i'd like to invite to the stage, yuji sakaki who is his son. he is a singer/songwriter from japan and is going to perform a number that he has written. i also would like to mention that he is a brand-new father. as of about a month ago he has a brand-new baby boy. he shared a picture and we're very happy about that. we're ready to digitally unveil and display the dracrane for yoo see what it was that was donated to us. this is what was folded by sadako shortly before she died. this was one of the last ones we understand. yuji, if you would like to come forward. he is going to sing this song. [ applause ] >> thank you. he's going to sing this song in japanese as he wrote it. and then at the end he's going to do one verse for us a cappella in english so you can get a sense of the beauty and what he's conveying. >> good evening. nice to meet you. ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>

i'd like to invite to the stage, yuji sakaki who is his son. he is a singer/songwriter from japan and is going to perform a number that he has written. i also would like to mention that he is a brand-new father. as of about a month ago he has a brand-new baby boy. he shared a picture and we're very happy about that. we're ready to digitally unveil and display the dracrane for yoo see what it was that was donated to us. this is what was folded by sadako shortly before she died. this was one of the last ones we understand. yuji, if you would like to come forward. he is going to sing this song. [ applause ] >> thank you. he's going to sing this song in japanese as he wrote it. and then at the end he's going to do one verse for us a cappella in english so you can get a sense of the beauty and what he's conveying. >> good evening. nice to meet you. ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪ [ singing in japanese ] ♪ ♪

and thank you to masahiro and to yuji for the gift that we're receiving and for coming all the way to the truman library. we toured my grandparents' home today so i could show them where i tore the curtains and peeled up the linoleum. [ laughter ] and generally at one point, masahiro gave me the new nickname that as apparently begun to stick "bad boy." [ laughter ] the thank you also goes to kurt and the staff of the national archives and records administration and to alex burden and staff of the truman library institute. every one of them. in making, in putting this together, in asking for the crane and masahiro's donating it. all of them have been welcoming. and i would like to extend thanks to john sherman. there are members of the board, past members of the board who fought in the pacific during world war ii. and i caught not only didn't catch any flak for this, but they behaved with empathy and with honor. and i'm very grateful for that. i'm also grateful to the citizens of missouri and kansas city and independence, because it's not just my legacy at stake here. it's yours. my gr

nhk world's yuji osawa reports. >> karolina styczynska of poland has made history at the age of 24.ver foreigner to turn professional in the 400-year-old game's history. karolina became interested in shogi at the age of 16 when she read about it in a japanese comic. >> there is this ninja who played shogi. the dynamic of the game makes the end game more interesting. >> karolina developed her skills by playing on the internet. she later won the european shogi championship. karolina got the chance to come to japan two years ago to study the game in-depth. she was invited by professional player madoka kitao, who has been trying to promote shogi overseas. >> translator: i heard about a strong female foreign player. so i looked her up and found her enthusing about shogi on facebook and twitter. i was really surprised to discover just how much she likes the game. >> reporter: but it was not an easy task. karolina had to beat other talented young players to have a chance of turning pro. >> at first i was like oh, my god, they are moving and making noises, i couldn't get used to it when i l

yuji osawa, nhk world.ason in full swing, locations across japan are decked out in colorful illuminations. nhk world's robert speta visited the yokohama bay area, a popular spot for sight-seers out to see the lights. >> i'm here in yokohama and despite the little rain we are seeing out here, it is still a very festive mood. now specifically i'm here at the red brick warehouse district, a building that was actually built back in the early 20th century as a customs facility. now if you have have been here before, you may recognize a lot of the architecture out here is german style. and it really kind of blends in with the illumination and the christmas lights you're seeing out here. a lot of pine trees as well. kind of a western type of deal with this. now despite the name warehouse, this is not a place where you keep storage. in fact, recently it has gone under a big revitalization. now it's a big commercial district with lots of shops and cafes inside. not just a place for the holidays, but throughout the y

yuji otawa, nhk world. >> ending one's career and 2015 in style. you. >>> cloudy, partly fair skies is the forecast for us here in tokyo. it's ten days before christmas eve, yet people in the philippines are having to deal with the unseasonable typhoon melor. >> melor is making landfall on the philippines. this system is packing winds of 180 kilometers per hour with gusts of over 250 kilometers per hour. now, this is equivalent to a category 3 hurricane. it's moving towards the west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. it could get close to manila where many people are living as we go into wednesday and to do low pressure and strong winds. storm surges will be very high, maybe up to 4 meters. that means the water levels could rise significantly. coastal flooding is highly likely and there are thousands of islands located in the midportions of the philippines. that means this area is prone to coastal flooding as well as storm surges. an additional 800 millimeters of rain could fall across much areas. that is enough to cause significant flooding in

thank you, yuji, thank you so much. what a beautiful tribute.beautiful piece for your aunt who you never, of course, met. and i'm sure your father and others who knew her would agree that you've captured the spirit of her life and her mission, and that's a very beautiful tribute. and thank you for being here all the way from japan to share that with us. very beautiful. in a few moments, when we exit the auditorium, you'll have an opportunity to see this crane that you see on the screen here. you'll see that on display in the lobby on your way out of the building tonight. it's very small. and we invite you to take a look at the intricacy and how carefully that was put together. you know, it's always a great day for a museum, for a library, for an institution like ours when we receive a significant donation. wisdom and challenge things. thank you. [ applause ] >>> coming up on american history tv on c-span 3, programs about the presidency. next, two debates on presidents coolidge and reagan. historians and students debate which president is a bett