yuko fukuyama, nhk world. >>> and in other news, a russian-made soyuz spacecraft has linked up with the international space station. the spacecraft was launched earlier this week and docked with the station at 9:18 p.m. utc on thursday. the three new crew members including japanese astronaut satoshi furukawa will move to the international space station after performing a series of safety checks. furukawa along with mike fossum and sergei volkov will live and work at the space station for about five months. they will conduct scientific experiments and carry out research. >>> japan's defense ministry has released video footage showing a chinese navy ship passing through international waters between the islands of japan's southern-most prefecture of okinawa. this is the first footage of a chinese navy vessel video released by japan's self-defense forces. the chinese navy has been increasingly active in recent years and passing through okinawa's main islands. the defense ministry says the self-defense forces are continuing to watch the chinese fleet. they believe the chinese navy aims to im