the north koreans to honor their commitments by allowing early monitoring by iaea inspectors. the u.s. member of the board outlined the details of the agreement at a meeting in vienna. north korean officials agreed to halt uranium enrichment temporarily at their nuclear facility and say they ll allow iaea inspectors to visit the site. japanese and chinese board members welcomed the agreement. the south korean delegate said the u.n. agency should wait to see if pyongyang will do what they said they would. the nuclear director said he will send a senior official to north korea as soon as officials agree to meet. analysts with a u.s. think tank think north korea may be pressing ahead with its nuclear program. they say recent satellite imagery suggests engineers have been developing the nuclear city. and lists with the institute for science and international securities say the photo shows a newly completed turbine building. they have been analyzing satellite images of the facil
help. we have to learn from these cases about how to manage that kind of situation. the government issued an evacuation order one day after the nuclear accident, but some residents were left behind. one of the five was a man in his 70s. he was found dead in late march on the second floor of his home. the tsunami had damaged the first floor. he lived about five kilometers from the plant. another was a woman in her 60s. she was found dead last april in her home. she lived alone and had trouble walking. now to our series, lessons of march 11th, one year on. we re looking back on japan s magnitude 9 earthquake, which triggered a tsunami and nuclear crisis. more than 15,000 people died. about 3,300 others are still counted as missing. we ll be bringing you reports all week from the hardest-hit prefectures. iwate, miyagi, and fukushima. today we re taking you to the city of ofunato in iwate. business owners there, like many across the northeast, face hurdle after hurdle. a nu
exchanged views on economic collaboration as well as growth and employment in the asia-pacific region. we ll be discussing how we can work together to spur on quicker economic growth, and more sturdy and sustainable economic growth. on the sidelines of the apec summit, leaders of nine pacific rim nations participating in the u.s.-led tpp free trade negotiations held talks. they include australia and singapore. the nine countries said in a joint statement released on saturday that they broadly agreed on the elimination of tariffs and ways to increase investment. amid a prolonged economic downturn at home, he wants to create jobs by boosting exports through the tpp. prime minister yoshihiko noda gave japan s perspective on the tpp in a separate meeting with president obama. noda and obama talked on the sidelines of the summit. i m confident that working together, we can continue to build on that relationship in the areas of commerce, in the areas of security, and not on
translator: i ve decided japan will start discussions with other tpp-related countries about joining the tpp talks. this will happen on the weekend at the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit in honolulu. i m fully aware of the benefits as well as the concerns pointed out over the matter. through the discussions with other countries we ll strive to collect information on what they expect from japan and by carrying out thorough public debate on the matter with national interest as the top priority in my mind i ll seek to reach a conclusion on the tpp. the tpp will eliminate tariffs and other trade barriers among member countries in the asia-pacific region. big business is for it. farmers, fishermen and co-ops are against it. prime minister noda says the tpp will help japan tap into the growing power of the asian economy and pass wealth on to the next generation, but he also mentioned the drawbacks of joining the trade pact. he says tpp might have a negative impact on j