yamamoto was the chief architect of japan's attack on the u.s. navy base in pearl harbor, hawaii, during world war ii. holder also countered suggestions that it was illegal to kill bin laden when he was unarmed. >> the operation in which osama bin laden was killed was lawful. he was the head of al qaeda, an organization that had conducted the attacks of september 11th. he admitted his involvement as you indicate. he said he would not be taken alive. the operation against bin laden was justified as an act of national self-defense. >>> china's vice president ping has called on japan to guarantee the safety of food exports. he met in beijing on thursday. shi asked japan to share information on radioactive contamination and resolve the problem swiftly. hato yam ma says he hopes to see the situation brought under control with the help of international experts. shi also asked the japanese government to issue official guarantees for the safety of food exports. following the fukushima nuclear accident, the chinese government effectively suspended all foo

. >> reporter: yamamoto corporation, a japanese rubber maker, developed the material. one of their biggest hit products is used to make high speed swimwear. the firm raked in over $10 million the first year it started selling material to italian swimwear maker arena. in the 2009 world swimming championships held in rome, competitors wearing the suits won in 18 of the 40 singles events. this caused a real buzz about the suit and raised questions about its impact in competitions. the following year, the international swimming federation imposed a ban on these new suits in competitions because of controversy around how they affected athlete performance. sales of the swimwear material instantly dropped by half. >> the ban came after a rush of world records. the rubber swimwear was likened to speeding. it was a huge shock. >> reporter: the company's ceo wondered if there were any other way to put the high performance material to good use. he sought the advice of professor koji from a sport college. the professor, an athlete himself, had worn the suit and thought its high bu

>>yamamoto: what's holding down spending now is the nuclear accident and fears about radiation. somepeople are nervous about going outdoors. also, in order to fund disaster reconstruction, the government is likely to raise taxes, which is also depressing consumption. >>reporter: minister yosano, a fiscal hawk, says a hike in the sales - or consumption tax, now at five percent - is inevitable, if japan's fast-aging society is to stay on track to achieve a fiscal surplus by 2020... >>yosano: level of consumption tax has to be raised. everyone knows. but how to do it is very, very difficult. how to do it without losing political support is more difficult but we will do it. >>craft: japan's political squabbling, disarray and lack of leadership could leave it rudderless in the medium to long term. analysts say japan needs a second disaster package of about $100 billion. that's about twice as large as the first emergency budget. so far, there are no clues as to how such a budget would be financed. >>feldman: if move well along the way to that more aggressive stance, i think the econom

brian comes down from 3rd and pinch hitter jonathan lacoy and no chance for yamamoto as he takes themake them work for one more run. 3-2 they wrap up the series tomorrow. >>> don't look now but here come the arizona dbacks. zack duke on the mound for houston tonight. his first start of the year duke did all right at the plate. duke hit his first homerun in seven major league seasons. the dbacks roll 11-3 their fourth win in a roll 13-15. they trail the giants by just a half a game. >> the oakland as have heated up since the six game losing streak they were in the middle of last week at this time. a 20-minute rain delay before they could get things started tonight at the coliseum between the as and the orioles. as broke a 1-1 tie in the third. josh gets one off and scores cocoa crisp. putting single runs on the board with frequency. orioles pulled even in the 4th. here comes nolan and that was it for baltimore scoring. he picked up his first win. chris broke the tie in the 6th. he singled. here comes cliff pennington who gets a piece of the plate with his hand. and it's 3-2 oakland. t

caller: if you are comparing wwii, it is like shooting down yamamoto's airplane. ayman al zawahiri -- there could be a gunslinger effect. someone could pop up and try to pull something. terror is indigenous to any organization or group that does not feel it has a voice or is being neglected politically. terrorism will not end in our history as long as mankind is on earth. the political resolve to deal with it is the best we can do for our history, our future, and for the next generation. host: thank you for the call and for your service. pakistani recently -- this is from our twitter page. we're asking you about the "national journal" story -- is the war on terror over? caller: good morning. the war on terror will never be over. to comment on the sidle little bit, it is big business. our country isn't a big business, banking, health care -- to comment on the side all little bit, it is big business. there is too much money to let it end. while obama is one of the most brilliant people in the world, the only thing he can get done is military. he is getting a little