ewsline". james tengan. japan's prime minister pledged to peace and prosperity in asia and africa. shinzo abe made the assurance in a conference in indonesia. he referred to remorse for his country's action during world war ii. >> reporter: prime minister abe addressed the ashane african summit in the indonesian capital

earlier today. leaders gathered from more than 80 countries in asia africa and the middle east. abe referred to the principles that were adopted at the historic bandung conference 60 years ago and stressed japan has been a peaceful nation since the end of world war ii. >> translator: refraining from acts or threats of aggression or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country country, settling international disputes. >> reporter: abe didn't mention apologies made in the past by japanese leaders. ten years ago the then prime minister addressed the same summit where he expressed deep

remorse an and apology for japan's past aggression and colonial rule. he emphasized the development of other countries in asia and africa. he said those countries are no longer aid recipients but partners for growth. he outlined a plan to give industrial knowledge and technical expertise to 350,000 people in the region over the next five years. abe said japan is determined to ensure growth in the region is enduring. he also said asians and africans must unite to solve the problems they are facing today. the prime minister called on countries to cherish the rich diversity of the region and to build peace and prosperity together for the next generation. thanks very much. we just got this. abe sat down a short time ago with china's president xi jinping.

the leaders are holding their first face to face talks in five months on the sidelines of the summit. they are believed to be discussing ways to improve ties and the push by china to set up the asia infrastructure investment bank. abe and xi posed for photographs. their meeting is the result of careful negotiations through diplomatic channels. it's the first time they've come together for face to face talks. abe plans to confirm japan and china will improve ties by getting back to pay sicks to a beneficial mutual relationship. chinese president xi addressed the summit and emphasized the importance of north-south cooperation. >> translator: our responsibility of advance countries is to help the growth of developing nations and reduce the north-south divide. >> xi touched on what's been

called the new silk robe. he said china will cooperate with countries in asia and africa. >> translator: china will develop land and sea routes connecting asia and europe with relevant countries and work with them to establish the asian infrastructure investment bank. >> in other news across party group of japanese lawmakers has visited yasukuni shrine in tokyo which is holding its spring festival. it honors japan's war dead. those remembered inclued leaders convicted of war crimes after world war ii. in the past chinese and south korean leaders criticized their japanese counterparts for visiting yasukuni. 106 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition camps paid their respects at the main hall of the shrine. they belong to a group that promote visits to yasukuni. they visit in the spring and fall and august 15th. among them on this visit was former upper house vice

president, a senior member of the liberal democratic party. reporters questioned him about the prospect that prime minister abe is not like try to visit the shrine during the current festival. >> translator: i respect prime minister abe's decision, which was made for the sake of the country. >> abe sent an offering on tuesday in observance of the spring festival. police in tokyo have detenned radioactive cesium inside the drone found on the roof of the prime minister's office. shinzo abe of not in the building at the time as he is in jakarta. a staff member found the drone at around 10:30 a.m. on wednesday. the small drone was carrying a container filled with liquid and marked with a radiation warning symbol. they detected radioactive cesium 134 and 137 inside the conin the air. radiation levels were up to one

microsievert. they say there was a miniature camera attached. they are trying to find out who flew the drone and how it got to the prime minister's office. japan does not have regulations for flying drones at low altitudes. >> translator: the drone came down in what is the administrative center of japan so we want the police to investigate thoroughly. we'll do our best in terms of risk management for the prime minister's office. >> yoshihide suga said the government will take measures to reduce terrorist attacks using drones. japanese courts are making decisions about the operation of nuclear reactors. in a court last week blocked the restart of reactors there.

but one is being allowed to proceed. the lawyer for residents opposed to the restart says they are disappointed. the kagoshima court sided with the operator of the plant. they said sendai can with stand earthquakes and the possibility of a major volcanic eruption is unlikely. they will proceed with the restart two reactors. they want them back online as early as july. the authority has approved the restart last september. the regulator approved the resumption of reactors in takahama. all of japan's 48 nuclear reactors are currently off line. the abe administration wants those approved by the regulator to resume operation.

japan has been engaged in long and intensive trade negotiations with the united states and now sitting down with the eu. tan tan from the business desk joins us with the details. gene. >> we've been talking about the tpp and now a different type of trade deal. trade official from japan and the european union have kicked off their tenth round of free trade talks. they are trying to narrow their differences from an economic foreign economic partnership agreement. the aim is to have a general agreement by year end. the they are trying to find common ground. japan wants more of its private firms to participate in europe's electric power industry. discussions are also expected on japan's demand for removing the

eu's 10% tariff on japanese passenger cars. eu wants greater participation in japan's railroad projects as well as public works sponsored by municipal governments. checking the markets tokyo stocks closed above 20,000 for the fir time boosted by march trade figures. japan saw its monthly trade surplus in more than two and a half years. at the end of trading nikkei rose 1.13% to 20,133. analysts say the weaker yen fueled anticipation for stronger corporate earnings. the shanghai composite extended its gains hitting another seven year high. it remained bullish. the index jumped 2.4% to 4398. taiwanese shares rose. the taiex climbed 0.83% to reach 9613. this snapped three days of

losses. in other asian markets hong kong hended the day up 0.3%. sidney fell down nearly 0.6%. seoul ended almost flat. profit taking kicked in after the index touched a four year high. the operator of ana airlines has agreed to join a venture fund to turn around skymark airlines. it's undergoing court supervised rehabilitation. officials have announced the recuse deal at a joint news conference. they will kick in $18 billion yen or $150 million. ana holdings will offer up to

19%. the other firms are expected to provide the remainder. under the deal skymark plans to reduce its capital making its outstanding shares worthless. skymark has hopes to relates its shares within five years. it aims to avoid laying off workers. skymark will submit the rehabilitation plan by late may. the number of foreign tourists to japan hit a record high in march due to the weaker yen and a jump in visitors for cherry blossom viewing. officials at the japan national tourism organization say 1.5 million people visited japan in march. the number of visitors was the highest for a single month since the survey began in 1964. the number of tourist china rose

to 338,000. from dayian it rose to nearly 277,000. they predict figures for april will post another high due mainly to the easter holidays. the bank of tokyo has begun serving customers in myanmar. first foreign bank to set up shop in the fast growing economy. myanmar's central bank governor attend a ceremony to mark the occasion. the doors will open on thursday and the bank is preparing to start trading. the myanmar banking license allows financial institution to directly cater to the needs of japanese firms seeking remittances and loans. the bank's advances in myanmar will encourage more japanese firms to start doing business there. more manufacturers are using

electronic data to develop their products and to keep them competitive. companies in japan are joining the trend. >> reporter: a project is under way at this auditorium in hiroshima prefecture in western japan. workers are collecting data needed for various operations for making engines. their goal is to boost fuel efficiency. it's a big job. the workers collect at least 300 pieces of data for one of their operations. this tells them all sorts of information including diameters of holes or the thickness and surface conditions of parts. the measurements are extremely precise, down to the micron or even lower. previously engineers would use their eyes to check conditions inside engine cylinders. nowadays the job is done by sets of data.

they need to take note of the tiniest things. even small scratch marks on the surface inside a cylinder can result in air leaks that can reduce an engine's combustion efficiency. the workers use a state-of-the-art laser scanner to get the data they need. they are trying to make the cylinder walls as smooth as possible so that the engine doesn't burn more fuel than necessary. the automaker plans to develop a next generation engine. >> translator: by using data while manufacturing products we hope to establish a factory that excels on the world's stage. >> reporter: the company on the sea of japan coast produces film for use in oil refineries. skilled workers have long crafted custom ordered valves by

hand. the company is a subsidiary of a u.s. multinational corporation. last december it introduced a state-of-the-art printer that creates three-dimensional metal objects. after workers input design plan data the device can turn out components automatically. they are trying to produce valves with the printer. the valves are then heat treated. but this operation is tricky because the heat can cause deformities in the metal and hundreds of a millimeter. this man has been making valves for more than 40 years. he's handled more than 50 types of metals. he says knees by experience how they react under heat depending on the metal's type and shape.

>> reporter: the company plans to gain a competitive edge by combining its workers skills with its database. >> translator: if we can use 3-d printers at plants around the world we can manufacture products closer to the markets where they are sold. that would be a revolution. >> reporter: these industrial companies hope the reams of data they collect, analyze and process will take their manufacturing skills to a new higher level. >> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets.

exactly 100 years ago the people of hiroshima celebrated the opening of a grand new building. hit a european still design and used to promote japan's new industries. 30 years later atomic bombing reduced to it ruins but what little remains has taken on an important role. >> reporter: the dome in hiroshima. almost every day he comes here starting in front of the dome giving directions and advice to visitors. his mother was pregnant at the time of the atomic bomb attack.

she was exposed to radiation when he was still a fetus. >> translator: i was always falling sick so i was absent from school almost one month a year. my mother thought i wouldn't live long. >> reporter: the interest in the bombing is fading among young people. so he has made it his personal mission to speak to as many visitors as possible. to tell them about the bomb and it's terrible aftermath. he also speaks with visitors from other countries. >> impressed, i guess. it's a very impacting story. >> translator: i hope many people can visit here from around the world. it's very important to learn what happens when a nuclear weapon is used. if a majority of people feel the same way as i do that will be

the best deterrent we could have against the use of nuclear weapons regardless of what leaders say. that's my only motivation so i come here every day except when it's raining. >> reporter: for this filmmaker, the dome has a very different symbolism. for decades he could not look at it because of the memories it brought back. he was born and raised in a house right next to the dome. he used to pray in the grounds. >> translator: i was so proud of it like it was my home. the round structure cast a strong presence. it looked sturdy. it was even more marvelous when you looked at it from the other side of the river. >> reporter: his parents and younger brother were killed in the attack. he was staying somewhere else at the time.

>> translator: i spent three days walking around the neighborhood looking for my family. the ground felt hot. probably because of radiation residue. but that didn't stop me. because i was determined to find their remains, at least. but the stink was overwhelming. human remains were scattered all over. burned beyond recognition. they must have belonged to people work in the hall. i felt i was in hell. >> reporter: for him, the dome became a symbol of his grief. >> translator: to me it looked like a human skull. every time i looked at it i remembered what happened to my family. i just wanted it to collapse as quickly as possible. i really hated it. i didn't want to think of it. see it. or speak about it.

i was a journalist but i never done stories about the bombing. >> reporter: but his feelings started to change several years ago. he made a film using computer graphics to show what the area looked like before it was bombed. he tried to capture an area where so many people died. he slowly began to appreciate the presence of the dome. >> translator: i see myself in the atomic bomb dome and the industrial promotion hall. the hall was hid by the atomic bomb 30 years after it was completed. and it endured the 70 years that follow preponderance of the evidence i lived through the devastation myself and towards the end of my life i got involved in a project to rebuild

ground zero. i feel acutely that we survivors have an important role to play. >> reporter: the hundred years after it was built, the atomic bomb dome continues to tell the history and the horrors of atomic bomb. an iconic structure that should never be forgotten. we want to update you on a story we're watching closely. japanese prime minister shinzo abe sat down a short time ago with china's president xi jinping. they are holding their face to face talks in five months on the sidelines of the summit. they are believed to discuss ways to improve ties between their countries. they are expected to talk about the push by china to set up the asian infrastructure investment bank. their meeting is the result of

careful negotiations. it's the first time they've come together since last november. abe says they will improve ties by getting back to the basics of a strategic relationship. we're experiencing scattered showers here in tokyo with current temperature of 14 degrees celsius or 57 degrees fahrenheit. here's more on world weather. >> much of japan has only 50% of normal satellite so far this april so prices of crops are rising in the country but today is the start of the sunny weather. we're looking at sunny weather to continue as we go into next week. so looking forward to the nice weather and may like conditions will persist. dry weather for the korean peninsula north and east of china but rainy weather for southwestern portions of china. across south asia this is the time of year where we see the highest temperatures because it's before the monsoon season

temperatures are quite high because of strong sunshine. across the philippines and parts of the indochina peninsula and much of india temperatures are soaring. in fact the high rose 44 degrees in central portion of india. now i want to take you to northwestern india to show you how people are dealing with the heat. temperatures during the past couple of days have been reaching past 40 degree celsius for many parts of the country. people are seen covering their faces in order to protect themselves from the scorching sun while be outdoors. the hot weather is expected to stick around with little chance of rain or cool off. most rain is not expected to think it region until at least july. because of the ongoing sunlight strong sunshine temperatures will be over 40 degrees in ahmadabad and new delhi.

bangkok rainy conditions will continue. in the southern hemisphere severe weather has been affecting the southeast coast of south wales in the past three days. it's providing some wet conditions and windy conditions across the coast. it has brought about 400 millimeters of rain and very strong gusts of 135 kilometers and giant waves up to 15 meters off the coast sidney. it has also created 120 millimeters rain in just 24 hours in sidney. wettest 24 hours period since 2002 and because the system is packing cold air in the upper atmosphere temperature in sidney was only 15.4 degrees. that's the coldest april day since 1983. so near historic event is taking place over new south wales and heavy rain and strong winds will continue into your wednesday and then some part of thursday as well. so please watch out for more flooding as well as strong

winds. and finally sunny weather may come out as the day progresses on thursday so that's good news across newcastle and sidney. dry conditions on friday. across americas lots of snow for northeastern portions of the continent and tail end of the cold front severe weather is happening on wednesday. we're talking about the risks of severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and also tornadoes on wednesday. please watch out for the critical weather conditions. temperatures will be in the 20s in the south but single digits in the north on wednesday. app 22nd is your earth day. these are things to do to shore support for environmental protection. here's your extended forecast.

be sure to stay tuned for newsroom tokyo at the top of the

hour. for all of us here at "newsline," thanks for watching.

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