miho, appreciate it. >> thank you. . the head of starbucks says he won't forget what happened to the people of japan. howard schills pays his second visit to the region hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. schills raised $1.2 million in donations for the survivors. nhk world sat down with them to find out what draws him to this country. >> hi, how are you? >> good, thank you. how are you, sir? >> excellent. >> i understand you just arrived last night. >> just arrived. when i went to sendai, i was stunned, i was shocked. with not only what i saw, but the lack of resources and support at the time to take care of the people. it very much reminded me of something i witnessed in america, which was katrina in new orleans. after being there, i felt so strongly that i just couldn't turn my back and go home. we had to do more. unfortunately the governments, whether the japanese or american, don't seem to have the resources and at times the leadership to take care of these kind of things. and i think it is very important tha

to see how prime minister noda will strike a balance between big businesses and public opinion. >> miho fukunaga there. >>> japanese scientists will study the impact of the earthquake. the japan agency will dispatch a deep sea drilling vessel on sunday. researchers from jamstak and kyoto university will be on board. they'll examine the seabed 220 kilometers off the peninsula in miyagi prefecture. the plate in the area moved 50 meters when the quake occurred. >> translator: we'd like to study how the plate moved so much and how the tsunami occurred. we want to learn lessons for the future. >> researchers will lower the drill 7,000 meters below the surface of the ocean and then dig 1,000 meters into the japan trench. they will collect rock samples from the seabed. they'll also gauge the temperature to calculate the energy generated from the sliding plates. >>> japanese engineers are looking toward the moon 40 years after the u.s. apollo space program came to an end. they want to explore its surface. robots could be the key. >> reporter: for a robot, it's a long way from the sand dunes of

miho nagaya, nhk world, japan. >>> the u.s.nvoy for human rights issues said practical details have been resolved concerning implementation of food aid program for north korea. the north agreed to suspend its nuclear development in exchange for the aid. the second day of food aid talks between the united states and north korea ended in beijing thursday. >> we've had very productive, positive talks. we resolved the administrative issues we were concerned with, yes. >> he indicated that north korea has agreed to a u.s. demand for a monitoring system to ensure food will reach those in need without being diverted to the military. however, king stopped short of clarifying when the program will be launched. he merely said the details are being arranged. the talks followed an agreement reached last month under which the u.s. will provide 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements to the north. in return, north korea will suspend its uranium enrichment activities and accept nuclear inspectors. >>> u.n. leaders asked cove ee annan to use h