tanaka updated panetta on how his ministry is preparing. he's ordered self-defense forces to intercept any part of the missile that could fall on to japanese territory. panetta stressed the need to show the japan/u.s. alliance is strong. they also agreed the self-defense forces and the u.s. military will share information on the upcoming launch. >> translator: we will watch how the diplomatic efforts work. however, i told secretary panetta if north korea does go ahead with the launch, japan will take appropriate measures. the secretary said he understands our stance. >> some details on the appropriate measures tanaka is referring to. self-defense force personnel are on the ground in the country's southern most pretectu urure okinawa. and they brought some heavy equipment with them. pac-3 interceptor missiles. the first teams arrived tuesday. 700 personnel will be deployed in all. the defense ministry says interceptor missile units will take up positions in seven locations around okinawa and in the tokyo metropolitan area. it also says the s

. >>> japan's defense minister naoki tanaka and u.s. defense secretary leon panetta are vowing their countries will work closely together to respond to north korea's rocket launch. the reclusive nation says it will send a satellite into space between april 12th and 16th, but some governments believe it will be testing a long-range missile. tanaka and panetta spoke tuesday over the phone. they agreed the launch violates u.n. security council resolutions that demand north korea halt its missile development. tanaka updated panetta on how his ministry is preparing. he's ordered self-defense forces to intercept any part of the missile that could fall on japanese territory. panetta stressed the need to show that the japan/u.s. alliance is strong. they also agreed the self-defense forces and the u.s. military will share information on upcoming launches. >> translator: we will watch how the diplomatic efforts work. however, i told secretary panetta, if north korea does go ahead with the launch, japan will take appropriate measures. the secretar

. >>> japan's defense minister naoki tanaka and u.s. defense secretary leon panetta have reaffirmed their countries will work closely together to respond to north korea's rocket launch. tanaka and panetta spoke over the phone. they demand north korea halt its missile development. tanaka updated panetta on how his ministry is developing. he's ordered self-defense forces to intercept any part of the missile that could fall on to japanese territory. panetta stressed the need to show the japan/u.s. alliance is strong. they also agreed to the self-defense forces and the u.s. military will share information on the upcoming launch. >> translator: we will watch how the diplomatic efforts work. however, i told secretary pa h panetta if north korea does go ahead with the launch, japan will take appropriate measures. the secretary said he understands our stance. >>> south korea has shown japanese destroyers as one of its ports to foreign media. the unusual move is seen as a way to show north korea that the south and japan are united against its pl

confirmation comes from defense minister naoki tanaka and secretary of defense leon panetta. agreement covers two issues, one is transferring u.s. marine stations in okinawa prefecture to locations outside of japan. the other is relocating the u.s. marine corps futenma air station. there has been strong opposition over the new site. the marines will move from o okinawa to other areas including guam. >>> the chinese government has indicated a local company has a right to use the ipad trademark in china. both apple and pro view technology, a chinese i.t. equipment maker are claiming the right to the use of the tablet computer's trademark. apple says it bought the ipad trademark in china from a pro view group company in taiwan. but a high ranking official at china's state administration for industry and commerce said that apple failed to take the steps necessary for the registration of the trademark under chinese law. the official made the comment as a second trial in a higher court is in progress. last year apple lost its case in a lower court in shen zen and filed an appeal. t

kenichi tanaka, nhk world, manila. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal reporting in bangkok. >>> the largest ever joint naval drill involving china and russia has ended friday. the exercise brought together a flotilla of warships in the yellow sea for maneuvers. china mobilized 18 vessels including submarines in the six-day exercise off its eastern province of shengdong. russia sent a missile cruiser and six other warships. a spokesperson for the russian pacific fleet says the two navies conducted anti-pirate and anti-submarine drills and practiced a rescue following an accident at sea. china's state run xinhua news agency quoted the deputy commander of the chinese navy vice admiral ding yiping as saying the drills had deepened the strategic partnership between the two nations. observers say the drill was intended to counter the united states, which is bolstering its military alliance with asia pacific allies such as japan, south korea and the philippines. >>> thursday marked an occasion that the country of ukraine would rather forge

a five one win of wembley on sunday although there was controversy when chelsea second goal from tanaka was awarded to the full cost along. the us coaching richie through reno if. you feel it was a very new i do organise them feature you know which are. you going to put this into the statements it was nowhere near a goal that was a surprise you know the. referee if you look at me as we were victims to his coming to. carry people to the back of the bill within the military sort of leader for critique you couldn't first place but he was nobody for a few minutes now maybe more than six years away but preparations for the two thousand and eighteen football world cup here in russia are in full swing favor inspectors have been in the country to see for themselves how plans are coming along they've already looked at class and rostov on don as eve on the course he reports. the first world cup ever to be held in russia is drawing ever near eleven of the thirteen competing cities will be on the final shortlist of hosts to be revealed the scummy september people are now having a look at each city'

so, there is a musician from japan, yumiko tanaka, and we perform together.erform with the fox and she performs with the shamizan. >> you say you made this. is there somewhere you go to get them made? >> generally, i make my puppets, but this other is an exception. it's not one i made. generally, i always make my puppets or i have people help me. but this is a copy of a beautiful puppet i saw in japan. >> let's meet this one. who is this here? >> this puppet -- i'm actually doing several shows in the d.c. area. so i'm doing another show called "arias with a twist." and this puppet is from that show, and this puppet was actually built in the '30s, and it belongs to my grandfather. and this is a puppet of the trumpeteer harry james, who was bet betty grace bowles' husband at one time. so, these are antique puppets that belonged to my grandfather and they perform in another show, because i'm doing several shows. it's sort of like a festival of mine that i'm doing in d.c. >> we're looking at video from "arias with a twist" here. >> yes, that's "arias with a twist

creators say these movements keep the elderly sharp, improving mobility and balance. 89-year-old yoshiko tanakaer her daily walk. my ankles feel a lot lighter, she says. plus i enjoy the company. scientists stress there's no proof the games alone reverse memory loss. the key is to combine them with other forms of exercise. more than 200 senior centers in japan have game machines now. and they may be just the beginning. with a generation full of video gamers heading towards retirement, scenes like this could soon become the new normal here. akiko fujita, abc news, tokyo. >> better to see that than the american seniors who are at the casino pulling the lever. there's paula. >> that's right. do i have gray hair? >> oh, yes. you look good. >> this is just a flash of what i'm going to look like in five years working this shift. >> or before you go into makeup. >> that's the news for this half hour. more from abc coming up next. >> thanks for throwing me under the bus, rob. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. come on dad! ] can i t winner? here you go k