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for nearly 200 years his family brewed rice in the coastal town of namie, fukushima prefecture.ut when the tsunami destroyed everything he owned, it looked like the end of his career. but suzuki held on and this winter he's been doing what he does best. >> translator: there isn't a better time for me to brew sake. >> reporter: the march 11th tsunami washed away his home and his brewery in namie. then the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant prompted the government to designate part of his town a no-entry zone. >> translator: i felt the explosions at the plant ruined everything i owned, even my identity. >> reporter: suzuki thought of giving up, but months after the disaster, workers at a lab in fukushima prefecture gave him a call. they reminded him they had a sake sample from his brewery. the yeast helps give the drink an original taste. getting that call made suzuki's decision to restart his business easier. he also received letters of encouragement. fans wrote saying they missed his sake. some called it a taste of home. >> translator: i made up my mind to continue

for nearly 200 years his family brewed rice in the coastal town of namie, fukushima prefecture. but when the tsunami destroyed everything he owned, it looked like the end of his career. but suzuki held on and this winter he's been doing what he does best. >> translator: there isn't a better time for me to brew sake. >> reporter: the march 11th tsunami washed away his home and his brewery in namie. then the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant prompted the government to designate part of his town a no-entry zone. >> translator: i felt the explosions at the plant ruined everything i owned, even my identity. >> reporter: suzuki thought of giving up, but months after the disaster, workers at a lab in fukushima prefecture gave him a call. they reminded him they had a sake sample from his brewery. the yeast helps give the drink an original taste and bouquet. getting that call made suzuki's decision to restart his business easier. he also received letters of encouragement. fans wrote saying they missed his sake. some called it a taste of home. >> translator: i made up my min

nhk surveyed residents from fukushima prefecture. the results suggest that about 80% of them are worried about maintaining links to their hometowns moving forward. 11% of the people said they could not keep connections. 65% said they may have difficulty although they want to keep the ties. together, the total is more than 10 percentage points higher than the results in iwate and miyagi prefectures. the survey last month covered more than 600 people from the three prefectures hit hardest by the disaster. this woman is among those who said she cannot keep connections. she used to run a japanese pub in her hometown. she had to leave when the government declared it a no-go zone. kawai wanted to initially go back to re-open the pub. she changed her mind as she learned more about the accident. >> translator: as i found out what the situation was like, i realized i wouldn't be able to go back home for decades. even if i did, young people won't go back. >> reporter: kawai works at a grocery store. she still thinks about re-opening her pub bu

prefecture. they'll pay about $1,200 to expectant mothers and children in southern fukushima. tepco has promised to pay those people about $2,400 each. prefectural officials say they'll also pay about $480 to everyone else in western and southern fukushima. >>> japan has some of the world's most advanced measures for dealing with earthquakes and tsunamis. but last year's disaster exposed some major weaknesses. one was the failure to safely evacuate ships anchored in ports. sari kajahara has been looking into this and joins us from the tokoshima studio. many fishermen died during -- trying to flee the giant waves on march 11th. what's been learned from that experience? >> one key issue is the evacuation. march 11th it was believed that boats should be sent out to sea when a tsunami warning sounds. offshore, where the ocean is deep, tsunami waves are not so high whereas they approach port, the sea becomes shallower and the waves become higher and more intense. as a result, the japan coast guard has a device sending boats far offshore where they can't be capsized on to the land. l

but months after the disaster, workers in the fukushima prefecture gave him a call. they reminded him, they had a sake sample from his brewery. the yeast helps give the drink an original taste and bouquet. getting that call made suzuki's decision to restart his business easier. he also received letters of encouragement. fans wrote saying they missed his sake. some called it a taste of home. >> translator: i made up my mind to continue brewing sake. >> reporter: suzuki took a financial risk, and bought a vacant brewery last november. about 100 kilometers away from namie. earlier this month he brewed sake with rice harvested in fukushima. he made 650 bottles and sold them all to shops in the prefecture. >> translator: many evacuees don't feel like they can move forward. i want them to have fond memories of the deceased when drinking my sake. >> reporter: this woman is one of many who's happy suzuki is still brewing sake. she used to run a bar in namie, but was forced to leave. she reopened her business in another city. >> translator: i've missed the sake so much. >> re

prefectural officials say they'll hand out roughly $2,400 to each pregnant woman and children aged 18 and younger. those payments would cover people in western fukushima. expectant mothers and children in the southern part of the prefecture will get about $1,200. the amount is less because tepco has promised to pay those residents about $2,400 each. prefectural officials say they'll also pay about $480 to everyone else in western and southern fukushima. >>> for the southeast nation of myanmar, parliamentary elections will reveal the leader's new colors. it's been praised for the moves toward democracy but what is the future for the pro-democracy movement. the question, the election should answer is, are myanmar's changes merely window dressing to keep things unchanged. >> translator: for the elections aung san suu kyi are saying there are available seats. the campaign has enjoyed high popularity. her speeches on the street have attracted passionate crowds. in what some observers called a surprise move, the military-backed government led by governor thein sein approved to move to the front line. the president allowed the national lead for democracy to

he specifically managed restoring the fukushima prefecture, that is, of course, where the nuclear meltdown occurred, where 100,000 people are still unable to go home. where they are still trying to clean up the radiation there, an effort largely described as trial and error. the other thing he said will be to remember the lessons of this disaster and finally he said the third thing, which was important, would be to remember the feeling of helping each other and offering support during this very difficult time. one of the big criticisms right now of the japanese government is that there is no consensus in the rebuilding of this country. there is no plan, and that is what is causing such a delay in rebuilding. let's go back now to the ceremony and listen in. >> translator: people and firemen, firefighters, and volunteers and even volunteers from foreign countries working together to help many people from outside japan came and expressed their support. so we were able to confirm that we are together globally. it's been one year since then. people are still standing up to move on. we cannot ch

the schedule to build two other plants in fukushima prefecture japan is not yet decided.s expected those facilities together will be able to power more than 1,500 households. >>> leaders of japan's top business lobby are in vietnam this week. they've held high-level talks on vietnam's infrastructure development and japan's ambition to take part in free trade talks for the asia-pacific region. the chairman of the japan business federation hiro masai yunekura met with vietnamese trade minister huang in hanoi. the vietnamese minister called for help in his country's infrastructure including the construction of nuclear power plants. he said mutual cooperation is needed to create a favorable business environment and promote continued economic growth in asia. yunekura called on vietnam to help japan join the transpacific trade talks. vietnam is one of nine nations participating in the free trade initiative. the vietnamese minister expressed his support. he said the two countries are indispensable partners for economic development in the asia pacific region. members of a japanes

the survey covered 20 prefectures with 122 cities, towns and villages outside fukushima prefecture.ach municipality is within 30 kilometers of a nuclear power plant. 14% said they would now or eventually give the go ahead for resuming reactor operations. but 75% said they would not allow resumption for the time being, or could not yet decide. and 4% said they would never allow resumption. the municipalities expressed concerns about effectiveness of safety measures at the reactors and complain the central government is not doing what it should. we also asked about what's important when deciding whether to restart the reactors. 63% replied satisfactory investigation into the accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. 59% cited understanding by local residents. and 58% said new safety regulations. only 17% cited stress testing, which the government views as a prerequisite for deciding whether to resume reactor operations. >>> industry minister yukio edano said they will decide whether to resume after they asays safety from the experts. in a live interview, he did and oh talked about the

the survey included fukushima, iwate, and miyagi, three northeastern prefectures that were the worst hit by last year's disaster. but excluded were 17 locations around the damaged nuclear plant in fukushima. land prices fell at all locations in iwate and fukushima for both residential and commercial areas. one coastal district of kesennuma in miyagi was devastated by the tsunami. the land there saw an 18.3% decline in residential areas, the steepest drop in the nation. the land prices on a higher ground district in ishinomaki in the same prefecture shot up 60.7%, or the sharpest rise in the nation. that's because the land is considered to be too distant from the coastline for tsunamis to reach. >>> japan's trade balance in february moved into the black for first time in five months as the pace of declining exports slowed. car exports to the united states improved and the impact of supply chained caused by floods in thailand eased. the finance ministry said in the preliminary report on thursday the february trade balance posted a slight surplus of about $400 million. exports were down

reporting for nhk world in soma city, fukushima prefecture. >>> the united states and south korea will now get cheaper products from each other. a free trade agreement went into effect on thursday eliminating tariffs on most of the exports. the deal will remove tariffs on 94% of south korea items to the united states over the next five years. south korea says it expects the fta will boost the gross domestic product. the south korea president, lee myung-bak speaks about it. >> it will have a positive impact. >> a special sale on thursday launching the fta. it offered u.s. wines at prices at 30% cheaper than before. about 1,000 organizers gathered in seoul on wednesday to demand a halt to the trade deal. opposition to the fta continues in south korea due to possible damage of sales of domestic farm products. the united states and south korea held a press day to show case their joint military exercises to the media. the aim of the drills is to consequen convince north korea not to aid in further military provocation. the exercise is named "full eagle" and opened to the public on thursday.

the study covered 20 prefectures along with 2 cities, towns and villages outside fukushima prefecturech is within 30 kilometers of a nuclear power plant. 14% said they would now or eventually give the go ahead for resuming reactor operations. but 75% said they would not allow a resumption for the time being or could not yet decide. and 4% said they would never allow a resumption. the municipalities expressed concerns about the effectiveness of safety measures at the reactors and complained the central government is not doing what it should. we also asked about what's important when deciding whether to retart the reactors. 63% replied a satisfactory investigation into the accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. 59% cited understanding by local residents, and 58% said new safety regulations. only 17% cited stress te isting which the government views as a prerequisite for deciding whether to resume reactor operations. industry minister edano says the government will decide whether nuclear reactors should resume operation after local municipalities accept safety assessments by experts. i

sushi and other japanese foods as well as sake from fukushima prefecture were served. >> translator: i hope everything will go back to normal soon and we are very good. >> i think that japan has still a way to go, but i'm very confident that japanese people have the power and strength to go on this very good road. >>> in other news, a reactor at a south korean nuclear power plant had no electricity more than ten minutes last month. it is not clear why. the government has sent investigators to the plant to determine the cause of the outage. the nuclear safety and security commission said on tuesday that the accident took place at the number one reactor at the kori plant. they said electricity was lost 12 minutes on february 9th when the plant was undergoing a regular inspection. an emergency diesel generator also failed. the commission said the reactor was halted, but a storage pool for spent fuel and facilities to cool the reactors were operating. the plant's operator did not file a report about the outage until monday, more than one month after the incident. >>> chinese leaders are

catherine kobayashi reporting from koriyama in fukushima prefecture. what happened one year ago changed so much here in japan. we spent the last hour and the past year reporting on people who experienced these changes and what they've learned. these are the messages of march 11 one year on. for most people in japan, march 11 will stay with them. we'll continue to follow their struggles and their successes here on nhk world, and we hope you'll stay with us. i'm gene. i'm gene. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> reporter: he visited several areas in miyagi and fukushima prefecture over three days. many people he met asked him to convey their plight to the world. >> i think there is something very interesting here we can talk about, about human being. not go japan, of course, but about the life of humans. yes. >> reporter: one year on, he says he's determined to continue writing comics about the disaster to make sure the world remembers. nhk world. >> the first version of his book was published in france last year. part of the proceeds from sales in japan and abroad will be donated to disaster-hit areas. >>> next we go bangkok to find out what's happening in the region. >> the coming elections in myanmar have become a litmus test of the country's democratization. they have invited the united states to send observers to monitor the vote. >> this is a welcome first step. we would obviously encourage the burmese government to try to bring this monitoring effort as closely as they can to international standards. >> by elections to both chambers of parliament, as well as regional ass

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fukushima prefecture will be restored, and to have the beautiful hometown back, we will -- i will dobest. the second thing i swear is to remember this. we have a lot of natural disasters in this country, and the lessons and knowledge we have learned through earthquakes need to be carried on. so these lessons need to be used to prepare ourselves for emergencies in the future. the third thing is to remember the feeling of helping each other and appreciation. these -- the support of people in the towns affected and in the towns that were not affected is necessa necessary, and we will also want to extend our support to the countries outside japan. our forerunners that gave us this wonderful country were able to overcome their hardships to restore japan. we will have the mission of rebuilding the country by holding hands together. may your -- may the spirits of the deceased rest peacefully, and i'd like to extend my feelings to the grieving families. march 11th, chief cabinet secretary yoshiko noda. >> translator: next we'll have words from emperor. >> translator: it's been a year since t

. >> scientists are now devising ways to study the people of fukushima prefecture but it will be a challenge to connect the dots. while it is relatively today calculate the radiation dose that anatomic bomb survivor received in one instance, determining it for those who receive a very low dose for a very long time is much more of a guessing game. >> it's a big job, isn't it. >> it is. the people are more than 2 million. and that will be a very difficult, very challenging work. >> a radiation biologist with japan's national institute of radiological sciences says that gradual radiation dose is not as harmful as an instantaneous one. >> when you reduce rate, so the effect is coming smaller and smaller. >> the body yields. >> if you get it all at one shot, it is much more of a shock. >> are you right. >> right. >> yeah. >> he says six workers at the fukushima dai-ichi plant sustained doses in excess of 250 milisievers but none have develop add cute radiation sickness. as for the general population, so far no signs of illnesses. at this hospital, a city that straddled the 20 kilometer exclusion

and that's not just for the site but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the prefecture like i said i picked it up in tokyo and that's sort of fifty kilometers away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strides and other isotopes. we know the u.n. atomic energy chief has said that's a meaningful steps have been taken to strengthen global nuclear safety since they seem while greenpeace says no lessons have been learned what's your take. i coauthored a greenpeace. report and i agree that no lessons have been learned so far. in america we're just now getting around to finishing the preliminary studies but we're allowing these plants to continue running until twenty sixteen before they even make any modifications so we really haven't learned the serious lessons for shimon has taught us worldwide. and just to prove your words according to the world nuclear so safe and more than sixty reactors are being built in fixing countries or forging ahead was nuclear power s

that's just for the site and for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the prefecture pick it up and choke you know and that's two hundred fifty kilometers away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strides you know and other isotopes. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world several explosions have unified station in the kenyan capital nairobi leaving at least four people dead and dozens wounded witnesses say three people in a moving car of a passenger terminal nobody claimed responsibility for the blasts yet but authorities believe somalia so kyra linked militants were responsible. and a truck have to live in chile claiming at least six lives over fifty others have been injured in the crash yes and was caused by a truck driver losing control of the vehicle knocking over the separation line and ramming head on into the passenger coach about fifteen people trapped in the wreckage were later rescued by firefighters. now back to the week's

and that's not just for the sake but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond but the prefecture pick it up and chalk you know and so hundred fifty kilometers away to the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive. and other isotopes. meanwhile the whole world of drawing japan and greed at special events staged across the. members of the japanese community gathered in france to remember the victims in germany and the u.k. thousands of people have been rallying in front of nuclear power plants demanding their country's abandoned atomic energy beltre also saw some in the marshes what a disaster in japan raised serious doubts within the government over the use of such facilities. no news coming up for you this hour including chopping up the anonymous head the night tains an alleged top member of the notorious hiking group called for the outrage among its supporters. the euro zone's finance ministers are meeting later today in brussels to give the pilot through vote for the re

and that's not just for the side but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the appreciate your pick it up in tokyo and that's two hundred fifty kilometers away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strides and other isotopes. and for more on the fukushima crisis one year on you can just log on to our website on t.v. thought com and also waiting for you there right now for example of unusual survivors of the atomic bombing of hiroshima carefully preserved seeds from plants grown at the time of the a type sixty seven years ago to be planted in russia. plus the final frontier mystery an experimental of us of spacecraft has been circling our planet for a year the purpose of the mission remains a secret. it's been a week of sharp ups and downs for the greek economy athens managed to talk private creditors into accepting a crucial bond swap deal that's considered to be the biggest debt write down in history be agreement seem to loosen the noose around athens and that

and that's not just for the site but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the appreciate your pick it up in tokyo and that's sort of tricky kilometers away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strides and other isotopes. meanwhile the whole world jointer upon increase that special is that states across the globe that there's of the japanese community gathered in france to remember the victims in germany and the u.k. thousands of people have been rioting in front of nuclear power plants finding that hunting is a positive tonic energy belgium also saw a similar march as about a disaster in japan and raise serious doubts within the government over the use of such for senate since. a eurozone finance ministers are meeting later today in brussels to give their final approval to the release of international funds for greece the second one hundred thirty billion easy i.m.f. loan have been agreed in excess of twenty eleven athens only clears the final hurdle on its w

that's just for the site but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the pretty sure it could up in tokyo and not so sure literally homages away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strides and other isotopes. now back to this week's main story of russians alike their leader for the next six years following claims of multiple violations during december a parliamentary vote russian authorities pledged to do everything to ensure a fair presidential polls are disavowing what say looks at how hundreds of thousands of web cameras controlling the vote provide enough transparency but also winds up larry. allegations of widespread voter fraud in last december's parliamentary elections set off a wave of mess approaches and mr putin sensitive to the incited opposition he ordered the installation of web cameras and oh all of russia's police stations. it has been a very ambitious and costly project for the russian government but the officials insisted it was worth it the

and that's not just for the site but for the prefecture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the appreciate your pick it up in tokyo and that's surely kilometers away the entire north of the country as a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radioactive cesium radioactive strine and other isotopes. all right have time for the r.v. world update here now are some other headlines for you in brief at least eleven people have been killed and dozens more injured after a bomb exploded during a funeral in a northwest pakistani city of peshawar police believe the attack was targeting a car deputy speaker of the provincial assembly who has been critical of islamic militants in the region a car was not injured in the attack on. a u.s. soldier has been detained in afghanistan after a shooting at civilians in kandahar and local officials said the service when it killed at least three people after opening fire inside a house the incident is under investigation by both nato and afghan officials at the heart was the scene of protests last month after u.s. troop

we're bringing you reports this week from the hardest-hit prefectures, iwate, miyagi, and fukushima. nearly 300 people remain unaccounted for in miyagi. one man there has struggled since his son disappeared. he has come to a difficult decision. nhk world has his story. >> on a cold day in february, he asked if he was there. >> there was a bathroom here. and my son's house was over there. >> a house that sheltered generations of his family. now just a foundation. but he was much more on that day. his son. the march 11 tsunami, he was with a man from local governments at the control center the water started to crack the three story building. the officials ran to the roof. but the tsunami swallowed the structure whole. >> translator: he was honest, sincere, and modest. >> he call called courageous as well. he wasn't even supposed to be at the center. he would have been in the hills, conducting survey when the quake hit. he descended immediately and went to the control center. he wanted to help any way he could. >> translator: he probably felt responsible as a town official, but he shoul

we'll be bringing you reports all week from the hardest-hit prefectures, iwate, miyagi, and fukushima. today we're going to ofunato in iwate. business owners there like many others across the northeast face hurdle after hurdle. a number had debt before the disaster and need more loans if they want to rebuild. >> reporter: the tsunami pulled and swept away almost everything that used to stand here. it washed away factories, shops, homes. now prefabricated huts are popping up on this rural end. >> my restaurant was over there, and this place was our neighbor's electric store. >> reporter: satoru sakai used to run a restaurant here and wants to again. but he is dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt. >> paying for daily expenses like rice and electricity has become difficult, so we cancelled our insurance a few days ago. >> reporter: sakai and thousands of others struggle with something called overlapping debt. they've got to repay the loans on their old businesses, and they need more to rebuild. the balance of loans across tohoku amount to more than $200 billion, accordin

the government temporarily banned the rice and vegetables over the last year in six prefectures in and around fukushima. test willing be mandatory in these areas regardless of levels of cesium found in food stuffs. >>> people cope with disasters in different ways. some pick themselves up and get on with their lives, others lose hope. nhk has been conducting regular surveys of the survivors since last year's earthquake. one indicator we are tracking is motivation levels. here's a trend we have seen for the past six months. 27% of survivors report higher motivation levels. 30% say their sense of purpose is fading. the data suggests the gap is widening between those who are getting back on their feet and those who are falling in to despair. >> one person who answered the survey is this woman. she said her motivation levels have risen in the last six months. she lost her mother in the tsunami. her younger brother and his wife also died. the loss of three close family members was a devastating blow. six months later, she rated the motivation at 60 with 100 being the predisaster level. but in the recent surv

earthquake and tsunami amounted to more than 22 million tons in the hardest-hit prefectures, iwate, miyagi, and fukushima. one year later workers have buried or burned only 6% of the total. government officials plan to dispose the debris from iwate and miyagi at facilities outside the region. nhk conducted a public opinion poll over the weekend. 57% of respondents said they would approve of their municipalities accepting the debris for disposal. 7% said they would not. 32% were undecided. nhk also asked about restarting nuclear plants which are now offline for inspections. only 2 out of 54 reactors are still running. 17% of the respondents supported the restart. more than double that rate. 39% disapproved. 41% were undecided. nhk has been asking survivors for their opinions, too. we've conducted regular surveys with them. one indicator we're tracking is motivation levels. here's the trend we've seen for the past six months. 27% of survivors report higher motivation levels. 30% say their sense of purpose is fading. the data suggest the gap is widening between those who are getting back on their feet and t

we're bringing you reports this week from the hardest-hit prefectures in japan's northeast, iwate, miyagi and fukushima. nearly 300 people remain unaccounted for in minami-sanriku. one man has not seen his son. he's come to a difficult decision. >> reporter: on the cold day in february, he shows us where he once lived. >> translator: there was a bathroom here. and my son's house was over there. >> reporter: a house that sheltered generations of his family. now just a foundation. but he lost much more on that day. his son nori tack ka who lived in minami-sanriku. [ sireness ] the march 11th tsunami, he was a man with officials at the local government in the control center. rescue operations. the water started to flood the three-story building. the officials ran to the roof. but the tsunami swallowed the structure whole. it swept away tanaka and others. >> translator: noritaka was honest, sincere and modest. >> reporter: he could be called courageous as well. noritaka wasn't even supposed to be at the center. he'd be in the hills around minami-sanriku conducting the survey when the quake hit. he descende

we have coverage all week from the hardest-hit prefectures in the northeast, iwate, miyagi and fukushima. survivors like from those from many other places are staying in temporary housing. but many of them are having trouble getting around. now some transportation services have stepped in to help. nhk world's yukio aotani explains. >> reporter: there were homes, schools, hospitals and businesses, all the elements of a community were right here, linking residents to one another. since last march, though, the people have been dispersed with limited opportunity to stay in touch. before the disaster, 160,000 people lived in ishinomaki, but many of them lost their homes in the tsunami. altogether, 60% of the dwellings were damaged. almost a year later, many of them still face the inconvenience of temporary housing. 130 complexes are scattered around the city. some lie far from basic services like shops and schools. people without cars find these places hard to walk to. old people can become isolated. some even die without anyone knowing. >> translator: my legs are weak, so i take a taxi to th

we have coverage all week from the hardest-hit prefectures in the northeast, iwate, miyagi, and fukushima. survivors from ishinoyaki are staying in temporary housing but many of them are having trouble getting around. now some transportation services have stepped in to help. nhk world's yuko otani explains. >> reporter: there were homes, schools, hospitals and businesses, all the elements of a community were right here linking residents to one another. since last march, the people have been dispersed with limited opportunity to stay in touch. before the disaster, 160,000 people lived in ishinomaki. but many of them lost their homes in the tsunami. altogether, 60% of the dwellings were damaged. almost a year later, many of them still face the inconvenience of temporary housing. 130 complexes are scattered around the city. some live far from basic services like shops and schools. people without cars find these places hard to walk to. old people can become isolated, some even die without anyone knowing. >> translator: my legs are weak, so i take a taxi to the supermarket. >> reporter: she li

we have coverage all week from the hardest-hit prefecture in the northeast, iwate, miyagi, and fukushimasurvivors from ishinomaki, like those from many other places, are staying in temporary housing but many of them are having trouble getting around. now some transportation services have stepped in to help. nhk world's yuko aotani explains. >> reporter: there were homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses. all of the elements of a community were right here, linking residents to one another. since last march, though, the people have been dispersed, with limited opportunity to stay in touch. before the disaster 160,000 people lived in ishinomaki. but many of them lost their homes in the tsunami. altogether, 60% of the dwellings were damaged. almost a year later many of them still face the inconvenience of temporary housing. 130 complexes are scattered around the city. some lie far from basic services like shops and schools. people without cars find these places hard to walk to. old people can become isolated. some even die without anyone knowing. >> translator: my legs are weak. so i take

prefecture. she spoke about her shock when a friend from fukushima gave her candy and said it wasn't contaminatedith radiation. she made the appeal at a conference held for foreign media in tokyo. she said people in the fukushima region are isolated and need support to revitalize their economy. >> don't isolate these people. buy from the areas that were hit where the stores are still open. just keep the money moving so people can recover and get back on their feet. >> lauper promised to continue helping the affected areas rebuild. last year the singer was in japan on the day of the disaster disaster. she stayed on and performed her concerts as scheduled. >>> a group of pakistani musicians has chosen a unique way to show sympathy for victims of the disaster. a rock song. we have a report from islamabad. ♪ >> reporter: the song is "land of the rising sun." the band's vocalist wrote it to send a message of support where he and his family lived for a time eight years ago. a video of the song was shown to the media on saturday night in islamabad to commemorate the first anniversary of the march 11th d

and that's not just for the site but for the pretty picture of fukushima as well but the contamination goes well beyond the prefecture to pick it up in tokyo and that's two hundred fifty kilometers away the entire north of the country has a public health hazard here because everyone is exposed to radio active cesium radioactive strontium and other isotopes. this is r.t. it's been a week of sharp ups and downs for the greek economy and spanish to talk private creditors into accepting a crucial bond a swap deal that's considered to be the biggest debt write off in history the cream it seemed to loosen the noose around athens neck by reducing the debt burden my beloved one hundred billion euros e.u. leaders praised the deal to the skies claiming a solution to the crisis had at last been found but just hours later they suffered a major slap in the face by the credit rating agencies as moody's and fitch declared greece in default of the markets backed the trend by showing no signs of optimism william anderson associate professor from frost state university is resolute in his assessment which is ultimately that of. whateve

prefectures in the northeast. tonight, we have a story on the city of koriyama in fukushima. the accident released radioactive material into the air, sea and soil. people evacuated nearby areas. but contamination is still an issue farther away from the plant. parents are limiting the time children can play outside. that's prompted officials to get creative. >> reporter: i'm standing outside a new indoor playground. it's a place where parents can let their children exercise and have fun without worrying about radiation. this town is 60 kilometers from fukushima daiichi. workers are continuing to decontaminate the city. but readuation levels remain relatively high in some areas. so instead of going outside, children are coming to play here. the building was a vacant supermarket before the park opened at tend of last year. now 19,000 square meters space is home to more than 20 kinds of plequipment. children can jump, roll, and run. this is just what parents have been looking for and what doctors say kids need. now this woman and her two sons moved to her parents' house in wester