for tokyo, the peak will arrive next thursday.orrow is not going to be the ideal day for cherry blossom viewing in tokyo because rain is expected to be in the forecast, and also it's going to be a chilly day. ev even inland areas are expecting to see some snowfall. temperatures are expected to be 10 for the high in tokyo. it could be the coldest day in three weeks. warmer and sunny conditions are expected to return on your sunday. fukuoka will see sunny weather starting on sunday and that will continue into the mid part of next week. heavy rain fell in caledonia, 500 millimeters in 24 hours. rain is expected to ease there, however it's a different story for new zealand. heavy rain will continue to affect the flood stricken country. nearly 250 millimeters of rain is likely into saturday morning. thursday was panda day, and rain fell in moscow. it didn't ruin the fun mood. take a look at this video. it may have been rainy in moscow thursday but it didn't spoil the fun of panda day at the zoo. the two resident giant pandas received s

on fujiyama looks down on tokyo's hard hit war industry. as still resisting german forces are rolled back. allied armies press forward on all fronts toward heart of germany. gigantic traps are sprung along the moselle and then as the russians cross the order and the american first armies masha's beyond rhine. hear the roar river last major barrier before the rhine is in force by infantry armored elements of the united states ninth army, a phase of what berliners called the greatest of west front offensive. the battle scarred german town of linick is cleaned up. and here your neck still more german soldiers dead and alive. help swell the enemy's casualty. now far past 1 million on the western front. and amid shambles of silence and emptiness the german people are learning what warfare means and. supreme commander eisenhower are with the ninth army's commanding general, inspects positions near and forces lined up for the smash across the rhine to dusseldorf and beyond. as a security, civilians are assembled for questioning. but they are few c

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo.s "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so don't go away. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. japanese retail giant seven & i holdings says it'll close a quarter of its main supermarket and general merchandise outlets. the company is planning to focus on its 7-eleven convenient stores. seven & i is shuttering 33 of its 126 ito-yokado stores in japan, mostly in regional cities. seven & i will seek to grow in the tokyo metropolitan area. it's seen clothing sales struggle as more people opt for specialty retailers or online sellers. seven & i said it'll completely withdraw from operating an apparel business and focus on food sales. >>> nissan motor says it plans to bring down costs for electric vehicles to the same level as gas engine cars by 2030. the japanese auto maker says it'll get there partly by sharing more components across power trains for evs and hybrid models. the firm believers this will reduce production cost by 30%. it aims to first bring down manufacturing pr

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so stay right there. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. now, japan's upper house is formally approved the new bank of japan governor. a former board member and economist, he is set to assume the role april 9th. a majority of the lawmakers voted for him on friday. the decision follows the lower house's endorsement the day before. the upper chamber also improved the government's two deputy governor nominees by a majority vote. they are himino ryozo and current boj executive director uchida shinichi. both take office on the 20th. they all serve five-year terms. >>> friday also saw policymakers unanimously agree to leave the central bank's monetary easing program unchanged. the announcement followed their two-day meeting. the boj will keep the short-term interest rate in negative territory. it'll also continue asset purchases to hold long-term rates at around 0%. the yield on the japanese bond will be around a range of plus or m

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next and "newsline biz" with gene otani. so stay right there. ♪ >>> this is "news line biz." i'm gene otani. a visit by south korea's to japan is spurring expectations relations may return to normal. tokyo announced on thursday it's set to drop tighter controls on high shipping costs of materials. that came after a meeting between the countries. japan tightened rules for exporting free materials used for semiconductors and organic led displays in 2019 citing security concerns. japanese companies are major manufacturers of these goods. south korea reacted to the controls by filing a complaint with the world trade organization in 2020. japan's decision to ease the controls came as it has confirmed that south korea will drop the wto case. >>> japan has posted its biggest ever trade deficit for february as soaring energy prices pushed up the value of imports. the finance ministry says the deficit last month was nearly 900 billion yen or about $6.7 billion. it was the largest deficit for february since comparable data became avai

i can stay in tokyo where i would probably receive more news. no. it's better to try to get to you walkie by car to come close to the damage nuclear power plant. nothing in the roads are blocked and the nuclear power plant reaction and vice versa. perhaps a lot of people are trying to reach the north to obtain news of their relatives. even the railway work is interrupted, a country displayed and i have to go back to tokyo and try to catch a plane to akita. the only way to get the full kitchen is from the opposite side. ah ah ah ah, they are seldom phenomena or things that black and white in nature. but the western approach to anything internal, personal, interpersonal, or interstate relationship is one of the black and white realities. there are many, many shades of both different colors and the chinese philosophy approach to the issue is, you know, if we are different, we can work together. ah, alarmed by tape close, long silence can wants to understand community the gravity of the situation. he arrives the nuclear disaster sight. he takes charge,

i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. we begin in eastern ukraine. russian forces claim they're on the verge of capturing the key city of bakhmut. fighters with the wagner gro private military company have been spearheading the assault. cnn and reuters news agency, they were able to confirm a video released by wagnerppears to show its mercenaries just 2 kilometersrom the city center. ukrainian field hospitals nearby have been inundated with soldiers wounded in the fight to hold bakhmut. u.s. institute for the study of war say troops appear to be focusing the offensive in one part of the city to force the ukrainians to retreat. earlier this week, ukraine official told cnn a strategic withdraw is on the table. many civilians living in the area are fleeing for safety as fighting heats up. >> translator: i had a home in bakhmut, but it's gone now. i worked all my life to pay for it. >> translator: we stayed as long as we could, but we have no choice. our neighbor's apartment was destroyed. it's time to go. >> meanwhile, the u

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo.right there. ♪w3r >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. now, u.s. federal reserve policymakers haveq pushed aside fears that a further interest %■ system that is already inxdó[■ they have managed to slow inflation through a series of increases and the latest one is a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the8■ target range to ■ we spoke with a senior economist about how heu the numbe2■p one priority has beetoxd lower inflation close to their 2% target, and chair powell has been verye1 clear abt this for the past ei1■ months ore1 a year. however, it was a surprise for me today they are taking into account the current turmoil as the rise in credit costs pretty strongly. but the fed will conm hike the rates until may or maybe june and stay there for the rest of the year. >> some had predicted the recent loss of confidence in the banking sector would force 1 fed to hold off on any ratee1 increases for now. we first saw the collapse of two mid-sized banks in the u.s., and in eu

i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo.oreign ministers from the group of 20 are meeting for a second day in new delhi. the war in ukraine is expected to take center stage. >> let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. we first came together in the midst of global crisis. >> the gathering opened on dnesdawith the plenary session underway on the following day. the participants include u.s. secretary of state antony blinken, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and china's minister. aside from the war, the top diplomats are expected to cover global surge in energy and food prices. bilateral meetings are scheduled on the sidelines. blinken says he has no plans to meet his chinese counterpart. washington recently warned beijing not to send arms to russia. lavrov met his indian and turkish counterparts on wednesday. apparently mindful that western countries are expected to harshly criticize moscow over the war in ukraine. turkey has served as a mediator between russia and ukraine. >>> risin

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and the desk told an injury only 10 days with fewer in tokyo. there have been neither significant damages nor any victims. people aren't panicking and they start getting ready to spend the night. public places offices at friends are in the open air. this is a real to the say, i checked my status. that is so i don't know what to do. i can stay in tokyo where i would probably receive more news . no, it's better, perhaps a lot of people are trying to reach the north to obtain news of their relatives. even the railway at work is interrupted. the country displayed in the 2. i have to go back to tokyo and try to catch a plane to akita. the only way to get the full cushion is from the opposite side. ah. mobile above the bulk law issue, my for the mobile one. annual g d. p per capita is about $4000.00 euros. does that? we've got drugs on a mobile a. what a cost is still a go through any kids put them in your presence, find them on the line with your lowest thought they would have thought of. unemployment is off the charts, moldova territory like hybrid

strongly disliked, moscow, beijing and seoul are handing over uncomfortable questions to tokyo.e treated water really complies with all standards, namely , this is what the japanese government claims. why don't they just pour it somewhere at home the pacific ocean is not a sewer pipe for one country, in fact, a technology by which a third water will be drained into the ocean. it looks rather suspicious that the process is going to stretch over three decades, the water from the barrels will slowly mix at 6 l per second with the ocean water circulating through a pipe with a diameter of 2 m. and tokyo does not even hide that their goal is to dilute the third so much that it does not sensors could detect. and that means how much and but in the end it will fall into the ocean, and what will it be environmental damage can only be assumed? to believe the figures that give e , let's say representatives, and japan a, i would be careful. uh, because here, on the one hand, the prestige of the country is affected on the other hand. we know that there is a very complicated system of disclosu

she joins me now from tokyo. nina. hi there. tell us, what importance does japan have for germany in terms of economic security? well, japan is germany's 2nd largest trading partner in asia, and perhaps most importantly, even at both countries, each other is very similar. they say they share values, but they're also their economies are structurally very similar. and there's a lot of scope for deeper collaboration between the 2, because for long germany neglected japan in favor of china. so today here they both said again, all of swords and the japanese prime minister that both countries have seen that big dependency on big players like china and russia is dangerous and painful. they said they learned that during the covert, pandemic, and of course, russia's war against ukraine. and so they say diversification is key and they agreed to strengthen economic collaboration. in a you said a china is currently germany's most important trading partner in the region. how much a room from a mover does this all give all off shots? well tha

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and tokyo has welcomed the move and gone. japan and south korea are important neighbors to each other. you must corporate in dealing with various challenges in the international community. the 2 countries on their leaders have communicated closely since the launch of the suck, yolande ministration. remove this amended, there's been pressure to end the dispute from afar tune as major allies to the united states. washington has been pushing for a resolution with looming regional challenges like north korea and china's growing power good will between tokyo and sole is seen as crucial for a united front. we at ward senior fellow at the international institute for strategic studies. thanks for joining us. i'm robert, as the report mentioned at south korea, as president un, secure is conservative, which tends to mean someone who is pretty nationalistic, and yet he's, it looks like he's trying to set this war time grievance aside. what's driving that? well, i think it's important to remember, this is one of the most true japan governments in korea for many, many years i'd argue that passes,

the bombing of tokyo began in february 1945 and 174 bombers dropped 29.6 bombs over tokyo covering a square kilometer . they destroyed this city. on the 9th and 10th of our 3945, 346, 29 tokyo was attacked, 279 of them dropped 1,740 incendiary bombs. the white palace was used after being hit by air strikes on the 9th and the 10th of maarif is considered the most destructive air attacks in history, but these attacks deadly is not the only trick of the americans, it is one of the other japanese products that made a calculation that put the people of the island on the brink of famine , but because of the american operation, it was not possible to kill one person instead of a thousand people, the allies were willing to use it against japan in 1945. to be able to start the second war jafar japanese industry suffering from the lack of raw materials is collapsing . the soviet union had not yet joined the war against japan. this violation of hamona to the queen they need a big one near the islands of japan, and their desired location is about 110 degrees and 13 kilometers wide, only 523 kilo

okay. shita in tokyo for talks aimed at boosting economic and defense ties. ah, i'm labriola, welcome to the show. the international criminal court in the hague has issued an arrest warrant for russia's president vladimir putin. the court said the warrant was issued over a legit war crimes in ukraine. gooden is suspected of involvement in the unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of ukraine to russia. the kremlin has dismissed the allegations. the charges are the says that the i c. c has even laid against the heat of a permanent member of the you insecurity council, russian president vladimir putin and his commissioner for children's rights. and now wanted for war crimes. there alleged to have been responsible for ukrainian children being forced from the occupied cities and seemed to live in russia. judges f reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that debt are credible allegations against dees persons for the alleged crimes. dicey c is doing it's part of work as a court of law. the judges ation arrest w

good will, between tokyo and soul is seen as crucial for a united front. we at ward senior fellow at the international institute for strategic studies. thanks for joining us. i'm robert. as the report mentioned at south korea, as president you insecure is conservative, which tends to mean someone who is pretty nationalistic, and yet he's, it looks like he's trying to set this war time grievance aside. what's driving that? well, i think it's important to remember, this is one of the most true japan governments in korea for many, many years. i'd argue that absence can they job was present in 2003. so this is the initiative by, by president you, he's aware that he's going to limit the choke like soft grid. presidents can only be long term. they've got, he's got government, that's the letters that the elections next year. 2020 goal. so he's window goal changing vendors regard gotten the relationship is pretty small. so i think he's trying to make use of the time that he has to pursue the relationship forward. i want to play comments from the south korean presi

tokyo, of course, assures everyone that the water, they say, goes through certain purification cyclesat it is possible to remove from it, for example, most of the strontium and plutonium, but firstly , according to local nuclear scientists, there are only three such purified water. a little more than 400,000 cubic meters , a. secondly, japan was never able to remove. of it, the third is another radioactive isotope. and so that the neighbors of the country of the rising sun ideas merge. all, it's into the ocean. i absolutely dislike moscow and beijing. seoul is asking tokyo uncomfortable questions if the treated water really meets all the standards, which is what the japanese government claims. why are they simple? they won’t pour it somewhere in the pacific ocean - this is not a sewer pipe for one country , in fact, a technology by which a third water will be poured into the ocean. it looks rather suspicious that the process is going to stretch for three decades, the water from the barrels will slowly mix in at 6 l per second to ocean water circulating through a pipe with a diameter o

t w's lena has in tokyo again. well, police in pakistan have clashed with our supporters of former prime minister in ron con in islamabad. they fired tear gas at the crowd outside the court house, where con, early agreed to appear to face corruption charges. his convoy left for the capital from his law home in law, 400 kilometers away con, repeatedly failed to attain previous meetings. in hearings, i'm sorry, leading to an arrest warrant being issued against him. although that warrant was cancelled on friday. con says he feels he may still be taken into custody. d w. news asked him brown con why he initially refused to appear in court. i was a burning em all of the cases against me. i was a bearing and course. then i got shot on my leg and i was incapacitated for almost 4 months. the moment i recovered, i when i back to god's want to know a lot i gordon in islam but i got the only this whole big thing blew up because of one of barrels that i didn't make. and that appearance was in this in a gort where all my securi

all i've sold is in tokyo for a trip aimed at strengthening economic ties with japan. so has been meeting the japanese prime minister for me. ok, should the pair have been discussing ways to strengthen economic security and reduce dependence on chinese raw material. they also talked about the war in ukraine. t w's chief political correspondent need a hasa is traveling with chancellor shoulds earlier. she explained the economic importance. japan has to germany. well, japan is germany 2nd largest trading partner in asia. and perhaps most importantly, even at both countries. each other is very similar. they say they share values, but they're also their economies are structurally very similar. and there's a lot of scope for deeper collaboration between the 2. because for long germany neglected japan in favor of china. so today here they both said again, all sorts and the japanese prime minister that both countries have seen that big dependency on big players like china and russia is dangerous and painful. they said they learned that during the covert, pandemic, and of cour

i don't think that's the correct really the word tokyo . tokyo. i really as word tokyo. tokyo.nest trotskyites i think tokyo billions . apparently there's billions. apparently there's been a russian house burglary there recently, but it turned to be. yeah, it turned out to be a group of people who just been albanian let out of prison from the philippines. but it was being run by a couple of expat japanese who've since been brought back to japan going to face some pretty serious criminal charges, like a great thriller project strange fetish news now , young people who've news now, young people who've grown up with the cheapest , most grown up with the cheapest, most efficient music delivery systems ever conceived are wasting money. the intervention of ridiculous think this is the return the record vinyl sales have outstripped cds for the first time in 35 years. i'm baffled by this is this you know this makes me think of cycling around on 24 things it's just bizarre but who buys cds anymore? it would be a cd, but i buy them. they're cheap from you. guess everyone's getting rid of

i don't think that's the correct really the word tokyo . tokyo. i really as word tokyo. tokyo. trotskyites i think tokyo billions . apparently there's billions. apparently there's been a russian house burglary there recently, but it turned to be. yeah, it turned out to be a group of people who just been albanian let out of prison from the philippines. but it was being run by a couple of expat japanese who've since been brought back to japan going to face some pretty serious criminal charges, like a great thriller project strange fetish news now , young people who've news now, young people who've grown up with the cheapest , most grown up with the cheapest, most efficient music delivery systems ever conceived are wasting money. the intervention of ridiculous think this is the return the record vinyl sales have outstripped cds for the first time in 35 years. i'm baffled by this is this you know this makes me think of cycling around on 24 things it's just bizarre but who buys cds anymore? it would be a cd, but i buy them. they're cheap from you. guess everyone's getting rid of the

in 1945, the bombing of tokyo began and 104 b-21 bombers dropped incendiary bombs over tokyo , destroyingrly a square kilometer of the city. on the 9th and 10th of march 1950, 346 b-229 bombers hit tokyo , 279 of which carried 1,700 tons of incendiary bombs . the white palace and tarbiat were used to create air strikes on the 9th and 10th of the contemporary era, including iran . it is considered history, but these deadly attacks are not the only tricks of the americans one of the other japanese products is that a naval blockade has put the people of the island on the verge of closure. killing millions of people instead of thousands was the best strategy that the united states was willing to use in 1345 ah in order to be able to prepare for the second war of the japanese industry that it suffers from a lack of raw materials . it is collapsing. the soviet union had not yet joined the war against japan. japan needs and is possible considering that it is about 110 meters wide and 13 kilometers wide , it is only 523 kilometers away from the southernmost island of the japanese archipelago. thi

i he says his ministry is planning a 150-kilometer air corridor over central tokyo.rones will fly in the airspace to make deliveries and also do maintenance work on power lines. and the transport ministry has given the green light to highly autonomous vehicles. self-driving technology is divided into five levels. level 4 means vehicles can run without human drivers under certain conditions including speed, the routes, and weather. a revision to the law makes that possible from april 1 >>> let's look at what's happening in the week ahead. we start off with japan's closely watched quarterly survey on businesses. the bank of japan will release its survey on monday. business confidence among manufacturers worsened for the fourth consecutive quarter in december. due to the slowing global economy and lower demand for semiconductors. the mood for large non-manufacturers is forecast to have improved again. this is largely due to the ongoing recovery and accommodation in restaurant services as overseas tourists return. we will have a slew of inflation data out next week acros

i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> this is "newsline" biz.ut the possibility of issuing a digital yen. central banks in the states, china, and europe are already exploring the viability of digital currencies. they can be used in the same way as bank notes and coins. the ministry's panel is expected to discuss how to create a framework for a central bank digital currency. they will use findings from a technical study the bank of japan conducted the past two years. the launch of the panel coincides with the start of a digital yen pilot program involving the doj financial institutions, and other private- sector participants. doj officials said they have no concrete plans to issue currency. it is expected to take time to hammer out the legal and framework issues. the ministry plans to take into account the opinions of the panel and prepare for the possible introduction of a digital yen. >>> japan has come up with a plan to strengthen its power grid by significantly expanding the use of renewable energy. it envisions total investments of around $5

we will see how tokyo responds to this proposal that came out just this morning. we are expecting some statements from the prime minister from u. t shita as well. and what about the families of the victims, the south korean victims of the 4th labor is how do they feel about this proposal? sure. even if tokyo were to accept their proposal and it does come down to the acceptance by the victims themselves as essentially they will be giving up their legal rights that stem from that supreme court ruling in 2018 in order to accept the reparation money we've already heard from at least one victim 94 year old young dog who has said that she doesn't want south korea money. she wants to sincere apology from japan and that she has fought for this are far too long for it to end in this way. ok, eunice came. thank you for explaining that to us eunice came there for life in sol . incentives, yet thousands of opposition supporters have defied an official protest. been on to some of their leaders were arrested demonstrators broke through a police barrier in the capital tunis, dem

not exactly the most subtle message, though it is likely to have the opposite effect and only bring tokyo and sol closer together. joining us as journalist frank smith in it. so frank, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. that seems to be what's driving japan and south korea together. talk about that. well, definitely the dual influence of the, the threats of north korea and china are, are part of this. and certainly something that the u. s. looks at favorably as washington wants to solidify that trilateral japan, south korea u. s. alliance. certainly the launch of a missile by north korean icbm today, you know, emphasizes that fact. but the conservative prison, you know, also wants to encourage the business leaders here to develop stronger trade relations with japan. and, you know, several members of the business community did accompany him in the south green government. also, prior to the summit made up a list of something like a 100 joint projects. it wants to pursue with japan. so business as well as security is a, is a big part of this. the leaders of the 2 countries might understand

there's a lot of little sustained concern in tokyo about what time you're sitting in solar course. you're looking north with joy yang and you're saying that very accelerating. it's a w n d program. constantly testing, massage, and the light and then of course you go to japan to japan and korea will frame this as a, an increase in the deterrent capability and the credibility of the tenants, k realty, just to ensure that the have that they can influence the calculations negative katherine's and a towards them in, in pyongyang, and raging critical going, raging will playing about this obviously as, as we saw recently complained about the way shaken. robert ward. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. that's it for today. there's more on our website, d, w dot com, forward slash asia. my name is melissa chan in berlin. thanks for watching and see you tomorrow. everybody knows fuels made from petroleum, goes large amounts of c, o 2. are synthetic combustibles known as e fields and i know tentative with scientists are researching that production. how exactly does it work and do e fu

also, this year the cherry blossoms have bloomed a little early as well. spring arrives in tokyo with a burst of color. japan's cekada or cherry blossom season has officially begun for locals and tourists alike. they see as blossoms are particularly special and a mile on each. i was still pregnant last last in season. it was also the pandemic this year. we can finally see the flowers with our baby when it for the next 2 weeks or so. i want to keep going out and enjoying the cherry blossoms in this warmer weather. now that pandemic restrictions have been softened. people can once again enjoy the season to its fullest i think it's really amazing. i really talks about the japanese culture. we're even though there's a lot of people here in tokyo and japan all around, they still get excited. we're seeing the site this year marks, one of the earliest starts to blossom season since reco it's began 70 years ago. bringing color back to the city. just that little bit sooner. that is all for today. as always, you can follow us on d, w dot com, forward slash asia and on social media. my name is m

i'm roger with the news from tokyo.apan's top court has found a vietnamese woman not guilty of abandoning the bodu;jrq) t(e1 stillborn twins.?nm the case shed light on fálp foreign trainees who concealed pregnancies out of feare1r for being forced to leave japan1 supporters of le thixtue celebrated outside the couruk after the verdict was read on friday.t( her victory follows an ordealxd] ho is now 2 was wor under e1japan's technicalxÑ tra■ program in kumamoto prefecture when she secretly gave birth to stillborn babies. she left their bodies in a cardboard box for over a day befohex authorities weher(sq)te, leading to charges. the case eventually made its way to the supreme courtçó and her legal team argued le did not intend to abandon the twins' remains and was preparing to çó bury them. in his ruling, the supreme courd justicexd sided with the defens. he said the way she scared for the bodies and the conditionslp she was under at the time shefá spoke virtually after the verdict.xd to and alter her voice. >> i hope jap

the japanese and our greatest alliance supported the united states close at ties between tokyo and so would also help washington's ambitions of maintaining a technological lead over china, such as in the production of strategically sensitive semiconductors. but japan, treatment of korean during world war 2, continues to cause anger here. the recruitment is so cold comfort women forced to work in military brussels still brings out protesters once a week, while other groups have demanded the japan apologizes to compensate the victims of both labor. controversial li yoon has propose settling the issue by compensating koreans forced to work in war time. japan from a voluntary fund instead of making the japanese companies pay. i want to accept such money, even if i starve to death. why would i accept the money for you? it seems it's time to move on. you want to go and look. g, junior, japan has changed from a militaristic grace it to a partner that she is universal values with us and cooperates with us on security. economy, science and technology and global agendas, increasing regional thr

in 1945, 334 b-29 bombers dropped the deadly load on tokyo, this was the most destructive bombardi. world war ii and the entire twentieth century, at least 100,000 people died, mostly civilians more, than hiroshima, the americans bombed japan in 1942, but the airfields were ineffective in china and india, there were many accidents along the way. now the mariana islands were captured from there, closer to japan , tokyo decided to bomb at night from a low altitude , each aircraft brought in 6 tons, napalm and high-explosive fragmentation bombs , the city was especially for the destruction of the civilian population. mostly wooden americans. burned almost half formed a fiery tornado. it was an act of mass terror, not caused by military necessity, general curtis lemay. planned airstrikes. later the quote was admitted, if we had lost the war i would have been tried as a war criminal. on march 10 , 1970, soviet viewers first saw the program man and law for soviet television, which usually showed life in the ussr only from the good side. she remained a sensation in the program, they talked

we will see how tokyo responds to this proposal. you as president joe biden as pressing to strengthen voting rights. he's been visiting selma and alabama to mark's the 15th anniversary of the state troopers attack on civil rights protest from the 50 on the trip is aimed at on the scoring his commitment to black vases, who helped him win the race to the white house. but his efforts to pass voting right legislation have stalled and the public and control congress. us president joe biden has pressed for the passenger of measures to strengthen voting rights. come, come non ration. not a show. selma is a reckoning the right to vote. right to vote, grab your vote, counted as the threshold of democracy, liberty. why that anything's possible without it, without that right? no vin, as possible. and this fundamental right remains under a saw conservative supreme court as good of the voting rights act over the years. since the 2020 election a wave of states and doesn't, doesn't have an i voting hawes fuel by the big law. and the electric denie

in 1945 , the bombing of tokyo began, numbering 174 b-21 bomber opened fire over tokyo square kilometers of this city were destroyed on the 9th and 10th of 1945, 346 parts of 29 tokyo were destroyed, of which 279 aircraft were carrying 1,704 aircraft , and the white palace was used for restoration after being hit by a device, and the air of the 9th and the tenth count, including iran, in these air attacks is considered history, but these deadly attacks are not the only tricks of the americans , it is one of the other japanese products that a naval blockade has put the people of the island on the verge of closure . the submarine operations were not possible in 1345 ah. work to win war 2 jafar japanese industry that suffers from the lack of raw materials it is collapsing. the soviet union had not yet joined the war against japan. the president of the united states at that time decided to launch a direct military aggression against japan in order to win . in their opinion, sinai is about 110 meters wide and 13 kilometers wide, and it is only 523 kilometers away from the southernmost island

a complex relationship, shaped by successive was through history and decades of colonial rule from tokyo during the last century. in this social media promotion you and has been trying to reach younger, more skeptical south koreans, with a reminder about that close links to the japanese neighbors. older people here are more open to the idea of maintaining warm ties with japan. and that common ally the united states as a counter to growing threats from north korea and the expanding might of china. it's scary. i'll said, i'm scared to like everyone. we need the help of our neighbors. the japanese and our greatest alliance supported the united states, close ties between tokyo and so would also help washington's ambitions of main chaining a technological lead over china, such as in the production of strategically sensitive semiconductors. but japan, treatment of korean during world war 2, continues to cause anger here. the recruitment, it's no cold comfort women forced to work in military brussels, still brings out protesters once a week, while other groups have demanded the japan apologizes

bombers dropped fire over tokyo and destroyed a square kilometer of the city ., the white palace and tarbiat were used to create after being hit, and the contemporary 9th and 10th air strikes are considered to be the most iranian air attacks in history, but these deadly attacks are not the only tricks of the americans , it is one of the other japanese products, which is a naval blockade of the islanders. has put it on the verge of closure, he was dying of hunger in order to feed 100 million people of corona, they had to import, but because of the american operations, it was not possible for japan to use it, so that i could start the second war. the world of japanese industry, which suffers from the lack of raw materials, is collapsing. the soviet union is still at war. it had not joined against japan. the president of the united states at that time decided to launch a direct military aggression against japan in order to win . in order to carry out this aggression , they need the great queen near the japanese islands, and the place they are looking for is about 1

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he joins us now live from tokyo. good. have you with us, sir, sir? so it's a significant beating, but is it going to make any difference to the relationship between south korea and japan? there has got to be a significant difference going up. going, going ahead for the bilateral relationship for an obvious reason that south korea and japan share the same zip code, postal code if you like. of the street where you have russia, north korea, china, 3 of the nuclear, a pas lining up together, challenging status quo. and challenging the u. s. alliance structure, which by both south korea and japan are members. but you'd have a very weak political position back of home. i mean, whatever he does to repair the relationship with japan right now, despite that, that the, the pressing matters that, that you, you highlight there won't make a blind bit of difference if someone else is elected into office and decides to take a different approach. i would imagine so after all present in pack, cooney and then prime minister, she's obey made a final deal about some of