welcome to "newsline." i'm a yuko aotani. they organized rallies in more than 100 cities on tuesday, the eighth straight day of demonstrations. the protests today are limited to several places and few people have turned out. no one appropriate teprotested e

japanese embassy. this is the first day people have not showed up to demonstrate. police are on stand-by, but they have lifted their blockade on the road in front of the embassy. embassy staff said they have received information that a protest was planned. but authorities in beijing said e-mails to residents urging them not to take to the streets near the embassy. chinese newspapers are reporting the protest in beijing tuesday was orderly. they did not report that protestors shattered the windows of the japanese consulate general in the northeastern city. the papers carried lengthy articles on two japanese men who landed on one of the island on tuesday. and they reported that chinese diplomats have launched a protest with japan. japanese coast guard officers say a chinese government ship is sailing just outside japanese waters around the senkaku island. coast guard officers are warning the civilian ship to stay away. they tracked 12 chinese ships on

tuesday. three of the vessels briefly sailed into japanese waters. china's state-run media reported that 1,000 fishing boats from the region were headed toward the area around the island. but coast guard personnel say they have not spotted the flotilla. anti-japan protests in china continue. some businesses are to resume operations while others remain shuttered. electronics maker, sony, says it will restart two plants wednesday. closed on tuesday when more demonstrations were expected. four automakers also say they plan to restart local production on wednesday, they are nissan, mazda, mitsubishi, suzuki. honda says it will keep offline, five auto assembly plants. and officials say protests will make it difficult to transport their products. another car maker, toyy ta saot

hold output. retailers have been affected, a supermarket, and three department stores in the province will remain closed. it will take some time to repair the damage caused by protestors. the ongoing demonstrations blocked their scheduled visit to shanghai, the chairman of the japan business federation. he was going to attend a trade show starting on thursday, but, the event was postponed before he left japan. the agreement was reached at a two-day policy meeting that ended wednesday. the central bank decided to expand the program by 10 trillion yen or $127 billion to

more than $1 trillion. the policy makers cited a slowdown in the chinese economy and european debt problems as big concerns for the japanese economy. japan airlines has relisted on the stock market less than three years after going bankrupt. their company is expected to raise more than $7.6 billion through the relisting. the carrier relisted its shares on the first section of the tokyo stock exchanges when day after making exceptionally quick progress with its business turnaround. shares ended the morning session at 3,830 yen, or $4. that is about 1% higher than the initial public offering price of $3,790 yen. a government backed body that helped the carrier's restructuring will sell its stake in the company. the carrier received nearly $4.5 billion from the state backed body, scrapped routes and cut

jobs. these efforts helped japan airlines post a record operating profit of $2.5 billion in the last fiscal year. the company plans to use the money raised by the relisting to repay the bailout fund. a u.s. federal district court in california rejected samsung electronic request to lift a ban on sales of tablet computers. the court said the issue should be taken up at a federal appellate court. this came after the court's decision in june to temporarily ban sales of samsung's galaxy tab 10.1. the ruling was in favor of apple. which claimed samsung vie lated its pat enter. last month a jury at the same court decided samsung did not infringe apple's patents. however the verdict said the firm did violate the rival smartphone patents. in the legal battle between apple and samsung, international trade commission, u.s. trade panel ruled in favor of apple

last week. meanwhile, apple shares have topped $700, for the first time. on expectations the new iphone 5 will boost the firm's earnings. shares of the u.s. technology giant closed at $701.19 on the nasdaq tuesday. the iphone 5 will go on sale friday in several countries including the united states and japan. the company says preorders in the first 24 hours were double the figure for the previous version. apple shares have advanced 73% since the beginning of this year. the recent gain has raised the company's valuation to a record high of $657.9 billion. this is more than five times the market value of.pan's biggest automaker, toyy ta -- toyota motor. suu kyi is visiting the united states for the first time since

her release from house arrest. asking u.s. leaders to help rebuild her country wants them to ease sanctions and boost investment. suu kyi gave a lecture in washington tuesday, underby u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> we need the kind of help that has been given to us by the united states historically. in field of education, and health, in the field of humanitarian aid. >> she said he was grateful to the u.s. for supporting her country's movement to democracy, but she said the rebuilding work has only just begun. and urged u.s. businesses to invest in myanmar. clinton said she welcomes the democratic reforms, but noted myanmar still detains political prize is ne prisoners and has military ties with north korea. >> further reforms are required to strengthen the rule of law, increase transparency and

address constitutional challenges. >> suu kyi will visit seven cities and reach out to myanmar nationals living in exile. scientists from japan and the united states launched a project in the state of new mexi mexico. [ applause ] >> japan's energy and industrial technology development organization and the new mexico government are collaborating on the experiment in los alamos. smart grid hopes to balance, sa ply and demand of electricity with renewable energy sources. in the project. 2,000 household are connected to power line networks that deliver electricty. the system can choose the cheapest available energy. this include solar and electricity stored at night. the system can also source power from batteries even during electrical outages caused by lightning or tornados. >> i hope we can work together with the united states, the

leading country in this field, to prove the stability of the system. >> the experiment will continue for another year and a half. japan is set to launch a new nuclear watch dog later today. the aim is to improve safety at nuclear power plants nationwide following the fukushima accident last year. the nuclear regulatory commission will start operations to replace the nuclear in dus trel safety of a jaens. the agency was criticized for its lack of independence. the new commission will be detached from the economy, trade and industry ministry which promoted nouclear power. it will review and set standard to resume operations and will determine if plants operating 40 years or more should remain on line. the government initially wanted to launch the commission in april. that schedule was delayed after the diet reject member candidates. a new government regulatory agency to the support the commission will also be launched on wednesday.

its 500 officials will be taking instructions from the commission's five members. man people in northeastern japan worry people will forget. they fear reminders of the earth quake and tsunami last year will fade away. but the residents in one city have found a way to keep the memories alive. noriko takamatsu explains. >> reporter: whether young or old they're ready to roll. they're reviving a bike event that took place every year before the disaster. but this is the departure from previous occasions. it's not a race, it's a tour. cyclists can take their time pedaling through the devastated areas and see the destruction for themselves. a neighborhood used to stand here. the earthquake and tsunami took

1,800 lives in the city. a year and a half later, rubble is still piled up. in more than 5,000 people live in shelters. the city government has mapped out reconstruction plans. but it will take some time to put them into effect. >> translator: what i see by cycling through the area and talking to the local people -- well it is noth like what i saw on tv. >> many locals like this man, volunteered for the event. he repaired bicycles on the side lines. >> we will do whatever it takes to revive our city. i hope people from the outside will also help us, by participating in this event. >> almost everyone in the area knew of sato's father. he operated a local bicycle

shop. but he won fame for his cycling and founding the original race. it used to be one of the city's may j may jr. events. 700 participants took part. in each of 20 years before the disaster. the course winded through the city. cyclists all over the country kidded considered it an important race. on march 11, last year, 40 years of theed in a few short second. a tsunami swept through the city taking it away with it. until then the younger man, made his living by driving a truck the he never thought he would take over his father's business. but that's exactly what he did. he felt this was the only way he could preserve his father's legacy. his father always used to say, there was more to the business than just selling bikes.

someone has to repair them. and that someone was him. you would never know a bicycle shop once stood here. as the owner of the shop, he believes that the real recovery can only happen when he rebuild the shop on the original site. >> we are starting from less than zero. at the very least, i want to reach the zero point. i can then build my future one step at a time. and i don't know how long it will take to complete my mission. >> but there is more to this story than hardship. it is also about hope and encouragement. and all along the route, cyclists found it in generous.

>> i hope we can encourage people here by learning what's going on in the area. >> now i have a strong sense of support and it's great. >> for the cyclists this is not the end of the road. they will tell others what they saw, and the survivors' stories. many participants said they will come back every year. with supports like that, there will be a tomorrow. people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won the be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we well show you their struggles and their successes on the road ahead, every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. jashgs p p.m., japan time, here on "newsline." e jimenttithe prosecutors o

arrest of seven egyptian coptic christians believed to be living in the united states. accused of fueling religious conflict in the country. coptic christians make up 10% of egypt's population. prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for an american pastor based in florida. he is accused of promoting the anti-islam film. the film sparked days of demonstration. the egyptian government will ask the u.s. to allow the eight people to be extradited. the film sparked days of demonstrations in egypt. protestors clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. a pakstani nuclear scientist says he sold tech nlg to other

countries under orders from pakistan's government. kahn at the center of the nuclear black market. said to have sold technology to north korea and iran. >> it wasn't my decision to spread the nuclear technology to other countries, the government ordered me to hand it over. >> kahn made the revelation in a spech to legal professionals and told a pakistani newspaper that the then prime minister ordered the sale in the national interest. kahn said transferring nuclear technology is too complex to be done by one person. the pakistani government denied his claims. a statement said a government investigation showed it was not involved in nuclear proliferation at any stage. nato forces have abandoned a centerpiece of their exit strategy from afghanistan, at lest for now. the afghan militants in uniform

have killed many this year. >> reporter: a major reduction in joint training with afghan forces. operations with small and medium-sized units will basically be stopped. although they may be approved on a case by case basis. on the operations of more than 650 soldiers will continue. the afghan defense ministry said earlier this month that hundred of afghan troops are being dismissed or taken into custody as it steps up efforts to counter insider attacks. commander of the nato-led international force, insist, afghan troops ability to maintain security has been improving. but there are now concerns that reducing joint operations will limit their ability to counter

terrorist threats in the future. now that the paralympics in london are over, many competitors are preparing for the next games. some athletes lost limbs in the civil war in sudan, but they found a new passion and it come z from wheelchair basketball. >> reporter: these athletes belong to the nation's wheelchair basketball team. it was formed last year when south sudan became independent. the captain of the 30 member team once fought in civil war. now he works for a government

agency. he lives with 13 family members. during the fighting he was shot in the right foot. he was left on the battlefield for two days and the wound festered. now he walks on an artificial leg. >> i think it was a totally different feeling i had that time. a lot of them, one was to think about myself that i am not going to work any more. >> reporter: the civil war dragged on for over 20 years. in south sudan the government offers no financial support to wounded soldiers. many feel society has abandoned them. some have even taken their lives. he admits he almost lost the

will to live but thanks to a lucky break he is thriving and it is all because he came across wheelchair athletes playing basketball. >> i have my future, so i got to think of something different that i can do, and this is what and we are able to form this wheelchair basketball after realizing disability is not inability. >> reporter: once a week the team practices and there is very little money to operate the team as the country's economy is in poor shape. support groups donated the wheelchairs and uniforms. the team gets by with only four

basketballs. the players take turns using them. even though they operate in such trying conditions, they believe basketball will connect them to society. >> the life is very difficult but when you involved in this sport you know how the world is going and you must go to school and you must run. >> it is a unifying factor. without the will to have come together therefore i would have stayed at home idle. >> the players enthusiasm is catching and attracts many locals who enjoy watching the team practice. >> translator: it is a new team for our country. >> i think they have great

future. they be doing good things. >> if wheelchair basketball is strongly supported, strongly encouraged, it will change much attitude in the republic of south sudan. >> reporter: the players have suffered because of the long civil war and the next paralympic games they hope to compete as a celebration of peace. bacteria and mold are villains in heritage preservation they infest ancient relics kept in humid places or outdoors. experts used ultraviolet let rays and water to kill it, but

this method is only partially effective. more importantly can harm the objects. national research institute for cultural properties tokyo discovered the possible solution. it uses an enzyme ability to decompose microorganisms. the burial mound dates back about 1300 years. mold has damaged the paintings. skies in tokyo are clearing up after heavy rain this morning. rachel ferguson joins us with that and more in her world weather forecast. >> talking about the heavy impacting japan. in fact over the last several days we have had very heavy amount. even down in western japan. that had something to do with the typhoon that blew through. japan wasn't directly hit by it japan, but it certainly brought

a strong stream of moisture into japan. totals since sunday morning. a half a meter in some places. and getting up to 364 meters of rain. adding to the totals. we have a front stalled out across northern, central japan. all of that moisture flowing into it. very unsettled here into, into the afternoon. even into tomorrow, you are going to be seeing showers in japan. rain, winds, chance of hail, tornados. very, very unsettled here at the moment. it is looking much clearer across the korean peninsula. much of northern china, as well as mongolia. we are seeing showers in southwestern china. these are going to be heading towards the east and could get heavy locally. and down towardmes the south. strong monsoonal activity. more downpours to come. goes for myanmar into northeastern india and

bangladesh. all right, let's go to the americas see what is going on here. and lots of sunny skies, across the u.s., and canada. northern mexico as well. strong high pressure here. but, there are some -- air yzre watch out for. central canada into the great lakes region. fairly wet along the atlantic coast. up into canada. severe with forecast for that atlantic coast. that's going to be moving out in the next 24 hours. so the should bea b a bit clear for you. notice snow up in western parts of quebec. in behind the cysystem to the east. strong gust. blast of cooler air will be coming in. that will be bringing temperatures down. chicago, wednesday, at 22. will fall done to 16 by middle . summer look in seattle. it will gradually start falling. still staying a little bit above

average. okay, let's go down to europe. still wet, unstable across the north, scandinavia, seeing lots of wind, rain, and then storms, from finland, right down into, toward italy. now this storm is also -- bringing with it cold air in behind. that will be dropping temperatures down. berlin, today, looking for 16 degrees. that will fall to 14 thursday. vienna getting down as well to about 14. meanwhile, budapest, 25 degrees. by friday. you are going to be seeing about 1. still seeing nice sunshine. it will be getting a good bit chillier. madrid, dropping out of the 30s done to 29 degrees. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

that is all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for watching.