masaki suda, nhk world, islamabad. >>> more than 4,000 people died in japan last year over automobileents and now one mother is doing what she can to keep children safe. >> reporter: a place that's safe for children. this playground in the city has a special message. the sign over the entrance says -- a playground for everyone. this boy was local and he died in a car accident when he was just 6 years old. in august of 2002, a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and rear ended a row of stopped cars. it set off a massive fire which killed five people including this boy, his uncle and grandmother. his mother has kept his memory alive for over ten years. before meals, she puts rice in a bowl and places it in front of his photograph. >> translator: of course, a mother wants to feed her child, right? i want to carry on doing things for him and giving him the things that nay child would normally get. >> she has preserved the backpack that he was carrying at the time of the accident. >> translator: everything else was completely burned. this backpack was probably thrown out of the car by th

masaki suda, nhk world, islamabad. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> emerging chick powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy, the threat of violence, the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every week day live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> the japanese government is urging the private sector to help make the country more tourist friendly ahead of the 2020 olympics and paralympics in tokyo. more than 300 people took part in a meeting organized by the tourism agency. they were related to the travel, hotel, and transport industries. the agency commissioner said the public and private sectors should take the olympics as a golden opportunity to cooperate. >> translator: we believe we need to make efforts step by step to make our country more friendly to foreign visitors. >> officials from the agency and transport ministry called for support in providing multilingual sign boards at tourist and transport facilit