The engineers say a highdefinition footage from the camera could be sent up to 1. 2 kilometers with a transmitter. They demonstrated a flight using a similar system and they say attaching the extra devices would make it more difficult to operate. The color of the machine was changed to black from its original white. The engineers say it was probably to make it not stand out during a night flight. Translator someone must have dismantled it, painted each part, and assembled them. It needs wiring to attach extra devices and needs software to make them function. Members of the Ruling Liberal Democratic Party met to discuss ways to regulate drone flights over key government facilities. Translator we should not think light of the incident in terms of Crisis Management in our country. Especially when we need to step up our security for the 2020 olympics and paralympics. Lawmakers plan to submit a bill to the current session of parliament. And authorities are following another lead. Forensic experts are analyzing the material found in the container. Radioactive cesium is produced in nuclear reactors. Theyre trying to find out where the substance came from. The heads of china and taiwans ruling parties are about to meet for the first time in six years. Relations have been shaky despite increased trading between them. The chairman of taiwans Ruling Nationalist Party chu liluan will attend an Economic Forum at the beginning of may in shanghai. Hell then visit beijing for a meeting with the Chinese Communist party leader, xi jinping. Xi took over the nationalist party in january. He replaced his predecessor who resigned after a crushing defeat in elections in november. Xi intends to maintain relationships with chinas party amid strained relations. Taiwan will hold a president ial election in january to select a predecessor, and there is word that he may be a candidate. In march last year, more than 100,000 University Students rallied against the ratification of a trade pact with china. Since then bilateral ties have been strained. Officials at the u. N. Childrens agency are urging countries around the world to spend more on the fight against malaria. They want governments to earmark money for mosquito nets and preventive drugs. Unicefs staff issued their appeal ahead of world malaria day. They highlighted a World Health Organization estimate that the disease killed 584,000 people in 2013. The unicef workers say 80 of those who died were under the aiming of 5. And they say malaria kills about 10,000 pregnant women every year. One unicef official said no child and no pregnant women should be denied access to effective treatment because of where they live or how poor they are. People in the indonesian city of bandung have held a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the asianafrican conference. In 1955 delegates from the two continents gathered there to pledge unity among developing nations. Nhk worlds Roselyn Debhavalya has more from bandung. Reporter im standing near the building where the first asianafrican conference was held in april 1955. It translates as the building of independence. It now serves as a museum. The building is the symbol of people in indonesia and other thirdworld countries who shook off colonial rule and won independence. This is the first intercontinental conference of colored peoples in the history of mankind. Reporter the conference was attended by the leaders of 29 countries including indonesian president sukarno and the chinese Prime Minister. The conference was held at the height of the cold war and gave rise to the nonalliant movement. 60 years ago asian and African Leaders walked from the hotel where they were staying. Present day leaders took the same route on friday the day before the conference wrapped up. The leaders adopted a statement and declarations. Among the pledges they made is strengthening Economic Cooperation among developing nations to eliminate poverty and economic disparity. The indonesian president and the chinese president signed the documents. President joko stressed the need to harness the spirit of the historic bandung conference for the benefit of todays world. Translator we in asia and africa have to work hand in hand to catch up with developed nations. Lets inherit the achievements our forerunners made with the first conference. Reporter many citizens here know that indonesia was a key organizer of the original bandung conference in april of 1955. They see it as one of the great achievements of their country. Today the whole city of bandung seems committed to passing on the memory of the historic event to future generations. This is asiaafrica street in bandung, a city about 150 kilometers southeast of the capital jakarta. The street was named in honor of the conference that was held 60 years ago. The street is lined with reminders of the World Leaders who visited the city for the conference. People from across the country and from aboard came here ahead of the anniversary ceremony. Translator this is a historic moment, so i brought my children here and took some pictures. Reporter this is the hotel where many state leaders stayed during the conference. To this day, the hotel treasures the guest book from that time. It includes the signatures of former leaders chinese Prime Minister li, egyptian president nasr and many others. The layout remains the same and the benefit for our hotel is, of course, we are very proud here to serve all the people around the world here. Reporter this is where the asiaafrica conference took place 60 years ago. The venue has been preserved as a commemorative museum to let visitors observe the atmosphere at that time. The museum maintains the conference hall, just the way it was, including the chairs and floor. This is where the leaders of asian and african countries confirm the solidarity of the third world. They pledged to maintain neutrality between the u. S. And the soviet union. They also adopted the ten principles for peace, with the aim of promoting peace, coexistence and independence. I met with this man, who was a 25yearold freelance photojournalist when he documented the conference. He took hundreds of photos that showed prominent political figures and their indonesian hosts. Today, he recalls the excitement that filled the city at the time. Translator the delegates wore state uniforms. They all looked very enthusiastic. Some of the most impressive figures i remember were egyptian president nasr and chinese Prime Minister li. They made what became a historic walk to the conference venue. Citizens were standing by the road and cheering as the delegates passed by. Reporter indonesian president sukarno worked together to bring together 29 state leaders. Paul remembers the leaders charisma. Translator the most impressive moment was president sukarnos speech. It was very inspirational for all. I was very happy to be able to meet people from around the world and im proud to have been part of a historic moment. Reporter an exhibition of his photos was held 60 years after they were taken. Young photographers have prepared the publication of a book. Many people came to the event celebrating the publication. Translator as someone originally from bandung im proud to say that the city was part of an important moment in history. Translator im happy to see many younger people came to see the photos. I hope this book can be the motivation for them. Reporter 60 years after the historic meeting in bandung, peoples memories have not faded one bit. And they are working to ensure those memories continue into the future. The inaugural conference had a major impact on Global Affairs and it had a huge affect into the late 20th century when more nations gained independence. Asian and african countries now find themselves in a political environment vastly different from that of 60 years ago. Asia is drawing attention for its role as the Growth Engine of the global economy. While africa has been dubbed the continent of hope. On wednesday indonesian president joko made an opening speech at the asianafrican summit. He addressed the belief that Global Economic problems can still be solved through the world bank, the International Monetary fund and the Asian Development bank. He called that idea obsolete. Chinas president xi jinping spoke about a multinational Economic Cooperation framework to promote largescale Infrastructure Projects for the entire asian region. He emphasized the importance of establishing chinas proposed Asian Infrastructure investment bank, or aiib. The latest conference comes in the year when people are also marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. Even after so many years, indonesian president joko admits that many countries in asia and africa are still plagued by poverty. I think what the asian and african countries needs to do is to break down all these big visions of the leaders in the in this conference. If these asian countries, asianafrican countries can move forward by creating a more bilateral approach among themselves, framed in the spirit of bandung, that would be beneficial. Reporter the gathering helped underline the developing nations devotion to reforming the International Order and working for Economic Growth in the two continents. Roselyn debhavalya reporting from bandung. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe leaves on sunday for one of his most important foreign trips of the year. Hes meeting u. S. President barack obama to go over a range of issues. Theyre expected to talk about the new japanu. S. Defense cooperation guidelines. Nhk worlds sho beppu spoke with the press secretary of the Japanese Foreign ministry to find out the focus of the abe obama summit. The two leaders show determination, that they Work Together for strengthening and enhancing the deterrence. That means that the main target will be to show the world that the japanu. S. Alliance will continue to be the cornerstone of the regional and Global Security. Reporter how about the tpp . How important do you think it is that the two leaders talk about this issue . Japan and the United States combined enjoy 80 of the economic might in the transpacific area, so the two countries are expected to play the leading role for concluding the arrangement. The two countries trade ministers negotiated recently and successfully narrowed down the differences of their positions. So, at the summit meeting between japan and the United States, the two leaders will recognize the importance of this negotiation and will talk about the further cooperation so that the final agreement be reached at the early timing. The press secretary couldnt confirm whether abe and obama will discuss the controversial relocation of a u. S. Military base in okinawa, southern japan. Reporter the governor in okinawa expressed his opposition to the current relocation plan. How do you think that the issue of okinawa would be dealt at the summit . The details of the summit meeting between Prime Minister abe and president obama has not been worked out for yet. So, we need to wait a little bit more for such a detailed program. Having said that, as Prime Minister and the chief cabinet secretary said in the recently, the at the summit meeting it could possibly be the case that Prime Minister abe would explain the situation of okinawa, including the recent conversation held with the governor of okinawa, mr. Onaga. Abe will also become the first japanese Prime Minister to address a joint session of the u. S. Congress. Well, the fundamental message of Prime Minister to the United States congress would be, first, look back at the postwar history, he would underline that the former adversaries of the world war ii have now become the steadfast allies and now work for the world prosperity. And number two is that he would like to also refer to two countries should Work Together and made further efforts for the regional and Global Security and challenges. Three scientists from japan were awarded the nobel prize in physics in 2014 for an invention many believed was impossible to achieve. Bright blue lightemitting diodes, or l. E. D. S. One of the scientists is visiting his former home to market the latest advancements. Nhk world had a chance to speak with him. Reporter nakamura is back in japan as the cofounder of a u. S. Venture company that manufactures his rev lagos nair l. E. D. S. The devices are more efficient and give off more natural colors than earlier versions. They also consume Much Less Energy than other l. E. D. S. Nakamura left japan for the u. S. 15 years ago. He became a professor at the university of california at santa barbara. Hes now a u. S. Citizen. Im very happy to come back to japan to sell our company product. Because japanese people are very specific on the quality of the product, if we succeed in selling the product in japan, we can sell it all over the world easily. Reporter nakamura was working for a Japanese Company when he began his groundbreaking research. Some of his managers complained it was a waste of money. He became angry but used the emotion to motivate his work. He shared the experience in a speech he delivered a few hours after winning the nobel. When i was in japan, my incentive to work very hard was anger, anger was my incentive. With that anger, i can do anything. Reporter nakamura was completely devoted to his invention. He didnt answer the phone or attend meetings. He just focused on a breakthrough. After nearly five years of struggle, nakamura succeeded in creating bright blue l. E. D. S in 1993. The invention completed the area of three primary colors that mike up white light, red green and blue. It has a wide range of applications including large fullcolor display screens, smartphones and bluray disks. Nakamura believes the vision he pursued with such singleminded devotion will benefit the world. We cant just use energy consumption. I believe that l. E. D. Lighting can also reduce global warming, too. Reporter he encourages younger researchers to become pioneers as well. I think you have to take the risk. Risk because its almost like jumbling. Reporter nakamuras passion influenced his colleagues and students. Shuji teaches all of us as young people, believe in yourself, believe in your dream and just go for it. And nothing held him back. He just kept going. He gives you the freedom to do and explore what you think is best as a researcher. Reporter the Nobel Laureate will be 61 years old in may but age and worldwide recognition havent stopped him. He wants to continue the improvement of his most famous invention. Our goal is 100 efficient l. E. D. Lighting. Thats the dream. In that case no one else. Reporter Shuji Nakamura plans to keep working hard on his research in pursuit of a brighter future. Miki yamamoto, nhk world. A lot of risktaking, patience and anger for that nobel prize. In other news, two of japans biggest automakers have reported good news, mazda and mitsubishi both marked record profits in 2014 through last month, partly due to the weaker mazda executives say sales totaled about 25 billion. Thats up nearly 13 in yen terms from the previous fiscal year. The company booked an alltime high operating profit of about 1. 7 billion, up 11 . The good news is set to continue. The executives expect operating profits to top that record in fiscal 2015. They see sales continuing to expand in the u. S. And europe. And they predict japans market will fully recover from the effect of the consumption tax hike. At Mitsubishi Motors operating profits rose by double digits up 10 to about 1. 1 billion. Brisk sales of Sport Utility vehicles in the u. S. And europe are boosting the firms bottom line. The weaker yen also helped dramatically improve the overseas business. Apple fans in tokyo have been waiting for the companys first wearable device to go on sale. It is now officially out in stores, and as expected, consumers are excited to try on the new apple watch. Here are the details. Reporter its about 10 00 in the morning here in tokyo, and already customers are here to buy the new watch at this Major Electronics store. The muchanticipated apple watch went on sale on friday in eight other countries including the u. S. And china. In tokyo the watch is being sold at household appliance and department stores. More than 50 people lined up as soon as the store began operating. Translator it fits my wrist nicely. Reporter the watch is apples first wearable device. It makes phone calls and sends emails when paired with an iphone. The device retails for as little as 350 in the u. S. But highend models with all the bells and whistles can sell for more than 10,000. Translator ill use the watch mainly to be notified when i get texts and emails. Ill pay it off with my parttime job. I think its a pretty awesome piece of technology, so im really excited. Reporter this is the new sports watch. Im trying it on right now. The screen as you can see is pretty big, but its not as heavy as you think. One big feature of the product is the health and fitness tracker. Applications keep track of the users heart rate and calories burned during workouts. Nhk world is also available as a new application. The watch sends a notification three minutes before a show starts and displays the newest eight programs. An expert says not only will the new wearable device become a fashion leader, it will change society. We are entering into i. O. T. Era, which is called internet of things. Everything is going to have some sort of Internet Connection to it, so people yeah, everything. And people will notice it in the future probably. But this will just impact some you know, the entering point of this new era. Reporter nakamura said apples product brings the day closer when everything we wear is connected to the internet and to other people in the world. Nhk world, tokyo. And theres more to come here on newsline. But first, the threeday outlook on the worlds weather. Before we wrap up, researchers at a Japanese University are joining hands with the peruvian government to help protect one of perus most ancient site. The nazca lines depict more than 1,000 images including geometric shapes and animals. Theyre now under threat because of land development. The nazca lines are located on a plateau in southern peru thought to date back 2,000 years. They were designated a unesco World Heritage site in 1994. The president of Yamagata University met with perus culture minister in lima where they signed a cooperation accord. Yamagata university has a Research Institute in peru. It will supply information on the locations of drawings that it has found. Translator we are deeply concerned about the lines being destroyed. So weve decided to help preserve this cultural asset for mankind. The accord also mentions steps to call on local residents to recognize the importance of preserving the cultural asset. Its the first pact the Peruvian Ministry has signed with a Research Institution to help preserve the drawings. And thats all for now on this edition of newsline. Im raja pradhan in tokyo. From all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching and have a good day wherever you are. Blam xnox she began her career acting in the small neighborhood theaters of chicago before entering the theater scene of the late 80s. Audiences began to take note when she joined the cast of the drew carey show. Then as dr. Addison montgomery on greys anatomy and private practice she captured the nations attention. Outside of acting shes just as busy. As business woman, she launched her own fragrance called boyfriend. 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