live from moscow this is r t here are your headlines now clashes which we know and see regime protesters and police in crane finally get the attention of the international community and this is demonstrators threatening days of rage to coincide with the formula one race but some doubt the unrest that started at least a year ago would even be on the media's radar it wasn't for the glamorous sporting event. while in egypt to risk where once again filled with voices of discontent people disillusioned with the outcome of the revolution descended on central cairo thousands protesting against the military rulers in one of the

biggest rallies since the downfall of possibly move back. and china turns its growing light towards the arctic as the country's prime minister tours europe seeking a support for beijing's membership in the arctic council china's bid to enter the fight for the region's past energy resources has alarmed nations bordering. next journey to japan but right here in the russian capital moscow dives into oriental culture right now with the last naturist. hello. i miss things probably taking a look at japanese culture here in the russian capital although it's some of the hard thousand kilometers away really muscovites are fascinated by such subjects as

are gali asian cuisine and japanese animation so join us as we take a look at various shops classes sports and press the balls starting off here. although thousands of kilometers from moscow some people forget that russia and the far eastern areas the country the creels and the islands said. the two countries have strong commercial relations commissions a team fascinated by japanese traditions and culture for centuries. opened in one thousand nine hundred eight to japan foundation here is a welcome addition for everyone in moscow from japanese ex-pats to the thousands of russian students japanese. as you can see the live restocks thousands of books videos d.v.d.'s and c.d.'s. and all are available to rent for study ownership purposes. from origami to language classes the cultural department is a focal point of education and creativity as various workshops amass across is held

here. here you can see class in action the art form of japanese calligraphy and then being studied for over three thousand years a knowledge of calligraphy is an important step in the understanding of japanese culture because here practicing with me also it's my first time and it's not as easy as i thought it would be skill patients and imagination is needed cannot. brushstrokes. and the lack of confidence will show up in the work characters must be written only once and there's no altering touching copy or adding to them afterwards. there are several other workshops people of all ages and nationalities can participate in. this is a class showcasing the art of peacefully arranging flowers and leaves invoices and other contain is the choice of what flowers to range is guided by the desire to

create armani between the flower and container five flowers a blend in well with its surroundings the key consideration is to use as few stems and leaves as possible and you compose elegant consuls the highlights the flowers b.c. . to our next location and shopping like any other major capital city moscow has its own store in communities many of these have set up schools in moscow publish their own newspapers magazines and open stores selling their own crafts and local plod use cons make it to tokyo never mind you can still visit this japanese seek market to stock up a delicious sushi in japanese ok. the store here off is an authentic japanese korean experience based around the fundamental principles the quality of freshness of ingredients. great. for my friend now this store starts pretty much

everything you need for a taste of japan that said it's not just about food stuffs like see we. can buy a whole range of products such as. sets. and shampoo which you can see here yes surprise surprise it's not cheap but what to do if you're after the perfect exactly as experience here in russian capital. and as a showcase to the diverse and a developing cultural scene and lifestyle of the russian capital this is restaurants and i think the chops are opening at an amazing rate. we had our first store open in one thousand. ninety three on prospect mirror our idea back then was to sell japanese food for the japanese community in moscow i mean customers were ex-pats until ninety nine and then japanese food became very popular and fashionable among russians to. the invasion of japanese cuisine to the russian market of the past decade is only to apparent there are hundreds of japanese eateries in moscow including both high end restaurants and student cafes from

a swanky famous restaurant local television fast food kiosks you can get your sushi for twenty four hours a day. the festival of contemporary japanese culture called j fest has become a large annual event in the recent capital. featuring all aspects of pop culture including fashion cuisine computer games and second is animation manga it attracts thousands of generally young this is. the last festival was held in november eleventh and highlights just for aspects russian music animation and architecture. to the japanese embassy now and its team here to be promotes that country's culture in russia and to find out more about the promotion of japanese culture in moscow let's meet this week's guests great to me today thank you very much for your time now tell me about your job here at the japanese embassy as. i talk a lot about japanese quality stephany's economy or what's going on in japan

including culture so that more and more russian people understand and feel clothes which are speaking of how close they are it's i thought it fascinating that moscow is in fact. a long way away but i believe that russia is there. and yes russia is the largest country in the world and the eastern part is very close to actually the distance between japan and russia is only through a forty three kilometers and that's suffering yes. but they're both very culturally very very very different yes very different and i think every year the interest in japan you know gets larger and larger every year no matter what kind of japanese festivals like there are in the music. and our traditional cultures paintings people can just come and our last year we had. our japanese contemporary

culture festival or in the member. during the two day period where we have over twelve thousand people well visit so. there is no doubt that the japanese culture in japan itself. very very popular and becoming more and more popular among the russian people from a question what do you miss about. the newest hot springs. of course it broke. my heart my hometown now but thanks very much especially for you welcome your work here in the shuttle thank you very much if you can see. the japanese arthur grey miniature trees in the thoughts bonsai has found many followers in russia to do original bonsai practice focuses on long time cultivation in the shaping of very small trees it's not easy to grow and demand the work at the shop here out of a said the russian exhibition center has their response like trees you can buy the

young tree for around thirty dollars and try to break yourself you can get an already shaped exclusive tree which might cost eighty eight thousand dollars. cultural and entertainment calendar is packed with various offense celebrating the land of the rising sun all year round the museum of modern art is now hosting an exhibition of contemporary art called double perspectives and showcase work by over thirty artists from japan. dubai to this high on the project we try to. choose both the superior styles ages and from different parts of japan you know to present the whole diversity of the countries contemporary art is out there. the french fidelity to cinema organizes annual physicals to me. while performances of japanese traumas always sold out advance of moscow's various musicals. if you want to express yourself through song

then why not try outs karaoke coming from the japanese words meaning empty orchestra from underground and grungy v.i.p.'s and swanky there are hundreds of karaoke holes in the russian capital many venues have thousands of songs to choose from including russian and english and it's a popular form of the same with the people of all ages hands nationalities. i'm traveling half an hour outside the city since we've arrived here twelve pilot location and if you thought that japanese culture was all about beautiful bonsai trees graceful kimono dress and meditation you thought wrong so well i'll wait while the statue next to me mike if you some ideas for me. just take a look at the medals here the men and women in the sense of the winning awards there's combat sports competitions says the knights in sixty's all the other martial arts are enjoyed here just in the sumo wrestling is one of the most popular . order when our school opened fifteen years ago it was the first school in russia

which held soon a practice then summa was generally unknown and an unusual activity for russians but now it's become very common or. political symbols which are the competitive full context sports where restaurateurs for some of the wrestling out of the secular range it's a great way to keep fit for many it's an ideal way to distress and a great outlet for expression men and women include is just take a look at. first up it's on with the belts otherwise known as the russia and japan these can be traditionally over night meters long as you would make it just feel quite strange but they provide the correct me just. i feel losses of likes and the ring with the russian champion a leg but horse tension is not the worst to come face to face with a joint award winning version similar wrestling is simply terrifying. and here

comes. from the paper folding fascinating hobby of origami to the recent sushi mania that's taken as a must our japanese culture has exploded in the russian capital luckily for many they don't have to be trained it was sumo wrestling ring to witness muscovites ties to cultural grace. and although i constantly battle to prove how amazing the city of moscow is this is most fights i'm sure i went with. well at least i'd try them for say that somehow we have left on the space program on japanese culture in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week about to see a. helmet. the

close up team has been to the sverdlovsk region. where blacksmithing has developed from a craft into an industry. goes far north. where it turns to put roads and rail against the elements where helicopter is the only transport for medics to reach those in need. and where reindeer and fish are treasures for the. locals of the. autonomy area.

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the headlines on r.t. clashes between the regime protesters and police in bahrain finally get the attention of the international community this comes as demonstrators threaten days of rage to coincide with a formula one race some doubt the unrest however that started at least a year ago but even beyond the media's radar it wasn't for the glamorous sporting event. and we're all in egypt to rear square once again filled with voices of discontent people disillusioned with the outcome of the revolution descend on central cairo thousands of protesting against the military rulers and one of the biggest rally since hosni mubarak's downfall. turns its growing might towards the arctic as the country's prime minister to europe seeking support for beijing's

membership in the arctic council china's bid to enter the fight for the region's evolved energy resources has alarmed nations bordering beyond. for its time now for sports kate. i don't mind you joining me i'm here to support headlines. masterstroke world number one mobile cocoa beach breezes into the sun the finals of the monte carlo monsters and the lorry crashes ounce. glass top gear chinese girl grieve we're going to go wrong but you toss this in second practice a big controversy with bahrain race off of course india pull out of the second section. touching distance i'm bobby deny my reality time in moscow to move within long victory of lifting the current cup for the first time. but first to tennis and men's world number one novak djokovic has recovered from his third round wobble to

sweep aside robin halls of the netherlands in the quarterfinals i'm going to call and ask as well the top ranked it was broken in opening game i can tell exactly when the first set six four i was hardly ever troubled in the second to take it six one while standing in the way next is check the match burdick who came from a set down to upset the good seed and in our eight he almost three hours while sometimes ending champion rafael nadal is a set to good against some his last covering of switzerland and later palsied jo wilfried tsonga to go up against fellow french when she will see more. one in women's tennis and of course the obvious changes that will face a younger age in russia as the first rub against serbia at the fed cup semifinals on saturday the drop of the time i was made in moscow and also that lana because it's over i don't sound that if on the pitch the opening day reversing rules will follow on sunday meanwhile maria kirilenko name has nino play a lesser known by yada yada last week and explained that in the doubles match the

hosts of thought time champions well so be it was playing in the semifinals for the first time i've got russia coach. says the chances off fifty fifty. well we don't now and miss lady's driver nicole rosberg has finished nearly half a second clear of the field in second practice with sunday's controversy hit bahrain grand prix of force india pulled out of the session and returned to their hotel before dark after fourteen members were caught up in a petrol bomb incident hormones they own the means i was bird was on hold by a similar margin in china last sunday before securing his maiden victory. was not whether it was second fastest in bahrain followed by world champion sebastian vettel lewis hamilton quickest in first practice was fourth michael schumacher was this sadie's headed mclaren's jenson button. but one that ends meet some petersburg will be without injured defender nikolai longer as the russian champions all but secure back to back titles on saturday as they travel science to face combat and

now after last week's to nowhere tend to take on moscow to try to split his men are twelve points clear of at the top just like games to go so should they really could ban and spot actually lose or draw at home to angie on sunday the title stages an eight however simply just very excited have drawn their last two games against and expect a tough encounter as they hunt for their third best title in five seasons. well this is the rub is the late fee cost looking for a last one can't entertain basement side spot acknowledge it walda suffered bottom tom and third place deny most welcome city rivals with both looking to leave prague spot sacked into second place in the race champions league places. all over england but after the champions league places is also hotting up as third place arsenal has a lunchtime london davi against chelsea were six before this place newcastle agreed stoke struggling aston villa take on sunderland second got him back. third bottom

gotten face one z. and wigan zero to full and so by the time talking to kick off at q.p.r. after the second round in the garvey in the evening they could have dropped them for the six i read outside of one one of their last eight. i can't play a top or place that. will chill shewing good form of history you know the result one week was a fantastic result for me as well very good form but not very deep changes you know you suddenly think it seems really new you can't see arsenal get and be a q.p.r. we can we can because they've been in great form just you know it's so difficult to to know you just got to keep taking each game as it comes in to morrow we know for example q.p.r. but we're going to be prepared for that and different shot this week applied you know yesterday were fantastic. so i was the one on thursday after i got madrid moved a step closer to their second europa league final in three years after they won

four to it i'm just gonna travels the length here in the first leg of the semifinals right about how hated thank you ten champions out there after eighteen minutes before us levelled in first half stoppage time however i played to go then scored twice in one second half and it was doing that and ugly and i did eight sensational first before it was cargo cost i put it back to full of suits if you follow your son for the return leg beside sporting lisbon up to twice in the last fifteen minutes to come back and win to one it's a tough lesson to take a narrow advantage into the second like in space. but elsewhere former rail madrid spain star wall has announced who believe in his current club shocker of the end of the season the striker who turns thirty five in june says he'll continue his career outside of europe after his two year deal with the german side runs out in the summer three time champions league winner is that competition as well as way out as one time leading goalscorer has also scored thirty nine goals in ninety four a sharper as well as lifting the german cup last year. but i don't know what it is

playing future isn't in europe now that i've announced my decision i'll discuss everything with my advisers once again and we'll go through the office we have in detail and in the next few weeks you'll see where i'll go but it will definitely be a league that isn't a strong it is the big leagues in europe and people this league are. waiting until i saw the album god and now just one win away from being crowned champions for the first time the whole explore that and i was kind victory outside i was going to leave ignoring cup final series three run rabbits but only on records. this is the price we could bury is on display now so for and so close to the finalists the number more skill and i one guard both aiming to put their names on the trophy although their chances now differ a lot there is this game so you know most skill gain enough to fast and furious

stars the hosts had been to one down the final serious opened five minutes in our juncture no netting here one nil. the blue wire scared the visitors on the pressure and had many chances to extend their early. with i wonder is gil the guy you know more producing one seed after another. and his efforts paid off in the middle of the second period the hoax poured back in style alexander pope or feeling comfortable in front of the home side's goal too low matters one zero. zero one girth lifted in spirits the hawks smell victory and he paused twice however through periods of hard rumble were no no after still scores taking the game into overtime which so the visitors finally chloe now the win. alexander

provision scored his fourth goal in the final to give his team three one lead in the serious meaning i wonder now just a single win it way for making history. the two teams are almost equally strong we play very well defensively pursued enamel so there are not many great ball scoring opportunities in each game but we are probably a bit more consistent and focused it's not over yet we still have to take a final step to win the cup we said right before right after. it's not over it's not over for us we're going to go there we're going to try to win every game was even if it was just one more game and i think we have chance to win and. we won one game so we're going to battle with one of them for the norms and survey the bell for the good during cup may be decided or get even tougher. robert ford in their own party must still. go off now and there was an unfamiliar knowing at the top of

the texas open leaderboard after the first day's play in san antonio after not every night knowing birdies in a faultless record around sixty three for a three strike lead over on to haas well it was a career best on a notoriously tough. but open just two years ago going so i'm trying not to son is one of the five players who for sixty eight i think this birdie on the sixteenth much of the women's top ranked player number fifteen and she weeks after finishing the joint third masters hundred seventy. he fared better closing with an eagle on the eighteenth of sixty six but every in his best finish in six years on the tour bird is top of the leaderboard at an event for the first time since january and coasted into believe with a course record sixty three. while elsewhere growth numbers really westward remains on course to defend his title at the indonesian masters the englishman finished on eleven under are

a halfway stage after carding three bodies on the front line and one after the. moat is three shots behind but completing only twelve holes before play was suspended but west much is confident mood. i was pleased they were going i was going to go gave them a couple nice process and i needed to send them there living on the farm delighted to end. all elsewhere china's go on line has failed to become the youngest player to make the cut of the european tour event was thirteen year old body is the youngest competitor but finished on twelve over par you know if you're china ripen but in the meantime england's gary boyd is wrong but he's going to need a bronze cherubim read by the shot sixty seven the second round. and finally to basketball and the phoenix suns are back into the n.b.a. playoff race after a dramatic late win over the l.a.

clippers on home course and it was a back and forth lot in arizona with the lead changing hands twenty four times and lays crisp on top support on the night with nineteen points but it was steve nash who stole the show from the suns in late in the game to guard tiger sports and creates all of just over a minute to go. then all the check was leveled so much trying to fight couple of days each life gripping the second night into overtime for l.a. that he missed that beating three pointer so that final score again ninety thing i still sounds like roofs that. promise all the sport like. for. cultures that so much is present on a trial the people who are helping us there's the taliban bad guys in the same or murderous right wing fanatic this is what a norwegian court must determine in the wake of last year's massacre of seventy seven people.

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