if south korean people begin to think the north koreans that they are meeting or they are working with maybe work as spies, they would not be able and willing to work with north korean deneck tors in the same way as they did in the past. so maintaining such a policy, i would urge our government to tighten the rope when they invest incomers in order to prevent further instances. >> thank you very much there. professor kim, thank you very much for your insight once again. >>> japan's largest i.t. services company ntt data has decided to buy a spanish technology firm. the company wants to expand its market share in europe and latin america. industry sources say ntt data will spend about $710 million to buy slu. everest designs and develops information systems for large corporations. another ntt group, ntt communications announced earlier this week it will buy two u.s. information technology firms. these moves are accelerating the strategies to expand overseas as the domestic market weakens. >>> u.s. automaker general motor showed a sharp decline in net profit due to poor business in europ

so if south korean people begin to think that north koreans that they are meeting or they're working with may be north korean spies, they will not be able and willing to work with north korean defectors in the same way as they did in the past. so why maintain such policy? i would urge our government to tighten the rope. when they investigate incomers to prevent further instances. >>> a typhoon hit the philippines. rachel ferguson has been closely monitoring the situation for us. give us an up the date, rachel. >> we were talking about a strong typhoon actually that's been affecting northern parts of the philippines. luzon is experiencing strong winds, destructive winds sustained at 126 kilometers per hour. gusts up to 180 kilometers per hour. right now it's traveling west. it's headed toward the south china sea. it is likely to come close to hainan island. maybe into the beginning of next week towards vietnam. we are concerned with luzon. heavy rain up to 200 millimeters in 72 hours is likely. waves up to five meters. that's the storm surge to contend with as well. that spells a good

. >>> north korean leaders say the united states holds the key to peace on the korean peninsula. park is urging the u.s. to end what he called a vicious cycle of mounting tension. >> translator: the only way to ensure lasting peace on the korean peninsula is to bring the hostile u.s. policy to an end. >> pak urged u.s. leaders to agree to transform the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in korean war into a peace treaty. north and south korea are technically still at war. pak did not mention the six-party talks on his country's nuclear program which have been on hold for nearly five years. he said nuclear disarmament negotiations should commence without further delay. u.s. leaders say authorities in pyongyang should first live up to past agreements requiring them to take concrete steps toward giving up on their nuclear ambitions. >>> generals in south korea have sent a message to the north koreans. they've organized their first military parade in five years. the show of strength marked the founding anniversary of the armed forces. tens of thousands of people cheered as soldiers,

more than 25,000 north korean defectors live in the south. government officials in seoul are trying to help them adapt to life there. >>> here's a three-day world weather forecast. >> that wraps up this edition of ewsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us.

. >>> a group of south koreans who had been held in the north are enjoys something they may not have expected so soon. they're freedom. the six men have been sent home. they have crossed the border in the village and they are aged in their 20s to 60s. north korean officials used their state-run media to say the men have entered the country illegally. they said they'd released the men on humanitarian grounds, because all six had admitted and reflected on their crimes. officials in the south are trying to identify the men and find out why they went to the north. south korean media say this is the first time the north has sent people home across the border without seeking anything in return. analysts say leaders in pyongyang are trying to create an opening for dialogue by highlighting their humanitarian concerns. >>> north korean leader kim jong il told the military commanders what he expects. he wants greater unity and tighter discipline. they say commanders gathered for two days this week in the capital pyongyang. kim told them troops should united firmly under the ruling party to ove

. >> now, remarks from the north korean vice foreign minister. his address is little more than 10 minutes. to congratulate mr. ash on his election of the president of the 58th general assembly. i am convinced that your leadership will bring this president, the u.n. millennium summit held in on this motion of human rights. ever since the inception of the united nations, humankind is aspiring to build a new world free from war and at the same time to achieve common prosperity and development based on cooperation among member states. this desperation however is far from coming true even under the change of a century. high handedness and arbitrariness are getting evermore rampant in international relations. encouragement of sovereignty, interference in internal affairs and regime change continue to go unabated under the pretext of nonproliferation and human rights protection for which the organization is being abused. and wasations of forces large and small keep taking place in different parts of the clearly damaging the credibility of the united nat

a foreign spouse will have to be able to speak a minimum level of korean, the korean spouse will have a minimum level of income before a couple will be granted a marriage vehicles a1 organization that helps foreign spouses says that won't address of issue of marriage brokers who don't care about the futures of the couples they set up. >> the government thinks that such strict regulations would prevent brokers from arranging marriages thoughtlessly, but as well as officially registered brokers there are many individuals who do it. they'll continue their business and it's difficult for the government to control them. >> reporter: the wired challenge is tackling discrimination against multicultural cups and their children, a phenomenon found in the pro basketball league where missed race koreans like tony eight kins have to move team every three years, to prevent any one team getting an unfair advantage. >> when they first told me about it, i was definitely bothered and upset. because i mean, being half black, half korean i have been through a lot of prejudice on both end. i fear for my

it was scheduled to gather with other south korean and japanese ships offshore. a statement from the korean people's army said the military has received an emergency order to keep themselves fully ready to promptly launch operations at anytime. north korea also warned of unpredictable disasters if the u.s. and its allies continued to behave in this way. >> translator: the speculate the north's order is designed to criticize the u.s. aircraft carriers arrival in our port. >> reporter: according to the intelligence agencies kim jong un had said he intended to reunify the korean peninsula within the next three years. and confirmed that north korea has restarted its nuclear reactor, and had tested a long-range rocket engine, both events happening in august. relations between the koreans had been improving from the situation we saw in march and april, but the tone has recently shifted again with north korea attacking the south korean president by name, and she herself pledging soon to have the capability to destroy a north korean nuke on the launch pad. it may be that

this video was filmed by a south korean missionary who calls himself mj.j and his wife hide their identity because they try to help refugees that china regularly arrests and sends back to north korea. they look for fish bones and rice, he tells me to mix together to make porridge. then they eat toothpaste to help them digest it. this boy says he wants to live in china because here even the beggars don't go hungry. the nights were spent living in abandoned building. the days avoiding chinese border guards. when mj met them in december 2009, it was minus 30 degrees celsius. most had frostbite on their hands and toes and skin diseases. some had injuries they say came from beatings by guards when they were caught stealing food. all of them seem to have suffered from tuberculosis, says mj. and as they were malnourished, their growth was stunted. mj and his wife offered to help them leave china for laos, and then on to south korea for the united states to claim asylum, a root they had successfully taken with other defectors. but after crossing into laos this tim

last month, the north koreans unilaterally canceled a reunion of families separated during the korean war in the 1950s. >>> an approaching storm is sending workers at the fukushima daiichi plant in a race against time. the storage they have is almost full. here's more. >> reporter: workers at the plant have had their hands full dealing with rainwater. a typhoon blew by last week. that was followed by a heavy rainstorm. forecasters say another storm could hit this weekend. the rain has filled barriers around storage tanks holding contaminated water. on sunday workers discovered that rainwater had flowed over the barriers of several locations. tests revealed that some of that water contained high levels of radioactive strontium. there have been other programs. earlier this month, workers mistakenly allowed 430 liters of highly contaminated water to escape outside the barriers. some of it may have reached the ocean. on another occasion, workers pumped too much radioactive water into a small tank. five tons overflowed. the possibility of more rain has the plant's operators scrambling for

>>>ed leader of a south korean group trying to reunite. foreign affairs committee in the south korean parliament in august, families asked the red cross to facilitate a reunion with three relatives believed to be in the north. one of the three had died. they couldn't confirm whether the other two were dead or alive. south korean intelligence agents have information they are living and working in north korea's capital. officials from north and south korea recently agreed to receive reunions from familieies separad bit countries. but the north cancel would it days before it was to take place. >>> video game creators from all over the world are setting up shop in canada. developers are making the move to the land of hockey and maple syrup. >> on the horizon awaits a new season. >> reporter: video game fans all over the world liked these soccer game so much they spent a total of $6 billion on them. the game developers recorded the movements of the world's leading soccer players and replicated them in digital form for the game. >> it's kind of

. >> reporter: this woman came to south korea from the philippines with a korean husband she had mett twice. these marriages often run into trouble over language, money, gaps in age and culture. >>> for me it's very hard -- it's very difficult that because of soul, the tradition, because the korean and philippine tradition is very different. because quran they said man is heaven and then woman is land. >> reporter: after her difficulties she said her marriage has now flourished. for next year the government is bringing in new rules a foreign spouse will have to be able to speak a minimum level of korean, the kreeb spouse will have to have a minimum level of income before a couple will be granted a marriage visa. one organization that helps foreign spouses says that won't address the issue of marriage brokers who don't care about the futures of the couples they set up. >> translator: as well as officially registered brokers, there are many individuals who will continue their business, and it's difficult for the government to control them. >> reporter: the wider challenge is tackling d

the south koreans say they want to help monitor radioactivity off fukushima daiichi. the foreign minister discussed the plan in seoul with the head of the international atomic energy agency. inspectors from the iaea and japan's nuclear regulation authority plan to work together to check whether the waters off the plant are safe. the south koreans want to take part. >>> south korea's defense minister is denying reports that its government is adopting a u.s. missile defense system or buying american-made anti-ballistic missiles. he says the system is too expensive for seoul's defense needs. u.s. and south korean officials agreed earlier this month to carry out preemptive strikes against any sign of nuclear or missile attacks by north korea. the americans had suggested that seoul adopt their defense system. kim said members of his government never considered buying the system which can intercept missiles at high altitudes, and he denied any intention of buying sm-3 interceptors. >>> international golfers are looking around them and seeing more and more of their competito

more than 25,000 north korean defectors live in the south. government officials in seoul are trying to help them adapt to life there. >>> officials with the japan coast guard have beefed up the fleet they use to keep an eye on a disputed territory. they deployed another patrol ship to waters near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. coast guard personnel celebrated deployment of the "okinawa" to its new base in japan's southernmost prefecture. >> translator: i want you all to work hard for the safety and security of the japanese people. >> coast guard officials are boosting their fleet to monitor the senkaku islands, because chinese patrol ships are increasingly active nearby. the islands are controlled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. japanese government leaders maintain the islands are part of their country's territory both historically and under international law. the "okinawa" will sail this weekend on its first patrol. >>> one of the biggest annual gatherings of asia-pacific leaders has only just ended, but china's diploma

north korean authorities made good on a sudden promise to release six men and sent them home. the men crossed the border in the truce village of panmunjom. they're aged in their 20s to 60s. north korean officials used their state-run media to say the men had entered the country illegally. they said they'd released the men on humanitarian grounds, because all six had admitted and reflected on their crimes. officials in the south are trying to identify the men and find out why they went to the north. south korean media say this is the first time the north has sent people home across the border without seeking anything in return. analysts say leaders in pyongyang are trying to create an opening for dialogue by highlighting their humanitarian concerns. >>> south korean forces carried out a drill on disputed territory in waters between their country and japan. they base the exercise on the assumption that right wing activists had landed on islands that south korea controls but the japanese claim. >> translator: the islands are historically and currently our territory. we publicized

for instability on the korean peninsula. >> the only way to ensure lasting peace on the korean peninsula is to bring the hostile u.s. policy to an end. >> pike urged the united states to agree to transform the 1953 armistice into a peace treaty. the two koreas technically remain at war. he did not mention talks on the nuclear programs, but the door for dialogue is open to improving relations. the north has been demanding the unconditional results of the talks. the government maintains the north should take concrete steps toward giving up its nuclear programs as agreed in the six party talks. south korea held its first military parade in five years on tuesday. to mark the anniversary of the founding of the country's armed force forces. tens of thousands of onlookers cheered as soldiers, special units and tanks paraded through the streets of seoul, a new type of cruise missile with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers was displayed for the first time, be one spectator says the site gives them a sense of security, chuck hagel attend the the event along with south korean president many she

xi pit with south korean president park kuhn 88. he reassured her about relations between their two countries. >> translator: china and south korea have a great relationship. we have built a good partnership in various fields. >> translator: we'd like to ask for china's support to help north korea abandon nuclear arms and seek economic development. >> the leaders discussed six-party talks on the north korean nuclear program. president xi says he he wants negotiators can work together to get back to the table. park said north korean leaders need to demonstrate a sincere desire to reopen talks. >>> china's vice foreign minister says premier li keqiang will use the talks in brunei to hold direct talks with other asian leaders, but he says japan's prime minister isn't on their list. he said li has no plans to sit down with shinzo abe. he also ruled out discussions with leaders of the philippines. officials from china and the philippines are locked in a dispute over islands in the south china sea. li warned other countries against interv

since the korean agreement took effect, u.s. exports of motor vehicles to korea have gone up monthly by, guess what? how much? 44 cars. 44 cars. that's it. at the same time, guess how many more cars the koreans are shipping in here? 20,000. . all told they have imported over a million cars to the united states. these really big bars here since the agreement took effect. meanwhile, we have only exported 34,000. 34,000. that's a 44: 1 advantage on korea's side. why model the new t.p.p. on that agreement? it isn't working. the sad thing is the american people have been told these same free trade agreements for the past century, past quarter centuries, all the lies contained in them have been a sea of red inc. that's costing s -- red ink that's costing us jobs. mr. speaker, it's time for congress to stop these bad trade deals. focus on creating jobs inside our country. i call on republican leaders to sideline the transpacific partnership deal, bring up my bill, the balancing trade act, as a start. this legislation would require the

north korean thor korean author it off five years ago under terms of an international agreement. intelligence chief jun told members of the national assembly that the reactor in yeongbeong has been emitting unusual levels of radioactive zeeon. u.s. government officials have confirmed that the facility is generating steam. authorities in pyongyang disabled the reactor in 2008 under an agreement reached in the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. he reportedly said north korean authorities have also been testing an engine for long-range missiles. >>> now, people in south korea have been working to address a challenge a number of other nations face. their total fertility rate is one of the lowest in the world. municipal and business leaders have come up with a plan to encourage more families to have kids and it involves people with plenty of childrearing experience, grandparents. nhk world's anna jong explains. >> reporter: about 150 makers of baby care products from home and abroad took part in a baby expo in brazil. a growing number of south korean families are leavin

north korean vice foreign minister and form er representative for north korean policy steven bosworth met on wednesday in london on the heels of talks in berlin. security expert leon sigal also attended. >> they need some assurance that concrete steps are being taken. >> he said those steps would include accepting nuclear inspectors. authorities in pyongyang insisted there should be no conditions on the start of the six party talks. >>> time may be of the essence. u.s. researchers say they have more evidence that a nuclear facility that was schutz for years is back in operation. researchers analyzed satellite images taken two weeks ago. they show the yongbyon reactor. the images show hot water flowing from a recently installed drainpipe into a nearby river. researchers think the drainpipe runs underground. from a building housing turbines from power generation. they think the water was used to cool the turbines. previous satellite images taken in august showed water flowing but the amount was much smaller. it also showed steam rising from what appeared to be a working reactor. they be

it is possibly the first time since 2008 that north korean authorities have allowed japanese citizens and members of the japanese media to access the site. by doing so, they may be trying to publicize the humanitarian problem in favor of the family of japanese citizens who died on the korean peninsula. during my four-hour climb of the mountain, i only came across a dozen tourists from taiwan and none from south korea. >> translator: it's very beautiful here. and the air is very fresh. >> reporter: this is the eighth time that north korea has allowed grieved japanese family members to visit. the country's new leadership appears eager to maintain the program with the aim of improving relations with japan. hiromitsu nagano, nhk world, pyongyang. >>> managers of japan's damaged nuclear plant seem to be making progress in getting their system to decontaminate radioactive water fully operational. they started up another part of the advanced liquid processing system or a.l.p.s. engineers with tokyo electric power country or teppo began testing one of three operational lines for a.l.p.s. the

korean memorial in just few hours. sir, are you there? >> yes, i am. >> thank you. you. >> first of the of all how many veterans are you bringing downu from new york? >> 34. >> 34. >> and as of right now, what is your understanding as to whether or not they will be able to visit the memorial, whether ormo not you will be able to lay the wreath? >> well, we have a permit from the park's department.rtmen these are the korean war veterans from the 55th infanty who conducted the last battalion, in military history. i would say that the parks department would enforce it. i we intend to lay the wreath today. >> you intend to lay the wreath. >> yes, sir.es,si >> okay, let me ask you what the veterans that you are flying in that is what they say they are going to do, but they have been fully apprised of the situationo what is going on here at the memorial. >> yes, they have been fuelly apprised. i'm being a little bit jokinglyo and a little bit humor about it they're all 85 years old, thesee were the guys who endured the condi

president aquino arrived in seoul on thursday and met with south korean president park geun-hye. the two leaders come from similar backgrounds. aquino's mother was president, as was park's father. both of their fathers were assassinated. aquino and park oversaw the signing of joint agreements in several areas, including defense cooperation. on friday, aquino attended a meeting with foreign leaders of south korean economic organizations. south korea ranked fifth in direct investments to the philippines in 2012. >> we are looking for partners to sustain our momentum and invite all of you to join us as we pursue further growth. >> strong domestic demand in the philippines has helped win the country upgrades by major credit rating agencies this year. president aquino is apparently keen on attracting greater investments from south korea by emphasizing the strength of his country's economy. >>> the presence of an animal companion can help people cope with illness, depression or old age. therapy dogs are trained for that specific purpose, and they're in great demand in japan where socie

korean tradition is different. koreans said man is heaven, and then woman is land. >> after early difficulties nita said her marriage flourished and she's a translator at a multicultural center where other foreign wives go through a program of cultural adjustment, tailored to help them meet the expectations of husbands and in-laws. >> next year the government is bringing in new rules. the spouse will have to speak a minimum of korean and have a minimum income. >> a broker said it will not hurt. >> translation: the government things strict regulations would prevent brokers arranging marriages. many individuals do it. they'll continue their business, and it's difficult for the government to control them. >> the wider challenge is tackling discrimination against multicultural couples and their children, a phenomenon in the basketball league where mixed race koreans have to move teams three years to prevent one team getting an unfair advantage. >> when they first told me about it i was bothered and upset because, i mea

on friday, aquino attended a meeting with four leaders of south korean economic organizations. south korea ranked fifth in direct investments to the philippines in 2012. >> we are looking for partners to sustain our momentum and invite all of you to join us as we pursue further growth. >> strong domestic demand in the philippines has helped win the country upgrades by major credit rating agencies this year. president aquino is apparently keen on attracting greater investments from south korea, by emphasizing the strength of his country's economy. >>> a credit rating company says poor infrastructure in the philippines remains a challenge to attracting investment from overseas. a travel survey has ranked a manila airport terminal the worst in the world for the second year in a row. the 32-year-old facility is the oldest of the four passenger terminals at the manila international airport. treble website to the guide to sleeping in airports published the results of the survey. it gives the lowest ranking to manila aquino airport one named after the father of the current president.

korean tradition and philippines is different. korean - man is heaven and woman is land. nita says her marriage flourished. she's an interpreter at a center in seoul. >> much of the adjustment courses made to meet expectations of husbands and in-laws. the deposit is bringing in rules, the foreign spouse will have to speak a minimum level of korean, and the korean spouse a minimum level of income before the couple is granted a marriage visa. >> that won't address the issue of marriage brokers who don't care about the future of couples they set up. >> translation: the government things strict regulations will prevent brokers arranging marriages. as well as officially registered brokers, individuals do it. they'll condition their business. it's difficult for the government to control them. >> the wider challenge is tackling discrimination against multicultural couples and their children. something found in the probasketball league. mixed race corians like tony aitkins have to move times to prevent one team getting an unfair advantage. >> when they first told me i was bothere

and the korean spouse will have to have a minimum level of income before a couple will be granted ae visa. one organization that helps foreign spouses said it won't address the issue of people who do not care about the futures of the couples they set up. >> translator: the government thinks that such strike regulations would prevent brokers from arranging marriages thoughtly but there are many people who do i'd and will continue the business and it's difficult for the government to control them. >> reporter: the wider challenge is tackling discrimination between the couples and the children and found in the probasketball league where mixed race koreans have to move team every three years to prevent one team getting an unfair advantage. >> when they first told me about it i was definitely bothered and upset because me being half black, half korean i've been through a lot of prejudice on both end. i fear for my son, not fear, i just hope the best for him being here and it's a culture that doesn't really know much about other nationalitys and stuff and i just hope the best for him. >>

successful protests organized last week in front of the south korean embassy because we believe that one of them manufacture is is the number one supplier of tear gas in bahrain and we've also there's also been a protest organized tomorrow morning outside the south korean embassy we haven't received a response from bahrain directly in regards to the statement which points towards the notion that there is in fact a shipment going through and that they're trying to ignore it so public pressure. fades away we have had successes over thirty thousand e-mails have been sent to these manufacturers and we've had the korean federation of trade unions send a letter direct to the to the korean officials asking them to prevent this shipment from reaching bahrain ahmed thank you very much indeed for joining us live from bahrain watch group. now over on our web site at the moment r.t. dot com employees at japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant are securing new storage space for highly radioactive water is the site is bracing itself for a powerful typhoon in the coming twenty four hours. and the

of course, and south koreans agree with me. in fact, in that culture, it is understood that when we turned 60, when we turned 60 we become eggy. it sounds like eggy, though perhaps this is not how koreans spill it. and this means we are free to be, once again like a child. we are to rid ourselves of our cares, especially those we have collected in the world, and to turn inward to a life of peace, of leisure, of joy. i love hearing this. what an affirmation of a feeling i was already beginning to have. enough of the world. where's the grandchild? where's the cushion? and so i begin to prepare myself to withdraw from the worldly for a. there i sat, finally, i cushion in mexico, with a splendid view of a homemade stone fountain, with its softly falling water a perfect, soothing backdrop to what i thought would be the next, and perhaps final, 20 years of my life. unlike my great, great, great great grandmother who lived to be 125, i figured he is doing really well. [laughter] and then a miracle seem to be happening. america, americ

because korean tradition and philippinian tradition is very different.ecause korean they say man is heaven and then woman is land >> reporter: she says her marriage has flourished. now there is a program to help meet expectations of husbands and in-laws. next year a foreign spouse will have to be able to speak a minimum level of korean, and the spouse will have to have a minimum level of income. but they say that won't address the issue of marriage brokers. >> translator: the government thinks such strict regular laces will prevent brokers from setting up marriages recklessly. >> reporter: the wider challenge is tackling discrimination against multi-cultural couples and their children. mixed race koreans have to move team every three years, to prevent any one time getting an unfair advantage. >> when they first told me about it, i was definitely bothered and upset. because being half black and half korean i have been through a lot of prejudice. i hope the best for my son, being here where it's a culture that doesn't know much about other nationalities, a

the complex was shut town in april when north korean officials abruptly withdrew their workers. the two sides resumed operations just last month. an official with the unification ministry in seoul said it reflects a lack of progress in talks about the facility. he said the situation makes it difficult to hold event according to an agreement the two sides concluded in august. >>> a south korean lawmaker says leaders in north korea are -- a united nations ban on the import of luxury goods and he says the numbers have soared since kim jong-un took power. the ruling party told parliament that he obtained data from chinese customs authorities. he said north korea's young leader may be using the products to bolster his regime. >> translator: kim jong-un uses the luxury goods to keep his top officials loyal. and to strengthen his grip on power. >> he said north korea imported about $320 million worth of banned items in 2009. he said the figure had doubled last year to more than $640 million. the lawmaker said there was a spike in imports of high-end liquor, electronics and watches. he

we are looking gorgeous blue skies across china, mongolia and the korean peninsula. but heavy rain is coming down in india as well as bangladesh through your friday. now across the americas, first of all i want to show this beautiful picture, beautiful sunny skies. this was taken in boston. and this high pressure system is a sunny maker. and also a cold weather maker. the coldest air of the region so far is blanketing the eastern half the u.s. and canada we have preez warnings and frost advisories here. and strong northwesterly winds are causing lake-effect snow for the great lakes region. some arias may get as much as 15 cent meters of snowfall into your friday noon. temperatures are extremely low in parts of the northeast. minus 2 degrees for the low in chicago. minus 4 degrees in winnipeg. so dress warmly. very chilly to the south as well. now across europe then we talked about a powerful storm system which battered the western continent a couple days ago. the system has moved toward the east while weakening, but a new system is approaching the western continent o

a north korean online laterally cancelled the reunion of families separated by families of the korean war in the 1950's. >>> a deadly typhoon struck the island south of tokyo last week. local officials are now being extra cautious about natural disasters. they may issue an islandwide evacuation order on friday one day before another typhoon is forecast to arrive. tie fine wypha destroyed dozens of homes. among the 8,300 residents, 31 people were killed and 13 are still missing. local officials are looking at the latest data from the meteorological agency. they plan to urge island residents and disaster-hit areas to finish evacuating before typhoon francisco arrives. police and firefighters are helping elderly residents reach evaluation centers as quickly as possible. more mudslides are due to continuous rainfall on the island. >>> and invited to the japanese government say japan atomic energy commission should no longer set the country's nuclear policy. the commission has been setting policy since 1956. members of an advisory panel agreed that japan atomic energy commission policy has

the south koreans say they want to help monitor radioactivity off of the fukushimas. foreign minister discussed the plan in seoul with the head of the international atomic agency. inspectors from the iaea and japan's nuclear regulation authority plan to work together to check whether the waters off the plant are safe and the south koreans want to take part. >>> trying to make the country more tourist friendly ahead of the olympics. more than 300 people took part in a meeting organized by the tourism agency related to the travel, hotel and travel industries. they say the public and private sector should take the olympics as a golden opportunity to cooperate. >> translator: we need to make our country more friendly to foreign visitors. >> officials called for support in providing multilingual sign boards at tourists and transport facilities. they also asked for setting up more information centers for foreign tourists and zones that allow visitors free aks to wi-fi. the agency hopes the accessful bid will help japan attract 24 million tourists annually. >>> officials at

it grew into an important source of foreign currency for the north koreans. but authorities suspended the project in 2008 after north korean soldiers shot and killed a tourist from the south. ryoo said north korean leaders need to take responsibility for what happened, then both sides can work toward re-opening the project. but he said they need to ensure that tourists are safe. >>> white house officials say the recent partial government shutdown will likely trim economic growth by 0.25 percentage point in a fourth quarter this year. head of the council of economic advisers, jason thurman, said payroll growth in october could decline by $120,000 due to the shutdown. >> so as we look at more of october, those numbers could change and potential ly get worse. this all just really underscores how unnecessary and harmful the shutdown and the brinksmanship was for the economy, why it's important to avoid repeating it. >> the white house calculation is based on eight economic data including jobless claims during the first 12 days of october. >>> officials in japan a

and the korean peninsula as well as northern china. where we really want the precipitation to move into is this area where, in and around beijing. the air pollution is in the hazardous level, again, today. into tomorrow, looks like this will be moving toward the east coughing much of western japan and central regions as well. already in the hazardous level across much of eastern china. now, to europe where the windstorm has been creating gusty conditions. in fact, deadly gusts. it's moving toward northwestern russia. another incoming system from the atlantic will be dominating much of the british isles. so over 100 kilometers per hour winds could still be likely into tomorrow. we have a low-pressure system, and due to the humid moisture combined, very unstable conditions. across northwestern africa, all the way up toward the alpines. in between the two aforementioned systems, we have high-pressure system covering and dominating. do enjoy that weather while you can in london, 14 degrees with plenty of sunshine on wednesday before that s

chan said he heard from north korean leader kim jong-il make a comment after the meeting. chan says that suggested that yokota may have still been alive. >>> working couples with children often found themselves in a bind tonight. knight kerr come home to look after their children, but some parents in south korea have come up with a solution -- a unit in a condo built for people like them. anna jong has more. >> reporter: more working parents are showing an interest in living in shared housing. this one was built in seoul two years ago. nine families live here. i'm here in one of the new style share houses. what's different from conventional share houses is that residents here can use a common living area such as this dining room. the common room is one of the house's main selling points. it's here in this 30 kwar meter space the residents come to socialize and enjoy guitar lessons. >> translator: i can come to this room in my pajamas. i enjoy chatting with other residents here before going back to my room. it's fun. >> reporter: the first house of its kind in south korea o

north korea puts its military on alert after the united states moves ships into a south korean port. plus: >> i'm wayne hay in tokyo where we meet a man facing upheaval for the second time in his life, after this city's decision to host the olympic games. >> but first the world's second and third largest economies have warned the united states to sort out your debt crisis, and fast. both china and japan are predicting problems if the u.s. doesn't solve its budget deadlock by borrowing capacity soon. the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit in bali, apec, the u.s. president obama should have been there but instead decided to sort out his budget process. in bali. >> the united states situation because they're the biggest investors in debt in the united states. so obviously if this situation isn't resolved any time soon, this has -- both nations have a vested interest in the united states so that's why president barack obama is not in attendance at the summit, secretary of state john kerry came in his stead. attempted to reassure them that this political situation can be resolved bu

south koreans and people in other nations have been worried about the ongoing link of contaminated water. they had the import of fishery products and seven other prefectures, saying they are responding to concerns among consumers. the counterparts have been asking for the ban to be lifted. the decision lacks scientific evidence. fishermen stopped hauling in the catches following the nuclear accident, but they resumed running something known as white bait and they are shipping it again for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. members of the fishery cooperative sent out 900 kilograms of white bait caught last week on a trial basis. they have the before and after processing and detected no traces of radiation. they shipped the white bait to local stores. the shoppers in the city of soma bought the fish and looked at the certificate showing the test results. >> translator: i'm so happy. i think this is the best. >> translator: it's the local produce. i know customers have been waiting a long time to buy it again. >> it's expected to be auctioned on tuesday at tokyo's market. the 2011 dis

a korean gymnast successfully executed it the day. the new gymnastics moves are given to the athlete who executes it for the first time in the olympics. >>> the sha ryan was built over 2,000 years ago. it's dekated to a goddess. her name translates as magnificent goddess who lights the heavens. the priests move a symbol of the goddess to a similar shrine. we were there for the proceeding. >> i am at the sbrens of the shrine one one of japan's most sacred places. on other days people with worship here. but tonight the most important ceremony of the entire area is taking place. only people with special permission are allowed inside. a new sanctuary for the goddess is built for each ceremony. this goes back to 1,300 years ago. it's reaching its climax tonight. why this ceremony started is actually unknown. some say it is to preserve the traditional techniques of shrine construction by building an identical structure next to the old one over and over again. others say the aim is to constantly redesign the shrine so that it will not declin

on red bull's sebastian is pole position for the korean grand prix. we begin in egypt where the country is bracing for more protest, a day after at least four people were killed and some of the worst violence in weeks. today islamist supporters of deposed president morsi challenge the military for a call for fresh demonstrations as the country marks the anniversary of the 1973 arab-i israeli war war. egypt's second city, alexandra, the military deployed armored vehicles against the muslim brotherhood. demonstrators were kept on the move. the same strategy in ca iro. thousands of supporters of mohammed morsi demanded he be released from jail and returned to office. many chanted slogans against the country's military leader. soldiers responded with tear gas and warning shots. riots broke out across the egyptian capital, pitting supporters of the military regime against islamists. supporters of the muslim brotherhood are getting angrier by the day at the military's approach. vote respected and we want our rights. we protested many different times. we hav

>> korean and english. >> ellen: different from when i was growing up. what are you?e the iphone 5 but let's make it scary. here, watch. >> ellen: you're low on battery. oh, no, no. >> ellen: go find an outlet. quick. >> ellen: all right. let's see theext one. come on out. [cheering] >> ellen: come on out. hi there. what's your name? >> sophia. >> ellen: how old are you? >> five years old. >> ellen: are you in school? >> yes. >> ellen: what are you studying? >> i'm studying korean and english. [laughter] >> ellen: ok. [laughter] >> ellen: and what are you? >> i'm a compass. >> ellen: you're a compass because there is north, and west, and east, and south, if i take this away, and if i take this away, now you're just one direction. [applause] >> ellen: or i could give you back this, and if you head northwest, you could be kim and kanye's child, northwest. you will laugh at that someday. [laughter] >> ellen: all right. thank you so much. that was wonderful. we have one more. [cheering] >> ellen: come on out. >> ellen: hi. what's your name? >> evelyn. >> ellen: evelyn. ho

george washington says america is hostile and let's bring in harry foster who is live from the south koreanital of seoul and bring us up to date on the developments first. >> we should separate what is happening today and what is being reported by the national intelligence service in a regular briefing to the national assembly which also happened today and refers to what has happened in resent weeks or months. what is happening today is the -- it was due to get underway, the military exercises between the united states, south korea and japan off the coast of south korea, as you reported just now north korea has a warning saying it's ready and forces on high alert to respond in the event of what it calls u.s. aggression which is fairly standard stuff but what is more interesting and what emerged within the last hour has been this regular briefing by the national intelligence service to the intelligence committee of the parliament, national assembly, and it's being reported by yan-hab the news agency here that the national intelligence service has assessed a number of highly interesting devel

they hope to strengthen coordination with the south korean side. they say they are concerned about the severe security environment in east asia. >>> managers of japan's crippled nuclear plant are getting closer to starting a long and risky operation. proper than 300 tons of spent fuel rods are being stored in a pool inside the reactor four building along with roughly 200 unused units. tepco officials want to be removing them in go a week, but the job lo be difficult. explosions rocked the building in march 2011 following the meltdowns at the plant. so engineers need to first check if debris damaged the rods. then they will use a crane to remove the assemblies one by one making sure they don't get them caught in the wreckage. they hope to finish the work by the end of 2014. explosions rocked the building during the accident two years ago so engineers need to check if any debris damaged the rods and then they'll use a crane to remove them one by one and make sure they don't get caught up in the wreckage. managers say they hope to finish the work by t

recently moved a group of ships including an aircraft carrier into a south korean port. we are learning the latest threat has not reached any critical level as south korea's mill tear ri6 and is not on high alert. north korea has referrally turned their threats into actions. >>> right now the u.s. is keeping a suspected al qaeda leader on a navy ship. that's according to two law enforcement leaders. they say they will question anas al liby. they say he helped plan the 1995 bombings. >>> many things in washington has been closed for eight days. >>> while thousands of us may have been ripped off. how calculation error caused many of us to overpay on gas. >>> you will notice a difference when we're walking out the door. >> >>> welcome back. 4:40. coming up in the next hour or so, the nobel prize in physics will be announced. they'll make the announcement in stockholm. two americans and a german american scientist share this year's prize. they won for their discovery on how substances are transported through cells. >>> if you bought gas in the district last week, it's possib

and what is being said confirmation as far as the south koreans are concerned that the nuclear reactor has indeed restarted that north korea did carry out a long-range nuclear test. and more interesting is what they are saying about kim jung un himself, that he will reunify the korean peninsula within three years. but even if that's just to try to rally the senior troops around him, an interesting development nonetheless, and as well as that, they believe he has replaced 44% of the more than 200-most senior civilian and military officials in korea. so an interesting assessment from the national intelligence service and a return to slightly more hostile rhetoric. >>> child labor, still a big problem in parts of the world, up next on al jazeera, the problems the children face in dangerous underground mines. closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines e

he has said he will reunify the korean peninsula within three years.n if that is just trying to rally the senior troops around him, but he also now replaced more than 200% of the senior military in the last few months. >>> 21 world leaders have promised to increase trade in order to boost the global economy. the pledge was made at the end of the asia-pacific summit. but they failed to agree on crucial trade pacs because of the abscess of u.s. president barack obama. >> despite smiles at a traditional photo session, the absence of one person in the picture was painfully felt. president obama's cancellation has created concerns in the region. >> if the president cannot travel to an apac summit because he has to fix something at home. that says a lot. it says a lot about the american system, the broken politics of washington, and how the u.s. is going to project itself in a crucial state such as apac. >> despite these concerns, others have expressed their commitment to continue growth in asia. >> we renew our commitment to [ inaudible ] >> while apac is m

the number of south koreans who thought it was safe halved after that. continue to wane since, antinuclear proponents are dhearnd the number of are, chief concern. >> the current system cannot deal with nuclear safety properly. and even if the new declaration or new plan by the government still is not -- still is very early to interpret that, as the increase of the nuclear safety in the korean system. >> the answers lie in the use of renewable energy and better use of run away demand. designed to help manufacturing industry in south korea uses double the energy of other developed nations. >> coming up on the al jazeera news hour, urgent action dealing with migrants making the journey across the mediterranean. >> and did they fail to do the job? jamaica's antidoping agency. how it failed testing for the london olympics. but first the latest demonstrations by the eafnt coup alliance in egypt have produced considerably smaller turnouts than on other occasions. most of the marches brought our just a few hundred people. al jazeera's sue turton has more. >> ab