in henan province, the 1,000-year-old capital of kaifeng is being rebuilt. the projected cost is about $16 billion. when we were gathering information in the project in kaifeng , we were followed. media attention apparently is not welcome. an urban planning expert says projects to restore ancient capitals are becoming hotbeds of corruption. >> reporter: some restoration >> reporter: some restoration projects costing billions of dollars raise a couple of red flags. they might not be necessary, and they might destroy more of china's historical areas. nhk world. >>> south korea's new ambassador says he wants to improve relations between south korea and japan. he arrived in tokyo to a welcome of embassy officials. he said he wants to meet with many japanese people as ambassador. relations between south korea and japan have been trained by different views including issues related to world war two. >> i'm eager convey the feelings of japanese people to south korea, and to convey the feelings of south koreas to japan. >> reporters asked him about the possibility of