troops have been stationed in okinawa ever since the second world war.their presence is at the center of u.s.-japan security treaty. u.s. bases are indicated in orange. more than 70% of u.s. military facilities are concentrated in the prefecture. but there's not a lot of space. okinawa makes up less than 1% of japanese land. kudena is the largest u.s. military base in asia. planes take off from and land on two runways, each four kilometers long. the futenma air station serves as a base for the u.s. marines. it's located in a densely populated area. it's noisy, and it has a history of accidents. many locals used to think hosting the bases was good for the economy. many of them have changed their mind. this graph shows the propulsion of income generated by the presence of u.s. bases in okinawa, including land leases to the u.s. military. in 1972, the figure was about 16%. by 1977, it had dropped to less than 9%. over the last few years, it's been steady around 5%. events in 1995 changed the dynamic. three u.s. servicemen raped a 12-year-old girl. residents

in 1983 a group in okinawa began a campaign to get the film in japan. they called themselves the film movement. they asked for public donations so they could start buying archive stock. the group eventually collected 110,000 feet, 50 hours of screen time. the group held film events across japan for 30 years. but no longer. >> reporter: most of the members are now in their 80s and 90s. they were struggling to raise funds and organize events. >> translator: i joined the movement because i didn't want the tragic war to be repeated. it's sad to think this is the last day for the group. i feel lonely. >> she was 7 years old at the time of the battle. she lost her mother and a brother and two small sisters in the fighting. she joined the film movement to pass on her experiences. >> translator: i firmly believe that people like us who experienced the cruelties of war should not remain silent. >> reporter: on this day, ishihara spoke to a group of junior high school students. ♪ ishihara and her family were looking for shelter and a bomb fell from the sky. a dir

i will do my best to seek the understanding of the okinawa people. >> translator: i request that the futenma air station be moved out of okinawa prefecture because it would take too long to build a replacement facility in the hanoko district of nago. i will assess the government's replacement application based on relevant law. >> right now, the futenma air station is located in a densely populated area in okinawa. u.s. and japanese leaders agreed in 2006 agreed to move the base. their plan includes the construction of runways that would extend out over the sea. opponents have protested over the possible impact on the coastal environment and many want the base to be moved out of okinawa entirely. >>> the operators of japan's oldest nuclear reactors will soon have to satisfy a tougher set of rules if they're to keep their aging plant running. following the meltdown at fukushima daiichi, diet members passed a law last june saying reactors must be decommissioned after 40 years. but the law also said the plants could keep going for an additional 20 years if the operators got permission. t

-- japan, okinawa, and guam. what are they up to? >> i think he is trying to show that he can be in charge and he is trying to show the military in north korea that he deserves respect. the question is, will someone do something stupid with those weapons they have that's all it takes is one missile, and this things -- and this thing gets trigger. >> there's a history here. in the 1960's they tried to kill the president of south korea. p 1970's they tried again. .hey blew up an airliner president clinton and george bush tried to make concessions, and still they are doing the same thing. >> they actually killed the mother of the current president of south korea. these guys do not fool around. the scariest news of the week was one congressman in hearing said the defense intelligence agency, the intelligence arm of the defense department, has concluded with moderate confidence that pyongyang has the ability to put a nuke on top of domicile, which no one imagined was possible. -- on top of a mistrial, which no one imagined was possible. i

bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they've had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that's the horror story because it's possible.

. >> if it launches and hits us in okinawa, we will have a full- scale war. it does not need to unleash its entire arsenal. doubt me -- i doubt it has the ability to mature as a nuclear warhead, but there is one that i would say. no one knows anything about this guy or his motives. history teaches us that sometimes regimes and leaders are so irrational they will do the irrational. hotler's invasion -- hitler's invasion of russia was the most illogical action of the world war. just because he is saying that this does not mean that he would do this. we have to prepare ourselves in case. incould produce a situation his country now where all the threats and expectations, all the bravado, he may have to act. we better have a contingency. >> argue with that, colby? >> the worst thing is it does not take much to get it started. it takes one person near the dmz who decides to take a shot. >> there are 50 miles between them. >> i am not talking about a weapon. canou have a missile, you bridge the gap. it does not need to be nuclear- tipped. once that happens, there wi

we hope to make progress on alliance including the relocation of the usnc in okinawa to guam. secretary hagel and i are concerned that government's plans to let mv-22's this summer and then move them to [indiscernible] [speaking japanese] >> lastly i invite secretary hagel's visit to japan this year and we agreed to hold two meetings, preferably this year, to discuss efforts of strengthening alliance among ministers and secretaries of defense and foreign affairs. [japanese translation] >> based on the outcome of today's's meeting i will continue to work on hunches to build stronger bilateral alliance. thank you for your warm hospitality and for secretaries secretary hagel and our current staff. >> this is regarding syria and the assessment of chemical weapons. i am wondering if you can elaborate at all on anything more. >> my question goes to secretary hagel. it is on the secretary -- is on the security situation in east asia. how you see the situation of north korea and current status of north korea? the second question is how you see the issue of north korea missiles and how

and elsewhere in the region as we reduce our footprint on okinawa and strengthen this alliance for thefuture. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> in addition, we confirmed the deployment of a second squadron of an maxie-22 ospreys in japan which will take place this summer and increase our capabilities in the region. >> translator: . [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> i would like to recognize minister onodera for his leadership and his commitment to this alliance and also as i have expressed to the prime minister to please convey my gratitude to prime minister abbÉ. >> translator: . [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> the tangible progress we have made any reorienting this alliance in the 21st century challengechallenge s is the result of hard work and close coordination between our two governments. >> translator: . [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> we are strengthening this alliance. minister onodera, thank you. please proceed. thank you. [speaking in native tong

. >> would you say that one of the areas that we need to continue the cus on is that situation in okinawa. >> yes. we've had recent good news where the government of japan provided to the governor of oak noah. the landfill permit in there have a net under consideration. so that's the next step to go forward to be able to realize the replacement. >> i know this committee has numerous hearings on how we can ensure the movement of marines happens in a way that is of benefit to both of our countries, not to mention what e need to do regarding game. one of the areas that i focus my questioning with other leaders from the military is your need to reduce your energy consumption, which the department of defense is the largest user of energy of all of our departments. o regarding your inimplementation strategy, i'm curious to know how this is progressing and what have been some of the successes of your implementation efforts? what have been the biggest challenges? nd your operational energy stengel ji efforts and any lessons learned from preliminarytation of the strategy being integrated into pay

bases in okinawa and guam. adding to the fears, today, the young leader of the north said, "the moment of explosion is coming." >> reporter: north korea's newsreaders promising a justified all-out war.

a lo front line is lying over the areas like okinawa, taiwan and southern end of china and northern parts of thailand and vietnam, bringing thundershowers. some areas, like southern china, may see 50 to 100 millimeters of rain into the next 24 hours. flooding and landslides will be an ongoing risk here. towards southwestern china, where the earthquake occurred on the weekend, sichuan province will continue to see on and off showers throughout the day that will raise the risk of landslides unfortunately. temperatures will be on the warmer side across china. 26 degrees here and 23 in beijing. and cherry blossoms are in bloom. let's look at this video. 2,000 cherry trees are in bloom in litate. the town has been evacuated since the nuclear disaster and residents gathered there for the first time in three years. it's been designated a restricted zone so people can only visit a short time. the 60 refugees gathered under the trees for an hour and couldn't stay longer because of radiation. at that time, it was quality but it will be a sunny day in the prefecture. and rainy conditions continuing

it says it's capable of attacking places as well as okinawa, guam and the u.s. mainland. the north has the ability to intercept any aircraft or cruise missile launched from japan. the japanese government plans to deploy high performance radar that can track north korean missiles. it has also tightened sanctions against the north in cooperation with the united states. >>> there's been a minding of fences between egypt and iran. the two countries were connected by commercial flights for the first time since diplomatic talks were stopped. a plane went to tehran on saturday with diplomats and their families on boardment they're planning for direct commercial flights between tourist destinations in the two countries. diplomatic talks were cut in 197 9 after they signed a peace treaty with israel. but with the election last year with mohamed morsi, iran has shown a willingness to mend bilateral relations. in early march, they agreed to promote tourism. they want to improve bilateral relations to ease the community because of the nuclear development program >>> the japanese gove

bases in okinawa or guam more than 2,000 miles away. there are fears this could fall on south korea or japan which positioned patriot missiles around tokyo. >> one of the concerns that the u.s. has right now is that the south korea will get too aggressive on any pro-tension response to a provocation and may do something wholly disproportionate and let the situation get out of hand. >> reporter: for now business as usual in seoul as the north continues its war of words. this pyongyang resident says a military clash would turn south korea into a sea of fire. the tough talk raising anxiety about what leader kim jong-un will do. >> he doesn't check with me on his decisions or how he's feeling. >> reporter: experts believe a launch could be timed to the birthday of north korea's founder kim il-sung monday. the nation's biggest holiday, a moment north korea has used before to show off its military power, marci. >> devin dwyer live in washington, thank you. >>> to the end of a hostage drama in suburban atlanta. police say the armed gunman was

the helicopter was based in okinawa, japan. now, the crash occurred amid heightened tension on the korean peninsula. north korean military leaders have issued a new warning to their neighbors. they're threatening to attack south korea in response to what they describe as provocative acts. military commanders were reacting to a rally on monday in seoul. protesters burned photos of north korean leader kim jong-un. they dmanemanded his regime hal all belligerent actions. officials in pyongyang demanded the south korean leaders apologize to show they sincerely want to engage in dialogue. they threaten to launch retaliatory reaction without notice. >>> japan's foreign minister says the north's statement is very regrettable. he says his government will continue to call on the north to exercise restraint. >> translator: japan will not be swayed by north korea's latest provocative rhetoric. it is important to send a strong message to pyongyang that aggressive words and actions will not work. >> he said the japanese government is taking

military bases in okinawa and guam. they are waiting for next move. david piper. what are you seeing? >> tensions are high here. the u.s. trying not to make it worse. pentagon announced they are postponing a test launch of missile. but they were concerned that it would be misinterpreted by pyongyang. but north korea could view it as a victory for them and use it in the propaganda to show the people that the u.s. is backing down. this looks likely that the north korea will conduct a controversial missile test. south korean government says it believes that the test could take place around april 10. the assessment is based on a warning by north korea that foreign government should evacuate, start from the embassy in pyongyang by the date. the 20 or so country with diplomats there, they haven't made a decision on that yet. the u.s. doesn't have an embassy in pyongyang. in the past few days, north korea has repeatedly warned they with planning a nuclear attack on the u.s. and the south. experts don't believe pyongyang has yet the expertise to put a nuke on a missile. b

we hope to make progress on alliance including the relocation of the usnc in okinawa to guam. [speaking japanese] secretary hagel and i are concerned that government's sv-22's this ummer and then move them to [indiscernible] [speaking japanese] >> lastly i invite secretary hagel's visit to japan this year and we agreed to hold two meetings, preferably this year, to discuss efforts of strengthening alliance of monks ministers and secretaries of defense and foreign affairs. [japanese translation] [speaking japanese] >> based on the outcome of today's's meeting i will continue to work on hunches to build stronger bilateral alliance. thank you for your warm hospitality and for secretaries haggle -- secretary hagel and our current staff. >> this is regarding syria and the assessment of chemical weapons. i am wondering if you can anythinge at all on th more. were the locations? is the u.s. considering some proposal response to that? if you cannot answer any more questions regarding that what should the american public read into that assessment? >> first, we are continuing to assess

more bases for the united states and our country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical or real. reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side and. this is r t a toxic swamp of oil has used on the streets in a small town in arkansas this week forcing dozens of residents to flee offer an aging pipe bust and the cowardly staying in hotels and may not be able to return to their homes for quite some time and locals have started to feel like victims as they say the company responsible for maintaining the pipe did little to address the concerns i one hundred forty residents in the town have followed lawsuits against exxon mobil worried about the value of their homes local resident chris tyrell says the spill came as a complete surprise i got off work early and was headed back to my home and a police officer

bases in okinawa or guam within its reach. its path could be over japan, which is on high alert, moving patriot missiles into position around tokyo. >> the danger here is kim jong-un has ramped up the tension to such a point that even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war, or a significant military clash. >> reporter: as for timing, most believe this launch will happen sometime this week because next monday is kim jong-un's grandfather's birthday. there's a tradition tying all that together. on that day, most of these launches have happened in the morning. so we will see very soon. diane? >> all right, bob woodruff reporting in tonight, and abc news will be keeping its eye on north korea throughout this night. >>> but we have a developing story to tell you about right here at home, outside of atlanta. a team of firefighters did the brave thing they do, responding to a 911 call. when they arrived, they were taken hostage by a gunman. s.w.a.t. team storming the scene and abc's ron claiborne tells us what happen

more bases for the united states in that country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real you just that reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side and if you're wondering how the korean situation has been developing over the past few weeks then what you have to do is go onto our website dot com for the timeline that's dot com. now i hope that we're going to be able to touch on events in mali now all with some developments there and with a bit of luck we'll be able to talk to an expert in just a moment a thousand french troops may now be stationed in mali as a permanent peace keeping force there are currently four thousand french troops in the african country after being flown in to squash and is a must insurgency the plan is now pending the approval of the morning government which came to power b

more bases for the united states in that country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real you just that reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side almost three hundred protesters detained and fined after participating in a demonstration deemed illegal by police in canada's city of montreal people were ticketed for opposing a by law that allows police to shut down such rallies the controversial legislation states groups are required to provide state authorities with an itinerary before hitting the streets or the march is illegal in cox a quebec correspondent for canadian affairs a website rabble dot ca says the new bylaws a violation of citizens' rights. municipal by a lot of the sixty's and active at the height of the student strike last year in your provincial law. law as well which was denounce

more bases for the united states in that country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so. complex it needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real gives just that reason gives the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side. and if you're wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it's up today you can catch up by visiting a timeline of events at our daughter com so i'm from pictures and videos we've got full analysis of what's transpired in these last few rather hectic weeks. a second chinese city has begun culling birds in a wave of panic about a possible avian flu outbreak the fears have also spread to neighboring countries six people have died out of the sixteen infected those are figures far from any type of epidemic artie's kitty pilgrim looks now who might hope to benefit from more of the bird flu hype panic is already spreading across the globe over fears of a bird flu epidemic in china

more bases for the united states in our country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real you just that reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side and if you're wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it is that today you can catch up by visiting the timeline of events at all dot com aside from pictures and videos we've got full analysis of what's transpired in these last few weeks. moscow has accused the un of trying to undermine the investigation into the use of chemical weapons inside syria the syrian government claims rebels used illegal agents near the city of aleppo last month killing around two dozen position however directs the blame at the mass because my colleague discuss the issue with. she spent some time in the country covering the bloody civil standoff that. such re

more bases for the united states in that country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the high of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat. or real. reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. argentine. geo political analyst from a twenty first century wired dot com a great pleasure to have you want to do this today thank you. and if you are wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it's at today you can catch up by visiting the timeline of events dot com aside from pictures and video we've got a full analysis of what's transpired in these last few rather hectic weeks a second chinese city has begun. in a wave of panic about a possible avian flu outbreak and the fears also spread to neighboring countries six people have died so far out of the sixteen infected those certainly have figures fall from any type of epidemic. looks now at who might hope to benefit fr

more bases for the united states and our country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real gives us that reason here's the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side and. both career also featured in one of this week's episodes of breaking the sets where host abby martin explores who gains from provoking the communist state to the brink of war. the war rhetoric from high level north korean officials is not letting up and as a result the u.s. announced that in a precautionary move they'll be speeding up the deployment of advanced missile system defense to the region in the next few weeks this following a series of u.s. training exercises in south korea as a show of military strength including sending b. two stealth bombers each of which cost taxpayers more than three billion dollars but wait before you run for your b

more bases for the united states in our country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real you just that reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side and if you're wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it's at today you can catch up by visiting the timeline of events that don't come aside from pictures and videos we've got full analysis of what's transpired in these last few hectic weeks. the latest round of international talks on iran's nuclear program has wrapped up in kazakhstan with participants praising the negotiations as constructive despite reaching no immediate agreement the sanctions imposed on iran by the west were named by terrans chief negotiator as one of the stumbling blocks hindering the talks speaking exclusively to r.t. explained his position. economic threats ag

more bases for the united states in our country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real you just that reason here is the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side. if you're wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it's at today you can catch up by visiting the timeline of events at r.t. dot com aside from pictures and videos we've got full analysis of what's transpired in these last few weeks. thousand french troops may now permanently stay on in mali as a so-called peacekeeping force there are currently four thousand french troops in the african country after being flown in to squash an islamist insurgency the plan is now pending the approval of the government which came to power via a military coup last year robert harness an independent journalist covering mali says that france will keep its

bases in okinawa and guam within its reach.hey've had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that's the horror story because it's possible. >> even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or a significant military clash. >> reporter: a week ago in seoul. we found the people of south korea, while concerned, were living their lives. you have a long child. are you worried for your child's safety? >> not really. >> reporter: now it seems the mood has shifted. south korean news reports said emergency threat levels have been raised to watchcon-2, one step away from war. >> it was all over the news this morning, and there was this red highlight saying watchcon-2. >> reporter: a young mother sae-jun kim told me last week she wasn't worried. now she's starting to make emergency plans. >> if he strikes anywhere else, i want my kids to be with me. >>

bases in okinawa and guam adding to the fears today the young leader of the north said the moment of explosion is coming the moment of explosions coming so what happened interesting how the media jumps from one salacious threat to the other and how could they just forget about this imminent danger facing this nation my next guest is here to get his two cents on that and a whole lot more right now under my lead can comedian activist and creator of the moment of clarity web series what is going on we have a how you know i'm doing great so we the media say north korea is the biggest threat facing this country two weeks ago what the hell happened. i think they just they just need somewhere to point the frantic america they just want to keep you scared because it's good ratings writes every whether it's real or not it's everything you put on there like be afraid be afraid all the crappy upright and then every commercial break do you have anxiety. shows that there is really no threat in this country after all and of course the threat of domestic terrorism take its place really quickly what

bases in okinawa and guam adding to the fears today the young leader of the north said the moment of explosion is coming the moment of explosion is coming so what happened interesting how the media jumps from one salacious threat to the other that they just forget about this imminent danger facing this nation my next guest is here to get his two cents on that and a whole lot more right now i'm joined by lee can comedian activist and creator of the moment of clarity web series what is going on lee. you know i'm going to tell me the media say north korea the biggest threat facing this country two weeks ago what the hell happened. i think they just they just need somewhere to point the frantic america they just want to keep you scared because it's good ratings rates every whether it's real or not it's everything you put on there like be afraid be afraid all the crappy upright and then every commercial break do you have anxiety. yeah exactly because it shows that there is really no threat in this country after all and of course the threat of domestic terrorism take its place really quick

more bases for the united states in that country and there was a deal to decommission some of the okinawa sites in japan and that might be off the table as a result of the hype of this particular conflict so you know you see the military industrial complex needs a reason to exist and i believe the north korean threat to be a theatrical real gives us that reason gives the pretext for the expansion of the military economy from the u.s. side. well if you're wondering how the korean situation devolved to the level it is at today you can catch up by visiting the timeline of events at all t. dot com aside from pictures and videos we've got full analysis of what's transponder in these last few weeks. asia focused but global in scope the twelfth but while forum held in china is into its stride with two more days to go and as europe and america's struggle to boost their flagging economies national leaders and big names in business have gathered to talk about how to give emerging markets a shot in the arm professor she's the author of the book what the u.s. can learn from china told me earlier that

roughly 18,000 marines are forward deployed in the region, split between a fighter squadron , okinawa, the third expert -- the third marine expeditionary force and the new rifle company. the marines have also put in additional two infantry battalions for a total of three of the ground in okinawa and will put another there this fall . these are rotational battalions that will move in and out of western pacific every six months. all of this will be accompanied by an ea6 prowler squadron this fall along with more heavy lifted attack helicopters. so in reality the asia-pacific region will soon see more of our army, marine corps, and special operations forces now that they are coming home to the pacific from iraq in afghanistan. in addition to shifting our own force structure, we are modernizing and enhancing our forward presence across the region in cooperation with their allies. let me start with northeast asia. i already mentioned the work we're doing with south korea. in japan we have added aviation capability with in the 22 deployment, upgraded our missile defense posture, as i mentio

bases in okinawa and adding to the fears today the young leader of the north said the moment of explosion is coming so scott under an anarchist state or i guess not state but under an anarchist system how would these kind of threats be dealt with i guess. what you just said would you go kind of more of that route of just. the i for the i type thing with a long term thing is that historically nation states are new to this planet and they haven't worked and that we've done we would dismantle them we would take down false borders i think that we'd also dismantle the military industrial complex we just start taking it away because we don't need it if we're not an imperialist force who is actually trying to draw resources labor in and you know the natural world from other places that we don't need it and if we if we put in systems of federations where people can actually federate by voluntary association and exchange resources how they want that's fine but what i want to do is break it down we built these huge systems that we need to break them down that doesn't get rid of the the nukes immedi