welcome back to "newsline." i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. the japan coast guard is investigating the release of a video posted on the internet of what appears to be a chinese trawler colliding into two japanese patrol boats in september. the coast guard now suspects the footage is authentic and someone intentionally posted it.

the footage posted on youtube on thursday shows a chinese fishing vessel ramming two coast guard boats. the incident took place in japanese waters off the senkaku islands. china disputes japanese sovereignty over the islands. the coast guard says the cameramen who are identified in the video titles are the same people who shot the original footage. the coast guard has sent officials to its regional headquarters in okinawa where the video is being stored. prosecutors have begun an inquiry as they received a digitized copy of the video as evidence. they say the copy was stored in a computer accessible to officials at a district office no inn okinawa, a higher office in another location and the prosecutor's office in tokyo. they say the copy is now being stored in a memory device locked in a safe at the supreme prosecutor's office.

naoto kan has instructed his cabinet to examine the video and tighten information control. >> translator: first of all, we must try to find out the truth about what happened. we'll do our utmost on that front. it is important for japan and china to deal with this matter in a calm manner. >> foreign minister seiji maehara also spoke about china's reaction. >> translator: china expressed interest and concern over the issue through diplomatic channels. >> maehara said the government in japan told china it is investigating the matter. china's foreign ministry has reiterated its criticism of japan over the incident. it says the leak of the video does not change any of the facts in this case.

the spokes person said in a statement on friday the japan coast guard vessels caused the collisions. he said they intercepted and pursued the chinese fishing boat near the senkaku islands. hong said the japanese action waz illegal and that the video images can't cover it up. in response to the release of the footage, many internet users in china are posting comments defending the chinese trawler captain. one of the posts on a major news website says one of the japanese patrol ships moved across the chinese boat's bow and intentionally caused the collision. another says japan deliberately leaked the footage creating a false impression that the chinese boat had rammed into the japanese ships. some chinese citizens have denounced japan's handling of the collisions while others have called for boycotts of japanese products. the online edition of the chinese communist party's "people's daily" referred to the video circulation citing

japanese media reports. chinese residents are not allowed to access youtube but copies of the footage can be seen from within china on other websites. the operators of youtube, google, has indicated it may cooperate in the investigation into how the collision video was posted on the site. the japanese subs sid yaer of the u.s. interset search giant says friday it does not comment on specific videos but says it will immediately delete a video if there is a request and a legal violation is won firmed. the company also said it will consider cooperating in an investigation if asked by the japanese government. it's been 30 years since the british city of manchester passed a resolution declaring itself a nuclear weapons-free zone. it was november 1980 at the

height of the cold war and many local authorities around the world followed manchester's example. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the declaration, the city is holding a exhibition about the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. >> what's happened so far in manchester? >> the city of manchester kicked off a series of anniversary events on thursday with an exhibition showing the devastation caused by nuclear weapons. during the opening ceremony, a veteran spoke about his experience as an atomic bomb survivor. the 76-year-old man has been appointed as a special envoy by japan's foreign ministry. >> i also had very sad experiences due to the war.

i hope to tell the young people of england about this. >> at the exhibition at the people's history museum in manchester, about 50 photos from heiroshima and nagasaki are on display. some photos showing the atomic bomb victims are so shocking that the museum has posted a warning especially for children. >> i think this exhibition is a great idea to teach the new generations and to still have survivors will definitely help understand all the effects. >> japanese special envoy will talk to 100 children in eng glash about his experience as an atomic bomb survivor. he says he cannot waste one minute of his five-day visit to britain. he says he has a responsibility to himself and the people in his

hometown of nagasaki to campaign for nuclear abolition. >> thank you. back to a continuing series here on "newsline," "new home new challenges." it is a look at expatriate communities in japan. today we have a story of children who are caught between two cultures. an increasing number of kids are traveling with their parents between japan and foreign countries because of a shift in employment opportunities. educating these children is becoming a challenge here. >> reporter: ky is a brazilian of japanese decent who lives with his father. the 15-year-old came here along with many of the families after the immigration control law was revised in 1990. it allowed second and third

generation foreign nationals of japanese decent to settle in japan. ky was born in japan. since then he's changed his residence between his country and brazil every few years. he speaks portuguese well and conversational japanese. however, he says he's not sure which language is his mother tongue. he says he feels more comfortable when he speaks with his friends in portuguese, but still he says he sometimes feels frustrated not being able to fully express himself. >> translator: when i'm writing a composition in portuguese i sometimes can't come up with the right word. with the help of my father, i'm learning from books written in portuguese. >> reporter: ky rushed to japan and entered junior high school but he can't follow his classes because the level of japanese is too difficult. he can't even get a satisfactory grade in mathematics, a subject

he excelled at in brazil. in order to build his career in japan, his only option is to continue studying in japanese schools. he's now taking an extra language class in order to pass the examples for local high school. kanji characters are a challenge for him so he is learning how to read and write from a third grade level. >> translator: kanji characters are too difficult. i can't read my history textbook. in science classes sometimes i don't get what my teacher is talking about. but i want to get through it for my future. >> reporter: many of his classmates who are foreign nationals have dropped out. but kai is determined to continue. he promised his

japanese-brazilian father. kai says he feels japan is his home country. he wants to build his life here but he's not sure he'll be able to get through school and be accepted by society so he seeks advice on what do. for decades, sesame has supported children who struggle between two different cultures. >> translator: the issue is these children don't have anyone to talk to about their emotional turmoil. expatriates often move around for jobs. the worsening economic situation has put additional burdens on their children. >> reporter: youngsters like kai are often exposed to the risk of being blocked when they try to join society because of educational as well as language barriers. the question is how can international society support and nurture these children as a hope of the future. >> joining us in the studio to talk more with this issue is professor gawakami.

thank you for joining us today. as we just saw, these children who grew up in two different cultures and two different education systems often face language difficulties and that's an every day challenge. but what's the long-term impact of the problem? >> well, children will frequently cross over language borders as well as national borders, often face barriers of language development both in the mother tongue and their second language. the language learning is essential for children who are in the process of growth and development because language is not only a truthful condition but a truthful thinking and learning. but in the cross-over frequently changing environment, children often fail to acquire higher skills in either language. in the worst case some children cannot develop logic in their thinking, even lodge nick competition. the proven becomes evident when they try to get higher education

or build up career. >> japan opened its door wider for japanese brazil yabs in 1990. since then what kind of assistance has it been providing to these children? >> the most japanese schools don't have specialist japanese as a second language teacher. in addition there are no national guidelines for teaching japanese as a second language. so many foreign students left behind without any language support in the classroom. as a consequence, some students drop out. but the japan country does not recognize them as a subject to compulsory education so they are often ignored even though they disappear from school. but now the japanese government started to take action on this long standing issue and japanese ministry of education is preparing a new national guidelines for children who learn japanese as a second language. it is urging schools to accept

more of these children. but these actions have just begun and more complete measures are needed. >> professor, language development is deeply connected to a person's identity. how does being caught between two languages affect these children? >> people build their identity in relation with others. because these children cannot fully express themselves in their languages, they sometimes find it hard to build their identity. it is important for these children to be treated as individuals and heard by someone even though they cannot speak out fully. being heard by someone means the students are accepted by people around them. we seek to build a relationship with these children by assisting their education in japanese an we also encourage them to express themselves with ours. to share their ideas with

others. it does help them overcome their identity crisis. >> this type of problem is not limited only to japanese-bra still yans, is it? >> because of a globalization and massive population movement in the world, the number of children crossing boarders who are living in plural cultures and languages will grow more and more. in that sense the international committee must regard supporting these children as their education as a global issue. >> professor, thank you very much for your insight today. professor kagakami. the latest numbers out of the united states suggest the country's economy is beating expectations. employment in the nonfarm sector rose by more than 150,000 jobs last month. the labor department said on

friday that nonfarm jobs increased by 151,000 in october over september. the nonfarm sector is sensitive to economic trends. overall, u.s. unemployment remained unchanged at 9.6% with unemployment still high and growth in private sector employment still weak. analysts say there are still concerns over the outlook for the u.s. economy. the bank of japan is taking further monetary easing measures starting with the purchase of japanese government bonds early next week. at the end of a two-day policy meeting on friday, the bank of japan announced details of its plan to buy a wide range of financial products under its $430 billion program announced last month. over $18 billion of the funds are earmarked for japanese government bonds, which would be bought starting next week. over $6 billion are set aside for exchange traded funds and real estate investment trusts with buying to begin later.

it is very unusual for the bank to commit itself to buying these instruments which have a higher volatility than lower risk assets like government bonds. >> translator: the boj aims to lower the cost of credit in the private sector by taking on risks through the asset purchase program. >> to support the economy, the bank of japan has also kept its policy rate target to around 0% to 0.1%. the boj policy meeting was originally scheduled for mid-november, but was changed to thursday and friday, taking place right after the u.s. federal reserve's meeting. the bank of japan says it will carefully observe economic conditions and take additional action if necessary. toyota said on friday that it swung into the black in the first six months of the current business year.

>> reporter: despite this, japan's industry benefit from the government subsidies on ecocars and good sales overseas. toyota is no exception. the automaker returned to the black in the first half but the rest of the fiscal year will remain uncertain due to ongoing strong yen. in the first half, toyota said its net totalled about $3.5 billion. that's a sharp contrast with the loss of about $700 million a year earlier. in japan, toyota sold about 1.1 million automobiles, up 0% from the same period last year. the sales were bolstered by the government ecocar problem. the demand in the home market was stronger than expected.

overseas sales came to 2.6 million units and 80% gain. this is due to the expanding market in emerging economies like china and southeast asian countries. in six months toyota sold 3.7 million vehicles in total. but the company said the stronger yen and the end of the subsidy problem in september will likely dampen business in the second half. this will drop down the earnings for the full fiscal year ending next march. >> translator: the yen is so strong at present that we, toyota at least, cannot cope with it. we strongly hope that this will be corrected as soon as possible. >> reporter: toyota revised its four-year sales forecast down

but said the company will still remain in the black. toyo while the race for market share is becoming more intense, how toyota can keep its grips on the auto mashrket will be a key foc. defense ministry has shown off a prototype of an unmanned cutting-edge surveillance aircraft it's developing. the plane made an appearance on friday at a ground force site in japan modeled after u.s. high-tech weapons. drone has a propeller inside its cylindrical body and wings underneath. the body is also equipped with a high-performance camera and a global positioning system. the unmanned aircraft can fly

along pre-programmed routes for up to 30 minutes and it can also take videos and transmit them in real-time through a wireless communications network. the japanese defense ministry says it hopes to use the aircraft to gather information on natural disasters such as landslides and erupting volcs hoping to put the drone into practical use across japan in ten years. here is some of the news received from broadcasting stations across asia. we begin with this item sent from thailand. thailand has tightened security along its border with myanmar. the move comes ahead of myanmar's national elections on sunday. the thai army intensify patrols on friday after arms were found near the western thai city bordering myanmar. the army aims to prevent ethnic armed groups from disrupting

elections. a large number of myanmar citizens have returned to the country to cast their votes. sri lanka has set up a lifeguard service to prevent accidents at beaches popular with tourists. the members include former naval officers who used to fight at sea against insurgents. the service was launched at the most popular beach on thursday. guards will observe tourists from specially constructed posts. the creation of this service coincides with the dramatic increase in tour itism since th end of the civil war. officials say it will soon be expanded to all tourist resorts in the island nation. in india, preparations are under way to celebrate the festival of lamps on friday night. one of india's oldest festivals, it symbolizes a victory of truth over falsehood. traditions ask that on this day, hindu prince returned to his kingdom after killing a demon to express mr. happiness, people lit lamps and candles on the

rooftops of their houses. hi there. time now for another world weather update. there is much to discuss. let's begin with our satellite shot over east asia. very calm skies as we enter our friday night and saturday across much of china, in towards korea as well as japan. high pressure here, but that's also going to allow for much cooler conditions into the weekend. also an area of low pressure moving through northeastern china, some amounts of light snow for parts of mongolia. around this high there is going to be quite a bit of a push of moisture in towards southeastern coastal parts of china, taiwan, especially in the philippines. and let's not ignore, of course, our tropical depression right here to the east of vietnam. very heavy wet weather has been occurring with this. and unfortunately the next 24 hours will also see more of the same. in the bay of bengal, we have a separate system. this is a cyclonic storm. let me show you the most

recently formed storm. this is jal moving west-northwest. over the next few days it will be making landfall somewhere in the eastern, southeastern coastal areas of india. of course, the rain over the next couple of days will be increasing ever more so. and, of course, upping the risk of flooding as well as landslides. temperaturewise, things are looking pretty calm right now for beijing. like i said, temperatures do take a tumble as we hit saturday into sunday. upper teens in seoul as well as tokyo. 21 in shanghai. 25 in taipei with showers and a bit wet in hong kong. next we want to go to the caribbean because we have a hurricane to talk about. we'll come back to north america. hurricane tomas here moving northeast, 16 kilometers per hour, heading right now between the caribbean and -- rather cuba and hispaniola and aiming for the bahamas and turks and caicos islands. strong winds around the center, around 135 kilometers per hour. next 48 hours, precipitation

forecast models showing an incredible amount of rain, especially falling for hispaniola, perhaps over 380 millimeters in the next two days. that's going to really be a problem here. lots of vulnerable people out in tents and it is not going to be a good situation. as for north america, let's come back here, very strong storms and they're just going to be one after another for eastern canada, maybe even interior areas seeing snow. high pressure elsewhere, though, for the continent and a few light areas of rain, maybe even mountain snow for parts of the northwest. temperaturewise, started to cool down across the board, 8 degrees or rather, 6 degrees in chicago. make that 5 in toronto. 13 in new york. we hold on to the warmth in the southwest, 22 for you in denver on friday and 29 in l.a. last but not least, let's head over to europe. another soggy day for much of the continent. some of the showers will be pushing out of the british isles. we're still going to see lots of lows hanging about across continental europe.

still wet, quite windy, but that should be easing up, especially in parts of germany over the next few days. like i said, the rain will continue, the low countries, germany, poland, the baltic region, you're going to stay wet. to the south of that, it is fairly calm, in fact. we're going to see sunny skies for parts of rome and also vienna. but it will be wet in berlin, paris, dry in london. and also quite nice in lisbon, 22 degrees. and 19 in madrid. all right, i'll leave you now with your weekend forecast.

here's another look at the top story. the japan coast guard is investigating the release of a video posted on the internet of what appears to be a chinese

trawler colliding into two japanese patrol boats in september. the coast guard now suspects the footage is authentic and someone intentionally posted it. the footage posted on youtube on thursday shows a chinese fishing vessel ramming two coast guard boats. the incident took place in japanese waters off of the senkaku islands. china disputes japanese sovereignty over the islands. the coat guard . the camera men identified in the titles are the same people that shot the original footage. the coast guard has sent officials to its regional headquarters where the video is being stored. prosecutors have begun an inquiry as they received a digitized copy of the video as evidence. they say the copy was stored on a computer accessible to select officials at a district office in okinawa, a higher office in

fukoka and the supreme prosecutor's office in tokyo. they say the copy is being stored in a memory device, which is locked in a safe at the supreme prosecutor's office. that's it for this edition of "newsline." i'm hideshi hara in tokyo. we'll be back in half-an-hour. thanks for joining us on nhk world.