some ended up in japan. last thursday, 18 refugees from myanmar left for japan under the pilot scheme to resettle displaced people, now in its second year. the four families fled myanmar and had been at a camp in northwest thailand. in japan, they'll look for work and place to live while finishing a half year program to learn about the culture and language. but many that came on the program last year faced problems adjusting and learning japanese. nhk world looks at recently released documentary that tells the story of the myanmarese who made a home in japan and details some of the difficulties they face. >> this film follows a group in japan over three years, including march when the earthquake and tsunami struck. rather than just look out for themselves, the refugees headed for the disaster area. the documentary offers an explanation of why. refugees from myanmar already have more than their share of trouble. but since the disaster, they have been offering services as volunteers, helping with everything fr

the japan, u.s. alliance which has a history of more than 50 years is today facing one of its most difficult times. at a forum in tokyo to exchange ideas on the state of the alliance, former u.s. deputy secretary of state richard arm tang conveyed the sense of urgency felt in the united states. >> reporter: i am at the venue where the forum on the u.s., japan relationship is about to take place. the long-standing alliance has been under pressure recently. experts are expected to have lively discussion on how to put the relationship back on track. t in response to the march earthquake, united states and japan spontaneous launch joint relief efforts in the stricken areas. this created a positive atmosphere between the two countries, but there has been no progress on major factor putting pressure on the alliance, relocating of the u.s. bases in japan. 75% of the u.s. military bases in japan are in okinawa prefecture. the people there think this is an unbearable burden. the u.s. has agreed that a base cl

some ended up in japan.ursday, 18 refugees from myanmar left for japan under its pilot scheme to resettle displaced people, now in its second year. the four families fled myanmar and had been living at a camp in northwest thailand. in japan they will look for work and a place to live while finishing half a year's program to learn about the culture and language. many who came on the program last year faced problems adjusting and learning japanese. nhk world's yuko aotani looks at a recently released documentary that tells the story of myanmarese who have made a home in japan and details the difficulties they face. >> this film follow as group of myanmarese over three years, including march when the earthquake and tsunami struck. rather than just look out for themselves, the refugees headed for the disaster area. the documentary offers an explanation of why. refugees from myanmar already had more than their share of trouble. but since the disaster, they've been offering their services as volunteers, everything

but it faced strong opposition from japan's powerful farm lobby. that could influence election results. noda visited rice paddies near tokyo to ease concerns among farmers that abolishing tariffs could hurt them. >> noda is japan's sixth prime minister in five years. what kind of future is he looking at? >> well it won't be an easy one. the tpp is one issue. and the divided diet is another. the ruling democratic party controls the lower house, but not the upper house. so the government cannot pass bills without help from the opposition. but the opposition parties are playing hardball because of noda's pacifist stance regarding ozawa's political funding scandal. noda needs to balance his desire to keep his party united with his need to work together with the opposition parties. sooner or later, the prime minister will have to realize that he won't be able to survive if he tries to be everybody's friend. >> all right. nhk senior commentator, masayo nakajima reporting for us tonight. thank you. >>> massive damage from thailand's worst flooding in half

japan, on the other hand, only began preliminy lkwi t eun y r an economic partnershiagreem japan is lagging far behind its neighbor in terms of free trade. jane bins ads e concerned that the u.s./south korean trade pact could erode the competitiveness of japanese cars and tvs and hurt exports. >>ralar: a free trade pact can make a huge difference. japan needs to achieve economic growth by better incorporati tealemd. otherwise, this country will have no future. >> the japanese government has yet to decide whether to join u.s.-led talks for the multinational transpacific partnership agreement. the agricultural sector says that promoting agriculture and improving food self-sufficiency will n bja joins the tpp. the japanese government is concerned about the u.s./south korean fta agreement. prime minister yoshihiko noda is ordering his officials and li doctipay ecives to quickldecide on whether japan should participate in tpp negotiations. >>>he central european country of slovakia has endorsed a plan toureruprt debt-strappeded nations and troubledbanks s ai uchida has te story. >> svaa approved

japan business federation chairman, miromasa yonekura told koichiro gemba that japan needs to promote high-level cooperation with other countries. he said joining the tpp will not hurt japanese industry. union cura added that japan has no time to waste because participation is aimed to reach general agreement at the asia pacific cooperation forum. for his part, gemba noted the details on the nature of any final deal will be available only to those taking parts in the talks. he emphasized that the government will soon have it make a major decision. >>> as the yen remains near historic high against the greenback, japan's finance minister, jun azumi has hinted that market intervention is a possibility to stem the yen's further rise. >> translator: reaching the 75-yen level against the dollar is speculative movement and it does not reflect the actual economy. japan must take firm action if speculative currency moves get out of hand. >> azumi also said if the dollar stays in the 70-yen range, that would put a damper on japan's auto and other exports and slow the recovery from the march dis

japan's semigovernmental energy body and a u.s. company have signed a deal to conduct a test for methane hydrate in the u.s. state of alaska. methane hydrate is a type of natural gas formed from methane and water. japan national corporation made an agreement with conoco phillips to carry out testing in northern alaska for next january. the two entities plan to dig a well 1,000 meters deep to study how much gas can be extracted. a considerable amount of methane hydrate reserves have been identified in seabeds off japan's coast. japan is hoping that the experiment with the u.s. firm will help it to find ways to efficiently extract these gas molecules and put the fuel to practical use. >>> japan's prime minister is visiting south korea and will meet his counterpart myung-bak on wednesday. >> translator: i want to have thorough discussions on future oriented japan/south korea ties including an economic partnership agreement. >> noda will likely urge south korea to resume negotiations for an agreement. it has been suspended for seven ye

japan, too.his morning, just a little rain hanging onto northern sections, but that is finally on its way out. we should be seeing nice sunny skies in the next few days even for japan. friday's highs look like this. 24 and mild. 22 in seoul, up to 22 in shanghai. towards the americas, clouds continue to move across the western half of the united states. a low looking to drop out of the rockies and head for the plain states. it is still bringing rain to the inner mountain west and upper elevations will be looking at snow. as the rain heads to more central sections of plain states, we will have a severe weather threat for some of you here. watch for the possibility of stronger storms. thunderstorms and maybe hail or strong gusts. for the east, looking dryer for the canadian maritime. rain heading out tonight. here are temperatures. looking warmer on the east coast. 20 in new york, 23 in d.c. up to 22 degrees in toronto. winnipeg hangs onto warmth one more day going into the mid-20s on friday. final

the rain will move to central japan by japan. it will move to the north into saturday.eep while, light to moderate precipitation can be found akrause inland china that will spread to china in the next 24 hours. down to the south, it is thundery and wet to the southern indochina peninsula as well as much of the philippines throughout the day. temperatures shaping up like this. tokyo expected to be 21 degrees and the same for seoul. bangkok, 33 degrees and overcast with the chance of thundershowers. heading over to the americas, a large low pressure system could bring wet and windy conditions across the eastern great lakes region and eastern canada. things are getting dryer here, but instead eastern canada will remain wet through friday. some snow is possible in southern quebec. out to the west, another round of rain is effecting british columbia and parts of oregon. you'll see heavy snow in higher elevations. otherwise, it stays dry across much of the u.s. and central canada. temperatures looking like this. we are expecting 12 degrees in vancouver, 14 in seattle. 22 in o

. > cl ee- re tbunuea technology from japan. amid persisting concerns about safety. >>> welcome to "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo. >>> the japanese and vietnamese prime ministers reconfirmed moayil rcseapes nlear reactors dpitehaappene the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. prime ministeroshiko noda met in tok wh theietnamese primministerha two nuclear reactors to vietnam. the leaders confirmed that japan ojt.d cooperate in vis eyrose ns lrn t fm they agreed on joint mining of rare earth minerals in vietnam. >>> vietnam b merein dan f electricity in its rapidly-growing economy. japanese scheduled to start operating in 2021. japan has been helping treat nam train engineers to build nuclear plants and has proposed financial support. japanese experts say other countries are expected to demand more thorough safety from japanese nuclear technology following the fukushima nuclear crisis. >>> in northern bangkok residents continue to struggle against the floods and massive volumes of floodwaters continue their relentless ad

and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. >>> the prime ministers of japan and france have agreed to cooperate in improving the safety of nuclear power plants. japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda met french prime minister francois fillon in tokyo on sunday. they agreed on the importance of strengthening the safety of nuclear power plants to the highest level and confirmed that the two countries will cooperate in cleaning up radioactive substances. >> translator: i believe the statement we released on energy policy and nuclear power, a topic relevant to both japan and the world, was a result of this meeting. >> in the statement, the two countries agreed to study the possibility of setting up an international emergency response team that would be swiftly dispatched to deal with nuclear accidents. they also decided to create a committee to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the nuclear energy field. referring to credit worries in europe triggered by the financial crisis in greece, noda said the sovereign debt problem is a pressing issue, and japan will help

the forum was titled "the japan/u.s. relationship after the great east japan earthquake." in this post march earthquake. the united states and japan spontaneously launched joint relief efforts in the stricken areas. the operation created a positive atmosphere between the two countries. but there has been no progress on the major factor putting pressure on the alliance -- the relocating of the u.s. base within japan. 75% of the u.s. military bases in japan are concentrated in okinawa prefecture. the people there think this is an unbearable burden. the u.s. has agreed that a base in futenma, which is close to the populated area, is the most dangerous. and should be relocated immediately. but the japanese political party that came to power two years ago wavered on the issue of where the base should be relocated. and there's a strong anti-base movement in okinawa. so, a relocation site was not set. and this is in turn, affecting america's global military reorganization plans. richard armitage delivered the forum's keynote address. he was once at the center of u.s. efforts on t

how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a base for submarines conducting civilian activities in waters around japan. sovereign activities are national secrets. even sales defense members have no knowledge unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed in a submarine on the condition we will not reveal details of its mission. torpedo firing exercise was under way in this training area. submarines have capacity to approach and attack targets without being noticed. some also block advance of aircraft carriers. last year japan's defense ministry reviewed its fleet of submarines for the first time in about 30 years. it decided to add six new vessels to its fleet. the policy was prompted by fears of increased maneuvers of the navy. nhk took the latest footage of chinese vessels. a private research institute estimates that china's navy has 35 advanced ships and 31 submarines. that's more than double the figures ten year

move up towards japan. going to be a very wet and stormy weekend for many of us across japan and in terms of the accumulation of the rainfall, this is what we're looking at in the next 24 hours. anywhere you're seeing in the red here down towards the south and particularly along the pacific edge, 250 millimeters in the next 24 hours. and maybe even about 150 here in eastern tokyo. these are going to be, we can add to the totals in the next 48 hours as the heavy rain makes its way up towards the north. not only that, but after the rain pulls away, there's going to be a separate system moving across into hokkaido, so sunday into monday it's going to be wet towards the north as well. though it probably won't be quite as severe. 25 degrees in tokyo with showers tomorrow. 17 in seoul, 20 in beijing. cool anywhere ulan bator, just eight for the high. shanghai looking at 23. a little bit cooler in taipei, still hot at 27 and 31 in manila as well as as in bangkok. in central america and southern mexico were definit

this type of bylaw is already in effect in other parts of japan. in one case, authorities warned a lumber business after it knowingly did interior decoration on the office of a crime group. in another, they advised the business against letting local gangsters use a parking space for free. then there's the case of the cemetery operator. authorities zeroed in on him for entrusting the management of his business to a company run by the head of a crime organization. finding links between businesses and yakuza might be the easy part. severing the ties will be much more difficult. this tokyo bar manager says he pays gangsters to act as bouncers. >> translator: i won't disclose the amount, but i'm paying them every month. i have a lot of trouble at my place. for example, fights or quarrels between customers and that can hurt my business. i need their help to keep my bar running. >> translator: will you stop paying them immediately? >> translator: it will be rather difficult. >> nhk world's senior reporter koji nishigaki covers the japan underworld for us.

quite a bit of clouds moving across northern japan today. we've got this system in place that's also been bringing in really cool. so we're looking at cold precipitation. that is ahead across northern japan as well as across the western flank of the country. it could include gusty conditions as well as some thunderstorm activity. now, behind it really clears off for northern china as well as the korean peninsula. inland areas of china where we see a little bit of precipitation twdeveloping over the course of today but nothing really too major. southeast asia still looking at tropical showers and downpours for the philippines, parts of taiwan as for the endochina peninsula. cambodia, southern thailand, too, will be looking on the wet side today. highs for tuesday looking at 34 expected in bangkok with some thundershowers. 26 meanwhile for hong kong. and things are cooling off in shanghai. only 18 for your high today. beijing comes in at 16. and only 11 in seoul. meanwhile for tokyo, 27 degrees. it does warm up during the daytime, but as we he

to provide authentic service, we recommend the involvement of local business and those from japan. if the current local businesses are unable or unwilling to sustain their activity, we encourage the recruitment of japanese nationals to maintain the authenticity of the neighborhood. and number three is a multi- purpose facility. a small library with japanese writing and an internet cafe and a performing arts center. and the ninja-warrior style gymnasium. in regards to the potential high-rise development and increased density, we would like to keep japan town defended against gentrification. we know that there may be gentrification but if this becomes the case would like to have adequate and affordable housing available to the residence. thank you. >> and you said you had a 18- page report somewhere? >> i will get this to you in a little bit. >> i would like to see that, thank you. >> commissioners, i am -- i was wanting to say a few words, since i where several hats representing japan town. i am the co-chair of the cultural heritage committee, and part of the citizens planning effor

japan has 54 nuclear reactors. in the wake of the nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi, 44 reactors, more than 80% of the reactors are idled for safety inspections. local officials are upset they didn't learn more from this first test. >> translator: the test is not enough for a restart. we've been calling on the government to clarify the cause and other facts of the fukushima accident, and have them reflected in nuclear safety standards. >> translator: kansai electric have submitted the results of the stress test, but they won't give us any information to help us decide whether or not we can restart the reactor. >> it's still unclear whether or not these tests will lead to restarting the idle nuclear reactors. local governments and residents have to approve before any reactor can be turned back on. >>> japan's atomic energy commission said it aims to start retrieving melted nuclear fuel rods from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant within ten years. the commission's expert panel presented a draft report on

move up towards japan. it is going to be a very wet and stormy weekend for many of us across japan and in terms of the accumulation of the rainfall, this is what we're looking at in the next 24 hours. anywhere you're seeing in the red here down towards the south and particularly along the pacific edge, 250 millimeters in the next 24 hours. and maybe even about 150 here in eastern tokyo. these are going to be, we can add to the totals in the next 48 hours as the heavy rain makes its way up towards the north. not only that, but after the rain pulls away, there's going to be a separate system moving across into hokkaido, so sunday into monday it's going to be wet towards the north as well. though it probably won't be quite as severe. 25 degrees in tokyo with showers tomorrow. 17 in seoul, 20 in beijing. cooler in ulan bator, just eight for the high. shanghai looking at 23. a little bit cooler in taipei, still hot at 27 and 31 in manila as well as as in bangkok. in central america and southern mexico were defin

you're watching the iphone 4 s launch live in japan. the people lined up will be the first customers in asia to use apple's newest product. today's the day for apple fans around the world. the company's latest product hit stores. it is called the iphone 4s. some call it the 4 steve in honor of the late steve jobs, apple co-founder. the new smart phone has a double camera and double the processing speed. more than a million worldwide preordered it. the device is being released in seven countries, including japan. japanese customers are the first in asia to start using the iphone 4s. our reporter joins us live from tokyo. how is the turnout where you are? it looks pretty exciting over there. >> it is very exciting over here, katherine. the store just opened now. check out this long line curving across the building. as you can see in front of the store, bouquets of flowers have been left in honor of steve jobs. our crews arrived at 6:00 this morning. already at that time, we counted 360 anxious people to get their hands on the iphone 4s. l

japan's benefit to protect its people's lives. securing a beautiful land and a stable food supply, promoting local economies and employment and delivering reliable health care are fundamental to running a country. we are determined to do everything we can to stop the tpp. >> tpp! [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: the tpp aims to make trade tax-free in principle and also free of a number of barriers. negotiations are now underway in nine countries. singapore, brunei, chile, new zealand, the united states, australia, peru, malaysia and vietnam. the scope of the tpp goes beyond agriculture and manufacturing sectors to cover 24 areas, including public works and other government procurements to protect intellectual property, insurance, medical care and labor regulations. the framework will have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people in the member nations. the nine countries in the tpp talks are believed to be aiming toward a basic agreement at apec meeting next month. japan is planning to announce ahead of

this type of by-law is already in effect in other parts of japan. in one case, authorities warned a lumber business after it knowingly did interior decoration on the office of a crime group. in another, they advised the business against letting local gangsters use a local parking space for free. then there's the case of the cemetery operator. authorities zeroed in on him for entrusting the management of his business to a company run by the head of a crime organization. finding links >> why are authorities increasing efforts to eliminate crime groups in japan? >> now is the best time to tackle gangsters. the large crime syndicate in the country, the clan in western japan. this emblem of the clan. the clan controlled 44% of all gangsters in the country. 34,900 members and getting stronger. the head of the national police agency is telling his officers to target them. >> translator: we're going to use every possible law to stop the gangsters. >> the current head of yak gucci got out of jail in april. they arrested the number two and three figures while

because of japan's highly regulated nuclear energy-centric policy, japan until now has sold most of its smart-grid technology abroad. northeast japan says it has no shortage of cutting-edge technology, it's just never managed to turn this asset to profit. >> ( translated ): our universities have expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, organic l.e.d. technology and medical equipment. we've been trying to leverage these assets for a long time. but so far, the technology has simply flowed to tokyo. >> reporter: but to turn the region around would take an unusual meeting of the minds, a willingness to pick winners and losers-- something that japanese say their politicians are not very good at. >> these municipal and local governments, statesmen get into the trap of populism-- just distribute the money. but no one is satisfied in the end, because the level of investment doesn't reach minimum threshold. >> reporter: to avert a worst- case scenario, officials will have to act soon or risk accelerating the exodus of business and workers from the region. the economic decline of japan's northea

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japan/u.s. relations remain strong. top officials struggle to resolve one key issue. >>> this is "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. >>> defense chiefs from japan and the united states, say their countries must make progress in relocating the u.s. base. in okinawa. defense minister, yasuo ichikawa, and defense secretary, leon panetta met tuesday in tokyo. each says the government is preparing to submit an environment impact report on the relocation to officials in okinawa with this year. the report is the final step in the environmental assessment for relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma air station. the base is expected to be moved from a densely populated area to a location closer to the coast. >> this is a critical initiative in our effort to maintain a strong forward deployed presence in the pacific region. and it's also important to reducing the impact of our bases in okinawa. >> panetta says it's necessary to make progress on the relocation plan. the u.s. and japan signed an agreement in 2006. ichikawa

japan business federation chairman hiro kuda told the foreign minister, koichiro gemba, that japan needs to promote high-level cooperation with other countries. he said joining the tpp will not hurt japanese industry. he added that japan has no time to waste because participants in the tpp talks aim to reach general agreement at the asia pacific economic cooperation forum. for his part, gemba noted the details on the nature of any final deal will be available only to those taking parts in the talks. he emphasized that the government will soon have to make a major decision. >>> as the yen remains at an historic high against the japan's greenback, the japan's finance minister has hinted that intervention is a possibility to stem the yen's further rise. >> translator: reaching the 75-yen level against the dollar is speculative movement and it does not reflect the actual economy. japan must take firm action if speculative currency moves get out of hand. >> azumi also said if the dollar stays in the 70-yen range, that would put a damper on japan's auto and other experts and slow the recovery

>> japan is built on manufacturing. there are things only japan can make in small towns of small shops and craftsmen. we have to find those traditions that define the japanese brand as there's much interest in europe where countries like italy successfully protected their luxury textile. in covering this story, i learn the only way for japanese maker to survive is to identify what attracts the customers to their product, preserve it, and effectively market it to the world. >>> a japanese anti-nuclear organization marked the 55th anniversary of its founding. the members have renewed their determination to work for the abolition of nuclear weapons. japan con federation of a and h bomb survivors, sufficienterers met. the average age is 77 they began by praying for the victims of the atomic bombings in 1945. second and third generation descendants of survivors also took part in the meeting. one who is 31 spent ten years making a documentary about his late grandfather's campaign to seek recognition for them. it will be shown

on the other hand, many in the business community say japan should join the negotiations. >> i want japan tooin the tpp to ensure fair competition. >> japan will be left behind if it doesn't observe international rules. >> prime minister noda says japan will decide the policy on the tpp by the apec summit. >> i am sure there are many meaningful proposals, so i will study them thoroughly before attending the upcoming apec summit. >>> after slipping into creative withdrawal following the disaster in march, a brilliant japanese film director has recovered and is filming again. he has won international praise for his movies. he's admired for stories whose themes verge on lyrics conveyed by images. he has won acclaim at international film festivals. his work strikes viewers as depicting the subtleties of every day life. this quality is described as ewai world. he lived in sendai until he graduated from high school. after the march 11th earthquake and tsunami he says he lost his ability to make films but his creativity returned when he saw the constructive way disaster victims react to their pl

>> well, japan's population is ageing and shrinking. so the country needs to look overseas to rekindle growth. japanese businesses already hampered by a strong yen. worried that they're competing less will further -- if the country left out of the trade impact. south korea which competes directly with japan has the trade agreement with the eu. while that pact was approved by the congress. >> the prime minister is facing strong opposition from the farming sector. but noda still aims for an early decision on the tpp. why is that? >> noda hopes to make the decision before november where he is supposed to hold summit talks with u.s. president president barack obama. noda wants to improve relations with united states. which former prime minister strained due to his thoughts on u.s. air base issue in okinawa. noda wants to convince people that join withing the tpp is the only way for japan to survive even though it could hurt farmers by opening the door to cheaper products from overseas. the farm bureau, lobby remains a tough task for him tho

it is on the sea of japan coast. a wall is being built on top of land that is 11 meters above sea level. workers are also preparing in case a tsunami surges over the wall. they'll install a new drainage gate to minimize damage at the plate. power companies across japan are making preparations to better protect their facilities. workers will raise embankment ors build new ones at 45 plants in all. that's 90% of the total. crews at the nuclear plant in western japan were the first to begin construction. they started building an embankment in july. it will be 15 meters above sea level when it's finished. workers at the hamaoka nuclear power plant will begin building a sea wall next month. it will be 18 meters above sea level. it is expected to be finished by december 2012. all of this new sea wall construction is expected to be completed within the next three years at the latest. >>> three people in belgium, including an inspector from the international atomic energy agency, are undergoing checks for radiation exposure.

and japan, are participating in this show.hese firms either manufacture or sell automotive parts such as steering wheels and passenger seats. a representative of the event said chinese people will soon have two or three cars per family. he said the custom car market is expected to grow as more and more people look for cars that are uniquely theirs. the exhibition features about 140 cars that have been remodeled. this on the aesthetics. many participants are exchanging information about converting their car. china's new car sales exceeded 18 million units in 2010, overtaking the u.s. for two consecutive years as the world's number one auto market. the chinese market is attracting international players, including those from japan, germany and the u.s. as wealthy chinese consumers spend more money on their cars. >> translator: the chinese market is expanding, with many wealthy customers. we want people to enjoy spending their money on our products. >> we see a very bright future going forward. and even if it's a small market now,

the first results are in from new safety checks on some of japan's nuclear reactors. a small step towards building public faith. >>> this is "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. >>> kansai electric has become the first utility to hand in the results of safety tests of japan's idle nuclear reactors. kansai executives submitted the outcome of a first-stage stress tests at reactors at its ohi nuclear plant. the government mandated that a stress test be performed before a restart can happen. kansai executives visited the nuclear and industrial safety agency on friday to deliver results on the ohi plant's number three reactor. >> translator: we'll continue to take security measures to utilize nuclear energy safely. when we have new requirements, we'd like to add them immediately. >> the executives say a computer simulation say the reactor can withstand an earthquake 1.8 times intensity and a tsunami four times the height of estimated maximums for the fukui prefecture. here's the current status for the nuclear plants across the country. japan has 54 nuclear reactors. in

japan should join such u.n. missions to be respected and trusted by the international community. >> he expresses intention to send a ground self defense engineering unit to south sudan. he said the japanese people were impressed by the rely ability that more than 1,000 personnel showed after the march disaster. referring to the situation in northeast asia, noda said the japan security environment is becoming increasingly unclear. he says north korea has made provocative action and china has been building up military capability and stepping up activities in the waters near japan. he said boosting japan's defense capability for greater sdf mobility and more rapid response is an urgent issue. >>> the u.s. president, barack obama, raised more money for the 2012 election campaign than his rival candidates in the republican party. the u.s. federal election committee issued a report on july to september fund-raising of the candidates. the report says obama raised $79.2 million for his re-election campaign. the most pop

we expect to cooperate with japan in many areas. we need japan's assistance and expertise. especially in the field of water management. as libya faces big problems in that particular sector. >> that was abdul raza qatar. now let's take look at reactions to gadhafi's death from around the world, starting here in tokyo. foreign minister, koichiro gemba, says japan is ready to support the reconstruction of libya. >> translator: i hope libya will be able to rebuild quickly by restoring security and establishing a united interim government. >> japan is set to extend medical assistance to secure artificial limbs for those wounded in the conflict. gemba said japan is ready to start investing in libya, once security is restored. and will be looking to reopen an embassy. meanwhile, industry minister, yukiyo edano underlined the importance of securing liberty and security in libya, a major oil producer. japan relies on the middle east for most of its oil imports. the brutal end to gadhafi's 42-year rule prompted reaction from a number of other nations, including the u.s. and china. p

japan's first popup movie theater rises up. over four days, the popup cinema showed locals 15 movies. the theater cost over a million dollars to make. it seats 120 people comfortably. the seating is arranged so everyone in the audience has a clear view of the screen no matter where they sit. thick fabric keeps light from getting in the theater. they can view it in almost complete darkness. the idea for the theater came from a famous movie producer. he says he worried whether movie goers would find it authentic. during his career, lee has produced many cinematic hits. one of his most famous films, hula girl. they take up hula dancing to save their small mining village. last year, the recession forced lee to stop making films. but after the march 11th disaster, he felt he had to return to the industry. he heard from people in the disaster area where he had produced a movie. >> translator: i was so grateful for comments like i was inspired by your film. they gave me a deeper understanding of why i made films. i felt my role in lif

the original plan, i believe you saw, the japan center as an opportunity site. unfortunately for us, it was far from being an opportunity site for development. at least there is the opportunity to strengthen japantown for the future generations. one thing to add, coming to the planning commission and going to other meetings, i want to thank you, because the infrastructure financed district popped up, and perhaps that is something you can also consider. thank you very much. >> if you heard your name, come up to the microphone. >> good afternoon, commissioners. as you briefly heard earlier from pual lor -- paul lord, i have been interning. it has been a very rewarding experience working experiencepaul japantown and with community. i am representing japantown on behalf of a progressive group of young leaders. our group focuses on japantown- related issues, such as youth and young adult development. organizing local events and promotingcommunity. we have also been involved in a better neighborhood process, with an 18-page, simplified version of the plan. the organiz

last month, she visited the united states and earlier this month, japan. she stressed that well-balanced relations with other countries, without favoring china too much are essential for taiwan. >> rapid integration without adequate global diversification would deepen taiwan's dependence on china. therefore, we seek to strengthen our economic links with other major partners, including japan. >> earlier, gene otani spoke with our reporter in taipei, makita. >> naoki, it looks like the presidential race has already effectively begun. what's the latest? >> opinion polls show the two candidates are running a close race, with their respective approval rates hovering between the high 30s and 40s. incumbent ma ying-jeou is highlighting his track record of improving taiwan's economy and its ties with china. but with many citizens not feeling any richer, he's having trouble gaining voter support. opposition candidate tsai wen wants to keep china at arm's length. but with many voters unsure of whether she will be able to keep the economy growing, she's also struggli

these were the foreign deployed forces are in japan. everyone rallied and was under way, everyone was a part of this operation. when self-defense force called out 100,000 people, they had this right behind them. it allowed them to focus on what was critically important to them, finding the remains and lost, allowing us to provide support in the way they needed. someone went to a lot of trouble to put

and japan signed an agreement in 2006. itch could you a said japan hopes to strengthen alliance with the u.s., faces security issues related to north korea and china. the u.s. is a pacific country and intends to maintain its presence as a military power in the region. he added the united states hopes to strengthen ties with japan as much as possible. >>> the bulk of american forces in japan have been stationed in okinawa prefecture since the end of world war ii. thousands of serviceman work at the base. but many local residents say they're tired of having them as neighbors. u.s. aircraft have been involved incompetent accidents and some servicemen have committed crimes. >> in 2006, japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the base to a less populated area in okinawa prefecture. it is part of the broader realignment of u.s. forces to move some 8,000 troops to guam. but residents are opposed to the move because relocating the base to another area in the prefecture does not lessen its burden. on the other hand, u.s. lawmakers ar

as well as the korean peninsula and japan, too. this morning, just a little rain hanging onto northern sections, but that is finally on i way out. we should be seeing nice sunny skies over the next few days even for japan. friday's highs look like this. 24 and mild in tokyo. 22 in seoul, getting up to 25 in shanghai. towards the americas, clouds continue to move across the western half of the united states. a low looking to drop out of the rockies and head for the plain states. it is still bringing rain to the inner mountain west and upper elevations will be looking at snow. as the rain heads to more central sections of plain states, we will have a severe weather threat for some of you here. watch for the possibility of stronger storms. thunderstorms and maybe hail or strong gusts. for the east looking drier for the canadian maritime. the rain is looking to head out tonight and here's a look at temperatures. looking warmer on the east coast. 20 in new york, 23 in d.c. up to 22 degrees in toronto. winnipeg hangs onto warmth one more

japan's national sport. they found out that yakuza were going to the tournaments and taking up seats near the ring to cheer the head while he was in jail. police believe he's reorganizing his clan to launch counterattacks on police. >> so what is the aim of tokyo's anti-gangster ordinance? >> it's designed to cut off funding for organized crime groups, including the yak gucci clan. japanese gangsters became powerful and notorious in the 1980s, they profited from this country's real estate bubble. at the peak of the bubble economy, financial institutions belonging to major bank groups paid one crime isyndicate leade funds exceeding $1 billion. the gangster also tried his hand at speculative markets. recently, one of the best-known tv personalities in japan retired after his ties with the head of a gang were exposed. this all started with when the gangster helped the celebrity deal with a right-wing political group. now mobsters are trying to figure out what kind of impact the ordinance will have on their acti

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what are we seeing here in japan this tuesday morning? >> well, ai, let's look at the opening levels straightaway, and we can see how the nikkei and topix are opening up this tuesday morning. looking at the opening levels for the nikkei and to approxima pix right now. continuing the rally we saw in the u.s. markets rallying there that german and french leaders pledged to take firm measures including shoring up european banks affected by the region's debt problems that you mentioned there. also friday's jobs report in the u.s. gave more optimism. the next piece of economic data is retail sales, which is due up on friday this week. another focus there. let's not forget amidst all of this news we're entering earnings seasons and u.s. global companies come out with earnings starting this week announcing their results. earnings from japanese companies are a focus as we mentioned 11th disaster.nths after the japanese companies will be announcing their earnings towas the end of month. currency markets are a bit of a focus there showing optimism

on the other side, any japan. this is a bird's-eye view of what the tsunami looked like -- so as approximately 2:45 p.m. in the afternoon, what we now know is that a 20-meter way -- wave hit the prefecture', ands in the course of that, located approximately 125 miles off the coast at a depth of about 20,000 feet, the eurasian plate and the pacific plate came in contact with each other. pressures had been building up since the 17th century. and in the release of that energy displaced a very large volume of water, which resulted in a a 60 meter wave traveling at the speed of an airplane. 2:45 in the afternoon, kids were in school. parents were at work. immediately be had a humanitarian situation where families were displaced. this was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that change to the tilt of the earth's axis. for those that were in tokyo at the time, they experience, as you would expect, a severe shock. the buildings held up. the architecture and engineering held in place. there were provisions in place for tsunami. of

aroup of islands in the sea of japan. nhk world, seoul. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> a city in fukushima prefecture has gone monitoring radiation level of farm land and forests. they will test for contamination xi dee spite the government lifting an evacuation advisory for the area. the city lies outside 20 kilometer no entry zone around the crippled fukushima daiichi power plant but the officials are concerned about radiation levels. on wednesday, the japan atomic energy agency began testing forests in a 4.5 hectare rice field using an unmanned helicopter equipped with a counter hovering 20 meters above the ground. data is transmitted in re