President obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. Its the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. Mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apologising. Heres our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes. It has taken 75 years but today the Prime Minister of japan and the president of the United States stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. They threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the Battleship Arizona still lies. More than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a Rain Ofjapanese bombs. In all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. Today, Prime Minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. Translation we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Thi
There have been other Flight Recorders found in the black sea. That is one story we will have more detail on the website, but in a moment. Now, our world killing the ganges. The ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. Pollution on a vast scale has turned its Sacred Waters into a stinking and lethal cocktail. Oh, god. Theres industrial waste. What are you stopping . Why are you stopping . The sewage from a50 million people. All the while, so much water is being taken out that large stretches of the river dont flow for months. The indian Prime Minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up. But is the ganges, indias sacred river, still being killed by pollution . Dawn breaks over the himalayas. And the glacier that is the source of the ganges. A small stream emerges from a cave in the ice. Gomukh, the cows mouth, they call it, one of the most sacred sites in all hinduism. As the river descends from the mountains, it gathers pace. It is kno
Financial news with aaron. And World Business report. A new clear nightmare 3 billion wiped off the value of the japanese tech giant toshiba, after it buys a us Power Business that turns out to be not so powerful. Beating the giants at their own game we visit the man who couldnt wait for the Electronics Industry to come up with usable Smart Home Solutions so, he built his own. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Well, happy. What do you say between christmas and new year . Anyway hopefully we have a bite size look at finance. Shares of the Japanese Technology giant toshiba took another massive hit this morning falling 20 thats the maximum allowed before the Stock Exchange suspends all trading. The value lost off the company today is nearly 3 billion. This follows a 12 drop on tuesday. And its all to do with a not so good purchase toshiba made in the Us Nuclear Power industry. Mariko 0i is in our Asia Business hub in singapore. Good to see you and i hope you had a won
There have been other Flight Recorders found in the black sea. That is one story we will have more detail on the website, but in a moment. Now, our world killing the ganges. The ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. Pollution on a vast scale has turned its Sacred Waters into a stinking and lethal cocktail. Oh, god. Theres industrial waste. What are you stopping . Why are you stopping . The sewage from a50 million people. All the while, so much water is being taken out that large stretches of the river dont flow for months. The indian Prime Minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up. But is the ganges, indias sacred river, still being killed by pollution . Dawn breaks over the himalayas. And the glacier that is the source of the ganges. A small stream emerges from a cave in the ice. Gomukh, the cows mouth, they call it, one of the most sacred sites in all hinduism. As the river descends from the mountains, it gathers pace. It is kno
In the final episode of clicks special india season, how google is turning the countrys 163 year old railway into a Fibre Optic Network to bring internet to all. This week click is back in india, we are hitting the road, the rail and the water. There will be dancing, there will be singing, sort of. Try thing in india is an experience. The roads are crammed, bullhorn is omnipresent and the rules are, the rules are here somewhere and sure. That is why we wait be doing a piece about Self Driving Cars here any time soon. Despite the fact that it seems like everyone in india owns a car, that is not true by any means. Many People Choose to travel by train. Instead, but if you think thatis train. Instead, but if you think that is any less intense, think again. Yes, about those rules, Mumbai Central station is a massive heaving have nicked in the city to the north and east of india but if you look closely, you will see Something Else connecting the computers to the rest of the world, 116 wirel