i'm ross mihara in tokyo. taiwanese officials say they are checking food from japan much more closely. the japanese agricultural minister says they had no scientific grounds. taiwanese authorities banned food from parts of japan in 2011 because of the fukushima nuclear accident. but produce from those areas showed up a couple of months ago. that prompted consumer groups to call for tighter restrictions. all food imports from japan now have to carry certificates of origin. some have to be checked for radiation. japanese agriculture minister called the new rules extremely regrettable. >> translator: taiwan acted unilaterally without any scientific grounds. >> he said he'll urge the taiwanese to retract their new restrictions. he said he may file a complaint with the world trade organization unless they act. >>> chinese authorities have punished another citizen who called for more democracy. prosecutors indicted a prominent human rights lawyer they'd been holding for more than a year. they charged him with provok

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> international rescue teams in nepal are gradually reaching isolated villages cut off by last saturday's massive earthquake. more than 6,200 have been confirmed dead in nepal. over 100 more in countries nearby. more than 13,000 people were injured. nhk world's yuichi tabata has details. >> reporter: about 2.8 million people are living in tents or temporary structures, anything to protect them from the elements. many are struggling with the physical or mental health problems. medical teams from japan's self-defense force has been examining survivors at the square in central kathmandu. the square has become a makeshift campsite. six days after the earthquake, many survivors are still too scared to stay indoors. people lined up to receive medical treatments. >> translator: it's been impossible to take my child to hospitals since the quake. but finally we saw a doctor. and i'm happy. >> translator: we're just the initial responders, so what we can do is limited. but the main team will

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> members of soccer's world governing body fifa have re-elected sepp blatter as their president. they voted in the midst of a scandal over corruption that blatter's opponent had wanted to tackle. fifa members cast ballots in a presidential election they hold every four years. blatter had held the top job since 1988. he faced a challenge from jordan's prince ali bin al hussein. the vote was inconclusive. then prince ali withdrew. he had wanted to tackle corruption. u.s. authorities indicted nine fifa officials this week for allegedly taking kickbacks from media firms. blatter has come under fire for not cleaning up the organization's culture. >>> a volcano on an island in southern japan has erupted. officials with the meteorological agency described the explosion on kuchinoerabu island as powerful. they've issued the highest level warning and evacuated all the residents. nhk world's ayaka hatta has more. >> reporter: mount kuchinerabu erupted a little before 10:00 a.m. friday local time. it sent smoke 9,000 meters into the air. about 140 people live on the isla

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