The economic downturn is prompting some Japanese professionals to take a look at another field - farming. They've been taking a crash course run by some farmers hoping to bring new blood to Japan's ailing farming industry. Correspondent Akiko Fujita reports.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Adrian Tomine about Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi's new autobiographical graphic novel, "A Drifting Life." Tomine edited the English language edition of the book.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Hong Kong. The city is the site of an eclectic restaurant that's featuring something new on the menu -- synthetic meals prepared using techniques of "molecular gastronomy." The World's David Leveille explains.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks to musician Fareed Haque about his latest endeavor -- the Flat Earth Ensemble. The band's name was inspired by a recent book by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

Sorry we're a couple of days late, but so it goes. First, we look at the Swedish court ruling against the founders of The Pirate Bay. We have an explainer and analysis on that. Also, how is Barack Obama's embrace of new technologies during the campaign playing out now that his administration is in power? And we end with a segment on robots. Lovely.

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Today on The World: President Obama focuses on the Middle East, as he hosts the King of Jordan at the White House; Also, a US decision not to renegotiate NAFTA right now gets mixed reviews in Mexico; Plus what actor Jackie Chan thinks about freedom in China -- and why he might wish he hadn't said it publicly.

President Obama met with the King of Jordan today at the White House. Mr. Obama says he's a strong supporter of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. But as The World's Aaron Schachter reports, many in the Middle East are doubtful that President Obama or anybody else could bring about significant change in the region right now.

President Obama on 'prospects of peace'

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Joel Rubin, Government Affairs Director for "J Street," a political action committee and lobbying group. The group represents pro-Israel, pro-peace American Jews and their allies, and supports a two-state solution for the Middle East.

The World's Lorne Matalon reports on how Mexico is reacting to the Obama Administration's decision not to seek a renegotiation of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexico's government doesn't want to re-open the trade deal. But critics in Mexico are disappointed, because they feel NAFTA has hurt Mexicans economically.

On the first day of the UN conference on racism, Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad provoked a walk out with his speech labeling Israel a racist state. Anchor Marco Werman has this quick note on the second day of the UN conference on racism.