chew you do you lulu lulu who who who who. the us welcome to nhk world as one in chino tawny and tokyo shares a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. families separated by the korean war will reach the need for the first time since two thousand and ten. to review teams are taking place at a mountain resort later this month. i tried searching the library. the panel of experts in defence a long way it's nice to allow the country's constitution to

give more room for national defense the researchers point out the problems that are seeing the forest. typical of nearly three years after that the governments of north and south korea have agreed to hold reunions of families separated by the korean war they will take place beginning with every twentieth. fred rouse officials from the two countries met to discuss the issue at the border village of palm and joan on wednesday one hundred people from both sides of the border will take part in the six day re unions at the balcony and resort in the north. it will be the first time since two thousand and ten that families divided by the war have been able to meet the korean war lasted from nineteen fifty to nineteen fifty three both countries agreed to hold family reunions last september. but the north called the moms at the last minute south korean preston parker down last month. first the north's allow families to be back together. analysts say north korea may set conditions for

the reunions leaders and pollen that tony and remain strongly opposed to an upcoming military exercise between south korea and the united states. a senior us official is urging leaders in china not to establish air defense identification zone so over sensitive areas including the south china sea authorities in beijing raised tensions last november by announcing his own over the east china sea. on wednesday. assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs daniel russell spoke to reporters in washington. he said the us does not recognize china's air defense old and worn leaders not to set up more. we urge china not to attempt to implement the idiocy and certainly no two are replicated here and others see it in other sensitive areas including up and continually in the south china sea. russell said

the us military has shown that china's air defense old won't affect its operations the former senior us defence official has also expressed strong concern over the country's rapid military buildup. michelle floor noise served as undersecretary of defense during the first term of president barack obama she commented on china's test flight last month of the missile that travels more than five times the speed of sound. i do think that again one of her overarching concern is his lack of transparency time. chinese technological developments and therefore a lack of explanation as to the intent and purpose of the systems moore noyce said the defense department's upcoming squadron deal defense review is likely to affirm a continuation of the policy of rebalancing us forces to the asia pacific region. she said officials are expected to allocate sixty percent of

naval forces to the area and maintained the number of marines to route a share despite a planned reduction of military personnel. mr says oh i bet once japanese self defense forces to have greater leeway in responding to security threats. he says the government should achieve that goal by changing its interpretation of the constitution so he assembled a panel of experts to study the issue and they have agreed that lawmakers should take action. nhk world to its cronies. ally has the story. members of the panel met on tuesday sources say he backed the government's view that the constitution option to allow the right to collective self defense. that would give the sbs the right to defend nri under attack. some panel members said. during the reign of this. now espn

to use force in anything short of a get back into the sky. they said the common law allows the forces to act only in cases of systematic and premeditated aan. pitino te says that do not involve the use of foreigners. so we upgraded many believe the sts must respond to situations where there is a grey area when contingencies and on remote islands in the police and the coastguard not immediately respond to it the steelers have been causing prince and abroad neighboring countries such as china and south korea a while read that japan is taking the shift to the right but an expert on security policy sets the panel's decision is a necessary step you like to be increasing tensions in the east. japan's security. and so they've been the reason henry depends on

being the cool wall and my moments. so it's it's not appropriate to name a specific reason. but still as we can see the detentions very high into the suspense and ancestors. the panel members will issue a final report to half a as early as eight mile. you don't like realistic conditions that the spf would be able to exercise collective self defense. but the nice as the panel members cool to cold war discussions about how the company would authorize such action. this rule is of course the superior court rule. or the other was how the diet to be involved. when the japanese government exercise his frequent trips to the us a date among lawmakers and the comic is likely to go she did before the panel members submit

their final report. come on nhk allowed to carry it. you see. in thailand the standoff between demonstrators and the government has taken a new turn. after a court issued arrest warrants for several of the protest leaders. the protesters are continuing to call for the media resignation of prime ministry election a lot the criminal court in bangkok approved wednesday in a department of special investigations request to issue warrants for nineteen leading protests members but so far no arrests have taken place. a war inside the alleged violations of the current state of emergency and include movement leaders content types of gun crime in a stream like to clear the sixty day of urgency from bangkok and surrounding areas in canada. under the decree anti government protests are outlawed but that hasn't deterred the demonstrators so far. police first call for their essence intent on

charges of alleged treason in december. he is it to be detained and seeing what's administration appears to be wary of further conflict also thailand's main opposition party petition the constitutional court on tuesday to umno last weekend's general election the division between opposing factions is now simmered for decades the anti government side is calling for an end to the influence wielded by felix brother of self exiled former prime minister taxation a lot thaksin's political base lies mainly in the top list north and northeast where it has consolidated its support through populist policies on the other end of the political spectrum. for any primarily urban middle class and the leaves to support the anti government demonstrations. as the current deadlock continues to paralyze bangkok there's no clear solution in sight. in afghanistan the president of candidates are gearing up for april's crucial election

the constitution bans incumbent hamad karzai from running for a third term and a lot is at stake for afghans in the upcoming election. u s combat troops are scheduled to leave the country at the end of the year. so restoring security and rebuilding the country with the key tasks for the new leader on tuesday the candidates lock horns in their first double look televised debate and is carol's house at the suter reports. i'm kind of a steep hiking shoes is due date aol's stress the significance of the upcoming election. we couldn't provide the country's first transfer of power through democratic procedures see the end of the cbo will. i think it's a unique opportunity when we've focused on solving problems it's on discussing the teachers to compete. our team as has been teaching but said the proposal is and i hope the outcome she wanted men. on top. but when someone

decides. shape into sydney as if heartedly. not just based on taxes. that's a bad day could be proven. it was just fifteen minutes or so devon people out the cleared the county seat for the election on a filthy the major focus of all the campaigns is security. a us government was too cheap a round ten thousand troops beyond year and to deal with possible terror attacks and trying to steal from giles often forces. but karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement or bsa that would enable that to tbedi the decision aft h succee that these new designs before dating. it's not. i

think that the deity that it isn't something important for afghanistan. the onsite dublin ca about our force to the election. iam groupies continuing peace insurgency across the country. and two senior aides to a prominent times a washout dad in iraq on top of that. here i'll tear up ask as many borders of all time no wrinkles in the last election. security concerns are risgs time again. he spends in tuesday's did a great site that i bought. most of them agreed on the need for colts with extremistswhile there's no big difference in the leading candidates campaign pledges the study conducted by a us research these cute shelves dani and outdoor up on front runners. in the previous presidential poll five years ago. macie invalid drinking was reported. staging of hand

election as well as dealing with the security situation these are among the many challenges facing afghanistan the sock is done. nhk waller still struggling with he told its citizens to be increasing. it repeats. she will come. he was indeed so don't open til tuesday. from boeing. the world. a german newspaper says us intelligence agents half the phone of metered care march quarter when he was chancellor. the allegation follows reports that the same organization target intruders successor angela merkel these and do it it decided to publish the claims in its online edition and says that by two thousand and two the us national security

agency. an adage torture to its monetary target list the report is based on data leaked by a former nsa contractor edwards noted the newspaper quoted u s government sources as saying the tap was ordered because short term post us led military intervention in iraq the sources said. george w bush's administration was concerned that order stance could drive a wedge among north atlantic treaty organization members. carter is quoted as saying he never imagined this phone calls were being intercepted. that is not surprised by the report information provided by snow the last year suggested the nsa. we have to wear clothes mobile phone for more than ten years reports of the eavesdropping stirred me to distrust among germans poured the us. the us navy is investigating allegations of cheating on exams at a training facility for new clear priority submarine operators the chief of naval operations room reveals at a news conference

that officers of the facility in south carolina may have cheated on a rig in the written exam designed to maintain their proficiency us media reports say around thirty people have been involved. to say i'm disappointed would be an understatement. whenever i hear about integrity issues it's disruptive to our unit's success us defence secretary k will give a direct order to the navy to look into the scandal which is the seconds tick if the country's military this year. last month the us air force found that more than eighty officers had cheated on their proficiency exam for the operation at the intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads nearly three years have passed since a massive quake and tsunami devastated japan's north eastern region but the harmful effects are still spreading within

the coastal forests experts recently discovered the main cause for the death of plants there any cure alls. kaia mommas who has more. once a month so it is on the cost of almost all the ah would prefer to know tons of fun it's the mint and a fine sight government will walk on the sixty units. to protect you and going strong so we sent. and also tsunami. joins the two so sensitive and synonyms. so it's thought of halting fault. just before it snaps into that system area the forest may no longer the hair was super packed with students. cause tomorrow is a four storey scrutiny such a you know what he now finds him and pine streets but student under months after its announcement of

august in the photo fool you though. mark comes off easily when the tree is dead. you can't bring it back to life it was the mood there. this area or photograph was taken long last after the tsunami the florist it's heresy and green. only a part of it. we knocked down by the waves however the fault must tickle in the foreign media sometimes cruelly area of the kids treats. the fact is what so and has now grown ten times bigger. while hunger some people just across the protection. it was a usual mom wanted us to night night. the foreskin block tsunami anymore. inland residents and farmers are at risk of serious damage. to

discover that it's all designed this to us in a rented house and stole the points on an upcoming months. on the day. see you walk down once commanded the entire area is enclosed arena cd. kim was soo nice young lady in it. some see what their continued to carve out an o lineman. one cents on contract the assault on the walk their bikes for you it's weakening the body. to assist. sc st students outside of the flooring on your show hopped on some. i knew it they need to beat if he does this to hop on hop on the trees were weakened by tsunami that left him who lost their leaves you want to that reduces their ability to produce emphasize it enough energy to sustain themselves. mall. most estimates. local government is trying to do was once

asked as soon as possible. to prepare for hundreds of disaster. yes fine streets new yesterday's twenty years to crawl in the midst of all for protection from sun offense phones and two sons and the attendees asked us to spread and cuisines in balance. even the artists are using it to. kaia malas any scale art award. i do. status of a famous japanese composer are shocked and disappointed after he revealed he paid someone to write his music momo to someone ago which she appeared to be hugely talented. his ability and the fact he is hearing impaired. though the media to dub him a modern day a base

open. an eight year old smokey engine on has the story. she says he was going into russian and two atomic bomb survivors. he says he learnt the piano from his mother and taught himself competition. he says he completely lost his killing fifteen years ago. in nineteen ninety nine he released seem to make sweet rising sun. based on music for the puppy had bball game when the mishap. he's so funny memo on hiroshima was credited as giving hope to many crying that much to assassinate of the disaster it became of me jack the piece was paid out that course entered into stazon eight to commemorate the group of eight parliamentary speaker sneaking into toshiba. mccain got it down. on wednesday some had coached owned up to the park to keep a can of

the composer to write seem to need them by lama and other lacks. he borrows as well be trained his finest. in contrast he has to use that goes right to form one of them at dt my mother was pregnant with me when she experiences the atomic bombing. i have high hopes for some lugosi and respect him. she sees him know i was very happy that could cause if he or she not looking so the mess. so the scandal his antique shop. it is because company has halted his deviations of his cds dvd and all lying down roads nineteen calls to its cost i will be canceled. the many average ocean us as the city may strike out to the cds and a large eight gave to him in tears as at city will have to consider taking back some are of goat cheese award. if the reasons he was given

the offer. prove to be false yes keep their eyes get back to her she has been turning to use some red boat is so nineteen apple pie and me at this ot audi be. the piece is well those which don't buy it though cos friday. she says he will continue to use it. i can use ict director at claims he has a simmer add color to use coupons are all eighteen years. as he got he says he will hold a news conference on thursday. he sets hero up bars as to the topic of missing a beat them. i get to know in each day lar. it's cold in japan our meteorologist our perspective is here with the details from earth. on not only cold but some heavy snow fall coming down across much of the c two ten coastline today actually some areas next twenty four hours so pissy about twenty to forty centimeters out here

especially all the way from hokkaido down through the focal into the poker rica region you can see all these areas in the white that is that's the effect snow bands really setting up out here now. it is going to last seen going in the if there is a tapering off by thursday evening to look up there towards the west. another low starting about this frame now is bring in some rain showers across much of southeastern china over towards taiwan isn't so far they're all fours and one for the big thing with this it's going to continue to develop. going into friday bring some showers across much of the southern japanese islands then eventually work its way along the pacific coastline of japan by the weekend are very welcome to bring in another shot of some wintry mix only from key issue. even in the tokyo dome a surprise start seasonal lights up in the ensuing continue to keep an eye on that as far as the south the tropics while effects and much warmer that one a has been as of late typically this time of year especially cross the philippines. you get the northeast monsoon coming in will break down the easterly winds are coming in. typically this doesn't

occur this time of year in one way of saying this temperatures in the mid thirties who do enjoy the warm weather out there at least four on now now completely switching the year says go back to the winter weather in a severe winter storm rolled across the central portions of the us heading over towards the eastern seaboard. this is the raiders are to blame for two deaths there in kansas to traffic accidents are related to just absolutely slick conditions. this whole storm bill is continuing in movies and on the coal sector all fours the norfolk and see about ten to twenty seven years of overall snowfall can only send a few years has hit the thirty there the peak some freezing rain as well expect that going in the new york city to writing is not only in the slipper also airport delays and cancellations already being reported. that is falling the storm system. earlier this week is well behind that storm not another blast of arctic air coming through at this awesome reports out of north dakota. there was a wee still there bomb on his sixty believe it or not it is just

absolutely chilling. and those wins in all the cool air will continue to descend on court soft if you wanna get away from a head on a miami some rain showers year forecasts but twenty seven therefore your height thousand to look over towards europe the big topic is of the storm system coming in off the atlantic if you're in the uk. you know this is he or a noun is the brain winds up till hundred kilometers per hour. there's reports of coastal flooding even knocking out some of the railways and western portions of the uk most embrace thousand to feel the effects of this but ali's line really close together that's that. isobel are in that greedy and use twins we often talk about it in high wind warnings in effect down there towards south across much of france in the speedo for course portugal. this storm system gonna linger throughout the day on thursday. even now to friday the religious korean nasty weather here eastern europe or the like and it's much call her but she later taken to temperatures here on the third set. this is the forecast. ay ay ay ay ay

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the tour. the olympic torch has arrived in sochi in two days before the russian city hosts the opening of the two thousand and fourteen winter games. a train carrying the flame arrived at adler station near one of the main venues used for skating events of the black sea coast the torch landed in russia

in october from athens greece over the last four months has traveled around sixty five thousand km from moscow to sochi. and our relay team to get to the square in front of the new arrival was celebrated with folk dancing and other events. they then moved about one two hour or two of main road where they officially live in. i see him it's really a mountain. once express how delighted we have the three hundred runners will carry the torch around the city center and malcolm in mountain areas that's before our eyes and fished olympic stadium on friday night for the opening ceremony i moaned as his line for this hour and you don't need to go from almost here

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