ken watanabe has been nominated for a tony award. he is one of the five performers competing in the best lead actor in a musical category. he's nominated for his role in the king and i. the musical is up for awards in a total of nine categories. watts nabe is the first japanese performer to be given a tony nod since 1959. >> i thought he was great. he was really loveable as that character. in a good way. and yeah i really liked him in that role. >> i think he did a very very nice job. yes. he really brought you into the character. absolutely. >> the winners will be announced on june 7 at a ceremony in new york city. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us. >> hello and welcome to "global 3000," your weekly check on the global issues beyond the headlines. and here's what we have coming up for you right now. dreaming of the sea -- why landlocked bolivia still has its own navy. ocean nightmare -- how tunisia tries to stave off an influx of foreign jellyfish. and upcycling -- ho

ken watanabe has been nominated for a tony award.e is one of the five performers competing in the best lead actor in a musical category. he's nominated for his role in "the king and i." the musical is up for awards in a total of nine categories. watanabe is the first japanese performer to be given a tony nod since 1959. >> i thought he was great. he was really loveable as that character. in a good way. and yeah, i really liked him in that role. >> i think he did a very, very nice job. yes. he really brought you into the character. absolutely. >> the winners will be announced on june 7th at a ceremony in new york city. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for watching. 3o3o3o !o tionals were executed for drug smuggling. eight people were executed by firing squad on tuesday night. aid begins reaching areas of nepal affected by the earthquake which shook the nation but many remain in dire need of food and water. the death toll rises to over 5000