keita kage, nhk world. >> and that wraps it up for biz this wednesday. >>> the head of the u.s. command says washington remains committed to the asia pacific. they made that comment as people wonder what impact president-elect trump will have when he takes office. >> will remain so well into the future. >> reporter:ed ed admiral harry harris said although the united states is going through a transition period, the country never has a lame duck commander in chief. trump made a number of controversial statements regarding asia during the election campaign. he called u.s. alliances with some countries unfair and promised to review them. >> we defend japan. we defend germany. we defend south korea. we defend saudi arabia. they do not pay us what they should be paying us because we are providing tremendous service and we're losing a fortune. >> reporter: president barack obama met with trump after the election. he says trump expressed great interest in keeping the country's core strategic relationships. observers say trump is taking a more pragmatic stance now that the election is ov

keita kage, nhk world. >> tomorrow in the third part of our series, we'll look at efforts to help seniorsind jobs. that's it for business news. i'll leave you with a check on the markets. >>> delegates at a climate change conference in morocco are showing concern about what a donald trump government will mean for the paris agreement. they're taking a good look at how to keep pushing ahead with the scheme in the face of possible u.s. resistance. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the meeting of the paris agreement is the first since the accord took effect on november 4th, less than a year after it was adopted in the french capital. the delegates are making detailed rules in the effort to stop climate change. one hot issue is how the u.s. will change its policy. the world's second-largest emitter has been a driving force behind negotiations on the paris agreement, but president-elect donald trump is skeptical of global warming. leaders and other delegates spoke on the possible consequences. >> translator: i assure you that france will lead dialogue with the united states and its new president