for the eighth straight month. officials at the internal affairs ministry say the cpi was 4% lower from the same month last year. the reading was up when all types of energy and food are excluded. >>> japan's prime minister has not give on up on the trans pacific partnership, shinzo abe is aware of the extremely high hurdles that have to be overcome, but abe says he will encourage the united states to stay in their trade deal. donald trump announced on his first day of president that the country intends to pull out of the pact. otto was responding to the upper house lay makers on bills needed to approve the t.p.p. >> do you believe mr. trump was change his mind and decide to join the t.p.p. after all? >> i am not confident of that. president-elect trump's remarks