he played ten pieces, including a nocturne by chopin. one inspired by a chinese folk song. >> i hope to improve relations between japan and china through music. >> the governments of china and japan have arranged performances by top artists and popular singers in each other's countries. officials hope cultural events like this will help boost friendly ties. ♪ >> there's an old recipe in japan for fighting the summer heat, eating eel. the poor catches and high demand have sparked higher prices and now japanese importers are tapping a far away source of eel from madagascar. most imported eel comes from china and taiwan but farms are catching fewer young eels to raise. one estimate says supplies have fallen nearly 80% from the peak. a major eel supplier, wholesaler decided to import eels from the african country. another choel sailer in wholesaler in tokyo followed suit. employees of the company sampled some of the madagascar eels before sending them to the market. >> price could be a selling point, eels from madagascar cost 40% less than t