tomoko yamaguchi, nhk world, nara. >>> a report sponsored by the u.s.overnment says shipping surplus shale gas overseas will benefit the country's economy. this could fave way for getting government permission to export the commodity. the u.s. energy department released the report on wednesday. it says the export of shale gas and other natural gas products would raise energy prices but would help the economy overall. the government is now ready to examine whether to give the go-ahead to export projects. a number of energy firms hope to export natural gas as the surge in shale gas output pushes domestic gas prices sharply lower. >>> the export plans include business with japan's electric and gas utilities. japanese energy firms have had to increase their use of thermal power plants since the nuclear accident and are keen to buy cheaper u.s. gas. officials at japan's transport ministry have ordered airlines to inspect boeing passenger jets. they say state-of-the-art 787 dreamliners have had problems with their fuel lines. the emergency order followed a fu

he and his chinese wife decided to live in nara prefecture. watanabe was 53 at the time. but settling into japan was not easy. watanabe couldn't get a job. employers found him too old, so he and his wife lived frugally on welfare. learning japanese has been another struggle. even today he will struggle retaining the language. >> translator: i find it difficult to remember what i've learned. there is still so many words that i still have a hard time understanding. >> reporter: but if life gets him down, he can turn to someone for help. shigiaki nou makes it his job to help orphans displaced by the war. 24 years ago, he became watanabe's guarantor, and to this day, he's still there for watanabe. >> translator: i call him father. >> translator: i want to help him. he's like a son to me. >> reporter: inouye drops in with the watanabes for a meal. inouye used to live in northeastern china, so he empathizes with people like watanabe. >> translator: he always stood by us and he never stopped supporting us. i feel so grateful to him. ♪ >> reporter: throughout watanabe's life, car

qualicaps is based in nara, japan with sales and production bases also in the united states and europecountry boasts more than a 20% share in the global medical capsule market. mitsubishi chemical representatives said the medical capsule business has a potential for stable growth. they added the company will continue to expand in the medical and health sectors. that's the latest in business. here's a recap of market figures. ♪ ♪ >>> japan's liberal democratic party leader shinzo abe will form his new government today. abe led his party to a landslide victory in the recent general election. a special diet session will be convened on wednesday afternoon to choose the successor to outgoing prime minister yoshihiko noda. abe will be elected prime minister by voting in the upper and lower houses. he will be the first japanese prime minister in 64 years to be given a second chance. abe was prime minister for one year until he resigned in september 2007. abe plans to immediately start forming his cabinet. he'll hold a news conference in the evening to lay out his government's visions. the new

. >> and the nara guide into the debate with a soundbite heard round the world. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with the gun. >> coming up on face the nation, the future of gun control. bob schieffer interviews the nra president. that's on face the nation and it starts at 8:30 a.m. on cbs 5. >>> on the national news, former governor mark sanford says he's considering a run for congress. >> you might remember his name. he was an up-and-coming figure in the republican party before he vanished from south carolina for five days back in 2009. he later admitted he was visiting his mistress in argentina. yesterday he said he may run for a house seat that will open in january. that was the seat that he previously held in the 1990s. in it and today is the day for the buyers to the late singer daniel who died last monday at the age of 88. there was a big service on friday at the national cathedral in washington. his body is lying about why a state capital. today president obama who is vacationing in hawaii will be the final service at the memorial cemetery. >> cri