i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. belgian authorities deadly attacks, and they've named two brothers as the suicide bombers. 31 people died and 270 were wounded. explosions tore through an international airport near brussels and a subway station downtown. islamic state militant group. >> identified by his fingerprints. it was khalid bakraoui, im brahim's brother on the 12th january, 1989 of belgian nags falty. >> ibrahim blew himself up at the air porlt and khalid at the subway station. an arrest warrant for khalid, investigators believe he rented a house in southern belgium that was used by the paris attackers. they found a computer on the trash can they believed belonged to i objebrahim. they believed he may have carried out the attack after feeling cornered. a belgian public broadcasters quotes a source saying another bomber was likely najim laachraoui. investigators have been searching for him. he visited an area near the hungarian border along with salah abdeslam, one of the suspects in the paris attacks. earlier

it is friday march 4th i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a top official has admitted that the taliban leadership is in his country. the first time a government official has discussed the open is secrets. the pakistani's prime minister on foreign affairs made the admission tuesday in washington. he suggested the taliban enjoy a safe haef en inside his country. they keep their families there and use medical facility. he said they can use it as leverage to negotiate peace with kabul. >> we had to use and deliver restricted their movement, restricted their access to hospital facilities. >> pakistan began peace talks last summer. but afghanistan distrusts pakistan because it appears to help the insurgents. a powerful earthquake off indonesia has exposed major flaws tsunami warning systems. no damage or delawaraths when i wednesday, all early warning off the coast m. >>> introduced a sophisticated system. it was installed after the 2004 indian ocean tsunami which killed 16,000 people. officials with indonesia's mitigation agency said when the qua

this is march 3rd and i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the toughest sanctions to date on north korea. response to pyongyang's nuclear launch and made possible because of cooperation by china, which had been cautious. >> the draft resolution received 50 votes in favor. the draft resolution has been adopted y adopted. tight tain yum and rare earth minerals, cargo going to and from the country must be inspected. existing sanctions failed to stop the country from pursuing its missile programs. one of the delegates had this to say. >> we recognize any legal resolution adopted by un security council. >> japan's ambassador to is the >> sanctions are important tools to finding a comprehensive solution to a problem, and to this end, there has to be dialogue. in order for the dialogue to be effective, there has to be pressure at the same time. this is a very reason why we now have this robust resolution. >> he asked other countries to comply with the resolution. us ambassador said there is more to do. >> we must not lose sight for bringing them bac

>>> held hello there, welcome to "newsline," i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. federal reserves have been thinking about the timing of future rate hikes. but uncertainties in the global economy making them cautious. out come of the latest policy meeting. let's go straight to ai uchida. this time officials decided not to raise rates. >> there he debated, but in the end, the officials decided to leave it unchanged between 0.235 and 0.5%. the u.s. has been expanding at a moderate pace, but global and financial developments continue to pose risks. the fed raised rates in december for the first time in nine and a half years. it suggested it would continue to make further moves four times during 2016, but now the officials say it will likely be twice. >> committee continues to feel that we're in a course where the economy is improving and inflation is moving back up. and as i indicated, if events continue to unfold in that way, we're likely to gradually raise rates over time. >> yellen added the officials will look at how the economy behaves and look for any surprises

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. on this day, five years ago, a massive earth quake and tsunami hit northeastern japan. around the country, people will gather in tokyo for a memorial ceremony and silent prayer at 2:46. the largest in japan's history. huge waves nearly 16,000 people died in the disaster, after five years, more than 2,500 still missing. the daiichi power plant spread nuclear materials over a wide area. one of the worst in history. >>> people in northeast starting the day by remembering those they lost. the tsunami killed nearly 200 people sendai and >> it's hard when i think too much about the disaster, but we shouldn't forget the thoughts of the people in myakao joined a drill in the early morning, preparing for a disaster for one similar that happened five years ago. they practiced evacuating to designated areas. >> translator: the tears rolled down my face as i recalled that day. during the drill, i had the same enormous fear that i had then and moved as fast as i could, because i do not want to bec

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the u.s. military says north korea has fired two mid range missiles toward the sea of japan. south korean military officials say they were launched from the country's west coast at around 5:55 a.m. on friday. the news agency is reporting the missiles flew about 800 kilometers and landed in the sea of japan. defense ministry has confirmed the launch. meanwhile, the south korean military says it is conducting further analysis. >> translator: north korea fired missiles. i ordered the gathering of information to confirm the safe condition of japanese ships. i also want to continue to provide updates to the people of japan. >> abe added there has been no damage report the so far. multiple missiles have been confirmed this month. pyongyang fired six projectiles on march 3rd. a week later, they also fired two short range ballistic missile to be scuds. nuclear war head, the order came after reported successful simulation of the re-entry of a ballistic missile into the earth's atmosphere. details come

i'm catherine kobayashi. an islamic attack killed two people in the turkish city on the border with syria. turkish media say artillery shells killing a woman and 4-year-old boy. they say the shells were lounged fr launched in a military base. they returned fire. a cease-fire took effect last month and has been largely holding. the agreement does not cover islamic state militants. participating in the u.s. led coalition that has been conducting air strikes. >>> revolutionary grounds core say ballistic missiles were test fired in multiple locations on tuesday. state television broadcast a missile as well as an underground silo with many others. iran agreed with major powers last year to limit the nuclear program, but repeatedly conducted tests, saying they're legitimate activities, aimed at defending the nation. the test firing will disappoint the u.s., which he says is trying to threaten iran's security. >>> in washington, a state department spokesperson says the u.s. is trying to get more information about th

i'm catherine kobayashi in coto. scientists gravitational waves. the ripples that travel in the fabric of space and time have been proposed by albert einstein's theory of relatively 100 years ago. the detector which was built in central japan. the facility consists of three kilometer long pipes connected at right angles inside underground tunnels. a laser beam split into each pipe is reflected by mirrors. it returns to the source in the same amount of time. but when gravitational waves from space shower down upon the earth, they warp the space, the laser beams travel through. therefore, the beams will return at different times. the group led by professor of the university of tokyo will observe the lag in the arrival time of the beams to detect gravitational waves. scientists says he'll begin by march 2018. >> translator: i hope it will be the first step to establish the emerging field of gravitational wave. the moment a black hole is born. a u.s. based international research team announced last month that it directly detected gravitational waves fo

>>> hello there, and welcome to "newsline," it's thursday, march 31st, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. nuclear terrorism in the spotlight over the coming days, as leaders from more than 300 countries gather in washington for the summit. it starts on thursday. japanese prime minister shinzo abe, south korean president and other leaders have flown into a local military base. security is tight around the convention center, and hotels where the leaders will stay. over two days, they'll focus on ways to prevent terrorism using nuclear materials. white house officials say that includes discussing islamic state terrorism in light of the belgium attacks. >> it would be very dangerous and deeply troubling if isil was able to get its hands on nuclear material. >> on the sidelines of the meeting, abe will attend the try lateral submit with president barack obama and south korea's president. abe said he'll confirm his close cooperation against north korea, which has continued nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches that many in the world consider provocative. abe will hold separate talks wit

march 16th, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a counterterrorism raid in brussels left wounded and dead. other suspects believed to be at large. belgian investigators and their french counterparts were storming an apartment in the belgian capital on tuesday. one suspect fired shots. the prime minister said he was told three belgium officer received minor officers in the raid. no other details. local media quoted authorities as saying there was more than one gunman and one of them died after being shot by police. media reports also said police are looking for the others who were on the run. many suspects to the paris attacks were arrested in belgium. one still on the run is thought to be hiding somewhere in the country. >>> a group of people from okinawa about to find out if they're going to get state compensation. the group is suing the japanese government for failing to protect its citizens during the battle of okinawa years ago. they're set to deliver a ruling on claims from the battle. japan's largest ground battle was fought

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a senior u.s. official warning of north korea's increasing int inter continent tal ballistic missile. >> it's getting closer to the day that is miniature rised and placed on a bcm and could threaten the continental united states. >> he said north korea will be at the top of the agenda, when the leaders of japan, the u.s. and south korea meet thursday. it will happen on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in washington. he said they'll discuss sanctions, as well as how to cooperate to put pressure on the north. he called on china to play a leading role in implementing recent u.n. security council sanctions on the north. china has influenced north korea. he expressed support for missile defense system in south korea that is opposed piby china. north korea has fired missals. they say it could be a short range missile or rocket artillery. the officials say it was launched from wonsan, and flown 200 kilometers northeast before falling into the country. >> translator: we haven't confirmed any proj

it is wednesday, march 23rd, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. belgium police on the hunt for a suspect after a series of bombings in brussels. eck ploe explosions tore through an airport and metro station. killing 30 and injuring 200 or more. it was a suicide bombing. witnesses say they heard gun fire in the departure hall and shouting in arabic. i just saw two people which had like covers, really covered with blood. >> translator: the ceiling started falling on passengers, and then people started to panic. >> about an hour later, it ripped through a metro station near the european commission headquarters. belgian government officials say the death toll could rise. >> translator: what we feared has happened, our country and our citizens have been hit by blind violent and coward liter orri -- cowardly and terrorist attacks. >> quotes investigators saying two of dem died in the bombings. the third with the hat may be on the run. police carried out raids across brussels and found a nail filled bomb, and an islamic state flag at one site. an online

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. un security council has delayed a vote. the alleys are pushing to expand embargoes to punish pyongyang over a rocket launch. the last minute haggling on details, parts of the draft have also been revised. the u.s. says russia asked for more time to review it. the u.s. submitted a draft resolution last week and what it describes as the toughest sanctions yet. pyongyang is called a satellite launch, ballistic technology s north korea, but nhk has learned the provision would have an exception. the draft a says the ban shall not apply to the sale and supply of aviation fuel to civilian passenger aircraft. the draft also dropped one person from the list of individuals subject to sanctions. it's an official in charge of mineral resources trade between north korea and russia. the united states and china spent a month behind closed doors negotiating the original draft. >>> syrian president bashar assad said it will do its part to make sure the cease-fire is maintained. proposed by the u.s. and russia took effect saturday, and it's

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> u.s. president barack obama has met with cuban president raul castro as part of his historic trip to the island nation. obama was greeted by castro at the palace of the revolution on the second day of his visit. it is the first visit to cuba by a sitting u.s. president in nearly 90 years. their meeting covered economic ties and human rights issues in cuba. they made joint comments and took questions from reporters. obama took up cuba's human rights record, while castro demand the u.s. congress lift economic sanctions all together. >> i've said consistently after five difficult decades the relationship between our governments will not be transformed overnight. we continue as president castro indicated to have some very serious differences, including on democracy and human rights. >> translator: i had the opportunity to discuss with president obama further steps that could be taken in order to remove restrictions, and contribute to the dismantling of the blockade. >> on the first day of obam

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this is march 3rd and i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.he toughest sanctions to date on north korea. response to pyongyang's nuclear launch and made possible because of cooperation by china, which had been cautious. >> the draft resolution received 50 votes in favor. the draft resolution has been adopted y adopted. tight tain yum and

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.early thursday, according to south co south conortheastern direction. south korea media say it traveled 500 kilometers. on heightened alert. currently in the middle of annual joint training drills with the u.s., largest ever. the exercises started monday and are heavily criticized by north korea. last

efforts to preserve the environment continued >>> held hello there, welcome to "newsline," i'm catherine kobayashin tokyo. federal reserves have been thinking about the timing of future rate hikes. but uncertainties in the global economy making them cautious. out come of the latest policy meeting. let's go straight to ai uchida. this time officials decided not to raise rates. >> there he debated, but in the end, the officials decided to leave it unchanged between 0.235 and 0.5%.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.elgian authorities deadly attacks, and they've named two brothers as the suicide bombers. 31 people died and 270 were wounded. explosions tore through an international airport near brussels and a subway station downtown. islamic state militant group. >> identified by his fingerprints. it was khalid bakraoui, im brahim's brother on the 12th january, 1989 of belgian nags

. >>> hello there, and welcome to "newsline," it's thursday, march 31st, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. nuclear terrorism in the spotlight over the coming days, as leaders from more than 300 countries gather in washington for the summit. it starts on thursday. japanese prime minister shinzo abe, south korean president and other leaders have flown into a local military base. security is tight around the convention center, and hotels where the leaders will stay. over two days, they'll focus on ways to prevent terrorism using nuclear materials. white house officials say that includes discussing islamic statero

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> al shabaab has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in somaliaembers set off two bombs at busy locations. they killed more than 20 people, and injured more than 40. the explosions happened northwest of the capital mogadishu. a car bomb exploded outside a restaurant. it was followed by a suicide bomb nearby. the militant group also claimed responsibility for a friday attack near the presidential office in mogadishu. at least 14 people were killed. somali troops and african union

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. early thursday, according to south co south conortheastern direction. south korea media say it traveled 500 kilometers. on heightened alert. currently in the middle of annual joint training drills with the u.s., largest ever. the exercises started monday and are heavily criticized by north korea. last week, the north fired six projectiles into the sea of japan, either rockets or short range missiles. on wednesday, state run media ran claims that the country has miniaturized musized nuclear mi. coinciding with past joint exercises. pyongyang this year's preparations for war. the north's supreme command issued a statement in february, warning of retaliation. >> it threatens the targets south korea's presidential blue house and military basis on the mainland. both countries have been preparing in case the situation escalates. in march 2013, the north korean army unilaterally ended fighting in the korean war invalid. pyongyang said it would take further action. in 2014, they launched ball

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> north korea reports its leader said the government has succeededsimulated test of a missile reentering the atmosphere. he said there are plans to soon conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and test launches of various ballistic missiles. we'll, of course, bring you more details of that story when they come in to us. >>> russian president vladimir putin has ordered a partial withdrawal of his military from syria. diplomatic observe es said it is aimed at emphasizing

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> people in brusse have mashed one week since terrorist bombingsid the search for suspects, belgian authorities say they have freed a man detained in connection with the attacks for a lack of evidence. authorities now say the bombings have killed 35 people. officials on monday confirmed the deaths of four more victims who had been hospitalized. 340 were wounded. the islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks. officials say three men blew themselves up in attacks at the airport and metro station.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> u.s.ent barack obama has met with cuban president raul castro as part of his historic trip to the island nation. obama was greeted by castro at the palace of the revolution on the second day of his visit. it is the first visit to cuba by a sitting u.s. president in nearly 90 years. their meeting covered economic ties and human rights issues in cuba. they made joint comments and took questions from reporters. rights record, while castro demand the u.s.