he allowed five abductees to return to japan. north korean authorities later declared the issue resolved. but that wasn't good enough for the japanese government. over the years it pressed for a fresh investigation and posed sanctions as it waited. these included blocking north korean citizens ships and flights from entering japan adding new checks on money transfers to the north and banning all imports and exports between the nations. as a result, the north's shipments of marine products and mushrooms to japan went from $150 million to zero. and japan's exports of electric appliances and secondhand vehicles to the north fell from roughly $70 million to zero. representatives of both countries continued to negotiate behind closed doors. but they made little progress. prime minister shinzo abe gave the discussions a push in part because relatives of the abductees were getting older. he stressed the outcome would represent the first step toward normalizing relations. north korean negotiators promised a thorough re-investigation. in

what does this shift mean for japan? >> well, it's a drastic change in the country's understanding of security. japan's constitution is defined in many ways by article 9 which renounces war. government leaders have long maintained that the country does have the right to collective self-defense. but they have said that given the wording of the constitution, japan should not exercise that right. past administrations have maintained that this country should only use armed force if it faces an imminent and legitimate act of aggression that cannot be stopped by other means. in these cases, any use of force is expected to be kept to a minimum. abe's change this time allows japan to not only defend itself, but its allies too. >> now, you said it's a drastic change. it hasn't come easy. what did prime minister abe have to do in order to make this happen? >> well, allowing japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense has been a long-held political goal for abe. he made it a priority after his liberal democratic party wo

and japan. >> and people in japan are feeling the effects of a recent tax hike. ron madison joins me with the results of the latest survey. ron? >> officials have been watching very closely for any negative impact from that higher tax and now it seems more people in japan feel their livelihoods have gotten worse. bank of japan researchers say this reflects the impact of higher prices after the consumption tax hike in april. every three months the central bank researchers ask 4,000 people about how they feel about their lives. in the latest survey, the diffusion index on how respondents responded stood at minus 10, down 3.6 points from a month ago. the index is on tand by subtracting the ratio of respondents who said the economy is better from those who said it is worse. only 9.2% of the respondents said their earnings went up while nearly 40% said they went down. 42.6% said spending rose. while 17.5% said it had declined. boj officials say large companies are making moves to give higher wages, but the pay raises are not likely to offset the impact of the higher s

why aren't there more female managers in japan? one reason is that 60% of women quit their jobs when they have their first child. this major i.t. firms develops games and other online services. the number of women in management positions can be counted on one hand. for the past two years, female workers have been leading an effort to encourage women to stay on the job even after having children. they have drawn up criteria. among these are allowances to cover a portion of child daycare expenses and to help hire babysitters at low cost. this woman's ambition is to become a manager and raise her two-year-old son. thanks to the company's new system, she was able to hire a babysitter whenever her child became ill. >> translator: the system has been very helpful even when my child suddenly becomes sick, i don't have to miss work. >> reporter: another company has been trying to increase female managers by changing the mind set of male leaders. this major consulting firm decided that nurturing female leaders is an important task for male

how is this going to affect us in tokyo and the rest of central japan? >> as it continues to move north and shifts north and east there is a little bit of a ray of hope because we are expecting the system to start falling apart as it moves toward the north and east. however that doesn't mean that we're going to be completely dry as we go through the next few days. in fact we are expecting quite a bit of rain from this particular system as we go through thursday and friday here in tokyo. here's a look at neoguri as it continues to move to the north and eventually the north and east. the outer bands are starting to touch kyushu. already rain saturated we're going to see more rain as we go throughout the rest of the week. look at this, anywhere from 184 millimeters up to 374 millimeters in some parts of kyus kyushu. that's a lot of rain and it's going to -- we're expecting from 200 to 250 millimeters of rain after we go through another 24-hour period. so we have all this moisture coming in from the south. and because of that, tokyo and also parts of osaka,

japan is trying to establish ties with several countries. >> japan's defense minister joined us earliern the studio. nhk world's senior political commentator asked him about japan's defense policy and where it's headed. >> thank you very much, today, for joining us. you boarded an american aircraft carrier yourself, rather unusual thing to do for japanese defense minister. what is the aim of this inspection? >> this time japan joined the united states and india in the naval exercise. the joint exercise was conducted in waters near japan. at the center was george washington, american nuclear powered aircraft carrier, which was the best place to inspect the entire situation. that's why i landed there. and i met japanese american and indian commanding officers and received a briefing from them. i also observed the capabilities of the carrier itself, and fighter jets take off and landing exercises. it was intended to strengthen the ties between japan and the united states. japanese defense minister was able to visit american aircraft carrier operating in exercises. that was possible because

but dry conditions over japan. and speaking of japan, let's look at the three-day forecast as we look to the weekend. above average temperatures, highs in the low to mid-30s for many places. tokyo, nagoya, tuck o sapporo, average temperatures for this weekend. the forecast for the americas, we have a cold front that moved through the eastern portion of the country. you see the tail end of that cold front some storms blowing up here near oklahoma. in oklahoma, here is a picture where the lightning bolts strike in the middle of the strong storms and clouds rolling in. the reason why this happened is because whenever you have colder air pushing into an area very warm air in the deep south, that collision causes the strong storms. looks like the more cold air is going to spark up some thunderstorms down into the carolinas, as we go into thursday, and also possibly into friday. meanwhile, high pressure with this very amplified jet stream bringing very warm air, fire danger weather does continue for the western half of t

let's not invade japan. let's just keep up with the bolling raids, let's keep up with the blockades and eventually they have got to quit. what is the problem with that from the american point of view? how long is this going to take? years, potentially. even with the invasion planned when was the first invasion of japan supposed to be according the the timetable? >> summer of 1946. >> that would be the second. the first november of 1945 and not until the spring of 1946 would the second invasion take place in tokyo. even with the invasion, americans are an tis paletting this war will go on until 1946. how long will it go on without an invasion? there is no telling. by american standards japan is beaten. there is no point to this but the japanese don't see it that way. as a result, the fire bombings will continue even though the 20th air force is rapidly running out of japanese cities to burn. the blockade is going to continue but the operation down downfall is on the books. it is going to happen. at least on p

the big stickler in japan is the language issue. not too many people in japan speak english and there are efforts being made to speak the language. in our three-day series, i want to show you what efforts are being made and some of the problems that people here in japan face. a lot of them are busy brushing up on their skills. today, we're focusing on the service industry. here's a look at what i found. >> reporter: for a person who doesn't speak japanese, even the simplest thing such as communicating with a taxi driver can become a challenging task. >> can you take had me to the sky tree. tokyo sky tree. >> 62-year-old veteran cab driver was enthusiastic to speak english. he tried hard to explain to me about the imperial palace but after our conversation went beyond destination and main tourist spots, he found it challenging. >> can you go inside the palace? >> can you -- >> go inside the palace? >> go inside the pals? >> that's not stopping him from improving his english. he says he's been taking language lessons for a year, so i

it's a smell that has filled the summer air in japan for centuries. the dish is rich in protein and vitamins, which is said to help combat heat fatigue. so people eat it at the start of the hottest period of the year. >> translator: on a steaming hot day like this, i feel like eating eel. >> translator: eel is not only about getting stamina for the summer, is it a tradition in japan to serve it on special days. >> reporter: cooked eel has long been a part of japan's culture and way of life. but anxiety is growing among people, they worry they may not be able to savor the all-time favorite dish for more longer. populations of japanese eel have sharply declined in east asia. suspected reasons include overfishing and degradation of river environments. are the international union for conservation of nature last month put the japanese eel on the red list of endangered species. most eel are farmed from larvae caught in nature. if the convention on international trade in endangered species decides to impose restrictions, the impact would be immense. japan im

they see japan as a promising market. representatives of about 70 indian drug companies showcased their products on wednesday here in tokyo. indian government officials say their country accounts for about 10% of global drug production. firms specialize in producing low priced versions of medicines whose patents have expired. they think that the time is right for them to enter the japanese market. >> given the financial burden on the japanese health care system with its rapidly ageing population, there is an urgent need to reduce costs without sacrificing quality. and it is only the indian pharmaceutical industry that can provide a credible solution. >> officials from the japanese pharmaceutical sector are also eager to take advantage of indian know-how to make low priced drugs. >>> to our feature report this hour. top consultants suggest firms with more women in management positions perform better than their competitors. in japan, women hold about 11% of positions in corporate management. that's the lowest among develope

/japan alliance.nd we do all kinds of other things, like monitor climate change and greenhouse gases with them, scientific exploration, and student exchange. so it's really across the board. so there are complicated issues right now, but there are also these long-standing kind of relationships that i think are so important for the united states to build on. >> ifill: i want to get back to those complicated issues right now, but you mention first there's so much else going on. we are preoccupied with what's going on in the middle east, what's happening in ukraine. i can name half a dozen hotspots before i even get to japan. whatever happened to the big asia pivot, the trans-pacific partnership? >> the asia pivot, rebalance i think is really how people see it, is absolutely happening, and it's having a major impact on the region. the president's visit was so important, and he visited our treaty partners, japan and korea, who are two of our strongest allies in the world, as well as the philippines and ma

users in japan have to buy a new phone. officials at the communications ministry asked a panel of experts to look at the issue and recommended they be scrapped saying the locks are one reason smart phones are among the highest. the average consumer pays right around $200 a month. ministry officials are expected to finalize a change by the end of the year. >>> japan's biggest business organization is urging member companies to appoint more women as managers. the federation plans to ask about 1,300 members to draw up action plans posting the steps that 47 of the members have already taken. those companies include toyota motor. the car maker is trying to triple the number of women in management positions by the year 2020. >>> as part of the growth strategy the government is trying to have women account for about 30% of corporate managers by 2020. officials says increasing female managers helps sharpen competitive edge of companies. >>> people in japan are observing the annual custom of summer time heat by grilling eel. produce

a typhoon hit this part of japan in 1999. four-meter-high storm surges ravaged the coast. 12 people died. officials in the city of uki are calling on people to evacuate early, and they are using a network of loudspeakers to spread the warning. this man is a community leader who's helping to get the message out. he lived through the 1999 typhoon. three of his neighbors didn't evacuate in time. and the storm surge swept them away. nishida is warning his neighbors not to make the same mistake. one of them was already packing when he visited. >> translator: i've got rice and canned food. >> translator: don't forget your pills. >> reporter: weather officials say the typhoon may affect tokyo. officials in one neighborhood are handing out sandbags to residents. people in northern japan are also taking precautions. farmers among them. they expect to feel the effects of the storm later in the week. >> translator: i don't want the typhoon to come before the end of this harvest season. >> reporter: he says he'll finish picking the cherr

abe says the new policy will be reflected in the japan/u.s. defense cooperation guidelines which are due to be reviewed by the end of the year. abe spoke about the cabinet decision at an upper house committee. the decision would allow japan to defend a foreign country that comes under armed attack subject to certain conditions. >> translator: we will consider what kind of new missions the self-defense forces will carry out and what kind of new roles they will play while we draft legislation and review the japan/u.s. defense cooperation guidelines. >> a member of the ruling liberal democratic party asked whether the cabinet decision, new legislation, and the review of the guidelines would be incorporated in japan's midterm defense policy. >> translator: at this point, there is no need to review the system of the self-defense forces or defense expenditures. so we don't plan to review the current midterm defense programs. >> abe said it could take some time to establish the legal basis for carrying out the new defense policy. he said his governme

they are also launching solar power projects in japan. even so, some programs have surfaced since the program started. as of march, about 1.2 million projects have been approved to sell their generated solar power. but the number of projects in operation is half that figure. according to an industrial association official, the capacity of the power grid is too small to handle the surging market, which has been growing faster than expected. another problem is getting concern of local residents. >> translator: local people often say they can't accept a contract to lease their land because they're not given enough explanation. >> reporter: a south korean company has been able to address such concern its strategy is to put the priority on building good relations with the local community. the company started to generate solar power from a 42,000 square-meter field. in one year, it recorded sales of $1 million. the company entrusted the power station management to a local organization. the company has signed a new lease for land in the area. it

tariffs and access to japan's railway business. talks resumed in tokyo on monday after a pause of more than three months. european union officials broke off and assessed progress achieved. they decided to continue negotiates. in the lawsuitest realm they are expected to demand japan ease barriers for railroad projects. they insist companies regardless of nationality are able to take part in bidding for japanese rail projects. on tariffs they want them to abolish import duties on cars, electronic appliances. they are offering to phase out tariffs on european wine and seven years after the trade deal takes effect. they want it to happen earlier. japanese government officials hope to reach a broad agreement with the e.u. on the terms of the deal by the end of the next year. latest talks couldn't until friday. >>> trying to drum up more opportunity for japanese executives. israel and japan have leading companies in technology, health care, and agricultural. they discussed cybersecurity and they agreed to share information to deal with

ago, a major typhoon hit the bay in central japan. it caused flooding over a vast area. more than 5,000 people were killed or went missing. in the years after the disaster, local and national leaders built higher embankments along the shores. they hoped that would prevent future floods. but experts say they would not be able to stop flooding caused by a super typhoon. they looked at what would happen if such a storm were to hit. they projected that the colored zones would be flooded and they say if a storm surge breached the barriers, over 400 square kilometers would be under water. >> translator: we need all kinds of strategies to protect people. building things like embankments requires time and money so we need to supplement that with other american purchases can be implemented quickly and easily. >> government officials are trying to help. they've created a computerized map to help residents chart their escape. people can use it to create an evacuation route. first, they enter their location and destination. and the time they plan

he created a beautiful rebuilding of japan and look what has happened as a result. they are one of the biggest economies in the world. >> the current theory is that there isn't a world war i and world war ii that it's one big war with the break and that's the current military thinking about world war i and world war ii. >> the greek philosopher says -- [inaudible] >> hi. is the nuclear age over and should it be? >> i wish it wasn't but i think it is over. i think we are seeing the falling apart of it now. we are worried about iran having a nuclear device but that's the only nation we have been worried about for a long time. you would think with the fall of the soviet union ukraine would want one in kazakhstan would want one in the spec as dan would want one but it actually isn't happening. we have party live through stalin and mao that killed tens of millions of people without dropping a singular nuclear device. we have probably -- the worst people to have nuclear weapons. [inaudible] >> every time we have an accident is so grossly mismanaged that they have destroye

country from japan through june. and that is a record for the first half of the year. the figure is up more than 26% from the previous year. visitors from mainland china rose more than 88%. those interest thailand were up nearly 64%. more international flights on budget airlines was another factor that encouraged more people to come to japan. the tourism officials say they will continue their campaign to reach the japanese government's new annual target of drawing 20 million visitors. >>> all right on to the markets now, many investors in asia are taking heart from a strong performance on wall street. here's how major benchmarks finished the day. sydney's main index recorded a six-year closing high. and tokyo's nikkei average did end the day lower, down .1%. finishing at 15,328. many market players stayed on the sidelines a as they focus on upcoming earnings results. in australia the main index saw a gain of .6%. finished at 5,576. that's a level that we haven't seen since june 2008. mining shares like bhp billiton r

the bank of japan and the c.p. group will each contribute about $2 million to set up the fund by september. the thai corporation has more than 200 companies in its group. it operates a wide range of businesses that including culture, food and retailing in thailand as well as in other asian countries. the fund will use the thai group's net worth to help japanese firms and it will provide financial assistance as well as support in procuring raw materials. the fund will also try to find customers like convenience stores and supermarkets. >>> the people who make home appliances in japan say they're struggling. they say they're feeling the effects of the increase in the consumption tax. officials at the japan electrical manufacturers association have been tracking demand for air conditioners, refrigerators and other products. they say in june, domestic shipments fell nearly 7% from the same month last year. it's the second month in a row shipments have been down year on year. their members have been reporting weaker fig

the islands south of japan and southern japan itself could see up to 200 millimeters of rain. that would cause flash floods and landslides. neoguri is expected to track north and east. then it should make its way up the island coming close to tokyo friday. we have more details now. >> this is typhoon neoguri closing in on a series of islands off the japan coast generating strong winds and to torrential rain. although neoguri has weakened from the original status as a supertyphoon, it's still exchangely dangerous. >> there is a serious situation with impending dangerous. please refrain from activities. take appropriate action to protect yourself such as completing evacuation before the onset of torrential winds. >> people here are not unfamiliar with aggressive storms this time of year. typhoon neoguri is causing alarm. people are doing what they can to protect homes and businesses ch as the storm pounded the island of okinawa, this was one account from an eyewitness. >> right now we have a lot of wind, a lot of rain. we have showers coming in in gusts in my area, 143 kilometer

japan is being left behind.because japanese companies accelerated the shift depreciatedthe yen after the lehman shock. take a look at the auto sector. japanese automobiles and the united states, we saw sales up 6.2% the first few months of the year. auto exports from japan into even the u.s. was down. toyota, setting production records in the u.s. now exports out of the united states. when you take a look at all of be doing asmay not bad as the entire export picture paints. that is the global outlook for today. joining us from tokyo, a chief japan strategist at bank of america/merrill lynch. thank you for joining us. why do you have that thinking? >> well, thanks. term, we are very on the yen. we expect the dollar/yen to rise to 1.08. thekey driver will be monetary policy difference between the boj and the fed and it leads to an interest rate between the two countries. corporate have japanese selling in the form of investment. spread, we could see more japanese money flowing into securities. is from the shift fo

to the north, clear across japan. in the southern japanese islands, that will change up as we look through midweek. we have a tropical depression. we have two tropical depressions out here in the western pacific. first this one. it's not going to be a major typhoon. it will bring winds across the southern japanese islands and towards taiwan. this is a monsoonal storm system. as a very large wind field but it's not consolidated that much. a lot of people are going to see gusty winds. it's likely going to be persistent over several days. this one could become a tropical storm as well pushing over the islands. high surf advisories issued. possibly tropical storm warnings but you will see windy conditions as we look ahead into wednesday. could be 65 kilometers per hour. tropics active in the western pacific. as we look towards the americas, we have been talking about the severe weather in the northeast. we had tornado reported in boston. on your sunday night into monday, tornado reported in tennessee. destroyed ten homes

drier conditions across most of japan. low pressure area sparking off thunderstorms and back towards the west around shanghai showers expected in your forecast with that possibility of flooding on saturday. let's wrap things up in europe. i want to mention into parts of spain where we saw some large hail on your thursday the rest of the world we're talking about tropics. here it looks like winter. the reason is because you had so many strong thunderstorms it piled up accumulated up the hail in images coming out of that area. the good news that will start to improve. off towards the north rough conditions across the british isles. scotland 79 kilometer mile winds. here's your extended outlook. >>> that's all for this hour on "newsline". i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching.gg99Ññww >> is 1:00 here in paris. israel reinforces its border with gaza as a wave of rocket fire continues from the palestinian territory. tensions in the region are high ahead of the funeral of a murdered palestinian teenager. taking a step towards i

the report says japan is deeply concerned over the chinese zone, which overlaps japan's. it says china's move has unilaterally changed the status quo and could trigger an unexpected incident. chinese authorities announced the zone in november. it covers an area that includes the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. the report also refers to china's increased maritime activities in the east and south china seas. it says that chinese are using military might to try to change the established order. it says the actions of china's leaders are inconsistent with international rules. japanese defense officials have also voiced concerns over north korea. the report says that north koreans are trying to develop ballistic missiles with an extended range as well as compound nuclear weapons and nuclear warheads. the report says north korea leaders may wrongly believe such moves will serve as a deterrent to the united nations. and it says there is a possibility the north koreans will escalate their provocations. >>> japanese le

it's all about earnings here in japan. car manger honda came out with earnings reports yesterday after close and said quarterly profits jumped 20% and lifted the full year sales and profit outlook as well. i'll track that today. the steel sector also, nippon and jfe holdings are to post higher profiting following higher demand and auto industry domestically and overseas. on the negative side. two biggest holdings reported a fall from the a april to june period. i'll track that as well. >> and we saw the dollar gain overnight. tell us about the dollar/yen and where the pair is trading. >> the dollar/yen, 102.10 to 12. we saw it trading above that tuesday and it's climbing further this morning. and investors selling uz tremendousries on the speculation the federal reserve may raise interest rates soon irthan expected. many in the markets are going to be glued to the statements. and will probably want to hear whether the fed up grades the sentiment. the euro fell to lowest level in eight months. that's really on concerns abou

new zealand officials are demanding that japan eliminate all tariffs on these products. japanese and u.s. negotiators have been working to set up a similar system on some dairy products. japanese delegates are hoping to obtain concessions from the u.s. and new zealand. >>> well, asian markets are pretty calm this friday, even after worries about the financial health of a major portuguese lender rattled investors in europe and the u.s. on thursday. major indexes across the region finished mixed. traders took this as an opportunity to book some profits. others not so worried about the latest developments in the eurozone. they thought the possible impact would be fairly limited. >>> china's shanghai composite saw gains today, up 0.4% to finish at 2,046. that was the first uptick that we've seen in three days. some participants bought back shares as the index slid to a two-week low on thursday. >>> tokyo's nikkei did decline. it was lower by 0.3%, 15,164. that's the lowest close in just about two weeks. a stronger yen hurt overall sentiment today, and that put a drag on some

over japan, high pressure with drier conditions. maybe seeing a scattered shower or were to because of slight instability. but what was matmo now is just a low-pressure system. it's interacting with a front. that's going to bring a lot of rainfall into the korean peninsula. some areas may see up to 160 millimeters in just a 24-hour period. so flooding is of some great concern. that will eventually spread into hokkaido and the northern portions of japan going into the weekend. so wet from shanghai, taipei, into seoul. temperatures anywhere from 27 to 34 degrees. again, tokyo, you'll be dealing with dry conditions, but the heat will still be a big part of the forecast going into the weekend. look at this. above-average temperatures for tokyo, nagoya, fukuoka, where these sunflowers are located. temperatures above average into saturday, sunday, and monday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> and that's all for this hour on "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. gg99Ññww >> it is 1:0

the u.s., germany and japan are taking note. they are doing what they can to work with researchers at the school. >> if you're doing product design, it is really important to have versatile background people in one space. people together, making an engineer and designer and vice versa, that's really important. >> reporter: this student got caught up in the spirit. he wanted to create a microphone. students can ask a question and then pose it to a classmate. he calls the product the catch box. he's planning to sell it online within a few months. >> you know, they're throwing countless hours making their own things happen. yeah, it's just this whole -- i think it is just the whole atmosphere, the whole experience. >> reporter: the people who run the university are hoping to do even more. they want to spread their approach throughout the country and give other entrepreneurs a platform for innovation. nato shimimura, nhk world, helsinki. >>> that will do it for business hour. let's get a check of the markets now. >>> scientists in a

the analysts did see bette things ahead for japan. they noted the surge in demand ahead of the increase in i am a and the consumption tax. they revised their production to 1.6%. imf leaders issued a barng risks down the road. they say the fighting in ukraine and the middle east could drive up oil prices and destabilize markets them say a shift in interest rates in the u.s. would also increase the risks. >>> the people at general motors are struggling to steer their firm through one crisis after another. on wednesday, they issued a recall for more than 800,000 vehicles. taking the total this year to almost 29 million. now they stay problems have taken a chunk out of their profits. the executives say between april and june, they brought in a profit of $190 million. that's down 84% from the same period last year. the executives have issued several recalls over a range of safety defects. the cost repairs and compensation have come to more than 1.1 llion. but the executives did deliver some encouraging figures for investors. gm sold more t

-japan cultural exchange events are held at the garden. they wanted to find out more about the destroyed gate. so in may uchiyama traveled to japan with his american colleague, trying to locate where the gate originally stood. >> translator: so many americans are worried about people in the devastated regions. we want to be there for them. >> reporter: the piece had a donor's name that read takahashi and the date of the donation written on the back. but during the first trip he could not solve the mystery. two months later, a museum in hachinohe received a call from a local historian. he saw an image of the washed-up object on television. he asked if there was a lost gate in the area after the tsunami and if anyone named takahashi donated the gate. >> translator: i knew someone named takahashi. i knew who it was. i was just astonished. >> reporter: takahashi is now 85 years old. he used to be the head of a local fishermen's association. the tsunami destroyed much of their fishing equipment, but luckily, he says, it didn't claim any lives h

finally, on friday, japan will release its c.p.i. for june. >>> a and that's the latest in business for this hour. i'll leave you with another check on markets. >>> people in cities across japan are seeing more and more pets that have been abandoned. every year, tens of thousands of cats are caught and put to sleep. a woman in tokyo is trying to save them. >> reporter: these kittens have no homes and no owners. this woman is trying to change that. she's the head of a non-profit organization in tokyo that provides a home for cats that would otherwise be put down. right now, there are 350 cats living in the shelter. they have all been spade and newters so they can't reproduce. even so, the shelter is always full. she works hard to find homes for her cats. but even when someone applies for one, it doesn't necessarily lead to a placement. applicants must meet certain requirements such as agreeing to take care of the animal until the end of its life. sometimes it takes numerous meetings with the staff at the shelter before before a would-

japan center.r this meeting i will go to japan center to my lunch counter -- not from benihana today, but instead we'll probably grab a lunch combo and cream soda and spend two hours in front [speaker not understood] to perform my holy friendship missionary work for the people. >> are there any other public comments on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. can we have a motion to forward this committee report to the full board with recommendations? >> so moved. >> with no objection, motion passes, madame clerk is there anything else on the agenda? >> no, that concludes our business >> meeting adjourned. (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and ho

that's seen as a militaristic move by the murns of japan -- minister of japan.hina and japan with memories of what they did in the colonial period and the second world war. >> harry fawcett reporting from seoul. >> it's the first anniversary of the overthrow of egypt's prime minister mohamed mursi, and he has been replaced by former military leader abdul fatah al-sisi. mohamed mursi's supporters from the muslim brotherhood demand his re-instatement. >>> july the 3rd, a day when egyptians will remember for grpations. the -- generations. the defense minister surrounded by secular leftist and religious leaders makes a stunning declaration. >> translation: this roadmap includes suspending the constitution, holding early presidential and parliamentary election, and a reconciliation committee including young people. >> it was a decision welcomed by this crowd of army supporters who chanted it's a new revolution. the shock supporters of the deposed president mohamed mursi called it a coup. back in 2012, when mohammed morsi was elect president he appointed the defense m

you can see that really big patch of pink blob moving into japan, northern locations of japan, possibly see lots of rainfall in and around the weekend. but the main topic near japan is the high-pressure system dominating much of the country now and bringing real extreme heat. yesterday, temperatures soared into the high 30s, much as the western locations saw 37 degrees. tokyo saw 37.6, the hottest we have seen so far and the conditions will be prevailing. i'm afraid it's going to be really hot throughout the weekend. so, if you do have any outdoor plans, well, you may want to move it to the morning and evening hours, try to arrange things when temperatures are cooler. things are really hot across much of eastern continental asia, ulan bator reaching 30 degrees. across the americas, we have some video to show you about the severe condition t slamming the eastern seaboards. take a look at this. this is from virginia. a severe storm rolled through a campground in virginia thursday afternoon, killing three, leaving five injured. initial data from the national weather service indicates a tor

japan's main eye, america and some other countries engage japan. the help resists an increasingly assertive china, but that might make east asia a more dangerous place. >> in an unprecedented move, french police detained the former president nicolas car -- sarkozy today as part of a corruption investigation. claims that mr. sarkozy tried to influence judges who were examining his campaign funding. we have a report. >> nicolas sarkozy left his home early to turn himself in this a police station in a paris suburb. for the first time a former french president was placed in custody for questioning in a criminal investigation. >> fuve president, you should have judicial inhumanity for life, full stop. >> if something illegal was done then the judges have to do their job. >> nicolas sarkozy, who left the ell ski paris in 2012 can be held up to 48 hours. after which he either has to be charged or released. >> sarkozy is a fighter and he s used to such attack, to such assaults. he was never popular among the french elite, never. >> the origins of the case

only a quarter of the atms in japan accept cards issued abroad.ravellers can face a hard time withdrawing yen outside of major cities. government leaders have made tourism a key part of the plan to revive the economy. they are looking ahead to the olympics in 2020ing and hope to attract 20 million visitors. >>> executives at major banks say they are working to inst more machines that accept foreign cards and are leaning on smaller banks to do the same focusing on popular tourist destinations. >> our feature this hour, >>> people who have troubl seeing colors see th different light. some innovators are using technology to make things a bit easier. a range of businesses are looking at what they have come up. >> not everyone sees color the same way. a japanese organization advises on the easiest to read combinations. this vice director of the organization he himself has color vision deficiency. >> we use pie charts to convey colors of information, but to me they look the same. i see only three colors. >> the organization says graphic designs to see i

-japan guidelines.t our two plus two meeting last october, we announced then a comprehensive review of these guidelines. i discussed the review with prime minister abe and mr. -- minister onodera today, and we confirmed that those new guidelines should be in place by the end of this year. together, japan's collective self-defense decision and the revised guidelines will allow japan to participate more actively in areas such as ballistic missile defense, counter-proliferation, counter piracy, peacekeeping, and a wide range of military exercises. the united states and japan will also be able to work more closely together on maritime security, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and other areas. we can raise our alliance to a new level, and we intend to do that. today, japan also has 50,000 american troops and their families, and we thank them for their continued hospitality and support. this troop presence is critical to our asia-pacific rebalance and we are working together to ensure it remains sus

checking nissan at the japan open.north america is recalling more than 200,000 cars due to faulty airbags. you can see shares are flat and fractionally higher. follows the recall of a million vehicles back in march. tell us more about the latest. you will e latest see the model names and think it could be problem atic. this is all pause related to air bag problems that have been sbeep sweeping the industry in japan and in the rest of the industry. european and u.s. automakers affected by problems with air bags built by a supplier in japan, takata. the problem is that these inflators that inflate the air bags when you are in an accident. they may rupture. that essentially results in shrapnel coming out of the air bag which is quite a scary issue and it has led to millions of vehicles being called back that were built with these air bags. the latest being about 226,000 more from nissan. as you mentioned it was just over a month ago that nissan called back more than 700,000. they are getting close to a million vehicles af