welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12-hour flight and i'm baked. no sleep. might as well -- must -- go out. ♪ the district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some female too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager maso sokubel. always a good sign when protective chains protect entertainers from the soon to be entertained. right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> no. no, it can't be over. not yet. no! but yet -- yet it is. with a series of chaste high fives with the hard-working performers. okay, i've got to tell you. i've seen jimi hendrix. >> have you? >> i've seen janis joplin. i've seen david bowie, diamond dogs. i've seen moon for the misforgotten, considered one of the greatest productions ever. this was the greatest show i've ever seen in my life. it had it all! it was the greatest show in the history of entertainment. i don't understand it. i'm completely conf

this is his first tokyo ramen show. he plans to test his skills by making ramen with inagreed yejs from the toe hoke due region. he decided to use mees sew fermented soy bean paste as a base for the soup. >> translator: it want to make ramen more delicious than other shops. i want it to be the best. >> he adds a paste from sweet young soy beans called sun da. it's a traditional ingredient from miyagi prefecture often used in desserts. the group changes the flavor of the paste from sweet to spicy so it goes well with ramen. >> translator: i think the flavor will blend better. >> translator: i hope many people enjoy the ramen and that it makes them want to visit to huk queue regions. >> reporter: let's ask some people trying out the ramen. excuse me, how does the ramen taste? >> beautiful. coming from australia, it's delicious. something different for me. >> reporter: is it spicy? >> it is a little bit, yes. >> reporter: thank you very much. ramen fans give it a thumbs up. throughout the event more than 220,000 bowls of r

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> protesters in thailand forced their way into the compound of the army headquarters in bangkok, escalating their campaign to force the prime minister to quit. >>> south korea says it's interested in joining the transpacific partnership free trade talks. government officials say they'll consult with other countries in the tpp before deciding whether to join. >>> and tokyo's governor has apologized for accepting $500,000 from a company that's been embroiled in a political scandal. >>> opposition protesters in thailand are trying to force the prime minister to quit. pro government groups are also planning their own demonstrations this weekend. we have the details in bangkok. >> demonstrators on friday forced their way into the compound of the royal thai army. the choice of two sensitive locations suggest antigovernment protest leaders remain determined to carry on their campaign against the prime minister yingluck shinawa

>> welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12-hour flight and i'm baked. no sleep. might as well -- must go out. >> the kabuchico district nee near myself is where the subterranean life, the japanese male and some females too comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager masa kokubo. always a good sign when protective chains separate entertainers from the soon-to-be entertained, right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. >> [ inaudible ]. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> no, no, it can't be over. not yet. no. but yet, yet it is. with a series of chaste high fives with the hard-working performers. >> i've got to tell you. i've seen jimi hendri x, janis joplin, david bowie, some of the greatest productions ever in the history -- this was the greatest show i've ever seen in my life. it had it all. it was the greatest show in the history of entertainment. i don't understand it. i'm completely confused. there's like 100 people working on that show. millions of dollars worth of like robots and technology

i'm gene otani in tokyo. and foreign ministers their wreath to a euphoric welcome after signing a historic nuclear agreement with world powers, but not everyone is happy. -- in the army eastern city of benghazi, at least nine people killed and 49 wounded in clashes with fighters from the country's main jihadist group. antigovernment protesters in thailand have entered the finance ministry compound in the capital. hello, you're watching "france 24." live from paris, i'm karen roberts. the u.n. international special representative

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> tough negotiations continue on the final day of talks on iran's nuclear program. >>> military leaders in the two koreas warn each other against provocations ahead of the third anniversary of the north's attack on a border island in the south. >>> and government leaders in south korea have come up with a new strategy to counter their country's low birth rate, and it involves foreigners. >>> negotiators from iran and six world powers are struggling over how to put limits on the iranian nuclear program. they entered the last day of their three-day meeting in geneva. they got caught up over whether the iranians might suspend some nuclear activities in exchange for scaling back of sanctions. european union foreign policy chief kathryn ashton is coordinating contacts with the iranian side. she's setting up meetings with negotiators from the united states, france, germany and britain. she's working with the iranian foreign m

he'll cause an outcry in the men's kennedy at her official residence in tokyo. looking out the factual officials said. open up a month old kennedy that japan and the us should handle the bases issues seriously. but the officials said not claiming kennedy did not discuss the fatalities relocation plan. the finals last kennedy to visit. okie now want to hear from local residents first hand. kennedy reportedly said she wants to visit ocala and that still trying to help resolve the basis it should. the new session of tokyo's metropolitan assembly is often contentious stock dove in nlp deal says expected to face harsh grilling for receiving a large amount of money from a company that's been tainted by political scandal and a steel bolts me going the skull up as the story governor you know cent admitted to accepting about five hundred thousand dollars to ship by a major hospital three. several executive members of completion i were arrested this month for violating the election law. she apologized to the assembly at the start of his policy speech. he was seen by it. i

mari sakomoto, nhk world, tokyo. >>> tokyo is one city that's not short of german, french or italian cars, but the europeans say that's not enough if the two want to talk about any kind of economic cooperation including the possibility of a free trade pact. ron madison has been following the current negotiations that has been going on, ron. >> that's right, gene. japan and the european union have agreed to step up negotiations on an economic partnership. they say they're working hard on a list of tariffs to eliminate. japanese trade and industry minister met eu trade commissioner carl degoot. the two sides are holding a summit on tuesday. he said japan will keep negotiating to conclude a high-level accord. the talks began back in april. degoot said the eu hopes for progress. the eu said japan's unique automobile safety standards hinder smooth access to its market. it's asking that the country review them. the eu has said that it may end the talks in a year if japan's response is insufficient. >>> all right. on to the markets now. european shares are extending gains, and they're looki

tokyo at 20 degrees. over towards northern europe we're talkinout gusty conditions as well as the heavy downpours and intense showers could dominate much of the northern regions and scattered areas. and then down towards the south we have this system that's going to create thunderstorms across the mediterranean region as well. but in between the two aforementioned systems we have a dry and pleasant conditions with temperatures rising in the mid october range vienna at 13 degrees and car saw with sunshine at 11 degrees, moscow, despite the coldness you see lots of sunshine there as well. let's move over to the americas. the halloween storm has caused two tornado touchdowns in louisiana and not a good day for trick-or-treating. here's a video from texas. a powerful frontal system caused flooding. multiple road closures and power outages in texas. no injuries have been reported so far but up to 380 millimeters of rain fell overnight wednesday and thursday and in austin the rain has caused creek to swell more

it's one of the undiscovered attractions of tokyo. the master and commander of our vessel is captain shiro kitazawa. captain, why do you think it's important for people to visit the island? >> have you always wanted to be a captain on a ship? >> [laughter] >> arigatou. >> arigatou. >> t.s. eliot said the journey, not the arrival, matters. at sea, you can take in the ocean views, enjoy a meal in the cafeteria, drop in on a naturalist's lecture, hang out at the cafe, or better still, meet your fellow travelers. well, good luck. mr. hakushi loves photography. ms. machita is taking 43 schoolchildren on a nature and culture trip. while for linguist daniel long, the ogasawara islands and islanders have become, after 40 visits and 15 years, a passion. >> they're part of japan, but they were originally settled by non-japanese people, and that's very interesting. i mean, for a country like the united states or australia or canada, we're used to being a multi-ethnic society. but in japan, where almost everybody is ethnic japanese, it's unusual

i'm gene otani in tokyo. streetsy blasts on the of beirut. explosions at the iranian embassy to the south of the capital. at least 20 able dead and 160 wounded. an al qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility. still at large book of the unknown gunmen who carried out multiple attacks with the shotgun here in paris is on the run. authorities looking to identify and bring in the shooter. and ma are in name only. toronto's rob ford is stripped of his remaining powers. but he says he will not leave office. hello, those are the headlines here on france 24

tokyo's nikkei surged, closing at a three-week high. china shanghai deposit advanced .8 of a percent. lowest close in five weeks, indonesia central bank lifted its key rate, bank indonesia is trying to gain strength on the news. moving on to currencies, the dollar is keeping its upward momentum against the yen. dollar/yen right now>> get all news and insight every day here on "newsline." >>> britain's foreign secretary says he's optimistic about reaching a deal on iran's nuclear program. negotiators from iran and six world powers have been trying to find common ground. william hague says only minor differences separate the two sides. hague delivered an update in the house of commons. he briefed members on talks in geneva that ended over the weekend. >> an agreement has to be clear and detailed, cover all aspects of iran's program and give assurance to the whole world that the threat of nuclear proliferation in iran is fully addressed. such a deal is on the table, and there's no doubt in my mind that it can be reached. >> negotiators dis

old will banish their worldviews line runs a problem with the news from tokyo. delegates at a un climate conference in poland use over time negotiations despite a last minute deal to me that member countries most of the targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. i dispense went into the cop nineteen conference to prepare a new freeway to fight global warming the framework is to take effect in twenty twenty. but they struggled to find common ground between developed and developing countries. they finally we take each country with the made in a mesh emissions. i get on a voluntary basis. ideally by the spring of twenty fifteen they also called for an organization to support developing nations hit by natural disasters connected with global warming the warsaw conference was scheduled to conclude on friday but delegates kept working through saturday to ensure an end result. us secretary of state john kerry and the foreign ministers of five other countries are gathering in geneva seeking agreement with iran over nuclear dispute. iran and the five un security counci

tokyo electric power company operates the plant. a manager says the workers are ready to begin. >> translator: the same operation has been conducted more than 1,200 times at nuclear plants, including other facilities. we're not trying anything new. experienced workers will do what they have been doing for years. but we will certainly take the utmost care as we proceed. >> reporter: but the current work is very different from previous removal efforts, because a crippled reactors are highly radioactive. he says tepco must take added precautions. >> translator: this time they have to wear gloves and overalls. we have to consider how this might impact work efficiency. but the workers have done plenty of training, and they are experienced. >> reporter: there are other potential risks. the team must lift each container of fuel rods about 30 meters off the ground to get it out of the pool. engineers at tepco have conducted computer simulations to see what would happen if a container fell. >> translator: we've doubled the wires on the crane

he need nhk world tokyo. aye aye aye chinese officials find themselves at the center of a diplomatic route over the weekend they announced they set up an air defense identification zone over the east china sea. that drew immediate criticism from japan south korea and the united states. nhk world was a killer talking has more they don't study with this announcement. be sure they would reset in their defense identification zone in order to protect the sovereignty land and air space. defence officials in beijing said and crap and trained his own maths notified tiny so authorities of punk bands and obey instructions. they want the emergency defensive measures eighteen stocks has not followed. the zoning clues in space over the sink our clients to pan controls the itunes time and taiwan claimed him. the band maintains that the sink is belong to the country historically and in terms of international law. in a heated the premise the scenes on to criticize the action to know which path to outline his creation of the

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. chinese government officials rejected a call from south korea to revise their new air defense identification zone even as nations continue to defy it. >>> thailand's prime minister has survived a no confidence vote in parliament, but protesters occupying government buildings still want her to quit. >>> competition is heating up in japan to attract foreign tourists with duty-free shopping as the country welcomes a record number of visitors this year. >>> chinese leaders are standing their ground in the face of more xloints over their newly established air defense identification zone. they've rejected a request by south korea to revise the zone which is over the east china sea. the air space overlaps areas claimed by japan, taiwan and south korea. senior government officials from china and south korea talked about the zone in seoul. south korean officials say vice defense minister pick sin ju express regrets that it was se

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> investigations continue following deadly explosions near a communist party building in china. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant are preparing to move fuel rods from the damaged reactor building. >>> and the soviet union once dominated the winter olympics. now russia's leaders are investing heavily, hoping to return to those glory days. >>> police in china are investigating a series of explosions near a communist party building. state-run news reports homemade bombs killed one person and injured eight others. xinhua news agency says the explosions took place 400 kilometers from the capital. it says some eyewitnesses heard as many as eight explosions in three locations. >>> xinhua news agency says small iron balls were found scattered around which suggests handmade bombs were used. in photos posted online show damage to nearby cars, but many have already been removed from the internet. >>> family members of a pro

. >> tokyo! >> reporter: the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. and now the capital will need to build new accommodations in the city for international guests. but the surge in demand is creating a new problem. this is a future site of an olympic facility. the tokyo metropolitan government plans to invest about $100 million to build it. city officials put out a call for construction firms to bid on the project. but not a single one came forward. the price the officials set was too low. this construction firm also held off on bidding for public projects. operator kitigawa is worried about the sharp rise in government projects. his concerns stem from surging construction costs. growing the demand means higher prices for building materials, including cement and steel. the work force in the sector also fell 20% in two decades. kitigawa says he is having trouble hiring enough workers. >> translator: governments are announcing almost twice the number of projects. firms like mine can't keep up. we're not ready. >> reporter: some say buildings may not be

nhk world, tokyo. >>> some small vehicles are expected to make a big impact at the tokyo motor show. enthusiasts will get a glimpse of the latest mini cars when the exhibition starts later this month. drivers in japan don't have to pay as much in tax when they buy mini cars. and the vehicles get good mileage. engineers from honda roll out a prototype of the first sports car in the category in 20 years. the seats are lower to the ground. the designers say that and other features give drivers a better sense of the car's speed. their competitors at daihatsu will unveil a sports car that has interchangeable hoods of different colors. engineers from suzuki will show off something people don't usually see on the road, mini sport utility vehicle. carmakers say they're using the new models to attract younger drivers. >>> for 100 people from an abandoned island off nagasaki in southwestern japan have returned to their former school for a dramatic reunion. hashima island is also known as battleship island due to its unusual shape. japanese government officials plan to recommend it as a unesco

i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for joining us. tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with dennis haysbert. the documentary looks at the war .hrough documents and artifacts then we will turn to a conversation with scott adams "how to failalled at almost everything and still win big." dennis haysbert and scott adams coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the next two years to commemorate the end of the civil war, the smoke finian -- the smithsonian is dedicating a including aat time, program called fight for freedom and hosted by actor dennis haysbert. take a look at the clip from the series. >> every ship had a list of all the goods and he was on the ship. this one is taking 83 people from virginia to natchez to be sold in the cotton and sugar plantation. documenting the people. it has people's names, their coloring, their age, where they are from. sometimes people were sold multiple times. i'm going to make an assumption. i doubt you have

i'm gene otani in tokyo. here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> the people in charge of fukushima daiichi are planning to decommission two other reactors at the nuclear plant. >>> negotiators from six world powers and iran are hoping they can put aside their differences to reach a deal on the iranian nuclear program. >>> and japanese historians are digging into the past to find the wisdom their ancestors left them to be better prepared for future disasters. >>> the utility in charge of japan's damaged nuclear plant is now considering decommissioning every reactor at the facility. the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled four reactors at fukushima daiichi. two other units left largely undamaged or were left largely undamaged, but they likely won't go back online. tokyo electric power company executives haven't officially ruled out using reactors 5 and 6 to generate electricity in the future. now they say they'll decide what to do with the units after they speak with authorities in

the tokyo market leads the way. in markets around the world follow. >> from the decisions that could change the course of an economy. >> to the latest business trends. >> up to the minute market reports. >> an analysis by specialists from around the world. >> get all the latest business news and insight every day. here on "newsline." >>> a court in bangladesh has sentenced more than 150 soldiers to death for their role in a mutiny. the soldiers took part in a 2009 revolt over pay. the violence began at a military headquarters and spread to bases across the country. the soldiers killed 74 people including senior officers and their relatives. authorities set up a special court for the mass trial. the court sentenced 152 people to death. about 420 people were given sentences ranging from three years to life in prison. defense lawyers say they will appeal. human rights advocates criticize the trial. they say investigators forced the defendants to confess. and they say at least 47 suspects died in custody. >>> german pro

and between seoul and tokyo. it was a big bad day for a high school seniors and others trying to get to college here in korea students at forty nine hours to take a test that could decide the fate of their entire lives week in june found students and parents who went through the whole ordeal the long games and has come to an end. ms walk out the test site some ideas on six others had relieved that the test was finally over made ten speakers and experts say one of its huge budget versions of this year's test along with its math section and he got the more difficult than a mock test that was released

a son killed the king nhk world tokyo. all high courts across the country are expected to hand down judgments on the upper house election law suits by late next month struggling with he told its citizens to whom and in increasing the rate of one of the entropy. she will come so don't open til tuesday every weekday from going into the world needs. thai prime ministry election no one has called on protesters occupying government buildings to go home she addressed the nation hours after surviving a no confidence vote in parliament crocodiles in a bangkok has more details. mr has survived a no confidence motion but thousands of protesters calling her to quit showing no sign of backing down their continuing since i've got the buildings in bangkok and on thursday aiming to cut off the lake. this is part of the headquarters of the greats. when protesters are on a tiny town of the finance ministry and one hundred apartments built they also demonstrated outside the minister that he should. mommy was booted out of no confidence moti

new new new new nhk world news line and russia plot on with the news from tokyo. the secretary general of the united nations has announced that representatives of syria's government and opposition will take part in an international conference in january. it'll be the first time the warring parties said the negotiating table diplomats have been trying to organize peace talks for months. on the moon said on monday that hill convened a conference in geneva on january twenty second. he said the goal will be to establish a transitional governing body with executive powers. the conflict in syria has been continuing for more than two and a half years more than one hundred thousand people have been killed. almost nine million have been driven from their homes and the violence has spilled over into neighboring countries. the ymca of the maze towards the pig is a threat to international peace in secret. it would be unforgivable. not to seize this opportunity to bring an end to the suffering and destruction. it has quashed khan says he expects all regional and international

it's nice weather to end the business week in the tokyo area. plenty of sunshine and warm conditions today. in northern japan you dealt with stormy conditions this morning but things are steadily improving. winds are easing. but cold air is coming in. so that will provide some snow flurries in parts of hokkaido. good news for skiers. and sapporo could see the first snow of the season. there will be icy precipitation for north ireastern china and affect most of japan as we go into sunday. and as the precipitation moves through, temperatures will drop significantly. so your high in seoul on sunday could be in the single digits. now down towards the south, as we have been reporting, a violent typhoon is crossing and is now heading toward vietnam. it could affect central veets number by sunday as a violent typhoon. now over towards the americas, things are looking drier over the northeast coast of the u.s. but back behind it a big high pressure system is dominating, creating calm conditions, pleasant conditions for most of the u.s. and central canad

truck carried the container about one hundred meters to another building where the fuel will be stored tokyo electric power company is in charge of the plant company officials say the storage facility is much safer than the damaged reactor building. they say he can withstand an earthquake as strong as the one in march two thousand and eleven the workers next task is to transfer the fuel assemblies from the container to a pool then they'll begin moving the next batch of fuel more than fifteen hundred fuel assemblies remain inside the damaged reactor building most of them contained spent fuel. that's highly radioactive. present the plan are also making progress in their efforts to deal with the growing amount of radioactive water on site they're testing a decontamination system workers wanted to start using the advanced liquid processing system or alps this year. it is designed to remove sixty two kinds of radioactive substances excluding tritium that they suspended a test run in june after they discovered erosion of a tank allowed on the process water to escape can fix the problem and we star

i'm jean otani in tokyo. here is a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. security officials across china have tightened security ahead of a key communist party meeting in beijing. thousands of people in the philippines are evacuating coastal areas ahead of a large and powerful typhoon. >>> south korean chefs are adjusting their seasonings to export their special sauce to diners in around the world. >>> security officials across china are on high alert ahead of a key communist party meeting in beijing after a series of explosions in chung see province. starting thursday they're ordering bus drivers to check identification of passengers when they sell tickets for beijing. the officers will also have to examine carry-on pag gaj more carefully. >> translator: starting today you're required to show your i.d. to go to beijing. >> ruling communist party is holding a meeting in the city on saturday to discuss economic policies and other issues. people from all over china are expected to come to the capital during the meeting to complain to the central government a

there's a november fourteen and catherine comanche and tokyo this just coming into the us investors in japan have received but said the report card on economics baby watching crime is fishing so that it tends to turn the economy of rounds. just found out that growth is slowing. the cabinet office announcing that domestic product grew in the july to september period for the fourth consecutive quarter in bairnsdale point five percent in real time static leads to an annual gain of one point nine percent. now investors are busy trying to figure out what all of this means i itchy now we'll have more pride than a few minutes on the world business report. we put isn't changing areas of the philippines devastated by typhoon high and the load of age but many are finding they can't distribute the supplies the storm last friday cut communications and cut out bread and teams had been unable to get into some remote areas. authorities have confirmed the deaths of more than two thousand three hundred people. officials with the national disaster management agency said more than five hundred bodies had

>>> welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gene otani in tokyo. european officials are getting ready to implement the terms of a landmark nuclear agreement with iran. french foreign minister lauren fab yous says the european union will begin lifting some sanctions as soon as next month. negotiators from iran and six world powers concluded the first stage of the agreement over the weekend in geneva. iranian negotiators agreed to limits of their country's nuclear program in exchange for a partial lifting of economic sanctions. fab yous told french radio that foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in the next weeks to discuss their next steps. >> translator: this lifting is limited, targeted, and reversible. >> fab yous said sanctions will be reactivated if iran fails to follow through with its commitments. >>> israel's prime minister says his national security adviser will soon go to washington to discuss the agreement with iran. benjamin netanyahu has described the interim deal as a historic mistake. he says a final agreement must result in one th

it's the pinnacle in a skewer of tokyo. after the devastating typhoon the philippines now faces more heavy rain richard ferguson has been keeping a close look at the situation for us. we just how serious is the latest storm. i'm well into tropical depression so and that the other times it wouldn't be such a serious system but because we have had the present situation with and the devastating storm just rolled through. last week. well it's that isn't all good news basically we're going to be seen in heavy rain fifty millimeters are so widely maybe a hundred millimeters. and as some areas along the eastern seaboard you can see two to three nice or wave is then right through wednesday as well. they could have been more sick and was expected to be a funny stronger storm before making love on mindanao. i've been busy it's remained a tropical depression for the meantime add any additional rainfall could be the trigger further flooding mudslides and landslides in of course this is all on top of the fact that we have people waiting

welcome to change the world knows line and you know tony and tokyo shares a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. i am. the people in charge of the ocean and beach we are planning to be the region's two of the reactors at the nuclear plant. the duty equipment arrives to speed up type of relief efforts in the philippines the confirmed death toll has passed for now more and more drivers in japan are predicted to dashboard cameras. on the road. utility in charge of japan's damage to grisham and i each a nuclear plant is now considering de commissioning every reactor at the facility. the two thousand and eleven earthquake and tsunami crippled for reactors at the plant to other units were left largely undamaged but they likely will go back online. tokyo electric power company executives haven't officially ruled out using reactors five and six to generate electricity in the future. now they say they'll decide what to do with the units after they speak with authorities and completion of pre picture and in the towns that close the plant their official decision could come next m

they're saying about seven and casting comanche and tokyo japanese leaders have struggled to satisfy the country's energy needs ever since the accident at pushing the diet eat in your crib prices led them to shut down reactors across to hand one by one ac because of that they have to revise their tie against reducing greenhouse gases the officials said a base year of the two thousand by the state by twenty twenty they help to reduce emissions over those levels by three point eight percent. kevin leaders expected to come to change next week and japanese daily gets worse admit that i get the united nations conference on climate change in warsaw poland. for years to get a japanese promise to slash emissions by one portal for nineteen ninety levels the new tag it is about three percent higher. reduce greenhouse gases that is coming down side by burning coal oil and natural gas and by cutting down forests among other activities. now whether special is in japan are looking at how they can get them the word into the world's oceans. a spritz with the japan me logically agencies say there is

they announced the agreement in tokyo on tuesday. ajinomoto will by a 50% stake for more than $29 million. the turkish firm has been making seasonings and other products for nearly 100 years, but also exports to 20 countries in the region. they have been trying to strengthen its overseas business. it's currently doing business in about 130 countries, but doesn't have marketing channels in the middle east and central asia. >>> let's get a check of the markets starting with currencies. investors are focusing on the european central bank policy meeting. the euro fell to a three week low against the yen. currently changes hands at 132.62 roughly. market players are waiting to see whether ecb president draghi will give any signals will a rate cut. meanwhile dollar yen is being quoted at 98.29. investors are also waiting for key economic data like initial third quarter gdp as well as the late he gost jobs report. traders are also taking a step back. major benchmarks in europe are all lower. earlier asian shares closed mixed. shanghai compo

i have addressed two three large meetings of people in tokyo. many mothers desperate of what to look for in their children. they know that the children are 10-20 times more sensitive to radiation than adults, that little girls are twice as sensitive as little boys. doctors in fukushima have been told by their superiors not to relate symptoms of radiation, saying not to tell the patients that their symptoms could be caused by radiation, which i consider as criminal as a physician. already 44 children under the age of 18 in fukushima have been diagnosed with, or suspected to have thyroid carcinoma, and thyroid cancer very rare in children. one or two per million. and as you mentioned, many have cysts. about 43% have abnormalities on their thyroid ultrasound. it really indicates that these people got a very high dose of radiatioraid, and for me as a p, it's the tip of the iceberg. >> some think it's exaggeration: dr. gale, we're going to get new the conversation. you stated that people have less to fear from the radiation itself than the panic that