>>> hello and welcome to this edition of nhk "newsline," i am raja padran. tok tokyo's auction spot is open to visitors. the auction had been closed to the public since the omicron surge. people were allowed to watch for the first time in months. >> translator: it was breathtaking, totally different than seeing it on tv. >> for now only 27 people can reserve a spot on the viewing, that's about a quarter of the prepandemic. >>> japan starts reopening its doors next week. as you will see in the next report, the travel industry is busy preparing a new sightseeing that fits the pandemic age. >> reporter: now it is flooded with booking requests for japan. >> everyone who's working here is excited about the reopening. it is what we have been waiting for. the move could not come fast enough. the industry rapidly build a capacity to serve foreign service and found itself struggling without them. japan shuts its border out of fear as foreign tourism spreads the coronavirus. now coming back, they want to eliminate risk infection by turning to outdoor activities and se

i am raja padran with the news from tokyo. we begin in seoul where japanese, u.s. and south korean envoys met for high-level talks. their focus, security on the korean peninsula. this comes amid growing concerns north korea plans to conduct a nuclear test soon. the group met friday morning. south korea's intelligence agency says pyongyang has completed all preparations and is now just waiting for the right moment. this would be the north's first test since 2017. >> provocation, including a nuclear test is possible. we need to discuss in depth how we would respond to the administration. >> u.s. representative song kim is >> north korea has already conducted 16 missile test launches this year. the meeting of envoys is the first of its kind since south korean president yoon took office. it appears to be meant to show close coordination amongst regional powers against pyongyang's provocation. >>> the u.s. government is once again slamming china, accusing it of detaining large numbers of muslims in internment camps. it estimates more than 1 million uyghurs and others ha