Him. He had a narrow escape. On the southeast coast, a lighthouse was washed away. Translator its frightening to discover the whole lighthouse had gone. I havent seen such high waves for years. Taiwanese Authorities Say 12 people were injured and 1 is missing. They also say about 860,000 households suffered power cuts at one point. More than 750 millimeters of rain was recorded in mountainous areas, thats mountainous regions in the south. Weather Officials Say meranti is moving northward. Our meteorologist robert speta joins us now with more on that storm. Yes, some pretty incredible footage coming out of southern taiwan where they were impacted by this storm system. We had winds gusting at times well over 200 Kilometers Per Hour, plus were looking at that threat of heavy rainfall still continuing out here. In fact, in total, a few locations have seen about 830 millimeters. Now, i do want to mention taiwan because of these high amounts of precipitation. It really squeezed out a lot of
Tomoko kamata reports. Reporter even before lawmakers and some Party Members filed thursday, it was clear renho was the favorite set to revitalize the party. She has been asking sense 2015 and during the runup to this vote, she enjoyed a wide margin. Translator we will build a strong party that can challenge the Current Administration that is enjoying popularity. Lets build our Party Together to one voters want to choose. We should accomplish this by not just criticism but through presenting constructive and creative policy for the country. Reporter renho doesnt fit the mold of other japanese lawmakers. She turns to politics after working as a model and a news anchor. And her half taiwanese background sparked fear debate over her citizenship status. But she has already taken on a high profile portfolio. When the former party of the d. P. , the Democratic Party of japan became the ruling party in 2009. She attracted a lot of attendance as she spearheaded the translator what is the reaso
Translator we understand the development of the far east region is one of russias most urgent priorities. We will enhance cooperation between our countries in the region. Translator i think it is very important for the governments to support Business Development between the two countries. Were seriously examining various proposals japan offered us in may. Abes focusing on those proposals which include Energy Development and industrial assistance in the far east. Abe will also focus on how to conclude a peace treaty. The countries havent signed one since the end of world war ii because of a dispute over four russian controlled islands known in japan as the northern territories. Tokyo maintains theyre an inherent part of japan. Abe hopes the meetings will build trust between him and putin and help make progress on solving the territorial issue. Sources tell nhk theyve agreed to putin visits to japan to hold another round of talks in yamaguchi, abes hometown. The issue of the northern ter
The typhoon also dealt a blow to a key regional industry, potato farming. A processing facility in the town of minamifurano is completely flooded. A nearby river overflowed sending muddy water into its buildings and destroying potato products. Its not clear when operations can be resumed. The storm also left damage on the korean peninsula. Chinese media suggests that flooding along the countrys border areas with north korea may have also caused heavy damage in the north. Typhoon lionrock unleashed heavy rain from late august in chinas Northeastern Region along the border with north korea. Media reports say the storm caused the crossborder tumen river to overflow its banks. Staterun China Central television says chinese rescuers in the province saved three north korean citizens who had been trapped by the floods. A rescued woman said she had almost given up hope. She expressed gratitude for being rescued. Chinese microblogging site weibo has obtained a photo of north korea said to have
Him. He had a narrow escape. On the southeast coast, a lighthouse was washed away. Translator its frightening to discover the whole lighthouse had gone. I havent seen such high waves for years. Taiwanese Authorities Say 12 people were injured and 1 is missing. They also say about 860,000 households suffered power cuts at one point. More than 750 millimeters of rain was recorded in mountainous areas, thats mountainous regions in the south. Weather Officials Say meranti is moving northward. Our meteorologist robert speta joins us now with more on that storm. Yes, some pretty incredible footage coming out of southern taiwan where they were impacted by this storm system. We had winds gusting at times well over 200 Kilometers Per Hour, plus were looking at that threat of heavy rainfall still continuing out here. In fact, in total, a few locations have seen about 830 millimeters. Now, i do want to mention taiwan because of these high amounts of precipitation. It really squeezed out a lot of