A cargo vessel has successfully docked with the International Space station using a maneuver developed by japanese engineers. And it is exactly five years until japan welcomes the world at the opening of the tokyo paralympic games. Concerns over a slowdown in the chinese and global economies have been causing upheaval on asian stock exchanges. Gene otani from the business desk has more. James, thanks. The global selloff has been stoking investor fears. The key fell more than 700 points after a very volatile day. It closed below the 18,000 mark for the First Time Since february. The index extended its losing streak to a sixth day. The nikkei average plunged nearly 4 closing at 17,806. That was the second steepest fall this year. The steepest was the day before. Analysts say investors remain cautious as chinese stocks continue to fall and stronger yen weighed on exportrelated issues. Chinese investors were also in a selling mood. The shanghai composite ended below the key 3,000 mark for
Getting a feel for things. A young product developer is helping people with hearing disabilities. Reaching out. Japaneseamericans concerned with some of Donald Trumps rhetoric are lending support to another minority community. Lee is suspected of bribery and embezzlement in connection with a political Corruption Scandal thats engulfed south korea. A special Prosecutors Team requested lees arrest warrants on monday. The team accuses his business, Samsung Group, of offering bribes to two foundations and a company in germany. Prosecutors say they amounted to over 36 million. They suspect lee embezzled more than 8 million of that. All the entities suspected receiving the bribes were created or controlled by choi soonsil, a longtime friend of the president. The Prosecutors Team says they can prove choi shared some of the money with President Park geunhye. Investigators allege in return for the bribes the president ial office supported a merger between Samsung Group companies. They believe i
Documents for the selfdefense unit. Now they reveal that the documents have surfaced in a department they hadnt checked before. Local government and Opposition Forces clashed fiercely in july, killing nearly 300 troops and civilians. Opposition lawmakers had grilled the Abe Administration over whether any fighting had taken place. That would have violated japans selfimposed restrictions which limit sdf operations to where a ceasefire is imposed. Leaders in tokyo have repeatedly rejected such concerns. Translator ive been briefed by the u. N. That security is relatively stable. Its the west and north of south sudan where security is deteriorating. But the newly disclosed documents describe shooting around the camp and attacks on u. N. Facilities. Japans top spokesperson says the ministry did not deliberately withhold information. Translator there was never any intention to conceal the documents but by failing to locate them, it seems that the officials didnt deal with the situation prop
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Island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. How much to the white house know and when . Michael flynns departure as National Security advisor raises more questions than answers. The halfbrother of north koreas leader murdered at a malaysian airport. And all aboard for a train ride not seen for half a century good century. How a regular Steam Service has returned to the u. K. Bringing , bringing back memories of yesteryear. Jane welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The big question tonight is how much President Donald Trump knew about his top security advisers dealings with moscow and when. Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers after Michael Flynn resigned less than a m