japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said abe's speech was meaningful. >> translator: the prime minister clearly presented his view that japan bears in mind feelings of deep remorse and that japan must not avert its eyes from the fact that its actions brought suffering to the peoples in asian countries. and he shares the views of past prime ministers. his speech clearly conveys these messages. >> reporter: the speech is considered a trial run for abe's statements to be issued this year marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. he is expected to finalize the content of his statement after closely examining international reaction. >> thanks for that report. >>> people in rural nepal are growing frustrated with the slow pace of relief efforts. they've been waiting for supplies since saturday's powerful earthquake. the 7.8 magnitude quake destroyed homes, buildings and heritage sites. the tremor triggered avalanches on mt. everest. authorities say 5491 died in nepal. deaths in india and china bring the total number of dead over 5,500. people northeast of the cap

. >> yoshihide suga said the government will take measures to reduce terrorist attacks using drones. >>> japanese courts are making decisions about the operation of nuclear reactors. in a court last week blocked the restart of reactors there. but one is being allowed to proceed. the lawyer for residents opposed to the restart says they are disappointed. the kagoshima court sided with the operator of the plant. they said sendai can with stand earthquakes and the possibility of a major volcanic eruption is unlikely. they will proceed with the restart two reactors. they want them back online as early as july. the authority has approved the restart last september. the regulator approved the resumption of reactors in takahama. all of japan's 48 nuclear reactors are currently off line. the abe administration wants those approved by the regulator to resume operation. >>> japan has been engaged in long and intensive trade negotiations with the united states and now sitting down with the eu. tan tan from the business desk joins us with the details. gene. >> we've been talking about the tpp an

inside a hotel, takashi onaga met chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga for the first time since he became governor. the two talked about moving futenma air station from an urban area to the coast. onaga said the people of okinawa never volunteered to host military bases. >> translator: i understand the security treaty between japan and the u.s. is important. but the burden of national security should be shared by all japanese people. >> reporter: suga said abandoning the plan could mean the base would permanently stay in the densely populated city. >> translator: i would like you to go forward with the relocation to maintain the deterrence capability within the japan/u.s. alliance. >> reporter: he said the central government will work with okinawa to reduce the burden to host u.s. military facilities and promote the economy. the u.s. military has been present in japan since the end of world war ii. but a crime nearly two decades ago turned public opinion against hosting american soldiers. in 1995 three u.s. servicemen were charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. people in okin

the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said the government will tighten regulations on unmanned small aircraft. >> translator: we will immediately look intoetting up operational rules on drones and reviewing regulations. we will hold meetings with related ministries to respond to these kinds of incidents. >> officials with the chinese drone maker told nhk the device that landed on the prime minister's office may be one of their products. representatives for the company dji say it may be a model called the phantom. that's the same model that crashed on the white house grounds in january. the incident prompted the company to update its software and created a no fly zone for its drones in central washington with a radius of 25 kilometers. officials are making similar updates for other countries. the company says it has provided information to japanese investigators. >>> japan's nuclear regulators continue to take steps to restart the reactors in central japan. they say their work will not be affected by a recent court decision blocking a restart. officials met on thursday to review progr

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga sounded a triumphant note. >> translator: it's been two years since the start of the abe administration, and we finally have something to show our policies are working. >> suga said the government will proceed steadily with abenomics aimed at pulling the country out of deflation. economic revitalization minister akira amari responded to claims thats market is experiencing a mini bubble but said it doesn't have to be seen negatively. >> translator: the greater the bubble, the harder it is to control. but a mini bubble is controllable. i feel we should welcome it in steering the economy. >> amari said investors are beginning to feel an economic upturn with expectations for increased corporate earnings pushing a virtuous cycle. the head of a major japanese business group has cautiously welcomed the nikkei's events. he said the milestone was not so surprising. >> translator: we should be careful about too rapid rises and the prevent -- in the stock market >> hasegawa said if the beneficiaries in the stock market rise spend more japan's personal cons