know signs indicating abnormal behavior. >> the crash killed all 150 passengers and crew members on board. french prosecutors say lubitz refused to let the captain re-enter the cockpit and

deliberately crashed it into a mountain side. aviation authorities demand the airlines keep two crew members in the cockpit at all times. they say airlines including germanwings and lufthansa agree to put new rules in place. other airlines around the world are reviewing their safety measures and laying down new rules. staff at the urp yun union aviation safety agency gave them recommendations. they want airlines to ensure at least two crew members are in the cockpit at all times. they say at least one of those crew members should be a qualified pilot. managers at norwegian air shuttle have decided one cabin attendant must be in the cockpit whenever the pilot or a co-pilot leaves. airline officials in britain, canada and iceland say they intend to implement similar rules. skymark already has such a regulation in effect. passengers have been banned from entering the cockpit on all

japanese airliners since 1999. authorities introduced that ban because a passenger stab aid pilot to death and tried to fly the plane. the 9/11 attacks in the united states were another reason for changes. since then most planes have been equipped with doors that lock automatically when they are closed. bullet proof material is used. >> the door is fitted with three electrical latches and a new spy hole. >> the door can only be unlocked from the inside. these anti-hijacking measures allowed the co-pilot of the airliner to lock out the captain. pilots in japan have to undergo regular health checks. they are examined for eyesight and heart conditions as well as any mental disorder chemical dependency or alcohol addiction. aviation authorities strengthened mental health checks after a japan airlines plane crashed in 1982 on its approach to tokyo's airport.

24 people died. the cause of this crash was traced to the pilot deliberately reversing one of the engines in flight. a court dismissed the charges against him citing mental illness. in other news the tunisian government released a video showing the recent storming of a museum by police to free hostages held by militants. in the assault last week the terrorists 21 people including three tourists from japan. the video begins with members of a special police unit getting ready for the mission as they approach the museum. the anti-terror unit enters the building. they are carrying automatic rifles. it shows the police officers gathering the hostages before leading them safely out of the building. officials believe a group may

have been behind the attack. members pledged allegiance to the islamic state group last september. the tunisian interior minister say they arrested 23 people in connection with the assault. he says they are still searching for an algerian and other foreigners. the minister says they are linked to a militant group. the group is based in mountainous areas bordering algeria. shinzo abe and his portuguese counter part have found new ways to work together. they met in tokyo and promised to join hands on maritime security and the economy. he is the first portuguese prime minister to visit japan in 25 years. they focused on ways for their defense authorities to work together on maritime security.

abe said he values cooperation with portugal as he is a leader of the portuguese speaking world. they highlighted the economy. it has recovered and growing. he told abe he hopes to build a closer economic partnership with japan. they agreed to push for an economic partnership agreement between japan and the european union. they said they would try to help achieve a broad accord by the end of this year. abe is studying china's proposal to create an international bank. politicians are concerned about the way the institution will be set up and run. abe promised he will keep pressing the chinese for a clear explanation. a man from the party for future generations voiced his concern. he said half the capital for the investment bank will come from china. he said no other country has ever exerted such strong influence over any international

financial institution. he asked prime minister abe what criteria he will use to decide whether japan gets involved. >> translator: the government needs to closely examine many points, including whether the bank will be able to establish fair governance and whether lenders will incur losses. >> abe said japan has raised these issues with china but has yet to receive a clear explanation. he said japan will keep working with other parties in calling for china to explain these points. chinese leaders want the bank to include japan. the ambassador has urged the japanese to get on board. he said senior chinese officials began visiting japan early last year to explain the bank's purpose. >> translator: china highly values japan's role in regional cooperation. we would welcome japan's active

participation. >> the ambassador said china proposed the bank in light of the global economic situation and the need for modern infrastructure in asia. chinese leads have no intention of challenging current financial order. the bank will be and open and multi-national organization. the governments of more than 30 countries have studied plans for the bank and decided to get on board. leaders in japan and the united states remain cautious. japan's government is trying to introduce more flexible work practices. they will work one or two hours earlier this summer to reduce the need to stay late. prime minister abe said in february he would launch a national campaign to start the work day earlier during summer. he said this would allow workers to get home quicker to spend time with families and friends.

government employees normally start work at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. under the new guidelines, no meetings will start after 4:00 p.m. and workers will bow ene encouraged to go home at the designated time. staff plan to learn how cervical cancer vaccines may have harmed schoolgirls. they say they will form a research team to investigate complaints of side effects. japanese authorities began encouraging young women to get vaccinated against cervical cancer two years ago. doctors gave the shots to an estimated 3.4 million girls age around 12 to 16. officials at the health ministry ended the program when they heard about side effects, including pain. they identified 176 girls with symptoms. they say at least nine had brain dysfunctions such as diminished memory and reduced reading

ability. members of the ministry's research team will try to find out how the drugs may have caused the symptoms. they will analyze data on vaccinated girls with help from university hospitals. researchers in japan say they have developed a vaccine for ebola with promising results. the team claims their experiment protected monkeys exposed to the virus. the university of tokyo's professor leads the project. his team produced a non-infectious version of ebola. they then added a hydrogen peroxide solution to the genetically engineered virus to render it harmless. the researchers used the virus to produce an inactivated vaccine. they gave the vaccine to monkeys twice. the animals were then given a lethal dose of the virus. they showed no symptoms of ebola.

>> translator: we found it's effective in monkeys. we would like to develop new vaccines before the next ebola epidemic. >> the biggest outbreak started about a year ago. the disease spread to liberia, sierra leone and other african countries. officials at the world health organization report ebola has killed more than 10,000 people. japanese experts have come up with new measures to prepare for volcanic eruptions. they issued a report after a fatal eruption in central japan.

>> reporter: people gather at the foot of mount ontake for a moment of silence. they are remembering all that was lost in september's sudden volcanic eruption. 57 people died. six others are still missing. a victim's grandmother was overcome with emotion. >> translator: i'm so sad, so painful. >> reporter: the eruption was the deadliest volcanic event in decades. climbers were taken by surprise and overcome by smoke, ash and flying rocks. the government working group released its recommendation just ahead of the anniversary.

>> translator: we need to carry out the measures in an organized way on an ongoing basis. >> reporter: the report urges that japan meteorological agency to issue any information about changes in the volcano's seismic activity, even if it's too minor to raise the alert level or issue a warning. >> translator: the contents of the report will be our guideline for volcanic prevention countermeasures. we will make efforts to realize this recommendation. >> reporter: an official with the meteorological agency says mount ontake is still in danger of small-scale eruptions. the panel of experts urges the government to adopt the new system as soon as possible to prevent a similar tragedy.

the remains of many japanese who died in the pacific islands during world war ii were left behind. a fresh search has begun on one of the islands. officials with japan's welfare ministry retrieved what appeared to be the remains of japanese soldiers in and around a cave. they used the cave as a military position during the war. almost all of the nearly 10,000 japanese soldiers on the island died in a fierce battle against u.s. forces. the remains of about 2,600 have yet to be found. recovery efforts have been difficult, hampered by vegetation and environmental protection rules. the government officials have offered to cooperate. >> translator: we hadn't been able to search the caves until now. now that we have permission, we want to go ahead with the probe. >> it's important that we

identify every opportunity and make every effort to find that last soldier to bring back to japan. >> japan's emperor and empress will visit to pay their respects. officials in china and turkey are locked in a diplomat ige tug-of-war involving detainees who illegally entered thailand. it focuses on their nationality. >> the 17 detainees claim they are turkish citizens.

the chinese government says they are not. they are demanding the group be repatriated to their respective country. a court on friday rejected the group's argument that their detention was illegal and dismissed their plea for release. the court allowed the thai police to keep the group in detention. the group was detained in march last year. 13 of them are children and two of them were born in the detention center. the turkish government later issued passports for them as well as permits to travel to turkey. >> translator: they have a father, mother, grandfather as well as a house. they also obtained passports, not from the turkish embassy, but from turkey's interior ministry as citizens of turkey. they are officially turkey citizens. >> the chinese government is

demanding the 17 be repatriated to china. they are frustrated by widening economic and political disparities between themselves and chinese as well as the chinese authorities religious policy. many have smuggled themselves out of china in recent years mostly heading via southeast asia for countries such as turkey, where they have ethnic links. last month the head of the world congress called on the global community to accept them who have fled china as political refugees. the congress is made up of members living outside china. speaking to reporters in tokyo, she mentioned nations such as malaysia and cambodia that repatriate illegal immigrants to china. she said handing them over to the chinese authorities could result in their being persecuted.

two passenger trains collided in thailand, home to many of the country's tourist sites. more than 50 people were injured, including foreigners. this is the third train crash in the same week following two other deadly collisions. the trains collided thursday. the state railway of thailand says 52 people were injured, including one american and five koreans. the crash occurred when an eight carriage train slowed down and was rear ended by a six carriage train. authorities say the driver of the second train did not notice that the first had decreased its speed. this is the third train related collision in the space of a week. on tuesday, a passenger train collided with a truck during heavy rains killing seven people.

in a separate incident thursday, a pickup truck driver was killed when his vehicle crashed into a passing train. a blast struck a bus carrying police officers in pakistan's largest city. an islamic extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. the blast occurred on friday. two policemen were killed and a dozen injured. >> translator: the policemen were on their way to resume duty. when they arrived, the motorcycle was parked here. and suddenly, there was an explosion. >> pakistan gunmen stormed an army-run school last december. more than 150 people, many students, were killed in the attack. extremists are continuing to mount attacks in the country. there is concern over whether a stable security situation can be

established. that wraps up our bulletin. government officials in china have been try stock find ways to curb the problem of air pollution. they want to create urban areas that don't damage the environment. officials in one southwestern city are doing just that by developing and promoting eco-friendly vehicles.

>> reporter: a major maker of electric cars in neck has set up a base here. it provides aftercare. to meet the growing demand it has also set up 50 charging stations around the city. >> translator: there are many charging stations. it's very convenient. >> reporter: this manufacturer was given a crucial boost. the chinese government is encouraging consumers to buy electric vehicles by offering subsidies of up to $10,000 off the total cost. >> translator: many companies in the field of alternative energy have set up here. they are growing steady. you could say the business conditions are ideal for us.

>> reporter: like many cities around china, air pollution from car emissions is a major problem here. so five year ago the central government made it a model city for promoting electric vehicles. >> translator: by cutting prices and making it more convenient to use electric vehicles in the city, we can help to boost their popularity. this will lead to more people using clean energy which will improve the environmental conditions here. >> reporter: the city has 300 electric buses. that's 3% of the total fleet. the aim is to raise that number to 30%. 14 charges stations for the buses have been set up around the city.

and there are plans to install many more. this research institute is developing its own electric motors with backing from the central government. last december, it unvald aeiled a new type of city bus. using small-size motors means they can make the interior more spacious. it frees up more space inside for passengers. it can carry an extra 12 people. by changing the alignment of the magnets, the new motors are thinner and more capacity. they have about 20 car-related manufacturers. all of the components can be made locally. the first of the new buses will

go into operation next month with a total of 500 buses due to be built in the first year. >> translator: china is lagging on existing technologies. that's not an issue with electric vehicles. we will never catch up with the advanced nations in producing conventional vehicles. but we will have a chance with new technologies. that's why we're putting all our efforts into this new field. >> reporter: the chinese government is promoting the use of electric vehicles not just to reduce air pollution but also to develop cutting edge new technologies. next let's take a brief look at the market figures.

more to come here on "newsline," but first a three-day outlook on the weather around the globe.

thousands of people are flocking to a castle in western japan that has been undergoing renovations for the past five years. once again, it has been reopened to the public.

the castle is a world heritage site. workers have repaired its outer walls and replaced missing tiles. the renovations cost about $20 million. the whiteness of the castle has been compared to a white heron. >> translator: the castle is very beautiful against today's blue sky. >> translator: the whiteness is outstanding. i'm proud of this castle. >> local officials say 10,000 people showed up friday to be the first to see the national treasurer. that's just beautiful. that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching and have a good day.

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