nhk world's derek cai reports. >> one, two, three. congratulations. >> reporter: the first spa with an authentic japanese style public bath has just opened in singapore. a local company that runs japanese restaurants is behind the venture. >> singapore is hot all year round. you would think taking a hot bath is the last thing on everybody's mind. however, singapore just opened a japanese bath house boasting a variety of baths of different temperatures. >> reporter: the spa features 11 pools and 6 different types of baths. it also has a sauna. a local company that runs japanese restaurants is behind the venture. the entrance fee is about $30 u.s. even though it's not cheap, many people like to come here after work. singapore is a tropical country, and people usually take showers but awareness of japanese style baths is growing. that's because japan has become a major travel destination. one in ten singaporeans visited the country last year. the spa offers quality service and a way to experience japanese culture at home. >> okay. so thi

derek cai, nhk world, singapore. >> certainly does look appetizing. >>> a japanese man has admitted to causing damage at the shrine. she he's accused of setting fire to a restroom by detonating metal pipes filled with gun powder. his lawyer says he admitted to the charges but maintains it was not terrorism. he was indignant because it honor class a war criminals. he decided to set off the bomb to draw the attention of the people. >>> people in southern areas of china are dealing with severe weather. it's rainy season there. rain is to be expected. residents are getting too much of it. robert speta explains. >>> we saw upwards of 500 millimeters of precipitation. actually i'll show you some video out of lugen city in southern china. look at this, these cars are just being swept away. the big issue here is you had this tremendous amount of rainfall where a river burst its banks and just swept through the downtown area, even seen some images of people clinging on to roofs of cars as they went through, so this obviously rose rather quickly it's not just here, you have been seen the signifi