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♪ >> woman: [ speaking japanese ] ♪ [ speaking non-english ] ♪ i took a walk in this beautiful world ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la-la-la ♪ sha, la, la, la-la ♪ sha, la, la, la, la-la-la ♪ ♪ this is the restaurant masa in new york city tucked away fourth floor of the time warner center on columbus circle. it americas most expensive restaurant. dinner here c...

Yamate Tunnel in Tokyo is the second-longest in the world and the longest in Japan.

Hey there, travel fanatics! Tokyo: the neon wonderland, the sushi haven, the cultural kaleidoscope that's constantly buzzing with energy. But even the

>> anthony: nasushiobara is a town like many others in rural japan. the kind of japanese town we dont see much of in movies or television. a once traditional farming community, slow paced, inward looking, the opposite end of the universe, culturally, from new york and tokyo, even from kanazawa. >> ishi: [ speaking japanese ] >> anthony: it used to be a five-hour trip from tokyo, now reduced to two by the shinkansen bullet train. why dont we have these in america, by the way? ask your congressmen...

Hot pocket. rice steamed with clam and a broth then topped with plump plum and man ju clams as well as sea urchin and a blossom for good measure. simple but perfect. >> wow! awesome. >> poured into the rice. >> right. so i want to know. this stereotypical japanese mentality nap the salary man, you join the company. you stay with the company? >> for something go that way. >> most go this way, yes. they choose security. >> yeah, maybe. >> an unusual way of thinking. i have to make my own way. >> i...

>> anthony: sushi. and not just sushi. sushi made at one of the oldest, most iconic, respected, best establishments in the world. the place where it all began, not just for masa takayama, but generations of young, predominantly male, sushi apprentices, or deshis, who went on to open their own places all over the world. this is ginza sushi ko in tokyo. the original. 130 years old, and for all that time, this, in one form or the other, is how the day started. scaling and gutting the fish. prepping...

Most cultures have at least a few enviable quirks or customs. However, no country, for me at least, has as many as Japan.

>> reporter: a cold blooded execution, straight from a spy movie local media reports say. north korean dictator kim jong uns half brother apparently targeted by two female assassins. he criticized north koreas supreme leader. the alleged hit staged at an airport in malaysia. an unidentified woman covering his face with a cloth laced with liquid, police say. he was seen struggling for help and sought assistance from airport staff but died in an ambulance. north koreas ruthless ruler showing no me...

High-profile defectors recently from north korea including the number two official at north koreas embassy in london. so, wolf, kim jong-un has dealt with some real turmoil in his inner circle recently and this could be seen as a move to get rid of any potential rival if, in fact, kim jong-un was involved in his half brothers death. wolf? >> quick question, brian. who was supporting and protecting the half brother? >> analysts are saying china was actively supporting kim jong-nam and that they w...

Worried about how japan can hand this will nuclear situation. but its also a concern for the japanese. im worried about radiation, even if the government and tepco says its okay, says this father. the distrust hammering one of japans critical industries, currently drowning in wave after wave of bad news. cnn, tokyo. japan has one of the biggest fishing industries in the world. its fishermen land nearly 15% of all the seafood taken out of the sea worldwide. according to japans fisheries agency,...