u. s. on japan in the region. and we have seen a more assertive behavior of china regarding the east tennessee south sanity. and the taiwan issues in the past. he is as i mentioned earlier, is your hand is now running a record current account deficit with the weakening. how do you think this will reflect on the countries image as an export powerhouse? i think 1st, let me clarify that japan has never come to visit on annual basis in the past 40 years. so what we have now is a record deficit for a single months. and this is a trade div is due to the import prices of energy. and as you said, the weak japanese, again, if you look at the export, has been a significant decline in export already after the global financial crisis in 2008 as the production has shifted offshore. so i think this is a long term trend and not really a reaction to w finch ox. well, japan also has a constitutional ban on export arms that think he is beginning to change as the government is considering modifying the law. what is the emphasis for

on the korean peninsula. so it, it's a very dangerous situation right now because of all those reasons. now, apparently the official justification for the u. s. using the bomb on japan was to cut the war in the pacific short avoid an invasion of japan and save hundreds and thousands of american lives. and truman even went on as far as say that he believe that it's a japanese lives as well. what do you make of this response and is it justified when the destruction was so catastrophic? yes, i think that is a very typical argument that is made. i think there's a lot of arguments against the alternate use of atomic bombs on japan for that reason. and there's a lot of military arguments that, you know, the soviet union was entering the pacific theater a little bit more at that time that the war could have ended sooner rather than later. i think the argument that justifies the nuclear attack on japan is very over inflated. and i think the consequences of the use of the atomic bombs of japan is so much more far reaching than than they thought it might be. or maybe they, they knew that as well, but i think just the generations of victims i have suffered you know, nothing. i

attack simulation using the device on tuesday, tanya, and has stepped up missile testing this week to coincide with joint military drills between the u. s. and japan, which 1st on thursday said a head on al jazeera, a bump on the columbia's fragile path to peace. as the president orders mitchell operations against a major ongoing and in economy in ruins, we speak with pakistan is struggling to soar in cost of living. ah hello, we've got some wetter and windy weather, hopefully clearing the air in beijing over the next couple of days. we've had some really poor rac quality recently. rather more cloud to started to slide its way through the thick a cloud is further south. we got this weather system here, just winding its way away, pushing over towards search japan. that will sweep through 25 celsius in tokyo, some warm sunshine of the warm spring sunshine for friday afternoon. that wet, whether that's making his way across southernmost past may go a little bit of cloud and some re absalom when she flurries for a time just pushing across bating over the next couple of days. temps is here falling back to rat 8 celsius. the saturday afternoon, the ray

on tuesday. young has stepped up. miss our testing this week to coincide with joint military drill in the u. s. and japan, which finished on thursday, taiwan has recorded some pastor to honduras off to the central american country move to stablish. former ties with china on juris has been one of the few countries to officially recognize the self governing island which china considered part of its territory by the rapid report. a diplomatic dispute in central america. as taiwan recalls its ambassador to honduras. this following an announcement on march 15th by hunter and president, jo maddock asked that honduras would be re establishing diplomatic ties with china . gentry good, will you answer? sure. what we welcome the urine governments positive statement to develop relations with china. we're ready to establish undeveloped bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect. on tourists in taiwan, have had strong diplomatic ties for decades by creating a new diplomatic relationship with china. however, those ties could now be broken. on thursday, taiwanese foreign minister, joseph wu, said t

on the august deal between the u. k. australia and the u. s. for nuclear technology submarines. and now we're talking about japan and spending on its military a paradigm shift. all of these things come together and they lead to this question . will we see a military confrontation between the u. s. and china, in this decade perhaps we know some us generals have said we will. what's your opinion? i don't think a conflict is inevitable. why? i don't, i think we are in a dangerous period. it's clear that she g paying has given his military the order to be ready by 2027. but that's different. come in order to go by 2027. so i'm a firm believer that deterrence remain off the ball. and that's why the step that we've seen that japan investing in its own defense australia, as you said, with the steel investments that we see korea making human progress in the, in the relationship of the united states with the philippines. right. all of these things i think, send a message, a web of like minded states, the web u. s. alliances and partners in the region is, is drawing tighter. and that's a good thing for deter. you think we

japan, not be armed. it's not, it's a lose of the water was to be punished. and now the u. s. the need to cute japan and germany to content on and russia so nicely you said very insightful and the thank you so much for joining us today on the project for you now, those close alive to independent. just look relay. so thanks for joining us here today. now the west i mix off, straight on the by the west, has long been trying to make a pariah out of russia. yet moscow is seemingly strengthening its position on the wall, the rear. you think that she's in things visit a symbolic event that will send a definitive signal that the west has failed to isolate russia? absolutely, it's exact term sure. shot shot, the late president, france, one george bush attacked. iraq, said we should not try to export democracy in a tank. i think he was right. and what happens now shows that europe can not any more, a tall become a piece broker. if you look at the past, the gold with this position of 3rd way, you know, between the soviet union and america in managed to make it that france was a piece broke in paris that kissinger and the north vietnam

japan have struck a deal on minerals used in the production of electric vehicle batteries. the agreement eliminates barriers on trading the strategically important resources and is expected to allow u. s. companies to source the minerals from japan and still be eligible for subsidies under the new inflation reduction act. us prosecutors of accused sam bank that freed of offering $40000000.00 and bribes to chinese officials in a new indictment bagman freed is charged with conspiracy to violate the anti bribery. provisions of the foreign corrupt practices act, the founder of the collapse crypto exchange, f t. x has already pleaded not guilty to separate charges related to allegations he cheated. f t x users of billions of dollars. british gambling regulators have slapped a $24000000.00 fine on companies owned by gambling group william hill for failing to protect consumers and for applying weak anti money laundering controls of the regulator. so the issues were so worrying that are considered suspending the firm's license disney will eliminate its met diverse program as part of a broader series of cost cuts. that's according to a new wall street journal article. let's go retain austro in

on the u. s. we can also count on canada. we are seeing be also attempt already in japan to change their legislation to, to help us though we are counting on other partners beyond europe as well. and all that together i hope will make it happen. but you're seeing the situation around the world. you're seeing countries facing energy crisis, citizens facing soar in cost of living. and i'm wondering if you personally are concerned that support could wayne we understand that that is the expectation of the russian federation. and here i'm coming back to what i said earlier. it is important to understand that this is not a, i'm only existential threat to ukraine. it is an existential threat to the way of living of many, many countries. and many, many societies, even what we see with a food, a security issue, how russia has been using best leverage and, and how many countries have understood that ukraine has been, that there's breadbasket for, for lots of nations around the world. and russia is playing with that leverage as well. so understanding and getting on board in the war where it's black and wide. where is the war for of good a

income countries around the world or middle income countries that rely on 2nd vehicle flows, especially from a europe, japan and the u. s. and some of those countries have implemented exactly the tax regime on in points that christina is highlighted and they had math of adoption. i read recently that mongolia, for example, which favored hybrid electric vehicles and had a fleet of 30 percent hybrid vehicles on the road, much better than what the u. s. has achieved with a tax regime. so i do think christina solution while it's not going to happen in the u. s. is really an excellent solution in many other parts of the world. a mere seller grew these re multiple solutions, different solutions for different parts of the world, world work. but i think everyone's an agreement that needs to happen. right. dr. luckily, it's true. ellis, acellus assassin. henry says evey's will become cheaper, though. insane. i got a rad mom. right. therapists were out of time. i want to thank all 3 of you, alyssa, christina, and henry for joining us today. and for you, if you're watching on youtube or on out zara english for joining us. and unti

on the local pre wish. you boy, 1st you are miracles. cra december, the 7th. 1941. japan's force is a tank pearl harbor. the main u. s. military base in the pacific america is forced to join the war. it's fast industrial base which had been used for the manufacturing civilian technology, was quickly re orchestrated to produce munitions and tanks and aircraft and naval vessels for funding of the war. as early as summer 1941 stein raises the question of opening a 2nd front line with churchill. but the british prime minister declines citing difficulties with true deployments. roosevelt promise is that the u. s. army will land in france in 1940 to lay to us churchill to inform installing that the operation will not go ahead. churchill flies to moscow. i the situation on the soviet frontline is dying. the nazis are advancing to the coupon and north caucuses under approaching stalingrad started sun senior lieutenant jago gush really is in captivity. nazi concentration camp don't skip him yet, but he a whole must cool now which and to roland options for english, california, the berlin architectures came up shellfish churchi

on devices linked to official accounts. u k u s the e u and canada have introduced some of those bands have been criticized by beijing . well, set a head on al jazeera, the leaders of japan and south korea needs the 1st time in 12 years. will tell me what came out of those talks that white portugal is about to end this and want to visual golden visa program. ah i, we must look at the eastern mediterranean once again. and particularly turkey, which is, you know, has recently provided unwelcome, significant rain over the earthquake area and it's back to the same again. the whole system is one to get with a cold wind coming out the black sea. turning back up towards cyprus, the heavy rain concentrates in the south and the whole system will be going slowly eastwards between friday and saturday. now at the same time that is the most active weather in the area, we've got a bit of a breeze coming down the golf, tucking into the empty co to be at the sand and increasing the likelihood of thunderstorms in the mountains or southwestern saturday or west of yemen. here is saturday, his confirmation not wet. weather goes into some turkey. the wooden parts of syria as while to write d

u. s. and japan. and this is part of an ongoing series, which on those 2 captains of both teams that is out in border of australia and city, got a score of india, but politically and diplomatically speaking as well. i mean, this is, as you can see, clearly made for tv event one that prime interest and the ranger movie at his government. not particularly good at, and is also in line with the prime minister movie and in the us international ambitious global ambition. look at the venue, you know, this stadium was in 2021 renamed ranger movie stadium. it is in the state of goods rob, this is the state that movie was chief minister for more than a decade. it is the largest stadium that has seen on cricketing front. many records been broken, and records being made politically and diplomatically is what it is pretty significant in february 2020. this was the stadium that holds to that mega road show between then us president donald trump and prime minister and remove the i don't know, this is happening in the background all the time when in just trying to project, it says as a big leader on the global front

u. s. president eisenhower carried out the program atoms for peace to sweep away the memory of the bombing of japan. and after only 2 years following the di, go for gold u model incident. a symposium on nuclear energy for civil purposes was organized and took place symbolically in hiroshima met. so tara was chosen as the president of the new commission for atomic energy. the construction of the country's 1st nuclear power plant was soon announced. thus it was that the country which would probably have been the last in the world to espouse nuclear energy, became one of its main and most convinced supporters. ah, don't some more money come with you money that i can kill food hardly matter that i good in me that i didn't know yesterday give. that's when you can still. i seen that them this sort of the mother in law insurance. when you look on the nuclear gypsies, the nuclear power, plant, seasonal workers, number in the thousands, and they are immediately recognizable. they seem distracted, almost absent. but in reality, they are looking at you. they make you perceive they have something to say. and they do. if you go to visit them in small taverns in the neighborhood at the nuclear pow

how still i had on al jazeera in small japan set up a world baseball classic final with the u. s. senate here with us story. ah ah. oh, lou ah, it's hard to catch up on all the sports news with summer. thank you very much, a sammy while japan have defeated mexico to set up a world baseball classic title decider with the united states. back and forth, the game ended with japan, claiming a 657 final. when in miami, mexico looked lightly winners for much of this contest that louisa or yes, hating 31 a home run in the 4th inning to pan star, player. sure he'll tani came up with the key play in the 9th inning. indeed, of double inspiring a lay to riley of homer his team. when he took off the motor, tommy then stepped up to deliver a 21 double that sent japan, 265 walk of victory to contact a winner. defense for face the reigning champion, team usa in the final later this tuesday. anytime you know, you get to play, get the line up like they have a team that they have. it's going to draw a crowd, but for it's b, u. s. 8 or japan. and then, you know, obviously, you know, travelers so tin

u. s. first imposed sweeping restrictions on china last october. but in order for the restrictions to be effective, it needed key suppliers in the netherlands and japan to get on board talks had been ongoing for months. us crypto lending bank, silver gate is shutting operations. it was one of the major banks for crypto exchange is like defunct f t x. silver gate says all deposits will be fully repaid, as the company winds down, the bank has been struggling for months. it reported a nearly $1000000000.00 net loss in the 4th quarter standard and poors as downgraded south africa's outlook from positive to stable. citing severe power outages no locally as load, shedding wide spreading power cuts are carried out several times a day by state owned energy utility s. com to avoid a total collapse of the grid with outages lasting up to 10 hours. the future of european energy could rely on africa with lots of sunshine and wind. much of the continent is ideal for generating clean electricity or for using it to create another clean fuel hydrogen. now the united arab emirates, egypt, and germany have struck a $34000000000.00 deal. and mallory tanya, where they'll

on. the 2nd risk is that a number of japanese banks, which are curly jap, japan's host bank, have large portfolios of u. s. bonds that their funding was short term fund money and those particular trades are now money was brad sets are thank you so much now it's clearly been a big week for the west market in scott and joins me now from wall street for the latest news. yes, bitcoin shooting up 30 percent and the price of oil diving. what's going on there? definitely. maria's a lot of movement in all of those markets at the moment of the sell, effectually in bitcoin, started almost on the day a year ago when they're a federal reserve started to the interest rates cycle. a to the, an upside that did put a lot of pressure on a bit cons. and now there is sort of the idea of speculation that the federal reserve soon might be done with increasing interest rates. and this is one of the reasons why a bit coins are coming back even if and weekly increase of i think at the end of was 35 percent is definitely not her usually than on the other side. oil down for the week by 14 percent. well, the idea is that also with

one ballistic missile off its eastern coast. the launch was pyongyang, 7th this month, as the u. s. steps up military exercises with south korea. japan says at least 2 missiles landed outside its territorial waters. ere, rail and bus services are expected to grind to a halt and germany on monday as part of a mass public transport strike. it's the biggest walk out in 30 years. it comes after a series of fail talks with employees and recent weeks over wages. the 24 hours trial is also likely to disrupt transport services. on tuesday. polls have closed in cuba, where voters have been electing a new national assembly. those legislators will been elected president and that is expected to be current. president miguel diaz canal. there was no campaigning leading up to the election and no opposition challenges. well, those are the headlines on al jazeera. do stay with us. talk to al jazeera is coming up next. thank you for watch. ah, we're leading eco friendly solutions to come back. threats to our planet on al jazeera with brushes, invasion of ukraine has prompted, traditionally neutral countries such as finland and sweden to apply for nato

on us, japan beat australia, $71.00 to win the game. and before we go, here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the u. s. government says it will not be like silicon valley bank, us regulators shut it down on friday after loss of assets prompted to run on deposits. it's the 2nd largest bank failure in u. s. history. and that's all for now. up. next world stories looks at afghan school girls who fled to india to get an education. we'll be back again at the top and asked are until then to take care of getting ahead using tech as our documentary series founders valley, it's africa and meet the founders. empowering their continent through digital innovation, transforming work, help, and living conditions in their country. and finally, the world with their ideas. founders valley africa watch. now on d a document 3. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list in romantic corner. check hot spot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot d w. travel off we go with this week on world stories begging for peace in columbia. living for the environment in wales. ah, but 1st we go to india where refugee afgh

on it. japan beet, australia, 71 to win the game. and before we go, here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the u. s. government says it will not be lived. silicon valley bank us regulators, shut it down on friday after a loss of assets prompted to run on deposits. it's the 2nd largest bank failure in u. s. history. and that's all for now. up. next world stories looks at afghan school girls who fled to india to and education will be back again at the top of that next article until wednesday, careful with my knees regretting ahead. using tech as our documentary series founders valley, it's africa. meet the founders empowering their continent through digital innovation.

japan and south korea is absolutely essential. both are allies of the u. s. triangular corporation is absolutely critical for, for the ability of the us and the like minded to schools based on the region. what do you expect will be potential avenues of cooperation as you say, between the 2 over the next few years. well, a clearly big area of cooperation and it's guarantee issues the to japan, about korea before relation job a couple of years ago. there was some cooperation. it would be good, very welcome. i think from the point of view, if that corporations deeper and the, the, the try, your relationship is more stable with pushing their good sign in the japanese either this is what i want in the december 20 to new national security strategy. very importantly, japan referred to the south career as a, as an important goal, japan and not having such a job a security. so i think there is some sort of optimism within japanese government that this, this relationship can be i think from japan of point of view as well. they would welcome more creat involvement in the end of japan as an index to be contacts in terms of framing policy towards the region that had been a sort of south

on going south korean and u. s. military drills will miss fall was farther into the sea in between the korean peninsula and japan is believed to have the range to potentially target the united states. a spokesman for libyan warlord, actually, for us as more than 2 tons of uranium that had been reported missing by the us nuclear watchdog has been found was hen drums of radioactive material with a k to near the border with chad, i've told spokesman said whether sees the bottles may have thought they came to weapons or amunition. uranium was reported missing on tuesday for the international atomic energy agency, inspected and unnamed site. libya. now a funeral has been held for one of for palestinians. killed by is very forces and occupied westbank. thousands turned out to mourn the man killed in an operation carried out on, on the cover is really unit to the busy shopping area on thursday. are those killed with a 16 year old to others have been identified as leaders, were palestinian group known as the janine battalion. the testers across israel, once again taken to the streets to denounce the government's judicia

u. s team captain mike trout struck out, basing his angels teammate japanese picture shohei otani, the americans lost the final on home soil in miami, florida this is japan'shird world baseball classic title. it's also the first classic hilt since 2017 because of the coronavirus pandemic. and he's going going gone after the cuban team was eliminated from the tournament, one of their players pulled a classic cuban sports move. he defected to the united states. cnn's patrick open has the story. one of the members of cuba's national baseball team apparently did not make the flight home after historic match between the u. s and cuba in miami over the weekend, backup catcher even prieto apparently defected, according to multiple reports, choosing to stay in florida after his team lost 14 to 2 against the united states. i was a game that was shrouded. in cold war era attention. this was a historic game between cuba and the us taking place in miami's little havana neighborhood. this is the heart of the cuban exile community in the united states. the community is largely anti cuban government community of people that have had to flee from this island over many, ma

leaders of the task force say this is one of only three remaining officially designated japan towns here in the u. s about 80 before world war two. all three are here in california. the others are in san jose. and los angeles. we want to keep attracting young people, the younger generation but also preserving traditional cultures . we want japantown to be a place for everyone. everyone to celebrate. goals include protecting local businesses, providing tender protections, working with japanese trade groups and forming a japantown community council. the task force is expecting a vote on the recommendations on april 4th. president biden hosted an anniversary event for the affordable care act at the white house today. the president highlighted how over the last 13 years what was dubbed obamacare has given more than 40 million americans access to health coverage. president biden called the a c a the quote most consequential piece of health care legislation. since medicare and medicaid were created in 1965. remember when you couldn't leave a dead end job because you couldn't risk losing your health insura

one been a stick massage off its eastern coast. the launch was pyongyang, 7th this month, and the u. s. steps, military exercises with south korea. japan is at least 2. the sounds landed outside its territorial waters. but european union has warned further sanctions of bela ruth hosts russian nuclear weapons that use. joseph morales says the move would be an irresponsible escalation and a threat to european security. the comments come off, the president vladimir putin announced he would position tactical nuclear weapons in better booth. ukraine is calling for an urgent meeting of the un security council. last week put in was russia would be false to react of the u. k. supplied ukraine with alma piercing ammunition containing depleted uranium. he says russia has stockpiles of similar weaponry, but i stopped short of using it. me, law ukraine's up. it's the nuclear power plant remains at rest gets come under repeated shelling. the un nuclear watchdog chief is expected to assess the damage later this week. the suzy sliders the program coordinator the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. she says the agreement between russia

class, which in miami proved to be i one sided, a fair friending champions united states crushed cube of 14 to the reeds tuesday's final. well known ice japan or mexico, u. s. word, relentless and spalding. each of their 6 innings and an hour to become over the 2nd team to win back to back championships after japan in 2006 in 2009. we're bobby scales is a former bader league basketball player who's now a radio color commentator for the detroit tigers. he told me why this match between team usa and cuba was so important. yes, very significant match up. i in the united states here are in the world baseball class. again, it was, it was it in the end, it wasn't, it was saving as people wanted to be, but a historic nonetheless. and you've also played professionally in japan a thing which are feature, some big stars playing in the us. absolutely. so he or tommy, you dar vision and it, and several other stars from the japanese team are, are currently in the major leagues and also a very high standard of baseball. the played in japan professionally as well. and so are what is the war world baseball classic bead for the sport? i think instrument, it's an opportunit