hiroshi and mitsuko his wife were very close. the figures look like mitsuko, so her smiling face would not be forgotten. >> translator: she looks so gentle. i can tell from her face that my father made this one. i'm sure of it. >> tanaka says that the expression changes depending on who was there. she should know. she's been watching her for a long time. >> translator: oh, she's smiling. look. you can see her cheeks puffed up. yes, she's happy. i think she feels related to you. if she didn't like you, she wouldn't smile like that. i would love to see your father's other tanuki deity figures. are you going back to tokyo now? >> translator: yes. >> translator: i'm almost 90 years old. >> translator: you are? >> translator: i don't have so much time ahead of me, but it would have been nice if i can see you again. thank you for coming. >> the figure of osode-san was a reminder of her father's action for mother. mother's love was what was embracing the people who came seeking help. >> translator: i'm glad she came. also look sod refin

hiroshi's is 12 millimeters, a size larger. he doesn't mess around but goes head-on.uma put all his hopes on the highly trained spider. he moves his behind up and down to show he's ready to fight. oh, he's doing good. he could have been killed in a second. it lasted more than four minutes. he lost. >> well, that's that. good-bye. congratulations. well, it's over. that's it for this year. i'm glad i chose you. you lost, but that's how the cookie crumbles. he's only flesh and blood. but he did well. really grateful to this spider. >> reporter: it's a man's dream to train the strongest spider. this year it ended in real success. a very special one month in the seaside town is over. now the men release their precious jumping spiders back into the wild. >> you were the runner-up. my spider, you did good. >> he lets red rice go in a secret spot. >> sure, i'm sad. but, i hope he will have strong children and maybe next year i'll catch a good spider that can be the grand champion. >> reporter: at last, i won't have to worry about humans bothering me anymore. okay.

japan's ambassador to pakistan, hiroshi oe, informed the head of pakistan's national disaster management authority, za farr qadir, about the assistance on wednesday. earlier this month the japanese government provided $450,000 workout of supplies in emergency aid. pakistan has been hit by heavy monsoon rains this year that have killed 360 people and displaced more than 8 million people. the worsening hygiene situation and the possible spread of infectious diseases is raising concern among health workers. >>> the u.s. federal reserve plans to sell $400 billion in short-term securities to buy longer-term ones as part of efforts to stimulate the faltering economy. the decision on the purchase, dubbed "operation twist," was made at the two-day federal open market committee that ended on wednesday. a fed statement released after the meeting said that the economic growth remains slow and that there are significant down side risks to the outlook, including strains in global financial markets. committee decided to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities. the committee said it w

japan's ambassador to pakistan, hiroshi oe, informed the head of pakistan's international disaster management facility zaffar kadir about the assistance on wednesday. earlier this month the japanese government provided $450,000 workout of supplies in emergency aid. pakistan has been hit by heavy monsoon rains this year that have killed 360 people and displaced more than 8 million people. the worsening hygiene situation and the possible spread of infectious diseases is raising concern among health workers. >>> the u.s. central bank has taken on another round of easing measures. for details of the plan and market reaction, ai joins us. what can you tell us? >> thanks a lot, catherine. very good morning. let's get you the details first. the u.s. federal reserve plans to sell $400 billion in short-term securities to buy longer-term ones as part of the efforts to stimulate the faltering economy. the decision on the purchase, dubbed "operation twist," was made at the two-day federal open market committee that ended on wednesday. a fed statement released after the meeting said that the economic grow

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