Hiroshima and abe went to pearl harbor. was this part of a decision by the two countries to sort of try to bury the past? what s going on here? help us understand the symbolism? well, i think we also celebrated in between those for the 70th anniversary of the end of the war and i think that year was marked by a series of commemorative events and the prime minister s address to a joichbt meeting of congress was i think one of the centerpieces as well as his statement at the end of the war and i think what you really saw was japan becoming more of a player on the world stage under prime minister abe traveling throughout the region trying to play a greater role in humanitarian assistance, development assistance to countries in the region and this was part of that effort as well as just the progress of the alliance and i think americans often take for granted what is going on or we don t hear much
watch this. welcome back, let s get right to it, the big story and quick question mark lying over the divided korean peninsula. who is in charge now that kim jong-il is dead? who s happening today with the nearly 30,000 american troops stationed just below the dmz? and does this mark the beginning of a brighter era for 25 million of the world s most tightly controlled people? all answers right here, tile to play reporter roulette. first to seoul we go. cnn s anna coren is there. reaction is still raw, emotional. anna i imagine concern is high. reporter: yeah, definitely, brooke. there is deep concern here in seoul, but i want to bring you something new what s come to us in the past hour. we have received reports from the u.s. state department they were set to announce plans to give north korea food aid in exchange for north korea saying that it would suspend its uranium enrichment program for nuclear weapon hes and allow international inspectors in to north korea. now, that