it's 10:00 p.m. in tokyo. welcome to "newsline." i'm michio kijima with the news at this hour. in id.ilis althay called on leaders of the opposition liberal democratic party to join the working level meetings to tackle key issues. the prime minister made the

proposal during the talks with ldp heads. the prime minister said he wants to hold nonpartisan discussions with the ldp on three issues, including reconstructing the regions devastated by the march 11 disasters. he says similar discussions shoulde held on tax refo as we to finance rebuilding. and the appreciation. he replied at the issue of the talks should be referred to the seetary general of each party. the leader agreed to support the reconstruction b continued to suppress the prime minister to dissolve the lower house and call the general election to obtain a public mandate. he has also proposed creating a new economic up and down and invited business leaders to join in. on thursday, noda visited the japan business federation, two other major business organizations as well. as the country's largest labor federation rango. in the meeti, noda said he

wants to create a strong team and set out to work immediately. he pledged his government will implement economic measures without delay. noda suggested setting up a new panel to forge economic policy under the initiative of the prime minister's office. he invited business people to take part. could have urged him to come up with a growth plan and implement the comprehensive overhaul of the country for social security and tax systems. >> translator: the public and private sectors should work together to end the crisis japan is facing. and make this country safer and stronger. >> north korea's number two leader says his country's relation was japan are at a historic low. and mending ties depends japan's new administration.

they met reporters on thursday. >> we are going to closely watch japan's new government and the direction this it's going to take. right now, we can't tell if it's any different from the previous government. he met reporters in pyonyang on thursday. they said the two countries are close, but remain estranged. kim said he has heard about new prime minister noda's pledge of the government of action. and described it as, quote, very interesting. onorth res enchnt program, kim says it is unfair his country is being singled out. he said u.s. intent is behind the criticism. the family of libya's ousted ader appears to be sending conflicting messages to the demand of the opposition,

national transitional council. the opposition has warned if the pro gadhafi groups do not surrender until saturday, they will face a faux military attack. gadhafi's son said in an audio message on wednesday that they will fight to the death. his third son said he is ready to negotiate with the ntc to stop the spilling of blood. he said he has got in touch with the npc by authorization from his father. japan observed disasters prevention day on september 1 to remember the massive quake in tokyo 88 years ago that killed more than 100,000 people. every year anti-disaster drills are held around the nation on this day.

reflecting the recent experience of the quake and sue naamua. >> reporter: there has began using the -- that the quake hits tokyo. the headquarters of the train station. had to be mapped out by the quake. guided passengers and commuters to safety. about 700 people took part. the march 11th quake in tokyo paralyzing services. people rush to stations in search of information when the train is stopped. >> translator: many people were stranded at the station. the aff ally couldn't help us becse there was sch confusion.

>> reporter: stations were helping passengers get off the train and guiding them to a safe place. a crowd of people who gathered in front of the station were divided into two groups, those who could walk home and others who were unable to do so. one group was guided by police officers to a temporary shelter. they were preparing for a future quake. >> translator: i hope this experience will pay off some day when an earthquake really occurs. >> translator: i want to know how many people the shelter can accommodate and how far away it is.

>> translator: on mah 11th we couldn't effectively guide the crowd of people gathered around the entrance and that caused much confusion. providing stranded passengers with accurate information is crucial so we will discuss how to prepare for the next major earthquake. >> experts say a big earthquake could hit the metro area in the near future. 3.9 million people could be stranded in tokyo. such a large number of people depends on tourists in a disaster like this. now, also at a suspended nuclear plant in japan, workers have held a practice drill for a possible huge earthquake and tsunami. the emergency drill was held at the the electric power company's

hamakua planon th. the plant on the pacific ocean has been suspended by the government following the crip e crippling of the daiichi plant by the earthquake and tsunami. 1,000 workers took part in the dril which assumed that the plant lost all power after being struck by a tsunami, triggered by a quake of plus on a scale of zero to 7. these simulators are restoring power to a reactor building by kexing a cable to a back-up generator. >> translator: i think we need to conduct joint drills with the local administration and residents in the future.

the japanese government has released a bleak picture. the new survey measures levels of radio active ses yum and shows the spread of contamination. we'll take a closer look at the findgs in this week's nuclear watch. >> japan pan sis ministry collected soil samples within a 100 kilometer radius and tested for sesium. thinistry releas a map showg the exte of the contaminati contaminatio rearchers identified the hiest amnt in okuma. they found 15.54 million beck ralls per square meter of land. the location is several hundred

me meters from the nuclear plant. the levels exceed 1.48 million beckerels within a 130 mile raid areas. following the chernobyl disaster, they kept information off limits. at that time, areas contaminated with -- were required to temporarily relocate. the latest survey shows researchers have identified 66 elections with soil contamination exceeding that lel. sore osidehe government set no go d evacuati zones. he ft his home in fukushi preftu aerhe mar 1h saer he n syi in weern jan. ne lotion, soil tests detected more than 5 mli

beck ralls of seizeyum. >> translato t surve coirhe aalng mnide t ntaminatio i was hin ie aeo return some d t snd m lt years in my hometown. but the map suggests even that won't be possible. >> our reporter joins us now with more details on the new survey. our conversation will be in japanese, but will provide simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: this is the first time soil contamination was discloeed in detail. compared with chernobyl, how was the degree and spread of contamination in fukushima? >> the surveys conducted within one year of chernobyl found 49.2

million in a village elected 10 kilometers northeast of the crippled nuclear plant. the half-life is 30 years, meaning it takes 30 years for its radiational level to be reduced by half. it creates a serious problem after nuclear accidents. this reading, 59.2 million, is four times higher than the level measured in okuma, where the highest level of radiation was detected in the latest survey by the japanese government. in belarus, even a location 250 kilometers away from the plant, had more than 50 million per square meter back then. a chernobyl reactor itself caught fire and released a huge amount of radio active materials. compared to that, experts say the contamination is much limited in fukushima.

having said that, we should not forget that more than 100,000 people had to evacuate from the government designated evacuation zone alone and they are still unable to return. they've lost their jobs and family members are living separately from each other. >> don't you think the japanese government should have disclosed the concrete results of the survey much earlier? >> yes. many experts had been urging the government to release such maps since right after the accident. but this washe survey of 2,200 locations. five samples of soil were tak fr each location, so as a total of 12,000 samples had to be analyzed one by one. 340 researchers from 21 universities across japan took

part in the survey. it took time to secure manpower and machine. that's why it took so long to release the map. >> now that the map has been completed, how should we use it? >> unlike surveys from the air, this took surveys from the ground. it tells the type and amount of radio active substances. the intensity of radiation and half-life are different depending on the type of radiation. so using this map, you can detect the level of exposure of radiation for any amount of time. you can also use the map not just for reviewing the evacuation zone, but also drawing a decontamination plan,

about which area will be decontaminated first. >> it's almost been six months since the accident, but the map only marks the beginning of clean-up efforts. >> thank you very much. today, we begin a two-part series of widespread learning disorders. often, people dismiss those who have trouble with reading or math as lazy or stupid. for some, it has nothing to do with lazy or intelligence. they suffer from dyslexia. while they fall short with letters and numbers, many have creative talent.

take artist, mckenzie thorpe. he travels the world tellinging people what it's like living wi dyex. >> at first glance, this painting may suggest lovnd hope. but it is actually expressing thpat i feeling to his family. love, for example, and intimacy. mckenzie thorpe of britain p ate flsnthi wh is made tigstimct it's disorrer th ethat makes learngo readpell and writ fficult. yet, visual and listening

perception is normal and usually, so is intelligence. some see letters in distorted shape. often, they can't tell the difference between an "a" and a "d." thorpe didn't find out until he was an adult. his teachers had been harsh on him, thinking him too lazy to no t e bal couldot fol tentelendlessly because i couldn't be myself or feel myself in the outside world. >> he said the turning point came when he entered out college at the age of 21.

>> they didn't accept me into art college. they'd already made their mind t g you qualificioe and so y c't ce in ctg ,esa ay gouor t. ll havelo. and when i got my work out, he said, you're in. and i got into art college like that. just on the strength of the work. >> when he visited japan recently, the artistsed every opportunity to talk about his

experience as with dyslexia. >> as a child, i went through lifehinking that i was different. right? and then i grew up. and asking the questionare they wrong because they're not red and he's r? i believe now, but all the same. >> translator: his works have been best sellers at my gallery since the march disaster. >> translator: people see his work hanging on my walls at home and feel a sense of relief because the paintings have so much warmth. >> translator: i know many with dyslexia have difficulties reading and writing, but i reckon the >> thorpe had dedicated himself to sharing the knowledge of his experience with peoplerod e rl op tenure yo thsl>> il y w.

n'bend it dn ouan tom it happen. don't wait for r somebody else to tell you it's okay. that's the rule i live by. >> thorpe paints a faceless child who looks totallyalone. ieto add a sense of hope., not only for the child, but for all the countless children trying to cope with learning disorders. they need encouragement so that despite their condition, they can get on with life. >> in tomorrow's report, we look at the role technology can play in helping with dyslexia. and time to check on some stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin tonight with this item

sent by irab iran and artiem, m lay sha. muslim nations are joining the fight against famine in somalia where the worst food shortage in 60 years continue. on thursday, red crest's society sebt four medical teams along with nine installments of aid to the muslim majority nation where more than 30,000 muslim children under 5 have died. they raise contributions to 300 tons of food and medicines worth about $2 million. earlier this week, malaysia sent a medical team. bound for 45,000 families in the horn of africa. malaysia also has program to adopt families. 11 children will soon head for asia under the scheme. thailand's public health

minister on wednesday opened the eighth national herb expo near bangkok. the government hopes to encoure the use of domestic her ball medicines and natural products to cut foreign drug imports by $166 million annually. the expo is promoting herbs such as b uab ok, which is reputed to boost concentration, tumeri t prott ains intesti cancer andlosgthen teeth and gums. others include spas and massage. an international surfing contest kicked off in sr sri lanka's bay on sunday. more than 150 surfers from 21 countries are taking part. female athletes are also competing for the first time.

the event is expected to highlight the suitability of fingndea or. here are the latest market figures. hi. welcome back. let's talk about our weather.

let's talk about this typhoon first. this is guma prefecture. 54.5 millimeters of rain accumulated in an hour. 300 since yesterday and the streets and parking spaces are inundated. river levels are rising significantly and water is coming into people's houses. they have been seeing heavy rain due to the ample moisture pulled in. already, record breaking rainfall in isekaki. you've seen 264 in the past 24 hours. that's record breaking for september. now, it looks like it's going to be moving toward pacific coast and reaching tre and making land fall after that. it is a very slow moving system, ample amounts of rain will be

building up and this is what you're going to be eing. buckets of rain in osaka and this is a path that will be making for our 72-hour and rainfall accumulation up to 500 millimeters in tokai region. wee seeing 300 millimeters perhaps in kanto region. it's not just because the land is very prone to flooding since 311 earthquake. we have another stationary front lingering above japan. and we will be seeing up to 120 millimeters. highways forecasts things like, this is nine meters high in - dnt o ralbuni n plseo aywafr tse cotaea

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here in europe, showers in finland and bticsll the w wne rtrnlaweilbeeeing som activ weather er ayme h pumping up thunderstorms in the alpine. because of t atlantic he a your mpates grs. pa9. yedoras >> that's our broadcast for this

hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.