another freelance journalist yamamoto died in a shoot-out three years ago. she had also gone to syria to cover the civil war. her reporting shed light on the lives of people living in conflict zones. participants in the symposium who knew yamamoto and goto spoke about journalist contributions during war. >> translator: there are so many things that wouldn't be reported if journalists stayed put. >> translator: i think the more people who report on the same conflict the clearer the picture becomes. you begin to get a more three dimensional idea of what's taking place. >> reporter: sato had worked with yamamoto covering conflicts. he shared the words that she lived by. >> translator: she always said it's impossible to silence the voices of every journalist. no matter how powerful the force. there will always be someone who stands up. >> reporter: yamamoto believed strongly that journalists are more than mere witnesses. a memo she left behind illustrates her convictions. by being on the front lines, foreign journalists can help deter worst case scenarios. >> tr

nhk world's keiko yamamoto has the details. >> reporter: prince william is spending some of his time looking back at the past. he saw row after row of war groves near tokyo. this is a final resting place for 700 commonwealth service members. they died after being taken prisoner by the now-defunct japanese empirical army in world war ii. the prince paused here to reflect and prayed silently. he took time to pay a visit to emperor and empress at the imperial palace. he's following in the footsteps of his parents prince charles and princess diana who came to japan 29 years ago. nearly 100,000 people are said to have come to see the couple's motorcade in tokyo. the princess started a feminine phenomenal known as diana fever. the prince's grandmother queen elizabeth visited japan in 1975. at that time, the queen toured nhk's studios that were used for historical dramas. as a young royal family member prince william is expected to build a bridge between both countries and also between tradition and the future. and that's what he did at this conference in promoting british innovation. deleg

kunihiro yamamoto, nhk world. >>> japanese lawmakers are questioning a call by their prime minister toh through some historic reforms. they're debating shinzo abe's proposal to overhaul a range of diplomatic and security policies. and they're look at how those changes might affect regional relations. the leader of the junior ruling coalition party komeito said japan's focus should be on ties with its neighbors. >> translator: this year we mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. it's important to make it clear where japan stands to show we'll continue to be a peace-loving nation and keep contributing to the peace and stability of the international community. >> translator: i held talks with the chinese leader in beijing in november. we agreed on the principles of the mutually beneficial strategic relationship between our countries, and we took a big step toward improving ties. there are difficult issues between japan and south korea. that's why leaders should have frank discussions without any preconditions. the door for dialogue is always open on my side. >>> a communist

. >> that was nhk world's kunihiro yamamoto in beijing. >>> vietnam is one of the southeast asian countries with stable economic growth. but, a leading architect there says economic progress isn't everything. he has made a name for himself at home and around the world. his biggest concern is avoiding the pitfalls of economic growth through his work. nhk world's minori takao has more. >> reporter: an hour's drive from seine alcohol ho chi minh city a formidable edifice is arising in the center of a vast construction site. vo chong is the man who put it there. the building will be used as a community center and it's not the first structure he's put up with bamboo. >> translator: bomb booamboo is abundant in vietnam. it grows readily without requiring much care. by housing this resource i've been able to create interesting spaces, such as this one here. >> reporter: more than 2,000 housing units are to be built around the center. low-income and middle-income families will live in them. each unit is expected to cost about $30,000. they will all have rooftop gardens. >> translator: there's nothi