most were rescued from one village in fukushima. after the nuclear accident, the shelter took in dogs whose owners were no longer able to care for them. the dogs get plenty of food, but the organization is short-staffed, so animals only get five minutes a day outside of the pens to walk around the grounds. five minutes is not much time for an energetic pup like cha. and the 3-year-old wants more than a leisurely stroll. far away in fukushima prefecture, cha's owners are trying to rebuild their lives. they couldn't take their dog when they evacuated. heartbreaking for the three daughters. >> translator: when we see a dog on tv, we always think about cha, and start talking about him. sometimes we look at old pictures. cha was an important family member. we thought of him like a little brother. we used to run outside together. we would go for walks. i want to do that again. >> reporter: back at the shelter, 13-year-old beagle chiby is also missing her owners. she's 70 in human years. she has rarely barked. a present has arrived. perhap

i wanted to wipe out their fears. >> reporter: fukushima city is about 60 kilometers away from the fukushima daiichi. it's outside the government's evacuation zone. still, city officials have detected elevated levels of radiation in some places. and more and more residents are leaving town. >> translator: when i walk around, i feel that there are fewer young people in the city. >> translator: it will be great if many people could get together to make fukushima vibrant again. >> reporter: shop keepers aren't seeing the customers they used to. masato manages a commercial building with dozens of shops. three of them have gone out of business over the last year. he decided he had to do something. his solution, matchmaking on a grand scale. at first, most restaurant owners were skeptical. they didn't think that anyone in fukushima would participate in such an event. fukushi visited them one by one to win them over. >> i hope we can work together to get people to come to fukushima. >> reporter: the day of the event arrived. and more than 2,300 people lined up. hundreds came from outside the area.

in fukushima city. they took daily readings from may of last year, about two months after the disaster. the scientists say the measurements rose and fell in 40-day cycles, but they say the overall density declined by around 85% by march this year. fukushima university professor and research leader watanabe says the results of the study can be applied to any other country or region. >> translator: the research will enable us to measure what influence the radioactive materials from fukushima has on the planet. >> engineers at fukushima daiichi are getting ready to carry out a delicate operation. they'll be removing unused fuel rods from a storage pool at the nuclear plant to check them for damage. the procedure is a dry run for the extraction of more than 1,500 rods. the volatile material could pose a threat if there's another earthquake. the engineers plan to remove two unused fuel rods in july from the pool at the number four reactor. if they're successful, they'll take out the rest of the rods next yea

i wanted to wipe out their fears. >> reporter: fukushima city is about 60 kilometers away from the fukushima daiichi. it's outside the government's evacuation zone. still, city officials have detected elevated levels of radiation in some places. and more and more residents are leaving town. >> when i walk around, i fear that there are fewer young people in the city. it will be great if many people could get together to make fukushima vibrant again. >> reporter: shopkeepers aren't seeing the customers they used to. masato manages a commercial building with dozens of shops. three of them have gone out of business over the last year. he decided he had to do something. his solution, match making on a grand scale. at first, most restaurant owners were skeptical. they didn't think that anyone in fukushima would participate in such an event. he visited them one by one to win them over. >> translator: i hope that we can work together to get people to come to fukushima. >> reporter: the day of the event arrived. and more than 2300 people lined up. hundreds came from outside the area. shuzo grew up in

so i concluded and i sort of sint thized the story of fukushima my own mind, that my story was that fukushima accident was in hindsight foreseeable and hindsight foreseeable. that may sound like a non se-- number one, the plant was located about 110 miles from the intersection of two tech tonic plates, so-called ring of fire. the natural sight elevation originally a former imperial japanese air force base was actually lowered from its original elevation 35 meter high. it was lowered 25 meters to drop below ten meters, exposing the sight to the impact, increasing the tsunami risk, if you will. for a variety of reasons, the sea wall that was installed in and around fukushima was underdesigned for the tsunami that reached the shore there. the emergency disels that are the back up in case off site ac power is lost were placed in the basement of the turbine buildings facing the pacific ocean. you ask why were they placed in the turbine buildings in the basement? because they wanted to protect them from a seismic event. then some gaps in regulatory oversight. the sea pumps, in addition to the disel

some people in fukushima city are trying a strategy to revive the economy. we have the story. >> japanese are no strangers to match making parties not many have seen them as big as this. more than 70 other spots cross town have them. none had met before and they had other worries too. >> translator: many people are uncomfortable or skeptical about being in fukushima fearing the effects of radiation. i wanted to wipe out their fears. >> fukushima city is about 60 kilometers away from the plant. it's outside the government's evacuation zone. still city officials detected elevated levels of radiation in places. more and more residents are leaving town. >> when i walk around, i feel that there fewer young people in the city. it will be great if many people could get to make fukushima i have brnt again. >> shopkeepers are not seeing the customers they used to. this man manages a commercial building with dozens of shops. three have gone out of business over the last year. he decided to do something. match making on a grand scale. most restaurant owners were skepti

many evacuees come from fukushima where the damaged nuclear plant is located. but when they get to their new location, many come up against new problems. and as nhk world yuko fukuyama reports, they have no one to turn to. >> reporter: this woman left fukushima for tokyo two months after the nuclear accident. she often speaks about her experience so others know what evacuees go through. here she addresses university students. >> reporter: i felt there were no guarantees for my daughter's health and life if i remained in fukushima. >> reporter: before the accident, rika lived in miharu a town famous for its beautiful cherry trees. the community is some 50 kilometers away from the nuclear plant. the government did not designate it as an evacuation zone. just the same many residents left. after the accident rika and her family took great care to avoid radiation exposure. they wore masks and stayed indoors as much as possible. but rika worried that radiation might affect her 7-year-old daughter so she decided to flee to tokyo. >> i found that getting away from fuku

in fukushima city.hey took daily readings from may last year, about two months after the accident. the scientists say the measurements rose and fell in 40-day cycles. but they say the overall density declined by around 85% by march this year. fukushima university professor and research leader says the results of the study can be applied to any other country or region. >> translator: the research will enable us to measure what influence the radioactive materials from fukushima has on the planet. >> the nuclear accident raised concerns about the safety of food from fukushima. some consumers still avoid buying products from that prefecture. even if inspectors have approved the items. police say that prompted a former meat shop manager to bend the rules. investigators say he admitted to selling falsely labeled beef from fukushima in february at a store in osaka in western japan. police say he told them he didn't think people would buy meat from fukushima. agriculture ministry officials ordered the shop's op

many evacuees come from fukushima where the damaged nuclear plant is located. but when they get to their new location, many come up against new problems. and as nhk world's yuko fukuyama reports, they have no one to turn to. >> reporter: this woman left fukushima for tokyo, two months after the nuclear accident. she often speaks about her experience so others know what evacuees go through. here, she addresses university students. >> translator: i felt there were no guarantees for my daughter and my life if i remained in fukushima. >> reporter: before the accident, rika lives in a town famous for its beautiful cherry trees. the community is some 50 kilometers away from the nuclear plant. the government did not designate it as an evacuation zone. just the same, many residents left. after the accident, rika and her family took great care to avoid radiation exposure. they wore masks and stayed indoors as much as possible. but rika worried that radiation might affect her 7-year-old daughter, so she decided to flee to tokyo. >> translator: i found that getting away f

the next week also scientists for the first time have discovered bluefin tuna contaminated by the fukushima nuclear crisis in japan last year swimming off the coast of california one of their impacts with the fukushima disaster have on america what's the status of the stricken fukushima nuclear plant today and into one's daily take how do your rig an election this gas florida florida governor rick scott what what's he doing to help mitt romney win come november and how can the people of florida stop it. best for the rest of the news to a story that tragically just won't go away the focus human nuclear crisis radioactive fish are now swimming in u.s. waters scientists have for the first time discovered bluefin tuna that were contaminated by the fukushima nuclear crisis in japan last year swimming off the coast of california radioactive cesium ten times above the normal level it was found in the fish though health officials say the levels are too low to be considered a health threat and again no amount of radiation is good for you meanwhile back at the crippled nuclear plant a bulge was detec

the nuclear accident raised concerns about the safety of food from fukushima.ome consumers still avoid buying products from that prefecture, even if inspectors have approved the items. police say that prompted a former meat shop manager to bend the rules. investors say hiroshi admitted to selling falsely labeled beef from fukushima in february at a store in osaka in western japan. police say he told them he didn't think people would buy meat from fukushima. agriculture ministry officials ordered the shop's operator last month to label its products correctly. they discovered it falsified the origin of 1.4 tons of beef. >>> myanmar has been called the last frontier of asia. as the former military regime opens up, it presents untapped economic potential. asian neighbors and western countries are reaching out to the formerly reclusive country. now manhoman singh is the first indian prime minister to visit the country in 25 years. singh vowed to help myanmar bolster its economy and democratization during his meeting with president thein sein on monday. singh outline

they headed for iwaki city in fukushima prefecture by bus. locals welcomed the group with a ceremony at a spa resort. the group enjoyed a hula dance performance which is very popular in the city. local officials explained to the visitors the radiation levels in fukushima prefecture during the bus ride. the chinese group leader said he confirmed the safety of fukushima and said he believes more chinese will visit the region in the future. the tour group will stay in fukushima until tuesday, visiting a scenic lakeside area. >>> a japanese research group says it's succeeded in developing a building material that can filter most radioactive cesium from contaminated water. the research group at kinki university's faculty of engineering in hiroshima prefecture applied a method using plaster found in traditional japanese architecture. called shikui, the traditional material usually mixes lime with sand, but the group used zealite powder instead of sand as it can absorb radioactive substances. the group says the material is permeable and could be use

good night fukushima power plants -- a fukushima power plant is one of the biggest in the world. we were taken through the doors into the corridors in the side write to the control room with the reactors will to power tokyo. one by one, all of japan's nuclear power stations have been shut down, and now the output is zero. this is the very heart of the power station. now that music is a warning to the airlock is open. over here, and that is the pool where the nuclear fuel is being stored, and next to it, that circular structure, that is the top of the reactor itself. before the disaster, japan relied on nuclear power for nearly a third of its electricity. the nearby town now faces a choice between fear and economic collapse. a power station is the biggest employer. like other communities, they are reluctant to allow it to be restarted, wary of another fukushima. >> we have been living with the nuclear power station, so the is that itant gamthing is safe, and now we find that is not the case. our trust and the people who run the plant and the government has been shattered. good >>

the fukushima reactors had occurred. that saturday, march 12th, i sat in on a conference call in which the chairman told each of the commissioners, i believe each one of them was on the conference call and was explaining what was going on with respect to the reactor. commissioner, were you on that call? >> i was, sir, and if i may say that the general counsel's response indicated that we were informed the agency was in the monitoring mode. the difference or misunderstanding is my view that does not correlate to emergency authorities. the agency going into the monitoring mode does not necessarily invoke those emergency authorities under law. >> it seems obvious that if the commission was operating in emergency operations center, they were responding to an emergency. you disagree with that? >> the agency has numerous times been into the monitoring mode where the chairman of the agency has not invoked the emergency authorities. so i do not correlate being notified of being in the monitoring mode as an immediate invocation o

last year's accident at fukushima daiichi prompted their discussions. now members of an economy trade and industry ministry committee have come up with four options. option one, japan would reduce nuclear power use to zero as soon as possible. option two, atomic energy would be reduced to a lower level, subject to review after 2030. option three, it would be maintained at a certain level, such as 20% to 25%, and option four, government leaders won't make the decision. consumers will. this is basically letting the market decide. our reporter chie yamaguchi has been following the debate. she has more on the points the committee members discussed. >> it would prevent another nuclear accident in japan where earthquakes occur frequently. it would also stop nuclear waste waste from building up, but they would have to increase electricity output by using thermal power generation for the time being, meaning carbon dioxide emission would rise. japan needs to quickly switch to renewable energy for this option to succeed. the second option is in line with the noda

last year's accident at fukushima daiichi prompted their discussions. now members of an economy, trade and industry ministry have come up with four options. option one, japan would reduce nuclear power use to zero as soon as possible. option two, atomic energy would be reduced to a lower level subject to review after 2030. option three, it would be maintained at a certain level such as 20% to 25%. and option four, government leaders won't make the decision. consumers will. and this is basically like letting the market decide. and chie yamagushi has been following the discussions and the debate. tell us about some of the points the committee members talked about. >> the economy ministry wanted the committee to decide the percentage of energy sources that will be used in japan in the year 2030. the committee also gratified a long-term revision on nuclear power. >> what are the pros and cons of each of the options we just mentioned. >> the dereliance option is aimed at preventing another nuclear accident in japan where earthquakes occur frequently. it woul

after fukushima, we must cooperate in the communities.n the other hand, such a community sometimes has a disadvantage, too. peer pressure prevents people from change. there is much to discuss in these kinds of communities. this is not only a program. it is a nationwide program in japan. [inaudible] [inaudible] the collection of cultural information in the 1990s. i hope that the u.s. and japan can collaborate for the sake of japan and all of the countries say. we need to make nuclear safety important and also information sharing. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> okay. now we are going to have the q. and a. thank you to all of our speakers. i would ask you, we are on c-span to live, so if you have a question, please wait until you have the microphone in your hand before you start your question so that they can hear the whole question. we have one right there. i will hold my moderator and let you guys get started. please stand up, and identify yourself. >> i have a question about mitigation. i can see in th

because before the zphast fukushima last year there were 1/3 of the country's needs being supplied by nuclear power. the local communities have refused to approve the re-start of one. here's roland buerk. >> once it was a symbol of japan's belief in a nuclear future. the biggest nuclear power station in the world is here. we were taken through the heavy, water-tight doors into the maze of corridors inside. right to the control room for the reactors built to power tokyo. one-by-one, all japan's nuclear power stations have been shut down. and now the output is zero. >> this is the very heart of their power station. that music is a warning that the air lock is open. over here that water, that's the pool where the spent nuclear fuel, still radioactive, of course, where it's being stored, and that circular structure is the top of the reactor itself. now before the disaster at fukushima, japan relied on nuclear power for nearly 1/3 of its electricity. the nearby town now faces a choice between fear and economic collapse. the power station is the biggest employer but like others, they are re

. >> increased levels of radioactivity from last year's fukushima accident have been found in pacific bluefin tuna off the coast of california. the fish could have picked up contamination of swimming in japanese waters. the root bread of radioactivity is within safe limits -- the rate of radioactivity. >> months on from the fukushima nuclear accident, radioactivity has been found in one of the pacific ocean's most iconic fish, the bluefin tuna. while the accident could have had a far worse outcome, it is thought the japanese disaster is the source of the radioactive cesium now found in some fish. during the battle to bring the damaged power station systems under control, large volumes of contaminated water when from the fukushima reactors into the sea. 15 samples of tuna caught as far away as the north american coast or showing low-level traces of the pollution. >> with contrast to the radioactivity in the bluefin tuna with the radioactivity and yellowfin tuna, a different species that also lives in the pacific. the yellow finn were collected at the same time, at the same location, sa

but the japanese were told that fukushima was safe and convincing people now will not be easy. roland buerk, bbc news, japan. >> a new study has suggested that a lack of sun and long hours spent studying could be to blame for a huge rise in short sightedness among young adults in asia. the report, published in the lancet, found up to 90% of school kids are suffering from short sightedness, or myopia. that compares with an average of 20% to 30% in the u.k. the research also suggests that up to 20% of sufferers could eventually lose some of their vision or even go blind. so, interesting statistic there. now, as we've been telling you, hillary clinton, u.s. secretary of state, and the treasury secretary of the united states, timothy geithner, have been in beijing, and they are just about to start their joint press conference in beijing. let's go over live and see if they've begun speaking. >> thank you. >> start talking, we can tell you that you are looking there at live pictures, hillary clinton, timothy geithner, joint news conference, at the conclusion of their annual strategic

reactor four at fukushima still in really bad shape. very much so one big earthquake at fukushima daiichi could topple the unit four reactor building and inside that pool which is one hundred feet up in the air is one hundred and thirty five tons of high level radioactive waste and once you lose the cooling water supply even if the pools floor fall out which is a risk as well you could have a radioactive inferno within an hour to eight times the radioactive cesium one thirty seven released by chernow bowl there would have to abandon the entire site there are seven pools with eighty five times chernobyl cesium at the fukushima daiichi site you could lose a big chunk of japan if this whole place went up in flames something we have to keep an eye on it unfortunately doesn't look like we're learning the lessons we should be learning tevin thanks a lot for coming on thank you samples covered beyond nuclear coming up the donald says full steam ahead on the reverend jeremiah wright attacks and paul ryan is more delusional than ever all that an

so just how powerful is this lobbying might explain why after the fukushima crisis lots of nations in europe have tried to cut back on nuclear power eliminated altogether while here in the united states we're looking to expand it. well the nuclear power industry is very powerful at the top levels of the federal government certainly at the nuclear regulatory commission and their lobbyists and their people swarm the agency on a daily basis actually and get away with writing a lot of the nuclear regulations from their pressure on the indus and the agency and it it's true that it's very difficult for an opponent of the industry if not impossible to be appointed a commissioner let alone a chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission and greg ask himself it took from two thousand and three to two thousand and five senator reid battling with president george w. bush to get on the commission in the first place and as i said jasko does not vote our way one hundred percent of the time not at all just recently he voted to block consideration of renewables as an alternative to twenty year licens

it will decommission the fukushima plant while continuing a stable supply of power. it also includes early repayment of the public money. tepco's restructuring will be led by the government. restarting a nuclear power plant in niigata prefect surincluded in the plan but the governor of the prefecture has already said he opposes restarting the reactor. >> translator: tepco needs to understand that they caused the fukushima accident. i want the utility to reconsider whether they are really qualified to operate nuclear power plants. >> industry minister yukio edano also acknowledged that the government at this point has not given the go-ahead to restart the nuclear power plant. the plan may lead to an increase in electricity charges for households. users are expected to voice their opposition. >>> a government backed fund and an internet service provider will jointly set up a firm to help japanese digital content operate in emerging asian economies. the region is considered to become a market with high growth potential. the innovation network corporation and major inter

he asked for the nation's cooperation in cleaning up and rebuilting the fukushima plant. he said the country will offer its experience and techniques to help japan. adano told reporters that he believes sharing information on decontamination will greatly assist the reconstruction of fukushima. >>> and that's all for now in business news. i'll leave you with a recap of the latest market figures. >>> greek workers filled the streets of athens on may day. they marked international workers day with a protest against austerity measures. and they warned greek leaders they may not stay in power beyond parliamentary elections this sunday. nhk world reports from athens. >> reporter: thousands of greeks hit the streets on a day meant to honor workers. major labor unions called on all their mberto turn out. the messages they carried and chanted underscored their belief that the ruling party has to go. the government cut spending and increased taxes. demonstrators say plans to slash the number of government workers and their salaries infringe on their rights. >> hurting workers in ev

. >>> the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster fueled worldwide doubts over the merits of nuclear power. in japan, political leaders are debating whether or not to restart nuclear plants. at present, the country's electricity supply is for the first time in 42 years nuclear free. another dilemma japan faces is whether to abandon the decades long objective of establishing a self-sustaining nuclear fuel cycle. in today's nuclear watch, we take a closer look at what has been a pillar of japan's nuclear policy. given its limited natural resources, japan decided in 1956 on a policy to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and use the plutonium extracted in that way. the plutonium was to fuel fast breeder reactors, which theoretically produce more plutonium than they consume. but plans to put fast breeder reactors into use have been stalled since an accident at the prototype reactor in 1995. the project is already running 60 years behind schedule. another key facility for recycling fuel is the processing plant in aomori prefecture, northern japan. it was sport supposed to start operating around 1990 b

advisory panel explain what was discussed at the meetings with industry representatives. >>> the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster fuld worldwide doubts over the merits of nuclear power. in japan, political leaders are debating whether or not to restart nuclear plants. at present, the country's electricity supply is for the first time in 42 years nuclear free. another dilemma japan faces is whether to abandon the decades long objective of establishing a self-sustaining nuclear fuel cycle. in today's nuclear watch, we take a closer look at what has been a pillar of japan's nuclear policy. given its limited natural resources, japan decided in 1956 on a policy to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and use the plutonium extracted in that way. the plutonium was to fuel fast breeder reactors, which theoretically produce more plutonium than they consume. but plans to put fast breeder reactors into use have been stalled since an accident at the prototype reactor in 1995. the project is already running 60 years behind schedule. another key facility for recycling fuel is the processing plant in aomori pr

but now, in the wake of the fukushima meltdowns, u.s. regulators and the industry are grappling with how best to respond, or not, to what happened in japan. gregory jaczko is the outgoing chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission. >> nuclear power plants generally work well when a lot of things aren't changing. so there is, i think, an inertia against change and against improvement. and i think it's something we have to be vigilant about and continue to push, as the regulator, to make sure that that change happens. >> reporter: "an inertia against improvement." that doesn't sound like a very safe approach. >> well, i think you look at the industry and where it is today versus where it was in ten, 15, 20 years ago, there have been a lot of enhancements to safety. performance is much better than it used to be. >> reporter: i joined jaczko as he toured the river bend plant. managers here showed us the layers of safety measures that stand between controlled nuclear fission and disaster. in industry parlance, it is called "defense in dept

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a companied based in fukushima, japan, runs the chain. this customer drops by once a week. she said that the prices are reasonable. she adds she never gets tired of the selection because it's changing so often. >> translator: i love it here because the prices are low and the clothes are comfortable. the designs are cute and japanese. it's just my style. >> reporter: these chains first doors in china opened six years ago. between last april and this march the chinese tourists earned $72 million in sales. that's 50% higher than the year before. one reason for the chain's success is the good sales of its stores in smaller cities. they face less competition than the companies outputs in big, urban centers. last year the expect opened 170 new stores to bring the total number to 360. here an employee who finds new store locations visits a shopping center and the construction. he's looking for a new spot for a shop. >> translator: china is developing very quickly. if we don't move fast, we might miss out on great locations. >> reporter: the company stresses training in shanghai wh

land and infrastructure ministry surveyed 200 communities and fukushima prefectures. 70% said they aim to move inland or to higher ground. 12% plan to build up areas and levies and move there. 18% hope to construct or strengthen levies before rebuilding on ground where moments used to stand. they suggest that people could be h higher than two meters hope to move or raise the ground level in residential districts. those in locations that could be hit by smaller waves hope to stay where they are. >> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster, but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild home, businesses, entire communities. we will show you the struggles and the successes on the road ahead, every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >> the tallest structure in japan opens in three weeks. officials in charge of the tokyo sky tree are getting ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors. they are prepared to keep all the people safe. police and firefighters and self defense force members and tokyo residents took part in a dril

and more than a year after the fukushima daiichi accident changed safety standards, that hasn't happened in 42 years, that is. and that's why government leaders are asking people to save energy. cabinet members set voluntary saving targets. they based their standards on electricity demand in 2010 when japan's summer was unusually hot. people living in the cities of osaka and kyoto are expecting to face the most serious short fall. kansai electric power serves the region. it relies heavily on nuclear energy. customers will be asked to reduce their usage by 15% or more. customers further south in kyushu will be asked to reduce their usage by at least 10%. utilities in neighboring areas will be urged to save 5% or more so energy can be diverted to kansai and kyushu. shikoku and hokkaido electric power companies will have reduction targets of at least 7%. cabinet ministers will review the standards if two reactors at kansai's ohi plant go back online. municipalities surrounding the facility are debating a government proposal to restart the units. >>> a liquefied natural gas project led by ja

he asked for the nation's cooperation in cleaning up and rebuilding the fukushima plant. he said his country will offer its experience and if he can nee techniques to help japan. he believes sharing information on decontamination will greatly assist the reconstruction of fukushima. >>> japan airlines began flights using boeing's state-of-the-art 787 jet on tuesday. the dreamliner flew from tokyo to new delhi, india. jal filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010. the air carrier is introducing the energy efficient dreamliner on the international routes as part of its restructuring plan. jal is the first carrier to use the 787 on regular routes in asia. >> translator: it was very comfortable. >> we enjoyed the flight very much. looking forward to doing it again. >> india's economy is growing rapidly. the number of japanese companies in the country has more than doubled in the past five years. jal says it chose india as the 787's first destination because it expects strong demand for this route. from next year, the carrier plans to increase the number of flights to india from

before the disaster and fukushima, japan relied on nuclear power for nearly 1/3 of its electricity. the nearby town and now faces a choice between fear and economic collapse. the power station is the biggest employer but like other local communities, they are reluctant to allow it to be restarted, wary of another fukushima. but the lights must be kept on in tokyo, a glistening city that consumes vast amounts of power. to prevent blackouts, imports of gas and other fossil fuels have risen dramatically. never before has this terminal been so busy. it comes at a heavy price, more expensive electricity. they are constructing huge new seawalls, big enough, they say, to withstand any possible tsunami. the japanese were told that the additional was safe, only to see it go into meltdown. -- the japanese were told that fukushima was se, only to see it go to a meltdown. convincing people now will not be easy. >> that brings today's show to a close, but you can find that story and more online at bbc.com/news. for all of us, thank you for watching and have a good weekend. >> make sense of inter

a earthquake and tsunami disabled the fukushima daiichi plant. seismologists are trying to figure when the next disaster will hit. they say a powerful quake could strike off a peninsula east of tokyo. the epicenter is different from the one that triggered the great kanto earthquake in 1923. members of the geospatial information authority of japan presented their analysis wednesday at a meeting of the coordinating committee for earthquake prediction. gps data shows the tip of the boso peninsula has been moving about three centimeters northward each year since 1997. analysts say seismic pressure may be building up in the area where an oceanic tectonic plate slights under a continental plate. the area off the boso peninsula has not had a major earthquake for at least 300 years. >> translator: we'll conduct new surveys and recalculate our assessments. >> geospask information researchers plan to calculate the infrequent says of expected earthquakes in these areas. >>> south koreans forced to work at japanese factories during world war ii are pushing f

here is our correspondent. >> months from the fukushima nuclear accident, radio activity has been found in one of the pacific ocean's most iconic fish, the blue fin tuna. while the accident could have had a far worse outcome, it stopped the importing of some fish. during the battle to bring the systems under control, large volumes of contaminated water brent the fukushima reactors into the sea. 15 samples of tuna caught as far away as the northern measure coast shown traces of the pollution. >> we contrasted the radioactivity in the blue fin tuna with in the radioactivity in yellowfin tuna, that also lives in the pacific the yellow fin were collected at the same time at the same location of san diego in august of 2011. but the yellowfin tuna ten to be more residential fish. so they don't swim across the pacific so their radioactivity was background level. so by comparing the blue fin and the yellow fin, we could conclude uneequivalentically that the blue fin tuna had to have come from japanese waters. >> scientists will continue to monitor the pacific tuna. they're a highly valuable fis

most were rescued from one village in fukushima. after the nuclear accident, the shelter took in dogs whose owners were no longer able to care for them. the dogs get plenty of food, but the organization is short staffed so animals only get five minutes a day outside of the pens to walk around the grounds. five minutes is not much time for an energetic pup like chau. and the 3-year-old wants more than a leisurely stroll. far away in fec shuma, his owners are trying to rebuild their lives. they couldn't take their dog when they evacuated. heartbreaking for the three daughters. >> translator: when we see a dog on tv, we always think about cha and start talking about him. sometimes we look at old pictures. cha was an important family member. we thought of him like a little brother. we used to run outside together. we would go for walks. i want to do that again. back at the shelter, 13-year-old beagle chibi is also missing her owners. she's 70 in human years. she has rarely barked. a present has arrived. perhaps this will cheer her up. a

no way that these isotopes were released from fukushima. and we were quite surprised to find that these bluefin carried these radioactive isotopes, cesium 134 and 137, to the waters off california. >> the amount of radiation in the tuna is too small to be considered a health risk. although the tuna is prized in japan, it is not even in california due to conservation efforts. the more plentiful yellowfin tuna is what is used in the making of sushi. >> it is not affecting us, the aquarium has it on the void list so we do not even fool around with it. i mean, it is out of sight and out of mind. >> researchers at one of the other reasons that they did the study was to encourage others who study the migratory habits of birds and marine mammals, even other fish, to see if those types of animals might be similarly affected from the fukushima plant. reporting live in monterey, len ramirez, cbs 5. >> is facebook falling on its face? why the silicon valley is still holding out hope? >> we're learning more about a soldier from salinas was killed in af

thousands are in shelters because their homes are too close to the fukushima reactors.ing irradiated but every possession they own. yoshihiko igarashi's house is three miles from the plant. his daughter was born there. she turned 20 last week in the shelter. like everyone, they've laid out a few square feet on the floor with no idea how long they'll be here. 1,600 people are in this shelter alone. it's just 20 miles from where the reactor fires are burning. if you believe u.s. experts, that's much too close. >> [speaking japanese] >> igarashi told us he feels that way too. the japanese are, for the moment, balancing between the disaster that has happened and the disaster that awaits. the prime minister told his people they will rebuild japan. but all along the northern coast and in the town of pine tree island, there is a powerful sense that for now, time has stopped. >> eight months after the disaster, thousands were living in temporary housing, and there were few signs of rebuilding. the local town leaders in charge of the reconstruction were moving slowly because the