i think these factors have caused more problems of people in fukushima than in other areas. >> reporter: these people have been living in temporary housing for more than five years. the couple lost their jobs due to the nuclear accident. they now live on compensation from the plant operator, tepco. akio's blood pressure used to be 120 at most, but he's been diagnosed with hypertension. >> translator: my maximum reaches 150. the reading sometimes hits that figure even if i take medicine. >> reporter: the couple was originally living in iitate village, which was highly contaminated by radiation. they visit their home there every other day since officials eased the evacuation order on the area. high levels of radiation keep them from settling back home. they used to raise about 30 cattle. they were busy taking care of them from morning until night. >> translator: i was so tired at night but i miss those days. that's all gone now. we'll have no income even if we return home. i'm so worried that i can't sleep at night. my blood pressure will stay high. >> reporter: ochi organizes seminars an

. >>> and a documentary on fukushima, its director was killed in the brussels terror attack, but final work was completed, thanks to special help. >>> japan's prime minister addressed lawmakers with a policy speech at the start of a new session of the diet on monday. shinzo abe spoke about the need to speed up his economic growth plan. and called for the quick approval of the trans-pacific partnership free trade agreement. >> translator: japan's exports of agricultural forestry and fishery products have been at record levels for three years in a row. this year, its pace is even faster than last year. we aim to attain our $10 billion target, using the great opportunity of an early start of the tpp. >>> the prime minister touched on the emperor's wish to abdicate. the emperor expressed concern it may become difficult for him to carry out official duties. the reason he mentioned was the gradual decline in his physical condition. >> we will ask experts to state how the emperor's deuce should be. we will seek public understanding for those discussions. >> abe expressed hope that lawmakers w

. >>> the 20 revenue clear disaster in fukushima forced many people to leave their homes. precious belongings they had to abandon have been steadily deteriorating. but as we find out next, a local craftsman is trying to help. he's been restoring their treasured furniture so it can play a part in the lives of their owners once again. >> reporter: these damaged pieces of furniture are now getting a new life after being restored. it's the work of cabinetmaker itakura. he's been urging people not to dispose of their damaged furniture. he believes such pieces are often part of a family's history. itakura used to live in the otaka area of minamiaso city where he owned a furniture shop. residents were banned from living there after the nuclear disaster. in july, restrictions were lifted. but the damage is extensive. many homes are being demolished. itakura says it breaks his heart to see so much furniture being discarded. >> translator: fit weren't for the nuclear disaster, people would still be using these items in their homes. >> reporter: itakura now lives in another area of f

risk, is it worth, you know, every couple of years, every couple generations having a disaster like fukushima. is it worth continuing to push our luck with accidents involving nuclear weapons or miscalculations, you know? and that's where i came back to every time, is human beings are frail be, make mistakes and build faulty machines. and do we really think the risk and the harm that comes from these things and how they function, is it worth the good they can do? i wish i had a better answer for you on nuclear energy, i -- but i deliverly focusedded on the -- deliberately focused on the weapons side. i don't know if you've done any thinking on this -- >> not really. i do know that in the third world, for example, where energy needs are great that nuclear energy is -- [inaudible] for them. and yet, you know, the african nations are against nuclear weapons. so i haven't really -- again, i just focused on nuclear weapons. >> but i think you bring up a good point which is something that could animate younger people. if you tied that into environmental concerns, you know, if people are really anim

the sendai reactors went back online last year after tougher regulations were introduced after the fukushima accident. >>> a well-known mobile messaging term has joined the fierce battle in japan for market share in low priced smart phones. gene otani from the business desk has the details and all the other business headlines. >>> the corporation has launched its own mobile phone network. the company said the lowest monthly fee will s start att 50 yen or $5. they can't be used for phones. no data for detective, monthlyl volume for transmission is set at 1 gigabyte. after that transmission speed will slow down significantly. users can purchase additional volume. >> translator: i believe our entry to the market will have quite an impact on competition in the mobile phone industry. >> retailer and consumer electric shops have also entered low cost smartphone market. the competition will only get tougher with line's 62 million users in japan. >>> bank of japan will make a comprehensive assessment of monetary easing policy. governor kuroda said the bank will not consider scaling back easing measu

risk, is it worth, you know, every couple of years, every couple generations having a disaster like fukushima. is it worth continuing to push our luck with accidents involving nuclear weapons or miscalculations, you know? and that's where i came back to every time, is human beings are frail be, make mistakes and build faulty machines. and do we really think the risk and the harm that comes from these things and how they function, is it worth the good they can do?

there are 16 nuclear power plants on our coasts and they are going fukushima if they aren't decommissioned. it pays for itself just in our health savings alone. john: i don't get it. everything pays for itself. audience? you have a question? >> i have a question. how are you going to work with the congress that has been so reluctant to allow for any kind of significant changes in our environmental policy over the years. >> i won't get elected without a groundswell and debates. i encourage everybody to come to hofstra. john: are you going to crash the debate? >> it remains to be seen. john: you were arrested once for trying to crash a debate. and is it right to vandalize the bulldozer? >> they gave it arrest warrant to the wrong people. because the real vandals here was the dakota access pipeline. they are poisoning the water supply. >> what is your plan in transitioning our million of workers currently employed in the fossil fuel industry? >> that's what the green new dice all about. it creates 20 million jobs and we guarantee fossil fuel workers. john: how does it do that. >> through subs

it's only 5 1/2 years of fukushima. are we not forgetting about the security risks? >> first of all to the first part of the country, yes, we are number one in nuclear construction. 36 outside of russia and eight in the territory of russia. about china and new construction, there are requirements that are now important and obliged for each and everyone there, and i do not see any new nuclear power plant constructed in the world, not in accordance with the standard and basis of safety. there are special measures of security. that's why i have no special doubts that this growing nuclear industry can have some negative effect. >> now that you are present globally, i note, though, in south africa, they have a very big nuclear tender outstand. there have been meetings between president putin and zuma. russia had been considered the leading candidate and now the head of south africa's nuclear agency is saying that russia's not the front-runner, it never was, and that that by and large is down to that they don't want this build, own, and operate model. they want to learn at

she has the deep relationship in the aftermath of 2011 earthquake and tsunami and meltdowns at the fukushima nuclear power plant. she is here to talk about green land, about climate change and about rotten ice. noted today on npr, if you think today is hot, you're right. if you think this year is hot, you're right. latest temperature numbers from nasa and national oceanic atmospheric administration say the first six months of 2016 were the hottest on record around the planet. beginning in 1993, gretel ehrlich traveled to the greenland the northern-most country of the world. every season the four months of perpetual dark, average temperature is 25 degrees below zero, constant daylight and twilight seasons in between. traveling up the west coast often by dogsled and befriending the generous in. its along the way and observing changes in their traditional hunting. the letters from greenland, published in the april 2015 issue of harpers, what happens at the top of the world affects all of us. we're honored to welcome back gretel to allowed. with her someone she knows well, her husband. someone's

somewhere around nuclear power plant at sea level here in the united states alone, which will all go fukushima. we cannot afford that. ups is why we must stand like our lives depend on it. stand up for a green new deal double zero out fossil fuels by 2030. [applause] in doing so, we create the jobs that are not just good for the economy, not just good for the planet, they are especially good for workers. when a worker walks into a fossil fuel job now, their risk 700%ing on the job goes up just for walking into the door. sitea refinery or a frack or into one of the trucks that is driving this toxic and explosive stuff around. they are not protected. the drivers are not protected by drivers and other industries. it is outrageous. how are workers have been on the front lines of this crisis. when i have got to talk to them, when i have got to support their picket lines when they are striking for safer working conditions and health benefits, what i hear from them as they can't wait for a green new deal. when they ask a have a chance to hear about it, they are ready for it. [applause] and we say to

. >>> tsunami debris removal finally getting under way in the waters near japan's crippled fukushimathorities want to clear that area and reopen it to test fishing. work beginning in areas three to 12 miles from that plant. >>> security is tight, but the mood is festive in the colombian city of cartagena. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon flew in to join leaders from around the region and the world to witness the signing ceremony. >>> and here's news you can use. you want to dislodge painful kidney stones? maybe ride a roller coaster. after several of michigan urologist patients told him they had passed stones after being jostled on roller coasters, he tested the theory and found that those sitting in back of coasters passed their stones more than 60% of the time. kind of too much information. but that's okay. back to you. that's the news update at this hour. >> i don't want to know. >> tyler has so many questions. >> so many questions. >> that's what i'm saying. too much information. >> file that away. >> news you can use. >> thank you. >>> oil market is closing for the day. let's

bad things happen in fukushima. bad things happen deepwater horizon. bad things happen katrina. those bad things unfortunately spawn opportunities to innovate and be able to predict if something happens maybe not have cities and people dying to parham's point after a few days because there's no food new york city clean water, no ability to communicate. i believe the federal government, public-private partnership, this innovation, r&d invested is awesome and the reality is we have to -- i believe we should embrace it. we know things won't always work. there are cyber risks. you can take a data center down three days and say, hey, it's maintenance window. you don't do that on power grid. you're building -- we talked about this. building cyber, bolting it on now and one day retiring but you can't bring down the power grid, right? just say, hey, everybody, there's no power for a few days or a few hours. it's not convenient. that again adds to the complexity but we have to have streams of pushing innovation and inertia behind it, risk focused. wait a minute, we don't want to open up

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