and the consequences are still ongoing. while those who have moved to shelters here in tokyo are facing that guilt and the pressure to move back home there are others who have lost everything cannot handle the overwhelming change and they are facing even darker demons japan already has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and following the disaster in march the government has issued a warning about a possible nationwide epidemic of depression. here are some organic farmers committed suicide because you know for nick farmer us soil is everything they know each other good soil for after many hours of hard work and just contaminated one night going to so some. farmers committed suicide i'm very sad to hear the news and many other farmers are also very much depressed a recent national survey in japan performed by dr roshini and his team shows that

suicide rates in japan have been found increased in the months since the disaster compared to the same timeframe in the previous two years but the demographics are not what you might expect. this is a rate increase that. note. back to. us because some by both striving to. raf they have not had to make suicide this disaster has certainly taken its toll on japan's economy and such constant reminders of an intense topic can harm the collective psyche of the people who live here as well because of the. tsunami disaster plus nuclear disaster many people actually lost their jobs or their working on the show house crushed. so. yeah they have of so many good reasons to commit suicide causing japan's death toll

to keep rising even though the initial disaster subsided months before in japan sean thomas or t.v. . well the cleanup at the stricken fukushima nuclear plant has been praised by the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog who said radiation it could be contained by the end of the year well you know is visiting the facility to assess the progress in preventing the nuclear crisis from getting worse because she was reactors were heavily damaged by the earthquake and tsunami it caused the corps to melt and release dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment the workers have since been trying to restore the cooling system and stopped in time native water from the reactors leaking into the sea. and barack obama is calling on the american people to step up to the plate and pressure their politicians in dealing with the debt standoff well congress has a week left to raise the country's multi-trillion dollar debt ceiling if it wants

to avoid a potentially devastating default well in a nationwide address warned that an american default would impact around the world well he blamed the republicans for stalling talks and refusing to accept a balanced approach republican speaker john boehner hit back accusing obama of spending beyond the country's means and expecting quote a blank check the republicans and democrats have been locked in a dispute over whether spending cuts or tax hikes is the answer to the debt crisis a washington watcher matthew begum says the government needs to act fast to avoid an investor exodus. obama and the democrats in congress just want to keep on spending. and so they would like to see the debt ceiling raised so that they can continue to give rewards to their supporters among the labor unions and the various political organizations that are sympathetic to the democratic party's

cause the u.s. is able to keep raising its debt ceiling because people investors around the world have confidence in the united states they believe that the u.s. government will honor its outstanding obligations and so as long as people have faith in the investors have faith in the u.s. government and its credit worthiness then the u.s. could keep raising its debt ceiling the problem right now is that the debt is so high that that in itself is starting to become a negative factor that could lead to a credit rating downgrade of the united states government if china loses confidence in. america the american government's ability to pay its debts then the u.s. will have nowhere to run to the u.s. with the only the only choice it would have would be to keep printing money to inflate the currency run the printing presses and risk devastating hyperinflation

or the u.s. government would have to drastically cut spending and implement pretty severe austerity measures. meanwhile the mighty are on the brink across in europe two already in stride and moody's is warning powerhouses germany and france the very bill out of greece could see its old credit ratings downgrade at all that's after greece's score dropped to just one notch above default last well for more on what's now awaiting the core of the eurozone we talked to a five year demasi who's a financial analyst from germany's left party thank you very much for being on the program now mr de laski how threatened are germany and france by be reaching swarmings i personally believe there's not much of a throat regarding the credit rating of germany because germany itself. benefited from the crisis it has much lower interest rates to pay on it than. prior to

the crisis seoul are relieved that. there is no real threats coming from the but basically to a sore throat that we will loose a lot of taxpayers' money because the pall of credit experiencing in europe during this is not working so for you say that germany is benefiting from the crisis but then on the other hand germany is spending a lot of money as you just said taxpayers' money so when will germany close its wallet it surely can't keep paying out. yes i mean the basic the basic question we have to answer is what is happening now and everybody is talking about we are we risk you in greece we were rescuing ireland we were rescuing. maybe italy or spain someday but the truth was we were rescuing german or french or british banks hold the debts against these countries and basically if you want to bring the holes in all the up and to consolidate public funds those you have you have to to tax

wealthy people you have to tax. the banks who have so far benefit and who have caused the crisis if you will let's look at the reality in greece the downgrade of its credit rating it cannot afford it step but then one word from these agencies sends bond yields soaring the markets reacting to whatever they say so are these agencies making a bad situation worse. i wouldn't read the role of the rating agencies but one thing is for sure all the rating agencies have to clear out every toxic paper. there are basically very strict reform on public however i think the basic problem is that we are all noble and soul dependent on the cupful markets let me make an example currently like parents to a very low interest rates from the european central bank and then the lending it's

very high rates to all agree from other countries so obviously one solution would be if we would just. credit these countries directly from the scene and then we wouldn't have to worry anymore about the rate in the world at the rate so it's ok well thank you very much for your analysis there are financial analysts from germany's left party thank you. and all the way the new trouble that's brewing in the costs of all this self-proclaimed the republic's fragile balance is disrupted as police and move them into serb areas sparking fears of further ethnic tension we explain what's happening. and we hear how washington's internal squabbles are fueling the missile defense stalemate between russia and the u.s. will get the inside from russia's nato all boy in a few moments from. now polish investigators have concluded that pilot

error was to blame for last year's small u.s. plane tragedy that's according to media reports but the crash in russia claimed the lives of president lech kaczynski and much of the country's political elite well warsaw previously challenge the intergovernmental panel finding a which blamed the flight crew now the committee found pilots had ignored a warning from russian air traffic controllers to abandon the landing but poland decided to carry out its own invest. now the plane crashed during its descent into a russian airfield in poor weather conditions at all ninety six people on board were killed a polish investigation is expected to be published before the weekend. now a senior north korean diplomat has been invited to new york for talks on how to revive stalled negotiations on its controversial nuclear program while some media suggest he's already on his way to the u.s. well the move comes just days after top nuclear envoys from north and south korea

got together for the first time in over two years and that's during a security summit in indonesia and there they agreed to return to six party talks as soon as possible when they go see actions broke down after north korea's deadly shelling of the south. island and what it claimed was in response to provoke that another terry drills the u.s. says in harmony and must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached. pepe escobar says about will be tough as the north has always seen the u.s. as hostile to. its banks a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the build clause which is you dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow as the fifty eighth and

adversity of the armistice that did not and good north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down to the same table with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including their nuclear program so. this state that barton i was trying to jump the gun to said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either that window misses and then we talk so all those in their careers are going to watch this special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been the same for the best fifty eight years take it or leave it first you have to end the war it's true and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of young

of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to really know this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. that's a sure expert pepe escobar telling us what he thinks needs to be done to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. now the latest threat to a middle east peace is a promise by easy to punish the palestinians if they go ahead with plans to declare statehood at the u.n. in september let's considering canceling the landmark nine hundred ninety three oslo accord which is the main road map in resolving the middle east conflict now the u.s. is among the countries refusing to support the palestinians moves towards recognition and with us now is robert naiman from just foreign policy

a campaign group dedicated to reform a u.s. diplomacy thank you very much mr very much for being with us now let's start with israel's possible decision to scrap the key agreement what would it achieve by doing this. well it's a threat. to try to get the palestinians to back down i don't think it will succeed after oh from the palestinian point of view the promise of oslo was he would read it would lead to an indian independent palestinian state here we are now one hundred ninety three where we are twenty eleven not only is there not an independent palestinian state but the jurors in. the you know increase of us racers in the west bank more settlements more land confiscation so don't see the oslo process as having worked and it's not leading to a palestinian state then it's not. it's not useful to them the point of the push through the un recognition is to increase the pressure not only on the israeli

government but on the u.s. and west the international community to move forward towards a palestinian state because it's quo is unacceptable in the path of the status quo is a path towards is really an extension of the west bank are let's look at the role of the u.s. or the u.s. us want if it wants leading role in the if life like the peace talks how can it be a linchpin if it's well categorically refusing to back policy never question to recognize. well indeed i think this is one of the things that's accomplished by the palestinian push to you i've seen recently it's been a theme of palestinian diplomacy to hide my difference between u.s. policy and what the u.s. is actually doing for example the united states as a stated policy against israeli settlement expansion the west bank and the freeze settlement expansion west bank as part of. the u.s.

failed to get the israeli government to keep to that commitment palestinians went to the security council and asked for a resolution condemning this really settlement fanchon west bank and knew it to us that resolution sure that showed the contradiction between u.s. policy and actually us policy and this current united nations does the same thing united states on paper supports a two state solution along the one hundred sixty seven lines of president obama. announced your name and then you bring that up sorry to interrupt you interesting that you bring that up because we do i remember the rift between the expos between the u.s. and israel earlier this year when president obama back to return to the six seven borders now are we seeing a shift of u.s. support away from israel. don't remember when president obama said was in fact a longstanding u.s. policy in the longstanding expectation of the international community that the

ninety seven borders would be the not the final outcome but the baseline of negotiations between israel and the palestinians the is really reaction was to president obama saying what everybody has long understood but tuesday. means what the u.s. is doing in opposing a perilous new move of the usa trying to keep the palestinians in the u.s.c. and box even though the u.s. then bought the peace process is not only leading never be conceded it's not leading towards the palestinian aspirations for an independent state not only the same policy because the policy but the us has pursued for years. and it's the new to us in both even though us in boxes and leading to. ok well thank you very much for your insight there mr robert may better from a just a foreign policy an independent organization in the states thank you. and i watch a dot com is available around the clock for you to watch the news if you choose and

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a member but joining us now is balkans expert an abortion a lot it thank you very much for being on the program well the tension is already boiling over in that area won't kossovo say that sending police to seize control of a checkpoint might just inflame the situation there. do you think living situation . to introduce the dream or you. to send a special forces this is direct slap in the face of the serbian government which has been nothing but it was. in the ongoing negotiations which were set up by the e.u. . guessing the objective gambit is to force the issue and. basically assert themselves in the process as opposed to making this sort of a deal between. sorry but both kossovo and serbia need to resolve their issues though before either can try and move forward with their plans like for

example for the recognition or membership do you think also is like taking two steps back. well that i am trying to make a distinction here between kosovo and the provisional government intrusion of because serbian obviously don't recognize you know and no government in serbia can recognise them and they mean in power this is a unilateral declaration of independence no matter what the e.u. says or even not all of the universe recognize them as a southern state obviously this is a step back however it is an important step for us for the president to get a government edition which seeks to assert. already as it and bypass the european institutions such as the evil ex mission as well as nato institutions such as k four which are still deployed it is a matter of fact that i have been listening to this morning indicating today that this action has completely either completely bypassed both the europeans and nato or has been executed with their complicity in cooperation and honestly i'm not really sure which is worse ok well forces are slowly moving out than they are

having over to our cost events and who are already calling for more aggressive action against serbs well who again till recognize cost of us authority isn't there a concern by this. the euro should be concerned by this threat but it's a threat of europe so making the e.u. has made things in an unimaginably were spy recognizing your regime that is. that has absolutely no interest in any sort of dialogue it came to power through violence it has conducted widespread ethnic cleansing that serves another no no then in populations it has been rewarded for a white spirit polygram of syrians in march two thousand and four and it has basically shown the willingness to behave in a civilized fashion up and to including the declaration of independence and know this so honestly and new mission is there to facilitate their independence contrary to international law and use the rules so obviously it is a message here so making and it is a mess that the europeans and nato basically made need to fix ok

well thank you very much for insight there baucus expert. for his for announcing a neighbor earlier thank you very much. there agreement appears no closer between the u.s. and russia on how to develop missile defense in europe and that's the spy for the talks in washington this tuesday nato says the system is designed to protect the european continent from countries like iran but russia fears the project is aimed at its military might and is offering alternatives the u.s. is plowing ahead with its plan despite objections from with the kremlin and russia's alvord to nato was at tuesday's talks and afterwards he told r.t. that washington has to overcome its inner divisions. but if you there are questions that remain unanswered if missile threats against europe come from the south why is the us placing part of its military infrastructure in the north close to russia's borders this is the question that we can't get an answer to when we ask for legal

guarantees that the system is not aimed at russia we're told there's a big conflict between republicans and democrats in congress and they start to explain that conflict but we're not interested in that what's important for us is that the u.s. is behind this project and they should provide security for all partners russia is very flexible if for some fabricated political reasons they rejected our suggestion to integrate our means of anti missile defense then there's another scheme they could be cooperation between two independent systems if nato wants to defend itself that's no problem but if russia wants to provide its own security so be it otherwise it's like when you come home and discover somebody else's bodyguard sitting in your bedroom he's been sent to provide your security who's going to like that so if suggestions are rejected and it's understood that iran is just a reason to have the plan while russia's nuclear potential is the real target then russia will come up with its own military response which nobody is going to like.

now we all have to adapt to survive in today's world and the same goes for america's hunters find out why in a few minutes but first it's artie's business bulletin. hello welcome to business report here in russia is looking forward to expand its privatization program to spur economic growth deputy prime minister of all of the laid out the new plan that was disclosed by newspaper he suggested for privatization of fourteen state companies by two thousand and seventeen however according to the plan the government will keep controlling stakes and infrastructure companies like russian railways and transmit. the moment for privatization is gathering. but it's also partly a function of the fight that we're going to do. it's not so much about the money or the significant amount of money and. the original plan was thirty three billion dollars would be raised if we were talking about one hundred twenty billion dollars

but this is probably possibly going to smoke my zation programs for him the key here is state owned companies efficiently and the point is to get the government out of the economy and hand over to the private sector so this will have hopefully a huge impact in terms of improving productivity. and a quick check on the markets or reverse from earlier gains although brand has added eleven cents investors are concerned that the u.s. debt deadlock may damage the economy of the world's largest crude consumer the dead gridlock in washington is causing more worries on wall street stocks are down as u.s. lawmakers remain in a bit of stalemate over raising the country's borrowing limit industrial companies let's stop slower after earnings reports from u.b.s. and u.s. steel raised concerns that the economy is what. they were in russia markets closed

mixed with the r.t.s. pointing up. words and i'm isaacs in the red rushes my six declined for a thirty day raising and already a gain of as much as point four percent. that's the business news for now i'll be back with more in about forty five minutes from now stay with us.

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welcome back here's a recap of the main stories we're covering today on r.t. suicide rates in japan are rising as people struggle with the aftermath of the earthquake disaster meanwhile it's thought radiation at the fukushima nuclear plant could be contained within months. president obama's calling on the public to pressure congress into a deal on avoiding default he blames republicans for stalling talks and refusing to compromise on. at

a top north korean diplomat is invited to new york to revive long stalled talks on scrapping the country's nuclear program but it's just a few days since north and south korean envoys agreed to reassure discussions. now when there's a bounty on your head there are those who wind up to get the reward and sometimes dangerously and increasingly illegal will argue follows the american bounty hunters who are turning fugitive the national that's up next. but but by the rest all times of the weapon ok he would be on the stomach and then i got the weapon ok that's one now that was left handed i had to be prepared for either hand if it was his right hand if its right hand same thing if it's his right hand ok i push i grab. this is a very special school in sacramento. the deer it takes just

a few hours to train people into bounty hunters. what i'm wearing right now is exactly where i want to work in the streets if you instructor is a native american when a tour contract is the area of expertise is bounty hunting people are going to be taking. this weekend they started friday night. and sunday to get the ticket but my class is actually closer to eighteen hours. anybody can take part in this training assume these freshly trained hunters will be scattered throughout the city on the trail a fugitive. in southern california who i trained to see on the streets. we also have. mine who has taken this class in the past she's been out with us once before and to separate us and she will be continuing her training because one of the things that we.