i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. back to you. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild don't miss them on "newsline." >>> more than six months after the march 1179 earthquake and tsunami, some 90,000 people are still waiting for life to return to normal. for now, they must be content with basic accommodation and basic food. in this edition "the road ahead" we meet a chef who uses his skills and experience to make life for the survivors more palatable. nhk world's yuko fukuyama has the story. >> meet katsuyana ito, he's a chef in iwate prefecture. since the march 11th catastrophe, he has been cooking and handing out food to stricken people nonstop. >> today he and two chefs from outside the prefecture are cooking meals

i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. >>> thanks, pachari. the top nuclear envoys from china and south korea met on thursday, in beijing. their discussions had been a day after the chief envoys of north and south korea talking about resuming the stalled six-party negotiations on the north's nuclear program. south koreaen delegate, wi sung-lac and wi met. china is trying to be the go-between for the two koreas. it is aiming to resume the six-party talks by the end of the year. but north and south korea remain far apart, south korea says wednesday's talks did not make any progress. it reportedly stated that north must take concrete steps to denuclearize before discussions resume. the focus is now on north korea. and what action will propose to the united states regarding denuclearization. that meeting is expected to take place as early as next month. >>> chinese government officials are speaking out about what they're calling a mistake by t united states. they strongly oppose a u.s. decision to help taiwan upgrade its aging fleet of f-16 fighte