it prompted concerns on part of the japan town community. supervise mirkarimi authored a special use district that is in effect there now. the the new owners decided to participate in the japan town better neighborhoods plan. after that process, but after a number of years and when the draft came to the commission had and was sent back for additional work, 3-d dropped out of the picture weather for economic reasons or anything else. the unfortunate thing is that their property is crucial to the future of japan town and to not have landlord participation is extremely disturbing to me. and to have that the landlord fully knowledgeable about the city's process and what it takes and to not have worked a little bit more closely with the community and with this particular gentleman who proposed his business there seems to me to be an little bit on a businesslike. that is directed towards a landlord. in any case, i think that this complicates matters immensely that we have this kind of situation existing. >> i am in agreement with the other commiss

i don't think this is a good basis for coming to japan town. i hope you will deny the application. >> [unintelligible] speaking about this issue, clearly this permit is a violation of the special use district. we have had other vendors in the special use district such as starbucks on the night because of the unfair competition that they would have. i know that what happened at the pharmacy business, it just couldn't compete against the chains. the are not here today because they fear that the owner might retaliate against them if they did. i urge you to please support the district and denied a permit. -- deny the permit. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i have been sticking it out with you since 12:30 and you have been doing a great job. issues the my colleagues have brought up, we have been working on the plan for quite a long time. we are almost there, and in addition to some of the details that we mentioned, the last planning commission meeting, we were talking about menus. we brought copies of the menu, bento boxes, and they are p

i don't think this is a good basis for coming to japan town. i hope you will deny the application. >> [unintelligible] speaking about this issue, clearly this permit is a violation of the special use district. we have had other vendors in the special use district such as starbucks on the night because of the unfair competition that they would have. i know that what happened at the pharmacy business, it just couldn't compete against the chains. the are not here today because they fear that the owner might retaliate against them if they did. i urge you to please support the district and denied a permit. -- deny therm

i have another more specific question. ]ithe more detailed budget presentation in the japan town betterhborhoods plan, we have 0.5 fte through this year, which ends at the end of june, which i believe is enough to move forward with the plan, and next year, you have 0.1, which reflect the fact that work on a better neighborhood plan will wind down, and there will not be as much need for staffing at that point. but i have a question then on page 6. this is under environmental planning. it is activities b and e. product without dedicated funding to support ep's work, and e is in my middle work for city sponsored project without dedicated funding. for the japan town neighborhood plan, if it does in its final form require an environmental report, with that come out of either one of these two line items? >> probably. this is essentially -- with these line items showed our projects that are covered by a fairly small general fund allocation that we have to work on those kind of public projects. what we do every year with the budget is approved is kind of look at all the projects that are potent

. >> reporter: we are in front of the peace plaza in japan town. here, there is great urgency for the elderly to tell their story. 86 years old but remembering being a typical 16-year-old in 1962, his life was turned upside down. >> we were -- had a hard time. . >> reporter: hard to go go living in an apartment to an internment camp in utah surrounded by wire, bad food and no privacy. >> showers, hu to share the shower with everybody else. the toilets were all open. >> reporter: this sunday is the 70th anniversary when the president signed executive order 9066, allowing the round up. america had just gone to war with japan. >> got to have people -- to back you up. >> reporter: and nobody did. >> reporter: the daughter of fred who refused to go to a camp, was arrested and spent much of his life fighting against when he felt was injustice. he later won a landmark decision. >> he just said he thought what he did was right and the government was wrong. >> reporter: many say this pain. partrt of america's history must be passed down. >> it could happen

at the heritage friend level, coalition of asian-american government employees, japan town merchant associations of san francisco, ktsf television, sugar bowl bakery, and union bank. and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years, we have been treated to so many fabulous and unique ethnic, cultural performances. this year, certainly no exception. the northern california cherry blossom festival just celebrated its 44th year. during which the 2011 queen and court was selected. so tonight, the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome

for the japan town neighborhood plan, if it does in its final form require an environmental report, with that come out of either one of these two line items? >> probably. this is essentially -- with these line items showed our projects that are covered by a fairly small general fund allocation that we have to work on those kind of public projects. what we do every year with the budget is approved is kind of look at all the projects that are potentially on that list that do not have funding and decide which ones we can do because we generally cannot do all of them, so we have to kind of set priorities as we move forward. >> if it is a smaller allocation and it requires a larger eir, and perhaps we do not know exactly what that would be, with the department then have to seek additional funding for that specific project? >> we would. we currently are thinking it is not likely to be, but if by chance it will need to become the costs are so much higher that we would have to seek some additional funding. commissioner sugaya: ok, thank you. commissioner moore: i believe that this update is very

san jose's japan town wouldn't like the same without him.e carved the ornamentation for the roof as well as the benches outside the museum. in fact, the museum itself might not have been built if it weren't for jimmy. >> you walk into the back, how was it it first got there? >> and he personally helped construct the replica, down to the proper spacing between the floor board, enough to let the cold and dust into the room. and now, even at 89, jimmy hasn't slowed down. he just spent weeks carving close to 200 wooden bases for congressional medals being awarded this week to world war ii vets. jimmy is familiar with many of the names on them. some alive, many gone. >> younger brother and i went to school together. high school together. >> it is why jimmy says he keeps doing what he does. his generation won't be around much longer and their story needs to be told. needs to be remembered. >> the award ceremony for jimmy to get his order of the rising sun is tomorrow night at the fairmont in san jose. very well deserved. >> thanks, garvin. >> brin

nbc bay area's stephanie trong is in japan town with more. >> we spoke with a woman who was nine yearsshe and her family were kicked out of their home and sent to internment camps in one instance they were housed in horse stables where there was still horse manure inside. horrible experience. but she was able to turn some of that pain into a bit of pleasure. ♪ ♪ >> she first picked up a japanese instrument while she was interned. her mother encouraged her to learn it to become a distraction for her. she left japan, learned from a great teacher and returned at the age of 18 and has been teaching it to dozens of others ever since. she said she was too young to fully understand what the internment camps meant, although she knew something was wrong. >> i was a child at that time, i really didn't know what was going on. but i realized that just because we were japanese. >> like many others, she and her family were moved to several internment camps and there was one in utah. that's the subject of a traveling art exhibit that opened today at the san leandro history museum and art gallery. the

i have another more specific question. ]ithe more detailed budget presentation in the japan town betters at the end of june, whicbe

. >>> and next month marks one year since a powerful tsunami slammed japan obliterating entire towns nuclear disaster. but take a look at these pictures. out today showing japan then and japan now. . these areas no more debris, no evidence 6 smashed buildings. cars and roads, all of it evidence of how well the country is piecing itself back together. i remember i was anchoring in atlanta the day that the tsunami hit. and just the images that were coming through of that wall of water, john. >> the power of the water is amazing. >> so great to hear. >> glad to see some progress. >> that is amazing, as well. >> it is. it's great progress. there's a lot more work to be done but that's the beginning of it. we'll see you in a little bit. >>> newt gingrich's wife steps into the campaign spotlight. we're looking past the pares and you'll hear from achildhood friend. >>> and up next, piers morgan shares his feeling about the outpouring of emotion from hollywood. ♪ they can't take away my dignity because the greatest love of all ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, mi

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japan. displays introducing festivals and crafts from the town decorated the venue. >> translator: we try our best to get people more interested in japan through this be event and come to other parts of japan. >> reporter: between january and october 2011, the number of visitors to japan from the philippines fell 80% from the year before. increasingly wealthy tourists from asia are a major source of income for many japanese cities. encouraging them to return is especially important for a lasting recovery. >> lovely dance. that's it for our bulletin today. >>> many job sookers and employers in fukushima prefecture find themselves in a strange predictment. as the disruption from the nuclear disaster continues, some people want work, but can't find jobs. on the other hand, some business people want workers but can't find employees. in the road ahead tonight we report on businesses who are finding ways to solve the problem. >> reporter: before the disaster struck, this clothing manufacturer employed about 70 workers. but afterwards, more than 20 employees quit and left the prefecture. the company

japan with. the other now out of town so you are all told but. leaving little here. the old lady. that i was but i want to know who told me in the country or. in europe. everything. i read. there went. from there. and deadly and then she said she'd find me a job at a restaurant because i ended up working at a restaurant in a ship. for six months i thought i was undergoing unpaid training like that. the system in japan is different from here. soon as you start work that's not the show you begin to get a salary. but i didn't know that. i asked the manager he said they had been paying my salary to my wife since i started working there but the. ice up i was shocked. at how come my so called wife didn't tell me there but my salary and. she said i gave you a lot of money every time i was in bali a lot of back then she transferred a stack of receipts so every cent she spent on me and bally was recorded in there. and in total. yeah i still owed her. son i was so stressed during the times yeah i guess i did but i realized she had brought me to japan to work so she wouldn't have to any more

for r people coming from out of town as far away as japan. they come to san francisco, they make this restaurant a stop on their tour of everything they see in the city. >> thanks so much. >>> things certainly warmed up today. we had the fog in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. let's check in with jeff ranieri. >> a little gloomy, then beautiful. >> a big time warm-up. temperatures jumped some 10 to 15 degrees. what should be our busiest month when it comes to rainfall, we are not finding any rain drops. it's been all about this warm-up where we topped out at 70 in palo alto. walnut creek, 69. south bend hitting 67. still holding on to some warmth in our interior sections, but right here across san francisco and san mateo, we still have a slight onshore flow. what you'll find is that fog is getting compressed right near the golden gate bridge and that's a sign of high pressure building in aloft and that's what's going to be responsible for warming us up. not only for wednesday, but into thursday as you'll see in our weather headlines

japan with. the other now out of town so yeah. but. really really looking at. morning holding my country on the beach. yeah i was but i want to know both of you and the country are. in europe yeah i what. too much money everything. i read. but. there went. from. i work. from there. and deadly and then she said she'd find me a job at a restaurant there because i ended up working at a restaurant in a ship. for six months i thought i was undergoing unpaid training like that here. at the system in japan is different from here so. soon as you start work that's not the show you begin to get a salary. so i didn't know about. it i asked the manager he said they had been paying my salary to my wife since i started working there but the charity. i saw i was shocked. at how come my so-called wife didn't tell me there but my salary and. she said i gave you a lot of money every time i was in bali a lot of back then she took her to stack of receipts so every cent she spent on me and value was recorded in there. and in total. i still owed her. some i was so stressed during th

japan. organizers spread the word. the festival was back on. a burst of color in the painting illuminates a dark town covered with piles of rubble. she calls it a beam of hope. >> translator: light from the fireworks seem to lead to the future. i believe the fireworks represent our determination to move on. >> reporter: she says she's loved to paint since she was little. she says she's inspired to create new works and to inspire others through them. nhk world. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> hello again. a powerful winter storm has been hitting japan. and even though we're going to see it move away into thursday, what will remain is very intense wintry pattern. we know what that is, snow right along the sea of japan side of the country. let's see what some of the totals are now at, more than 4 meters in parts of aomori prefecture. up in hokkaido record break snowfall here as well. down towards the south, 2 1/2 meters, more than 2 1/2 in daisen, 153 centimeters there also. so we'll be looking at some extremely heavy snowfall this winter and not even really into february. the 1st of feb

town hero. >>> finally tonight, who knew. husbands in japanre expressing their love with their lungs this valentine's day. women typically give presents to men for the holiday, but this year dozens of men climbed the stage for the shout your love event in tokyo. the japanese society expressing love is traditionally reserved. the event help men overcome their shyness of sharing love outloud. >> the problem is they can't get them to stop. they're still doing it. where's my dinner. >> that's what he's yelling. >> that's it for tonight >> pelley: tonight, the u.n. accuses syria's dictator of crimes against humanity. our clarissa ward asks syrian rebel what is price they're willing to pay to be free of assad. >> reporter: will you die for your country? are you prepared? >> pelley: whitney houston is on her way home to new jersey where family and friends will say their final good-byes. ben tracy is covering. dr. jon lapook on a critical shortage of drugs to treat cancer. >> this is a real, real crisis. children will die. >> pelley: and jim axelrod o

from tokyo to another town. 48 local government officials posing as stranded commuters got on board a uss destroyer and other vessels in downtown tokyo. members of the u.s. navy in japan have disaster experience they participated in rescue operations after the march 1 19 quake and tsunami. during the disaster one japanese man saved the lives of many chinese workers. five of the survivors have returned to work again in japan. the chinese group arrived on friday at an airport near tokyo. the five survivors are among 20 chinese trainees who are working at a fish processing company when the tsunami hit the town. company executive evacuated the 20 to higher ground but was later swept away and died. his selfless act of courage drew praise from the chinese premier. >> translator: i want to visit his grave and see the tsunami hit areas. i also want to meet the people who helped me at that difficult time. >> the trainees are set to begin work at a sea urchin processing company. the program had 6,000 participants leave the country following the disaster. most of them have not returned. >>> japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency will begin a new series of inspections at th

japan, right now, for obvious reasons. as the nuclear crisis spiraled out of control, towns surrounding the plant were evacuated. as we approach iitate, the numbers are shooting up now, which is not good for human health. 470. 523. whoa, this is elevated. iitate lies 25 miles northwest of the plant, and it's as close as i'm prepared to go on this trip. it was a farming town before the disaster. but with high radiation levels, tokyo ordered a mandatory evacuation, something that was unthinkable for the mayor, norio kanno. >> werman: the mayor isn't alone. many others told me japanese people have to question the lifestyles they've taken for granted. some are even taking to the streets-- something, i'm told, that's out of character for this country. >> japanese people, even though they're angry inside, they don't show it. but this is a very important turning point. and now, i think those ordinary people, they have to stand up and really become strong. >> werman: as a leading author who has been writing about japan for nearly 50 years, mitsuko shimomura told me she has never seen this many people challenge japan's d

towns wiped out. at least cleared of debris. japangest such project since the reconstruction of hiroshima and nagasa nagasaki. >> that's a year. >> yeah, hard to believe. >> let's get weather from sam. >> and advice this morning is put your hands on a winter coat. that's right, a winter coat. over the weekend, we got a shot of air the way it should be. chicago at 17 degrees, windchill at 10. washington, d.c., actual temperatures at 25, feels like 18 with the wind. 19 in new york city. 24 in memphis. so the cold air is there. into the deep south, this continuing monday with chilly air. orlando and jacksonville at 24. there are advisories out for the part of the central florida. even snow on the board. but it's a light snow, generally 2 to 4 inches of snow. chicagoland if you're getting snow today, probably about 1 to 2 maybe. the sunrise at 7:00 02 a.m. 25 degrees downtown, it is a work week and 16 in manassas. the midn our way to 40's with sunshine and tonight withouds of light snow tomorrow, maybe a dusting west of the blue ridge. >>

japan has come. the natural disaster struck in march of 2011 and left the northeastern coast almost entirely destroyed. 20,000 people died or went missing. 100,000 had to evacuate to as depreciation. entire townsswept away but the rubble and debris is gone less than a year later. >> a powerful hailstorm covered parts of sydney. many of the stones were the size of raspberry. no one was hurt, but the storm did damage property. >> it was a sight to see when the hail accumulates. it builds up quickly. we have straightforward weather today. energy is moving in tomorrow that could affect valentine's day. you can see marine corps memorial on the lower left side of the screen. the the crossroads is often the distance. it is warming up nicely. it is 44 in the district. cumberland is still cool at 37. the weather network had a meeting of seven degrees in garrett county early this morning. temperatures are not far from the average. cloud cover is off to the west. that will continue to stream in later today. notice the snow showers from minnesota into arkansas. even texas picked up some snow from the energy. the high pressure will move offshore. it will be replaced by the upper level energy. it will not b

towns wiped out. at least cleared of debris. japangest such project since the reconstruction of hiroshima and nagasa nagasaki. >> that's a year. >> yeah, hard to believe. >> let's get weather from sam. >> and advice this morning is put your hands on a winter coat. that's right, a winter coat. over the weekend, we got a shot of air the way it should be. chicago at 17 degrees, windchill at 10. washington, d.c., actual temperatures at 25, feels like 18 with the wind. 19 in new york city. 24 in memphis. so the cold air is there. into the deep south, this continuing monday with chilly air. orlando and jacksonville at 24. there are advisories out for the part of the central florida. even snow on the board. but it's a light snow, generally 2 to 4 inches of snow. chicagoland if you're getting snow today, probably about 1 to 2 maybe. i'm lynette charles. dealing with cold temperatures this morning, coming in the 20s, we have a westerly breeze making it feel like we are in the teens as we go in to the afternoon, and temperatures in the 40s, fee

japan. along the sendai coast, people were cleaning up. the earthquake and tsunami had stripped whole towns from their foundations, killing an estimated 18,000 people. life is forever changed here. the big concern here remains the radioactive fallout from the fukushima nuclear explosions. people here are fearful about how much radiation there is, how far it has spread, and the possible health effects. >> very high doses of radiation can kill you within minutes to hours. you get lower, it's not gonna kill you outright but it's going to increase your risk of getting cancer somime. and then you get down to background levels of radiation and as far as we know there are no hazards at all. >> o'brien: scientists had been tracking the plume of radiation from fukushima carried by wind and rain to fields, schoolyards and towns. it turns out that while there were hot spots close to the plant and within the plume, in many areas, including some evacuation zones, radiation levels were relatively low. >> for the people who have been evacuated, the greatest consequences are gonna be from the loss of their

towns wiped out. now at least cleared of debris. japanproject since the reconstruction of hiroshima and nagasaki. >> that's a year. >> yeah, hard to believe. >> been a long year. josh. >> let's get weather from sam. >> and advice this morning is put your hands on a winter coat. that's right, a winter coat. over the weekend, we got a shot of air the way it should be. this time of year in february. it looks like chicago's actual temperature, 17 degree, windchills about 10. washington, d.c., actual temperatures at 25, feels like 18 with the wind. 19 in new york city. 24 in memphis. so the cold air is there. into the deep south, this continues into monday from a chi chilly weekend into monday. there are frost warnings and advisories, and then even a little snow on the board as everything should be. but a light show, generally 3 to 4 inches of snow in the solution area. chicagoland if you get snow today maybe about 1 to 2, maybe. >> all that weather on the board that little taste of winter weather was brought to you by the mercedes-benz e-clas

japan past march 11th. "nuclear watch" brings you information on the nuke crisis and the efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch." >>> come back home. that is the message from the mayor of a town near the fukushima daiichi power plant who wants all evacuees to return home in april. the kawauchi is located 20 miles southwest of the plant. it was evacuated last year after the disaster. all 3,000 residents were forced to leave. the evacuation advisory was lifted in september, but only about 200 people have returned. >> translator: i am making this declaration to ask and encourage residents to return home. i'm determined to overcome hardships. let's create a safe village together. >> the mayor announced the village hall will be operational in march. elementary and high school students will be able to go back to school in april. the nuclear accident forced the evacuation of nine areas. many are worried. they say decontamination work is behind schedule. >> translator: my child wants to go home, but i'm worried about radioactive ty. i have mixed feelings. >> another concern is jobs. there were 95 businesses in the village, but only 35 have reopened since the quake. >> translator: the

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japan. the chinese group arrived on friday at an airport near tokyo. the five survivors are among 20 chinese trainees who were working at a fish processing company when the tsunami hit the town. the company executive evacuated the 20 to higher ground but was later swept away and died. his selfless act of courage drew praise from the premier. >> translator: i want to visit his grave and see the tsunami hit areas. i also want to meet the people that helped me during that difficult time. >> the trainees are set to begin work at a sea urchin processing program. 6,000 participants left the country following the disaster. most of them have not returned. japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency will begin a new series of inspections at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant on monday. officials say they want to determine if the plant can safely remain in a state known as code shutdown. inspection teams are to check equipment and contingency preparations by examining manuals. the equipment includes a reactor cooling system that recycles contaminated water from the facility. the checks will be the first safety tests required by law since the onset of a nuclear crisis. the gove

japan. the rough winter weather is reportedly injured nearly 600 people in the west and north. officials in a dozen towns of money for snow removal. the drifts are 11 feet high in some spots. we're told most of those killed slipped and fell while trying to clear the snow from heir roof tops. sin goal. , riot police clash with protesters. lit -- started after they allowed the president to run for a third term. army commander says the drought in the south is so severe it's hurting the drug cartels. dry weather is wiping out opium poppy fields and marijuana plants. they have started making synthetic drugs like methamphetamine. china. special task force soldiers go through tough winter training in the northeast according to the state run media. it includes this snow bathing and other workouts in the chilly weather. we're told this training helps the troops handle rough conditions and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> around the world is brought to you by verizon. more colors, same edge. >> shepard: snow bathing? wow, some crazy pictures of a group of snow skiers rescuing a you

town. 37 in martinsburg and winchester. a little colder. more action often are southwest. action moving to the northeast. most of the rain around japan after lunchtime today, many in afternoon. that should amount to about a quarter of an inch. you will not need the umbrella much this morning, but you will use it later on today. high temperature near 50 today. mid 50's tomorrow smiled and sunny, but you will notice the trees from time to time tomorrow. saturday night, still? critics still questionable about where a storm could occur on sunday but we could have a wintry mix on sunday. >> could soon cost a lot more to use the dulles toll road. the cost of a one-way trip may double to $4.50 next year. one-way toll could rise to $7 by 2018. the airports authority says a decision on future increases will not be made for few months. toll revenue is being used to finance 75% of the second phase of the metro extension to dulles airport. it is 6:12 on this thursday morning, 39 degrees. >> there's one name you might not here on oscar night. >> and cause for concern on a local college campus. i am brianne carter. the latest on the outbreak of no

japan's nikkei was up .9% in early trading and hong kong's stock market was up as well. >>> a tiny townin shambles this morning after getting pounded by a powerful storm. a reported tornado ripped through the city of harveyville last night. at least eight people were injured at an apartment complex. the winds also flattened a church, damaged homes, and toppled trees. >>> a winter storm pounding the northern plains and upper midwest is moving east. blizzard warnings are posted from the dakotas to western minnesota with another 6 to 12 inches of snow on the way. the same totals are in store for boston, burlington, and portland, maine. look up to an inch of ice from upstate new york to parts of connecticut. that same storm left parts of the southwest covered in white. more than five inches of snow came down in flagstaff. much in the arizona mountains. and to the north the colorado rockies got up to two feet of snow. >> and here's the rest of your wednesday weather now. rain from seattle to san francisco. some heavy snow in the cascades, northern rockies, lake tahoe and reno. rain, meanwhil