i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> former chinese soldiers have staged a protest in beijing. many are unhappy with their military pensions and job opportunities. eyewitnesses say about 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the defense ministry building. veterans of the 1979 war against vietnam were among the demonstrators. they say they cannot find jobs and their lives are hard. former soldiers have held protests before, but demonstrations on this scale in the capital are rare. police stood by as the rally continued late into the night. ♪ ♪ >> president xi jinping is overhauling china's military to upgrade its sea and air capabilities. the plan includes a cut of about 300,000 personnel. officials in south korea say they plan to use greater force, including weaponry, to crack down on chinese boats fishing illegally in the country's waters. a coast guard vessel sank off the korean coast last week after one of a dozen chinese fishing boats rammed it, the latest in repeated clashes between the two sides as chinese fish

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. japan's prime minister will meet with the philippine president on wednesday, to discuss bilateral cooperation and their alliances with the united states. shortly before rodrigo duterte left for japan, he once again lashed out at the u.s., telling it not to treat his country like a dog with a leash. in the meeting with duterte, shinzo abe is expected to go over his plan to set up bilateral cooperation on the economy and national security. abe hopes to express that peace with the u.s. is critical for the region. >> translator: we discussed various topics such as the regional environment and his recent visit to china. >> the philippines has a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea. but last week, in a trip to beijing, duterte agreed to set it aside for now and took home investment pledges worth billions of dollars. he also said that his country would break in the united states. he also spoke to filipinos living in japan who gave him a rousing welcome. he expressed the impo

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. ♪welcome to "global 3000.", we're off to switzerland to find out what migrants need to learn in order to live and work there. then in india, we meet a young woman giving a voice to the untouchables. but first, we head to japan, where women often lose their jobs when they get pregnant. japan has been ranked at position 101 on the global gender gap index, a study of the status of women in 145 different countries. this puts the highly-developed

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> north korea's foreign ministry said the united states will face a gruesome reality in the near future. the warning comes ahead of the anniversary of the founding of the country's workers party on october 10th. a state television announcer read out a statement that says the country has had to turn itself into what it calls a strong nuclear power, saying it's because of hostile american policy. the statement also criticizes the u.s. for calling on other countries to cut ties with the north. kim jong-un ordered preparations of a launch of a de facto long-range ballistic missile. the country tested one in february. south korea's defense ministry said the north is ready for another nuclear test. its last happened a month ago. the united states has been increasing pressure on the north over those developments. it plans to hold a drill with the south off the coast of the korean peninsula next week. the u.s. has also been talking with other countries about imposing tougher sanctions again

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a ceremony has been held on the indonesian island of bali to remember the victims of the 2002 bali bombings. 14 years ago, militants detonated bombs in a busy district the e resort island. 202 people were killed. many of them foreign tourists. about 200 people attended the service on wednesday. they observed a moment of silence at the site of the bombings. the current governor of bali state was the lead police investigator into the attacks. he expressed determination to protect peace. among the mourners were the parents of a japanese couple who died. they expressed sorrow over recent terror attacks plaguing the world. >> translator: i feel sorry for the bereaved families. when i think of what they'll have to go through. >> in january, supporters of the islamic state militant group detonated bombs and opened fire in the capital, jakarta, killing four people. >>> hong kong's legislature opened a new session on wednesday. three lawmakers were suspended after protesting against china at t

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it is thursday october 20th, 9:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. iraqi and kurdish soldiers are engaged in a fierce battle to liberate a key city under islamic state control. they say they're closing in on mosul in northern iraq. and they've uncovered networks of underground tunnels used by the militants. the iraqi army is targeting the group in towns 30 kilometers southeast of mosul. the prime minister says he's optimistic. >> translator: the plan is going well. our priority is to protect civilians, to liberate mosul with the least casualties. god willing, you will hear the good news. >> but the militants are putting up a fight. they've carried out suicide attacks using cars packed with explosives. iraqi officers say they found booby trapped buildings and roadside bombs. this tunnel was found on mosul's outskirts. it's believed the militants used it as an evacuation route and a bunker to take cover from air strikes. >> translator: when we attacked them, they were cooking. >> the tunnel offers clues as to how the militants have dug in to try to def

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the city's governor has scored a minor victory in her efforts to curb growing costs for the 2020 olympics and paralympics. she met with the head of the ioc in tokyo on tuesday to discuss how to cut spending. nhk world has the details. >> translator: we'll make every effort to make tokyo 2020 a sustainable olympics. >> translator: the consensus after yuriko koike and ioc met in tokyo, the two leaders are faced with the task of ballooning costs for the summer games. a task force estimated it could grow over $30 billion. that's four times the original estimate. the panel advised the governor to review the current venues for three events, rowing and canoeing, volleyball, and swimming. it recommended that she consider scrapping plans that require new facilities for rowing and canoeing. the panel gave three existing location says as options, including one in miyagi where a massive disaster hit in 2011. but changing plans needs the approval of the ioc. receptive to the findings. >> there

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> pro and anti-whaling camps are exchanging words over the resumption of japan's research whaling. it comes at a meeting of the international whaling commission taking place in slovenia this week. japan explained its position. >> japan is serious about responding to the scientific recommendations of the scientific community. and also there are misperception that we are ignoring icj decision. we are not. >> japan suspended its research hunt in the antarctic in 2014 after the international court of justice ordered it to stop. there's been a global moratorium on whaling since the '80s to protect the animal. but the country resumed research whaling last december. japanese delegates say japan has reduced its catch quota in line with conditions presented by the court. they say the country plan to catch a maximum of 333, about one-third of the previous plan. they argue that research whaling is only a temporary measure and that commercial whaling can be resumed once sustainable quotas are determined using scientific data. but australia and other anti-whaling co

it is thursday october 6th, 9:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.ntonio guterres is pledged to become the next united nations secretary general taking over for ban ki-moon. 150 member u.n. security council has been informally judging support for candidates behind closed doors. >> today, our clear favorite, his name is antoinio guterres ad we're excited to go for the formal vote tomorrow morning at 10:00 and hope it can be done. this is what we're looking at. >>

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.en held on the indonesian island of bali to remember the victims of the 2002 bali bombings. 14 years ago, militants detonated bombs in a busy district the e resort island. 202 people were killed. many of them foreign tourists. about 200 people attended the service on wednesday. they observed a moment of silence at the site of the bombings. the current governor of bali state was the lead police investigator into the attacks. he expressed

it is thursday october 20th, 9:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. iraqi and kurdish soldiers are engaged in a fierce battle to liberate a key city under islamic state control. they say they're closing in on mosul in northern iraq. and they've uncovered networks of underground tunnels used by the militants. the iraqi army is targeting the group in towns 30 kilometers southeast of mosul. the prime minister says he's optimistic. >> translator: the plan is going well. our priority is to protect civilians, to liberate mosul

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> taiwan's president has held out an olive branch to china.s been nearly five months since beijing halted official communications with taipei. now they want to resume dialogue for the sake of a stable trade. tsai spoke at an event to mark the founding of the republic of china. >> translator: mainland china should face up to the fact that the republic of china and the people of taiwan have deep faith in democratic principles. leaders on both sides should use their wisdom and flexibility to aim for a win-win relationship. >> tsai said her china policy is to maintain the status quo, noting that taiwan has been recently excluded from some international meetings, she asserted the island will not succumb to pressure from china. she added taiwan will not revert to the old path of conflict and confrontation. tsai avoided mentioning the one china principle. china's taiwan affairs office released a statement in response. it said the one china principle represents the reality of the mainland's relationship with taiwan and is the cornerstone of their peac

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it is thursday october 6th, 9:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. antonio guterres is pledged to become the next united nations secretary general taking over for ban ki-moon. 150 member u.n. security council has been informally judging support for candidates behind closed doors. >> today, our clear favorite, his name is antoinio guterres ad we're excited to go for the formal vote tomorrow morning at 10:00 and hope it can be done. this is what we're looking at. >> guterres is 67 years old and was a front-runner in all the security council's polls. on wednesday he received 13 favorable votes and 2 expressing no opinion. guterres served as u.n. high commissioner for refugees for a decade. he worked on issues in iraq, myanmar, somalia, syria and elsewhere. the general assembly held public hearings in april to select the next u.n. chief. during them, guterres expressed his resolve to tackle refugee problems. russia's vitaly churkin is serving as council president this month. he said the security council will meet thursday morning to formally approve gute

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i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> pro and anti-whaling camps are exchanging words over the resumptionjapan's research whaling. it comes at a meeting of the international whaling commission taking place in slovenia this week. japan explained its position. >> japan is serious about responding to the scientific recommendations of the scientific community. and also there are misperception