so what did you see were the main points of abe's news conference? >> well the point is that prime minister abe revealed that his government will make another new five-year intensive reconstruction period plan. the government had earlier designated that the initial five years from the disaster in 2011 as an intensive reconstruction period. that period comes to end next year. so local governments and residents have been worried about what's going to happen after that period. so the government was expected to re-examine how it should proceed with reconstruction beyond the five-year period. prime minister abe made it clear in his news conference that his government will make another five-year reconstruction plan starting in fiscal year 2016. i believe that the prime minister did not want to give any more anxiety to local governments and residents. >> and as to the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, we heard its determination to manage contaminated soil and waste, what do you have to say about that? >> well, the government plans -- government plans ss star

opening comments >> ma'am vice chair i'll request we separate the questions in terms of separating ab 61 from the remainder of the state legislation and vote on that separately so ma'am, vice chair in the finance committee the staff recommended that ab 61 have we not take a position and instead monitor 9 progress of that bill the finance committee voted to change that represents to an opposed position so ab 16 is state legislation that will clarify the power of local jurisdictions to allow private shuttles to utilize public transportation stops we believe that no one everyone but the mta the city ebldz we have that ability the flaw will clarify that power and it is working its way through the process not undermine the pilot program we have in place in san francisco between the mta and varies private shuttle provider that take san franciscans to work so i believe we should adopt the staff represents to watch or monitor this bill rather than oppose it i make a motion to amend the item to change the recommendation or excuse me. i make a motion to amend we adapt a watch port commission po

move on to the next item north america item 9 new business we want to add scott a discussion of scott ab 12 e i didn't mean to cut him off it needs to be an agenda item a proposal for a small business tax holiday a single day it has of if passes at the the state level it has an implementation because we have an credential we'll have that discussion whether to recommend to the city and county of san francisco for them to honor that as well and there recent all kinds of logical issues for the tax holiday many businesses have many online point of sales you can track this as a single transaction it is great but not without complications >> so may i ask one particular. >> uh-huh. >> i don't know if it's one or a couple of questions i'll jaundice it as new business i'll check with our chief confinement to make sure we have the timeline and all of that do i need me to check in with the small business community to sort of gage their level of interest as well. >> it explicit hurt to have outreach i think that i mean, however, we want to do that it is happening at the state level the primary quest

patterson introduced ab 1138 only page 38 of your matrix is the acquisition of the railways upon havingull funding understanding for the entire sect so to put that into terms the initial construction seethe the first is under construction second packages that are going out to bid shortly and another package the funding four those have not been fully identified this as the effect in essence of bringing the construction to a halt that puts it in jeopardy we recommend an approval. >> can you say what the temperature is open the bill. >> yes. and mr. patterson introduced this is probably the most clever of the bill to bring the high speed rail to a halt but previous efforts in the last session failed as well. >> thank you. >> mr. harper from rojs introduced the city and county from that stalling the systems and any existing go traffic systems will be subject to an, an intersection basis with new engineering studies to validate the safety of the intersections i don't think it is going to go well, we recommend this in that case. >> thank you. >> they don't have cars in orange county. >> next

later in the day, joko met prime minister abe.discussed business ties and maritime security cooperation. >> translator: japan and indonesia are both maritime democratic nations in asia. i would like to dramatically strengthen our mutually beneficial partnership and contribute to peace and prosperity in the region and the world. >> translator: first of all, i'd like to say that i am very grateful for your warm welcome. today i'd like to discuss cooperation between indonesia and japan. >> the leaders issued a joint statement on plans to promote economic cooperation including greater japanese investments in indonesia and increased trade. the countries will arrange ministerial-level talks on building infrastructure in indonesia. japan will also help indonesia improve its maritime security capabilities, port facilities, and marine industries. >>> investors on tokyo markets are taking the leading index higher and higher. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk to tell us all about it. the nikkei staying at levels we haven't seen i

abe is studying china's proposal to create an international bank. politicians are concerned about the way the institution will be set up and run. abe promised he will keep pressing the chinese for a clear explanation. a man from the party for future generations voiced his concern. he said half the capital for the investment bank will come from china. he said no other country has ever exerted such strong influence over any international financial institution. he asked prime minister abe what criteria he will use to decide whether japan gets involved. >> translator: the government needs to closely examine many points, including whether the bank will be able to establish fair governance and whether lenders will incur losses. >> abe said japan has raised these issues with china but has yet to receive a clear explanation. he said japan will keep working with other parties in calling for china to explain these points. chinese leaders want the bank to include japan. the ambassador has urged the japanese to get on board. he said senior chinese officials beg

mullins on behalf of the ab 5516 requires the dmv to develop a new temporary license plate so in the period between the sale of the vehicle and the appearance of the real plate law enforcement and toll operators will identify and tow the vehicle it failed to pass last year and you know again. >> so this comes with an appropriations as well. >> that will be a state mandate i didn't look at what the mandate is on this i'm sure there is one gentleman introduced on or about an 65 simply extends the 3 p law definitely a lot of interest amounting to this law and he's really motivated he visited chile this year and looked at the fine facilities that are in place and figured out it is a tool we're going recommending support there are two manufacturer going through the assembly that deals with this matter. >> ab 1287 by mr. chiu allows the extent of the forward-looking camera so for law enforcement purposes that authors it for parking and the lane intersection of construction as enforceable we recommend support on that measure i alluded to the still amendment on page 168 reduce the threshold

they say abe use merkel's efforts to force dialogue resolving the conflict in eastern ukraine. scattered fighting between pro-russian separatists and government forces continues in the region despite a cease-fire that has been in place since mid-february. abe wants to promote talks with germany in dealing with russia and extending support for ukraine. he's likely to suggest that pressure on russia is necessary, and that sanctions alone aren't enough. also expected to be on the agenda is china's increased maritime activity in the east and south china sea. abe wants the g-7 nations to address the situation together. >>> and speaking before her meeting with prime minister abe, merkel said that it is important to face up to history in order to improve ties with neighboring countries. merkel said germans will never forget that people in europe and the world reached out for reconciliation following the agony inflicted by nazi germany. she said that would not have been possible had germany not been willing to face up to history. merkel also spoke of her respect with a strong sense of

more than 1,000 people took part. 46% said they support abe's cabinet.s down 8 percentage points from a survey conducted the previous month. the percentage of respondents who disapprove went up by eight percentage points to 37%. pollsters asked participants if they support the abe administration's economic policies. a majority, 51%, said they do while 44% said they don't. our survey touched on recent allegations involving political funds. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties faced questions over inappropriate donations from businesses. 58% of respondents said stricter regulations on political funds are necessary. 11% said they're not. 24% said neither. our poll also suggests japanese voters aren't so excited about an event that could have a direct impact on their lives. nationwide elections to choose local leaders. 65% said they're interested. that's nearly ten percentage points less than in a survey conducted two months before elections held four years ago. 31% said they have no interest in the elections. the apparent lack of interest o

. ♪ >>> prime minister shinzo abe has called for immediate reform of the u.n.y council and he says it's time japan became a permanent member. abe was speaking at a ceremony in tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of the united nations. he said that since the end of world war ii japan has worked hard to build a free and democratic nation that defends human rights and honors the rule of law based on deep remorse over the war. he stressed that the country has been striving to contribute to the peace, development and prosperity of the asia pacific region and the rest of the world. abe said the time for discussing security council reform is over and he wants to see real change. >> translator: japan is prepared to assume the role of a permanent member of the u.n. security council by taking quiet pride in the achievements it has accumulated. >> abe said japan is determined to take a lead in discussions on any issue inside and outside of the u.n. >>> officials at japan's foreign ministry say a recently discovered map casts doubt on beijing's claim to the senkaku islands.

. >> reporter: abe retired from the bench in 2010. one of his most famous cases as a judge involved the founder of the religious cult aum shinri kyo. abe faced matsumoto in the courtroom 219 times over a period of six years. matsumoto faced charges in more than 13 cases, including the sarin gas attack. abe first met the defendant five months after his arrest. the judge had summoned matsumoto to a closed-door session to ask why he had dismissed his lawyer. it was an unusual step. abe still rebs what matsumoto said. >> translator: you are just there to judge me. but my life is at stake in this trial. >> translator: he stated very logically that the trial is extremely important to him. he clearly understood he must properly face the court. >> reporter: matsumoto pleaded not guilty at the beginning of the trial. but, his behavior soon become erratic. >> translator: i expected some kind of testimony. but he began babbling in english. none of it made sense. >> reporter: abe says he tried to listen. but, it wasn't easy. >> translator: i thou

certain amount in one year or shift the burden there are two bills pending before the state legislation ab 39 prevents the copies from a tier and assemblyman bill requires the companies to report medications that costs more $10,000 just to conclude it is clear it matters in san francisco but that helps to put a finer point on this is a chart showing element san franciscans living with hiv we don't have good numbers for multiply scleras and other disease but necessary need access to treatment that is why it is an important issue here in san francisco thank you very much priscilla so mr. chairman i'd like to ask as mentioned our assemblyman david chiu is sponsored legislation around this and aaron's office is here i want to ask him to come up and speak on the assembly man's behalf. >> thank you very much as the supervisor said i'm here i'm aaron on behalf of dude for the most part thank you, supervisor wiener for this important topic so through the affordable health care act millions of californians now have comprehensive plans and this is on affordability high-priced drugs and speciality dr

decision i want to say another item on the same page right below in the summary that was given us to ab 40 legislation assemblyman bill kings legislation regarding the golden gate and sidewalk and bike and pedestrian fees i plan to introduce a resolution at the full board urging the support for the position at the next finance committee and taking a strong support position for bill kings legislation let me talk about this for ab 40 it is legislation that will ban charging a toll for pedestrians use of golden gate i'm sure you're aware of the golden gate is a public treasure owned below the people nont not only in san francisco but san franciscans from the greater bay area and san franciscans enjoy the bridge as a public place a gateway to national parks with a history in architecture wonder the resolution i'll be introducing will be ab 40 comes with conversations with various planners of public space and visits as well will be moving at the next finance committee to take a support position and i look forward to our comments as it moves through the board of supervisors. >> thank you very

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chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga announced abe's itinerary. he revealed the prime minister will visit the u.s. for eight days late next month. >> translator: abe's next visit to the united states will be of great significance showing the world the strength of the japan/u.s. alliance. >> abe is expected to become the first japanese prime minister in more than five decades to address congress. he would be the first to address a joint session of the senate and house of representatives. abe is expected to discuss various issues with president barack obama including revisions to the u.s./japan defense cooperation guidelines, and negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership. >>> the president of indonesia is visiting japan for the first time. joko widodo asked business leaders in tokyo to invest more in his country. nhk world's chie yamagishi reports how japan and indonesia are trying to strengthen their ties. >> reporter: some 1500 japanese companies were doing business in indonesia as of march 2014. joko told the people at the forum in tokyo tha

abe proposed greater cooperation on security issues. he also expressed support for exporting amphibious rescue aircraft to india. parikar 1st he chose japan as the first place to visit, showing that his country places great importance on cooperation with japan. >>> the ballots over a plan to move an american military beige in okinawa to a new site in the prefecture is escalating. officials have stepped in to get the project back on track. >> translator: i have temporarily suspended the governor's instructions to halt all work on the coast. >>> fisheries ministry officials announced the decision on monday. they say they'll keep discussing on whether to invalidate the governor's instructions. they want to move okinawa's governor told the defense ministries regional bureau last monday to suspend reclamation work within a week. he said the prefecture needed to assess damage to coral in the area. he said if they didn't cooperate, he might revoke a drilling permit. officials at the ministry say a delay in reclamation work could affect the rel

deals with h o v lane it is post on the website it is not in bill form it is similar to not ideal to ab 194 by mr. frazier those two issues will be the frazer bill sports by the coalition i've not seen the language at the time they were ready to introduce it so they're to introduce it as a fall back the trailer bill the administration it proposing authorizes on with an hand caltrain to do the feinstein and each group will be subject to approval by the state transportation system there are guidelines that will be in place if this bill passes issue surround the trailer process that goes through a process that is much more quickly than the stand alone bill we've arrived and monitoring the hearing basis for when this trailer bill will be developing the strategy to influence influence the budget subcommittee on the trailer bill so i want to bring your attention and i think i'll suggest the staff add if on the agenda for the future may be as an agenda item but for tracking. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you just following up on ab 194 where are we in terms of efforts to you know protect loca

experts say substantial pay rises are vital to the success of abe's economic policies. now abe faced some questions about his economic policies at an upper house budget committee session on monday. he said he accepts that salary growth has not caught up with price increases and he says those increases were caused in part by the consumption tax hike last april. >> translator: it's crucial to take an overall view of workers income excludeing the impact of the tax rise. it's a fact that this income is growing because of my government's economic policies. >> abe said employee income as a whole for this april could be more than last year because there will be no tax hike. >>> well toyota motor is among many japanese companies planning to pass on improved earnings to workers. management and union chiefs have agreed to the company's highest pay raise in 13 years. the hike of about $33 a month in basic pay for all employees will be toyota's biggest since 2002. unions initially demanded a monthly hike of around $50. the agreement adds about $93 to the average monthly pay slip. t

abe gave a speech at an event hosted by a think tank.e said people who work in areas such as retail hospitality, and transport account for 70% of gdp and jobs. but he said productivity isn't as high as it is in service industries in some other countries. >> translator: enhancing productivity in the service industry is key to the country's economic growth. >> abe urged businesses to invest more in technology that will improve their efficiency. he said he wants to promote japan's service industry around the world and he'll work on policies to help retailers, restaurants, and hospitals offer services in a range of languages. >>> well the prime minister's policies have already had a visible effect on stocks here in japan. abenomics have helped boost the benchmark index to levels investors haven't seen since april 2000. today the nikkei is approaching the key level of 19,000. right now the nikkei is up by a tenth of a percent from yesterday's close at 18,850. it opened higher following the strong gains on wall street. the dow jones industrial

stand at the state level we're working to aid this with two patrol officers proposals we have seen ab and assembly member chow talked about the high-priced drugs specifically to report data to the state of california for the policymakers with insights into the costs of drugs and will vooblth for ever treatment above $10 the pharmacy companies must disclosure the costs and martha advertising and materials and manufacturing and government substantive grant and the costs attributable to that drug with the mind of the drugs no genetic alternatives highlight the need for scrutiny how drugs are priced and the rationale behind charging the government and patient prices beyond the sustainability of our health care system ab 43 provides that scrutiny and shiendz the light on this and we must have the ability to help all folks thank you very much. >> next i'd like to call up alison from blue shield of california director or - director of pharmacy network. >> good afternoon. thank you for inviting us here i'll start off by saying unemployed is is a nonprofit health plan we serve cervical in addi

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his staff gave the same explanation as abe's. they were unaware of the subsidies in one case and they say the other donation was a legal exception. political funding experts say the law's vagueness promotes confusion. >> translator: most japanese companies receive subsidies in one form or another. the political funds law is not clear enough to allow parties involved to assist their individual situations. this teams to be the source of the confusion. >> they sat down to try to end the feud. ldp representatives say they need to clarify what's legal and what's not. democrats say they will further scrutinize the possible illegal cases and work with the ldp to prevent a recurrence. the amount of donations is not as significant as the price they're now paying. the time they spent in the diet seriesing the issue and the loss of public confidence. nhk world. >>> a court in india has banned the broadcast of a documentary about a fatal gang rain in new delhi. it ruled remarks made by one of the rapist who blames the victim could cause publ

. >> is that on ab 40 although i appreciate and support that measure i want to go back to the traffic endorsement camera i wanted clarity to legislations that you've talked about today, the first is the assemblyman chiu's ab state and federal 87 i'm curious what type of enforcements on parking it is the effort what specifically are we enforcing through the cameras and proposals on this legislation. >> well what kind of parking violations. >> i don't know. >> that's what i was assuming i can't answer that. >> supervisor kim currently we have the authority to enforce double parking but not moving violations is to the continued moving violation it is a traffic violation or a point on the record but administratively determined enforcement actions. >> what is a forward facing cameras those are cameras on the sfmta park control. >> no on the buses. >> oh okay. >> specifically for the busses. >> yeah. so sorry about that >> this is for the busses. >> for the busses what in their double parking in the bus lane and second for high occupancy lanes this didn't currently exist. >> no, but it is f

prime minister abe says civilians will maintain control of the sdf as stipulated in the constitution constitution. >> translator: civilian control basically means the prime minister elected by the people is commander in chief. the defense minister is also a civilian. >> before world war ii, only uniformed personnel could hold cabinet positions that would have authority over the armed forces. article 66 of the constitution was created to keep them out of the cabinet and limit their influence. changing the status quo has been a long time coming. in 2008, members of a panel released a report to then primethe then prime minister. they said they should have equal authority in assisting the defense minister. >>> some opposition lawmakers are not in favor of revising the current legislation. >> the bill is designed to facilitate quick and appropriate decisions. it is also meant to better reflect the voices of personnel in the field. the proposal comes amid the self-defense forces participation in increasingly diverse and complicated missions such as u.n. peacekeeping and disaster relief ope

: prime minister abe has confirmed that his local chapter received the donations. but he says he was not aware that the firms received subsidies. abe says he will give priority to looking into the matter. >> officials at the company say the donations weren't illegal. they say the government subsidies they received were for non-profit projects. dpj secretary-general yukia edano defends the donations to the party by okada. >> translator: the donations were not illegal. the subsidized project was not-for-profit. >> ldp chapters headed by agriculture minister yoshias hayashi and executive minister akira amaki were also said to have accepted money. nishikawa left his post last week he came under fire after a political body he headed received a donation from a firm that received public money. environment minister and justice minister yokokamikawa are under fire for receiving similar donations. meanwhile education minister shimomura admitted to accepting a donation from someone indicted for tax evasion. he said he didn't receive 100,000 yen or about $830 from the donor in

his staff gave the same explanation as abe's. they were unaware of the subsidies in one case and they say the other donation was a legal exception. political funding expert says the law's vagueness promotes confusion. >> translator: most japanese companies receive subsidies in one form or another the political funds law is not clear enough to allow parties in individual situations. this seems to be the source of the confusion. >> reporter: senior officials of both parties sat down to try to end the feud. ldp representatives say they need to clarify what's legal, and what's not. democrats say they will further scrutinize the possible illegal cases, and they will work with the ldp to prevent a recurrence. the amount of donations is not as significant as another price they're now paying. the time they spent in the diet discussing the issue, and the loss of public confidence. nhk world. >>> authorities in japan want to expand emergency protocol to people living even further away from nuclear plants. they're concerned the guidelines t

. >> ab one 94 on page 4 of our masking mr. the gentleman is the chair he introduced this is as the rerequest from the coalition pardons to the and hot lay currently treasures a statute that the authority the statute is not effective a new sunset date has expired that rethat status and defines the regional definition for the san francisco bay area that authority resides with the m t c and must excludes the requirement they must consultant with the county jurisdiction in which the proposed project is located this is similar to legislation that emerged last summer that failed passage about had quite strong support if the coalition as well as the administration quietly behind the scenes we've run into a chairman of the committee that was opted to tow so that bill state we're recommending a support position the requirement for regional agency with the loophole transportation authority parole needs for strengthening we've been working on that we would like to have our endorsement to support this measure so we're folding that b 2, 3,

abe said there is no need to rush a decision now. he said he wants party members to discuss the matter fully. the bank will fund projects in developing economies around the region. southeast asian and middle eastern countries were among the first to join the initiative. recently, more have joined including major european countries, and south korea. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said japan is concerned about whether the institution can establish fair governance. >> translator: leaders in beijing haven't provided a clear explanation. it's impossible for japan to announce joining the aiib at this stage. >> suga says japan will continue to work with china and the rest of the international community. finance minister taro aso says the government can't help but take a cautious approach. he says he heard little about the policies of the new financial institution. economic and fiscal policy minister akira amari says it's possible the aiib could work with the asian development bank in the future. the adb is backed by japan and the u.

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