nhk world's susumu kojima has the story. >> translator: farmers from fukushima are promoting their fruit vegetables in tokyo. they've come to the city hundreds of times since japan's nuclear accident. >> translator: people can eat food from fukushima without worrying. >> reporter: still, consumers are divided on the safety of fukushima's food. >> translator: people in fukushima are really trying hard. i will continue to eat vegetables and fruits from fukushima. >> translator: if there is a product from southern japan, i will choose that rather than than one from fukushima. >> reporter: fukushima officials bought more radiation detectors in september and now have ten devices. inspectors can check nearly 200 samples per day. authorities say they want all products to be sold unless they confirm the radiation level is below the safety limit. kinju watanabe has been farming in fukushima for more than 30 years. he says it's his policy to produce safe fruit for his customers. he uses pesticides, but half the average used by other farmers. the fukushima daiichi accident has hurt watanabe's botto

nhk world's susumu kojima tells us how discussions with going in durban. >> reporter: people are still a long way away from getting over their differences. one controversial issue that has come up stems from a report suggesting that the canadian government is considering withdrawing from the kyoto protocol. ♪ >> reporter: ngos criticizing canada. they have given the country an fossil of the day award. the award is handed out to any nation that performs badly in climate change negotiations. when the canadian government signed the kyoto protocol, it promised to reduce its emissions by 6%, compared to 1990 levels. instead, emissions increased by more than 20% in 2009. canada is breaking the international commitment. it's also refusing to back an extension of the kyoto protocol, which expires at the end of 2012. developing nations are concerned that without kyoto or any binding agreement, industrialized nations will make empty promises. >> the group would like to make it clear and loud that it will not allow african soil to be the graveyard of the kyoto protocol. >> reporter: the european

nhk world's susumu kojima is covering the conference in durban and tells us more. >> reporter: it's very simple. japanese representatives say the kyoto protocol is not a fair system. it covers only 26% of the total emissions in the world. the u.s. and china, the biggest kaurnen emitters have no obligations to reduce their co2 under the treaty. japanese leaders argue that in order to stop global climate change, it's crucial for all major emitters to get on board. their fear is if the conference decides to extend the kyoto protocol, places such as japan and the european union would shoulder the burden. another issue that is affecting the japanese position is the country's march 11th nuclear accident. the government doesn't want to commit to a specific co2 reduction target right now. nuclear power was expected to play a significant part in reducing japan's carbon emissions. but now the government is reconsidering the targets it set. and it can't make any promises right now. today's announcement by the japanese cabinet doesn't take anyone by surprise. the government has said repeatedly over

. >> i'm susumu kojima in fukushima understand, where we'll meet kenji watanabe, he's trying to fight fear about radiation with facts. watanabe's ordered independent tests on his apples, to reassure his customers. >> translator: i ordered a test for my apples, because when people question their safety, i would like to say from the bottom of my heart, that they are okay to eat. >> our cameras will be there when he gets the results, that's wednesday, on "newsline." >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> the operator of the fukushima plant has received $7.3 billion from a government backed fund to help compensate people affected by the disaster. the payment is the first installment of $11.8 billion in public funds th