yamamoto said he collected the sand in the restricted zone near the crippled fukushima plant. on thursday a 15-year-old boy tried to fly a drone near the diet building. police warned him not to fly it since it could harm pedestrians. ♪ he's believed to have flown the drone during an event on saturday. the device went down in the middle of a procession as worshippers looked on. no one was injured. the national police agency has instructed officers to enhance monitoring of important facilities, including nuclear power plants and airports. the agency is also studying possible ways to intercept drones using special equipment that is already in use in some countries. lawmakers are also scrambling to enact legislation. current laws don't restrict drone operations. japan's main governing party has drafted a bill that imposes prison terms and fines for people who fly drones over a key facility without permission. the facilities include a diet building, prime minister's office supreme court, imperial palace, and embassies. violators would face prisoner terms up to one year or fines up

kunihiro yamamoto, nhk world, shanghai. >>> myanmar is enjoying a new era of openness but decades of conflict have taken a toll. 200 children who lost parents during the fighting are under the care of a buddhist nun who has dedicated her life to protecting them. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: here is a town in central myanmar. this orphanage cares for some 230 children. the children cover their faces with a traditional type of sunscreen. most of them are from ethnic minorities. the founder is a buddhist nun. shocked by the plight of the orphans, she resolved to care for them herself. >> translator: it was heart break when i first saw them. they arrived without anything. they were dirty and messy. seeing these children speaking a different language and staring hopelessly at the ground made me terribly sad. >> reporter: today's lunch is curry. every meal is funded by donations. meat and fish are luxuries. without the sound of gunfire, everything tastes good. >> translator: when we lit the wood to start cooking the children would ask when will this village be burned down? i felt

keiko yamamoto, nhk world. >> thanks, keiko, for that report. >>> officials at the u.n. are appealing for a break in the fighting in another part of the region. a humanitarian cease-fire in yemen ended on sunday. pilots belonging to a coalition that by saudi arabia have resumed airstrikes against members of the houthi militia. >> the secretary-general regrets that despite repeated calls by the united nations, the five-day humanitarian pause in yemen was not extended when it expired yesterday. >> the saudi foreign minister has reportedly accused houthi rebels of breaching the truce. state-run media quotes the minister as saying a new truce would depend on the rebels' actions. the houthis have been battling troops. saudi-led forces are supporting yemen's military with airstrikes. the fighting has intensifies over the past two months. u officials say more than 1800 people have died and more than 7300 have been injured. the u.n. warns that 16 million people are in need of supplies and humanitarian assistance. >>> department store operators in japan are pleased at what they'r

nhk world's kunihiro yamamoto has more. >> reporter: this baby arrived at hospital to severe burns to more than half of his body. it's thought the child was abandoned after an accident by parents who couldn't afford a doctor. >> translator: is there any hope his legs will heal? will he be able to walk? >> translator: yes, he will be able to walk. the ankle joints are still okay. >> reporter: the baby was found in a forest. he was taken in by an ngo whose staff brought him to receive medical care. chinese media is paying close attention to the growing social problem of abandoned, injured or handicapped children. officials say most cases involve poor parents leaving those children at public institutions. or in some cases by the roadside. >> reporter: statistics show more than 100,000 infants are deserted every year. this ngo based in shanghai is called house of small hope. its mission is to save abandoned babies and help them to a better life. the ngo receives almost daily notice about kids in need. currently they take care of eight babies. since opening its doors last august, people he

keiko yamamoto, nhk world, tokyo. >>> a georgian sumo star is looking to defy the odds at the upcoming may grand tournament in tokyo. he has been battling a serious leg injury outside the ring, but he has been fighting hard to show fans he is back to championship form. nhk world's hiro morita has that story. >> reporter: -- is from georgia in the caucuses. he is 192 centimeters tall and weighs in at 167 kilograms. his build and a strong pair of legs give him considerable power in the ring. he has experience in judo and in sambo, a martial arts form developed in russia. he won second place at the junior world sumo championships in 2005. -- made his debut in the world of professional sumo in 2006. he achieved a promotion to the highest division in just over two years, among the fastest promotions in sumo history. in the 2011 may tournament, he was in the championship race until the final day. in the end, he lost to a yokozuna grand champion. in the 2013 july tournament, he ruptured a ligament in his right knee. the injury forced him to miss four straight tournaments. his ranking fell fro

here comes the four-tailed devils which shot down yamamoto's plane. mission not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station, ploesti was a huge confluence of romanian oil refineries that supplied germany with more than 1/3 of its fuel. military strategist opted for a single large raid by bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help avoid radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs, but the low altitude would put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. the b-24 was selected for the mission because it was only u.s. bomber that could manage to 2400 mile round trip from libya and back. though complex to fly, the u.s. produced more to b-24 bombers than any other, and in 1944, assembly lines rolled out a new one every 58 minutes. the american lost nearly 1/3 of their bombers on that raid on august 1943. they then adopted daily raids from higher out to with the b-51 mustang. as attac

here comes the fork-tailed devils which shut down -- shot down yamamoto's plane. mission, nicknamed operation vengeance, not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also described -- deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station -- was a huge complex of romanian oil refinersies the supply germany with more than 1/3 of its fuel. after identifying it as a high priority target military , strategist opted for a single large raid by bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help avoid radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs but the low altitude would also put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. b 24 was selected for the mission because it was only u.s. bomber that could manage to 2400 mile round-trip from libya and back. though complex and a finicky to fly and maintain, the u.s. produced more b 24 bombers than any other, and in 1944, assembly lines rolled out a new one every 58 minutes. but the americans lost nearly a third of their b

here comes the devil, the p 38 lightning, which shut down yamamoto's plane. the mission, nicknamed operation vengeance, not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor but deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station it was a huge complex of romanian oil refineries that supplied germany with more than one third of its fuel. after identifying it as a high-priority target, military strategists opted for a single rate by b 24 bombers, attacking from an altitude of 2400 feet. the low altitude would help the americans avoid enemy radar and increase accuracy of their bombs, but would also put the aircraft and cruise at greater risk. the b 24 was selected because it was the only u.s. bomber that could manage the 2400 mile round-trip. though complex and finicky to fly and maintain, the u.s. produced more b 24 bombers than any other. in 1944, assembly lines rolled out a new one every 58 minutes. the americans lost nearly one third of their bombers and 500 airmen during that raid on august 1 1933 -- 1943

yamamoto also discovered a way to diminish the negative effect, by flickering an l.e.d. light at a rapid speed that's undetectable to human eyes. he succeeded in further minimizing the effects on rice plants. >> translator: this won't cause plants to suffer from light pollution while providing light at night. i have found something that serves both purposes. >> reporter: the product was finally ready in march. it will soon light up footpaths and convenience stores adjacent to rice paddies. it costs twice as much as a regular streetlight. but the manufacturer intends to explore new markets. >> translator: i am pleased that i am off to a good start to help society. i hope this product becomes widespread throughout japan and other east asian countries that cultivate rice. >> reporter: the light developed by the professor is friendly to both humans and rice plants, and it's about to shine a new light on rice farming around japan. nhk world, yamaguchi. >> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> wednesday marked two months since a powerful cyclone hit

yamamoto said when they bombed pearl harbor, he had been in america, trained and schooled in america. he knew the american mind, and he made one of the great sayings in the history of the world, i guess, when he said, "i fear we've awakened the sleeping tiger," and that's exactly what they did. they roused our country, and they came forward. you got to looking for his service you can get into. >> some were going to canada to get into the war. rep. hall: that's right. i had a neighbor across the street that went to canada and wound up there before we had ever gotten into the war. there was a feeling of wanting revenge for the things that hitler had done to the other countries and mussolini. much hatred. >> when you do the bomb had dropped, what was the chain of action? rep. hall: three or four days later, they dropped a second one on nagasaki, and then they started suing for peace. it was pretty obvious that the war was going to be over then. it was over shortly after that. the strange thing is that there's probably remnants of the japanese army still in the philippines or some areas o

here comes the forked tail devil, the p-38 lightning, which shot down yamamoto's plane. the mission nicknamed operation vengeance not only avenged the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station playesty was a huge complex of oil refineries that supplied germany with more than one third of its fuel. after identifying it as a high priority target, military strategists initially opted for a single large raid by b-24 bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help the americans avoid enemy radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs, but the low altitude would also put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. the b-24 was selected for the mission because it was the only u.s. bomber that could manage the 2400 mile round trip from libya to playesty and back. though complex and finicky to fly, we produced more b-24 bombers than any other. and assembly lines rolled out a new one every 58 minutes at plants in san diego, ft.

here comes the forked tail devil, the p-38 lightning, which shot down yamamoto's plane.d the deaths of 2400 americans at pearl harbor, but also deprived the japanese of one of their finest military strategists. known as hitler's gas station, playesty was a huge complex of oil refineries that supplied germany with more than one third of its fuel. after identifying it as a high priority target, military strategists initially opted for a single large raid by b-24 bombers attacking from an altitude of just 200 feet. flying the mission at low altitude would help the americans avoid enemy radar and increase the accuracy of their bombs, but the low altitude would also put the aircraft and crews at greater risk. the b-24 was selected for the mission because it was the only u.s. bomber that could manage the 2400 mile round trip from libya to playesty and back. though complex and finicky to fly, we produced more b-24 bombers than any other. and assembly lines rolled out a new one every 58 minutes at plants in san diego, ft. worth, tulsa, and detroit. the americans lost nearly a th

yamamoto was asked if he could take a fleet across the pacific and streak pearl harbor he said yeah.hen what. he knewhe he'd have on their hands anav enormous problem with the united states. third, colin powell's pottery barn rule. if youot break it you own it. just as when the kennedy administration in november 1963 was complicit in the coup against south vietnam. fourth and most important, the phrase nation building is as absurd as orchid building. we do not know how to build nations any more than we do with home-grown detroit. >> so where does that leave us and where does it leave the debate in 2015 and '16 with all that we need to do with the middle east going to hell in a hand basket and putin and all that we know about? >> being drawn by the logic of the criticism of barack obama and saying we should go back in with ground troops and you have to credit the sincerity and logical nature.ot >> both of them -- they are talking about 10 or 20,000. >> that would count as an invasion 20,000 people going into a country. but leaving that aside, beyond that the lesson is that isis and th

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