Expire. The video appeared during shin zhu abes tour of the middle east. Translator Islamic State said in the video, theyll kill japanese citizens. Using peoples lives as shields for a threat is an act of terror. Im furious about this. The two japanese citizens should not be harmed. They should be released immediately. This is what we insist upon. I have ordered the japanese government to put the highest priority on protecting human live s lives. We will cooperate with the International Community to contribute to Regional Peace and security this policy is unwavering, we will not change it. He added that japan will keep its promise to help people displaced in syria and iraq by Islamic State. They left israel and is on his way to japan. The japanese government is seeking help from the United States and other nations taking part in air strikes. State minister for Foreign Affairs has arrived at the Japanese Embassy in jordan to take charge of local operations. Prime minister abe has asked middle eastern leaders to help japan deal with the hostage crisis. Abe met Mahmoud Abbas in ramallah in the west bank after he released the video of the two japanese hostages. Hostage taking should be denounced in light of islamic values. Palestinians are united with the japanese people. Abe expressed gratitude to abbas and said the japanese government hopes to work closely with the palestinians and middle eastern countries. He also called for jordans help to ensure the release of the hostages. He told King Abdallah over the phone, that japan has pledged to provide 200 million in nonmilitary aid including support for people displaced by Islamic State. He add the the militant group shows its cruel nature by criticizing the aid. The country is ready to gather as much information as possible and provide other support. Abe made the same request in phone talks with turkish president and egyptian president assisi assisi. They expressed their willingness to help. A spokesperson nhk exchanged messages with the spokesperson on tuesday. The Islamic State is not motivated by money alone. He said the group is spending a much larger amount every day. He explained this is not an economic fight but a spiritual one. He repeatedly said the japanese government will pay the ransom. The spokesperson acknowledged that a 72 hour deadline had been set for the payment, but he did not give a clear timing only saying it will be 72 hours after the release of the video. The man in the video with the two japanese hostages is likely to be the militant who beheaded a u. S. Reporter last year. The militant who killed james foley in an online video last august had the same characteristics. He holds a knife in his left hand and speaks fluent english with a british accent. After foley was killed western media quoted a former hostage as saying the militant is a british citizen. Hes in charge of negotiating with hostages families. Hes said to be a leader of 500 british members of Islamic State. Hes highly educated but has radical ideas. The man calls himself john. The hostages call him and two other british members the beatles. Last october kenji goto reported for newsline about people who fled from syria to turkey. Reporter the sing tyty town. He put that report together in tokyo, he told colleagues he would soon be going overseas on his next assignment but refused to say where. He would return to japan on october 29th but they lost contact with him a couple days before he was due to fly back. The abduction of the other hostage of yukawa first came to light in august. He was detained by militants with Islamic State. Hes throughout to run a private military company and travel frequently to syria and other middle eastern countries. A man who appeared to be him posted pictures on facebook of his activities in iraq and syria. He made his last update in july. Sources with antigovernment sources say thats when they take him to a battlefield. He got separated about 35 kilometers from the city of aleppo. Negotiations to free limb were held, but not during the last month because of intense fighting. Nhk worlds editor in chief knows one of the captives she shared her story earlier with gene otani. You and i both know kenji kenji goto. Ive known him for decades. People close to kenji havent known his whereabouts since last october. This disturbing image is genuine, this is the first proof in months that he is still alive. It breaks my heart to see him in this horrific situation. But it offers some hope. He has contributed a number of reports to nhk world in the past. Hes come to this studio to talk about what he has covered. He is last report as we just saw was aired in late october. He was in a turkish Syrian Border town, overlooking the city of or known in kurdish language as kobani. Kurdish refugees were fleeing from the violence of Islamic State militants. They didnt have much to eat or wear or anywhere to stay. So many of them are taking shelter in unfinished or abandoned buildings. We see him doing the standup, he was showing tends, appeared to be of Islamic State, roaring into the city from the turkish side, i last saw him the day before the report was aired. One day before he left for turk yoi y. He told me he was going to turkey. He told me he was planning to go into syria from there. He left and according to people close to him, he was planning to return back to japan on the 29th of august in october. He went missing four days before they returned. Hes quite an experienced, seasoned journalist covering many war zones and conflict zones throughout the world. Yes, hes been covering countless conflicts. Hes not a typical gungho journalist. He was always focused on the humanitarian side of the story. Always trying to listen to stories of children women, how they feel about their lives and feelings and how they were suffering from conflicts. I think he was very careful. Usually, always working with local people who knew what was the danger. What to avoid, et cetera. But he had also told me even for him, syria was a different case. Syria was full of danger there are many many players, for instance, the assad regime thats very skeptical of international journalists. There are different opposition groups fighting against the government. And new actors have immersed it is a complicated picture, and he knew go to a scene with the man is claims to be another hostage. He was initially with an Armed Opposition Group in syria. Kenji had told me in his previous visit he said ukawa didnt seem to be in immediate danger at that time he seemed to have even he be friended with the armed group. This group has informed nhk he got lost north of aleppo and was detained by Islamic State. We dont know how kenji fell in the hands of Islamic State, i pray for the safety of both men. World leaders are getting ready to meet face to face with each other to discuss what they can do, among other things. Leaders from france germany, china, all over the world there, arriving one after another, they are gathering to talk about things like the global economy, fiscal and monetary policies but also terror threats, something they cant leave off the table. The World Economic forum will open its fourday session wednesday. More than 2500 business and political leaders from about 40 countries will discuss a wide variety of issues under the key theme of new global context. High on the agenda are expected to be deflation worries, Falling Crude oil prices and the impact of a rate hike. Chinese premiere will give a speech on the countrys economy amid global worries of its slow down. Angela merkel will speak about the eurozone economy wednesday. And Francois Hollande is expected to give a speech friday on the rising threat of terrorism. They will discuss Climate Change an the ebola epidemic in west africa. Now, lets take a look at how markets are doing this wednesday morning. We are seeing tokyo stock prices stepping back on profit taking. The benchmark down just about 16 . Crude oil prices is making investors nervous. Theyre keeping them at a oneday high once again. People who track currency say Market Players are focusing on the bank of japans policy decision which is due out in a few hours. The euro that remains under pressure against the dollar. It is staying near the 11 year lows we saw just last week. Currency traders are anticipating the oour pea an Central Bank President will announce plans to buy government bonds wednesday. Lets take a look at whats happening in other regions this morning. In australia the benchmark index is trading higher up 1. 4 . Well keep track of these moves for you throughout the day. Major japanese Construction Machinery makers are using communications and communications technology. Officials have announced that they will introduce an itc system with machines support inging work at construction sites next month. A drone can observe a construction site in one hour. The same task would take humans a few months. Seasoned skilled workers are generally needed for this kind of land survey. With the new system workers will oath have to transport machines to the designated sites. The number of people working in the Construction Industry has been falling. Industry officials are concerned that the labor shortage will become more serious as preparations continue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Some experts are predicting a labor shortage of 20 to 30 . This will make it difficult for the Construction Industry to maintain the land in japan if machines can do more work this will be possible. Wed like to contribute to that. Another leading japanese manufacturer is already using an ict system. Machines equipped with sensors are helping give computers precise look. A tv developed by japanese engineers. More than 40 companies with organizations from europe and asia. Are showcasing their latest technologies in dubai. These include wireless cameras and video techniques. Theyre exhibiting an 8k tec nique capable of resolution 16 times higher than current tvs. Its the first time an 8ktv has been displayed in the middle east. Its natural for the eye to experience it. Its really really amazing. Visitors seem captivated by the clarity of the images and sound as they watched soccer games and traditional japanese events. Thats the latest in business for this hour. Heres another check on markets. The future of yemen hangs in the balance after insurgents seizes the president ial palace. Government leaders are calling it a coup. They storms the palace in private residence. Multiple Media Outlets say two people have been killed. The Associated Press quotes government sources as saying, he was not wounded but his whereabouts are unknown. Armed insurgents seized a state run tv station on monday. They surrounded the prime ministers residence. The Extremist Group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo. The weakening of the yen against other currencies has been good news for japanese tourism. Theyve been welcoming a Record Number of travelers from overseas. Many of the visitors have been arriving from china. Nhk world reports. Reporter this shopping expanded and reopened a little over a year ago. Staff can provide services in 15 luggages. More than half are chinese. Many buy brand named goods like cameras and watches. They also look for rice cookers and beauty products. Customers from more than 70 countries have visited the store. And theyve been spending more and more money because of the weaker yen. I bought many things such as brutety products and electric appliances. Made in japan products are good quality. Its inexpensive to buy them here. The shop sales tripled compared to the year before. We want customers to recognize Japanese Services and products. And wed like to boost sales. More than 13 medium foreigner foreigners predicted from a year ago. The third on the list after taiwan and south korea is china. In the rise of 80 from the year before. This year we expect to attract more than 15 million travelers from overseas thanks to the weaker yen. Expansion of Tax Exemptions and more relaxed visa regulations for chinese visitors. On monday, the new rules came into effect. It allows Chinese Tourists to get multiple entry visas. Agents rushed to the japanese consulate in shanghai. Japanese officials are eager to attract travelers from china. Theyve been holding a series of promotional events. Next month, im going to western japan for the lunar new year, i want to see the historical city sies there. This official from Fukushima Prefecture is making a pitch for the region. He talks about how accessible it is. In the beautiful scenery and hot springs. This is a good opportunity. We want to boost our pr operations and attract more and more tourists. This Company Publishes a magazine. Chinese travelers are becoming interested in out of the way destinations. I think well see more advise sisters start to choose tours, going to nigata for skiing. Japanese officials have sent a target of attracting 40 million visitors a year by the time of the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The Tourism Industry is scrambling to see the opportunity. Time now for a check of the weather. People in parts of bosnia are dealing with severe flooding. The capital has been especially hard hit. A couple low pressure systems continue to disturb western europe, especially with heavy precipitation that caused severe flooding in and around sarejevo. Heavy rains monday night into tuesday in bosnia. This is the fifth time in the last 20 months the area has been flooded due to heavy rains. Local authorities stated over 100 homes in total were submerged from this weeks flooding. Many bosnians are still recovering from the record setting floods last may. The worst in 120 years. No more rain is welcomed here but unfortunately, were likely to see a little buildup again. Its the difference between the warm surface temperature and the upper level cold air that is going to be clashing again and creating this instability in and around sarejevo and much of italy with drenching rainfall yet again. Its going to be topping as much as 100 millimeters in localized areas. Localized areas will be seeing heavy rain and beyond. Well see some snow showers today into thursday. That goes the same with parts of the uk where we have a yellow warning for snow in effect. There you go. You have snow in the forecast for you with one degree for the high. Not only travel disturbances that could be caused from this weather conditions but also the icy roads, very dangerous for traveling, do keep that in mind. Kiev at zero a little above average that is with snow in the forecast for you. Moscow at minus 10. Despite the sunshine. Here across the eastern continent of asia. Were looking at a High Pressure system dominating much of china. This low will travel over to northeastern china, and toward the korean peninsula. Thats likely to create snow up to 15 centimeters. And were likely to see more snow piling up here in japan. We have a couple systems that will be affecting the area especially with this were bringing thunderstorms associated with the heavy rainfall. The High Pressure system sitting east of japan will create this with moisture flowing into another low pressure system over central japan. Its going to be a messy day today for us. Very gloomy and wet windy conditions that is likely to prevail across western japan into the rest of the workweek im afraid. I do want to mention that the high for you will be 16 degrees, thats below the average, and your morning lows will be dropping to single digits. Quite a rare event in and around okinawa. Tokyo at 60 degrees for the high. A quick look here across the states. Snow will be traveling from chicago all the way into New England States and probably affecting the big cities such as new york and d. C. Into the evening hours on your wednesday. Possibly disturbing yo commuting. 20entiters will snoall will be piling up in and around the four corners as well as northwesterntexas. Summer like temperatures are prevailing in los angeles at 22 degrees. Ill leave you now for our extended forecast. 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