dramatically, from how we eat and socialize to how so many business meetings and events have gone online. Of course, much of whats new was bound to happen anyway. It has come faster than anyone predicted because of covid19. Today, we look at the way Certain Industries are adapting and how some are making the most of the situation. Japans Restaurant Industry has had a wild ride this year. A private survey shows wining and dining establishments going broke at a record pace. Tokyo Research Says that 730 pubs and restaurants have filed for bankruptcy between january and october. Their debts were over 10 million yen, or about 95,000. This follows a voluntary lockdown earlier in the pandemic. Despite this, some Food Service Operators have found new ways to do business. One Development Many customers are welcoming is the appearance of food trucks in places ty never used to go. A housing complex on the outskirts of tokyo, a new Hunting Ground for food trucks, hungry for business. We rarely eat out these days. This way we dont have to worry about the disease. Before the pandemic, most food trucks plied their trade in business districts. With more people now working from home, operators are venturing into new territory. The suburbs. This truck serves italian food. The operator tweaks the menu depending on the location for the day. Most dishes are focused on attracting families and many are becoming repeat customers. Translator we choose food the kids like and enjoy together. The manager had to scrap plans to open his own restaurant earlier this year because of the pandemic. Pivoting to a catering truck allowed him to make a fresh start. Translator tre are many family customers in residential areas. They spend more money than office workers. I thought i had to take the chance. This mobile kitchen sells steak and rice bowls. It extended Business Hours to 7 00 p. M. To attract people buying dinner. Translator he serves great food. Translator its perfect for supper. Families are not the only new market on the food truck radar. This one serves taco rice in front of a hospital. Staff here put in long hours dealing with medical emergencies and Infection Control. This kind of food used to be out of reach. But not anymore. Translator im happy that i can buy great food without going outside of the hospital. Translator i have been eating soba noodles, sandwiches and curry for over ten years. This is so refreshing. The positive response has encouraged the vendor, theyre planning to buy more trucks and expand in new areas. Translator the coronavirus outbraes has given me a chance to stop and see things differently. I still have to see my way around, but i hope to further develop the new business model. Some local governments are fuelling the trend by offering subsidies to food trucks. For struggling restaurants, the reason to go mobile is more tempting than ever. The field of high tech has weathered the pandemic better than most. Ecommerce and streaming services have benefitted from social distancing measures worldwide. Here, too, we see Business Leaders adjusting their offering and Engineering Products that fit with societys new normal. One of asias largest tech shows kicked off late last month. It was the first time for organizers to stage their event entirely online. Many companies showcased a growing range of innovations to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. For 20 years, this event has been held at a major venue near tokyo. This year, its on the web. Around 350 companies from japan and acorrobroad are there. Over 140,000 people came to ctech in recent years. The challenge was how to get people to attend online. We uldnt reach out for accomplishment of this plateau. On the other hand, thanks to virtual plateau advantage, which is to say the communication. One solution was a chat room for visitors to speak to company representatives. Speeches by experts and Company Owners can be viewed live. The focus is all about the coronavirus. Mitsubishi electric is introducing a touch screen. It appears to float in air. The button can be pressed without actually touching. The display is projected from a special sheet. A sensor reads the movement of your fingers. The technology is being considered for atm machines and door locks. Transtor we think the location where technology will be needed are increasing because of the coronavirus. We are exploring ways to speed up research into the field. Another project with real world potential came from a team of doctors, universities and i. T. Ventures. Its a way to take things remote. A doctor operates a robotic arm from afar while looking at the monitor. The technology is so sensitive that the doctor experiences it as if the robot arm was his own. It feels 100 like were doing it ourselves. The researchers envision a world in which robots eventually collect the samples by themselves. Translator unlike industry, not much of the work done by doctors is quantified numerically. We hope to create a database that can be used to improve the field of medicine itself. The pandemic is causing technology to evolve in surprising ways. It is rewriting the playbook for events like this. More than 60 companies at this years event offered products suited to living with the pandemic, from Remote Working to the planning of smart cities. Its clear the pandemic has accelerated our journey toward a more digital world. Another industry that has expanded is gaming. Esports is one genre whose popularity is growing. We see firms offering new Business Models to keep up with changing demand. Many gamers enjoy the Human Interaction of getting together to play. Some companies are creating new facilities to capitalize on the trends. A Famous Center for gamers. A new Hotel Catering to esports enthusiasts opened here in july. Right next to the front desk, sleek Gaming Computers with high Speed Internet connections. Guests are free to use this space as well as two further floors of gaming rooms from checkin to checkout. The hotel is also equipped with large screen monitors to accommodate tournaments and training camps. Translator this place is good. I dont need to bring any equipment th me. Of course, guest rooms are also set up with Gaming Computers. Group of fans from across japan gathered here for an inperson offline meeting. Translator they are from all over. With more gamers in japan, hoteliers are competing to create unique spaces for esports immersion. Translator we are trying to create an environment that is welcoming, even for beginners. And now, move over millennials. An Esports Center dedicated to people age 60 and over launched in july. It is open to the experienced and first timers who take a twohour basic lesson for around 10. Players can start off with simple titles. Translator its not so hard when you get the hang of it. The center sees a future in nurturing senior instructors for seniors. There could be demand in all kinds of places like nursing homes. Translator until now, there wasnt demand for esports with seniors. We are exploring ways to create it. It can lead to a new form of communication, and we think thats important. Esports for all ages. For older adults, it can connect them socially, maintain their Mental Health and allow them continued fun and games. And its keeping the esports business booming. As you might expect, gaming establishments are doing all they can to keep patrons safe with measures like temperature checks, air purifiers and plastic barriers for distancing. Thats a smart move considering the value of the esports domestic market. Its expected to reach about 95 million in the next two years. The pandemic kept businesses on their toes. In almost no time at all, companies have had to adjust to an ever changing new normal. As we have seen, some industries are better placed than others to cope. Whatever business we look at, life under the coronavirus has brought home the importance of versatility and of meeting the future head on as it rushes toward us. We leave you with images of the 2020 tokyo game show, which was held completely online for the very first time. Organizers say the new format enabled many more people than usual to take part from around the world. Thats all for newsline in depth. Thank you for watching and see you soon. This team will make us proud to be americans. President elect joe biden unveils his team and promises to restore americas status as a world leader. This is al jazeera live from doha. 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