the u.s. declaring he has realigned with china. japan's first home-grown passenger jet in 50 years is undergoing final flight tests in america. but it faces stiff head winds from a competitive rival. and a new twist. we'll tell you about the quest of a renowned international violinist to share his love for classical music with his home country. japan's meteorological agency is warning people a strong earthquake could come in the coming days. a powerful quake hit in the afternoon. the ground is still shaking. the magnitude 6.6 quake hit tottori prefecture. first there's a look at the situation taken by our cameraman at our domestic service. >> reporter: we're seeing damage in tottori prefecture. you can see a building slanted to the right. pieces of wood from the wide wall fell to the ground. on the other side, it looks like a home. some roof tiles have shifted. many of the rooftops in this area have missing tile. i'll now move my camera. >> reporter: here's a cemetery. you can see lots of toppled tombstones. this really shows how strong the quake was. we're over the town of yurihama. above the playground of a junior high school. we can see about 50 students who evacuated the building. some of them are sitting. others are waving their hands. it even appears that there's a girl lying down in the lower right-hand corner of your screen. >> and that was the cameraman from our domestic service describing the situation from the air. at least ten people were injured. most of them hit by falling objects. electricity is back on after it was disrupted in more than 50,000 households in the prefecture. >> translator: my office was on the third floor and it was shaking a lot. i couldn't stand without holding onto something. i think the quake lasted for about ten seconds. >> translator: i was on a bridge when the quake struck. i've never experienced such a jolt and was shocked. >> translator: i was in bed when the tremors hit. the shaking lasted quite a while. >> some roads are cracked. people working close by said they heard a roar before a parking lot split. people have evacuated their homes and buildings. they gathered in open spaces to stay safe. local airports canceled flights. shinkansen bullet train service is now back up and running. officials are warning of increased seismic activity. >> translator: we ask you to stay on alert for a possible quake of the same strength in the next week or so. please take sufficient precautions for your safety. >> japan's nuclear regulation authorities haven't received any reports of troubles in the region. the number three reactor in ika ta plant is continuing to operate. officials say six other plants in the affected regions were offline and there were no reports of irregularities. also data taken at monitoring posts near the levels saw no change in radiation levels. now onto business news. we start with the central bank chief suggesting another change in the timetable for the policy goal. gene otani from the business desk has details on that and other business headlines. >> bank of japan head may extend the time frame for the 2% inflation target. kuroroda was speaking at the committee meeting. kuroda said the bank could revise their plan considering the recent decline in prices. the change could be reflected in the bank's outlook for economic activity and prices report due out on november 1st. kuroda's term as governor ends on april 8, 2017. he said he boj's mission is to continue to stabilize prices regardless of his time in office. the latest data out of china show the housing market could be overheating again. new home prices last month remain high in 90% of the major cities. this is triggering caution about a potential property bubble. data from the national bureau of statistics show new home prices rose in 63 out of 70 major cities in september compared with the previous month. prices in beijing rised 5% while those in guangzhou were up 3%. new home prices up 30% in beijing. has been easing house loan regulations to deal with the unsold condominiums and mainly in regional cities. the government is also working to curb speculative buying and selling of homes in some urban areas. checking the markets, tokyo stocks snapped five straight days of gains. many investors with profits from the recent rally. and the earthquake in western japan weighed on sentiment. giang nguyen has the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> tokyo shares opened higher on a relatively weaker yen. then stocks retreated on profit taking. and the strong earthquake occurred towards the close of the market. the nikkei 225 fell 0.3% closing at 17,184 for the entire week the index gained nearly 2%. the broader topix lost 0.4% on friday. moving to judge stocks, mitsubishi motors added more than 5%. investors cheered carlos ghosn's vow to turn them around after the mileage cheating scandal. nissan meanwhile gains 0.6%. nintendo shares slumped 6% after the company introduced its latest game consnsole. the new device lacked revolutionary features that gamers and investors had hoped for. in all, tokyo share hs a strong week. we are now bracing for another busy week as we get into the throes of earning season with many reporting half-year results next week. i'm giang nguyen reporting from the toek you stock exchange. the shanghai composite closed at 3,090. taiwan's taiex inching down at 0.11%. some apple parts suppliers fell on speculation that sales of iphone 7s are slowing. seoul's kospi slipped by 0.4%. indonesia, however, gaining by 0.1% one day after the central bank cut its key interest rate for the sixth time this year. trading in hong kong was suspended due to a typhoon. last week a fire at a tokyo electric power company substation left more than half a million households in the capital without electricity. on fridaday tepco conducted a blackout simulation trill. the simulation assumed that trouble at a transmission facility cut power to 1.7 million households in central tokyo. ten employees took part in the drill at the training facility. four other participants were technicians who had actually responded to last week's outage. the team reviewewed contingency plans and transmitted with facilitieses to identify power supply routes to use during a critical incident. government and business people from fukushima prefectcte arare in australia to promote tourism and specialalty food fr the region. they offered a seminar in sydney on world class skiing and other popular fukushima attractions. participants also had a chance to taste sake and ramen noodles. the total number has now returned to the level it was before the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis. nearly four times pre-disaster levels. the first japanese passenger airliner developed in half a century is now in the united states for official tests. the mitsubishi regional jet is in the most critical phase before it's rolled out to customers. nhk world's rosa sabrino reports. >> reporter: the jet arrived in washington state on america's west coast. the mitsubishi regional jet has finally arrived in the united states. it will be undergoing further testing to gain its certification. technical challenges durining t jet's development delayed delivery time by five years. before starting delivery to customers in 2018, it must prove its performanance even in extre weather conditions. >> translator: as we start a new page of development, our efforts are focused on the test flights and improving the aircraft. >> reporter: but it faces a powerful rival. ember air, the leading maker o jets. the brbrazilian aircraft mer uses ann enginine similar to mitsubishi's jet. theyre closing the gap in fuel perfrformance between the two planes. theyey have taken advantage of e slow delivery of the mrj. they have completed the e-2's maiden flight in may this year. far ahead of mitsubishi's 450 units. this aircraft leasing firm has put its faithth in ember air. over 150 companies use the brazilian made plane. >> they have an old history. so they're quite reputable. they've done quitewell. we feel comfortablele with them. >> reporter: embmber air is confident it can fend off the challenge from mitsubishi. >> i'm sure mrj willl grow to b a serious competitor forr embraer. >> translator: the market expectations in our japanese-made aircraft are high. i hope we'll compete with each other and providede better products and servicices. >> reporter: with both new planes set for delivery in 2018, mitsubishi cannot have further delays or it will risk losing competitive advantage in fuel efficiency and other features. successful completion of a flight test is key to gaining an edge. rosa sobrino, nhk world. and you can catch our report with a full transcript. search for nhk world and business wrap. that's it for business. i'll leave you with the markets. the president of the philippines says he's parting ways with long-time ally washington. rodrigo duterte switched to china. he said america has lost. duterte made comments at a meeting of b business leaders.. >> i announce my separation from the united states. both milititary and economics also. >> relations with washington have been deteriorating since june when duterte took office. and he reaffirmed his anti-american stance after china offered economic aid. a spokesperson for the u.s. state department says washington will seek an e explanatition fr manila. >> we still hold that it is inexplicably at odds with the close relationship we have with the filipino people as well as the government there. >> kirby stressed that the u.s. remains rock solid in its commitments in the mutual defense treaty with the philippines. he added he hopes the alliance will continue to deepenen. ash carter has condemned the north korea ballistic launches that failed on thursday. >> indeed the united states remains committed to defending our allies against any threat with the full spectrum of american military might. > carter spoke to reporters a joint news conference after their meeting in washington. hahn hoped for further cooperation with the u.s. in areasuch h as missile defense. he said seoul will consult with washington on ways to deter including the nuclear umbrella. in the meantime, pyongyang has vowed to fire more rockets firing what it calls satellites. >> a north korean spokesperson said a sovereign nation has a legitimate right to develop satellites and use them for peaceful purposes. a renowned japanese violinist is celebrating the tenth anniversary of a music festival he spearheaded. we spoke to kashimoto about his goal for the festival. >> reporter: the invitation to the shato is the annual music festival. kashimoto in western japan. he uses his reputation together with top musicians from across the world. reflecting the meaning of the festival's name. >> wonderful location. it was a great atmosphere. i think everybody had wonderful spirits. >> reporter: daishin's career started early. at 3 he started playing the violin. he trained in the u.s., japan, and germany and won an international competition at the age of 17. he became a high-demand and has played with many maestros. he eventually went on to become the first concert master of the berlin philharmonic. one of the best orchestras in the world. and daishin came up with the idea of holding his own festival in japan after being inspired by one in france. >> it's a similar kind of veryy homemade with lots of volunteers inside a castle. it's a very, very beautiful and touching festival. from the first time i was there, i was so amazed and so touched by it that i wanted to do something like this in japan. >> reporter: daishin discovered that japanese audiences tend to feel tense when they go to classical concerts. so he wanted to create one that was accessible. he set the ticket price as low as $10. to realize that, daishin does everything himself. choosing concert programs and rehearsal schedules. he also asked his m musical friends to come to japan without pay. >> it's a great -- you know, it's's a great honor to be here for me. we're happy to be here. >> in october we always have that little spot in the diary for daishin and great company of musicia musicians. because it is very special. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people gather for the two days of concerts. local volunteers also support daishin. >> it's about communication. i think it's going fantastic. the relationship between the volunteers and artists is always very special. they take so good care of us. i love it. it's wonderful. >> reporter: ten years have passed since daishin started this festival. it's now one of the major events representing the region. local citizens young and old come to enjoy the music in a different atmosphere. >> translator: it was really wonderful.l. i haven't't come to this kind o outdoor concert for awhile. but today's concert really flew by. >> translator: sounds of crickets were mixed in with the music. that and the fine weather made the outdoor concert very refreshing. >> i don't really want to change so much of it. i think it shouldn't be a huge, huge festival. i think it's pretty much right now. i hope it doesn't stop at 10 or 20 or 30. i hope it goes forever. >> reporter: nhk world, himeji castle. a dazzling turquoise hue has returned to the popular blue pond in the japanese town on the northern island of hokkaido. the pond water turned murky after a powerful typhoon hit this summer. the blue color is said to be the result of natural minerals inn the water reflecting light. the surrounding trees are turning orange creating a striking combination of color. the autumn foliage this year appeared about a week later than usual. >> translator: that blue color looks like paint. >> i it's a beautiful place. itit's a really beautiful place. it's the main reason for me to come to hokkaido. the autumn color. and lake is like a miraclcle. >> the mountains are already capped with snow. it won't be long before the area turns blue and white. and here on nhk "newsline," here is sayaka mori with this hour's weather report. >> yes. winter has arrived a little earlier than normal in hokkaido. we had the first snowfall of the season in places like sapporo and asahikawa. and this area had three centimeters. and this is the airport. so it was like a winter wonderland out there. snow has let up in many areas of hokkaido. but w winds are still strong. gusts c could be up to 126 kilomemeters per hour. waves will be up to 7 meters as least into your saturdrday. now, for the west you canan see system is moving into the south. bubut expect rain will not affe the tottori where the massive earthquake has just occurred. it looks like temperatures are not going to be too hot or chilly in tottori. pleasant weather really. but rain will likely fall on monday in tottori. in tokyo, drier conditions will persist. but dropping to the teens onn monday. sapporo you may see some snow flurries or sleet in the morning hours on your saturday. now let's go to the south. typhoon haima made landfall in luzououzon yesterday. it killed many people. it has become a severe tropical storm, but still bringing some heavy rainfall and strong rains inanany areas.s. the s system will l likely move towards the nororth for weakeni. it is a low pressure system. now, talking about a tropical disturbance. and aid is starting to arrive in southwestern haiti. thousands stood in lines in the hot sun in order to receive assistance. tens of thousands are left homeless and hungry because of the hurricane. octotober is the second wettest month of the year in haiti. so more rain is expected. and there's a tropical disturbance.e. now let's go to north america. there's a chance for a storm up to canada. watch out for thundnderstorms a hail. andd akross the wewest, another system is moving into british columbia. more rain expected for the coast and some snows across inland locations. and seattle will turn wet once again on friday and temperatures are going to be up to 14 degrees. then we're at 24 degrees still on the warmer side in washington, d.c. at 21 degrees. behind it cooler air coming in. only 12 for the high in chicago. only 11 in toronto with rainy weather. and as we go into the weekend, temperatures will drop significantly in the northeastern united states. halifax 18 on friday down to 11 on your sunday. new york 24 on friday down to 14 on saturday. that's about 15 degrees cooler compared to what we saw over the past three days. all right. here's your extended forecast. 8รบ is 1:00 p.m. here in the french capital. the islamic state group targets tier cook. iraqi coalition forces advance on the stronghold of m osul. hit. we will a cross to our correspondent for reaction