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a legal battle to bandy ancient sport of bold. taming. ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. for the 1st time in 12 years, the leaders of south korea and japan are needing japanese prime minister it from your kisha and south korean president you insecure, seek to rebuild security and economic ties. what has brought to countries with historical distrust of each other together are 2 other countries in the region. china and north korea. 12 years ago, neither she gin king nor kim jogan had yet come to power. so much has changed over the past decade. now yoon and kisha are signaling they want a fresh start at the talks, the 2 agreed to resume quote shuttle diploma. they also agreed to settle

a trade dispute related to compensation for korean forced labours during japan colonial rule. meanwhile pyongyang responded to this meeting the way it often does by firing a long range ballistic missile. this one landed in the sea between the korean peninsula and japan. it's north korea's 3rd weapons test this week, including launches of medium range rockets and 2 missiles from a submarine. not exactly the most subtle message, it's likely to have the opposite effect and only bring tokyo and so closer together . joining us as journalist frank smith in it. so frank, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. that seems to be what's driving japan and south korea together. talk about that. well, definitely the dual influence of the, the threats of north korea and china are part of this. and certainly something that

the u. s. looks at favorably as washington wants to solidify that trilateral japan, south korea u. s. alliance. certainly the launch of a missile by north korean icbm today, you know, emphasizes that fact. but the conservative prison unit also wants to encourage the business leaders here to develop stronger trade relations with japan. and, you know, several members of the business community did accompany him in the south green government. also, prior to this summit made up a list of something like a 100 joint projects. it wants to pursue with japan. so business as well as security is a, is a big part of this. leaders of the 2 countries might understand why they need to strategically engage with each other, but given a strong emotion, some people have about past war time trauma. what do ordinary people in south korea think? well, i think it really depends. you know,

who you talk to business. people generally favor humans outreach, but liberals humans, a conservative. the left is a little bit more concerned about human rights and correcting history. show. we say a recent unit ministration plan for south koreans and south korean companies to compensate the force laborers who worked in in japanese companies during the war and prior is opposed here. and so, korea, by like something like 60 percent of south koreans, again oppose this. this plan and now. busy these different perspectives certainly are, are reflected in some of the things i heard from, from people on the streets a saw yesterday were gone diligently, but on the move to month, it's better for south korea to compromise with japan. it is august. the mika is a mom, and even if there are some difficulties, sort of open london, i think the south korean government is doing well in this was that old considering

that prisoner yoon is taking the 1st step on it is all. i don't what i will tell, none of them. ah, did he do anything? the president ones said japanese colonialism didn't respond well to changes in world history. so i'm worried about what humiliating diplomacy might emerge through the summit. where you don't get to know me if the government sincerely said the elderly victims, it should urge the supreme court to implement the ruling. so the compensation for japanese war crimes from japanese companies can be made as soon as possible. so it sounds like you will have to be mindful of his constituents. frank, how is the south korean president doing on the popularity front back home? well this, you know, the japanese force labor compensation plan has kind of hid his approval rating,

which dip below something like, you know, what we could assume is a healthy sort of 40 percent, but it's dropped below that. and that seems to be the price he's willing to pay said he's going to forge ahead with improving ties with japan, you know, and well, so green presidents only serve a 5 year term he's in his 2nd year. now they are somewhat mindful of, of public opinion as that can influence, you know, national assembly elections and influence through that, you know, the kind of legislature legislation that, that he might want to pass. so he's going to have a national assembly election here in 2024, and he's going to want to be in a good place in terms of public opinion at that time for sure. now the meeting between the 2 sides will run into friday any deliverables. so far from these japan, south korea talks whoa, just

a couple of things. they have come to a couple of agreements in terms of business. the business leaders announced that they were going to create a fund for joint research and youth exchanges. and also on, on the sort of joint labor front and the sanctions that japan levied against south korea because of a previous court ruling and on this is force labor issue that those sanctions are going to be dropped in the corresponding suit that so through was bringing to the w t o is also going to be dropped, so they are kind of bearing the hatchet a little bit in terms of the history, no conflict, how long that will hold. i think with, again this, the public opinion that the you see in south korea opposed to this is going to be

another question. i don't think one summit is going to do the trick. frank smith, thank you so much. ah, never try to grab a bull by its horns unless you're participating. angelica, too, as sport practiced in here to celebrate the hindu festival of pongo. and like other events involving bowls, whether it's spanish bull fighting or the american rodeo, it has its detractors, t w's minear, chaudhry takes a closer look at the controversy in the district of tanya or in southern india. the blues are out in force today in this village anthem, and nato. hundreds of the animals are being brought in from different parts of the state to participate in a both aiming sport known as jenny got to in this ancient competition participants attempt to deem a bull and a chance to win a prize. hulu. jessica,

too is a sport played by tangled people to show their bravery. little oblong, maryland. it's a dangerous gain of the room. really what people participate in it. willingly. michael, of the room to those young or what 350 men are trying. they love to do a more raj is passionate about the sport. maybe he's taken but many times and been injured as well. that still has not that does him look by them to do was give us dinner. when i 1st participated, i was scared by him. we and, but now i have no fear, don't you? what already? no matter how many injuries i have, i'm always ready to play any more than what i'll go where ever jelly got to was being how it got it's dying. jenny got through is more than a sport for many them with the see, it's a bought of dead very identity. i am eating back thousands of years. jenica do essentially the thumbnail gotcha to addition and bright. but this tradition is also

mired in controversy. quote for the danger booth space, as well as the people who play a recent investigation said the sport of scheme, the lives of more than 100 people since 2017 as well as 20 bliss. many animal rights activists have been fighting for years to get jelly got to bend in 2014. the supreme court bank delicately on the grounds of cruelty to animals, but later owing to white spec tratta that the mulatto government amended laws of animal cruelty and allowed the sport. oh, so these, but a me sudden founded o'connor animal welfare organization says he's against an outright ban of jelly cut too. but that some regulations are needed, especially for the sake of the bliss, the previous generations and all the what they'll do is they will, one person will fight, don't one would go joys, heroism, but know what they're doing is they are falling as a code,

nearly painful people out of hauling on one would do so. they mean this all hero is them? it was approved the only and one more thing. i which i want bellis. i watching live bosom. but i heard from me nonsense that they went to the chilly green jolie's on there was big the green to live on days or the bulls or the but the board will get you to did that on julius wilson. but yet when i'm with rush and his fellow contestants trying to keep the tradition alive, even though the sports often makes negative headlines are when they're good. they love for jelly cut to keep them in the game. you're off to you now to a color full part of japan's seasonal calendar and this year. people can now enjoy it freely without worrying about any pandemic restrictions. also, this year the cherry blossoms have bloomed a little early as well. spring arrives in tokyo with a burst of color. japan cekada, or cherry blossom season,

has officially begun for locals and tourists alike. they see as blossoms are particularly special and a mile uneasy. i was still pregnant last class and season, and it was also the pandemic. this year we can finally see the flowers with our baby one for the next 2 weeks or so. i went to keep going out and enjoying the cherry blossoms in this warmer weather. now that pandemic restrictions have been softened. people can once again enjoy the season to its fullest i think it's really amazing and really and talks about the japanese culture. we're even though there's a lot of people here in tokyo and japan all around, they still get excited. we're seeing the site this year marks, one of the earliest starts to blossom season since reco it's began 70 years ago. bringing color back to the city. just that little bit sooner.

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