the tokyo electric power company says it detected the cesium in a rock trout caught earlier this month one kilometer off the coast. at 380 times the safety limit it is the highest level of radiation detected so far. the utility has been measuring radiation exposure in fish and shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of the fukushima daiichi plant since march. fishing is basically banned off the shores of the prefecture. 20 kinds of fish and shell fish were caught at five locations from mid july to early august. the company says it found radioactive cesium exceeding the safety limit in nine kinds of fish and shell fish. tokyo electric says it will survey the same area from next week until the end of september. they'll study the trout as well as their prey, including shrimp. >>> a team of nuclear energy experts in japan is set to launch their own investigation of last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the atomic energy society of japan set up a committee of 40 specialists from universities and research institutes across the country. the panel's mandate is to pinpoint why the

. >>> tokyo electric power company executives bowed to pressure and released some of the most important evidence from the early days of japan's nuclear disaster. they unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they showed the recordings to the media on monday. journalists will be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. pepco released 90 minutes of edited video. [ speaking foreign lanage . >>> the video shows workers struggling to contain the accident after the plant lost all power sources. a series of hydrogen blasts confused them. the executives were confused act the government intervention from the crisis. they haven't said if they will release video from after march 16th. earlier "newsline's" gene otani spoke with a person covering the story. >> tell us about the significance of this video. >> tepco's teleconference is the only remaining record of the communications between worke

. >> that decision could open officials in the government and tokyo electric power company to charges of professional negligence resulting in death or injury. but the prosecutors will first have to idtify t cause of the accident. government and civil probes have failed to do so. medical experts say it will also be difficult to determine if radioactive material released during the nuclear crisis harmed residents in fukushima or elsewhere. >>> myanmar will create an economic zone near yangon. th special enomic ze is slated for development near the country's commercial capital. japan is expected to win the deal and beat out rivals from other countries. the myanmar president met with the senior member of the japan ruling democratic party. the president agreed to award the right to develop the special economic zone to a joint consortium of entities. the signing ceremony should take place this month. the planned economic zone would cover 2,400 hectares making it one of the biggest industrial parks in the world. chinese and south korean corporations were bidding aggressively. but japan appea

tokyo electric power company examined one unused assembly removed in mid july. it says it found no significant damage or change in the rod's shape. the utility plans to examine the fuel pellets inside the rods in the coming days. more than 1,500 assemblies remain in the water. cooler of the number 4 reactors. tepco executives expect to begin removing them next year as a step toward decommissioning the reactor. they also plan to build new tanks to store the contaminated water. tepco says the plant is producing 400 tons of contaminated water per day. this is partly because the groundwaters entering the reactor building through cracks in walls. s entering the reactor building through cracks in walls.is entering the reactor building through cracks in walls.s entering the reactor building through cracks in walls.is entering the reactor building through cracks in walls.s entering the reactor building through cracks in walls.is entering the reactor building through cracks in walls. the existing tanks are already 85% full. the measure will boost storage capacity by 170,

tokyo electric power company detected 38,000 becrels in a rock trout caught this month one kilometer off minamisoma city. at 380 times the safety limit, the highest level of radiation detected sdiation exposure in f shell fish caught within 20 kilometers of fukushima daiichi since march. fishing is basically banned off the shores of the prefecture. fish and shellfish were caught between july and early august. the company found radioactive cesium exceeding the safety limits in nine kind of fish and shell fish. tokyo electric will survey the same area from next week until the end of september. they will study rock trout as well as their prey including shrimp. >>> play is as much part of a childhood as going to school or getting into trouble. but it is something many children in japan's northeast haven't been able to do. the tsunami damaged parks, playground and forced families into temporary housing. now an american expat is trying to give kids a break. the story on this week's "road ahead." >> michael is a man in a hurry. >> kids are kids a short time. we can't wait. >> he can't wait

officials from the government and tokyo electric power company will be interviewed as part of the investigation. they will issue a report by december 2013. >> translator: well reevaluate the atomic society itself and figure out why it failed it prevent the accident. we will reform it if necessary. >> but the new team is coming up against criticism. its experts are all from the same society and their first meeting was held behind closed doors. panels set up by the diet and government have already released reports but many questions remain unanswered. >>> transportation officials in many countries are introducing or expanding high speed rail networks. japanese firms are hoping to be a part of the effort. the people at the central japan railway company have unveiled a new bullet train fitted with state of the art safety features. nhk world has more. >> this is a new model called n 700a. it was shown to the media in central japan. it's equipped with improved brakes that can help it stop faster in emergencies, including a major earthquake. the maximum speed is 270 kilometers per hour. the train with

. >>> tokyo electric power company executives have bowed to pressure and released some of the most important evidence from the early days of swra pjapan's nuclear disaster. they've unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explos n explosions at the fukushima daiichi plant. tepco officials showed the recordings to the media on monday. select journalists will now be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 11th to 16th, 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. tepco also released 90 minutes of edited video. >> the videos show workers struggling to contain the accident after the plant lost all power sources. a series of hydrogen explosions in the early days of the disaster confused them. company executives were also puzzled about the government's intervention in the crisis. tepco officials banned reporters from making their own record, of the video. they haven't said if they will release video from after march 16th. >>> earlier, "newsline's" gene otani spoke to a man covering thi

. >>> tokyo electric power company executives have vowed to pressure and released some of the most important evidence from the early days of the nuclear disaster. they unveiled videos that document the efforts to deal with the meltdowns and explosions at the fukushima daiichi plant. tepco officials show the recordings to the media monday. select journalists will now be able to watch 150 hours of edited tape from march 11th to 16th, 2011. it tracks the back and forth conversations between workers at the nuclear plant and personnel at headquarters. tepco also released 90 minutes of edited video. >> the video show workers trying to contain the accident after a series of hydrogen explosions in the early days of the disaster confused them. company executives were also puzzled about the government's intervention in the crisis. tepco officials banned reporters from making their own recordings. they haven't said if they will release video from after march 16th. yori joins us and has been following this story. tell us about the significance of this video. >> tepco's conference is the only remaining r

. >>> video shot immediately after the incident documents how tokyo electric power company responded. on today's nuclear watch we'll review some of the footage and discuss what it reveals. >> tepco released portions of the video earlier this month. more than a year and a half after the disaster. it was taken during teleconferences between workers at the fukushimaichi nuclear plant and officials at tokyo's tepco headquarters as they struggled to bring the crisis under control. tepco created a 90-minute segment from its hours of footage. it released this to the media for broadcast. the video shows workers panicking in response to a series of explosions at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the video is important because it documents tepco's initial response to the accident. it could help fill in some of the blanks about what went wrong. >> we covered the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant accident and its ann aftermath. he's spent the past few weeks reviewing tepco's video footage. tell us what you saw. >> as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. there are a lot of

walls the exterior walls of the building which is not a good sign despite all of this tokyo electric power company assures everybody everything's fine except when a high level government minister went there at the end of may it was disconcerting that he said to the crowd that we're following him around in radiation suits all this is a good structure it's good up to a six point zero earthquake well that's not what's being discussed what's being discussed is the ninety percent probability that there will be a seven point zero earthquake in the next three years at that site could bring the whole building down that waste could go up in flames more of tonight's bigger picture conversation beyond fukushima right after this break. that just burned right right i mean it's like a derivative of actual pepper it's a food product essentially. this is much stronger than anything you buy a lot of. thousands of times was stronger than any one of the. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then something else. and realized everything. is a big issue. i'm mr. bags and i

walls the exterior walls of the building which is not a good sign despite all of this tokyo electric power company assures everybody everything's fine except when a high level government minister went there at the end of may it was disconcerting that he said to the process that we're following him around in radiation suits all this is a good structure it's good up to a six point zero earthquake well that's not what's being discussed what's being discussed is the ninety percent probability that there will be a seven point zero earthquake in the next three years at that site could bring the whole building down that waste could go up in flames more of tonight's bigger picture conversation beyond focus right after this break. welcome back tonight we have a special bigger picture conversation on nuclear power around the world post fukushima joining me now are paul gunter the director of reactor oversight the project of beyond nuclear and kevin camps radioactive waste watchdog of nuclear let's get back to it i have a graphic of the human body here and the various types of of the compounds that the accum

it shows five screens from tokyo electric power company's emergency video conference system right after conference rooms and blurred out faces, not surprisingly. but the audio caps grim confusion. at one point a plant manager makes an urgent call to help to company headquarters saying this is serious. a total of three nuclear reactors melted down. investigators place part of the blame on the company's lack of disaster preparation. football fever is heating up after the nfl kicked off preseason last night. and one game this week is set to make history with something that has never happened in 92 years of the national football league. that is coming up. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tu

tokyo. the solar power facility will generate 39.5 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. that's enough to power about 11,000 households. the plant will sell the electricity it generates to power companies. >> translator: all businesses have to work on increasing systems of renewable energy every where in japan. we're going to move the plan forward. >> representatives of the two firms say they are considering additional projects they expect demand for solar power to grow. honda motor is considering buying a motorcycle factory. it aims to capture growing demand and the emerging economy of southeast asia. sources say honda will set up an office. the staff will continue duct a feasibility study. they will sell motorcycles made in c and thailand by year end. after the maker concludes an agreement with a local sales agent in myanmar. the country is said to be moving towards a full fledge democracy. suzuki too plans to build a car factory in myanmar while yamaha motor is to open an office. >>> japanese fish farmers are voicing concerns over the government's plan to restrict domestic rearing of bluefin tuna. fisheries agencies met agency representatives in tokyo on wednesday and seeking an und