it will take place over 11 days across thailand. peacekeeping drills are on the agenda with the intention of improving international cooperation in those fields. turning now to myanmar. the country's leaders already planning for life after economic sanctions. with reforms progressing, western countries have indicated that sanctions at myanmar could be lifted within months. the president is asking foreign companies to consider investing in his country. business leaders from japan are in myanmar this week to assess the opportunities. during a meeting on monday they laid out a proposal to develop the capital's airport into a transport hub for southeast asia with new air routes to japan. the airport opened in december last year but so far only serves domestic routes. the president as also invited companies to invest in a highway linking myanmar to thailand and other countries in the region. >> translator: through his words, i understood the president's strong commitment to reform in myanmar. >> foreign investors look at myanmar as the l

the united states and thailand are the core members. but this year a total of 13,000 military personnel from seven countries are taking part. they include japan, south korea, singapore. it has been held for the last 31 years. the exercises have gained significance since the obama administration places asia pacific at the center of u.s. foreign policy. also an increasing factor around the region. china is one of 20 countries officially observing the exercises. it will take place over 11 days and across various parts of thailand. peace keeping and humanitarian assisting drills are also on this year's agenda with the intention of improving international cooperation in those fields. >>> turning now to myanmar. the country's leaders are already planning for life after economic sanctions. with reforms regressing, western countries have indicated that sanctions on myanmar could be lifted within months. with that in mind, the president is inviting foreign companies to consider investing in his country. leaders from japan are in myanmar to asses

. >> in thailand, 1/4th of the men are traveling to thailand for human trafficking. >> i'll be fast. you know, so i think your question on ambition to lead and ambition based on vision are not exclusively mutual at all. those that want to change the world understand they need a leadership role, but we need women to have impact and it has to be okay for them to have the ambition to lead as well. without it, we will stay in a world that is completely run by men. >> i just, i want to add little thing to that question. i think that it's important to have the ambition, it's important to have the education from the home and it's important also in the society to have big models, very -- the story of a president haluyan, she was nine years president in fin land, and she want to school and asked the kids what do you want to be when you get older, common answers, she asked a little boy, six years old, don't you want to be president of finland and he said, no men cannot be president of the republic, because all his life he has seen women in the presidency. so, we need -- in terms of creating th

by 2013 the country wants to reconnect to its neighbor thailand. it's a huge investment in the future. in a country where these days the choice is between tuc tuc and four wheel drive, the return of the railways would be a real alternative. and it would help cut co2 emissions. it may not yet look like it yet, but this spot will soon be home to a trans-asian railway. for now, the so-called "bamboo train" is running: an improvised vehicle made of steel and bamboo, powered by small motors. villagers use them as taxis or to transport goods. these tracks use to connect cambodia with neighboring thailand, all the way to bangkok. now, the tracks end here, 50 kilometers before the thai border. no one knows what happened to the tracks. they vanished during the wars of the 1960s and 70s. at the border crossing poipet, large trucks carry goods between thailand, cambodia and vietnam on congested roads. that's supposed to change. this is the poipet railway station. it's been dormant for years, serving mostly as a home for slum-dwellers. but soon it will be reno

. . >> one of america's biggest allies in southeast asia, thailand has seen its share of turmoil but the conflict in the country's southern provinces has proven the most deadly and protracted. >> woodruff: and we talk with author roger rosenblatt about the death of a loved one and the solace of a "kayak morning." ere i realized what a good place it was to feel secluded, solitary, and in touch with something. i needed to be in touch with something because i wanted to understand the nature of grief. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the price of oil on world markets climbed again today, closing above $106 a barrel. that and the rising price of gas at the

that caused thailand's industrial output to drop 21.8% from the previous quarter. four months since the flooding crisis began to affect this appearing. for example, less than 40% of japanese companies in thailand have resumed operation. thailand's labor ministry says 45,000 people lost their jobs because of the floods. even so, the government is projecting the economy will grow between 5.5 and 6.5% this year. some businesses are withdrawing or downsizing their populations -- operation s in thailand since the floods. it remains to be seen whether i. it remains to be seen whether the government will be the able to get in countering the damage already inflicted on the country. nhk world, bangkok. >>> next, we move on to india where the competitive marks the arrival of spring in one western city. it might sound like harmless fun but it's becoming increasingly controversial and damaging to the environment. nhk world has this report. >> reporter: schools of kites fly in the sky. this is a festival to celebrate the end of spring. kite flying is a long-loved tradition been

that caused thailand's industrial output to drop 21.8% from the previous quarter. four months since the flooding crisis began to affect this area. for example, less than 40% of japanese companies in thailand have resumed operation. thailand's labor ministry says 45,000 people lost their jobs because of the floods. even so, the government is projecting the economy will grow between 5.5% and 6.5% this year. some businesses are withdrawing or downsizing their operations in thailand since the floods. it remains to be seen whether the government will be the able succeed in countering damage already inflicted on the country country's. nhk world, bangkok. >>> next, we move on to india where competitive kite flying marks the arrival of spring in one western city. it might sound like harmless fun but it's becoming increasingly controversial and damaging to the environment. nhk world niha gupta has this report. >> reporter: schools of kites fly in the sky. this is a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring. kite flying is a long-loved tradition but also a competive game.

one concern is the potential impact on thailand's tourism industry. even so, some visitors remain optimistic. >> but i think generally and i've been all over bangkok in the last few days, you feel very, very safe. i say it's one of the safest countries in southeast asia. >> at least 14 governments including the united states and the united kingdom have issued travel alerts for bangkok. myanmar's reforms are giving refugees who fled the country optimism about one day going home. that's also raising questions about the viability of a program to resettle limited numbers of refugees from myanmar to japan. interest in the program has turned out to be much lower than the japanese government expected. we have a report from the northwest of thailand. >> reporter: behind me is the building that the nine refugee applicants to japan are being interviewed by the japanese government. the applicants from two families met the japanese officials on wednesday to find out more about the resettlement program. japan launched the experimental scheme in 2010, the first of

that caused thailand's industrial output to drop 21.8% from the previous quarter. four months since the flooding crisis began, the effect is apparent. for example, less than 40% of japanese companies in thailand have resumed operation. thailand's labor ministry says 45,000 people lost their jobs because of the flood. even so, the government is projecting the economy will grow between 5.5% and 6.5% this year. some businesses are withdrawing or downsizing their operations in thailand since the floods. it remains to be seen whether the government and operators will succeed in counting damage already inflicted on the country. >> next we move off to india where the competitive kite flying marks the arrival of spring in one western city. that might sound like harmless fun but it's coming increasingly controversial and damaging to the environment. >> reporter: schools of kites fly in the sky. this is a festival to celebrate the advent of spring. kite flying is a long loved tradition but also a competitive game. the goal for kite fliers is to try to cut the kite strings of

. >> they denied involvement, calling it a plot to damage iran's relationship with thailand. security in bangkok has been tightened since last month when a man was arrested for possession of explosives. the man was expected of having links to hezbollah, but a government spokesperson told nhk world that the event was unrelated. the bomb blast in thailand happened as confrontation between iran and israel intensifies over iran's nuclear development. their bid to find out more about those who believe to be responsible. >>> turning to mirimar, a european commissioner has wrapped up a three-day visit saying the eu may lift sanctions if further steps are taken towards democracy. european commissioner for development held talks with mirimar's president and pro-democracy leader. he later told reporters in bangkok on tuesday that he was optimistic about mirimar's progress. >> it is a process going ongoing. >> meanwhile, campaigning for elections has begun in earnest on the outskirts. nhk world followed the noble laureate as she appealed for support. opposition leader has began campaign

. >>> two iranians are under arrest in thailand after a series of explosions in bangkok.r thai civilians were wounded in the blast tuesday when explosives ignited at a bangkok house. the two iranian suspects are in custody. a third suspect escaped to malaysia. israel's ambassador to thailand says bombs discovered in the bangkok house were similar to those used in other attacks on israeli diplomats. israel accused iran of waging a covert campaign of state terror. iran denied any role in the bomb blasts in thailand. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in florida a brazen robbery happened right in the middle of an airport security line. a woman who had just cleared a tsa checkpoint accidentally left her rolex watch in the tubs. a man spotted the $6500 time piece and made his move. by the time the woman realized she had forgotten it, the watch and the thief were gone. >>> near pittsburgh it's a site that could scare even alfred hitchcock. thousands of crows have descended on a neighborhood. it's what they're leaving behind that's do

the bomb blasts in thailand happened as confrontation between iran and israel intensifies over iran's nuclear development. all eyes are now focused on investigations being conducted by thai authorities in their bid to find out more about those believed to be responsible. reporting for nhk world, bangkok. >> investors are worried that will won't be enough oil from iran. iran state run media said that the country would stop all exports to six nations including greece italy and spain and then sent crude oil prices surging on wednesday. for the first time in a month. but the market calmed down after the iranians government denied exports to the eu.it has not yet the ban will come into effect in july. iran has been looking for ways to hinder the eu economies. >> and keeping ana close eye on what measures iran will take to deal with the oil embargo. the euro zone is expected to finalize a bail-out package. >> they had planned to meet but decided to postpone it saying greece needs to satisfy all conditions before receiving more financial support. after the conference call, the prescribe of -

new car sales reached 0,0 last year, overtaking thailand as southeast asia's largest market. many automakers in the country aim to increase their market she bstg odti. that's despite growing labor disputes and demands for more pay. simply -- excuse me, simply, mitsubishi motors says it will op making cars in the netherlands. this means the automakers ending production in europe. factory workers are protesting the move. about 1,000 workers, or abt 3 ohe plant's workforce demonstrated at the site on tuesday to urge the company to keep the factory open. the japanese carkennnc on monday that it will halt manufacturing at its plant in the country at the end of this year due to dim outlook for the european market. the factory is mitsubishi's only production facility in europe. all in all, the strong yen will likely leaig dent in japanese automakers' profits for the year through march. seven major carmakers have released theirarng f the previous quarter. the reports say that the companies will likely see a combined drop of about $10 billion in their orang pritorhente siss year. toyo

we're going to begin tonight with this item from thailand. thailand is minding its own business, small and medium size businesses, that is. a government says that the country must boost the small and medium sized enterprises. she said firms dealing with foods, jewelry, chemicals, plastic and furniture must improve their quality and distribution. it accounts for exports worth about $12.3 billion or 1/3 of thailand's total exports. it is expected the asean economic community will become thailand's biggest market overtaking the u.s., the european union and japan. malaysians are continuing to buy gold despite the sharp increase in the metal's price in recent months. the managing director of the pan am jewelry business says the rising price of gold on world markets has made people more confident about buying the precious metal for investment and personal use. uncertainty about the direction of the global economy is said to be another factor behind the trend. sri lanka has started manufacturing luxury yachts. a firm has produced four yachts priced

involvement, calling it an israeli plot to damage iran's relationship with thailand. security in bangkok has been tightened since last month when a man was arrested for possession of explosives. the man was suspected of having links to hezbollah. but a thai government spokesperson told nhk world that the latest event was unrelated. the bomb blasts in thailand happened as confrontation between iran and israel intensifies over iran's nuclear development. all eyes are now focused on investigations being conducted by thai authorities in their bid to find out more about those believed to be responsible. nhk world, bangkok. >>> turning to myanmar, a european commissioner has wrapped up a three-day visit saying the eu may lift sanctions if myanmar holds a free election and takes further steps towards democracy. european commissioner for development peyble held talks with myanmar's president. and pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi. he later told reporters in bangkok on tuesday that he was optimistic about myanmar's progress. >> it is a process but the ongoing process gives

with respect to these latest incidents about bombings occurring in in the georgia and thailand when you hear the rhetoric which is being said the language being used by israeli officials for example they say you're wrong poses a threat to the world it poses a threat to the region i think what they're trying to do is prepare the public opinion or gain public opinion support for such a strike the reason being that for the time being there is a kind of a world public opinion which is against israel and views of israel as a hostile hostile state which is about a group that which always wages wars and for that reason public opinion is not in his roles for you so by taking advantage of these events whoever might be behind them what is what is trying to do is trying to get out again the public opinion support which has swayed away from israel so much over the past few years especially when you look at the wars which waged on lebanon and on goes so it's an attempt to gain the public sympathy however i don't think that this will succeed because it's very clear that iran cannot be behind such an

and aggression spite a lack of evidence linking tehran to the recent bombings in india georgia and thailand. left from our studios in central moscow you're watching our team with me and he's. now it's four pm here in the russian capital two pm in damascus and syria's president bashar al assad has ordered a referendum on a new constitution to be held in eleven days that's according to the country's state run news agency but it could put an end to the one party rule of the president's baath party and shrines in the country in the current constitution the announcement came to mid reported violence in the cities of homes and home on some of the fiercest in the months long on rest are serious a notion of reports from syria today called a national referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced in every day that are expected to be how the. syrian government and probably confirms a document that had been drafted to end the monopoly of the ruling party people who govern people according to the. initial i was should build full marks to brendan but we can see he is going to earn more

>> in thailand, yeah. well, as you know, we've had a series of explosions in the vicinity of the sukumvit road in bangkok. we obviously condemn this attack and offer our sincerest condolences to the innocent people who were injured. the thai police are currently investigating the events surrounding the explosion. what i would say is that with regard to this bombing, the incidents in delhi, incidents in georgia, while we will await the results of the investigations, these events do come on the heels of other disrupted attacks targeted at israel and western interests including an iranian-sponsored attack and a hezbollah-linked attack in bangkok, thailand, before this. so they serve as a reminder that a variety of states and nonstate actors continue to view international terrorism as a legitimate policy tool which we consider reprehensible. please. >> [ inaudible ]. >> we have offered our assistance. fr frankly, i don't know where we are in terms of the indian government taking advantage of that, but we have

the injured thailand and arrived in bangkok last wednesday. does she entered -- he entered thailand and arrived in bangkok last wednesday. we found some bombs and we are trying to diffuse them inside the house. >> officials are not prepared to speculate that these explosions th after security measures were stepped up following the possible terrorist threat. also, the authorities found a large supply of bomb making in materials in the capital. there is no sign of who the attackers might have been targeting. israel is suggesting that this way ored by tehran. >> illegal immigration is a problem in much of the developed world but you might be surprised to hear that it is also an issue in libya. a small libyan town lies on the main road from the south of the country to the coast and authorities had been overwhelmed by the number of people crossing the border illegally. >> the road runs south into the vastness of africa. this is the main checkpoint between the desert and the capital of tripoli and they have just found a nigerian couple in this car w

. >> thailand has begun a crackdown on the prison drugs trade. some of the most hardened dealers were transferred to a new maximum security jail on wednesday. thailand is known to be a major drug trafficking route and the problem even extends behind bars. the first batch of 45 drug criminals was transferred from real prison to the newly built central prison. they include prisoners who dealt drugs even while behind bars. the new maximum security facility is in an isolated location, 160 kilometers south of bangkok. it is the first of its kind in thailand with a special security system that jams 90% of mobile phone signals. the authorities hope the system will stop the trade in drugs. impromptu raids are taking place at prisons. guards have confiscated many items including drugs and potential weapons. the ministry of justice says drug crimes among inmates have doubled in the past decade. >>> china has increasingly asserted behavior in the south china sea and was a point of discussion in washington, d.c. on tuesday. senior defense officials told a co

so a little lowering of industrial production, due to flooding in thailand. consumer sentiment and strong yen playing into those numbers. the nikkei, saw it trading above 9,000 a couple times last week, but did see some profit taking into friday, and we may continue to see that, depending how the yen trades following the greece austerity measures. let's look at the currency markets as you can see on the screen now. a little fluctuation in the euro. i was checking before the markets opened, the euro popped or gained a touch, and currently they're at the upper 102 levels. so some fluctuations there. again, we'll see the market reaction as news of the new austerity measure from gece plays through the markets. ai? >> we have key events to watch for this week, we still have earnings in japan. >> not out of the woods as far as earnings. let me talk about some economic data out of the u.s. first, comprising data from the housing, manufacturing sectors, and also industrial production and retail sales. those are going to be key factors for economists to look out for.

tonight, and you will see the culture of thailand and also the potential of thailand. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> thank you very much, madam prime minister. in a little bit i'll invite some questions from the audience so keep in mind, audience, think some questions up in just a little bit. michelle bachelet, your role with the u.s. women invest ways to address all kinds of global problems. and you've been i think very articulate about the fact this isn't a matter of charity, but a matter of actually solving problems, that women aren't the problem, they're the solution. can you talk a little bit about how this -- how investing in girls does actually solve global problems? >> first of all, even the prime minister mentioned some of them. we know, for example, when investing in education for girls, and particularly not only in primary education but secondary education, we will see an important drop on early pregnancy and that will lead to an important drop of mortality because the majority of women mortality in developing countries is mainly be

will invite representatives of countries that have sperexperienced large scale disasters including thailand, indonesia and haiti. japanese delegates will report on the damage from the march disaster and on rescue efforts. participants will also discuss recovery, reconstruction and prevention. organizers will plan to take them on tours of the region. government officials plan to use the results of discussions for a u.n. meeting on disaster prevention planned for 2015. >>> "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." >>> north korea and the united states are due to hold direct talks in beijing thursday over north korea's nuclear development. the meetings will be the first since the death of kim jong il in december. north korea's nuclea

allies also states of course but don't forget that the ruling elite here in thailand is seen will die basically this doesn't mean there is a fifth column here in thailand or you need to nizo or in the philippines or in malaysia for that matter chinese know but this means that the giselle says stage especially is very closely degraded which china is their problems for instance assaults china sea problems between china philippines china vietnam do sit down discuss it at their old east asian table that's what it this way so interference from the u.s. is a very very tricky matter and if the pentagon wants to militarize the relationship the pivot is going to be more on the military level this is going to be really really tricky with the new aging leadership even with she which is war you know amenable guy compared to which intel but it's going to be hard and as as you just mentioned the worry that the u.s. seems to have is that there is this china is growing china's growing influence in that region and that is why the u.s. as shifting the military strategy away from the middle east to chin

s singapore in thailand specially very close allies of us here in southeast asia so the chinese they look at this in a big circle washington's treatment of this or that country depends on its interests there is nothing surprising about that but it seems with marina america may find itself hostage to those interests in a situation where you cannot simply dictate its policies in the meantime beijing's economic clout is growing feeling america's fear i'm going to check our reporting from washington our. grace approved a new austerity bill on sunday in return for a second e.u. bailout the cuts were designed to prevent the country from defaulting on its debt although angry greeks worried about their pensions and jobs responded with more protests on the streets of athens jacob graves reports. the system on the seach m.p.'s drowned out the pleas of tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed within a short passing game another round of them popular cards. the results proved incendiary . that uganda protests turned violent as protesters including fringe and the kids clashed with police again

>> flyer in hand, he books the short flight to a remote part of thailand.n site but with mixed emotions. >> i was certainly nervous. excited, but there was a fear there. >> he is prepped for the leap of a lifetime. >> as soon as you pay, you are weighed immediately and they choose the correct bungee cord for your weight. then a gentleman puts the harness around your legs and you step onto a kind of platform. and this platform, like, raises electronically. the harness looked fine, and it was the first time i've done a jump. they basically said, don't worry. it will -- we attach everything. your job is to jump. >> as the elevator rises, he scratches his head, second-guessing his decision but still committed to the jump. >> i was full of adrenaline. it was a huge rush, so excited but also scared. my head was saying, what are you doing? why on earth would you want to do this? >> overcome with fear, a would-be jumper bows out. he is up next. wrestling with uncertainty, he steps toward the edge. >> just jump. >> just jump? >> with a quick prayer, 165 feet in the

we have a report from the northeast of thailand. >> reporter: behind me is the building that the nineefugee applicants of japan are being interviewed by the japanese government. the applicants from two families met with japanese officials on wednesday to find out more about the resettlement program. so far, nine families from myanmar totaling 45 refugees have reset theresettled in japa. the number of applicants has fallen short. >> translator: there is a need to give refugees better information about the japanese-run program. and we also need to work with other entities like our embassy in thailand and the unhcr to enhance the refugee understanding of japanese culture and society. >> reporter: last month, the government of myanmar agreed to seek a cease-fire with ethnic rebel forces after more than 60 years of conflict. this is giving refugees encouragement about returning home. japan also faces challenges to better support refugees from myanmar with issues to resettle. some have struggled with language barriers. the japanese government will decide by the end of march whether or not t

from my left we have prime minister of thailand. we have archbishop desmond tutu and the ceo of holdings in bahrain and a real leader in empowering women in the business community, not only in bahrain but around the world. [ applause ] and sheryl sandberg, the coo of facebook. when economists try to explain the economic dynamism of asia, there are many different business models in asia. the one thing they have pointed to is how countries have made good use of the female half of the population as part of the economic recipe success across egypt. and i'd ask the prime minister to give us her sense of how thailand has used the female population as part of its dynamism. prime minister? [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, may i speak in thai to make sure that i deliver all of the consent clearly. [ speaking in foreign language ] ][ speaking in foreign language ] [ speaking in foreign languag languaglanguage] [ speaking in foreign language] [ speaking in foreign languagsp] [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] [spea

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including thailand saying that they expect several quarters of difficulty in thailand.y, they're just going to be cautious. chambers said that these are unusual times. they're doing well. >> you said several quarters of difficulty because of thailand? >> he did say that. which i thought was interesting because a lot of people say they expect thailand to start improving in the second half. >> exactly. >> they appear to be sort of throwing the kitchen sink in here in a way to kind of keep people cautious. the stock is up near 52-week highs at this point. they've been through a rough patch. you get the sense from both chambers and caldaroni. >> keep us posted on other news off the call. let's get to the second derivatives. both of those stocks appear to be trading lower in the after -- actually i take that back. f5 is trading lower. in terms of how you measure the impact of cisco's growth on these names. >> this is where you're looking for for the explosiveness. the names you trend towards or whatever where you have a lot more certainty. those big growth names, they've had

the skies over northern thailand have been blanketed with a thick haze for weeks. visibility was reduced in eight provinces over the weekend with dust particles rising above safety standards. flights were delayed and locals want to wear masks when they go outside. in indonesia using fire to clear land has been banned by the government. but for indigenous people slash and burn farming has been passed down through the generations. the ban is affecting their traditional way of le. >> reporter: this is a village for generatis the people use fire to clear the land to plant rubber trees and grow crops. but about three years clearing land with fire was banned. as part of efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. the ban has changed the lives of local people. this farmer shows us around an area where 20 families used to grow rice and other vegetables. the fire ban means they can no longer grow. many people have given up farming. some even left the village. >> translator: it's not that we're agnst e environmental efforts. we need the fields to live on. we want them back.

. >> three explosions rocked thailand's capital on tuesday injuring at least five people. one blast detonated at a home in a packed residential district. three men are renting the house fled after the explosion. two of them escaped. the other was seen flagging down a taxi. he was carrying several large bags. a taxi driver at the scene says the man then threw an explosive in front of his car before running off injuring the driver slightly. police tried to move in and arrest the man. he then attempted to throw an explosive at them, but it detonated prematurely and cut off at least one of his legs. >> irheard a big bang and then our shop window was broken. when i looked down, i saw a man down on the ground by the phone booth. >> the blast also damaged buildings nearby. the three men are believed to be iranians. officials also discovered what are believed to be multiple bombs in the rented house. authorities are still trying to determine the cause of the violence. next an update on the explosion in new delhi. indian police suspect it was a terrorist attack. the search for clue

marines have appeared in thailand. a joint military drill was in full swing. it was being conducted by seven countries including japan and the united states. >> we support the blt and other units attached with air assets flying them to and from places and whatever they ask us, and whenever we're needed they call us and we support them. >> reporter: tokyo and washington picked the coastal area of nago city in okinawa for the futenma relocation. construction can only begin after okinawa's governor gives the go ahead. but the govern insists the base be moved outside the prefecture. he cites opposition from local residents and the lack of environmental safeguards in the government's plan. the uncertainty has led to concerns in okinawa that the futenma base might never be moved. >> translator: the japanese defense minister came to okinawa and clearly described the futenma air station as the world east most dangerous base. no country should allow such a perilous facility to exist near its people. >> reporter: the two countries argue that it's difficult for marine gr