announcer: coming up on "21st century," refugees reach for success in germany, protecting japan's indigenous people, and mines killing and maiming in afghanistan.

[mlalakeh babbbbling] [hassasan giggling]

malakeh: : you are now famous because you go, i think, in the [indistinct] ahmad: yes. i'm-- malakeheh: oh. ahmad: i am proud of you. you are doing your good job. exactly.y. malakeh: thank you. thank you. thank you.

[tonkori playing] [women singing]

[tonkori playing]

[clapppping] [women singing] [womanan singing]

[man speaking ainu] [acoustic guitar playing] [man and children singing]

[children singing] [woman singing]

[playing mukukkuri]

[applause]

[applause]

[cacar horn honksks]

[car horn honks] [whirrining]

[childld babbles and laughs]

welcome back to nhk "newsline." >> north korea is threatening to retaliate gwen the united states for going along with joint military drills. the korean people's army released a statement on tuesday.