nearly 80% of south koreans have negative impressions of japanese. south koreans picked an ongoing territorial dispute with their neighbor as the first thing that comes to behind when they hear about japan. south korea controls islands. japanese leaders call them takeshima and say the territory is theirs. the second biggest issue for south koreans involves local comfort women. many of the women were forced into prostitution to serve japanese soldiers during world war ii. food was top of mind for japanese who were surveyed when they thought of south korea. the territorial dispute followed and korean pop music or k-pop and drama came third. >> translator: japanese people tend to think more about recent events. but south koreans seem to focus more on the past. >> reporter: the poll asked both groups why they have negative impressions of each other. 77% of south koreans said it was because japan hasn't recognized the issues connected to its invasion of their country. about 55% of japanese surveyed said they don't like how south koreans keep criticizing t

and south korean navies. but north korean officials say the exercises are a grave military provocation designed to trigger war. members of the country's military recently removed missile launchers from its east coast. but south korea's defense ministry remains on alert against a possible ballistic missile launch. >>> north korea's armed forces minister has been removed after just six months on the job. kim took over last october. earlier this year he was named as a candidate to the political bureau of the ruling creek workers party and a member of the national defense commission. former army corps commander will replace him. he will be the first to lead the ministry since kim jong-un took power more than a year ago. >>> park geun-hye apologizes for what her office calls a disgrateful incident that happened last week during her trip to the united states. yoon chung junk has been fired as spokesperson because of a case of alleged sexual harassment. the president spoke about the scandal for the first time on mond

south korean missiles. >>> south korean president park has agreed to work to resolve tensions with north korea. park is on her first overseas visit since taking office in february. she met on friday at the u.n. headquarters in new york. she hopes to have dialog with south korea. park has arrived in washington to meet u.s. president obama. the two leaders are expected to agree on a tougher system to defend against the north. south korean officials are refusing to cancel a military drill scheduled for august with the united states. the officials of north korea demanded the drill be scrapped. south korean defense ministry spokesperson said the drill will continue as long as the south korea u.s. combined forces exists. they plan to stay on alert. and he noted that a u.s. aircraft carrier will come to south korea to take part in this year's exercise. analysts say leaders in seoul are using the threat of force to contain north korea's provocations. >>> spokespersons for north korea's national defense commission said that the kaesong complex is on the brink of complete closure. workers from bot

the south korean president addressed the joint session of the u.s. congress. >> the president of the republic of career korea. >> she said it's backed by the mite of its alliance by the u.s. >> so long as this continues you may rest assured no north korean provocation can succeed. >> park alluded to differences south koreans have had with another u.s. ally, japan. south koreans continue to blame the japanese for colonial era abuses and the use of so-called comfort women during world war ii. >> differences stemming from history are widening. it has been said that those who are blind to the past cannot see the future. >> park criticized japan a day earlier, too, when she met with u.s. president barack obama. she said the japanese should have the correct perception of history to improve ties and build peace in the region. >>> sole security personnel are more prepared than ever for a chemical weapon attack. south korean forces have conducted their largest ever anti-terror drill. thousands of government and military staff staged the enactment. u.s. soldie

south korean officials say their counterparts in the north continue to refuse repeated proposals for working level talks. analysts say the north koreans are using this latest initiative to try to rattle their neighbor. >>> south korean and japanese leaders have gone head to head in recent months over claims to territory and their views of history. so it appears their defense ministers won't be meeting face-to-face. japanese officials suggested that onodera and kwan-jin talk on the sidelines on the asia security summit in singapore. the minters are scheduled to attend a meeting with u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel on friday to discuss tensions on the korean peninsula. but officials in seoul say they won't likely get together one on one. some south koreans have criticized members of the japanese cabinet for visits last month to a shrine in tokyo. the mayor of osaka further inflamed tensions two weeks ago with remarks about so called comfort women. many of the women were forced to work in wartime brothels. he said the system was necessary for wartime troops. >>> tokyo investors are p

peaceful reunification is the official policy of south korean government. in reality, peace and reunification have conflicting aspects with each other. peaceful coexistence with north korea is a continuation of divide between the south and north. peaceful coexistence is one good thing, but it is also bad, because it belongs -- prolongs the miserable hardship of the north korean people. regarding peace as the first priority is relative to disregarding the urgency of reunification. assistance to north korea may be needed as means for certain objectives, but sustaining the regime should not do the objective. , the objectives of some korean policy in previous south korean administrations were just sustaining the north korean regime from collapsing and peaceful coexistence with it. now i am wrapping up my presentation. our final goal should be reunification. a system with free democracy and market economy. the government of the unified nations should be chosen by the people. we should achieve reunification peacefully, through talks. the government, through unifie

several south korean universities have launched musical theater departments.t university in seoul closed its department of voice and contemporary dance three years ago. it opened the musical theater program instead. the faculty's made up professional directors and musicians. competition to get in is fierce. only 1 in 40 applicants makes it. singing and acting lessons run late into the night. >> translator: it's natural for universities to help produce the talent that the market demands. >> reporter: a theater showing nothing but korean musicals open in tokyo in april. actors perform to a near full house on the opening day. japan is a huge market for musical theater. if south korean musicals are here they are likely to make inroads into other countries. >> translator: we will use this as a step to decide what kind of content to produce for the wider asian market. ♪ >> reporter: it's been a decade since korean pop music and tv shows started capturing attention on the global stage. now a new form of korean entertainment is ready for its worldwide debut. nhk world

south koreans were outraged last year by revelations that parts with fake documents were being used in reactors. they called for regulators to do a better job at managing risks. the latest shutdown order means 10 of 23 reactors are off-line, raising fears of power shortages during the peak summer months. >>> hundreds of people took part in a disaster drill. >>> hundreds of people in one of the world's biggest and busiest cities prepared for something they know is inevitable. tokyo residents took part in a disaster drill. the 2011 earthquake froze the city's transportation network, stranding more than 3 million people. city officials want to be better prepared for the next emergency. chie yamagishi reports. >> reporter: about 1,000 people took part in the drill at the shibuya station. it assumed a magnitude 7.3 quake struck north of tokyo bay, knocking out transportation systems. shibuya station is a major commuter hub. nine rail lines pass through the station above and below ground. this area was opened in march. it's located five stories below ground. it has several exits that leads t

members of the south korean national assembly adopted a resolution on monday. it says the bhairs of the members of the jab japanese -- >> the south delegation plans to deliver a letter of protest to the finance minister. he heads an organization of japanese lawmakers interested in improving ties. members of the delegation hope their exchanges will lead to better relations. japanese prime minister shinzo abe spent his first few months in office focusing on the economy. now he is adding another item to the agenda. abe is eyes a redefinition of the country's defense forces. japanese are divided if the constitution should be changed at all. >> shinzo abe has waited for years to revise japan's constitution. and he ace democratic party kept the goal in sight since they took power last december. >> translator: it is prime minister abe's believe that we need to create a constitution that is appropriate for a independent nation state. >> the constitute was written after world war ii. the u.s.-led alleyed forces controlled it's drafting. the most significant characteristi

south korean forces have conducted their largest ever anti-terror drill. thousands of government and military staff staged the enactment. u.s. soldiers based in south they usethe scenario that three people set off a poison gas bomb in a subway station. firefighters in protective gear rescued fallen passers-by. they treated them outside at a first aid station. special forces personnel collected and analyzed bomb fragments. they then decontaminated the station. north korean leaders recently removed a missile launcher from a coastal site, but south korean troops remain alert for a possible attack from the north. >>> chinese leaders are playing their role at mediator. lee hosted netanyahu at a welcome ceremony in beijing. lee said israelis and palestinians should remove any obstacles to peace talks. th could not cooinate the leaders schedules. >>> leaders in beijing have condemned the report on the state of the agents. commanders at the pentagon levelled the accusations for the first time on monday when they presented their annual report to congress. they say

the seven remaining south korean workers at the industrial plants are heading home. it was centered in a display -- -- censured in a diplomatic dispute. >> the financial impact on north and 53,000 jobs gone. 23 south korean countries -- companies of factories there and are not making anything. $900 million made available from financial institutions and the government. this last feature of cooperation is shuttered. it has taken a week to ship -- to negotiate the terms of the suspension. it will take much longer if it is going to be resuscitated. even in the worst of times, it has been a symbol that things can operate in some sense of normality. now that is gone as well. it is a sign of how bad relations are on the peninsula. >> the body of an indian prisoner who died in a pakistani jail has been brought back to india. he was attacked by inmates next -- last week and died of the sick. he was sentenced to death and was accused of involvement in the series of bomb attacks. the death toll from the collapse .f a building in bangladesh more bodies were pulled from the rubbl

he said this is hurting the feelings of the south korean people. they will be paying close attention to japan's future actions before holding any foreign summit or ministers' meetings. >>> japanese minister says joint naval exercises between the united states and south korea can work as deturents against north korean provocations. ships arrived in pusan. the united states and south korea hold joint naval drills on a regular basis. >> translator: it is very important that the u.s. military increases its presence in the region. it will be a s deterrence against north korean provocations. >> he said north korea has been showing various reactions to the increased u.s. presence and adds that it's important to remain fully on the alert. the leaders of government after government in japan have struggled to deal with u.s. bases in okinawa. now the ruling democratic party plan does include the relow station of one-base hit in its election platform this summer. they have an agreed to move the futenma base to a less populated area along the coast. but japanese

almost 1 million south korean troops, 30,000 trips. korean president, but here's the president. >> please have a seat. let me again by saying it is a great pleasure to welcome president pak and our friends from the republic of korea. we are greatly honored you have chosen the united states as your first foreign visit. this, of course, reflects deep friendship between our people and the great alliance between your nations, which is marking another milestone. i'm told in korea 60th birthday is a special celebration of life and longevity. [ speaking foreign language ] we're marking the 60th anniversary of the defense treaty wean the nations. yesterday president pak visits arlington cemetery. tonight she's hosting a dinner to pay tribute to the generation of american veteran whose have served in the defense of south korea and tomorrow she'll address a joint session of congress, an honor that is reserved for our closest of friends. and in this sense this visit reflects south korea's extraordinary progress over these six decades. from the as

government officials in seoul decided to pull out the hundreds of south korean workers after the north refused to discuss a resumption of operations. authorities in pyongyang have restricted entry to kaesong several times in the past. but this is the first time all south koreans have left since joint operations began in 2004. >>> united nations staff in iraq say april was the deadliest month there in five years. sectarian tensions are behind much of the bloodshed. representatives of the u.n. assistant mission for iraq say 712 people died last month in acts of terrorism and violence. the highest level of casualties happened in baghdad. members of the sunni muslim minority have clashed almost daily with security forces. they've been protesting against the shia muslim dominated government of prime ministerial malki. bombings have been carried out in baghdad. the explosions killed at least 8 people and wounded at least 38 others. >>> the national leaders in japan are reaches out to some of asia's most energized economies. finance ministers and central bank governors from japan signed an ag

the korean workers party amended its rules in 2010 making the liberation of south korea a goal. pyongyang made the amendment two months before they ordered their troops to shell the south korean island of yong pong. he said the leadership of kim jong un can force citizens to sacrifice themselves and says they will continue to make threats and provocations. one recent action by north korea suspended a program that was a rare symbol of cooperation on the peninsula. the jointly run kaesong industrial zone hasn't been running for the past month. now, south korean leaders are pushing to get back raw materials and products from the complex. kaesong is located in north korea close to the border. firms from south korea suspended operations in april after the north pulled out all its workers. the last workers from the south left earlier this month. the south korean president park is calling for dialogue so materials can be recovered as soon as possible. this is not the first time her administration has offered to hold working level talks to break the deadlock on kaesong process. but auth

she said south korean and u.s. officials will work together to encourage north koreans to make what she called the right choice. >>> authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of japan is the biggest foreign exchange bank and closed the account of its north korean equivalent. >>> reuters news agency says the state owned chinese bank notified north korea's foreign trade bank it was stopping all transactions. u.s. officials hit the north korean bank with sanctions in march banning any exchanges with u.s. firms or individuals and accused the bank of helping finance pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. officials said the bank of china gave no reason why they were closing the north korean account and state run media have not reported on the story. >>> syrian rebels have detained four united nations peacekeepers in the golan heights. the took them hostage in march. a group has taken responsibility. the same group seized 21 filipino peacekeepers two months ago in this

supports south korean, north korean talks and whether there should be bilateral talks with north koreal. should there be another overture. >> that's something, don't forget the south koreans a little more concerned about the security and this president seems to be a little more interested in maybe not always relying on the united states. as their security blanket when it comes to north korea. what was said on that and what did the united states agree to or not agree to when it comes to that front. >> long-term, it this may prove to be the most important early test of the leader of china. the fact that now the leader of china and now vladimir putin, two heads of state met with the secretary of state, an early indication that they are interested in engaging with the obama's second-term white house on some of the biggest issues and if china did in fact persuade north korea to step down and step back from the precipice, pull the missiles back op their launching pads, that would be a very big deal and a very good sign for u.s./china relations. >> it seems to be one of the biggest motivator,

demands that south korea stop blocking pronorth korean web sites into south korea.rea stop prosecuting south korean citizens who, quote, illegally, unquote, travel to north korea. and that south korea, the government lift restrictions on leftist labor unions in south korea, and if you follow the north korean media, there is a fairly constant raising of these demands on south korea. and i guess the question i have is, is there any possibility or perhaps should we give some consideration to try to take advantage of these north korean demands, to put in pressure on them, to negotiate on the elements of their system that ambassador king talked about in term office a north-south negotiation on all of these issues, both what north korea is demanding of the south, and the agenda that ambassador king has laid out. is this something perhaps we ought ton terms of a counterproposal from south korea? saying, yes, we'll negotiate with you on these issues, but there are things about your system, your treatment of your citizens, that will have to be on the negotiating table as wel

and south korean workers have every day distributed some 25,000, or 50,000 of these. north korean workers are getting paid to the government which takes wind shear out of it and gives them tenets. they hold the chocolate pies and went home and sold them in the black market as high as u.s. dollars, $10 apiece. it's a huge fortune, and that might be where the hope is. chocolate pie. we must bomb north korea with chocolate pies. the emphasis is nothing -- forget the regime, pyongyang regime. forget all political rhetoric. forget even china. korea will not find its way unless north korean people will not change. and when will the united states focus on the people who are suffering? >> thank you. >> maybe later we can follow the experience of world war ii with the u.s. gis distributed chewing gum and cigarettes and that seemed to win a lot of friends for us. aside from the liberation itself, of course. on the question of whether or not optimistic or not, i am optimistic when u.s. policy is sustained, consistent, coherent. when it has those characteristics they can produce t

. >>> a south korean newspaper has expressed regret for recent commentary that described the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki as divine punishment. >>> a jab news opposition leader apologized for a comment he made about u.s. troops in japan and the sex trade industry. hash m hashimoto is reacts his comments. >>> the mayor of osaka. he spoke in tokyo and said his intention was to ask u.s. forces to prevent sex offenses. and he argued his strong sense of crisis led to the use of an inappropriate expression. >> translator: my remark could be construed as offensive to the u.s. forces and american people. i retract my comments. >> he also made comments about comfort women. many of the women were forced to work in brothels for japanese soldiers. he said earlier this month that comfort women were necessary in times of war. but he clarified saying japan must express deep remorse for the violation of women's rights in the past. >>> what i intended to convey in my remarks is a not insignificant number of nations should face that they also violated the human rights of women. >> after the speec

he played a south korean boy. brian tried to beat his opponent on the forehand, his strongest side, but the south korean player still dominated him anyway and won easily. the game made brian realize how tough it is to compete internationally. >> translator: i will practice hard from tomorrow again. i want to work harder to support my family. >> reporter: the children of the academy see tennis as a way to a better future, both for themselves and for their families. that's why when they're on the court, it's more than a game for them. it's also the chance to create the whole new life. nhk world, manila. >> actors who work in kabuki have performed their dramas for audiences across japan and around the world. they don't just work in big cities. even today amateur actors in small venues are struggling to keep the art alive. for one troop, it's an a local tradition, using it as a way to revive their community. >> the district gifu city. this area used to be the commercial heart of town. vibrant, full of life. a decline

the south korean delegation plans to hand former finance minister a letter of protest. he is head of a japan/south korea lawmakers league. they also seek ways to improve soured ties with their japanese counterparts. >>> people in south korea are developing a taste for japanese food. and operators of a major pump chain are trying to cash in. officials opened their first branch in south korea on thursday. it's in had the gangnam district of the capital seoul. the area is popular for its upscale stores and fashion boutiques. it operates more than 700 pumps in japan and around the world. the chairman and ceo said he plans to open 100 branches in south korea over the next ten years. he said he hopes japanese cuisine can help mend relations between the two countries. ties have soured over territorial disputes and views of wartime history. >> translator: south korea is located very close to japan, but there's still a feeling of being apart. it would be a great pleasure if our business could help develop friendly ties. >> japanese food is growing popular in south korea as more p

and south korean leaders agree to keep up their north korenst provocations from >>> u.s. president barack obama and south korean president park geun-hye are presenting a united message and would not reward what they called bad behavior. leaders in pyongyang have failed to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea and the u.s. is prepared to defend itself and its allies and said the u.s. must take steps towards a korean peninsula that is nuclear free. >> we remain open to the prospect of north korea taking a peaceful path of de-nuclearization, abiding by international commitments. >> translator: north korea cannot survive if it sacrifices the happiness of its people by continuing nuclear development. the country will not be able to achieve prosperity without de-nuclearization. >> park said she's open to talks and ready to build trust. she sai southorea and u.s. officials will work together to encourage north koreans to make what she called the right choice. >>> authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of japan

its defense ministry -- the south korean defense ministry says the missiles were detected off of its east coast. it says it is ready for any further escalation. to ais might lead provocation. they are strengthening and remained on height alert. people living in turkey are angry with the government following last week's bombing there. the demonstration was broken up against turkish leaders on saturday. the family -- the area is close to the border, an area that is full of syrian refugees. syria is blamed for an attack that happened last weekend. workers are metal rallying to protest austerity workers. they are -- protest austerity measures. the protests were organized by major italian labor unions. it is the latest round of demonstrations against a series of tough spending cuts. in the ukraine, oppositions apart -- opposition supporters are demonstrating against the president and what they call his increasingly authoritarian state. they are also demanding the release of the former prime minister, who was jailed in 2011 for murder and corruption. supporters are due to hold their own ma

to defend them because in february a poll was released that said 66% of the south koreans want their own nuclear weapons. south korea is already protected by the u.s. nuclear umbrella so what a basically the south koreans have been saying is that they no longer trust us to defend them. so it's up to president obama really to instill that trust and we have a long way to go with the south koreans. a lot to prove. jenna: we are keeping an eye on nuclear proliferation wherever it happens in the world. would you help us make sense of something. we had the two different headlines coming from north korea, one is that they were taking missiles and moving them away from the coast and some were saying that is a sign they are not going to be testing these missiles that they have, and that would be looked at as provocation. we are hearing from north korea if we do anything wrong over the next couple of days with the military exercises they are going to retaliate. what are they doing? >> well, this is traditional north korean tactics of turning up the temperature and turning it down, and they som

you know, south korean government want to have assistance, but if united states, the u.s. doesn't have the confidence about, you know, the korean government ideas. as mr. flake already pointed, you know, the two countries have different thoughts about the nuclear problem. but nowadays we can sort of put aside differences by negotiations. i think as a way, whether united states, whether, you know, as the u.s. were concerned making a nuclear weapon, or -- properly used for development with korea. so this kind of problem to mr. chair, the ambassador, korean ambassador, whether it takes two more years to find out the appropriate way, you know, to narrow the gap of thought. so i hope, i hope we have two countries here that have possibility or a to narrow their opinion gap. so i hope in the near future two countries reached an agreement. so today, you know, erase, erase u.s. concern about the developing nuclear weapons, and korean thought, we can use the nuclear waste to use for the economic development. so second is self -- [inaudible] what i mean is the two countries decide tha

when you look at the south korean position. we decided to delay the agreement looking back which side will think i wish we would have struck a deal in 2013? if you are south korea right now and as time goes on if the u.s. nuclear renaissance fizzles tied to japan and we don't do much we become increasingly less relevant in the field and south korea manages to export a few more -- joined gains greater access to uranium and other materials that does not come from the u.s., south korea will have much negotiating leverage and they won't need it. essentially they could not renew the agreement and go ahead and do it on their own. in a more positive light effort joint study of processing bears fruit we could be jointly developing the small modular reactors intl where we stand rit is hard to make our judgments on either side and this is wh i think neither side is willing to go to the mat on this because we just don't quite know if that makes sense. again as i mentioned the u.s. doesn't reprocess. this offering case for reprocessing isn'

. >>> the south korean president park geun-hye shared her concerns with president obama. japan's chief cabinet secretary says ministers take the same position as their predecessors. he says they recognize japan inflicted enormous damage and suffering on people if many countries, especially in asia. minters say they'll use diplomatic measures to help other countries understand their position. >>> rescuers in bangladesh have found a survivor in the collapse building. the woman the survived17 days. the building collapsed last month killing 1,000 people. an ambulance took her to a hospital. local tv and video of the survive talking with nurses and the reporter. the eight story structure was located in a suburb of dhaka. it housed garment factories and hops. 1,045 people have been confirmed dead. that number could rise. the garment industry accounts for 80% of exports from bangladesh. the foreign clothing manufacturers that commissioned the garments have also come under fire. >>> people in pakistan will wake up on saturday and face a choice. polls open soon for a general elect

. >>> the south korean president park geun-hye explained the importance of the project. >> translator: north korea is continuing threats of prove provocatio provocations. it is high time for our country to establish a firm defense posture. >> the south plans to deploy 200 of the helicopters in the next ten years. >>> a u.n. committee says the japanese government should work to prevent hate speech against so-called comfort women. many of the women were forced to work in military brothels during world war ii. some internet users in japan have posted hateful messages about south korean women who say they were forced to provide sexual service for japanese soldiers during the war. members of the u.n. committee on economic, social and cultural rights issued a report covering various issues in japan including the comfort women. they recommend the japanese government educate the public to prevent the women from being stigmatized. they say japan should address the lasting effects of the exploitation and guarantee the women full economic, social and cultural rights. the report was compiled befo

and south korean leaders agree to keep up their guard against provocations from north korea. >>> u.s. president barack obama and south korean president park geun-hye are presenting a united message and would not reward what they called bad behavior. leaders in pyongyang have failed to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea and the u.s. is prepared to defend itself and its

we work with the south koreans and we try to cooperate with them. whatever we do we try to make sure we're working together and pushing in the same direction on these issues. we like to engage the north koreans in discussions on human rights issues. we have human rights discussion, ongoing dialogues with the chinese. we have significant differences with the chinese. most of you here are too young to remember this but earlier china was in a different situation on its own human rights situation. while we still have problems with where china is today, remarkable progress has been made. if we can get north korea to move as far as china has moved, we would all be cheering. we're trying to move in those directions. part of the problem is our relationship with north korea has been strained in the last while and it is difficult to do that. i have had some discussions with north korea in engaging on human rights. it was an earlier time when things are more positive. we'll see where we continue to try to do that because we're trying to move forward with with n

now more details from the south korean capital. >> kenneth bae or pae jun-ho is a south korean-born american naturalized citizen, 44 years old, the head of a tourist group organization that's been to north korea number of times before. he traveled to northeastern city, the special economic zone of rason on november 3 with a number of other tourists in his group and was picked up shortly afterwards. the north koreans accused him of hostile acts against the government, of plotting to overthrow the government. when they announced they had in custody at the end of december, they said he admitted to such crimes in questioning. the announcement on saturday that came from pyeongchang suggested this case would be heard in the supreme court and that he faced the death penalty. we now hear the case was heard on tuesday april 30. this sentence is 15 years hard labor. we have no further information as to the specific nature of the alleged crime. there has been some reporting in south korea and elsewhere that he is a man of devout christian faith and also some reporting that there was perhaps a hard driv

australian dollar and high labor costs have made the company less competitive against japanese and south korean rivals. >>> and mitsubishi motors is aiming to clear accumulated losses of about $8.7 billion. that's to rebuild its business by the end of the current fiscal year. executives at the carmaker say they plan to use the firm's capital and reserves to achieve the goal. they also aim to increase the maximum number of shares affecting the issue. a final decision on this to be made at a board meeting. meanwhi meanwhile, the automaker will discuss withholders of the remaining shares on how to sf z dispose of them. they are currently worth about $3.8 billion. mitsubishi issued preferred shares to boost finances. this was in the wake of a financial crunch at the firm. and the measures coming about after it was revealed that the company had concealed recall cases in 2000 and 2004. the preferred shares were bought by its group companies including mitsubishi heavy industries. >>> and the yen's weakness is affecting food prices as well here in japan. the country's largest flour miller is set to rai

hundred south korean soldiers to tensions still very much simmering on the korean peninsula two days ago the south objected to tend to evolve or of diplomatic talks with north korea. thanks for being with us not next report to investigate so the world's oldest profession no less has been affected by the financial downturn you wouldn't think it's true next. destruction is one thing the media does very well we all tend to focus on one spicy issue of the moment and ignore the rest. jill those are definitely worth the media attention but let's not ignore the fact that the food people eat around the world is an attack from multiple fronts antibiotics are often overused in cattle which can and eventually said they will lead to anti biotics resistant bacteria evolving animals are also injected with various hormones which can make their way into our stomachs and speaking of mysterious things getting into our body pretty much any crops that you we are doused with all sorts of pesticides and sit on top of powerful fertilizers which can affect bodies of water far beyond the fence of the farm obv

and hundred south korean soldiers two are still very much simmering on the korean peninsula two days ago the south rejected a tentative offer diplomatic talks with north korea. athletes planning to make their mark at next year's sochi olympics can finally lay their eyes on the prize literally the battles have been unveiled in st petersburg and farmer was among the first to check out the top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced matters because sochi twenty forty move be the biggest winter olympics

south korea. and if you follow the north korean media, there is a fairly constant raising of these demands on south korea -- and i guess the question i have -- is oris there any possibility, perhaps should we give some consideration to try to take advantage of these north korean some pressure on them -- to negotiate on the elements of their system that ambassador king talked about, in terms of a north and south of theseon on all issues, both what both career is demanding of the south, and the agenda that ambassador king has laid out, is this something, perhaps that we ought to consider, in terms of a counter- proposal from south korea saying -- yes, we will negotiate with you on these issues, but, there are things about your system your treatment of your citizens that will have to be on the negotiating table, as well. is there any consideration that we might sit down with our south korean allies and talk about -- in terms of taking this kind of initiative, to try to perhaps put the north korean in -- koreans in more of a difficult position, with regard to the human rights issues? >> one of the issu

/south korean naval drills in the yellow sea. >> (ranslated: first korean people are meeting in the southwestern sector of the front will take immediate counteraction inn case a single shell dropped over the territorial waters on our side. second, in case the enemies recklessly encounter our counterstrike all forces will turn the five islands in the west sea of korea into a sea of flames. is. >> brown: the new threat of from the north and its young leader kim jong-un follows several months of talk and actions. while the u.s. and south korea conducted joint military exercises that we seen inurn as provocations by the north. in december, north korea test launched a long-range rocket in february it carried out another underground nuclear test, its third to date. and when the u.n. security council imposed new sanctions as a result the north renounced the armistice that ended the korean war and insisted it would fire off more mid-range missiles. despite north korea's threat, there were no launches and u.s. officials now report the north has removed the weapons from a launch site. against that backdro

. >> brown: then, as south korea's new leader visits the white house, we assess continuing tensions on the korean peninsula. >> suarez: spencer michels visits san francisco's exploratorium, a science and technology center with a hands- on approach that peaks the imaginations of children and adults alike. >> we know we have a good exhibit when the person laughs and turns around and says to anybody passing "hey, look at this!" that's a good exhibit. >> brown: how much are across- the-board federal spending cuts hitting programs around the country? we check in with public media colleagues in three states. >> suarez: and we have a story about preserving the nation's cultural identity, contained in millions of pieces of film, video, and audio gathered over more than 100 years. >> there's a belief among the younger generation that everything has been digitized, that that ever existed before or will soon be and will be available on the internet and that's factually not accurate. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two

and south korean attention after you end sanctions aimed at a north korean nuclear tests. north korea says that its rocket tests are part of drills to bolster the teheran's against what it calls u.s. and south korean threats to attack the north. >> another developing story that we are following in the nation's midsection. forecasters say that more tornadoes could hit the nation's midwest today, after barnstorms ripped through iowa, kansas and oklahoma yesterday. here are live pictures out a little axe, oklahoma. the worst damage appears to be in the shawnee, okla area where one person was killed. a resident says that his mobile home park " took a dead hit ". a another 21 were injured through the state. >> we're also learning that a man has died from his injuries after he failed for stories don't appears to have been a bay to breakers house party. this happened on sale street near the panhandle of golden gate park. the victim apparently was leaning over the railing when he fell over. >> that was the most serious incident was reported on the bay to breakers race. sampras's g

the south koreans say all the missiles fell into the sea. north korea had been threatening to test-fire longer range missiles and these missiles are believed to have a range of 2400 mile and could threaten american troops in guam or japan. >>> in france, these men say they hope to be the first to marry. president signed the legislation into law. the push for gay and lesbian rights. >>> and in russia some frightening moments when a boeing 737's landing gear caught fire as plane was landing at a moscow airport. pilot was able to land the plane successfully and the 136 passengers and crew members were evacuated safely. no word on what caused the fire. russia and other former sofrepublicans have among the worst air safety erred with an accident rate almost three times the world average in 2011. that is according to the international air transport association. >>> researchers say mount everest's the world's largest peak is showing effects of climate change as warming temperatures are causing glaciers to melt. scientists from the university of mil

. >> jimmy: the south korean president visited the white house on tuesday to meet with president obama. and for some reason, this is the picture of south korean's largest news organization published of that meeting. they took two different photos and pieced them together. i guess they don't have photoshop in south korea. even manti te'o looked at that and said this is totally fake. the news agency apologized for the photo. they called it an error, which kind of made me wonder if this famous photo with president park meeting big foot is fake, too. a giant african land snail was found. authorities are worried there could be more. these are the snails. now there's a mother's day gift for you. they're eight inches long, they can chew through stucco and they carry potentially deadly meningitis, which i don't know why that person is holding them. but so far the snails have been found in florida, texas, and in the meatballs at ikea. they have no natural predators. in fact, city officials are considering bringing in giant french people to eat them. so if you're in houston and you see a giant s

we work with the south koreans and we try to cooperate with them. atever we do we try to make sure we're working together and pushing in the same direction on these issues. we like to engage the north koreans in discussions on human rights issues. we have human rights discussion, ongoing dialogues with the chinese. we have significant differences ith the chinese. most of you here are too young to remember this but earlier china was in a different situation on its own human rights situation. while we still have problems with wherena is tomarkable progn made. if we can get north korea to move as far as china has moved, we would all be cheering. we're trying to move in those directions. part of the problem is our relationship with north korea has been strained in the last while and it is difficult to do that. i have had some discussions with north korea in engaging on uman rights. it was an earlier time when hings are more positive. we'll see where we continue to try to do that because we're trying to move forward with discussions with north korea. >> v