. >>> prime minister noda has appointed shunichi tanaka as the chairman of japan's new nuclear regulation authority. the authority replaces the defunct nuclear agency which dealt with the fukushima daiichi accident. >> translator: the new authority was in many ways born out of the fukushima incident. i would like to improve nuclear regulatory governance from now on. >> tanaka was deputy head of the atomic energy commission. noda has also appointed the four other members of the authority, including a nuclear reactor expert, and a seismologist. japanese nuclear crisis minister goshi hosono said he believes the authority will do its best. >> translator: the safe regulation of nuclear power has been shattered to pieces. but i believe the authority will carry out its mission to rebuild trust and safety. >> hosono also stressed that transparency with the public is needed. >>> policymakers at the bank of japan are taking further action to try to give the economy a jolt. they've approved additional steps toward monetary easing. they'll be buying up more bonds and other assets. board members reach

junko tanaka, nhk world, washington. >>> a member of the standing committee and met with a dell gaegs of japanese lawmakers and representati representatives. japan criticize ford going ahead with the purchase of the island. he said that put relations in an unprecedented situation. the country normalized diplomatic ties 40 years ago. jao said the relations have seen six nif can't development during the time and hatch brought great benefits to both countries. >>> tension in the room was extremely hype. former foreign minister quotes saying japan should take measures to correct the current circumstances. >> what its needed most is that leaders of both nations talk in a diligent and calm manner. >> kono said heap stre strelsed importance of business back to normal as soon as possible. >>> now, japanese and chinese were to have spent this week celebrating, the anniversary. they established diplomatic relations in september, 1972. but organizers in beijing canceled the main ceremony. the view from there. >>> violent anti-japan demonstrations raised across china this month. many chinese peop

japanese prime minister tanaka and chinese premier signed a joint statement in 1972 to normalize diplomatic ties. the countries have built strong economic links ever since. many japanese companies have moved into the chinese market. china is now japan's biggest trading partner. still arguments over history and territory have plagued the relationship. the japanese government's nationalization of the senkaku islands earlier this month triggered the worst falling out in years. china claimed the territory. chinese express their anger by holding large demonstrations. some crowds damaged japanese supermarkets and factories. the civil and political attention prompted both people in both countries to scrap ceremonies marking diplomat relations. delegates attending the assembly in new york watched the tensions simmer all week. diplomats from both countries show the world they were a long way off from finding common ground. >> translator: the islands are inherently chinese territory and there is indisputable historical evidence tho demonstrate this fact. japan stole them in 1985 at the end of the jap