the straw was from miyagi prefecture which borders fukushima. one of the farms has shipped 24 head of cattle. yamagata shipped into july. 648 head of cattle have been shipped after being fed contaminated straw. the amount of meat found distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> the japan government and tokyo electric power company will announce on tuesday a revised plan to bring the reactors at the fukushima daiichi plant under control. the utility began operating a system to decontaminate radioactive water at the end of last month. but the system is working below the target capacity due to leaks and other problems. the decontamination rate dropped to 37 tons of water per hour at one point. more than 20% below the target capacity. it increased to 239 tons per hour after tepco workers released air from the pipes on friday. they also replaced the hose connecting the tanks to ease water circulation. however, the rate dropped again on monday morning. the company says the reason for the decrease is unknown. the government and

a total of 1600 found, fukushima. contain -- at a water treatment facility in fukushima. the ministry says three fourths of it is stored at water treatment plants with no way it dispose of it. it says more than 54,000 tons is yet to be check ford radio activity. the ministry continues to study to how to dispose of the radio active substances. >>> the international atomic energy agency offered to help japan with the results of additional safety tests set for the country's nuclear power plants. director general made the offer in a meeting with japan's minister on thursday. among explaining how stress tests are conducting in europe and whether the tests should be a for restarting plants. and saying that the agency is not in the position to tell japan what to do. he says that government wants it join hands to bring the nuclear crisis under control. >> translator: i told the minister about our plan. i also told him that we're ready to work together to find ways to carry out radiation decontamination. and handle the reactors and spent nuclear fuel rods. >>> time now for a nucle

stories japanese police arrest a gang of suspected members thought to be targeting homes in the fukushima nuclear that. there is concern over the health of those living in the area was more than half the children they're testing positive for. russia's willing stapling is the. people and groups to be involved in or finding terrorism in the country the list contains names of foreigners and international islamic organizations operating in the north caucasus. and the sexual assault charges against former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn are france has a new york case against him. a french writer says he was a tad said decade ago but khan's lawyers say it's slander and will soon. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own atomic energy supplies and whether it's worth the risk the rector general of the world nuclear association now tells r.t. how he assesses the industry's future. gyrates it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much of the new production technology improved since its first reactor well the history of the nuclear age goes back more

call out for more psychological support for years growth over radiation levels in the area around fukushima. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own atomic energy supplies and whether it's all worth the risk the director general excuse me of the world nuclear socio should now tells us here about see how he assesses the industry's future at least. carrie it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much of the new production psychology through since its first reactor well the history of the nuclear age goes back more than a half century and enormous changes have taken place in that period of time i think the remarkable thing about the history of nuclear energy is how safe it has been almost from the very beginning. when we go back and see the first reactors experimentally being built in the one nine hundred fifty s. we're looking at a very very new technology and now we've had some bumps along the way that is force for sure we had three mile island in america we had chernobyl in ukraine we just had fukushima. but there i think the remarkable thing ab

top stories japanese police arrest a gang of suspected looters sought to be targeting homes in the fukushima nuclear evacuation zone meanwhile there is concern over the health of those living in the area was more than half the children they are testing positive for radiation. new sexual assault charges against former i.m.f. chief. filed in france as a new york case against him falls apart a french writer says he was attacked a decade ago but strong lawyers say plans are and will soon. and there's a worry in eastern europe over pushing neighbors two thirds of all those population are anxious over remaining is increasing plans for rediff the case should remain an activist say they're historically linked em better off together. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own atomic energy supplies and whether it's worth the risk the rector general of the world nuclear association now tells r t how he assesses the industry's future. gyrates it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much of the new production to college improved since its first reactor well th

getting homes in the fukushima nuclear. meanwhile there is concern over the health of those living in the area with more than a huff of children that's testing positive for radiation and. previously confidential index of people and groups thought to be involved in all funding terrorism in the country the list contains names of foreigners and international islamic. sexual assault charges against former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn a child in. as the new york case against him falls apart a french writer says she was attacked a decade ago when strauss calls more so you'd slobber and they will serve. those are the headlines when i was talk about sports here and the money is being splashed all around in russian football isn't moscow the latest to boost their score during the mid-season break a couple of goal scoring midfielders have joined their ranks i've got the details in just a second great. hello there you're watching the sport here on r.t. and these are the headlines. double sweet spot of moscow splashed thirteen mi

live from moscow here's a look at the top stories more than half of the children living near the fukushima nuclear plant have tested positive for radiation meanwhile inside evacuation zone police have arrested a gang of suspected looters accused of robbing abandoned homes. air passengers in russia are being put in danger by hooligans blinding pilots with lasers from the ground more than fifty planes have been targeted during landing this year and there are calls for police to toughen up on the menace. and new sexual assault charges against former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn are filed in france as a new york case falls a. our french writer says she was attacked a decade ago but strolls khan's lawyers say it's slander and will soon. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own energy supplies and whether atomic is worth the risk the general director of the world nuclear association now tells r.t. how he assesses the future of the industry. gyrates it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much does it make the production to college improved sin

frenzy in covering the accident at fukushima which has not made it had not been responsible for a single radiation fatality we have twenty four thousand citizens having died from the earthquake and a tsunami we've had a mishap a serious mishap at the fukushima power plant that has yet to produce a single fatality and yet people are using the words the phrase nuclear disaster nuclear tragedy as if something terribly harmful has occurred i'm in the at the beginning of the of the line when it comes to being unhappy about what happened at fukushima i think it was a tragedy in terms of the world's understanding of the essential safety of nuclear power i also think however that it might also be educational in the long term because people have begun to focus on it and as they begin to begin to focus even more clearly on the ultimate consequences of fukushima they will learn that there was relatively little damage done by this event and this was a worst case nuclear event after for christina you said we need to go back and look at their those costs shut down cooling systems can survive the worst

however, the local governments have only been able to test less than 1% of the cattle from fukushima. >>> japan's prefectural governors have accused prime minister naoto kan of making haphazard responses to the fukushima nuclear disaster and causing public dison it tent. the governors of japan's 47 prefectures opened a two-day meeting in akita city on tuesday to discuss the country's policies on nuclear and other energy sources. >> translator: the government is discussing restarting idle reactors even though the reactor has yet to be brought under control. i must question this attitude. >> translator: the day after minister kaieda declared the reactor in saga was state prime minister kan backed him up, but before the reactor could be started he demanded stress tests. i don't know whose words i should trust. >> the governors later worked out a series of emergency recommendations for nuclear policies. they say many residents are still facing hardships, four months after the nuclear accident began at the fukushima plant. they urged the government to swiftly resolve the fukushima nuclear

stress tests are now being implemented by the eu after the accident in fukushima.ut how and when the tests will be carried out in japan are yet to be decided. currently in east japan, power restrictions are being imposed on major electricity users such as factories to cut 50% of their power use compared to their peak last year. this is raising concerns about its negative impact on the japanese economy. even the nuclear reactors that are now in operation are scheduled to stop one after another by spring next year for regular inspections. the government should clearly explain how it will secure safety of nuclear power plants and at the same time safely supply power. >> and that was nhk world's shinya kutsukake. >>> "newsline" is launching a new segment this friday, and you won't want to miss it. "the road ahead" will examine the impact of the march 11th earthquake and tsunami and japan's efforts to rebuild. that's "the road ahead" every friday night at 8:00 and 11:00 japan time. >>> ai uchida joins us now the latest in business news. headlines out of europe today? >>

force for sure we had three mile island in america that we had shared noble in ukraine we just had fukushima. but there i think the remarkable thing about this technology which is producing so much of the world's electricity is how essentially it's safe it has been it does not emit any emissions into the into the global atmosphere and it has only on very very rare occasion and harmed anyone and meanwhile we've had thousands hundreds of thousands even millions of fatalities from the extraction of fossil fuels from the surface of the earth and from the health consequences of carbon emissions so if you look at the history of nuclear technology you not only see a very safe technology but you also see a relatively superior technology because it is essentially emissions free house always wondering who pays for storing the waste and how can a dangerous or be profitable body have to pay for storing the waste for thousands of years you know that the question of waste is i think the most fundamentally misunderstood aspect of nuclear energy most people say well look we're energy might be ok seems to be

now if i had lines police arrested a gang of a suspected looter thought to be talking homes in the fukushima nuclear if you ations on meanwhile there is concern over the health of those living in the area but more than half the children that testing positive for radiation. rushes it released a previously confidential index of people in groups thought to be involved in all funding terrorism in the country the list contains the names of foreigners and international islamised organizations operating in the north caucasus. and a new a sexual assault charges against a former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn filed in france. case excuse me against him for a french writer says that she was attacked a decade ago but lawyers say it's slander and they will soon. follow japan's nuclear leaving anxious nations looking into their own atomic energy supplies and whether it's all worth the risk the director general of the world nuclear situation now tells us here about see how he assesses the industry's future to stay with us. it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much of the nuclear prod

at the fukushima daiichi plant secondses for covers that contain radioactive materials released from the damaged reactors have begun arriving at the site. the covers will be installed at the number one, three and four reactors. buildings housing these reactors sustained severe damage from hydrogen blasts triggered by the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. pillars, beams and other parts are being pre-assembled at a port 50 kilometers away from the plant. the concrete basis of the structure will be delivered wednesday with more sections arriving in mid-july. the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company says it hopes to complete assembly work by late september using a crane with a 140-meter long arm. reducing radiation released from the reactor buildings is crucial to getting the crisis under control. this month, tepco will estimate the current amount of radiation released from the reactors, the figures will be used as a reference to gauge the effectiveness of the covers when they're installed. >>> japan's science and technology ministry says tests have found no radioactive s

nuclear accident at th fukushima daiichi plant. thstw was found to contain radioactive cesium 520 times the government's safety standard. the farm shipped 411 head of cattle to meat prog facilities in 5 prefectures clintoo omate marc to early july. in migata prefecture, dicte si high as 15 times the government stdaer detected in cattle in 2 farms. one of the farms shipped 24 he of cattle. matarecte y ur omar ailo d-ly. investigators found a total of 648 head of cattle had been shpeafter being fed contaminated straw. the amount of contaminated meat found to have been distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> overnight, the price of gold rg to a record high. gold futures topped $100 p ounce for the first time ever. the rally came as worries about u.s. and european debts prompted ereous metal.seek theafy o last week, major credit rating agencies said they may lower the ratings of u.s.ovnmton if lawmakers fail to raise the federal debt ceiling. concer are also mounting that the european debt problem may spreado

psychological support is grow over radiation levels in the area around fukushima. international news and comment live from moscow this is diplomats from russia and france have reportedly clashed over nato's handling of the libya crisis at a meeting of the un security council held behind closed doors it's believed moscow criticized the french decision to deliver weapons to gadhafi rebels which russia says was a violation of the u.n. resolution. looks now at the roots of the dispute at the u.n. . no official statements but we do know that there was a discussion and russia says such actions violate the arms embargo that was imposed on libya and the weapons supplies also breached the un mandate that was given to establish a no fly zone and protect the libyan civilians the u.n. authorization was given in the middle of march and since then nato bombings have killed scores of libyan civilians undermining the goal of the operation speaking those goals western powers have their logic of understanding the goals of the operation they say in order to protect the civilians they

thank you. >> that was alison nemoto, an english teacher in fukushima. in the fall alison will be joinched by another language teacher. then she'll have an ally in her campaign to bring smiles to the faces of children. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to. we have two segments. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nucle"nuclear watch" "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> as we've been reporting reuters says an explosion has damaged a building housing a building in the capital oslo on friday. the news agency reports several people were injured. once again, reuters says an explosion damaged a building housing the office of the prime minister in the norwegian capital of oslo on friday. the news agency reports several people were injured. >>> the operator of the nuclear power plant in central japan will take measures to build an 18-meter high embankment by december next year. the electric power company said on friday t

in the wake of the crisis in fukushima japan is going to stress test all of its nuclear power plants to determine how well the reactors could withstand further natural disasters the move is also into shoring people at the facilities a safe to be towards the general of the world nuclear association he blames the media for stirring up public panic in japan and that interview is coming up in just a moment stay with us for that here on r.t. . thank. you. jerry it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much does it make the production technology improved since its first reactor well the history of the nuclear age goes back more than a half century and enormous changes have taken place in that period of time i think the remarkable thing about the history of nuclear energy is how safe it has been almost from the very beginning. when we go back and see the first reactors experimentally being built in the one nine hundred fifty s. we're looking at a very very new technology and now we've had some bumps along the way that is force for sure we had three mile island in america but we

we've seen the media have a frenzy in covering the accident at fukushima which has not made it had not been very responsible for a single radiation fatality we have twenty four thousand citizens having died from the earthquake and the tsunami we've had a mishap a serious mishap at the fukushima power plant that has yet to produce a single fatality and yet people are using the word the phrase nuclear disaster nuclear tragedy as if something terribly harmful has occurred relatively little damage done by this event and this was a worst case nuclear event after fukushima you said we need to go back and look at whether those posts shut down cooling systems can survive the worst case events we can imagine what do you mean by go back the japanese made a mistake. the fundamental mistake they made was deciding that the worst tsunami they might encounter would come at a certain height and that would be the worst case to nami that they would encounter and if they defended. against that there there are backup cooling systems would be say that was a mistake because they misjudged and the result was

fukushima and chernobyl are the only level seven accidents in history. chim pom never imagined their work would be taking on themes like nuclear disasters. they told me that, in the beginning, they were inspired by, of all things, the mtv show jackass. >> werman: in an early piece that put chim pom on the map, the group traveled to cambodia. together with local kids who had lost limbs to landmines, they blew up designer bags and ipods, then auctioned the remnants for a cambodia benefit. >> werman: a few weeks after the tsunami, they traveled to a fishing village in fukushima. hand in hand with some young locals from the fishing community, they created a video piece that became an expression of solidarity. they called it "100 cheers." ( shouting in japanese ) ( cheers and applause ) >> werman: "100 cheers" was chim pom's immediate response, but that was only the beginning. as the nuclear crisis ( cheers and applause ) >> werman: "100 cheers" was chim pom's immediate response, but that was only the beginning. as the nuclear crisis intensified, chim pom dec

taura is back in tokyo but commanded the operation at fukushima. taura says he learned a lot from his mission to fight radiation. not only has the experience reinforced his identity as a child of atomic bomb survivors it has also enabled him to give it clear message to people who have to overcome the fear of radiation. >> translator: first and foremost, i want them to approach their fears realistically. one should avoid both being oversensitive, careless in the face of such an invisible threat. if you take protective measures in accordance with each local radiation, then the mission can be fully executed. >> reporter: 66 years have passed since the atomic bombs were dropped on japan. with a silent prayer for peace in his heart, taura will come to fight against radiation until the day when the nuclear crisis is brought under control. jun motors moto, nhk, tokyo. >>> let's look at the latest in business news with ai uchida. there was a big jump in stock markets. >> european and u.s. markets up overnight. new york stocks surged over 200 points tuesday

this is the edge of the exclusion zone around the fukushima nuclear power station.he only vehicles allowed in our carrying emergency workers on their way for another shift at the plant. after explosions and knelt down, the reactors are still not under control. the plan is to stabilize them by january at the latest. but for now, the plant continues to leak radiation. even towns just outside the exclusion zone have been blasted by the disaster. radiation levels are higher than normal and many people have chosen to leave. this family have been living in a hotel room since the middle of march. it is a six-hour drive inland. all they brought with them is what they could carry on the bus. the children are fitting in at the local school, but their mother can't forgive the power company for destroying their old life. >> i was born in that town. but when i think about what is best for my children, i can't go back. >> just down the road is another family who fled the nuclear crisis. course to start, o again after losing everything. he already opened a new noodle restaurant to

. >>> the newly installed cooling system at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant resumed operation on thursday night after hitting another snag when its water treatment equipment stopped. tokyo electric power company says the decontamination equipment stopped automatically on thursday afternoon when the alarm went off. tepco says the problem turned out to be a malfunction of a french-made device that removes radioactive material from the water. it is looking into the cause of the malfunction. tepco says it has continued injecting circulated water into the reactors as it has already treated about 2,000 tons of water to be used for cooling. meanwhile, contaminated water at the number 6 reactor turbine building is increasing. tepco has been storing the water in makeshift tanks. it began transferring the water on thursday afternoon to a giant steel barge, called a megafloat, which is attacked to a quay on the plant's premises. but the company says it has no final plan to dispose of the water stored on the barge. >>> in the wake of the nuclear accident in japan, germany's lower house of pa

. >>> the operator of the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant will twin preparations to inject nitrogen into the number three react over tuesday afternoon. tokyo electric power company says workers have confirmed last friday that the pipes can be connected to the reactor container. tepco plans to inject nitrogen to avoid a hydrogen explosion. the utility has set a target of july 17th to complete the task. nitrogen was injected into the number one reactor in april and the number two reactor in june. >> translator: we are planning to connect the pipe to the container around 1:00 p.m. on tuesday. we want to begin the injection as soon as we get the approval from the safety agency. >> the utility reported its plan to the nuclear and industrial safety agency on monday. it described the safety measures to limit radiation exposure to the workers. tepco also told the agency how the injection will impact the container. >>> tepco says it has detected airborne radioactive materials above the government standard in the number two reactor building. tepco has been investigating inside the th

nauk lar watch brings you insight and information on the fukushima daiichi process. don't miss, nuclear watch and the road ahead, on newsline. >>> what happens to sky scrapers when they're hit by shock waves from a massive earthquake? new data suggests they may be more vulnerable than previously thought. >> the swank is intention. >> sky skriepers y scrapers swak and forth after the earthquake on march 11. experiencing the strongest shaking. experts simulate the intensity of the quake inside high rise buildings. testing what would happen on the top floor after 50-story building. the device they used simulating the world's strongest swaying motion. the roof, swaying from side it side, back and forth a long ways. maximum amplitude is 60 centimeters. the long period ground motion is characteristic, slow with each cycle lasting two second or longer. >> the march 11th quake was the strongest ever for super sigh ohio rise buildings in or near tokyo. >> the long period ground motion made the sky scrapers top floors. but we found that another added to the damage. the head of

the a did come in march although amano was secretary model was not able to come to fukushima so because the danger is there but he's now toured the facility and been briefed and had discussions with the government but in essence what this is is just just trying to give a nice shine to a terrible terrible situation of policy and not really in any way dealing with the actual problems that are facing us here in japan while the tragedy that hit japan about four months ago terrified the world tell us how this iteration is there are now. well there is there's different pieces to it there's been some rebuilding of the damage done by the earthquake and the tsunami although that stress ceded somewhat slowly but in terms of the problems with the nuclear plants the situation is rather die there are still these plants are still leeching radioactivity into the environment every day into the sea and through the steam of the combing into the air and what's what's now preoccupied many people in japan is that even for those of us that live far enough away that we thought we were not in any way threatene

the cleanup of the stricken fukushima nuclear plant has been praised by the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog who said radiation could be contained by the end of the year yukiya amano is visiting the facility to assess the progress in preventing the nuclear crisis from getting worse reactors were heavily damaged by the earthquake and tsunami has caused the cause to melt and released a dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment workers have since been trying to restore the cooling system and stop contaminated water from the reactors leaking into the sea but hiroshima based nuclear energy expert robert jacobs believes the i.a.e.a. visit is a farce and the japanese government still isn't doing enough to protect people. in essence what this is is just just trying to give a nice shine to a terrible terrible situation and policy and not really in any way dealing with the actual problems that are facing us here in japan and least plants are still leaching radioactivity into the environment every day into the sea and through the steam of the combing into the air and what wha

"nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. >>> met with ariva vice president in paris on monday. he expressed gratitude for mokly for providing the -- at the reactors. >> translator: we must review the safety standards and implement best measures to operate them. >> mockly said the industry in europe is facing problems since the problem. if the industry becomes more transparent. he added that ariva hopes to exchange views on aspects of nuclear energy with japan in the future. >>> a majority of the nuclear plants in japan have been halted since the fukushima power plant accident. but not all are against resuming their operations. a mayor in southwestern japan has approved the resumption of two plants. the gankai plant has been given the go ahead after the march disaster. the mayor of gangki town gave the go ahead. two reactors at the plant have been idle since routine checkups were completed in april. >> i'm convinced that the safety sof the genkai plant has been secured. >> translator: we'll continue to do our best to gain understanding about the safety of nuclear power generatio

the atomic agency chief makes his first visit to japan's crippled fukushima plant as the country's nuclear nightmare continues for months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. countdown to crisis president obama appealed to the public to pressure congress into a compromise over its debt ceiling with just a week before a potential default. to top a north korean diplomat is invited to the u.s. for talks on it resuming stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations just days off the envoys from north and south better for the first time in. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me sushi the head of the international atomic watchdog is a visiting japan's fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since march as devastating earthquake and tsunami yukiya amano has promised to help with the recovery effort and discussed what aid is needed a meeting with the country's prime minister and his killing thousands natural disasters caused the plant's a reactor of course to melt and leak dangerous amounts of radiation into the environment but the i.a.e.a. chief says the workers at

the effects of the fukushima crisis are continuing to manifest themselves in various areas including japanese politics japan's disaster reconstruction minister. has resigned only a week into the post this comes after his visit to an area hit by march a tsunami and earthquake there scolded the local governor and threaten to withhold aid to the region if he didn't provide a clear plan for reconstruction the former ministers behavior angered local people and japan's most prominent opposition party and the front to all earthquake victims . a double bomb attack is killed at least thirty five and wounded forty seven in a semi dominated tell north of iraq's capital baghdad police reports say insurgents first detonated the car bomb near the local council building this was followed by a second explosion at a roadside bomb targeting those who gathered to help the victims of the first blast . killing four people in baghdad's green zone where government and embassy. it's a rare and incurable disease and here in russia suffer a say it's ignored by the medical establishment known as the means chil

the atomic agency chief makes his first visit to japan's crippled fukushima plant as the country's nuclear nightmare continues for months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. countdown to crisis president obama appealed to the public to pressure congress into a compromise over its debt ceiling with just one week before potential to force. and top north korean diplomat is invited to the u.s. for talks on it resuming stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations just days after envoys from the north and south met for the first time in two years and business news russia is expanding its privatization programs to completely sell off fourteen state companies by the year's twenty seven c. on that in twenty minutes. just after three pm on tuesday here in moscow you with r.t. and some showing the head of the international atomic watched over his visit in japan's fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time since march of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. has promised to help with the recovery effort and discussed what aid is needed at a meeting with the country's prime minister as well

now a fourteen minutes past the hour here in moscow the accident japan's fukushima facility triggered safety fears all around the world forcing some countries to think twice about using nuclear energy but for energy hungry china it seems it's demands are so high there's simply no alternative as a henry morton reports it's focusing instead on developing new technologies to make atomic plants safer with the global spotlight firmly back on the safety of nuclear power following japan's tsunami and the problems at the fukushima daiichi plant china is looking at spearheading efforts to make the industry safer much safer the chinese are investing millions in research into reactors powered by the element three m. a metal proponents say as common as lead and one which despite some concerns would lead to power plants with few a safety issues as well as other benefits. thore and based reactors certainly have advantages release from thore and is greater than from uranium the by products from using story in a less toxic than from uranium and it's much harder to make weapons from those my products

some of the rest for compensation for people who lived around fukushima. people say that what they want is for their lives to get better as quickly as possible. so they welcome the idea of more money allocated, but they are concerned about the infighting going on in tokyo among politicians. the argument over when the prime minister should leave office. what they want is improvements and soon. >> thank you. that's more in our power of asia season on the bbc news webite. you can see profiles of the countries and ex amine how asia is growing. you have been watching "newsday". >> i'm babita sharma in london. the british parliament has called for an emergency debate about the phone hacking scandal involving news international. plenty more on that to come on "bbc world news". you've been watching "newsday". that's it. thanks for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global fi

for >> i have given orders to the governor of fukushima to stop the shipment of all cattle to the meek treatment center. >> the meat from hundreds of animals had already been sent to shops nationwide. it might have voted been eaten. >> i am worried because i have children. there is a continuing problem with beef. >> we have been told that it is ok as long as we don't continue to eat meat. i am trying not to think about it. >> this is the latest scare about contamination. already, it has been found in green tea. even the tap water here in tokyo. in the air, radiation can be carried very far. once it gets into the food chain, it can travel all around the country. >> four months after the fukushima plant was shattered by explosions, it is still leaking radiation. today, the government announced some success in the operation to get the crisis and to control. workers have set up a system to clean tens of thousands of tons of contaminated water. the next step is to bring the reactors to and shutdowns which is likely to take the rest of the year and beyond. >> in india, the u.s. secretary of

mockley said the nuclear generation in europe is facing opposition since the fukushima accident, but says he believes it's possible to regain the public's trust if the industry becomes more transparent. he added that ariva hopes to exchange views on variouses as t aspects of nuclear energy with japan in the future. members of djapan's nuclear saf tiff administration says they must do more before lifting an evacuation advisory for areas near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. during a news conference on monday, they were referring to comments made by the minister in charge of the nuclear disaster. the minister said the government could lift the advisory for areas 20-to-30 kilometers by around july 17th. the members say a safety assessment must first be carried out to fully understand the situation inside the damaged reactors. they say the government must also confirm that another hydrogen explosion will not occur. residents in the evacuation advisory zone are required to remain indoors and must be prepared to evacuate in the event of an emergency. some have already left for safer ar