sothea is appearing in tonight's performance. ♪ [ applause ] >> sothea calls det on to the stage.ver sothea meets det he always asks for his advice. >> translator: i now understand how difficult it was for you to start the school and make tit this far. >> the most important thing i've learned is to always threat to children with love and affection. if you're warm towards them, they will develop confidence and trust in you. this will help them to continue coming to class. the work you are doing is very important for their future. >> back at the school, he is seeing off some of his students. they are going to perform. this group has learned basic circus skills. now it's time to put them to the test. det knows they'll soon be ready to stand on their own two feet. they're leaving their teacher behind to help the next generation of acrubats. >>> to our viewers around the world, welcome to nhk "newsline." it's 11:00 a.m. on thursday in tokyo, i'm miki yamamoto. >>> well-organized, coordinated and sis matic, words the u.n. human rights office uses to describe what it calls brutal attacks