she now lives in myanmar. while filming, she became fascinated by the country and the simple kindness of its people. she enrolled at the university in myanmar. she married a local man and now works at the travel agency in yangon. >> translator: i was helped by so many local people. i want to release the film in myanmar as a token of my gratitude. >> reporter: "thway" depicts ties that remain between countries that experienced the tragedy of war. ten years after it was made, the film is finally helping to bring two cultures closer. >>> a farmer from northeastern japan is putting down roots far from home. he survived the dissas two years ago, then he decided to rebuild his life no matter how far he had to go nhk world has his story on today's road ahead. >> reporter: australia, the sunny climate attract people from far away. some are tourists, others are looking to start a new life. this is where he is growing japanese rice in the paddy, just like the way they do in japan. fukushima rice groan by a fukushima nat

myanmar was closer to china. then there's an opportunity for the u.s. and the west to have an influence on economic and even political affairs of this important and strategically-located country. so, it's not just a game of economic and business opportunities, but also a broader geopolitical influence on an important country in the asian region. >> we don't need to run an anti-chinese foreign policy, but i think, you know, broadly speaking, it's, it's, it's good to have a, a southeast asia that's democratic, market-oriented, integrated into the global economy and burma was one piece of that that was missing and so i think we have a strong interest into a good u.s/burma relationship. >> for washington that means moving quickly, but cautiously. it remains to be seen whether democratic leaders are up to the challenge and whether the military's promises for reform are genuine. >> everybody's excited about the process of reform inside the country. there's tremendous optimism among many inside the country that there is a new beginning, a new possibility insid

myanmar's democratization movement has spread to news media.year the government abolished censorship of all publications. uda thought the time was right to approach the publisher with the photos he's taken over the years. the company recognized his passion and agreed to publish his collection. it's quite rare for a foreigner to publish a book in myanmar. >> i was very surprised. like a foreigner, a japanese photojournalist, he took all the very rare pictures. he taking all the pictures every corner of our country. this can be the documented photo book for myanmar. >> the first page of the book is a portrait of this girl. it's the only shot with no caption. the girl is a rohingya muslim. myanmar's government sees them as an islamic minority who come into the country from bangladesh and other neighboring countries without permission. the government does not recognize rohingya muslims as its nationals. uda decided not to write a description of this photo, fearing that the government might ban the book. uda visits a mosque in yangon with his new bo

they represented myanmar's main ethnic group. they promised to cooperate on the issue of wartime remains. >> translator: the belated search for the remains of the former japanese soldiers should proceed as soon as possible. japanese people should take the initiative. >> translator: we would like to cooperate fully for the sake of every japanese who wishes to have the remains of their loved ones retrieved. >> reporter: myanmar has indicated a more open attitude toward legacy issues from world war ii. last year, they had permission to look for spitfire they believed were buried by the british army. myanmar has also joined forces with thailand to reconstruct a link by the japanese army. many prisoners of war and laborers are believed to have died during construction. democratization is having an unexpected consequence, giving access to war blocked off for nearly 70 years. nhk world. ♪ >>> well, people have been using an unconventional instrument to produce this haunting sound for more than a century. it's called a musical saw. you p

." >>> myanmar is home to more than 130 ethnic groups. japanese photographer has dedicated himself to documenting minority groups in the country. now he is sharing his photo collection with the public. here's more. >> reporter: the peoples in the title of this book refers to the diverse ethnic groups in myanmar. it portrays people's daily lives and the scenery of the country. this photojournalist has been taking pictures in myanmar for two decades. he studied at a time when it was difficult for photojournalists to even enter the country. on this day, he is headed to where many members of an ethnic group live. he wants to capture their customs and culture, such as the worshipping nature. the region is frequently hit by cyclones, and the people here see nature as a god. he hopes many people will see the photos and discover the diversity of myanmar. >> translator: i want people to see these mountains, seas and different groups of people. i'm not pursuing a major goal like ethnic peace. rather, i want to offer a clue to how everyone can live

refugees from myanmar are living in thailand. they cross the border to free persecution by the former military regime. the japanese government last month decided to provide vocational training for refugees. about $100,000 have been earmarked for the program. this is april camp for myanmar refugees on the thai border. they have high hopes for their country's democratic reforms. maintenance for agricultural machines and computer skills are two of the subjects. the goal is to help refugees lead independent lives after they return to myanmar. machine maintenance training began on monday. a group of refugees learned how to handle small engines used in tractors and other machineries. the 14 trainees come from seven different refugee camps in thailand. they have been instructed to pass on their knowledge to others living in the tents. >> translator: the skills i learned will help me in the future. i want to pass on what i acquired to other refugees. >> translator: people who lived for so long in refugee camps may finally get the chance

myanmar has also joined forces with the japanese army. many prisoners of war and laborers are believed to have died during construction. democratization in myanmar is having an expected consequence, giving access that was seared off for nearly 70 years. nhk world, thailand. >>> women's rights activists in india and afghanistan have taken part in a worldwide campaign timed for valentine's day. in new delhi, students and activists sang and danced and enacted street plays. hundreds of students took part in the 1 billion rising campaign event. the movement was started by an american playwright to combat sexual crimes against women. the new delhi bus rain incident highlighted the inability of law enforcement officials to protect women in india. massive protests have followed, along with a nationwide debate about the treatment of women. >> translator: all this violence against women, discrimination between men and women must be stopped. every woman has a right to live, to live with dignity. >> no more violence! >> in afghanistan, dozens of acti

with the assistance of people in myanmar. >> it's estimated that as many as 137,000 japanese soldiers died in the area during a military campaign in 1944 targeting british strongholds in neighboring india. a long-running civil war between myanmar's previous military government and ethnic minorities has restricted access to most of the former battle zones. >>> japan's meteorological agency has developed a new alert system to warn of tsami afte very powerful earthquakes. the news comes before the second anniversary of the quake and tsunami that devastated northeastern japan. the magnitude 9 earthquake on march 11, 2011 was initially estimated at just 7.9. the agency then issued alerts for tsunamis that proved far smaller than those that pummeled the area. that warning system was designed to issue tsunami alerts three minutes after quakes of up to around magnitude 8. the new system can detect magnitude 8 ortronger earthquakes. the agency will now be able to issue warnings for massive tsunami and urge evacuation without saying how big they might be. >> translator: we want to keep improvin

myanmar joining a u.s.-led military operation is a sign of a new trend. >> they're one of many that come and observe and very, very important because we're going to need participating nations throughout the region to be able to deal with the different levels of crises that's going to happen somewhere in the future. we welcome their observation. we welcome their participation. it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: the united states hopes to keep china in check as it establishes stronger security ties with myanmar. nhk world, thailand. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> honda engineers have come up with a way to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient. they've melded the hardness of steel with the lightness of aluminum. honda officials unveiled the sample made with the technology. they say one key is the way the two metals are folded. the technique also relies on special adhesives. the resulting plate is lighter than steel and cheaper than products made j

with the assistance of people in myanmar. >> it's estimated that as many as 137,000 japanese soldiersd in the area during a military campaign in 1944 targeting british strongholds in neighboring india. a long-running civil war between myanmar's previous military government and ethnic minorities has restricted access to most of the former battle zones. >>> japan's meteorological agency has developed a new alert system to warn of tsunami after very powerful earthquakes. the news comes before the second anniversary of the quake and tsunami that devastated northeastern japan. the magnitude 9 earthquake on march 11, 2011 was initially estimated at just 7.9. the agency then issued alerts for tsunamis that proved far smaller than those that pummeled the area. that warning system was designed to issue tsunami alerts three minutes after quakes of up to around magnitude 8. the new system can detect magnitude 8 or stronger earthquakes. the agency will now be able to issue warnings for massive tsunami and urge evacuation without saying how big they might be. >> translator: we want to keep improvi

rohingya muslims from western myanmar have been denied citizenship by the government and face sectarian violence that broke out last year. increasing numbers of them choose to flee by sea in rickety boats, but those who survive the dangerous voyage face another danger, ruthless human smugglers from southern thailand. >> reporter: the tide of rohingya refugees going to cross the sea is coming faster. they have reached here in just six months. these rohingyas were found at an isolated plantation in southern thailand. human smugglers con fined scores them for six weeks. >> translator: they hit us with wood, punched and kicked us. we were divided into small groups by the smugglers. we were afraid about what would happen to us. >> reporter: rohingyas fleeing myanmar initially head for malaysia, hoping to find protection among its muslim majority. many drown at sea and others face detention by thai authorities. but there's another threat. human smugglers catch them what want to go to malaysia and hide them in southern thailand. >> translator: after we were caught at sea, smugglers carried us

the united nations has estimated that some 1,000 rohinge were living in myanmar.he government calls them illegal aliens from bangladesh. but that country also rejects them. >>> home remains a dangerous place for people in afghanistan. the latest united nations survey shows nearly 3,000 civilians died last year because of armed conflict and terror attacks. u.n. data showed 2,754 civilian deaths were reported. that's a decrease of 377 from 2011. it marks the first decline since u.n. officials began the survey six years ago. they attribute the drop to fewer suicide bombings and a decline in aerial attacks. about 80% of victims died in attacks by the taliban and other insurgents, including roadside bombings. attacks by multinational forces or afghan security troops were responsible for 316 deaths, or about 11% of the total. >>> western and arab nations are leading donors to palestinians. however, due to the economic downturn in the west, the present level of financial assistance is insufficient to meet their needs. palestinians are now turning to asia. they believe th

. >> chise companies were recent involved in a series of port projects in myanmar. the entrance into pakistan has raised concerns in india. >>> people in many parts of china say the clouds of smog they have seen for weeks make it harder to breathe. scientists say particles in the air could damage people's health. researchers studied samples from the atmosphere over beijing and two other areas. they detected a harmful compound when exposed to sunlight. chinese people have just come back from celebrating the lunar new year. their cars are pumping out more exhaust and factories are spewing their own emissions. >> translator: i have a sore throat already. i know pollution is serious out here. >> translator: i can't stand going outside with mask out. >> experts say government officials and businesseaders mu act they are calling for tighter controls on vehicle exhausts and devices for reducing factory pollution. >>> people in japan have been worried about the air blowing in from china. researchers are working on an early warning system. officials will collect data from ar

. >> after some of the worst fighting in years in myanmar, kachin rebels are being held in a town on the chinese border. myanmar's military has been using fighter jets, helicopter gunships, and artillery to seize rebel outposts. security forces in mali have captured a top rebel commander. government forces say mohamed moussa ag mouhamed was caught near the new border -- near the border. last week, french and malian troops regained control of three cities that had been held by al qaeda-linked fighters. the french air force is continuing its campaign in northern mali. we have the latest from the capital, bamako. >> the french have been carrying out more airstrikes against kidal in the northeast of mali and also a nearby town. they are targeting fuel storage , arms caches, and training bases. it seems as though this military campaign against al qaeda- linked rebels is moving into a different stage. we have followed the military offensive on the ground, traditional, armored columns moving north, capturing various towns, the city of timbuktu. now it is desert and mountains. the population

. -- in myanmar. police are still resting in talking to people accused of being rebels. both muslims and buddhists are continuing to suffer the consequences of violence but the government has finally been able to control, but this must remain as excessive force are being abused. >> them kidnapped foreign workers from a construction company in the north after they killed a group security guard. a similar attack on saturday when they try to take over a police station but were repelled by security forces. 1 years in about south sudan shut down the oil production, a bargaining tool used against its neighbor, the sudan. they rely on them to transport the fuel that they produced we have more from the south sudanese capital. >> an exponential rise in inflation, the collapse of gdp, they believedate fall intoy would chaos. did not know the consequences would be from stopping oil production. one year ago, the balance sheet indicated that it would be six- nine months. >> they turned out to be not quite the pace. i think that there may be other things that the minister of finance m

recently it sold the plane to an airline from myanmar. it's seen its profits shoot up threefold in the last seven years. last year it netted $1.44 billion, the highest profit ever. >> we expect to have the second aircraft very soon. with the support of the atr. >> reporter: with fuel costs jumping so high over the past eight years, airlines are buying more turboprops. when they fly 500 kilometers, they arrive only ten minutes later than a jet, but they burn much less fuel. >> we have a product that in terms of fuel consumption is able to provide 50% of the economy in respect of a jet of the same size. >> reporter: when smaller jet passenger planes began appearing in the 1990s, sales of turbo props spiraled on word. jets were faster, quieter, and smoother. many manufacturers stopped making propeller planes altogether, but atr didn't. even though it went through some lean years, it worked on building better turbo props. the company realized it was just a matter of time before customers appreciated how onomical their planes are. two years ag

china has been helping india's other neighbors, particularly myanmar and sri lanka to construct and maintain port facilities. >> i can say it is a matter of concern to us. >> india is wary that china may be trying to increase its influence in the indian ocean, following similar efforts in the south china sea. >>> south korea's next leader has called politicians together to come up with a strategy to deal with with north korea. military leaders in pyongyang have threatened to carry out another nuclear test. >> translator: now is the time for both ruling and opposition parties to unite and call on north korea to stop its reckless behavior. >> park met with moon hee-sang, a senior member of the largest opposition democratic united party and the head of the ruling party, hwang woo-yea. they agreed to work together during the leadership transition to protect national security. park will be sworn in february 25th. she said further nuclear tests could hurt efforts to rebuild trust. diplomatic sources in beijing say the foreign ministry summoned north korean's ambassador to persuade pyongyang to exe

a rebel group in myanmar is demanding the government work with ethnic fighters. they want an end to the campaign against separatist groups. the state army signed a cease- fire agreement with the government in 2011. countries across asia are preparing for the lunar new year. in the chinese capital, decorations have been hung head of the fair that is due to start on saturday. people in taiwan are also getting ready. it is the year of the snake. in vietnam, shoppers in hanoi are preparing to celebrate what they call tet. red and gold are favorite colors for the holiday, which represent wealth and good fortune. south koreans have the longest working hours of any nation in the developed world. the government in seoul is trying to change that. >> he heads home after another long day at the office. a bank employee, he typically puts in 12 or 13 hours here that the holiday, he only takes five pills -- 12 or 13 hours. for holiday, he only takes five days per year. democratically speaking, we feel uncomfortable -- >> practically speaking, we feel comfortable. >> his wife h

the prime minister says the country will ask interpol to help track down drug producers in myanmar. passengers stuck aboard a stricken cruise ship in the gulf of mexico are now safely back on land. a fire on board the cruise ship triumph, the carnival triumph, left it adrift for days. back on land after a 4 -- day ordeal at sea, 5000 passengers have left the cruise ship after a difficult journey without power or plumbing. >> it is really great. great to be back in america and on land. >> passengers celebrated as the 14-story ship limped into port. >> i feel great now, just being off the ship, being on land, waiting to see my family. >> troubles began just after the shift -- after the ship left texas. a fire in the engine room knocked out electricity, leaving the boat drifting in the gulf of mexico. soaring temperatures and the overpowering stench of raw sewage forced passengers to camp out on the decks. >> it was bad and it got worse as it went on. it was not a vacation anymore, it was like survival mode. >> meals were delivered on the last night after days of food shortages, and pe

japanese companies are behind chinese and south korean businesses in their investments into myanmar. >>> all right that's going wrap it up for biz this hour. let's close things out with the markets. >>> japanese prime minister abe and u.s. president obama are flipping through their notes on some shared challenges. they will meet on friday at the white house. officials there say the leaders will discuss economic issues as we've been talking about. the u.s. japan security alliance and their approach to north korea. north korean officials launched a robert in december. they said they put a satellite into space but western leaders said they were testing technology for a ballistic missile. such a missile could reach the u.s. west coast and carry a nuclear payload. scientists carried out another underground test last week. japanese government officials said abe and obama will discuss the deployment of a radar. u.s. personnel at a self-defense base in japan already use that system. one government official says another would make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s.. >>>

they're -- in these countries myanmar, madagascar, media, the lack of political will with these kinds of lower forms of wildlife, lower forms of animals is -- it's pervasive. i mean, you know, a tiger maybe they care about in certain cases. or panda bear certainly in china. but when you start talking about birds or smaller vertebrates it's very hard to get a country to care about them. >> rose: is there any way that they could use all those people who trade in tortoises because they have commercial value that somehow there's something -- that you could do some kind of legalization thing that would -- >> rose: well, that's a great question because that is really thinking outside the box and it's a very controversial idea to open up trade with certain species. i think it's something that has to be looked at because i think there are many methods and i think it's very important to keep an open mind, the idea of cutting off a rhino's horn with a chain saw. no one wants to do that, but that may save the rhino. and that sounds so horrific. the idea of having a legal trade -- >> we saw a bit

myanmar has engaged with the world. it is more productive for its people. we need to make it as hard as possible to keep developing this program. >> now to california where u.s. media is reporting that a former los angeles police officer is now believed to be barricaded in a cabin and involved with a gun battle with police. christopher dorner has been eluding authorities in days. bbc is in los angeles. i know this is ongoing. what more do you know about the standoff? >> they reported a vehicle had been stolen and that the suspect lived very much like christopher dorner. it seems there was some sort of chase and he left the vehicle. he ran into the woods and then barricaded himself into a cabin. there was a shootout with police. gunfire was exchanged between the two sides. two officers have been injured and are being airlifted to the hospital. at the moment we believe the standoff is continuing. he is an barricaded inside a cabin in big bear which is a ski resort to the northeast of los angeles where authorities have believed all along he was probably hiding

the country is also financing port facilities in pakistan, myanmar and sri lanka, effectively extending chinese influence throughout the indian ocean. last month, beijing received custodial rights over a harbor in pakistan. experts claim such moves force india to boost spending to keep pace with china, something hinted by the india's defense minister. port facilities in pakistan, hinted by the india's defense >> reporter: india's military strategy isn't limited to buying technology from overseas. last april, they successfully tested the long range ballistic missile capable of reaching most parts of asia. and just last month, it announced it developed an underwater ballistic missile. india has drawn interest for arms and aerospace industries around the world. abhishek dhulia, nhk world, new delhi. >>> people in japan have spent nearly two years documenting the aftermath of the erik and tsunami that change sod many lives. one woman turned her notes from march 11, 2011, and the days after, into mangi, or an illustrate story. she hopes it will help people in her country and abroad better pr

if i'm right putin is changing, myanmar, we've talked about myanmar.he best new thing is probably russia. >> all right. >> or north korea. >> north korea. >> let not waste our time. >> north korea, it's fabulous. >> the only way to invest is buy stamps or coins, and your viewers are not going to go out and buy north korean gold and silver coins, but that's a fabulous, fabulous opportunity. >> would you buy gold at the levels that they are at. i own gold. jim, great to talk with you. >>> linked in out with earnings. >> reporter: linkedin earnings coming in higher than expected and revenue coming in at $304. expectations were 280 million and a big jump year over year. the real surprise here is the gap, the non-gap diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter was 35 cents. wall street had within expecting 19 cents, and that's up from just 12 cents a year ago. all leave it linkedin's divisions performed better than expected. we saw talent solutions, the hr recruiting tool. revenue grew 90% year over year. marketing solutions up 68% and now a quick not

myanmar is taking part in this first joint military drill in thailand but only as an observer. the exercise is aimed at enhancing cooperation between the u.s. and regional allies. our weather forecast next on a al jazeera. still to come, a war on the oscar pistorius story. we will be going live to pretoria for the story. -- more on the oscar pistorius case. >> hello and welcome back. across europe, we have a big area of low pressure that you can see in madrid. another area of low pressure giving significant snowfall. that continues to push east, giving snow to austria. mild weather moving across the u.k. not looking at in the iberian peninsula. weather conditions are generally try and find. to the east, an area of low pressure around the black sea. moving into northern parts of africa, there is a cool breeze coming across the mediterranean. in benghazi, temperatures nothing special. warming up considerably. in khartoum, looking at 37 degrees. in central africa in the gulf of guinea, there could be showers as well in lagos. not looking at. more southern parts of africa, heavy ra

i mean, in fact i just did a photo shoot for a magazine in myanmar, and it was one of the most spectacular in my life. unfortunately this one was very different. >> did they keep everyone away from this thing? what was the chatter there? >> well, there are a number of things that were different. safety procedures were different. but one thing to be aware of, these balloons don't all lan in the same place. so we didn't see the balloon land but when we got off, the balloon they wanted us out of the area immediately. the balloon landed right below and forward and emergency vehicles arrived as we got the terrible news about the 19 people that were killed. >> shepard: a mighty tough thing to be along the ride for. michael, thank you for being here. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> shepard: 21 years ago today that terrorists -- 20 years ago today that terrorist tried for the first time devow the world trade center. they failed but killed six people in the attempt. next, remembering those six. this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that

myanmar about 36 degrees. across asia we should cn improvement in the weather. we had some unseasonal rain the but last -- in the last two days. still some parts of rain in time of not it -- tamil nadu. rest of the region is looking drive. -- the rest of the region is looking drive. -- dry. >> you are with the al jazeera newshour. protests taking place across pakistan after the killing of members of the shia community. the attack claimed more than 80 lives. protesters have given authorities 48 hours to catch the attackers. ecuador's president rafael correa has attached -- secured a third term, declaring victory in the presidential elections. early results gave him 57% of the vote. conservative islamic opposition group has called for more protests in bangladesh in response to a government decision to amend the war crimes law to allow prosecutors to appeal a life sentence handed down to an opposition leader. you meet white house memos reveal plans to give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. it would give legal status to those living in the country for at lea

i had just done a similar thing in myanmar over the city of bergan for a photo shoot and i was incredibly impressed by the professionalism of the pilot, great safety briefing, great condition of the balloon. none of that was here, no safety briefing, the balloon looked like it was in just okay condition. i'm feeling very safe in egypt but it was a marked difference from the professionalism i saw with the british and myanmar. >> once your balloon landed, were you able to see anything or find out more about what happened? >> we could hear sirens and we could hear cars and emergency vehicles approaching for the next hour, each blon lands in their own air. there is a team that follows the balloons around. the other balloon landed in a different aarea. we saw a little bit of smoke and we saw more and more from the people there. >> i suspect you're feeling really lucky today. >> well i'm feeling lucky but i have to tell you the juxtaposition of the great beauty and horrible tragedy, it's really shocking and all of us feel terrible. >> you're right, christopher michel, thank you for sharing your

impact and finally i would say she has redefined american power in asia with the opening to burma, myanmar and stood up in the difficult conversations with the chinese, stood up in support of the peaceful resolutions in the south china sea and secretary clinton is a memorable, outstanding secretary of state and many people's minds. i think she deserves enormous credit for what she's done. >> andrea, are you there? >> hello? >> are you there? this is katherine, her producer. >> how are you? >> great, katherine. we're waiting to get andrea on the phone. we're on air. let me go back to the ambassador here. we can, of course, talk about the accomplishments, ambassador burns, of hillary clinton in this respect. but you and i both know that many people are looking at this image and they're visualizing a couple of years from now and these are not state department workers clamoring for a hand shake. they're people who are supporting her run for presidency. what do you believe at least is looking that far ahead? you are an insider. you know a lot about the clinton family. both the former president