japanese astronaut kimiya yui is on board the iss. >> thank you very much for your support. we successfully received htv and captured htv that looks very golden -- like a treasure box. >> reporter: the docking required cooperation among people in three different locations, a team at the japan air space agency, or jaxa, was responsible for guiding it to within ten meters of the iss. then japanese astronaut koichi wakata worked with yui to capture the ship. this is the first time japanese teams on the ground and in space have cooperated on the maneuver. >> you have a go for htv capture sequence. step four in robotics procedure. >> reporter: yui extends the robotic arm and successfully completes the docking procedure. >> capture confirmed. 5:28 a.m. central time, 6:28 eastern. >> kimiya, you're the man. the stork has successfully delivered the package. the entire crew did a fantastic job. all happy faces down here. congratulations. >> reporter: japanese engineers developed the docking method out of safety concerns. cargo vessels previously approached space stations using the th

kimiya yui has been on board the iss since last month. he'll operate a robotic arm to dock the spacecraft. >> translator: we want to show japan's power to make people in japan proud and give them strength to move up. we want to show the world what we can do. >> reporter: also closely involved is koichi wakata who served last year ass iss' first japanese commander. he's communicating with yui to support him on the ground in houston. it's the first time a japanese team is working both in space and on the ground at the same time. jun yotsumoto, nhk world. , we'll keep you updated on the launch here on "newsline." >>> high school students from hiroshima and nagasaki want nuclear weapons to be abolished. the teens from the two atomic bomb cities made their plea at a u.n. conference on disarmament. a citizens group in nagasaki chose 21 students to serve as peace ambassadors. one of them spoke on behalf of the group. >> the strongest wish of the survivors is to have no more war in the future. therefore, it is my mission to convey their message t