. >>> welcome to "newsline" i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli authorities have stop fighting temporarily to allow supplies to arrive in gaza. oyster farmers who lost their lively homici lalihoods three y rebuilding with the help of modern technology. >> temporally take a five hour pause on thursday in response to a request by the united nations. the leadup to this truce has been deadly. nhk world is covering developments. >> israeli target forces have hitting targets for days now. israeli gun fired on a beach where the boys were playing. the victims and officials call the deaths tragic. israeli troops have been pounding gaza from the air in response to rocket attacks. these attacks have killed more than 200 palestinians. fighters fired hundreds of rockets at israel and some landed and caused damage. both sides have agreed to halt attacks between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. local time to allow much-needed humanitarian supplies to get into gaza. u.n. officials say many have taken shelter in u.n. run schools. >> translator: we are thirsty. when there is water we fill bottles and fi

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. members of japan's cabinet have approved a policy to enable the country to collective self-defense and some people are voicing opposition. >>> the leader of iraq kurdish autonomous region says the country is already effectively partitions and plans to hold a referendum on independence. >>> and more and more yap's women are putting up their hands to take on positions in corporate management. >>> we are this story just breaking into us. north korea has launched what appear to be two rockets toward the sea of japan. south korean officials say they were launched from north korea's east coast. the officials say the first took off at around 6:50 a.m. and the second at 8:00 a.m. they say the devices traveled about 180 kilometers and then plunged into the sea of japan. three days ago, north korean authorities fired ballistic missiles into the sea of japan, the latest launches come a day before chinese president xi jinping is scheduled to visit south korea. more

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>> diplomatic efforts to stop violence in gaza strip are increasing. the u.s. and u.n. are urging israelis and palestinians to lay down their weapons. >>> the remains of victims from the malaysia airlines crash will be flown to the netherlands where grieving relatives are waiting. >>> and a cool twist on an old custom is winning new fans as the japanese summer peaks. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is telling israelis and palestinians to stop fighting and start talking. israeli military commanders have been going after the members of hamas in gaza from the air and on the ground. more than 600 palestinians have been killed and at least 27 israelis. nhk world ease craig dale is following developments for us. >> ban ki-moon is just a high level player to get a ceasefire between israel and hamas. israel launched its offensive in gaza two weeks ago to go after hamas and its allies to stop them from launching rockets at their country. ban went to tel a

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>> israel's prime minister has squashed hopes of a fast end to fighting in the gaza strip as his country and hamas trade blame over the casualties. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe has appealed to the rule of law at sea. >>> and workers from abroad may benefit from japanese government plans to change the face of the work for >>> the prime minister of israel is telling his citizens to prepare for a long conflict in the gaza strip. benjamin netanyahu says the operation against the islamist group, hamas will continue until they accomplish their mission. both sides are blaming each other for the casualties in this three-week long conflict. craig dale has more. >> reporter: president netanyahu said, quote, there is no war more just than this. netanyahu went on television to tell israelis that this war won't be over any time soon. the prime minister says stamina and determination are required in the struggle against hamas and its allies. he repeated one

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines. >>> a taiwanese passenger plane has got ought up in stormy weather and crashed on a small island. >>> people across the netherlands are mourning the victims of the downed malaysia plane as some of the bodies arrive on dutch soil. >>> and investors from japan and elsewhere have looked up to find there's gold in the strength of the sun. >>> taiwanese authorities have launched an investigation into the crash of a passenger plane. the aircraft got caught in the tail end of a typhoon. the crew tried an emergency land bug didn't make it. 47 people were killed. 11 others, hurt. the taiwan easy transasia turboprop plane took off with 58 people on board. crew members tried to land at an airport but they lost contact with air traffic controllers. and the plane ended up crashing in a nearby village. >> translator: i heard a loud bang and i thought it was thunder. then i heard another bang and saw a ball of fire. >> japan foreign ministry officials say most of the p

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli authorities have agreed to suspend their attacks on theaza strip. they responded to a request from the united nations to allow humanitarian aid into the palestinian territory. they're expected to cease-fire during the day for five hours. the promise of a break follows more than a week of aerial assaults. israeli forces bombarded 50 locations on wednesday alone. they warned residents of northern gaza to evacuate. then they targeted sites controlled by the islamic resistance movement hamas.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. >>> today's ""asian voices"" comes to you from tokyo. our guest this time is japanese-american actor, george takei. now 77, he is still at the top of his game as a performer. takei rose to stardom in the '60s as the helmsman, mr. sulu, on the popular tv series, "star trek." during world war ii, tai

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli authorities have agreed to suspend their attacks on the gaza strip. they responded to a request from the united nations to allow humanitarian aid into the palestinian territory. they're expected to cease-fire during the day for five hours. the promise of a break follows more than a week of aerial assaults. israeli forces bombarded 50 locations on wednesday alone. they warned residents of northern gaza to evacuate. then they targeted sites controlled by the islamic resistance movement hamas. they say they're trying to stop rocket attacks on israeli territory. a strike along the coast killed four palestinian boys. the youngest was 7. the oldest 10. israeli military officials say they're looking into what happened. a u.n. report says about 20,000 palestinians have fled in an attempt to escape the raids. many have taken shelter in schools. >> translator: we are thirsty. when there is water, we fill the bottles and finish it quickly. and the water smells like gasoline. >> translator: we sleep on blankets on the floor and cover ourselves with ou

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. >> garrison keillor: maxine kumin lives on a farm in new hampshire where she breeds arabian and quarter horses, writing poetry, four novels, more than 20 children's books. she says, "i don't want to write poems that aren't necessary. i want to write poems that matter." >> this is a little one called after love. afterward, the compromise. bodies resume their boundaries. these legs, for instance, mine. your arms take you back in. spoons of our fingers, lips admit their ownership. the bedding yawns, a door blows aimlessly ajar and overhead, a plane singsongs coming down. nothing is changed, except there was a moment when the wolf, the mongering wolf who stands outside the self lay lightly down, and slept. ( applause ) thank you. >>> today's ""asian voices"" comes to you from tokyo. our guest this time is japanese-american actor, george takei. now 77, he is still at the top of his game as a performer. takei rose to stardom in the '60s as the helmsman, mr. sulu, on t

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a malaysia airlines plane has crashed in eastern ukraine. it was shot down. fighting between israeli troops and members of the islamist group hamas intensified after a ground invasion ordered and players are gathering in the birthplace of the traditional japanese game to compete in an international competition. a malaysia airlines plane has crashed in eastern ukraine. ukrainian ocho authorities say it was hit with a surface to air missile. they say all of the 295 people on board are believed to have been killed. the plane went down in an area along the russian boarder where ukrainian forces have been fighting prorussian militants. this armature video shows an explosion in the area where the plane went down then a plume of black smoke. search and rescue crews rushed to the area. they found debris covering the ground, and they have had to be careful because of the fighting in the area. the boeing 777 took off from amsterdam. most of the passengers were dutch. flight mh 17 left amsterdam shortly after noon local time on thursday. airline offici

. >>> i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we'll be back at the top of the hour. hope to see you again then. >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation with the creators of the freakonomics franchise steven d. levitt and stephen j. dubner. it was a best selling book and then a documentary, a radio show, and now a blog. now they're back with a new freakonomics called "think like a freak." love the title. then we'll pivot to a conversation with fwramy and tony winning singer jennifer holliday. after 23 years hiatus she's back with a new album after "dream girls." the song is you and she'll close out tonight with a performance. we're glad you joined us. a conversation and performance from jennifer holliday coming up right now.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.irst a look at the headlines. >>> diplomatic efforts to stop violence in gaza strip are increasing. the u.s. and u.n. are urging israelis and palestinians to lay down their weapons. >>> the remains of victims from the malaysia airlines crash will be flown to the netherlands where grieving relatives are waiting. >>> and a cool twist on an old custom is winning new fans as the japanese summer peaks. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is telling israelis and palestinians to stop fighting and

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. first a look at the headlines.embers of japan's cabinet have approved a policy to enable the country to collective self-defense and some people are voicing opposition. >>> the leader of iraq kurdish autonomous region says the country is already effectively partitions and plans to hold a referendum on independence. >>> and more and more yap's women are putting up their hands to take on positions in corporate management. >>> we are this story just breaking into us. north