. >>> volunteers have planted 20,000 seedlings on a new levee off the coast of fukushima prefecture. the protected barrier contains rubble, wood and other debris from the tsunami of march 2011. volunteer groups organized sunday's event. about 3,000 participants took part. they divided into groups and planted the seedlings on mounds about 200 meters from the coast. >> translator: i planted the young trees and prayed that everyone will be safe from tsunami. >> the seedlings are expected to grow to a height of more than ten meters in about ten years. >>> farmers from fukushima prefecture, an area hit hard by the nuclear disaster, have showcased the safety of their produce at an event in london. the japan festival was held on saturday. in trafalgar square. crowds flock to 50 stalls selling japanese food. fukushima residents sold rice and fresh peach and apple juice. the products have labels showing they had passed tests for radioactive substances. >> it's great that the story's here for everyone to realize and acknowledge what's happening. and that people buy the produce and things get b

a 7.1 earthquake struck off o'the fukushima prefecture early on saturday. the japanese meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory and then lifted it a few hours later. some cities just before 3:00 a.m. japan time. a 40 centimeter wave reached a port in iwaki prefecture and one in kuji port. a 30 centimeter wave was seen in ishinomaki. and a 20 sent mytory in the city in iwate prefecture. officials say they lifted the tsunami advisory because sea level fluctuations became smaller. tohoku power company observed a 55 centimeter tsunami just after 3:00 a.m. japan time at a port near the plant in miyagi prefecture. >> translator: the tsunami advisory has been lifted. we think slight fluctuations in sea level will continue for about half a day. we want people on or near the coast to exercise caution. >>> officials have lifted a tsunami advisory for the country's east coast. they issued that a few hours ago after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck. >>> the prime minister says it's vital that the diet pass two bills. he was speaking in a plenary session of the

our attitude and how we act from now on. >> the well known paris restaurant, he hoped the fukushima prefecture would impress. one ingredient is the fukushima game fowl, pride of the region with flesh ensures rich flavor as it's chewed on. dinners are assured the produce has passed radioactivity tests. the fowl is ready to be served and makes a french debut. >> translator: the combination of fowl and kelp is refreshing. i really like this. >> translator: if you can consider there quality with the safety guaranteed, i'm sure people can start to eat food that's made in fukushima with pleasure once more. >> translator: everyone in fukushima will be very happy to hear people from paris, the culinary capital, tasted the dish and said it was delicious. from now on, i will work harder to draw attention to cooking ingredients from fukushima. >> his experience at the palace may have been brief, but he hopes his contribution to his native prefecture. he picked up new skills and ideas in one of the world's top are likely. people of japan are dealing with aftermath of wipha and heavy rain. heavy rain is no

the government ordered more than 80,000 residents in fukushima prefecture to evacuate as they were living in areas where radiation levels exceeded 20 millisieverts per liter. the iaea did the research in fukushima this month at the request of japan's government. inspectors check the progress of the decontamination and made up a preliminary report. the agency said the work was progressing well but the 1 millisievert goal cannot be achieved through decontamination alone. it stressed the government should explain to the public that an individual radio dose from 1 to 20 milliseverts per year is in line with the international standards and it suggested that we are locating resources to the recovery of essential infrastructure would benefit the public and more effort is needed to monitor individual dose to decide on decontamination. >> you have to select the appropriate value of protection level from 1 to 2 millisievert for this special situation. >> reporter: japan's government did not specify how it would reflect the advice in its policies. >> translator: the government will continue working

fukushima daiichi. the facility is roughly in the middle of the prefecture's coastline. fishing has resumed around this area in the south. back in 2011, the current was moving south. diation levels and marine life off iwaki were higher than those seen off northern areas. so fishermen started trawl catches in the north. their hauls had been checked for radiation and have been sent to market. this pub in tokyo is now serving octopus from the north. >> translator: it must be safe to eat since it's on sale at tokyo's fish market. >> reporter: members of a fishermen's cooperative in northern fukushima say they haven't priced their products lower. they say shipments have been small. so they can't be sure how their catches are being received. fishermen in southern fukushima are anxious to get their products to market soon. they returned to iwaki's ports shortly before noon with about 1.3 tons of seafood, including octopus and horse crab. samples tested negative for radiation. the haul will be sent around the prefecture on saturday. fishermen here caught more than 100 species of

it was issued a few hours ago after a 7.1 earthquake struck off fukushima prefecture.hey issued a tsunami for five prefectures saying it reached some cities just before 3:00 a.m. japan time. a 40 centimeter wave reached a port in iwaki prefecture and one in kuji port. another reached ishinomaki in miyagi. officials say they lifted the tsunami advisory because sea level fluctuations became smaller. the power company observed a 55 centimeter tsunami just after 3:00 a.m. japan time at a port near the plant in miyagi prefectu prefecture. >> translator: the tsunami advisory has been lifted. we think slight fluctuations in sea level will continue for about half a day. we want people on or near the coast to exercise caution. >>> officials have lifted a tsunami advisory for the country's east coast of the they issued that a few hoursmagnitud1 struck. >>> japanese prime minister shizo abe has sent a controversial bill to the diet. if made into law, it would impose heavier punishments on people who leak state secrets. some journalists say the legislation would infringe on freedo

. >>> japanese fishermen in fukushima prefecture are marking a first. they're hauling in white bait, something they haven't done since the nuclear accident in march 2011. they say their catch is safe. dozens of boats came back to a port in the city of somea. the fishermen were wuss i unloading but seemed happy. they decided to resume catching whitebait after tests showed that hardly any radioactive substances have been defected in the fish. >> translator: we are so glad that we can fish for whitebait again. >> the fishermen tested their catch twice before and after boiling and processing. they confirmed the radiation readings were far below the safety standard. they plan to sell the whitebait at local markets and in a tokyo market. >>> the 2011 disaster wasn't just hard on fishermen in japan. young people in the north east struggled in the aftermath. they lost homes and places to play. some had to go to new schools. it's been an adjustment. a famous conductor from venezuela is one of the latest foreign visitors to offer support. he led a workshop on the

. >>> japanese fishermen in fukushima prefecture are marking a first. they're hauling in whitebait, something they haven't done since the nuclear accident in march 2011. they say their catch is safe. dozens of boats came back to a port in the city of soma. the fishermen were busy unloading but seemed happy. they decided to resume catching whitebait after tests showed that hardly any radioactive substances have been detected in the fish. >> translator: we are so glad that we can fish for whitebait again. >> the fishermen tested their catch twice, before and after boiling and processing. they confirmed the radiation readings were far below the safety standard. they plan to sell the whitebait at local markets and at tokyo's tsukiji market. >> many global fans of. japanese cartoons enjoy dressing up like their favorite characters. some businesses in japan have recognized that the interest in this costume play or cost play as it's called translates into profits. their capitalizing on this trend and aim to bring some life back to slumping industries. >> repor

south korea recently banned import of marine products from fukushima prefecture and elsewhere in japan. iaea officials say figures obtained and released by japanese officials alone would not convince the people the food was safe. the iaea plans to send a team of specialists in mid-november to study how to carry out the joint monitoring. >>> staff at a school in northern japan have come up with a two-wheeled plan to keep their students safe from tsunami. instead of heading to higher ground on foot or by car, the students will get there by bike. most students at this junior high school in the coastal city of misawi commute by bike. during a mock tsunami drill, 44 of them started pedaling to higher ground, roughly three kilometers away. they got there in about 20 minutes. staff originally thought it would take them twice that amount of time. >> translator: a good thing about a bicycle is that you can evacuate quickly. but i think it might be dangerous compared to walking or driving. >> the school's principal says the students will continue practicing so they can learn to navigate bumpy ro

researchers from the japan atomic energy agency installed monitoring equipment in woods near fukushima prefecture in may 2011. that was two months after the accident. they hope to learn how cesium moves from fallen leaves to soil. the results show that rain washed it off leaves six months after the accident. the researchers say that as the leaves decomposed, the cesium moved into the soil. after two years of research, they say that only about 0.1% to 0.2% has reached a depth of 10 centimeters. >> translator: the results suggest that the cesium has not penetrated deep into the ground. i think the findings will be useful to decontaminate affected areas. >> they concluded it's unlikely underground water has probably carried radioactive cesium from the soil to nearby areas. >>> japanese leaders are looking to the outer reaches of their territory to launch a new anti-global warming strategy. they want residents of remote islands to one day rely on renewable energy for power generation instead of diesel. >> translator: we want to start establishing a low carbon society from remote islands. a society th

. >>> the international atomic energy agency is about to lend a hand to the workers in fukushima prefecture. it's sending a team of experts to offer advice on decontaminat the plant. the international nuclear watchdog says 16 experts from inside and outside of the agency will be in japan from october 14th through the 21st. it's the second iaea team to be sent to support the cleanup in fukushima since the 2011 accident. their mission will be to check whether the decontamination work is being carried out properly. they'll also offer recommendations. the cleanup work is falling behind schedule, partly because of a lack of progress in securing space to store contaminated soil from the surrounding communities. >>> donald king has been a leading figure in the study of japan's literature for the past 70 years. his love affair with the country began when he came across a book on classical japanese literature in a new york bookstore. the 91-year-old has since devoted his life to introducing japan's culture to the world. last month a museum and research center dedicated to his work opened in negata p

. >>> residents of a village in fukushima prefecture are nervous about a plan to burn radioactive rubbage in their town. decontamination crews have collected massive amounts of soil, vegetation and other wastes as they clean up areas around the nuclear plant. the environment ministry plans to build an incineration facility in iitate village. all 6,000 residents of the village were forced to evacuate following the march 2011 nuclear accident. they still can't move back because of high radiation levels. mayor norio kanno met with chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga in tokyo. kanno says he hopes the facility's operations will be limited to three years. he called on the government to make sure ash from the burned waste is transferred to a storage facility as quickly as possible. suga says the cabinet will take full responsibility for the plan. >> translator: we want the government to promise it will protect the safety of iiate villages, as well as the people in neighboring towns. >> kanno said village residents decided to host the incinerator because they want to contribute to decontaminat

south korea recently banned imports of marine products from fukushima prefecture. the iaea plans to send a team of specialists in mid-november to study how to carry out the joint monitoring. >>> a cyclone is heading toward india. robert speta has been following that story. robert? >> let's start off with this strong cyclonic storm pulling off to the west. now technically a very severe cyclonic storm. you can see here with this cloud cover, it is covering a very wide area across the bay of bengal, moving off to the northwest. right now, winds sustained at 120, gusting to 130 -- or 120 to 130, gusting to 140 kilometers per hour. but it is expected to intensify. that is really the big story with this. as it pulls off to the northwest, it starts to push near the indian coastline. this is going to be packing winds gusting over 200 kilometers per hour. so a very serious storm system. definitely a serious threat to the loss of life out here. if people do not heed these warnings ahead of this storm system, definitely a storm surge is going to be a major threat, not to ment

." >> reporter: professor yamasaki has been studying marine creatures in the waters off fukushima prefecture. >> translator: we estimated concentration levels to be so low they wouldn't be detectable in the u.s., but fact they found contaminated fish off the coast of the u.s. really shocked us. even if the figures are extremely low. >> reporter: yamazaki says the level of contamination doesn't pose a threat to human health, but he says he wants to share his data with the u.s. researchers to figure out how the tuna pick up the radioactive material. yamazaki says it takes time for tuna to accumulate radioactive substances since they're at the top of the marine food chain. tiny creatures such as plankton absorb radioactive substances first. small sh then eat the plankton and big fish like tuna eat the smaller ones. recent studies show blue fin tuna spend their juvenile period in japan's coastal waters. the fish then take one to four month to migrate across the pacific to the u.s. west coast. yamazaki says he thinks he can figure out where and how the blue fin tuna accumulate radioactivity by st

a 7.1 earthquake struck off o'the fukushima prefecture early on saturday.the japanese meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory and then lifted it a few hours later. so

last quarter of this r 237 he spent a week talking to japanese government and people in the fukushima prefecture. they were impressed with the strategy but needed to be constantly evaluated. tepco announced that six of its employees had been sprayed with contaminated water, ground water has leichted from the reactors and had spilled into the sea. >> the worst one everyone was looking at is number four. number four they emptied after several years of operation from the core one month before the earthquake, and they put it in a fuel tank. then the earthquake happened, then the explosion happened. that future is a mixture of uranium and plutonium. >> the report said clean up in some of the most contaminated towns is so far behind schedule that residents would have to wait up to three extra years before they could return. >> well, despite the disaster the british government is making plans to build it's first nuclear plant in the country in 20 years. they looked at at plans where the plant will be built in the southwest of england. ministers say it will help secure the u.k.'s energy supply but criti

team has spent a week talking to japan's national and local governments as well as those in fukushima prefecture. comprehensive measures ensuring food safety, public confidence was vital and communicates strategies have to be constantly reevaluated. earlier this month, the plant operated, tepco announced six of its workers have been sprayed with radioactive water, groundwater leaks into the reactors and radioactive water spills into the sea. workers begin to remove spent fuel rods at reactor number 4. >> the worst one that everybody was looking at was number 4.they emptied the radioactive fuel after several years of radiation from the core, one month before the earthquake. and they put it in this spent fuel tank. then the earthquake happened. then the explosion happened. and that fuel is a mixture of uranium and plutonium. >> the iaea report came as a less, cleanup in some of the most contaminated towns is so far behind schedule that residents wrote have to wait up to three extra years before they could return. harry forcett, al jazeera. . >> firefighters are worried that a huge fire could merge

leaks of water from the plant so last month they stopped imports of marine products of fukushima and neighboring prefectures. delegates made the argument at a world trade organization meeting in geneva. they said there's no scientific basis for the embargo. they said maritime products undergo radiation checks to meet government standards before being shipped overseas. >> i believe many countries now understand japan's view. >> south korean officials say they need to ensure the safety of food products. that he demanded that the -- they demanded that the japanese provide them with more detailed information. the south koreans say they want to help monitor radioactivity off fukushima daiichi. the foreign minister discussed the plan in seoul with the head of the international atomic energy agency. inspectors from the iaea and japan's nuclear regulation authority plan to work together to check whether the waters off the plant are safe. the south koreans want to take part. >>> south korea's defense minister is denying reports that its government is adopting a u.s. missile defense system or buying american-made ant

. >> team spent a week speaking to the national and local governments, as well as fukushima's local prefecture. comprehensive measures in ensuring food safety and communication strategies had to be constantly reevaluated. earlier this month the plant operator, tepco announce they'd six of its workers had been sprayed with radioactive waste water after problems with a hose. as storage space fills up l, groundwater leaks into the reactors and groundwater flows into the sea. >> the worst one which everybody was looking at was number 4. number 4 they emptied the radioactive fuel, after several years of radiation from the core, one month before the earthquake. and they put it on this spent fuel tank. then the earthquake happened. then the explosion happened. and that fuel is a mixture of uranium and plutonium. >> the iaea interim report, it said the cleanup in some of the most contaminated towns was so far behind schedule that residents would have to wait up to three extra years before they could return. harry forcett, al jazeera. >> uruguay is another step closer to becoming the first country in t

fukushima plant. they now want to restart two reactors in niigata prefecture to boost earnings, but regulators have yet to start safety screening procedures. >>> japanese car maker honda is said to build a wind farm in brazil. it will supply the electricity needed to run the firm's production plant. a ground breaking ceremony was held in the southernmost state in brazil. the site is about 1,000 kilometers from the honda plant in the state of sao palo. company officials invested about $46 million in the project. they expect a stable wind supply in the region. wind farm will feature nine turbine unites that than generate about 95,000 megawatts of power a year. the officials say the electricity will be rooted through the local power company. they say the output is enough to produce 140,000 vehicles within brazil. the facility could help reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 2,200 tons. the wind farm is to be completed next september. >>> now, top leaders of the chinese communist party will hold a key policy meeting next month. they are to discuss the financial system and economic reform. party o

a country now that has expanded its tsunami advisory to five prefectures after an earthquake struck off the codes near the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant with a magnitude of around seven point three authorities say the waves are not expected to be harder than one meter to go the company that operates the plant has ordered its workers to keep away from the sea will more details to follow as soon as we get them here on and. i'll be back with more news in just over half an hour from now in the meantime so if you look at how immigration is polarizing european politics that's coming your way in a couple of minutes after the break. new zealand is boldly going where no government has gone before and according to reuters has decided to create a regulatory body to oversee recreational drugs that is their opening pandora's box it have at least temporarily given approval to fifty substances for sale at special stores which are banned in most other countries the body is trying to take a more scientific approach and determine which substances are actually harmful to the user you know i've heard the argument that the war on drugs

shinzo abe made the pledge visiting a fishing port in fukushima prefecture. abe was in soma city where a fishery official explained the experimental fishing that resumed on september 25th. fishing was suspended in waters off the damaged nuclear plant after radioactive wastewater leaks were discovered. abe sampled some of the fresh catch.