inside a hotel, takashi onaga met chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga for the first time since he became governor. the two talked about moving futenma air station from an urban area to the coast. onaga said the people of okinawa never volunteered to host military bases. >> translator: i understand the security treaty between japan and the u.s. is important. but the burden of national security should be shared by all japanese people. >> reporter: suga said abandoning the plan could mean the base would permanently stay in the densely populated city. >> translator: i would like you to go forward with the relocation to maintain the deterrence capability within the japan/u.s. alliance. >> reporter: he said the central government will work with okinawa to reduce the burden to host u.s. military facilities and promote the economy. the u.s. military has been present in japan since the end of world war ii. but a crime nearly two decades ago turned public opinion against hosting american soldiers. in 1995 three u.s. servicemen were charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. people in okin

suga sought understanding from onaga on the plan.t calls for moving the base to a less populated area in okinawa. but onaga says he will continue to demand the plan be scrapped. he opposes constructing a new base in the prefecture. >>> investors are wondering when the federal reserve will raise interest rates, and some aren't fully convinced of the economic recovery in the u.s. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk. good morning. tell us what's going on in the markets. >> good morning, catherine. the unimpressive jobs data out of the u.s. last week that worked to push up and down the markets. investors took it as a clue that the fed won't be raising rates for a while longer but a weaker labor market is a warning for the rest of the economy and that worked to push the dollar down. but overnight on wall street investors seemed to con trailt on the possible timing of a rate hike and markets rallied. let's see how markets here are starting the day. ramin mellegard joins us for that from the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, ram

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga sounded a triumphant note. >> translator: it's been two years since the start of the abe administration, and we finally have something to show our policies are working. >> suga said the government will proceed steadily with abenomics aimed at pulling the country out of deflation. economic revitalization minister akira amari responded to claims thats market is experiencing a mini bubble but said it doesn't have to be seen negatively. >> translator: the greater the bubble, the harder it is to control. but a mini bubble is controllable. i feel we should welcome it in steering the economy. >> amari said investors are beginning to feel an economic upturn with expectations for increased corporate earnings pushing a virtuous cycle. the head of a major japanese business group has cautiously welcomed the nikkei's events. he said the milestone was not so surprising. >> translator: we should be careful about too rapid rises and the prevent -- in the stock market >> hasegawa said if the beneficiaries in the stock market rise spend more japan's personal cons

japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said abe's speech was meaningful. >> translator: the prime minister clearly presented his view that japan bears in mind feelings of deep remorse and that japan must not avert its eyes from the fact that its actions brought suffering to the peoples in asian countries. and he shares the views of past prime ministers. his speech clearly conveys these messages. >> reporter: the speech is considered a trial run for abe's statements to be issued this year marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. he is expected to finalize the content of his statement after closely examining international reaction. >> thanks for that report. >>> people in rural nepal are growing frustrated with the slow pace of relief efforts. they've been waiting for supplies since saturday's powerful earthquake. the 7.8 magnitude quake destroyed homes, buildings and heritage sites. the tremor triggered avalanches on mt. everest. authorities say 5491 died in nepal. deaths in india and china bring the total number of dead over 5,500. people northeast of the cap

. >> yoshihide suga said the government will take measures to reduce terrorist attacks using drones. >>> japanese courts are making decisions about the operation of nuclear reactors. in a court last week blocked the restart of reactors there. but one is being allowed to proceed. the lawyer for residents opposed to the restart says they are disappointed. the kagoshima court sided with the operator of the plant. they said sendai can with stand earthquakes and the possibility of a major volcanic eruption is unlikely. they will proceed with the restart two reactors. they want them back online as early as july. the authority has approved the restart last september. the regulator approved the resumption of reactors in takahama. all of japan's 48 nuclear reactors are currently off line. the abe administration wants those approved by the regulator to resume operation. >>> japan has been engaged in long and intensive trade negotiations with the united states and now sitting down with the eu. tan tan from the business desk joins us with the details. gene. >> we've been talking about the tpp an

suga didn't confirm whether friday's meeting is intended to send a message to the u.s. >>> people in south korea are expressing grief and anger looking back at one of the country's worst maritime disasters. they are marking one year since the sewol ferry sank. >> translator: we will quickly take measures so we can salvage the ship as soon as possible. >> park spoke near the scene. she said everybody must cooperate to make south korea a safer place to live. 295 people died in the accident. nine others are still missing. most of the victims were high school students on a field trip. people who lost loved ones say the government is not acting quickly enough. they are demanding a thorough investigation. they cancelled a memorial service to express their anger at the government. they blocked the country's prime minister from attempting another commemorative event. >>> the families of victims are trying to manage the pain of all they lost and some of them have started a campaign to make sure the tragedy is never forgotten. >> reporter: park lived with her husband and four daughters. she lo

the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said the government will tighten regulations on unmanned small aircraft. >> translator: we will immediately look intoetting up operational rules on drones and reviewing regulations. we will hold meetings with related ministries to respond to these kinds of incidents. >> officials with the chinese drone maker told nhk the device that landed on the prime minister's office may be one of their products. representatives for the company dji say it may be a model called the phantom. that's the same model that crashed on the white house grounds in january. the incident prompted the company to update its software and created a no fly zone for its drones in central washington with a radius of 25 kilometers. officials are making similar updates for other countries. the company says it has provided information to japanese investigators. >>> japan's nuclear regulators continue to take steps to restart the reactors in central japan. they say their work will not be affected by a recent court decision blocking a restart. officials met on thursday to review progr

. >> suga stressed the government and ruling coalition will coordinate to reinvigorate local community so more people will feel the improvements of the economy. >>> former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has made it official. she's formally entered the 2016 race for the white house. it's clinton's second bid to become the first woman president of the united states. she announced her candidacy in a video posted online. nhk world's uri ito has more. >> i'm getting ready to do something too. i'm running for president. >> reporter: the two-minute video focuses on stories of every day americans. clinton then says she's running because she wants to be their champion. observers say she's learned from her 2008 defeat by barack obama for the democratic party's nomination. >> 2007 when she announced her campaign in her rally in iowa, the first rally she appeared at she said i'm in it and i'm in it to win it. this time she's making it all about the voters. >> reporter: and this time the former first lady is the most promising democratic contender with about 60% of her party's support. >>

. >> reporter: suga says the incident raises concerns about security for the tokyo olympic games in 2020. he says the government will examine ways to prevent similar cases. masahiko kakai, nhk world. >>> a team of researchers is a step closer to discover a treatment for that common skin condition. the team is led by a man who works for the u.s. national institutes of health and includes researchers from japan. they published their findings in the latest edition of the u.s. science journal "immunity." in areas of skin where symptoms appeared the researchers found two types of bacteria had reached abnormally high levels. if the relation between the bacteria and the skin condition is better understood a new treatment can be developed. >>> the cherry blossom season has come and just about gone in most of japan this year. as always, they paved the way to spring. the blossoms have also become symbols of post-war reconciliation thanks in great part to the work after ma -- of a man who grows them and then sends them abroad. >> reporter: cherry blossoms make almost any place look more cheery. thi