nm. lulu lulu little. the us the owner. welcome to nhk world news line and you know tommy until chilled. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. china has postponed his exchanges with japan in the wake of prime minister shinzo on his visit to a shrine dedicated to his country's war dead. and soccer fans struggled to find a place to stay in brazil. as

it was well above its cost china has put off youth exchanges with japan following prime minister shinzo lama's visit the us can each line last month the shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two chinese officials notified japan that they could not send participants for three programs. there were scheduled to begin later this month the participants for journalists junior high school students and young people living in rural parts of the country. the officials cited internal circumstances as the reason for the post comments. mostly visiting him know others who knew it would be regrettable. leave china postponed exchange programs because of the prime minister shinzo of his many visits to the us and china the ending. sir gus said china is an important neighbor he said japan's basic stance is to promote bilateral asians in the interest of building

strategic and mutually beneficial ties with china he added that his country. will try to prevent individual problems from affecting overall bilateral relations some people in japan have been thinking about creating an alternative to the us could be sure i'm the leader of new comey told the ruling party's coalition partner has proposed the idea of a national facility to honor japan's war dead. prime minister on this said the proposal requires careful consideration. and while he was considering the feelings of families of the war dead is most important day we should carefully consider this idea from that perspective. the bed made the remark in response to reporters' questions he again defended his visit espn trying. many. i've got. i will continue to show respect for those who died fighting for the country's debt. as leader of the country a lot i will always pray for their

souls too much of a muslim to be spent on a limb. but declined to comment on whether he will go to the sure running again he said it's unfortunate that visits to the sure i have become a diplomatic and political issue. korean families separated since the war between north and south sixty years ago may have lost a chance to see each other. officials in pyongyang rejected a call from the south to resume family reunions. members of their three is reunification committee sent a message to their counterparts in seoul they turned out south korean preston cochran as cold to hold reunions later this month. one reason they gave is fox promised to work with other nations to keep pressing the north to drop its nuclear program. another

is military exercises the south koreans plan to hold with the united states the north koreans ask if families can hold reunions in peace amid gunfire. they say officials can talk together if the south koreans are ready to discuss proposals from the north. analysts say that maybe a reference to pyongyang's desire to restart the joint tourism project in the resort to of mt kong and nearly one hundred thirty thousand people in south korea have applied to meet their relatives in the north glasgow uni and swore in two thousand and ten. people in north korea have been seeing how much their leader enjoyed a basketball game on his birthday. state media showed kim jong hoon. watching a friendly between a local team and a group of former nba stars the new us national basketball league cent of tv

it had concluded a crime scene and happy birthday the program also showed canada's climate and the garden and having photos taken with their visitors the workers party newspaper of old seaman teacher came in london on its front and second pages included robin as saying he was so pleased to meet him again he was analysts say state media's coverage of him and the americans reflects a political move. they stayed in was to consolidate his power. kurt is powerful and cold temps on to i know him japanese and french foreign and defense leaders sat down in paris on thursday for the first time to discuss bilateral cooperation. part of japan's to diplomatic strategy is to strengthen security ties with its allies around the world and its heroes to local come up to hezbollah. and i'm trying to help folks being called up to

post anything the country scoring and defense ministers of the same table for the first time. the geese costs and waste to strengthen the fence and security cooperation. boy this will be seen when meeting was a big success. we agreed to create a framework for talks about controls on exports of defence equipment. and we agreed to work together more closely to deal with piracy us. last year japanese government expressed its concern to fines of up to a french company sending helicopter landing devices to time. officials said the prices could be used in tiny sparkles six and increase the capability of them handcuffed us to intrude into japanese airspace they say they want to open negotiations with the french counterparts to exchange more information about

the exploits of the plants that can be used for medical purposes. government appears to be promoting peace joint because i'm foreign ministry cough. if the impala. last october. the united states held the post to me. it's not the first time. four minutes to sit down to get that include. also held its first such meeting the fire striking the bed. alterations in both bilateral and multilateral trade much into pacific basin. and i'm off to read the act of having to tend to class making was the last seven years. i'm also plans to use its thirty teams in the. the reason for my intent or not. he said

he'd call. abbe is placing more importance on the security aspects of diplomacy. therefore not administrations. ok i confess this is a necessary especially in az and in the twenty first century. in the post del contents the law the security of the cozy for the new vistas. but those did still use of trouble. and they hope to squarely face up to be entered into an arsonist is from the moving costs and the funniest. and also caught because of some mutant power is changing quickly. the funniest. so on this is all made calls on and this could be the main course on the lawn. abbi is visiting from middle eastern and african nations has his first step and i think is the nation's peace here

that's how the administration is perceived as being long term by lora leigh. but trust that he's up front this. i stamped the three day sentence. local tomato in its carol. police and firefighters in central japan are investigating a fatal explosion at a chemical plant. five workers died and at least twelve others are hurt. firefighters in the city and you'll think she got the call on thursday afternoon. the explosion happened at a facility operated by mitsubishi materials. my manager said the blast destroyed a ten square meter area workers belonged to a demolition company were rushed to a hospital. the plant is used for many bad things to look for semiconductors. reports suggest workers had spent the day dismantling heat exchange rates. residents living near tokyo are sleeping a little easier a suspect in a and robbery escape custody earlier this

week thousands of police officers mobilize to track him down. annie's carols didn't call me joe shows us how they got the ag an anna you can see you go into the center. we stayed with it and be content with him. it was cold and tired. seeking market is twenty years old did you stop drinking and driving to winning. he's a rest to him on monday the leaders seem upset that we cease fire that enough is in the city of color psyche of psycho killer. he was and is very nice and kept his title race along she freed herself and dashed out of the moon. enough series chased him. i couldn't catch up. grace launched a nationwide on hand to hold that an upstairs to depart

the really see much as photo and as the tiebreak to keep an eye out. residents were on acts. team. and and worry even calling out to my house turkey will be amazed as soon as possible. noah said the officers told those days the students harm in groups i miss going out in a nice traders told parents this weekend. the coaches to keep their teeth trees were named to team up to had a quiet and well done for me from the two winning teams at christie's is key. the use the good guys to be here now to keep a general what he she the funky me know when he'd tell you anything you can have. about twenty km from where he needs. so you want to run into a stream officers surrounded him. he gave out i'm really liking

sleep at night and has since been added. even i was too worried when my house walk to and from elementary school now i'm glad to hear it has been caught please plan to secure large oh wait handicapped in not taking any chances. the state. they'll cooperate with prosecutors to make sure suspects write him an escape again. she'll call me kill any scale world tokyo tension is increasing in thailand as the opposition drums of support for its plan to shut down bangkok on monday that it is callous and joins us with the latest on what's going on in the region eternal is intensifying in thailand's anti government protesters say i will try to shut down the government's next week. thousands marched through the streets of bangkok on thursday can sum up support. the a night

government demonstrators want more people into him on monday. the saxons to conduct operations to a halt mb. i would consider to be carried to the protest in the morning of the crafty. i am ready i'll keep demonstrating into and out steps down. keep protesting until the country is reformed. authorities say anymore than twenty thousand police officers were deployed on monday in bangkok. prime minister knew not what last month is all full of houses on them and hold an election on february seconds the party is expected to win the election the party has strong support in goal areas of northern and northeastern thailand. the opposition next loses term buying clothes from what farmers with populist policies that hurt the country's economy. anti government demonstrators are mainly from the middle and upper classes. he actually

has a knack for being a hotbed of her shell and some other form of funding mr cox and box. they want her to step down immediately. the so called people's council to set up to collect the forms before the election the opposition democrat party is boycotting the election. it was for mr sassy skirt she was needing a dispute between the philippine government communist rebels the insurgency is one of the oldest in asia the violence has gone on for accents. foreign minister gordon brown they sat down with his philippine counterpart. alberto was dying on thursday to talk about how the conflict norway has been fine since two thousand ford to get the two sides to some studio at mediation efforts have been on hold since two thousand and eleven. we are committed to continue as

the facilitator in the use of different places is as long as this is the interest of the garment of the philippines minus ten the tourism interests of wholesome for the future. it defines a good solution zombie is still ongoing armed conflicts. so the administration is have held on the peace talks with insurgents since nineteen eighty six. the station stopped in two thousand and eleven as common as rebels continued their attacks and demanded the release of their new year for christmas the rebels focus their activities on the country's poor regions. some people suggest they're holding back economic growth of the philippines. clouds of hot gas and ash school for mobile polling in english that has forced more than twenty thousand people to flee their homes. now as in

let's not get involved in september. reuters quotes experts as saying that out of high class tax credit for twenty five km from the crater. her approach in populated areas. the national disaster it is too slow for more than twenty two thousand people have been fine for a temporary shelters. but why you will still lack basic necessities we need more clean water. actually we want some more goods were the leading lights. as we've been in the shelter on for too long. sean is on the pacific ring of fire not someone who is one of about one minute thirty people in this country. many teens are no strangers to bintan and destruction of all colors can bring more than three hundred fifty people died in two thousand pound one ounce will drop in job i dropped it. and that wraps up our boots and

tights about us. i knew i knew. european central bank has decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged amid concerns about risks of deflation. the ecb made the decision and its governing council's policy meeting on thursday in frankfurt germany. he kept the rate at a record low of zero point two five percent in order to keep stimulating the economy. the eurozone as inflation rate dipped to zero point eight percent in december. that's down from zero point nine percent in the previous month the rate is staying far below the ecb target of just below two percent the unemployment rate across the eurozone remains at a record high. the world cup kicks off in brazil in less than six months. soccer fans from across that country and around the world will flock together for the one month tournaments. many brazilians are thrilled to host the event but there are already bracing for the downside. they're saying

the cost of the airline tickets or only higher price seats are available on most routes connecting the batch of any use for example the cost of a ticket between the major cities of rio de janeiro and sao paolo is about five hundred us dollars that's roughly eight times the cheapest fare. world cup fans are also finding it difficult to reserve accommodations and its key roles with the ending we are really has that story. fan. i let jack looking at what i will forget what a happy brazil has become so deep throats. the good news. he pointed out on the list mainly. bruce i'd start supplying it. rates are sixteen. see a yellow skin that see traces of it and accommodations are continuing to increase in one of the twelve cities will be hosting the world cup games

here and go to an end for a sum that the tiles to raise their fees to more than four times higher than current prices every scene not demand has been straightened and eat surveillance on price hikes but he says. hearts have been to be so in fact seen these are the chain has a series of classic country the sad face that rudolf reservation requests in december. once he felt bad that max locations. while much of anything last friday when his hand on his own home. you look to them the sales outlook is there any fully booked it for a good day after the opening theme. this eats release any sense as value not to see

these people had to snap a tad lower price in room seventeen games. meeting all the expensive suite is available. it's a pity it's on to a passage as we saw fifteenth time if there is an asean countries that have hosted the world cup races in the andes japanese if he needed during speeches received an e mail inquiries from japan about common decency and flights. but they have difficulty getting confirmation from one thousand airlines. the reason why though. anyone who is interested in coming for the world cup should act soon and soccer fans from all over the world are planning to come here. the most modest accommodations. i'm trying to ten and profits. he spent decades plus el centro snowfall. easy eggs towel wakes up if payments. shares

of lays hands on the walls it seeks to aid people can see the need to groom. what still is usually crowded unusually policies at around seventeen dollars and nine he was a kid. so i combined side won the prize but the night with tension was better than myspace accounts. what to do was laugh. against this bill paying about forty dollars even then eat sissy reasonable compared to other hotels. prism of football in the trees above was dead so i just hope everything goes well and his ilk i tried soccer fans would go anywhere or do anything to see alec up next when you can still find in a place to stay in brazil the absence of the print head to stand and be creative

even need to be a need to kmart to sell power. cold spell will extend over a wide area in the united states but ill be warming up soon. our meteorologist roberts ten is here with more on that robert must talk about this of some of them and coldest temperatures in the years out here record three chapters nearly us several decades of broken here. in the past several days across much of the eastern half of the us but the good news they said things will be warming up the first one i show up when minus thirty minus forty of ball lol can do the water out here not just water. some of the niagara falls to stop north of the buffalo new york air raid along the canada us border. the bill in a battle i screech from creating here by those very cool temperatures and that's niagara river the rainbow bridge there in the background people looking out over head hear good news is that the same time you have the annual festival flights it is going on here so it definitely is good for the economy but things are still staying friends about

their baffling very pretty picture now that good news is that things will be warming up the bad news is that i sprayed through ball to start some ice dams and creeks flash flooding along the niagara river but it's not just there. much of the eastern half of the us could look at the flood protection because of all that snow pack will be quickly melting off you were looking in the new storm system developing across the southern half the us is going to push north east most of this will be rain but even to the ohio river valley with a look at some freezing rain coming out of this and temperatures will be on the rise is not just this as far as the weather systems that although the pacific northwest with a storm up here. this is dropped maddie still fall some areas up to thirty centimeters of snow winds up to buy hundred and thirty kilometers per hour coming up short this bus to go to the temperatures the off course northwest things stay in our adequacy of these rain showers airfield los angeles is the warm spot on the map yet again today. eighteen there for ipod father is to look cool but it's not a lot warmer than it was just a few days ago in the next several days. it will be warming up

exceptionally more as well thursday minus two there take a look at the last in new york philadelphia toronto all here on your saturday nearly ten degrees above average night and day from just the forty eight the seventy two hours ago. now here's ten things i sew the cooling down of going into the week in little elm will be off for the northeast. some snowfalls developing over the kabul area during a thursday evening even in yokohama first report it's no fault of the year just south of tokyo there and it does look like that to taper off and friday were the dry weather although along the sea japan coastline this is where it had the stuff is coming down samir is out here could see up above seventy centimeters of snow fall for this is all said and done the next twenty four hours alone to building up along the western slopes of the mountains. that's really gonna be the case going to the next several days. dom for southeastern china some shoppers taking up there but i think the big topic. as far as the rain and

flooding rains will be here in the philippines over the weekend not too often we talk on tropical systems in january but this one. a tropical depression possibly making landfall it can really cause some heavy rain across mindanao the size and possibly much news on the next week will keep a close eye and had a new year at one storm after another this one move across the low countries over towards the baltic states. crystal hundred and thirty km per hour winds with a heavy rainfall. this is a very pleasant indeed another one coming reunion on my heels of it i press to be dominating the medics reno take a look at these temperatures. if you are the light touches in the mid teens and woman over towards athens sunny skies here on a friday that's what the world whether his accent forecast. i am noon i do. i

know. tht. crowds of people gathered in fukuoka city western japan to pray for a good year in business some test of their life for they are. i am in an annual ritual

has started and i told her i e since the rhine. he says the japanese out of luck and comers. participants clad in white including company employees sat in front of the shrines altar. see the same foods that were offered to the dt they then tried their luck in a lottery the participants won a variety of like the idea is that it stands now it's in the room adults. the ears sixteen gauge the traditional female entertainers also paraded to the shrine which for good luck to see it. he journeyed to since i'm trying to calm my nerves and the sierra great time. or to the boil and then snooze alarm for this hour and you know johnny

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