z . >>> it's 8:00 p.m. in japan. welcome to "newsroom tokyo." i'm sho beppu. >> and i'm aki shibuya. >> we start with the headlines. >>> prosecutors in south korea want president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about a scandal involving her longtime friend. growing concern about what stance the new u.s. administration will take on the climate change. and the dollar rises against the yen. the man who commands american forces in the pacific says the u.s. remains committed to allies in the region. >>> to scrap or restore nap is the question. people want to have examples of japan's unique architecture. >>> prosecutors in south korea are urging president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about the scandal that's dogged her over the past few weeks. >> they say they can wait until friday.