people in saitama are hoping the prefecture's famous soccer stadium offers a message of its pitch hased with turf grown in areas hit hard by the disaster. saitama stadium is the largest soccer-specific field in japan with a capacity of over 63,000 people. it has hosted major matches and tournaments, including the 2002 fifa world cup. the stadium's turf has been renewed for the first time since its opened in 2001. the work started in november last year using grass grown in farmlands in yamamoto town, miyagi prefecture, which was devastated by tuna me. it was 300 million yen or roughly $2 million. turf from miyagi has also been used in one of the venn use uese tokyo olympics. >> translator: i hope it will help give encouragement to people who were impacted by the disaster. >> professional soccer league match on april 15th will be the first to use the new pitch. >>> okay. let's get a check on the markets. ♪ >>> that's it for "newsline biz" from tokyo. i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for watching. o;o;ó7ó7ÑtÑf?o■ñ ■#■#■#e georgian capital against a proposed new law. opponents say

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nowadays, japanese roads are vastly safer, but traffic engineers like saitama university's hisa chi kubota putting up safety signs or painting warningement sawork few days, h but afr th, studies show drivers just ignore them. what drivers can't ignore are road alterations like speed humps which force speeds down to around 20 miles per hour. he said, to ensure drivers slow down, the only sure method is constructing physical infrastructure. advocates concede the real benefit may not be the signs themselves but getting residents jazzed about traffic safety. i'm lucy craft when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here.yofulladndlyipped for e ce thadeorou. >>> the countdown has begun to the 2024 summer olympics in paris. and although the opening ceremonies are still about 500 days away, the french have a lot of work ahead of them. tina kraus reports. >> reporter: olympic organizers