3o3o3o !o un-hye has criticized prime minister shinzo abe for the speech he made in washington. park made her criticism during a meeting with her top aides. she drew their attention to the speech abe made last week to

joint session of the u.s. congress. abe expressed what he called deep remorse over world war ii. he acknowledged japanese actions brought suffering to people in asia. still park said he should have apologized more. >> translator: abe failed to take the opportunity to strengthen trust with japan's neighbors by offering a sincere apology for historical issues including the comfort women. he has also been under fire in the united states. >> park may be try to deflect accusations that closer ties between japan and the u.s. have isolated south korea. park said she wants to cooperate more closely with japan economically and in security. she says she won't bury her country's relations with the japanese in history. the leader of the u.s. and japan have turned to twitter to thank each other after their summit. shinzo abe returned home sunday

after the first official visit by a japanese prime minister to the united states in nine years. a tweet by the white house called the trip historic. abe wrote thank you for everything including the lincoln memorial tour yamaguchi sake and haiku. there was a the east at an official dinner. the president recite ad haiku, a short and traditional japanese poem. the white house tweeted the u.s.-japan relationship has never been stronger. the message closed with the japanese phrase that means see you soon. during the visit abe made a speech at the joint meeting of the u.s. congress and held talks with obama. families of missing japanese nationals and those abducted by north korea have made an appeal to the u.s. public. they are calling on americans for help and understanding. a private group investigating suspected abductions by north korea held a rally in los

angeles. the group's leader said people need to step up international pressure on pyongyang to resolve the issue. one woman whose sister is among the missing called for international efforts to rescue any victims. the sister disappeared in 1984. one man at the event is the younger brother of an abductee. he was kidnapped in 1977 when she was 13. >> translator: we would be encouraged if more people send out the message that north korea's abductions remain unresolved and ongoing. >> the group members will travel to new york to meet with u.n. officials. >> a group of japanese lawmakers have arrived in beijing in a bid to ease strained relations. the nonpartisan group that promotes friendship with china is on a three day visit. they will meet with ranking

chinese officials. the lawmakers include liberal democratic party vice president and senior politicians of the ruling and opposition parties. the japanese officials are to meet former chinese foreign minister and leading scholars of a chinese think tank specializing in diplomatic strategies. the visitors also hope to meet officials in the administration of the president. shinzo abe and chinese president held talks on the sidelines of the african conference in april. people in the u.s. state of texas have witnessed an islamic cartoon conference turn into the scene of a gunfight. two men opened fire. police officers providing security shot them dead. artists were showing cartoons of the muslim prophet muhammad.

armed men drove up and opened fire. police immediately fired back and killed them. one security guard got wounded. police have not identified the suspects. members of the bomb squad are searching the gunman's vehicle using a remote controlled robot. >> we started evacuating businesses nearby because our concern became the vehicle that they had come in and possible any bombs that may be in that vehicle. >> the suspects opened fire just before the event ended. visitors were quickly evacuated. organizers say they held the cartoon contest to help protect free speech. they say they deployed a large number of guard and say police took extensive precautions. the quake that struck nepal and surrounding countries have killed more than 7300 people. now the survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives amid the rubble. the quake on april 25th left

behind huge amounts of debris. 320,000 buildings were damaged forcing 2.8 million people or 10% of the population to seek shelter outdoors. some residents are looking for food and necessities by trying to remove rubble piled on top of debris. >> my ancestors lived here. i hope we can restore our country. >> a group of engineering students has begun surveying the damage. they will spend two weeks on the survey and report its results to the local government to help reconstruction efforts. some foreign rescue teams have begun to leave nepal as the chance of finding survivors dwindles. teams from 20 countries including japan are still at work.

meanwhile nepalese communities throughout the world are mourning the victims. about 70 gathered in a park in northern tokyo. they prayed and lit candles that formed an outline of their country. >> translator: i hope the nepalese will recover the way the japanese did after the disaster in 2011. >> the group is planning a fundraising event for later this month. scientists have noticed a rise in the number of earthquakes at a mountain near tokyo. they have been conducting a survey a volcano that may spill out gas on a small scale. the meteorologists have examined a valley on the northern slope of mt. hakone. they checked how vapor was spewing from springs and measured the temperature. the number of earthquakes near the mountain surface has been increasing since april 26th. they found a force of the vapor

has grown stronger. >> translator: the pressure of gas from underneath has become slightly stronger. we'll study the data and decide eruption level. >> a tourist facility overlooking the valley is crowded with visitors. but a hiking trail is closed. >> translator: it's a little bit sad, but i want to enjoy sightseeing. >> the mountain is close to japan's highest peak mount fuji. it's a popular destination for japanese and foreign tourists. mun mall planners and work crews in fukushima free effect tur spent four years cleaning up and reballeding after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. a number of people have been

pushing to preserve some reminders of this unprecedented disaster. it's a different story in fukushima. the aftermath of the nuclear accident means people can only collect small items and even that is hard. >> reporter: a road sign mangled. a poster for a festival that never took place. a clock frozen in time marking the moment the earthquake struck. all of these items come from evacuated towns around fukushima daiichi. for nearly a year this man and his small team have been trying to preserve reminders of japan's 2011 disaster. they collected more than 100 items from the evacuation zone. >> translator: it reads the name of the village that the tsunami

destroyed. >> reporter: this decanter is the first object he brought back. finding it helped him understand his team's mission. >> translator: the idea came to me that this could be the only physical evidence that shows people did, indeed live here. >> reporter: we followed the team when they visited the restricted area in december. they went to a community hall that was used as an evacuation shelter shortly after the disaster. >> translator: you really see the whole picture here how quickly people had to leave without time to clean up. >> reporter: the residents were fleeing the radiation from fukushima daiichi. the invisible threat is still a concern. the team need to check the level

of radiation for each item. only the ones that meet safety standards can be taken back to the museum. these newspapers from fukushima are okay. they carried details of the disaster and were supposed to go out to readers on march 12th. but they sit abandoned in a shop for three and a half years before he gave them to the team. >> translator: even our memories of the disaster are fading away gradually. so i was always thinking that records of what happened must be passed down to future generations. >> reporter: the team took about 40 of the objects they collected and put it on display. and then the items are animate,

visitors can feel their story. >> translator: i used to walk and jog in this neighborhood. it might sound like an exaggeration but i dream about this place. so in that sense i'm thankful that these items have been preserved. >> reporter: even visitors from outside fukushima are impressed by the collection. >> translator: i feel these items directly convey how these people's lives were suddenly disconnected and how cruel their situation was. >> translator: some people may say these objects are part of a negative legacy but it won't stay negative if we learn lessons and build a better world. >> reporter: the team want that too. so they will continue to collect the objects. hoping to tell stories of an unprecedented disaster and its

painful aftermath. finance minister says japan will expand its infrastructure investments in asia. he stressed japan's efforts in light of china's increased influence in the region the setting up of the asian infrastructure investment bank. he spoke at a seminar on sunday where he's attending the asia plenary session. >> translator: the japanese government will strive to make quality investments prevail as international standards. i believe long term plans will be more effective for the construction of infrastructure.

>> aso said japan's government will try to encourage quality infrastructure investment to serve local economies and for environmental conservation. aso also noted japan has played a leading role in the operations of the adb. he says japan has the advantage of being able to make proposals based on years of knowledge and experience. japanese professor has come up with a new technology she claims can read minds. she says the brain wave analysis system will help businesses better understand their customers' needs. >> reporter: workers at a major restaurant chain is testing a menu item that's being developed. this device measures brain waves from the frontal lobes of people who tried to product. an application analyzes five feelings how much they like something and their interest

concentration, stress and sleepiness. the new menu item is a cheese souffle topped with fruit. the app checks the reaction of the person who sees the souffle for the first time. >> translator: please open your eyes. >> reporter: when she sees the souffle the like and interest feelings surge on the graph. this proves that the dessert is visually appealing. >> translator: now please try it. >> reporter: after the first bite the like level goes up to 60. that shows she likes how the dessert tastes. after another bite the light level reaches 80. she really enjoys the taste of the souffle. it scores high in terms of both looks and taste. but there's an unexpected

problem. when she tries to scoop up the fruit, the stress level soars to 90. >> translator: i didn't know where to put the spoon. i felt it was a little difficult to eat. >> reporter: it turned out it was difficult to scoop up the fruit with the small spoon. so people at the restaurant chain are thinking of serving the souffle with a fork instead. >> translator: with the device we can measure emotional changes in minute detail in real-time. >> reporter: this is a printing and design firm in tokyo. it designs direct mail and credit card application forms. the company is using the brain wave analyzing system to improve the lay out of its products. the idea is to make them easier to read. during this test the subject wears an eye tracking device to record where she's looking in

addition to the brain wave analyzing device. her eye moments are shown by the red dots on the screen. stress levels are indicated on the graph on the left. >> translator: please fill out the form. >> reporter: this is a credit card application form. right after she turns her eyes to this section, her stress level shoots up. it was difficult to read as each line contained 60 characters. so they decided to divide the section in two, cutting the length of the lines by half. >> translator: this system is very useful for us. we can offer differentiated service to our clients by providing science based solutions. >> reporter: the brain wave analyzing system was developed by an associate professor at the

university. she's developing a new device that can analyze a total of 17 feelings including satisfaction achievement and habit forming pleasure. >> translator: we can combine satisfaction and achievement to create games or use comfort levels to design clothes and beds. this system offers many possibilities for different businesses as it can analyze many kind of feelings. >> reporter: the new brain wave analyzer is just beginning to be used in developing products. it may soon become an indispensable tool in a variety of fields. a polar bear at zoo in northern japan is attracting a lot of attention. she's seen a lot of visitors as well as online fans.

>> reporter: this young polar bear is charming visitors at the zoo. as an entertainer the 2-year-old is a natural. you can always count on this talented bear to make a splash. >> translator: i love her. she's so cute. >> reporter: she moved to the zoo in january of last year. one thing that makes visitors laugh is the way she acts just like a human. this photo uploaded on twitter is how her stardom began. this photo made her famous.

it seems like she's holding a sword. >> translator: good morning. >> reporter: this woman uploaded the picture. >> translator: do it again, milk. you're good at it. fantastic! >> reporter: she's always updating her photos of the young bear. here she's captured the youngster's latest act. milk, the musical polar bear. it won't be long before she starts taking requests. >> translator: i am so happy when people say they are looking forward to seeing my photos of milk.

>> reporter: some people see signs that milk knows she's a hot item. >> translator: i can tell she's proud of herself. she's showing that look that seems to say i'm a star. >> reporter: milk is not the only member of the family who has won fans with her antics. milk might be taking after her mother. just like people young bears love to play. every day milk's escapades win her new friends. it's time now for world weather with our meteorologist. people in tokyo are enjoying

warm weather today. will the nice weather continue far the rest of the holiday? >> very warm temperatures and also sunny weather continuing here in tokyo since the beginning of the golden week. but it's not the case for the rest of japan. a low pressure system and a cool front are affecting many parts of the country from hokkaido to central japan creating rain and windy conditions. this will move through tokyo tonight so we'll see showers tonight. fast-moving system. rain should taper off quickly. for most part of tuesday sunny weather in tokyo. gorgeous weather will continue for the rest of the golden week. now let's go the south, the northwestern pacific has been very active so far this year. six tropical storms. this is still a minimal tropical format packing winds at 65

kilometers. it could veer towards the northwest aiming for japan. we'll keep you post don't progress. now, a deadly storm affected the east coast of australia on friday as well as saturday. nearly 360 millimeters of rain fell in a few hours near brisbane. as you can see cars were swept away by floodwaters and also this car was completely inundated by floodwaters. good news rain has tapered off and we're look at sunny weather that will continue for the rest of the work week in brisbane. sidney was also hit by a deadly storm two weeks ago but it has gone, of course and sunny weather with high temperatures continuing for the rest of the work week. melbourne, a chance of rain will continue for the next several days. let's go the americas then. cold front is affecting the u.s.

midwest and the central plains two tornadoes were reported in nebraska on sunday. the same conditions severe weather will continue for the central plains and the u.s. midwest on monday. especially in the afternoon hours. then this low pressure system will create another spot of severe weather for western texas as well as new mexico. there is a chance for tornadoes, large hail thunderstorms and also heavy rainfall probably nearly 110 millimeters of rain could fall and that could cause flooding. then across the west mostly dry for california and temperatures are going to be cooler than normal nearly 20 degrees for los angeles on monday. meanwhile quite warm summer-like for you for the east coast of the united states. 26 in new york and 29 degrees in u.s. capital. red flag warning posted for the northeast coast of the united states. so watch out for fire. finally over in europe severe weather is happening over the western corner of the iberian

peninsula and also western portions of france. there's a chance for tornadoes, thunderstorms and large hail and this system will likely move up to the north affecting much of the british isles by tuesday. mostly dry for the south and temperatures are quite warm for this time of year. nearly 30 degrees for you in rome and 26 for athens on monday. here's your extended forecast.

one more story ahead. a traditional festival held once every four years has resumed in iwate prefecture in northern japan. it's being held for the first

time in eight years due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the festival was held at a shrine on sunday to pray for good harvest and abundant hauls at the shipping port. the 2011 event was cancelled after the disaster hit northeastern japan. children dressed in colorful costumes paraded through downtown areas and makeshift shopping centers. 30 fishing boats carried portable steve lyons and flew bright flags. some evacuees who moved away from the city after their homes were swept away returned to enjoy the festival and perform traditional dances with their former neighbors. >> translator: i like seeing everyone showing their smiles and being happy. >> translator: i hope this event will help the community. that wraps up this edition of "newsline".

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for watching. cccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

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