tokyo metropolitan police are also investigating the case. they will analyze security camera footage and question cafe employees to identify the person who posted the videos. >>> ministers from the 21 apec members have begun discussions in yokohama on how to achieve further growth. the ministerial meeting of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum opened on wednesday. >> translator: as a center of growth, the asia-pacific region has helped repair the damage caused by the financial crisis. but apec needs reforms to adjust to the structural shifts in the world economy. >> apec ministers are discussing ways to promote trade and achieve growth without damaging the environment. the focal point is to discuss protectionist moves including delays in china's rare earth shipments as such issues are becoming global concerns. the top leaders of the apec members will hold summit talks on saturday and sunday. regional economic integration and a common growth strategy are on the agenda. japan is hosting apec meetings for the first time in 15 years. atte

getting a little bit warmer in tokyo today. 19 degrees for you. now, over towards the americas, we're taking a look first at the caribbean. there's been a lot of tropical activity here. tropical storm tomas continues to work its way towards jamaica, as well as haiti. tonight it is picking up a little bit of speed. and getting better organized. wind speeds now at 95 kilometers per hour. so it's been strengthening the past couple of hours. it looks like it could further strengthen over the next few days. forecasts are calling for it to become a hurricane by the time it moves through haiti as well as into bahamas. much stronger winds are going to be possible. and of course, there is going to be that rain that we're really concerned about. already impacting jamaica. and then hispaniola as well will be seeing quite a bit of rainfall, especially haiti, looking to bear the brunt of the rainfall. a lot of people here still living in those shelters, especially in port-au-prince. not good news. there could be quite a bit of damage from the storm system. sta

temperaturewise, 19 in tokyo. partly cloudy skies, beijing a clear day for you, 9 degrees. 23 in taipei, probably seeing a few showers here, minus 9 in ulan bator and probably some snow. headed into north america, out to the west mostly clear and settled up into canada as well. we can see the storm moving into b.c., affecting parts of washington state as well. the worst of the storm is much further up north into northwestern canada. through the center of the united states, another low pressure system, this one thunderstorms, wet stuff down to the south, snow heading in towards the great lakes area. as the system progresses, it's really going to bring temperatures down by about 10 degrees so watch for that. friday you're still fine, have a look at these, 16 degrees in chicago, 13 in topeka. 27 in houston. you can knock about ten degrees off of those temperatures as we head into the weekend. all right, let's check out what's going on now in europe. well it is going to be pretty messy i'm afraid. we have that low pre

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> as a fleet of u.s. navy ships sailed toward the yellow sea to take part in a joint drill with south korean forces, a top u.s. military commander has taken steps to reassure south koreans. u.s. army general walter sharp told residents on the yeonpyeong island on friday that the u.s. and south korea will work closely together following the north korea's artillery attack. >> what i see here physically is that north korea attacked this island, which is a clear violation of the armistice agreement. >> on friday afternoon, the sound of artillery shells being fired was heard six times coming from the north, but sources say it was just regular artillery training. military authorities fear the north may strike again as the u.s. and south korea are scheduled to begin joint military drills in the yellow sea on sunday. president lee myung-bak visited a hospital near seoul where the bodies of two soldiers killed in the attack are being kept. he expressed his regrets to the soldiers' families. according to a public o

i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> the u.s. secretary of state has called on the senate to ratify by the end of the year a treaty with russia to reduce nuclear arms. hillary clinton met republican senator richard lugar and other senators on wednesday before deliberations on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. >> some have suggested we should hit the pause button, that it's too difficult to do this to this degree. this is exactly what the american people expect us to do. >> president barack obama is facing an uphill battle enacting key bills before japan, when the new congress is inaugurated. in the recent midterm elections his democratic party lost control of the house of representatives and its seats in the senate were sharply reduced. it remains to be seen whether the obama administration can gain bipartisan cooperation to ratify the treaty. many republicans do not want to compromise with the government after their big election win. >>> an american congressional commission has expressed concern that china's ballistic missiles can now reac

one of the men operated a mahjong parlor in central tokyo. the defendant dumped the bodies of the victims in the water at yokohama port. prosecutors said the defendant deserved a death sentence for what they describe as a cold-blooded crime. they said the man killed one of the victims with an electric saw while he pleaded for his life. the defendant had admitted to all charges. in a lay judge trial six randomly chosen citizens serve alongside three professional judges to determine guilt and sentence those found guilty. earlier yuko fukushima spoke with nhk senior reporter koji nishigaki to get insight on this story. >> can you give us the background which led up to today's sentence? >> in japan lay judges have ruled on 800 cases so far, but this is the first time they've imposed this sentence. japan introduced the lay judge system in august 2009 to reflect the opinion of general public in dealing with serious and significant criminal cases. in the country there is a certain standard on whether to sentence a person to death. in a case like thi

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> the people's bank of china has ordered the country's banks to raise their reserves at the banks by 0.5%. the usual move left the reserves for second time in two weeks. the order is in effect november 29th, reflects china's strong determination deal with inflation. keeping large reserves at the central bank reduces the amount of currency in circulation that theoretically restrains credit and consumer price increases. in october, china's key consumer price index rose 4.4% from a year earlier, far surpassing the government's target of 3%. concern is also mounting that inflationary pressure will increase because of a large influx of money from overseas, particularly the united states as it eases its monetary policy. >>> an explosion ripped through a coal mine in new zealand on friday. 27 workers are missing. the blast happened near the town of atarau on the country's south island. several workers came out of the mine after the explosion. the mining company says it believes 27 others are trapped underground. rescue teams have been

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. >>> the japan coast guard is investigating the release of a video posted on the internet of what appears to be a chinese trawler colliding into two japanese patrol boats in september. the coast guard now suspects the footage is authentic and someone intentionally posted it. the footage posted on youtube on thursday shows a chinese fishing vessel ramming two coast guard boats. the incident took place in japanese waters off the senkaku islands. china disputes japanese sovereignty over the islands. the coast guard says the cameramen who are identified in the video titles are the same people who shot the original footage. the coast guard has sent officials to its regional headquarters in okinawa where the video is being stored. prosecutors have begun an inquiry as they received a digitized copy of the video as evidence. they say the copy was stored in a computer accessible to officials at a district office no inn okinawa, a higher office in another location and the prosecutor's office in tokyo. they say the copy is now being stored in

as far highs on thursday, 16 in tokyo. the same also for seoul, getting up to 21 in shanghai. and then expecting 26 for taipei. now, over towards the americas, we're going to take a look at the caribbean. we've got our tropical storm system tomas with us moving slowly in a northerly direction. looks like it's going to start approaching jamaica and then heading -- the center of the storm likely approaching haiti about friday. so we could be looking at a lot of stormier conditions towards the latter half of this week. winds will start affecting jamaica likely about late thursday and then really start turning stormy on friday for areas like haiti, dominican republic, cuba and in towards the bahamas. not only the winds or the high waves we're talking about. there is going to be that rain. heavy rainfall expected. the bulk of it affecting haiti. 120 to even 250 millimeters is expected to accumulate during the next couple of days. that could easily cause life-threatening flash floods. landslides. some very dangerous conditions. and a lot of people still in shelters here in haiti. lo

i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> leaders from developed and emerging countries are starting a two-day g20 summit in the south korean capital of seoul. high on the agenda are ways to tackle moves to deval yau currency and a correction in global economic imbalances. for the latest we go live to the media center in seoul where our business reporter yongi kan is standing by. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the g20 leaders are now arriving in seoul and preparing to discuss pressing global economic issues. the seoul g20 summit is the fifth of its kind and the first to be held in asia as well as in an emerging economy. u.s. president barack obama has already arrived in the south korean capital. japanese prime minister naoto kan is expected to arrive later today. south korean president lee myung-bak issued an outline of the agenda items to be discussed at the summit. the agenda takes up four major points. the first is the currencies issue. second is the ongoing effort to build a safety net against possible future financial crises. third is reform of the international monetary fund. and the fin

yesterday and today's ago there was a tough dispute between tokyo and beijing. quite recently of the relations between japan and china deteriorated and it was a real crisis so it seems like japan has a lot of problems with the neighbors with korea with china with russia demanding the territories which the neighbors consider to be their territory as you mentioned you mentioned the forthcoming visit of medvedev to to yokohama next week is going to be a fourteen fifteen not a member has his planned meeting with the japanese prime minister you express. tell that they that they will sell the situation i hope so too i believe they will settle the situation but. does this mean does medvedev his visit to to the korea livens mean that this is the end of negotiating the problem of the chordal islands there that we no longer are ready to to be remember that there were proposals to give to and to leave to i. many many ways and so i largely starting with ninety three to six starting with. rounds from secret secret talks between the soviets and the japanese in london i was go

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tokyo getting up to 15 degrees. but 23 in taipei. 17 in chongqing. and much, much cooler in ulan bator. minus 8 only for your high. as for north america, clear skies continuing to impact much of mexico as well as the western half of the united states, looking much calmer. after all the stormy weather from the past few days, that big system is instead now moving in toward the central plain states. out of central canada, all the way down even in toward texas we're seeing a lot of messy weather here. snow showers will be impacting areas toward the north. so central canada into the northern plains definitely seeing a lot more snow accumulation tonight. then as we go toward the south it's going to turn more into rain as well as some stormy areas. the southern plains could see some severe storms developing. we are looking at tornado watches in effect now for parts of the central plains. so tonight do stay on the watch for that. all of that chilly wet weather's going to be headed into the northeast new england states as we head into the latter part of the w

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warming up to 20 in tokyo. for the united states, it is going to be a pretty much calm day for the most part. we do have this system moving into the rockies. that is, however, packing quite a punch, bringing in a lot of cold air. that will lead to snow for the rockies. mountainous areas looking at winter storm warnings. snow spreading in the overnight hours before tapering off for a moment. more wet weather going into the pacific coast line. that will be spreading more snows for the sierras and spreading into the rockies later on this week. towards the east-northeast, remnant moisture with that storm system. it should start calming down over the course of tuesday. highs raising up to 13 degrees. milder for chicago at 19. 26 degrees for houston. as for europe today, it will be a pretty messy it day. a lot of clouds covering the region. this uplow bringing in rains and winds. it will affect areas throughout the mediterranean and the balkans. heavy rain spots showing up here too. that could include a couple of str

i'm gene otani in tokyo. japan and south korea have agreed to closely monitor north korea amid signs the country may carry out a third nuclear test and its first since may last year. the japanese foreign minister and the top envoy to the six-party nuclear talks met in tokyo on thursday. saiki said there's no need to rush back to the stalled talks although the north is signaling a positive stance toward dialogue. the japanese official said it's necessary to create a suitable environment for resuming talks. the two officials also agreed that north korea must first take concrete action toward denuclearization. after the meeting wi told reporters that south korea is trying to verify the accuracy of reports that the north is preparing for another nuclear test. but he said details including the possible timing of a test remain unknown. >>> a u.n. general assembly committee has called on myanmar's military government to release all political prisoners. at the same time it welcomed last week's release of pro-democrac

roland buerk reports from tokyo. >> for decades, japan's factories have drven its economy, supplying the world with electronics and cars. but as the industrial machine is looking vulnerable, high-tech manufacturing requires rare earth and china has a near monopoly on supply. >> this is original rare earth ore -- >> at tokyo's biggest trading house, they've seen shipments dry up suspects a territorial dispute between china and japan began. >> already one month of nearly two months will pass, and not yet coming even the one kilo. >> so japan is looking for its own rare earth. once people send their used computers for recycling to be more green. now what's inside is needed so badly, they call this urban mining. this place works on the principle that yesterday's must have is today's obsolete junk. look at this. it's a sega mega drive. not that long ago on the top of every kid's christmas wish list. these are all computer monitors. they take up too much room on people's desks now. these are old p.c.'s. who wants an electric typewriter these days? let alone a cassette deck. but inside all

sparks fly as tokyo voices claims to russia's far eastern islands. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev visit to the far eastern russian territory of the curve realize. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel money so the us votes in turbo elections with signs pointing to a republican victory but many americans fear the corporate agenda is eclipsing democracy. and celebrating human ambition the international space station marks a decade of mad operations while critics pushed for a break loose to justify its billions in talks it's. you're watching r t you live from moscow welcome to the program now scandalous that's the way russia's viewing the recall of the japanese a basset or a from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokyo is protesting against president medvedev visit to russia's southern kuril islands while japan claims as its own party's peter all over is follo

sparks fly as tokyo voices claims to russia's far eastern islands. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev visit to the far eastern russian territory of the korea lie woods. the democratic process is supposed to be a track on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel money so the u.s. votes in midterm elections with signs pointing to a republican victory but many americans fear the corporate agenda is eclipsing democracy. and the celebrating human ambition of the international space station marks a decade of mad operations while critics pushed for breakthroughs to justify its billions in costs. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program now first scandalous that's the way russia's viewing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokyo was protesting against president medvedev the visit to russia southern karylle islands which japan claims as

unacceptable japan's diplomatic protest over dmitri medvedev visit to russia's southern creel islands tokyo which claims the four islands as its own said the president's trip was regrettable and some addresses in basad or to japan well the islands lie in the pacific and are part of a larger russian held archipelago to the north of japan they came under moscow's control at the end of world war two the real. it has rich first thing ground and mineral deposit and is believed to have vast oil and gas reserves russian's foreign minister sergey lavrov reiterated that the russian leader is free to visit any region in the country. gets. japan's reaction to president medvedev strip to the poor alliance is unacceptable it is our land and the russian president was visiting a russian territory i'm sure we've already explained this to our japanese partners today we will summon japan's ambassador to russia to once again on the big was lee reiterate this position we're not going to take any steps that would hinder relations was the japanese side should make its own conclusion. so what president medvedev s

tokyo up the diplomatic pressure over the russian control. japan is recalled. to russia. visit to the far eastern russian territory of the islands. america goes to the polls for midterm elections as big business is criticized for bankrolling campaigns. and the greatest feat of human endeavor it's now ten years since the first expedition stepped on board the international space station. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our t. certainly glad to have you with us japan recalls its ambassador to russia in response to president visits to the islands that tokyo claims as its own moscow says more visits are planned to promote business development peter oliver is following the diplomatic. well the latest that we have is from foreign minister said again after all he says that the russia will not recall. from japan in response to ambassador being sent home greeting the cold hope earlier on today a very strongly worded statement from the foreign minister certainly pulling no punches. japan's ambassador in moscow receives directions about his actions direct

i'm gene otani in tokyo. a death sentence has been given for the first time in a judge trial in japan since the system was introduced in may last year at the yokohama district court. a panel of judges, including ordinary citizens, handed down the sentence to a man charged with robbery and double murder. the unemployed man was found guilty of killing two men and taking $160,000 in june last year. one of the men operated a mahjong parlor in central tokyo. the defendant dumped the bodies in yokohama port. prosecutors said the defendant deserved a death sentence for what they called a cold-blooded crime. they said the man killed one of the victims with an electric saw while he pleaded with his life. >>> in a lay judge trial, six randomly chosen citizens serve along side three professional judges to determine guilt and sentence those found guilty. >>> japan's space agency has confirmed that most of the particles brought back to earth by the unmanned probe hayabusa are from the itokawa astroid. it marks the success

a long standing territorial dispute has sparks flying between moscow and tokyo. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev is busy to the far eastern russian territory of the korea lie woods. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is appropriations hijacking that system in order to quantum more money so that you as votes in midterm elections with opinion polls putting republicans in a strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy in danger. and triumph of science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a manned mission that's critical to match results from the multi-billion dollar project. it's five pm in moscow and this is r t coming to you live first up this hour scandalous that's the way russia is doing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokio was protesting against president madrid his visit to russia's southern creel islands which japan

i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather.

a longstanding territorial dispute has sparks flying between moscow and tokyo. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev his visit to the far eastern russian territory of the korea law and. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is perforations hijacking that system in order to funnel money so the u.s. votes in midterm elections with opinion polls putting republicans in the strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy endanger. and triumph on science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a mad mission as critics do not results from to multi billion dollar project. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program well first off scandalous that's the way russia viewing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute now tokyo is protesting against president medvedev his visit to the southern kuril islands which ar

>>> at the top of the hour, it's time for "newsline" from our studios here in tokyo. i'm james tengan. britain said it's halting air cargo from somalia and yemen following the discovery of a parcel bomb. british authorities found the bomb in a cargo bound from yemen. it was hidden from a printer cartridge. a similar bomb was intercepted in dubai. british home secretary theresa may said that the suspension of air cargo from yemen will be expandeded to somalia. she cited a possible link between an al qaeda offshoot in somalia and poor airport security in mowing deegadishmog. may said large printer cartridges will be banned from hand luggage and air cargo. the german government also announced the suspension of flights from yemen and large cargo flights. >>> voters in the u.s. will cast their ballots in the midterm elections on tuesday to decide whether the democratic party can retain its majority in congress. all 435 seats in the house of representatives and 37 seats, or about a third in the senate, are up for grabs. voting starts from the eastern state of vermont at 5:0

anger into paris which claims the far eastern territory as its own russian's foreign minister says tokyo's reaction is unacceptable. a new technology that could revolutionize nuclear power scientists across the globe are pushing countries to give it a talent but their ideas are seen by some as a waste of energy. once we report on how china's fast growing a comedy is called an alarm in the u.s. it's fearful of its own financial center. and coming up in the business update all the latest market meetings and would also be all about the us no technology forum taking place here join us in about twenty minutes time. or welcome to you live from our headquarters here in central moscow this is our team with me and he said no way it's two pm here in the russian capital eight pm in tokyo now moscow has called the japanese reaction to president medvedev visit to russia's korea islands unacceptable earlier tokyo which claims four of the islands as its own described the trip as regrettable. you don't suppose because that only the reaction by the japanese is going on in the russian president dmitry medve

i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> leaders of developed and emerging economies have begun their second day of meetings at the g-20 summit in seoul. it's the fifth time the group has met since the global financial crisis hit. to get the latest we go live to our business reporter yonggi kang at the g-20 media center. >> reporter: the g-20 leaders are busy getting down to business. security is tight around the city and the movement is restricted around the summit venue. on thursday, about 3,000 students and ngo members held a demonstration but there have been no disruptions today. this morning the heads of state kicked off their first general meeting with discussions on a global economic framework. five plenary sessions are scheduled today with topics including financial regulatory reform and economic development. the g-20 members are expected to release their communique at around 3:30 p.m. but from my experience, covering previous g-20 meetings, we could see delay in the announcement of the final statement. now, one of the major focuses of this g-20 is how to fix global economic imbalances,

i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> south korea has warned of a military response if north korea engages in further provocation after its artillery attack on tuesday. it was the first attack by the north on an inhabited area of south korea since the 1953 armistice to halt the korean war. president lee myung-bak told top military leaders on tuesday that their country should resist the north with force. the south korean military and u.s. troops stationed in the country have raised the surveillance level on north korea to the second highest status, mobilizing satellites and reconnaissance planes. earlier on tuesday north korea fired dozens of shells at yeonpyeong island near the maritime border. two south korean soldiers were killed and 15 other servicemen were wounded. three residents were also injured. south korea's foreign minister, kim sung hwan, invited the ambassadors of japan, china, and russia to a briefing on the exchange of fire. kim stressed that the attack was a clear violation of the armistice. >>> u.n. envoys are continuing unofficial discussions on how to address the north's att

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know all what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look at doubt as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i would say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of you western governments u.k. the united states they they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting awa

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look about as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting awa

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know all what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look about as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem and i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of you western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general your matia who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look about as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting aw

japan's ambassador in moscow receives directions about his actions directly from tokyo so this is their internal affair but generally the ongoing staring of emotions on japan's part over president medvedev xv visit to the caribbean islands is causing concern with us and i stated repeatedly that such actions and protests from tokyo are unacceptable and we reaffirm this position mr lavrov also said that president medvedev may visit more of the korean islands in the future as for islands a base in me just off the northwest coast of japan they came under control of moscow of the one nine hundred forty five and japan currently believes that they should be returned to them at the moment this all comes on the day on the eve just about next week we see the apec summit taking place in japan and yokohama now we're hearing from the kremlin that president medvedev will still be attending the apec summit and the japanese side is saying that bilateral talks between president medvedev and the japanese prime minister will go ahead as planned and we can hear now from the japanese foreign minister about

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look at doubt as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting

russian capital you're watching r t with me nice in our way it's six pm here in moscow and midnight in tokyo we begin with moscow and it has dubbed unacceptable to prance diplomatic protest over to me to madrid his visit to russia's southern real islands tokyo which claims the four islands as its own said the president's trip was regrettable and summoned russia's ambassador to japan where the islands lie in the pacific and are part of a larger russian held archipelago to the north of japan that came under moscow's control at the end of world war two and the region has rich fishing grounds and mineral deposits possible leave to hold vast oil and gas reserves are seizing on a boy has more on the territorial dispute. it's a leftover from the second world war old soviet tanks rusting on the shore but their barrels pointed towards your pan the coalition island together with three other pacific islands was thinking over it by the soviet union sixty five years ago but the tussle to define its national identity still goes on. this cross appeared here a few years ago soon after the russian orthodox c

the tokyo claims as its own. business development. following. well the latest that we have is from foreign minister said again after all he says that the russia will not recall its from japan in response to ambassador being sent home greeting the cold hope earlier on today a very strongly worded statement from the foreign minister certainly pulling no punches. japan's ambassador in moscow receives directions about his actions directly from tokyo so this is their internal affair but generally the ongoing staring of emotions on japan's part over president medvedev visit to the korean island is causing concern with us and i stated repeatedly that such actions and protests from tokyo are unacceptable and we reaffirm this position mr lavrov also said that president medvedev may visit more of the korean islands in the future as four islands have based in me just off the northwest coast of japan they came under control of moscow after nine hundred forty five and japan currently believes that they should be returned to them at the moment this all comes

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know all what he was soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look at doubt as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis get

islands provokes anger in japan claims the far eastern territory as its own process foreign minister says tokyo is reacts and is unacceptable. a new technology that could revolutionize nuclear power scientists across the globe are pushing countries to give it a talent for their ideas are seen by some as a waste of energy. was we report on how time goes fast growing. chrono me of the army in the us here a lot to be a fact on it's own financial theater. is three pm in moscow and this is coming to you live with me and he said now a first stop president medvedev has visit to one of russia's distant territories the creel islands has sparked an outcry in japan tokyo which claims four of the islands as its own has described the trip as regrettable but russia's foreign ministers head back and said medvedev has every right to go there but it's simple because that only japan's reaction to president medvedev strip to the coral islands is unacceptable it is our land and the russian president was visiting a russian territory i'm sure we've already explained this to our japanese partners today we will summon

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a longstanding territorial dispute has sparks flying between moscow and tokyo japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev visit to the far eastern russian territory of the woods. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel more money to themselves the u.s. vote in midterm elections with opinion polls putting republicans in a strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy in danger. and triumph of science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a manned mission as critics demand results from the multi-billion dollar project. at seven pm in moscow and this is archie coming to life with me and he said now a thanks for being with us first up scandalous that's the way russia is viewing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an ask a lady territorial dispute tokyo is protesting against president madrid his visit to the southern creel islands which are inte

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he was soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look about as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis getting away i

is viewing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokyo is protesting against president medvedev visit to russia's southern karylle islands which japan claims as its own party's peter all over is following the diplomatic row. well the latest that we have is from foreign minister sergei lavrov who says that the russia will not recall. from japan in response to ambassador being sent home greeting the cold hope earlier on today a very strongly worded statement from the foreign minister certainly pulling no punches yes it was japan's ambassador receives directions about his actions directly from tokyo so this is their internal affair but generally the ongoing staring of emotions on japan's part over president medvedev visit to the caribbean islands is causing concern with us i stated repeatedly to such actions and protests from tokyo are unacceptable and we reaffirm this position mr lavrov also said that president medvedev may visit more of the korean islands in the future as four islands have based in me just off the northwest coast of japan

sparks fly as tokyo voices claims to russia's far eastern islands japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev visit to the far eastern russian territory of the korean island. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel money so the u.s. votes in midterm elections with signs pointing to a republican victory but many americans fear the corporate agenda is eclipsing democracy. and a celebrating human ambition at the international space station marks a decade of bad operations while critics pushed for breakthroughs to justify its billions in costs. of watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program well first off scandalous that's the way russia is viewing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokyo is protesting against president medvedev a visit to russia's southern kuril islands which japan claims as its own artie's peter all over is followin

a longstanding territorial dispute has sparks flying between moscow and tokyo. russia's japan has recalled its ambassador to russia following a diplomatic diplomatic this is between the two nations following president medvedev a trip to the could islands. the democratic process is supposed to be attractive on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel the money so the u.s. both in mid-term elections with opinion polls putting republicans in a strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy in danger. and triumph of science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a manned mission as critics demand results from the multi-billion dollar project. and in business are to police have surrounded one of the banks owned by the russian tycoon. details will be joining me live via correspondence i did see their trip steve who is now at the bank's office in the central moscow. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching our team with me and you s

a longstanding territorial dispute has sparks fly between moscow and tokyo. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev visit to the far eastern russian territory of the korea islands. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is corporations hijacking that system in order to funnel more money to sell the u.s. votes in midterm elections with opinion polls putting republicans and a strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy in danger. and triumph of science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a manned mission as critics demand results from the multi-billion dollar project. scandalous that's the way russia is doing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokyo was protesting against president medvedev visit to the southern creole islands which are internationally recognized as russian territory but also claimed by japan r.t.s. peter all over

at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he is soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look at powder is a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major and war criminals a number put on trial and rightfully so and i wouldn't say rightfully executed but i mean a lot of us western governments u.k. the united states they were they turned a blind eye to a lot of nazis get