but on march 26th, they moved in an apartment in shizuoka, tokyo. the rent is free for the first three months. mrs. endo found this apartment on the web site. it is run by a think tank called daiici sogo. it offers more than 500 homes and rooms provided by individuals wanting to help evacuees. if terms and conditions are met, they can move in right away. i wanted to stay away from the nuclear plant as far as possible. it is so nice that someone i don't know at all gave me such assistance. mrs. saki offered the room to mrs. endo and her son free of charge. since mrs. endo hardly brought anything from her house when she evacuated, mrs. saki prepared the necessary items for daily living. do you have towels? >> yes, i purchased some at a discount store. >> translator: mrs. saki says there are many different ways to support people. such as donation. and this is what i can offer. mr. toshiomi opened the web site and said offers for rooms came in more than expected and he will do the best he can to connect them. >> translator: evacuees who have already mov

the candles made here in shizuoka were mostly used in buddhist services. since the earthquake, a new throng of customers has seen the light. its top-selling products are now its loine of longlasting candle, some of which burn up to 24 hours. the firm used to sell 600 of the so-called emergency candles a year. since march 11th it has shipped 4,000. the factory is working to clear a back log of another 4,000 orders streaming in from the disaster zones as well as the tokyo area. >> we are asking our customers to try and wait two to three weeks. we are short on materials now and are responding to orders as supplies come in. >> that's all for now in business news. back to the main news with catherine. >> thanks, ai. >>> britain says the defection of libyan foreign minister moussa koussa is a severe blow to moammar al gadhafi. british prime minister david cameron urged the libyan leader's entourage to follow suit. >> it's a decision by someone right at the very top and it tells a compelling story of the desperation and the fear right at the heart of the crumblin