the japanese government has banned shipments of rice harvested this year from part of a fukushima city after radioactive contamination was discovered. inspections last week found up to 590 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram from rice in three farms. that's over the government limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram. the government says the ban effects 406 rice farms in the region. rice shipments have already been banned at another part of a fukushima city in the prefect e prefecture. >>> now let's look at the latest? sports with hiro morita.come in report. sato has climbed to one rung below the top. nine and a half years after his professional debut. it is quite clear that he's still looking up. >> he may have been nervous but people in his hometown were ecstatic. >> translator: a real bargain! >> translator: i want him to reach the top and become a yokozuna. >> translator: i like sinesato. >> has been among his victims. he has won half of their six most recent bouts making him the yokozuna's toughest foe. if the ozeki continues his winning ways, it won't be long. >> last week

kanno and her family left her hometown for fukushima city in mid-may. she is worried, like so many others. >> translator: i'm shocked. they must have known about the risks. evacuation steps should have been taken much earlier. >> she and others believe the government should have done more to protect them. government officials should review whether they took the right steps. >> what can kanno and other residents do now? >> the estimates provide them with some guidelines. again, they are just estimates. they help to answer questions. people in fukushima and elsewhere have been asking all along. how much exposure did they face? the local government has been conducting health checks on 2 million residents. they are not done by any means. the government officials need to estimate the radiation level each resident exposed to. as soon as possible. >> thanks, junya yabucchi reporting for us tonight. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthq

. >> in fukushima prefecture, a city is worried its tourism will be hurt if it's listed as a contaminated area. residents in other areas of the city with less than one millisievert per year says it's unfair they cannot receive funds for decontamination work. >>> time to check the latest in sports now with hiro morita. >>> welcome into the sports report. in 2011, i had the opportunity to travel around the country east to west watching athletes do what they do best. some of them even let me in on the action. now that the year's drawing to a close, i've been thinking again about those people and places. here are a few i found especially memorable. japan has all kinds of sporting events throughout the year. but this one back in february was in a league of its own. >> reporter: the name of the game is snow baseball. the rules are completely different than ordinary baseball. a tennis ball is used so that it stands out in the snow. and the team uniforms are garbage bags because players always slide into base. it is baseball sorts but the rules aren't quite the same. for example, the leadoff men

he took part in major fashion shows in paris and hawaii, but his home is in a city about 40 kilometers south of the fukushima power plant. he left after the disaster, but his family still live there. >> many japanese people look at the catastrophe as if it does not involve them. that worries me. each of us should think about what is happening there, about how dangerous the radioactivity can be. stoicism has long been a very japanese quality, but now, it is time to speak out. >> with his designs, he tries to counter the sense of loss, homeland, security, prosperity triggered by the events of fukushima. he is interested in the beauty of life, japanese colors -- red and white with lots of fur and leather. he looks to nature for inspiration and for the materials he uses. >> everything i do comes from nature. nature is so full of energy. i want this to be part of my designs. >> the disasters of march 11 have changed him forever, but they also gave him a vision for his future. >> from the european debt crisis to the arab spring revolution and the disaster in japan, major events and how they shaped lives in 2011. t

city of minamisoma. his factory is about 20 kilometers from fukushima daiichi. it's been closed since march. the radiation levels in the area are relatively low. 0.5 milliliters per hour, however, endo is worried that customers and workers will not return, even if the government revises the designation for the evacuation zones and his factory is able to resume operations. >> translator: large companies have already pulled out of the area. but i hope they will return to revitalize our town. >> our reporter, miho fukunaga joins us now. what does the prime minister say about the situation at fukushima daiichi? >> well, prime minister noda says in his declaration, says it's just the beginning of a decommissioning process that will last for decades. >> translator: our fight over the nuclear accident is not over yet. we continue our efforts until the reactors are decommissioned. we reflected on how we disclosed information about the accident. from now on, i'll update approximately on what's going on at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> this announcement has been expected for weeks. on the other hand

two people who tried to make a stand at the latest protest in new york city and things are still in a dollar and spiral at the fukushima nuclear power plant but now some scientists say that americans have been hit by this generation's worst nuclear disaster and a daily takes a night at the latest corruption of our country's laws just to protect the profits of big corporations. by wall street movement is now more than three months old it continues to persist despite police breaking up most of the actual occupations across the country new york to los angeles to secada last weekend patriots within the movement attempted to set up a new occupation in new york city near trinity church one of the oldest churches in that city but that effort was blocked when the church refused to give sanctuary the movement and that and why p.t. proved it one of the individuals arrested over the weekend was retired a physical visit bishop george packard seen here wearing a purple kasik who was the first to climb over the fence. climbed over the fence into the property of trinity church bishop packard and his wife brooke packard who was also o

city in minutes. here is what caused the most. the fukushima daiichi power plant. chernobyl disaster. a 9.0 earthquake that hit the island. >> if there is one story that will always be memorable to me, it's covering the tsunami in japan. not those massive scenes of devastation. when i sat down with a young mother who was going over how many family members she lost and she started counting on her hand and she ran out and she had to keep counting. she lost seven immediate family members. among them, her 8-year-old son. that's when it really struck home to me that this story was not about all the structures that were lost, it was about the lives, the loved ones and the victims who would forever be impacted by it. >> more than 15,000 people were killed in the disaster. it was so extraordinary to be there. i had the pleasure of working with you a little bit. to be there not just for an earthquake and tsunami, but the radiation fear and disaster that was occurring. what worried you the most. what was the most difficult aspect of reporting this storm? >> you can't see it.

but in fukushima prefecture this year, worries about radiation are keeping many kids indoors. to remedy that, about 30 children from iwaki city trofled to a popular ski resort about 200 kilometers away from their homes. since march, a lot of children have not been allowed to play outside because of fears from radiation leaking from the fukushima daiichi crippled power plant. the kids made up for lost time. frolicking in the snow for hours. >>> mai shoji is up next with weather. >>> hi there and welcome back. let's take a look at your weather conditions. let's first start off with india. has a threat of facing this cyclone. this is just over bay of bengal right now. let's look at this cyclonic system. by wednesday, local time, it looks like it's going to be strengthening. and keeping and maintaining its strength. it will be making landfall in india. most likely and wind speed as of now is 65 kilometers per hour. we're talking about sustained winds of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. already affecting much of the andaman and nicobar islands. and this very pink will be traveling in the next few days. making landfall just in the nor

have reportedly leaked from the fukushima nuclear power plant some reached the pacific ocean one of the station's operator has given rise to fresh concerns that the city still posses this threat to the body and nine months off it was struck by an earthquake and tsunami hopes that the operator had brought the reactors under control and now again in doubt. all the business news is up next with natasha stay with us. it's almost twenty three minutes past eight am here in moscow you're watching the business on r.t. if the year old were based on the strength of the greek economy it would be worth less than one dollar according to better bank the single currency is more than thirty percent overvalued one measured against the greece's financial health by contrast burbank's says the euro is undervalued by about five percent for germany and france giving them a competitive advantage analysts say to resolve the situation a level playing field it would be easier to allow inflation of france and germany rather than a deflationary greets. and it's now time to take a look at the markets or oil is trading higher and speculation is that the tension in the middle east

cities like tokyo. local fears to mean that all of the reactors are offline. this is until they can persuade people that they can be operated safely. in fukushima, the plan is to dismantle the plant. the workers to change their reactors will be old or gone before it is finished. it could take as long as 30 years. >> and other news from around the world, one person has been killed and many others injured in the hours of clashes today in cairo. the demonstrators threw rocks at soldiers who responded by firing into the air and applying water cannons. members of the security forces were seen throwing rocks from public buildings. the protest began after the point of a new prime minister by the military government. fitch ratings agency believes that the solution to be economic crisis in the eurozone is beyond reach. they're considering a downgrade for countries that use the euro -- italy, spain, ireland, slovenia, cyprus. people have been arrested for sharing videos of the sexual abuse of children. the investigation spanned 22 countries an investigation into a year to complete. in holland, it has emerged that tens of thousands of children in the coun

cities like tokyo. nearly all of the country's reactors are offline. the country must persuade people they can be operated safely or find alternative sources of power. at fukushima, the plan is to dismantle the plant. the workers who came to the reactors will be gone before the job is finished. it could take more than 30 years. >> let's take you to the vatican where this young boy is lighting the christmas tree which stands 25 meters tall. the tradition began in 1982 and was continued. although the pontiff was not in attendance. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique as putting strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >>

levels near the fukushima nuclear power plant claiming helicopters using this cannot provide accurate data to get the full story on that's. because. demonstrations have been held in cities worldwide calling for the release of a man who took a few days ago was america's most high profile death row prisoner lumia was incarcerated thirty years ago for killing a white police officer a crime he still denies that he this week a court reduced the sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole supporters claim the former black panther movement member is an innocent political prisoner i just my carol says all deserves a fair trial which he apparently never got. it is like many other cases in the united states a case where race entered into the prosecution where there are serious questions about the not only the efficacy but the effectiveness and fairness of the trial the elimination of the death penalty in this case it's really only one step and i hope it doesn't mean that now he's going to be consigned to a life without parole and everybody's going to walk away and say ok we won because in fact justice has not been served in this case it's on the record now that t

city. it was the worstst nuclear accidents since chernobylyl, and it has taken nine mohso g but japan says it has not finally achieved whais called a cold shutdown at the fukushima nucle perla. at i n the end of the story. tens of thousands of stories - - he peoe from the local area are still homeless, and many will never be ableo tu. >>>> the first winter snow has fall oside, and inside the container that serves as their teory me fukushima evacuees a are watchinghe pme minister, nine months up to the nuclear disaster, he tells than the emergency is over >> the temperaturen the reactor is constantly under 100 degrees celsius. eyavno rched cold shutdown. the situation has stabilized >> the term cold shutdown is mieang it usually refers to a controlled procecess in an intat retor. after the meltdowns experienced in fukhimath beces impossible. critics of his eyes that the considered safe. there is still the possibility the meltedarcoulhe up in control believe again and league more radioacvity. -- and le more radioactivity. >> this situation is just as dangerous as yesterday and last week. that will n not change in the mi wks hazmat suits are now is thee javo out of

cities like tokyo. local fears mean nearly all of the country's reactors are offline. the government must either persuade people they can be operated safely or find alternatives sources of power. at fukushima, the plan now is to dismantle the plant, but the workers who tamed the reactors will be old or gone before the job is finished. it could take more than 30 years. roland burke, "bbc news," tokyo. >> you're watching bbc. of course, there's plenty more on all our stories on the bbc website. have a look, and there you'll find details of the row between britain and france that's developing. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. >> and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

fukushima diiachi are reacting to the prime minister's announcement. many are not satisfied. people who had to leave their town because it is inside a no-entry zone and they went en masse to the city of kazo near tokyo. >> translator: who measured the temperatures near the reactors? i don't know if i can trust them. >> translator: we won't be able to return home in my lifetime. it's absolutely impossible. >> this woman and her 10-year-old son evacuated their hometown. their home is 4.5 kilometers from fukushima. when she returned home, radiation levels in the area were high. 20 microsieverts per hour. >> translator: we just can't go home, it just can't happen. there's no way we can lead normal lives if we return. >> tacki endo owns a precision instruments factory in the understand of minamisoma. his factory is about 20 kilometers from fukushima daiichi. it's been closed since march. the radiation levels in the area are relatively low. 0.5 milliliters per hour, however, endo is worried that customers and workers will not return, even if the government revises the designation for the evacuation zones and his factory is able to resume operations. >> translator: large companies have a

actually develop a sister city kind of project so that you can send geiger counters from your community to communities in japan that you know right now what we know is that fukushima daiichi has contaminated every perfect in japan with. their seafood is going to be hitting our west coast any day now and it could be in the restaurant down the street it certainly represents a concern now for the indefinite future that we have this bio accumulation magnification of radioactivity strontium ninety cesium one thirty seven that will happen you know there are some eighty farms in japan that have been taken out of rice production because this is the rice the rice is excessively radio assamese paul thanks so much again only yeah no nukes absolutely and much appreciated your get the work that you're doing let's hope the world learned some lessons and doesn't ignore one of the worst ecological disasters ever time to ditch nuclear power the most expensive and the most dangerous form of energy on earth. yep it's the good the bad in the very very excel grossly ugly the good jon huntsman huntsman declined an invitation to attend the republican debate in iowa at the end of the mon

city. more on that in the next report. back to you mike. >>> making news now at 5:09. the fukushima nuclear power plant is in a shutdown right now. which means the reactors crippled in the earthquake and tsunami have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point which is a good thing. it should end the radiation leaks but there's still a very long clean-up ahead they say. >>> in washington state, debris from the japanese quake and tsunami is starting to wash ashore nine months later. the items found so far include a large black buoy. they believe most of the debris is still in the pacific ocean. >>> a tanker truck fire could keep haunting california commuters long after cleared away. fortunate no one was hurt in there. when the truck caught fire, but the flames were so intense the bridge has to be torn down and the roads needs repairs. >>> a mild night but in for a cooldown this weekend and could some of us see flurries? details next at 5:14 in the seven day forecast. >>> if you want to hide from the chill in the movie theater we'll preview the new films coming up at 5:38. >>> teen

cities in just minutes. scenes like this played out all along the coast of northeast japan, and here's what's caused the most fear. the crippled fukushimaer plant. officials eventually put the disaster on par with the chernobyl disaster in the soviet union. here's how it started, with that massive 9.0 earthquake that hit the island nation. >> if there is one story that will always be memorable to me for this year, it is covering the tsunami in japan. but not those massive scenes of devastation. it's when i sat down with a young mother who was going over how many family members she had lost. and she started counting on her hand. and she ran out, and she had to keep counting. she lost seven immediate family members on among them, her 8-year-old son. and that's when it really struck home to me that this story was not about all the structures that were lost, it was about the lives, the loved ones, and these victims, who would forever be impacted by it. >> more than 15,000 people were killed in the disaster. kyung lah joins me now with the rest of our panel. it was so extraordinary to be there and i had the pleasure of working with you a lit

city in my district. there are 20 million people living within a 50-mile radius around the plant. the same radius used by the n.r.c. that was recommended after the fukushima disaster. the two earthquake fault lines, and according to the n.r.c. the most likely to experience more damage due to an earthquake. my constituents and indeed all americans safe in offering this amendment today it would exempt, exempt the nuclear regulatory commission from onerous requirements for rule making. with this amendment the n.r.c. would have the ability to safeguard health and safety as it should. we must pass this amendment so that rule making is not impoded. i urge support. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i oppose the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. smith: mr. chairman, does the gentleman from new york have any time remaining? the chair: the gentleman from new york has one minute remaining. mr. smith: i'm prepared to close and reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. chairman, the argument for this amendment is very simple. this bill would make it almost imp

a prototype of this dosimeter was shown to the public in fukushima city friday. the device was jointly developed by a prefectural association for the visually impaired and a local company. >> translator: the machine will be handy for the visually impaired. we hope people will find it useful. >> one visually impaired couple who evacuated from a town near the power plant says they're relieved to have such a machine. >> translator: we already feel safer with this device. >> japan's health ministry has decided to begin conducting radiation checks on all food products for infants every three months. the move comes after a leading food company announced earlier this week that they have found radioactive cesium in powdered milk. the level of contamination found by a major corporation was below the government safety limit and didn't pose a health risk. still, the company decided to voluntarily recall the product amid growing concerns from consumers. it will cover baby food and formula chosen randomly from store shelves. >> translator: the health ministry asked manufactur