>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "news line." i'm katherine kobayashi in tokyo. people in okinawa are the leaders met in brussels on monday to discuss new propels made by the greek government. the greek president alexis tsipras offered government changes to retirement packages. international creditor haves been pressing greece for reforms including pension payouts. their conditions to providing

financial aid. >> i wanted to inject the negotiations that have been installed for too long. with the greek proposal today, i believe that we have taken that step. >> he says the leaders need to meet again this week to fully assess the proposal. greece needs bailout funds to avoid defaulting on a massive loan from the international monetary fund. payment is due at the end of the month. as the leaders were meeting, around 7,000 people gathered in athens. protesters called to compromise and remain in the eu but some at the rally imposed the implantation. scuffles broke out between the two sides. the latest poll shows 60% want the government to strike a deal with the eu even if it means

upsetting posterity. officials at the u.s. central bank want to calm the situation, too. what's the central bank doing? >> katherine, they provide case in cases of emergencies and since the last thing they want is a bank run in greece they are raising the emergency liquidity ceiling meaning greek banks can have more cash on hand. the out flow of deposits from the country's bank accounts is accelerating. last week depositors with drew 4.2 billion euros, $4.8 billion. the ecb held the second teleconference since friday and increased the limit for a loan program that provides credit to greek financial institutions. the ecb plans to increase such

emergency funding whenever necessarily but if the eros zone countries fail to reach an agreement and greece defaults the ecb may stop what its doing. well while all this was happening, european stock prices surged on hopes for a possible deal both german niece tax and the 40 in paris rose 3.8%. london gaining 1.7% and the greek benchmark rising 9%. the tech-heavy nasdaq hit a record high and dow jones industry real average rose half a percent. let's see how markets here are reacting. ra ramin mellegard. >> all the actors looking to take the final bow perhaps. interesting who will be the villain and hero. let's have a look at how the

nikkei and topix is topping off. nikein this case nikkei closed at the highest level in two weeks as of monday. as we seen the dollar trading it could be good for exporters today. the reaction in global markets regarding greece is most evident by activities in the bond market. looking at spanish bond markets and yield in the greek such as italy, spain and portugal fell. interestingly, yields on what is considered safer assets in times of volatility like german bond haves been raising. selling assets implying they are a little less concerned about the debt problems in greece. interesting from the bond market's point of view. >> they seemed to have regained confidence in the eros, what is happening with currencies the today. >> exactly that's holding firm against the dollar and yen.

investors seem to be down playing the crisis and it's kind of important to note the eros has ricesen after a year. they are reversing belts the eros arewill fall. pushing bond yields higher better than expected existing home sales also push up the green back. now to the asia pacific, we'll monitor the shanghai composite, how it trades after a holiday on monday and also get manufacturing purchasing managers data for china later today and the index has tallenfallen considerably as the government tightens controls over excessive lending to investors. now, we'll continue to monitor also here in japan, banking, insurance and pharmaceutical stocks pretty much some of the best performing sector shares on

monday here on the nikkei so we'll continue to watch that. a lot of focus on how china trades today and japanese shares related to the china markets, as well. that's all for me, back to you. >> okay, we'll talk to you in a few hours. soft bank plans to invest in solar power generation projects in india to help the country address its power shortage. soft bank chairman and ceo unveiled a plan to set up a new joint venture with indian confirm. it will invest $16 billion in solar projects over the next ten years and generate 20 gig watts of energy. >> we'll create the largest country for the solar energy. >> india faces a serious power shortage. the government plans to increase solar power generation to 100

gig watts by 2022. that is about 30 times the current level. more for you in business next hour. back to katherine now. in pakistan an intense heat wave killed 200 people. temperatures topped extreme as muslims observe the holey month of of. homes have been effected by frequent blackouts and water shortages. officials say the death toll is rising among the poor elderly and day laborers. >> translator: it's very hot. i should have stayed home rather than come to work but even at home, there is no electricity. >> many muslims are fasting from sun up to sun down. authorities are urging people to stay indoors and wear clothing

to protect them from the sun. a recent heat wave in india killed more than 2,000 people. authorities in afghanistan are investigating an attack on the country's parliament. a suicide bomber set off a car bomb outside the building in the heart of capital and gunman stormed inside. the taliban has claimed responsibility. officials say six attackers engaged security forces in a gunfight that lasted more than an hour. all the attackers were killed. at the time of the attack more than 100 lawmakers were in the building for the appointment of the me defense minister. no lawmakers were hurt. >> translator: i was working when a huge fire suddenly erupted from that building. you can still hear gunshots. >> taliban insurgent have

stepped up offenses in after began stan since most of the u.s.-lead multi national forces with drew from the country late last year. in the past week, the militant group has taken control of areas in the country's north. in the final phase of world war ii the imperial japanese military had u.s.-led allied forces engalgged in fierce battles, okinawa was the last sight of the war. japanese military operations there ended 70 years ago today and two months later, japan surrendered. since early this morning, people in okinawa have been paying tribute to those who died. the final confrontation in the

battle of okinawa took here. the names are carved in a stone monument. a 77-year-old man who lost his father, grandparents and younger brother in the war. >> translator: whether it's the battle of okinawa or any other war, all the wars are bad. things were difficult during the war. afterward we had no food and there was an outbreak of malaria. >> this 52-year-old woman works as a volunteer handing down stories of what happened 70 years ago. >> translator: we cannot change what happened in the past when predecessors fought against enemies but now we should work hand and hand to build a peaceful world. >> a 3 1-year-old mother and her

two children came to offer prayers. the children's great grandfathers among those who died. >> translator: i brought my children here on this anniversary to pray for all those who lost their lives in the battle and pledge my support for peace. >> translator: i wish people would show sympathy for one another so there would be no more war. >> in the battle of okinawa at least 200,000 people were killed nearly half of them were civilians. a warning this footage contains images some viewers may find disturbing. >> united states and its allies launched a massive operation in march 1945. the allies considered okinawa a strategic point for attacking japan's main islands in the last stages a port or two. the u.s. mobilized about half a million personnel, they far out

numbered the japanese military on the islands. this truck with overwhelming power using weapons such as rockets, ammunition and tanks. [speaking foreign language]. >> japan's military ordered troops to prolong the battle. they wanted to buy time before the u.s. attacked the main islands. japanese officers pulled thousands of civilians into the fight including women and teens. in about two months u.s. forces took the command center in the capital and turned the historic city into rubble.

japanese commanders and personnel pulled back to the island's southern tip. civilians also rushed south. but they were dropped. the u.s. soldiers stopped distinguishing between civilians and personnel after facing suicide attacks. they bombed caves where both were hiding. the deadly sweeps continued until the end of the operation. survivors say it was hell. they were starving and living among human waste. the whaling cries of the injured filled the narrowed spaces. witnesses say the justice of the peace japanese killed say vil civilians japanese killed crying children.

the organized combat on june 23rd 1945 and committed suicide. in the end, 12,000 american soldiers, 65,000 japanese military personnel from 120,000 people in okinawa were dead. the complete picture remains a nightmare of shattered memories. >> survivors have spoken out about experiences. some of them collected footage to remind people of the atrocity atrocities that take place on the battle field. age slowed many survivors but some still work to maintain a record of the tragic events that unfolded there. again, a warning this story also includes images that some viewers may find disturbing. >> a little girl carries a white

flag. the body of an old woman lies in the street. these images of devastation were taken by members of u.s. military in okinwa 70 years ago. a u.s. surviving soldier called the battle all hell rolled into one. >> footage like was hard to find three decades ago. a local group purchased it from the u.s. national archives foot by foot donated by money from people across japan. the okinawa film society collected 110,000 feet of film about 50 hours worth. the group held screenings across the country to inform children about what really happened during the battle, but two years ago, the group was forced to

disband. most of its members were too old to continue. she was a member of the group. she was 7 years old when the battle of okinawa was fought. she still visits schools and other places to show the films and share her memories. [speaking foreign language]. >> translator: the agony and sorrow on the people on the battle field speak more elegantly than words. i think that's where the power of this footage lies. >> she feels a special sense of mission, the battle claimed the lives of every member of her family of six. not a single picture of them remains. their names carved here are the only way she has to remember

them her mother 9-year-old brother and two little sisters were killed while fleeing the storm-like bombardment. she found her mother and brother among piles of bodies in the sea of blood. >> translator: my mothers intrels were hanging out, my brothers, too, but i couldn't believe it because we promised each other we would always be together in life and death. wake up mother wake up brother. i shook them but when i looked closely, they were so cold. >> she says she feels its her duty to share her experiences on behalf of people forced to die in mystery. the group donated the films to

okinawa's prearchives. most of them are digtized available here to archive and copy free of charge. the first screening of the films was held at the archives last saturday. the audience was bigger than she expected. it included people that lived through the battle and young people learning about it for the first time. >> translator: civilians were the biggest victims. i came to understand that by looking at the film. >> translator: i think everyone should know about what happened in the past and understand it then we can build a peaceful world. >> translator: more people should see the images one of the ugliest in history and

better understood and help contribute to world piece. she hopes the films will continue to tell the story of the battle of okinawa even after she's gone and help people around the world learn its harrowing lessons. we'll have more stories throughout the day and our special coverage of the war 70 years on. later, we'll take you like to okinawa where a memorial service will be held. june 23rd 1945, the end of more that two violent months that became known as the battle of okinawa. 200,000 people died from the fighting in the u.s. nearly half of them civilians. even know the pain of that tragic time can still be felt. watch the war 70 years on

okinawa here on nhk world. >> in other news we're following this hour, people in japan and south korea are marking a milestone in the shared history. the two asian neighbors normalized diplomatic ties half a century ago and prime minister planned to establish an era for both nations. ♪ ♪ more than 1,000 people including the prime minister gathered in tokyo. [speaking foreign language]. >> translator: as we look back over our 50 years of friendship and development, let's look forward to another 50 years. let's work to construct a new era together. i will be doing my utmost to realize that goal in cooperation

with president pat kunae. >> both leaders have been at odds over a number of issues including the perception of history and territory. >> translator: it is important to work out differences of historical issues and share the thinking of reconciliation and co-existence. if we can make that happen this year will be another starting point for the future of the two countries. >> political observers suggest they are willing to use the opportunity to use soared relations. >> officials have give an boost to diplomacy with a duet. they held a concert in toke yoyo to celebrate the normalization of ties the south korean foreign

ministry sponsored the event, more than 2,000 people attended including japan's princess. took to the stage and performed songs from both countries. ♪ ♪ >> children from japan and south korea later joined the singers for duet for the song meaning flowers will bloom. the song was written to encourage those rebuilding regions devastated in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ♪ ♪ >> the performance received a great response.

one audience member hopes the concert will lead to greater trust between the two countries. >> time for a check of the weather, people in china dealing with heavy rain and strong winds. >> it was approximately about 6:50 p.m. when it made landfall on the island. you can't really see which clouds are the tropical storm rain clouds but it's actually disbursed and its maintain its intensity a bit further, making it towards vietnam or possibly southern china. it's a slow-moving system, so we're looking at flooding threats because it is going to drop as much as 200 millimeters of rainfall through the path. the gusts are strong and we're looking at four to five meter high winds across the waters of the south china sea and looking

at travel disturbances that would likely occur in indirect impact. people living in huts will be in danger of the low-lying floods. it's also going to be a situation with the rainy season pulling here in central china and that's where we're actually seeing more rain fall about 450 millimeters having been reported here across here and that's pulling into the southwestern islands of japan so thunderstorm advisories are widely in place across this area as well. southern feeling the heavy bulk of the rainfall up to 50 millimeters could fall in one hour's span. that's what the rainy season and storms are doing. we have a high pressure system but the upper level cloud air crests overhead and that makes

the atmosphere very unstable and the great level of instability occurred last night. we have images coming up from there because that is rainfall fell across this area and the threats of floods and landslides continue here. around 6,500 households were issued evacuation advisories and there was one report of 34 millimeters in one hour shortly after midnight. several people took shelter overnight at a local evacuation center. now heaviest rainfall is over now. we'll be seeing clear skies but still chances of that great level of instability that will be occurring across parts of the region, as well. do watch out if you see the black clouds try to run away and take shelter in a secure building. naha, we're look at these digits likely to continue. the temperatures hitting over 33 degrees from like 9:00 a.m. into

7:00 p.m. so that's when the heat stroke levels will be increased. out here across the americas we're looking at severe weather happening across the great lakens region in the upper midwest 150 kilometers in illinois and indiana and that's likely to pull in again across the lower great lakes region. the lightnings will be quite frequent across these locations but you can see the fatal lightening incidents occur mostly from june into august and this is the time of the year where we actually go out and enjoy recreational activities and that's why this occurs so please watch out for the cumulous clouds coming your way. the hot spot is going to be here in the southeast, washington d.c., take a look at that 36 for your high today. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast.

>> and that's all for this edition of "news line." i'm kathryn

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