surprised. but. really. a long way. and critics like. this is. coming out today radioactive water destined for the. prime decided to release treated radioactive water into the pacific it's. the damage to. see it. plus. muslims across. pakistan as a. young. force which teaches the fact that poses for source says.

i'm british benedict welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us japan has decided to release more than a 1000000 tonnes of b. direct of water into the pacific ocean the water which would be treated before being released is stored in tanks at the focus human nuclear power plant that was damaged in the 2011 earth quake and tsunami the times we'd be at full capacity soon therefore the need to release water into the pacific the operation begins in 2 years but the decision is already facing a storm of protest. it's not more than a decade since an earthquake and tsunami devastated into each a nuclear power plant in fukushima but the country and the region will be living with the consequences for much longer. nearly $1300000.00

tons of contaminated water is stored in huge tanks at the daiichi plant enough to fill $500.00 a lympics size swimming pools beyond your cost is around $1000000000.00 yen or 800000 euros and space is running out. plant operator tepco plans to filter the contaminated water to remove isotopes leaving only tritium it will then dilute the water until tritium levels fall below regulator real limits before pumping it into the ocean tritium is considered relatively harmless because it does not emit enough energy to penetrate human skin japan's prime minister says the decision is an unavoidable part of safety decommissioning the nuclear plant and then. we will execute it only after ensuring the process is safe negative rumors must not stand in the way or extinguish the hopes of people in fukushima for recovery. you know.

what the decision has provoked an explosive reaction from some of japan's neighbors these korean environmental activists say the plan will torpedo efforts to restore the regional fishing industry. you want. the japanese government's decision is a sin against the world that their actions will contaminate everyone globally in the many years. you want or you wonder why japanese government's decision is not a scientific one but a political gamble and that the will if radioactive water is released it will be an irreversible disaster not only for the ecosystem but also for humans the japanese fishing industry itself is also firmly opposed to the plan the 1st release of water is due to take place in about 2 years time. and joining me now for more is aki he's not sure was ocky he's a moira most part of a think tanks independent investigation into the fukushima nuclear disaster of 27 he joins me now from tokyo welcome mr sure zaki the central question to you for

having being raised here is that of c. 50 is it safe to release treated redirect of water into the or from there is a clear scientific consensus among the scientists that the release of waste water is safe and will not bring harm to human health it is important to note that the waste water will before being released go through a process called else which is stands for advanced liquid processing system which basically removes all the radioactive elements except for a substance called treaty which will then be day routed to safety levels the i.a.e.a. also indoor says the safety of this wastewater and also mentions that similar processes are taken at other nuclear plants around the world then why are people so concerned. i think that's an important point there is still

a certain level of concern among the japanese public about the safety of this issue i think there is a unfortunate element of a spiral of mistrust behind the most opposed are the fishermen the local fishermen who are concerned that the general public will not trust their government explanation about safety but unfortunately the fishermen's opposition then feeds into the public's fear that something dangerous might be released into the ocean. aristotle once mentioned that persuasion takes logos hate those that ether but scientific evidence alone will not be enough to persuade the public so what i was talking to advise the japanese government in this situation which clearly appears to have some sort of a communication issue if i can prevent. the there is still

2 years before the absolute release starts the japanese government needs to continue to work on showing compassion towards those who will be affected and earning the trust of the public so that people will listen and understand is scientific explanation let's just say for a moment or ministers argue that the government chooses not to release the treated water into the pacific what is the one time of. there are several alternatives that have been considered in the process including vaporizing some of the what but other than that the government will need to continue building tanks for ever which is not a sustainable solution now this is all part of the process to ultimately decommission the fukushima nuclear power plant give us an idea of how long a period we are looking for all that to happen we are looking at

a very long period the release of the wastewater itself is a plan to extend over several decades so this will be a long and patient process that will need take place but it is also a reflection of the safety measures that the japanese government is trying to ensure to implement during the process right from even there with the time being are can you so sure as i can speak to us from tokyo thank you. thank you. today marks the start of the holy month of ramadan which will see prayers fasting and feasting across many parts of the world in pakistan was that abrasions come in the midst of a wedding 3rd wave of course as infections authorities infix of asked people to exercise caution but that can be hard to do when it comes to the scale of the celebrations. after well over a year enduring the strain of the coronavirus the locals are almost accustomed to

the relative stillness of this floor street for the 2nd ramadan running it's usually bustling restaurants opposite a major mosque are closed blame the pandemic and a 3rd spike in covert 1000 cases here this final part of the pakistani qana me has been shot in the country's 3rd major lockdown. since the covert 1000 pandemic broke out there have been tight restrictions and the lifestyle of an ordinary person has been badly affected. the food industry was hit especially hard a bread maker who's been working on a daily basis what does he do if he has no work getting. bread and a sweet bread maker is not tied to the closed restaurants and cafes are still working the other side of the food industry sees date sellers too still selling dates but not many. this is usually the peak time for trading in fruit and vegetables but both buyers and sellers are complaining of really high prices. not

just the robot tell a yeah i do coronavirus pandemic laborers daily wages are suffering their income is low. they can't buy highly priced fruits. i'd say that prices should be affordable for every ordinary person. and everyone can buy fruits during the holy month of ramadan. will play on them than a lot of ways what i'm going to mosques like this one in karate are almost continually swept for ramadan clerics are urging the faithful to follow tradition and safety protocols from sunrise to sundown and from sundown to sunrise. the holy month and muslims offer prayers and fast and expend all time for prayers and ramadan greetings. and i ask everyone to follow all safety procedures in this time of the pandemic. play the sweet penny desert will be a feature when ramadan ends at sundown i may 12th with the celebration eed. the

pandemic and its effects however will linger for months after. how to smile where to place a hand and which direction to face young new source of media users are snapping up a popular influence of course on posing for the perfect for tour in communist vietnam where 70 percent of the population is under $35.00 the classes are especially popular with young women. turning it on for the camera. these young women of finding out what it takes to stand out on social media. influencer pamela levy is the driving force behind the classes in hanoi she's amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on instagram and ticked up and now she's teaching others how most postable poses. in my course there are

people who want to learn posing to help with their jobs. they want confidence and to improve their soft skills such as have to walk properly or how to communicate better with other people. least social media profile is help direct tracked around 500 students. they include young professionals eager to project an image of success. as someone who has to stand in front of many people these course will make me more confident in front of the camera. and i can communicate better for my work. so. that lessons also give general photography tips from major social media platforms. facebook has more than 53000000 users in viet nam and it's become an important tool for small businesses.

the mobile having beautiful photos is crucial for my give store business. because they generate more likes and comments from my friends my customers and people who are interested in the products that i sell. and i hope my images will simply be more professional. outside in this increasingly online economy a simple snapshot on a smartphone can be a make or break skill. for these young vietnamese it all begins with the heart of the pose. that's it for today there's a force more in our website. and today is officially the start of the song festival in thailand now many. of those events were recent. but millions of toys are observing. with that with you tomorrow.

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from just one week. how much oil can really get. we still have time to. i'm going. to success. would subscribe like this. welcome to all sing culture on this edition we look at how performing artists are finding ways to occupy and express themselves despite the devastation their professions also. will face a pandemic knockdowns. we'll hear how one casualty in a production of romeo and juliet has reinvented itself we purposing the theater where the long life production couldn't open. and will relax with an artist use

it not it designs are being called a panacea for pandemic stress. but 1st culture is unstoppable that's the message of a project born out of one choreographers frustration with the devastating impact of lockdowns on the dance world stuttgart based eric go to a wanted to pop keep oil and inspire his company's 16 dancers after they were put out of work by the pandemic the result is a collection of solo dances created by dozens of artists collaborate collaborating internationally the dying swan project. barbara mellow frédérique drags herself along in front of the current expo. swan being filmed for the latest dance production.

you start and i was in the studio and told my dancers there would be no performances in february and march i saw they were all hanging their heads like this i laughed to myself and said you all look like dying swans then i went to my office and thought actually that's a nice topically radically. and practically to. go tear you wouldn't be good if you didn't develop a dance project out of that spontaneous idea down to do it in record time. it was a little idea i had in the beginning but now it's become much bigger with a lot of work for a lot of artists. quickly got 16 choreographers from around the world involved each of whom contributed a solo number one for every member of the company. yet . one of them was nicky lister who also leads

a dance company and she talked about the music was composed especially for the pieces thanks to the guts to be out of house and sponsorship from diamond. well that's the composer to quote the beginning and appearing virtually from goatees hometown of montreal was usually people ned who developed her version of the classic tale of the diaster on choreographing a piece can be done remotely if need be. in the direct. working with visioneer simply a gift you can express yourself very well and evolve and play with feelings. and infighting and. tossed and funk is barbara mellow for a year is filmmaker he's one of a further 16 creatives involved in the project.

the wounded swan gasping for breath on the pavement behind the rehearsal room. is this how dancers feel these days. the pain of food me and i miss the stage i think we all do it's really very magical to be on stage and to feel that energy coming from the audience to the dancers the piece in the key for. not making videos is some comfort especially since putting them on line means a much larger audience than usual and who says the dying swans won't end up on stage at some point certainly not even. so the show must go on and the company members of go to a dance are putting all they have into it the swans are still very much alive.

and you can see the results of all that preparation on their t. out to how stuttgart you cheap channel and go to dances instagram from this friday i'm joined now by my colleague adrian kennedy good to see your idea now go to a dance innovating that in order to continue despite the lockdown and they're not the only ones out there now we're seeing quite a lot of creative solutions that allow for most to engage with audiences at home another good example of this is the new production of romeo and juliet from the national theatre in britain it was originally envisaged as a stage production but in 2020 it became one of the. first victims of the coronavirus crisis a crisis as we know is the mother of invention and they decided to revamp it as a film for t.v. stars josh o'connor. the familiar to many because he was french charles in the

most recent series of the crown and jesse buckley plays juliet it was shot in just 17 days at the national theatre littleton stage ok and we have the director simon godwin here talking a little bit about how it was made. the camera doesn't come at the end of the process it comes at the beginning every morning jim sydell a great director of photography would come in and essentially put me through film school so we'd talk each morning about this is a close up this is a long shot this is a medium close up because we're going to start the process now of nothing and sometimes no nothing is quite liberating and the film itself in a way mirrors the journey from theater to film because we start as. we start on the stage just with the acts where simple everyday simple everyday props the space is very much like this and then as the story gains momentum and the imagination of the actors takes over we move from

a very rough theater context into a much more refined cinematic landscape. well it's exciting adrian has it been well received has had glowing reviews that it's a romeo and juliet for the coronavirus. while these online and t.v. productions are all great for the time being but of course will it change to get back into theaters properly la is one of the chances well in britain the vaccination is quite advanced and monday was a milestone day because many shops and open tops reopened some very unusual scenes in britain theaters to making plans to reopen some have already announced dates the national theatre for example. life is on june 16th and as you can say something

of a carnival atmosphere in and around britain so wonderful for them but here in germany things are not looking quite so rosy now here the vaccination rollout has been a little bit more problematic and we're looking more at extended lockdown and tightening of risk. fiction's some big festivals have already been cancelled rock am ring rock and park others the vacuum heavy metal festival or at the other end of the scale the famous by horowitz of wagner festival are hoping to go ahead on a smaller scale but with audiences. and the. don'ts is hoping support on its production of the dying swans project for audiences in 8 may and to take that on top internationally in the autumn but of course we're just careful to wait and see how that turns out and where can we see romeo and juliet it's already showing in the u.k. on sky and now t.v.

and it premieres in the us on p.b.s. on april 26 story my colleague adrian kennedy as usual great chatting with the parting is such a great song it is indeed. now to an artist whose work is more in demand than ever and not despite but because of the pandemic swedish design a state is a master of geometry and it appears psychology has 3 dimensional art works of being called hypnotic meditative and relaxing the stop homebase design is playful symmetry in motion has won him a claim and half a 1000000 followers on instagram. geometric shapes move and roll as objects combined effort sleep in endless sequences of movement friction and the laws of gravity seem to be suspended here. these creations are the brainchild of swedish motion graphics artist under the us vanished 8 he uses

a special computer program to give his fascination for shapes free reign. of the good things where 3 d. software is nowadays is that they make it very easy to mimic physics fizzing behaviors like like a camera you can capture lights in a way that almost look photo realistic believe. believe. the animations are only a few seconds long. yet they seem endless the trick is to edit them into a seamless loop. the swedish artist has already programmed more than 150 digital works of art drawing on 20 years of experience as a graphic designer and 3 d. artist. he sketches out his ideas over the course of several days or sometimes even weeks. i try to base my work on.

simple objects and simple shapes and try to keep my minimalistic as possible and to focus on the movements and on the and the feeling of the movements and the pattern the motion pattern once the concept is finished vanished it needs less than a day to program his digital creations using cinema for the software it's important to him to share his art online and receive feedback about what users like and dislike. the funniest thing about this is that a lot of people think there might actually building physical models of physical sculptures and everything i create is digital. everything i do this is done in my free to software but i still get emails pretty much every day from people who wants to buy them or anything but actually building this. he posted his 1st animation on

instagram and 2016 since then he's gained more than 650000 followers amberley has vanished its works are hugely popular. one day i received 50000 followers in one day only and there are. many people say his animations have a soothing effect and can reduce stress levels. german psychiatry eastern stress researcher actually explains why. it's common for us to immerse ourselves in rhythms of like the ones we see in this complex animation but in a complex and up it is satisfying for us to see something function smoothly now as we can see demonstrated here in all its complexity or by the one that is soothing for us. and that's exactly what andreas vanished it is out to do

he's glad of his perfectly smooth animations bring some calm to social media with this the 3 d. artist has created something new in the digital world hypnotic 3 dimensional animations that are a balm for the soul. i think we could all use a bit more of that until next time keep faith and keep while.

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