matsumoto is now the head of the team for disaster management. in principle, mr. matsumoto is heading the team and his direction we'd like to promote support and assistance to the quake survivors. he was designated as a special minister in charge, and he has the authority, but at the same time, the cabinet office and the offices there are to support matsumoto. >>> translator: related to the assistance of the quake survivors -- >> you have been listening to chief cabinet secretary yukio edano's press briefing concerning the nuclear power plant in fukushima daiichi. from yesterday, he said from air and ground, water has been emitted, poured in to the storage pool. amount is not confirmed yet, but he is -- he said that the water was emitted in to the storage pool an this water spray -- and the water spraying operation will resume today, both from air and the ground and work repairs concerning to bring power from outside continues so that they could use both cooling system, using electricity and also spraying operation. concerning the radiation amount, they have measu

takeaki matsumoto became state tear. he is said to have expertise in financial, fiscal and security policies. takeaki matsumoto resigned for accepting political donations from a foreign -- it dealt another blow to the naoto kan administration. he chose takeaki matsumoto to give priority to the continuation of diplomatic policies at a time when japan faces such issues as the four russian held islands. >>> derogatory remarks by a u.s. government official about the people of okinawa have increased the difficult ty of relocating the station in the prefecture. they are outraged by kents made by kev kev, a u.s. state department official. maher described them as masters of manipulation and extortion in their negotiations with the central government within okinawa's local government, anger is rising over the remarks. >> he served as a council general in okinawa for several years. it's rather pathetic that, as a diplomate, he has such a poor understanding of the situation. it makes the futenma issue more complicated. >> they vote

in the talks with takeaki matsumoto, campbell said maher's comments are unacceptable and contrary to u.s. policy and its respect for the people of okinawa. >>> japan's two major stock exchange operators will explore the possibility of consolidating their businesses. the talks will be aimed at bolstering japan's standing in the world equity market, amid growing pressure for realignment in the industry. if they agree to integrate operations it will have a listing of 4,000 stocks, rivaling the world's leading forces. the two will likely aim to boost their edge by sharing system development efforts and expanding the lineup of financial products. the move is after the operators of the new york and frankfurt stock exchanges agreed to consolidate. attention is focused on whether japan's exchanges will be able to hammer out a viable plan to increase their competitiveness. >>> japan downgraded the economic growth from october to december by 0.2 percentage points to minus 1.3% on an annual basis. the downward revision comes as corporate capital investment and spending fell short of previous es

matsumoto is the head. mr. katayama, mr. sengoku, mr. hirano are the members of the special meeting. they will serve as the vice chairmen. and the deputy ministers of different departments have attended this meeting. and every other day starting today from noon the meeting will be held. and if you have any questions, please contact the secretariat of the meeting. the defense ministry announced yesterday about high level of cesium that was detected in both areas. what is the assessment of the government? and do you plan to expand the evacuation areas? any plans to change the plans? >> is this about cesium, about the discharged substances? well, the highest level was -- well, depending on the area where the highest level is detected, the experts have made the analysis of what they mean. the -- assuming the person stands in the area with the highest level, 120 microsieverts of the radioactivity will be the exposure. and this is little more than a half of the exposure one would experience in an area from new york to japan. that's 1.43 millis

japan's foreign minister matsumoto has ordered his officials to start preparing to accept foreign assistancehas also told them to check on the safety of foreigners living here in japan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan but also for russia, marcus island, the northern marianas, guam, wake island and taiwan. the pacific tsunami warning center has issued a tsunami warning not just for japan, where a tsunami has already struck. you can see some of the damage so far in miyagi prefecture in the sendai area but also for russia, marcus island, the northern mariana, guam, wake island and taiwan. for those just tuning in and living anywhere close to the coastal areas of russia, marcus island, northern marianas, guam, wake island and taiwan, please do not go near the waters. move to higher ground as soon as possible. you're watching nhk world and a major earthquake hit japan friday afternoon. this happened about an hour and 15, 20 minutes ago. japan's meteorological agency says the earthquake measured 8.4. the agency issued a tsunami warning for japan's