Targeted u. S. Supported groups fighting government forces. Saying the cia has been secretly training and arming the group since 2013. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says his nation has the same targets as the u. S. Led coalition forces. We are going to fight isil and other terrorist groups. This is the same information which the americans are taking, the representatives of the Coalition Command have always been saying that their targets are isil and other terrorist groups. This is basically our position as well. Lavrov added russia does not consider the Free Syrian Army to be a terrorist group. The Antigovernment Group is backed by the united states. Russia said it carried out its second day of air strikes on thursday. Russias Defense Ministry released new video of the attacks. Syrian Opposition Forces are deannouncing the russian air strikes for killing civilians. A spokesperson with russias Defense Ministry said their targets are based on confirmed intelligence to avoid harming civilians. The official told local media that tactical bombers and aircraft destroyed the headquarters of terrorist groups, a weapons warehouse, and a command center. He says the military will use four tankers to transport supplies, including jet fuel. The ships will travel from a black seaport in southern russia to the northwestern syrian port city of latakia. Authority in the u. S. State of oregon are investigating after a gunman opened fire at a community college. They say these ten people are dead and more than 20 others wounded. The shooting took place thursday morning at Umpqua College in roseburg 300 kilometers south of portland. Police say the shooter was a 20yearold man. There was an exchange of gunfire. The shooter threat was neutralized. Authorities are investigating the motive of the gunman. Chinese government officials are strengthening control of information about the string of explosions that occurred in the southern part of their country. They may be trying to prevent the spread of public anxiety. Parcels containing explosives went off on wednesday in thursday in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The blast sites, including a Shopping Center and a local government building. Staterun Xinhua News Agency says seven people were killed and 51 others wounded. Two remain unaccounted for. Police say theyre hunting for a 33yearold local male suspect. Some media in china report that he hired others to deliver the parcels and then used a Remote Control to cause huge explosions. However, most media have given little original coverage to the blast. A Hotel Manager told nhk electricity and Running Water is unavailable. And the government has provided no information. Observers say the government may be tightening its grip on information about the random blasts to quell concern and forestall criticism of the authorities. Ministers from 12 countries are meeting for the Transpacific Partnership in the u. S. City of atlanta. Ramin mellegard joins us now for business. Good morning, fill us in, what are the latest developments of this free trade deal . Still major issues they have to deal with. And thats going to take some time. Ministers ended their first day on wednesday after meeting for just 40 minutes followed by oneonone makings. And now theyve started their second day. Ministers are trying to narrow some of the differences on several issues. Lets look at some of them. The main ones include the length of patent protection for drugs developed through biotechnology and tariffs on dairy products. Some negotiators say they might need more time before they can find some middle ground. Japanese government sources say the u. S. Is adamant about extending that period when drugs patents are protected. They also say nations remain at odds with new zealand over dairy products. The country wants to see an increase in their exports. Now some negotiators say they dont expect to see a broad agreement unless the u. S. Makes certain concessions. Economic data for japan has come in including unemployment for august, 3. 4 . A little bit worse than the market expectations. Now, Household Spending was up 2. 9 from a year ago. Thats stronger than estimates. Lets see how investors are reacting, maya yoshida is standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. How are markets reacting . Good morning, ramin. Its been a datapacked week. What investors really want to see is the key data on u. S. Labor markets. Its all about jobs, jobs, jobs. Lets see how the marks kicked off this friday, october 2nd. The nikkei and topix opened lower. Nikkei 17,578. Both indexes opening down about. 8 . The nikkei staged a technical rebound of 5 into two sessions through thursday so thats why the momentum is losing steam as we head into the weekend. Thats when well get the key u. S. Jobs data. On the week the nikkei lost about. 9 through thursday. Were likely to see a decline this week. Over in new york, a positive start to the Fourth Quarter fizzled out. U. S. Stocks ended mixed. Investors were weighed down by weak manufacturing data and looked ahead to the jobs report. Data showed that factory activity in the u. S. Grew at the slowest pace in two years and that prompted renewed uncertainty over when the fed might raise rates. Thats why investors focus is more and more on this jobs report and thats why theyre becoming more and more cautious ahead of that. And theyre turning we can see that theyre turning risk averse as were seeing a rise in demand of safer assets like government bonds and japanese yen. U. S. Jobs numbers always a big focus on the first friday of the month. We saw dollar selling there, lost gains after the disappointing manufacturing data. Give us some of the levels now as stocks have kicked off as well. Sure, ramin. The dollar pulled back overnight. And its moving a little bit rangy after that, still below the key 120 yen. And the dollar fell against the euro as well. Now, before this soft manufacturing data came out, investors thought economies in china and europe were in trouble but believed the u. S. Was outperforming. Now their optimism about the American Economy is fading and thats turning investors away from risky assets. They move their money into safer assets, including u. S. Government bonds. The yield on the tenyear treasury fell to near 2 . Lets see how markets in australia and south korea are kicking off the day. Australia is down. 5 . Thats ahead of august retail sales data. South korea is opening a little bit in the positive. Thats after the countrys Consumer Price data was weaker than estimates. Hong kong is back from the holidays but mainland Chinese Markets will remain closed through tuesday. All in all its all about the allimportant jobs numbers today. Big focus on data, obviously. Thanks a lot, maya yoshida live from the tokyo stock exchange. Sticking with the tokyo stock exchange, the first half of fiscal 2015 saw surging prices on the tokyo stock exchange. Csc Officials Say the total value of shares traded in the first section from april to september at the secondhighest level in history. The Officials Say shares worth over 3 trillion changed hands during the First Six Months of this fiscal year, up about 40 in yen terms from the same time in 2014. Robust corporate performance and monetary easing helped push prices higher. Foreigners who accounted for about 60 of the trading were particularly active. Whale price number deviations stemming from concerns over chinas economy in august also sparked intense activity. The tsc record was marked in the first half of 2007. That was one year before the collapse of Lehman Brothers which supplieses the onset of the Global Financial crisis. In the final segment of our series on japans aging society we look at a new generation of older entrepreneurs. Until recently most of the seniors that lived out their postretirement years quietly at home. Now a growing number are starting their own businesses. Reporter this man became an entrepreneur at the age of 64. The company he founded promotes products for small manufacture ers and foreign brands with sophisticated networks in japan. One of his clients makes portable massage equipment. Translator why not display the machines so customers understand they can change parts around . Reporter the contract with the company is just a year old. But sales have shot up. Translator his staff have an excellent business sense. And an impressive ability to sell. Weve been helped a lot. Reporter he previously worked at electric appliance chains for 40 years before retiring as a senior manager. But he was restless and wondered how to use all that hardwon experience. He began his own Small Business at home. His first clients were american and Chinese Companies trying to get a toehold in japan. He proved his mettle by visiting stores and proposing all kinds of tactics, including the most recent trend. His Company Started with just five workers. Now it employs 60. Translator i want to keep working and remain active all my life. And the way i want to do that is business. I also enjoy the companionship of other people. Its a lot of fun. Reporter more and more people are hoping to launch their own businesses after retiring. Nearly 100 are gathering at this business networking event. A firm assisting older entrepreneurs hosts this event every month. Most of the people here are at least 50 years old. Those not trying to start a business are looking for partners or customers. Translator i get a boost when i meet seniors working hard. Translator attending this event is like sowing seeds. There might not be immediate results, but there are changes in the long run. Reporter the companys founder has helped 600 startups. See thinks retirees will stay more active if they keep working. Translator seniors have plenty of experience in human networks. But many are frustrated because they dont know how to use that experience to do business. Reporter katagiri has made it her mission to help starting entrepreneurs who lack experience of running a company. Translator its risky to start a company alone when you know nothing about running a business. I was looking for a firm to provide support and teach me the basics. Translator japan is a difficult environment for preparing to launch a new business while employed. I hope it will become more natural to start making these preparations before retirement. Reporter the entrepreneurial spirit could become a Major Economic force if Japanese Companies accept and encourage them. You can watch our series on japans aging society on the nhk world web sate. Check the url at the bottom of the screen. And thats all for Business News for this hour. Ill leave you with another check on the marks. Authorities from iran are criticizing their Saudi Arabian counterparts for the handling of last weeks hajj stampede. They now say the number of their citizens who died in the crush is nearly double a previous count. Iranian Authorities Say they no longer have hope of finding any of their countrys missing pilgrims alive. And theyve boosted the death toll from over 230 to 464. Saudi Officials Say 769 people died near the holy city of mecca late last month. Other countries estimate the toll to be much higher. Irans Supreme Leader ayatollah khomenei urged saudi arabia to properly return the bodies of victims and he warned of a harsh reaction should the country fail to do so. Iranian authorities criticized the way the saudis handled security for the pilgrimage and the slow method of dent tying victims. Health ministers from the two countries met on wednesday. The saudi minister announced king salmans condolences in an apparent effort to avoid further tension with iran. Fighting continues in kunduz between Afghan Forces and members of the taliban. The clashes come despite government claims it has regained control of the northern city. And theyre represent along setback for the government, giving rise to doubts over its ability to maintain security. Reporter the taliban seized control of kunduz on monday. A counter offensive was launched to capture the city. Fighting raged in city as the taliban mounted a fierce resistance. Officials announced thursday that military troop had reached the central area of kunduz and regained control. Translator in coordination with the Afghan Security forces we managed to clear all parts of kunduz of the taliban. Right now we are in the main square of kunduz and i am asking residents to resume their normal lives. Reporter a taliban spokesperson responded saying its soldiers are fighting back in central kunduz and still control the rest of the city. This is the first time that the major african city has been sized by militants since the taliban regime collapsed in 2001. The African People and International Community were shocked at the fall of the countrys fifth most populous city. Most of the u. S. Led coalition combat troops pulled out of the country by december of last year and the u. S. Troop withdrawal is scheduled to be complete by the end of next year. But a temporary fall of kunduz has called washingtons plan into question. Abdullah abdullah established a unified government with the president a year ago and spoke in new york on wednesday. He called on the u. S. To reconsider the timing of its withdrawal. The views of all those Army Generals and officers on the ground of limited mission in afghanistan as well as our own security leadership, security and military leadership, is that maintaining a level of force beyond 2016 is necessary. Reporter people staged a rally in kabul to protest against the taliban. Translator up until the last drop of our blood we will not let the dark era of the taliban be reestablished in afghanistan. Reporter theres a feeling here among the people that other cities could be affected by the taliban, casting doubt on the governments ability to maintain security. Nhk world, islamabad. The cure rate for Childhood Cancer in japan is improving significantly. Over 100,000 japanese children have beaten the disease. But many of them suffer from the effects of the harsh treatments and have a tough time getting back into society. A young cancer survivor is working with experts to help resolve these issues. Reporter people in their teens, 20s, and 30s who have overcome Childhood Cancer gathered in nagoya, central japan in september. They were there to discuss a variety of problems associated with cancer treatments. Translator my doctor says not to work too hard but this can be difficult. I always struggle with it. Reporter 25yearold michio has suffered from various Health Problems since receiving radiation treatments. She had Ovarian Cancer when she was 11. Since she recovered she has had repeated gastro intestinal problems caused by the Radiation Therapy. Her ovarian functions have also been affected. Reporter i thought all the hardship would be over once the cancer treatments were done. I was shocked to have to go through surgery again. I love kids. I thought there was no hope for the future. Reporter many chirp with cancer receive anticancer drugs and Radiation Therapy. Undergoing these treatments at a time when their bodies are growing can later lead to a variety of Health Problems. Symptoms vary from hormone and endocrinology abnormalities and even infertility. These problems are referred to as late effects. Daisuke matsumoto, who organized the gathering, also suffered from late effects. Matsumoto developed a throat tumor when he was 12. He received anticancer drugs and Radiation Therapy and recovered a year and a half later. But he still suffers from various Health Problems. On this day he told a doctor he had a pain in his neck and found it difficult to turn his head. Translator i guess ill have to live with these late effects for the rest of my life. Reporter he is now a graduate student researching ways to rehabilitate survivors of Childhood Cancer. Hes developing a unique Computer Program designed for them. Translator as a cancer survivor myself i have my own concerns. Ive spoken with other survivors about their problems too. Now i want to help them in any way i can. Reporter the program uses popular mediums in japan like games and animation to learn about late effects. He also offers advice to those finding it difficult to find a job or a spouse. For example, he advises getting a doctors letter guaranteeing they are capable of working. Matsumoto explained to survivors and their families that they can see his programs soon on their laptops and tablets. Translator after care has not been stressed. This program will definitely help us get some needed assistance. I hope its use will become widespread. The program can help remind survivors that they need medical checkups. It will certainly raise their consciousness of their own conditions. Translator i know through the peer network that Childhood Cancer survivors have various problems and anxieties. I would like to reflect their voices and the advice from doctors as i continue to improve the program. Reporter many Childhood Cancer survivors and medical workers are expecting a lot from the Digital Program created by a survivor who knows exactly what issues need to be addressed. Time for a check of the wetter. People in tokyo woke up this morning to the sound of pounding rain and thunder. But now residents are seeing the sky clear up. Mai shoji joins us with the details. It must have beened a adventure for you to come to work too. This storm was a very potent one. This is what we were looking at. It was about any 40 pascal when it happened and has a cold front sagging. This cold front was singing across the country and thats why were seeing very rough conditions, especially in the overnight to early friday morning hours. And even shibuya, yes, it was quite an adventure. Take a look at this. Well, its actually coming up from very Early Morning so people likely staying out late made their way through heavy rainfall. This is our nhk studio. The rain has also been combined with high winds. And in wakayama, high winds knocked down a concrete wall. No injuries reported but it really happened in the overnight so were not getting the exact damage yet. But we do know hokkaido was getting the brunt of this and we have a regardbreaking 119kilometer per hour sustained winds that happened here. And the gusts were reaching 158 Kilometers Per Hour. So thats something. And we got that rain that is pounding in and around hokkaido and thats likely to continue again across japan. Thins seem to clear out with rainfall in western and central locations of our country on our friday. We still have the potential of 162 Kilometers Per Hour in hokkaido and gusty conditions will be prevailing with high waves in store for us. All ferries are canceled for this morning in much of japan. A lot of flights are canceled so watch out for this. As you can see, clearing out. For the weekend, its going to be a gorgeous one all the way from toke you down to showers will continue november your sunday. To the Bigger Picture we see mujigae which is a rain mow but its not a rainbow, its a tropical storm, over luzon making very stormy conditions. People in manila, a lot of schools and businesses are canceled. Its not too strong a system. Gusts reaching 90 Kilometers Per Hour. Its more the rainmaking process that is going to be the potential for flooding in urban areas, which is likely to continue and then continue over hainan on the weekend. We know this system over the pa haul mays is going to impact the bahamas and the atlantic state. This is a category 4 status, wind gusts reaching 260 Kilometers Per Hour. Weak structures could get damaged very easily from these kind of wind and the rain will be about 500 millimeters in isolated locations. Looks like it may not be making impact to the midatlantic. Theres going to be soerm surges. Pulling that moisture, making it for another accumulation, thats going to the key threat even in and around the carolinas where flooding has not improved yet. Showers and thunderstorms across the Northern Rockies but beneficial showers in california. Ill leave you now with the extended forecast. And thats all for this edition of newsline. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Thanks for staying with us. On this edition of native report, we attend a fine art photography exhibit of the late edward curtis. We visit the stockbridge muncee reservation and learn about the history of the community. And we interview elder statesman and former Vice President walter mondale. We also learn something new about Indian Country and hear from our elders on this native report. Production of native report is made possible by grants from the Shakopee MdewakantonSioux Community and the blandin foundation