tomoko. what about tomoko i asked? matzu gathered the food and wrapped it up. i followed you and the others down to the beach yesterday morning. i wondered if you might find your way to peace. i couldn't, i began to cry, turning away in shame. matzu lned over and smelled a sweat, it takes greater courage to live. [applause] >> i'm going to throw it open now to questions. so you might direct me as to what you might want to know about. as we are taping this with sfgov tv i will ask you to ask your question into the microphone so they can pick it up. and you, too will be on tv. now nobody wants to. i will ask a requequestion, wha you working on now? >> does that sound planted? it wasn't. i just finished a monster of a book it's a huge book, set in japan and covers the earth from 1939 and 1966 about 2 brothers and the title is a street of a thousand blossoms. if you haven't noticed we are talking about themes that run through my book. one of the things i like a lot is exploring subcultures. the lepercy. the silk working women. i like to write about groups of people

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i'm tomoko kimura. we're introducing two documentaries on the disaster stricken areas from the earthquake. many foreigners were living in the region struck by the earthquake. the program features the struggles of some of them who stayed on in japan to help the local people work on reconstruction. during the earthquake, thumping vibrations caused liquid faction of ground containing a lot of water and the number of house damages reached 17,000. the program focuses on what's believed to be the world's worst instance of liquid faction damage. finally we're introducing an episode with magnificent images from nhk's wildlife serious. about 2,000 brown bears live in the national park on the alaskan peninsula. please

i'm tomoko kimura with nhk world tv. this week we're showing two new programs that offer understanding of traditional japanese culture. kampai, a guide to great drinks offers foreign drinks to visitors. the first episode is on sake. our reporters visit sushi vau restaurants to find which go best with certain dishes. sumo star hakuho is the 69th yokozuna. he has become a keystone of the sport. he talks about the spirit and s essence of sumo. we're also presenting a documentary this week that investigates the secret of lon generality which has created a sensation in japan. a gene has been discovered that delays the ageing of the human body and expand the human life span to over 120 years. please visit our website for air

i'm tomoko kimura with nhk world tv.ience documentary. there are three areas that are known to generate major earthquakes. if all three ruptured together, what kind of megaquake should the country expect? we'll look into the predictable outcomes of the tsunami and the countermeasures that can be taken. next we'll highlight a community in the to hocho disaster zone that was devastated by the historic quake. every summer traditional festivals are held throughout japan to console the spirits of people's ancestors. in rikuzentakata, a city that was wiped out by the huge tsunami, survivors gather for this festival once again to honor their lost loved ones. and last, kampai, a guide to great drink, in which we introduce traditional japanese drinks to foreign visitors. we'll learn about shochu, a distilled spirit that's made from tubers, wheat, rice, or other grains. our reporters visit kagoshima, the home of shochu in southern japan. we'll find out how the

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you know so tell periodicals tomoko chose your buddies killed their ability to know and you're much toast. in serbia loosies available in most clubs and hyatt regency they are going to. put off your lists continue to put up strong resistance and claim nato have killed hundreds of civilians in recent bombing raids this comes as long as a former rebels are granted a seat of the un word talks move to post-war reconstruction. meanwhile there's another bid for recognition with palestine's president waiting for a u.n. vote on statehood despite a us promise to veto it that says some israeli west bank settlers say they're ready to leave the area but the government. and i didn't kosovo a standoff continues between police and government services angry the pristina has taken control of two border posts blocking should be enforced. there we can prise a report is next with max and stacey looking at what the u.s. government knew about mortgage fraud before the entire house of cards fell down. my skies are this is the kaiser report stacey herbert so my little those are slower it's all everything rex the