nhk world's keiko aso has the details. >> reporter: this is a port facing the pacific ocean. it's famous for being one of the largest landing bases for tuna in japan. buyers from macao, the united states and thailand came here to see the range of the marine products they purchased from japan. they are particularly interested to see how the products are processed. they are visiting a factory that produces a traditional seasoning. the process of making the seasoning involves carefully removing the fish bones by hand. the filets are then smoked over firewood for about three weeks. then, the filets have been completely dried. before the manufacturing process can be completed, they are fermented for three months to give it more flavor. shaved into flakes, it can be used as a essential seasoning in japanese soup stock. the production process is handed down from days of old. >> yeah, it's time consuming. it's hard work. it's not modernized. this factory looked like it can be 100 years old doing the same thing. yeah. >> reporter: wholesale buyers have begun meetings with japanese com

. >> keiko the star of the hit movie free willie pap in real life his freedom wasn't so easy.ore he could be released, keiko had to learn again how to be a wild whale like holding his breath and even catching his own food. it cost millions and after being on his own a year, keiko died in 2003. >> unfortunately he didn't have that happy hollywood ending. he could be still alive today. >> yet garrett calls it a success story keiko liched well. >> he lived in native iceland loved his native waters. so that is my experience. >> others worry it's simply too late for lolita. ross rector wants seaquarium closed. >> if you are falling on your face for 20 years it ain't going to happen but it's a great fund raiser. >> activists say keeping up the pressure to release her but for now, as the fight continues lolita will keep performing in the only home she's known for nearly half a century. >> now that lolita's considered endangered activates say activists say she has extra protections but that's something the court will have to decide. >> thank you jonathan. >>> a marine activist was cri

more from nhk world's keiko yamamoto. >> reporter: prince william is spending some of his time looking back at the past. he saw row after row of war graves in yokohama near tokyo. this is the final resting place for 1700 commonwealth service members. they died after being taken prisoner by the thank you defunct japanese interior army in asia during world war ii. the prince paused here to reflect, and pray silently. he took time to pay a visit to emperor akihito and empress michiko at the imperial palace. he's following in the footsteps of his parents, prince charles and princess diana, who came to japan 29 years ago. nearly 100,000 people are said to have come to see the couple's motorcade in tokyo. the princess sparked a social phenomenon across japan known as diana fever. the prince's grandmother, queen elizabeth, visited japan in 1975. at that time the queen toured nhk studios that were used for historical drama. as a young royal family member prince william is expected to build a bridge between both countries, and also between tradition and the future. and that's what he did at thi

nhk world's keiko yamamoto has more. >> reporter: kenji goto covered numerous wars over his career. he described how vulnerable ordinary people in war. especially children. and the high price they often pay. goto eventually traveled to syria, and was captured by islamic state militants. last month, they claimed they had killed him. another freelance journalist yamamoto died in a shoot-out three years ago. she had also gone to syria to cover the civil war. her reporting shed light on the lives of people living in conflict zones. participants in the symposium who knew yamamoto and goto spoke about journalist contributions during war. >> translator: there are so many things that wouldn't be reported if journalists stayed put. >> translator: i think the more people who report on the same conflict the clearer the picture becomes. you begin to get a more three dimensional idea of what's taking place. >> reporter: sato had worked with yamamoto covering conflicts. he shared the words that she lived by. >> translator: she always said it's impossible to silence the voices of every journalist.

>> reporter: the seaquarium fears lolita could end up like keiko, the trained whale that spent most of but died after being released into the wild. both sides insist they only want what's best for lolita even if it means a lengthy legal battle. federal officials say they're nowhere near deciding what should happen to lolita next. they first want to conduct a scientific review to decide what's best for her and other orcas in the wild. gayle? >> vicente, thank you. >>> this morning's "sports illustrated" is showing off its models for the annual swimsuit issue. hannah davis is sporting the cover. the model has been dating former new york yankee derek jeter. she's appeared in the magazine twice before. she has the body i'm supposed to have. an advertisement in the magazine is grabbing eyes for this spot for swimsuit for all. it shows a plus size model, 27-year-old ashley graham wants everyone to know that the curves are sexy. this is the first time we'll see a plus size model in "sports illustrated." she has it if you've got it flaun the it attitude. she's a size 14 to 16. most american wo