korean deng xiaoping succeeded? >> guest: jeanneau, scott, i have many friends who were china scholars and when i talk to those friends, they are always optimistic about north korea, prospects with north korea. i never understood why. you know, when you ask them, they say it's very clear whether optimistic because they have to study china and it came from where the chemical trail resolution and a sink and a big country like china and certainly north korea can do that. but there's two big differences here. first is china had deng xiaoping annecy said, deng xiaoping was a charismatic leader, larger than life figure. there is no deng xiaoping in north korea. there's an inexperienced 29-year-old who's running the country now. he is no deng xiaoping. that's the first problem. the second problem is when the cheney said to give rich and making money is okay, even if it meant giving up the degree of political control. and for the current north korean leadership in the lease for foreseeable future there is nothing more impor

he was to hold talks with his south korean counterpart. >> translator: south korean president bak's recent moving are very disrespectful. the japanese people are deeply offended. >> azumi said he has to take all matters into consideration when discussing an expansion of a foreign exchange arrangement. a currency arrangement was set up back in 2005. the most recent arrangements were expanded last year to prevent a fall in the south korean currency. the agreement was made between the leaders of the two countries. azumi's comment indicates that the expanded portion of the foreign currency swap could end before it expires at the end of october. a south korean foreign ministry spokesperson has dismissed the proposal to send it to the international court of justice. >> translator: the islands are unekwifl cali our territory. there is no territorial dispute. the proposal is obviously not worthy of consideration. >> cho stressed south korea will take stern measures against any provocation by japan. a professor is an expert on korean affair at the university of tokyo. earlier he spoke with nhk worl

so did south korean's return of noda's letter to lee. many here agree that it was outside the norms of diplomatic protocol. noda's administration finds himself less and less popular and more vulnerable to criticism. i think noda doesn't want to be seen as weak-kneed in his actions. >> where do things go from here? >> yes, japanese and korean officials have postponed a number of scheduled meetings. apec members will meet next month in russia. that would prevent diplomats on both sides with an opportunity to discuss these issues. but officials from japan's foreign ministry say under current circumstances, such a meeting would only lead to arguments. >> prime minister noda also explained japan's position on the senkaku islands. earlier this month, activists from hong kong landed on one of the islands. the senkakus are uninhabited islets in the south china sea. noda says china started to lay claim to islands after the 1970s when the possibility of oil deposits was raised. he says the senkaku are an integral part of japan, both historically a

food. >> a major korean food corporation, runs this restaurant. the firm operates eight others in countries outside south korea, including the uk, u.s. and china. more foreign customers have been visiting the restaurants in the last few years. it depend on the area. about 20% to 30% of the customers are nonkoreans. >> at $5 trillion, the global food market is larger than either of the it or car markets. south korea's government began pushing the export of korean food in 2009. the government helps make up new menus and advises companies looking to expand into other countries. they are also developing recipes for a traditional korean soup made with a whole chicken. they adapt a recipe and ingredients to suit the taste of customers in the country they export to. this is for japanese. and now i am going to try some. >> the taste is like green tea and very light. this is with pine nuts and sunflower seed was made for americans. and for chinese, they make a spicy seafood seasoned with red pepper. >> we hope to export as we develop recipes that appeal to

where south korean companies hired north korean workers. the country's new leader, kim jong-un, has spent six months consolidating his power. held a number of expensive events to mark the transition from power from his father, who died last december. i think kim is now looking outside of the country and focusing on foreign affairs. about 30 north koreans, including his uncle visited on monday to talk about the development of economic zones with the chinese government. he is widely known as kim's mentor. >> what can we expect from the negotiations later this month? >> japanese government representatives will probably raise the issue of north korean's abductions of japanese nationals during the 1970s. but north korean authorities have repeatedly refused to reopen what they consider a resolved matter. if both sides clash again on this issue, then this latest round of talks could end. on the other hand kim jong-un has showed he's more open to the outside world. for example, north korean authorities invited international media to observe the lau

he was to hold talks with his south korean counterpart. >> translator: the south korean president's recent moves are very disrespectful, and the japanese people are deeply offended. >> azumi then said he has to take all matters into consideration whether discussing an expansion of a foreign exchange arrangement. a currency agreement was set up between the japanese and south korean governments back in 2005. the most recent arrangements were expanded last year to prevent a fall in the south korean currency. it was made between the leaders of the two countries. azumi's comment indicates that the expanded portion of the foreign currency swap could end before it expires at the end of october. a professor that's an expert on korean affairs at the university of tokyo spoke with sherri ann. >> japan has not appealed to the international court of justice since a treaty to normalize ties with south korea in 1955. what drove the government to go to the court now? >> japan has long sought it to resolve this issue through the international court, however, they have refrained from doing so because they

so did south korean's return of noda's letter to lee. many here agree that it was outside the norms of diplomatic protocol. noda's administration finds himself less and less popular and more vulnerable to criticism. i think noda doesn't want to be seen as weak-kneed in his reactions. >> where do things go from here? >> yes, japanese and south korean officials have postponed a number of scheduled meetings. apec members will meet next month in brad slav, russia. that would prevent diplomats on both sides with an opportunity to discuss these issues. but officials from japan's foreign ministry say under current circumstances, such a meeting would only lead to arguments. >> prime minister noda also explained japan's position on the senkaku islands. earlier this month, activists from hong kong landed on one of the islands. the senkakus are uninhabited islets in the east china sea. they're under china's control but claimed by japan. noda says china started to lay claim to islands after the 1970s when the possibility of oil deposits was raised.

they were in the northern part of the korean peninsula during the second world war. members of a civic group from japan have left beijing to inspect the remains. about 35,000 japanese died in the region during the war. remains of more than 20,000 are still in the country. the group will visit chong jin in the northeast and cemeteries near pyongyang. >> translator:er with very grateful that we have been given this opportunity. >> the men also visited the country in april. during that trip, the north's envoy for normalization called on the man to collect the remains. two months later japanese media were shown some of the suspected graves. a committee of the south korean national assembly has adopted a resolution on japan in a climate of diplomatic tension. members are demanding an apology and compensation for korean women forced to work in military broth he'll during world war ii. the foreign affairs committee want japan to admit responsibility for so-called comfort women. south korean lawmakers describe what they endured as a crime against universal human values. memb

>> yes, very foul weather across much of the korean peninsula here. now, this is -- was tropical storm tembin. now it's downgraded to a low pressure area moving away from the korean peninsula. but still bringing some heavy rain showers around north korea. then it's going to be expected in towards northeastern china. a very heavy precipitation here. but not just across the korean peninsula is where you'll be seeing this. portions of western japan. you have this moisture inflow coming in from the south along the western periphery of this high pressure off towards the east. some areas in nagano, upwards of 44 millimeters in just a one-hour period. still could be seeing up to 100 and 150 millimeters in some of these strong storms within the next 24 hours. definitely a very foul weather here. then we look over towards central china. there's a developing front here that's bringing exceptionally unfavorable weather. it's mainly due to this cool air sinking in from the north. warm air in the south. clashing and that is going to be provide something very gusty

the north koreans promised to reinvestigate the abduction cases. but after a leadership change in japan they said they would postpone the investigation, putting a chill on relations. in 2009 the north launched another long range ballistic missile. the u.n. security council condemned the launch and the north koreans said they would pull out of the six-party talks. then last december leader kim jong il died. his son, jim jong un, took over. then there was discussion about repatriating japanese who died on the korean peninsula at the end of world war ii. they agreed to involve government officials in a separate round of talks leading to the meetings in beijing. >>> mitt romney has dreamed for years of occupying the white house. delegates to the republican national convention have nominated mitt romney as their choice for president. now they are busy to reintroducing him to americans. >> the honorable mitt romney of the state of massachusetts has received 2,061 votes, more than a majority of those votes entitled to be cast at this convention. >> delega

south korean lawmakers described what they endured as a crime against human values. members urged south korean officials to discuss the matter with their counterparts in japan and elsewhere. a spokesperson says the government has yet to decide on a course of action. >>> japan's ground self defense force has conducted a drill to evacuate a remote island in the event of an emergency. participants played out a scenario in which an island had come under military or terrorist attack. about 30 personnel and 50 residents took part. the residents took a bus to an airport, then a helicopter air lifted them from the island. local governments usually conduct emergency drills involving civilians. the sdf is leading this kind of exercise for the first time. >> translator: it was our first experience. we were nervous. >> translator: i'm confident the sdf will evacuate us if there's an emergency. >> the ground self-defense force plans to carry out similar drills on four other remote islands off hokkaido. >>> a panel says the majority of japanese don't want to rely on nuclear power.

south korean is offering substantive counter proposal to resolve the issue. they will use historic evidence that the islets belong to japan. icj judges will not accept a trial unless south korea also agrees. but japanese leaders hope to win international support by showing that south korea's claims are groundless. >>> chinese premier and german chance lower merkel met in beijing to discuss the future economic relationship between china and europe pt premier we n and chancellor merkel spoke about buying european bonds so long as it can eval yit risks. wen said economic powers like germany and france must react to solve the debt crisis. there's a strong political will in her region to make the euro a stable kufrncy again. ceos of major german companies joined merkel in beijing, they reportedly signed business deals worth $6 billion. in teheran, countries not allied to any major global power block are meeting at the summit of the nonaliant movement. >> the meeting held every three years is being attended this time by the leaders of more than 100 states around th

high tech giant's argument that its south korean rival violated its patents. apple filed a lawsuit against samsung electronics japan arguing that samsung infringed on its patents this what is called sin kronization technology. that permits muse ek from other computers to smartphones other other tablet computers. the judge dismissed apple's claim on friday. he said that the two firms use different mechanisms to compare files in the process of synchronization. apple and samsung are suing each other over their patents in ten nations. this is first ruling by a japanese court on the patent dispute. the tokyo court is now weighing cases and other patents of the two companies. apple in japan did not give a formal statement on the ruling. however, a company spokesperson said that the ruling covered just one of the contested patents and does not mean the u.s. firm lost the entire case in japan. it also cited apple's victory over its rival in the united states. it considers friday's court decision very reasonable. >>> earlier, nhk world's ron madison spoke with chief co

shin said many south koreans visited nagasaki. he agreed such visits could help mend relations. >> this is a difficult period in our ties with japan, but i think it's important to continue promoting friendly relations. >> reporters asked shin about the dispute. he didn't comment. >>> a court ruling sent shares of samsung electronics tumbling on the south korean stock exchange. they were down 8% at one point. samsung's stock price started falling right from the open. it closed 7.4% lower from friday. the decline came after a california court ruled last friday that samsung infringed on apple's patents on the designs of the iphone and ipad. it ared the south korean firm to pay more than $1 billion in damages. south korean market sources say investors were afraid sales of some of the samsung's products may be banned from the u.s. market, but they predict the impact of the decision on earnings will be limited, and they say investors don't expect samsung shares to fall further. japanese university graduates are having a hard time trying

but the south korean government refused to accept the letter. officials there sent it back to japan's foreign ministry by registered mail. no da is planning to talk about the territorial issue later on friday. he's also expected to speak about a group of islands in the east china sea. japan controls the territory and calls it senkaku. china and taiwan claim the islands as their own. >>> the territorial dispute is just one issue creating friction between japan and south korea. lee myung bak's comments about the japanese emperor are causing a stir. the president said emperor akihito should offer a heartfelt apology to koreans who died fighting for independence from japan before he visits south korea. senior south korean official says the japanese government is overreacting. the official argues lee made the comment without malicious intent and that the president understands how people in japan feel about their emperor. but the official described their reaction to the comment as "unimaginably excessive." the official defended lee's visit to the disp

and parts of the korean peninsula. looks like it will make landfall north of seoul by this afternoon or evening. and a strong typhoon. and then head toward the northeast. wungs once it makes landfall. it will weaken. heavy rain will continue. anticipating as much as 250 millimeters of rain for south korea. 300 millimeters for north korea. more than 150 millimeters for northeastern china. so very heavy rain is on the course. waves could reach 9 meters along the wet coast of the korean peninsula. down toward the south. you can see a streak of heavy rain extended all the way up toward the north. this is typhoon tembin. packing wind of 125 kilometers an hour. hovering by taiwan over the past several weeks. and it is moving. situates east of taiwan. lots of heavy rain. and anticipating additional 100 millimeters of rain. the ground is saturated. and it could raise potential for flooding as well as landslides. it looks like tembin will move to the coastline of taiwan over the next several hours. get close to the island withi

south korean singer is one of those taking part. he is being joined by student from the korean national sport university. they will take turns swimming legs of the 220 kilometer trip. they aim to arrive wednesday on the anniversary of korea's liberation from japan's colonial rule. the swimmers will stream footage of their attempt on the internet. relations between the two countries have soured since south korean president visited the islands last week. he is facing calls to strengthen south korea's territorial claim. the japanese government says it's considering taking legal action at the international court of justice. >>> an nhk monthly poll showes a big majority of jap piazza worry about an unprecedented visit by south korean's president to disputed islands in the sea of japan. the response said it could negatively affect the two country's relations. 1,639 people aged 20 or over from friday to sunday, three fourths said they are worried about the visit. about a fifth said they're unconcerned. south korea claims the island, as we

it ordered the south korean firm to pay more than $1 billion in damages. south korean markets sources say investors were afraid sales of some of samsung's product may be banned from the u.s. market. but they predict the impact of the decision on earnings will be limited. and they say investors don't expect samsung shares to fall further. sales at regular and fast-food restaurant in japan were down in july. many people stayed home to watch the london olympic games. the japan food services association says sales at 213 restaurant chains fell 1.7% last month from a year earlier. that was the first decline in two months. family restaurants reported a 1.2% drop and fast-food restaurants, a fall of 1.1%. cold beverages didn't sell well due to cool weather in the first half of july. sales at pubs and bars were hurt by the london olympics. they declined 7.1%. >>> japanese university graduates are having hard time trying to land a good job. a government survey suggests that more than one out of five didn't find full-time work. the education ministry survey suggests

north korean officials place top priority on improving the standard of living. they say they hope to rebuild the economy. >>> a record heatwave in the united states has led a nuclear plant to shut down after the water used to cool down the turbine became too warm. the operator of the millstone power station inonneicut ys it shut down one of its two reactors on monday morning. the utility says the temperature on seawater used to cool the turbine and other equipment rose beyond the safety limits 23.8 degrees celsius. it's the first time the reactor has shut down due to excessively warm water since the plant began operating in 1975. >>> u.s. retail sales were up in july. that's a gain for the first time inour nths. the se was due to stronger personal spending across all sectors. this suggests an improvement in the u.s. economy together with july's jobs data that came in above most forecast. the u.s. commerce department said on tuesday that total sales at u.s. retailers amounted to under $404 billion last month. that's up 0.8% from june and higher than the predictio

north korean leaders condemned the action. about 56,000 south korean and 30,000 u.s. troops are rehearsing counter measures, testing out what they will do if north korean forces attack south korea. a north korean foreign ministry spokesperson says the drill is a provocation. north korean reported kim jong-un. kim told the servicemen north korea will fight a sacred war for reunification if enemies fire on its territory. >>> students who study abroad get an education far beyond the classroom. they learn about customs, language and culture. the number of foreign students in japan remain constant until around the year 2000. by 2010 a record 141,000 student were studying here. and they keep coming. nhk world has their stories. >> student here are studying corporate confines. students are all from other asian countries. waris came from thailand three years ago. he was interested in learning about japanese manufacturing and culture. we visited his apartment. >> translator: this is a japanese manga. >> manga comics and cartoons he read as a child drew his attention to japanes

the south korean president stokes tensions over some islands in the sea of japan. he finds himself caught up in a controversy, even as he deals with another. the south korean president had to apologize over a corruption scandal involving his brother. now, japanese government officials are demanding that the president cancel his visit to some islands at the center of a dispute. government sources say lee is planning a trip during the day to some islets in the sea of japan. the japanese call them takeshima. the south koreans refer to them as dokdo. south korea controls the islands. the japanese government maintains they are japanese territory. government officials say a visit by the south korean president would seriously damage relations. they say japan will react strongly if the visit goes ahead. >> to mark the occasion a landmark ceremony took place at the site of a former u.s. base now heavily polluted by dion. here's our report from danan. >> it's been 37 years since the war ended. u.s. and bed lambist government wills finally work together to clean up asian agen

the south koreans control a set of islets they called dokdo. the japanese say the territory belongs to them. they call it takeshima. president lee flew to the islands accompanied by his environment and culture ministers. a senior south korean official stationed there briefed lee on the situation. he also inspected coast guard facilities and an observatory deck. he left after one and a half hours. experts on the issue say lee's trip will hurt japan/south korea's relations. >>> prime minister noda reacted sharply to lee's visit to the islands. >> translator: takeshima is japan's inherent territory, historically and based on international law. the visit by south korea's president was unacceptable. the japanese government is adamant on this issue. >> the noda administration has launched a protest against the visit with south korea's ambassador to japan. it has also ordered its ambassador in seoul to temporarily return to tokyo. lee made the trip as south koreans are getting ready for a presidential election scheduled for december. many have critici

mainly along the west coast of the korean peninsula. in terms of precipitation, some places may see close to 250 millimeters or more. that's quite a lot for this region. so flooding and landslides are highly likely here. and down towards the south we can see a streak of heavy rain towards the north. this is expected to move parallel to the east over the next several hours and get close to the sakishima islands. >> 100 millimeters of rain is likely across the eastern portions of taiwan. not only taiwan but tembin is also affecting the indochina peninsula and philippines with the monsoonal flow. you're seeing showers throughout the day. as for temperatures, getting up to 29 degrees in taipei. and 34 degrees in tokyo. another sweltering day for you. all right, moving into the americas. we've been tracking tropical storm isaac. well, isaac is moving relatively slowly over the gulf of mexico. it seems isaac will take almost a similar path that hurricane katrina took seven years ago. so right now moving at the speed of 90 kilometers per hour

some heavy rain to southeastern china first or eastern china first and then up towards the korean peninsula. that's of particular concern, because the korean peninsula has received so much rain in the last several weeks. widespread flooding has affected both north korea and south korea and you can see right now we have a front just stalled out across south korea, it's being enhanced by a new tropical depression, which has formed in the yellow sea, and that front is going to be heading up towards the north anyway so more heavy rain to be coming, talking about 200 miters or so in the last 24 hours and if the storm, typhoon bolaven heads up to the yellow sea that could spell disaster. as it is before we get to that st we're looking at a very serious situation with these two typhoons in the western pacific. we have another tropical storm to talk about, let's go to the eastern caribbean sea and talk about tropical storm isaac, which is now just up towards the south of puerto rico. it looks like it's going to head toward hispaniola making

. >>> a 13-year-old japanese girl was abducted by north korean agents in 1977. the parents of the girl have not heard from her since. they have urged the government to make a break through in the upcoming talks with north korea. in a lecture in tokyo her parents expressed their hope. >> translator: i want japan to keep insisting that north korea respond to the cases of japanese abductees, otherwise, diplomatic normalization can never be realized. if the government can't make a break through by continuing to insist on a resolution, it will be impossible to solve the issue. >> japanese government officials say north koreans kidnapped 17 in all.

the first south korean president to visit takashima on the 10th. the government has proposed filing a joint request with south crkorea to peacefully resolve the dispute. >> a presidential election will take lace place in south korea in december. in preparation members of the governing party voted to choose their candidate on sunday. the party is scheduled to hold a national convention on monday to announce the winner. the result will be based o on sunday's vote and opinion polls conducted by the party. a south korean president is elected to a single five-year term with no possibility of seeking reelection. five candidates are in the primary race. they include former party leader. pak is seen as the front-runner. her father saw economic growth in the 1960s and 70s. members of the opposition parties are speaking out against the late president's background. that's because he was an officer in the imperial japanese army. >>> doctors in japan are using heart cells to improve cardiac function. if the new technique fulfills its potential, doctors could sa

south korean president lee bak made a visit to the islands on friday. japanese government officials say he entered theirtorytory illegally. they recalled the ambassador from seoul. the international court of justice will not handle any legal dispute without the consent of the party concerned. south korea refused proposals to take the dispute to court. in 1954 and 1962. >>> british government officials say they will never allow safe passage to a man who is of interest to a number of countries. julian assange is trying to avoid extradition to sweden. the founder of wic -- wikileaks has been holed up in the ecuador embassy in london. he faces arrest if he leaves embassy grounds. people around the world clicked on wikileaks after the site released thousands of secret u.s. documents. authorities in sweden want to question assange over accusations of sexual assault. police in britain arrested him two years ago. the british court ruled he should be extradited to sweden. assange took refuge in ecuador's embassy in june and applied for asylum. >> translator: our

noda sent the letter to south korean president lee muyung bak last friday. expressing regret over the recent visit and remarks on bilateral ties. south korea controls the islets claimed by japan. they're called takeshima in japan and dokdo in south korea. in the letter noda says japan proposes the two countries resolve the matter peacefully according to international law. he urged south korea to act cautiously with the broad view of bilateral relations. a south korean government official told nhk that the letter has got the facts wrong. south korean media reported that the government is not happy with japan calling the territory by its japanese name. asked about south korea's decision to return his letter, noda said he learned about it in the news and didn't have further knowledge of the matter. >>> a controversial u.s. military transport aircraft could arrive in okinawa soon. the top commander of the u.s. marine corps in japan has indicated that the osprey could be sent to okinawa by the middle of next month. the aircrafts are currently at iwakuni base in y

the south koreans control a set of islets they called docto. the japanese say the territory belongs to them. they call it takeshima. the president flew to the islands accompanied by his environment and culture ministers. a senior official stationed there briefed lee on the situation. he also inspected coast guard facilities and an observatory deck and left after one and a half hours. experts say it will hurt japan/south korea's relations. >>> prime minister noda reacted sharply to lee's visit to the islands. translate takeshima is japan's inherent territory, historically and based on international law. the visit by south korea's president was unacceptable. the japanese government is adamant on this issue. >> the noda administration has launched a protest against the visit with south korea's ambassador to japan. it has also ordered its ambassador in seoul to temporarily return to tokyo. lee made the trip as south koreans are getting ready for a presidential election scheduled for december. many have criticized him for how he's handled this terri

i think korean players understand the spirit of fair play. after putting in so much effort to prepare for the olympics, why would they do such a thing? >> [speaking foreign language] >> when i heard that a chinese team had been involved, i was not so surprised. when i heard the south korean team also tried to lose is not acceptable. >> i guess they do feel pressure. maybe they feel like they want an easier way to get into the semifinals for the finals. i still feel disappointed. i think they should just try fairly to get a gold medal, not using this. >> some reaction on the streets. in the last hour, the chairman of the london organizing committee has given his assessment of last night's events. >> yes, depressing. who wants to sit through something like that. i was at badminton yesterday afternoon. i sell a british competitor tear -- assault a british competitor and nearly fell to progress. i know the badminton federation very well. they will take that very seriously. it is unacceptable. >> needless to say, this has caused a reaction around

commemorating the end of japan's occupation of korean peninsula, he said japan is a close neighbor and in which they share common values. >> translator: the issue of comfort women goes beyond our relations with japan. it was a violation of the human rights of women during war time. this act runs against universal human ideals and what history should be. i demand that japan take responsible measures on the issue. >> the argument overcome fort women has long put a strain on relations, japanese leaders maintain the 1965 treaty that normalized relations resolved the issue. under the terms of the treaty, the south koreans agreed to give up the right to demand compensation over events that occurred during japan's colonial rule. they received economic assistance from the japanese government in exchange. but many south koreans began seeking compensation because they insist people didn't know about the comfort women issue when the treaty was concluded. japan supported a project to provide financial compensation to women forced into prostitution by its former imperial army. people in south korea

out towards the west, similar situation will be found across the korean peninsula. looking dry at this moment but as you can see, another round of heavy rain is on its way to impact the same area within the next 24 hours. down towards the south, we can see a cluster of clouds right here. this is tropical storm kai-taek hovering to the north of the philippines. sustained winds 72 miles per hour with gusts of 108. it will likely move towards the northwest and hit the northern islands of the philippines or taiwan by tuesday or thursday morning local time as a severe tropical storm status and then make landfall in southern china by friday. strong winds haven't reached luzon yet, but heavy rain is already coming down on the path of the storm. we'll likely see upwards of 200 millimeters over the next 72 hours. such as the northern islands of the philippines and southern taiwan. so the risk of flooding and landslides are going to be very high over the next several days. we will certainly keep you posted on its progress. as for temperatures, 31 degrees in tokyo. about four

the south koreans call the islands dokdo, the japanese call them takeshima. lee told leaders of the national assembly he had been planning to visit them since 2009. he said bad weather prevented him from doing so last year. lee said he decided to go ahead with the visit after a meeting last december with japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda. noda demanded the removal of a monument to south korean women forced to work in brothels during world war ii. the monument stands in front of the japanese embassy in seoul. lee said he was unhappy with noda's reluctance to resolve the issue. he said he had anticipated the japanese react tuion to his vis. a poll in south korea suggests 85% of the public approved of the trip. 12% disapproved. >>> some south koreans are showing their support by swimming to the islets. about 40 people set out on monday morning from south korea's eastern coast. rock star kym jang-hoo is taking part, along with students from the korea national sport university. they'll take turns swimming legs of the 220 kilometer trip. they'll aim to arrive

south korean government officials say they've yet to decide on aid to the north. they say they are confirming the extent of flood damage. >>> people across japan were glued to their tv during the london olympics. the country had its most successful games with 38 medals, including seven golds. now the medalists are home and they paraded through tokyo's ginsa district to show their appreciation for their supporters. nhk world's susuma kojima was there. >> reporter: crowds of shoppers flock to ginsa every day to check out the latest in luxury. a different type of crowd packed the streets today to see something else that's shiny. they came for a glimpse of athletes just back from london. and the medals around their necks. >> translator: they are so cool! >> translator: this is really exciting. >> reporter: the japanese olympic committee organized the parade to celebrate the medal haul. athletes beat the record set in athens eight years ago. uchira won a gold in all-around gymnastics. they captured a silver. the parade ran just one kilometer. it lasted only 20 minutes.

south korean president lee myung bak landed there earlier this month. that prompted the japanese leaders to call for international mediation. japanese foreign minister koichiro gemba said south korea has failed to offer substantive proposal to resolve the issue. japanese government officials plan to petition the court in the next few months. they will present what they call evidence proving the islands belong to japan. the court will not review the matter unless south korea agrees to participate. >>> international forces in afghanistan are keeping a nervous watch wondering about their allies and enemies. a man wearing an afghan military uniform shot and killed soldiers this week. it brings the number of attacks to 15 this month. hideki yui reports. >> reporter: the latest insider attack happened on wednesday in afghanistan's southern province of uruzgan. among them appeared to be an afghan soldier and an international soldier who shot three australian soldiers. >> an individual wearing an afghan uniform turned his weapon on soldiers in south afghanistan

noda sent the letter to south korean president lee myung-bak last friday. it expresses regret over lee's recent visit to the islets in the sea of japan and over his remarks on bilateral ties. south korea controls the islets which are claimed by japan. they're called takeshima in japan and dokdkdo inouth korea. in the letter noda says japan proposes that the two countries resolve the matter peacefully according to international law. he urged south korea to act cautiously with a broad view of bilateral relations. a south korean government official told nhk that the letter has got the facts wrong. south korean media have reported that the government is not happy with japan calling the territory by its japanese name. asked about south korea's decision to return his letter, noda only said he learned about it in the news and didn't have further knowledge of the matter. japanese foreign minister koichiro gemba called lee myung-bak's recent visit to the islets an illegal landing. >> translator: the visit was extremely regrettable. i would say it was an illegal land

president of the north korean supreme people's assembly kim mohamed morsi also plan to attend the summit. iran and egypt have previously severed their diplomatic relations. tehran intends to show off its presence by strengthening cooperation with other participating nations. participating nations. the summit will conduct discussions with the aim of adopting a joint statement on the final day. mojtaba sanati, nhk world, tehran. >>> typhoon bolaven has lashed the main island of okinawa in southern japan. it is one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region in more than 60 years. the storm had a cloud field of more than 2,000 kilometers, 20 times the length of okinawa. the japan meet lodteorological reported wind of up to 160 kilometers per hour. the japan meteorological agency warns of severe wind, torrential rain, storm surges and rough seas in okinawa and onami island. they say residents can expect another 250 millimeters of rain over the next 24 hours. for the latest information on the typhoon -- >> devon stating typhoon bol boleven. the system left these islands but still includin

south korean forces run regular drills. claimed the takeshi ma islands and have complained since bak visited earlier this month. south korea has controlled the area since 1954. twice a year, military personnel stage exercises there along with police. they're scheduled to start their next drill in one week. navy destroyers and submarines will take part in the exercises. dozens of marines are scheduled to land by helicopter. touched off a series of complaints on both sides. still south korean foreign affairs says the military should go ahead with the exercises. >>> chinese officials say they're pressing ahead with their investigation into a diplomatic incident on the streets of beijing. chinese foreign ministry officials say several government departments are taking part in the investigation. embassy officials want those involved to be arrested immediately. but they say police have not provided them with any updates on the status of the investigation. embassy staff already submitted photos of the vehicles and one of the men i

a south korean documented handed to a japanese diplomats asserts there's no dispute to settle. south korean president bak recently visited the islands causing japanese leaders to call for international mediation. japanese foreign minister gemba said south korea is failing to offer a substantive plan on the issue. they use historic evidence the eyelets belong to japan. they will not elect a trial unless south korea agrees, but japanese voters hope to win international support by showing that south korea's claims are groundless ls. >>> international forces in afghanistan are keeping a nervous watch wonder being their ail rs and enemies. a man in an afghan uniform shot and killed three australian soldiers earlier this week. that's 15 this month. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the latest insider attack happened in uruzgan. among who was the gaven soldier into the national base shot three australian soldiers. the attacker climbed over the fence and fled. >> he turned his weapon on isap soldiers south in gavrnlg. as a result three confirmed to be australian were killed. this inciden

about 1 million south koreans look for work every year. many pay more than $300 for a suit they wear at job interviews lasting a few minutes. that's where open closet spotted a business opportunity. yoon visited the company to donate her suit. she wore it two years ago on her first day of work. the manager of open closet says that renter and donors can share suits, but also tips and values through their service. he asked yoon to leave her message. >> translator: this suit is special to me. it reminds me of the excitement and passion i felt on my first day. i hope it can transfer that positive energy to everyone who wears it and i hope they land those jobs. >> reporter: you can share kids toys. here in seoul, close to the subway is something called a toy library. you can borrow kids toys and bring them back when you finish playing with them. let's take a look. the library is run by the municipal government. there are 24 locations throughout seoul. this one has about 6,000 toys. an annual fee of $9 let's you rent two toys for ten days. more

. >> >> the korean war is often called for broad war but he is making sure that it is not forgotten. he has asked. were veteran paul lewis to share his story. >> we stopped the aggression of communism moving down into southern korea. 54,000 of us never came home from korea. >> he is planning a museum exhibit to show the importance of the korean war in u.s. history. >> it was instrumental in the first mash unit which increased survival rates by 97 percent. first interracial integration in the military, and interestingly, most of the korean veterans actually live here in california. >> joe has volunteered as president of the pelham a museum for the past four years, he does not have formal museum training and in fact he is a credit collection manager by trade but he does have a passion for treating moving national history museums. >> i noticed a lot of important history was not been covered in textbooks. i knew at that point that we need to reach out and get the stories told. >> the exhibits he has presented, half of them have honored american war veterans. >> i do not think that we can