the officials say the measures meet the new requirements set after the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant in 2011. the regulator will begin seeking input for one month starting thursday before formally endorsing the documents of certification. the reactor facilities will then be checked in detail for quake resistance and degree of aging. the deadline for final permission is the end of november. >>> japan's nuclear watch dog has discovered another maintenance problem with the troubled prone reactor. it found workers failed to follow procedure after an alarm went off at a storage pool for spent nuclear fuel. the incident occurred last november at an offline reactor in central japan. the nuclear regulator found that even after the alarm went off, workers still failed to follow proper procedures for months. the alarm was triggered by an issue with the water purification system for the storage pool. last year authorities said the japan atomic energy agency was unfit to continue operating the facility, where nearly 10,000 safety oversights had been discovered. >> translator: we ha

. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi power plant are preparing for the approaching typhoon. they are arranging pumps to gather more groundwater than normal. hundreds of tons of groundwater have been seeping into damaged reactor buildings and and getting contaminated every day. workers plan tsuspend some of their operations for decommissioning the plant. it was crippled when the earthquake and tsunami caused multiple meltdowns. >>> a suicide car bombing in southern yemen has hit a military facility killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens. the blast occurred on monday when a car loaded with explosives rammed into the facility. the islamic state has claimed responsibilities for the attack. yemen is embroiled in a civil war, the government fights insurgents. the islamic state militants and other extremists are increasingly active in the country. >>> it is time now for the latest in business news. japanese officials have released the july figures on household spending and employment, ai uchida joins us from the business desk. >> we're getting mixed signals about japan's ec

new government regulations were introduced after the 2011 fukushima daiichi accident. they require nuclear plant operators to build standby control rooms at least a hundred meters away from each of their reactors. the special facilities allow employees to retain control of a plant's reactors even if the main control rooms are damaged or destroyed. the decision came at a closed door session in order to keep the design and location of the rooms a secret. the japanese government has listed a number of security concerns in a newly released defense white paper. >> t translator: the paper outlines the sevevere security environmnment surroundiding jap. that includes north korea's latest advanances in n nuclear ballistic nuclear technology developmpment, china's aggressi maritime activities, and the spread of activities by international terrorist groups. >> in the section on china, the report cites a chinese naval vessel coming close to the islands in june. the islands in the east china sea are controlled by japan. japan maintains they are an inherent part of its territory. th

. >>> workers of the crippled fukushima daiichi power plant are preparing for the approaching typhoon. they are arranging palms to draw more groundwater than usual so contaminated water won't flow into the water. getting contaminated with racket radioactive substance. they plan to suspend some of their actions for decommissioning the plant. >>> entrepreneurs from around the world are competing in a new kind of space race. they are trying to become the first to land a private rover on the moon in pursuit of a $20 million prize. a sneak peek at the vehicle japanese researchers are developing. >> reporter: researchers have been waiting nine years for this moment. if all goes as planned this little rover will be wheeling across the surface of the moon next year. >> today is a very big event and major milestone, so i'm very relieved after i finish this event. >> reporter: the rover in a contest announced in 2007. the giant wanants to encourage entrepreneurs to create afraidable access to the moon. one of 16 international funded teams including u.s., germany and india. the winning team has