Nhk worlds shunsuke ide reports. Reporter kimiya yui played a key role in helping japans cargo ship dock with the iss. The cargo vessel was loaded with food, equipment and other supplies for the astronauts. His skillful operation of the robotic arm ensured the delivery was a success. We successfully captured the vehicle. Looks like a Golden Treasure box. Reporter assisting yui from Mission Control in houston, texas, was fellow japanese astronaut koichi wakata. It was the first time japanese astronauts had worked together on earth and in space to dock a spacecraft. Translator he has a great sense of reading situations using skills acquired during his career as test pilot for japans selfdefense air force. He also showed great ability in operating systems. Reporter another task yui undertook with great relish was to become one of the first people ever to taste lettuce growing in space. Thats awesome. Tastes good . Yeah. Kind of like arugula. Reporter yui shared the many moments of his lif
Translator i am determined to clarify whether the governments Growth Strategy is right or wrong. And whether there are other ways to replace it. The main issue of the election is abenomics, the prime ministers economic policies. Le the last general election took place two years ago. A u. S. Congressional panel says chinas advancing military capabilities will challenge those of america and japan. The warning is in the u. S. China economic and security review commissions annual report. It says that chinese president xi jinping appears to have more control over policy than his predecess predecessor, and hes pursuing a more active role for china in regional and international affairs. The report indicates his approach is ratcheting up tension with japan over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and with Southeast Asian nations over islands in the south china sea. China and taiwan claim them. The panel notes the Chinese Military is rapidly advancing its Space Development and has tested
Recovery to all corners of the nation. Translator i am determined to clarify whether the governments Growth Strategy is right or wrong. And whether there are other ways to replace it. The main issue of the election is abenomics, the prime ministers economic policies. Le the last general election took place two years ago. A u. S. Congressional panel says chinas advancing military capabilities will challenge those of america and japan. The warning is in the u. S. China economic and security review commissions annual report. It says that chinese president xi jinping appears to have more control over policy than his predecess predecessor, and hes pursuing a more active role for china in regional and international affairs. The report indicates his approach is ratcheting up tension with japan over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and with Southeast Asian nations over islands in the south china sea. China and taiwan claim them. The panel notes the Chinese Military is rapidly advancin
Madeleine albright raises the alarm about facism saying its on the rise around the world and worries about even america. He is a president that has undominatingic instincts that trouble me a lot. Also are we watching the end of human rights . That is the worry of no less an authority than the u. N. Human rights chief. He is now quitting his job and naming the worst offenders. An interview you will not want to miss. But he first my take. In april 2017 donald trump ordered a missile strike against the assad regime in syria for its use of chemical weapons. I supported the action then because i thought it was worth punishing a regime for using these dreadful weapons. I was heartened to see President Trump who campaigned on the narrowest possible conception of americas interests was acknowledging broader global values. Final i i was gladdened to see he was willing to act forcefully against putin against many whom he conducted a flir flirtation. For all those reasons i support his demonstrat
Also, why immigration . Why now . Why such passion on both sides of the argument . I have a great panel to discuss. And a new arms race in space. This week, President Trump announced a sixth branch of the u. S. Military, a space force. We are going to have the air force and we are going to have the space force, separate but equal. What would it do . And good idea . The great Neil Degrasse tyson helps us understand. Itd be nice if peace in space led the way to peace on earth. But first, heres my take. Democrats are exaltant that donald trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate. The policy was meanspirited and unnecessary. But i do wonder whether trumps retreat will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. The president s cruelty made it easy to oppose his policy, but in that delighted the administrations latest missteps, democrats may be walking into a trap. The larger question is surely, shou