. >> a recent nhk poll suggests that residents are most likely in if favor of starting the reactors. he sai he will decide whether too do it after hearing what residents have to say. japan has 50 reactors and only one reactor in the country is operating right now. it's expected to go offline next week. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successeon"t road ahead "the" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> a u.n.-backed court convicted taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity. he's the first head of state found guilty by an international war crimes court since world war ii. a special tribunal in the hague ruled that taylor is guilty of all 11 charges. charges clude aiding and abetting reb massacr o people in neighboring syriaearierra leone leone during the war. it continued for more than 10 years from 1991. sentencing is expected to be held next month. the prosecution held t

an nhk poll suggests more than 50% of respondents disapprove of the prime minister's cabinet. this is the first time the number surpassed the midway point since the ministers took power last september. the survey says 53% this approve of noda's cabinet, a jump of five percentage points from a month ago. 30% of respondents support noda's cabinet, a drop of three percentage points. of the people who this approve of noda's cabinet, 46% said they cannot expect much from its policies. another 27% said the cabinet lacks the ability to implement its ideas. the poll addressed the issue of re-starting nuclear reactors halted for inspections. 15% said they support the resumption. 39% were against. and 42% were unsure. >>> the emperor or japan will resume a full schedule of public duties on tuesday as his health has been improving since having heart bypass surgery in february. emperor akahito and the empress were at their villa since thursday. they returned to the imperial palace on monday. the emperor had a house check at the household hospital. he rarely experiences shortness of breath

>> a recent nhk poll suggests 54% of residents are in favor or slightly in favor of restarting the reactors for economic reasons. 71% voiced concerns about the risk of an accident if the units go back online. the mayor will decide whether to approve any restart after hearing what residents have to say jap has 50 xhekt reactors and that doesn't include the four damaged units at fukushima daiichi. only one reactor in the country is operating right now, and it's expected to go offline next week. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster, but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and successes on the road ahead, every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> syrian government forces have reportedly killed 70 people in the country's city of hama despite the monitoring team. they say the forces used mortars and tanks to attack the city on wednesday. video footage posted online shows a residential area heavily bombarded and people struggling to reach survivors

nhk conducted the telephone poll last weekend. the results showed 54% of people in ohi support the plan to restart the reactors. 37% are against it. only 32% in neighboring municipalities back the plan. 60% oppose it. the survey asked whether they're concerned that restarted reactors could be damaged and release radiation into the environment. 71% of people in ohi said yes. so did 84% of their neighbors. the poll also asked whether the government has done a good job of explaining to the public about the safety of restarting the reactors. 29% in ohi said they had, as did 19% of their neighbors. >> translator: i'm concerned about the livelihoods of many neighbors who work at the ohi plant, but safety should be fully confirmed before the reactors are restarted. >> translator: the host town enjoys various benefits from the nuclear plant, but neighboring municipalities do not, so their opinions must be heard. >> there's no set date for when the two reactors at the ohi plant will go back online. the utility that operates the facility sa

poll. young people, who played a key pole in ousting the mubarak regime are at the forefront of efforts to spread the word about democracy. nhk world's satoro aoyama has the story. >> reporter: every day, 25-year-old lawyer mostafa sharara tells people about the elections and the candidates who will be running. >> translator: which candidate is most suited for the position of president? why do you back him? >> translator: i value his campaign pledges. >> reporter: demonstrations against the regime of president hosni mubarak erupted in january of last year.

poll. now young people who played a key role in ousting the mubarak regime are at the forefront of efforts to spread the word about democracy. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: every day, 25-year-old lawyer mustafa, hits the streets. he's the leader of a volunteer group formed last year to tell people about the elections and the candidates who will be running. >> translator: which candidate is most suited for the position of president? why do you back him? >> translator: i value his campaign pledges. >> reporter: demonstrations against the regime of president hosni mubarak erupted in january of last year. over the following month, there were fierce clashes with security forces and many casualties. every day, he joined in the demonstrations in tahrir square. in the heart of cairo. now he works to support the victims of the harsh government crackdown during the upheaval. after a year after the mubarak regime was ousted, families are still contacted him to find out how they can claim compensation. >> translator: so you can see the wound in the back of his body where he was shot by the security forces? >> reporter: one of his ow

poll. young people, who played a key pole in ousting the mubarak regime are at the forefront of efforts to spread the word about democracy. nhk world's satoro aoyama has the story. >> reporter: every day, 25-year-old lawyer mostafa sharara tells people about the elections and the candidates who will be running. >> translator: which candidate is most suited for the position of president? why do you back him? >> translator: i value his campaign pledges. >> reporter: demonstrations against the regime of president hosni mubarak erupted in january of last year. over the following month there were fierce clashes with security forces, and many casualties. every day, sharara joined in demonstrations in tahrir square in the heart of cairo. now he works to support the victims of the harsh government crackdown during the upheaval. over a year after the mubarak regime was ousted, bereaved families are still contacting sharara to find out how they can claim compensation. >> translator: so you can see the wound in the back of his body where he was shot by the security forces. >> reporter: one of sharara's own friends was shot as they were