japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said they promised to launch a fresh investigation as we mentioned earlier. the investigation also includes japanese nationals who were allegedly abducted to north korea, but were not officially recognized as abductees. >> negotiators from japan and north korea held talks in stockholm. those discussions followed up on a meeting they held in march in beijing. thousand, aft now, after the talks japanese cabinet members talked about kis duszed measures. they considered lifting some sanctions on the north in phases if authorities in pyongyang showed a willingness to launch an effective probe. the north koreans have pushed for the lifting of sanctions related to travel and for the settlement of issues tied to japan's past colonial rule of the korean peninsula. these talks between japan and north korea have been going on for several years now. nhk world's hiroki yajima explains how negotiators got to this point. >> reporter: japanese and north korean negotiators met in beijing in 2008 to go over the abductions issue. the north koreans agreed t

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga's comment came in response to a statement released by the leaders of southeast asian countries. the leaders of the association of southeast asian nations called for a halt to actions that might escalate tensions. this is apparently a reference to a standoff between china and vietnam over chinese oil drilling rig set up in waters claimed by both nations. vessels from the two sides have clashed in the area near the paracel islands. suga says the japanese government highly praises the united front put forward by asean members. >> translator: japan is deeply concerned about rising tension caused by china's unilateral attempt to drill for oil in waters where boundaries have yet to be agreed upon. >> suga said japan's government hopes that the countries concerned will abide by international law and act calmly. >>> iranian president hassan rouhani says his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, and he urged leaders of foreign nations to assess that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. rouhani made the comment in a speech to iranian scientists and

i will decline to comment on the ruling. >> suga said the government is waiting for the nra to determine whether nuclear plants can be restarted in line with what are set to be the world's toughest safety standards. >> translator: the decision to resume operation at the nuclear plant should not be in the least arbitrary, or involve government interests. but, instead, be made objectively with safety a priority. >> the operator of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant has started releasing groundwater into the sea. the water flows from mountains around the plant. workers have been pumping it into storage containers before it reaches contaminated areas. tepco expects this release will reduce the amount of contaminated water that continues to accumulate at the plant. nhk world's noriko okada reports. >> reporter: a total of 560 tons of groundwater pumped from the grounds of fukushima daiichi was released through pipes and into the sea. government officials and the plant's operator tokyo electric power company, conducted surveys of the groundwater prior to the release. they say the radiation le

. >> suga said china should clearly explain to vietnam and the international community the grounds for its activities and provide details. >>> a veteran chinese journalist has been detained by authorities in beijing on suspicion of leaking state secrets. it's just one of several arrests ahead of the 25th anniversary of the tiananmen square incident. the state run xinhua news agency reported the detention of gao yu. the 70-year-old woman had been missing since last month. the agency says gao illegally obtained a copy of a confidential communist party document and sent it to overseas website. gao was jailed twice after supporting the student-led protests in tiananmen square. she was the deputy chief editor of a local newspaper at the time. in her writings, gao advocates demock ratization and freedom of speech. in 1997 she was awarded unesco's world press freedom prize. on tuesday, chinese authorities detained a human rights lawyer and other activists. they were attending a gathering calling for an investigation into what happened in tiananmen square in 1989. >>> south korean investigator

it is amazing the amount of food stuff that contain suga and salt. >> this is the most glaring sample is a test town that contains the amount of sugar in a 12 ounce can of soft drink. you can imagine if you drank throw or four a day how much sugar you contain. a story that was a serole that was produced. one bowl of it a day for 365 days a year you would have consoumed 13 pounds of white can't sugar. >> and sugar is a natural product and the body uses the energy and breaks it down. >> it does in the natural form. fruits and vegetables. it breaks it down slower. and the one that we add it creates morical rows. >> there is concern about high frukts on corn syrup, why? >> it is it a higher concentration fructs on. that shuts off a protein and enzyme called leptin that makes you feel full. when it is in your body, they therorrize it shuts down leptin and that provents you were feeling satiated. and you crave more sugar. >> it is cheaper to manufacture and produce and gets used more in the very sweet foods. >> and that improves the taste. >> improves the taste and cheaper and easier to pro