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a legal battle to fan the ancient sport of old 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 jean 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 diplomacy. they also agreed to settle

a trade dispute related to compensation for korean, forced labors during to past 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 is 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, though it is likely to have the opposite effect and only bring tokyo and sol closer together. in joining us as journalist frank smith in 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,

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 a 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. the leaders of the 2 countries might understand why they need to strategically engage with each other back, 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 use outreach, but liberals use a conservative. the left is a little bit more concerned about human rights and correcting history show. we say a recent unit administration plan for south koreans and south korean companies to compensate the force laborers who worked 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 now these different perspective certainly are, are reflected in some of the things i heard from, from people on the streets of sol yesterday. we're going to let them prevent under lucia money. it's better for south korea to compromise with japan duncan and mika is a mom. and even if there are some difficulties sort of opened on it, and i think the south korean government is doing well in this was it's old,

old considering that prisoner yoon is taking the 1st step on it is all on what i have upon them. ah, did he do? i need 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. i'm not going to tell me if the government sincerely said the elderly victims. it should urge the supreme court to implement the ruling to the compensation the 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 other 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, and that seems to be though, of a price he's willing to pay said he's going to forge ahead with improving ties with japan, you know, and well, so the 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. an influence through that, you know, the kind of legislate 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 sites will run on into friday. any deliverable 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, the forced 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 post, 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 tonge, of, or in southern india. the blues are out in force to day in this will, is in thought, mulatto. hundreds of the animals are being brought in from different parts of the state to participate in a boy naming sport known as johnny carter. in this ancient competition participants attempt to deem a bull and a chance to win

a prize. it will do move. lou. jessica too is a sport played by 10 people to show their bravery. little avalon, maryland. it's a dangerous gain of the room really, but people participate in it willingly. mccula limited us. you know, over 350 men are trying villa to do a more raj is passionate about the sport he has taken but many times and been injured as well. that still has not done him by them to do was to was denied 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 for them. up, i'll go where ever jelly got to was being how it with it's dying. jenny got do is more than us for, for many the minutes. with the see, it's a bought of dead very identity. i am eating back thousands of years. jenny got to essentially to the mill gotcha, to addition and dried. 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 as deemed the lives of more than 100 people. since 2017, as well as 20 blues. 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 speck taught us that the mulatto government amended laws of animal cruelty and allowed to support, i said these, but a me sudden founded up gonna animal welfare organization says he's against an outright ban. angelica too, but that some regulations are needed, especially for the sake of the bliss, a previous generations and all the what they do is they will, one was and will fight, don't one would go joys, heroism, but know what they're doing is they are falling as

a code nearly painful to people out of wanting on one would. who so they mean this all he really them. it was approved the only and one more thing. i which i want bellis i watching live person. but i heard from me nonsense that they went to the chilly green jolie's on they was big the green til is on dice or the bulls or the but the board will get you to did. it actually has fullest thing. but yes, when i'm with rush and his fellow contestants was trying to keep the tradition alive. even though the sport often makes negative headlines are when they have good day love for jelly, cut to keep them in the game. you're off to you. all right. now to a colorful 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's cekada or cherry blossom season

has officially begun for locals and tourists alike. they see as blossoms are particularly special and a mile on each. i was still pregnant last last in season. it was also the pandemic this year. we can finally see the flowers with our baby when it for the next 2 weeks or so. i want 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. i really 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. that is all for today. as always, you can follow us on d, w dot com, forward slash asia and on social media. my name is melissa chan in berlin. thanks for watching and see you tomorrow. with the mountains beckoned and we answer their call. we take your trip to a winter sports paradise seat belt. to sophisticated st. lawrence to dish killed off party hot spot in the mountain and all the way up to that soup

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