. >>> in japan's fukushima prefecture, some people have been waiting for than five years to be reconnected with their dogs. the 201 1 nuclear accident forcd people into temporary housing but as our next story shows, one person's generosity made sure that pets left behind were not left out in the cold. >> a friend in need for man's best friend. he runs an npo that trains rescue dogs and guide dogs in central japan. he's been looking after pets left behind after the 2011 disaster and he's doing it for free. the npa has taken in 48 dogs but only 13 have been reunited with owners. 15 have died without ever going home. the owners of these dogs are still living at evacuees. >> translator: i thought it would just be for a year or so. i had no idea it would go on this long. >> reporter: for the under staffed group, it's been quite a challenge. and paying for health care is never cheap. this dog needs allergy medication. this visit costs about $70. the group relies on donations but they are drying up. >> translator: gradually these dogs are e being forgotten. ment sometimes i feel at a loss what to

he has been living in another part of japan heavily affected by nuclear fall out, fukushima. he believes that obama's visit will bring global attention to the consequences of the womaningwoma bombings. >> it can create that culture of change. >> reporter: obama's visits is expected to be deeply moving for many and resonate with young people who are striving for peace. >> certainly a trip that will be remembered for years to come. photographs will be donated by a think tank. then u.s. army major generall s leslie groves used the photos. some of the photos show how many targets were hit and the extent of the destruction. they are held by the think tank in washington. the center decided to donate the photos to the hiroshima museum in the near future so many people can see them. >> i think this is a very valuable historical document. >> he said president truman must have seen the photos when he received a briefing on the power of the atomic bombs. he believes anyone who sees them will come away with the same lesson that such weapons should never be used again. we'll bring you a s

. >>> this is the fifth anniversary of the great east japan earthquake when the fukushima nuclear reactive was affe effected by the tsunami. the world animal society went in they knew dogs and cats would be abandoned. their cameras were rolling in 2011. >> i'm guessing these people have gone. >> as you can see, there's a counter that woman is holding registering how much nuclear radiation there is and she's only wearing a medical face mask. these people had a desire to save these pets. >> can you imagine what the poor animals felt everybody just vanished? >> we get a feeling for that, nick. these people are catching these dogs. some of them very reluctant. >> the little one i'm worried abou about. >> they're so traumatized. you never know how they'll respond. >> the sign at the front door said please do not take the dog. we are taking care of it. >> the people found quite a few pets left behind but still being cared for. some were chained up, skinny, needing us food. she knows it's going to be awhile before getting back. >> imagine growing up in a society where there are not shelters. >> t

areva has suffered a downturn in demand for nuclear energy following the fukushima nuclear disaster. the company announced 15,000 jobs up to worldwide. measures to cut cost may have come too little, too late. areva's credit rating was downgraded by standard & poor's b-plus in december, four notches below investment grade. banks were also under pressure during tuesday's trading session in europe. germany's commerce bank, for instance, were down in quarter profits. ubs, profitory at falling to just 700 million francs. u.b.s. says it was hit by market turbulence at the beginning of year. hsbc saw net profit fall by between january and march for much the same reason and blamed the result on calls extreme levels of market volatility at the start of the year in january and february. the london-based bank said first quarter earnings fell 18% to 3.7 billion euros. let's take a look at the wired picture when -- wider picture in the european stock market today. we saw indices closing to the downside with the frankfurt dax almost 2%. way down commoditiesit, and took a beating, following a weak

do what a human being does pure to mitigate situations that happen sometimes in disasters, like fukushimao to the international space station. correspondent: it is hoped that humanoids could be sent ahead of human astronauts to explore the surface of mars. this very young robot is still learning. it takes several attempts to master each new skill. the ability to control its balance and motion could have an impact much closer to home. >> doing research on a human-like robot can feed into technologies that are relevant socially. for example, some of the work on axle skeletons for support of human disabilities. things like aesthetics for people who love lost -- things for people who have lost limbs. correspondent: this could lead to technologies that could change or save human lives. bbc news, edinburgh. katty: valkyrie doing things that we cannot do. that brings this program to a you can find out more on our website. from all of us, thank you for watching. do tune in tomorrow. ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the free

. >>> the operator of the fukushima dieaiichi is clearing reactor from the floor. the number onene reactor is bei cleaeaned. a devicice was lififted by cran into the building. it is fitted with a hose capabae ofof sucking up objects.s. tokyo electric powower companyn says it wantss to comomplete th work in july and move on to larger pieces of debris next year. it hopes to start remomoving th nunuclear fuel r rods f from a g pool in about four years. tepco came under fire in 2013 when work to remove rubble from the number three reaeactor reresulted in radioactitive substances entering surrounding areas. workers are spraying chemical agents and t taking other measus to prevent dust from spreading. during the work on monday no abnormalities were detected in the radioactive particles's counts. >>> the boss of japan's suzuki motors is trying to dispel distrust will the fuel economy of its cars. gene otani has the headlines. >>> the head of suzuki motor admits staff did not follow government-manandated rules whw calculating mileage for 26 models. chairman says the mistak

. >>> thousands of people who were forced to evacuate during the 2011 fukushima disaster may soon be allowed to return home. it would be the largest number yet. government officials are planning to lift an evacuation order for parts near the crippled power plant. more than 11,000 people were forced out of their homes. officials say 10,000 of them may be allowed to return in july. decontamination has been completed in the designated areas. the government plans to lift other evacuation orders next month that will affect 1300 people in the region. >>> and once again, this story making headlines. japan, tokyo governor yoichi masuzoe has addressed allegations that he used an official expense account for his personal uses. he says he will cover some of the costs himself. >>> a weekly magazine alleg that he covered expenses for family vationsithunds ear-marked for political activities. an expense report shows that his now-defunct political organization spent around $3400 for two meetings at a hotel outside tokyo. the meetings were in january 2013 and january 2014, before he took office as g

. >>> there's a new sign of recovery coming to the area around the crippled fukushima daiichi plant.armers planted rice for the first time since the 2011 nuclear accident. the seedlings were planted in a paddy in the town of naraha 20 kilometers south of the nuclear plant. in march government officials looked into safety and gave the green light for rice grown in the town to be shipped. farmers prepared the paddy with fertilizer with the aim of limiting radioactive substances from being absorbed by the plant. last year the government lifted the evacuation order for naraha, but so far less than 10% of the former population has returned. >> translator: i hope more people come back next year and return to farming. >> the farmers plan to harvest the rice in october. they say they'll check it for radiation before shipment. >>> one of japan's oldest and most covert traditional arts is being thrust into the spotlight. ninja, stealthy spies in feudal times are taking on a new duty in the central part of the country. and as nhk world's yamamoto reports, they also have a new look. >> reporter:

the natural disaster that the japanese people resulted as a signal me at the nuclear facility in fukushima that is a testament to the way that u.s. is has dramatically changed the last 70 years and certainly is interested to further mark the progression of the relationship by visiting hiroshima. >> but though lot of groups are saying with that announcement. >> the people are entitled to them. this of course, will follow that u.s. embassador to japan or john kerry to attended a g-7 ministerial meeting in the president will offer up his own reflections to that city the president certainly does understand united states bears a special responsibility and it continues to be the only country to have used nuclear weapons and it means that our country bears a special responsibility to lead the world in the effort to to eliminate them and it is a goal that has been fought by both democratic and republican presidents and is a goal to make our country and our plan and save her but there is no diminishing the important contribution of the greatest generation of america who do not just save the united

affected, but i its vevery likely ththat we would ha rerelease exceedining those off cherernobyl and fukushimaaue there is more radioactive materialal stored herere then at those facilities. >> you are saying if there was an explosion at indian nuclear power plant, everybody in new york city would be displaced? >> i'm not saying everybody. it would depend which way the wind is blowing. if it blows to new york city, there have been studies that the evacuation eric could extend beyond 50 miles. new york city downtown is only 35 miles away. predominate winds down the hudson river could cause the relocation of people permanently. >> keep fossil fuels and the ground! amy: that was nuclear power safety expert paul blanche speaking about the indian point nuclear power plant, the facility long played with aging infrastructure and safety concerns. on tuesday, the environmental group friends of the earth filed an emergency petition with the nuclear regulatory commission demanding one of i indian poin's reactors be kept off-linine and another be shutdown due t the disintegration of key bolts holding the

i interviewed the prime minister at the time of the fukushima meltdown, who was a big supporter of nuclear power before the meltdown, now is one of the leading proponents in the world against nuclear power and weapons. what about shinzo abe's relationship with obama and his rizing japan?clea >> shinzo abe is a nightmare. he is a militarist, in league with the united states and the so-called asia-pacific pivot to china andculate russia. he is shredding article nine of the japanese constitution. i think yes to pay lip service to the goal of nuclear weapons abolition. i think most japanese national politicians have to do that, but he is no ally as far as i'm concerned or the japanese peace groups or japanese survivors are concerned. amy: kevin martin, thank you for being with us. president of peace action. we will link to your peace and counterpunch headlined "president obama should meet , a-bomb survivors." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, we look at a delegate chosen by the trump organization to represent trump in califo

the used fuel is protected but the active fuel and other things at our plants and based upon the fukushima lessons learned, there's even been enhancements to what we do with used fuel at our sites because of what we learned from what went on in japan. so i think to some degree, the problem with used fuel is that it's managed well on sites which doesn't create the crisis to cause our country to try and implement the nuclear waste policy act or any other law related to it. so the good news is we manage it very well and it's regulated very well. the bad news, it doesn't move it quickly to where you want it to go. >> congressman, on the issue of security, i was a commissioner during 9/11, in front of the committee talking about things that needed to be accomplished to protect the u.s. fleet of nuclear units. i can say, without reservation, and i have been on nuclear sites within the last week, looking at security issues. i can assure you, these are the safest industrial facilities in the united states. the level of security we have at the nuclear power plants in the united states is well beyon

shery: japan's largest utility, tokyo electric power company, they are infamous because of the fukushimar. their income scheme -16%, plunging 69% on year. they had repairman charges because of the high powerful facilities, and the liberalization of the electors in the market, which shinzo abe is pushing for more cap edition and more -- competition and more range of on regional power utilities and liability. we are seeing the power industry in japan getting shaken up. talk to electric power company now seeing gains, huge losses. go, mitsuie have cap engineering, gung ho, watching that. that is the verdict from the stock exchange. these are based on use events, back in an hour to see how the stock is doing. more coming up ♪ angie: japanese markets return to trade. the numbers suggest it will fall at the open. is under pressure. the government is ready to act as it closes 2106. the first profit rises but bad debt clouds the picture. ", i'm angiefirst up lau. the moment equity traders in japan have been waiting for is upon us. let's get straight to david who has the initial estimate. david:

just used fuel is protected but active fuel and other things that our plants and based upon the fukushimaessons learned, there's enhancements to what we do with used fuel at our sites because of what we learned because of what went on in japan. i think, to some degree, the problem with used fuel is that it's managed well on sites which doesn't create the crisis to cause our country to try and implement the nuclear waste policy act or any other law related to it. so the good news, we manage it very well and it's regulated well. the bad news, it doesn't move it quickly to where you want it to go. >> congressman, on the issue of security, i was a commissioner during 9/11, in front of the committee talking about things that needed to be accomplished to protect the u.s. fleet of nuclear units. i can say, without reservation, and i have been on nuclear sites within the last week, looking at security issues and i can assure you, these are the safest industrial facilities in the united states, the level of security that we have at the nuclear power plans in the united states is well beyond what i

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