it's after a modern energetic take on traditional summer dancing called usakoi. it was started to revitalize the community after world war ii. competitors are allowed to dance in any style they like as long as they use the tool used to scare birds away from rice fields. and they can select their own music, but you must use part of a certain song for the dancing. >> the festival will continue through friday. >>> that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for watching. "> you are watching "france 24 live from paris. germany presents a new series of measures that are meant to keep german's favor following a recent string of attacks. some are quite controversial. pressure announces a cease-fire around the city of aleppo, to ring in humanitarian aid.