this is a comparison between the fukushima and the plan in taiwan. when the synonymy comes -- tsunami comes it hits the ground. that means the seawater comes from the intake. this is out without any building. they have a building to protect. after the fukushima accident, this was requested to add more for what it takes from the building. we have an emergency generator. this is what it was hereby the tsunami. another thing is the level of our plan is about 11 meters to the level. japan is only about five or seven meters. because of the sign on the height, it is now working in meters. we request this to change the watertight for the buildings. this is in addition to the generator. the fourth one as we have it on this level. we require them to have a seismic resistant building. the last one is this reservoir. i mentioned this before. we have thousands of counsel. the highest point is about 100 meters high. the reservoir was not built for this. it is built for the season. they found out this is very useful. they can supply it with out any gravity. if you

>> there will be impacts from the fukushima incident. who were exposed during the early days, to those who were consuming contaminated produce and foods. we expect there will be on the order of at least a thousand cancer deaths worldwide from the accident probably more. but i think the implications for the worldwide nuclear industry is really troubling, because even after fukushima, countries like china and india continue to pursue the construction of large numbers of nuclear power plants. even in japan it's the government's plan to reopen the plants that were shut down. and we need to consider whether all of the impacts of the severe accident like fukushima are being considered in this decision. >> ian tell us what you think. >> i think there will be virtually zero impact. and that has been emphasized by the world health commission, by the un, that there should be no long-term health effects for anybody from the fukushima accident. that has been very clearly stated after a couple of years, and careful investigation. so i would absolutel

a senior tepco official warns the situation at the fukushima daiichi is not under control. >>> attempting diplomacy, u.s. and russian officials agree to discuss ways to get syria's warring parties to talk. >>> and a japanese opera singer uses her voice to give tribute to victims of two tragedies. >>> a top official from tokyo electric power company says he does not think the situation at fukushima daiichi is under control. his statement comes amid new concerns that radioactive water at the stricken nuclear plant may have reached the ocean. leaders of japan's main opposition are now demanding answers from the government, particularly the prime minister. nhk world reports. >> reporter: japanese prime minister shinzo abe spoke with confidence before the international olympic committee. >> let me assure you that the situation is under control. >> reporter: but a top tepco official appears to have contradicted his words. at a meeting overnight by the opposition democratic party, kazuhiko yamashita said he does not think the company is on top of the problems at the crippled nuclear plant. he sa

he and his family also evacuated to tokyo from fukushima. he is inspired by the victors and drive to succeed. >> when i heard his team took the championship, i felt i had to try hard too. i'll do my best in everything i take on. >> reporter: he doesn't think about the past when he dives into baseball. he says he'll keep working to become an even better ballplayer. >>> time now for a check on the weather with sayaka mori. good morning. it's a very nice morning here in tokyo. what can residents expect up ahead? >> good morning, it's going to be a beautiful start to the workweek in japan. clouds are moving away and the high pressure system is drifting in. it is originating from the continent packing warm and less moist air. pretty weather for the korean peninsula as well. but not the case over here. we have a rain storm that could drop about 100 millimeters of rain into the next 24 hours. the area of rain will spread east while expanding as we go into tuesday. and a monsoonal trough is active. we have widespread heavy rain in the indo-china pen

crews of 21 trawlers returned to a port in northern fukushima.ials say the trial catches resumed after tests showed marine life and seawater were safe. fishermen can only go after 16 types of seafood that were found to have no contamination or levels of radiation well within safety limits and they must drop their nets, traps or lines 50 kilometers from the plant at a depth of at least 150 near thes. the crews unloaded 5.2 tons including giant octopus, spear squid and hairy crab. they're having it all tested for radio activity. if they're safe, they plan to ship the catch to local markets in tokyo and elsewhere. >> we don't want consumers to feel biased about our fish. we want to show they're just like any other fish caught anywhere else. >> the fukushima fisheries federation plans to start trial catches next month off the southern are the pa of the prefecture. fishing there hasn't resumed since the nuclear crisis began. >>> some rice farmers in fukushima have struggled over the past two and a half years. now those from a town near the damaged pla

but the fukushima issue will be one of the main challenges toward the 2020 games. here is more. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe appeared on tuesday, returning to his office for the first time since he helped tokyo win the 2020 games. but he knows japan will have to follow through on a key pledge he made to the ioc. >> translator: from now on, we'll focus on making the olympics in 2020 a success. and we'll play a responsible role in tackling the radioactive water at fukushima, as we promised in buenos aires. >> reporter: abe is planning on the olympics to april tract more tourists to the country. the number of visitors dropped nearly 30% in the aftermath of the 2011 disasters. tourism now is on the mend. that's in part to a weaker yen. july saw a record 1 million foreign visitors come to japan. this is one of the most popular areas for tourists in tokyo. many welcome the ioc's decision to award the city the 2020 olympics. >> we still have seven more years, so i think the japanese government will do good work. so everything's going to be like good for the futu

following the accident, this professor has been studying ocean contamination off fukushima.e explains the reason for international distrust. >> translator: people around the world see the japanese as trying to understate the impact of the fukushima accident. they think we just keep saying our food is safe without showing them any proof. and i see their point. >> reporter: kandu says it would be difficult to dispel international concern unless the government and tepco reveal not just radiation data but also the way it was collected. >> translator: radioactive substances still remain in the sedimentary soil under the sea. we still don't know how harmful it is. the situation is better than on the land, but the concerns of people in other countries are quite understandable. we need more transparency and research. once we obtain credible data, we must share them with other countries immediately. that's the only way we can regain their trust. >> reporter: kanda says the extent of radioactive contamination in the ocean remains largely unknown. he says the japanese government has a

the fukushima daiichi disaster has put tepco deeply in the red. the utility has learned it will have to find another $10 billion to deal with contaminated water and decommission the plant's reactors. tepco currently has to rely on thermal plants, which means big outlays in fuel costs. it hopes getting the reactors back online at kashiwazaki kariwa will give it some breathing space. >>> fishermen from fukushima have unloaded five tons of marine life they hauled in after resuming test catches. they suspended offshore trial fishing at the beginning of the month following revelations that highly radioactive water was leaking at the damaged nuclear plant. crews of 21 trawlers returned to a port in soma city in north fukushima. fishermen can only go after 16 types of seafood found to have either no contamination or levels of radiation well within safely limits. and they must drop their nets, traps or lines at least 50 kilometers from the plant, at a depth of at least 150 meters. the crews unloaded 5.2 tons including giant octopus, spear squid and hairy

japanese leaders have said they'll take charge of leaks of radioactive water from fukushima daiichi plant. 75% of respondents said they supported the effort. 18% said they were against it. >>> people in japan are expecting the olympic games in 2020 to provide an economic boost. we talked to our rather, we have this report. >> reporter: the market in tokyo started the week with strong gains following japan's win. investors here in tokyo's financial district are celebrating and they hope the country's olympic 3wid will help share prices. >> translator: i expected to add to economics. >> translator: we're hoping that heading to 2020, the olympics will have a positive effect on the economy. >> reporter: after prime minister abe took office last year, tokyo stocks started to rebound hitting the 15,000 level. but share prices dropped in may over concerns of a possible winddown of u.s. monetary easing. stocks have since been sluggish and traded in relatively low volumes. investors believe that the olympics will help. >> translator: i predict share prices will pick up as the successful olympic bi

crews have to fish at least 50 kilometers from fukushima daiichi and more than 150 meters deep. and they can only catch 16 kinds of seafood including squid. those species have significantly lower levels of radiation than government standards. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has reassured world leaders the leaks of contamin e contaminated water from fukushima daiichi are under control, but marine scientists from japan and abroad say there are much more they must do to get things better. nhk has more on the nuclear watch. >> reporter: last week's ming, the society of japan, experts offer a range of views on the impact the fukushima accident will have on the ocean. but they're uncertain about how exactly the impact of radiation on the ocean. >> translator: tepco's collected data, but it's difficult to understand. it's hard to find out what data tepco actually has and what we have found isn't helping us much with our research. >> reporter: this professor has been studying the impact of what's happening at the plant. he thinks those in charge need to take a different approach.

fukushima daiichi has more than. 300 tanks all holding radioactive water. but they say they can't check or re-enforce them or replace them all at the same sometime. the governor of to goy is not so sure everything is under control. >> translator: prime minister abe said that the this situation is under control but that's not necessarily the case. the important thing is that the prime minister expressed his determination to deal with the problems. >> governor says the prime minister's assessment helped allay concerns about the leaks and he said he expects the abe administration to do all it can to solve the problem. >>> government officials have highlighted yet another concern about fukushima daiichi and other nuclear facilities nearby. they analyzed the results of health checks and workers and say they've seen an increase in abnormalities. most reportedly work at the power plan. minister officials say 4% of those workers have health problems like high white blood cell counts, four times the proportion that had health issues in 2010 before the accident at fu

the japanese government is restricting coastal fishing off fukushima and measuring radiation levels in the fish catches. it is also restricting shipment of fish caught offshore. nevertheless safety krps are growing abroad. south korean parties are proposing a ban on all imports of all maritime accidents. following the accident from tokyo university from the science and technology has been studying ocean contamination off fukushima. they explain the reason for international distrust. . >> people around the world see the japanese as trying to under state the impact of the fukushima accident. they think we just keep saying our food is safe without showing them any proof. i see their point. >> they said it will be difficult to dispel international concern unless the government and tepco reveal not just the radiation data, but the way it was collected. >> translator: radioactive substances remain under the sea. we don't know how harmful it is. the situation is better than on the land, but the concerns of people in other countries are quite understandable. we need more transparency in resear

and a worrying rise in radiation at the fukushima nuclear plant the levels are eight times higher than previously thought which could prove a lethal within hours. of a look back at the top stories from the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on r.t. the u.s. president wants to launch a military strike on syria but he wants to win a domestic political battle for that to happen barack obama is seeking congressional approval for the attack and congress will consider it on september the ninth washington wants to punish damascus for an alleged chemical attack but the evidence so far presented has left much of the world unconvinced or in this now from artie's. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military attack against syria without the approval of the u.n. security council according to international law any military s

the question a lot of japanese people are asking is why it took him so long. >> for months, fukushima has produced nothing but bad news. was taken tor. abe see the tanks were highly radioactive water leaked out last month. and to the waterfront where hundreds of tons of radioactive groundwater is still seeping into the sea every day, and yet, when he met with exhausted looking workers, he repeated this surprising assertion -- >> i have come to visit fukushima because of one of sorrows, i told the world that there were no health concerns, and there's nothing to worry about here -- because in buenos aires, i told the world that there were no health concerns and there's nothing to worry about here. here, they are building something to try to block the water getting out into the harbor. here, they are using chemicals to freeze the ground to prevent chemicals from getting into the ocean. the next thing they are going to do is build underground right around the whole reactor complex to try to seal it off from the outside environment. >> but the most dangerous place in fukushima is still thi

nuclear expert has visited the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they spent four years directing clean-up operations after the nuclear disaster on three mile island in 1979. he says the problems at fukushima daiichi are far more complex. but was invited by tokyo electric power company to tour the stricken plant. he inspected the storage tank from where 300 tons of contaminated water leaked last month and he was shown a construction site for barriers to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the sea. he says tepco's risk management was lax and it shoor designed higher barriers. he met the tepco president and he says the problems of fukushima daiichi are further complicated because of the involvement of groundwater. >> the challenge is huge. it makes three mi look very simple. what you have is much more complex, much more challenging. >> on friday, he's expected to meet tepco officials at the company's headquarters to give advice on how to manage the radioactive water. the poor handling of the plan poleses a serious threat to local residents. ab

the operator of the fukushima plant gave him just nine months' worth of compensation. only part of the 2 1/2 years' worth he's been promised. he's unsure about his future and worried about his elderly neighbors. many of them have to buy boxed meals. they can't cook for lack of proper facilities. they sleep in classrooms divided by cardboard walls. >> translator: it's really quite a miserable existence. i've been wondering why we've had to live like this, and for so long. >> reporter: their hometown is a few kilometers away from fukushima daiichi. 1,400 residents evacuated to the former school right after the disaster. they may never see their homes again. he showed us pictures of his hometown. >> translator: there were so many of them. it was really gorgeous. >> reporter: parade of the cavalry passing near his house. people cheering at a traditional festival. these are scenes of normal life before the accident. >> translator: we know we can't go back. it's just so cruel, from our point of view. >> reporter: they're trying to find apartments nearby. evacuees don't have

two and a half years later, much of the regionll the country. >> 40 kilometers from fukushima daiichi, houses the largest number of displaced residents. how have people adjusted to living there? >> reporter: it's hard to imagine what people here are exen designated as a new entry zone. authorities have reachedpericin. much of life on the surface appears to be normal. but take this town hall behind me, for instance, it's actually the municipal office for the displaced people of a town in the no entry zone. nhk got permission to go into the town in july. reporters found desserted homes and buildings, residents have only been allowed back on special occasions with escorts and protected gear. and only for a couple hours. this is the original town hall. you can see there are still papers and files scattered everywhere. the calendar still shows the date as march 11th. it hadn't been touched since then, so it really shows how time essentially stopped after the disaster. the town hall, authorities moved to iwaki. they moved four times since the disaster. they moved here and constructed this b

the question a lot of japanese people are asking is why it took him so long. >> for months, fukushima has produced nothing but bad news. was taken tor. abe see the tanks were highly radioactive water leaked out last month. and to the waterfront where hundreds of tons of radioactive groundwater is still seeping into the sea every day, and yet, when he met with exhausted looking workers, he repeated this surprising assertion -- >> have come to visit fukushima because of one of sorrows, i told the world that there were no health concerns, and there's nothing to worry about here -- because in buenos aires, i told the world that there were no health concerns and there's nothing to worry about here. here, they are building something to try to block the water getting out into the harbor. here, they are using chemicals to freeze the ground to prevent chemicals from getting into the ocean. the next thing they are going to do is build underground right around the whole reactor complex to try to seal it off from the outside environment. >> but the most dangerous place in fukushima is still this

people in fukushima are angry with the way tepco has handled the leaks. three people have filed complaints against the company and the top management. >> translator: tepco's management feared bankruptcy and kept pushing off the necessary measures. such negligence went on for two years, resulting in the current situation, and the company didn't tell the government that conditions were critical. >> he says his clients accuse tepco and 30 executives of violating anti-pollution regulations. the company's president naomi hirose is named in the suit. the plaintiffs accuse him of failing to take adequate protection measures because of the high cost. they say tepco's management approach didn't change even after the nuclear accident. tepco officials declined to comment. >>> the president of japan's olympic committee says tokyo is safe enough to host a 2020 summer games. tzunekazu takeda has sent a letter to all other members of the international olympic committee, assuring them that radiation levels in the air and water in tokyo are normal. he was responding to co

shinzo abe got a firsthand look at the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. >> brazil is an emerging global economic power with the ability to grow even stronger and rapidly. the country faces massive challenges ahead as brazil's future lies in the balance. we will be bringing you a series of reports each day as part of our special weeklong program each -- weeklong coverage starting september 23 on cct -- on cctv america. >> my name is ms. world -- in a business world of overload, we strip away complicity and confusion to give you the essence of financial news. pure value. biz asia america. >> we are cctv america. >> greases prime minister says he is determined to stop the far right party from undermining the country's democracy. that is after he left wing person was killed by the party on wednesday. europe's top human rights official says that greece is a wider drift toward radicalization. the death has led to widespread condemnation from across the great political spectrum and abroad. japanese prime minister shinzo abe got a firsthand look thursday at the flickr shema nuclear power

radioactive leakage is an ongoing concern in japan's fukushima powerplant. prime minister shinzo abe a is pledging to deal with the problem before the 2020 olympics. tokyo is in the running to host the games. the fukushima plant has been leaching contaminated water since the 2011 earthquake and soon army. -- tsunami. i will be back in 30 minutes with more. >> thanks. the g-20 summit is due to kick off at saints peter berg -- st. petersburg amid a economy showing signs of a genuine turnaround. a preview. >> the financial crisis that triggered the creation of the g- 20 lingers on. leaders meet in russia's second- largest city of st. petersburg. facing pressing challenges. the u.s. economy is picking up, but growth remains weak. the european union is still fighting a debt crisis. china's exports have dipped. emerging economies such as india and south africa are facing capital outflows. >> growth is too weak. unemployment is too high. recovery is too fragile. more work is needed to improve the situation. there is a need for structural reforms across all major ec

and radiation at japan's fukushima plant has spiked to lethal levels, reportedly enough to kill in just four hours of exposure. >> live from our studios here in moscow, where it's just turned 1:00 a.m. on a tuesday morning, this is "r.t." german intelligence has reportedly laid the blame on the attack in syria on the assad government. the news website has just broken the story, so let's get all the details now from r.t.'s pete oliver in berlin. peter, what does this german intelligence report actually tell us? tell us more about it. >> what we've seen reported is that the head of the german security services held a meeting with top brass. the main political move is to talk about what intelligence germany had regarding chemical attacks on syria. now, a lot of what's come out from this is stuff that we have heard before from other revelations, from other countries, particularly the united states. now, this regards facts like -- according to this information -- only assad could have carried out these attacks due to the fact that only assad has the equipment and the training in order to hav

in fukushima prefecture four men were swept away by a river. one of them is still missing. man-yi headed north up japan's east coast. people in kyoto prefecture saw the river break its banks flooding streets and houses and farmland. meteorologists have downgraded man-yi to a low pressure system and said heavy rains and gusty winds will pass but officials remain on the alert for further landslides. they may have helped to save thousands of people. nhk world has this report. >> reporter: kyoto is an iconic land mark. the river submerged when it go overs the banks. >> at dawn, locals already have 280 millimeters of rainfall. they normally have this much in the whole of september. at 5:05 a.m., the agency officials sent out the warning. kyoto city acted on the warning 45 minutes later. they advised more than 45,000 people living along the river to evacuate. at 9:30 a.m., some 268,000 residents were told to get moving. that's one in every five kyoto citizens. the city disaster chief faced difficult decisions under pressure. >> translator: we haven't experienced flooding this bad

. >>> the company in charge at fukushima daiichi says it's safely disposed of rainwater that built up at the nuclear plant during the severe tropical storm. >>> and as tensions between their governments persist, many japanese are staying away from china, but more chinese are choosing to come to japan. >>> diplomatic sources have told nhk that north korea has tested an engine for a new intercontinental ballistic missile. they say the test happened last month at a launch site in the country's northwest. the sources say the engine tested could be used in this type of missile, which was recently on display at a military parade. similar tests were carried out at the same launch site in february. this comes amid suspicion that pyongyang has restarted a nuclear reactor capable of making weapons grade plutonium. north korean leaders in the meantime have been calling for international dialogue. officials are expected to attend the symposium on their nuclear program in china on wednesday. analysts said they're using the tests to pressure the u.s. into negotiating. north korea has been under int

leaders have drawn up a plan to address the crisis thea the fukushima plant as workers try to deal with a build up of radioactive water. they are ear, maing $210 million to solve the problem. they will use the money to decontaminate the water and try to contain leaks. they try to freeze soil around the damaged reactors. the chief cabinet secretary will lead a panel overseeing work at the plant. the panel will take charge of decommissioning the reactors. the members have promised to improve communications with workers and officials from plant operator tokyo electric power company. the head of japan's nuclear regulation authority said it will legally oblige tepco to address the leaks. he criticized people for continuing to make quick fixes. they discussed the leak of 300 tons of radioactive wastewater from a tank last month. he said reports on what caused it and how it happened and how much water got out are only estimates. he then suggested one possible approach. >> translator: we might have to consider releasing some of the radioactive wastewater that is below the safety limit into the

japanese police have beefed up security at nuclear facilities since the fukushima crisis.easures include arming firearms units with machine guns, and the introduction of radiation-proof vehicles. >>> the growth of the u.s. economy is falling short of market expectations. government analysts have left their final reading of gdp for the second quarter unchanged from the previous report. economists had expected a bounce. commerce department officials say gross domestic product grew an annualized 2.5% from the previous quarter. investment in residential real tate is helping to drive gdp. it increased 14.2%. growth in exports played a role, too. it was up 8%. personal consumption grew by 1.8%. >>> let's see how the markets are reacting to the release of the latest gdp figures. first, currencies. the u.s. dollar is trading like this, against the yen, right now at 98.90 to .92. in london, the ftse, down a fraction. in fact, the dax down by .21%. the new york stock exchange will start trading in a while. >>> researchers with the united nations say more than 6,000 languages are spo

they blame the fukushima accident pore the deformities. the embassy launched a protest and managers of the tv station apologized. >>> japanese government officials are warning of possible cyberattacks from china. they say a hacker group has posted threats on its website calling for attacks next week on 270 japanese sites. government officials say the sites targeted include the prime minister office and foreign ministry as well as local governments and media organizations. chinese hackers have launch add tax the past few accepts and coincide with the anniversary of an incident in 19 31 that led to japan's real of manchuria. china claims the islands and the hackers hit the websites of at least 19 japanese organizations, including the supreme court. >>> security investigators are analyzing the group's website to see if they can find outing in about the hackers or their methods. >>> japanese media have taken part in a drill with japan's maritime self-defense force over the islands. a fleet of planes carried out the exercise over the east china

it's not the first time fukushima has been the butt of french humor. the public broad casting had a broadcast showing a goalkeeper with japan's soccer team with four arms. the presenter of the program blamed the fukushima accident for the deformities. the embassy launched a protest and managers of the tv station apologized. >>> plans to rebuild break waters in three prefectures of northern japan are behind schedule. officials in local municipalities say more than 60% of the projects have not gotten underway. the central and local governments plan to rebuild break waters stretching hundreds of kilometers stretching along japan's pacific coast. a majority of the waters will be in -- but officials say only 4% of the projects have been completed. work on more than 60% of the projects has not even started. most of the planned break waters will be higher than the previous ones, but officials are having trouble getting the approval of local residents. they say they are ugly and would hurt jobs along the coast. >>> japanese government officials are warning of

for now, and japan is hoping the news from fukushima will not he rail its bid for the olympics -- for now, japan is hoping the news from tokushima -- fukushima will not derail its bid for the olympics. >> welcome back. we begin the second half of the show with an emotional commemoration. it was this historic moment of reconciliation. >> president joachim gauck became the first turman president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- the first german president to visit the site where ss troops massacred -- >> it was a solemn occasion, german president joachim gauck, wrench president francois hollande, and an eyewitness -- french president francois hollande, and an eyewitness. many him and said -- many innocent women and children were murdered. for doubt, -- forgot -- for g auck, it was a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed. >> this was the work of courageous visionary people, ready for reconciliation. especially being here, i would like to remind you that the offer of reconciliation came from the french side at a very early stage. during the german occupation, the batt

it held tokyo to secure the 2020 summer games. >> some may have concerns about fukushima. let me assure you that situation is under control. >> reporter: but since that statement, tepco has released new details of radioactive water leaks at the plant. abe's aim now is to focus on how to control the problem. he instructed tepco to set a deadline to decontaminate radioactive water stored at the site. 400 tons of ground water seeps into the damaged buildings and gets contaminated every day. abe said tepco's president told him the company plans to decontaminate the water by march, 2015. tepco officials have said they are taking the prime minister's request to dismantle all reactors seriously but have made no promises to do so, saying they'll make a decision by the end of the year. nhk world. >>> egypt's interior ministry says a police officer has been killed after security forces exchanged gunfire with an armed group. the gunmen are thought to be supporters of the muslim brotherhood. security police stormed a neighborhood in the suburbs of cairo on thursday morning. they were

. >>> japan's leaders have drawn up a plan to address the crisis at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they've watched as workers have tried to deal with the buildup of radioactive water. they're earmarking about 21 billion yen, $210 million to try to solve the problem. they'll use the money to decontaminate the water and to try to contain leaks. they plan to do that by freezing soil around the damaged reactors. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga will lead a panel overseeing work at the plant. the panel will take charge of decommissioning the reactors. the members have promised to improve communications with workers and officials from plant operator tokyo electric power company. prime minister shinzo abe is scheduled to meet with his cabinet on tuesday to authorize the plan. >>> now the head of japan's nuclear regulation authority says it will legally oblige tepco to address the leaks. he criticized people at the utility for continuing to make quick fixes. shunichi tanaka addressed the concerns about leak of water from a dank last month. he said reports on what caused it, how it h

japan is being criticized again for the nuclear crisis in fukushima.overnment had to defend the exports from the south korea ban coming from the effected region and it's a day before japan learns whether it has been successful in the olympic bid, from tokyo, florence lowie has the report. >> the nuclear plant still leaking radiation two years after the reactors suffered a meltdown and already unions banned fishing along the coast of fukushima. the news about contaminated groundwater flowing in the ocean daily caused alarm and south korea has a partial ban on fish products extended it to others including fukushima. >> translator: the government concluded the information provided by japan so far is not enough to help predict how the incident there will unfold. >> reporter: the latest ban reflects on monday and elastin definitely. the latest development is not going down well in japan. the government says it has high safety standards and imposes strict control on all food experts. they suggest that south korea's decision was made a little too hasty. >> tr

rising radiation at the fukushima nuclear plant eighteen times higher than previously thought which could prove lethal within hours. with a look back at the top stories from the past seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly. the u.s. president wants to launch a military strike on syria but he wants to win a domestic political battle for that to happen barack obama is seeking congressional approval for the attack and the congress will consider it on september the ninth washington wants to punish damascus for an alleged chemical attack but the evidence so far presented has left much of the world unconvinced more on this now from puerto. obama said although he does believe that he has the authority to carry out a military attack without approval from congress he feels that the country would be strengthened by a public debate on the matter now the u.s. leader says that he feels absolutely comfortable carrying out a military attack against syria without the approval of the u.n. security council according to international law any military strike taken needs approval from the se

but it has not been used on such a huge scale on what they have to do in fukushima.lso the we don't know how long it will take to decommission the plant, and to s long as 100ghly contaminated years. this means that this frozen wall has to stay in place for at least 100 years if it dares that long to decommission the plant. >> you said you aren't sure how long it would take, what can that mean for tokyo's olympic bid? >> well, the government has at least japan's olympics committee is trying to reassure the international olympics committee that life in tokyo is not effected. as you know it is tokyo that's bidding to host the 2020 olympics bid, and it is considering the front runner ahead of cities like madrid and istanbul. this may reduce chances somewhat, so the committee is very keep to reassure the international olympics committee that life in tokyo is normal, and that radiation levels have not been spiked because of what has happened in fukushima. >> thank you so much. live in tokyo. microsoft is purchasing nowkhah's mobile phone business for $7.2 billion. the deal

all right unions ban fishing along the fukushima.t years the contaminated groundwater is flowing in the ocean daily caused alarm and now in south korea which has a partial ban on fish products from japan extended it to all fisheries products from 8 place including fukushima. >> translator: the government has concluded the information provided by japan so far is not enough to help predict how the incident there will unfold. >> reporter: the latest ban comes into effect on monday and will elastin definitely. the latest development is not going down well in japan. the government says it has high safety standards and imposes strict control on food experts. the secretary said the decision was made too hasty. >> translator: we are taking care and consideration providing relevant information to the south korean government and ask them to handle this issue based on scientific data. >> reporter: test readings of water in the ocean around fukushima show that radiation levels are below the safety threshold. if other countries follow south korea

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has risen to lethal levels to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow has just turned eight pm this is. nato has again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they would need to win wide public support first america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue it comes as president obama called for strikes against assad's government leaving the war door open even if there is no eventual approval from lawmakers while a nuclear powered aircraft carrier is now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered is accompanied by five smaller warships with tomahawk cruise. missiles of the same kara group took part in the u.s. military operation in afghanistan there are currently five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles in the mediterranean along with an amphibious assault ship and a letter to the un syria has asked the world

and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from a studio center here in moscow where it's just turned ten pm this is r.t. nato has again said it is not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with an amphibious assault ship have been joined by a nuclear powered aircraft carrier it's now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered the super carrier the u.s.s. nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world more than three hundred meters long its power by nuclear reactors and have ninety planes and helicopters on board . and is a company by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles when in a letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent ameri

have taken the big step of restarting two idle reactors, the same type as those that melted down at fukushima daiichi. >>> and a bank loaned $2 million to organized crime groups and took steps to rectify the situation for more than two years. >>> a major breek-through has been made on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. the five permanent members have agreed ton a draft resolution through a compromise. since the conflict began, three security council draft resolutions on syria have been voted down. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: the draft was presented to the security council in a closed-door meeting on thursday night. it could be voted on as soon as friday. >> it is something which is working very pragmatically and strongly for this effort of the elimination of chemical weapons in syria. >> reporter: the draft stipul ls for the disarming of chemical weapons. it also calls for an international conference to bring together the syrian government and opposition groups. the aim would be to establish an interim government that both sides agree on. the u.s. and european countries w

chiaki ishikawa, nhk world. >>> now fixes fukushima daiichi is the most urgent task at hand, but that's riddled with challenges. tepco president naomi hirose says his company delayed the construction of underground walls around damaged reactors because other work was given priority. the walls are designed to block any leakage of contaminated water. hirose testified on friday at a lower house committee meeting ld to discuss the problem of massive groundwater contamination at the facility. he admitted tepco was aware at an early stage that radioactive water was leaking into the sea. three months after the nuclear accident, the utility decided to build underground walls around the reactor buildings. when asked why tepco officials did not pursue the plan, hirose said they had to deal with many hot spots of radiation as well as contaminated debris. hirose said the government and tepco initially decided to build underground walls near the sea instead of around the reactor buildings. the seaside walls were built by solidifying an embankment with chemicals. the current plan calls for building w

it helped tokyo to secure the 2020 summer games. >> some may have concerns about fukushima. let me assure you that situation is under control. >> reporter: but since that statement, tepco has released new details of radioactive water leaks at the plant. abe's aim now is to focus on how to control the problem. instruct tepco to set a deadline to decontaminate radioactive water stored at the site. 400 tons of ground water seeps into the buildings and gets contaminated every day. abe said tepco's president said the company plans to decontaminate the water by march 2015. tepco' officials say they are taking the prime minister's request seriously. hive to they've made no promises to do so. they will make a decision by the end of the year. yoshitaka hiranuchi, nhk world. >>> former nintendo president hiroshi yamauchi led the company into a giant. he died thursday of pneumonia at the age of 85. nintendo is known for super mario brothers and pokeman. in 1949, he took over as president of the family-run business making western and traditional japanese playing cards. he stayed at the

the same kind that experience meltdowns at the fukushima daiichi plant. the reactors are part of the nuclear power plant in niigata in central japan. tepco officials submitted an application. rules that went into effect in july require that boiling water reactors like those at the plant have filtered vents. such vents are designed to release pressure in reactor containment vessels during emergencies while limiting the emission of radioactive substances. tepco's managing executive officer said niigata's governor has asked that the use of such vents be approved by the prefecture. he said he will relay that request to raegulatory agency officials. a team of 80 experts at the regulatory agency is screening application for six other plants with pressurized water reactors. this is the first time applications for boiling water reactors have been subject to such review. >>> the head of the u.n.'s nuclear watch dog is telling japan to follow international standards tass monitors levels of radiation in sea water off the damaged nuclear plant. yumio amano spoke abou

. >>> the people in charge of the fukushima daiichi plant are dismantling a storage tank that leaked hundreds of tons of radioactive water. >>> and a 78-year-old athlete is aiming for a fourth trophy in one of the world's toughest races, the iron man triathlon. >>> north korea's chief nuclear negotiator says his country is ready to resume six-party talks on its nuclear program. first vice foreign minister, kim kye gwan is calling for a restart of negotiations without any preconditions. kim was speaking at the symposium on north korea's nuclear program in beijing. it's being attended by some 50 officials and researchers from the six countries involved in the talks. >> translator: we support the talks and are willing to resume dialogue, including small-scale discussions within that framework. >> the talks were suspended nearly five years ago. kim criticized the united states for saying it wants north korea to take steps towards denuclearization before it's willing to resume dialogue. on wednesday, chief cabinet secretary reiterated japan's position on the issue. >> translator: we will