welcome to "newsline." here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> operators of some nuclear plants in japan get ready to face new safety checks as they prepare to apply for permission to restart their reactors. >>> two reactors in south korea are being pulled offline after the nuclear regulator there determines some parts had bogus safety certificates. >>> and japanese businesses play catch-up in africa as mining and other industries on the continent open up a wealth of opportunities. >>> operators of four nuclear plants in japan are taking a step toward a goal that's been distant for a couple of years. they say they're preparing to apply for permission in july to restart reactors. only one plant is online following the accident in fukushima. utility companies must meet new rules in order to fire up others. nhk world explains. >> reporter: the four plants in question are dotted across japan from the south to the northern island of hokkaido. operators must prove reactors at the facilities ad

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"newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. the japanese yen has fallen even further against the dollar in tokyo after passing the 100 yen benchmark in new york. >>> millions of pakistanis head to the polls on saturday to decide their nation's future. young voters may prove powerful in this historic general election. >>> children of chinese migrant workers are barred from attending school and some are getting into trouble. >>> leaders in japan and the u.s. might be feeling their economic policies are finally beginning to pay off. the japanese yen reached 101 to the dollar in trading in tokyo. it's the first time the yen has hit that level in more than four years. traders are buying the dollar on expectations of a stronger u.s. economic recovery and aggressive monetary easing from the bank of japan. those in new york saw the yen break the psychological threshold of 100 yen to the dollar and the currency weaken further in tokyo. investors on the tokyo stock exchange

>>> welcome to "newsline." >>> japan's prime minister is vowing to increase exports of power. japan has learned from the accident in fukushima. abe met in ankara. the lead earns reaffirmed their support for a deal that will see japan supply nuclear technology to turkey. japanese businesses will be given priority in negotiations to build a nuclear plant for turkey near the black say. >> translator: japan has obligation does share with the world, the lessons learned from the severe accident at fukushima daiichi and to contribute to enhancing the safety of nuclear energy. >> prime minister abe reached a new agreement earlier this week with the united arab emirates following a visit to saudi arabia. he says his tour succeeded. he knows they now cover a wide range of issues, including economic issues, security and culture. the potential of the middle east region is indispensable for japan's growth. >>> one of the last remaining symbols in north korea has been shot down. the workers have left the kaesong complex in north korea. the workers that stayed behind so they could negotiate

>>> hello, and welcome to "newsline." a north korean special envoy has reportedly hint at a return of multi national talks. state run media in china quote them as saying north korean officials are willing to rye solve problems through various forms of dialog. this is a close aide to north korean leader kim jong un. he met president xi jinping in beijing and delivered a letter from kim. the president told him chinese leaders want a agreement for talks. those cu countries are the two koreas, china, russia, japan and the united states. they are willing to resolve problems through various dialogs for peace and stability on the peninsula. officials in pyongyang have repeat lid said they would never return to the six party talks. >>> u.n. secretary-general told nhk he welcomed the news. he urged the north koreans to take concrete steps towards restarting the six party talks. >> i'm encouraged by positive news coming from are the authorities of democratic party of korea. i hope this will be followed up by active implementation.

>>> welcome to "newsline." >>> finance minister says central bank ministers are looking for ways to solve a common problem. they're in the middle of two days of meetings outside london. so far they've gone over ideas for finding a balance between growth and deficit reduction. u.s. representatives called for more spending to stimulate growth. industrialized nations are still dealing with a weak recovery. officials from germany stressed the importance of fiscal reconstruction. they support spending cuts and other austerity measures. bank of japan governor explained the boj's policy of putting more money in circulation. he says it's aimed at pulling japan's economy out of deplace and not weakening the yen. >> translator: we are coming to acknowledge that each country does various things for the sake of its own economy. >> g-7 leaders have been watching the yen lose strength against the dollar and are checking to make sure japan is following the rules. >>> u.s. secretary jack lu gave his thoughts. he said he will keep an eye on whether they stick to g-7 and g-20 agreements. >>> german finance

>>> hello, and welcome to "newsline." >>> a chinese human rights campaigner who escaped his homeland could draw criticism there once morement he's getting ready to address lawmakers in taiwan. he escaped house arrest last april and fled to the united states. members of human rights group in taiwan say officials have given him permission to visit from late june to mid july. they say he plan does go there with relatives. chen plans to give a speech in the legislature and meet researchers and university students, analysts say government officials in china are making life harder for chen's relatives there. >>> some u.s. military personnel in okinawa will soon be relocating. commanders in okinawa are taking the first step to honer an agreement to close facilities and return the land to the japanese. japanese and u.s. officials agreed the americans will start by return ago plot. the land is part of a supply facility. officials with japan's foreign ministry say u.s. military personnel will leave as early as august. u.s. and japanese leaders agreed last month on a timetable for the return of

>>> welcome to "newsline." i'm keikichi in tokyo. here are some of the stories we are following this hour. selling pressure by investors triggers another big drop in the tokyo stock market as experts think things will remain volatile. >>> and teachers in africa find new ways to improve the skills of their colleagues as they work to develop their educational system that's short on resources. >>> and experts on a japanese government panel have come up with a new suggestion to halt the build up of contaminated water for the damaged plant in fukushima. >>> watching the tokyo stock exchange over the past week has been like watching a ride at an amusement park. the market has been going up and down and experts say there's no sign this ride is over yet. take a look at what's happened since january. the benchmark nikkei index rose more than 50% in five months. then last thursday, it plunged, chalking up the biggest loss of the year. and on this trading day, it dropped again, marking the year's second biggest loss. the nikkei index closed at

"newsline." i'm gene o tani in tokyo. here's a look at the stories we're following this hour. rescuers are searching for people trapped in buildings. from a towerful tornado that ripped through oklahoma. china is reevaluating their relationship with north korea. >>> rescuers in the state of oklahoma have been working through the night clearing debris and looking for survivors. a giant tornado levelled homes and schools. at least 51 people are dead, including 20 children. the twister swept through a suburb of oklahoma city. wind speeds are estimated to have reached 300 kilometers per hour. >> i felt something, and it was raining on me and all of that. >> it ripped open the door, and it just was just glass and debris that started slamming on us. we thought we were dead to be honest. >> officials at the oklahoma medical examiners office says they expect another 40 bodies. more than 100 people have been treated for injuries, many of them are children. u.s. president barack obama called the oklahoma governor to pledge support. nhk world john ellis is now in the hardest hit area of

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. japanese share prices took a beating. the key index lost more points in one day than it had for 13 years. >>> recovery work is in full swing in oklahoma after monday's deadly tornado tore through the u.s. state. >>> china's oscar winning composer's symphony has been showcased in tokyo. >>> investors in japan's stock market got a jolt. shares have been rallying on hopes for economic turnaround but the tokyo stock market had its biggest sell-off in more than a decade. the nikkei averaged ended, down 7.3%, or 14483 points from wednesday's close. that was the biggest one-day point loss in 13 years. trading volume hit a record. we spoke to people on the street to get their views, the ones we met seemed to take the news in stride. >> translator: i think stock prices have been going up too sharply so the pullback is not surprising. >> translator: i don't expect share prices will continue to go down. i certainly want prices to go

"newsline" i'm james tengan in tokyo. politics is the big talk in malaysia right now. voters cast ballots in a general election on sunday. the national front coalition has ruled since independence from britain in 1957. but now the opposition people's alliance is vying for a majority. malay's make up half of the population. but they were at an economic disadvantage to the chinese. since the 1970s, they have tried to reduce this despairty. the affirmative action was popular and kept the national front coalition in power for more than half of a century. mal malayians have seen their gdp growth five-fold. but those only profiting were those connected to the government. even those supporting affirmative action feel dissatisfaction. >> reporter: malaysians have watched the economy boom. across the capitol city, there is a frantic contradiction. they're snapping up penthouses even before they're built. consumption is up despite a hike in prices over the last decade. and the healthy economy is encouraging malaysians to buy. >> translator: i plan to spend about $170 on clothes

. >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has spent his first few months in office focusing on the economy. now he's adding another issue to his agenda. he wants to revise the constitution which marks its 66th anniversary on friday. in particular, abe is eing a redefinition of the country's defense forces. japanese are divided over whether the constitution should be changed at all. nhk world junio yatsumoto explains. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe has waited for years to revise japan's constitution. he and his ruling democratic party have kept that goal in sight since they took power last december. >> translator: it is prime minister abe's belief that we need to change the constitution for assembling an independent nation state. >> reporter: the constitution was written after world war ii. the u.s.-led allied forces controlled its drafting. the most significant characteristic is pacifism. article ix says the japanese people forever renounce war. it red j

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline". i'm raja pradhan with the news from tokyo. the g7 finance chiefs are meeting in britain to grapple with an economic conundrum. they need to figure out how to rebuild their national finances while spending more to stimulate their economies. the finance ministers and central bank governors are talking near london. they guide economies that are recovering but slowly. analysts say they'll discuss how to nurse their government finances back to health while spending more to generate growth. most g7 leaders are key to spend. the germans are standing firm in their belief for a need of austerity. japan's finance minister and bank of japan governor explain why they have been putting more money into circulation. the japanese say their only goal is to pull their economy out of deflation. the dollar surged past 101 yen. it reached its highest level in over four years. u.s. treasury secretary jack lew gave american tv viewers his take on the japanese policy. he said he accepts what the japanese leaders are doing as long as they're not deval

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. chinese authorities are turning up the heat on leaders in north korea. the bank of china has cut off a key source of foreign currency. >>> toyota motor has stepped on the gas. thanks to the weaker yen and better sales. the automaker is generating profits it hasn't seen since 2008. >>> and some residents of northeastern japan have grown frustrated with the pace of recovery efforts. artists from tokyo have headed there to add a touch of color. >>> authorities in china are cutting off a key source of funding for their allies in north korea. the state-owned bank of china has closed the account of the reclusive nation's foreign exchange bank. the bank of china sent notification on tuesday to north korea's foreign trade bank. the institution has been a target of u.s. sanctions since march. it's accused of being involved in funding north korea's nuclear development program. 70% of the north's foreign trade is with china. the ban

>>> hello there, welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, may 30th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> saudi arabia has confirmed five new cases of infection with a new strain of corona virus. the virus has already killed three people in the country. the world health organizations says five men and women have been confirmed infected with the middle east respiratory syndrome. their ages range from 56 to 85. the virus has been spreading rapidly in the middle east and europe since april. it belongs to the same family that causes sars or severe accuse respiratory syndrome t killed 830 people around the world. france reported the first death from the corona virus on tuesday. 49 cases have now been confirmed in eight countries. 27 people have died. >> the novo corona virus is not a problem that any single affected country can keep to itself or manage all by itself. the novo corona virus a threat to the entire world. >> w.h.o. experts are urging authorities around the world to test the for the virus on people that returned from the middle east. >>> resear

>>> hello there, and welcome to "newsline." it's monday, may 13 rt. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. pakistan's party with sharif is certain to be the ruling party. pakistan's state run tv reports that based on its ballot count, sharif's league is leading, securing 125 of the 342 seats. en the party had 91 seats before the vote. sharif declared victory in front of supporters. he expressed hope ha the party will win enough seats to form a government without coalition partners. the pakistan movement for justice has secured 34 seats. the party's led by former cricket star. the pakistan people's party has won 32 seats, down from the preelection 134. the party was in power for five years. pakistan has had a long relationship with the united states. the election may change this and affect antiterror operations. >>> sharif was a known critic of pakistan cooperation with the united states against islamic militants. pakistan has suffered from terror attacks. but sharif is critical of the u.s. use of drones against islamic militants in northwestern pakistan. h

>>> welcome to "newsline." it's friday, may 24th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> british prime minister david cameron has moved to calm fears after an attack in london. he said attacks by extremis will only bring the british people together. >> we will never give in to terror or terrorism in any of its forms. >> two men approached a military man and attacked him to death. one was heard shouting islamic slogans. he said they were acting in revenge for war in muslim countries. investigators have yet to identify the suspects, but local media report at least one of them was a muslim of nigerian origin. the man was born and raised in britain and is in his 20s. members of an anti-islamic group took to the street to protest the killing. riot police moved in to contain the demonstration. u.s. president obama released a statement. he said the u.s. stands resolute with the united kingdom against violent extremism and terror. >>> delegates from the arab league have thrown their weight behind a conference at ending the war in syria. they

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gooene otani in tokyo. north korea has launched short-range missiles. it's the third straight day of what the country calls a military trial. >>> china and india agree to boost economic ties and continue efforts to resolve a long-running dispute on the border. >>> and a business owner in myanmar is ung his experience to strengthen ties between the two countries. >>> south korean defense officials say north korea launched two short-range missiles toward the sea of japan on monday. it's the third straight day the north has fired missiles. north korean authorities say the launches are part of a regular military drill. they are believe todd have dropped in the sea of japan. >> translator: they may launch more missiles, so we're closely watching military movements in the north. >> dealership lomatic sources say they have resorted to less provocations. north korea authorities acknowledged the test. >> translator: the launches are part of ordinary drills. we're exercising our legitimate right as a sovereign nation

>>> welcome to "newsline." . it's thursday, may 16th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. members in tokyo have approved a political resolution that calls for a resolution in syria. despite some holdouts they have condemned the regime of assad said in he's carrying out attacks on indiscriminately on civilians. >> it is adopted. >> qatar's representative drafted the resolution. 107 countries approved it. delegates from russia, china and iran were among 12 nations that did not. they called the resolution one-sided. the resolution condemns the syrian government for systematic human rights violations and demands president assad to allow u.n. investigators into the country for assessing chemical weapons used and allow for a transition. it says the national coalition should play a role. general assembly resolutions are not binding but it would carry in the security council where russia and china have backed regions. >>> researchers with the u.s. geological survey says the continental shelf may hold undiscovered crude oil and natural gas. north korean agents kidnapped them in the

that is all for this edition of "newsline." stay with us. >> ifill: we remember those who fought, served and died for our country on this memorial day... good evening... gwen raising fears that country could be pulled into the civil war in neighboring syria. margaret warner is on the ground in beirut with the latest. >> brown: we have a report from bangladesh. the workers are deman

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> i special envoy for kim jong un said north korean authorities are ready to hold talks. >>> u.s. president barack obama has defended the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists. >>> and exclusive access as impacts of the nuclear disaster are monitored. >>> north korea is apparently ready to resume six party talks. they reportedly made the comment in a meeting with xi jing pink. the director of the general bureau of the korean people's army travels to beijing. president xi told him that china wants parties involved in the six party talks to work for the denuclearization. he called for the talks on the nuclear program. the six countries are the two koreas, china, russia, japan, and the united states. they said they're willing to resolve problems through the six party talks and through die lolg to security peace and stability. the reported comment would be a reversal for north korea officials have repeatedly sai

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." gunmen in pakistan have killed the main prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister buto. he had been looking into the role that musharraf played in her death. gunman opened fired on his car on his way to testify. musharraf is accused of failing to provide adequate protection. he is also charged with illegally dismissing several judges while he was in office. he roughered to pakistan in march. he intended to make a political come back ahead of next week's parliamentary election. he is currently under house arrest. people think that supporters angry about his arrest could be behind it. >>> north korean leaders are getting closer to their goal of being about to hit the united states with a nuclear weapon. authority rs are continuing to develop their nuclear and ballistic technologies. the report says the north koreans have deployed missiles capable of hitting targets throughout south korea, japan, and the pacific region. it says those advances are in line with py

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welcome to "newsline." it's friday, may 31st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> president assad said he will attend a talk on syria. his appearance at the talk seems far from certain. he granted the interview to a lebanese television station. # he said he would not go if he found the conditions unacceptable. he also discussed the delivery of weapons from russia. russians leaders say they are following through on the surface to air missiles. russia and u.s. officials are working together to organize the peace talks. they'll meet with u.n. officials next week to discuss ways to bring the parties together. >>> chinese president is trying to reclaim relations with emerging economies. he's setting off on a tour to latin america. he will make his second overseas trip since march. he'll make the first visit to trinidad and tobago by a chinese president. the nation has large reserves of oil and natural gas. but the chinese are weary of have appearing too eager. costa rica has established relations with china six years ago. he also wa

this is "newsline." here are some of the stories we're following this hour. japanese opposition leader toru hashimoto apologized for saying u.s. servicemen in japan could turn to the sex industry as a way to prevent crimes. >>> a south korean newspaper has expressed regret for recent commentary that described the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki as divine punishment. >>> a jab news opposition leader apologized for a comment he made about u.s. troops in japan and the sex trade industry. hash m hashimoto is reacts his comments. >>> the mayor of osaka. he spoke in tokyo and said his intention was to ask u.s. forces to prevent sex offenses. and he argued his strong sense of crisis led to the use of an inappropriate expression. >> translator: my remark could be construed as offensive to the u.s. forces and american people. i retract my comments. >> he also made comments about comfort women. many of the women were forced to work in brothels for japanese soldiers. he said earlier this month that comfort women were necessary in times of war. but he clarified

>>> hello, and welcome back to nhk world "newsline." >>> a north korean special envoy has hinted at the return of six party talks. state run media in china is quoted as saying they're willing to resolve problems through various forms of dialog. the director of the gent political bureau of the army. president xi told them chinese leaders want the resumption of the six party talks on north korea's nuclear program. he wants the leaders of all six countries to try to denuclearize the peninsula. north korean officials are willing to resolve problems through various dialogs for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. the comment would mark a reversal for north korea. officials in pyongyang have repeatedly said they would never return to the circumstance party talks. of drones >>> barak obama has launched a defense of a target >>> i'm encouraged from the democratic people's republic of korea. i think this is a positive stance will be followed by active implementation. >> he praised china's leaders for building momentum through bilateral talks. >> i'm ready to do whatever i can in fosterin

that's "newsline" for this hour.'m gene otani in tokyo. >>> this year's spring has arrived a little later than usual. the rape blossoms are just opening in april.

get news and inhave the right every weekday, live from bangkok on nhk "newsline." >>> people who had to evacuate near the fukushima nuclear plant have been waiting to go home. they may have to wait longer. workers have cleaned less than 5% of the designated clean up area after that work is completed, radiation levels in many places have not fallen to government standard. the town hirono lies 30 kilometers south of the plant. >>> it's 0.3 now >> translator: the radiation level is not falling. >> residents are calling on authorities to decontaminate these areas once again. >> translator: the radiation must drop to a level that we feel safe to live with. otherwise, we can never rebuild this area. >> the workers washed down roads and roofs and scraped off the surface soil in gardens, but town officials say it's difficult to remove substances from the tiny gaps in asphalt. heavy snow hampers the work in winter. sometimes the homeowners have evacuated and officials can't contact them. it's also difficult to find a place to temporarily store the contaminated soil. one expert suggests it's t

here's the extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >> that wraps up this edition of "newsline."nks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the devastated town of moore began the shift from search and rescue to recovery today. we get the latest from oklahoma governor mary fallin. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground from moore, where families are taking stock of what's left of their homes and their lives. >> there is nothing that can describe the sound of your house exploding with you in it. >> woodruff: then, with one i.r.s. official pleading the

welcome to "newsline." it's wednesday, may 22nd. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. authorities in oklahoma are trying to determine the extent of damage after a tornado swept through parts of the u.s. state. they confirmed 24 people were killed and 237 others injured. rescue workers are still picking through homes and buildings as they search for survivors. the tornado churned through the suburbs of oklahoma city on monday. the winds reached more than 300 kilometers per hour. the storm swept along a path two kilometers wide and nearly 30 kilometers long. it took homes off their foundations and blew them away. analysts with the national weather service gave the storm their highest rating on the international tornado scale. >> right as i heard the roar of it coming, i grabbed my dog and we laid down in the closet. everything kind of collapsed around us. >> state officials say the tornado disrupts communications and made it difficult to confirm the number of deaths. they say at least 24 people were killed including 9 children. police officers and firefighters are checki

that's it for "newsline" this hour. thank you for joining us wherever you are. . >>> in february this year, elin lindqvist a freelance journalist from sweden visited miyagi prefecture. he was in japan in 2011 after the earthquake reporting on the aftermath of the disaster. >> i felt it was very important to come to japan and to talk to people here and to understand what exactly were people feeling, how were people doing in tohoku. >> elin lindqvist returned to

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> pakistan's election campaign is about to wrap up. millions of voters will soon weigh in on everything from domestic issues to their country's role in the u.s.-led war on terror. >>> japan's airways confirms it will put its 787 dreamliners back in service on june 1. the planes were grounded worldwide for more than four months. >>> and a japanese sculptor who lived through the earthquake and tsunami two years ago has changed his approach. he's using his art to share his new outlook of the world. >>> people in pakistan have a lot to think about before the weekend. they vote in a general election on saturday. a wave of violence has overshadowed the campaign. but it hasn't drowned out the issues, which include everything from poverty to pakistan's place in the world. we are in islamabad leading our special coverage. >> behind me you can see the buildings of the national assembly and presidential palace against a background

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>>> hello there, welcome to "newsline." it's monday, may 20th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> south korean officials have called on north korea to begin talks on the kaesong complex. they will start an investigation monday on the damages companies suffered because of the stopping of the operations at the complex. the north hasn't responded to the south's proposal to hold talks. >>> north korea test fired missiles over the sea of japan on saturday and sunday. south korea commented on the north's action on sunday. >> translator: the north should end its provocation and accept talks with the south. >> unification ministry said a government task force will visit the head offices of companies from the south that had operations at the kaesong complex. they want to understand how much companies have suffered and expand measures to help them out. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has reiterated his determination to resolve the abduction of citizens by north korea. his stance is to resolve both the abductions issue and the north's nuclear program in a

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani. here's a look at the stories we're following this hour. a boat carrying rohingya muslims who were fleeing a tropical storm has capsized off western myanmar. >>> the u.n. food agency wants more people to consider the benefits of bugs as eco-friendly source of protein in an answer to future food shortages. >>> the sumo spirit is spreading in russia as more wrestlers move from a homegrown martial art to japan's national sport. >>> rescuers are searching the waters off western myanmar looking for survivors of a boat accident. about 100 row ming ga muslims had evacuated their temporary homes, and were trying to flee a tropical storm. patchari raksawong in bangkok is following the story for us. patchar >>> the boat hit rocks after hitting pauktaw township. aid workers called for an evacuation because the storm is expected to tear through the camps that dot the coast. most that live there are rohingya muslims who fled there last year. >> we're worried there is no protection for us here. the

>>> welcome to welcome to nhk world "newsline". i'm gene otani in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we are following this hour. the factory outside cambodian capital has collapsed. >>> the w.h.o. says it has confirmed that two health workers in saudi arabia caught a deadly new strain of the coronavirus from patients, the first such transmission within a hospital. >>> militia groups in lebanon are lining up against each other as the violence in syria spills over the border. >>> shoe factory in cambodia was the site of a deadly accident on thursday. the ceiling of the building fell in killing two workers and injuring at least six others. the factory is under contract supplied companies and other foreign brands. the incident follows the collapse of a factory in bangladesh last month which killed the garment workers. it occurred in the suburb of the cambodian capital. a representative of the trade union at the factory said the ceiling caved in around 7:00 a.m., causing panic among the workers. around 100 employees were at their posts at the time. th

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> a japanese envoy visiting north korea has received some praise. the north's second highest ranking official said they he appreciates the efforts by an officer to the prime minister shinzo abe. this is being seen that the mission is held in high regard. ijima held talks with the president of the supreme people's assembly leader. the state-run korean central news agency released a short video clip of the meeting on its website. >> translator: we know that mr. ijima has been making an effort and we highly appreciate it. >> a north korean interpreter quoted kim as saying ijima is visiting pyongyang once again on a very important mission. kim and ijima are believed to have discussed the abduction of japanese nationals by north korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. ijima accompanied foreign former prime minister minister koizumi on his two trips to pyongyang in the early 2000s. in tokyo, chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said prime minister abe is serious

>>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." i a&m catherine kobayashi in tokyo on may 15th. diplomats accuse a man of being a spy. they ordered ryan fogle to leave the country. officials say he was detained late on monday. they say he's a cia agent working under the guise of a diplomat. the alleged fogle offered to pay an officer $1 million a year to spy for the u.s. he was handed over to the u.s. embassy after keeping him in detention for several hours. the russian foreign ministry summoned the u.s. ambassador in moscow. they demanded that fogle leave the country without delay. they said provocative actions in the spirit of the cold war will not promote mutual trust. >>> north korean leaders are taking a break that put the asian pacific on alert but they haven't let their guards down. he says the country is using policy to keep tension high on the peninsula. the korean workers party amended its rules in 2010 making the liberation of south korea a goal. pyongyang made the amendment two months before they ordered their troops to

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>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> ministers frb countries around the arctic ocean are trying to work out how best to tap the nation's resources and preserve the environment. >>> japanese. shinzo abe says he will consider meeting north korean leader kim jong-un if it could help solve the abduction issue. >>> an expert panel with japan's nuclear regulators has concluded one of japan's nuclear reactors sits on an active fault. >>> energy developers are increasingly curious about what lies beneath the arctic ocean. researchers with the u.s. geological survey say continental shelf may hold undiscovered crude oil and natural gas but development of the area remains largely unregulated. ministers from eight arctic nations are trying to change that. members of the arctic council met in kiruna, sweden. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov were among those trying to set rules for developing the ocean. they want to protect

. >>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." the international olympic committee is telling tokyo's governor to respect his rivals in the bid for the 2020 olympics but the ioc says it won't hand down a penalty after ino made remarks critical of istanbul. inose is the chair of tokyo's bid committee. "the new york times" quoted him as saying the only thing islamic countries share is allah and they are fighting with each other. the governor apologized. ioc protocol bans representatives of candidate cities from commenting on others vying to host the games. ioc spokespersons say tokyo olympic bid committee has been asked to abide by the rules and they say the issue has been concluded. tokyo and istanbul are competing against madrid to win the 2020 summer games. the winner will be announced in september. >>> politicians in malaysia are making their final push for support ahead of an election that could trigger the first power shift in 56 years. the ruling coalition has been in charge since the country gained independence from britain.

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> a top north korean official is now in china as relations between the two allies cool down. people in oklahoma are picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado ripped through the u.s. state. . japanese space experts are ready to launch their first new rocket in 12 years. they hope the cut in cost will make japan more competitive in the global satellite launch business. >>> north korean officials are trying to smooth out relations with their long-time ally. they've sent one of the closest aides to leader kim jong-un on a trip to china. the director of the jem political bureau of the korean people's army was sent. north korean's state run news agency says he's making the trip as kim's enjoy. he was able to be filmed leaving pyongyang. he met with the leader of the communist international department in beijing. this the first time for north korea to send a top official to china following its missile launch in december and

. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rain in the rose garden, as the president responded to questions from reporters about controversies on several fronts. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> ru