sybille: you are w welcome.rent:t: here in germany, the right-wing populist party alternates refer germany, the afd, wants germans to be proud of being german. the party believe people spend too much time apologizing for the crimes of the nazi era. it has to be said that germany has developed what is called a culture of remembrance to ensure that the dark chapter in its history is not repeated. that is respected araround t the woworld. reporter: not far from berlin, thisis concentration camp was oe of many sites where people were brutally annihilated on a huge scale during world war ii. school groups come here from across europe to learn about nazi atrocities. >> this is really depressing. it makes me feel very sad. >> it is a horrible feeling to be here. reporter: until now there has been a consensus and german politics to ensure that the crimes of the nazi era are not forgotten, especially among younger generations. but the far right afd reject this. they claim nazi history takes up too much school time and sa

relatively recently published book that has become a classic of new german literature a post stall off by sybil of live it shot off came out ten years ago it's a strange tale of two sisters who take a trip to their father's homeland bug area accompanied by their father's ashes and there's a lot of black humor in that to his all resident but one david leavitt's to explain will. family vacation is so stressful especially when one of you is just been dug up from underground and the other one won't stop playing. the father in the bit in the novel apostle of has been buried in germany for decades until an old friend decides to have his urn and the urns of a bunch of other people brought back to their homeland borg area the man's two daughters joined the mass funeral procession of nineteen hearses. for the sisters it's a chance to discover their roots but as far as they're concerned the roots are rocking they call book areas the landscape filthy the buildings hideous and the people there seems to be only one code available for each of the sexes the women signalize we are whores and the men we are bru

sybille: so far, the taliban has refused to enter into talks with the afghan government.brent: japan is preparing to mark the end of an era on tuesday with the abdication of emperor akihito after a 30 year reign. he is the first japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries. >> akihito was a groundbreaking figure, long before he became emperor. in 1959, he married a commoner, a major taboo. the people loved it. the couple recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. miwa and satoshi hope their union will last that long. the two wanted to marry during the akihito era. they are nearly out of time with this abdication linning -- looming. >> i spent 30 years of my life in this era. since i was-year-old. we have lived through catastrophes, but i want to keep this time in my heart and enjoy the new era. uwe: now akihito is advocating. the first one to do so in 200 years. >> after two operations, i sensed my ability to lead was fading. also, in view of my age, i'm worried that i cannot fulfill my job as a symbol of the state with all of my strength as i have until now. uwe: hocke

some people say well how can you do both you know you called in public health and sybil's exam does seem counterintuitive that's right and so people sing symbolic measures such as doing away with the lease at public affairs school at am out. and he thought was one possible thing that's going to be at that was possibly going to be nuts not speech. but some saying look you know couldn't you reform the entry process as opposed to do away with that show. so is this looks like the school that is kind of my train so generations of french leaders that's right most and pretty much all different presidents and the fifth repubublic at w wt to their part from the concert because he believed. i put in any case at eight he is a likely he basically he it was expected on monday that was going. to get our can a rough time for those cononclusions -- to vision to the ground to base it looks now from the leaked version that was accurate that he was going to get so what he's going to what he's going to do now. is unclear it when he's going to deliver that speech. we don't know yes. yeyes yes on saturday is

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