We need to prevent a collapse of the medical system. Stricter measures are necessary now. The request for establishments that serve alcohol to close early is expected to last for 20 days. Officials sabusiness that comp will be entitled to subsidies. Tokyo officials are also planning to suspend the campaign that offers discounts on dining and are urging residents to refrain from nonessential outings. Pub owners disappointed by the news. This is the third time april they have been asked to close early. Sgltsz the last two times i thought the measure was inevitable, but this time i feel, not again. They shouldnt just ask us to shorten our business hours, but rath take drastic steps to tackle the virus. Otherwise this will happen again. The measures come just a day after the Central Government temporarily excluded sapporo and osaka city from a Domestic Tourism campaign aimed at the stimulating the economy. Despite the spike in tokyo, it will remain part of the campaign. So far on wednesday theres been 1,900 cases reported nationwide. 135,000 people have tested positive since the outbreak began with the death toll exceeding 2,000. In the united states, an expert panel at the food and Drug Administration is set to meet to discuss plans to rollout a coronavirus vaccine. A Senior Health official says distribution could start within weeks. Alex azar told reporters that the panel will convene on december 10 to review an application for emergency use of the vaccine. He said if approved by the fda the vaccine can be distributed nationwide within 24 hours. We expect by the end of december to have enough vaccine to vaccinate those who are most vulnerable just by way of sizing and scaling. Authorities are aiming to provide 40 million doses by the end of this year. State officials will decide how the vaccine is distributed based on recommendations from the centers r Disease Control and prevention. Recent weeks have en encouraginresults from late stage trials of vaccine candidates. Pharmautical giant pfize appld to the fda for authorization of its vaccine last friday while moderna said its also preparing an application. But still questions over the safety and efficacy of vaccines remains as nhk World Reports experts are applauding the results of recent Clinical Trials but say there are still far too many unknowns. Reporter its been a constant source of conversation for months as country after country locks down. People hope for a vaccine dreaming of a return to normal life. Then came news that caught many experts offguard. Pharmaceutical giants reported results so promising they defied expectations. Pfizer suggests their vaccine could be 95 effective. Modernas preliminary results nearly match that. An expert in clinical zoology and studies vaccines, he says its well beyond efficacy rates for flu shots, 30 to 60 . Translator i didnt think the vaccines would exceed that figure, so i was surprised to see the rates are higher than i expected. I think very good vaccines have been produced. Eporter both vaccines use artificially genes omessenger rna. The vaccin can be veloped more quily, but e relatily nescience s not en widel usedn humans tralator rearchersay nohave fou problemamong ns of thsands ofrial participts, but more pele are ccinat, there uld be Adverse Reactions that lead to Serious Health problems. In the past, a dengue vaccine proved effective in tests and was widely used but then worsened symptoms for people who still became infected. Reporter there are other complications, too. Its unclear how long people will be protected, and the vaccine is fragile, meaning hospitals and governments will need to transport and store them at very cold temperatures. Nakayama says Companies Like astrazeneca use different techniques to make it easier to deploy vaccines. Thats important for countries with poor infrastructure. Nakayama points to places in africa and Southeast Asia prone to Power Outages and without proper refrigerators. He says all countries must Work Together to end this global crisis. The World Health Organization agrees. Its created a program to ensure fair and wide vaccine distribution. Translator if we dont have a system where an International Organization can buy and distribute a lot of vaccines they will not get to developing countries. Even if a good vaccine can be produced, that doesnt mean the Infectious Disease can be controlled throughout the world. Reporter as some countries rush to deploy vaccines within weeks, nakayama says the process in japan will likely take 6 to 12 months. And even after that, people will need to keep taking measures to protect themselves for quite some time. Ishizaka, nhk world. Japans Prime Minister met with Chinese Foreign minister on wednesday afternoon. As part of the discussion, he welcome d the resumption of business trips between the two countries. They will play a major role in ensuring the stability of the region and world. Ready to build a relationship with japan. Japan is and china have agreed that business trips will resume between them by the end of november. Turning to a scan sdal involving abe, staff at the former Prime Ministers office disposed of receipts from hotels where annual parties were held for support rs. The dinner events in question took place on the eve of Cherry Blossom viewing parties during abes time in office. Receipts from the hotels suggest between 2015 and 2019 abes office paid at least around 77,000 of the partys total cost. Lawyers and others have filed criminal complaints alleging e abes office violated the political funds control law. Prosecutors are believed to have received receipts and statements from the hotels and to be velgting the matter in detail. Japans Defense Ministry released a an interim report saying alternatives to the landbased Missile Defense system are estimated to be more expensive than the original plan. The ministry has been studying sea based alternatives. The report estimates constructing two vessels and equipping them with the adnce aegis radar system could cost more than 4. 5 billion. Would offer the high escape blt. Building them would take about five years, the shame as egypts ashore. The iginal plan projected installing two aegis ashore units would cost about 3. 8 billion. And the cost of other options such as using other private vessels or similar structures such as oil rigs. Now to the transition of power in washington. President elect joe biden has formally introduced several nominees to fill Top National Security and Foreign Policy posts in his cabinet. At a News Conference on tuesday biden signaled his determination to focus on international cooperation, a stark shift from the trump administrations America First agenda. Its 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. Antony blinken has been tapped to be secretary of state. Biden says blinken has worked to strengthen ties with allies in the asiapacific region. He served as deputy secretary of state during president Barack Obamas second term. John kerry will be the president ial envoy on climate change. He was a key architect of the Paris Agreement and was secretary of state under obama. Biden has nominated former deputy cia director Avrill Haines to be the director of national intelligence. Shell be the first woman to hold that post, if she wins confirmation. Alejandro mayorkas is the nominee for secretary of homeland security. Hell be the first latino and first immigrant to fill that role if confirmed. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump defended his american first approach at the annual thanksgiving turkey pardoning event at the white house. We send our love to every memberf the ard forces and the Law Enforcement heroes risking their lives to keep america safe, toeep america great. And as i say, America First. Shouldnt go away from that. America firs trump did not respond to questions from reporters about whether he will invite biden to the white house before inauguration day. International donors are pledging a projected 12 billion over four years to help the reconstruction of afghanistan. But many of the aid offers come with conditions for a country still wracked by violence and financially strapped by the coronavirus pandemic. The United Nations and finland cohosted a Virtual Conference from geneva on tuesday with leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries taking part. We must bring an end to the violence that is haunting our lives and robbing our children of the joys of childhood. Peace talks between the government and the taliban militant groups started in september, but afghanistan still faces fighting and terrorist attacks. Japans foreign minister says japan will keep its assistance on change over the next four years as 180 million annually. Translator we strongly hope that the negotiations will lead to sustainable peace and ensure the achievements of the nation building thats occurred in the past 19 years. He added japan is ready to consider Additional Support if progress is made in the peace process. Japanese ast foughts have given report aers glimpse into life at the International Space station. I call home every day from the International Space station just like father who is have to live apart from their families because their employers transfer them to other locations. I continue to think about home as i do my job. This is his third space mission. A record seven crew members are now staying at the iss. He says they are making sure they dont bump into each oth when ty move around. He added crew dragon Commander Michael hopkins is sleeping in a cargo space because there are only six sleeping stations. The city in the western prefecture have conducted test flights over scenic lake w iwa. Passengers boarded on tuesday. The flights over the countrys largest lake has operated until 1972. They enjoyed majestic views of the countryside as well as kyoto. Translator i enjoyed seeing the place where i live from a different perspective. It was amazing. City Officials Say they will continue to assess demand for the scenic flights. In preparation for the full revival. Its time now for world weather. A cyclone is baring down on the coast of southern india. The cyclone is creeping towards the coast of india. We have 142 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. This is more than onethird of the monthly rainfall for november. We have looking at heavier rainfall and more strong wind damage into the next several days. Its now the third strongest cat gier on the scale. Its expected to intensify and then it could projected to make landfall on the southeast coast of india by early thursday morning local time. And then a after that, its going to hit the central portions of the subcontinent. Wind gusts as high as 145 Kilometers Per Hour all the landfall. That means moving trucks could overturn and houses could be damaged and heavy rain is on the way. We might will be looking at 500 millimeters of rain in parts of southern india. This is definitely severe conditions expected to pound india some time between wednesday night into thursday morning. So be careful. Meanwhile, calm weather is continuing over china because we have a huge continental High Pressure system. Its pretty cold. Take a look at this footage. Cold weath swept through the central areas of china over the weekend. Snow and low temperatures combined to create picturesque scenes. Visitors came to check out the beauty of the winter weather. Definitely a setting ene. It looks like temperatures will plummet even further into the weekend. Take a look at the morning lows into sunday. Minus 16 on friday. Minus 16 on saturday. Minus 28 on both friday and saturday in the morning hours. Frostbite could happen in a matter of minutes. Be careful. Snowfall on friday. A different story across australia. A heat wave is expected to pound the eastern half of australia this weekend into next week. The high in sydney will be 39 on sunday. Thats 15 Degrees Higher than normal for this time of year. Thats it for me. Stay safe. Thats all for this edition of newsline. Thank you for watching and do stay with us for more. This is newsline biz. Im gene otani. Tokyos bench mark stock index rose on wednesday reaching its highest close in 29 1 2 years. This followed an overnight rally in new york where the Dow Jones Industrial average surpassed the 30,000 mark for the first time on the expectation coronavirus vaccines will be available soon. The nikkei average ended at 26,296, up half a percent from tuesdays close. Investors placed buy orders in a large range of sectors from the opening, but the index lost momentum after news the tokyo metropolitan government is poised to ask bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to reduce their business hours. The request is part of efforts to curb the spike of coronavirus infections. The nikkei 225 has gained about 14 so far this month alone. Analysts say many investors are taking on more risk as they expect current monetary easing measures around the world to continue. But some urge caution. They say the rally may not reflect the state of the real economy. The latest report maintains the official assessment for fourth straight month. The report downgrades its shortterm outlook due to concerns over the surging number of covid19 infections. The government says Industrial Production is picking up in light of an upturn in exports and domestic auto sales. However, the report says Business Investment is increasing recently and remains below last years level. Full attention should be given to further Downside Risks of the pandemic on both the domestic and overseas economies. Ntt east has announce d a method of showing treatmently accurate fine art reproductions a at locations ovther than fwal ris it was conceived for people who love museums but finding visiting them difficult because of the pandemic. Ntt officials displayed some of the pictures starting in december. They included a masterpiece series. 36 views of mount fuji. The famous prints were reproduced on monotorts in a resolution of 2 billion pixels. Translator we want to increase the opportunity for people to experience art in a range of places, not just cultural facilities. Is ntt east plans to expand by working with museums as they struggle with a plunge in visitor numbers because of the virus outbreak. It makes a lot of sense to replate Cultural Properties with Sophisticated Technology and high Data Communications thats faithful to the values of the works. Ntt officials plan to showcase the works on monitors in locations including hospitals and nursing homes. Shipping containers transport and store freight, but they are being used to get a novel way in some places in japan. The covid19 pandemic and the frequent danger of natural disasters in the country is part of the unexpected adaptation. Reporter about 50 containers have been stored in the prefecture north of tokyo, but they are not being used to store freight. Instead theyre being converted into hotel rooms. For 48 per night guests can stay in a spaceship shipping container equipped with a bed and refrigerator. These hotels allow you to get out of your car and into your room without coming into contact with other guests. This feature led to the hotels gaining popularity as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Transtor i didnt see anyone or hear any sound from my neighbors. This is thoroughly private space. Reporter the president of the Construction Company his company has been renting containers and he realized the next step would be to convert them into Container Hotels. The containers can be repurposed at low cost and can be transported easily. Transtor boxes are interesting because they can be used for various purposes. I honest didnt evenream of the possibility they would be used in this way in the pandemic. Repter the Container Hotelsave beco useful in more ways than okora has ever imagined. When the cruise ship anchored in the nagasaki port the local government asked the containers to serve as break rooms for Health Care Workers there. The stand alone boxes have also been used as covid testing sites by a Health Center in tokyo. The containers are also coming in useful in times of natural disasters. Recently he has contracted with over 20 city and town governments to provide Container Hotels for use as emergency accommodation if needed. Translator i hope to deliver Container Hotels anywhere within japan within 12 hours. In emergencies they can be useful to help as many people as possible. Reporter he hopes to distribute the Container Hotels throughout the country to be used not only as lodging for travelers but as part of emergency planning. Nhk world. Definitely a good plan there. Lets have a look at the markets. From the biz team, im gene otani. Thanks very much for joining us. Q these vehicles on the road. C1 anchor these are the top stories. Joe biden is forging ahead with his preparations to take over as president as his margin of victory keeps growing. He has unveiled his top team while pennsylvania and nevada have become the latest states to certify him as the winner. Mr. Biden it is a team that will keep our country and people safe and secure. It is a team that reflects the fact that america is back. Ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again to sit at the head of