It says all 37 are construction workers. Theyre accused of visabusing tr visiting passes and working without proper papers. Tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. Malaysia responded in kind. Theyve also booted out each others diplomatic representatives. However, malaysias Prime Minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. He says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. We are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. So we didnt pick a quarrel with north korea. It was never our intention. Kim jongnam was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International airport last month and died. Malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. It also wants to question three north korean nationals, including an Embassy Staff member. Pyongyang hasnt been cooperative, calling the investigation unfair. A man claiming to be kims son has spoken out online in a video posted online. If true, hes the first Family Member to do so. He hasnt revealed his location, and its unclear when it was filmed. Parts of it have been blacked out. My name is kim han sol. From north korea. Part of the kim family. Heres my passport. My father has been killed two days ago. Im currently with my mother and my sister. We hope this gets better soon. South korean intelligence Officials Say its highly likely the man is kim jongnams son. The group that posted the video says it supports defectors and reveals kim jongnams family has been moved to a safe place after seeking refuge. The next step in the influencepeddling scandal thats upended south korean politics is near. The Constitutional Court says it will rule on park geunhyes impeachment case on friday morning. Shes been suspended since december. The court has been examining whether to uphold or reject her impeachment. If six of the eight judges decide to uphold it, park will be dismissed. If three or more of the judges reject it, park will resume her duties as president. The focus would then turn to whether park remains as president until her term ends in february. She had said before her suspension she would step down well before her term ends. The court is ruling earlier than initially thought because the term of one of its judges will expire next monday. It doesnt want to prolong political confusion in the country. Joining us in the studio is nhk worlds Senior Correspondent kengo okamoto. Hes been covering issues on the korean pens minutes la for years. First of all, how do you see the ruling playing out . James, the question so is difficult to answer. On one hand it might seem natural the court would uphold impeachment. As you know the hundreds of thousands of people were enraged and demanded to see her step down. But her supporters are gaining momentum again. And ironically, she has kim jongun to thank for that. The threats from north korea, not just the missile launches but also the recent killing of kims half brother, kim jongnam, have concerned South Koreans even more than before. And thats helped park regain some support. Especially from older conservatives. They see park as the most Competent Person to handle this unstable situation. We have to remember the judges will be looking at the case from a legal point of view. So their conclusion may be surprising to either side. I see. And remind us, what exactly are they considering as they reach their conclusion . Well, the judges have been reviewing evidence from the 17 hearings theyve held since december. And theyve listened to lawmakers and parks defendants on the various issues surrounding her fate. The judges are considering five aspects. Lawmakers say the first four violate the constitution. These three that are highlighted stem from the influencepeddling scandal that came to light last year. For the first one, acting against a rule of law and democracy, lawmakers accuse park of ordering her staff to hand confidential documents to a close friend, choi soonsil. Park let her influence Government Policies and staffing decision. But parks side denies that. And the fourth is in regards to the sinking of the sewol ferry three years ago. Nearly 300 people, including high school students, died. Lawmakers accuse park of failing to protect them. But parks lawyers deny the allegations. They say theres plenty of evidence to show she tried to save lives. And the last charge is criminal. Lawmakers and, more importantly, prosecutors, claim park colluded with choi to solicit and receive bribes from samsung group. But parks lawyers dont agree. They say that contributions went to foundations and even if they aree linked to choi, that doesnt mean she or park received any benefit. So did park violate the constitution or criminal law . We dont know that officially yet. What we will know is if the Constitutional Court thinks the allegations are grave enough to oust her from office. And the ruling is final and irreversible. And if its upheld, its still possible criminal charges could follow. Kengo, thanks. Youre watching nhk newsline live from tokyo. The u. S. State of hawaii will ask a federal court to halt the signed travel ban by president trump. Hawaii will be the first state to challenge the revised ban. The new executive order places a 90day ban on people from six muslim majority countries if they do not possess a valid visa. This time the order excludes iraq. It also reinstates a 120day ban on admission of refugees from any country. Hawaii had filed for an injunction against the earlier order. It will amend that suit and seek to stop the revised ban. It said its asking the court to debate the matter by next wednesday, one day before the new order comes into effect. Trumps first ban led to chaos at airports and sparked protests across the nation. It was suspended by a federal court in washington state. The u. S. Central Intelligence Agency has been working on new ways to hack smartphones and other personal devices, thats according to new documents released by wikileaks. The organization has put out thousands of pages of what it says is a secret cia program and it says theres still more to come. The documents say under the initiative the cia has developed techniques targeting iphones, android devices, and windows Computer Systems using viruses and other methods. For smartphones it says the cia has been developing ways to obtain voice and Text Messages and location data from the devices. As well as remotely operated cameras. Smart tvs were also targeted. The cia was said to be looking at ways to use the appliances to record conversations in a room even when it appears theyre turned off. Wikileaks says the documents were circulating among hackers and contractors who have worked for t the american vernment. And t that it obtained the data from one of them. The authenticity of the documents has yet to be verified. Japans economy grew at a faster pace in the final quarter of last year than the early numbers suggested. Gene otani brings us more on that and other headlines. Officials at Japans Cabinet Office say annualized gdp expanded 1. 2 for the october to december period. Thats. 2 points higher than in the preliminary data. The Officials SayCorporate Investment was much stronger than expecteded. It went up from 0. 9 to 2 . Private consumption has been revised up from a slight contraction too a slight expansion. However, some investment areas came in weaker than initial estimates. Housing investment was revised slightly downward and public investment, which was already down in the preliminary release, fell deeper into the negative to minus 2. 5 . China has released its trade data for february. Asias biggest economy is reporting its first d deficit i three years. Weaker exports and strong imports caused an unexpected dip. Customs Authorities Say the deficit for february ran to more than 9 billion. Exports were down 1. 3 from the same month last year. Sales to japan and europe of clothes, shoes and furniture were sluggish. But imports surged 38 . The biggest jump since early 2012. Major factors included bigger orders for foreign coal, crude oil, and iron ore. Tokyo stocks closed lower with the nikkei falling for a fourth day. Investors stayed cautious ahead of Monetary Policy meetings at the European Central bank, the u. S. Federal reserve, and the bank of japan. Our Business ReporterPhoebe Amoroso has more from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Many traders believe its too risky to make any major moves ahead of the u. S. Fed decision next week as they believe theres likely to be a rate hike. A stronger yen weighed on sentiment. The nikkei 225 lost almost. 5 , finishing at 19,254. The broader topix shed. 3 . Looking at individual stocks, shares in the metal sector fell. Copper prices hit a onemonth low earlier in the week due t t an unexpected jump in stockpiles. Matsui mining and smelting lost 2. 5 . Sumitomo metal mining also ended lower. Nintendo clocked its fourth day of gains, seeing Strong Demand for its latest console switch. The dollar slipped against the yen during tokyo hours. Traders bought the japanese currency as a safe haven asset ahead of the fed policy meeting. So investors didnt have much appetite for risk. Theyre keeping an eye out for the friday u. S. Jobs data which could impact the pace of rate hikes by the fed. Im Phoebe Amoroso reporting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In china the countrys latest trade data had little impact on stocks. The shanghai composite ended down a fraction, 3240 the closing number there. Hong kong reacted positively to chinas surge in imports. The hang seng index ended up by. 4 , 23,782. The benchmark extended its gains to a third day with all sectors ending in the positive. Singapore up. 5 , the benchmark ending the highest in one and a half years. Indonesia meanwhile edged down. Officials at japan post are looking at charging online retailers more for parcel deliveries. They say theyre considering the move because of a boom in Internet Sales and higher personnel costs due to a shrinking labor pool. Japan post currently provides discount deliveries to online retailers since it received a large volume of business from them. Postal Officials Say a hike in the rates wont affect individual clients for the time being. The recent increase in demand has hit other delivery companies. Japans leading parcel firm, yeah ma yamoto, plans to raise prices for the first time in years. Japans current account stayed in the black though the surplus narrowed for the first time in eight months. Higher crude oil prices pushed up the trade def sister, shrinking the overall figure. The finance ministry Officials Say the surplus came in at about 575 million. It narrowed nearly 90 from a year ago. The trade deficit was over 7. 5 billion. Earnings from overseas investment added to the trade figure. The primary income accounts stayed in the black with a surplus of more than 11 billion. Nhk has learned that operators of the Tokyo Stock Exchange have decided to sign a memorandum aimed at boosting ties with saudi arabias stock market. The Worlds Largest oil company, saudi aramco, is planning to go public next year. Tse want the firm to list its shares on their exchange. Saudi aramco capapitalization estimated around 2 trillion. The oil firm is looking to offer its stock abroad instead to the exchange in the saudi capital riyadh. Japan Exchange Group officials will sign a document during a planned visit by saudi Arabias King Salman to japan next year. The tse is an affiliate of the group. The memorandum calls for the japanese side to provide Technical Advice on how Companies List their shares on more than one market. Women in japan who want to work and raise children off then find that places for day care are limited and few companies provide it. Our next story looks at a single mother who started a vegetable farm. Many of her employees are women and their work schedule is childfriendly. Reporter this greenhouse belongs to an Agricultural Firm in oita prefecture in southwestern japan. It specializes in hydroponically grown leaf lettuce. Lettuce grown conventionally in soil is harvested twice a year. At this farm, computers monitor temperature and nutrient levels so the lettuce can be harvested every month. The firm began operating last july and now has 14 workers from their 20s to their 60s. Six of them are raising children. The president , ami hirayama, is a single parent. She started the company after her child was born. Hirayama used to work for a company that sells cosmetics but she thought it would be difficult to continue while raising her child and decided to quit. At around that time, she learned about hydroponic farming. She saw a chance and convinced four other women to invest in her company. Above all, she wanted to create a workplace where women could thrive. Translator w we wanted to bring a breath of fresh air to agriculture, and what better way to do that than by starting a company of just women. The Company Named its lettuce vegetable mother to highlight that its grown by women. Hydroponic farming eliminates the need for weeding and the containers are raised, reducing the physical burden. The key tasks are transplanting seedlings and packing. Most of the staff are paparttimers, and they choose from shift patterns, ranging from three to eight hours. The company tries to accommodate employees wishes regarding work hours. When this womans child developed a fever, everyone stepped in to cover for her. Translator when one ofof us needs to skip work, everyone comes together to help. Its very helpful for us. Translator we all know how tough it is for a mother to work while raising children. But we support each other to pull through. I think its because this is an allfemale workplace that its possible. This approach to business appears to be bearing fruit. The Company Expects firstyear sales of around 440,000, allowing it to break even. A fresh take on farming thats expanding opportunities for women and helping them thrive. You can catch our report online together with a full transcript. Look for nhk world and business wrap. Thats a look at business news. Im going to leave you with the markets. Parents across japan have been finding the results of applications that could greatly affect their lives whether or not their kids can get into day care. Tens of thousands of them will be disappointed. Nhk World Reports on japans chronic day care shortage. Reporter these parents have been brought together by a shared struggle. They all want to keep working but japans shortage of day care spots is making that very difficult. Translator i applied to about 20 day cares. I really want the authorities to solve this problem. Translator i never expected that after trying so hard, my kids wouldnt get in. I honestly doubt what the government says about wanting more women in the workforce. Translator its really hard to find day care near tokyo. I want my company to transfer me to an Office Abroad when i finish maternity leave. Then i can Work Overseas and still care for my children. Reporter it may sound extreme, but women have few options if they want to have kids and not give up their careers. The government estimates there could be more than 800,000 children whose parents would like to find them a day care. Demand is rising even as the birth rate shrinks. Thats because more women want to keep working after having kids and theyre being encouraged to by the central government. It says it will create 500,000 day care spots by april next year, but people are skeptical and say its still not enough. Comments like this from an anonymous blog post shocked people last year. And put the harsh reality of mothers in the public eye. Local governments are responsible for day cares. Theyre struggling to catch up with demand and thats meant unusual solutions. One tokykyo ward built a day ca center i in a raceoursrse parki lot. It plans to open ten new ones in places like Office Towers and a park. Translator we dont have the luxury of choosing our location. We have to accept any available space, as long as its safe. Reporter but even when theres a good location, there are other challenges. Neighbors complain children are too noisy, delaying or even preventing new facilities from opening. Another near tokyo used communication to tackle the problem. Staff set up a cafe inside so anybody in the community can enjoy free coffee and tea and interact with the children. It has changed some minds. This man donated vegetable plants and is growing them with the kids. Translator the plants are so big now. Translator i gave them water. Translator the children give me new energy. Their voices cheer me up. Reporter still, it will take more than a few changed minds to improve the situation. The real test will be whether and how quickly governments can get new locations built and up and running. Lets see whats happening in World Weather with jonathan oh. He starts off with conditions in the central u. S. It looks like that were going toto see a a transititiona Stormy Weather to winter weathtr for those located towardrd the north in canada as we go throughout t the next day. Its interesting the pattern that we have been going through. Last week during tuesday and wednesday, we