by contrast, tsai and taiwan's business community that if tsai wins, china may take a second look at its expanded relationship with taiwan. this could adversely affect taiwan's economy. this election year is in the spotlight because outcome may change relations between china and taiwan. if this happens, it will have an impact on the economy and security issues in the east asia region. >> thank you for your analysis. that was our taipei bureau chief naoki makita. >>> an ominous pattern and they say foreign agents are to blame. the government says a car bomb wednesday killed another of the country's nuclear scientists. nhk world reports from the capital tehran. >> reporter: this area in central tehran was the site of a huge explosion today. e iranian security authorities say a moving car suddenly blew up. a professor and another man died. a third person was hurt. investigators say a motorcyclist placed a bomb on the vehicle. >> translator: after a huge blast, i saw black smoke coming from a car and a man was lying on the street bleeding. >> reporter: the dead professor wasn't just a un

so tsai is warning the people that they risk losing their autonomy to china. this is raja pradhan, nhk world, taipei. >>> an independent panel of experts has advised the japan energy organization not to rely on quality checks by manufacturers. the panel found problems in nuclear reactor components that were traced back to manufacturers. the safety organization itself admitted that it failed to notice mistakes in a manufacturer's manual. inspectors used the manual in 2008 to approve fuel rods in reactors. the panel's report questions the independence of the safety organization. it notes the organization should not be influenced by manufacturers. the report recommends that the safety body make its own manuals and keep records of its meetings with manufacturers. >> translator: inspection standards should be independent, and examiners and examinees should not collaborate. >> the organization says it plans to create a timeline to review its screening procedures. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments off

if tsai's party is to win, it must shore up strept in areas that supported it. depending too heavily on china is risky. she insists that taiwan maintain and nurture close relations with the united states, japan and other countries, but the majority want ties with china to remain at the current strength, and she's warning people they risk losing autonomous to china. this is raja pradhan. nhk world, taipai. >>> members of an independent panel in japan spent more than a year trying to figure out what went wrong before and after the accident at fukushima daiichi. they released an interim report, heaping blame on the government and tokyo electric power company. we examine the document on nuclear watch. the report faults authorities for failing to predict the tsunami, for the emergency procedures they followed, and for the way they communicated. >> translator: i'm instructing residents who live within ten kilometers of fukushima daiichi to evacuate. >> the report says the government issued unclear evacuation orders. residents didn't know where to go or what to do. man

yu said if tsai wins she'll have to craft china policy taking economic ties into consideration. but some analysts think the election result could trigger increased tension between china and the u.s. which is keeping close watch on the country's military buildup. voters in taiwan will begin casting their ballots of saturday. >> now to the political story that's playing out here in japan. frm noda is trying to get his team in top shape. he's reshuffled his cabinet. he terminated two ministers that had fallen out of favor. he brought in some fresh talent to press forward an ambitious agenda. the emperor appointed five new ministers at a ceremony friday at the empeerl palace. it's the first time noda has reshuffled his cabinet. later in the day the prime minister said the shakeup is expected to help him carry out reforms. noda wants to overhaul japan's social security and tax systems. he called the upcoming session crucial for this country. lawmakers will discuss a proposed increase in the consumption tax. he said the state needs stable revenue sources to maintain social security. h

yu said if tsai wins she'll have to craft china policy taking economic ties into consideration. some analysts think the election result could trigger increased tension between china and the u.s. which is keeping a close watch on the communist country's military buildup. voters in taiwan will begin casting their ballots on saturday. >>> now to the political story that's playing out here in japan. prime minister nodda is trying to get his team in top shape. he's reshuffled his cabinet. he terminated two ministers who had fallen oout of favor. the emperor appointed five new ministers friday at a ceremony at the imperial palace. it's the first time noda has reshuffled his cabinet. later in the day the prime minister said the shakeup is expected to care are you out reforms. noda wants to overhaul japan's social security and tax systems. he called the upcoming session crucial for this country. lawmakers will discuss a proposed increase in the con sumpg tax. noda says the state needs sta sources to maintain social security. he added his government should not shy away from decisions tha

he could help them win more votes and help tsai ing-wen become the first female president in taiwan. >> the u.s. has described the release of releasing political prisoners in burma as a movement towards reform. they will start the process and exchange ambassadors with burma. >> snapshots of freedom, and gallery of dissident activists in prison for their beliefs. now, but close as if they might be wrenched away again at any moment. among them is the prominent leader of the failed student uprising. outside of the prisons, the crowd and the expectations grew. former inmates struggling to make their way through. there has been amnesty before but none as far reaching as this. and some of those released today spent more than a decade behind bars. among those set free, monks and it took part in these street protests in 2007 and some of the video journalists who shot the pictures. and man who once served on the other side. in the middle of the crowd, the former prime minister and intelligence chief purged by the old military regime in 2004 and placed under house arrest. now he, and those tha

of course, the results surprised some of them because there is a 6% difference between ma and tsai. there's still some medium voters. they decided to protest the government for being unable to deliver a satisfactory policy for them. whether the kmt government and the beijing government could reach a consensus so there are people wondering or people having doubt over whether there's a consensus that protects taiwan's sovereignty. i think ma will in my view probably intensify his moves to negotiate with beijing regarding taiwan's sovereignty. >> reporter: ma's statement last october on relations with china stirred up controversy. he said he does not exclude the possibility of political dialogue with the mainland that would include a peace accord. in his next term, ma will have to perform a tough balancing act in steering a course with china. >>> now to beijing. china has welcomed the re-election of taiwan these president. we talk about the direction the chinese side hopes relations will take. >> reporter: most people in china seem to welcome -- as a result of the development of econom

ying-jeou of the national party is neck and neck with taiwan's first female presidential candidate, tsai ing-wen of the democratic progressive party. >>> campaign workers have spread across iowa for an american political ritual, the iowa caucuses are the first nominating contest in the u.s. presidential campaign. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney leads republican candidates, hoping to face president barack obama. he's a moderate. one-time house of representatives speaker, newt gingrich is among romney's main rivals. former u.s. senator, rick santorum is gaining momentum. many analysts viewed him as a minor candidate. but the latest polls by local newspapers suggest he is surging into contention. the conservative republican has run a grassroots campaign based on christian values. santorum gained momentum by barnstorming across the midwestern state. >> i said, a week ago, two weeks ago, your reporter was asking me if i'm getting out of the race. and now all of a sudden you're going to say, i've got to finish first. >> voters in iowa are traditionally the first in the u.s. to parti

primary challenges to anti-union republican incumbents, how is the republican establishment reacting tsay that i've heard from numerous state senators, numerous republican state representatives. i've heard from local republican elected officials. i've heard from working class blue collar people in the state of indiana who are very much encouraged by lunchpail republicans and that is the people that we're going to represent is the working class families in the state and small businesses. i am not, if you would say look at the leadership as the establishment right now, i have not received any verbal communication from those leadership at all at this point. >> david fagan, financial secretary of the international union of operating engineers local 150 n indiana, chairman of the newly formed lunchpail republicans, sir i know there will be voting on the issue this week, we have been closely following this in indiana. i hope i can ask you to come back on the show and talk again as this continues to unfold in your state. >> i look forward to that opportunity and short term we plan on defeating r

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