a taliban spokesperson told nhk that the organization is responsible for all the attacks. president hamid karzai on tuesday released a statement condemning the actions. he said this will not stop the transition of security from international to afghan forces. secretary of state hillary clinton said the united states will ensure the safety of its people there and secure the area. r. >> the civilians who serve are dedicated brave men and women, committed to advancing our mission. they will not be intimidated by this kind of cowardly attack. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> the irradiated village of kawauchi in fukushima prefecture aims to decontaminate the area, restore lifelines and bring all resi

. >> a rdside tree was kcked down by strong wind near nhk studio in the district. the tree crashown on t back of a taxi. the height of the tree is 12 meters and the trunk's circumference is 1.6 meters. here again another tree was blown down. people have been paying close attention to typhoon roke tonight as it moves through japan. i'm michio kijima, you're watching "newsline." typhoon roke is whipping through fukushima prefecture in northeastern japan as we speak. the storm pounded central parts of the country earlier today including tokyo. roke has killed six people, seven others are still missing. the typhoon made landfall earlier on wednesday bringing heavy rains and strong winds. officials say landslides could hit many areas. the water level of rivers in central japan is rising significantly. authorities have ordered or advised more than 150,000 people to evacuate their homes. about 530,000 households in the country are without power now. >> officials in aichi prefecture ordered more than 10,000 people to go to temporary shelters. >> this man shows just how str

nhk world was presented with broadcaster of the year award at a ceremony held in amsterdam monday. >> in serving the global audience, nhk employed all the traditional broadcast elements of good journalism and excellent technology on a new media platform via the internet to serve an incredible thirst for information. >> after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan march 11th, nhk world provided minute by minute disaster updates for two straight weeks, on both television and its website for live stream broadcasting. during that time, the nhk world website was visited by more than 5.4 million people from around the world. thanks very much for your viewership. this concludes this edition of news line. thanks for joining us. /s -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

nhk world's susumu koijima is at one of the biggest train stations in tokyo. how is it looking over where you are. >> reporter: i'm in front of shinjuku station in central tokyo. it has been raining since yesterday, but the rain and wind are not so strong for the moment. it looks more like a normal rainy day. the shinjuku is the busiest station in tokyo. at this time of day you see a lot of students and office workers on their way to schools and workplaces with their umbrellas. the typhoon is still far away from tokyo, but it has already caused traffic disruption. the sign board in the station says "shinkansen, direct train services between tokyo and yamagata prefecture in northern japan have been canceled," and we expect more delays and cancellations today. the air travel has also been affected. more than 100 domestic flights have been canceled so far. as the typhoon approaches, we expect more rain today. one of the passengers here in shinjuku told me that she's planning to visit northern japan for sight-seeing but she's not sure whether she can make it. peop

i'm tomoko kimura with nhk world tv.ience documentary. there are three areas that are known to generate major earthquakes. if all three ruptured together, what kind of megaquake should the country expect? we'll look into the predictable outcomes of the tsunami and the countermeasures that can be taken. next we'll highlight a community in the to hocho disaster zone that was devastated by the historic quake. every summer traditional festivals are held throughout japan to console the spirits of people's ancestors. in rikuzentakata, a city that was wiped out by the huge tsunami, survivors gather for this festival once again to honor their lost loved ones. and last, kampai, a guide to great drink, in which we introduce traditional japanese drinks to foreign visitors. we'll learn about shochu, a distilled spirit that's made from tubers, wheat, rice, or other grains. our reporters visit kagoshima, the home of shochu in southern japan. we'll find out how the

. >>> an nhk survey shows more than half of the people who fled fukushima prefecture after the march 11th disaster think it will be hard for them to return home. nhk surveyed 187 people living in shelters or temporary housing both inside and outside the prefecture. compared to their feelings right after the disaster, 43% said they believe more strongly that they won't be able to go home, while 26% say they feel a stronger desire to go back. and 11% said that they are resolved not to go back to their homes. asked why they feel they won't be able to return, many cited what they saw on their temporary visits back home. roundout houses, deserted towns, and high radioactivity levels. asked what they want from the government, 43% said thorough decontamination of the soil, and 19% said they want the government to purchase their property. many respondents apparently want the government to restore their land to its predisaster state or otherwise support them so they can move elsewhere. >>> japan's nuclear crisis minister says technology must be developed quickly to deal with the radioactive w

join nhk world for "japan: six months on" and "9/11: defining a decade." our programming continues all week. then on sunday, september 11th we'll mark the anniversaries. 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster. 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >>> prime minister yoshihiko noda made his first official phone call to leaders of china, south korea, and russia on tuesday. during his conversation with chinese premier wen, they decide to cooperate in various fields including post disaster reconstruction and cultural exchange. with the south korean president, he said they'll resume talks on a partnership agreement for free trade and investment. the two also agreed their nations should work closely with the united states on north korea's nuclear program and its abductions of japanese nationals. while speaking with russian president medvedev, noda said japan and russia should resolve territorial issues including islands north of japan. the two leaders agreed to take every opportunity to continue discussions. >>> south korea is to ask china and other areas to exerc

saitomi aso, nhk world, bangkok. >>> always a man's best friend. we thought we'd wrap up our bulletin. i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. back to you. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild don't miss them on "newsline." >>> more than six months after the march 1179 earthquake and tsunami, some 90,000 people are still waiting for life to return to normal. for now, they must be content with basic accommodation and basic food. in this edition "the road ahead" we meet a chef who uses his skills and experience to make life for the survivors more palatable. nhk world's yuko fukuyama has the story. >> meet katsuyana ito, he's a chef in iwate prefecture. since the march 11th catastrophe, he has been cooking and handing out food to stricken people nonstop.

jane nhk world. our programming continues all week, then on sunday, september 11th we'll mark the anniversaries, 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 13/11 disaster, 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >> that's right, all this week "newsline" brings you 9/11, defining a decade, on september 11th, 2001, the twin towers of new york's world trade center collapsed after terrorists flew two hijacked airplanes into them. in the third part of our series, we meet an american artist born in japan. she made a sculpture out of the steel from the towers' wreckage and as our correspondent mikie bana reports, the steel holds special meeting for the sculptor. >> reporter: miya ando, a new york based artist works with steel. she has created a sculpture made from steel columns salvaged from ground zero. the force of the collapse left the steel pieces, many longer than ten meters, twisted and broken. over 100,000 tons of steel were retrieved from the site. after a decade, pieces were distributed, free of charge, to many location

our exclusive nhk poll will show you what they think of yoshihiko noda. so far he's got the support of a majority of voters but not their confidence. 60% of the nearly 1,100 people who responded say they approve of prime minister noda. 18% don't. here's now noda stacks up against his predecessors. keep in mind he's the third democratic leader to lead japan, lower than that of yukio hatoyama and naoto kan when they started out. the survey asked what voters expect most of the noda administration. 30% want him to rebuild tohoku and solve the nuclear crisis, 15% strengthen social programs, 13% cut wasteful spending and 12% say he should concentrate on fiscal reform. respondents are split on whether he'll be able to implement the policies. the survey asked about the timing of japan's next general election. 10% want a national vote to be held right away. 13% say it should happen before the end of this year. 26% say by the end of next year, and 4 % say they don't want a general election until 2013, when the government is supposed to schedule one. >>> we asked nh

christine song, nhk world. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> hi, and welcome back. we have lots happened here, so let's get on with it. this is tropical storm -- this is kulap, which is heading toward the southwestern islands of japan. it is going to be affecting areas with high winds up to 4 meters and then toward the islands it will be affecting. ichb directly, though, it will already be affecting from late tonight honor shoe area of mainland japan. the accumulation of rainfall in tokai and kin kay region will be developing. this is where we've already hat flooding situation from the previous storm that brought torrential rain. the landslide is going to be, again, at very high risk for the next 24 hours. much of other -- elsewhere in japan looking pretty dry and very hot. hokkaido will be looking at very unstable conditions and also here in eastern china as well as northern china. all the cooler air from the north and moisture will be pulling in, so the clash is going to be bringing those unstable weathers also in the philippines and indo-china peninsula and india

daiichi takahashi, nhk rld. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> u.s.nt barack obama asked japan's prime minister, yoshihiko noda, for concrete progress in resolve ing the okinawa based disputwhen e two met in n yk dnesda nh rlstamotokama reports. tnslator: iou le to thanon behf the jane peop the u.s. litaryor the eat extence tendedn lping japan rever from the disaern mah 11th. iantoelmeri mister na and his delegation untes. i am sure it will be an excellent working relationship with the prime minter as well as his team. noda held his first face to presenonedsd othress sidelines of the u.ngeral assembly meeting. the u.s. side hoping for progress on several issues. the two men cut straight down to business at the meeting. obama explained that the u.s. terms on the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma station in okinawa prefecture. he called on noda to begin laying the ground work for building alternative city in the head district of nago city as agreed by the two governments. obamsa hhos see nglerogress on this issu ro e ineti o trans-rs re. takam

city officials tell nhk about 260 people went into hospital. china's state-run "xinhua" news agency said the collision injured 245 people. it will happened tuesday on the number 10 subway line. transport officials say more than 500 passengers were on the two trains at the time. the transport authority says one train was running on reduced speed because of equipment failures. the second train slammed into it from behind. nhk's reporter on the scene said ambulances, police cars and fire engines have gathered near the station close to the accident site. >> translator: the train was stopped due to mechanical trouble. people were sitting down and just waiting. i had no idea what happened. it was a massive impact. >> this is the latest rail accident in china. in july a high-speed train collision killed 40 people. in 2009 a fire at a construction site at the shanghai subway left one worker dead and six others injured. the shanghai subway network opened in 1995 and has been rapidly expanding since then. the number 10 line is the new extension that open

nhk world reports. >> jim mccalfry is a fire fighter in new york. he was dispaf he was dispatched to the world trade center after the 9/11 attack. but by the time he got there both towers collapsed and both billowed everywhere. during the chaos, jim lost someone close. besides being a fellow firefighter, orio palmer was jim ae brother-in-law. his team was among the first to arrive at the site. right away, they started rescuing survivors. orio was like a brother to jim. he keeps a recording of orio's last transmission. orio's crew had wasted no time climbing to the 78th floor of the south tower. >> in about two minutes later -- down came the twin towers. one after the other. new york's iconic buildings have vanished from the skyline. >> these guys were going about their business professionally, selflessly, and consistently, the way he pressed on, that keeps us pressing on. in his memory. >> among the victims was orio. and about 300 other firefighters. mount mountains of debris hampered the body recovery. orio's remains were never discovered. the debr

i'm to moeko kimura with nhk world tv.week we'll feature a behind-the-scenes look at a record-breaking construction proje project. the tokyo sky tree, nearing completion as the tallest freestanding broadcasting tower on earth, tops out at 634 meters. we'll find out how the team of technicians overcame some tough challenges to achieve this impressive feat. next, we'll check out a science project that will shoot for the stars. tmt is a next generation supersized optical telescope. equipped with the world's largest mirror. it might be able to see the very first galaxies in the universe. we'll look at the cutting-edge japanese technologies that are making this project possible. kampai, a guide to great drinks, introduces traditional japanese drinks to foreign visitors. this week, edition 3. japanese wine is increasingly gaining a reputation for its taste and high quality. our reporter visits wineries in yamanashi prefecture and enjoys the marriage of local wine and japanese traditional

nhk filed an access to information request to the swedish economy. the academy released documents about the nobel selection on wednesday that reveal committee members praised the theme of the sisters as innovative and modernistic, but the committee also says the novel lacked expressive techniques compared to the western books it was considering. tanizaki died in 1965. and three years later, later junzaburo nishiwaki won in literature. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour in "newsline." we will be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >> that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. >>> thanks, pachari. the top nuclear envoys from china and south korea met on thursday, in beijing. their discussions had been a day after the chief envoys of north and south korea talking about resuming the stalled six-party negotiations on the north's nuclear program. south koreaen delegate, wi sung-lac and wi met. china is trying to be the go-between for the two koreas. it is aiming to resume the six-party talks by the end of the year. but north and south korea remain far apart, south korea says wednesday's talks did not make any progress. it reportedly stated that north must take concrete steps to denuclearize before discussions resume. the focus is now on north korea. and what action will propose to the united states regarding denuclearization. that meeting is expected to take place as early as next month. >>> chinese government officials are speaking out about what they're calling a mistake by t united states. they strongly oppose a u.s. decisio

the wind knocked a 12-meter tree down near nhk's studio in the shibuya district. the trunk crashed onto the back of a taxi. typhoon roke also left many people in the dark. it knocked out power to about 170,000 households across japan. joining us now is saki ochi from the weather desk with the very latest on roke. so saki, how much longer is this storm going to be with us? >> right. well, it is racing northward right now, and it has been a potent storm system, really not losing a lot of its intensity, even after making landfall. so we've been hearing of these heavy rains and strong gusts. now they're starting to impact more northern areas of japan. gusts of up and over 160 kilometers already recorded here, as well as rainfall amounts well into the 200 to 300 millimeters. so it's been potent, and there's still more to come. there's still a lot of rain hanging on mainly across the northern portions in hokkaido as well but there's still just a lot of instability in the air. showers are going to be prevalent across the country today. so you do want to watch out for tho

nhk world has this story. >> reporter: this speech was given to soldiers in tokyo. in the audience, a photographer who was a baby during the war, who has made it his quest to find his friend's photos. after seeing action in the south pacific, this ship was attacked and sunk in 1945. photographs of the ship are extremely rare. although it is the u.s. commander's time to visit in the south pacific to search for the photographs. >> it was a truly impressive ship. i mean, certainly one of the most powerful ships in the world in its time. i wish him great luck and great success. >> reporter: the photographs he is looking for were taking by this man, who died 40 years ago. he was a photographer for the japanese navy and took many photos of the ship. this is the island where he was stationed in the final stages of the war. concerned about accessibility of his photos, he buried the negatives at the war's end. he returned several times after the war, but failed to find his buried treasure. he decided to take on his friend's mission. in july, he takes a boat to an island in s

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nhk has found that many of the 86 people who died or disappeared were at home. nhk was able to find out what happened to 64 of them. 43 people or nearly 70% were inside their home when it was buried in a mud slide or swept away by a flood. the remaining 21 were outside checking on damage or in the process of evacuating. >>> the city of nigata on japan's coast has assigned hotels as emergency shelters in the event of a tsunami. the city situated in a low-lying area was inundated in 1964 when a tsunami was triggered be i a major earthquake in the region. there was a concluded agreement with the five hotels on monday. it calls for the hotels to accept up to 4,000 evacuees when a tsunami warning is issued. >> translator: i hope that the designation will raise evacuation awareness. i also want to sign more agreements with offices and apartments. >> the city plans to strengthen its preparedness for tsunami by designating more hotels, company buildings and condominium as evacuation centers. >> china says it plans to send a trade delegation to help its recovery. china d

susumu co-jima, nhk world, tokyo. >>> the japanese auto industry is on a steady recovery track. domestic output of major carmakers in august rose for the first time since the march 11th disaster. eight companies announced their monthly output on wednesday. their total is about 670,000 units. that's up 1.7% from a year ago. to motors saw a jump of nearly 12%. daihatsu, a rise of about 9%. suzuki, almost 6% increase. and mazda, a rise of 5.6%. many of the automakers say their output is returning to normal levels d t a recovery in parts sulyhat had bee haer bth mch disaster. the firms planned to hire more seasonal workers from october to boost their production. >>> the head of the philippine central bank expressed concern about the potential impact on the merging economies from europe's debt problems. the governor who is visiting tokyo said on wednesday that his country's economy grew over 7% last year and remains upbeat. but he went on to say that if the credit uncertainties about europe continue, that they would be affected. the governor said in the 1997 asian currency crisis, in

nhk world, vienna. >> welcome back to your weather update. now we will look at the wet weather heading in towards japan today. we have a couple tropical systems here. this is heading out to sea so this won't pose a problem. but this one, tropical typhoon roke now. that combined with it will bring heavy showers across japan today. real pie for much of the country. we will be talking about ample amounts of rain specifically along the specific side of southern japan. that will include areas prone to landslide. it'll be definitely a lot of rain that we need to keep an eye on over the course of today. now, you can see the main rain from typhoon roke coming in now. here is look at the next 72 hours. looks like it'll head right for mainland japan. possible making land fall in the central area and crossing through. it will be a very stormy next couple of days for japan. it is picking up speed so it shouldn't be the same slow system. nonetheless, that is plenty of stormy weather it keep an eye on. for the peninsula, eastern china, things are dry. but

. >>> now, nhk world's yoshitaka hirauchi is in shanghai. he's been gauging public reaction to the crash. >> reporter: the accident occurred on a subway route that opened in april of last year to coincide with the start of the shanghai expo. transport authorities say there were more than 500 passengers on the two trains. july's high-speed rail crash in the east killed 40 people. the chinese government's handling of the accident provoked wide praed publspread anger. authorities in shanghai are now facing a similar wave of criticism. a satellite tv station in hong kong conducted an online survey talking to people across china on wednesday. it found that 60% of respondents said the accident was a result of professional negligence and that authorities have not learned any lessons from july's rail crash. many respondents also voiced concerns over the rapid expansion of subway lines. they say that yet more safety problems might occur in the future. >> the frequent accidents are evidence that the operators are not meeting their responsibility for s

join nhk world for "japan: six months on" and "9/11: defining a decade." our programming continues all week. then on sunday, september 11th, we'll mark the anniversaries, 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster and 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. patchari raksawong has the latest with what's going on in the region. >>> india has tightened security measures after a deadly blast. sharp criticism has been leveled at the government for failing to prevent the incident. the terror attack on the heart of the indian capital killed at least 12 people and wounded nearly 80 on wednesday. indian police have detained at least three people including the owner of an internet cafe in the indian-administered state of kashmir on thursday. they have been questioned over an e-mail sent by a militant group, allegedly claiming responsibility for the bombing. meanwhile mourners and families of the victims attended funerals in new delhi for those killed in the explosion. the bombing is at least the third terror incident in india this ye

that was nhk world's mikio tanube reporting for us tonight. appreciate it. >>> and other news, thailand's newly-elected prime minister yingluck shinawatra has met her counterpart. they failed to discuss the removal of troops deployed along their common border. the two countries remain at odds over a territorial dispute of a world heritage site near their border. both sides continue to deploy military forces in the area despite a withdrawal order by the international court of justice in the hague. on thursday the two sides agreed to continue a dialogue toward solving the issue but failed to touch on the subject of troop withdrawal. >> i believe that from the good environment of the relationships we think we can talk in peaceful ways so that's why we have the coordination and bilateral. >> on friday yingluck's brother former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra held talks in cambodia. they're expected to hold further discussions aimed at solving the dispute. >>> a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred near the fiji islands on thursday, around 7:31

join nhk world for "japan: six months on" and "9/11: defining a decade." our programming continues all week. then on sunday, september 11th we'll mark the anniversaries. 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster. 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. >>> hanukkah is a porn actress and rose to stardom. she retired in 2008. she now working as an actress and radio personality. >> last year she released her auto biography, life in a welfare facility, kidnap, sexual abuse and the debut as a porn actress. she wrote about all she experienced in her 28 years i'm a director in my third year at nhk. i read her book and wondered how someone my age could be so open about herself. >> i don't want to think the i live was a disadvantage. i don't see it as one. >> i asked her for an interview. when i finally met her, she turned out to be a cheerful woman who laughed a lot. >> i don't think the life i led is normal. so i yearned for anything normal. grow up normally. go to school normally.

nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: this is a camp in the capital of kabul. more and more people are coming here and fighting fights between international forces and the taliban. most people here fled from the south where fighting has intensified. >> translator: look at this. i got hit when a bomb exploded. >> reporter: even in the camp, some children die of malnutrition. this man lost his two young children. >> translator: i am very sad. the death of my sons is too much to bear. i really want these terrible conditions to be improved. >> reporter: the afghan government provides no help to evacuees in camps. they survive only on bread and soup from charities. this is 8-year-old shafrin han. his father, a construction worker, was killed in the attack by the international forces. to escape the fighting, he and his brothers moved to a camp in kabul in july along with their uncle's family. jumaha is shrafin's uncle. he is 18 years old. he looks for day's work but comes up empty. more and more evacuees stream into the city looking for job. on this day, he cannot ag

nhk world. >>> high levels of radiation have been making life difficult for residents in fukushima. they're also slowing search operations. more than 200 people are still missing in this prefecture six months after the march 11 disaster. we spoke to the chief of the fukushima prefectural police about the challenges his officers face. >> it was the first time of all the japanese police to operate in radioactive environment. and actually we didn't have any substantial standard operating procedure for such contingencies. >> reporter: because of high radioactivity levels, it wasn't until april that police were able to conduct their first full scale searches for missing persons within ten kilometers of the nuclear plant. that was nearly one month since the march 11 disaster. >> the tohoku people wanted to search for they loved ones themselves. but because of the level of radioactivities and because of the lack of equipment or many other things, they couldn't go. so we decided that we have to go on their behalf. >> reporter: with debris from the tsunami still littering the area, the job i

nhk surveyed about 190 of them. nearly 40% of respondents want the government to decontaminate or replace the soil in the towns and cities to restore the land to predisaster state. the government only recently started serious decontamination efforts so despite ongoing pressure from residents and farmers, it will be a while before people can even begin to think of the day when they can actually return home or start working the land again. >> thanks, hiroki. nhk world's hiroki yajima from our studio in sendai. japan six months on will continue on thursday with our weekly segment, "nuclear watch." we'll look at how the japanese government and tokyo electric power company have dealt with the fukushima daiichi accident and its aftermath. plus our nuclear energy expert will tell us about the latest science behind how the nuclear crisis unfolded. >>> and this just in. a passenger plane crashed near the russian city of yaroslavo on wednesday killing 36 of the 37 people on board. russia's state-run news agency says a passeng

nhk world's senior commentator is with us now. how does the noda administration plan to handle japan'sgoing nuclear crisis? >> well, managing this crisis and mapping out new energy policies are the most daunting tasks facing noda's team now. prime minister noda has reappointed a nuclear crisis minister to carry on with the previous administration's policies. he drafted ideas to improve nuclear safety under former prime minister naoto kan. he also wants to pursue the idea of reducing japan's reliance on nuclear power and increasing its use of renewable energy. that's one reason why he will also serve as environment minister but no concrete green energy plan is in place yet. you know, noda believed that the nuclear power plants, which have passed so-called stress tests should be restarted in order to fulfill this country's electricity demands. >> what does prime minister noda have to do to rebuild japan's position in the northeast? >> the first thing it has to do is pass a third extra budget so that full fledged reconstruction can s

our exclusive nhk poll will show you what they think of yoshihiko noda. so far, he has the support of a majority of voters but not their confidence. 60% of the nearly 1,100 people that responded say they approve of prime minister noda. 18% don't. here's how noda stacks up against his predecessors. now, keep in mind, he is the third prime minister to lead japan since the democratic party took power two years ago. his approval rating is lower than that of yukio hatoyama and naoto kan when they started out. the is your vie va asked voters what they expect most. from the noda administration. almost one-third want him to focus on rebuilding the disaster region and solving the nuclear crisis at the fukushima daiichi power plant. 15% say he should strengthen social programs. including pensions and health care. 13% want noda to cut wasteful tax spending, and 12% say he should concentrate on fiscal reform. respondents are split on the question of whether noda will be able to implement his policies. 47% say, yes, and 48% say, no. our survey asks about the timing of

nhk world has this story. >> the u.s. navy in japan, giving a speech to former japan soldiers in tokyo. in the audience, he has made it his quest to fiend his friend's photos. they were with the japanese naviship. after seeing action in the south pacific, the ship was sank in april of 1945. however, since the most military secret at the time, the fleet was extremely rare. u.s. commander was visiting a friend, so t.o. search for the photographs. >> it was a truly impressive ship. i mean, certainly one of the most powerful ships in the world in its time. i wish him great luck and great success. >> the photograph he is looking for were taken by man who died four years ago. he was photographer for the japanese navy and took many photos. this is where he was stationed in the final stages of the war. with concern of the photos, he buried them at the war's end. he returned receive ra times after the war but failed it find his buried treasure. he decided it tick his friend's mission over. in july -- he came in search of the photo

nhk surveyed about 190 of them. nearly 40% of the respondents want the government to decontaminate or replace the soil in the towns and cities to restore the land to its predisaster state. the government has only recently started serious decontamination efforts. so despite ongoing pressure from residents and the farmers, it will be a while before people can even begin to think of the day when they can actually return home or start working the land again. >>> that was our studio in sendai. "japan six months on" will continue with our weekly segment, "nuclear watch." we'll look at how the japanese government and the tokyo electric power company have dealt with the fukushima accident and its aftermath. plus we'll learn about the latest science about how the nuclear crisis unfolded. >> announcer: the march 11 disaster. the september 11 attacks. two anniversaries. one source for in-depth coverage. join nhk world for japan six months on, and 9/11 defining a decade. our programming continues all week. then on sunday, septe

i'm tomoko kimura with nhk world tv. this week we're showing two new programs that offer understanding of traditional japanese culture. kampai, a guide to great drinks offers foreign drinks to visitors. the first episode is on sake. our reporters visit sushi vau restaurants to find which go best with certain dishes. sumo star hakuho is the 69th yokozuna. he has become a keystone of the sport. he talks about the spirit and s essence of sumo. we're also presenting a documentary this week that investigates the secret of lon generality which has created a sensation in japan. a gene has been discovered that delays the ageing of the human body and expand the human life span to over 120 years. please visit our website for air

mari yamada, nhk world, hanoi. >> and that will conclude our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> and now let's take a look at the market figures. >>> welcome back to your weather uptate. we are getting a look at the weather across asia and we are still talking about a lot of tropical activity in the southeast, the clouds from bun heading into the gulf of tonqing. let's look at tropical storm nesat made landfall along the northern end of hainan island. by tonight expected to move into towards the northern end of vietnam and lose a lot of the strong winds by saturday morning, but for the course of friday, this section of southern china, hainan island, northern vietnam will want to brace for some pretty strong winds. now rainfall, too, will still be pretty heavy in some areas. localized areas could be looking at upwards of 200 millimeters to fall still, in addition to all the rain that we've already seen in the last 24 hours or so, so you do want to watch out for flood risk and landslide risks. now as we look towards the philippines, too, rainf

join nhk world for "japan: six months on" and "9/11: defining a decade." our programming continues all week. then on sunday, septembe11, we'll mark the anniversaries, 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster and 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >>> a clash in the east china sea. one year has passed since japan's coast guard issued that warning to a chinese fishing trawler. soon after, the boats collide. the incident led to a strain in relations that has yet to fully heal. rebuilding ties is one of the main foreign policy challenges facing japan's new government led by new prime minister yoshihiko noda. for its part, the chinese government says it is also working to improve relations with its neighbor. the se me, china is trying to dispel the view in the international community that asia's rising giant poses a threat to peace in the region. >>> our china report tonight focuses on the lingering impact of the confrontation and what lies ahead for japan/china relations. we start by looking back at what happened one year ago. >> the senkaku islands are a rocky

nhk world. >>> welcome back to your weather update.east yaz a ya we are monitoring two tropical storm systems. one hatang approaching vietnam and another for northern vietnam. let's look at this one. nesat is packing piend winds of 120 kilometers an hour. not moving fast at 15 kilometers an hour but getting close to the northern end of the philippines. you can see the central philippines are seeing the stronger winds and the winds will intensify throughout the course of the day and even through tuesday as the core of the typhoon works across the northern end of the philippines. it will be stormy the next couple of days. plenty of rain, strong winds and high waves that you want to watch out for this. this will be a couple of days of stormy conditions. ahead of that, we have tropical storm tatang in the south china peninsula. it is likely making landfall within the next 24 to 48 hours. wind speeds 65 kilometers an an hour. more strengthening is expected before landfall. once it makes landfall it should rapidly weaken. you want tobreak br

he told nhk that al qaeda is reorganizing and may launch more severe attacks than those on september 11th, 2001. >> reporter: this footage is believed to have been taken in afghanistan the year before the september 11th attacks. osama bin laden was killed by the u.s. military in may. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. >> reporter: ayman al zawahiri took control over al qaeda after osama bin laden's death. they say his grip on al qaeda is not as strong as bin laden's. but the man who claims to have worked with al qaeda doesn't see it that way. nasr bahari spoke to us in yemen. who is he? al bahari says he worked as bin laden's bodyguard until the year before the 9/11 attacks. >> translator: al qaeda has been reorganizing since bin laden's death and will likely regain momentum. >> reporter: he cited the name of a key person in the organization. he's a former officer in egypt military, the man is believed to be a part of al qaeda's leadership. saif al adel is on the list of the most wanted terrorists. he is

>>> a very good day to you, welcome to nhk world "newsline" on this holiday monday here in japan. i'm ron madison in tokyo. dozens of people who once lived in the shadow of the fukushima diachi plant have had a drive today was a short-lived homecoming day of sorts. authorities allowed them to briefly enter the no-go zone. residents drove home to retrieve some of the belongings they left behind after the government evacuated the area in march. 227 people from 90 households went back in. it was the second opportunity for evacuees to go in. only two people were allowed into the no go zone. during the first tranth weaken back then. this time evacuees were able to use their own vehicles and took as many passengers as they could carry. >> translator: i brought back a heater, demidifier and a refrator. tnslato i i d the stuehich i dedicated to my ancestors. i won't be able to go back for a long time. >> after the visits, authorities tested the vehicles for radioactive contamination, trips home in private vehicles are expected to continue until late november. >>> well we're hearing now th

a taliban spokesperson told nhk his group was responsible. the violence erupted just after the tenth anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks on the united states. the raid in the heart of kabul drew condemnation from the u.s. and afghan governments. president hamid karzai said it would not stop the transfer of security to afghan forces. >>> thailand's newly elected prime minister yingluck shinawatra visited cambodia on thursday to hold talks with her counterpart hu sen. she is the first thai prime minister to visit cambodia in two years. the two countries remain at odds over a border dispute of this temple, a world heritage site. both thailand and cambodia claim sovereignty over the temple and continue to deploy military forces in the area. despite the withdrawal order by the international court of justice in the haig in july. the two leaders did not discuss the removal of troops, but agreed to continue dialogue in an attempt to resolve the issue. >> i believe that from the good and better enrollment of the agency, we think we can

our exclusive nhk poll will show you what they think of him. so far, he has the support of a majority of voters but not their confidence. 60% of nearly 1100 people responded say they approve of prime minister noda. 18% don't. here is how he stacks up against his predecessors. keep in mind, he is the third prime minister to lead japan since the democratic party took power two years ago. his approval rating is lower of that of hatoyama and kan when they started. they asked voters what they expect most from noda administration. almost a third of respondents want the prime minister to focus on rebuilding the tohoku region and solving the nuclear crisis at the plant. 15% strengthen social programs including pension and healthcare. 13% want him to cut wasteful spending, and 12% say to concentrate on fiscal reform. respondents are split on the question of whether noda will be able to implement his policies. 47% say yes. 48% say no. our survey also asked about the timing of japan's next general election. 10% want a national vote to be held right away.

nhk is at one of the biggest train stations in tokyo. we heard from the the last hour, how is it looking now? >> well it is still calm here. in front of train station in central tokyo, it began raining last night but the rain and wind aren't so strong at the moment. this is the busiest station in tokyo at this time of day. can you see commuters carrying umbrellas as they head to walk places. the typhoon is still far away from tokyo. but it has already caused traffic disruption. the sign board says, the trains have been cancelled between the northern prefecture and northern japan. the travel has also been affected, more than 200 domestic flights have been cancelled so far. as the typhoon comes through though, more rain is on the way. including downpours of 18 millimeters per hour. a woman told me she is planning to visit northern japan for sightseeing but isn't sure if she can make it. the typhoon's closest approach to tokyo is expected around rush hour. people are very concerned about how the weather will change as the typhoon approaches

join nhk world for "japan six months on and 9/11 defining a decade." 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster. >>> today "newsline" brings you part five in the series "9/11 defining a decade" about security in afghanistan. soon after the september 11 attacks by al qaeda, the u.s. spent troops to afghanistan. almost ten years later, the u.s. and its allies have begun withdrawing its troops. they also started handing over security control to afghan authorities. now, the taliban is stepping up terror attacks in many parts of the country. more than 1,400 civilians have been killed in the fighting during the first six months of the year. the taliban also infiltrated the security forces. >> this highway leads to the capital of kabul. this truck was attacked by the taliban, has been abandoned here ever since. it was carrying fuel for the international forces. this checkpoint is manned by afghan police. recently, people pretending to be police officers by wearing the uniform are being carried out terrorist attacks. the taliban conducted a suicide attack against this m

nhk world. >> reporter: the start of the season helped. but the fishery supply chain isn't fully restored yet. seafood processing factories used to line miyako's port. preventing this seafood company from bringing first catch in for processing. >> translator: the slow progress and the repair work is frustrating. our core business involves freezing the fish we buy. but we're irritated because we're unable to do the job even if we have fish. >> reporter: building up the ground that had -- but many of miyagi prefectures are hampering the recovery work. the limits in place -- have time to map out a plan for the areas destroyed. but people in fisheries industry are calling for the restrictions to be lifted. people there are facing difficulties in rebuilding their factories. local government hinder efforts to swiftly rebuild infrastructure for the supply chain. but they also believe the limits are necessary to create safer and disaster-resistant communities. it's obvious that the public in the prefectures will have to work closely together and f

join nhk world for "japan: six months on" and "9/11: defining a decade." beginning september 5th. then on sunday, september 11th we'll mark the anniversaries. 2:30 p.m. japan time for the 3/11 disaster. 9:40 p.m. for the 9/11 attacks. >>> in other news, the iranian organization says their first nuclear plant was attached on saturday. they will send electricity for the time being, low flow. it's scheduled to go into full operation at year end. the plant is located in the southern city of bushir. >> translator: it's great that the plant is now up and running. it's beneficial for iran. >> the plant was built with russian help. russia will help with fuel rods and retrieving spent fuel. and it needs to enrich uranium to procure fuel on its own. iran has maintained it's for peaceful purposes. but israel and western countries are concerned that the opening of the bushir plant could pave the way for the nation to develop nuclear weapons. >>> the group of seven finance ministers and central bank governors will be gathering in france on friday to discuss ways to stabilize the global economy

nai makita, nhk world, taipei. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> safety officials in franceay the incident at one of the country's nuclear waste facilities is over. an explosion at the marcoule complex killed one person and injured four others. the accident happened inside a building that houses a furnace that's used to melt low-level radioactive waste. france's nuclear safety authority says about four tons of scrap metal extracted from nuclear waste was being melted inside a furnace at the time of the accident. the cause of the explosion is not known. the nuclear authorities says the facility offered, suffered no major damage and there have been no radiation leaks. local residents are complaining, though, that nuclear authorities did not release enough information after the explosion. they're skeptical of the facility's safety. >> translator: residents were not informed. we haven't been kept up to date. we've been listening to the radio. people have been exchanging information by telephone and word of mouth. >> and there's a high concentration of nuclear facilities in marco

nhk reports. >> the 7.3 magnitude quake reached tokyo. headquarters were at a train station. >> held in tokyo -- [ inaudible ] officials guided stranded passengers and commuters to safety. about 700 people took part. the march 11th quake -- people left to stations in search of information when the train stopped. >> translator: many people were stranded at the station. the staff really couldn't help us because there were so much confusion. >> stations practiced helping passengers get off the train. and guiding them to a safe place. a crowd of people who gathered in front of the station were in two groups. those who could walk home and the others who could not. they were guide bid police officers. the officers were blocking roads and led people to shelters for a future quake. >> translator: i hope this experience will pay off some day. when an earthquake really occurs. >> translator: i want to know how many people the shelter can accommodate. and how far away it is. >> translator: on march 11th, we couldn't effectively guide the crowds of p

yuko fukuyama, nhk world, in iwate prefecture. >>> nearly 100 other chefs have joined ito in bringing quality food to the disaster zones. others donate meat and some other foods. but it costs a lot of money to operate this project. its survival will depend on getting proper funding. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss them on "newsline." >>> time to check on some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin tonight with this item sent by src, sri lanka. >>> about 1,400 tamil refugees have returned to sri lanka over the past month after fleeing to india during the civil war. the latest group landed at an airport on thursday. most of them originally lived near the headquarters of the tamil insurgency. government statistics show that about 4,400 ta