Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:03.000] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [00:30.000 --> 00:33.000] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [01:00.000 --> 01:03.000] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [01:30.000 --> 01:33.000] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [02:00.000 --> 02:03.000] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [02:30.920 --> 02:31.360] ["Pomp and Circumstance"] [02:31.360 --> 02:35.360] Today, in La Mesa Redonda... [02:35.360 --> 02:45.360] The Japanese government speaks of around 3,400 dead and about 7,000 missing due to the earthquake and the tsunami that shook that country on Friday, [02:45.360 --> 02:50.360] so the number of victims will surely exceed 10,000. [02:50.360 --> 02:59.360] After the earthquake, uncertainty has taken over the Japanese economy, touched for more than two decades by low growth and deflation. [02:59.360 --> 03:06.360] And the second most important city in Libya, the main enemy enclave, lives in moments of tension. [03:06.360 --> 03:11.360] It is expected that in the next few days, the loyal forces of Muammar Gaddafi will enter that locality. [03:14.360 --> 03:20.360] And first, I propose to read out the most recent reflections of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, [03:20.360 --> 03:26.360] entitled The Disasters That Threaten the World and that were published in the Cuban press on March 15, 2011. [03:26.360 --> 03:35.360] Fidel says, if the speed of light did not exist, if the closest star to our sun was not four years away from Earth, [03:35.360 --> 03:40.360] the only planet inhabited by our system, if UFOs really existed, [03:40.360 --> 03:46.360] the imaginary visitors to the planet would continue their journey without understanding the things of our suffered humanity. [03:46.360 --> 03:53.360] Just a few centuries ago, in the millennial history of man, nobody knew what was happening on the other side of the globe. [03:53.360 --> 04:01.360] Today we can know them instantly, and sometimes they are events of great transcendence that affect all the peoples of the world. [04:01.360 --> 04:07.360] Without further introduction, I will limit myself to the most important news of the last two days. [04:07.360 --> 04:10.360] Telesur, March 13, 2011. [04:10.360 --> 04:13.360] Volcano eruption in Japan activates a new alarm. [04:13.360 --> 04:19.360] The Japanese Meteorological Agency reported that the Chimuedake Volcano, located on the island of Yushu, [04:19.360 --> 04:27.360] in the southeast of Japan, threw this Sunday ash and stones up to 4,000 meters high after two weeks of relative calm [04:27.360 --> 04:31.360] and two days after the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country. [04:31.360 --> 04:36.360] It entered into activity last January for the first time in 52 years. [04:36.360 --> 04:43.360] According to a BBC report, constructions located in a radius of four kilometers away had suffered damage [04:43.360 --> 04:48.360] and hundreds of people fled the surrounding areas in panic. [04:48.360 --> 04:55.360] The seismic movement of magnitude 9.0 on the Richter scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, [04:55.360 --> 04:58.360] already had repercussions on other volcanoes. [04:58.360 --> 05:03.360] Japan was struck by a tsunami and explosions in nuclear power plants. [05:03.360 --> 05:08.360] Sendai, Japan, March 14, 2011, AFP. [05:08.360 --> 05:13.360] A double explosion in reactor number three of Fukushima 1's nuclear power plant [05:13.360 --> 05:18.360] fed this Monday the fear of an atomic disaster in Japan, [05:18.360 --> 05:24.360] a country already overwhelmed by a earthquake and a tsunami that could have left more than 10,000 dead. [05:24.360 --> 05:32.360] Tokyo Electric Power, operator of Fukushima 1, 250 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, [05:32.360 --> 05:38.360] also admitted the possibility that reactor two's fuel had entered into fusion [05:38.360 --> 05:43.360] because of a hole in the cooling circuit. The government, on its part, [05:43.360 --> 05:49.360] minimized the possibility that an important explosion would occur in that reactor. [05:49.360 --> 05:57.360] Rescue teams found about 2,000 bodies on the coast of Miyagi, northwest of the prefecture, [05:57.360 --> 06:03.360] while millions of Japanese tried to survive without water, electricity, fuel, food, [06:03.360 --> 06:08.360] and hundreds of thousands were forced to stay in emergency centers [06:08.360 --> 06:12.360] because of the tsunami that destroyed their homes. [06:12.360 --> 06:18.360] Rescue teams from all over the world arrived at the shipyard to collaborate with more than 100,000 soldiers [06:18.360 --> 06:23.360] who try to provide assistance in a country that is still shaken by the earthquakes [06:23.360 --> 06:28.360] and permanently overwhelmed by the false alarms of new tsunamis. [06:28.360 --> 06:34.360] The fear of a nuclear disaster was added to the anguish caused by the devastation. [06:34.360 --> 06:39.360] The earthquake, the tsunami, and the explosions in the power plants face the country [06:39.360 --> 06:46.360] to its most serious crisis since the end of World War II, said Prime Minister Naoto Kahn. [06:46.360 --> 06:53.360] An explosion had occurred on Saturday in reactor number one, which cost a technician his life and injured 11. [06:53.360 --> 07:01.360] The fusion is caused by the heating of the fuel bars that begin to melt like candles. [07:01.360 --> 07:09.360] The authorities decreed the state of emergency in a second nuclear plant, the one in Onagawa, northeast of the country. [07:09.360 --> 07:14.360] Another nuclear power plant, the one in Tokai, suffered a breakdown in its cooling system. [07:14.360 --> 07:20.360] The earthquake of magnitude 8.9 and the subsequent tsunami of 10 meters high [07:20.360 --> 07:24.360] destroyed the northern coast of the Japanese archipelago on Friday. [07:24.360 --> 07:31.360] More than 10,000 people could have lost their lives in the coastal prefecture of Miyagi, northwest of Japan. [07:31.360 --> 07:36.360] At least 5.6 million homes remain without electricity. [07:36.360 --> 07:40.360] Data. What happens inside Japan's nuclear reactors? [07:40.360 --> 07:43.360] A question. March 14, Reuters. [07:43.360 --> 07:48.360] A second explosion shook the Japanese nuclear plant damaged by an earthquake [07:48.360 --> 07:55.360] where authorities work desperately to prevent the fusion of the reactor core. [07:55.360 --> 08:01.360] The reactor core consists of a series of metal tubes or rods of zirconium [08:01.360 --> 08:08.360] that contain fuel pellets of uranium stored in what engineers call fuel equipment. [08:08.360 --> 08:13.360] The cooling system had several problems during the last three days [08:13.360 --> 08:18.360] in reactors 1, 2, and 3 in the Fukushima plant. [08:18.360 --> 08:23.360] However, the natural degradation of radioactive materials in the reactor core [08:23.360 --> 08:27.360] continues to produce heat, called residual heat, [08:27.360 --> 08:34.360] which falls to a quarter of its original level during the first hour and then disappears more slowly. [08:34.360 --> 08:39.360] Normally, that heat is eliminated by refrigeration pumps [08:39.360 --> 08:43.360] that in the Fukushima plant lost the emergency energy supply [08:43.360 --> 08:46.360] due to the earthquake, tsunami, or both. [08:46.360 --> 08:51.360] It was that hydrogen gas that caused the two explosions in the Fukushima plant [08:51.360 --> 08:58.360] in unit 1 on Saturday and in reactor 3 on Monday, according to experts and officials. [08:58.360 --> 09:04.360] If a steel dome was broken inside a reactor, the radiation levels would rise. [09:04.360 --> 09:10.360] But at this point, there is not enough heat to destroy them, experts say. [09:10.360 --> 09:13.360] There is still the risk that the core will melt, [09:13.360 --> 09:18.360] which could make it very difficult or even impossible to remove the fuel, [09:18.360 --> 09:27.360] which is what happened in Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979, March 14. [09:27.360 --> 09:33.360] The United States moves ships from the Japanese coast to detect radioactivity in 17 military ships. [09:33.360 --> 09:39.360] The Pentagon reported that 17 soldiers who participated in the assistance work in Japan [09:39.360 --> 09:42.360] gave positive to low levels of radioactivity [09:42.360 --> 09:47.360] and ordered to temporarily reposition the ships of the Seventh Fleet [09:47.360 --> 09:51.360] based in the Japanese city of Yokosuka. [09:51.360 --> 09:59.360] The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier concentrated 160 kilometers northeast of the power plant [09:59.360 --> 10:04.360] in the moment of the escape after the tsunami that followed the 9-degree earthquake [10:04.360 --> 10:07.360] on the Richter scale that shook Japan. [10:07.360 --> 10:13.360] They fight to cool reactors 2 and 3 in Fukushima and the number of deaths increases. [10:13.360 --> 10:18.360] International reaction, March 14, from the F agency. [10:18.360 --> 10:23.360] The responsible for reactor 2 in the Japanese central of Fukushima try to cool it [10:23.360 --> 10:29.360] after it could have suffered a partial fusion due to overheating, [10:29.360 --> 10:36.360] as they cool reactor 3 where there was an explosion that did not produce escape of radioactivity. [10:36.360 --> 10:40.360] While the authorities are eager to control the nuclear risk, [10:40.360 --> 10:43.360] the number of victims of the earthquake has grown, [10:43.360 --> 10:47.360] which has caused the worst tragedy in Japan since World War II. [10:47.360 --> 10:53.360] The earthquake was felt strongly in Tokyo, the largest city in the world, [10:53.360 --> 10:57.360] with more than 30 million inhabitants, where the environment is sad [10:57.360 --> 11:00.360] and citizens resort to alternative means of transport, [11:00.360 --> 11:04.360] such as bicycles, in the face of electric supply cuts. [11:04.360 --> 11:08.360] Meteorological agency of the country has warned the Japanese population [11:08.360 --> 11:14.360] of a week of replicas and a 70% probability that until this Wednesday [11:14.360 --> 11:18.360] an earthquake of 7 degrees in Japan will be recorded. [11:18.360 --> 11:23.360] Germany suspends nuclear extension plans for three months. [11:23.360 --> 11:27.360] Berlin, March 14, German agency DPA. [11:27.360 --> 11:31.360] The accident recorded this weekend in the Japanese plant in Fukushima [11:31.360 --> 11:36.360] as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the Asian country on Friday [11:36.360 --> 11:40.360] has completely changed the global situation, said Merkel. [11:40.360 --> 11:45.360] The accidents in Japan show that what we believe is impossible is possible [11:45.360 --> 11:51.360] and the risks that we consider improbable are not so improbable, she continued to point out. [11:51.360 --> 11:56.360] AFP, Yemen, three demonstrators dead, including a 12-year-old child. [11:56.360 --> 12:02.360] March 12, 2011, Sanaa AFP, three demonstrators died, [12:02.360 --> 12:07.360] including a 12-year-old child and hundreds were injured on Saturday in Yemen, [12:07.360 --> 12:14.360] where the underprivileged accused the police of having used toxic gases to disperse them. [12:14.360 --> 12:19.360] A demonstrator died and about 300 were injured or intoxicated by the gases. [12:19.360 --> 12:24.360] According to the UN, 37 demonstrators and at least six policemen died [12:24.360 --> 12:27.360] since the beginning of the riots in Yemen. [12:27.360 --> 12:33.360] In Abu Dhabi, March 14, Reuters, the rise in crude prices and the recent and precipitated reduction [12:33.360 --> 12:39.360] of the global cereal assistance could lead to a supply crisis, [12:39.360 --> 12:44.360] said the director of the organization, Fahm in English, Yactyuf Arroyter. [12:44.360 --> 12:51.360] The higher prices are worrying and we have a strong decrease in the number of existences. [12:51.360 --> 12:59.360] London AFPAP, the defense company Biosystem PLC, with central offices in Great Britain, [12:59.360 --> 13:04.360] bribed Saudi Arabia authorities to get million-dollar contracts of weapons, [13:04.360 --> 13:10.360] according to a U.S. diplomatic telegram leaked and broadcast by Wikileaks. [13:10.360 --> 13:17.360] The VAE, the largest defense contractor in Europe, had delivered more than 70 million pounds, [13:17.360 --> 13:22.360] $113 million, equivalent to a Saudi prince. [13:22.360 --> 13:28.360] F, Ashton does not rule out the possibility of imposing an air exclusion zone over Libya. [13:28.360 --> 13:33.360] The responsible for the foreign policy of the European Union, Katharine Ashton, [13:33.360 --> 13:39.360] did not rule out today in Cairo the possibility of imposing an air exclusion zone over Libya [13:39.360 --> 13:44.360] after meeting with the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa. [13:44.360 --> 13:47.360] Tripoli, March 14, ANSA. [13:47.360 --> 13:52.360] The forces of Mohammed al-Gaddafi attacked today Abu Dhabi, east of Libya, [13:52.360 --> 14:00.360] and the city of Suwara in the northwest, while the National Council of Opposition assured that it will recover positions [14:00.360 --> 14:05.360] and said it has international commitment to establish an air exclusion zone. [14:05.360 --> 14:10.360] The Council assured today that it obtained the commitment of the United States, Great Britain and France [14:10.360 --> 14:13.360] to have an air exclusion zone. [14:13.360 --> 14:18.360] General Ab al-Fattah Yunis, a member of the Rebellious Military Council, [14:18.360 --> 14:23.360] assured that they will recover positions in the coastal area and in the eastern region of the country. [14:23.360 --> 14:30.360] We will regain control of those cities and will soon feel that our army is advancing towards Sirte and Tripoli. [14:30.360 --> 14:33.360] 100,000 volunteers joined forces with Gaddafi. [14:33.360 --> 14:36.360] Tripoli, March 14, ANSA. [14:36.360 --> 14:41.360] About 100,000 volunteers joined the Libyan armed forces from the beginning of the combats [14:41.360 --> 14:48.360] between the troops that support Mohammed al-Gaddafi and rebel groups, said government sources today. [14:48.360 --> 14:53.360] Bahrain, opposition denounces occupation after the arrival of Saudi soldiers. [14:53.360 --> 14:57.360] Manama, March 14, 2011, ANSA. [14:57.360 --> 15:03.360] The people of Bahrain face a real danger, the one of a war against the Bahrain citizens. [15:03.360 --> 15:10.360] Without a declaration of war, the seven members of the opposition stood out, including Wefak Chiita in a statement. [15:10.360 --> 15:15.360] We consider the entry of every soldier, of every military vehicle, [15:15.360 --> 15:21.360] into the land, air, or maritime areas of Bahrain as a flagrant occupation, [15:21.360 --> 15:30.360] a conspiracy against the people of Bahrain, disarmed, and a violation of international agreements and agreements, added the opposition. [15:30.360 --> 15:33.360] More protests in Yemen, Bahrain, and Morocco. [15:33.360 --> 15:36.360] Manama and Aden, March 13, ANSA. [15:36.360 --> 15:41.360] The demonstrations of protests continue today in Yemen, where three people died. [15:41.360 --> 15:47.360] Bahrain and Morocco, in claims against the governments of those countries, reported today local sources. [15:47.360 --> 15:54.360] In Saudi Arabia, dozens of people met today in the vicinity of the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Riyadh [15:54.360 --> 15:58.360] to ask for the release of a group of activists arrested by the police. [15:58.360 --> 16:00.360] Manama, AP. [16:00.360 --> 16:08.360] Dozens of thousands of protesters in Bahrain surrounded a royal palace on Saturday, where they demanded political freedoms [16:08.360 --> 16:15.360] and the king's resignation one day after the security forces repressed with violence a similar protest. [16:15.360 --> 16:20.360] The mobilizations in this country are similar to those in Egypt and Tunisia. [16:20.360 --> 16:28.360] Bahrain has a peculiar importance for Washington because the fifth fleet of the United States Navy stands out there. [16:28.360 --> 16:32.360] The United Arab Emirates will send troops to Bahrain. [16:32.360 --> 16:35.360] Dubai, March 14, 2011, AFP. [16:35.360 --> 16:42.360] The United Arab Emirates announced on Monday that they will send troops to Bahrain to contribute to preserving [16:42.360 --> 16:49.360] order and stability in that neighboring country, to which they have already come with the same Saudi military purpose. [16:49.360 --> 16:52.360] Manama, March 14, 2011, AFP. [16:52.360 --> 16:59.360] The opposition of Bahrain said on Monday that any foreign military presence will be considered as an occupation [16:59.360 --> 17:03.360] when reacting to the arrival of Saudi troops to the kingdom. [17:03.360 --> 17:11.360] More than a billion Saudi soldiers who are part of the common force of the Gulf Cooperation Council, CCG, [17:11.360 --> 17:18.360] arrived in Bahrain shaken by a wave of protests, according to the AFP, a Saudi responsible. [17:18.360 --> 17:20.360] Mexico, AFP. [17:20.360 --> 17:27.360] The so-called rapid and furious operation in the United States, which presumably allowed the entry of almost 2,000 weapons [17:27.360 --> 17:33.360] to Mexico, put the relationship between the two countries in a delicate moment, according to experts, [17:33.360 --> 17:37.360] and caused the unanimous annoyance of Mexican legislators. [17:37.360 --> 17:44.360] If the United States acted without including any Mexican importance, it is a totally unacceptable intrusion [17:44.360 --> 17:50.360] and a clear sign of distrust of Washington in the face of Mexican police forces, [17:50.360 --> 17:55.360] commented the AFP Jorge Montaño, former ambassador to Mexico in the United States. [17:55.360 --> 18:03.360] Mexico faces a spiral of unprecedented violence that has left almost 35,000 deaths since December 2006 [18:03.360 --> 18:08.360] in confrontations between drug traffickers and antinarcotic operations, [18:08.360 --> 18:12.360] as well as a hundred victims trapped in the crossfire. [18:12.360 --> 18:18.360] The Mexican Senate described the rapid and furious as an aggressive and unilateral operation [18:18.360 --> 18:20.360] and an aggravation to the sovereignty of Mexico. [18:20.360 --> 18:24.360] March 14, 2015 and 4. [18:24.360 --> 18:30.360] Tonight it was reported that reactor number 2 of the Fukushima 1 power plant was melting [18:30.360 --> 18:37.360] after the emergency cooling systems failed, which aggravated the fears of radioactive contamination. [18:37.360 --> 18:43.360] On Saturday and Monday there were explosions in reactors 1 and 3. [18:43.360 --> 18:51.360] Reactor number 2 works with fuel called MoX, which contains plutonium, [18:51.360 --> 18:54.360] a specially harmful substance for health. [18:54.360 --> 18:57.360] Rome 14, Italian agency ANSA. [18:57.360 --> 19:02.360] A total of 442 are the active nuclear reactors in the world, [19:02.360 --> 19:07.360] concentrated in 29 countries and built by no more than 10 companies. [19:07.360 --> 19:11.360] Europe, whose governments began today to review their policy in the sector, [19:11.360 --> 19:16.360] has 148 active reactors in 16 countries. [19:16.360 --> 19:20.360] The already active add 65 in construction phases. [19:20.360 --> 19:27.360] The world record for the number of nuclear reactors in operation is 30 United States with 104, [19:27.360 --> 19:31.360] followed by France 58 and Japan 54. [19:31.360 --> 19:37.360] News of the last hour that just arrived in Cuba inform that there was a third explosion in Fukushima. [19:37.360 --> 19:42.360] March 15, 2013. [19:42.360 --> 19:46.360] Radioactive leakage is feared by fusion of the nucleus of a reactor in Fukushima. [19:46.360 --> 19:49.360] Tokyo March 15, Spanish agency EFE. [19:49.360 --> 19:53.360] The company operating the Fukushima nuclear power plant, northeast of Japan, [19:53.360 --> 20:00.360] recognized today that it fears a radioactive leak by a possible fusion of the nucleus of reactor number 2, [20:00.360 --> 20:03.360] which this morning suffered an explosion. [20:03.360 --> 20:08.360] Tokyo Electric Power, TEPCO, admitted that it may have emitted radiation [20:08.360 --> 20:12.360] after damaging the structure that surrounds reactor number 2, [20:12.360 --> 20:19.360] while the levels of radioactivity in the area marked 8,217 microsieverts per hour [20:19.360 --> 20:21.360] compared to the 500 allowed. [20:21.360 --> 20:25.360] The complex situation reigning in the Arab world, [20:25.360 --> 20:29.360] in whose peoples a revolutionary wave has been unleashed, continues Fidel. [20:29.360 --> 20:36.360] The Saudi king supports the Otan war in Libya, while in Bahrain the Otan supports the Saudi invasion. [20:36.360 --> 20:42.360] The blood of the Arab peoples will be spilled in favor of the great transnationalities of the United States, [20:42.360 --> 20:46.360] while the oil prices will reach unpredictable limits. [20:46.360 --> 20:52.360] As wars break out in the areas of greater production and nuclear disasters, [20:52.360 --> 20:57.360] Japan multiplies the resistance of peoples to the proliferation of nuclear plants. [20:57.360 --> 21:02.360] The destruction and the capitalist consumer societies in their neoliberal and imperialist phase [21:02.360 --> 21:05.360] are leading the world to a dead-end, [21:05.360 --> 21:08.360] where climate change and the growing cost of food [21:08.360 --> 21:14.360] lead millions of people to the worst poverty index. [21:14.360 --> 21:21.360] Fidel Castro Ruz, March 14, 2011, 9.35, Meridian past. [21:21.360 --> 21:25.360] And now, with the reflections of our Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, [21:25.360 --> 21:30.360] we begin our round table, the topics that our round table deals with, [21:30.360 --> 21:33.360] the first of which is the situation in Japan. [21:49.360 --> 21:53.360] And before we begin our analysis with our guest, Gladys, [21:53.360 --> 21:58.360] I propose to read some of the most recent information that is known about Japan. [21:58.360 --> 22:03.360] A very strong replica is coming from the province of Chikuosa in the southeast of Tokyo. [22:03.360 --> 22:07.360] It says that an earthquake of 6 degrees in the open scale of Richter [22:07.360 --> 22:11.360] has occurred this Tuesday in the southwest of Tokyo in the province of Chikuoka, [22:11.360 --> 22:14.360] according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, [22:14.360 --> 22:18.360] and it says that the earthquake has also caused material damage in that region. [22:18.360 --> 22:22.360] The Fukushima nuclear power plant, of which so much has been discussed these days, [22:22.360 --> 22:25.360] and also Fidel refers to it in his reflections, [22:25.360 --> 22:28.360] reached the level of 6 of nuclear alert. [22:28.360 --> 22:32.360] Let us remember that within the level 7 scale, which is the highest, [22:32.360 --> 22:35.360] Fukushima already reaches level 6. [22:35.360 --> 22:38.360] And it is also said, according to some media, [22:38.360 --> 22:42.360] that the economic impact of the catastrophe in Japan will exceed 2% [22:42.360 --> 22:45.360] of the gross domestic product in this country. [22:45.360 --> 22:53.360] The economic impact in that country is the following material that we propose. [22:53.360 --> 22:55.360] They suffer very serious damage. [22:55.360 --> 22:59.360] In three of them there have been explosions, like this one from yesterday in reactor 3. [22:59.360 --> 23:02.360] The last one was last night in reactor 2, and it is the most serious of all [23:02.360 --> 23:05.360] because it has damaged the concrete wall that protects the reactor [23:05.360 --> 23:08.360] so that there are no radioactive escapes. [23:08.360 --> 23:11.360] So both this accident and the fire that has occurred in reactor 4 [23:11.360 --> 23:13.360] have been able to cause some escape. [23:13.360 --> 23:16.360] For the time being, the Prime Minister has recognized in a press conference [23:16.360 --> 23:20.360] that the level of radiation in the area has increased. [23:20.360 --> 23:24.360] Then the government spokesman has been the one who has assured that [23:24.360 --> 23:27.360] the level of radiation is worrying for health. [23:27.360 --> 23:31.360] In the hours, the maximum French authorities in nuclear security have said [23:31.360 --> 23:35.360] that the level of alert in Fukushima is 6 on a scale of 7, [23:35.360 --> 23:38.360] and that there have been two consecutive explosions, and not one, [23:38.360 --> 23:41.360] the ones suffered by reactor 2. [23:41.360 --> 23:45.360] In the central, there are only 50 workers trying to avoid a tragedy, [23:45.360 --> 23:49.360] and the cities less than 20 kilometers from the central are deserted. [23:49.360 --> 23:53.360] But the concern, as some Spanish residents in Tokyo have told us, [23:53.360 --> 23:56.360] reaches 200 kilometers from Fukushima. [23:56.360 --> 23:59.360] The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that in recent hours [23:59.360 --> 24:02.360] the radiation in the area has been reduced by half. [24:04.360 --> 24:08.360] First they evacuated those who lived 10 kilometers from Fukushima. [24:08.360 --> 24:13.360] Then they have been committed to rescuing those who live less than 20 kilometers from the central. [24:13.360 --> 24:17.360] And in recent hours, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has recommended this [24:17.360 --> 24:20.360] to those who live less than 30 kilometers. [24:20.360 --> 24:25.360] We would like to ask you to stay inside the buildings, at home or in the office. [24:25.360 --> 24:29.360] So far, you are seeing it, the security perimeter arrives for now. [24:29.360 --> 24:33.360] The Japanese government, through public television, recommended a few hours ago [24:33.360 --> 24:37.360] to close the windows, not use ventilation systems, not drink tap water, [24:37.360 --> 24:42.360] to be careful with the food they ingest, and even not to hang their clothes outside. [24:42.360 --> 24:44.360] And the replicas are happening. [24:44.360 --> 24:47.360] A new strong earthquake has occurred in the Tokyo area. [24:47.360 --> 24:53.360] The Japanese government speaks of around 3,400 dead and about 7,000 disappeared [24:53.360 --> 24:57.360] due to the earthquake and the tsunami that shook that country on Friday, [24:57.360 --> 25:01.360] with the number of victims being sure to exceed 10,000. [25:01.360 --> 25:06.360] Of the total confirmed deaths, only more than 1,000 have been identified. [25:06.360 --> 25:10.360] According to official sources, about 25,000 people have been rescued, [25:10.360 --> 25:15.360] including this man, whom they have found alive, almost 100 hours after the earthquake. [25:15.360 --> 25:19.360] For the fourth consecutive day, rescue teams face the triple task [25:19.360 --> 25:25.360] of removing the ruins and debris on the coast, in search of survivors or corpses, [25:25.360 --> 25:30.360] and also to help the victims in the areas that are isolated. [25:30.360 --> 25:35.360] In Tokyo, the activities are delayed gradually despite the news [25:35.360 --> 25:39.360] assuring that the radiation emitted from Fukushima has reached the city. [25:39.360 --> 25:42.360] Residents fear for their health. [25:42.360 --> 25:47.360] This citizen assures that there is no need to worry about the radiation [25:47.360 --> 25:49.360] due to the magnitude of the escape. [25:49.360 --> 25:53.360] However, he hopes that the government will tell them the truth about this. [25:53.360 --> 25:59.360] In the meantime, the supply of food and medicines is already observed in Tokyo [25:59.360 --> 26:03.360] and the reserves for the next few weeks are in danger. [26:03.360 --> 26:07.360] The tragedy that Fukushima is experiencing is considered the worst nuclear accident [26:07.360 --> 26:11.360] since what happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986. [26:11.360 --> 26:15.360] In the streets of Suma, the devastation is part of the panorama. [26:15.360 --> 26:19.360] The high levels of radiation after the explosion of a third nuclear reactor [26:19.360 --> 26:25.360] in the Daiichi complex represent a serious threat to those who still remain in the area. [26:25.360 --> 26:31.360] In the destroyed coast of Fukushima, this housewife says that she does not know what to do [26:31.360 --> 26:34.360] and that she is concerned about radiation. [26:35.360 --> 26:40.360] Well, we saw some information from foreign TV channels about the situation in Japan, [26:40.360 --> 26:45.360] especially the social impact that has had on the thousands of lives [26:45.360 --> 26:48.360] that have been lost that have not yet been counted, [26:48.360 --> 26:53.360] and also the impact that has had on the spills, on the explosions, [26:53.360 --> 26:57.360] in the nuclear plants, in the nuclear reactors of several nuclear plants in that country, [26:57.360 --> 27:01.360] which of course has broadened the fear about the possibility of radiation [27:01.360 --> 27:04.360] and also of contamination in people. [27:04.360 --> 27:08.360] But there is also a fundamental economic impact, not only for Japan, [27:08.360 --> 27:12.360] for the Japanese economy that has been causing problems for several years, [27:12.360 --> 27:16.360] but also at an international and regional level. [27:16.360 --> 27:19.360] On that subject, I propose to talk to our specialist, [27:19.360 --> 27:24.360] but before seeing the material that I had previously promised them on this economic issue. [27:25.360 --> 27:29.360] After the earthquake, uncertainty has taken over the Japanese economy, [27:29.360 --> 27:33.360] touched for more than two decades by low growth and deflation. [27:33.360 --> 27:36.360] It comes from what has been called a lost decade. [27:36.360 --> 27:44.360] Japan suffered a very, very strong crisis that has been taking a long time to recover. [27:44.360 --> 27:49.360] Japan, a market of 127 million people, leader in electronics and automobiles, [27:49.360 --> 27:51.360] is the third world economy. [27:51.360 --> 27:55.360] Road and light cuts keep a large part of the industry paralyzed, [27:55.360 --> 27:58.360] and this complicates the departure of its initial recovery. [27:58.360 --> 28:02.360] Japan, that crisis was beginning to emerge in the last year, [28:02.360 --> 28:07.360] but unfortunately this earthquake has interrupted that recovery. [28:07.360 --> 28:10.360] In the short term, the earthquake has touched the infrastructures [28:10.360 --> 28:12.360] and threatens tourism and consumption. [28:12.360 --> 28:17.360] Estimations of damage are between 100,000 and 200,000 million euros, [28:17.360 --> 28:20.360] with magnitudes to a certain extent assumable. [28:20.360 --> 28:24.360] The reconstruction of the country will shoot the already overflowing public debt, [28:24.360 --> 28:27.360] equivalent to 200% of the gross domestic product. [28:27.360 --> 28:31.360] Although the positive reading of analysts is that the investment will increase. [28:31.360 --> 28:34.360] Japanese insurance companies have to repatriate many of their investments [28:34.360 --> 28:36.360] that they had made abroad. [28:36.360 --> 28:40.360] That now causes a repatriation of debts. [28:40.360 --> 28:43.360] The catastrophe in Japan will be felt, experts say, [28:43.360 --> 28:47.360] in the accounts of insurance companies and energy companies. [28:47.360 --> 28:52.360] At the moment, Alasal Yen has given more than 1.5% since Thursday. [28:52.360 --> 28:55.360] And well, the figures are impressive. [28:55.360 --> 28:58.360] The Japanese Central Bank, as we mentioned yesterday, [28:58.360 --> 29:04.360] has had to inject more than 180 billion dollars into the Japanese economy, [29:04.360 --> 29:07.360] and it is also said that the insurance companies of that country [29:07.360 --> 29:11.360] will have to repatriate more than 35,000 million dollars. [29:11.360 --> 29:13.360] What has been the impact, Gladys, [29:13.360 --> 29:16.360] you who have been studying the economy of the region for so many years, [29:16.360 --> 29:19.360] specifically the Chinese economy, the Japanese economy, [29:19.360 --> 29:23.360] what has been the real impact of this natural catastrophe [29:23.360 --> 29:27.360] in the Japanese economy, which, as we said at the beginning, [29:27.360 --> 29:30.360] also already faced problems a few years ago? [29:30.360 --> 29:34.360] What were these problems and how is the situation now being recorded? [29:34.360 --> 29:40.360] Well, experts have started a series of arguments, comments, [29:40.360 --> 29:46.360] but well, in good faith, it would be totally irresponsible [29:46.360 --> 29:51.360] to make a detainment on the possible impacts of this catastrophe [29:51.360 --> 30:05.360] because, as we have been observing, it really turns out...