They agreed to go ahead with a plan to deploy a military Missile Defense system to counter the north threat. Theyre expected to reaffirm a number of things. China and taiwan claim them. The new american secretary of state is calling for unity among his diplomats. Rex tillerson began his first day addressing one of the growing challenges from the turbulent opening weeks of Donald Trumps presidency. Hundreds of state Department Officials signed a memo challenging trumps immigration ban. Tillerson says he knows hes assuming the role following a divisive election. Each of us is entitled to the expression of our political beliefs. But we cannot let our personal convictions overwhelm our ability to work as one team. The former exxon mobil ceo warned there may be changes to helping the department. Tillerson met with Germany Foreign minister on his first day. Trumps immigration order is affecting relationships with iraq. Translator the executive order will only worsen relations. America is trying to use iraq. The country isnt really our true partner. Reporter the order is also affecting people who have long been enamored with the United States. This 51yearold worked for a u. S. Related organization. He had plans to resettle his family in the u. S. Have been shattered. Last week he and his family got on plane heading for their new home but after trumps executive order, they only got as far as their stop over in egypt. They were told there that the u. S. Was denying their entry. Now, the family is back in iraq staying at a relatives house. He quit his job and sold his house and furniture thinking they would leave so their future remains in limbo. His family was traveling on an immigration visa which was issued by the u. S. Embassy after two years of interviewing and vetting. They wanted to emigrate as they feared the control of the Islamic State group. He always thought of america as a country of freedom, but now he is deeply disappointed. Iraq should have been excl e excluded from this order because iraq and the United States are fighti fighting terrorism together. Reporter similar sentiments are being expressed by iraqi leaders. Translator the u. S. President s order is an attack against iraq and its people. Iraq has made sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and should be appreciated for that. The executive order is wrong. Reporter some are responding by barring americans from entering iraq. The military campaign against the Islamic State militants is in a crucial stage. Trumps executive order is threatening relations at a time when close cooperation is essential. Close Economic Cooperation is something the japanese Prime Minister wants to nurture with the u. S. Hell be getting on plane to meet trump next week. Lets find out more about what they might be discussing. Tell us what you know. As abe pitches his plan he might highlight the investments that japan has been making already especially since trump has been criticizing japans automobile market and Foreign Exchange policy and we all know that hes pursuing policies that put america first. Abe is mindful of all that but wants to make sure it works for japan too. Abe revealed some of his ideas at a lower house budget committee. Investment in the u. S. By japanese firms is making great contributions to the u. S. Economy and bringing good results. I want to hold talks on the economy not simply from the viewpoint of the trade balance but a wider perspective. Abe wants japan to invest in u. S. Infrastructure such as building a High Speed Railway in texas and to provide loans for these projects. The plan calls for the countrys to discuss rules that would help to increase trade that would lead to more jobs for american workers. The plan also includes establishing a new frame work between other officials to deepen Economic Cooperation. Abe and trump meet next friday. Executives at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are thinking about spinning off a business their company was founded on. They are in dire straits. The Division Posted a more than 2. 2 billion loss from the construction of large passenger ships at its shipyard. The executives have already decided to stop building such vessels. They plan to decide by july whether to spin off the entire division. They say the move would help pinpoint internal problems and open the door to partnerships with other firms. Theyre in talks with three other shipbuilders on a possible alliance. One of them is Industry Leader besi body ship building. Lets look at markets. Some Solid Earnings reports are boosting the nikkei. Its trading above 19,000 and this only a day after dipping below it. Most sectors are trading higher. Lets take a look at that. The dollar is edging higher against the yen. The dollar has dropped recently about trumps concern on protectionist policy. The tldollar is stronger agains the euro. Were seeing modest gains elsewhere. Seouls kospi is up. Australian shares are trading higher by about the same percent. China markets will be opening in under half an hour. Its no secret that Japanese Companies want more business from china. They are gaining new customers thanks to the influx of chinese tourists. Now they hope to capitalize on that through the internet. Here are their strategies. Reporter japanese Cosmetics Companies make a pitch. But their reps are not talking to customers. They are speaking to online retailers in china. Some 50 companies are streaming videos at this event. Targeting 30,000 online stores. The chinese retailers can order goods to carry on their sites. The products will be shipped to the online retailers, this way the Japanese Companies dont have to worry about delivery or collecting payment from individual consumers. The retailers in china use chat messaging to ask for more details. Online sales of japanese consumer goods in china have climbed sharply in recent years. About 7 billion. And are forecast to keep rising. But the business consumers in china are different from japan. And it hasnt been easy for Japanese Companies trying to break into the Chinese Market. This is a small japanese cosmetics maker. The owner said shes having difficulty finding a reliable partner in china. Her company serves creams made from natural ingredients. They are vulnerable to heat. But that caused problems when it cream liquefied. Translator we welcome word of mouth on the internet. But we are also afraid of rumors spreading. So i think there are a lot of risks in the online market. Reporter finding a reliable e commerce partner can be a challenge, especially for small firms. Translator its important for japanese firms to have someone who can support them to find chinese partners. And confirm beforehand if the business has been officially registered in china. Reporter one of the benefits of teaming up with a local partner is marketing know how. Japanese cosmetics maker is getting support from ali baba. They are discussing which product to feature for a marketing campaign. Ali babas researched and they found that chinese fans are big fans of a soap with a japanese touch. Reporter officials decide to take the advice. They will focus on Cherry Blossom soap for the spring season. Translator they know the Chinese Market inside and out. It has a massive trove of data, too. Wed like to take advantage of what the company has to offer, as we think about how to promote our products more widely. Reporter chinas e Commerce Market is a new frontier for many japanese businesses. They are learning that having a good partner is a key to success. Keiko tomara nhk world. Ill leave you with the latest in markets. The president of the philippines says he will now use the military to carry out his deadly antidrug crack down. Human Rights Groups are concerned it may worsen what they see as unlawful killings. In his hometown duterte said he called drugs a National Security threat. Police have killed more than 2500 people since the president launched the Campaign Last june. A serious of scandals forced police to suspend their operation in the drug crackdown. They will finish an internal probe and purge corrupt members before the end of the month and then resume the campaign. The operator the crippled Nuclear Plant in fukushima has upped the analysis of molten fuel found inside the reactor. They say the radiation around the substance is so high it can kill humans within moments. Tokyo electric Power Company used a Remote Control camera inside the containment vessel of reactor number two. Deposits of what could be fuel can be seen just under the vessel holding the reactor core. Tepco officials expect it may have melted through. An analysis found 30 sieverts per hour. They plan to continue measuring radiation level as well as the temperature. They hope to begin removing the fuel debris by 2021. An indonesian aid group is helping children in tsunami hit regions in japan and indonesia give each other strength and hope for the future. Reporter banda aceh is the capital in indonesia. In this room, children are enjoying conversation with a video phone. The chat has been arranged by a japanese nonprofit organization. The children produced it and give messages of encouragement. Translator your people must have had a hard time after the quake. We had a similar experience. Reporter this 23yearold man represents a group in banda aceh. It gives free english and japanese lessons to children who lost their primary members in the tsunami. He was 11 when the tsunami hit. He was swept away by the tsunami, but managed to survive. Seven of his relatives werent as lucky. He was so traumatized, he couldnt sleep for days afterwards. He was grateful for the support he got from a japanese npo. He received a lot of educational materials from japan. He says he felt many people there were looking out for him. Translator the tsunami left me devastated. But the support from japan helped me overcome the painful memories of losing my family members. Its helped to make aceh strong. Its time for us to support japanese people. Reporter three years ago he teamed up with a japanese npo to create Exchange Events between children in banda aceh and japan. Twice a year, his group sends drawings to tsunami hit areas in northeastern japan. They show the every day lives of children in aceh. He also helped his students to make a video showing how banda aceh is rebuilding after the disaster. Translator hello. This is the school where i study japanese. It was rebuilt after the tsunami in 2004. Reporter his counterpart in japan ask both groups of children to paint what they hope their cities will look like in the future. He sees the pictures as symbols of hope for the recovery of aceh and japan. To commemorate the tsunami in december, the two pictures were displayed at the museum in banda aceh. The museum is dedicated to preserving lessons from the disaster. The picture painted by japanese children shows anglers in a rich fishing ground. The picture that the others children shows a train going through the city. Reporter they help the children in japan and aceh feel the hope for restoration, i hope people in japan and indonesia will encourage each other toward recovery. Reporter people in aceh and japan are hoping for restoration after the tsunami. Their wishes are connecting the two far away disaster hit areas. Nhk world, banda aceh. Indonesia. Face masks are a common sight on streets of tokyo. While they are often worn for Health Related issues, many young people have other reasons for wearing them. Nhk world has more. Reporter people in japan tend to wear face masks when they have a case of sniffles or allergies. But its for much more than that. They hide my face when im not wearing makeup. Like any other fashion because normal white ones stand out. The popular masks make faces look smaller in addition to multifunction ones. Then in tokyo, she wears a face mask whenever shes out in public. The reason, she feels people are always looking at her. I tell myself theres no problem, even if i blush, because im wearing a mask. She wore a mask for cover when she was in junior high school. Shes worn them every since. Her ambition she realizes shell have to lose the mask. I want to change with more selfconfidence so that i can talk with others head on. She decided to take part in a different kind of match making event. All the participants are required to wear masks. The point is to put an emphasis on what is on the inside instead of what is skin deep. Do you enjoy traveling . Yes. I love it. But i need to work hard to save money to go on a trip. So i cannot travel very often. She said the experience really made her think and was just the change she was looking for. I started thinking other people may not be looking at me as much as i imagined. Out in public, feels a big difference. Translator i havent worn any for about a month. Reporter she says she made a choice that was a big leap. Ive decided to show my true self without hiding my face to others. Reporter haruka says there are days when she feels she needs her mask. But so far shes been able to resist. And shes finally become just another face in the crowd. Akira morishito, nhk, tokyo. Good for her. Winter storm is hitting north japan. Authorities have told people to be cautious due the severe weather. Robert speta has more in world weather. Much of central and northern japan here over the past 24 hours has been hit by this classic Winter Weather set up. We did see the travel delays across the area. Widespread delays, even the car pile up. The reports really speak for themselves. Some areas seeing about 70 centimeters in total of snowfall here. Even 30 to 50 back towards the north. That combined with the very gusty winds up to 90 miles an hour does maybe for travel. White out conditions as well and chilly conditions too. As we look ahead, High Pressure will come in from the west. Our precipitation will start to taper off. That will be bringing clear skies heading through the rest of our friday into saturday. The fourday outlook looks like this. A high of 13 on saturday. Osaka getting up to 12. We have a low from the west. You get a couple of days of sun and one day of rain. Thats what we will be looking at. Good news for sappporo, it will be cold enough for you. You have the ice festival starting next week. Some snowfall in your forecast. Its not a a common weather phenomenon but its beautiful and dangerous. That was out here in New Brunswick last week. Ill show you video coming out where they had major freezing rain event. The mention is rather beautiful but the problem is it does make for slick conditions. Two deaths were reported and thousands of people were left without power. The Power Outages are a result. You get the ice built up and weighs them down and they often fall on these power lines. When were talking about ice storms, you typically think you have snow and rain and in the middle we have sleet. What freezing rain is you have the upper atmosphere. Theres the shallow cold is up zero air near the surface. Valleys which is a problem in New Brunswick area. That super cools that rain. Temperature is below zero in the water. It doesnt freeze just yet. It freezes when it hits the surface. It causes all sorts of problem. Rather beautiful but a dangerous situation. Back towards the west we have another storm system coming in the pacific west. It moves out here toward the east crossing the mid plains. I want to mention whats going on out here across europe. We have this storm continuing to bring windy conditions and also into Northern Spain and western portugal. Red level warnings. Here is the extended outlook. That is all for this edition of nhk newsline. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Thanks for joining us. Ernie stevens voiceover on this edition of native report, we attend a permanent exhibit of Eastman Johnson paintings chronicling mid 19th century native life in the Lake Superior region. Rita aspinwall voiceover meet sarah agaton howes, and learn about what role distance running plays in her life. 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