tomoko kamata, nhk world. >> thanks, tomoko, for the update. japan's prime minister has offered his view on the situation. shinzo abe says the alliance between japan and the u.s. would be effective in deterring provocations by north korea. abe was speaking in the upper house at japanese diet during a special committee meeting on national security legislation. he was responding to a comment by a fellow liberal democratic party legislator. he referred to recent events on the korean peninsula. he said the situation may settle down this time, but should tensions escalate, japanese nationals in south korea might need to be evacuated. he stressed that legislation must be in place for such a contingency. abe said that dozens of north korean submarines had left their ports. he said the situation could be very dangerous. >> translator: no one knows what could happen in such a situation. we have to make preparations in advance in order to protect the lives and livelihoods of japanese people. a well-functioning alliance between japan and the united states

fransiska renatta, nhk world, indonesia. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> chinese leaders say they'll beef up the country's safety measures in response to the massive chemical explosions in tianjin two weeks ago. the midnight blast shocked the entire nation. at least 145 have been confirmed dead and 28 are missing. investigators say the chemicals were stored at the warehouses illegally. but they're still struggling to determine what led to the explosions. nhk world's takafumi terui went to see how residents and authorities are dealing with the situation. >> reporter: earlier this week we visited the port city of tianjin to check on the situation two weeks after the incident. this modern five-story building is close to the blast site. there was no sign of anyone either using it or doing any repair work. other buildings still bore evidence of extensive damage. the explosions occurred at the port. city government officials say the complex was storing about 2,500 tons of toxic chemicals. among the roughly 40 substances kept

nhk world reports. >> reporter: this is a high school for girls in hiroshima. more than 400 students here perished in the bombing. a document recording the tragic events was discovered just this year in the principal's office. it's an administrative journal. the journal's first entry is for august 6th, the day of the bombing. >> reporter: just after 8:00 a.m., all of hiroshima was burned to ash by a single flash and explosion. our school was completely destroyed, and countless faculty members and students are missing or were killed. i could not hold back my tears. >> translator: i was really surprised a journal like this existed. i think it's a valuable document because there's an entry from august 6th, the day the bomb was dropped. >> reporter: the journal was kept by yazo, the vice principal. he was at his home when the bomb exploded but headed to the school straightaway. the school building was destroyed in the explosion and the fires that followed. parents turned up at the school looking for their children. >> more family members are coming in search of the

nhk world. >> thank you alexander, for that report. coast guard officials have identified a missing body in japan t. four has been raging since friday despite efforts to contain it. a rescue country found the body on the vehicle's deck where the fire appears to have started. officials later confirm it's the only missing crew member t. sun flower was carrying 71 passengers, were evacuated safely on friday as we see by this video. many japanese auto makers are reporting ro bust earnings not from domestic sales. we have more. >> well the japan auto brand is strong and well overseas james, business abroad is boosting the bottom line for nissan handa and suzuki. new car sales in japan fell for the seventh straight month. industry officials attribute the decline on a tax site on many vehicles in april. the officials say more than 425,000 new vehicles were sold last month. sales of new cars were showing some signs of recovery. last month the drop is bigger than the previous months. new car sales, excluding mini vehicles fell down more than 1%

fransiska renatta, nhk world, indonesia. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> chinese leaders say they'll beef up the country's safety measures in response to the massive chemical explosions in tianjin two weeks ago. the midnight blast shocked the entire nation. at least 145 have been confirmed dead and 28 are missing. investigators say the chemicals were stored at the warehouses illegally. but they're still struggling to determine what led to the explosions. nhk world's takafumi terui went to see how residents and authorities are dealing with the situation. >> reporter: earlier this week we visited the port city of tianjin to check on the situation two weeks after the incident. this modern five-story building is close to the blast site. there was no sign of anyone either using it or doing any repair work. other buildings still bore evidence of extensive damage. the explosions occurred at the warehouse complex near tianjin port. city government officials say the complex was storing about 2,500 tons of toxic chemicals. among

>>> thanks for watching nhk world. it's time for this hour's news. 30 years ago today a commercial airliner crashed into a mountain near tokyo in what was japan's worst ever air disaster. now relatives of the victims are making their annual visit to the crash site. a japan airlines boeing 747 crashed on august 12th, 1985. 520 people on board were killed. only four survived. relatives started climbing the mountain early on wednesday. they offered prayers at a cenotaph set up to mark the crash site. >> translator: my son was born the year i lost my younger brother in the crash. my son got married, so i came here to introduce his wife to my brother. >> translator: we should never forget the accident. we need to keep the memory alive. >> two years after the crash, investigators concluded that the rear pressure bulkhead tore apart during the flight, making the plane uncontrollable. they said flawed repairs had weakened that part of the plane. the work had been carried out after a tail strike incident seven years before the

nhk has learned abe plans to include such expressions and apology and aggression in the statements. that would uphold the previous conduct during the war. abe has been discussing a draft statement that senior members of his party and coalition partner. he may make minor changes to statements before it is endorsed by the cabinet friday. sources have told nhk the draft contains expression of apology and aggression as deep repercent and colonial rule. all were used if statements issued by the prime minister in 1995 and junicho koizumi years later. they say abe wants to avert controversy over his choice of words and convey his true message on the war. the operator of the sendai nuclear power plant is going to restart the official reactor tuesday morning. once online, it will be the first to operate under stricter regulations. officials have reported to regulators their plan to activate the number one reactor. the unit has been undergoing mandatory inspections by the nuke cheer regulation authorities since march. the operator says it will carefully monitor all equipment for potential ab

more from nhk world's masam masama hori. >> reporter: it's in urgency. each year the island hosts more than 1 million tourists. many come for summer holidays, but this season, they are finding the island is quite different. a large number of refugees and migrants have arrived on river boats. more continue to come in. this boat brought in about 30 people. many are refugees fleeing the war in syria. they pass through neighboring turkey and head for a gateway to europe. >> we lost our family. we lost our friends. we escape from the war to europe are. >> reporter: the greek government has commissioned a cruise ship to transport refugees from coast to a port near athens. because of the financial squeeze, the government is experiencing, it can only afford one ship. that is not enough to keep up with the constant influx. about 7,000 refugees and migrants are on the island. that is more than 20% of the island's usual population. some have put up tents on the beaches. >> i've been here two months ago. there were not as many. >> reporter: the reputation of kos, an

shigeru sato, nhk world. >> a long checklist for sure, but generating lots of excitement. thanks for that report. >>> the life insurance market in japan is facing a shake-up. gene otani tells us what's happening in the industry and also has a roundup of today's business headlines. >> thanks, james. the country's largest insurer nippon life is in negotiations to buy a smaller rival. executives want to consolidate their business base as japan's population continues to shrink. sources close to the discussion say nippon life plans to buy more than two-thirds of mitsui life's shares for several billion dollars. near zero interest rates in japan spell gloomy prospects for the insurers. they are responding by acquiring domestic rivals to give them bigger scale as well as companies overseas which offer access to growing markets. meiji yasuda life insurance last year decided to buy stancorp for $5 billion. the merger talks by the major insurers in japan have been gaining attention from financial industries all over the world. nhk world has more details of what's behind the news. >>

nhk officials say they hope "amachan" will help deepen their understanding of japan. >>> the u.s. and cuba restored diplomatic relations last month. but cuba's long isolation didn't stop people in the caribbean nation from practicing japanese martial arts. one discipline that has a big following is ninjutsu. based on the ways of the ninja, the traditional stealth fighters of japan. more from nhk world's reporter. >> reporter: cuban martial artists face off at this outdoor event held in april in havana. about 100 enthusiasts have gathered from around the country. cuba has many karate practitioners. kendo sword fighting is enjoying a boom. but there's one group that stands out. ninjas, practitioners of ninjitsu. damar has been a practicing ninja for 20 years. he's vice president of the cuban ninjitsu association. here he shows off the ninjitsu fighting techniques. he foils an attack with the slightest movement. >> translator: our next goal is to get an expert from an established ninja family to come and help us refine our techniques. >> reporter: ninjutsu's popularity in cuba dates

reporting for nhk world. >>> u.s. government officials have reacted cautiously to a drastic move by china's central bank. they say it's too soon to judge the decision by financial policymakers to radically devalue the yuan, but they've pressed china to implement reforms that will ensure the currency reflects the market exchange rate. pollmake policymakers caused the rate. the bank allows the currency to rise or fall up to 2% on any day. the market watchers say beijing is trying to boost exports in an effort to spur an economic recovery. u.s. treasury officials say they can't judge the full implication of the change yet. they say they'll continue to pressure china on the pace of its reforms. state department spokesperson also commented on the move. he said the u.s. will demand china press on with financial reforms. >>> greek leaders are confident they've escaped bankruptcy and saved their place in the eurozone. they've agreed to an in-principle deal for a bailout in exchange for a series of tough reforms. they say they

nhk world reports from the city in northern afghanistan. prx prx. >> reporter: a taxi drives through town. the driver is 40-year-old woman. she's said to be the only female cabdriver in the whole of afghanistan. >> translator: i took this job because i like driving and female drivers were in demand. the pay is good, too. >> reporter: taxis are an important method of travel in afghanistan, as the country's transportation system remains. but cabdrivers in the nation are overwhelmingly men. female customers try to stop sara's taxi whenever they spot her. >> translator: how was the ride? >> translator: very comfortable. >> reporter: man women say that thanks to sara they can now use taxis. >> translator: male drivers often say nasty things to me. so whenever i use a taxi, i ask for sara. >> reporter: but sara suffers harassment from men who hate the idea of women working. >> translator: all the hubcaps get stolen. and my car got hit while it was parked here. >> reporter: from time to time she also receives anonymous threatening phone calls. >>

>>> you're watching nhk world. i'm james tengan in tokyo. police in thailand say a large number of ball bearings were found at the scene of a deadly blast in bangkok. they say this indicates it was an act of terrorism carried out by a group with expertise in explosives. 20 people were killed and 125 injured in money's bombing at a popular shrine in central bangkok. police are hunting for a man who left a backpack at the scene minutes before the blast. they say he could be from another country. authorities have released new security camera images. they show the man riding a motorcycle taxi towards the blast site. the images were changen 20 minutes before the explosion. a doctor who examined victims of the blast says he found many six millimeter ball bearings in their bodies. police believe the objects were packed into the bomb to inflict more damage. security footage shows two other men who appear to provide cover for the suspect as he left the backpack. police say the bombing was a systematic and premeditated terrorist attack carried out by

nhk world reports. >> reporter: people here are preparing for the real thing. the triathlon was held on sunday in rio de janeiro. trial events like this one are key to assuring the organizers will be successful. it gives them a chance to practice in venues and helping spectators. but nor now all the facilities built for the games are still not finished. they're building in the district where most events will be held. this means construction must be finished before that. crews are working around the clock to extend the subway line to the venues with the city center. new bus lanes are also under construction. and it may come down to the wire. extended parts of the subway line are scheduled to open in june, just weeks before the start of the games. government officials oversee preparations for the olympics. it unifies all information for the federal, state and the city government on construction projects from venues to subways. officials at the organization monitor all data on olympics-related construction work in realtime. they are trying to prevent further delay

nhk world's senior political commentator masayo nakajima joins us with his analysis. the much-anticipated statement has finally been released. >> the statement reflects his views on what japan did in the war. neighbors, critics and his conservative supporters have all been wondering exactly what was words he would include. some of his predecessors have used the past anniversaries for supporter. former prime minister tomiichi murayama spoke on the 50th anniversary and junichiro koizumi on the 60th. they said japan's aggression caused tremendous damage to people in asia. and they expressed feelings of deep remorse and offered heartfelt apologies. china and south korea have demanded that abe not retreat from those statements. he has insisted that he's trying to downplay japan's war time record. abe said before that he would uphold the stance of his predecessors but he didn't clarify whether he would repeat their words exactly. >> how did you compare his comment to those of past prime ministers? >> well, abe wanted to make a new statement focusing on his vision of japan's

. >>> nhk has learned that prime minister abe is set to speak cabinet approval for his war anniversary statement and will give it next friday. >>> japanese researchers are pointing out people being misdiagnosed and mistreated for dementia. >>> for some time people have been wondering what prime minister shinzo abe will say in his much-anticipated statements on the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. sources have told nhk that abe is expected to clearly state he upholds the position of previous administrations on issues related to japan's conduct during the war. and that he will seek the endorsements of his cabinet. on thursday a panel advising abe submitted its support. it says japan has contributed to society as a peace loving nation based on deep remorse for expanding aggression and waging a reckless war. if the cabinet approves the statement, it will represent the official position of the japanese government. abe has decided to deliver it on august 14th, one day before the anniversary. on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, then-prime minister delivered a heartfelt

nhk learned ask the government to budget $370 million in the next fiscal year. last month the government announced its emigs target for 2030. calls for 20% reduction. households and businesses would need to reduce their emissions by about 40%. that number will be difficult to achieve. the draft budget includes subsidiaries for purchasing led bulbs for use in homes and rental housing. earmarks funds to support green building construction by businesses. the officials behind the plans say they hope to increase public involvement in energy saving practices. >>> the location has been set for the next tokyo international conference on african development. the japanese government has chosen kenya for summit venue in hopes of strengthening ties with companies. will work with related governments to come up with timetable. suga said faced with many uses enjoying rapid economic growth on the back of hits natural resources and expanding markets. >> translator: the next conference will be the first to be held in africa. japan will deepen discussions with afcan nations on how

>>> glad you can join us for nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> more than 200,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the mediterranean this way on the way to europe. they're experiencing the biggest influx. the office of the high commissioner tor refugees said thousands of people have reached europe from the middle east and africa. 124,000 arrived in greece, and 98,000 in italy. they say more and more syrian refugees are heading to greek islands by way of turkey. they say 1.8 million syrians have fled to turkey. they're urging greek authorities to improve conditions at refugee camps. >> i've never seen a situation like that. i've never seen a situation like that. this is european union and this is totally shameful. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras said his country can't handle so many migrants while it's tackling an economic crisis. >> translator: greece is facing a crisis within a crisis. the influx is beyond what our state infrastructure can handle. >> tsipras is asking the european union to help. >>> north ko

mitsuko nishikawa, nhk world. >> thank you. officials at the power company are expecting the restart to contribute to the energy supply starting next month. the number one reactor is capable of providing about 5% of peak power consumption in summer. prior to nuclear disaster, the company depended on nuclear energy for about 40% of the power it generates. officials say they're currently meeting demand by running thermal plants at full capacity, but they say operations have been halted frequently due to a range of problems with the ageing facilities. >>> the largest fisherman's organization says it's ready to allow decontaminated underground water from the fukushima daiichi plant to be discharged into the ocean if certain conditions are met. the discharges are meant to slow down the accumulation of water at the crippled facility. the association reached this decision on tuesday after a cooperative in the city of iwaki gave its conditional agreement. the group handed a list of requests to officials from the central government and

>>> glad you can join us for nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> more than 200,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the mediterranean this way on the way to europe. they're experiencing the biggest influx. the office of the high commissioner tor refugees said thousands of people have reached europe from the middle east and africa. 124,000 arrived in greece, and 98,000 in italy. they say more and more syrian refugees are heading to greek islands by way of turkey. they say 1.8 million syrians have fled to turkey. they're urging greek authorities to improve conditions at refugee camps. >> i've never seen a situation like that. i've never seen a situation like that. this is european union and this is totally shameful. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras said his country can't handle so many migrants while it's tackling an economic crisis. a crisis within a crisis. the influx is beyond what our state infrastructure can handle. >> tsipras is asking the european union to help. >>> north korean state media say their count

nhk world, the philippines. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every week day, live from bangkok, only on n nhk "newsline." >>> three former executives of tokyo electric power company, or tepco, will face mandatory indictment over the handling of the 2011 nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi. nobody so far has been held criminally responsible for japan's worst nuclear accident. the prosecution inquest panel of randomly selected citizens voted for the indictment on friday. it disagreed for a second time with prosecutors who had dismissed the complaint filed against the officials. the prosecutors earlier said the tepco executives could not have predicted a quake and tsunami with the same magnitude as that of the march 11th disaster. friday's decision means the mandatory indictment of former tep

nhk world, the philippines. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence, the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every week day, live from bangkok, only on nhk "newsline." >>> three former executives of tokyo electric power company, or tepco, will face mandatory indictment over the handling of the 2011 nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi. nobody so far has been held criminally responsible for japan's worst nuclear accident. the prosecution inquest panel of randomly selected citizens voted for the indictment on friday. it disagreed for a second time with prosecutors who had dismissed the complaint filed against the officials. the prosecutors earlier said the tepco executives could not have predicted a quake and tsunami with the same magnitude as that of the march 11th disaster. friday's decision means the mandatory indictment of former tepc

reporting for nhk world. >>> time for a check of the weather. people in tochigi prefecture north of tokyo are assessing damage after a tornado hit the area. >> just an exceptionally unstable weather back on thursday. back across tochigi, this is where storms have flared up the most. let's go to some video with have coming out of tochigi. we have this funnel cloud whipping through here. this is coming out on thursday from 11:30 a.m. the japan meteorological agency saying this is likely about an f-0 tornado. it's the lowest on the scale of tornadoes but the thing is a tornado is a tornado. no matter the intensity, it blew the roof off a two-story building here. total of three buildings were damaged. good news, no injuries were reported out here. so that's fantastic news. but yeah, beer still seeing that threat as we go ahead into friday. the reason is we have the remnants of sodalor move through. so we've got cold air aloft and that creates a perfect recipe for storms to blow up. even into the tokyo area and northern japan we'll be seeing the stor

jun takahashi, nhk world. >>> people in okinawa are dealing with stormy weather. a typhoon is heading their way. meteorologist robert speta explains in world weather. >> let's take a look at the satellite picture an i'll start off with this because right now the typhoon, it's drifting off towards the west and if you're watching from northern portions of luzon it's been raining. really the wind is blowing out here. you may be thinking the typhoon is coming by way, right? at this point it is just off the northern coastline and we expect it to make a hard right-hand turn here on friday and eventually steer off here towards the north blowing past basically and west of okinawa and naha out here. definitely at this time, gusting to 252 kilometers per hour and expected to weaken off towards the north and typhoon warning expected. expecting the winds to strengthen and then taiwan and staying towards the east of you it is going to be pumping a lot of that moisture on shore. taiwan, last place you need another typhoon. not expecting a direct landfall and there's enough to c

jun takahashi, nhk world. >>> people in okinawa are dealing with stormy weather. a typhoon is heading their way. meteorologist robert speta explains in world weather. >> let's take a look at the satellite picture an i'll start off with this because right now the typhoon, it's drifting off towards the west and if you're watching from northern portions of luzon it's been raining. really the wind is blowing out here. you may be thinking the typhoon is coming by way, right? at this point it is just off the northern coastline and we expect it to make a hard right-hand turn here on friday and eventually steer off here towards the north blowing past basically and west of okinawa and naha out here. definitely at this time, gusting to 252 kilometers per hour and expected to weaken off towards the north and typhoon warnings expected. expecting the winds to strengthen and then taiwan and staying towards the east of you it is going to be pumping a lot of that moisture on shore. taiwan, last place you need another typhoon. not expecting a direct landfall and there's enough to

there is more to come here on nhk world so stay with us. /ñ>x you are watching "france 24," broadcasting live from paris. the e.u. could provide help to balkan countries hit by the financial crisis. angela merkel is in brussels to address the issue. we will talk to our correspondent. more than 3000 migrants crossed into hungary on thursday alone. we followed a group of migrants throughout their ordeal at the border of serbia. vester lee flanagan, who shot dead to reporters -- dead tw

nhk world. >> thank you for updates. now, checking the market, investors were undeterred by weak gdp figures. mr. bought stocks helping to push the nikkei higher. it gained nearly half a percent. some market players had expected the economic da the to be worse and ended up being pleasantly surprised. they are relieved to see economy chinese economy is stabilizing. it set the yuan slightly higher. the shanghai composite closed 0. % higher. investors in hong kong were cautious the hang seng index stretched its losses ending the day down 0.7%. malaysian shares continue to fall. time for a quick look at our global economicalen dar for this week. -- economic calendar for this week. official at china's national bureau of statistics will release few home prices. on wednesday, japan's finance ministry will release trade data for july. we will also have july u.s. consumer price index and we'll have the minutes of the u.s. federal reserve policy meeting held last month. market players are focused on when to expect a hike in the fe

reporting for nhk world, islamabad. >>> lots of smiles there. people in tokyo, well, they may not be smiling as much. seeing gray skies and rain this morning. this is after residents in western japan were hit with heavy rain and damaging wind. meteorologist robert speta joins us with the details. >> yes, actually, this showers we are seeing out here on our wednesday is somewhat associated with what's left of goni out towards the west. what you can see here on the satellite imagery is really our storm over the past four days you remember it was down here towards the south as a very strong typhoon, almost near a violent intensity. it brought record breaking winds. moved across western japan. now it is getting more spread out because of interaction with the jet stream. one thing we are seeing is a lot of moisture getting pulled in from the southeast across eastern portions of japan including tokyo. we're looking at rain showers. it's indirectly associated with what is left of goni, no longer a typhoon an extra-tropical low. winds down in ishigaki.

nhk world has some more. >> reporter: the explosion os kurd just after midnight monday. the warehouse depot is in flames. it was broke and in control about six hours, but the 900 square facility in the city southwest of tokyo was completely destroyed. mr. the area shook with a booming and rumbling sound. >> i smelled a powerful odor and knew it was big trouble. >> five and ten engines were dispatched to the scene. but the crews held back from pous u dousing the flames with water. they were unsure of what was burning inside the warehouse. zplp i saw fragments of cylinders scattered around a 200 meter radius of the warehouse. >> a u.s. official at the scene didn't mention the cause of the explosion but said no dangerous fumes had escaped. >> there was no chemical waste, anything like that. >> another u.s. army spokesperson told fhk the warehouse was used to store compressed nitrogen and oxygen. he said, no ammunition or radioactive materials were stored in the depot. the facility sits on about 200 hectares of land. it has warehouses and repair facilities. local authorities

nhk world's yuji osawa reports. >> reporter: a large fire lit up hokone on sunday. they have a history of almost 100 years, but this year this traditional event was nearly canceled. an increase of volcanic activity since may has resulted in a sharp drop in the number of visitors. yoichi tamura runs a local restaurant and is a member of the tourism association. he felt he needed to help his hometown, so he's left his kitchen and is trying to win back visitors. >> translator:e have to do something. we decided to eliminate the concerns about the volcano in this difficult situation one by one. >> reporter: tamura pinned his hopes on the annual bonfire as a way to show tourists the area is safe to visit. but some fellow members of the tourism association voiced concerns. >> translator: we should think about the risks involved if visitors gather for an outdoor event. >> translator: i don't want to give the impression that we'll cancel the event because it's dangerous to visit. >> reporter: tamura managed to persuade them into holding the bonfire after a thorough review of

nhk world reports from the capital. >> translator: seems like such a massive and deadly attack. it sent shock waves through the thai government. >> translator: this is the worst incident that's happened. in the past, there have been minor explosions. this time they came to take the lives of innocent people. for whatever reaso it's to destroy the tourism and the economy. >> for more than a decade a scandal has provided and asked of prime minister in 2006. in 2010 groups occupied an area including the black sight for months. in may last year the military seized the power and it's political term oil. it has drafted a new constituti constitution. news reports talk about another factor. they're operating in the countries deep south. since 2004 they have stepped up the attacks in three southern and more than 6,000 people have been killed. a majority of thai's are buddhi buddhist, they're home and they have really carried out the attacks outsi of the prove vance. shortly after monday's explosion the police chief said that the attack did not match those carried out in sudden thailand. m

yasutaka ueki, nhk world. >>> a senior u.s. government official will make history when she attends services in japan to mark twin tragedies. rose gottemoeller from the state department will visit hiroshima and nagasaki for the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings. u.s. representatives say it's the first time washington is sending someone in an official capacity. gottemoeller is the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. she'll attend the peace ceremony in hiroshima on saturday and another service in nagasaki on sunday. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, is joining her for the second straight year. her predecessor, john roos attended the event in hiroshima in 2001. he was the first u.s. ambassador to do so. some americans still say the bombings were necessary to end world war ii. gottemoeller's attendance at the services is considered a sign of president barack obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament. obama has championed the cause since he took office. many people remember the bombings by

. >> let's now go to nhk at peace memorial park. mennory, what strikes you about this year's 70th anniversary ceremony? >> reporter: well, in this landmark year people have come from the largest number of countries ever. among the first time participants is an official from afghanistan, a place that is still in turmoil. we should also note that the survivors who now live abroad have been invited by the city here. they visited the mayor, the five are between the ages of 69 and 91 years old, and come from brazil, united states and south korea. >> translator: we will advocate peace as long as we live. i think that's our duty as atomic bomb survivors. >> translator: i'm old now and as you can see, i still have a skin disease on this part of my body. atomic bombs should not be allowed to cause any more damage. >> reporter: this site of the peace memorial ceremony this park, has evolved into spreading the message of peace. those who participated in the ceremony this morning are praying in front of the atomic bomb dome and around the park

. >> let's now go to nhk at peace memorial park. mennory, what strikes you about this year's 70th anniversary ceremony? >> reporter: well, in this landmark year, people have come from the largest number of countries ever. among the first time participants is an official from afghanistan, a place that is still in turmoil. we should also note that the survivors who now live abroad have been invited by the city here. they visited the mayor, the five are between the ages of 69 and 91 years old, and come from brazil, united states, and south korea. >> translator: we will advocate peace as long as we live. i think that's our duty as atomic bomb survivors. >> translator: i'm old now and as you can see, i still have a skin disease on this part of my body. atomic bombs should not be allowed to cause any more damage. >> reporter: this site of the peace memorial ceremony, this park, has evolved into spreading the message of peace. those who participated in the ceremony this morning are praying in front of the atomic bomb dome and around the pa

he spoke with nhk during his visit to tokyo. he said it's good the european union has opted to avoid confusion over greeks to begin new talks on a new support program for the country. >> translator: european countries are talking too much about budgets and cuts. instead of that we need to grow economically to invest to prepare new infrastructure, and to call for foreign investment. >> renzi referred to japanese acquisitions of italian firms. cost cutting measures and more foreign investment is vital to grow the european economy. >>> officials from kenya say they're making their country more attractive to japanese investors. they called for more investment at a seminar in tokyo. the gathering was organized by the kenyan government and jica japan international cooperation agency. about 120 people from japanese trading houses and manufacturers attended the event. a kenyan official explained his government's plan to establish a special economic zone in the coastal city of mombasa. >> africa will be one of the biggest consumer market

jop ne london based arctic said in an interview with nhk that the balloon cost estimate is due to the rise of material prices, the stadium would have been built at a price tag of about $2 billion. hadid said her design is not to blame. >> i think to save time and because right now to start all over again, with all due respect i don't think it's very wise because we already spent two or three years on the project and enormous knowledge. we were supposed to be there this month or next month. so i think that the idea is to meet with somebody and explain our position, that i think the best way forward is for us to be maintained as design and with the idea of refining and developing this project. >> hadid said she has sent a letter to prime minister but not received a response. she stressed that she's ready to visit tokyo to explain the logic of her design if she's invited and she said she's waiting to see what will happen before deciding whether or not to make a claim for compensation. hadid hopes things will develop positively. >>> tensions have returned to the u.s. town of ferguson, mis

nhk world, hiroshima. >>> managers at japanese factories are spending less on upgrades. machinery orders in june fell nearly 8% from the month before. the cabinet office says companies placed orders worth about $6.7 billion. that's down 7.9% in yen terms from may, and the first decline in four months. the numbers don't include the ship building and power sectors, which tend to see large fluctuations. >>> a british publishing giant has agreed to sell a 50% stake in the economist group. pearson announced last month it would sell the financial times to japan's nikkei. pearson officials say the stake in the economist will be sold to an italian investment firm and other investors for $730 million. the economist was founded in 1843. it's well respected for analyses on economics and global politics. the magazine has a paid circulation of 1.6 million. >>> analysts say pearson plans to put the funds from the two sales into its education business. >>> the chinese yuan has hit a three-year low, this comes after the country's central bank chief slashed the currency's rate for tradin

nhk world has her story. >> reporter: this tells a story of a mom born deaf and can't hear after a car accident. he uses his identity as a deaf person. there is no sound track or dialogue. the movie's director was born with hearing impairment. she works for a company that provides sign language translation and online programs for deaf people. she makes movies in her spare time. her brother and parents also have hearing problems. the family communicates using sign language. she attended school for the deaf as a child. then she went to university to study film. she had to address a new way of expressing herself and it wasn't easy. that all changed when their friend expressed envy that she had grown up with people who understood sign language. they saw the value of using sign language as a communication tool. in her film making career, she has her latest work the sign game is a horror movie about a deaf girl that becomes a ghost. the girl is a student at the school that doesn't allow sign language. when she breaks the rule, a teacher kill her. boys later find out the spot is haunted. they

but at the time one of the proponents of that was that japan through nhk had developed a high definition technology and everyone thought that that was going to take over the next generation of consumer electronics. in response, europe actually 13 countries of europe had subsidized an activity to a tune of about one billion dollars essentially to keep japan out and that was called hd mac. they were both based on analog technology and seemingly out of the blue here in san diego, we announced the world's first digital high definition television system and was really a technical shock heard around the world in terms of its impact on governments and corporations and so this day, 25 years later on media worldwide. >> host: what is digital tv and how is it different than analog? >> digital tv is really the the intersection of computers and tv. it means that the entire chain of digital tv production and distribution is con visiterred into the 0's and 1's of the computer world. 0's and 1's are representing the visual and sound information. of course on the receive side when the consumer is viewin

generals foreign minister struggles through a civil war and asks for japan's interview with nhk in tokyo. >> we immediately need more relief. we need more humanitarian assistance. it's fought enough. we feed jap to help us and push for more food and medicine. >> the conflict began if march between shia rebels. u.n. says more than 4500 people have been killed. people are suffering from serious shortages of medicine drink water and food. >> seven out of ten yemenese today can fought make sure where the next meal is going to come. >> the minsters expressed concern over the impact it's having on the mt vulnerable members of society. >> can you imagine children thinking of bombs and airstrikes. >> japan's efforts if launching a program to promote the self reliance of yemeni women. she says there needs to be more support for vocational training. >>> islamic militant versus destroyed another temple in the ancient city of palmyra. the syrian observatory says the temple of pell has been partly destroyed. the roman era structure was built in around the first century a.d. there have been no words a

one of the components of that was japan through nhk had developed the high definition technology. everyone thought that was going to take over the next generation of consumer electronics. in response europe subsidized to the tune of $1 billion to keep japan out. that was another high definition system. there were fatal flaws in the european and japanese effort. they were based on analog high definition technology. seemingly out of the blue we announced the world's first digital high-definition television system. it was really a technical shot in termsund the world of its impact on government and corporations. and on media worldwide. peter: what is digital tv and how is it different from analog? marc: digital tv is the intersection of computers with tv. of itss the entire chain adult tv production and distribution is converted to the zeros and ones of the computer -- such that they are receiving the information. the consumer is reviewing the picture it has to be converted back to analog so that the system can perceive the signal. all the zeros and ones representing the tv signal fr

nhk world reports. he goes to the atomic dome every day and brings structures that he made. the 74-year-old survivor talks to visitors about the city and shares the stories of the people who lived through it. [speaking foreign language]. >> translator: i know it's a little thing, but people from many countries stop by. i'm sure my story will spread if those who visit tell others or hand it down to the next generation. >> on the morning of august 6th, he was plflying. suddenly he heard a roar and saw a flash, then a crowd spread across the sky. his mother was downtown close to the epicenter. she was injured but survived his father died in china while serving in the army. after the war the bereaved family moved from place to place. they found that people from there were often shunned. some believed they carried disease. the reactions of their neighbors hurt the brothers. they worried they would have problems finding jobs and getting married. >> my mother sat my brothers and me down one day and said never tell anyone we were exposed to radiation. she ordered us to keep silent a

yuji osawa, nhk world. >>> officials at japan's space agency say a cargo ship that was launched on wednesday has encountered no problems. the unmanned aircraft is going bringing supplies to the space station. it was lifted into space on a japanese h2b rocket. engineers say the craft separated 15 minutes later when it was nearly 300 kilometers above the earth and entered a planned course. the president of japan aerospace exploration agency said the team succeeded in carrying out the launch despite pressure. >> translator: the operation has been successful so far. we withstood huge pressure and took the first step. i think this success will attract more attention from foreign countries to japanese technology. >> the cargo ship is expected to reach the space station on monday. the mission is an important reminder of the role japan is playing in the operation of the international space station. >> reporter: it takes its name from the japanese word for stork, a bird that is said to bring babies and other precious things. and now, another important journey for the spacecraft. it's the fifth missio

but at the time one of the components of that was that japan through nhk, state-owned broadcaster, had developed a high-definition technology and everyone thought i was going to take over the next generation of consumer electronics. in response, europe actually 13 countries of europe, that subsidize connectivity in europe to the tune of about $1 billion, essentially to keep japan out. and that was call hd map, another high-definition system. but there were two, there were fatal flaws in both the european and japanese effort. they were both based on analog high-definition technologies. and out of the blue here in san diego we announced the world's first digital high-definition television system, and it was really a technical shot heard around the world in terms of its impact on government and corporations, and to this day 25 years later, on media worldwide. >> host: what is a digital tv and how is it different from analog? >> guest: digital tv is really the intersection of computers with tv insurance of the core technologies. and it means that the entire chain of digital tv, production