for an appeal of a negative legislation >> i want to announce we have a new anybody he comes to us from japan a masters in the university of cincinnati, ohio. he's worked to a number of jurisdiction and heats joined the department in june of last year but this is the first time you've seen him here so welcome. good afternoon, commissioners. i'm from the planning department joining me is the senior environmental planner. this is the negative desolation for the proposed project on ninth street the demolishing demolition of two one story buildings used for storage and the construction of a mixed utilities building with ground floor restaurants space. you should have before you a packet of executive summary. the planning department accomplished this on miracle 2013. the public works m.d. stated that the comment was 20 calendar days. i.e., by 5:00 p.m. this area has been corrected on the cover page. the department received an appeal letter on april 3rd, 2013. the primary issues were concerned about the noise and dust from the proposed constricts. is it proposed that the eir is wanted given to the

a new product, comes to us from japan, a company, selling limited edition wine for cats. s a wane for cats. which is great. now our cats are going to get drunk, tell us what they think about us too. you know what your problem is -- your lap is boney. this is the wine -- it means "meow- "meow-meow" in japanese. in japan. wine and soy sauce come in the same bottles. cats like to get drunk. people won't stop talking in the baby voice all day. they're running commercials for the feline wine in japan. they hired big american celebrity spokesman to endorse it. ♪ ♪ the only wine good enough for my cat. isn't that right, butterscotch? ha-ha, yes. slow down, little buddy. save some for father. nyan-nyan nouveau. >> 100% safe for feline livers and [ bleep ]. >> nyan-nyan. >> jimmy: might have to try that. this is interesting. and -- an artist in pittsburgh put this together. gathered body mass measurements from countries, put them into a computer, made digital models to show what the average male body looks like in each country. from left to right is the average male in the netherla

a new product, comes to us from japan, a company, selling limited edition wine for cats. s a wane for cats. which is great. now our cats are going to get drunk, tell us what they think about us too. you know what your problem is -- your lap is boney. this is the wine -- it means "meow- "meow-meow" in japanese. in japan. wine and soy sauce come in the same bottles. cats like to get drunk. people won't stop talking in the baby voice all day. they're running commercials for the feline wine in japan. they hired big american celebrity spokesman to endorse it. ♪ ♪ the only wine good enough for my cat. isn't that right, butterscotch? ha-ha, yes. slow down, little buddy. save some for father. nyan-nyan nouveau. >> 100% safe for feline livers and [ bleep ]. >> nyan-nyan. >> jimmy: might have to try that. this is interesting. and -- an artist in pittsburgh put this together. gathered body mass measurements from countries, put them into a computer, made digital models to show what the average male body looks like in each country. from left to right is the average male in the netherla

joining us from tokyo, chief japan economist at rbs. thanks very much indeed for joining us. surprises from the bank of japan today, but what is the risk to the country from an extended u.s. stalemate in the political situation? >> i would say the biggest risk is another round of the yen's preergs. for example, if the markets fears on the u.s. debt ceiling increase going forward, it may affect on the markets to the down side. s so if the yen appreciation materialize, this is the risk scenario of japan. >> trading just below 97. the yen has been unal to sustain any break below 100 against the dollar. what is the rate as which we start generating pain for japanese corporations? >> i would say if you think about the break even level of the dollar-yen for the japanese corporation, it's for the manufacturing sectors. i think that 92 or 93 is the absolute level for the japanese corporation for their break even. so at the moment, at the level of the 97 is very comfortable efl for t level for the japanese corporations. but if the markets fears continue to increase on the back of the

foreign ministry officials regret that images from an nhk drama were used without permission in a website video that claimed sovereignty over disputed islands. japan claims an island in the sea of japan but south korea controls them. nearly 20 seconds of video was used from a battle scene from the battle clouds above the hill featuring the 1904 japanese war. after receiving an inquiry from nhk, south korean officials say they have no reason to believe that they were used. they deleted the video from their website on sunday. they told a private production firm to make the video and it apparently downloaded the images from the internet. the clip was made without the awareness that it belonged to nhk. >>> people in turkey are celebrating a milestone in their nation's history. tuesday marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the republic. japan's ties with the country go back even further. they began more than 120 years ago with a tragedy. >> reporter: a buckle with an emblem of the turk kirk navy, part of a rifle, just south of the salvaged items ta he will it the story of a disaster. in 1819, the empire sent its first delegation to japan. they

. >>> nhk has learned japan's prime minister will not be making ary sit that would have invited criticism from china and south korea. sources close to shinzo abe tell us he will refrain from attending the autumn festival at yasukuni shrine in tokyo. the shrine honors japan's war dead, including individuals convicted of war crimes after world war ii. abe has sent a traditional offering as prime minister instead of attending the festival in person. he did something similar in april during the shrine's spring festival. then in august he sent an offering as leader of the liberal democratic party to commemorate the end of the war. abe says he intends to continue paying his respects to people who sacrificed their lives for their country. a spokesperson for the chinese government is urging japanese leaders to properly deal with the issues the yasukuni shrine visits raise. >> translator: japan should regret what they did to asia and respect how people in neighboring countries feel. >> a south korean government spokesperson criticized abe's actions. >> translator: we express concern and regret over his repeated offerings. >> he called on japanese politicians t

from the album next month on a tour of japan. mccartney last performed before japanese audiences in 2002. >>> that's all for this hour on "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight conversation with dr. henry louis "skip" gates, jr. "the african-, americans: many rivers to cross." blackse first time arrived on this continent to the second inauguration of president barack obama. a conversation with dr. henry louis "skip" gates, jr. coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. "the african americans: many rivers to cross" is the latest contribution from dr. henry louis "skip" gates, jr. airingies begins torrow night on these pbs stations and there is a companion text of the same name. we will start our conversation by taking a look at a clip fro "the african americans: many rivers to cross." >> i asked been much of my life searching for the stories of the african-american people. our first notation of anthony them as antonio the negro. i have always wanted to tell their history. five centuries in the making. history and i have traveled around the countr

. >>> delegates from 140 countries and regions are meeting in japan to adopt a treaty to regulate the use and trade of mercury. the three day united nations conference for the convention on mercury opens wednesday. it's named after the southern japan town. decades ago, pollution poisoned citizens. birth defects resulted. this was to raise awareness for health problems related to mercury. the conditions are on the rise. delegates agreed on a draft treaty in switzerland in january. it is to ban production for new mines and will inhibit principle manufacturing, export and import of products using mercury from 2020. delegates including ministry officials are to adopt and sign the treaty on thursday. >>> japan's foreign and defense ministers visited to explain other efforts to ease the burden on the preif he can which you are. they want to support the governor for the air station. he's opposed to the idea and says he won't change his mind. foreign minister and defense minister met with him in nahi. they say officials have agreed to reduce training flights for aircrafts. residents are earn conc

. >>> engineers at the japan aerospace exploration agency say they have successfully tested a new device that will be used to collect samples from within an asteroid. jaxa engineers plan to launch japan's next-generation asteroid explorer in december of next year. it will be equipped with the world's first such device called an impacter. the impacter will create an artificial crater on the asteroid so that stone and sand samples can be collected from beneath the surface. the engineers carried out the experiment five times at a test site. a cone-shaped device containing five kilograms of gunpowder is set inside the impacter and a five millimeter thick metal disc is attached to the surface. the disc will function like a bullet. high-speed camera imagery shows the device fashioning the disc into a bulletlike object. it hit the center of a target about 100 meters away at a velocity of two kilometers per second. jaxa scientist who is in charge of the device's development said the be ullet hit the object directly and at the expected speed. >> translator: we may be able to discover something new by hitting the asteroid and collecting s

use the metal when they dig for gold. the leaders of those countries want to tackle the resulting pollution and say they need help from japan. >> this is very important. because it will assist us in the country to make policy regarding a fight against mercury use. japan has to be at the forefront, has to be the leading country to get others to assist others. >> japanese leaders promised $2 billion to help developing countries deal with mercury pollution. officials with the u.n. environment program aim to get the min a mata convention ratified and put it into effect in 2016. nuclear regulators in japan will soon get international support to monitor the impact the fukushima daiichi crisis is having on the ocean. specialists with the u.s. nuclear watchdog will check radiation levels in the waters off the damaged facility. >> translator: monitoring radioactivity in seawater is very important, so the iaea would like to cooperate with the japanese authority. >> iaea chief offered the assistance to the head of japan's in you clear regulation authority. ta na ka said working together would help alleviate concerns among neighboring

use the metal when they dig for gold. the leaders of those countries want to tackle the resulting pollution and say they need help from japan. >> this competition is very important. because it will assist us in the country to make policy regarding fighting against mercury use. japan has to be at the forefront, has to be the leading country to get others, to assist others. >> japanese leaders promised $2 billion to help developing countries deal with mercury pollution. officials with the u.n. environment program aim to get the minamata convention ratified and put into effect in 2016. >>> a canadian writer known for her short stories about women in small towns has won the nobel prize for literature. >> the noble prize in literature for 2013 is awarded to canadian author alice munro. >> members of the swedish academy made the announcement in stockholm. they said munro was a master of the contemporary short story. her section collection, "something i've been meaning to tell you," was published in 1974 and became a canadian bestseller. in "the view from castle rock" she wrote about three generations of a family that emigrated fr

would like to find the most advanced science technology in japan, and then use it to reduce air pollution in beijing. >> reporter: delegates from beijing are set to visit locations such as a plus center, an oil refinery and a car manufacturer in their three-day visit. tomoko kamata, nhk world, tokyo. >>> india's new central bank chief is in the spotlight. market investors are watching to see if he can steer the country's economy toward more sustainable growth. governor rajan says he aims to contain inflation and reform the financial system to regain sharp economic growth. in an interview with nhk in mumbai on wednesday rajan suggested the reserve bank of india may further hike its key interest rate after raising it for two straight months, but he stressed attention must be paid not to dampen economic activities. >> so, you know, one of the things you have to do to bring down inflation is slow down demand. you know, a hike in the interest rate helps do that. now, you have to be very careful because demand is no doubt greater than supply but alternately quite weak. so we're doing that very carefully to make sure we preserve whate

used to that. now, i had friend from japan, for example, come over to see me in san francisco and he saw all the bars on the windows. "what are all these bars for?" i said, "that's to keep the thieves out." he say, "you guys are living with--you got the bars on the wrong side-- bars are on the thieves." "oh, no, no. the thieves have their rights, man, you know?" and other thing is we get so used to it, so used to it. first, the bar on this one as ain't before, you know, the whole city is a barricade, you know? something that happens slowly, slowly, slowly, you get used to and you accept. it's like the nuclear missiles, right? first a few, right? then a few more, then a few more gradually they-- living in a whole world ready to blow up and well, you kinda get used to it. [laughter] small enough doses. something happens in san francisco at fisherman's wharf all the time that kinda bothers me. it's like auschwitz there. auschwitz. you get down there you wanna get your crabs, you wanna get your lobsters or you go to fisherman's wharf and you wanna order a nice lobster dinner. now how do you-- what do you

from southeast asia. the local chamber of commerce is using cosplay to revive the community. residents last year began hosting the annual world cosplay summit. 300 enthusiasts from japan abroad joined their yeis year's parade. this man owns a textile company. he says his 40,000 samples are part of the city's hair tang and his stock has garperred high demand from cosplayers. >> translator: i brief we can develop unique products for cosplayers which cover both past and present designs. >> reporter: official last month commissioned a costume for a mansion ga costume. it was oftenly created by a local artist and made into an anime shown around the world. city officials want to show the costume at local events to promote local businesses. >> translator: we hope to revive the local industry through cosplay culture. >> reporter: japanese cartoon characters are heroes and heroines in the world of fiction. now they could be saviors for communities in the real world as well. >>> time now to find out the latest situation of a powerful storm that is affecting the philippines. here's our meteorologist sayaka mori. >> the western pick usually settles down this time of year, but it'

that's the latest we've got there will bring you more as we get it and used to from fukushima six workers at that nuclear to japan have been exposed to radiation after one of the mistakenly removed a pipe connected to a water treatment system several tons of contaminated water therefore spilled as a result but they say it was contained within the treatment syllabi it is the latest in a string of errors at that crippled flood which suffered triple melt and after the earthquake and tsunami two years ago she was operated tepco has been lambasted for failing to control radioactive water leaks. a roadside bombs killed eight people in iraq the explosion hit a truck carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in the country wracked by terrorist attacks as reached a level not seen since two thousand and eight more than two hundred iraqis have died from blasts and shootings this month alone. like a stunned supreme courts granted bail to the embattled former military ruler general pervez musharraf leader of the house arrest for the last six months it follows an appeal in a murder case of nationalists leader can bug he

use them as they walk. experts at japan's transport ministry and automakers have come up with a new software to protect pedestrians from traffic accidents. the software works in two ways. it uses gps data to predict how a pedestrian is likely to move, and then that data is exchanged between the smartphone and vehicles. if danger seems imminent, the system warns both the pedestrian and drivers. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> the new system can even identify pedestrians who can't be seen. that's something that existing systems cannot do, because they rely on cameras and sensors to recognize people and vehicles. the software is still in the development stage. ministry officials say they hope to put the technology into practical use in the 2020s. >>> japanese fishermen in fukushima prefecture are marking a first. they're hauling in whitebait, something they haven't done since the nuclear accident in march 2011. they say their catch is safe. dozens of boats came back to a port in the city of soma. the fishermen were busy unloading but seemed happy. they decided to resume catching whitebait after tests showed that hardl

from japan the japan steelworks and from the uk we welcome you to oakland. it's a privilege to share this moment and we're grateful for our many contributions >> let us be mindful of several other contractors who are responsible for the skyway, the function foundation and such. flatiron west and manson construction and cc myers and california engineers and contractors, silver construction and west by a builders and granite construction and many, many more subcontractors who played a key role. i want to be a little bit selfish and thank you. the men and women for their spiert and their pride of performance in executing this structure. you have set a new standard in bridge building and without question and i can say this with 40 years experience your the best team i've ever had the privilege to lead and i miss you all greatly. so as long last we can cross this bridge and marvel at the beauty. please remember the dedicated workers to whom the spotlight along these to honor the contributions of all. thank you (clapping) >> thank you both mike and robby. i'd like to a nouns the arrival of the lieutenant governor you're welcome to join us in here and swelterer. he's

. >> it comes from paris and japan. they got the jump on us. >> jimmy: they teamed up for this one. i like the little punk rock hair do here. all right. well, very good. so now, tinkle, named tinkle because he ruins the furniture. >> it's twinkle. she -- >> jimmy: like a star. ha-ha. >> she came with the name. she was a little rescue dog. she 'tis 12 years old. she is blind, she doesn't care what color she is. >> jimmy: probably in this case, better for the dog, yeah. all right. do we have another animal? >> we do. >> jimmy: guillermo, you will get the dogs. be careful with twinkle. she is blind. look at this. >> treasure. treasure. >> jimmy: looks look one of the real housewives. >> with better hair. >> jimmy: a leopard-doodle. >> leopard design. something more simple for your everyday pet. >> jimmy: when a dog is painted like a cat is there an identity crisis issue for them? >> she has no confidencer us ei. bead, in the middle. she ois okay with that. >> uh-huh. yep. >> jimmy: all right, let's see. what else. good luck with that one, guillermo. >> jimmy: wow, this one. >> next. >>

from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. >>> from the far winds in the center of the earth come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japanfireworks decorate the night sky gorgeo a

this shipment from reaching bahrain ahmed thank you very much indeed for joining us live from bahrain watch group. now over on our web site at the moment r.t. dot com employees at japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant are securing new storage space for highly radioactive water is the site is bracing itself for a powerful typhoon in the coming twenty four hours. and the choice that led to the tragedy california cops shoot dead a thirteen year old boy carrying an assault rifle that turned out to be a dummy because the full story online right now. syria's recovering from an almost nationwide blackout overnight when a huge area of the country including the capital was left without electricity for several hours the power outage was blamed on a rebel strike on a key gas pipeline it was followed by reports of heavy fighting near the capital as anti assad forces try to break through into the city the syrian conflict has claimed more than one hundred thousand lives dividing families and turning former friends against each other of course travel to the tell of yarmouk where bloodshed has become an everyday reality for families living there and this is young walk south damascu

uses data provided by public libraries around japan. his site displays the content of books and cover images by combining the open data with information obtained from major online retailer, amazon. the site carries an ad saying the book can also be purchased from amazon. >> translator: i thought that i could create a new business by making use of official data. >> reporter: yoshimoto is now trying to use data from public libraries for another new business. he visited a publishing company specializing in academic books. he proposed providing a service that would allow the publisher to see at a glance how often its books are read and in what libraries. >> i think public libraries have books published by us. >> translator: i have just checked that. there are 413 of your books in public libraries. >> translator: i didn't know the number. >> reporter: analyzed lending data would allow publishers to decide whether books should be reprinted. >> translator: there are still not many types of this kind of data analysis service. we will gain experience and provide a valuable service. >> reporter: businesspeople stand to benefit from open data, but ultimately,

would like to find the most advanced science technology in japan and then use it to reduce air pollution in beijing. >> reporter: delegates from beijing are scheduled to visit locations such as a pollution research center, an oil refinery and a car manufacturer in their three-day visit. nhk world, tokyo. >>> japan, china and south korea work together on disaster preparedness >>> japan, china and south korea have agreed to further strengthen their cooperation in case of earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters. the deal came at a biennial ministerial meeting of disaster management officials. japan's minister said political issues exist among the three neighbors, but he said that should not affect overall ties, and they should cooperate unconditionally on disaster management. all three countries have experienced recent natural disasters. the delegates discussed their responses and signed a joint statement on future cooperation. they agreed to hold regular earthquake and typhoon drills and jointly study the causes of large scale natural disasters and response measures. the statement says the three countries will hold their next

from overseas. nhk world, ishinomaki. >>> time now for a check of the weather. a typhoon is battering southwestern japan, and another is on the way. meteorologist sayaka mori tells us the latest. >> hello, there. we've been focusing on typhoon francisco francisco. clouds are covering minamidaito island. we have some video from this location. trees are swaying in the winds and gusts of about 105 kilometers per hour were reported this morning. ferry services and flights have been canceled due to strong winds and high surf. now, it looks like the southwestern islands of japan will remain on the stormy side throughout the day. and it looks like gusts of about 200 kilometers per hour are likely with waves of about 10 meters today. and a rainfall of about 150 millimeters into the next 24 hours. kn now, starting friday, francisco is starting to move toward the northeast as it interacts with jet stream. and then probably stay over the waters into the weekend. but, of course, mainland japan, kishu, will be feeling quite stormy conditions into the weekend. and before the arrival of the system, a new system has formed here. that is producing quite heavy rain for many areas ac

. >> it comes from paris and japan. they got the jump on us. >> jimmy: they teamed up for this one.t. i like the little punk rock hair do here. all right. well, very good. so now, tinkle, named tinkle because he ruins the furniture. >> it's twinkle. she -- >> jimmy: like a star. ha-ha. >> she came with the name. she was a little rescue dog. she 'tis 12 years old. she is blind, she doesn't care what color she is. >> jimmy: probably in this case, better for the dog, yeah. all right. do we have another animal? >> we do. >> jimmy: guillermo, you will get the dogs. be careful with twinkle. she is blind. look at this. >> treasure. treasure. >> jimmy: looks look one of the real housewives. >> with better hair. >> jimmy: a leopard-doodle. >> leopard design. something more simple for your everyday pet. >> jimmy: when a dog is painted like a cat is there an identity crisis issue for them? >> she has no confidencer us ei. bead, in the middle. she ois okay with that. >> uh-huh. yep. >> jimmy: all right, let's see. what else. good luck with that one, guillermo. >> jimmy: wow, this one. >> next.

us. this is about proper negotiation, and that's why there's real reaction, i feel from the united states this time around. >> thank you very much for speaking with us. >>> now japan'sinister has unveiled a proposal for a new -- secrecy law. it would limit access to information that should be made public. in that would mean that journalists could face up to five years in jail if they public prohibited information. >>> south korea's military has conducted a military drill in the sea of japan. five navy ships, combat jets and navy helicopters were used in the drill with solders also performing mock landings on the islands. they a >>> former rising star of china's communist party has lost his appeal against a life sentence for corruption. he was removed from office in 2012 amid a scandal which saw his wife convicted of a british businessman's murder. >> reporter: this was the first time such a politically sensitive case was heard out in the open. ultimately the public still only saw what the government allowed them to see, but unlike usual defendants in chinese courtrooms, the former mayor refused to go quietly. he was, after all, set to challenge for the presidency be

from all of us here on "newsline," thanks for watching. >>> two and a half years after the east japan earthquake, all kinds of recovery efforts are still going on in the stricken areas. this is the third time for this italian journalist to visit the tohoku region since the disaster. she started gathering information for an italian newspaper immediately after the earthquake. italy, her home country, is also

us from hong kong. let's talk about what accredited nations like japan, china, all those countries that buy t-bills thatthe u.s. economy going. they don't care about obama care but they do care about stability. how do they look at the events? >> i think specifically china as far as we can tell is going to be a net benefactor of this, other than from the fact they can sit here and go, a-ha, you have prop problems with democracy over there. the actual result of this particular decision, a, will increase focus and i think increase the ability of the debt ceiling debate to impact the market and going to make the market much more uncertain. i think from a japanese debt point of view or certainly from the guys holding u.s. treasuries, i think effectively we see this as kind of a higher probability that tapering will be put back. what it does is really increase the trend we've seen of late. that is some buying and some holding of treasuries. right now, as you pointed out, as we discussed earlier, we don't think the markets -- the credit markets are going to respond directly. at least in these nations and certa

in japan, fushiko has more for us from the nikkei. >> hi, ross. ny's latest data is called the smart watch 2 designed to work with a variety of smartphones. the new wearable device goes on sale next friday in japan. with a three to four-day battery life and a 1.6 inches display, it let's users check e-mails, texts and social net, woulding updates. you can't talk through your watch, but you can send out messages using your gadget. the device can display images and list of music on the linked phone and it costs about $14,8el 00 yen, about $150. sony was at the forefront of wearable tech, release ago phone-linked watch. but it's now up against samsung's smart watch. the sony ceo says he wants the company to make it into the top three smartphonemakers by coming up with distinctive products, like a wireless device that sharply shortens smartphone battery charging time. ross, back to you. >> okay. thanks for that. good to see you. have a great weekend, fushiko. >>> after months of market rumors, lenovo has signed a nondisclosure packet to look at the han

us. >> bertha coombs, new jersey. >>> and a major deal in japan. the european aircraft maker air bus secured their first order fromjapan earliy airlines toda, they will design their models worth 9.5 billi$9.5 billion, th competitor to boeing, boeing shares are down to 116.69. >>> and cooper tire and rubber falling sharply and more uncertainty surrounds the deal with india's apollo tires. they agreed to purchase it for 2 billion, now they are seeking a price reduction because of labor relations in the u.s. and china, cooper says make good on the contract. shares are down to 25.72. shares on blackberry rose as talks happen with google and sep for a possible sale. this could be an alternative for the potential agreement between blackberry and financial, the report shows shares up to $7.97. >>> shares up for pacific, after the company agreed to sale its juicy couture brand. the sales have plummeted in recent years, the plans to sell them to focus on growing. shares are up to $25.71. decker tumbling on a warning about sales trends for the company's ug brand. the stock ended in session lows on more than double the volum

japan which is a joint venture for us from some of the early days have done well this year. will say when i look at the state of what we are doing inside the company i have said it will take multiple years and probably three or more to get the company going in that direction that we wanted to and having the growth be at the rate we wanted to be. but for me it's really a chain reaction of four things. hiring the right people having the right products turning that into traffic is traffic ultimately leads to revenue on line. we are doing really well. >> you said four things. >> products people traffic and revenue. the interesting thing is they are chain chain reaction and they work somewhat like a funnel. you have to get the right people there before you can build the right products. the products have to be good otherwise people don't use them. once you have a usage you can use it in advertising a business like we went to attract more advertisers for more revenue. we have had have modest growth in 20121% but we have to start somewhere. this year we have had a nice stable year s

. >> that brings us to the point of the chinese vice foreign minister fro and from japan, wht would the international ramifications of a default be? what would they be? >> for example, the value of the dollar would tumble. that would have huge impacts on everybody globally. the u.s. currency is still the global currency. this would effect everybodi' economy. but locally here in the u.s. it would definitely have an impact on advise as well. we'll see households not being able to pay their credit card bills because their interest rates would rise. their credit limits would be slashed and it would affect everybody from the local farmer all the way up to everybody working here in washington. >> so we just saw some video of people pulling credit cards out of their wallets, but that's the great point here, isn't it? at some point people stop spending. if the economy is driven by consumer spending now you begin to see how bad this could be should the economy sort of slide into recession because of this default. >> exactly. exactly. we're seen seeing that now. it might be happening slowly so we

japan. thank you for being with us today. what do you think the impact is going to be, the broad based impact from this hike in sales tax? >> actually, we expect the economy to slowdown significantly. we expect around 3% growth for this fiscal year. however, we expect the economy to slow down, but we do not expect the economy to fall into recession and negative growth. so the stimulus package is going to prevent the economy from falling into recession. so japanese equity have room to rise going forward. >> do you think abe-nomics is working properly in terms of slowing deflation? >> i think they're making good progress in getting japan out of deflation. however, it's true that now we see increase in prices because of the cost. and that is the stage we have to go through in order to get demand oriented growth because we need the yen depreciation to stimulate the economy and the yen depreciation camp cost driven inflation. then we have a better economy then. companies can raise earnings and wages. and so that will produce the demand driven inflation. so that we are at the stage that we have to go through. that's input cost

use of nuclear weapons after refusing to endorse it in the past. >>> a renowned conductor has traveled from far away to teach students in northeastern japan about the healing power of music. >>> the global watchdog dedicated to the elimination of chemical weapons is the winner of this year's nobel peace prize. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons is based in the hague. opcw experts are currently in syria dismantling the country's stockpiles of these arms. >> the nobel peace prize for 2013 is to be awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, opcw, for its extensive work for eliminating chemical weapons. >> the chairman of the norwegian nobel committee says the opcw has sought ways to destroy chemical weapons since it was set up in 1997. he notes that the recent use of these arms in syria underscores the importance of the opcw's work. the organization's mission is to implement the chemical weapons convention. 189 states have signed the convention. it bans the development and possession of chemical weapons and sets out rules for getting rid of them. opcw weapons inspect chemical arms stockpiles and related

us here on our t.v. coming to you live from moscow as a record high radiation levels were detected around japan's fukushima nuclear plant on friday. water samples showed radioactive elements shooting up thousands of times in just a day reaching the highest level since the meltdown of two thousand and eleven and this is just the latest in a long line of troubles the power plant has been struggling with its artie's now reports two and a half years to admit the painful truth japan needs help. we are wide open to receive the most advanced knowledge from overseas to contain the problem my country needs are knowledge and expertise the past few months have been marked by growing problems at fukushima several workers have been exposed to radiation the levels of which are reportedly at their highest since the accident in two thousand and eleven and on top of that there is the issue of leakage this is the reactor inside it is the reactor core the actual nuclear part of the plant this is water which is used to call the nuclear course or doesn't burst in flames that water obviously has to go somewhere so it goes into

use - here's an image looking east from fillmore street. the pedestrian crossings are not so difficult but crossing on the break-in on fillmore is hard. the japan town cultural heritage and economic strategy is several years in the making was endorsed by the planning commission and before the board for endorsement tomorrow. this is the first time first of its kind for sustainability in japan town. there's constitutional it does draw gary boulevard with the idea of a difficult place to cross. the project improves the pedestrian crossing and improves the investment to opening it up for gary a more attractive endeavor. san francisco recognize our infrastructure in the past. addressing them with more solutions. san francisco has been at the forefront of the movement in order to reconnect neighborhood. we've torn down major portions of the freeway. now not a ditch like the cut through to fillmore the removal of the boulevard is in this picture. gary was blasted through the neighborhood as part of the interstate freeway project. the construction of octavia billboard reconnected the boulevard. buildings have made a intentional idea to rebridge the com

japan. the map uses data from imdb and wikipedia to plot out the locations and are sorted by decade.you're into horror movies -- >> godzilla, not a horror movie, i'm sorry. tracy: the mechanical monster, you mean? [laughter] jaws now, i still can't watch it because i am chicken, but it is very mechanical and not -- ashley: at the time i wouldn't even go in the bathtub, you know? [laughter] what can you say? i wouldn't. tracy: i wouldn't either. i'm total chicken. liz claman is not, and she's here. "countdown to the closing bell" is next. the dow's up 15 points. she's got some good stuff coming up. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ liz: good afternoon, everybody. i am liz claman. it is the last hour of trading. major indices regaining the footing after taking hits from lackluster earnings reports from companies like avon and craft. some green on the screen. not too horrible. if you are watching after the close yesterday, this is fascinating. shares of the social networking site pop as much as 15% in the after-hours market. that was based on strong earnings growth and a lot of leaf this company

us figure out how to do that. >> reporter: it's a little early to start the countdown clock. their training will take them from houston to japant five years before they launch into space. and they don't know what that spacecraft will look like. >> i would like to see something with wings on it though. >> reporter: the three are bonding now, their families all on board, their kids will grow up together, looking up to follow their dads' careers. you have four little girls. four women are going to be a part of your class. >> yes. >> how cool is that? >> extremely cool. and they are going to get to see them and meet them up close, not just hear me say they can be anything they want to but actually be able to see people who are chasing their dreams and catching them. >> again, this year's class, as i mentioned, half are female. that is the highest percentage of women ever selected for an astronaut class. >>> and that does it for news4 this week. i'm jim handly. thanks for having us in. have a great day, everybody. and when you get up -- can i play? no! you don't even get football. [ male announcer ] when you've got 100% fiber optic

japan's fukushima. the n.s.a. . chief stepped down after months of damage control. revelations us. just two kilometers from the capital damascus but it is like a state within a state. from the heart of the syrian rebel movement they feel besieged by bible brigades for control.

the japan atomic energy agency later discovered that it failed to check another 2,000 pieces of equipment. the reactor uses plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fall to generate power. it was turned on in 1994. a sodium coolant leak in 1995 resulted in a suspension of operations for more than 14 years. the reactor was restarted in may, 2010, and shut down once again in october of that year after a fuel exchange device fell into the reactor. last week the science ministry decided to continue running monju for at least another six years. >>> japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, and britain's prince andrew have launched a bilateral security conference in tokyo. delegates are working on coordinating responses to issues like terrorism and cybersecurity. about 200 people took part in the first of two days on monday. they discussed how to deal with terrorism in the middle east and africa. and they talked about coordinating security to meet china's military build-up. >> we need to look forward as to how the relationship can be nurtured, built, and become more relevant, i would suggest, to the needs and the requirements of the 21st centur

us. until next time, good-bye. >>> from the four winds and the scent of the earth come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japan. yokohama harbor, japan's busiest destination for passenger ships, the harbor has been in operation for more than 150 years.

from the north to the south. it is saturday morning in japan and no word on injuries or the extent of any damage. thank forces joining us. >> our other big story, relatives of honoring the death of two people hit by a car while calling their dog on the peninsula. the couple leave behind three devastated children. the woman suspected of drunk driving and thing do was being walked or recovering from injuries. matt keller is on the scene. >> a worker cut down the trees that were damaged by the alleged drunk driver's car last night. today, the family of the two victims are just trying to cope with the sudden loss that left three teenagers without their parents. family members gathered near the scene this morning where their loved ones died 12 hours earlier after being hit by a car while walking their dog. the two victims of menlo park residents married more than 20 years and have three kids. the oldest is just 18. >> i am here for you. i said, i will build your father. a a 54-year-old hit the two with a car and hopped over the median and hit another car before crashing into trees. she was taken to the medical center with mi

us. john west, head of ecm europe. and let's get some final thoughts from you. tell us, one thing i did want to pick up on is japan is closed today. you've been investing in japan. you're now lightening up. why is that? >> just a little bit. it's all about abenomics and his three famous arrows particularly in terms of the employment markets. he said it's very difficult to do culturally. so the markets have to come to terms with the fact that maybe he's not going to be as quiet a man mouth as he was on that front. having said that as someone well known said two out of three ain't bad when it comes to arrows. we have a small overweight. >> do you think the big forms was earlier this year? >> yes, based on really aggressive loosening and big profitability from the fall of the yen. for the next stage really you are looking for reforms and it's cheap enough to justify a moderate overweight but to be aggressively overweight, japanese equities looking at something in the reform way. >> south asia, that takes you to, what, south korea. if you're taking someone out of japan, you're putting it into korea? >> this is my coll

using body mass index measurements. here's how todd compares to the average man from japan. a bit pounchier, but overall not terrible.is the average man from japan. so far, the u.s. is not looking so bad. okay, that's not good. this is the version of todd from the netherlands, and he's pretty fit. stands head and shoulders above it all. suck it in, todd! american males haven't felt this inferior to the dutch since the heyday of marcus shankenberg. you can find all the links for tonight's "click 3" on our website, allinwithchris.com. we'll be right back. >>> it's time once again for another installment of our new "all in" feature, "these are the people who are running the country," which we take a closer look at the very small group of men and women in congress who have shut down the government. tonight we turn the spotlight on a small businessman from oklahoma with a pension for common sense cuts to federal spending and an aversion to bureaucratic red tape. congressman mark wayne mullen from oklahoma's 2nd district. mark wayne mullen covers oklahoma's 2nd district, which covers about a quarter of the state, one of tw