they made the findings when conducting a search of the freighter of the osaka port last year. >> does this amount to china violating international laws? >> transporting materials related to weapon of mass destruction to north korea is a clear breach of the u.n. security council resolutions. ballistic missiles included in this category, making it possible that china violated the resolutions. this remains unclear why china provided north korea with the vehicles. but shipping military materials overseas requires a go-ahead from beijing. therefore, it is likely that china, china's leadership approves export of vehicles in the knowledge that north korea might use them for military purposes. but please look at the photo again. >> okay. >> as the vehicle seems to be for civilian purposes china may have thought it can -- it did not violate the security council resolutions, it exported vehicles to the north for civilian purposes. next question is, how is the international community react china's suspected breach of the u.n. resolutions? >> thank you very much for that. >> good evening, aung sa

from osaka, singapore, shanghai, taipei, and seoul, korea.h our offices and communities to promote education, trade, allow ourselves to educate ourselves continuously about the need to have a more advanced, smarter immigration policy for our country. and also one that we enjoy celebrating because we get a lot of talent from the other countries, which is why we want to be a gateway to the world. that is why we enjoy the celebration so much. with that, i like to invite former mayor willie brown and also the supervisors, please join us on the stage and be part of the witness and of the signing of the proclamation for this year imposed a celebration of the asian pacific heritage month. and supervisor cohen, come on up as well. [applause] >> with that, it is official, asian pacific heritage month is on. thank you, mayor li and everyone that came out to help with the signing of the proclamation. they are the cumulative efforts of the asian pacific heritage celebration committee. please welcome the founder and chairman of the heritage celebration co

the mayor of osaka launched a full scale crack down on public employees and teachers. and there are visibility tattoos they will be transferred to another position. >> and coming up next some tiny dogs take a journey from the b >>> coming up at 6:00 a prominent gay rights activists winds up in jail busted for what police found on his computer, tonight we dig foo evidence that led to arrest. also zynga goes mobile unveiling games today. we'll show what you is in store. you'll see how a tiny chip could help restore vision of thousands who are fight eye disease. join us for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. see you in half an hour. >> can't wait to watch that story. and speaking of tiny things nearly two dozen chee with a was on the first leg of a frip from -- trip from san jose to canada today. >> this is a wings of rescue flight. they were loaded on to a flight this morning. and there is a volunteers flying them to washington state, then they're going to be ferried to canada. >> the pilots use planes to fly missions so this is something they do all over the country. >>

the customs officials say they found export documents of the ship in october at osaka poert. the firm has been designated as an entity violating u.s. sanctions. they say the paper work shows they transported four special vehicles from shanghai. japanese officials say it's likely these vehicles that match those displayed at missile launch pads during a military parade in april in north korea. they also say exporting this hardware violates the security council resolutions. japanese officials are reporting their findings to the u.n. a chinese spokesperson is denying the accusations. >> translator: china firmly opposes proliferation of wex weapon of mass destruction and their transport equipment. we implement unsc resolutions. >> he added firms in china do not export goods that are banned by security council resolutions or chinese law. >>> nhk world senior reporter gives us more insight into the special vehicles that have been transported to north korea. >> well the international committee has raised conces over the transport launcher which for the first time appeared in public a

coast guard, police, and customs officials say they found export documents of the ship in october at osaka port. they say the ship was operated by a company with suspected ties to a trading firm that's been designated for violating u.s. sanctions banning weapons and materials to north korea. they say the paperwork show the ship transported four large vehicles from shanghai. japanese officials say it's likely these vehicles matched those displayed during a military parade in april in north korea and say exporting this type of hardware violates resolutions that ban countries from sending materials related to weapons of mass destruction to north korea. japanese officials are reporting their findings to the u.n. >>> a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson is denying the accusati accusations. >> translator: china firmly opposing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we strictly implement u.n. resolutions. >> he added firms in china do not export goods that are banned by security council resolutions or chinese law. >>> nhk world senior reporter gives us more insight into the special vehi

police believe takahashi directed cult members in the killing of a man in osaka who had been critical of the cult. they used toxic gas. investigators say takahashi moved into an apartment near toektoeky -- tokn 1996, with a fellow cult member. they moved apart. he was living in an apartment near tokyo until they arrested her earlier this month. they say the news made him run. investigators released several recent photographs of takahashi. one showed him withdrawing $30,000 in cash the day after her arrest. police across japan joined in the search. they released regular updates on his whereabouts hoping someone might give them a tip. >>> policy officials at the bank of japan decided there is no need for any change. the central bank has been infusing massive amounts of liquidity into the market as it implements monetary easing measures. the central bank's decision came friday after a two-day policy meeting covering japan and the global economy. board members voted unanimously to maintain current policy saying japan is showing clear signs of revival. however, they expressed continuing co

osaka, japan, moscow and geneva, switzerland, round out the top five. list is compiled by comparing the prices of more than 200 items in each location. and terrell, the most expensive city in the u.s. is new york. >> who knew? big surprise. >> but the big apple ranked 33rd on that list. >> on the list down? yeah, interesting note. erica ferrari here in new york. erica, thank you so much. >>> and it's getting more expensive in middle borough, massachusetts, if you have a dirty mouth. i'd be broke. the boston suburb imposed a $20 fine yesterday for swearing, but critics say the government can't control public speech just because it contains profanity, which to me sounds like a setup, because if i got a fine, then i'd start cussing, then i'd get another fine. i just couldn't live there. it wouldn't work. >>> up next, your tuesday >>> demand sports, the long wait is over. l.a. is the new king of the stanley cup. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ birds chirping ] unh! ♪ [ female announcer ] oikos greek yogurt. possibly the best yogurt in the world. ♪ so it stays on

and police believe takahashi directed cult members in the killing of a man in osaka who had been critical of the cult. they used toxic bx gas. takahashi moved into an apartment year tokeny in 1996 with fellow cult member nao naoko kikuchi but they moved apart. police arrested her earlier this month. they say the news prompted takahash toi flee the apart heemt was renting in kawasaki city near tokyo. investigators released several recent photos of takahashi. one showed him withdrawing about $300,000 in cash the day after kikuchi's arrest. they released regular updates on his whereabouts hoping someone might give them a tip. >>> delegates from around the world of heading to brazil to talk about some challenges that affect everyone. the u.n.'s rio plus 20 conference on sustainable development starts next week in rio de janeiro. chinese delegates are among those trying to balance economic growth with environmental concerns. nhk world's susumu koijima takes us to a place where a tourism boom is threatening an important natural resource. >> reporter: one of the most popular tourist destinations

and police believe takahashi directed cult members in the killing of a man in osaka who had been critical of the cult. they used toxic vx gas. investigators say takahashi moved into an apartment near tokyo in 1996 with fellow cult member naoko kikuchi, but they moved apart. police arrested her earlier this month. they say the news prompted takahashi to flee the apartment he was renting in kawasaki city near tokyo. investigators released several recent photos of takahashi. one showed him withdrawing about $30,000 in cash the day after kikuchi's arrest. police across japan joined in the search. they released regular updates on his whereabouts hoping someone might give them a tip. >>> japanese author kenzaburo oe has criticized nuclear power in his writing and in speeches. the nobel prize-winning novelist is urging the government to abandon it altogether. oe and two academics submitted a petition to the cabinet. more than 6 million people across the country signed the document. oe said he opposes the plan to restart two reactors at the ohi nuclear plant in fukui prefecture. the plant would b

existence 1605 and the dutch east india company send a team come in that century, worked for japan and osaka's 1697, worked for interest rates in 1970, worked for acid rain in 1990. and yet, our legislators don't think this is necessarily a valuable tool. and it's not because they're not smarter goodhearted. the system is just broken. >> so there's two things there. the first one which is about the growth of legislation and complexity of legislation had to take that person will come back to the environmental thing. i am surprised that you were surprised because there is this thing, the government. there is the business of government and its those rules and loopholes. that is what it sells. and it is the most successful business in the united states of america. seven of the tenor suburbs of washington d.c. so what is the most successful business. and the people who inhabit washington d.c., the politicians, lobbyists, interest groups figured this out. it's an easy way to make money as regulations, the more complex the better because the console loopholes and ways to get around them. i'm surprise

you have a movement in the streets of osaka stock.d that there is no serious way you can use force against it in the kind of rude opposition that the soviets would have practiced, and something that would have occurred with them. we need to be very much aware of it. i am deeply concerned by two aspects of our policy. i think we need to get rid of this, because the russians -- it is a torture instrument for the purpose of which is long disappeared. i support congressman jim mcgovern. i wish, in fact, that we had scraped up a host of issues that meant misty represented the top. people have been killed with no examination, with clear sense that there has been government involvement. i think that that concerns me. can i say to other things at the outset, which will not, i think, for be any of us happiness. i think it is important that we put them on the record now as we take a look at what we are facing ahead. one of those is us. i could not agree more with the job that dan has undertaken and taking the burden off everybody else's shoulde