so i think there is an under estimation of what yamamoto could do. you know, and all sides, almost. and that's my feeling about it. to military leaders, when you look at the plan, he said no way, we are not going to do it, it's too risky, we cannot win it anyway. and so it risks a lot these battles. >> as come it is hard to estimate this and for example, there is a wonderful film made in japan in 1942 they came out in december and it was commissioned by the imperial japanese navy and they re-created the attack so well and it was one of the first films but is still sometimes used in documentaries about pearl harbor because there is very little documentary footage on it. and one of the scenes shows the pilots on the aircraft carriers on their way to pearl harbor and they listen and to the american radio in hawaii and a hearing just the cynic. and someone is conducting a dance. and they all giggle and say this is the americans and all they can do is dance and listen to this absurd sort of music. and once they get it taste of the real spirit, they will cave in. and it's a common misperc

nhk world's jean yamamoto has the story. >> translator:. >> reporter: he runs a gas country in ish ma. he's very busy these days with reconstruction efforts. he has another commitment, as well. he started an english magazine with two friends last year. they named it "rolling press," because they want to set people's minds in motion. they write about what's going on in their hometown. >> translator: we're trying to focus on locals who are working with a positive attitude. >> reporter: arakawa had a good reason to start a magazine for people overseas. the march 11th tsunami destroyed his home and his business. he says the devastation made him feel hopeless, but then many foreign volunteers arrived and offered help. >> translator: i was amazed that so many of them came and worked so hard for us. i'm not sure i would have done the same thing in their situation. >> reporter: arakawa's team is working on an article about a japanese restaurant that was destroyed in the tsunami. many foreigners helped clear debris from the ruins. the restaurant was able to reopen this summer in time for its 1

next we'll have monique yamamoto to discuss the funding strategies and she'll be focusing on the transportation task force which has laid out the overall transportation strategy for the city. hi monique? >> good morning and members of the board of supervisors committee. the mayor's task force that i think you have heard of preliminary set of recommendations and findings of the mayor's task force. but i'm here this morning to speak to you about how some of those recommendations could apply to the eastern neighborhood hearing. as you know, the task force is concentrating on infrastructure and not operating expenses nor is it looking at parks and other kinds of concerns within this particular hearing. the task force has been examining the needs for capital programming across the city in light of the kinds of conditions our transportation system is in now as well as the new growth, both in terms of residents and jobs in the city. and so the scope of the task force work does not address the operating deficits nor does it solve all of the problems that have been identified. about $10 billion have bee

jan yamamoto, nhk world. >>> the japanese government is planning to issue less bonds to slash its ballooning debt. ray mean mel guard has more on this. >> thanks, gene, we're talking really big numbers here. the japanese government is putting together the biggest budget on record for fiscal year 2014. the draft budget will total about 95.5 trillion yen, or about $920 billion. the cabinet is expected to approve the budget plan on tuesday. nearly a third of the budget will be used for ballooning social costs for the growing number of senior citizens. spending for public works projects and defense will also rise, but government officials plan to cut bond offerings to restore japan's fiscal health. they'll be offering about $395 billion worth of government bonds, and that's roughly $15 billion less than the amount for the current fiscal year that ends in march. officials expect tax revenues to grow by about $66 billion from this year's initial budget to $480 billion. >>> policy makers at the bank of japan have decided to maintain monetary easing measures they introduced back in april. as the boj

so i think there is an under estimation of what yamamoto could do. you know, and all sides, almost. and that's my feeling about

so i think there is an under estimation of what yamamoto could do. you know, and all sides, almost. and that's my feeling about it. to military leaders, when you look at the plan, he said no way, we are not going to do it, it's too risky, we cannot win it anyway. and so it risks a lot these battles. >> as come it is hard to estimate this and for example, there is a wonderful film made in japan in 1942 they came out in december and it was commissioned by the imperial japanese navy and they re-created the attack so well and it was one of the first films but is still sometimes used in documentaries about pearl harbor because there is very little documentary footage on it. and one of the scenes shows the pilots on the aircraft carriers on their way to pearl harbor and they listen and to the american radio in hawaii and a hearing just the cynic. and someone is conducting a dance. and they all giggle and say this is the americans and all they can do is dance and listen to this absurd sort of music. and once they get it taste of the real spirit, they will cave in. and it's a common misperc