about 100 fishermen attended a private briefing session by tepco. officials from the utility reportedly said the spread of the contamination is limited. they also explained their plan to build walls along the coast to prevent tainted water from leaking into the ocean. some fishermen reportedly said tepco officials may have deliberately concealed the information. others said they cannot trust the firm. >> translator: i've lost hope. >> translator: i feel nothing but anger. >> the fishermen are worried about the impact on their plans to resume fishing on a trial basis. the head of a local fishery's cooperative said the announcement is a serious blow. a tepco official expressed his sympathy. >> translator: the issue of the contaminated water is a real concern for the fishermen. i can't apologize enough. >> he also said that tepco will take a series of measures to try to rectify the situation. officials at japan's nuclear regulator are also angry at tepco. they say the utility was too slow to react to the problem. highly radioactive substances have been

dale klein became chairman of the reform committee for tepco last october. he spoke to nhk world on saturday about the company's late response to the public on contaminated water. >> in fact, the first time i heard about it, some of the initial reports was via the press and so that's one of the reasons i was rather unhappy is that the reform committee has encouraged tepco to do a much better job on their communication. our reform committee had encouraged tepco earlier to develop a much better risk communication program. we thought that was under way, we had hopes of it being successful, and then when this latest issue of groundwater contamination had occurred, i think all of the committee members were very frustrated with tepco. >> it took months from the time tepco first found that data could be interpreted as showing contaminated groundwater at fukushima daiichi seeping into the ocean for the utility to admit the fact. klein said that the executives explained it took time to verify the evidence. >> they really have to change their attitude. they have to hi

tepco workers found two holes and several small dents in the tank. they suspect the breaches were caused by sea water and a chemical to remove impurities. the company will stop all three treatment systems using the tanks for about 90 days from the beginning of next month. the utility plans to cover the insides of all the tanks with rubber to prevent corrosion. the fukushima plant sees 400 tons of water accumulate every day due to an inflow of groundwater. tepco plans to store the tainted water in other tanks while the treatment equipment is offline. tepco officials hope to put the system into full operation from next month, but they predict they'll have to delay the plan. >>> the head of japan's leading national association of fisheries has launched a protest with tepco. the company recently revealed that contaminated groundwater at the fukushima power plant has leaked into the sea. the organization's head kishi visited tokyo electric power company headquarters. he handed a letter of protest to president hirose.power company . he handed a letter of p

tepco found two holes and small dents in the tank. they suspect the breaches were caused by sea water and a chemical to remove impure tis. the company will stop all three treatment systems using the tanks for about 90 days from the beginning of next month. they plan to cover the insides of all the tanks with rubber to prevent corrosion. the fukushima plant sees two tons of water accumulate every day due to an inflow of ground water. tepco plans to store the tainted water in other tanks while the treatment equipment is offline. they hope to put the full system into operation from next month, but they predict they'll have to delay the plan. >>> the head of japan's fisheries has launched a protest with tepco. the company has revealed that contaminated groundwater at the fukushima power plant has leaked into the sea. the organization's head visited tokyo electric power company headquarters. he handed a letter of protest to the president. >> translator: you must stop leaking contaminated water into the sea we have repeatedly asked your com

he became chairman of the reform committee for tepco last october. he spoke to nhk world on saturday about the company's late admission of leakages at the plant. >> in fact, the first time i heard about it, some of the initial reports was via the press. and so that's one of the reasons that i was rather unhappy is that the reform committee has encouraged tepco to do a much better job on their communication. our reform committee had encouraged tepco earlier to develop a much better risk communication program. we thought that was under way. we had hopes of it being successful. and then when this latest issue of groundwater contamination had occurred, i think all of the committee members were very frustrated with tepco. >> it took more than a month for tepco to admit that the high levels of radiation in the monitoring well could indicate that contaminated groundwater was seeping into the ocean. klein said the executives explained it took time to verify the evidence. >> they really have to change their attitude. they have to hire people that are good at

the governor is opposed to the plan by tepco. he says there can be no discussion about restarting the plant until the fukushima accident is thoroughly investigated. tepco's board of directors decided to apply for a government screening of the plant as soon as the new guidelines take effect. >> translator: we would like to explain to the residents why we want to make application to the government as soon as possible. >> tepco raised electricity fees last year to cover the growing cost of fuel for its thermal power plants, but it continues to struggle with a huge deficit. tepco posted more than $6.8 billion in losses for the year through march. the firm must return to the black by march next year in order to receive taxpayer money and bank loans to rebuild its finances. it says by operating just one reactor, it can cut fuel costs by about $10 million a month. >>> officials from around 120 countries say they must do more to protect nuclear facilities from terrorist activities. they have agreed to adopt security guidelines drawn up b

tepco officials promise they will proceed with the release of any information even if it might raise public concerns. >> translator: we deeply apologize for the shortcomings of management regarding our delayed admission over the leakage of contaminated water. we still need to work hard to develop our ability to communicate with the public. >> the head of the expert panel of former chairman of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission has expressed dis appoiappointm >> this lack of effective communication program diminishes the hard work a lot of people have been doing for tepco. >> the president of tepco and the vice president in charge of nuclear power have agreed to a 10% reduction of their salary for a period of one month. >>> police in western japan have arrested a man in their investigation of a series of murders that shocked a secluded mountain community. the 63-year-old is suspected of killing an elderly woman and of arson. police say he admitted to murdering four other people. the deaths happened in a community of eight households or 14 people in yamaguchi prefecture. most of th

about 100 fishermen attended a private briefing session by tepco. they said the spread of contamination is limited. they also explained their plan to build walls along the coast to prevent tainted water from leaking into the ocean. some fishermen reportedly said tepco officials may have deliberately concealed the information. others said they cannot trust the firm. >> translator: we lost hope. i feel nothing but anger. >> the fishermen are also worried about the impact on their plans to resume fishing on a trial basis in september. the head of a local fisheries cooperative said the announcement is a serious blow. a tepco official expressed his sympathy. >> translator: the issue of the contaminated water is a real concern for the fishermen. i can't apologize enough. >> he also said tepco will take a series of measures to try to rectify the situation. >>> japan is joining negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership framework for the first time. trade officials are working on what's being discussed in explaining japan's position to delegates from th

the governor is opposed to the plan by tepco. he says there can be no discussion about restarting the plant until the fukushima accident is thoroughly investigated. tepco's board of directors decided to apply for a government screening of the plant as soon as the new guidelines take effect. >> translator: we would like to explain to the residents why we want to make application to the government as soon as possible. >> tepco raised electricity fees last year to cover the growing cost of fuel for its thermal power plants, but it continues to struggle with a huge deficit. tepco posted more than $6.8 billion in losses for the year through march. the firm must return to the black by march next year in order to receive taxpayer money and bank loans to rebuild its finances. it says by operating just one reactor, it can cut fuel costs by about $10 million a month. >>> delegates from around 120 countries say they must do more to protect nuclear facilities from terrorist attacks. they have agreed tosecurity gui the international atomic en

tepco workers tested water taken collected from a well near the port. they found it contained a report level of radioactive substances, 900,000 becquerels per liter. tepco officials say they can't rule out the possibility that contaminated groundwater seeped into the sea. they say they plan to build more observation wells and they'll solidify the ground to prevent the water reaching the ocean. >>> up next, the world weather forecast. ♪ ♪ >>> finally, our top story once again. u.s. aviation officials say a boeing 777 jet crashed at san francisco airport on saturday, as it was landing. the plane belongs to asiana airlines of south korea. asiana officials say 280 seats were reserved, and they are trying to confirm the actual number of passengers on board the plane at the time of the accident. it is not yet known whether there are any injured passengers and crew. cnn says asiana flight 214 departed from south korea's inchone international airport en route to san francisco. once again, u.s. aviation officials say a boeing 777 jet crashed at san francisco

tepco officials told them the spread of contamination is limited. they explained their plan to build walls along the coast to prevent tainted water from leaking into the ocean. some fishermen say tepco officials may have deliberately concealed information. >> translator: i could just hope. >> translator: i feel nothing but anger. >> the fishermen are set to resume fishing in september on a trial basis. they're worried about how the leaks may affect those plans. a tepco official expressed his sympathy. >> translator: the issue of the contaminated water is a real concern for the fishermen. i can't apologize enough. >> he said workers will take a series of measures to try to rectify the situation. >>> britain's new prince has made his public debut. prince william and his wife, catheri catherine, gave people around the world a first glimpse of their new baby. they left a hospital in london to be met by a curious crowd. the duke and duchess of cambridge followed tradition by giving the first sight of the baby on the hospital steps. prince william made hi

tepco posted more than $6.8 billion losses in the year through march. the firm must return to the black by march next year in order to receive taxpayer money and bank loans to rebuild its finances. it says by operating just one reactor it can cut fuel costs by about $10 million a month. officials from around 120 countries say they must do more to protect nuclear facilities from terrorist attacks. they've agreed to adopt security guidelines drawn up by the international atomic energy agency. the iaea hosted a meeting in vienna, austria. >> if a bomb is detonated in a major city or sabotage occurs at a nuclear facility, the consequences could be devastating. the threat of nuclear terrorism is real. >> the delegates adopted a declaration pledging to follow the iaea's nuclear security guidelines and agreed to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium. the material can be made into nuclear weapons. they are afraid of terrorists getting hold of radioactive materials in hospitals and factories. >>> japanese and u.s. automakers have been competing in the race

officials with tepco insist the cancer was not caused by exposure to radiation. residents forced to leave the area after the accident have mixed feelings. >> translator: he did his best. i admire him. >> translator: i think he's responsible for the accident. >> reporter: he pushed those around him to do what they could, even though he knew the gravity of what they were facing together. he said he wanted to go back to work even after he got sick. he was 58. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the imf cut its global growth forecaster due to a slow down in markets and a deeper than expected recession in europe. in a report released tuesday, they said the global economy would grow 3.1% this year, that's down from its previous forecast in april. the imf says many of the emerging economies are slowing. it predicted a cut its growth estimate for the u.s., 1.7%. but the fund expects higher growth in japan. it raised its forecast from 1.6 to 2%. that's the highest amongst the group of seven industrialized countries. it explains that japan's economic policies will help boost consumption

the governor is opposed to the plan by tepco. he says there can be no discussion about restarting the plant until the fukushima accident is thoroughly investigated. tepco's board of directors decided to apply for a government screening of the plant as soon as the new guidelines take effect. >> translator: we would like to explain to the residents why we want to make application to the government as soon as possible. >> tepco raised electricity fees last year to cover the growing cost of fuel for its thermal power plants, but it continues to struggle with a huge deficit. tepco posted more than $6.8 billion in losses for the year through march. the firm must return to the black by march next year in order to receive taxpayer money and bank loans to rebuild its finances. it says by operating just one reactor, it can cut fuel costs by about $10 million a month. >>> delegates from around 120 countries say they must do more to protect nuclear facilities from terrorist attacks. they have agreed to dump security guidelines drawn up by th

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deep up paula for causing grave worries for many people specially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood an ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly a solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water which some fear it could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly. planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head court of the media learning that is much more important than news that actually affects

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deepest apologies for causing grave worries for many people especially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood an ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly a solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water which some fear could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly affect everyone on this planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head court of the media learning that is much more important than ne

the new well was dug at a point close to the sea after tepco found that radio active were higher than set levels at an older reactor building. tepco says it is harder to know the reasons at the moment but radio activity in the sea hasn't greatly changed. it adds it is unknown whether anything leaked into the sea. the operator says it'll set up more observation wells to analyze the ground water at fukushima plant. >>> the international atomic energy agency will open its first ministerial meeting in vienna, austria on monday. the meeting will be held amid concerns in many countries that nuclear power facility could become targets of terrorism. in 2011, the nuclear accident fukushima rethreat terrorist attacks on power facilities. there is increase around the world of of the possibility of radio active substances used at hospitals and facilities used as tools of terrorism. japan's senior vice foreign minister is you suzuki is also scheduled it attend. the safe management of nuclear substances and other issues over five days. the meeting is expected to adopt a declaration that includes an

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deep policy for causing grave worries for many people especially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood and ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly a solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water but some fear it could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly affect everyone on this planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head court of the media learning that is much more important than news t

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deep up paula for causing grave worries for many people especially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood and ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly a solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water which some fear it could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly affect everyone on this planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head corded the media learning that is much more important than news

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deep up paul g. for causing grave worries for many people especially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood and ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly a solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water which some fear could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly affect everyone on this planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head court of the media learning that is much more important than new

continuously and just now tokyo's power company tepco finally admitted it tepco spokesperson issued a statement this week saying that quote we would like to offer our deep up paula for causing grave worries for many people especially for people in fukushima and apology that's too little too late health concerns over exposure to contaminated food products are ongoing not to mention contaminated seafood and ocean life that goes far beyond japan sadly the solution to this disaster remains at a distance as tepco continues its cleanup efforts the levels of radioactivity and groundwater continue to rise and the worst part of it all that tepco has no official way of handling radioactive water which some fear could mean the radioactive material will eventually get dumped into the ocean. it's a terrifying prospect that will undoubtedly affect everyone on this planet instead of having a meaningful discussion about the dangers of nuclear energy and news networks are far more concerned with how much air is on that little baby's head court of the media learning that is much more important than new

he criticized tepco officials for being unresponsive. >> translator: tepco's actions seem too slow and don't live up to expectations. >> tepco says the contamination is contained in an area of a port near the plant. workers are using chemicals to solidify the ground surrounding the wells to stop further leakage. >>> an airplane experienced trouble touching down at laguardia international airport in new york. its front landing gear collapsed. the operator of the plane, southwest airlines, says eight people were hurt. the boeing 737 was coming in from nashville, tennessee. 150 people were on board. emergency crews rushed to the scene. the video shows there's no smoke or flames coming from the jet. the federal aviation administration says flights at laguardia have been halted. >>> the royal buzz in britain is spreading around the world. the duchess of cambridge has given birth to her first child with prince william. it's a boy. now everyone is waiting to find out his name. bumming ham palace officials released the announcement from the hospital in london. they displayed it in the forecour

nuclear regulators asked tepco to figure out the cause. engineers suspect rain seeped into the building and got heated up by containment vessel cover. >>> chinese authorities are stream lining their maritime law enforcement agencies as they work to sort out claims over the sea. officials have spotted four patrol ships from the unified agency near japanese waters. the vessels were navigating off the senkaku islands and japan controls the islands and china and taiwan claimed them. they have tracked the ship sailing just outside japan's waters. the coast guard integrates the functions of customs administration and fisheries into the maritime surveillance activities. ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters since japan nationalized the waters last september. the chinese military is also expanding its mare time patrol activities by year. the defense minister revealed one of the patrol aircraft flew beyond a chain of southern japanese islands for the first time. the plane flew over high seas on wednesday between okinawa's main island and mi

officials with tepco insist that cancer was not caused by exposure to radiation. residents forced to leave the area after the accident have mixed feelings. >> translator: he did his best. i admire him. >> translator: i think he's responsible for the accident. >> reporter: yoshida pushed those around him to do what they could even though he knew the gravity of what they were facing together. he said he wanted to go back to work even after he got sick. masao yoshida was 58. reporting for nhk world, tokyo. >>> thousands of residents are still waiting to go home. vast tracts of land are still waiting to be restored. >>> and more than half of fishing ports on the pacific coast must be rebuilt. people in northeastern japan still face challenges following the 2011 disaster, but step by step, they're moving forward. see their stories every wednesday on "the road ahead" right here on "newsline." >>> south korea's president says she has no plans to meet japanese prime minister shinzo abe dashing hopes of a thaw in ties. park guen-hye says it is up to japan to make the first

>> reporter: tepco now says it has given up its original plan to fight restart application on monday. instead it will try to gain local approval first. but restarting the nuclear plants is essential if they are to stay in business. no matter what they argue, though, safety must come first before anything else. the utilities must move away from their history of secrecy. they must transform themselves to be more transparent and accountable. nhk world, tokyo. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has spent his first six months in office working to revitalize the economy. voters will soon have a chance to judge him on the results. they cast ballots in an upper house election later this month. opposition parties hold a majority of seats in the chamber. abe and his liberal democratic party aim to wrestle back control. in the days leading up to when japan decides we'll be looking at some of the key campaign issues and hearing from voters about what matters to them. now, before we get to the first story in our series, let's take a quick look at how japan's diet and electoral system work. the

show very high levels of cesium one thirty four cancer causing radioactive element despite those rains tepco had maintained that the toxic ground water was likely contained to the immediate area and had not spread in an effort to call concerns tepco also said today it was contaminated water had indeed flowed into the ocean seawater to have showed no abnormal rise in the levels of radioactivity the startling news comes just a day after the japanese people went to the polls and handed prime minister shinzo produce clear party a large victory in japan's upper house. but in light of this new information let's hope that the japanese government finally wakes up and realizes that their people and the world can't afford another nuclear disaster it's time to end nuclear power worldwide now. coming up all internet giants like google and facebook maybe sharing users information where the government is the least one internet company that saying no to the invasion of our privacy rights talk the c.e.o. of utah utah based mission after the birth. of. wealthy british soil it's time to rise. market why not.

very high levels of cesium one thirty four cancer causing radioactive element despite those reasons tepco had maintained that the toxic ground water was likely contained to the immediate area and had not spread in an effort to calm concerns tepco also said today that wall contaminated water had indeed flowed into the ocean seawater to have showed no abnormal rise in the levels of radioactivity this startling news comes just a day after the japanese people went to the polls and handed prime minister shinzo produce clear party. a large victory in japan's upper house but in light of this new information let's hope that the japanese government finally wakes up and realizes that their people and the world can't afford another nuclear disaster it's time to end nuclear power worldwide now. coming up while internet giants like google and facebook may be sharing users' information with the government as a least one internet company to say no to the invasion of our privacy rights like the c.e.o. of utah as x. mission after the birth. time of the new alert and. scared me a little. there is breaking

tepco engineers analyzed the ground water in wells between january and july. they concluded that a drop of those levels indicates that contaminated water is leak into the ocean. >> translator: we sincerely apologize for causing concerns to so many people, particularly those who live in fukushima. >> utility officials say levels of another radioactive substance called tridium have been rising inside the facility's port. but they say the impact of the leak is limited because con ten tragss of tridium remain low from the port's exit anticipate off the coast. a local fisherman says he's shocked to learn the situation is so different from what the utility has been claiming until now. >>> japanese prime minister abe is riding high after an election victory gave his ruling liberal democratic party a lock on power. the ldp and the coalition partner won a majority of seats in the upper house, and they control the lower house. so the diet is no longer divided. abe is vowing to push ahead with his economic policies. >> translator: with this election victory, we have been

tepco officials say they can't explain the sudden jump. they also are unsure how the cesium is affecting the ocean. workers have detected increasing amounts of radioactive substances in sea water near the plant since may. a sample taken last week contained the highest concentration of radactive tritium recorded in more than two years. >>> politicians in japan have been crisscrossing the nation selling their platforms ahead of this month's upper house election. for voters, it's a chance to weigh-in on prime minister shinzo abe's first six months in office. abe is trying to consolidate his power. he and his liberal democratic party control the lower house, but opposition parties hold the majority of seats in the upper house. and that's created a divided diet where passing legislation can be tricky. in the days leading up to when japan decides, we'll will booking at some of the key campaign issues and hearing from voters about what matters to them. candidates from these nine parties are running in the election. these groups qualified for poli

tepco, the tokyo corporation that operated the nuclear plant, is now virtually bankrupt. japan's leaders are struggling to continue payouts to tens of thousands of their citizens who may never be able to return to homes contaminated by radiation. adding to the financial burden now are collapsing property values in contaminated areas and related increases nationally in the costs of alternative coal, gas, and oil. and then there is another human dimension: the slow future unfolding of cancer cases in those exposed to contaminants, particularly children. in february, 2013, a world health organization report said that radiation from fukushima posed minimal health risk to the general population of japan. but the w.h.o. acknowledged that emergency workers at the plant who inhaled high doses of radioactive iodine face an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, and that children exposed as infants in areas closest to the power plant have a slightly elevated risk of contracting leukemia, breast, or thyroid cancer in their lifetimes. critics say that the health impacts of fuku

the chemical used to make watches flown a dog for example have lofted to ten times the amount allowed tepco admits that it doesn't know where the leak came from. the people of mali will vote in the landmark presidential election in just a few weeks time on the state of emergency has been lifted there so the candidates can start campaigning now running the war torn country will be no easy task as well as shoring up the state's security the picture will also need to find a way to get the basics like food water to a struggling brewer population are very often notional reports. the west african state of mali unexpectedly entered the spotlight over the winter after france sent its military forces to the country to help battle islam missed fighters backed by international terror groups threatening to take over a secular democratic state of fifteen million people now they've gunned islamic symbols are painted over but the country is facing an enemy of a different kind poor verty the recent crisis only made a bad situation worse over thirty five percent of mali and sleep in extreme poverty that's a

chemical used to make for example washers glow in the dark have rocketed to ten times the amount allowed tepco admin's that it doesn't know where the leak is coming from. the people of mali will vote in a landmark presidential election in a few weeks time and the state of emergency has been lifted there so the candidates can actually start campaigning running toward a war torn country of course will be no easy task as well as shoring up state security and the victor will also need to find a way to get the basics like food and water to his struggling rural population archies maria from notional reports. the west african state of mali unexpectedly entered the spotlight over the winter after france sent its military forces to the country to help battle islam ist fighters backed by international terror groups threatening to take over a secular democratic state of fifteen million people now they've gotten islamic symbols are painted over but the country is facing an enemy of a different kind poor verty the recent crisis only made a bad situation worse over thirty five percent of mali and leave in e