robert jenkins passed away peacefully at the age of seventy seven this week at his home on side to island japan he was affectionately called second son by locals and is famous for making what he called the stupidest decision of my life in one nine hundred sixty five u.s. army sergeant charles robert champion's then twenty four years of age was stationed at the demilitarized zone along the border between north and south korea. one night he decided that is imminent deployment to vietnam meant his certain death that's when he knocked back ten beers and walked into north korea and its strange attempt to eventually make it to russia where he would hide of course he spent the next. forty years living in pyongyang as a political prisoner english teacher and cold war pawn in the one nine hundred eighty s. he was married to have told me so go a japanese woman who had been abducted by the north koreans and one nine hundred seventy eight with help from the japanese government so got eventually jenkins and their children were allowed to leave north korea and locate to japan charles robert jenkins was a man

the ban was later reinforced in 1879 when japan formally annexed the island.o the development of a new style of martial art. indisputably born in okinawa, karate, or, empty hands technique. ♪ ♪ and it's even more vicious cousin. a form that uses farm and fishing tools to lethal effect. hard and soft, balance. for everything soft, there must be something hard. goju-ryu is one of the main traditional styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. go means hard linear attacks, closed hand strikes, and kicks. ju, means soft open hand circular, blocking, sweeping and take down movements. sensei tetsuhiro hokama, is a legendary master of goju-ryu. people come from all over the world to study at his dojo, and the training they get is hardcore. ♪ ♪ i've been invited to watch hokama sensei's students warm up. let me repeat, this is only the warm up. that does not look like fun. the exercises are designed to repeatedly punish your hands and feet. building up stronger, larger, more protective deposits around the bones. basically weaponizing even y

japan. we were in the northernmost island of japan, and we were on our way to massachusetts. my parents dropped my sister and me off of my grandparents in philadelphia. of course, grandkids love -- and i'm going to miss them because i have four grandkids and i back in the day in 1953, television was still a novelty, not like it is now. anyway, one of my favorite shows "schmitz night was beer mystery hour," and they used to show these old charlie chan movies back in the 1930's. one night, the first friday that i was there, i decided at 12:30 in the morning, i decided i was going to surf. those were in the days when you actually had to to go to the tv and turn the dial. i know that's a complete foreign concept that's the way it works. you only had like 13 channels. that's all. black and white. a huge television with vacuum tubes nothing like you have the , flat-screen. anyway, i'm turning the dial between channel 4 and five and happened between those two channels, i heard talking. that's odd. i held it to the tv selector right there between channel four and five, and i held it

for the threat from china the center on that disputed islands in the high or the sink islands but then. of course japan developing is. perceived to be guarding the this islands this of course world. would pose a risk of escalation of because a quality of the china. bill of the trial of the world so i think that that's a recipe for aspiration well for more on all asteroids go to r.c. dot com my colleague nicky errol will be here at the top of the hour with the headlines but for me and. everybody i'm stephen bach. task hollywood guy suspects every proud american first of all i'm just started watching and are these two sets to this is my buddy max famous financial guru well he's a little bit different i'm not the one can find i know no one knows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the road have some fun meet every day americans. and hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american people which. i played for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside guides. football isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the final school it's about the passion from the

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for the threat from china the center on the disputed islands in the tire or the cargo islands but then. of course japan developing is. perceived to be guarding the that this island this of course would. pose a risk of escalation because of china. the trial of the world so i think that the recipe for as collation. new year's celebrations are just around the corner and in preparation the russian capital's been pursing up the decorations red squares verse guys streets and other main avenues have been adorned with thousands of light with well more than two hundred fifty christmas trees have been placed in the capitol square as the new year's decorations will stay up for two weeks after the big celebration. well there were doubts he was both on the day story said to get in touch by following us on facebook and twitter i'll be back at the top of the hour with the headline thursday about. los angeles the city of luxury and fame but also an alarming number of people living in the streets. the simple fact in l.a. is there's just not enough shelter even if people on the streets right now decided to come in there

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responded as recently as november by sending a fleet of fighter jets and bombers close to japan's okinawa island. russia is increasingly explicit in its support. agreed -- was aggrieved, yet another step to rock international security and start a new arms race. no surprise that earlier this year, russert deployed -- russia deployed nuclear capabilities on the border, including three submarines, and their only aircraft character -- aircraft carrier. russia is also following the u.s. by increasing its presence across the world. just last month, the head of the russian upper house fence and security committee best defense and security committee suggested a natural response to u.s. aggression would be to reopen bases in cuba and vietnam. they do not see syria as a separate event from the ukraine to the pacific. cease to treat these issues differently. ofre is an increasing chance being misinterpreted and of a potentially disastrous preemptive strike. it is no exaggeration to speak in terms of a new cornwall -- new cold war. quite the opposite. it is a fallacy to think -- until the recent collaborati

japan to become first the toast of los angeles and later the king of new york? it is a fascinating story. kanazawa is the capital of ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of honshu islandknown for its untouched by time traditional districts -- one of the few cities in japan left relatively intact throughout the war. it's famous for its crafts, for its beautiful ceramics in particular, but also its artistic sensibility. the way it always valued beautiful things, traditions. it's a city that helped masa, then at a crossroads, to discover a whole new world of grace, of aesthetics, of style, that affected him deeply. for most, however, kanazawa is simply a place with great seafood. >> masa: this is the kitchen of the, uh, kanazawa city. >> anthony: yeah? >> masa: this market is. >> anthony: ooh, look at that. lot of crab. >> masa: yeah. sea shrimp, sardine, let's go over there. >> anthony: okay. ooh, look at that. ooh, uni? >> masa: yeah. >> anthony: sea urchin -- one of my absolute favorite things -- has a limited season in japan, from september to april, and it's tastiest in winter. good. from here? >> masa: [ speaking japanese ] >> worker: [ speaking japanese ] >> masa:

our search to find what all the fuss was about took us here, to hokkaido, japan's northernmost island baseball team, the nippon ham fighters. it's also home to the sport's most intriguing prospect. shohei ohtani looms large in the snowy hokkaido town of sapporo. if tokyo is a fastball, sapporo is a curveball. japan's fifth-largest city feels not unlike a laid-back ski village. but this is a baseball town. and this is the home stadium, the sapporo dome. it's here we sat down with ohtani. we broke the ice with a question about what we'd heard was his favorite local fast food. very important question. in'n'out burger or captain kangaroo burger? >> shohei ohtani ( translated ): captain kangaroo. >> wertheim: better? towering and affable, ohtani is working on his english, but felt more comfortable using a translator during our interview. i want to ask you about coming to the majors. but should we say, "if," or should we say, "when"? >> ohtani ( translated ): that's a tough one. i mean, nothing is for certain, so, i guess it's "if." >> wertheim: despite that cautious response, ohtani eagerl

this video was submitted by swe phone from singapore it's a record of his trip to japan taken in tokyo kyoto and the islandf nias jima. we want to know your favorite place to go on vacation send us your videos you can upload them at d.f.w. dot com slash travel. another tradition in the run up to christmas in feedly book is the advent in the core jobs a number of courtyards that are not normally accessible to the public open up on the weekends. and basically let sensitive of life have i didn't have like should. and of course i also need to get some christmas presents and i hope to find something here maybe even made by myself. things like all. things are hunting up as i prepare to blow a christmas tree bauble. now that would be a very special present particularly given the physical effort i've been vested and having put my life on the line. i'm so excited although you're giving. now i need something else typical for the region. has its own mustard factory hot and spicy sweet and fruity or with herb's mustard and all men are. sixty one featuring horseradish is based on a one thousand year old recipe. for the

but at the number two level, islands closerng to japan. china is encroaching on one of our allies.s is not going to be a hot war, but i think the solution might be more cold. i wanted to get your view. trump, i liken him to eisenhower. type -- get iton done type of leader. what you think about encroaching on those islands. they are the islands of allies. do, how we going to will that be resolved? host: thank you for calling. guest: that the great point. the question about china's aggressiveness was a first and second tier concern. these are sleepers. arguing that she champagne, this big leader of the communist party basically established himself as the most powerful leader since about it -- since mao. and now he may be more aggressive beyond their borders. north korea, because the united states needs china's help cracking down and isolating north korea, is diverging they want to get really top to get china's help with north korea. ist is basically happening china wants more control over these areas. are putting more sand on islands. they are creating airstrips and military installa

vietnam tour jacket was a common memento acquired by soldiers on r & r, often in okinawa, an island off of japanere they would have them embroidered with symbols of their service. in this particular instance, an african-american soldier not only had a tour jacket made to commemorate his service in vietnam, but he had it adorned with symbols of black power representing his dual commitment both to the black power movement and to his own service in the vietnam war. also in this area of a changing america exhibition on the black power era is elements of the broad concerns, basically a renovation of the new negro movement or the harlem renaissance of the early 20th century, a concern with literature, with culture, with representation. and so particularly the development of black women writers, black feminists, critique of american society, the development and growth of shirley chisolm, the first black woman to run for a major party nomination for the presidency, a political force. on all of those levels, through culture, politics, popular culture representation in mass media, the black power movement

japan, police arrested three crew members from a north korean boat on saturday. >> japanese media state men admitted stealing electrical equipment from a hut on an uninhabited island is the latest drama surrounding north korean ships arriving on japan's shores. brian todd has more. >> reporter: a mysterious wooden boat washes up on a desolate japanese beach, inside a grisly discovery, eight skeletons. japanese officials strongly suspect they were north koreans. >> they don't have great navigation capabilities and equipment and lost their way. >> reporter: this boat with lights rigged up reportedly to attract squid was found recently with several desperate north korean survivors on board. on some vessels, the japanese coast guard found survivors alive, but emaciated, lying among the debt. now, a spike in the number of so-called ghost ships washing ashore in japan, dozens in just the past month, has analysts concerned about increasingly dire conditions under kim jong-un. >> that's a reflection of growing desperation in the north korean economy. >> reporter: u.n. sanctions over the programs are pinching north korea's economy. they prohibit the government from selling

islands back in the way. south korea says the comfort women rile with japan is unresolved despite the two countries having reached a deal in two thousand and fifteen officials in seoul say the agreement over south korean women who were forced to work in japan's or time brothels fails to meet the needs of the victims. europe's largest association of hackers is holding its annual congress this week in life daniel has more on that and the far more than computer nerds he's a very intelligent people as well the chaos computer club has been keeping tabs on surveillance privacy data security issues for over thirty years its annual meet ups of grown ever larger and the leipzig event is no different from the latest cyber threats and data privacy issues on the agenda and edward snowden is this year's keynote speaker you might notice the dim lighting here because usually for events like this no one wants to be in the line. events that like to trade fair grounds don't usually have such a clunker stein and secretive feel some areas are right off limits to t.v. cameras it's the first time the venue is hosting a convention by e

japan. joining the u.s. and israel in the vote just guatemala, honduras, marshall islands, micronesia, nauru, palau and togo,tion 33 million and recipients of more than $686 million in u.s. aid. at a cabinet meeting yesterday, president trump tried to put the general assembly on notice. >> they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and they then vote against us. well, we're watch:00 those votes. let them vote against us. we'll save a lot. we don't care. we cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumption assumptions and repeating the same failed strat zwroyfs past. >> reporter: previous american presidents have refused to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital to preserve space for palestinians who want to claim east jerusalem as a capital of an independent palestinian state. the u.s. move earlier this month okay. >> mahmood abbas called it a constraint on middle east piece. >>> millions of americans will be heading to their holiday destination by trains, plains, and automobiles. kris van cleave now with the government's efforts to keep everyone safe. >> reporter:

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island of mindanao. thousands of well wishers have gathered at the imperial palace in tokyo to mark the eighty fourth birthday of japan's emperor akihito the emperor has pledged to carry on with his duties until he advocates in april two thousand and nineteen his elder son crown prince not who will then take over the chrysanthemum throne. u.s. officials say they've approved a plan to provide ukraine with military weapons including antitank missiles the move aims to help kiev in its fight against russian backed separatists moscow has condemned the measure insisting arming ukraine will inflame tensions further. a former u.s. soldier has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in san francisco over christmas the man allegedly told an undercover agent he planned to target the city's busy pier thirty nine area in the name of the so-called islamic state authorities say a search of his home turned up firearms and a letter claiming responsibility. in spain a regional vote the central government had hoped would stifle separatist sentiment has only deepened the country's constitutional crisis that's because catt

island of mindanao. thousands of well wishers have gathered at the imperial palace and tokyo to mark the eighty fourth birthday of japan's emperor akihito the emperor has pledged to carry on with his duties until he advocates and april twenty ninth teen his elder son crown prince not who will then take over the chrysanthemum throne. in bolivia striking doctors and medical students have clashed with police in the capital the dispute has disrupted medical procedures for about a month with thousands of operations being cancelled doctors oppose a proposed new law which would mean any mistakes they make could result in jail sentences. and yemen the number of color our cases has reached one million that's according to the world health organization thousands of people have already died from the disease according to the international red cross most of the population lacks food fuel clean water and access to medical care the united nations says the country is suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis noren is thirteen years old shrapnel damaged her spine so severely that she's confined to a wheelchair. before i used to walk

japan. joining the u.s. and israel in the vote, just guatemala, honduras, marshall islands, micronesia, nauru, palau, and togo, combined population 33 million, and recipients of more than $680 million in u.s. aid. they cabinet meeting yesterday, president trump tried to put the general assembly on notice. >> they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us. well, we're watching those votes. let them vote against us. we'll save a lot. we don't care. we cannot solve our problems by make the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. >> reporter: previous american presidents have refused to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital to preserve negotiating space for palestinians who want to claim east jerusalem as the capital of an independent palestinian state. the u.s. move earlier this month provoked days of palestinian street protests. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas called it a deliberate constraint on middle east peace. the state department said after the lopsided vote against the united states, the threat to cut off futur

. >>> plus, wild long island life corridor in the heart of the hoyle hills. > japan to show you how a a name for herself in that country's women's professional ry ahead. >>> but we begin this half hour with new security technologee or holiday travels. airlines have started totit dev some airports around the country. >> they're hoping the technolog the boarding process, and may even replace the need to carry a passport, but these devices are privacy.sing cbs news transportation correspondent explains. >> reporter: this jetblue flight has passe the future without a boarding pass. >> i'm going to walk up and and that's it? wow. yeah. it amazes me. evy it just amazes me, the secondsn can compare a picture taken a p stored in the governme database. francis sadowski is sold. >> couldn't beyeah, pretty fast >> reporter: delta is testing the technology atlanta. part of larger effort thate or fingerprint as the only thing you'll to navigate >> marrying all of the technologies at each of the steps in the travel ribbon is a game-changer for the experience. >> reporter: there's also priv for a fe

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the japan times says the government's earthquake research panel has warned of the possibility of a huge earthquake off the island be "impending" in the area, which would likely trigger a massive tsunami. the new york times has a story from the philippines. the controversy over a vaccine against dengue fever. the picture here is of a creek in manila, where mosquitoes who spread the fever can breed. the government has suspended rollout of the vaccine amid safety fears and public anger over its use on schoolchildren. the gulf news reports on a vote expected at the un general assembly on a resolution rejecting donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. it illustrates the story with a photo of palestinian protestor throwing stones at israeli soldiers dressed in festive attire. now, babita, it seems a celebrity parenting problem has been sparking discussions online? yes, rico. the mother in question is none other than the women's world number one tennis player, serena williams. serena took to twitter to talk about teething woes of her three and half month old baby alexis 0lympia. serena t

islands across the western pacific ocean. each bundles includes food, water, i do toys, and books for the kids. the royal australian air force, and the japanthe special mission. they dropped more than 100 boxes by parachute. >>> and finally it morning, you have to see this. a baby sea turtle on a tiny little treadmill. oh my goodness. researchers in florida atlantic university came up with this unusual test. they know that baby turtles race to the ocean after hatching, but what happens when city lights pull them in the wrong direction. the researchers were surprised, they expected light disoriented turtles to be so exhausted they'd have trouble swimming when they finally reach the water. they found instead the babies are actually very good at gauging their reserves, they take frequent rests so they didn't get too tired. and they were just fine. by the way, we checked, the baby turtles were safely released after this workout. >> they pace themselves. >> aren't they adorable? > toifl bad about myself right now. i'm like i don't to want go to gym. >> the last thing you want to do right now, right? maybe this will motivate us. little finding n

japan. moreover, we had no idea at that time, though it was the most surveilled island in the history of theorld -- satellites were flying over it, even low-level reconnaissance planes -- thatat mananaged not to discover hehe s put tactical nuclear weapons, weapons in cuba. he had done e what we thought ts in thehe kabul for a russian dictator who wanted central control of everything. he had delegated the use of those weapons against our invasion fleet to the local commanders. it is almost necessary onhnicacally you can't wait moscow if an invasion fleet is coming at you. but we do not think you would ever do that. his theory, khrushchev -- he was a smart man, actually. his theory w was, they canan't h miami. these are only tactical, short range missiles. they can only blow the invasion fleet out of the water.. kill 100,000 americans and let it stop there. it won''t escalate further. when mcnamara learned that 3030 years later he said, that is insane to think we can lose that many men and not go to war? it was insane. kim jong-un seems to have a similar believe that he could initiate war in