a projection of north korean refugees. and joseph cham, who is a remarkable individual himself escaped from north korea at the age of 13. hudson institute was set at 51 years ago as a forward-looking research organization designed to think creatively about how to achieve a better future in the face of the 10 unprecedented challenges to the early 1860s. the world changed in significant way since those days are fundamental looking on it or not. our work has been shaped in part by the police to the dedicated efforts of a few determined individuals can make a significant human rights. we discussed today, "escape from north korea: the untold story of asia's underground railroad" embodies this concept. i had anticipated volume by hudson senior fellow, melanie kirkpatrick and authority received favorable reviews in "the wall street journal," weekly standard, publishers weekly, the asia times and the south korea press. the reason is simple. melanie kirkpatrick covers both a deeply moving can get heavy analytic account of the exper

last year 7,000 north koreans reach safety in the south. the people who get out now have formed a large number that they are educating us about the truth of life in north korea. and there's been several books published about life in north korea and we have a much better picture of what the truth of the assistance is the number three and refugees are performing a second equally important function. i do believe in law enforcement. they are hoping to open up their own information homeland. just as the world now knows more about north korea they know now far more of the world. this is thanks to the efforts that have escaped. think about it in the immigrant who goes to a new country which is the first thing he wants to do. he wants to let his family back home know that he's okay and tell them about his new life but for a north korean who wants to do that, it's next to impossible. you can't make a phone call to north korea. you can't send e-mail or text message or facebook and you can't even mail a letter. so the exiles have created a black marke

with a korean-americans have accomplished. it never got that freedom the first half of the 20th century is old news but for north korea they are still stock. and we have a special responsibility when joseph first came in return can to workers restore. you don't think about this. just to buy him a snack. i don't know if he remembers but his jaw just dropped. yogurt, serial it is amazing how much and we have. he had his first strawberry to explain it and watch him eat it was an amazing experience. we took into this two. i had difficulty to explain what a dinosaur is. there was no context. take that level of education across the board you can imagine a nation and that is crippled with the generations that are malnourished children are brain damaged with no proper food the first five years. not just a problem for human-rights but for everybody. and people have a special ability to wait and whether now later. i will share chains impact of if prior perspective we had regular feedback from our forces of the country they were working

he's a third generation korean living in japan. the japanese colonized the korean peninsula from the early 1900s until the end of world war ii. that bitter history kept people apart. he decided to feature the wedding ceremony to show how things have changed. >> translator: the old generation used to strongly oppose japanese and koreans getting married, but that is not the case anymore for the younger generation. >> reporter: lee has long hoped the bond between japanese and koreans would become stronger. he wants to promote friendship and end prejudice, so he supports these cross-cultural marriages. on the day of the wedding ceremony, lee and more than 70 volunteers kept things running. more than 100 spectators welcomed the international couple. >> translator: i hope the number of japanese/south korean couples will increase. it's fun for me to experience different cultures. >> translator: i hope this event will help deepen the ties between people of our countries. territorial disputes and historical issues should be dealt with at a

he's a third generation korean living in japan. the japanese colonized from the early 1900s until the end of world war ii. that bitter history kept people apart. he decided to feature the wedding ceremony to show how things have changed. >>ranslator: the old generation used to strongly oppose japanese and koreans getting married. that is not the case anymore for the younger generation. >> reporter: he's long hoped the bond between japanese and koreans become stronger. he supports the cross culture marriages. on the day of the wedding ceremony, he and more than 70 volunteers kept things running. more than a hundred spectators welcomed the international couple. >> translator: i hope the number of japanese south korean couples will increase. it's fun for me to experience different cultures. >> translator: i hope this event will help deepen the ties between people in our country. territory disputes and issues should be dealt with at a hher level. we want to keep a good distance away from that and continue our relationship. >> reporter:

north koreans to escape must first go to china. they can't go south to south korea, strange as it may seem, because the demilitarized zone that runs along the 38th parallel is despite its name, the most militarized border in the world, and it's impossible to get across endless you are a soldier who has been shown the safe route. and only a few people make it out of north korea by going across the dmz. instead they go to china, and in china the north koreans usually finds that he has exchanged one circle of hell for another. china's policy is to track down the north koreans in their country, arrest them and send them back to north korea. where they face imprisonment or worse, for the so-called crime of leaving their country. this policy, this chinese policy, is both immoral and it's in contravention of china's obligations under international treaties it has signed. nevertheless some of the north koreans who are hiding in china decide to risk a second escape. out of china to south korea. no one can accomplish this feat on his own. so

nevertheless, some of the north koreans koreans who are hiding in champion, decide to risk a second escape. out of china to south korea. no one can accomplish this feat on his own. some people can get out of north korea on their own and the hands of the rescuers really reaches inside north korea itself. but if somebody wants to get out of china they need help. the distances are too great and the challenges are too high for a north korean to do it on his own. this is where the new underground railroad comes in. like the original underground railroad in the precivil war american south, the new underground railroad is a network of safe houses and secret routes across china. the operators are both human traffickers who are in it for the money, and christians whose religious beliefs impel them to help the north korean brothers and sisters. thanksthanksthanks to the underd railroad which has been operating for 12 years, an increasing number of north koreans are reaching safety in the south and few other countries. the explosion in the number of north koreans who have gotten out in recent years i

the south korean and u.s. technology giants have been fighting each other in the courts over technology for smartphones and other mobile devices. now the people at samsung say they've added apple's iphone5 to a patent infringement lawsuit in the united states. nhk world has more. >> reporter: samsung alleges apple's latest smartphone violates eight patents. it targets technologies for installing photos. the two firms have been fighting similar trials in ten countries including in japan. samsung received the green light on monday from a u.s. district court in california in another case. the company can resume sales of its tablet device, the galaxy tab 10.1 in the u.s. market. the court decided in june to temporarily ban sales, but apple has dominated the legal battle so far winning $1 billion compensation in a u.s. court. its lawyers are keeping up the pressure. apple added four new samsung models to a list of products it says infringe apple's patents. this man is an expert on smartphone industries. he warns if

south korean guards say they heard the gunfire before seeing the north korean soldier fleeing after it in fact want to defect, he was taken to an undisclosed location and interrogated. very few manage to cross this tightly controlled border, in fact, the last time a north korean soldier succeeded was two and a half years ago, according to the defense ministry here in seoul. >>> this is what happens when we take america's stars of tv and film and turn them over to cnn.com users. >> okay. this guy has a room full of kermit and action figures behind him. >> that's "saturday night live" co-star getting grilled by cnn viewers, ahead. you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser, i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. not me. i'm just happy we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. because it's hard to clean or because you're scared of an itty-bitty doggy? [ dog barks ] aah! oh! [ clears throat

but psy is just the leading edge of the south korean pop invasion.ps with infectious hooks and sleek moves. the hottest acts, a nine-member girl group called girls generation with chart-popping hits and multiple languages, lucrative endorsement deals and millions of hits on youtube. by like generations of american super bands these groups are born so much as built. ♪ want to know all my secrets >> reporter: starting in kind of boot camp run by korea's largest record company sm entertainment. every week hundreds wanna be stars flock to global casting calls to sing. and dance for a chance at k pop stardom. those lucky enough to be discovered sign long-term contracts and spend years in a trainee program. learning discipline, perfecting every pitch, mastering every move. >> see how it goes. >> reporter: this is the first time cameras have been aloud inside the hit factory for a crash course in idol training. to test my own k pop potential, first stop, the recording studio. ♪ ♪ i decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow ♪ >> reporter: turns out i

south korean police cordoned off the road leading to imjingak, a town near the demarcation line. they got into scuffles with activists who protested against the move. most of the activists are defectors from north korea. they started chanting slogans against the north once it was clear they would have to give up on their leaflet campaign, activists say they managed to release some of the balloons on monday eve frng an area not guarded by the police. the government's interventions in tensions like this one is rare. relations with the north have been more tense than usual. north korean leaders have been making provocative moves ahead of south korea's presidential election in december. >>> former chinese president jiang zemin has frequently been in the news in the lead-up to next month's key communist party congress. the congress will see current president hu jintao and many others at the pinnacle of chinese politics replaced after ten years in power. jiang is believed to wield significant influence in the selection of the country's leaders. he stepped down from china's top post ten

south korean guard says they heard the gunfire before seeing the north korean soldier fleeing after itd he did, in fact, want to defect. he was taken to an undisclosed location and interrogated. very few managed to cross this tightly controlled border. in fact, the last time a north korean soldier succeeded was 2 1/2 years ago, according to the defense ministry here in seoul. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> these two american held a debate of their own and we'll show some of it to you. >>> president obama and governor romney were not the only two having fun. bill reilly and "the daily sh " show's" host jon stewart had a showdown of their own in washington. >> i want to hire teachers. millions and millions of teachers. >> so then your plan is basically to hire teachers. >> that's right. as many as it takes. >> governor romney, your response. >> well, jim, when it comes to jobs, president obama prefers what i call a trickledown government solution. now, my plan is different. it involves 41 basic elements, six of reversals of position and three outright lice. in bummer on number one, get

this is the second japan/south korean ministerial meeting in two weeks. jojima and pak also agreed to resume regular talks between their ministries. that's been on hold since august when south korean president lee myung-bak visited an island in the sea of japan. south korea controls the territory. japan claims it. >>> a chinese novelist who has written about his country's rich past and the complex issues it faces in the present has joined an exclusive club. mo yan is the winner of this year's nobel prize in literature. members of the swedish academy made the announcement on thursday. >> the nobel prize in literature for 2012 is awarded to the chinese writer mo yan. >> mo is 57 years old. he shot to fame after publishing "red sorghum" in 1986. the novel vividly portrays the lives of chinese peasants in the 1930s. it became a film. both the novel and movie won international acclaim. mo's 2009 book "frog" focuses on a character who promotes the chinese government's one-child policy. the female doctor provides abortions in a maternity clinic. members of the s

but the company faces stiff competition from south korean firms. the rivalry spurs on the japanese company. ota checks out the refrigerator. >> translator: for about an hour, this ice pack stops cubes from melding during a power failure. >> reporter: more than 30% of fridges in india are made by south korean companies. they design them with india's we frequent power failures in mind. the firm is concentrating on air conditioning. until now, most of india's care conditioners have been window units. though they provide cool air, not much daylight gets in. so the japanese firm came up with this model. a small device attaches to the wall. the rest of the unit sits outdoors. to entice customers, panasonic devised a slogan. reclaim your window. the design and the low price attracted shoppers. the percentage of air conditioners the firm sells has risen from 1% to 13%. >> translator: the number of our customers has rapidly increased. even in the countryside. >> reporter: to increase high quality conditioners, the manufacturer is building a new plant in ind

north korean detectors are detain inside china. the report urges neighbors countries not to send them back to north korea the human rights committee will begin discussing the report. >>> iranians are suffering through reports of economic sanctions. there's more on the way. tell us what's the latest. >> people in iran are already going through a lot of hardships. the currency is plunging. western countries are about to put more country on the middle eastern country. member countries reached a preliminary deal. they are discussing extra sanctions against iran. the eu plans to adopt new sanctions on october 15th. >>> iranian natural gas enters the eu region mostly from turkey. the volume is not large at the moment but future demand for natural gas is expected to grow. >>> japan's new economic and fiscal policy leader will attend a policy meeting on friday. he's urged to take aggressive monetary easing measures to help the economy get out of inflation. it's rare for cabinet min ter to take part in a central pang policy meeting. he said

north korean officials want the world to know their country is changing. this newly opened italian restaurant offers 11 different types of pizza. it's popular with locals, and it's also attracting tourists. >> in the western media you don't see stuff like this, so it's really interesting. >> reporter: people in north korea are currently enjoying a traditional holiday period. they take time to honor their ancestors and relax, but their leader is never far from their minds. >> comrade kim jong-un is devoting himself to running the country to better its people's lives. we're enjoying the holiday, praising kim jong-un and the workers party. >> reporter: the people we met make up a small percentage of the population. north korean authorities only allow foreign media to interact with those who are well off. u.n. world food program representatives estimate 60 million people, or 70%, of the population are not getting enough food. heavy rains and several typhoons this summer have made the situation worse, and they expect north koreans mainly in rural areas will fac

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but a system will form east of the korean peninsula. and that's going to be spreading into the west coast of japan into this afternoon. but rain will not affect the opposite side of the nation. so tokyo will remain dry throughout the day. back behind it another system will form west of the korean peninsula. frigid air is coming in from the north. only 0 degrees in ulaanbaatar. temperatures will continue to go down for the next several days. your high is expected to be only 6 degrees in beijing on your sunday. seoul coming in at 12 and tokyo looking at seasonal 19 degrees. all right. let's go to the americas. hurricane sandy has become a low pressure system. but still a powerful storm bringing in strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge along the coast. we'll keep updating you. to the precipitation area, very windy. mainly in florida, alabama, and georgia. but out towards the west a chain of low pressure systems have been dumping heavy rain and snow showers in the mountains. and strong winds. the canadian rockies may receive as much as

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a rising star awards a contract to a south korean company instead of an american one.hat deal doesn't add up and the presidential candidates stop attacking each other so they can roast each other. >> earlier today, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> we're back with tonight's outer circle and we begin in beirut where state media reports a top intelligence official was assassinated in a massive car bomb attack today. at least two others were also killed. peyton walsh was this and i asked him who did it. >> reporter: there's been no claim in responsibility yet, but those allies are the pro western commission, and blamed the syrian regime and allies inside

the incident is one of a series of recent breach busy north koreans. another soldier crossed the border on ox the 6th. he claimed he killed two of miss superior officers while defecting. >>> allies of vladimir putin have swept russia's first elections for governor in eight years. but critics are making new accusations of fraud. five provinces held elections on sunday. candidates from the ruling united russia party won them all. russia scrapped polls for governor in 2004. the president began appointing people to office. critics accused the government of fraud in elections in december for the lower house. protesters called for reforms. government leaders announced this spring that they would revive voting at the provincial level. >> but opposition leaders say some of their members were unable to run. they say politicians couldn't get approval to stand for office in areas dominated by the ruling party. >>> a collection of writings by franz kafka that was hidden away for years is about to see the light. a court in israel has ruled that the documents be mad

. >>> south korean authorityies have arrested a north korean for an assault on kim jong-un in china. the man was arrested after entering the south in march. he was posing as a north korean defector. prosecutors in seoul say the man snuck into china as a spy for north korea's state ministry. they say he was ordered around july 2010 to assault kim jong-un who lived in china. the prosecutors say he admitted to plotting the attack. they indicted him on charges of violating the national security law. the south's news agency says the man paid a taxi driver in china to stage a hit-and-run accident on kim jong-nam. kim jong-nam wonce criticized te north korean leadership for the transfer of power from kim jong-il to his third son, kim jong-un. >>> defense officials in north korea have accepted a new agreement between south korea and the u.s. that they overextend the range of ballistic missiles held by seoul to cover the whole of north korea. the north's national defense commission has claimed its strategic rocket forces can strike bases in south korea as well as plalss in japan, guam, and th

across, here in the korean peninsula. we have a low pressure system moving away. which has been creating coastal showers across the eastern sea boards. that is going to be developing over the sea of japan. moving into japan here in, in the northwestern regions of, of japan. side of japan. we may see some very unstable weather in the next 24 hours. thunderstorm activity will be the key effect in the region. lots of lightning could be found there. and also the waves picking up as much as 5 meters high. let's go over to the european continent. still things are messy across the north. we have a storm system that are moving into the british isles. you can see, it is really close to each other. which means that, the force of wind are going to be very strong. especially in the -- iven tn th central uk region. heaviest rain found due to the system. across the scandinavian peninsula. things turning into snow in the higher elevations. especially norway. thunderstorms will be found across the regions. especially in italy. clearing out here in much of the east. temperatures a

last year 2,700 north koreans reached safety in the south. so, the people who get out now have formed -- there are enough of them that they are educating us about truth of our trivia and there's been several books published about life in north korea, and we now have a much better picture of what the truth of the existence is. .. >> you can't even mail a letter so the exiles created a black market in information. they hire chinese couriers to cross the border and deliver messages, or sometimes they deliver chinese cell phones to a north korean relative, tell the relative to go to an area near the border at a certain day and hour, turn on the phone, and receive a phone call from the relative who escaped to a different country. in south korea, north korean exiles formed organizations whose purpose is to get information into north korea, to give just one example, there are four radio stations run by north korean exiles that broadcast daily to north creigh -- north korea. the man tray of the kim family regime that north korea is the greatest, most

of a belt of high pressure located over japan, korean peninsula.of china bringing nice, balmy day. but the exception is going to be inland china. snow showers are intensifying here. some of the rain is going to be spreading over the area on your thursday. as for japan, heavy rain will be on the course. of course the northern half of the country, from thursday night. all right, moving into the americas, we can see a swirling cloud over the caribbean sea. this is tropical storm sandy. moving at a slow pace toward the north. it will likely become a hurricane and then -- may move through jamaica on wednesday. before reaching eastern cuba, by wednesday night. or thursday. after that, it could move through the bahamas, on thursday. and then head out to sea and then, toward the northeast. aiming twor wefor bermuda. before weakening. hour cane warnings in effect. jamaica, cuba. hurricane force wind are expected to belter texpect ed to batter the locations. rainfall, 120 millimeters of rain recorded in eastern cuba. more heavy rain coming down as the cyst t

north korean leader kim jong-un will likely attend the event to make the proposal himself. this april north korea invited more than 44 media organizations to cover the centenary of the birth of the late north korean leader king il-sung. the people who run japan's only >>> south koreans have celebrated one here years since her birth. the commemorations comes amid a territorial dispute. about 1,200 people attended the event in south korea. the mayor of the place where she was born hoped people will pass on their stories to future generations. >> i hope she will be loved by people in both japan and korea as a symbol of friendship and good will between the two countries. >> organizationers released a statement calling on the united nations to establish a world orphans day realize a day with no orphans. she was born in 1912, she ran an orphanage. she raised more than 3,000 children there. she died at the age of 56. >>> data thieves are getting more and more innovative in how they steal people's information. police in tokyo have arrested five people on suspicion of creating smart

and he accused south korean president lee myung-bak of causing inter-korean relations to hit rock bottom>>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead," every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> japanese researchers are using an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation around the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. no detailed studies have been conduct sod far as aircraft aren't allowed to fly within three kilometers of the facility. the survey started in futenma town about two kilometers from the plant. the helicopter can cover a one-kilometer-square area in two hours. it can fly over mountains and forests, which are difficult to access. the drone flies at an altitude of between 30 to 100 meters so it has the advantage of accurately determining the locations of so-called radiation hotspots. data is transmitted to a computer and plotted on a color-coded map showing radiati

they say, it entered a buffer zone just outside south korean airspace. fighter pilots issued warnings then the helicopter left. air craft must receive permission to enter the area. japan's maritime self defense force officials denied there was a problem. they say the helicopter's crew was taking part in routine training over open sea. they admit the aircraft, entered the buffer zone but say it never flew into south korean airspace. taiwan's envoy to japan calling for a quick resumption of talks on fish rights around the island. returned to tokyo after three weeks away to protest japan's purchase of the island. >> there is no change in taiwan's claim of sovereignty over the island. i want japan to understand taiwan's intent to promote peaceful die lpeace f peaceful dialogue and development. >> talks have been suspended for more than three years. >> a taiwanese airline will start regular flights between tie p taipei on the sea of japan. plans to operate two flights a week from january to the end of march. company managers say they're still arranging their

those successes came as the south korean economy gears down. gross domestic product, slowed further in the last quarter. the people at the bank of korea said the economy grew 0.2%, compared to the previous quarter. south koreans will vote in a presidential election in december. many are trying to figure out which candidate will best be able to grow the economy. now, the japanese government has decided on a stimulus package worth $5 billion. new measures are designed to prop up the nation's economy. the program was abducted at a cabinet meeting on friday. it will be financed by existing funds, including reserves from the budget. the package in clouds about $1 billion in subsidies for small and medium sized firms and stores and areas hit by the march 11 disaster last year. it will let them jointly launch businesses. $500 million, ear marked to support firms that build factories in fukushima prefecture. $1.5 billion will be used in preparedness for disassers. 123450 -- disasters. some chinese parents are suffering from the side effects of the one

north korean officials expect more japanese to visit the burial sites. they say this will lead to repatriation of remains, but japan puts more emphasis on the issue of north korea's abduction of japanese. the differing points of view could hinder the development of the two countries' relations. nhk world, pyongyang. >>> western leaders are seeing evidence their sanctions against iran are working. u.s. and european officials organize an oil embargo to encourage the iranians to abandon their nuclear ambitions. now the iranian currency has plunged to a record low against the dollar. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: the iranian rial on monday dropped below 35,000 against the dollar for the first time since the islamic revolution of 1979. the currency has fallen nearly 20% against the dollar in one week. it's 70% down year on year. exchange markets in tehran have been busy selling dollars or euros to iranians who see no end to the sanctions. people are complaining of high unemployment and expressing worries about the future. >> translator: this is

is an opportunity to strengthen the republic of korean. the cree and united states will continue to work more closely sell our alliance will go well into the future. thank you. >> i was wondering if the us government is considering any type of plan to deploy troops in case of north korean provocation? what extent the government planning? after the announcement, lawmakers and south korea raise speculations that washington wants them to join the missile defense. he tell the u.s. government's position about the issue? >> on the missile defense, what did you want me to clarify? >> every speculation that washington was held to join the u.s. missiles. we would like to hear the u.s. government's position. >> with regards to any provocations from the north, it is very clear if that south korea and the united states have a strong cooperative relationship and that when those provocations occur that we will work together to determine what kind of response should be provided in necessary. i was relieved that the balloon incident which raised concerns

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this is very much a political gang waiting for the political senses of december and north koreans are not going to give an inch until they see the new president taking over in january. but for now, as you say, they have every reason to take a tough stance. >> thank you for your time on gmt. let's take a look at some of the other stories making hirnes around the world today. mexican authorities say the leader of the drug cartel appears to have been killed in a fire fight with marines. final forensic tests are being carried out to confirm it is one of mexico's most wanted men. the u.s. had offered $5 million for his capture. lawyers representing the libyan government tell the international criminal court that gaddafi should be tried in his home country. he is accused of committing more crimes against the rebels who overthrew his father last year. they are expected to argue he would not receive a fair trial in libya. american scientists say they are upset about the debris arriving a 200-ton dock was found to be carrying 100,000 species that threaten local marine life. and still to come o

democratic party and its connections to a south korean company. let's go "outfront." good evening, on this friday "outfront" tonight, could the the election already be over? we are 18 days out. presidential debate is still ahead and yet, more than 2 million people have cost their ballots already. that's because 34 states, plus washington, d.c., now allow early voting. 19 of them have already started, including the battleground states of north carolina, ohio and iowa. and eight more get underway on monday including crucial colorado. now, early voting historically favors democrats and this year, it looks like it's going that way. in iowa, nearly half a million ballots have been requested. 45% from democrats. only 30% from republicans and in ohio, we all know it gets no more important than ohio. it is closer, but democrats are still ahead. 36% of ballots so far registered democrats. 29% have been requested are for republicans. now, just to give you an anecdote that underlines how significant this can be, in 2008 in north carolina, early voting won it for the president. b

six lawyers are on hand to provide legal advice in english, korean, and spanish. interpreters from the tokyo university of foreign studies assist speakers of other languages. a peruvian married couple turned up the moment the office opened. they came here for help in dealing with a landlord. >> translator: we face many difficulties in japan. this service should be valuable. >> reporter: the tokyo bar association helped open the office. about 400,000 foreigners live in tokyo. the office deals exclusively with cases involving foreign nationals. demand for help in solving work or family problems is on the rise. >> if we set up and make it possible to provide legal services through interpretation, i think not only at this office but also other lawyers throughout japan make themselves available for the foreign klines. we are kind of ambitious to establish and develop this system. >> reporter: it's a small but important new step for japan's foreign population. hiroko date, nhk world, tokyo. > >>>. >> the office is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on workdays. for more i

the south korean government has identified water purification as a key sector. it's planning to create 40,000 jobs in the sector over the next five years. >> translator: we're looking for tie ups with any countries interested in our experience and technologies. rather than going alone we intend to work with ministries of the environment, foreign affairs and trade. >> reporter: the president of a water treat facility maker in osaka. his company's award winning equipment for pumping out ground water is used around the world. he's a regular exhibiter at events organized by international water association and he's used this status to boost his sales around the world. now the south korean companies like like becoming formidable rivals. >> translator: south korea has done in three years what it took us ten years to do in japan. they've caught up with us. he's the only executive of a japanese company invited to the reception for the trade fair. he takes this opportunity to pitch his idea for the iwa branch in japan. >> translator: it would be much easier if the japanes