from tokyo,casting japan. members of the white house panel reviewing government surveillance have publicly rejected some of the nsa's key claims in justifying warrantless, mass buying. appearing before a senate hearing, former cia deputy director michael morell and former cia deputy -- house counterterrorism aide richard clarke refuted assertions the bulk election of phone data could have prevented 9/11. programs true the 215 has not played a significant role in disrupting the terraced attacks to this point. statementdifferent than saying the program is not important. thef the information federal agencies had at the time had been shared among the agencies, then one of them, the fbi, could have gone to the fisa court and could have, in a very timely manner, gotten a warrant to monitor the appropriate telephone use. they didn't because they were unaware of the information that existed elsewhere in the government at the time. of overe was a period two years were that information was available. >> in the latest of

troops in japan.he other thing that makes okinawa appealing to americans is that the japanese government covers nearly 100% of the costs of maintaining those bases in japan. utilities, the workers who work on those bases, ,he cooks who cook the foods the golf courses, the swimming pools -- it maintains everything. the u.s. burden to have the bases there is very slim. there is hardly any financial burden whatsoever. they get a free ride. it is the best situation for u.s. bases in any country in the entire world. fit into thekinawa u.s.-japanese increasing military cooperation agreement? >> a lot of the cooperation is happening right there in okinawa , happening in the waters around okinawa and near disputed territories. >> how do you have a situation where most of the population in okinawa is opposed to the base, and the governor ran on a platform against this base, but now has changed, though the mayor is still opposed? the mayor as opposed. he is running for reelection. he is very strongly opposed to

the right wing nationalist myth, which is still here in japan, is that japan was trapped into -- was forced into attacking pearl harbor because they were surrounded by western colonial pars, the a.b.c.d., my countrymen were involved in this, america, britain, -- >> china -- >> chinese and netherlands, and that japan had the perfect right to defend its interests in asia, and interests in china, and they were surrounded by western powers who didn't want japan to have its moment in the sun. so they were driven by economic boycotts and that kind of thing. they had to do it. and then, of course, we can also talk about that. the americans kind of -- this is the myth-again -- the americans forced their hand. >> the a.b.c.d. -- a class explanation for many of the origins, kaiser's germany, world war i, complained about it very much and that was very much on the japanese mind as well. the fact that the wartime government made use of that narrative -- tojo in fact gave a speech on the day of the pearl harbor attack that japan -- >> the prime minister. >> prime minister. japan entered the world

i didn't expect it would happen in japan. >> reporter: before going to japan for the training, li was afraid she might face anti-chinese sentiment. but she says her worries gradually disappeared, as she made friends with japanese students. >> translator: once i went to japan and met people of my own age, i started to understand the real picture of japan. >> reporter: mao is a college student. she wrote about an elderly japanese woman whom her mother came to know. they met when mao's mother worked in japan 14 years ago. the woman showed her great kindness. giving her vegetables and treating her like one of her own family. >> translator: even after my mother returned to china, she called her on the new year's every year. i'll never forget the japanese, happy new year. >> translator: mao's university is low indicated in nanjing. several of her friends express strong feelings against japan. >> translator: i personally don't trust or feel close to japan. >> reporter: but mao believes that chinese and japanese can reach out to each other. just as her mother and the elderly woman did. >> tra

the number of travelers from japan declined by about 22% to just over 2.7 million. japan has traditionally been the main source of tourists to south korea since overtaking the united states in 1971. ministry officials attribute the decline to a stronger south korean currency. the won rose against the yen last year by nearly 20%. they also blame sauered relations with japan and unease over north korean military provocations last year. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is back from a tour of africa. abe was trying to drum up business, but executives know they have to help africa develop human resources for its economy to grow. nhk world has more. >> translator: africa has become the continent that carries the hope of the world. thanks to the potential of its natural resources, and its dynamic economic growth. japan and japanese companies have the strength to help you all. >> reporter: abe ended his tour with a speech at the headquarters of the african union. abe became the first japanese prime minister to visit mozambique. coal mines and offshore gas fields are p

japan. wang had already talked with the foreign ministers of russia, germany, and vietnam a day earlier. >>> chinese president xi jinping delivered a new year's address focused on his country's reforms. the speech was broadcast by state-run tv and other media on new year's eve. xi emphasized results achieved in 2013, such as economic policies and anticorruption efforts. he says his government has drawn a grand blueprint for the country's future development and will press ahead with reforms in 2014 to make the country rich and strong. >> translator: the chinese are pursuing the dream of realizing their nation's great rejoouf nation. i hope that people from various countries will also realize their dreams. i sincerely hope people from all countries can understand and help each other while striving for their own dreams. >> xi made no mention of china's territorial disputes with other countries. >>> the president of russia has also outlined his vision for 2014. vladimir putin says he hopes the n

nuclear power plants across japan remain offline for now. if they resume operations, some could run out of space to store spent fuel in just a few years. managers at power companies want to reprocess and recycle the stockpiles. but engineers aren't ready to use the plutonium that would be extracted from it. government officials have plans to use it in a prototype fast breeder reactor in western japan, the monju facility has experienced a succession of problems, and it's unknown if it will ever be put into use. the officials are also struggling to find a disposal site for highly radioactive nuclear waste created by the recycling process. they want to bury it deep underground but they're yet to find a candidate location. >>> a former vice foreign minister has been chosen for administering japan's newly established national security council. shotaro yachi has been picked to run the nsc secretariat. prime minister shinzo abe delivered a written appointment for yachi, who heads the cabinet bureau. he joined the foreign ministry more than four dec

he says he did nothing wrong and will return to japan soon. zhu is a well-known commentator on relations between japan and china. he has appeared frequently on japanese television. >>> japan's top government spokesperson say s south japan' aircraft have received no wavgs from military planes over the east china sea. yoshihide suga was responding to a chinese media report saying foreign military aircraft flew into the country's air defense identification zone. the report was carried by the xinhua news agency. it quotes an air force spokesperson as saying they have monitored, identified, and issued voice warnings to foreign military aircraft entering the country's air defense identification zone. china set up the zone over the east china sea two months ago. suga says he knows of the report but that he doesn't understand what the term voice warning means. >> translator: the government is not aware of any unusual actions taken by chinese military planes flying near self-defense force aircraft. >> suga says the defense ministry would appropriately

now more and more people in japan are using smartphones and that's putting a pretty hefty load on japan's mobile phone networks and will the carriers will need even more data capacity for the high speed high volley and services. the rushing too much. officials at japan's communications ministry have come up with a solution ministry officials plan to free up a three point five d that hurts frequency band then until now has been used for satellite communications for major carriers are eligible. the carrier's hope to upgrade their services ahead of the summer olympic games in tokyo in two thousand twenty communications ministry officials will announce the details of the frequency band allocation plan by the middle of the year. and his quick look at global economic calendar for this week. on monday we'll find out how china's economy did in the october to december quarter gdp data for the three months as well as for the whole year of two thousand thirteen will be coming out to be trained in july and september china's gdp grew seven point eight percent from a year earlier on the same day. eu fo

these nuclear refugees are scattered throughout japan. katsanobu sakarai, the mayor, is trying to convince residents to come home. the city lost 85% of its population. >> no good comes from agonizing over the past. so i just focused on how to move the city forward into the future. >> the mayor devoted himself to making sure the city had a future but it was a hard sell. radiation remained high in many portions of manami soma. >> we are letting evacuees know we are doing decontamination to reduce their anxieties. >> reporter: sakurai's quest to decontaminate fukushima prefecture. contaminated shrubs must be pruned, trees cut down and removed. the contaminated soil is dumped at hundreds of sites like that around fukushima prefecture. to give you a sense of the scale of the operation the bags here were taken from only 400 homes in minimasoma but the city has plans to decontaminate 20,000 in all. keep in mind, this city is one small corner in a prefecture roughly the size of connecticut. a third of the population has yet to return here. kari s

that does it for our broadcast from japan.will be speaking saturday at sophia university in japan. sunday, jennifer 19, i will center.ing in kyoto on monday we will be back in tokyo, january 20. i will be speaking at the foreign correspondents club of japan for a noon talk. you can check our website democracynow.org for all the details of these three days of talks. then we will be headed to the sundance film festival in park city, utah where we will be broadcasting after the martin luther king holiday tuesday to friday. many thanks to the talented staff here. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

we would like to cooperate more in this area with japan. she is growing economy with a population of over seventy media. champion keith play for japan to pull the middle east and europe attempts to put turkey is that it's a long time friend and a democratic country and building a championship taking place behind body on japanese technology and innovation. and to be joe formal than the songs we know how industrious the japanese people or the turks are also hard working towards this week among your strengths and work together we can both achieve a lot that i really believe so. tolkien. bruges on the alabama line also agreed to walk together to try to steal the scene syria will be presented in seoul foreign powers meet later this month the chain effect many called got out and into the wall. i know. the people in charge of a plan to re process spent nuclear fuel in japan are trying to get it up and running. they've sas nuclear regulators to conduct a safety assessment the check would be the first of its kind since stricter safety rules took eff

and that it has devised for ing investment in japan the prime minister pointed out that japan has pledged never to wage war again. i do stress that includes seeking to national corporation. his principal of twenty calls however hopes the improved relations with china and south korea. i knew we needed to be understanding and approval for japan's pouring and security policies from other countries. the two countries strongly opal is obviously sees two guests can use your income. this friday mornings to pass water. those remembered the good deed is convicted of war crimes after wanted one too. mr vaile has had these is hard to be. he's already the cd got me to east and africa and is planning to visit the meeting this week the paintings to the continued use of kids coming to the policy. a colleague in informing the wall japan's post. do you want. well this is a curious about how those policies will play mt and helping ministers make progress on an international trade deal that japan has been negotiating for months. i instead chances now from the distance as i sit as is this straight you're exp

and strategic global relationship japan is a pure heart. he has moved east on this. he's also a key part of the canal and economic development. and in our quest for a peaceful and stable him and asked us a show. and the moon in the aggies precinct on the concrete to build up infrastructure. i am hostile to come to find out on to danny and i live in homes in indiana the subway system to run underneath the capital of the nativity. truly it is also a creek to complete and joints and a patient i am next year. the planned high speed rail network in western india. japanese finance want to sell indian their systems and also want to operate them but couldn't. a comment to a certificate to the said japanese businesses campaign behind them rivals such as south korea and some european country. he said. i visited kingston boston spearhead business deals by himself. i think it has. formally opened a new frontier. in the usage of good being here in japan and burying to expect a lot of room to jump is taken into also says on page eighteen i did as i can s

china japan relations. this is also the voice of the japanese people build who wish to resume friendly relations with china. i hope ave would make more efforts to achieve that. this is what he's supposed to do in the new year meanwhile chinese diplomats continued to express outrage of the japanese prime minister shinzo operates visit to the yasukuni shrine the chinese ambassador to me i'm not a gung done is the latest to come down to visit in an article published by the nikkei newspaper is that japan's invasion brought to dissolve stead to haitian people including the ahma because on japan to milan from gemini and is sincerely apologize rather than challenge the consensus judgment of the second world war. the idea that it's ridiculous that set up a command to puppets of his visits to yasukuni shrine which confines forcing cause a war criminals was to make a known will catch is that if the japanese government continues to walk on the wrong pot. it would not only had its relations with the international commu

eastern asia, talk about japan. look at this the low pressure area moving over japan. some rain showers coming out of this. but one thing you want to keep an eye out for, this is also going to be triggering up some snowfall. widespread precipitation, tokyo on wednesday going into thursday morning. during the early morning hours it may be cold enough, might see some of the white stuff falling from the sky, the tokyo metro area, going into thursday evening, once it gets cold again, does look like some more of that is going to be kicking up. so definitely want to be ready. i don't see any significant accumulations, but tokyo might get it. even along the sea of japan coastline, kicking up there. that's where the heavy stuff is, definitely throughout the rest of the week. take a look at your temperatures now. shanghai at 5, seoul at minus 3. ulan bator minus 17 that's typical for this time of year by the way. and down towards the tropics into the 30s. those afternoon thunderstorms will start popping up for you. now into europe, the big talk here has been the low pressure ar

ebay has contained in article two chinese language newspapers japan. he stressed the importance of dialogue with chinese tea this time to time speaking the two countries and is committed to peace with the three papers published in japan to celebrate china's lunar new year that begins later this month. it appeared on their websites on thursday. this is as china and japan should join hands to help promote development of the region and in the international community. ibm says that even face the challenge is to get countries need to return to a strategic and me actually beneficial relationship so that ties remain intact. i bet is to chinese protests over his recent visit to the acrimony shrine in tokyo shrine honors japan's war dead in the article says that japan has committed itself to walking the path of peace since the end of the war he says that japan will make even more contributions based on his policy of proactive passes us out. he really hates it the influence of the times with his chinese counterparts in the midday sun the highest level. he notes

will generally use the prayer that japan is harming piece assets he said japan should b nineteen seventy. he said the chinese people respected him a nice courage in facing up to its history. in response the japanese ambassador wrote that japan has consistently contributed to peace and prosperity in asia and worldwide. after world war two. the scene and the guys at jimmy's neighbors had reached out for reconciliation. he said we gladly that is not the case with the region's amount in japan. chinese health officials are trying to stem the spread of bird flu that calling for clothes line train and eight seven and nine strain and it was that the virus could cause an outbreak among humans. three hundred researchers and officials from around asia and that in japan to discuss ways to contain the virus health authorities in china i say more than two hundred people have been infected with aids seven and nine strain since last much more than fifty have died researchers say the virus has mutated in such a way that they can infect humans easily and warned that further mutations are possible. the vir

and temperatures are dropping throughout japan. our meteorologist robert speta has been following the situation. robert? >> yeah, gene. many people out here, you want to have a jacket ready, some gloves and a hat once you start heading out this evening, because things are going to remain chilly, especially along the pacific coast of japan. things are remaining cold but the good news here is it's remaining rather dry. the reason is, we have our sea effect snow machine coming through. that's going to pick up the moisture out of the sea of japan. what's been happening is hitting the coastline here. by the time it makes it over to tokyo we've been seeing some sunny skies out here throughout most of the day. over here though on the sea of japan coast, you still could expect some 40 to 50 centimeters in the next 24 hours. that's on top of what's already fallen. some areas have seen up to about 55 centimeters thursday going into friday. take a look at a video coming out of kanazawa where very frigid temperatures, indeed, some heavy knowfa

professor says japan has much to learn from what's happening at chernobyl. >> translator: japan hasn't decided how far it wants to go to monitor the health of workers at fukushima daiichi. ukraine provides an example we should follow. >> reporter: he says japanese leaders should introduce a centralized system to collect health data right away. he's now preparing to submit his report to the government. mamoru ichikawa, nhk world, chernobyl, ukraine. >>> there's a snowstorm in parts of the u.s. meteorologist robert speta has more on that. robert? >> hello, gene. yeah, we've been talking about this for a few days now, and just in the past 24 hours the snow really has been coming down all across the eastern seaboard. even as far south as virginia beach. typically known for its warmer weather. actually, you've been seeing some significant snowfall due to this storm system. it started here. now it's pushing northeast. you can see on the satellite picture really starting to wrap up and become stronger and more intense, and still some areas out here you can see some significant snow totals. bu

japan has mounted a drive to bring on. prime minister abe is aggressively promoting nuclear energy abroad. he has recently signed an agreement to sell reactors to the middle east. major manufacturers like hitachi are vying for a share of the trillion dollar international market and the 370 reactors that are expected to be built by 2070. >> i would think it's our responsibility to respond to that kind of expectation. >> reporter: japanese nuclear manufacturers received $50 billion in international orders last year. new technology and reactor designs they say ensure that this time, it will be different. >> translator: we know what happened and we apply what we think is necessary countermeasures into our technology. so the technology is always improving to overcome any you know, events that happened past. >> reporter: for nato khan the current administration is learning the wrong lesson from fukushima. >> until 3-11 i felt the same about nuclear energy that priessments abe does. but i no longer feel we should be selling nucle

in the usage of that being gay and japan. and burying to expect a lot out of the job is taken or two also says on page eighteen i did as i can stomp on an item can get national sam on a baking dish and a close knit a high speed in the act the two countries also agreed to hold joint money. exercise is good to see me in japan he's sober. the problem could be a producer for treason. so dead to be in all of the decision reviewed in japan in other countries in terms of any group or nation i've seen his baby that is intriguing. abbe and sand and links to accelerate negotiations to conclude an agreement for peaceful means of new media and itchy indiana is intersted and defense techniques and skills they think it's the new korea power generation. but the japanese government official said. some lawmakers say they need to know what you think that the aca all for nuclear technology to india because he hasn't signed the new tree and home on a foundation to use the potty and pee in countries like the maggots take time and the nations seek

he called it japan asianism sometimes. and also referred to as japan's devine mission. he felt it was written in the stars for japan to lead the asian union against the western power. in the process reconfigure world order. now, the tenant of asianism ultimately set japan on a collision course with the united states. a few years before the war broke out, japan announced, as official policy what it called the new order in east asia. this was that idea of ordering east asia around japan in the center. japan leading this united wall. once the war broke out in 1941, an america, most people called the pacific war in japan it was often referred to as the war for asian liberation. now as it tushes out, this new order was every bit as oppressive as any old order had been. in theory it hoped to liberate them from western imperialism but in practiced japan moved to the nation under the guide of liberation and simply replaced any western that had been there. been the tokyo trial came around they played a central role in the allied argument against the war crimes suspect. the point

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their agenda putting included issues on japan. i had already country the foreign ministers and the mesh and gemini and vietnam via phone on monday to discuss matters concerning japan. chinese president hu shi jian ping deliver the new year's address focusing on his country's best was the speech was broadcast by state run tv and other media on new year's eve. she emphasized result achieved in two thousand thirteen sections economic policies and anti corruption measures he said his government as john the ground and blueprints for the country's future development. he said china will press ahead with reforms in twenty fourteen to make the country and strong the one living being has been going on usually topped with human woman. usually until one of me. nonetheless the tenth of the month. what in the queue up. should it go but in the tie shoes and go home only to know what i'm going. chatted for the uga count for bongo she made no mention of china's territory disputes with other countries that is developing a small low cost satellite t

that makes it all the more necessary for japan. another dialogue partners to engage in diplomacy with the caution instead of bilateral diplomacy. until the scandal that cost at austin enhanced corporate ties with japan for the planned creation of a regional economic community in two thousand and fifteen sumo wrestlers will take to the range in tokyo this sunday for their new year tournaments. one young challenger will make his debut in the top division of baku note she. he's the first beachy to make it there from a stable run by one of the all time great ucla's soon as the highest ranking men in the sport. nhk world scale mordecai introduces us to pack on the lima. the mou is twenty three years old he's one hundred eighty one centimeters tall and weighs one hundred forty six kilograms. this is his final match in a cute shoe tournament held last november you got to see. the duo won the match. the team promoted to the model t davies. isn't the start of the monarch was on hand to see his victory will. hugh bowman who has worked. i was

this is a landmark event for relations between japan and india. i start to further develop these by multiple ties for japan's future growth he said. i added that he and seemed concerned and at times on saturday that there was to develop a strategic global partnership he said the participation of japan's maritime self defense force in an upcoming joint drill with the indian and us navies will enhance security cooperation. i'm now the latest in this essay is that the moves on to my kids have been talking about a global economic rebound country for months economists at the international month a fun and created its world economic outlook. just last week. i didn't imagine it is now from the business test a test was so tell us at what's behind that rates will continue bringing to the point the economists at the imf did i just got in oh say that many countries are getting more stable those in the eurozone the us and japan for example the subtlety new sleeping had warned about the vulnerability in developing economies and that's exactly what spooked inves

they are controlled by south korea but claimed by japan all government strongly condemns japan's action the more the following it's text groups. we asked japan to immediately with two weeks if japan does not respond would take them home nations when the japanese government come since he makes false claims on the coco islands which was the present territory to be seized during japan's cornyn station and teaches grades to the next generation. it's clearly shows that japan's steel cannot escape it by the habit of distorting his story. i made pasta corn on my station all form one department director of the japanese foreign ministry says conversations ave has no intentions of improving sino japanese relations the remarks came as audi again saw that the constitutional ban on the right to collective self defense which would effectively have allowed japan to use military power outside of its own territory all they said he will push for the constitutional amendment added policy speech to another eight hundred in the session in tokyo. former japanese diplomats who carol mongols sock. he holds the

another sign of japan's economic recovery. the number of corporate failures in two thousand and thirteen dropped for the fourth straight year to a seven year low or to the level before the two thousand and eight global financial crisis. a research firm takeover data bank reports that a little over ten thousand firms. when out of business last year. each of them had debts of about one hundred thousand dollars or more. the number of saviors dropped more than seven percent from the previous year researchers say bankruptcies decline especially in the construction business the drop is due to growing demand for works projects and housing construction ahead of the consumption tax hike in april. the total liabilities came to about twenty six point seven billion dollars down nearly twenty seven percent in yen terms from two thousand and twelve. but the group the researchers caution that bankruptcy is could rise again. they note that some companies are being hit by growing costs of imported materials stemming from the yen's weakness. th

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is japan how you die. turned out a way to the japanese critics going to arrange tomatoes and the rest of world wide we seek to revise the pacifist constitution. and that beefing up in the pre oscars chin also brushed off the biz call for a bilateral summi o the city wawawawawantso china's leaders and talk h issf mutual concern. chin said talks would be useless pile of big continues to say bad things about china. us officials are pressing chinese authorities to immediately release a prominent human rights activist shoe zhi yong is on trial for disturbing o we are concerned that he's being prosecuted as retribution i think for his campaign to expose corruption and for the peaceful expression of his view. corey hart said this is the latest in a pattern of arrests and d d d detentionf lawyers and journalists who are challenging china's official policies. she really is a founderf the new citizens movement. the group advocates of reform and participation in politics support for theheheheheheheheheemement sd the

and i traveled to japan from the meeting relatives of ocala. i even got to meet toe shows granddaughter. i learned everything of course they could about asians. in the process of course i was always trying to learn about this mystery. what i can tell you about the mystery without giving too much away is that it is very much alive and kicking. i met a very esteemed tokyo trial scholar in japan who remains convinced that ocala must have deceived the court because the timing of his or hannity and the recovery, the timing was just too perfect. i met a very influential writer who believes that ocala also must have deceived the court and probably did so intentionally to dispose the he conducted a victorious nation. i told you about me tojo's granddaughter. she too remembers believing ocala must exceed the courts, but she actually thinks this was part of a larger allies to remove ocala before he could take the cnn discuss western imperialism in a negative light. now these probably sound like conspiracy theories to some of you. you wouldn't be wrong. t

company imports most of the home appliances it sells in japan. and analysts predict that the trade balance is likely to remain in the red for some time to come. hideo kumano is one of them. he's an executive chief economist at day each chi life research. he has shared his insight on the impact of a prolonged trade deficit. >> translator: if the trade deficit cannot be offset by incomes earned abroad that would cause a current account deficit. that could prompt investors to pull money out of japan, leading to lower demand for japanese government bonds and higher interest rates. >> on the outlook for japan's economy, he says domestic demand will likely remain sluggish due to the shrinking population. he says japan needs to boost its competitiveness by using technological innovation to make attractive products. japan's economy is improving and people want to be paid more. >> deflationary pressure is easing somewhat and the tax hike for consumption tax is coming up in april, so people's incomes have to go up for a solid economic recovery, so people a

japan's national nikkei newspaper has warned that japan should not be mislead by blind patriotism. the international community has also voiced deep concern over the resurgence of japan's militarism. the us based network fox news says on its website on the shrine visit last month was inevitably undermining trust between the us and japan. germany's foreign ministry has also said that every country should reflect on that role in the last entries brutal wars as a bassist paul roos all the hostility and developing international cooperation. japan's defence minister gets an oral on monday our eyes expected to visit india monday in a bid to seek any better security deal with new delhi. all of their eye is on a mission to sell the us to plane to india the japanese developed aircraft used by self defense forces. the plane can land they own waters with leaves up to three meters of the two sides might call the deal do a moment there is visit japanese friends in la they will also pay a visit to india in late january. so kaylee is its ban on arms exports in two thousand and eleven paving the wa

of the japan business federation. what a diamond. he said it was so much about that nearly three years ago in the past with the cbc affected global economic loss of supply chains which great. any investments. he emphasized the private sector needs to actively plenty of room in rebuilding his to kick in the us. promote your mind. we wanted as looking up to our own business will work with are the called for members of private citizens and sector to help with disaster recovery. simmons cinnamon from the us fed on emergency management agency what people talk about how the private sector help. after hiking seventy one eighty year ago we partnered with google uncle bill came and to bulldoze mapping. and we all have a nice sounds and see the lexus and wear with legos persistence. many dissidents expressed the view was on private sector involvement in reconstruction. i lean on me is missing. my mom and i was invited to a private citizen indeed after many many fronts. organizers of the card can say this gathering is a major st

if tokyo can change, japan can change. >>> dr. nakamats is an inventor who is running for governor for his seventh time. >> translator: tokyo will be hosting the olympic games, so the next governor must be someone who is free from corruption. it's essential that person has an inrestricted imagination along with international knowledge. >> another contender is toshio tamogami who rose through the ranks of japan's air self-defense force and became chief of staff in 2007. he has the backing of former tokyo governor shinto she hara. >> translator: we should use funds for public works projects to invite more investment from abroad and improve the economy. that would make tokyo stronger against disasters and a beautiful city. it would also revitalize the economy. >> former health min cher is also running in the gubernatorial race. he has the recommendation of the tokyo chapters of the ruling democratic party in its coalition partner, new komeito. tran tran i want to gather the power of all the people to offer the best hospitality and ma

this belongs to japan. it's a part of proef case on the part of the chinese government which we should not in any way recognize or look the other way. >> as for shinzo abe's visit to the shrine, he says he's aware of the complexity around the issue. those remembered include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international military tribunal after world war ii. >> we respect and recognize very much the decisions people have made and the historical complexity of the issues. what we want to focus on is how can we all work together. >> rubio signaled his intention to use his asian tour to urge japan and its neighbors to mend ties. >>> the u.s. defense department will conduct a health survey of the navy personnel who took part in relief etch forts during the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami and japan. the house of representatives passed a budget bill on wednesday that mandates such a survey. the senate is expected to pass the bill this week. the bill calls for the pentagon to submit its

we have some breaking news coming out of japan.ing the latest trade data. 1.3 trillion yen. it was forecast is at 1.2 six yen. just a little bit wider than forecast. the deficit tops 2012 $6.9 trillion. a huge amount. higher fuel costs. that is the fourth largest on record, the longest stretch on record of deficit. with that comes exports and imports. exports rising 53%. imports also below a forecast of 26.2%. the yen wanted about nothing yet. this from the bank of japan as well. the economy has been recovering moderately. no comment about inflation or deflation. this is back in december. also japan has a breakdown on exports to the eu. it rose 22% over the year. that is quite encouraging. exports and imports moderately below estimates. it is the longest stretch on record. >> checking the singapore traded futures. it will start as they signal down below 15,000 more. ♪ >> the luxury yacht world has china in its site. a growing number of wealthy buyers. it is proving something of a hard sell. >> it is party time in the mayfair hotel

also, cold front pushing across northern japan. this is bringing some snowfall, about 40 to 50 centimeters of the white stuff could be seen here from hokkaido down through tohoku over the next 24 hours. that will be tapering off. the high is going to come in, also pump in some warmer air. behind that, another low, though, by the time we see that, looking at the risk of some rain, as well. as far as the temperatures, though, it really couldn't be any warmer at least for this time of year. shanghai with a high of 14. rain showers. tokyo to 11. back into the midteens later on in the week. see what's going on in europe where we have several storm systems. two spots we're continuing to watch. one in the eastern mediterranean and then at first i want to talk about this. a low pressure system just spinning there over the british isles. but this is bringing in some gusty winds. reports of 70 to 80 kilometer per hour winds out here. you're seeing snow in some of the hilltops. about five centimeters could accumulate. and not just the winds,

in the morning of markets in japan clothes from holiday yesterday. are they opening this morning morning i ran into acting like it to start here at the overlap with what she is a genuinely fourteen the nikkei is down two point five seven percent at fifteen thousand five hundred and three. drifting friend of the lower the key sixteen thousand them all and sentiment this week in the overall my out and about the topics as drawn by two point two seven percent. so investors after the saudi shares after those losses on wall street and i in this house i would only thirty or nine percent of the shares are held by the fall of that money and invest the chance to not trade on any stock might get done in the one to follow the shares of assaulting to your site getting better each and fruit we found this on the tokyo stock exchange and even on the japanese nikkei limits of my ink and his star businesses announced paintings on friday after my post is not profit fell forty seven percent in the mines to november period due to weak sales in a simple might get business

. >>> japan's envoy to the u.n. calls for better ties in response to critical words from his chinese and south korean counterparts. >>> and three years after the arab spring some egyptians fear the movement has lost momentum as army leaders gain popular support. >>> scientists from japan and the united states say they have made a potentially groundbreaking discovery using methods that are surprisingly simple. they eve come up with a faster and easier way of making stem cells. experts say their work could usher in a new era of research. nhk world's chick cara has more. >> reporter: this is what the scientists say they achieved. they say they found a way to reprogram mature cells so they return to an embryonic state and can developing into any type of issue. this is how they did it. they stretched cells from baby mice by soaking in a solution for about 30 minutes. then they cultured them. the process activated genes that keep the cells pliable enough so they can develop into various types of cells. the scientists then

still low pressure here over the sea of japan. so an additional 20 to 30 centimeters could be expected for the next 24 hours. meanwhile, low pressure system also coming in from the west. so that's going to bring in some precipitation. also pumping the warmer area. tokyo i know it's been very chilly. some of the coldest air yet this winter season slowly will be warming up. the other thing this is doing, dragging in air out of eastern china. if you remember we've been talking about the pollution tm 3.5. that's going to filter towards south and east along that cold frontal boundary. so parts of southern china, including hong kong. you're definitely going to be seeing the haze here in your forecast on monday into tuesday. makes for a decent sunset. but anybody with respiratory issues, they're in china over towards korea and western japan. we do want to limit your outdoor activities if possible. and if you are outside, just don't do anything too strenuous and limit yourself at the very least. meanwhile we have that heavy rain showers c

the chancel is absent and then at the japan china economic association recommended. efforts to forge better ties are gaining momentum in fields such as tourism education culture and sports since last year. i hope this will lead to improved bilateral relationships in other business the visit people in those countries must work toward better relations and little by little. japanese and french foreign and defense leaders sat down and parents on thursday for the first time to discuss bilateral cooperation japan's new diplomatic strategy is to strengthen security ties with its allies around the world hq has tumbled to come up that has more. and then finds help folks being called up to post anything the country scoring and defense ministers of the same people for the first time. they kissed cost and waste to strengthen the fence and security cooperation. for years for the scene where the meeting was a big success we agreed to create a framework for talks about controls on exports of defence equipment. and we agreed to work together more closely to deal with piracy us. last

now it's come full circle and is getting trendy in japan again. this man is selling kendama in his boutique from may of last year. thanks to their innovative schemes, it has proved popular. he has sold more than 500 units. >> translator: at school we only have the standard kendama. i want one that's a bit original. >> reporter: the kendama trend is spreading. this school was opened about eight months ago, by tokyo-based japan kendama association. it's children but young others. the instructors are experts, by the association who can teach higher techniques. right now, there are about ten students attending regularly, including people stopping by on their way home from work. the classes are a great way for people to improve their skills quickly. >> translator: imimpressed. i was trying to learn on my own but being shown is faster. >> translator: it's just a toy, but kendama helps to bring to the families and friends. people abroad, too. and i'm really glad it's spreading like this. >> reporter: inside and outside japan, the word is spreading. this

all commercial nuclear reactors in japan are currently offline. representatives from each party will question ave about his policies for three days next week. i spoke earlier with our senior political commentator les enacted jima he gave us his take on of the speech. do you why is trying to study contains a mate and the deflation and reviving the economy his main focus was simple really the analysts many voters approve of his economic policy dubbed out in the mix he learned from his first time in power. the danger of losing a parent. he is tired five of the prime minister's own at the office after roughly a year. on day one wants to hang onto stuff he'll face a challenging open when the consumption tax increases to eight percent for height. so she needs to come up with additional ways to stimulate the economy look at their recovery. in case there is a joke in a christmas baby well we'll probably also means that they can turn his attention to his other priorities for example changing the constitution. on another subject house and it is significant

temperatures dropped below zero degrees celsius from northern to western japan. it was around minus 30 in some places on the northern island of hokkaido. temperatures across the country remain lower than average by up to four degrees during the day. around 60 centimeters of snow fell during a 24-hour period on the sea of japan coast. municipal officials launched an annual event to encourage residents to come together to remove snow. about 100 adults and children gathered to clear school routes. >> translator: i attended this event hoping students will go to school safely. >> about 40 centimeters more snow is expected to fall by tuesday in northern and central regions facing the sea of japan. and our meteorologist robert speta has more on the situation. robert, what's the latest? >> you're right, there. we are expecting some more snow on top of what's already happening out here. the main reason is that sea effect snow machine cranking up yet again. high pressure farther off towards the west has been bringing in those northwesterly winds. believe it or not, one rep

on the sea of japan post. municipal officials of the city in the city of aix to launch an annual event encouraged residents to come together to remove snow about one hundred adults and children gathered to clear school routes. using the i attended this event hoping students will go to school safely. about forty seven is more snow is expected to fall. by tuesday in northern and central regions facing the sea of japan. and now here's the weather forecast the ruling. ay ay ay ay the eye. japan has celebrated its new crop of adult citizens people who turned twenty over the past year took part in coming of age day ceremonies. uh uh. every year but that is the man invites new adults to the theme park and it takes them to the show. intense internal affairs ministry estimates that one point two one million citizens turned twenty last year. it's a balinese invite people to celebrate having a phd on the second monday of each channel what does the job. we live in an easy and fun day although most of the act well costs an

japan. on his plan to turn around the world's third biggest economy. on his nation's conflicts with china. and on the japanese dolphin hunts that have been shocking the world. >> we are looking for peace. >> next, the prime minister of egypt on the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution. has that revolution gone badly awry? i ask him just that. all that, and we'll show you one more head of government doing something odd with another one. don't worry, it's kosher. but first, here's my take. much of the talk at davos this week has been about inequality. president obama will focus on inequality in his state of the union. the pope is holding a meeting on it, which obama will attend. "usa today" has a new poll out that shows that the american public is increasingly concerned about inequality and wants the government to do something about it. people are bandying about new statistics such as this one released by oxfam this week. the world's 85 richest people own as much as do the poorest 3.5

destiny shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include the military and political leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two south korea's representative spoke out about comfort women from korea japan china and other countries. many of them are forced to work in brothels serving japanese soldiers during world war two the content of the mini shoot. which is at the pole deep end in progress between korea and japan. he's or so and importance. you gave us her remains rights issue japan's envoy of respondents to the remarks he explained the intention behind on this shrine visit. he underlined that the purpose of this visit was to review the pitch but to file child never been racial. from a local said that the comfort women issue has already been resolved and should not become a diplomatic issue he said japan wants to work towards better relations with china and south korea. japanese prime minister ahmed says his government will replacing its decades old arms export ban with a new set of rules that allows weapo

army officer who was in charge of a town somewhere in japan, real japan, who thought that square dancing was the answer because square dancing was -- would democratize the japanese. that was the case of the first screen kiss in the cinema. the idea was japanese men and women have to be able to treat each other like equals, and that means like americans you have to be able to show their affection openly and not in dispute away in which it is hidden. it's good to have a kiss. so the american occupation authority, the occupational authority decreed they had to have the first cinematic kiss which was usually popular in young audiences in japan who knew when the kiss was going to come and they burst into wild applause. in any case, unlike germany, they had to be re- educated which was a key phrase at the time. the japanese were so frightened that the americans would do to them what they did to the chinese and other agents. in that they would be raped and massacred and so on. that they -- whereas in fact the u.s. occupation, it was mostly the u.s., were relatively benign, and that came as such