. >>> itochu has begun to buy genetically altered soy beans. the first batch of the soy beans arrived on mondays. the manufacturing company commissioneded farmers in argentina it to grow the soy beans. the companies aim to import several thousand tons a year to produce traditional soy foods such as miso and fermented soy beans. more than 90% of u.s. soy bean farm land is producing genetically modified beans. the president of the company said japan needs to diversify suppliers of unmodified soy beans for consumers concerned about food safety. >>> in japan, there are more than 23,000 people with dementia that have been reported missing. more than 900 have died or are still unaccounted for. to respond to the problem, one prefecture has become the first in japan to devise a special plan. >> reporter: in a drill last month, participants learn how to search for missing dementia patients. volunteer workers and firefighters take part, along with other concerned citizens. participants receive information about the wandering woman. a volunteer plays the