unless you're at the annual beehive fire works festival in southern taiwan and the tree -- all sorts of videos of this event online. i've got a couple of them here for you. they do this every year. the fireworks are perfectly aimed at the spectators, which is why all of them are wearing helmets, for safety. this goes back to the 19th century. they have been doing this for a long time. the town did it because they needed to help the town fight off a cholera outbreak. >> people are ducking but no one running away. >> fireworks to the face, to the body. that's bizarre, but fun. i think i would like to be part of this thing. >> are you kidding? projectile rockets coming at your face? >> not missiles, they're fireworks. it is an adrenaline thing. but there are websites out there that call it one of the top ten most dangerous traditions or festivals. >>> the sun is going down at the beach in ft. lauderdale. after a long president's day weekend and this guy here seems like he's getting on a nerves of a group of girls. >> hey. >> he's about a 25-year-old man. there is another guy there who i

unless you're at the annual beehive fireworks festival in southern taiwan, all sorts of videos of this event online. i've got a couple of them here for you. they do this every year. the fireworks are perfectly aimed at the spectators, which is why all of them are wearing helmets for safety. this actually goes back to the 19th century. they've been doing this for a long time. the town did it because they needed the god of war's help to help the town fight off a cholera outbreak. >> people are runni in ducking y is running away. >> it's bizarre but fun. i think i would like to be a part of this thing. >> are you kidding? you want projectile rockets coming at your face? >> they are not missiles wrx they are fireworks. it's definitely a thrill seeking and adrenaline thing. but there are websites that call it the top ten most dangerous traditions or festivals. >> see? incredibly. incredibly dangerous. >> i would try this because this could be journalist training, like, you're going to go in the war zone but you got to go to this first to see what it's like. if you can handle this, then you'

manage to pull to reduce drug dosing of hundreds of polling stations in the capital bangle and in southern taiwan voting is over and thailand's election remained largely peaceful but the country's political drama is far from over despite the village of months of conflict between the election it was and who follows all set to continue thailand's prime minister is calling it a victory for democracy i would like to thank all time can go to help maintain democracy election was peaceful. sydney the election revealed thailand's political divisions in the north wish it was the strong voting went ahead as normal. the scene provinces in the sales and areas of bangkok many polling places stage shots due to opposition blockades millions were prevented from casting ballots heel position has rejected the poll as the legitimate protest leaders that it talks about it says supporters will disrupt by elections the theory is we constituencies were kept from voting. and i don't know how many months it will take with them due to my head. it all are you sure you they will not give enough representatives to open the p

taiwan. the southern japanese islands, much of southeastern china. and then down towards the philippines. while partly cloudy skies at least in manila. 31 degrees there for your high, afternoon rain showers popping up in and across bangkok, as well. let's see what's going on over towards the americas where we have some wintry weather across much of the northeast, and you have this low pressure system moving through the eastern parts of the great lakes extending out towards new england. you actually could see about 10 to 15 centimeters out of this one as it does continue to push overhead. if you have any travel plans across new england even extending toward the canadian maritimes be careful with this one. likely is going to be causing some slowdowns on the highways, and those airport delays and cancellations as that does continue to move off with the heavy snow. gusty winds along with it. as you notice there was another cold front coming through, that one not so much of a rainmaker. it actually is going to be pulling in warm air from the south, one of the dry cold fronts so into much of th

big topic really has been this front that is lingering in southeastern china over towards taiwan and the southern japanese islands. sea effect snow as well in northern parts of japan, mainland japan being dominated by high pressure. as far as that front, though, that's improving, as well, because this is going to drift south and then drift east as a high comes in from the north. that means, well, big bubble, no trouble, like they say and clear weather coming in as well. that's a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. a7guc "franceme back to the 24 two newsroom. situationcus on the in ukraine. targeting sanctions against ukrainian leaders by thursday so stop francois hollande says he wants a reaction as quickly as possible. the president view cain -- of ukraine is blaming the opposition on the deadly violence that left 2500 dead. hundreds more have been hurt in fighting between riot police and protesters.

right now bringing some light showers across parts of taiwan over towards the southern japanese islands. that's going to continue to linger and develop going through the next several days. parts of the yangtze river basin can see 5 to 10 centimeters of snow accumulation out of this and then as it continues to develop, likely is going to track off towards the east, one of the southern coast lows just like we saw last week, and could bring some wintry precipitation all along the pacific coastline and even including the tokyo by saturday. meanwhile, at least for your wednesday highs, it is staying chilly out here. tie pay with a high of 12, manila at 29, seoul at 5. lows, this is what it's going to feel like during the overnight hours, below the freezing mark there in seoul, ulan bator minus 26. you do want to bundle up there for you. and into tokyo lingering right around the freezing mark on your wednesday. take a look over towards the americas. what's going on here? well the wintry precipitation definitely is the top story for the southeast. we have a new developing low pressure system.

southern regions. chinese forces have been training to improve their ability to land on taiwan. fennell say there's now a working harder in other areas. he highlighted two exercises the conduct of last year troops trained to block us access to chinese coast and bomber crews flew their first drills off the philippines the japanese government maintains the same cuckoo islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in terms of history in the international law. it says there's no territorial issue to the results japanese troops are gearing up to defend their country's remote islands personnel will soon belong to an amphibious brigade have been taking part in a landing trail with us marines. hundreds of members of japan's ground self defense forces are training in california. they practice landing in rubber boats and they carried vehicles ashore on hover crafts. the troops will form the core of an insidious brigade japanese leaders decided in december the form that brigade within five years. they want to build that up to three thousand members. then visor to japan's prime minister

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and taiwan claim them captain james for now the us navy has said that the intelligence and information operations. he mentioned an amphibious exercise people's liberation army conducted in southern china last year and offered his analysis. the poa has been given the new task to be loosened up the short sharp war to destroy japanese forces in the east china sea baldwin can play only be expected. a seizure this conference or even the seven regions. tiny slices add in training to improve their ability to land on taiwan but now says they're now working hard and other areas he highlighted two and two sizes they conducted last year. troops trained to block the view as access to chinese colors and bomber crews flew their first reels off the philippines. the japanese government maintains the sink that the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory and turns and history and international law it says there's no tear to issue to be resolved japanese troops died gearing up to defend their country's remote islands personnel will do soon belong to an amphibious again. i'll be taking part in a landing email with the u s marines mendoza japan's ground self defense force and training in c

china over towards taiwan isn't so far they're all fours and one for the big thing with this it's going to continue to develop. going into friday bring some showers across much of the southern japanese islands then eventually work its way along the pacific coastline of japan by the weekend are very welcome to bring in another shot of some wintry mix only from key issue. even in the tokyo dome a surprise start seasonal lights up in the ensuing continue to keep an eye on that as far as the south the tropics while effects and much warmer that one a has been as of late typically this time of year especially cross the philippines. you get the northeast monsoon coming in will break down the easterly winds are coming in. typically this doesn't occur this time of year in one way of saying this temperatures in the mid thirties who do enjoy the warm weather out there at least four on now now completely switching the year says go back to the winter weather in a severe winter storm rolled across the central portions of the us heading over towards the eastern seaboard. this is the raiders are to blame for two deaths there in kansas to traffic accidents are related to just absolutely sli