four out of five seats were taken by the ldp. next in the kapt althoucapital ldp went from 4 to 21. and in the restoration party, they were the most popular. the party was created by the mayor of osaka. the dpj lost all its seats. we're joined now by political commentator nakajima. what led to the landslide victory? >> a lot of voters were disappointed with what has been referred to as an experiment with the democrats. the party leaders made a lot of dreamy promises to voters in the last election. now the voters feel that the leaders missed their opportunity. they promised to cut wasteful government spending, reform the pension system and not raise the consumption tax and the democrats essentially broke all these promises. >> why were voters drawn to abe and his party? >> abe managed to paint a gloomy picture of the democrats and the effect their rule has had on the country. he said the democrats have weakened japan, its foreign policy and its economy. he promised to take a hard stance in relations with china. he said democrats nuclear policy posed a threat to the economy. he critic

the ldp's in opposition now. but with an election on the horizon, members elected abe as their leader, hoping he can help them push the ruling democratic party out of power. nhk's world mayuko amby reports. >> reporter: the outcome of the ldp leadership election marks a political comeback for shinzo abe. he became prime minister of japan in 2006, but he struggled with poor health and resigned after a year in office. >> translator: my victory today will not erase my responsibility for suddenly resigning as prime minister five years ago. keeping that in mind, i will try my utmost with all of you for the party to regain power. >> abe used his campaign to take a tough stance on japan's territorial disputes. he solidified his support base within the party. lawmakers and local party members cast ballots in the first round of voting. four of them opted for the ldp's policy chief shigeru ishiba. only lawmakers could take part in the runoff. most picked abe. public opinion polls suggest the ldp stands a good chance of for

>> i don't believe japanese voters gave their full trust in the ldp yet, and even the leader of the ldp, mr. abe mentions that. however, many voters of the japanese had a hard time to choose a party to vote for and the ldp had a plan to move this country. they had no other choice but the ldp to vote for, i guess. >> liberal democrats held power almost continuously for more than 50 years. what priorities will leader shinzo abe push forward in this administration? >> mr. abe has to push two things, one is social security process coupled with the consumer debt. the other is stimulate the budget economy in japan. however, mr. abe seems to be very careful about running this country and the ldp seems to be very much determined to keep, maintain coalition with the new komeito and from one issue to another, depending the issues, the ldp seems to change the partner for corporations from the new party, restoration or the euro party or even dpj. >> let's talk about the voter turnout. it was the lowest it's been since world war ii. why did so many japanese skip out on casting ballots? >> okay. i th

but the ldp may try to form a coalition with the third pole. all these things will depend on how the seat allocation breaks down among the parties in the election. >> thanks as always. >>> and so japan's political parties will start revving up their campaign machines. election day is sunday, december 16th. the official campaign starts on the 4th. >>> the fate of some major economic and energy policies planned under the noda administration is now up in the air following the dissolution of the lower house. the diet won't be able to consider these policies until after a new administration is sworn in following the general election. noda's government decided last month to spend nearly $5 billion trying to get the struggling economy going again. on friday, the prime minister instructed his cabinet to draw a new stimulus package by the end of this month. noda said he would want his ministers to consider financing this new package partly through reserve funds totaling some $11 billion left in the budget for this fiscal year. his administration was pla

but the ldp may try to form a coalition with the third pole. but, you know, all these things will depend on how the seat allocation breaks down among the parties in the election. >>> u.s. government officials always closely monitor elections in japan. one spoke to nhk, saying they believe there's a possibility that the liberal democratic party could regain power. >>> meanwhile, japan's biggest neighbor has a demand for the next government. >> translator: what's urgently needed is that japan should take appropriate action to resolve existing problems and rebuild relations with china. >> analysts say chinese officials are waiting to see how the result of the election will affect ties between the countries. relations have been strained since the end of the summer when a long-standing dispute over islands in the east china sea flared up again. >>> the fate of some major economic and energy policies planned under the noda administration is now up in the air following the dissolution of the lower house. the diet won't be able to consider these polici

boj governor visited ldp headquarters on tuesday. during their meeting abe urged him to consider setting up policy accord for 2% inflation target after the new administration is established. he declined to elaborate on his discussion with abe. the central bank's policy meeting starts from wednesday. abe repeatedly called for bold monetary easing during his election campaign to help defeat deflation but the boj governor stressed the central bank has been providing the largest amount of market liquidity among advanced countries, implying the boj has already taken sufficient monetary easing. abe told business leaders he plans to pull through on promises and pull japan out of inflation. >> translator: we have to beat deflation, curb the strong yen and grow jobs. we'll do anything to grow the japanese economy. i deeply believe reviving the economy will lead to a stronger japan. >> members of the japan business federation want japanese negotiators to join talks on the transpacific partnership free trade deal. abe said he'll study the issue

then they kicked the ldp out of power. the democrats took over. but then the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster last year set the government back. latest polls suggest many japanese feel that the democrats have shown little leadership and that the ldp will win the most seats in the next general election. so the new party leader, abe, could well become japan's next prime minister. >> so now as party leader what will abe be pushing for? >> abe has said that the democrats have undermined japan's diplomacy and security and they've eroded japan-u.s. alliance. he said this allowed china, south korea and russia to reassert their territorial claims to islands in the region. so i think he'll focus first on rebuilding ties with the u.s. abe has also criticized noda's energy policy, he said abolishing all nuclear plants is not the protocol and would hurt industry. he also said monetary easing is needed in order to overcome deflation and a stronger yen. >> here in japan we have the new party, japan restoration party, being called the third poll of japan

but the ldp may try to form a coalition with the third pole. but, you know, all these things will depend on how the seat allocation breaks down among the parties in the election. >>> u.s. government officials always closely monitor elections in japan. one spoke to nhk, saying they believe there's possibility that the liberal democratic party could regain power. >>> meanwhile, japan's biggest neighbor has a demand for the next government. >> translator: what's urgently needed is that japan should take appropriate action to resolve existing problems and rebuild relations with china. >> analysts say chinese officials are waiting to see how the result of the election will affect ties between the countries. relations have been strained since the end of the summer when a long-standing dispute over islands in the east china sea flared up again. >>> the fate of some major economic and energy policies planned under the noda administration is now up in the air following the dissolution of the lower house. the diet won't be able to consider these policies

he visited ldp headquarters on tuesday. during the meeting abe urged him to consider setting a policy accord for a 2% inflation target a. the new administration is established. he declined to elaborate on his discussion with abe. the central bank's policy meeting starts from wednesday. abe repeatedly called for bold monetary easing during the election campaign to help stop inflation. they will had the largest amount of liquidity among advanced country. he implied they have taken sufficient monetary easing measures. abe told business leaders he intends to follow-through on the promises and pull japan out of deflation. >> translator: we have to beat deflation, curb the strong yen and create jobs. we'll do anything we can to grow the japanese economy. i deeply believe reviving the economy will lead to a stronger japan. >> members of the japan business federation want japanese negotiators to join talks on the trans pacific partnership free trade deal. abe said he will study the issue thoroughly. abe took time this morning for a

>> last month's ldp leadership election had had a big impact. the party led japan almost continuously in l the democrats took place in 2009. the democrats have been unpopular for the last few years. their leadership race touched on the territorial disputes japan is having with its neighbors. for example, china and south korea. as you know, the subject has been getting a lot of attention these past few months. the winner of the ldp election abe took a tough stance on the issue. he says japanese have to take it into their own hands stressing the company should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see how they can given he was prime minister five years ago that resigned. how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership to deal we the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he's almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped for new interest in the ldp. >> and what about the polit

many voters remember that ldp was wasting taxpayers' money. they believe the party was controlled by bureaucrats and business interests and see it as old-fashioned third party. but as i've said, voters have a lot of confidence in the democrats already so some may want to take their chances with another election. >> all right. thanks as always. >>> japanese business leaders commented on the prime minister's decision to dissolve the lower house. chairman of japan business association told reporters that noda made a tough decision aimed at resolving various problems to stop the political confusion. he urged that the government should urge measures to ensure the economy is boosted even after the dissolution. >> translator: it's vital to implement the economic measures that noda asked the relevant government offices to compile. >> chairman of the japan chambers of commerce and industry said it's regrettable that the move and the ensuing general election will create a political vacuum at a time when the nation's economic situation is severe, but he

the ldp refused to help noda pass legislation if he didn't set an election date. noda wouldn't do that, but he d y ceheil a enacted, he'll be ready to go to the polls. the prime minister and his rung doctipayre trying to raise the consumption tax from 5% to 10% by 2015 to finance japan's debt and aging society. they also plan to modify the social security system. he technically doesn't have to hold an election until next summer, but he had staked his policacaern ki t tax. and the opposition forced his hand with threats of no confidence and censure motions. >>> earlier, "newsli'sge otani spoke with nhk world's senior political commentator on this issue. >> tell us a little bit more abt the meaning behind this agreement. >> well, i think with this, prime minister noda will be able to pass and enact his tax hike bill, and legislation soon as scheduled with the help of the major party ldp and the new komeito party. the ldp once agreed to enact a bill, but later, its leaders changed their minds because noda tried to delay calling an election. so his ruling dpj could st

the winner of the ldp election shinzo abe took a tough stance on the issue. he says the japanese need to protect their land and sea wh their n hands suggesting the company should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see abe win given that he was prime minister five years ago and resigned. how do they feel he stands up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he is almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped the new interest in the ldp. >> what about the third political party that recently came to the scene? how did the japan party do in this survey? >> not well. i was here last month talking about a poll that suggested more than half of the voters have either some or high expectations of japan restoration party. it is still quite far behind the ldp. only 2% of those surveyed in this new poll endorsed it. however, we'll probably see that num

can be trusted to do that. >> this woman also took ldp. the country must stand up for itself and be strong, she said, echoing the views of many in japan that the ldp will restore national pride. this election is a dramatic defeat for prime minister yoshi hikunoda. and the emerging as a major force in national politics, the outspoken nationalist of the japan restoration party is predicted to become the third largest pure conservative and nationalist candidates have been helped in the selection by recent spats between japan and its asian neighbors. china in particular. the question now is will they back up tough talks with tough action once in office. ruling african's national congress party is meeting to choose its next leader. the current party leader is being challenged by his deputy. thousands of delegates are meeting for the summit held every five years. but they are facing criticism for corruption and infighting. a former british army doctor is found guilty of misconduct. the charges date back to 2003 when hotel receptionist died after

he has chaired a special lower house committee on okinawa and other terrors to and head of the ldp's foreign affairs division. economic revival minister is akira amari and i will spearhead a new task force on that issue and also responsible for the council on economic and fiscal policy, which is being restored after it was cut by the previous government. >>> shinzo abe is bringing a wealth of experience with him back to the prime minister's office, not just from his career but also from the lessons taught to him by his family. politic it is run in abe's blood. his grandfather was a prime minister. his father severed as foreign minister. abe launched his political career about 20 years ago. voters elected him to the lower house. his father died while running for prime minister. >> translator: i will fulfill my grandfather's wish. >> reporter: he was deputy secretary when he attended a trip to north korea ten years ago n 2006, he became japan's youngest postwar prime minister at age 52. >> translator: i am determined to create a beautiful japan. >> but he stepped down after just one ye

so we are seeing changing fortunes for the dpj and the ldp. earlier i spoke with nhk world's mayo coe ambe. what's behind the support for the opposition of the liberal democrats? >> last month had a big impact. it led japan continuously for more than half a cinentury unti the democrats took power in 2009. the liberal democrats have been unpopular for the past few years. their leadership race touched on the territorial disputes japan is having with its neighbors. for example, china and south korea. as you know, the subject has been getting a lot of attention these past few months. the winner of the ldp election, shinzo abe, took a tough stance on the issue. he said japanese need to protect their land and sea with their own hands, stressing the country should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see abe win given that he was prime minister five years ago but resigned. how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult i

the polls suggest that the ldp is in a good position to defeat the dpj. so the candidate who becomes the next party leader might find himself as prime minister within months. >> what about this new party, nippon ishin no kai? >> mm-hmm. voters who are tired of the establishment parties are now looking at this so-called third poll. nippon ishin no kai" means restore japan. hashimoto wants to review japan's pacifist constitution, promote free trade, and cut the number of diet members in half, along with cutting the salaries of those who remain. his populist and nationalist views have won him support. but some find him -- some see him as a charismatic politician, who is more about style than substance. you know, he is aiming to win more than a third of the seat in the lower house. make no mistake, hashimoto will be a key player in the coming elections. >> nhk world's senior political commentator masayo nakajima. >>> japan's coast guard says six chinese ships entered japanese waters friday morning near disputed islands in the east china sea. the ships left th

>> well, noda's dpj is trailing in the polls behind the main opposition in the former ruling ldp and the new party, japan restoration party, which is led by the mayor of osaka. toru hashimoto is attracting attention with his populist and nationalist proposals such as cutting the number of diet members in half and promoting free trade. the democrats took office three years ago, ending more than half a century of almost unbroken rule by the ldp. they promised change, but they couldn't deliver. you know, voters are now considering giving another chance to the former ruling ldp or taking a chance on the yet-untested new party, japan restoration party. politics in japan could be in for a change now. >> so what sort of changes should we then expect? >> well, it is looking like the ldp or the japan restoration party could win the most seats in the election in the lower house. japan's next prime minister would be from one of those parties. both parties support noda's consumption tax hike, but both are critical of how the prime minister has handled territorial disputes with china and south ko

abe said the ldp kept its part of the deal and helped the bills become law. the liberal democrats also his alovell rating led to a new low. he angered many japanese by deciding to raise the congress assumption tax. japanese people, are frustrated with the government's decision to restart the nuclear reactors after what happened at fukushima daiichi. three years ago the democrats were in on the desire for change. they ended a half century of almost unbroken rule by the liberal democrats. they promised to cut government spending on such things as public works projects. they promised to reform the pension system and they vowed not to raise the consumption tax until 2013. but they had essentially broken all these promises. >> masao that's quite a list. now with such broken promises, the opposition must have gained more support. >> opinion polls suggest many voters have reconsidered. they have driven up support for the liberal democrats. the party's approval rating is about double the ruling democrats and the ldp can capture the most seats if not win an outright m

the polls suggest that the ldp is in a good position to defeat the dpj. so the candidate who becomes the next party leader might find himself as prime minister within months. >> what about this new party, nippon ishin no kai? >> mm-hmm. voters are tired of the establishment parties are now looking at this so-called third pole. nippon ishin no kai means restore japan. hashimoto wants to review japan's pacifist constitution, promote free trade, and cut the number of diet members in half, along with cutting the salaries of those who remain. his populist and nationalist views have won him support. but some find him -- see him as a charismatic politician, who is more about style than substance. you know, he is aiming to win more than a third of the seat in the lower house. make no mistake, hashimoto will be a key player in the coming elections. >> nhk world's senior political commentator masayo nakajima. >>> japan's coast guard says six chinese ships entered japanese waters friday morning near disputed islands in the east china sea. the ships left the area aro

>> well, noda's dpj is trailing in the polls behind the main opposition in the former ruling ldp and the new party, japan restoration party, which is led by the mayor of osaka. toru hashimoto is attracting attention with his populist and nationalist proposals such as cutting the number of diet members in half and promoting free trade. the democrats took office three years ago, ending more than half a century of almost unbroken rule by the ldp. they promised change, but they couldn't deliver. you know, voters are now considering giving another chance to the former ruling ldp or taking a chance on the yet-untested new party, japan restoration party. politics in japan could be in for a change now. >> so what sort of changes should we then expect? >> well, it is looking like the ldp or the japan restoration party could win the most seats in the election in the lower house. japan's next prime minister would be from one of those parties. both parties support noda's consumption tax hike, but both are critical of how the prime minister has handled territorial disputes with china and south ko

the election was more an attempt to punish the dpj rather than a ringing endorsement of the ldp. abe is not particularly popular and i think he's aware of this. i think initially he would be very careful in trying to do this. >> so what will -- are you saying expectations, he will lean on the bank of japan early are wrong? >> possibly, yes. >> why wouldn't he act? would he wait until we have upper house elections in the summer? >> well, i think, yeah, turn house elections in the upcoming summer are going to be very important. stimulating the economy is something he will do to help him enact controversial security policy changes. >> having been at the boj yours, would you agree what you're hearing there from brad? >> i think yes, politically, they worked be careful how they form the majority, the upper house, as well. in order to get the majority and the upper house election in the coming summer, they should show some success in terms of market policy or the fiscal policy. the first thing i think they should spawn separate budgets and this will give the way for the more popularity

the opposition liberal democratic party, or ldp, fared better. 25% of people supported the party, almost double the figure for the dpj. 45.8% of people say they don't support any party at all. respondents also gave noda's cabinet a support rate of 23%, the lowest since he formed his cabinet in september last year. that's down three percentage points from last month's survey. the cabinet's disapproval rate is also at its highest ever at 59%. nhk also asked respondents if they want japan restoration party leader toru hashimoto to ally with the former tokyo governor ishihara. 47% said they favor an alliance. 48% say they don't seek an alliance. 5% couldn't answer either way. the japan restoration party leader and the former tokyo governor have played big roles in different ways in japan. earlier i spoke with michael ambe, who has covered japanese politics for years. michael, so why do you think these men attract the kind of support they do? >> both hashimoto and ishihara are outspoken politicians, and voters see them as strong leaders. hashimoto is the mayor of osaka, but this summer he sta

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for all of these reasons, the ldp main opposition leader made a -- had to make a compromise. prime minister noda saved his face. and this country, japan, would be able to avoid losing trust from the international society. and investors. >> thanks as always. nhk world. we go back to the storm that hit the philippines. robert speta has an update. what can you tell us? >> that monsoonal flow is still running across the south china sea and has been continuing to fall onshore. we have been seeing reports of the last few hours of intense rain, basically reducing the visibility down to nearly zero. it does look like it will continue to occur through your ursday and going into friday. in addition, about 120 millimeters up to 200 millimeters could be felt in and across this entire area, on top of the nearly 1 meter of rainfall this week, absolutely staggering and record breaking rain has put a deluge on most of the downtown manila and does look like a lot of suburban cities out across the metropolitan areas around manila have been impacted by the storm. not to mention just that but hi

the ldp can be trusted to do that. >> this woman also voted ldp.country must -- >> this country must stand up for itself and be strong. >> this election is a dramatic defeat for the prime minister, who announced his resignation with his democratic party of japan likely to lose two-thirds of their seats. emerging as a major force in national politics, the outspoken nationalist restoration party is predicted to become the third largest. >> conservative and nationalist candidates have been helped by recent spats between japan and their asian neighbors, china in particular. the question now is if they will back up the tough talk with action. >> of the ruling african national congress party is meeting to choose its next leader. the current party late -- party leader is being challenged by his secretary. thousands of delegates will pay for the summit that comes every year. but they also face criticism for corruption and in fighting. a former british army doctor has been found guilty of dishonest conduct over the death of an iraqi prisoner. the charges da

if noda makes a bargain to call a general election, the ldp may cooperate with the prime minister. the party is looking at the public support rate believes it can regain power in an election. in any case, noda will not be able to survive or keep power without an election. so, you know, japanese voters may be facing the possibility of having the seventh primae minister in six years. >> that was nhk world's political commentator. >>> coming up next is the world weather forecast with rachel ferguson. >> good morning. many people across central japan into southern japan enjoying clear skies and sunny conditions today. however frshgs eastern japan towards the north, showers will persist with this very slow-moving system bringing gusty winds as well. things clear up into saturday and commence the golden week holiday. good news there. across the continent things say nice and dry. to the north there's a olympic co low pressure from mongolia. this one will intensify, and so some heavy showers and it will be gusty, too. down towards the south we see clearing and however things will intensify

if noda makes a bargain to deserve the lower house and call a general election, the ldp may cooperate with the prime minister. the party looking at noda's low public support rate believes it can regain power in an election. in any case, noda will not be able to survive or stay in power without an election. so, you know, japanese voters may be facing the possibility of having the seventh prime minister in six years. >> nhk world's political commentator masayo nakajima. >>> pakistan's prime minister has been found guilty of contempt. the ruling deepens the sense of political crisis in the country. let's get the details from patchari raksawong in bangkok. >> prime minister yousuf raza gilani's job appears to be in jeopardy following thursday's ruling by the supreme court. gilani was found gltd of contempt for refusing to follow the court's order to reopen a corruption investigation against the president. gilani's lawyer says the prime minister will appeal against the ruling. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: pakistanis have been left bewildered by the first ever guilty verdi

analysts point out that farmers have been long-time ldp supporters, but the ldp leader, a abe, isn't turning his back on the business community. he has said a government led by his party would be able to negotiate with the u.s. and other tpp nations on exceptions for eliminating tariffs on certain products. so voters in japan are left with more questions than answers about when or whether their country will take part in the tpp negotiations. the debate over the merits or merits of joining this pact will likely continue long after the general election is over. nhk world, tokyo. >>> nhk world's special coverage of japan's general election is a click or tap away. starting december 10th we'll add a host of features to the web and mobile sites. you'll find background and analysis and in depth reports on issues that define the campaign from the economy and energy policy to disaster recovery and more. get online and get nfd. ww www.nhk.or.jp/nhkword. >>> investigators in central japan have found hundreds of safety problems at the site of a fatal accident. concrete ceiling panels in a highwa

actually, what -- the only policy they didn't really try, according to ldp, was being extremely aggressive, not as -- or much more aggressive than what they've been in the past on the monetary side. not that sure as far as i'm concerned if this is the right approach. so giving more money to the system and washing out the system with more money. but this is what has been decided and probably it's good if you look at the perspective of japanese economy in the next two quarters. >> luca, before we get into those prospects, i want to circle back to those policies. sure cow wa's policy is up sometime next year. and after a political campaign that saw so much receipt rif about central bank policy, what kind of policy is he trying to see here? does he want to be the guy who takes the tough stance against that rhetoric or sdupt to be the guy who boosts major efforts against the japanese economy? >> obviously, he has been pushed. there is no question about this. he has been pushed to act and he preannounced that at the next meeting they're going to discuss the inflation target, which was one of the

. >> that echoes the opinion of many in japan that the ldp will restore international supremacy. capitalizing on nationalist sentiment, this man could produce an upset if his right wing japan restoration party when banks enough seats to hold the balance of power. -- wins enough seats to hold the balance of power. a sudden lurch to the far right under a nationalist coalition government. >> it is said to have the worst performing time in the world. coming up after the break, we will go to sudan where prices have tripled and anger is rising. plus -- ♪ a group of teenagers are turning trash into a musical treasures. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we will start by checking up on the progress of cyclone evan. it is making its way away from american samoa. it is drifting toward fiji. these pictures are coming out of samoa recently. ankle deep mud. many houses have been flattened and the whole country is without power and water. that can be the case for a couple of weeks. it will make its way to the north of fiji. significantly high wind gusts. stron

available to everybody else remained because we did not want to get into this pitting that says the ldp -- lgbt community is monopolizing all the affordable housing. i serve the entire hiv community and i want to make sure that everybody i work with has fair access to those 50 units of bmr. we have been involved in this project for years and are 100% opposed to any reduction in the on-site affordable. this is an opportunity for us to demonstrate a commitment to all low-income communities in san francisco and not merely be seen as self-serving for the lgbt community. it is californians, it is prop 8, and part of our broader social movement. president fong: additional public comment? we will open up to commissioner questions. public comment is closed. commissioner sugaya: yes, i do not know if staffas here to answer. -- staff is here to answer. i have something else, too. as far as the connection to haight street, i think we have to make sure that it is a proper kind of connection. there is a connection that goes into the community garden. that is an important connection. that can be desi

abe has prepared to take the reins by filling the ldp's top positions. masahiko komura and shigeru ishiba retained their posts. consumer affairs minister seiko noda as head of the party's general council. and sanae takaichi will change her focus from public relations to become the policy chief. cabinet ministers are falling into place. he selected longtime ally fumio kishida as foreign minister. he served as minister in charge of okinawa and the northern territories. analysts say that he chose him for his experience. the new foreign minister will have to deal with the relocation of the futenma air station in okinawa. abe is pressuring the bank of japan again to swiftly join his government and put an end to deflation. he says it's only natural for the government to get involved in shaping monetary policy noting that conventional steps have failed to pull japan out of the drawn-out price downturn. abe made his call with officials of the japan business federation or keidanren on tuesday. >> translator: soon after we form a new cabinet tomorrow, i hope the g

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. >> a landslide victory for the conservative ldp party. voters are putting their trust in his promise to get the economy back on track. >> the mission we have been given is to beat inflation and deal with the high yen and wall dealing with the economy and working to create more jobs. >> many voters were critical over the handling of the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. they say it was last eight support rather than a rejection of the outgoing premier. >> politics is all about the results. we have to take responsibility. the cause of this major defeat lies with me, as the leader of this party. i hereby take these results seriously and i will resign as the leader of the democratic party in japan. what's the future of the japanese power plants was not a big issue in the race. the future prime minister is a staunch supporter of nuclear power. in his view, it would be disastrous for the fraud trial japanese economy. >> and now on to market news. germany also heard ld the japane results. >> the election outcome was driving

>> the prime minister has stated his views on pulling our country out of deflation since he became ldp leader. i think it's only natural to choose a person who shares such ideas. >> suga said abe gave instructions for a large scale a budget for this fiscal year. he hopes it will boou the flagging economy. the south korean president elect said she would tackle the growing disparity between the giant conglomerates and smaller businesses. she's now trying to keep the election promise. she met representatives of an association of smaller companies and merchants. she said she wants to protect the interests of smaller businesses by cracking down on unfair competition and illegal transactions by big firms. a focal point on the presidential election was how to deal with wage disparities among large and smaller firms. another key issue was unfair working conditions for part-time employees. she's calling on large companies for self-restraint to show the public she's keeping her election pledge. more business headlines for you next hour. let's look at markets. >>> the japan aerospace exploration

in japan, the latest opinion polls show ldp has a commanding lead. let's sgoe to the nikkei for a break down of the numbers. >> according to our own polls, 25% of potential voters rnk building electing for the ldp. the ruling dpj trails with only 16%. 37% named the president for next prime minister and 35% chose the current prime minister. there is a push for the boj to do more. but tax chief said that ldp's ideas such as unlimit willed credit easing would create economic bubbles instead of sustainable growth. and he said he is, quote, absolutely opposed to the idea of revising boj law or introducing inflation targeting. these are policies favored. while b ono j watchers say it w like will to tip easing, but the bank will asset effect of previous policies. back to you. >> tomorrow's euro greek meeting is likely to be a tense favor. the imf looks set to stick to its guns over the 2020 deficit deadline. christina lagarde says any financing program needs to be rooted in reality and not in wishful thinking. julia chatterley joins us live from athens. jul

because of the premise that the possible new government led by ldp leader abe will be more aggressive in its stand against deflation as well as further monetary easing measures. and that's really brought in an influx of foreign buyers as well going for large cap stocks. some of the blue chip exporters that we've seen gain. but also looking at some of the undervalued banking and financial shares as well which have gained as the stock markets gain as well. as their portfolios gain in value. let's have a look at some of the currencies as well. dollar/yen. currently 81.33-38. yuko? >> and some buzz in the u.s. i'm hearing has something to do with japanese computer games. what's the story here? >> exactly. we're talking about nintendo, of course. they just launched their latest game console in the u.s. on sunday. in fact, trying to get a march on the competition there for a highly competitive game console unit sector of the market. doesn't actually go on sale until the december and january. the new wii-u as it's called. shares up yesterday. we'll keep track of how that trades today. and re

five lawmakers will take part in the ldp leadership election. the former prime minister is expected to declare his candidacy on wednesday. he says he wants to revooif japan by rediscovering the country's potential. he will announce a plan for the constitutional and educational reforms he tackled when he was prime minister. the former defense minister is also likely to announce his candidacy. the acting policy chief says he has secured the support of 20 lawmakers. this is the minimum figure he needs to run. former party policy chief isiba and machimura and former secretary ishihara will take part in the leadership election. campaigning will begin on friday and voting will take place on september 26th. >>> president obama says the u.s. is now safer and stronger. he honored the victims of september 11th during a speech on the 11th anniversary of the attacks. obama took part in a memorial service at the pentagon. hi jackers flew a plane into the u.s. military headquarters in 2001 and left 184 people dead. the president delivered his speech after obs

where is he trying to draw the line here, is the ldp if nothing else being more honest about the factthat they're going to excerpt this prez. >> exactly. if the current institutional arrangement which does not allow the bank of japan to weaken the currency, that institutional arrangement is clearly not working. while the bank of japan does have an asset purchase program, it must be remembered that that program has done very little to weaken the yen meaningfully. it has only produced temporary successes and never a move towards a weaker yen. and given the fact that we are in a bit of a competitive devaluation game here with mr. ben bernanke running qe infinity, if you will, notally a qe-3, so japan does need to drop the pre-senses and say bank of japan is going to be buying foreign bonds. it can say the electronics industry, for one. >> secretary aside the prooder significance of getting rid of the bank of japan's independence effectively, can you comment on where you see the yen going from here? are we talking about a triple digit yen and if so how quickly? >> no, because essentially

ldp president sadakazu tanigaki announced the decision at a meeting of party executives. they agreed to demand the government put the revised bills to a vote before the current session of parliament closes on june 21st. the new komeito party also decided to join talks on the reforms. the party had refused to even enter the debate over increasing the consumption tax. >>> a series of rituals and ceremonies have begun for prince tomohito of mikasa. the cousin of emperor akihito. prince tomohito died on wednesday at the age of 66 after a long battle with cancer. the emperor and empress paid a last farewell at the prince's residence in tokyo. following a ceremony to lay the deceased in a coffin, the crown prince and princess, among other imperial family members, offered their final respects. before his death the prince indicated his funeral should be as simple as possible. he was concerned that japan continues to struggle with financial difficulties and is still rebuilding after last year's disaster. respecting these wishes, officials of the imperial agency say they are consid

its candidates are asking voters why they would return power to the ldp simply because they are dissatisfied with the dpj. restoration party candidates promised that they would change japan fundamentally. they have attracted followers with promises to lessen the role of government and promote more free-market competition. but, you know, we are only on day one, so we are going to have to wait and see how all these factors play out. >> and that was nhk world's masayo nakajima. >>> joushgen government officials say authorities in their neighbor to the north are another step closer to launching a long-range ballistic missile. they say crews in north korea may have finished installing the first two stages of a three-stage missile and could be hard at work on the third. the officials say it's all unfolding at a launch pad at tong chongry in the northwestern part of the country. they know preparations are going faster than suspected. north korean leaders have said they would use a rocket to send a satellite into orbit sometime between dose 10th and 22nd. they attempted a similar launch in april, bu

ldp government leaders agreed in 2006 to keep the futenma air station in okinawa. the first dpj prime minister promised in 2009 to move it outside of the prefecture. hatoyama later decided the base should be relocated within the prefecture. the critics say the flip-flop weakened relation with the u.s. and they say the leaders of neighboring countries saw an opportunity to take advantage. >> translator: the dpj ripped apart the japan/u.s. relationship. these problems are a result of their failures in diplomacy over three years. >> reporter: and now japanese face another threat from north korea. on wednesday officials there launched what they called a rocket to put a satellite into space. but political leaders in tokyo, seoul and washington say what they were doing was testing technology for long range ballistic missile. tension, uncertainty, opportunity. just some of the reasons why u.s. leaders are moving forward with what they call a pivot towards the asia-pacific. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. >> r