defense minister was in kochi, southern india, to complete the completion of the 37,500-ton vessel. india is looking to protect its maritime interests. the country already has a british-built aircraft carrier and will buy another one from russia by the end of this year. indian leaders said this week they're preparing to test their first home built nuclear submarines. >>> u.s. marines have resumed their transfer of a controversial aircraft to a base in southern japan. people in okinawa have long been concerned about the safety record of the osprey. and the crash of a u.s. military helicopter last week hasn't helped. nine ospreys arrived at futenma in okinawa from a base in iwakuniy in southern japan. two of them had flown to futenma at the start of the month. the base is to have a fleet of 24 ospreys including 12 deployed there last october. the helicopter crashed in place during a training mission last week. one airman was killed. the u.s. military suspended the os spree transfer following the accident. and as the ospreys arrived at futenma, more than 100 people gathered outside the

the festival takes place every year in the city of kochi on the island. participants strike a beat with small wooden clappers. their costumes also an important part of the festival. the event was first held in 1953. this year the thermometer shot up above 35 degrees celsius. >> translator: the dancing is hot and so is the temperature. the heat is on. >> translator: the audience is great. the moment we hit the spotlight is incredible. i love dancing. >> monday marks the close of the four-day festival. that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ♪ >>> david killick, a new zealand journalist who writes about architecture and lifestyles visits an area stricken by the 3/11 disaster. on february the 22nd of 2011, less than three weeks before the great east japan earthquake, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit new zealand destroying many buildings around christchurch. over 20,000 houses were effected by liquefaction and some parts of communities were devastated.