i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> foreign ministers from japan and south korea are looking to settle a war-time issue that has long strained bilateral ties. foreign ministers from both countries wrapped up talks on the issues of those referred to as comfort women. they say they have resolved the issue finally and irversably. fumio kishida and yun byung-se met in seoul on monday for about an hour and then they spoke to reporters. >> translator: the honor and dignity of many women was hurt with the involvement of the imperial japanese army during war time. the japanese government feels responsibility for that. prime minister shinzo abe will make an official apology and express deep remorse for all the women who suffered from psychological and physical wounds that cannot be healed. >> kishida also said the japanese government will pay more than $8 million to a foundation to be established by the south korean government. he said the foundation is aimed at helping the women regain dignity and honor. yun said his govern

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for watching.ódsdsdsc >> everyone welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. here are the headlines. authorities say they have thwarted a terror attack in brussels. apparently planned for new year's eve. two suspects have been arrested. inny has been declared -- ebola free.

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> schools were closed on tuesday because of a terror threat. they will remain closed until the threat is cleared. here's more. >> reporter: the unified school district is the second largest in the country. it has 640,000 students who attend 1,200 schools. and all those students stayed home because of an e-mail threat. >> the e-mail was very specific to l.a. unified school district campuses, and it included all of them. it was also very specific about the threat, the implied threat. the implied threat was explosive devices. the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and machine pistols. >> reporter: the news left parents in this area worried for the safety of their children. >> it's real. watching from what happened in san bernardino, that's pretty close to home. now this one here is even closer. that's kind of scary. >> reporter: the threat came less than two weeks after an attack by a husband and wife who were inspired by islamic state militants. the shooting in san bernard

keiko is one of the top drivers in endurance racing, working in a team of three to complete six hoursf total time. the winning team is determined by the number of completed laps. her initial visit to the circuit however was in a different role. she landed a job as a pick girl. >> translator: i saw everyone working with a tremendous sense of responsibility and urgency. the driver could die if even one screw was not properly fitted. i thought, i want to live working to the best of my ability. >> reporter: first, she had to get a driver's license. at her first race in japan at age 25, she found herself on the podium. but she had a hard time winning support. >> translator: i went to ask companies for sponsorships, but people there would tell me i'll probably get married and retire or that i didn't have the physical ability to succeed. >> reporter: so ihara moved to europe, the homeland of motorsports. she made it to the f3 races, a gateway to the top formula 1. but then she had to put the brakes on her career. >> translator: i competed against male drivers. i didn't have the same physical

keiko yamamoto, nhk world. >>> thai authorities have started to use a smart phone application to helphem combat illegal trade in ivory. it can distinguish between asian and african ivory. they used it tuesday to spot check statues supposedly made from legal ivory. two of the five products turned out to be made from african ivory and were confiscated. the shop owner was told to report to police for questioning. it can differentiate between the two kinds of ivory based upon the chemical elements they contain. conventional tan te aal dna tes two weeks to make the distinction. it's illegal to smuggle african ivory. >>> japanese public is more interested in space exploration than ever. more than 2,000 people rushed to apply for only eight openings for the space simulation sperm, the larger-than-expected number of entries has forced the exploration agency to cut short the period. they plan to develop a new and easier method to detect the stress of astronauts staying at the space station. currently doctors on the ground check them every two weeks by studying their voices and complexion. the

of his career after leading the nfl in rushing last year and made the trade of desean jackson for keiko alonso, chip kelly made the power play and had howie rosen pushed aside and got more personnel power and it will be interesting to hear if the reports are true that lurie tried to strip him of the personnel power and we'll hear more about that from the nova care facility. i'm ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right ducis we'll go right back there to the nova care complex when it happens. now gray hall is at chickie and petes. >> the entire city is buzzing but most people say it's time to see chip kelly go. >> we can only go up. we can't get any lower. >> it's time for him to go. we are not missing nothing we need new leadership. >> there is no shortage of opinions from fans after chip kelly was fired the announcement came with only one game left for the eagles this season, fans gathered at chickie's and petes in south philadelphia to watch a press conference by ceo jeffrey lurie. >> there has to be something going on behind the scenes, and i think a lot of weird press conf