panasonic has launched a new microwave oven this month. automatically sets the temperature and heating time when people put a smartphone equipped with cooking data close to the finish. designers have come up with a model after noticing that consumers often use their cell phones to look up recipes. another maker, jvc kenwood is selling camcorders that can transmit video date to smartphones when people pass before the product it will capture their images and send them to their smart phones. meanwhile, sharp has developed a disc-shaped vacuum cleaner with a small smartphone controlled camera. it allows users to make a quick check of any part of their rooms like under a sofa. >>> sales at regular and fast food restaurants in japan fell for the first time in eight months. rainy weather in early may discouraged people from eating out. the japan food services association says sales at some 220 restaurants across the country dipped 1.5% from a year earlier. explaining reasons association officials also note the spring holiday period was shorter th

panasonic and sony are close to collaborating on the next generation televisions. the new television sets feature organic electric luminescence or oel displace. oel tvs are thinner and show a sharper picture than conventional units. the two rms hope the tie-up will cut costs and speed up development of the product. this alliance comes as the companies struggle with their tv operations. they aim to catch up with the korean industry, which is leading in oel tv production. panasonic and sony are also considering joint production of the new tvs. >>> hitachi obtained negotiating rights over the project last year. on thurz date lithuanian parliament approved the plant's construction. the lithuanian government hopes the plant will begin operation around 2020. hitachi made the proposal with general electric. the plant construction is expected to be worth $5 billion. if the deal goaes through the first time a japanese firm has won a contract to build a nuclear power station since last year's nuclear disaster in fukushima. >>> now, politicians in japan are debating a tax ref

. >>> the new president panasonic says the company will reform its core television production lines to make them more profitable. the japanese electronics maker posted the worst ever losses in the fiscal year through march. kazuhiro tsuga remarked on thursday when he pledged a speedy restructuring of business. he said tvs fail to make profits despite large sales. the business recorded losses for four years in a row, although televisions have long been at the center of panasonic's home appliances sector. >> translator: it's very important that we remodel our company. to one that sticks to profitable fields as soon as possible. otherwise, our status in the world will deteriorate all the more. >> the president said the company will reduce the number of tv models and outsource their production to other companies. >>> the people at google are hoping their new focus on hardware pays off this week as the company rolls out its first tablet device. the internet and software giant is taking aim at firms like apple and amazon for a share of the market dominated by the ipad and kindle. nhk world's

japanese electronics firms panasonic and sony are close to collaborating on the next generation tv set. the new televisions will feature organic electroluminesen. l.e.o. tvs are thinner and show a sharper picture than conventional lcd units. they hope the tie-up will cut costs and speed up the development. this alliance comes as companies struggle with their tv operations. they aim to catch up with the korean industry which is leading in oel tv production. panasonic and sony are also considering joint production of the tvs. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> politicians in japan are debating a tax reform plan that would generate revenue to help pay for the country's aging population. these seniors put a strain on the social security system. collecting pensions and requiring more health care. but they are also doing their part to fuel the economy. take a look. people older than 60 accounted for 44% of overall personal spending in 2011. adding up to about $1 trillion. that kind of figure grabs the attention of retailers. some are starting to tailor their services to seniors. nhk

. >>> the new president of panasonic says the company will reform its core television production line to make them more profitable. the japanese electronicsmaker posted its worst loss in the fiscal year through march. he made the remarks on thursday when he pledged a speedy restructuring of the business. he said tvs failed to make profits despite large sales. the business recorded losses for four years in a row, although tvs have long been at the center of panasonic's home appliances sector. >> translator: it's very important that we remodel our company to one that sticks to profitable fields as soon as possible. otherwise ow status in the world will deteriorate all the more. >> the president says the company will reduce the number of tv models and outsource their production to other companies. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> iran's deputy foreign minister says western sanctions will only complicate international negotiations over his country's nuclear program. representatives from the u.s., eu and other world powers want iranian scientists to stop enriching uranium to a l

he added olympus is currently talking with fuji films holding, sony and panasonic about possible capital and other tie-ups. here are the latest market figures. >>> a nepalese man is together with his family for first time in 15 years. the man was released from a japane prison after the tokyo high court granted him a retrial based on new evidence. govinda prasad mainali was convicted of robbing and murdering a woman in an empty apartment in tokyo in 1997. the supreme court finalized the verdict in 2003 and gave him a life sentence. however, the high court on thursday granted him a retrial. it set said a new dna test shows there is a possibility that someone other than mainali killed the woman. the 45-year-old father reunited with his nepalese wife and two daughters who are visiting japan at an immigration facility in yokohama on friday. the immigration bureau started procedures to deport him to nepal because he did not have a proper visa when he was arrested 15 years ago. his family says they're asking the nepalese embassy for help so he can return home with his family as soon as possible

long term rivals sony and panasonic will work together to develop large displays for tvs. >> justine: francisco celebrates the lesbian, gay, and transgendered community over the weekend. the city had its 42nd annual pride parade. it was colorful and interesting. this is in dolores park. peiping saturday party as well as the parade that you see here. and this is the whole thing. it was the largest lgbt gathering in the entire country. >> mark: what an incredible weekend. >> justine: a busy weekend and all the kids are of school to enjoy it. when will be back in a couple of minutes, right now there's a shot at the golden gate bridge. >> mark: these are our current temperatures. the warmest days will be wednesday and thursday. >> justine: good juror that was dismissed due to illness is not talking about the case in the jerry sandusky trial. juror number six was dismissed on wednesday because she was too sick to hear the final day of testimony. she spoke out about the jury selection process and the testimony that she heard from the victims. >> and i did not watch the news that did not kno

for instance, we were tracking the likes of sony, panasonic, and all of them also now coming out and saying that they are going to make a lot of drop cuts and also maybe change their global sales strategies. and, of course, a lot of that has to do with the stronger yen that we've been seeing, which is eroding a lot of their profits. ai? >> ramin, while european debts are dominating market sentiment, there's still crucial data due out from the u.s. later today that we really cannot ignore. >> yeah, exactly. you are talking about the jobs data. the nonfarm payrolls and unemployment data. we've been waiting for that all week. it's a crucial piece of economic data. the markets will be focusing on that. even maybe putting aside the eurozone debt issues just for today to see how the world's biggest economy is doing as far as the jobs picture. let's not forget it's an election year as well. that's going to be a crucial factor. not only for economists but for politicians as well. but really the strong yen the focus here and it's pushing down the nikkei and topix this friday, june the 1st. ba

it comes to japan we also know that it's the weaker that it's boosting exporters with miles than panasonic over four percent this hour and now moving on to the u.s. let's review some of the performances of other international markets they are close right nasser seen the figures from wednesday both are down the nasdaq gained over two percent and the majority of the optimism came from the fact that both the u.s. and europe signaled out. there will be doing some monetary. growth also when it comes to the u.s. we know that there was a survey done by the federal reserve that showed that they call the. speed and of course this always an investor confidence boost for them and then move in the europe a similar pick so there is a positive thing. and the game's over it's super science mentioned that there were positive reports coming out from europe and banking stocks were among those that group particularly well some mining and there's some let's go for a second and talk about spain because the government there will test the waters of the global credit market later today the cash strapped economy w

on the say the high sign if i talk about individual stocks and on the nikkei blue chips such as panasonic canon the camera maker to shiva they're all dropping in that's because of a stronger yen putting pressure on those big blue chip companies all the hindsight one of the biggest losers is a spirit the clothing company a council in europe its largest markets it gets most of its profit and is slipping around one percent if you look at wall street will see how that finished up yesterday and it was a mixed finish stateside it was a straight day of losses for the dow jones around a quarter of down a third day of the for the nasdaq now on the tech baseball's nasdaq facebook was one of the gators not the four point seven percent is now a month since the initial social networks are public offering and apple is well the world's most valuable company around two percent if we look at the exchange rates that we were able to see that the year is actually gaining of societies or some investors really keeping the faith in the common currency but still moisture reg those five multi lows want to use tha

that took a beating that's because they're very much exposed to the european region the likes of panasonic camera to shiva huge exports is that as far as the boss was concerned the spirit holding the clothing company accounts in europe for the majority of it. is sitting around one percent still so that's another loser on the boards today moving on with more markets that we may we've got the u.s. markets ok now they finished up mixed it was a third day of straight losses for the dow jones and a third for the nasdaq facebook was one of the getting around over for the cents today on the agenda for investors will be the federal reserve meeting is a two day meeting and there's a lot of speculation building up about q.e. three in other words if they're going to inject more cash into the system i also wanted to mention apple as well because that going to round five percent and it's got a bit of competition because microsoft has a real revealed view and you tap it like overtalk tablet and it is kind of like to compete with the apple i pad so it could surface as well so that's one to watch and we'l

performers went to the tokyo and also another and we create again this helping to boost exports and panasonic get in there on the reaper's side this hour and let's move on to the you was the performance from old ones that is trading session as the markets are closed right now and there was a pause at the session both the dow and the nasdaq gained over two percent and this came amid reports a survey done by the federal reserve which showed that the u.s. economy is picking up but then they get lost. markets opened today wide to some pessimism there once like that back to the america well it sounds like it's been a roller coaster ride for investors are going up and down up and down oh yeah well thanks very much indeed marina for this update and looking forward to next one next hour as always well here on earth here is plenty more coming your way and in just a few minutes we'll hear what's happening in the world of finance from next kaiser report will be next after i bring you the headlines. wealthy british scientists are. sometimes right on. the market why not. find out what's really happening t

and a half percent in the blood when it comes to japan and we could use the next waters of another panasonic that's still gaining over four percent now moving on so there you were as someone with some international markets in their performances on wednesday. and as i did particularly well both getting over at supersonic and five shares there again more than they have to because they gave in the past year so far of course. now also another. optimism that was the it's the fact that investors thought that spanish banks will be rescued so we'll see more financial stability there and also the federal reserve show the survey which indicated there will be more growth and the u.s. economy and that it will pick up speed then moving on so you have a similar picture there equity markets and the day on the positive note both the footsie in the diet over two percent in the black and there we have the european central banks that are good people it's interest rate unchanged at one percent despite calls for it to be decreased and also banking stocks are among the best performers there including mining and e

the fact exporters were dealing with a stronger currency and that was affecting companies such as panasonic canada to shave all those big tech companies that really rely upon the for their sales to hang a sign their six basis points down in hong kong we also had as far as china is concerned we have the commerce minister saying that if the eurozone gets their house in order than the chinese economy will be expected to go ten percent this year let's have a look at those oil prices because i do believe they are declining and that's for a second day they mix this up if we look at the prices they do indeed remain alive all right then let's talk about the world's fastest growing economies than otherwise known as bricks i having crazed the contributions of the i.m.f. the decision was agreed other groups informal meeting ahead of the opening of the g twenty summit in mexico the countries will provide the funds with an additional. the seventy five billion dollars and ten bit in a box will come from russia this will help we either have to significantly increase its lending power to protect the global

hit from the yen which is strengthened in its position and exporters suffered as a result we had a panasonic camera and. all of those losing out in the session today as far as china is concerned there was some comments from the commerce minister saying that he said that if the euro zone get their house in order we could see the chinese economy growing by ten percent this year let's see those oil prices because that. unfree much explain why here rush so we've had a pretty lackluster performance they are indeed declining at this hour and that's four seconds day that the prices are all legs so let's talk about the world's fastest growing economy otherwise known as bricks they have increased their contribution to the i.m.f. the decision was a great other groups informal mazing head of the me of the g twenty summit in mexico the countries will provide the funds with an additional seventy five billion dollars with ten billion coming from russia now this will help the i.m.f. to significantly increase its lending power to protect the global economy from they are debt. worry about how this is exactly

and olympus gets more than $600 million from panasonic to recover from a fraud scandal and get back oni'm becky in london. vodafone shares sharing a network. nokia has plans to stage a comeback to the smartphone market. releasing three full touch screen hand sets hoping to gain bigger share in the emerging markets. also the drinks giant to invest over $1.5 billion in scotch whiskey production over the next five years. >> great way to end on the scotch whiskey production. let's go on a tour of the best emerging and frontier stocks for your portfolio. joining us, tim seymour, founding of emerging money.com. and david reed el, president of the reidel research group. interesting name, i think tim has called it the costco of latin america. priced smart a san diego company doing business all outside the u.s. why do you like them? they're down 3% year-to-date. >> but they're great. look at the longer term chart. absolute on a tear for the last few years. they just reported this morning 16% same store sales year-to-date. this is absolutely the costco of central america and the caribbean. great

he added that olympus is currently talking with fuji film holdings, sony and panasonic about possible capital and other tie-ups. >>> a nepolese man is back with his family after 15 years in a japanese prison. he expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars. judges at the tokyo high court granted him a retrial in light of new evidence. prasad mainali was convicted of robbing and murdering a woman in an apartment in tokyo in 1997. the supreme court finalized the verdict in 2003 and gave him a life sentence. however, the high court granted him a retrial. it said a new dna test shows there's a possibility that someone other than mainali killed the woman. the 45-year-old father reunited with his wife and two daughters who were visiting swra p ining immigration facility in yokohama on friday. procedures have been started to deport him to nepal because he did not have a proper visa when he was arrested 15 years ago. his family says they're asking the nepolese embassy for help so he can return home with them as soon as possible. >>> now here's the three day world weather forecast. >>> t