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kobayashi checks his fieldsthre.e is constantly fine-tuning the management of his field to correspond to changes in. since the temperature stan watof the waterses e levt will be warmer than the air, the deeper water protects the delicate ears from the cold air. in 1993, the cold weather brought to northern japan by yamase continued into august. damage to the rice crop was severe. in some regions, the harvest was a total loss. in september of that year, government offials came to rokunohe to check on the year's rice harvest. ( speaking japanese ) (speaksapanese ) translator: twenty. narrator:offials t r of stalks, flower heads and rnels. ( speaks japanese ) translator: hulls: 92; kernels: two. narrator: this crop is devastated with only 90 empty hulls and only two full ones. this kind of damage had not been seen in generations. so why plant in the north rather than in southern japan? it's a fascinating example of agricultural geography and even economic geography in japan. the closer you are to the parts of the countr

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let's go to catherine kobayashi. catherine? >> gene, as i mentioned, 15,000 people packed into this baseball stadium. the rally started two hours ago. we heard one poetry reading by a resident. it was about the determination of the people to continue living here in fukushima even though the land is contaminated by radiation. as you know, gene, protests in japan weren't common before the nuclear disaster, but now we're seeing many rallies like this. nuclear safety has galvanized public opinion. many people in koriyama and other places are standing up and shouting out. i met one resident who says she hadn't given nuclear power a second thought until one year ago. >> translator: before the nuclear accident, she was busy raising her children, a 12-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. they spent most of their lives in koriyama. >> translator: i'm embarrassed to say i didn't even know there was a nuclear power plant in fukushima before the accident. >> reporter: what happened on march 11 and the weeks that followed changed her signi

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i'm catherine kobayashi. the bodies of 45 women and children were found in homes in syria monday. the city was a rebel strong hold, but government forces bombarded it nearly a month and regained control march 1st. human rights activists say government troops kept firing at civilians after seizing the city. they say the death toll is rising. rebels shot these images showing bodies of 45 women and children in a room. the opposition forces appealed to the u.n. security council to respond urgently. they say civilians continue to be killed in homs. syria's state-run television showed images of several bodies with hands tied behind their back. it blames terrorist gangs for the killings. the u.s. secretary of state and russia's foreign minister called for an immediate end to the violence in syria. hillary clinton and lavrov met monday in new york. the talks came after former u.n. chief and special envoy to syria failed to persuade president assad to halt the crackdown. they want a u.n. president to pressure assad. >> we expect all nations, including russia and china, to join us now in pr

i'm catherine kobayashi. united nations and arab league special envoy kofi annan made a ceasefire and other proposals during a recent visit to the country. the former u.n. secretary general made the proposals when he met the syrian president on march 10th and 11th in attempt to end the country's violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. u.n. sources say he called for two hour ceasefire daily to make humanitarian assistance possible and for syria to accept a u.n. team to monitor the ceasefire. he also reportedly proposed a ban on use of heavy firearms. syria has so far agreed to accept u.n. experts. >>> syria's u.n. ambassador stressed his country's cooperation. >> mr. kofi annan assured the members of the security council that the syrian government that they are engaged with him. >> whether they will allow the ideas to be implemented remains to be seen. western nations are pushing for a new resolution to support annan's efforts. they are expected to step up negotiations russia and china, which twice ve

i'm catherine kobayashi. u.s. president and david cameron say they will increase pressure on iran to abandon its nuclear develop program. the two leaders met at the white house. >> again, because we have employed so many of the options that are available to us to persuade iran to take a different course, that the window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking. >> cameron also warned that iran has to meet its international obligations. if not, he said, britain will continue to increase political and economic pressure along with the u.s. the two leaders also insisted that security in afghanistan has been improving, despite the killing of 16 civilians in a shooting by a u.s. soldier. >>> iran's president, ahmadinejad has been questioned by lawmakers on his mismanagement of the country's economy. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: the first since the country overthrew the pro-u.s. government in 1979. ahmadinejad was accused on wind of mismanaging the economy, which is struggling with inflation. law

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i'm catherine kobayashi. delegates at the nuclear security summit will issue a joint communique tuesday afternoon to call on each country to commit to the safe management of nuclear substances and urge for cooperation to retrieve those that are unaccounted. leaders of 53 nations and representatives from international organizations are gathered in seoul for a second day. they will address the threat of nuclear terrorism such as preventing groups from getting their hands on nuclear materials. each country will report on how it controls such substances. the participants will talk about safety at nuclear power plants, in light of the accident last year at the fukushima daiichi plant in japan. they will call for reducing the production of highly enriched uranium which could be used to build nuclear weapons. >>> on the sidelines of the summit, obama and medvedev agreed on monday to ask north korea to cancel a planned rocket launch. obama told reporters that the north's plan is a violation of a u.n. security council

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. >>> well, competitive food inhaler, kobayashi, other talented individual, can add another title. >> he gobbled up hot dogs and set a new world record. his strategy, fold it in half, dunk in water and shove it in his mouth and experience indigestion ten minutes later. >> he is my hero. >> really?ely. >> absolutely. i mean, a guy that small who can put down that much food -- >> okay, you're going to redo the next segment, right? >> i think we have food out here, why not. >> some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, house work. why overworked women can only blame themselves. i've tried the pills the sprays even some home remedies. then i tried something new. [ male announcer ] drug-free breathe right nasal strips. [ woman ] you just put it on and ... amazing! instant relief. i breathed better slept better. and woke up ready to face a fresh new day. [ male announcer ] get 2 free strips at breatheright.com. it's my right.... to breathe right! the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement t

especially psychologically as that's the most difficult aspect in the men's final rushes nicholai kobayashi managed to beat france's julianne payne lived in a hospital about the wind brought the cup back into russian hands once again after fences from hungary and south korea claimed victory on friday ten times was eleven respectively. today's victory doesn't mean i'm in some super form right now it's still a few months left until the olympic games so any such form could vanish by then so for me this event is simply just another phase you know preparations on sunday russia's fencing team moves to get a chance to prove themselves against the waves best and hopefully do enough to ensure qualification for the sport's premier event analyst michael jenkins latinos . that is all we got time for for the moment said the weather is nuts.

especially psychologically as that is the most difficult aspect in the men's final rushes nicholai kobayashi managed to beat france's julian pillay in a heart for about the win brought the cup back into russian hands once again after fences from hungary and south korea claimed victory in twenty ten and france eleven respectively but today's victory doesn't mean i'm in some super form right now there's still a few months left until the olympic games so any such form could vanish by then so for me this event is simply just another phase in our preparations on sunday russia's fencing team also get a chance to prove themselves against the world's best and hopefully do enough to ensure qualification for the sport's premier event in august michael genco r.t. most and. more sport will be coming your way very soon meanwhile our youtube channel at r.t. sport news is available to you at and it's i so go there and check it out thanks for watching. well. science technology innovation all the ways developments from around russia we've got those huge you're covered.

especially psychologically because that's the most difficult aspect in the men's final russia's nicholai kobayashi managed to beat france's g.m.p. and they are still about the wind brought back in solution hands once again after fences with hundred south korea kind victory twenty times and one zero and respectively so there's a today's victory doesn't mean i'm in some super form right now it's still a few months left until the olympic games so any such form could vanish by then so for me this event is simply just another phase in preparations and someday russia's fencing team moves to get a chance to prove themselves against the league's best and hopefully is enough to ensure qualification for the sport's premier event and will host michael genco r.t. moscow. on this just time to update you on formula one's melbourne graeme pray this the first race of the season and it is mclaren jenson button he leads from teammate lewis hamilton with just under two thirds of the rights left to go we'll have the results in the next well i think in a cut last time jonny death by foot. home . mom. and the. wealthy

world-eating champ kobayashi scarfed down 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in one minute and broke the previousd and took on four competitors this weekend in austin, texas. obviously this video is, of course, speed it up. and go faster. eat all of those somes. he won the night ab's hot dog- eating contest for six straight years and is a professional and experienced at eating like. that. >>> thank you for joining us at 5. the news edge starts right now. >>> revenge. that is the vow tonight from the taliban in afghanistan and the shock waves continue from the deaths of 16 civilians at the hands of the u.s. soldier and that accused shooter is in u.s. custody now and the investigation gets underway in washington and officials are assessing the situation which appears to have gone from bad to worse. fox 5s tom fitzgerald joins us now. what do we know about this guy? >> reporter: the only suspect is described as a u.s. army staff sergeant who did three tours in i rang before going afghanistan -- iraq before going to afghanistan and based out of fort louis and washington state. the pentagon won't rele

this is kobayashi, how many did he eat?oh. >> if you're going to eat them, eat them, you know, not like a swallowing contest. eat them. >> eat them. >> the fear of competition. >> you two are judging -- >> i hereby decree -- >> can we move on to pop news? >> oh, yes. >>> good morning, everybody. so there have been swirling rumors about halle berry and olivier martinez being engaged. now, the couple have confirmed it. they are in fact getting married. they first met on the set of "dark tide" in 2010, martinez presented halle with a ring made by a french jeweler has been designing jewelry in the family for kings and queens for many centuries. this is his first marriage. we wish them the very best. >>> and she's blond and, well, she does drool a little bit. it didn't stop this knockout from taking home the crown. no, that's not cousin it's little sister. it's elizabeth. she was crowned at the show in england. beating out 21,000 other dogs. that is awesome. >> are those extensions? >> yes. she may go out son top, too. she's 7 y

i'm catherine kobayashi. through silence and prayers, people are remembering the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country a year ago. a memorial service was held at tokyo's national theater. a moment of silence was observed at 2:46 p.m. the exact time the magnitude 9 quake struck on march 11th, 2011. emperor akihito stood in silence with about 1,200 attendees dressed in black. >> foreign diplomats and representatives from various countries presented flowers for the victims. as of saturday, 15,854 people were officially listed as dead. 3,155 others remain missing. the violent tremors and giant tsunami destroyed or damaged more than 370,000 buildings. about 344,000 people are living as evacuees in temporary housing or other accommodations. and an nhk survey shows one quarter of the evacuated families say they seldom go outside. most of them say their health is not good. about one-third of the respondents say their incomes have dropped to less than half of what they earned before. one in every five br