welcome to "newsline." it's tuesday, june 18th. i'm krath lynn kobayashi. leaders of the eight major economic powers have gathered in northern ire land to discuss the challenges they're share. they have run into some problems over differing views on syria. british prime minister david cameron said they will work through that and other areas they can agree on. >> we seized on three particular areas that can make a big difference to hardworking families around the world, making sure we have more trade deals to keep prices down and

transparency to get the tax and revenue they need and the issue of taxation and making sure they crack down on the tax evasion and tax avoidance. >> he expects u.s. and european leaders to agree to begin formal talks on a trade deal. he said trusting terrorists would boost employment on both sides of the atlantic. russia has been supplying rep ones to the syrian government. president putin defended the shipments, saying they are in line with international law. u.s. president barack obama announced last week that u.s. officials would help arm opposition groups. he said syrian president crossed a line when his group used chemical weapons. before the summit was japanese prime minister abe. they agreed they would work together to produce defense equipment and draw up a pack to

share intelligence and improve counter terrorism measures. his colleagues at the summit said they agreed with abe nomices. now we have more on that. good morning. >> good morning, catherine. they said he needed a longer term plan, but physicalar what they are seeing, they are reportive of the prime minister's politics. the leaders said the measures taken by the u.s., eurozone and japan helped reduce risks to the global economy. economic activity and employment in most advanced nations have yet to recover. they also referred to the policies and challenges of certain countries. they said japan's economic growth will be supported by short-term fiscal stimulus and easing and the strategy for boosting sector investments. the leaders said japan will need to compile a medium term plan to

improve the fiscal standing. prime minister abe announced other g 8 leaders said japan's economic recovery was positive for the global economy. >> translator: i told the other leaders that japan needed drastic measures like my three hours to call the country out on deflation. and the figures for production, consumption, and the job market have already improved. i told them we need to promote more growth strategies. the leaders approached me with various opinions, but i won their approval regarding japan's economic policies. >> u.s. markets ended higher after upbeat housing data boosted sentiments later today on tuesday. the dow jones gained nearly 3/4

of 1% to end. to see how that will affect things, let's go to rimin. good morning. how is tokyo opening? >> positives coming out of that and japan and the u.s. also taking off this weekend in the positive. let's go to the opening levels for today, june 18th. marginally no, sir positive. just barely in the positive, but positive nevertheless for both the nikkei and the topix. the climb higher, we did see strong interest in domestic demand in the pharmaceuticals and the exporters saw gains as well on the nikkei yesterday. they continue today and other sectors that had been sold off recently were bought back and incestors are seeing them as undervalued. we will keep track of those and both indeces well into the

positive. as we have been covering the g 8 meeting going on in northern ireland, a lot of focus on the global economy. despite the moves such as the federal reserves and bank of japan, they are concerned about the pace of growth. as we have seen in recent weeks, investors questioning whether central bank's plans are going as smoothly as they can. definitely the correction in the nikkei and the yen seeing evidence of investor concerns. >> we have seen the dollar gain a touch ahead of the fed meeting. where are we right now? >> focus there of course kicking off and having a look at the dollar yen. 64 to 68. it's also gained a touch after the home builder's data and they saw the biggest jump in seven years and more optimism in the housing markets. we will get more data in the

u.s. later this week as well. the big focus on that. the markets of course a little bit more focussed on dollar pairings ahead of the fed's two-day policy meeting that starts later today. it's common to seek a little bit more clarification on chief ben bernanke after he gives statements that follow the f1 meeting and whatever he said, the tests that produce further reaction in the financial markets. there is going to be a big focus on that and the dollar pairings as well and how that may affect the nikkei and the dow jones industrial average as well. back to you. >> sounds good. from the tokyo stock exchange and that will do it for this hour. there other markets open. i will leave you with a check on those.

. >> british prime minister david cameron praised the people for efforts towards peace. obama shared sentiments in his speech to a crowd of young people in bell fast. >> so that when peace was achieved here it gave the entire world hope. the world rejoiced in your achievement, especially in america. >> catholics and process stands fought for decades. military forces killed thousands before political leaders reached a peace agreement in 1998.

obama said bell fast is a different city now, but he said there is much to do. >> it's within your power to bring about change. whether you are a good neighbor to someone from the other side of past battles, that's up to you. whether you treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve. that's up to you. >> obama called on the next generation to take the peace process further. the former national security agency contractor who exposed secret u.s. surveillance programs has denied any links to the chinese government. edward snowden dismissed speculation as a predictable smear. snowden answered questions in a live web chat with leaders. earlier this month the british newspaper published information from him about the surveillance program. u.s. agents had been collecting records about private phone calls and internet activity.

former u.s. vice president dick cheney called snowden a traitor and possibly a chinese spy. snowden told guardian readers he had no contact with the chinese government and warned the obama administration if it takes harsh action against him, it will face an equally harsh public response. another man who has exposed secrets said snowden is a hero. wikileaks founder has been hiding out in the ecuadorian embassy in london and he is prepared to say for five more years after they refused to let him leave the country. the the ecuadorian foreign minster meat the request. william hang promptly rejected it. they arrested him in 2010 and he is wanted to answer allegations of sexual assault against two women. he entered the embassy out on

bail. police say they will arrest him if he steps outside the embassy. the prime minister of the czech republic resigned. he stepped down after the chief of staff was charged with espionage and bribery. he told the president he was taking responsibility for the arrest of other officials. police picked up members of the intelligence agency for alleged corruption and abuse of power. he is accused of ordering the agency to spy on several people including the estranged wife. police say she bribed lawmakers with positions in state run corporations. he led the moderately conservative civic democratic party and was head of the three-party goal diminution government in place since 2010.

>> iran's president promised to follow a path of moderation. he laid out the path in the first conference since winning the election on friday. the first step will be greater transparency. >> translator: we will resume negotiations over the nuclear program with six global powells. i believe breakthrough can only be achieved through dialogue and not threats or sanctions. >> the u.s. and european leaders imposed strict penalties to encourage the iranians to abandon the nuclear program. he said what he called an old wound needs to be healed. he said his government would not help the program. he called on u.s. leaders to recognize iranians's right to use power for safe domestic uses. he is expected to be sworn in early next month to replace

outgoing president ahmadinejad. >> health officials in saudi arabia are working against time to contain a deadly disease. he killed more people and spread into super. 38 people have died in all. they are calling the virus middle east respiratory syndrome. the origin is unclear, but that's only when there is close contact between the people. they urged them on the viruses. sars killed almost 800 people worldwide in 2003. . >> struggling with yet another

problem after they found contaminated water in a filtering system. they suffered the leak in the inspection on saturday. tepco has been testing since march with all radioactive materials. the leak occurred in the welded section of a storage tank that holds radioactive water. it is leaking at a rate of hundreds of tons a day. it halted tests to investigate the cause was leak.

people in japan still face challenges following the 2011 disaster, but step by step, they are moving forward. see their stories every wednesday on the road ahead, right here on "newsline." >> ties between japan and south korea have been strained because of a territorial dispute and issues dating ba being to world war ii. now a case with a buddhist statue is generating world friction. we have a report from the island of fukushima. >> one weekend every summer, they have a party for the japanese warriors. it marks of some 500 envoys between the 17th and 19th

centuries. the business in the way to the top. for the past 30 years, he is serving to make sure it's a success. he has the ability of south korea and that's from both sides of the top 400. >> translator: japanese and south korean participants come to clap hands. it makes me happy. i don't know what to say when the event turns out successfully. >> no amount of preparation can save the festival from the incidents.

south korean police jumped across the border. but then they said the statue had originally the south korean judges could lose the statue and not to be returned. they intervened in japan. >> i want the statue back. >> we fear in korea. >> for many years, showing up to make sure they continue. even this year after the

hearing. >> translator: to be honest, i want you to go ahead. but after thinking about how the locals felt, i realized it's not possible. it's a pity. some say they want to continue to change to south korea. but the storms undermine the trust. >> translator: the issue of the statue may be one thing and the parade may be another. but we are not in the mood to go ahead with the festival. >> we must hold the event when the statue returned as there

will be no reason to cancel it. we cannot stage it this year, but we must revise it if the situation significantly changes. >> in south korea, they are geographic and close. it's impossible to serf ties. i hope the south korean ties will return the statue soon. we can continue exchanges with them. >> being friendly as neighbors is a long running tradition of people. they are trying to find a way in nhk world, nagga saki. . >> researchers in japan made a

discovery that could help clean out the air we breathe and found a substance that can neutralize common pollutants. so products can be put to work. representatives of the large corporation based in tokyo visit a factory in a city in hokaido. this is what they have come to see. oil extracted from the needles in the fruit trees that grow in the area. >> it smells like a fresh forest. it's amazing technology. >> the oil is attracting attention because it neutralizes air pollutants like jit jen dioxide. it's found in all kinds of sources. staff at a national research

snud placed hi institute placed it in a bag and when it came in contact with a solution, it turned yellow. when the two substances were poured through a filter soaked in oil from fur trees, the solution remained clear. an element in the oil bonded with the nitrogen and neutralized it. researchers tested the oil of 20 different types. the oil removed almost all of the nitrogen dioxide. in 1954, a typhoon wiped out the forests to ensure a stable supply of wood. they were planted in large quantities. the trees can with stand the low temperatures. now they make up nearly half the trees in hokaido's 1.5 million hectors of planted forests.

he heads a forestry company and long wanted to make more use and unaware of the needle's value, he was throwing them out. >> translator: i was surprised by what the needles can do. if we go about marking them the right way, they have a lot of potential. >> in many parts of the world, air pollution is getting worse. now is an ideal time to use the tree's oil to clean the air. that's exactly what a major manufacturer of household goods is doing. >> the manufacturers's device extracts oil from the needles. first they ground the needle and placed them in an evaporator. the oil is distilled. the result is a highly

concentrated good quality extract. the next challenge will be to find a way to put the oil to work. removing pollutants from the air. >> hokaido's trees are making it fragrant. these trees with the properties present us with a good opportunity. >> manufacturers are also starting to think about exporting the product to countries like china where pollution is rampant. science and business are cooperating to put them to use to improve the quality of life. this brings profits to companies and for people in polluted areas a breath of fresh air. >> time for a check on the weather. people in the feel beans of dealing with heavy rain. we have the latest in world weather.

>> a tropical depression east of the philippines has been producing rain and strong winds for the eastern half of the country. not just this side, but the rest of the coast is also seeing the same situation because of the slopes coming into the center of the depression. we are expecting a 200 millimeter rain across the west coast. flooding will be a big concern and the depression is expected to move towards the north while intensifying and will likely become a tropical storm within the next 24 hours. taiwan in the southwestern islands of japan will get stormy starting tomorrow. waves could hit as high as five meters. across the north, the rain formed once again over the korean peninsula and western japan. they may get as much as 150 millimeters of rain into tomorrow morning. flooding will be a big concern and the rain will spread to the rest of japan into tomorrow. across china then precipitation

is not too heavy, but the main concern is the extreme heat. take a look at this. 38 degrees for you and 32 in beijing. 35 in shanghai. the heat will likely linger for the next couple of days at least. across india, we are talking about heavy rain and the monsoon an flow started earlier in places. this is the on set of the rainy season and the boundary reached the southwestern corner of the country starting a month earlier than usual. that's good news for many people who are involved in agricultural industry and not good news with flooding. we have flooding across the west coast of india. unfortunately heavy rain will mean that throughout the day. over northern india, they will be tapering off. now we have a newly developed tropical depression right here with lots of rain and winds

through belize and guatemala. it looks like 150 millimeters of rain is likely due to the storm and this is likely a tropical storm and then hit the southern parts of mexico by late tuesday. lots of rain across the 2/3 of the u.s. conditions are severe across the central and southern parts of the plains. they will be rolled out into tuesday. continues will improve across canada and the north eastern part. across the best they are looking dry and fires are reported and more fires are likely unfortunately. 27 degrees for the high in los angeles and 42 in phoenix. out towards the east, on the hod side in washington, d.c. with a high of 32 on tuesday. finally in europe, a strong low pressure system has been affecting the british isles. rains should ease across the southern end of the british

isles. dry and warmer across the rest of europe. because of that, very hot and 33 in vienna. and towards the west and still on the chilly sides in lisbon. here's the extended forecast.

>> that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

>> ted kooser was an insurance man for 35 years before he became poet laureate of the united states. he lives with his wife and two dogs near the town of garland, nebraska, where he writes about life on the great plains.

>> here, on fine long legs springy as steel a life rides, sealed in a small brown pill that skims along over the basement floor wrapped up in a simple obsession. eight legs reach out like the master ribs of a web in which some thought is caught dead center in its own small world, a thought so far from the touch of things that we can only guess at it. if mine, it would be the secret dream of walking alone across the floor of my life with an easy grace, and with love enough to live on at the center of myself. ( applause )

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