chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga is in charge. suga has met with the foreign and state minister to discuss the issue, saying japan must re-evaluate their anti-terrorism policies. they're looking for ways to block terrorists from entering japan and prevent monies to terrorist groups. they're also working to ensure the safety of japanese traveling overseas. freelance journalist kenji goto was warned three times totay out of syria. after he went there, militants with the islamic state said they captured and then killed him. islamic state is threatening to target more japanese. the incident has raised concerns. members of this nongovernmental organization have been giving food and other supplies to syrian refugees in turkey but now it's difficult for them to visit the border area. the foreign ministry has issued an advisory not to go there. >> translator: we won't give up providing aid. some people may die without our help. >> a japanese school in pakistan is stepping up security based on advice from the embassy and local police. work

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says japan will maintain its stance at the debates, drawing ae on things it cannot concede. >> translator: the u.n. is a stage for both countries to go head-to-head with national interests in mind. japan has contributed to global peace and prosperity for 70 years, since the end of world war ii with deep remorse as a peaceful nation. >> suga said the international community understands and welcomes such accomplishments. >>> japanese leaders are pledging money to help syrian refugees. they'll provide $6 million in aid, as part of their humanitarian assistance program for the middle east. they've decided to offer the funds through the office of the u.n. high commissioner for refugees. the world food program and other international organizations. the aid is designed to provide food blankets heating equipment and other necessities for people in syria, neighboring jordan turkey and lebanon. syrian refugees are enduring the severe winter after they left their homes to flee from control of the islamic state militant group. foreign minister fumio kishida

>> chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says the government is looking into its risk management protocols. that, again, is an area where the opposition says abe and his team failed. we spoke to risk management expert and former diplomat who served in japanese embassy in baghdad in 2004. he says the government took a basic approach and he found no serious mistakes. the bigger issue, he believes is the threat islamic state and other groups pose down the road. >> the terrorists could come to us anywhere. abroad, or in japan. so we should now think about the unthinkable. and we should dramatically change and revolutionalize the mind-set of this -- of security measures. >> he also says it would be important to strengthen government's capability for information gathering. or, intelligence. now think about what he just said in light of the fact that islamic state have threatened to attack japanese people everywhere, if you look at our nhk poll now, 82% of the respondents say they feel japanese are a target for terrorism abroad. >> tomoko, thanks, as always. >>> the sun has set, and the temperatu

. >> chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said japan and south korea need to communica at various levels to address the difficult issues. he he said he hopes nikai's visit will help move relations forward. >>> leaders in north korea see this year as a milestone for their ruling party. the workers party of korea was established two months after the war's end to celebrate. officials are planning a series of events including a massive military parade in the capital pyongyang. >> the party officials say they want to demonstrate at home and abroad that people are united under leader kim jong-un. they also say north korea will increase production of new military hardware to meet the needs of modern warfare. >>> the japanese government is considering extending some of its sanctions against north korea. and officials are urging pyongyang to step up its investigation into the fate of missing japanese. the japanese government lifted some sanctions last july after pyongyang set up a committee to find out what happened to japanese abductees, and citizens. the measures included a ban on travel betwee

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said he will hold talks with prime minister shinzo abe during his four-day stay. the laotian leader arrived in tokyo on march 4th. suga says the two countries have farnlged closer economic relations in recent years. >> translator: we hope during the laotian program's stay in japan we will exchange views not only on bilateral relations, but also on the regional and international situations. >> laos will hold the first asean presidency after the economic integration of the regional group, which is scheduled for the end of 2015. >>> all right. let's move on to the markets now. investors are getting a little bit nervous ahead of u.s. nonfarm payroll data which is due out later on today. here's how major bench marks in europe are looking. all of them are in negative territory right now. all of them lower than less than a percent, so london is seeing declines of 0.3%. paris is down half a percent. frankfurt seeing declines of 0.8%. japanese shares rose after oil prices rebounded in the morning. but investors turned to profit taking in the afternoon. a

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga is in charge. suga has met with foreign and justice state ministers to discuss specific measures. he said japan must thoroughly re-examine its anti-terror policies. members of the task force are looking at ways to block terrorists from entering japan and prevent transfers of money to islamic state and other terrorist groups. they're also working to improve the safety of japanese traveling overseas. foreign ministry officials warn freelance journalist kenji goto three times to stay out of syria. after he went there militants say they're with islamic state announced they captured and then killed him. >>> dozens of people in jordan came together and held a vigil for goto. >> we are kenji goto! we are kenji goto! >> they lit candles in front of the japanese embassy in amman where the government set up a task force. they called for jordanian pilot lieutenant mu'ath kaseasbeh's safe return back home. and they also expressed their determination to never give in to terrorism. >> we came here to stand with