. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there and welcome to nhk "newsline." catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> people in japan have marked the 70th anniversary of the country's constitution. prime minister says he wants to see it revised in the year 2020. shinzo abe outlined his goal in a video address delivered at a gathering in tokyo. looking back on the 1964 tokyo olympics, he said those games gave japan the confidence to achieve rapid growth and become a developed nation. he said 2020 is also significant one for the people of japan because tokyo will once again host the summer games. the prime minister add h

. >>> hello, and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> japanese defense ministry officials are looking at how best to use an empty djibouti base. one idea is to train the army in emergency response. self-defense forces are working to counter piracy off the coast of somalia. last year the ministry cut the number of vessels deployed there two to one. attacks have been declining. the ministry is also considering using the base to provide a safe spot for japanese

. >>> live, from our studios here in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline."ames tengan. >>> british officials are discussing monday night's terror attack after a man detonated a bomb at an arena in manchester. the blast occurred

sources say talks are at an early stage, and the nhk said they want to boost profits by strengtheningsiness. the market value is $3.4 billion, and nomura holdings is at its biggest shareholder. betty: a low-cost carrier in china in partnership with the everbright group. the venture is the ambition of creating a pan asian airlines. they have affiliates in taiwan, indonesia, japan, and vietnam. hundreds of planes to invest in infrastructure, including a low-cost carrier terminal. shery: changes to mitsubishi financials him a planning to consolidate corporate accounts at its trust banking unit into commercial operations. it was a reference to the bank of tokyo. they hope to boost efficiency and negative interest rates. changes will affect about 2600 customers with borrowing around $106 billion. to plaind going back old bhp, the world's biggest miner about to launch a $10 billion advertising campaign changing its logo, dropping billiton. they said they need to change the way people think about it. the change has been in the works for 18 months and has nothing to do with active investor el

[applause] >>> glad you could join us for nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> north korea says it detained a u.s. citizen for committing hostile contract acts. american and south korean media outlets first reported the detention of kim sang-duk last month. north korea's state run central news agency said authorities held kim at the airport for