On northern japans east coast sometime tuesday afternoon or evening. Weather authorities are warning people in the area to avoid potentially dangerous places like coastlines and rivers. The powerful typhoon is expected to force the cancellation of many domestic frights. Airlines say a ptotal of 102 flights have already been canceled. There could be more cancellations. Were now joined by our meteorologist, sighqayaka mori. Can you tell us more about the typhoon . It is going to be a historic day for northern japan. A typhoon is expected to make landfall in the eastern areas of tohoku for the first time in history. Now it is located about 240 kilometers to the east of chiba prefecture at this moment. Its bringing in high waves and strong winds to parts of the kanto region. Gusts of about 90 Kilometers Per Hour were reported. Now the system is starting to change direction toward the northnorthwest at 35 Kilometers Per Hour. Wind gusts of 180 Kilometers Per Hour. Center will likely hit miyagi prefecture as a typhoon, and after that, its going to move up towards aomori prefecture or parts of hokkaido into tonight. This is the hightide season or spring tide season, that means the water levels are high and waves are going to be up to 10 meters. And due to the earthquake in 2011, the land has sunk, that means that the tohoku region is susceptible to flooding. And wind gusts could be up to 180 Kilometers Per Hour, Strong Enough to topple trees and power poles. An additional 350 millimeters of rainfall could fall and rainfall at 18 millimeters per hour is expected. Last time, a rmassive landslide occurred. Now, it looks like tokyo area will see conditions improving by this afternoon, but the peak of the stormy conditions for tohoku is this afternoon and into tonight. Hokkaido will see wet weather continuing as we go into wednesday. This is definitely not good news. Because over the past couple of weeks, three storms have made landfall in hokkaido. It has caused tremendous amounts of heavy rainfall already. So very dangerous conditions at least into wednesday in hokkaido. Thank you, sayaka, sayaka will be back later in the program. Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are preparing for the approaching typhoon. They are arranging pumps to gather more groundwater than normal. Hundreds of tons of groundwater have been seeping into damaged reactor buildings and and getting contaminated every day. Workers plan to suspend some of their operations for decommissioning the plant. It was crippled when the earthquake and tsunami caused multiple meltdowns. A suicide car bombing in southern yemen has hit a military facility killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens. The blast occurred on monday when a car loaded with explosives rammed into the facility. The Islamic State has claimed responsibilities for the attack. Yemen is embroiled in a civil war, the government fights insurgents. The Islamic State militants and other extremists are increasingly active in the country. It is time now for the latest in Business News. Japanese officials have released the july figures on Household Spending and employment, ai uchida joins us from the business desk. Were getting mixed signals about japans economy. Lets start this hour with a look at Household Spending. Consumers in japan continue to keep a tight grip on their wallets. Officials at the internal Affairs Ministry say spending for all households with two or more members fell 0. 5 from a year ago. That is the fifth consecutive month of declines. Average Household Spending was about 278,000 yen, thats about 2,700 per month. Meanwhile, unemployment ticked down to 3. 0 . It is a 0. 1 drop from the previous month and is the lowest level since may 1995. Officials at the Labor Ministry say there continues to be more jobs than people to fill them. The ratio of job offers to people looking for work was unchanged from june at 137 openings for every 100 employment seekers. Now Household Spending was higher thanexpectations. Lets take a look at wall street. U. S. Stock prices ended higher on the gains of the Financial Sector. We saw the dow jones rising. Lets see whats happening in tokyo this tuesday morning. Were going to go to Ramin Mellegard for that at the tokyo stock exchange. How are markets kicking off . U. S. Stocks are a little boosted by heightened anticipation of a rate hike in the u. S. And the Financial Sector was one of the sfropgest performers. Well see if that is the same here. The dollar has dipped a little bit but still remains strong against the yen. That should help exports. 16,683, just down almost, well, over a third of a percent taher for the nikkei and the broader topix down as well. The nikkei yesterday was boosted at its highest level in a week and a half. The u. S. Currency gained after fed chief Janet Yellens comments on friday janet yellen suggested she may be considering an early rate hike with hopes of higher u. S. Rates, of course, major japanese exporters will get a boost. Were talking about autos, electronics and component makers across a lot of different sectors. It makes green backs a little less affordable. Add to that the gains in oil prices, the wti crude futures fell more than 1 . Now Londons Brent declined on expectations that nigerian rebels will stop hampering the crude production. And they will continue ramping up output. So we pea see a little bit of a dip in energyrelated shares in tokyo. We have seen a slight dip in the dollar, especially after strong gains recently. Give us an update on whats happening. Exactly. Weve seen coming off tohose highs yesterday, 101. 76, it was trading above 102 yesterday. So were off those threeweek highs. But a currency trader i spoke to this morning said expectations of a rate hike in september or december has grown. Now overnight, julys Consumer Spending in the u. S. Rose, pointing to a pickup in economic growth, nonfarm pay rolls are due out on friday. Lets get a quick look on the Asian Pacific markets that are also open right now. Seouls kospi is trading higher as is sydney. Ill have more for you later on. Back to you. All right, ramin, thanks a lot for that update, Ramin Mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange. Well, this week we are bringing you a special feature on beating the heat, focussing on three ra ditraditions that f on how people work and play. We focus on the icon of a company ease s japanese summer to revive fortunes. Reporter its an aquarium with a difference. 3,000 goldfish swimming in a giant fishbowl. Music, light shows and a bit of tradition and you have one of the attractions of the summer. The art aquarium has drawn more than 300,000 visitors this summer. Its located in tokyos nihonbashi district. About 60 local businesses have come up with goldfished themed confectionary and cakes for the summer, and they are selling fast. Goldfishthemed sweets here are very popular. One of our versions has already sold out today. Reporter goldfish were introduced to japan in the 16th century. At first, only for the elites. But these days, its hard to imagine a japanese summer without them. At festivals across japan, you can see people trying to scoop fish from a bowl of water. The scoop is pamade of thin pap, so you need to be quick and nimble, or it can fall apart before you haul your fish. And heres a modern version. Put your smartphone in the water, and a digital fish will appear. It was dreamed up by an i. T. Company hoping it show how waterproof their smartphones are. Theyve taken the game all across japan and sales have already doubled from the last version. Companies all over japan are competing for a lice slice of t action. In one case, another business is using goldfish to lure in visitors. Theres not much chance of making a phone call in this booth. But social networks have turned it into the towns new landmark. This is known as a center of goldfish breeding. Everywhere you look, tare are images of the colorful creatures. Translator so many people have come to see the attractions. The area has been experiencing a revitalization. Reporter and the town even stages a goldfish scooping championship. Players from all over the country come to compete, and they take it seriously. When your net breaks, youre out. Some competitors caught more than 30 fish in three minutes. It draws an astounding 17,000 tourists to this usually quiet town. Translator the number of visitors has definitely increased. Some people have come all the way from hokkaido and kyushu. Its really popular, and i think it helps the local economy in many ways. Reporter everyone from gallery owners to mobile phone makers is figuring out that goldfish really can reap gold. Nhk world. Very cool. Thats the latest in Business News for this hour. Ill leave you with a check on markets. North Korean Leader kim jong un has attended a twoday celebration of the countrys main youth league. He gave a speech expressing the importance of draideology and education and the role of young people. The staterun television aired footage of the Congress Held by the socialist youth league. It was the groups firstsuch gathering in 23 years. Kim shook hands before taking the stage. The tv station did not air audio of the speech. He called on young people to become the vanguard of the growing socialist power. Kim also reportedly stressed the win the fight against the United States. Prosecutors in taiwan have indicted three Navy Personnel in connection with the accidental launch of an antiship missile last month. The missile was fired from a military vessel at a base in a southern city. It hit a fishing boat, killing one taiwanese crew member and jo injuring three others, a sailor was inspecting the system without a superior. They did not realize that the missile was connected to a launcher and ready to be fired. They have charged him with professional negligence resulting in death and other charges. They also charged two of his superiors for neglecting oversight and guidance. The missile traveled in the direction of mainland china. Beijing demanded an explanation of exactly what happened. The Taiwanese Navy has stood by its explanation of human error. Every year more foreigners in japan are found without a valid visa and are detained by immigration. Their situation is gaining attention, and some are calling for change. Nhk has more on that. Reporter japans Justice Ministry runs Immigration Detention Centers like this one in nagasaki. They hold asylum seekers, illegal economic migrants and others who have failed in their quest to stay in japan but have yet to return to their home countries. Up to ten people are held in rooms like this. Cut off from the outside world, they are given only basic meals and just 90 minutes a day for exercise. Translator its tough mentally. People are under stress. Sometimes they scream at night. Reporter to ease the situation, the authorities created the system called provisional release. Detainees can live outside the security if they pay a security bond and meet other conditions. About 1100 people are currently held in detention centers. 3600 others are on provisional leave. But the system has to those living on the outside cannot work or receive assistance. In june, 300 such people had a protest. The number of provisional releases has increased ninefold over the past ten years. One support group for these people attributes the rise to a stricter government policy on illegal stayers. Marianna is from peru. She has asked not to be identified. Shes been under provisional release for nine years. She came to japan to live with her japanesebrazilian husband, but when he divorced her, she lost her residential status, and so did their two children. All three were ordered to leave the country. But she has nobody to turn to in peru. And her children dont speak much spanish. Not allowed to work, shes scrapes by with help from her friends. Her biggest concern is her children. Without a change of status, her sons wont be able to work after they graduate from school. Translator ultimately, i need to find work, and its hard to face the reality that i will be the only one of my friends without a job. I feel taheres nothing i can d to build a future. Reporter marianna hopes the boys will be granted residence in japan, even if shes not. Translator this situation might be my doing, but pmy sons are not to blame. I want authorities to consider their future. Reporter but immigration officials are not about to rethink. They say there are no plans to change the treatment of foreigners on provisional release. Translator people who have received deportation orders should leave the country. If they cant survive under provisional release, they have no choice but to return to interetheir homelands. Reporter but some people say its essential to honor basic human the rights. Translator the authorities have allowed them to stay in japan temporarily, so they should at least grant them the right to work, to make a living. Along with eligibility for health insurance. Reporter the current approach to dealing with immigrants is unlikely to change any day soon, but the country faces rising numbers of Migrant Workers and refugees, and the authorities may be forced to rethink their policy. Nhk world, nagasaki. Entrepreneurs from around the world are competing in a new kind of space race. Theyre trying to become the first to land a private rover on the moon in pursuit of a 20 million prize. Nhk got a sneak peek at the vehicle a team of Japanese Developers is developing. Reporter researchers have been waiting nine years for this moment. And if all goes as planned, this little rover will be wheeling across the surface of the poon next year. Todays a very big event and a major milestone, so im very relieved after i finished this event. Reporter the rover is in a contest google announced in 2007. The u. S. I. T. Giant wants to encourage entrepreneurs to create a new era of Affordable Access to the moon. Japan is one of 16 privatelyfunded international teams. That also includes the u. S. , germany and india. The winning team has it to successfully place a robot on the moon that travels at least 500 meters and transmits hig highdefinition images back to earth. Japans team is called white rabbit. Its linked to a japanese folk tale in which the shape of a rabbit can be seen on the moon. They want to investigate volcanos and the prospects of eventually living on the moon. They plan to explore the lunar surface by the end of next year, becoming the first to do so. But there are still challenges to overcome, including development costs, carrying the rover into space on a robecket will cost 1. 2 million per kilogram. This weighed 10 kilos, the latest model weighs only 4. One idea is to use rovers. We expect one to run. Reporter its only been about 50 years since that first giant leap into space. The team hopes their work will lead to the next one. Nhk world, tokyo. Lets get a check of the weather once again. As weve been reporting. People in northern japan are bracing for a typhoon thats expected to make landfall tuesday afternoon or evening. It poses a flooding threat north but into parts of china and the korean peninsula. Meteorologist sayaka mori joins us with the latest. It is now approaching japan and going into tomorrow. It will change into a low pressure system and is expected to hit the coast of the continent. We are looking at heavy rainfall across many areas like north korea, northeastern china as well as southeastern russia, and this system is already dumping heavy rainfall over the past couple days. The ground is so saturated. Due to this system, an additional 150 millimeters of rain is expected. As we go into tomorrow, more rain is expecting. That peens the risk of flooding and landslides will be higher day by day. It will affect not just japan but the northeastern continent. So we are looking at the typhoon across the western pacific and there are several more across the central pacific. Two hurricanes are now heading towards hawaii, and there are several more storms over the atlantic. I want to talk about the central pacific. There are two hurricanes approaching hawaii, and i want to mention this one. This is madeline. Right now, a major hurricane, its packing wind gusts of 222 Kilometers Per Hour. The system will likely get very close to or move through the big island as we go into wednesday local time as a hurricane. So powerful winds and also gigantic waves are expected and heavy rainfall at times are expected as well. Very stormy conditions are expected wednesday as well as tuesday in hilo. Honolulu will likely miss the brunt of it. But thunderstorms expected on thursday and wednesday and stay away from the coastal locations, because waves are going to be extremely high. Across the southeastern United States theres a tropical system approaching the carolina coast. This will affect the carolinas as we go into tuesday. Heavy rainfall and dangerous waves are expected. And another system will hit the north coast of the florida peninsula as we go into thursday. The temperatures are going to be as follows on your tuesday. Heres your extended forecast. All right, wed like to remind you of our lead story this hour. People in japan are making preparations for a typhoon. It will be the fourth system to hit the country if len less thao weeks. Its moving at a speed of 35 Kilometers Per Hour and packing winds of more than 120 Kilometers Per Hour near its center. Officials with Japans Meteorological Agency are warning the storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds. It is