performance for 800 people at the milan expo. her canvas was this 3 meter sheet of paper on which she painted a character of her own creation. it means both mouth and abundance, a reflection of the expo's culinary theme. after she returned from italy she spoke to nhk world about her passion for introducing japanese culture to the world. >> people used to think of japan as a top economy but that's no longer the case. i think the time has come when japan needs to convey the world japan's culture. >> reporter: sis yu focuses on create a style both innovative at the same time. traditional calligraphy alone doesn't translate well overseas. sisyu uses metal in her work. she makes three-dimensional characters from iron and then bathes them in a soft light that creates characters in the shadow. her work was singled out to represent japan in 2014. the jury awarded her its highest recognition, the gold medal. sisyu also uses state-of-the-art technology in her art. in this multi-media piece, the following characters transform into images rep

she also designed the interior of the japan pavilion at the milan expo. the theme is diversity with the common root. on the screen are various phenomena that exist only in the context of the other such as light and shade and light and depth. life and death. and on both sides of the wall are a series of paintings made to resemble japan's traditional woodblock prints. the sequence of paintings represents how drops of rain begin and finish their lives over the four seasons. the exhi pigs is popular. over 500,000 people have seen it so far. >> translator: tradition and science. i feel these two things are at the heart of japan. >> words are filled with many messages, messages that can be conflicting. i want to convey the knnuance. i hope that people, even if they do not understand japanese, will be able to appreciate my works as art. >> by combining the ancient with the modern, her challenge of introducing japanese calligraphy continues. >>> the people in charge of japan's public pensions have made more admissions over a data leak. they investigated the theft

hans: yes, she will be visiting the expo in milan.little bit because she needs to race back here to shepherd that vote through the bundes talk. and brazil a key story as well. manus: if she is going on her way to berlin to look at the expo, i wonder what kind of a to ask for is going a little bit of support terms of her plans for the rest of europe. let's talk about home depot. hans: we'll get home deep before market. this is of course the u.s. sort of do-it-yourself big construction store. their numbers are a good indicator of just what's happening in term turnovers housing boom or bust as it were. they beat the last couple of quarters. i don't know if you have home depot in the u.k. but i suspect both you and francine are do it yourselves. you prefer getting your own lumber from the lumberyard. i know how you're spending eekends, fixing faucettes. manus: fran did offer this morning to come around and do a little bit of d.i.y. i have to that long new mirror that i have got. francine: i'm actually not that bad. talk to us about capita