>>> welcome back to "newsline" i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. a newly released video shows the tunisian anti-terror unit as they stormed a museum last week to free a group of hostages. >>> people around the world are waiting for the results of an investigation into why a german co-pilot purposely crashed a passenger plane into a mountain this week. >>> and south korean leaders see gains for the country's infrastructure companies by joining aiib a china-backed international development bank. >>> the tunisian government has released a video showing the recent storming of a museum by police to free hostages held. in the assault last week the terrorists killed 21 people including three tourists from japan. the video begins with members of a special police unit getting ready for the mission as they approach the museum in the capital tunis. the anti-terror unit then enters the building. the members are carrying automatic rifles and shields. the video shows the police officers gathering the hostages in a room before leading them safely out of the build

>>> welcome back to "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. three nuclear reactors in central japan are facing the ax more than 40 years after going into operation. >>> leaders of island nations in the south pacific ask the global community to help them prepare for disasters, after a cyclone devastates vanuatu. >>> and a japanese astronaut is training for his first space mission at age 45 is encouraging others to take on new challenges. >>> the operators of two japanese nuclear plants say they will scrap three aging reactors. it's the first time any reactors, apart from those at fukushima daiichi, have been targeted for dismantzleing since the nuclear disaster four years ago. members of kansai electric power company's board met to discuss the me hama plant in central japan. they agreed to decommission reactors number one and number two. president makoto yagi then reported the decision to fukui governor nishikawa. >> translator: the company must ensure residents can lead safe and sound lives. >> if the board of japan atomic power company decide

>>> welcome back to "newsline" i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. prime minister shinzo abe is meeting with german chancellor angela merkel and they're discussing a variety of issues including china's activities in disputed waters. those activities seem to be gaining ground as images obtained by nhk suggest chinese leaders are pushing ahead with a reclamation project in the south china sea. >>> and business owners in a city on the japan sea coast are hoping the launch of a new high speed train line linking them to tokyo will bring them new opportunities. >>> prime minister shinzo abe is meeting with german chancellor angela merkel to discuss issues of mutual concern. this is the first time in seven years that merkel has visited japan. japanese government sources say abe wants to confirm the two countries will continue to play an active role in contributing to global peace and stability. they say abe use merkel's efforts to force dialogue resolving the conflict in eastern ukraine. scattered fighting between pro-russian separatists and government forc

>>> welcome back to "newsline" i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. search crews in the french alps will head back to the crash site of a german passenger plane. all 150 people on board are feared dead. >>> the united states will delay the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan as a result of the worsening security situation. ♪ >>> children in some parts of japan are bidding farewell to their schools. they're closing down due to the shrinking population. >>> authorities and experts are looking for clues after a german jetliner crashed into the french alps. they fear all 100 people who were on board are dead. they're hoping information from the flight data recorder will reveal what happened. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the plane was traveling from barcelona to dusseldorf on tuesday morning. the airbus a320 was operated by lufthansa's budget carrier germanwings. 144 passengers and 6 crew members, were on board. about an hour into the flight the plane crashed into a mountainside. police and firefighters used helicopters to search the area until sunset

>>> welcome back to "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. international aid teams are hurrying to search for survivors in vanuatu after a powerful cyclone devastated the south pacific nation. >>> more and more people in japan are taking advantage of crowd sourcing to connect people with jobs they might not otherwise find. >>> and delegates to a u.n. conference on disaster risk reduction are visiting japan's northeast coast to learn lessons from the 2011 tsunami. >>> teams of international rescuers are on the ground in vanuatu in the south pacific. they're trying to help survivors of a powerful cyclone that ripped through the island nation. red cross officials say at least eight people died in the capital port vila. but some areas remain cut off and aid workers say the death toll could rise. nhk world is on the scene and has this report. >> reporter: cyclone pam struck on friday packing powerful winds and torrential rains. by saturday, it had left a path of destruction across vanuatu. the storm tore roofs off concrete buildings andled trees o

>>> welcome back to "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour. people in tokyo are marking the 20th anniversary of the day a religious cult released sarin nerve gas into the subway system, killing 13 people. >>> the founder of the cult is on death row in connection with the attacks. we have an exclusive interview with the judge who presided over his trial. >>> and tuneishen authorities have arrested several suspects after a deadly museum attack and they're pledging to tighten the nation's security. >>> many people in japan paused on march 20th to reflect on what was a scary and painful time in their history. 20 years ago today members of a religious cult released sarin gas on the tokyo subway system during the morning rush hour. 13 people died and 6300 others were hurt. people held a memorial ceremony at one of the subway stations targeted in the attack. they held a moment of silence at 8:00 a.m. around the time members of aum shinri kyo released the nerve gas. families of the victims and others laid flowers and offered prayers. >> translator: i'

i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. more news coming up at the top of the hour. thanks for watching nhk world. place. the extreme right party failed to top the polls. that is hard-line republican senator ted cruz. he says he is running for president. and the founder of singapore has died. lee kuan yew transformed the country into a

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i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. thanks for watching nhk world. host: a call for international help from human as fears of a civil war growth. and delaying the international museum of tunis of last week's deadly terrorist attack that left 20 one people dead. in the greek prime minister is in berlin. alexis tsipras trying to reach a deal with lenders. those are the top stories is our. thanks for joining us. first, growing concerns of an outbreak of civil war in human, forcing out the government. they are now advancing toward the southern port

. ÷ >>> welcome back to "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. first the headlines for this hour.pan's prime minister has addressed the nation on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. shinzo abe stressed that efforts are under way to rebuild affected areas. >>> japanese scientists are warning of more seismic activity in the same region that was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.