they say the new pact should be legally binding just like the kyoto protocol.nd they proposed the new pact take effect when it's ratified by countries producing more than 80% of the world's total emissions. it has called on china and the u.s., the top two emitters to play a leading role for a new agreement. last october the eu set a domestic target of cutting 40% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. >>> u.s. federal reserve chair janet yellen has a goal. she wants prices and wages to rise steadily. and she says she won't tighten monetary policy until she sees those two things happening. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk for more on that. yellen has wrapped up her second day of testimony before congress. what's the takeaway? >> catherine, basically she's saying don't expect us to follow a specific schedule. she's saying they're going to be looking at data they're going to be digesting it, and when they feel the time is right then they'll raise interest rates. now, rates are currently near zero. and she hinted that all this probably won't happen befor

it's aimed at tourists who want to look further afield than the usual destination, tokyo, osaka and kyoto translator: a cruise is a convenient way to take elderly people and children along with you. you don't have to book meals or hotel rooms. >> translator: the yen is weak now, so i will be able to buy lots of souvenirs. >> reporter: for around $700 per head, passengers can enjoy a range of amenities such as spas and movie theaters. tours like there are increasingly popular as a way for extended families to travel together. >> translator: now we're also considering a tour of the settings for japanese manga comics, which are popular with chinese readers. >> reporter: travel agencies are also seeing more repeat customers, and some are even bringing their friends. ujenda is a former banker. he and his wife yao wening, are big fans of japan. they decided to discover more of the country after being charmed by the politeness of the japanese people they met in kyoto. >> translator: it is easy to get a visa now. so we've been visiting often. >> reporter: this spring 19 of their neighbors will be

we will look at the effects of the kyoto protocol. ♪ let's start this hour in denmark where police haveharged two men arrested sunday in the wake of the attacks in copenhagen. they are thought to have helped the man suspected of shooting dead two people at a free-speech event and a synagogue. the perpetrator was killed in a shootout with police in the early hours sunday morning. a look back at the events of the past two days. >> it was in this cafÉ on saturday afternoon at 3:30 that a seminar on free speech was suddenly and brutally interrupted. a gunman opened fire, killing a 55-year-old filmmaker and wounding three police officers. the shooter's target may have been this man, lars vilks. under police protection, he has received numerous death threats for depicting the prophet mohammed in a cartoon in 2007. also inside, the french ambassador to denmark. he tweeted he was ok moments after the shooting. >> in those moments, you do start thinking, you cannot say that you just stop thinking, you think about the situation and try to analyze things, how we were living, what happened in paris

. >> reporter: officials in kyoto prefecture say they've notified kansai electric of their concerns.slator: our community is in close proximity to the nuclear plant. we want a framework that ensures our voices will be heard. >> reporter: people around the world saw how the fukushima disaster affected the lives of nearby residents. people living near the takahama plant say kansai electric must come face to face with their concerns. garando tago, nhk world. >>> officials and residents in fukushima are faced with the daunting task of cleaning up radioactive fallout from the 2011 nuclear accident. nhk has learned at least 1,000 homes in three towns will be demolished, even after they were decontaminated. local officials are calling on the government to run the decontamination program more efficiently. nhk took a poll in nine municipalities that remain partly or completely evacuated. officials from three towns said about 1,080 houses are scheduled to be torn down despite being decontaminated as requested by residents. naraha town reports the largest number at around 870 homes. officials s

they came back and vote on the senate floor was 95-0 not to adopt a kyoto type plan. then we had the mccain-lieberman bill and that was in 2002. and the mccain-lieberman bill again in 2005. and another bill with lieberman in 2008. and every one of them went down in defeat in the senate. these were all senate bills. they went down in defeat by a greater margin. so i just think that you are looking at something now that we want to hear how epa is steamrolling ahead requesting billions of dollars on proposals which states reject, which ignores the will of congress which relies on unreasonable assumption, costs billions of dollars, and will increase our energy bill and not impact global warming. senator boxer? >> mr. chairman, before we start the clock i want to respond to this idea that nobody can make opening statements except you or me. i just think it's wrong. for 15 years we all listened to each other. i want a large official opposition of democratic minority to limiting opening statements to the chairman and the ranking member. and with the goodwill we have i hope w

during a press conference on the hotly contested kyoto agreement, greenpeace advocates protest againstmerica. they claim it's not reducing greenhouse emissions fast enough. >> the united states, which admittedly was a big part of the cause of the problem because we have been on industrial might for so long, all the sudden was viewed by ma m as a heavy. we viewed ourselves as trying our damnedest to actually find solutions, but they weren't pure enough for some. >> one protester takes matters into her own hands, throwing a pie at u.s. undersecretary for global affairs frank loy. >> i had to make an immediate decision whether to be outraged or to treat it lightly. and i decided for the latter. this incident occurred the day before american thanksgiving, and i said, standing there with this stuff dripping off of me, i said, you would have thought that on the day before thanksgiving they could have picked pumpkin pie rather than cherry cream. >> a pie in the face is standard vaudeville stuff. i think you can almost get away with that because a pie in the face is something people do for fun

they came back and vote on the senate floor was 95-0 not to adopt a kyoto type plan. then we had the mccain lieberman bill in 2002. the mccain lieberman bill in 2005 and another bill with lieberman in 2008 and everyone of them went down in defeat in the senate. these were all senate bills. they went down in defeat by a greater margin. so i just think that you are looking at something now that we want to hear how epa is steam rolling ahead requesting billions of dollars and proposals which states reject and ignores the will of congress and relies on unreasonable assumption, costs billions of dollars and will increase our energy bill and not impact global warming. senator boxer? >> mr. chairman before we start the clock i want to respond to this idea that nobody can make opening statements except you or me. i think it is wrong. for 15 years we all listened to each other. i want a large official opposition of democratic minority to limiting opening statements. >> let me respond to that before we start the clock rolling. we talked about that in our conference. we are a ma

the kyoto was signed on behalf of clinton but not radified by the senate. we don't have something week debate the pros and cons of in this case. and given the fact this is a fairly visible issue, i think it is a fair question if there is a signed agreement let's see it. did you agree with that? >> my understanding is it was a commitment at the highest level in both countries in that the decisions was made to ensure that the actions that are commence with the obligations are captured in already existing agreements we have with the country and we have an action plan moving forward developed through our formal negotiation process. >> is that a long answer to say there is no signed agreement? >> there is very much a commitment. and we have agreements to work toward the commitment and put the actions in the work we are taking. >> whethern the president of the united states, or the secretary of the united states or you as the administrator when you represent national relations if an agreement is made something is signed. you don't just stand up saying we have thi