patient's heart, they emit over 20 substances that help repair heart muscles. 13 patients at the osaka university hospital had the procedure. one patient is no longer bedridden, after undergoing the treatment. the pharmaceuticals and medical devices agency has approved the clinical trials. the company hopes to commercialize the product in five years. >> translator: the patient's age is not a problem. their condition will improve if the treatment is started while they are still resilient. >>> i made my way to work through sleet and snow this morning. it is quite cold out there today. just how much more of this winter weather can we expect? rachel ferguson joins us with the world weather forecast. >> the good news is it won't be too much. certainly today many commuters are waking up to some sleety and snowy conditions. instead we have some video showing you the scene outside. now, we're going to go to hachioji to show you. people are trying to make their way to work just with a couple centimeters of snow there on the ground, but, you know, here in tokyo, we don't get so much snow, so even a couple

patient's heart, they emit over 20 substances that help repair heart muscles. 13 patients at the osaka university hospital have had the procedure. one patient is no longer bed ridden after undergoing the treatment. the pharmaceuticals and medical devices agency has approved the clinical trials. the company hopes to commercialize the product in five years. >> translator: the patient's age is not a problem. their condition will improve if the treatment is started while they are still resilient. >> all right. next let's go to bangkok to find out what's making headlines in the region. >> nepal has been rocked by a rare bomb blast. suspicion for the attacks has fallen on a little-known ethnic separatist group. the bomb went off in the center of the capital. police believe the explosive was homemade. three confirmed dead, at least seven people were injured. the blast happened neither headquarters of the state oil company on monday afternoon. residents of the capital expressed shock. >> translator: i just can't believe such an explosion happened in broad daylight. it must be a security failure. >> nepal