the leader of the task force, secretary-general toshiro muto, added that it's the commmmittee duty to see to it that the olympic torch is lit next year. the task force has a host of issues to tackle. new transportation and travel plans have to be made. accommodations and security must be arranged. and an army of volunteers secured. what's more, ways must be found to cover what are likely to be huge additional costs. >>> here's a quick look at the world weather. >>> i'm ross mihara in tokyo, and that's all we have for now on nhk "newsline." >>> welcome to "direct talk," interviews with leaders, visionaries, and p pioneers who are shaping asia and the rest of the world. catherine ma is the ceo and executive director of the wiki media foundation that hosts the popular website wikipedia. it was started in 2001 by internet entrepreneurs. it now includes more than 50 million articles in roughly 300 languages and has 1.5 billion hits e every month.. we talked to maher about the mission she says is building the sum of all human knowledge, and how she says we can share the mission today and in