Belgium attacks. It would be very dangerous and deeply troubling if isil was able to get its hands on nuclear material. On the sidelines of the meeting, abe will attend the try lateral submit with president barack obama and south koreas president. Abe said hell confirm his close cooperation against north korea, which has continued Nuclear Tests and Ballistic Missile launches that many in the world consider provocative. Abe will hold separate talks with leaders of canada and turkey. Now, as the leaders discuss limiting nuclear weapons, others around the world are reacting to a suggestion that there should be more. And it comes from a man who wants to be a world leader, the frontrunner to be the u. S. Republican president ial candidate, donald trump. Nhk World Reports on the backlash against his comments. Donald Trump Defends his assertion on tuesday, that the u. S. Should review its alliance with japan and south korea. We are supporting japan. Most people didnt even know that. Most people didnt know that we are taking care of japans military needs. With japan, they have to pay us, or let them protect themselves. Trump said the u. S. Should withdraw its troops from japan, unless the asian country foots more of the bill to host them. At some point, we have to say you know what, were better off if japan protects itself against this maniac in north korea. Wouldnt you rather in a certain sense have japan have nuclear weapons, when north korea has nuclear weapons. The u. S. Government has criticized his proposal to review the security treaty. The rhetoric, particularly as it relates to Foreign Policy issues and people of other faiths was an embarrassment. Nothing has changed about our seriousness with which we take our commitments to japan and south korea. Christians trump diplomatic policy. The u. S. Has never weakened bonds with its allies since after world war ii. Experts in diplo massey has never seen anything like that. Its really unpredictable. I dont know what to say. Trumps remarks have created a stir in japan. Translator no matter who becomes the next president , japan u. S. Iae cornerstone of the diplomacy. But the lawmaker voiced concern. Translator to be honest, im worrd. The u. S. Is japans ally. I want a person with more balanced views to be the next president. Trump has announced the members of his diplomat take policy team. They include senator jeff sessions, who rectly declared his support for trump. An expert in antiterrorism and former military officer. Officials say theyre bewildered by trumps rhetoric. As for trumps Foreign Affairs team, some call their skills into question. Trumps comments have made in south korea too. He said the u. S. Needs to renegotiate with south seoul. A major daily criticized his remarks and dangerous and foolish. Some diplomats have shrugged them off as rhetoric. But others are worried. Translator the u. S. And congress recognize the alliance parter. South korean officials have already let trump know their misgivings known. A key element of trumps appeal is that he is seen as caring about the middle class and working class americans, who are the major supporters of his bid for the presidency. Since day one, money needs to be spent on domestic, such as education and infra structure, than Foreign Security issues. Translator trump creates an imaginary enemy by sending a message like japan and south korea are exploiting the u. S. By doing so, people feel less frustrated. Japanese Foreign Ministry officials fear that a Trump Victory in november may affect their countrys diplomatic policy and the global economy. Government officials, especially those in the Japanese Embassy in washington, are pouring over trumps policy statements and collecting information on people who might be appointed to senior positions in his government. Nhk world. Senior u. S. Official stressed his country will not recognize an air Defense Identification Zone or adiz if china declares one in the south chien that sea. We will not reng nize it in the south china sea. We do not recognize the adiz that was established in the east china sea. We dont believe they have a basis in the International Law and weve said over and over, we will fly, sail and go where ever International Law allows. Theyve bluntly told that adiz theyre installing Radar Systems in the south china sea. The country has deployed surface to air missiles on an island it effectively controls. U. S. Officials have repeatedly urged beijing not to take provocative actions in the south china sea, where china has territorial disputes with its neighbors. His chance to chinese president on the Nuclear Security summit. Japanese leck trelectronics have reached a buyout agreement now that Japanese Firm is focusing on how to turn itself around. For more on this, its go to ai uchida at the business desk. We know sharp will be veefg 3 also known as fox con and that would be to rebuild sharps business. Now, sharp executives plan to use more than half of that amount to develop what are known as organic el displays. Industry experts predict growing demand for the next Generation Products that are used in smartphones. Sharp officials hope to take on the south korean rivals. Sharps reforms by increasing the presence on the japanese board. Up to 2 3 board members. Lets check in on markets now. Share prices on wall street closed at 3 month highs. Janet yellens comments on tuesday continues to ease concerns. She suggested a cautious stanone hikes. Lets see how markets here are reacting for that. Ramin joins us from the stock exchange. What can you tell us. Good morning to you. A lot of investors focusing on the next big thing. U. S. Jobs data and keym manufacturing data. Lets have a look at how the nikkei are kicking off, thursday, march 31st. Back up the 17,000 level. Yesterday, major markets in europe rallied after yellen ace comments, but the nikkei wasnt able to join the party. But were above it now. Up 119 points. Investors sold the dollar after yellens speech, by the yen and we may see a little turn around today. That said, the weaker dollar also boosted or provided some support to industrial commodity prices. We did see crude briefly 40 a barrel, and wti futures went above 39. U. S. Government data shows built up last week, less than market forecast. Now, as i said earlier, the next big tests will not only be Economic Data out of the u. S. And china, but also, the earnings season will be kicking off as of april. And of course, as weve been talking about this deal with sharp and Hon Hai Precision Industries as you were just covering as well, ill be tracking the shares and related companies as well. Ramin, currencies, we did see the yen snap a decline after yellens comments. How are they trading now . Exactly. Following yellens comments, investors bought the yen. The comments from pretty clear on the raising of rates. Less inclined for now to buy the dollar. Thats really keeping the yen in a stubbornly strong position. President abe reaching the inflation target of 2 may be a little difficult. Another factor of course, is the end of fiscal year here in japan. A lot of corporations a lot of their funds, profits, selling overseas, currencies to buy the yen. Lets very quickly have a look at how the asian indexes are trading now. Seouls kospi above 2,000. Australia, up. China markets will be open in an hour and a half. Ill have more updates then. For you, back to you. Pretty positive start to asian markets. Well, japan has been welcoming a Record Number of foreign visitors, the governments target of 2020, still they want a lot more tourists. It has doubled its goal to 40 million a year. Translator we have the new challenge of preparing the tokyo o olympics and even beyond that. He was speaking at a government panel, saying tourism is a powerful engine that poosts gdp. Abes raising the bar for the olympics here, and it is set well into the future. The annual target for the year 2030 is 60 million visitors. Authorities are planning to ease visa requirements from tourists from china, vietnam and the philippines. Government officials pect foreign tourism to be worth 70 billion by the time dwrotok hosts the olympics. Japanese firms that want to expand overseas are increasing Foreign Workers to help. They dont have to look far. Theyre recruiting people who came to scrjapan to study and t to build a career. Nhk world has more. A chinese lesson on the way at this Processing Company north of tokyo. The instructor was hired fulltime, after she finished graduate school in japan last year. She also speaks english and japanese. The companys orders come from major manufacturers in japan, but they have moved the production abroad. Thats for the company to rethink its customer base. In recent years, its objectives have been focusing on dealing with firms overseas. But they have trouble finding japanese employees with the right skills. So theyve turned the attention to foreign graduates to universities and vocational schools. Four of the companies, 50 workers now come from overseas. A Company Executive has high hopes that foreignborn employees will help the firms business expand in china, vietnam and other overseas markets. Translator were aiming to make inroads into overseas markets. Many foreign students are extremely competent. We expect theyll be able to engage in planning and daytoday operations. Lee is also involved in product design. This gives her the Technical Knowledge she needs to engage in other aspects of the business. In january, she traveled to china to negotiate with a local firm. She is now a major player in the companys business in the country. Translator im involved in work that affects the firms future. Im really grateful that theyve put so much trust in me. A recent survey suggests that 65 of foreign students studying in japan want to work in the country after they graduate. But the process of applying and interviewing for jobs can be long and confusing. Translator foreign students dont know how to go about looking for a job in japan. Because the process is unique. And businesses dont know how to connect with them. Efforts on the way to fix that problem. Officials with the Economy Ministry in the southwestern region launched the website last year to introduce foreign students to small and medium sized businesses. Students make videos in which they describe their strong points and demonstrate their Foreign Language skills. My name is recruiters can view the videos on the website. They can then contact candidates directly. About 100 students from ten countries have registered with the site since it was launched five months ago. Small and Midsize Companies across japan are hoping that an international approach to hiring will help them prepare for global future. Nhk world. And thats the latest in business. Catherine, back to you. Thanks very much. Some girls and young women in japan are planning to File Lawsuits against the government and drug firms, because they say theyve suffered problems with their health after taking Cervical Cancer vaccines. They want the state and two drug firms to determine the cause of their illnesses, and pay compensation. The lawyers said that others through jouts the country as early as july to join lawsuits. They stopped promoting the vaccines more than two years, mainly teenage girls, complained of unexplained pain and other health problems. High School Student said headaches and feeling of are dealing with her daily life. Translator i want the drug firm to take responsibility. They estimate thor than 3 Million People received the vaccinations and at least 186 patients still have symptoms. The ministry and glaxo smith klein, have said theyve let to learn the complaint. Msd, the other company, said the vaccine is approved by japan and other countries. It says it will present evidence in court to support its claim if lawsuits are filed. Uni cif are telling their story in cartoon form, encouraging assistance for such children. The u. N. Released animations of true stories of children who escaped war torn syria. This feature ace 14yearold girl who fled syria with her mother and faced a dangerous journey, carrying her pillow the whole way. Another animation here is another animation, she goes for a walk and tells the story of a 13yearold boy who gets separated from his family. He has to abandon everything, and makes it to safety on his own. Unicef says these stories are not unusual. 60 million young people are on the run from conflict and poverty around the world. Like some other countries around the world, ethiopias forests are under threat. They started to get help from japan and interested in the coffee plant that grows there. Nhk reports. Reporter ethiopia a land of coffee lovers. Everyday, people gather at Coffee Stores around the streets. People in ethiopia thought to have been Drinking Coffee for over 1,000 years. To this day, a form of traditional coffee ceremonies is a practice here. But the coffee beans are carefully roasted over a charcoal fire. Next, the grounds are poured into a special pot and carefully brought to a boil. According to traditional ethiopian, each should be done three times. Translator oh, my. Although coffee is now grown in plantations, the original wild coffee can still be found in the ethiopian forest. The beans from the wild trees produce coffee with a distinctive fruity flavor and refreshing acidity, but the forest where the coffee frees grow are shrinking. In the last 20 years, they shrank about about 20 bue to development and illegal deforest station. To encourage local people to protect the forest, theyre being guaranteed an income for harvesting wild coffee beans. Its a project that has been set up by the Japan International corporation agency, jica. This plan, the income they receive for the wild coffee beans has been doubled. Translator it means my family can continue to live together, and we can afford to buy new clothes. Were very thankful. In the last few years, Global Demand for coffee beans has been rising sharply. To ensure a stable supply of beans, one japanese Coffee Company paid a visit to ethiopia. For the Company President , its the first time he has ever seen wild coffee. Translator im totally amazed. It really does grow in the wild like this. And it looks completely different from coffee grown on plantations. But there are many areas that need improvement. Before the beans can be sold in japan. Selecting the best beans is especially important. Another factor is the way they are dried. To give extra motivation, the Japanese Company introduced a Quality Control contest. The prize for the winner was 30 increase in the Purchase Price for their coffee. Translator we put a grant in energy to develop, to improve the quality, and to do all the social activities at the community. Thanks to initiatives like this, people in japan are helping to protect ethiopias forest, as well as giving people a living wage. All the while, sitting on a premium cup of coffee. Nhk world. It is time for a check of the weather. People in many areas of japan are experiencing a sunny, warm morni morning. Robert speta joins us now. Actually as we go through the next several days, temperatures above average, especially across central and Northern Areas of japan. The wake of the storm system we saw yesterday, hokkaido, you could see the trough pulling off towards the east, clear skies will be dominating, sunny skies into the tokyo area. A low into Western Areas of japan, passing precipitation, over towards chikoko, it will stay south of the tokyo area. Really, the big topic, even heading into the weekend, will be the rainfall, high coming in behind it will be kicking up the winds, and cause yellow stand or blowing dust in northeastern areas of china. A problem with air quality, reduced visibility. Something to watch out for as we go ahead into friday and saturday. Temperatures look like this, though. Beiji beijing, 24. Seoul, 21. Tokyo, sunny skies, shanghai, a little cooler, because of the cloud cover and precipitation with the low moving off there towards the east. But if we look down towards south hong kong, 24 here on your thursday. All right, lets look over here towards, want to talk about the trough of low pressure, really stretching out here across the gulf, and even extending towards iran and afghanistan where weve been seeing the precipitation. Even a threat of some flooding in these locations, youve been looking at rain showers an thunderstorms for the next 48 hours. Some of the stronger thunderstorms, really reducing visibility with the dust storms. This is something you want to watch ougt for, as we head into friday and saturday morning. Now, back towards west kuwait, sunny skies, weather is further east, not too bad heading into friday and saturday. Into the americas, the storm system, really brought the blizzard conditions out there into wyoming, colorado earlier this week. Now, it is drifting towards the east. Big topic coming up is the dry air filtering behind it, the threat of snowfall, and parts of canada, but that interaction with that moist air coming in from the south, thats going to be resulting in that threat of hail. Some damaging winds, already been seeing reports of hail and damages winding by the way and even a chance of tornados. Even into oklahoma, texas, extending to arkansas, kentucky, tennessee, thats where youll see the highest chance of rotating thunderstorms and maybe even the damages weather coming out of this. Take a look at the temperatures though. Oklahoma city with a high of 20. Houston 27, denver, youve got the snowfall, lingering, high of 6 here on thursday. But all that cold air will continue to drift off towards the east. I know if youre in atlanta, d. C. , new york, temperatures into the high teens, low 20s, but take a look heading into your weekend. It is going to be a cool down. I know youre enjoying the spring temperatures for now, but how about a little taste of winter yet again in parts of canada. Looking at temperatures dropping below the Freezing Point with the highs with that threat of snowfall. Ill leave you now with your extended outlook. And that is all for this edition of newsline, im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Thanks for staying with us. Welcome to in good shape. Healing broken bones with hightech and blue light. And getting those sleeping problems under control. Dr. Lekutat i made what of the oldest and probably most beautiful hospitals in all of berlin