to bring nuclear weapons into japan.the documents cover a meeting between then defense agency chief yasuhiro nag sony who went on to become prime minister and a top u.s. official. in 1967 prime minister sato announced japan's three principles of possessing manufacturing, and allowing nuclear arms into the country. the prime ministers who succeeded him including knack sewn. he made the announcement while on a visit to the u.s. the papers quote him as saying japan did not intend to arm itself as long as u.s. nuclear deterrence was in place. at the same name he said it was better to preserve the option of allowing the u.s. to bring nuclear weapons into japan. in another meeting laird told nakasone that he understood japan's alliance and in order to maintain a reliable nuclear deterrence the two countries should draw up an agreement on how it should be used. nakasone's secretary said it was a matter of course that japan maintained its three non-nuclear principles. he explained that nakasone's remarks were made in the height

to japan. american car companies, ge going -- ford going to japan. there are plenty of opportunities for the japanese opening up. this in part is why the americans take so long in reacting to the bad things it japanese start doing in 1931 on ward. it's because we're so plugged in to the japanese economy. oh okay. what can we do here. let's hope they'll sort of behave themselves tomorrow. okay, how about tomorrow? obviously it never happens that way. it's a nice reflection of how -- as critical independence of japan in the 1920s after the first world war. >> one more? >> that is a good segue into something i was looking at that graphic and the surrender and being obviously very familiar with the fall of singapore, the fall of philippine the fall of the dutch east indes in 1942 and how those prisoners are treated. i'm curious the state and the treatment both in terms of the actual mechanics of the surrender and the treatment of them in prisoner war camps, among the thousands of germans that fell

there are profiting nicely from the rise of japan and american bankers going to japan, american carmakersgoing, ge -- i mean ford going to japan and essentially investing in mancurian. this is why it takes americans long to react to the bad things japanese are doing from 1931 and on in manchuria. let's hope they'll sort of behave themselves tomorrow. how about tomorrow? obviously, it never happens that way. but i think that's a nice sort of reflection of how -- of our -- of the critical interdependence of united states and japan after the first world war. >> one more? >> that is a good segue into something -- i was looking at the graphic of the surrender of singtau, the fall of the philippines and dutch indies of 1942 and how those prisoners were treated. >> right. >> i'm curious the fate and treatment both in terms of the actual mechanics of the surrender and treatment of them in prisoner of war camps. among the thousands of germans that fell prisoner to the japanese during the first world war. >> well, this is a wonderful sort of episode in german/japanese relations that both sides like

look at japan. >> indeed.this risk-off oil with falling waste -- prices leading to people wondering about global growth. doubts about global growth have weighed on markets. , we need to look at it as pro-growth. it is putting money in people's pocketbooks. north asia is a huge winner in this trade. growth surprisingly on the upside as consumers spend some of this gasoline tax break from lower oilrice i think the risks are a little bit tilted to the upside in asia, as far as growth is concerned, from this falling commodity price. >> tim, we are going to leave it there. thank you so much for your viewpoints on that. as we take a look at more weaker oil to come. coming up next, under investigation. amazon's japan rate office in a child pornography probe. ♪ >> amazon japan says it is cooperating with police investigating child pornography. we were talking about this story last year. it was a mother who did a search for candy ahead of halloween. what she found was incredible. thehat was a story about industry. toda

in the late '70s he published japan as number one.the book describes the country's economic success a few decades after the defeat in world war ii. vogel's other major work published four years ago is deng xiaoping who brought an economic transformation of china. both american and chinese leaders have been engaging in direct talks on global issues such as climate change. how do you evaluate current u.s. policy vis-a-vis china? >> the leaders of both countries recognize that there are so many difficult problems in the world. there's the problem of stability. of military weight. there is a problem of international global warming. of pollution. there's a problem of economic exchange. and that the world requires that china and america work together to resolve those problems. so that even though japan is our ally our leaders will spend more time talking to chinese leaders, because it's so important to try to work to resolve those problems. >> japanese prime minister abe and china's president xi jinping, have their first official meeting la

abe has left israel and is on his way to japan. the japanese government is seeking help from the united states and other nations taking part in air strikes on areas controlled by the militant group. state minister for foreign affairs yasuhide nakayama, has arrived at the japanese embassy in jordan to take charge of local operations. officials are contacting tribal and religious leaders who have connections with islamic state. >>> prime minister abe has asked middle eastern leaders to help japan deal with the hostage crisis. abe met palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah in the west bank after islamic state released the video of the two hostages. abbas said that hostage taking should be denounced in light of religious values. abe stressed gratitude to abbas and said the japanese government hopes to work closely with the palestinians and middle eastern countries. abe called for jordan's help to ensure the release of the hostages. abe told king abdullah over the phone that japan has pledged $200 million in non-military aid. h

it is basically the idea not simply that japan is rising, but that japan will be the determiner of events in asia. you have this articulated in japan at the beginning of the war. governor general of korea, a japanese terrority, said this -- by the end of the war, japan becomes the most economic and political player in china. if you look at the number of how they change in terms of investment percentage vis-a-vis the british, who are the most important other power, you can see how the tables begin to turn. the british are obviously important, but you have a very significant physical japanese presence in china through the 1920's. this is the beginning of something important. [laughter] here we see a japanese textile mill with chinese workers. for me, looking at these events from the perspective of japan, it is a global vision. it is also an interesting lesson in how we might think about where we carry the legacy. it used to be in the japanese case, as with the german case, you're looking at the first war to talk about what will happen in the second world war. you can type these events in as

before 80% of the customers were from japan. the shop owner says there are far fewer japanese visitors now and they are spending less too. >> translator: i'm trying to minimize the impact of the weaker yen. if that doesn't work there is nothing i can do. >> reporter: the continuing drop in the yen is having a major impact on tourism and business in taiwan. nhk world. >>> major newspapers in spain are reporting the story about the scandal surrounding the head coach of japan's national soccer team. javier aguirre is suspected of involvement in match fixing four years ago when he led a team from one of spain's top leagues. spanish prosecutors filed the complaint with a court last month. they are demanding a formal investigation into a match in 2011 played between real zaragosa and levante. mexican born zaragosa was managing them at the time. prosecutors suspect him and 40 other people were involved in the allegation. the court will begin a formal investigation to decide whether to indict the parties in question. the prosecutors acc

japan time on wednesday. moaz kasasbeh was captured by the militants last month after his jet went down during an air strike. sources say government officials in amman have been in contact with the militants, and they say the country is working closely with japan on the issue. >>> japan's state minister for foreign affairs says his team is still looking for any signs of progress in the hostage crisis. yas hid today nakayama is in jordan's capital amman. he's leading the task force there. >> translator: i talked with our foreign minister on the phone from 7:53 to 8:08 local time. but so far the situation hasn't changed. i was instructed by the minister to gather and analyze the latest information and that's what we've done. at this moment i don't have any comments on the release of mr. kenji goto. >> japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga spoke to reporters in tokyo. he said there's no new information on the hostage crisis but tokyo is in communication with officials in jordan to try to resolve the sit

japan and taiwan claim the japan-controlled islands. >>> officials at the bank of japan say the country's monetary base reached a record high for the fifth month in a row. the volume of cash in circulation combined with deposits at financial institutions at the central bank is rising due to their continued easy money policy. the official monetary base totaled more than 275 trillion yen, $2.3 trillion as of the end of december. that's up 5% from the figure from the previous month. it's also a 36% increase from the end of 2013 and tops the boj's target of 275 trillion yen. the central bank decided to provide additional liquidity in october to help the country rise out of deflation. officials are aiming at a goal of 2% inflation mainly during fiscal 2015. they plan to pump about 80 trillion yen or $670 billion a year into financial markets. >>> people have long seen the kimono as an icon of japanese fashion and culture. one man is calling on artisans to design a garment for each of the 196 nations. he's trying to do that in time for the 2020 olympic and paraolympic games in tokyo. nhk world

on friday japan time. japan's chief cabinet secretary says the extremist group has made no contact with his government. >> translator: this matter remains tense. we are still doing all we can to secure the release of the captives. we are using every available channel to seek cooperation. >> an adviser to the prime minister said the government is trying to get information from multiple sources. >> translator: we have received information indirectly, but we have not been able to confirm whether the hostages are safe. >> japan's state minister for foreign affairs is in jordan's capital to handle the hostage crisis. he spoke to reporters about an hour before the deadline. >> translator: we are exerting all efforts to rescue them. >> government officials have asked turkey, jordan and other countries in the region for help in communicating with islamic state. >>> people around japan are calling for the release of the two hostages. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> muslims at a mosque in prefecture prayed for t

japan remained focused from the top of the second half.the 49th minute yoshida widened japan's leader from a header. japan won the game 4-0. >> translator: we all know the first match is really important. so we tried to dominate the game from the beginning. our next game against iraq will be difficult, will make it a good match and hope we can win. >> the palestinian team joining the asia cup for the first time. thousands of people in the gaza strip gathered at an event hall to watch a broadcast of the historic match. palestine is the only team in the competition not representing a nation. people in the occupied territories celebrated the team's debut in the wake of last year's conflict with israel. some fans were disappointed when their opponent, japan, scored goal after goal. palestine will look for their first win in the asia cup in their next match against jordan. >>> it's time now for a check of the weather. many residents in saudi arabia were caught by surprise when they saw snow. meteorologist robert speta joins us with the details.

does not want japan to sends troops into combat. he operates japan will offer logistical support. this could include transporting personnel and supplies. >>> japanese defense authorities are preparing to resume a controversial underwater drilling survey. it's being done to construct a u.s. marine corps facility in okinawa. many residents there are resisting the move. the japanese government plans to relocate the u.s. marine corps futenma air station. it would move from the densely populated ginowan city to the nago prefecture. workers began building a floating pier on the shore of camp schwab. it is adjacent to the site of the new facility. drilling at 24 places is done but typhoons have suspended the process since september. protesters clashed with police as they tried to block one underwater drilling site. they staged a sit-in and demanded the relocation plan stop. local opposition has become even more intense since the gubernatorial election in november. voters put into office takeshi onaga who opposes the plan. >> translator: during my campaign i pledged to stop the relocation

japan has set up a consortium of seven companies, including east japan railway and kawasaki heavy industries. they'll urge the project's leaders to adopt the shinkansen system. bidding is expected to begin as early as this spring. california authorities want to decide on a contractor by next year. >>> the people who run japanese electronics maker hitachi are seeing their rail cars thrive in a different part of the world. they've landed a major deal to supply trains in the uk. and they're also eager to drive their products into new markets. nhk world's mitsuko nishikawa has that part of the story. >> reporter: hitachi executives and officials celebrated on wednesday a first for the company. these rail cars will leave their factory in yamaguchi prefecture and arrive in the uk in march. they say it's one of the largest contracts ever awarded by britain's railway system. >> it's a fantastic day for us to ship the first class 800 series train from our mother factory here. >> reporter: the company has seen a lot of business from england come their way in the last three years. they won a contract t

japan time on friday.tate minister for foreign affairs yasuhide nakayama is taking charge of a task force based at the japanese embassy in jordan. he met on wednesday with king abdullah. the king gave assurances of his readiness to cooperate fully. japan's foreign minister has also asked britain to assist with their efforts to bring the two men home. fumio kishida made the request in london with long with his counterpart. he said the government has condemned the hostage take sxeg also called the recent attacks in france unforgivable. >> translator: i hope japan and britain will cooperate to fight against terrorism. >> hammond said his country has experienced having its citizens taken hostage and killed by islamic state militants. he said his government is offered to pull together resources to help japan. kishida made a similar request earlier in the day over the telephone to italian foreign minister paolo gentiloni. he expressed his country's readiness to fully cooperate. an islamic state spokesperson is p

they returned to japan in 2002 along with three other abductees. japan's government officially recognizes 17 nationals as having been abducted by north korea in the 1970s and '80s but police and a civilian group say hundreds of missing people nationwide may also have been victims. yamatani met with a couple and relatives of four other people suspected to have been abducted by the north. one of the participants asked the japanese government to urge pyongyang to release a report on the investigation into the issue as soon as possible. >> translator: i am deeply concerned about the japanese people abducted by north korea who cannot come home. >> yamatani said the government will continue to investigate the abductions in order to reach a resolution. >>> japan and the united nations will co-host an international conference on disaster risk reduction in a city where one struck. a senior u.n. official says thousands of participants from around the world will hear from people who experienced the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the representative also says the

pressure system over central japan. it's going to be a messy day today for us. very gloomy and wet windy conditions that is likely to prevail across western japan into the rest of the workweek i'm afraid. i do want to mention that the high for you will be 16 degrees, that's below the average, and your morning lows will be dropping to single digits. quite a rare event in and around okinawa. tokyo at 60 degrees for the high. a quick look here across the states. snow will be traveling from chicago all the way into new england states and probably affecting the big cities such as new york and d.c. into the evening hours on your wednesday. possibly disturbing yo commuting. 20entiters will snoall will be piling up in and around the four corners as well as northwesterntexas. summer like temperatures are prevailing in los angeles at 22 degrees. i'll leave you now for our extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of newsline i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo, thanks for staying with us. >> hello, it's time for your update

he runs a jewelry trading company in japan. others purchase diamonds in japan and exports to ten countries including india, china and israel. on this day, he was the highest spender shelling out 76$760,000 for diamonds. >> a lot of this is mixed goods. >> reporter: the value of items his company has exported has risen 20% every year for the past few years. he says demand for second hand diamonds from japan is rising. that's because gems owned by japanese are authentic. >> the good quality of japan is in big demand especially on the international market. >> reporter: as the japanese jewelry market remains weak, more and more companies aim to increase export of second hand items. last july buying jewelry opened in center of tokyo. it's run by a company that exported jewelry to china. it says there isn't much a demand in japan these days for items with larger stones. they are very popular in china. >> this ring is okay for my generation but my daughter and granddaughter both agreed it's too big to wear. i decided to sell it. >> re

that will provide widespread rain for the west of japan and also eastern japan, as we go in to thursdayso rain is on the menu in tokyo on thursday with a high of 10 degrees. now the rainmaker is affecting east of china this moment and another spot of rain can be found over the area to the south of guam. this is a low pressure system at this moment. will likely become a tropical storm and then may affect the east of the philippines over the weekend. significant rainfall and deadly mudslides could happen. we'll keep it posted. across australia, the asian cup, a separate tournament is taking place. there's a chance of rainfall in both brisbane and melbourne. 31 degrees is expected high brisbane on wednesday. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. e people killed last week in paris. in jerusalem four more victims are buried. they were killed in the hostage siege in a kosher market. did airbus managed to beat bo eing in 2014? also coming up in sports, three

a quick look here in japan. we have the winter pressure pattern that is still intensified, gusty conditions prevailing and more snow to be piling up. we may see about 50 centimeters additional snowfall. the temperature not bad this tokyo at 10 degrees for the high but really cold in seoul, 2 degrees on friday. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> garrison keillor: maxine kumin lives on a farm in new hampshire where she breeds arabian and quarter horses writing poetry, four novels, more than 20 children's books. she says, "i don't want to write poems that aren't necessary. i want to write poems that matter." >> this is a little one called after love. afterward, the compromise. bodies resume their boundaries. these legs, for instance, mine. your arms take you back in. spoons of our fingers, lips admit their ownership. the bedding yawns, a door blows aimlessly ajar and overhead, a plane singsong

the director general of the japan center for asian historical records analyzed japan's thinking. >> translator: if the emperor kept silent about the war, it is possible ramifications could arise in high-level talks between the two nations. japanese officials must have been worried about this. >> hatano adds that officials wanted to settle the issue of the emperor's war responsibility at that time. >>> people are seeing the potential in post offices in vietnam. the japanese are keen to get their foot in the door. ai uchida joins us from our business desk. give us the details. what's happening here? >> catherine, people are expecting the postal service in vietnam to change drastically for the better. they're expecting it to improve. meanwhile, the japanese postal system is renowned for virtually no delays in deliveries. and so they want to take what they know over to vietnam. japan's communications state minister nishime and his vietnamese counterpart hyung exchanged a memorandum in hanoi. ministry officials say japan aims to improve vietnam's postal system and heighten the level of trust among

i doubt it is specifically targeting japan as it has the u.s. and uk. those are its primary targets. as those countries led the coalition against the islamic state. the two japanese may have been caught up in ambush attacks. >> awfully short deadline. 72 hours. >> yeah. >> why do you think it was set at that time frame? >> actually, i'm into the sure. but i think they are trying to put a lot of pressure on the japanese government by setting a time limit. in any case it's not enough time to prepare such a huge amount of money. >> you talk about huge amount. what do you think of the ransom demand? >> well $200 million ransom is ridiculous. i doubt the islamic state really want that money. the figure is exactly the same as the same amount of humanitarian aid prime minister mr. abe offered to the region during his recent visit to the middle east. the ransom demand seems to be timed to coincide with the visit visit. they must have been waiting for the best time to use the two hostages to shake the islamic -- the international community. mr. abe was visiting

japan controls the senkaku islands. the japanese government maintains the islands are part of japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. chinese ships previously entered japanese waters off the islands on two days this month. the coast guard says last year the same thing happened on 32 separate days. >>> the chinese family is questioning the merits of a countryside system designed to give them a voice against local officials. they're allowed to file appeals directly to the central government. but they're finding the process doesn't always work to their advantage. nhk world explains. >> reporter: outside the courthouse in the city of suzhuo in china, a man examines official documents. he is checking the schedule for his wife's trial. she's facing charges of extortion against a local government. >> translator: the government can accuse anyone of anything. >> reporter: his wife was elected in june of last year. the local public security bureau abruptly notified him that she has been arrested. it's all after their son

that puts japan behind china and south korea. government officials want to speed up negotiations on other such deals, including the transpacific partnership. >>> and that's the latest in business news for this hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> some south koreans are trying to take an extreme sport to next level. they have been donning metal spikes and metal axes to dominate ice climbing. and while the sport won't be in the 2018 olympics they are pushing to have it in future games. nhk world's kim chan-ju has the story. >> reporter: winter turns a water fall into the country's largest ice wall. ice climbing requires a pair of axes and metal spikes known as crampons. the equipment costs between 900 and $1800. but it's not enough to deter the 300 or so climbers who gather here on weekends. >> ice climbing is about thrills and great joy. >> translator: it feels like a communion with nature. i get a great sense of peace when i'm climbing. >> reporter: ice climbing is more than a recreational pass time. it's also an ath

goto said he would return to japan on october 29th. but they lost contact with him a couple of days before his scheduled departure. the abduction of the other hostage, haruna yukawa first came to light last august. the video was posted on youtube appearing to show him being detained by militants with islamic state. yukawa is thought to run a private military company and travel frequently to syria and other middle eastern countries. a man who appeared to be him posted pictures on facebook of his activities in iraq and syria. he made his last update in july. sources with anti-government forces in syria say that's when yukawa asked them to take him to a battlefield. they say he got separated from their men during a fight about 35 kilometers from the city of aleppo. the sources say negotiations to free him were held but not during the last month, because of intense fighting. nhk world's editor in chief joins me now in the studio. miki you and i both know kenji goto in person. >> yes, and i've known kenji for almost two decades. we both hav

each facility will be called japan house. they'll introduce information on japan, including things like anime and traditional culture. the budget also covers the costs of establishing japanese embassies and consulates general in eight locations, including the maldives and tajikistan. the draft budget relies on government bonds for much of its revenue. the government plans to issue bonds worth roughly 36.9 trillion yen, around best 312 billion in the new fiscal year. that compares with roughly $350 billion this fiscal year. it will be the first time in six years that the total value of new bonds will be less than 40 trillion yen. now the ratio of to the overall revenue will drop from 43% and the initial budget for the current fiscal year still, though it's coming in at 38.3%. that underlines just how severe japan's fiscal situation continues to be. and the balance of outstanding bonds will continue to grow. it will total to about 807 trillion yen. $6.8 trillion. when the new fiscal year ends in march next year. that works out

japan's gross domestic product has now shrunk for two straight quarters. people have been holding onto their money since the tax hike. the result of the wage negotiations could affect personal consumption. it accounts for 60% of gdp. >> okay daisuke, what's really the outlook now for the talks? >> most analysts think more companies will raise wages this year. officials at the keidanren have expressed awillingness to raise pay. they are encouraging companies with higher earnings to boost base wages. the government is also pressing for pay hikes. prime minister shinzo abe delivered that message when he met management and labor representatives ahead of wage talks. political leaders are cutting corporate taxes. now they want companies to do their part by raising wages. nhk surveyed 100 major firms. 71 of them say they are considering pay raises. most of those firms say they are considering larger regular wage increases. and 25 companies say they were discussing the possibility of raising bonuses. the big change from last year's survey is that more firms are lo

they have been trying their jut most to represent japan. japan's had a special envoy here. there are a lot of journalists now waiting outside the japanese embassy, hoping for some sort of statement that hasn't come forward yet and we've not heard from jordanian officials but as far as jordan is concerned, they had been trying to get this three way deal. cast your mind back now -- it's a complex procedure but last tuesday, the time line went like this. last tuesday, kenji goto in a video said he only had 24 hours to live unless there had been the release of the would-be suicide bomber in the attacks commissioned by al-qaeda in iraq. that was the dough hand from isil. at the time, there was no mention of the pilot, 26 years old, who's jet was crashed in northeast syria last december. no mention of him. jordan then, it would seem separately was engaged in this process of trying to trade with isil. isil were also talking in those terms, as well. there was confusion of an extension of the deadline and further, this time an audio threat to everyone saying that unless there was th

we stand in solidarity with allied japan. beyond that, secretary of state john kerry in an unrelated appearance with his mexican and canadian counterparts in boston did refer -- may not have been aware of the actual emergence of this video at that time. but he chose to concentrate on the latest battlefield gains by the coalition and said that the dash was forced to acknowledge it's defeat in the capture by kurdish forces in most of kolbane a couple of days ago and said that kobane was a real symbolic and strategic objective of dash and they suffered a defeat. >> that's obviously the concentration that the united states is putting right today on the situation. the u.s. is in a standby position. they obviously whyere not happy to see the jordan crane government a crucial ally of theirs in a position of being willing to exchange a convicted terrorist through the jordanian government and the jordanian ports for these japanese hostages but at the same time they were also aware that japan is a symbolic ally because you might note t

this may be the new face of modern japan.da, nhk world, yokohama. >>> it's time now for our check of the weather. residents in northeastern areas of the u.s. are seeing heavy snow and preparing for the worst. meteorologist robert speta joins us with more. >> yes. what we have out here right now is potentially an historic storm. and already some historic stuff taking place out here. the subway in new york city already shutting down here on monday evening. travel bans have been put in place for new york city even over toward boston as well. and this storm system is continuing to develop. and as you go from your monday night especially into tuesday morning much of eastern new england will be taking the brunt of this storm system. now, what's happening, you have our low pressure area right here but also our high off toward the north. and it's that tight pressure gradient setting up as well as continuing to deepen. a lot of features in place coming at the right time. and that's why we're looking at these blizzard conditions expect

japan complied. the crews of the vessels dismantling whaling gear before leaving for the ant art aic. they plan to count number of whales through collecting skin samples for dna. they'll use special tools to monitor whales. >>> more wintery weather expected for japan as we head to the weekend. our meteorologist jonathan oh joining us with the details. >> hello gene. we are talking about the snowy conditions continuing to hit the northern portions of japan because of a low pressure system that really doesn't know what to do with itself. it's slowly moving north and east and wobbling upon itself. the sea effect snow cold coming in from the north runs over the sea of japan bringing plenty of snowfall. want to bring you to where we can see visuals of how this is taking place on the ground. people are dealing with another day of heavy snow in northern japan. a large wind heavy snow waves are in effect. they're at adviseory levels and warnings this month. more than three meters of snow is on the ground in

a quick look here in japan. we have the winter pressure pattern that is still intensified, gusty conditions prevailing and more snow to be piling up. we may see about 50 centimeters additional snowfall. the temperature not bad this tokyo at 10 degrees for the high but really cold in seoul, 2 degrees on friday. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. q ouses are being rebuilt in the devastated areas at a rapid pace. in this situation, a project was launched to build affordable houses using locally produced timber. driving this project is the kamaishi local forestry association. five of the central figures including the president and the accountants perished in the tsunami and the cooperative was in danger of closing down. however, as part of its efforts to revive, it launched a

we don't know where japan is ready to say the video is authentic. we heard from the chief cabinet secretary and japan's prime minister shinzo abe strongly condemning the apparent actions of isis in the murder of yet another japanese citizen, the second japanese citizen to apparently be beheaded by the terrorist group in about a week the first haruni yukawa and this time kenji goto. it seems just a matter of time japan to reveal what is the case another japanese victim fallen to isis. they will continue to pledge support financially, humanitarian aid for the victims of this terrorist group. >> it's important to note who this was, important to remember this man not for the fact that he was brutally murdered by isis but for the fact that he went to syria, left his family his two young daughters because he felt so strongly that he needed to be in syria to tell the stories of the refugees there, of the crisis that was unfolding there. what does he mean to the people of japan? >> poppy, he wasn't self-serving in going there. he didn't put himself on camer

they will handle flights by jetstar japan, manila air and spring japan. >>> next let's take a look at the market figures. >>> people in western japan are marking the 20th anniversary of a deadly natural disaster. they are gathering in and around the kobe to remember the victims of the great earthquake. people offered silent prayers at 5:46 a.m. the exact time of the quake. communities have been holding memorial ceremonies for 6,434 people who died. the government has spent over $130 billion on reconstruction. the region's population has grown back to the level before the quake. nearly half the residents in the city of kobe did not live through the disasters. survivors are trying to convey lessons they learned to the next generation. but they are aging. half the residents of public housing for survivors are 65 or older. >>> homes and infrastructure have been rebuilt. but the emotional scars of people who lived through the disaster are not so easily healed. >> reporter: at 5:46 a.m. on january 17 1995 a magnitude 7.3 earth quake occurred under this island, very close to japan's sixth la

they began to set up colonies mainly in western japan. they mostly eat plants that grow on river banks. they also consume rice plants and vegetables in fields as much as a million dollars worth each year. despite the effort of local government to capture the animals, their numbers keep growing. but in recent years they have expanded their diet to shellfish. you are viewing the first footage ever captured of one eating clams at night. this was digging up clams in the sand with its paws. he ate nonstop for two hours. why did they start eating clams? >> it's entirely possible their diet changed because shellfish were easily attainable. so they shifted to a diet richer in calories. >> it's reached a stage where they are upsetting the ecosystem even more. the yodo river is home to many fish and shellfish. locals have tried to preserve its fertile ecosystem, but the animal may ruin their efforts. this mussel is called ishigai. it is part of the animal's diet. but the shellfish is crucial to the reproduction of these fish known as itasenpara bit

the keidanren lobby hosts the event with the japan chamber of commerce and industry and the japan association of corporate executives. >> translator: this year we must raise wages for workers. the government bureaucrats, and all of us in the private sector have to do what we can to pull japan out of deflation. >> sakakibara says he'll urge successful companies to reward their workers when they hold labor talks. some executives said they'd be happy to do so. >> translator: we're aiming to raise wages by more than 2% in particular we want to reward employees in their late 20s, 30s, and 40s, who are bringing up children. >> translator: it's only natural for a firm to reward its employees when the business is doing well. but an across-the-board pay raise is controversial. >> executives will meet with union leaders to hold talks later on this month. and that is going to do it for biz tonight. let's close things out with the markets. >>> makers of electronic gadgets are gathering in las vegas. they're rolling out their latest products at the international consumer electronics show. the biggest name

officials from japan the u.s. and south korea are working out a schedule for high level talks on north korea, they're hoping to meet later this month in tokyo. all these countries are likely to send senior diplomats, they're expected to confirm they're committed to working together to address north korea's nuclear program. six party talks on the issue have been stalled for more than six years. the participants are also likely to discuss north korea's human rights record recently the focus of a u.n. security council discussion. and they're expected to talk about financial sanctions the u.s. imposed on north korea after the cyber attack on sony pictures. japan's delegates plan to ask for helpe nationals abducted to north korea. a report is expected to be released by early autumn. they've yet to deliver. >>> police officers dignitaries and bereaved family members gathered in paris for a memorial service. they honored the three police officers killed in last week's terror attacks. francois hollande called for solidari

and japan.to start with a broader question. when most people now think about protecting defense, technologies and transfers they tend to think and protecting that can be through cyber theft and through a rang]-a obviously, the very important part of it. among the four pillars here, a robust cybersecurity regime would be paramount, but it's not the only real area where the threat comes is it. in terms of stealing technologies and in terms of dissemination of technologies you don't want to get in the hands of the bad guys. >> i think what's important and maybe i didn't say this as clearly as i should have. the threats that we face in terms of the exploitation of technology come from a variety of sources. and so some of it is obviously through cyber and cyber obviously is something that i think not only is the u.s. government very concerneded about, but i think we are as average citizens, concerned about the protection of our personal information. but obviously, when we talk about security, it's re

only 500 silk farms remain active in japan. their owners are pinning high hopes on the potential of this technology. >> translator: it's very attract attractiveattract attracttive for u but it also means higher costs and it's not like we would be free to grow these anywhere. the process requires the authorization of the agriculture ministry. production would be limited to specific farms. >> one necessary precaution is to make absolutely sure that genetically modified organisms don't breed with natural species. researchers are working hard to turn this futuristic project into reality. once the process is determined to be safe they hope to make their modified variety available to farms and put their idea into practical use. the potential of genetic manipulation is not limited to silk glows. one is this garment, that incorporated the characteristics of spider thread. >> introducing the genes of spider thread makes the fabric softer and stretchier. for example, inserting the genes understood water by aquatic insects kauld could mak

most of the beef japan imports already comes from australia. japanese farmers are worried about even more agricultural imports. roughly a quarter of their international trade is places like russia where they have such deals with. they want to speed up negotiations with other such deals including the transpacific partnership. that's it for tonight. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> the french government is clamping down on racist and terrorist remarks after the terror attacks by islamic radicals and fueled the debate on freedom of expression. they detained a man on wednesday on allegations he was glorifying terrorism. the comedian had posted a message on facebook calling himself charlie kulabaly a play on the name sharply hebdo-- charlie hebdo and the place where it attacked at the supermarket. some critics say the comedian's detention is a disproportionate response to his public remarks. >>> the president of france says he's reconsidering military cuts. he says the country needs enough soldiers to maintain security. he spoke after members of