. >>> crowds gathered in osaka department store this week to catch a glimpse of one young visitor.inami is no ordinary girl. she's the latest in interactive she can mo just likehe rest of us thanks to sensors inside. >> translator: the way she speaks it's so real, i can't believe she's a robot. it's startling. >> 70% of the world's industrial robots are japanese inventions. but some robotmakers believe their creations should look anything but industrial. >> hi. >> hello. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. welcome. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you again. another doctor. he had the original identity, i'm a copy of him. >> reporter: hiroshi on the faculty for osaka university is among eight geniuses who will change the world, according to cnn. for 20 years he's been creating interactive robots that can play a role in society. he started off with humanoids that looked conventional. but he began to wonder how humans would react to robots if they were integrated into our daily lives. he modeled his first android after his daughter 12 years ago. he placed

. >>> the operators of kansai international airport in osaka have set themselves a lofty goal. they want to become one of aai sha's major transportation hubs. to do that, they're laying out the welcome mat for low-cost carriers which are now jetting travellers around japan and across the region. nhk world's kazuo hamimoto has the story. >> reporter: kansai airport's terminal two opened in late october. it's been built especially for low-cost carriers. >> translator: japan is seeing the start of a full-fledged low-cost carrier industry. japan's airlines and airports are aiming to be more competitive in asia. >> reporter: at present, the only airline using the terminal is budget carrier peach aviation, which uses kansai airport as its hub. kansai has been designed to fit the business model used by low-cost carriers. budget airlines like to use airport at night or early in the morning when landing fees are cheapest. so a 24-hour convenience store operates inside the terminal. the building design is very simple with exposed ceiling frames and a white interior to cut lighting costs.

. >>> on tuesday the tse retained approval to tie up with the osaka securities exchange. the move is set to attract funds from foreign firms. the tse was one of the top venues for listing but ever since the japanese economy slowed down, keeping up with global stock exchanges has been high on the agenda. >>> as the meetings wrap up, leaders are reporting on progress on the issue. >> reporter: china held firm to its position at is -- territorial disputes. at the end of the day, leaders were not able to agree on any concrete measures. >>> the prime minister who chaired the asian summit says he's proud of the progress that leaders were able to make. he cited an agreement to start negotiations early this year to toward a comprehensive agreement which will include 16 nations. >> however the member countries and china failed to agree on the launch of official negotiations for establishing the legally binding code of conduct regarding disputes. heated discussions prevailed on tuesday which included the united states. the closing statement of that summit does not specifically ment

officials at the japanese mint osaka office are expecting to receive the order soon for 5 million bangladesh taka coins. they're made of stainless steel and worth about two yen or about three cents. the authority joined five bidders for the job that was opened by the bangladeshi government. japan's advanced minting technology was reportedly a factor. japan's mint has produced foreign commemorative coins in the past this will be the first time since world war ii to mint a foreign currency. after contracts are siend wi-- e bangladesh government. the mint hopes to receive other orders. that is all for now. i'll leave you with markets here in asia. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his forces will not tolerate attacks in retaliation for shells that flew across the border. syrian morters fell for a second day on golan heights. officials said the attacks may be a spillover from the syrian civil war. >> we'll take whatever action is necessary to put a stop to this. this is not merely our right, it's also our duty. >> israeli soldiers sent out warning shots on sunday when a syrian s

hashimoto is the mayor of osaka, but this summer he started making moves to found the conservative japan restoration party. ishihara, on the other hand, is a veteran politician. he's 80 years old. he resigned as tokyo governor last month saying he, too, wants to launch a party. both men aim to establish a so-called third poll, meaning an alternative to the main parties, but they're not rivals, you see. in fact, they are exploring a partnership for the next lower house election. some voters believe neither the ruling dpj nor the major opposition ldp has brought about change for the japanese people, and hashimoto and ishihara are trying to appeal to those voters. and our poll indicates the ldp is in a good position to defeat other parties in the upcoming election, but the two politicians present voters with another chance. >> so such an alternative could be a threat to the main parties. when do you think the election will be held? >> the decision lies with prime minister noda. he's the one to decide. the current diet term does not expire until next summer. but noda promised opposition memb

the mayor of osaka, toru hashimoto, and the former governor of tokyo, shintaro ishihara, have both established new parties in an attempt to alter the dynamics of the nation's politics. >> so, what maa seau, what do you see on japan's political horizon after the election? >> well, polls suggest the main opposition ldp stands a good chance of taking the most seats, but, you know, no party is expected to win a majority in the lower house. if that's the case, those parties that succeed in forming a majority coalition will take power and form a new government. if the ruling dpj and the main opposition ldp with its new partner new komeito together win a majority of seats, they could form a new coalition government. that's exactly what prime minister noda wants. the three parties have already worked together on fiscal and electoral reform bills. they have also agreed to work on social security reform in the future. but the ldp may try to form a coalition with the third pole. but, you know, all these things will depend on how the seat allocation breaks down among the parties in the election. >>> u.s.

shareholders of the tokyo stock exchange and the osaka securities exchange endorsed the plan at extraordinary meetings on tuesday. the two bowerss will be integrated into a new holding company next year. the tie-up is aimed at attracting funds from both japanese and foreign investors by listing more companies and revitalizing the market. the tokyo stock exchange used to be one of the world's largest stock markets both in terms of market value and trading volume. but trading dwindled after japan's bubble economy collapsed in the early 1990s. the total market value of companies listed on the two was the world's fourth largest as of the end of last month. >> translator: we have passed one milestone, and it's just that -- one milestone. we have yet to promote system integration and take other steps to make things more convenient for market participants. >>> it's snowing in northern japan, but that's supposed to ease. meteorologist robert speta has more. robert? >> well, across much of northern honshu and hokkaido to be exact, here, you haven't seen that snow. even in the next 24 hour, actually go

the mayor of osaka, toru hashimoto, and the former governor of tokyo, shintaro ra, new parties in an attempt to alter the dynamics of the nation's politics. >> so, masayo, what do you see on japan's political horizon after the election? >> well, polls suggest the main opposition ldp stands a good chance of taking the most seats, but, you know, no party is expected to win a majority in the lower house. if that's the case, those parties that succeed in forming a majority coalition will take power and form a new government. if the ruling dpj and the main opposition ldp with its partner new komeito together win a majority of seats, they could form a coalition government. that's exactly what prime minister noda wants. the three parties have already worked together on fiscal and electoral reform bills. they have also agreed to work on social security reform in the future. but the ldp may try to form a coalition with the third pole. but, you know, all these things will depend on how the seat allocation breaks down among the parties in the election. >>> u.s. government officials always close

osaka,{^l"^^}-for-tore. >> cenk: a new super pac has convinced that they have a new way to get african-americans for republicans. >> i have a major revelation for black americans. it is a big lie that democrats are for black americans and republicans are against black americans. abraham lincoln who freed the slaves was a republican. republicans founded the naacp. republicans passed the civil rights act while democrats opposeed it. blacks can gain success and prosperity by voting out the democrats and voting in the republicans. >> cenk: all right let's see if it worked. we have our panel here. i'll just pick someone as random. jayar. are you convinced? are you now republican after watching that ad. >> i was on the edge. they were trying to say all the right things. slavery. oh, my god. >> you're against slavery. from the very beginning the first thing coming out of the advocate's mouth, i have an announcement for you idiot black people, you dumb asss. the first thing that comes out are going straight to the emotional things. the naacp that you all loved. i heard you don't like it when we have sep