this man first came to tokyo ten years to network with established bookstores. he says the japanese capital is an unrivaled market for quality chinese books. >> translator: japan and china have a 1,000-year history of cultural exchange. this has resulted in accumulation of important chinese cultural assets in japan. if we find such material abroad and consider them essential to our country, we'll acquire them. i believe it's our responsibility to protect chinese culture. >> reporter: at the center of the renewed passion for chinese books is this district, home to 160 antique bookstores. around a dozen specialize in chinese materials offering a trove of reasonably priced books in good condition. as early as the fifth century, japan began importing vast amounts of chinese books to learn about the culture and politics and religion of its powerful neighbor. this scroll depicts the author of the famous tale of gengi. she's reading a poem by a famous poet from the tang dynasty. until the late 19th century, japan's ruling south considered chinese literature essential t

in tokyo. the japanese government has decided to cut the corporate tax rate to help domestic businesses stay competitive. >> thank you very much. good morning. japanese prime minister naoto kan has instricted his cabinet ministers to reduce the corporate tax rate by five percentage points for the next fiscal year starting in april 2011. the country's corporate tax stands at 40%, the highest level in the world. kan delivered the direct irv on monday in a meeting with finance and national policy ministers. he added that the move will spur economic growth and help the economy out of deflation. government has already secured around $7.7 billion to make up for the predicted drop in revenue after the tax cut. however, if the government lowers the rate, it will need another $5.9 billion or more to fully cover the loss. attention's focused on how the government will compensate for the projected shortfall when drafting the fiscal 2011 budget next week. >>> now we go georgto the marke. stocks remain fixe

i'm keikichi hanada in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> japan's prime minister is wrapping up the year trying to deal with a hung parliament. naoto kan has been holding discussions with a small opposition sunrise party of japan about joining the ruling coalition government. kan met a co-leader of the sunrise party on november 18th and december 4th to gauge the party's interest in becoming a member of the coalition. at the meeting kan offered a ministerial post to sunrise party chief and other senior party members including roles related to the abductions of japanese citizens by north korea. on wednesday, katsuya okada, the secretary-general of the main ruling and democratic party, met with them to ask for their support of the smooth execution of government policies. the sunrise party has three lower house and three upper house lawmakers. its members appear to be divided over kan's offer. political observers say the prime minister intends to form a more stable government by expanding his power base to deal with the split diet. the lower house is controlled by the ruling coaliti

he rents several rice paddies in two tokyo suburbs.n total, about the size of a basketball court, where he grows his own rice. he did this mainly because his salary was cut 40% to $40,000 a year. it autumn he harvested 180 kilograms. this was more than enough to cover the amount needed, both at his pub and at home for one year. he also grew soy beans on the banks of the rice paddies and fermented some to make miso. >> translator: it's so rewarding to eat what i have grown myself. because i grow it myself, i can feel confident that i'll never have to worry about starving. >> reporter: his downshifter lifestyle has been an inspiration to many. one of these is a regular customer at his pub. he used to work at a human resource consulting firm. >> translator: most companies fight hard for a bigger share of their market. when you're surrounded by fierce competition, you tend to focus only on personal gain. for me, it didn't seem right. >> reporter: he quit the consulting firm and launched a company in july that offers farm experience tours.

the three firms will start trials in kanagawa near tokyo in fiscal 2011.hey aim to find out what locations will be best and what membership fees would be reasonable for use of the outlets. >>> japan airlines has demonstrated a bamboo wheelchair at haneda airport that enables users to pass more smoothly through metal detectors at security gates. the wheelchair was developed bit airline in a bamboo workshop in oita prefecture. 90% of the parts are made from bamboo including the brake. the only parts that are not bamboo are the tires and shock absorbe absorbers, which are rubber, along with wheels and axles which are reinforced plastic. the developers say the wheelchair is comfortable and has passed endurance tests. >> translator: this wheelchair combines japanese technology and craftsmanship with the spirit of hospitality. we hope it will help passengers to feel at ease. >> the new wheelchair will be available at oita airport from january and at haneda from february. >>> here are the latest market figures. ♪ ♪ >>> iraq's new government has been sworn in. mor

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> north korea warns it will attack south korea if the country resumes scheduled live fire drills on yeonpyeong island in the yellow sea. south korea suspended the drills in the wake of north korea's shelling of the island on november 23rd, that killed four people. south korea plans to resume the drills between saturday and next tuesday depending on weather conditions. the south says, artillery shells will be fired at sea in the opposite direction to a u.n. designated maritime border. but the north does not recognize this border and claims that the waters around the island are its territory. the north's official korean central news agency reported on friday evening that the military had requested in writing earlier in the day as south korea immediately canceled the drills. >> a south korean military official acknowledged they had received the request, but said they do not have to give into the north's threat. >>> u.s. joint chiefs of staff vice chairman james cartwright has expressed concern that tensions could escalate on the kore

tokyo. seoul, minus 6 the cold air starting to invade into central china here, 2 degrees in shanghai. that's going to be dropping below freezing come saturday. now, let's take you over to north america. we've got a split in the warm air weather and the cold weather. the frigid air continues to dominate much of the west while the warm air arriving from the gulf will be spreading into the northeastern region of the u.s. here. in between it is going to be wintry and severe once again over a wide area especially across the dakotas but also for parts of the four corners, colorado picking up as much as 60 centimeters of snow. elsewhere looking at blizzard like conditions, drifting and blowing snow making travel quite difficult up here as well and then over towards the south you're looking at more like rain and thunderstorms around mississippi. temperatures then looking warm down in the south, 25 degrees in miami. very mild, 13 in chicago. big jump here. 7 degrees in new york city and then over tow

i'm gene otani in tokyo. another bird has tested positive for avian flu in southwestern japan. this time it's a white-necked crane. earlier this month a hood crane was found in the same region with the highly virulent h5n1 avian flu virus. both species are on the brink of extinction. the infected white-necked crane was found in kagoshima city's izumi city. it was brought to the city's bird protection facility on tuesday. a preliminary test was conducted on thursday after the bird died. the izumi municipal government sent a blood sample to tottori university for further analysis. the authorities are also stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza. officials are calling on people who do not have to drive on local roads to avoid the area near the cranes' feeding grounds. four disinfection points have been set up along the roads. the authorities began distributing anti-septics on friday to all of the city's 128 poultry farms. they're also planning to increase the number of rangers in the city's nature reserves to five from the current two to keep a closer watch. >

the two leaders met in tokyo on wednesday.olivia has half of the world's estimated lithium deposits but lacks the technology to extract the metal. "we hope to provide expertise and personnel training to help bolivia make the most of its own resourc resources. >> reporter: morales said bolivia's rich natural resources were exploited while it was a colony. he said bolivia now hopes for industrialization by applying added value to these resources. later they signed a joint statement calling for the two nations to work together in government-led research and development under way at the uyuni salt flats in western bolivia. >>> haiti says the country's presidential election will go to a second-round runoff between the two top vote winners next month as neither has won a majority. the provisional electoral council announced the preliminary results of the election on tuesday. haitians voted on november 28th amid rising frustration about a cholera epidemic and slow reconstruction efforts since a devastating earthquake in january. form

and then reaching tokyo as well later tonight. over toward northeastern china, you see wintry precipitation working its way and that's going to be moderate snow for you and then as it moves to north korea, it will perhaps turn into cold rain and sleet while the south also, is going to be looking quite wet throughout your thursday. elsewhere across china, dry and settled for the most part. a little cloudy in places like shanghai. and very mild. 12 degrees in seoul and tokyo is going to be 7 degrees. very warm for this time of year we head over to the americas. the winter storms affect eastern canada and heavy rain for the northeastern corner of the u.s. so significant snow and sleet will continue to affect ontario, canada and then heavy rain developing around the great lakes region and then for the northeastern corner of the u.s. you need to watch out for things like flooding. drying up in the southeast. it is going to be a little bit chillier than yesterday and across the upper midwest, frigid air continues to dominate.r tow north

i'm james tengan in tokyo. thanks for watching.

tokyo police say they will submit a report as early as next week. prosecutors will then decide whether to file charges. the 43-year-old officer admitted last month he posted the footage on youtube. since then investigators have been questioning him on a voluntary basis. the officer said he obtained the video from a computer on a patrol boat and posted it on the file sharing website from an internet cafe. he said he wanted everyone in japan to see the tape. investigators say he hasn't explained why he used youtube or the meaning of the online alias he used as sengoku38. the officer has also yet to explain the inconsistencies in his actions. he tried to hide evidence by deleting the video data on his personal computer. he also claimed to have destroyed and thrown away a usb memory device. but at the same time he confessed to his boss that he leaked the footage. police suspect the officer violated a national public service law that prohibits public servants from divulging any secrets they learn at work. >>> south koreans are preparing for an incident t

i'm gene otani in tokyo. this year's nobel peace prize award ceremony will be held on friday in the norwegian capital of oslo. however, the winner, liu xiaobo, and his family members will be absent due to china's strong objection. the ceremony will be held at the oslo city hall from 1:00 p.m. local time. however, the chinese prodemocracy activist liu xiaob sentence in china, and his wife and relatives are under strict surveillance by the government. many chinese democracy activists are arriving from countries and regions such as the u.s. and hong kong. on thursday about 50 protesters in front of the chinese embassy culled for liu's immediate release. >> we're not sure the solidarity with dr. liu xiaobo. >> china will not attend the ceremony and delegates from 20 countries with close relationships such as russia and iran are also likely to be absent. it's unusual for so many countries to refrain from attending the nobel peace prize -- nobel prize ceremony. at a news conference on thursday the chair of the norw

i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather.

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo wi at. >>> the ceremony to award this year's nobel peace prize has been held in oslo, norway. noticeably absent is the winner of this year's prize, liu xiaobo, chinese pro democracy activist. ♪ the ceremony was held in oslo's city hall on friday. >> the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2010 to liu xiaobo for his long and nonviolent struggle for human rights in china. the norwegian nobel committee has long believed there is a close connection between human rights and peace. >> later the nobel peace prize committee chairman introduced liu's statement made in a chinese court last december. >> in his closing appeal to the court on the 23rd of december 2009 he said, "i feel with optimism look forward to the advent of a future free china, for there is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom. and china will in the end become a nation ruled by law by human rights reign supreme." >> after the address, he placed the peace prize medal on an empty seat that was reserved for the winner. liu's a long time pro-democ

warmer for you there. 8 in seoul. 15 in tokyo. and we're going to get progressively hotter as we head to the south. 25 in taipei. and 31 in manila. on we go to north america. all the winter activity is going to be contained in the northern half of the united states and up into canada. i'll tell you why, we have got our jet stream that is dipping a little bit far south, several lows just placed among that. that means the snow will be anywhere from the intermountain west, the cascades, all the way up to even new england there. heaviest snow falling in the dark blue areas fr all the way back just into the lower midwest here. and you can see why. there is that pulse of moisture that will move its way to the northeast quickly over the next 24 hours. temperaturewise, well, it is going to be very chilly indeed where it snows. minus 11 in winnipeg. just freezing in chicago, toronto, 4 degrees. atlanta, 13, miami, cooler, 22. houston, a little better, 23 for the high on friday. and a pair of 6s in vancouver and seattle. along we go to euro

i'm gene otani in tokyo. japan's space agency says its probe has failed to enter the venus orbit and passed on to outer space. the agency announced this on wednesday after a detailed analysis of data sent from the akatsuki probe. on tuesday it tried to enter the orbit 550 kilometers above venus. the agency briefly lost contact with the probe but later re-established communications. it had been trying to confirm if the operation was successful. akatsuki was launched back in may as japan's first probe to venus. it was equipped with five cameras to collect data on the planet's atmosphere. >>> iran and six key nations concluded a two-day meeting in geneva on tuesday but only reached an agreement to continue nuclear talks next month. officials from iran, the united states, and four other permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany held the first talks in 14 months on tehran's nuclear development. the details of the talks were not disclosed, but the six countries are thought to have urged iran to im

embassy in tokyo have been released so far. a special team set up by embassy -- by the embassy is on the alert for the release of any diplomatic cables. the team is also checking whether the documents posted online include classified information about japan-u.s. relations. the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog has expressed concern over north korea's nuclear facilities and urged the country to accept inspectors as soon as possible. the director general of the international atomic energy agency, yukiya amano, made the statement at its meeting of board of governors in vienna on thursday. >> it was with great concern that i learned of recent reports about a new uranium enrichment facility as well as the construction of a light water reactor in the dprk. >> amano urged north korea to accept the agency's inspectors, who have been forced to leave the country in april 2009. regarding iran's nuclear program, amano welcomed the resumption of a six-country meeting, which includes iran and the united states. the meeting was suspended in o

i'm gene otani in tokyo. a senior u.s. state department official says north korea must stop provocations and accept u.n. inspectors before the six-party talks on the country's nuclear program can be resumed. assistant secretary of state philip crowley announced on thursday a set of five conditions north korea must meet before the talks are reopened. >> one is to cease provocations. a second is to reduce tensions in the region. a third is to improve its relationship with south korea. and a fourth is to take affirmative steps to denuclearize in line with the 2005 joint statement. >> crowley also demanded the north abide by its international obligations under u.n. security council resolutions, which include a call to halt ballistic missile development. the u.s. official said if the north demonstrates its seriousness through action the door to renewed dialogue might open. following the north's artillery attack on a south korean island last month, china, the chair of the six-party talks, is proposing an emergency meeting of chi

. >> yes, we went to tokyo, we went to paris, london and mexico city. >> jimmy: so, in tokyo, they --n: legacy." >> jimmy: is it like that in all the countries? >> yes, they say it just like that. >> jimmy: did you get to, in tokyo, did you get to do anything -- >> no, we did the junkets. but i like the japanese press. they are very enthusiastic. and some of them would wear "tron" suits to the interviews. >> jimmy: really? >> and we had quite a few of those but we had two girls who came in full suits like my character in the movie and started weeping at the end of the interview. >> jimmy: why? >> enthusiastically. >> jimmy: they were sad it was over? >> and they were so moved by the interview. so, they were crewing -- >> jimmy: you could get electric cuted trying in that outfit. they cried? >> yeah, but -- you never know how enthusiastic the japanese are. because we screened 20 minutes of the film at one point in tokyo and at the end there was this police smattering of applause. and we looked at each other and we were like, my god, they hate it. this is a disaster. this is horrible. a

i'm gene otani in tokyo. prime minister can is on his way to inspect mass graves from world war ii. the team will focus on recovering the remains of 13,000 soldiers left on the island for 65 years after the end of the war in 1945. one site in the middle of the island is believed to contain the remains of 2,000 soldiers. another 200 are thought to be buried at the foot of the mountain in the south. speaking on monday, kan expressed his determination to do his best. >> translator: i want to apologize for the long delay in recovering the remains and returning them to the bereaved families. >> the prime minister added he intends to recover all remains from the island as well as other locations in asia. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan has instructed his cabinet ministers to reduce the corporate tax rate by five percentage points for the next fiscal year starting in april 2011. the country's corporate tax stands at 40%, the highest level in the world. kan delivered the directive on monday in a meeting with finance and national policy ministers. >> translator: if the government was t

we could well see rain and snow later on in tokyo as well. meanwhile, bitterly cold across the korean peninsula. heavy snow likely to impact the western side of the peninsula. in northeastern china, not much change here. widespread snow affecting your region. much of the inland areas will stay fine and settled. dry weather extending into indo on china. 31 degrees in bangkok today. 31 in manila. dropping to 7 in shanghai. that will drop to 2 degrees on friday. certainly that cold air starting to really enter central portions of china. minus 2 in seoul. let's talk about north america. the cold air expanding over the west. picking up the moisture from the pacific. widespread wintry precipitation. we can expect blizzard-like conditions and heavy snowfall impacting a wide area as well. up to 60 centimeters of snow expected locally. then the snow is reaching as far south as new mexico and arizona today. that could certainly delay some travel conditions. i do expect dangerous driving conditions as well. for the southeastern corner, temperatures easi

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> north korea warns it will attack south korea if the country resumes scheduled live fire drills on yeonpyeong island in the yellow sea. south korea suspended the drills in the wake of north korea's shelling of the island on november 23rd, that killed four people. south korea plans to resume the drills between saturday and next tuesday depending on weather conditions.

she is reported to have died in november after returning to france after a job in tokyo. her family asked for her death to be kept private and did not want to release news of it until now. the cause is not known. her friends said she was treated for respiratory illness in the hospital shortly before hand. she became defined by her illness and roads and internet blog and book about her

i'm wednesday, december 29th in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi with your updates. >>> south africa is to join the four-member group of fast growing emerging economies known as brics. a summit of leaders from brazil, russia, india and china is to be held in china next year. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson jiang yu said on tuesday that south africa will attend next year's summit. >> translator: south africa's participation would be useful and enhance cooperation among emerging countries. >> she also said china's president, hu jintao, has already contacted south african president jacob zuma on the issue. the first summit meeting of bric countries was held in russia in 2009. the leaders shared a critical view of the western-led global financial system. economists believe that by inviting south africa, china and other emerging nations will have a greater say in world finance and topics such as climate change. >>> china says it will cut its rare earth exports next year, a move expected to further push up prices of the mine

i'm gene otani in tokyo. south korea says it will carry out additional firing drills for a one-week period beginning december 6th. the south is preparing itself for possible further provocations by the north after last week's shelling of yeonpyeong island that left four south koreans dead. the south korean military announced on tuesday that the exercises will be conducted at 29 locations across the country, including yeonpyeong island. the south korean military says it plans to stay on the highest alert for the time being. south korea and the united states began a four-day military drill in the yellow sea following the exchange of fire on november 23rd. on wednesday, the final day of the drill, the two nations will carry out exercises to protect the u.s. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "george washington" from enemy attacks and to deliver supplies to combat areas. >> conventional forces -- provocative actions by those forces. >> a weekend poll by south korea's kbs television shows that more than 70% of those

." >> rising tensions between tokyo and beijing. japan plans to boost defense is to confront china's military might. china called japan's it new strategic stance irresponsible. china reaches out to pakistan. the chinese premier offers economic and political support in islamabad. welcome to "gmt." a world of news and opinion. also on the program -- zimbabwe's fragile coalition government under severe strain. does mugabe want elections early next year? shia muslims are around the world marking the holiest day in their calendar amid tight security. it is midday in london, 5:00 p.m. in islamabad and 9:00 p.m. in tokyo where china's growing power prompted a major shift in military strategy. the japanese government announced plans to overhaul the fences, with an emphasis on china's military buildup to the south, as china looks to tie it up billions of dollars of trade deals with pakistan. more from islam about in a moment but forced the report from tokyo on a move china is already calling irresponsible -- more from islamabad in a moment.

the russian deputy prime minister's visit to the southern new japan has had a frosty reaction from tokyo the japanese premier went as far as calling it a regrettable move the area in question has been a sensitive topic for both countries since world war two soviet forces took control of the four islands during the conflict the territories believed to be rich in natural resources tokyo for its parts demanding that russia returns the archipelago while moscow insists they were never japan's to begin with it's the second visit by a russian official to upset the japanese in november tokyo temporarily recalled its ambassador from moscow after president delivered of became the first question needed to set foot on the colonel's. next tonight shock tactics aimed to eliminating drug and alcohol abuse have divided opinion across russia videos of deformed fetuses and children eating feces is just a small part of a controversial online ad campaign authorities have defended the ads those say that only harsh reality will discourage youngsters and kick some sense into attics you may find some of the ima

to begin with it is the second visit by a russian official to upset the japanese lately in november tokyo temporarily recalled its ambassador from moscow after president a bed of became the first russian needed to set foot on the currents. next tonight shock tactics a limb an aging drug and alcohol abuse of divided opinion across russia videos of deformed fetuses and children eating feces are just a small part of a controversial new online campaign authorities though of defended the ad saying that only harsh reality will discourage youngsters and kick some sense into addicts you may find some of the images of briffa notion is report disturbing. needs a happy motto for it to my she says masha i used to smoke marijuana when i was pregnant with the fifty six internet ad as part of a stomach joining anti drug compay in a sashing sashenka i was already on heroin then just surprisingly it's the least offensive side of the series designed to shock some of them may leave a bad taste in your mouth quite literally like this one for instance. that's why we stop it here. it says that keeping quiet ab

taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 51 pounds while in hong konghe hang seng rose 241. >>> a mixed day on wall street tuesday suddenly darkened late in the session, and those storm clouds loomed large over today's opening. minutes before markets closed, standard & poor's warned portugal's credit rating might be downgraded, expecting the country to join ireland looking for a multibillion dollar bailout. that set off high volume selling investors fear could resume this morning. >>> news on the u.s. economy was mostly good. consumer confidence rose to its highest level in five month, and data showed increase strength in the midwest business activity. weak home sales data was somewhat offset by the home improvement chain lowes reaffirming its sales and profit outlook sending shares up 1.5%. bank of america lost more than 3% on wikileaks fears. founder julian assange told "forbes" to expect a mega leak on a major u.s. bank early next year. last year in another interview he specifically mentioned bank of america. >>> google fell 4.5%. the online search g

and he reports this back to tokyo. we intercept it. we now know that hitler expect it is invasion there. why is that significant? because that was our deception plan. that's exactly what we wanted him to think and we know it's working. >> you say that some 400 message that is f.d.r. could have read from oshia? >> something like 400 intercepts per year. general marshall -- >> per year? >> yes. general marshall said that he was our bet source of information on german intentions. he was our best agent, an unwitting agent, albeit, and for the president, it was not simply peeking at the other fella's hands, it was like holding the other fella's hands. >> the president is in the oval office and every day they bring in these oshima messages. did the japanese ever find out that the president knew all this stuff? >> it's really extraordinary. in 1942, after the battle of midway, the "chicago tribune" front paged a story which practically blew the secret, the headline read, in effect, navy knew japanese war plan. well, how else would we have kno

lucy craft, "nightly business report," tokyo. >> we could use some of that here in new york city where we are cramped for space. >> very interesting solution to the problem. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for thursday, december 2. we want to remind you this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support... >> tom: ...support that makes programs like "nightly business report" possible. >> susie: thanks for joining us. and don't forget to support your public television station. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. we'll see all of you again tomorrow evening. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> be more. pbs.

there's 160,000 restaurants in tokyo. there's obviously more restaurants.elin stars. >> and m. insists all michelin stars are consistent. whether given to places with place mats or white linen. if you're thinking she might just have the greatest job in the world, think again. do you get to bring friends, family, when you go out? >> most of the time, we dine alone. it gives us the ability to really focus on the food and the ambience and capture the entire experience. of course if we're going somewhere, where it would be very strange or obvious to see someone dining alone, we'll tag along with another inspector and write two papers instead of one. >> table for one. the saddest words. that's your life. >> it's actually okay, you know, when you're really, really into food, everything else that's going on around you isn't so important. >> so finally, you want to get a hot dog or something? maybe a slice on the street? so i can see you work? is that allowed? >> no, i'm going to lunch now, but i can't tell you where. >> foiled. you know, if i hadn't signed that no

the team is going to tokyo next week to follow up. they are also looking at installing facilities in israel, denmark, and australia. so this is a new technology. i do believe that it has good potential here in san francisco because these batteries which stations have a lifetime of potentially around 10 years -- these battery switch stations. the better place is going to go to vehicle manufacturers now and find out which vehicle manufacturer they want to work with to fill these special vehicles that would be able to be accommodated. yes, there are quite a lot of details to work out. once we became partners in this project, we talked about the best way to operate these vehicles, and i discussed with better placement going straight to one company is not necessarily the best answer. so the way that we are looking at it, i have what may be a little bit difficult to read, kind of a tree of the anticipated contract structure at this point, but essentially, we already have an existing master agreement with caltrans. i think that will only req

there's an lot of isolation in tokyo but enjoy the lifestyle that is great.t's also the fact that cities are cognitively challenging. so we've all heard that sudoku or crossword puzzle or whatever that you're going to be cognitively fit, i don't put much stock in net. i think maybe do crossword puzzles you join a community of crossword puzzle do worse an and you feel like you're making a connection. that might be a benefit. if you give somebody at age 60, i mean, age 70 or 75 or 80 a math -- a map book of the subway system they will study the map and learn how to do it, or they were going to adapt some fabulous piece of japanese technology that tells them how to do it and stay current that way. and indices are cognitively cognitively challenging they also lead to cognitively healthy. and i think they are excellent places to age. >> curious, this theory that made a lot of presence in germany a few years ago called the asset meltdown take a more less explored how certain points the aging process of the number of people who are suddenly sort of caching and inves

tokyo, new zealand, australia on this leg.outh america to south africa to israel for the first time on this tour. >> larry: you did israel already or -- >> not yet. that and greece are the two places i have yet to be. in all the tours, in all those shows, i never got to either israel or greece. >> larry: does that complete the world? >> within reason. yeah. pretty of the western pop culture world. >> larry: you don't know the event, where in israel, where are you at? >> wherever the olympic stadium is. >> larry: so do have you to rehearse? >> we don't rehearse. if you don't know the stuff at

we will play a couple nights in the tokyo dome, their stadium.nk anybody has played that stadium more than i have, any international band ever has played that more than we have. there is a kinship there because the lear cal content relates to them. you know how many times i have watched your show and cnn this places like japan, around the world. it gives me comfort. when they used to wear kimonos and the wooden shoes, it was much different. now, with the advent of video television and cable television, tokyo is a metropolis. >> larry: wasn't there a risk the first time you worked in a country where they didn't speak english? >> i'll tell you a better story. when we went to moscow, the former soviet union, thele wall is still up, 1989, we insisted on headlining this multiple act that was over there doing charity work. our whole rapport with the audience was based on my speaking with them, this optimism and uplifting. we had big hit records in '86, '87, '88. this german band went on before us and knocked the place out. i went on the stage, dead sil