abe shinzo abe. held talks in the capital on tuesday. said abe's visit is very significant and the two countries should step up cooperation. abe replied he wants to deepen bilateral relations. they agreed the countries will cooperate. japan will send developing small and medium sized companies to the country. the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation for the construction of nuclear power plants and cancer treatment centers. let's get a check on the markets. overnight in new york shares closed a touch lower and sluggish economic data weighed on sentiment. let's see how markets opened this morning. we go to maya yoshida. what have you got for us at the open? >> it's basically the same story everywhere. investors are waiting for clues about the direction of the monetary policy and u.s. federal reserve later today and bank of japan on friday. market players are in a wait and see mode. les rr look at the opening levels in tokyo. the topix is up 0.4%. let's check out the broader picture of the asian-pacific region. kospi in the negative and austra

. >>> prime minister shinzo abe asked business leaders for more investment. abe spoke at the meeting of a new panel devoted to dialogue with the private sector. >> translator: now is the time for companies to invest actively, boldly in equment and human resources. >> abe said businesses are enjoying record profits, but there's not enough investment. company bosses asked abe to cut corporate tax rates to below 30% and proceed further with regulatory reforms and warned that electricity and social insurance costs are too high. china signed a deal to build a high speed railway in indonesia if the contract japan failed to win last month. delegates from an indonesia c consortium signed an agreement friday with the state run railway. the 140 kilometer line runs between jakarta and another city, and the representative of the consortium says this project opens is new page in the country's railway history. china ease ambassador to indonesia says t the first high speed railway project in a symbol of bilateral ties. officials say the 5.5 billion dollar project will partly be

shinzo abe is trying to build closer ties to south korea. he said again that he's eager to meet president park geun-hye. abe got a briefing on latest overture. he sent a message to park with the leader of japan's junior ruling party. yamaguchi said park told him she's looking forward to seeing abe at the summit in china. they are arranging for the summit in seoul in october or november. yamaguchi said park was keen to resolve the issue of those referred to as comfort women. he said he believes park wants to discuss the issue with abe. prime minister abe said he hopes to hold his first talks on the sidelines of the tri-lateral summit. abe also handed yamaguchi a personal letter to chinese president xi jinping. he is sending yamaguchi to china next week. >>> the japanese government has held a briefing to explain details of the trans-pacific partnership. the free trade pact would abolish tariffs on about half of more than 800 imported farm items. the duties will be lifted over time, or in some cases, immediately. such as a tax on grapes and certain marine products. officials from the agricultural ministry spok

shinzo abe prepares to peat south korea's prime minister. >> translation: for 20 years we have been calling for an appeal gee. if shinzo abe has a solution, he can come, otherwise he can not. >> when the president made a statement, he upset seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologies, but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. >> what chance of protest on the historical issues that divide them? >> there'll be a sincere statement from prime minister shinzo abe. probably south korean government will be most satisfied. >> that is the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the two north asian allies. the idea is to act as a counterweight to a rising china. >> south korea's president chartered her own course, developing ties with china, evidence by a decision to attend a military parade in beijing in september. this week in a coincidence, a comfort women's statue was unveiled in seoul, displacing a young chinese victim. a display that most have a lot in common. there are also economic matters to discuss. not the least the prospect of a trade

he said shinzo abe has to clearly state the government would assume responsibility in case of serious accident. abe gave commitment tuesday to the nuclear prevention council. >> translator: if there were a nuclear accident followed by disaster, it would be the government's grave responsibility to protect people's lives and assets. the government would responsibly follow through with these duties. >> he said abe's remarks are one of the factors he'll consider when making a decision. >> translator: i'm confirmed the prime minister's comments that the government is firmly resolved to respond in a responsible manner. >> he plans to keep asking the energy minister to visit the plant and will listen to the residents before making up his mind. one plant is currently online, and the pant in southwestern japan was the first to restart after regulations start after the 2011 accident in fukushima. >>> japanese officials expressed gratitude to those who offered support after the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. about 500 people from both nations attended the ceremony in washington. the japanese ambassador to

shinzo abe and gurbanguly berdimuhamedov have agreed to encourage japanese firms to invest more in turkmenistan's energy sector. abe is on a tour of countries to promote economic ties with the region. >> translator: we are grateful to japan for the partnership between the two countries. as for investment, a number of very large projects in the oil, gas and chemical industries are under way in turkmenistan. with the funding of japanese investment. >> berdimuhamedov says the cooperation between the two countries offers great potential. abe hopes to promote dialogue between japan and the central asian nations to contribute a political -- to political and economic stability in the region. >> translator: the japanese delegation includes many business leaders. i'm glad they'll have an opportunity to meet you in person. i'm certain this will lead to major progress in our economic relations. >> the leaders then signed a joint statement. it welcomed the participation of japanese firms in the construction of natural gas and thermal power plants. the leaders said their governments will help facilitate the projects worth $18 b

shinzo abe will add new faces. he will retain nine, add nine first timers and one returning minister. the lineup includes three women. abe is creating a new portfolio to carry out his desire for japan where every person plays an active role in society. he revealed the plan to set up the post last month as his new policy. deputy chief cabinet secretary has been tapped for the post. also to serve as the abduction issue minister and minister for women's empowerment. among others expected in the reshuffle abe plans to keep deputy minister taro aso and sanae takaichi expected to stay on. foreign minister kishida to remain in the post. the education, culture, sports science and technology portfolio given to hase. the outgoing sports minister offered to step down over controversy surrounding the new national stadium for the 2020 tokyo olympics. he and his ministry came under fire for the stadium's ballooning cost. the plan was later scrapped thmpt new minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries is to be moriyama. the new environment minister is to be marukawa, chair person of the committee on health, welfare and labor. defe

pboc are going to throw a fit that it is ultimately -- tom: we had shinzo abe visit our headquarters a couple weeks ago. an abedly call by ubs to 127 on yen. did we get enough jargon in there for you? jonathan: a lot of jargon this week. tom: a lot of jargon this week. that is our "surveillance" silence. john from jp morgan will join us thursday to continue our discussion on commodities and foreign exchange. really looking forward to that. eric nelson of unicredit later this week. jonathan ferro and tom keene in london and vonnie quinn in new york. this is bloomberg "surveillance." ♪ jonathan: this is bloomberg "surveillance." i am jonathan ferro with tom keene in london. is it morning or night? tom: when you are working bloomberg "surveillance," it is always the morning. people are staggering home when i am going in. quinn withonnie your business flash. vonnie: expecting a record-breaking takeover today. dell will announce it is acquiring davis storage company emc. dell is in talks to raise at least $40 billion to play for the deal. emc is a leader in digital storage. dell has been increasing its server busin

prime minister shinzo abe plans to pledge economic support when he visits the president tuesday afternoon. it will be a sixth and final stop on his tour of central asia and mongolia. abe is likely to discuss how japan can help with structural reform. this will include ways to nurture small and mid-sized businesses to shift the country away from being a resource-dependent economy. kazakhstan is the most developed country in central asia, the leading producer of uranium and rich in oil and natural gas. the nation of more than 16 million people enjoys a per capita gdp over $12,000. before arriving in kazakhstan, he agreed to offer a yen loan of nearly $100 million to repair highways and will provide election equipment to help promote dempsey. >> time to check on the markets now. just having a quick look here. u.s. and european stocks slipped on monday as investors took profits ahead of the much-awaited central bank meetings in the u.s. and japan this week. for a check on the markets here in tokyo, we go to the tokyo stock exchange. what have you got for us? how's the open? >> good morning. we are seeing profit taking, but shares are moving rather directionless here in to

shinzo abe operators to meet south korea's president for talks. >> for 25 years we have been shouting for japan to compensate. if he last answers he can come to south korea otherwise he cannot. >> while abe made his statement, he upset seoul, without reiterating them for a personal standpoint. for all this symbolism of japan summit in the last three years, what so divides them? >> sincere statement from prime minister abe. probably south korean government will be most of the part satisfied. >> reporter: and certainly the hope from the u.s. side, it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in japan and south korea, and is desperate for its allies to be bound closer together. south korea's president park geun-hye. in this week in an apparent coincidence, a new statute was e unveiled. a significantly close remark, on monday, improvement of relations that washington wants is another matter altogether. >> joining us from an area just outside of toque yoke. thank yotokyo. >> china talks just the first of them, what have they got to do before they pull in yap a app jt were? >> i think there will be economic talk and nuclear weapons plans for north korea which will be on the trilateral summit.