Person and also the cause of death, both which are still pending at the moment. The official did say that there is no evidence of heart attack or puncture wounds. Malaysian Officials Say they wont release the body until the family provides dna. There have been reports that kim jongnams son is now in kuala lumpur. Local media say kim han sol flew in from macau to provide a dna sample. Kim is reportedly in his early 20s and lives in macau with his family. A british tabloid says kim han sol decided not to study in the uk for fear of assassination. The daily mail says he was supposed to attend graduate school at Oxford University in september, but the report says chinese authorities warned him of a plot by pyongyang and reportedly told him and his father to stay inside china. Malaysian police are focusing their investigation on pyongyang. Surveillance footage from Kuala Lumpur International airport appears to offer some clues to kim jongnams final moments. The grainy images show a man thought to be kim entering the departure hall and heading to a checkin machine. One woman grabs his attention. Another dressed in white comes up behind him and appears to hold something over his face. The two women then calmly walk off in different directions. More footage shows the man walking up to airport staff and seemingly explaining what happened. Staff members escort him to a clinic. Only now he seems unsteady on his feet. The man is then moved on to a stretcher. He died on the way to hospital. The police have detained two women in connection with the death. One is from indonesia and the other from vietnam. A north korean man is also in custody. The police also confirm theyre searching for four other suspects. Theyre all north korean men who left the country together the same day kim was killed. The murder has set off a diplomatic row between malaysia and north korea. Pyongyangs ambassadors trying to cast doubts on the investigation and he says the dead man is not kim jongnam. We cannot confirm the investigation by the malaysian police, even though its results would be obtained. It only increases the doubt that there would be someone elses hand behind the investigation. He suggested a joint probe between his country and malaysia. Malaysia recalled its ambassador to north korea for consultations. The ambassador spoke with reporters while transiting in beijing. The thing is, our opinion is clear on this because the investigation thats been done is objective and impartial and very fair. Its just for the professionalism of our police and medical team to investigate to the bottom of this issue. The Ambassador Says malaysia has close ties with north korea and his country has no reason to defame pyongyang. A top chinese official says beijing suspended coal imports from north korea in order to adhere to a november u. N. Security council resolution. Translator chinas imports of coal from north korea have gotten close to the limit for the year, as outlined in the resolution. This decision fulfills chinas international obligations. Gao made the remarks on tuesday at a news conference. Chinese officials had announced saturday that the suspension would go into effect from february 19th through the end of the year. U. N. Sanctions capped the value of chinas annual coal imports from north korea at 400 million. The resolution was adopted after pyongyang conducted its fifth nuclear test in september. But in december, chinas coal imports from north korea exceeded the monthly limit. Gao dismissed criticism over the excess amount. He said its understandable that implementing the resolution would take time. China has suggested that the Worlds Largest and second largest economies cooperate to avoid a trade war. Gene otani has details on that and other business headlines. Chinas commerce minister has called on the United States to sit down and discuss potential trade disputes. Gao hucheng referred to punitive tariffs that the u. S. Plans to impose on some chinese imports. Translator china and the u. S. Should maintain proper negotiation and Communication Channels and solve conflicts and differences through dialogue and cooperation. The u. S. Administration claims that some chinese products, such as road paving material and a heatresistant fabric are being dumped in the u. S. And harming american businesses. Gao said that chinese firms have invested nearly 50 billion in the u. S. And created almost 100,000 jobs. Japan is getting ready to kick off premium friday. The initiative encourages people to leave work friday the last friday of each month and get a start on the weekend. The idea is that people would spend more on shopping or travel and help boost the economy. Business executives gathered in tokyo to promote a range of related products and services. The raiailway company is offeri discounts on spa visits for those visiting a resort near tokyo by train. And a Beverage Company showcased a wine tasting set. Officials say some 3,000 organizations are planning to display a logo to show theyre taking part in the initiative. Tourism minister keiichihi ishi says he hopes i it will pay off translator i hope people will use the initiative to visit japan or nearby countries. I expect premium friday to increase the demand for travel. Ishii says he will encourage his ministry to limit the number of meetings after 3 00 p. M. On premium fridays. Furnishing to the markets, tokyo stocks closed higher as the dollar rebounded against the yen. Our Business Reporter reports from the tokyo stock exchange. Trading got off to a slow start because of the holiday on monday in the u. S. , but gained momentum as the dollar rose against the yen and investors regained appetite for risk. The nikkei 225 added 0. 68 , finishing at 19,381. The broader topix gained 0. 56 . Lets look at currency levels. The dollar rebounded against the yen, hovering at the 113 yen level in tokyo trading. Uncertainty over president trumumps ecoconomic policies h been weighing on the green back, going to t the safe haven the y. Suzuki and mazda both gained over 2 . Nippon Paper Industries was a gainer on reports that the company will raise prices for first time in two years. So, were seeing some optimism return to the market, but investors are still waiting on announcements from the Federal Reserve this week, which may provide some clues as to a possible rate hike. Im Phoebe Amoroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. Moving on to other markets in the region, the shanghai composite rose for a second straight day, adding 0. 4 , 3,253 the closing number there. Expectations of capital inflows from Pension Funds continue to support market sentiment. Hong kongs hang seng index slid 0. 8 , finishing at 23,963. Hsbc tumbled 5 after they reported a bigger than expected drop in profit for 2016. The kospi down and tokyo shares rose on higher commodities but disappointed earnings weighed on the index. Heres a look at some of the other business stories were following. Officials at the Japan Chain Stores association said total sales at nearly 10,000 supermarkets across the country fell 1. 6 , the second consecutive month of decline. They say sales of clothing fell more than 9 due to weak demand for coats and sweaters. Sales of other miscellaneous goods fell 5 . Officials at the Japan Department Stores Association say sales at more than 200 stores last month were down 1. 2 from a year earlier. Thats 11 straight months of decline. OfOfficials Say sales to foreig tourists rose 25 but domestic sales were down 2 . The average price of a new condominium in japan last year was the second highest ever recorded. Increases in the cost of labor and materials were mainly responsible. Officials at a Real Estate Industry organization say the National Average w was just abo 400,000. Thats down 1. 3 in yen terms from 2015, which saw the highest average price on record. Our next report focuses on a group of japanese seniors who are making the most of their golden years. They have found the good life after retirement by forming a Workers Cooperative. Reporter in a residential area of here yoeiroshima city i western japan a group of Senior Citizens is hard at work, cleaning up weeds and grass on a clients property. They belong to a Workers Cooperative for retirees and are each paid about 3. 50 an hour. Akira shimoda is the leader. He formed the cooperative with six of his friends. The members come from a variety of fields. They include a former post Office Worker and a gas station owner. Their average age is 70. They say contributing to the community through work gives them a sense of purpose and satisfaction. Translator we arent as good as the pros or work as quickly, but we do what we can. Reporter the cooperative brings together everyones talents and resources. Each member in shimodas group made an initial investment of about 175 to get it started. They decide on management policy together, and every m member ge out and works. Thisis manan drew on his professional experience to launch a new service. Masaika wakata tutors children twice a month at the groups office. Before retiring, he was a middle School Science teacher. The hour and a half class has a fee of about 2. 60 per student. Along with lessons, the classes offer a safe place for children of working parents. Translator i teach the lessons because i wantedd to hep the Community Even a little. If i can make people happy, im glad. Reporter the members hold monthly management meetings. Its been six months since they launched, and theyre seeking advice from a nonprofit to address some businesess challenges. Translator between the five of us, we made about 13 in october. The accounts are in the black, though just barely. In addition to yard work and lessons, the retirees have also been doing things like shopping for customers and changing light bulbs. But the fees they charge are low, and some jobs produce almost no profit. Translator its fun, but itd be nice to earn a bit more. Translator yes. The key is finding a balance between having f fun and earnin enough to keep the business going. Reporter there are still a few wrinkles to iron out, but all in all, the cooperative offers these seniors a way to stay active, earn a bit of money, and contribute to society. You can catch her report online together with the full transcript. Look for nhk world and business wrap. Thats a look at business news. Im going to leave you with the markets. A university in western japan has disciplined a lecturer for harassing a student from Fukushima Prefecture where a Nuclear Disaster took place. During an english class at Kwansei Gakuin in 2013, the teacher turned off the lights andd told a a female student fr fukushima he thought she would glow in the dark because she had been exposed to radiation. University Officials Say after the incident, the student was often absent. She failed to earn enough credits to pass and requested counseling from the University Last year. The teacher, a foreign national, told the university he was just joking. He says hes deeply remorseful and wants to apologize to the udent. Translator its very sad that our university has a person who makes susuch incensensitive commentsts. Translator i dont want to be tauaught by a person who say these kinds of things. University Officials Say they have cut the lecturers pay for three months and that they will not renew his contract for the next school year. A plane crash in australia has killed five people. Local media say the pilot and four u. S. Tourists were on board when the small aircraft crashed into a Shopping Mall on tutuesd. Police believe the plane had an engine failure shortly after taking off from melbournes second biggest airport. The Shopping Center was closed whwhen the crash occurred. 20 staffff were therere at the , but none of them were injured. Officials with the World Health Organization have been tracking the spread of bird flu in china, and theyre reporting a sudden increase in the number of human cases that exceeds previous flu seasons. The latest data shows that over the period of about a month from midjanuary, 304 people were infected with the h7n9 strain, and those cases spread across ten cities and regions, including shanghai and beijing. At least 36 people died. Nearly h hf of thosese infected werere known to have been expos to poultry or live poultry markets. W. H. O. Officials have yet to call for travel restrictions. They say so r, therere is no evidence of sustained humantohuman transmission, but they are encouraging countries to step up screening. Demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the u. S. To protest against President Donald Trump on president s day. The annual federal holiday marks the birthday of the first u. S. President , george washington. About 500 people gathered in Central Plaza in washington, d. C. , carrying signs that read not my president. They chanted slogans criticizing trumps immigration policy, cabinet appointments, and attacks on the media. Similar rallies were held in many cities, including new york and chicago. Everybody knows what hes about. Hes not normal. As immigrants, i feel like were back in the time where people had to work around with identifications just to prove theyre americans. February 20th also marked one month since trump was sworn in as president. Were going to switch gears a bit and talk about shogi, or japanese chess. Today were featuring a polish woman whos become the first nonjapanese woman whos reached professional status in the game. 25yearold Karolina Styczynska became interested in it through japanese comics when she in high school. Shee trained herselflf by playi onlinene. Styczynska came to japan four years ago with the dream of becoming a pro. She had to overcome the language barrier and the traditional playing style, sitting on her knees. After years of hard work, she made history monday by winning an important tournament match. And joining us in the studio is Karolina Styczynska. Congratulations. Thanks for joining us here on newsline. Thank you. Yes. We have a shogi board right in front of us with all the pieces aligned just before the moment of your success. Yes. Big success. Can you show us what you did . Yes. So, i took the knight and i dropped it here. All right. For me, i dont know what that means, but apparently, your opponent was just so overwhelmed, she gave up at that point. Yes. The sequence leading to mate. When did you start showing interest in shogi . What was the reason why . You were in poland and you were, what, in your teens. And then, all of a sudden, shogi entered your life. How did it happen . So it was nine years ago. I was 16 years old, in high school, and i got interested in manga. Japanese manga. Yes. There was this particular one called naruto. Uh huh. And you were reading in what language . Polish. Polish, okay. And there was this particular photo of shogi and some talk about this, some strategy. In polish, the word was chess, but the rules were different, so it was like, its not chess, is it . So, i checked on the internet, and it was shogi. And what was it about the rules that enticed you so much . Yes, so, different than chess. The pieces in shogi come back to life after being taken. So, as the game goes on and the game becomes more and more dynamic, which is opposite of chess. And then you started to go online. Yes. And play shogi. And so, someone invited you to japan. Ah, yes. Its a long story, but shortly spoken, there was an event on the internet where professional player was giving kind of teaching games, and she kind of knew im female and im thinking about becoming professional. And she played with me and she was like, oh, my god, that girl, shes very strong, and she lives in poland, why she doesnt speak japanese. So she was very interested and invited me to japan. And you overcame so many obstacles, because looking at this shogi board, all the chinese characters. How long did it take you to master the characters . At first, i actually, i played on symbols, like king was, like chess king. But then i got interested in the character side of shogi, and at first i wrote this in my notebook many times. But later on, i kind of fouound ways to imagine the pictures. For me, it would be kind of chinese in my head smiling. Its hard to imagine, but this is how i would remember it. How does it feel to be the first foreigner in your position . Its very cool. Do you want to make this a lifetime career for you . Yes. I already started making it. I became professional. Karolina, im sure there are a lot of professional shogi players out there watching abroad. How do you plan on reaching those people and, you know, expanding, promoting the game . So, the biggest problem now for shogi society is that we dont have enough materials to study. So, one of my goals would be to translate books from japanese to english in order to help people to get stronger at shogi. And the other problem would be shogi promotion. And i hope to have some internet events when i can show shogi to people. Karolina, what is shogi to you . Shogis my life. And when did you start feeling that it was your life . How long ago was that . I guess from the moment i met it. Was like 16 . Reading a manga . Yeah, it was like falling in love, yeah. I dont know. In japanese, you say fushigi, like mystery. Well, i know im talking to a rising star and i hope to see you soon in our studio. Karolina styczynska, thank you very much for joining us. Thank you. Much success to you in the future. Youre watching nhk newsline. We now move on to World Weather here on nhk newsline with s sika modi who starts off with texas. Sevevere weather impacted th United States. A cold front moved through the area and caused recordbreaking rainfall in california during the weekend. Lets go straight at some video coming out of southern texas. Severe weaeather blew through s antonio monday, resulting in widespread damage. San antotonio is the states secocond largest city. About 100 homes were damaged, as shown in this area footage taken shortly after the storm. At least five people were injured, yet none of them weree reported to be serious. About 40,000 customers lost power in the city, so extremely Severe Damage occurred in texas. The Severe Weather maker i is n pushing towards the east and sprereading rainfall across the eastern united stat. And theres a potential for severe thundnderstorms once aga in the deep south on your tuesday. And up towards the north, snow is expected to fall in eastern portions of canada. And the opposite side of the continent, another lowend frot isis making its way towards the east. This system wl provide more heavy rain for t bay area a also widespread snowfall across the rockies. And another topic for the u. S. Is the quite High Temperatures in the middle of the country. 24 degrees in denver and Oklahoma City at 22 degrees. By the way, winnipeg, the high is going to be 2 degrees. Thats over ten Degrees Higher than normal for this time of year because of the recent warmer weather. The snow sculpture event was canceled. Warm weather will likely spread towards the east over the next several days. Now, chicago will see the high of 18 degrees on tuesday, warming up to 23 degrees on wednesday. If it does so, it will be the record High Temperature during this time of year. And washington, d. C. , warming up to the 20s on both thursday as well as friday. So, you can see a taste of spring. And then lets go to japan. We are seeing some quite low temperatures in many places and very blustery conditions once again. Record strong winds were reported in central portions of japan. Now, colold weather is gripping most of the country, s so t tha causing quite a lot of snowfall roross the norththwestern flankf the nation. Over the past 24 hours,s, nearl 65 centimeters has fallen in Fukushima Prefecture. Now, snow will likely taper off by tomorrow, but as you can see, Rainy Weather is expected for western japan on wednesday. Right now there is a frontal system over central portions of china. This system wil likely develop and will likely move towards the Korean Peninsula as well ass westerern japan on wednesday, a then it will spread through central japan, including tokyo on thursday. Now, temperatures are going to be as follows. Quoto 11 degrees, and Rainy Weather will start on wednesday and continue through thursday. Its going to be a wet day on thursday. Notice the temperatures going to be quite warm. 18 for the high on thursday. Thats more like april. And beijing, hazy weather will develop oncece again starting thursday. Now, finally, over to europe. Theres a line of rainfall from nortrthern france into eastern portion of europe. There isis a risk for rainfall, heavy at times, and snow is expected to fall across the south of the scandinavian peninsula. Now, in the south, temperatures are going to be quite mild. 13 degrees for rome and paris at 12 degrees. Here is your extended forecast. Be sure to watch newsroom tokyo at the top of the hour. Im james tengan. Welcome to live from paris. Lets take a look at whats making headlines this morning. Killinger convicted of a wounded palestinian attacker is sentenced to 18 months in jail. The highprofile case having divided the nation. Appoints donald trump an army general to be americas new National Security adviser. After the deadly bombing in
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