u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of the people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma air station and measures to reduce the burden on the communities hosting u.s. facilities. >> a japan/u.s. joint statement was signed in may last year that calls for the relocation of the air station to the henoko district in nago, okinawa. meanwhile japan's new foreign minister koichiro gemba told reports that he'd like to meet with okinawans candidly. he wants to get their understanding of implementing the agreement between the two countries even if he is harshly criticized. he also said he told the cabinet secretary osamu fujimura he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> there was a seminar in seoul to reevaluate a japanese forest ranger for his contribution to reforestation and cultural preservation on the korean peninsula during japan's colonial rule. monday's similar was sponsored by the seoul international friendship society. it was

japan, u.s. relations are not in the best shape these days. recent scheduled summit talks with president obama had to be cancelled because of japan's recent political uncertainty. the u.s. government did not want to spend time meeting outgoing prime minister kan. obama agreed to hold talks with noda in september. the biggest issue facing the countries is relocation of the station in okinawa. it won't be solved easily. there's strong local opposition to relocating the base within the same okinawa prefecture. noda said in his speech he will do his best to deal with the issue, but i don't think he has any concrete plan to move it forward. >> the latest nhk poll says voters support prime minister node a but aren't compliment he can implement his policies. what does the future hold for his administration? >> the key to success for noda will be to unite japan's divided diet i think. the opposition controls the upper house. the government cannot pass bills without help from opposition parties. noda said in his speeches willing to change his party's p

u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps air station. and to reduce the burden on the communities hosting u.s. facilities. >> a japan/u.s. joint statement was signed in may last year. it calls for the relocation of the air station to the henoko district in okinawa. meanwhile, said he would like to meet with okinawians candidly. he said he also told fujimura that he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> changing gears now, there was a seminar in seoul to re-evaluate a japanese forest ranger for his contribution to reforestation and cultural preservation on the korean peninsula during japan's colonial rule. monday's seminar was sponsored by the seoul international friendship society. it was to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of tak takui asakawa. and he opposed the discrimination against the korean people. a south korean forestry institute official said that asahikawa went for a campa

they will confirm the importance of the japan-u.s. alliance and are expected to talk about deepening relations in various fields. as to the location of the u.s. marines air station in okinawa, they are expected to confirm an existing agreement between the two nations on the issue should be achieved. the agreement reached in may last year stipulate that the functions of the base should be transferred to a new airfield to be constructed on the coast of nago city, also in okinawa. in a message to the world economic forum, noda said japan will contribute to the international comnity despite the march 11 disaster. >>> the prime minister sent a message to the annual forum meeting in china's northeastern city on wednesday. noda first expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from the international community. he said clear signs of reconstruction are pairing in disaster-stricken northeastern japan. [ speaking japanese ] >>> noda says his cabinet is doing everything possible to resolve the fukushima daiichi accident. he says the situati

the two leaders will confirm the importance of the japan-u.s. alliance. they're also expected to discuss ways to deepen relations in various fields. as to the relocation of the u.s. marines' futenma air station in okinawa, they're expected to confirm that an existing agreement between the two nations on the issue should be achieved. the agreement reached in may last year stipulates that the functions of the futenma base should be transferred to a new air field to be constructed on the coast of nago city, also in okinawa. >>> a survey has found that japan's march 11th tsunami triggered at least 130 fires, destroying over 5 million square meters of the northeastern three prefectures. that's the worst case on record in japan. fires were sparked when fuel from tanks and ships drifting after the tsunami were ignited by vehicle batteries or other sources. once lit, flames spread quickly as tsunami debris hinders firefighters. firefighters from iwate, miyagi, and fukushima prefectures told nhk that 131 fires had been reported at a total area of around 5.65 millio

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incompetent is included in the japan/u.s. joint objectives agreed in june. japan intends to boost cooperation with other asian countries at the east asian summit scheduled for november. >>> now the big question in the business world can greece avoid a dpe fault? for the latest own the developments there, ai uchida joins us now. how can greeceiment plement its funds? >> on tuesday they agreed an additional tax hike that will fix the asset tax for the next three years, aimed at continuing support from european and international financial authorities. the country's finance ministry says the tax increase will generate 2 billion euros or about $2.7 billion in tax revenue each year. the legislation is part of actual austerity measures required by the european union and the international monetary fund as a condition for extending financial aid. other cost-cutting steps include temporary leave for government workers to cut personnel expenses in exchange for implementing these fiscal reconstruction plans greece expects to receive a loan of 8 billion euros in october t

they think winning a contract with japan, which has used u.s. jets, would create a good chance for them to expand business worldwide. the united states, meanwhile, does not regard japan as just a customer. the u.s. attaches importance on orders from japan as proof of the bilateral strong alliance. >> we have an extraordinary alliance with japan. they are one of our closest friends, our closest allies. >> reporter: the u.s. regards it indesirable that japan buys its fighter jets, the main players of japan's defense from countries other than itself. >> we have a pretty unique relationship with japan, and i think we want to see our allies having the same capability-type aircraft as we do. there will be a lot of political tension. >> reporter: all players are watching japan's decision. the next supply of fighter jets will play a main role in the country's air defense for days to come. for nhk world, washington. >>> the heat is on one of japan's most powerful politicians and the country's ruling democratic party. a tokyo court has found three ex-aids

u.s. and more importantly what's going on in the eurozone will be key focus for investors here in japan on a couple of on. rsy there is a possible lawsuit from a u.s. housing agency which has named several banks including nur holdings u.s. unit in relation to mortgage-backed security sales leading up to the lehman crisis. now we've been following knnomu holdings 10%. second how all o ts i affecting the currency markets. if you look at the currency levels, how all of this volatility is affecting the yen, you can see treha t y is actually just weakened a touch there, after the swiss national bank move actually the eo toum around 10% against the swiss franc and also we did see the dollar gaining against the yen a touch. not thatucf a move but nevertheless that may play into a rebound, if you will, for exporters today. the swi centralba's me yesterday was a bit of a surprise and market players here will definitely try to see how all of that will play through t onlyod in japan but u.s. european markets kick off today and also may pose some questions for the bank of japan as it wraps up its two-

campbell is also expected to discuss the trans-pacific partnership agreement during his visit to japan. the u.s. has,ed japan to participate in the free trade pact to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties. >>> territorial disputes over the spratly islands in the south china sea will be discussed as well when campbell meets vice foreign minister in beijing. the islands are claimed by china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia, brunei and taiwan. >>> the number of internet users in china has topped 500 million. the government is suggesting that it will tighten regulations on the internet use. the chief of state council information office revealed the number on thursday. 500 million is nearly 40% of china's population. the officials said people are expressing their opinions more widely in cyberspace. he said that information transmission order must be maintained, and national interests must not be endangered. observers say chinese officials are concerned that internet users could log on to direct criticism toward the government, as corruption and income disparities are becoming

u.s. but also japan and asia available through the service. >> the first ever expansion by a u.s. on-line video service to japan is expected to heat up competition among domestic on-line distributors. >>> now, a recap of the latest market figures. snas that's all for now in business. back to katherine now. >> thanks very much, ai. libya's new interim ruler extend et the deadline for gadhafi's forces to surrender until september 10th. the national transitional council warned gadhafi supporters to surrender by this coming saturday, september 3rd, or face an all-out offensive. but has now extended the deadline by one week. the council sites progress in peace negotiationes with loyalists there as a reason. thousands of rebel troops are besieging and advancing to two other loyalist towns. one is 150 clom tors southeast of tripoli. >>> under a statement on television, gadhafi urges supporters to fight on. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> gadhafi reportedly fled tripoli after rebels took over most of the capitol city last month. the dictator is supposedly hiding. >>> lifting its sanction

u.s. president serves the full four-year term. but japan has had six prime ministers in the past four years. what is wrong with politics in japan where a prime minister is replaced when his policy programs stalls or public support falters? and what pollsy jeancheda should your successor -- agenda should your successor pursue? >> there are many reasons why japanese prime ministers serve such short terms. structurally, i believe, the house of counselors holds an election every three years while the house of representatives usually has an election once every three years. that means two national polls every three years. political pressure is exerted on a prime minister to resign whenever public dissatisfaction increases or he is pressured to step down if his party loses in a national election. even an upper house race. in other words, given the frequency of national elections, prime ministers have had to resign before after every election. that's the structural reason for this trend. take prime minister cameron of england. for example. soon aft

the party's policy research committee chairperson seiji maehara said this at a lecture on the japan/u.s. alliance in washington on wednesday. he said japan's defense industry could fall behind the current wave of technological innovation because it cannot take part in joint weapons development projects with other countries. maehara also stressed the need to relax criteria for weapons use by japanese self-defense force personnel and u.n. is peacekeeping operations abroad. >> it is necessary to enable sdf to defend other countries operating with the sdf. it's imminent. >> he said enabling the sdf to protect other units will help make up for the limitations of the u.s. troops and balance the bilateral alliance. following the defense ministry's remarks there was stressed a more cautious stance toward easing weapons use. >> translator: essentially the japanese government holds a coordinated view on criteria for weapons use by self-defense forces on tko operations so i have yet to relax conditions at this stage. >> houch itwever ichikawa told - missions abroad can use arms to defend for the m

the san francisco peace treaty and the japan/u.s. security treaty were signed on september 8, 1951. the peace treaties officially ended the war. about the 200 people, including officials from both governments, attended a ceremony on thursday in a park in san francisco where the security treaty was signed. the consul general said he hopes the strong bond between japan and the united states will help promote peace around the world. in a message secretary of state hillary clinton called to the twol countries to build a new alliance in the 21st century to strengthen their friendship. a japanese tea ceremony was held to wish for a continued friendship between the two countries. >>> the japanese economy shrank more than previously estimated in the april to june period. the japanese government said friday that the economy declined by an annualized rate of 2.1% in the quarter. that's down from the preliminary report of minus 1.3% that was given back in august. the nation's economy posted a third straight quarter of declines. the largest factor was the decrease in capital spending as the mar

u.s. says it would block peace talks. japan is set to join the u.s., russia, and other countries pressing for direct dialogue between israel and the palestinians soon. >>> some investors must be happy the dow jones is above 11,000. >> that's for the first time in three days. new york stocks soared 270 points overnight. investors bought a wide range of shares. the dow jones industrial average finished monday at 11,034. that's up 2.53% on the day. orders surged following news that the european authorities will step up to tackle credit issues in the region. now it's whether germany will give extra. the leader of the nations are scheduled to meet on uz too. now to see how things are kicking off in japan, let's cross over to the tokyo stock exchange. good news for markets it seems. how are japanese markets looking this tuesday morning? >> reporter: bit of a positive sentiment going through the european and u.s. markets. let's see how that is reflecting this morning. you can see the nikkei is up. global markets caught up in any kind

u.s. says it would block peace talks. japan is set to join the u.s., russia, and other countries in pressing for direct dialogue between israel and the palestinians soon. >>> the chinese and north korean premiers agreed to resume stalled talks on nuclear development. the talks had been suspended since december, 2008. north korean premier met with his counterpart on monday. he said china hopes the relevant countries will improve relations with the north through dialogue so the six party talks can start again soon. he said north korea would like a nuclear free peninsula through dialogue and cons you will tagss and six party talks should restart unconditionally. the two premiers confirmed their countries will cooperate to strengthen bilateral economic relations such as improving trade and infrastructure. >>> the chinese government says it'll launch a module to practice docking at its future space station. china's central television reported the news on monday. space station module, heavenly palace, scheduled to launch from on the

u.s. was denouncing japan saying the bigger exports were wrecking the u.s. car industry. but these days the u.s. has high confidence in japanese auto manufacturers. on this day a japanese maker received an award from the local government for committing to train u.s. workers in production. >> they've only just started and they're making a wonderful contribution to our community. >> reporter: what lies behind the growth in confidence is japan's companies mek tick lus effort to meet the needs. this factory produces assembly lines for car and track tors. years ago it received few orders due to anti-japanese sentiment. despite the circumstances, the company tried to accommodate the needs of u.s. businesses by make ing proposals. for example, at the streamlined assembly processes and made for more space. now the companies are supplying door lines to all lines of general motors. >> translator: they provide a thundershower o'education to its u.s. employees. this factory has a special section to instruct workers based on the belief that people should be trained fast to produce som

u.s. navy in japan, giving a speech to former japan soldiers in tokyo. in the audience, he has made it his quest to fiend his friend's photos. they were with the japanese naviship. after seeing action in the south pacific, the ship was sank in april of 1945. however, since the most military secret at the time, the fleet was extremely rare. u.s. commander was visiting a friend, so t.o. search for the photographs. >> it was a truly impressive ship. i mean, certainly one of the most powerful ships in the world in its time. i wish him great luck and great success. >> the photograph he is looking for were taken by man who died four years ago. he was photographer for the japanese navy and took many photos. this is where he was stationed in the final stages of the war. with concern of the photos, he buried them at the war's end. he returned receive ra times after the war but failed it find his buried treasure. he decided it tick his friend's mission over. in july -- he came in search of the photos. he is accompanied by former soldiers and family members of the

the u.s., japan and south korea have said the six-party talks cannot restart until the north takes concrete steps toward denuclearization. they want the halting of uranium enrichment program and accepting insections. >>> and a major issue between japan and the united states. the u.s. pacific command chief says merging the function of densely populated futenma air station with another prefecture, kadena air base, is not being considered at present. >> the opposition, frankly, by the local mayors and local communities with regard to any additions to kadena, it is not on the table in terms of recommendation from paycom at the moment. >> u.s. deputy defense secretary ashton carter had said earlier this month that merging futenma's function into kadena remains on the table as a way forward for the stalled plan to reduce the u.s. mililililililit burden on okinawa. his latest remarks suggest that the u.s. military is not studying the option seriously. the merger was proposed by a group of influential u.s. senators, including the chairman of the armed services committee, carl levin. >>> one of the

not only expected to have summit talks with president obama in september, japan wants to repair regulations with the u.s. japan had to cancel scheduled talks with obama because of the unserpt here. noda is expected to have summit talks with china and south korea by end of the year. noda could score points, depending how he handles these discussions. >> thanks. >>> "newsline," the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11. we have two segments, offering two unique perspectives on fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings in site and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >>> next we go to the bureau in bangkok. >>> pakistan is seeking assistance after flooding triggered by rain. they called on the international community to act fast to prevent the crisis from worsening. we have a report from islamabad. >> he made emergency appeal after second straight year. >>translator: the devastation is many times bigger than we initially estima

at the border meeting, japan, the u.s. and others expressed concerns over the possibility of nuclear technology spilling over north korea to other countries. in a statement, the iaea condemned the country for threatening the nuclear nonproliferation scheme. the world's population is projected to hit seven billion on october 31 and the u.n. is calling for global efforts to address poverty and inequality. secretary-general ban ki-moon was speaking at a meeting to launch actions at u.n. headquarters in new york on wednesday. >> it's an challenge, an opportunity and a call for action to all of us to confront grinding poverty and inequality. >> the united nations is staging various events around the world in the lead-up to october 31 to raise awareness for the population prom. u.n. figures indicate the world's population is projected to surge past nine billion before 2050 and region 10.1 billion by the end of the century if current fertility rates continue. >> the number of foreign visitors to japan in august fell 32% from last

japan followed the u.s. by building its first test reactor in 1957. the atomic energy society of japan was founded two years later. its members include researchers at universities and other institutes and people working for utilities and manufacturers. they include some of the leading figures in japan's nuclear industry. many of the society's 7,000 members work for tokyo electric power company. the operator of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant. the society helps to promote nuclear technology and train researchers. it has also created safety standards for nuclear plants and made recommendations to the government and the nuclear industry. but the ongoing nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi has forced its members to re-evaluate their views on nuclear energy. at the conference, the society's president, satoru tanaka, who is also a professor at the university of tokyo, shared his thoughts about the accident. >> translator: the accident has had a huge impact on the people of japan and has caused them great worry, from a position of promoting the adv

japan followed the u.s. by building its first test reactor in 1957. the atomic energy society of japan was founded two years later. its members include researchers at universities and other institutes and people working for utilities and manufacturers. they include some of the leading figures in japan's nuclear industry. many of the society's 7,000 members work for tokyo electric power company. the operator of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant. the society helps to promote nuclear technology and train researchers. it is also created safety standards for nuclear plants and made recommendations to the government and the nuclear industry. but the ongoing nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi has forced its members to re-evaluate their views on nuclear energy. at the conference, the society's president, saturu tanaka, who is also a professor at the university of tokyo, shared his thoughts about the accident. >> translator: the accident has had a huge impact on the people of japan and has caused them great worry. from a position of promoting the adva

projection suggests that japan will go relatively slowly europe may grew a little bit foster good in japan. the u.s. has traditionally been viewed as a very dynamic economy is likely to grow faster in europe part of the growth rate in these economies will be much less than the growth rate in emerging market countries i mean china india brazil so i think over time there is a shift in economic politicking place one is to asia and another way of looking at it is really the rising rate of emerging market countries but i think you're thinking of a world in which there would be a large number of relatively equal economic groupings and you want to global system that can accommodate that if it can't be a global system which is run only by saying well look this is the center of pollen everybody else must adjust and it's been fed that europe have dominated the air national monetary fund in your opinion and that part of a problem or at a thought wish i do think that the dominance of the industrialized countries of these two institutions has to change remember that as long as europe and the united states are t

the plan agreed by japan and the u.s. hasn't been put into action because of strong opposition in okinawa. noda says the plan will help reduce the burden on communities that host u.s. military facilities. he told u.s. president barack obama wednesday that the japanese government will do all it can to get people in okinawa to support the base relocation. >>> day 13 of the grand sumo tournament is considered moving day. we find out who are the contenders for the title. he is enjoying ten victories, gets his stiffest test yet. he wins the initial faceoff. kitataiki trying to get an inside grip. it turns into a grappling battle. back and forth they go. no question who is controlling the flow of this match. he finishes him off with a push down. still a fine effort by both men. the lower body stability shows. the georgian puts his weight advantage to work, but with upper rankers, technique and savvy can overcome. sure enough, he establishes a grip, despite his roly poly upper body. he gets a force out. he was last seen grand ca

japan followed the u.s. by building its first test reactor in 1957. the atomic energy society of japan was founded two years later. its members include researchers at universities and other institutes and people working for utilities and manufacturers. they include some of the leading figures in japan's nuclear industry. many of the society's 7,000 members work for tokyo electric power company, the operator of the crippled fukushima daiichi plant. the society helps to promote nuclear technology and train researchers. it has also created safety standards for nuclear plants and made recommendations to the government and the nuclear industry. but the ongoing nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi has forced its members to re-evaluate their views on nuclear energy. at the conference, the society's president, satoru tanaka, who is also a professor at the university of tokyo, shared his thoughts about the accident. >> translator: the accident has had a huge impact on the people of japan and has caused them great worry, from a position of promoting the adv

u.s. it's really fallen off its shopping because the two countries that haven't learned from the fukushima accident the main ones are japan and the u.s. . and a lot of for the humor people are quite concerned about the reactors here in the u.s. actually the ones that are earthquake prone i think once in california on the san onofre in the upper canyon. they know that you know earthquakes and nuclear power plants don't mix. we just have twenty seconds but kevin the the these nuclear power many of these nuclear power plants and the ones there were designed or built by. general electric. which is forty nine percent owner of n.b.c. i mean this. is that a coincidence well jeffrey i was stunned by obama to japan to help out after the fukushima nuclear catastrophe began but the japanese media report that he largely hid out so that he wouldn't be served liability papers as his product exploded and now it's ruined so many lives i mean thank you very much all of you for coming in it's much appreciated. meanwhile on the global warming front a new if so this poll finds that a majority of americans eighty three percent now believe glo

japan for years to come. daiichi takahashi, nhk rld. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> u.s. t barack obama asked japan's prime minister, yoshihiko noda, for concrete progress in resolve ing the okinawa based disputwhen e two met in n yk dnesda nh rlstamotokama reports. tnslator: iou le to thanon behf the jane peop the u.s. litaryor the eat extence tendedn lping japan rever from the disaern mah 11th. iantoelmeri mister na and his delegation untes. i am sure it will be an excellent working relationship with the prime minter as well as his team. noda held his first face to presenonedsd othress sidelines of the u.ngeral assembly meeting. the u.s. side hoping for progress on several issues. the two men cut straight down to business at the meeting. obama explained that the u.s. terms on the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma station in okinawa prefecture. he called on noda to begin laying the ground work for building alternative city in the head district of nago city as agreed by the two governments. obamsa hhos see nglerogress on this issu ro e ineti o trans-rs re. takamo

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japan wants to repair frayed relations with the u.s. we know japan had to cancel scheduled talks with obama because of the political uncertainty here. and noda is also expected to hold summit talks with china and south korea by the end of this year. you know, japan's involved in territorial dispute with both countries. noda could score points depending on how he handles these discussions. >> all right. thanks. >>> ai uchida joins us now the latest in business news. we saw a ride on european stock markets overnight and ai, it seems that banks are taking the brunt of the blow. >> that's right, catherine. european stocks plunged overnight on concerns over a possible greek default and eurozone debt problems. in france and germany their key stock indexes fell to this year's low. the drop comes as investors remain concerned about future financial aid to greece which is faces a financial crisis. in addition, worries are mounting that a fall in government bond prices stemming from europe's credit woes could negatively impact the banking sector.

u.s. military to help japan recover from the march 11th disaster. >> i want to welcome prime minister noda and his delegation to new york city and to the united states. for what i'm sure will be an excellent working relationship with the prime minister, as well as his team. >> reporter: during the talks, obama reiterated that japan is one of the closest allies of the united states, and that the alliance should be updated for the 21st century. noda told his counterpart that u.s. assistance after the march 11th disaster reconfirmed his belief that the bilateral alliance is the cornerstone of japanese diplomacy. the two leaders also discussed the issue of relocating a u.s. marine corps air station in okinawa from a densely populated area to a less populated coastal area. noda pledged that japan will continue to do all it can to in support of okinawan residents for the relocation plan with the existing code between the two countries. obama said he hopes complete progress will be made on the issue they also shared the view that japan and the united states should make efforts while keeping their

u.s. is doing the same thing to china with its bases in mosul first appointments in japan south korea now. u.s. is deploying a trio of missile defense systems like iran and so this is clearly trying to control the contain both russia and china but bruce it's interesting isn't it that that aim certainly doesn't fit into the context of the so-called resetting of relations between moscow and washington and indeed when he took office said he's going to shelve the bush era plan so why has there been this change in his mind and he's now pursuing this project. well he shelved one version of missile defense but what's important to know about obama is that he was promoted early on before anyone really even knew who he was by the crown family of chicago that are the majority stockholders in the general dynamics corp i live in bath i mean there is a company here called bath iron works that is owned by general dynamics corp they build the destroyers that are being outfitted with these version of missile defense there is promoting both to use to encircle russia and china so it seems obvious to me that

u.s. is doing the same thing with china with its spaces in missile defense deployments in japan south korea now. u.s. is deploying patriot missile defense systems on your side why and so this is clearly about trying to control the complaint both russia and china. many more of the week's top stories still to come in this hour including the launch of iran's first nuclear power plant. built by russia it is the first operational nuclear power station in the region and is already working at forty percent of capacity. and we follow developments in the euro zone where public anger over the debt crisis continues with no end in sight. the u.k. and russia looked to put differences aside with a visit to the kremlin by british prime minister david cameron this week the leaders of both countries agreed unresolved issues shouldn't stand in the way of progress it was the first official visit to russia by a british prime minister in six years and sides signed multimillion dollar deals in science innovation and trade relations between the two nations soured over the murder of the former f.s.b. officer alexa

u.s. is doing the same thing to china with its faces in missile defense and points in japan south korea now. u.s. is the point patriot missile crisis comes on your i want and so this is clearly about trying to control and you contain both russia and china. stay with us here on r t we've got lots more headed your way including the historic launch of iran's first nuclear plant the russians will share facilities success believe linked up to iran's national grid with a deal to send the spent fuel abroad so it can be used to make atomic weapons plus the. south stream steaming ahead european energy majors sign up to the second project to get russian gas directly to europe but some still want to keep their supply options open we'll explain. but first the u.k. and russian made moves to patch things up between them with a visit to the kremlin by the british prime minister david cameron this week leaders of both nations agreed that they're on resolve issues shouldn't get in the way of mutual progress it was the first official visit to russia by a british prime minister in six years relations between

u.s. is doing the same thing to china with its bases in missile defense the points in japan south korea now. u.s. is the point patriot missile defense systems on your i want and so this is clearly trying to control me contain both russia and china. more of this week's talk news still to come including this story a collage of iran's first nuclear power plant the russian built push your facility has successfully wired up to a rather national grid the deal to send spare fuel abroad so it can't be used to make you feel above it. and the south stream streams ahead european energy majors signed up to the second project to get russian gas directly to europe but some still want to keep their supply options open all explained later in the program. the u.k. and russia moved to patch things up between them with a visit to the kremlin by british prime minister david cameron this week where the leaders of both countries agreed that there are resolved issues shouldn't get in the way of progress it was the first official visit to russia by a british prime minister in six years relations between the two so

anti-japan demonstrations erupted across china and public sentiment in both nations was adversely effected. >>> newly declassified diplomatic documents show that former u.s. president richard nixon decided to return to the island in the east china sea to japan in 1972. now the islands reverted to japan along with okinawa after coming under u.s. rule at the end of world war ii. the documents show how then u.s. undersecretary of state earl lexus johnson played a key role to help resolve the issue. the dongments reveal that he compiled a history of the islands for nixon in 1971. he also said that taiwan itself use used to acknowledge they were part of okinawa. johnson previously served as ambassador to japan. taiwan had diplomatic relations at the time. johnson org ued that taiwan wanted it gain access to natural resources to the islands by insisting on sovereignty. the papers say that nixon made the decision after consulting then national security advisor henry kissinger based on johnson's assessment. >> the march 11 disaster, the september 11th attacks. two anniversary, one source of indepth coverage. join nhk world for japan, six months on and 9/11, defi

u.s. and across the globe. in japan alone, the damage from the earthquake and tsunami is nearing $200 billion. in the u.s., there has been about $35 billion in damage so far this year and that's not counting hurricane irene or tropical storm lee. francis co has the latest on the tropical storm hitting louisiana right now. >> reporter: tropical storm lee has the center of the slow moving system making landfall. lee brought as much as a foot of rain to the gulf coast, spreading fears of flooding for low-lying areas from louisiana to mississippi. >> 4 to six inches in the house last time. we need to put it at the backdoors and stuff. >> in the small communities along the bayous, the fears were realized. parts were under water. >> when you pump over the levees, it comes over here. >> as the storm passed in new orleans, this honeymooning couple took advantage of the break in the rain. >> no rain ever hurt us. >> officials are cautious. >> just because it's slow, doesn't mean it's over. it drops heavy rain in a short period o

. >> reporter: japan is the only country in the world to have suffered from the atomic bombings by the united states. but after the u.s. announced it will use nuclear technology by peaceful purposes, japan also launched its own research on nuclear power generation. in 1966, japan's first commercial nuclear reactor became operatal. as a resource-poor country nuclear power was seen as an ideal source of energy. far long time fossil fuel was the dominant source of energy in japan. but the oil crisis in is the 1970s triggered the rapid construction of nuclear power plants. by 2009, the number of plants in japan reached 54. it is the third largest number in the world after the u.s. and france. however, nuclear energy suffered z a big setback as a result of the accidents at three mile island in the u.s. in 1979 and at chernobyl in the former soviet union in 1986. meanwhile, as global concerns about climate change have increased in recent years, the demand for nuclear stations has expanded worldwide. people began to see nuclear energy as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. it was a great opportunity for the japanese go

u.s. is doing the same thing in china with the spaces in missile defense deployments in japan south korea token our. u.s. is deploying patriot missile defense systems are there i don't want and so this is clearly about trying to control the contain both russia and china. now look at some other stories from around the world the palestinian president mahmoud abbas sowed nod to retreat from plans to push for statehood and the u.n. next week that's despite reports that the palestinian leadership has decided to water down your application senior u.s. and international envoys are in the region trying to revive sold peace talks with israel and make the palestinians drop their plan. around six thousand students joy a march for free education in sheila's capital the majority were peaceful although police did resort to tear gas and water cannons against some demonstrators a new round of governmental talks to resolve the issue are continuing thousands of students have been skipping classes for months to show their discontent at risk of losing scholarships. hundreds of protesters calling for un troops

u.s. is doing the same thing to china with its bases in missile defense deployments in japan south korea token our. u.s. is deploying patriot missile defense systems on your high wire and so this is clearly about trying to control the contain both russia and china. matter will more of the week's top stories still to come of course this hour including the launch of iran's first nuclear power the russian pushchair facility is already working a forty percent capacity it's set to go full speed ahead by the end of the year we tell you that's good long. while it's really looks forward to major budget cuts one sleepy rule community fed up with the nation's financial difficulties has decided to go it alone got this story to. the. u.k. and russia look to put differences aside with a visit to the kremlin by british prime minister david cameron this last week the leaders of both countries agreed unresolved issues shouldn't stand in the way of progress it was the first official visit to russia by a british prime minister in six years relations between the two nations had soured over the murder of former f

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u.s. troops in japan and those two stockpiles which were never used of course were shipped back secretly to johnston at all in the pacific and one of the world's largest incinerators was built in the middle of a wildlife refuge and that process in burning those chemical weapons from okinawa in germany took place in one thousand nine hundred two to the year two thousand john snaffle has been and still is being studied but that's actually a very interesting case of a unique coral reef really in the middle of the pacific ocean it's about seven hundred fifty miles west of hawaii that was used as a launch site for atmospheric nuclear testing. the five july the fourth vehicle for . want of a column casualty i know that was a sticking fuel file which caused a fire that's more efficient. missile and more at home or. when at least one of the atmospheric tests with the hydrogen bomb blew up on the launch pad a good part of just now told was left with highly radioactive plutonium debris twenty years later all the agent orange that was all dumped on johnson stored as they say on johnson at all that rea