abe is clear about his beliefs. i respect him for doing what he feels is right. >> translator: some of the people the shrine honors were war criminals. i'm not saying abe shouldn't go, but i'm not pleased. >> translator: i'm worried about how the visit will affect relations with china and south korea. >> reaction from japan's neighbors was swift. officials in china and south korea harshly criticized abe's visit to the shrine. >>> chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ching yang read an official statement on state-run cct. abe visited the shrine in spite of strong opposition from china. he said it's an act of glorifying japan's history of aggression. and a challenge to the international order established after world war ii. >> translator: the japanese leader has worsened bilateral relationship instead of improving it. he has aggravated historical issues and created another political hurdle. japan must take full responsibility for the consequences. >> senior foreign ministry officials lodged a stern protest with japan

pack kuhn nay has refused to meet with abe. there's a growing view that japan is shifting the the right under the abe government. puck has repeatedly demanded that japan take measures to address historical issues as the so-called comfort women, many of whom were forced to work as prostitutes during world war ii. >>> taiwan has reacted differently, calling on all sides to remain calm and promote peace and snanlt the region. >> translator: amid the growing tensions around the east china sea we hope all countries concerned will act calmly and refrain from doing anything to escalate the tensions and work to develop friendly relations. >> the statement is similar to ones taiwan has issued in the past following japanese cabinet minister visits to the shrine. >>> officials at the u.s. embassy in tokyo expressed their government is disappointed ap abe's action and says lit exacerbate tensions with its neighbors. the embassy also said in a statement the u.s. hopes japan and its neighbors will find constructive ways to deal with sensitiv

abe wanted to push this before the diet session ended last week. opposition members demanded more time for discussion. the ruling party extended the session for two days, then went ahead with the vote. >> why are so many lawmakers opposed to the law? >> many lawmakers say the law gives the government too much power to decide what the public can and can't know. they argue that the definition of a state secret has become too vague and too broad. many voters had grown tired of the cycle of unstable politics they've seen for years. that came to an end when they handed abe control of the upper house in an election in july. the ruling coalition now has control of both houses and can push through policies without worrying about the opposition. but this poll suggests voters may not support this kind of decision making. and it suggests abe could lose public support if he takes similar approaches in the future. >> and that was nhk world. >>> members of north korea's ruling party have confirmed that something that's been rumored for days, they announced that

abe met with four cabinet ministers, taro aso, yoshihide suga, fumio kishida. they discussed a new strategy to be completed by the end of the year and china's new air defense identification zone over the east china sea. >> translator: we, frankly, exchanged views on national security. it was a fruitful meeting. >> earlier, abe said the council will share information with foreign governments. >> translator: the nsc is an organization to protect the people of japan. for that purpose, it is important for the council to exchange intelligence and information with nscs of other countries and properly deal with various issues. >> chief cabinet secretary suga said the core members will meet twice a month. they will take command in the policy making on defense and diplomacy. >>> following the developments, joining us now in the studio. why did prime minister abe push to establish the national security council at this time? >> well, the nsc is supposed to help the government deal quickly with diplomatic and security challenges. for example, if a country were to threaten

we have an exclusive interview of shinzo abe. abenomics.s no end to the cabinet will approve the related policies and we will a of execution ng and minister will put forth the policies. we will stay on japan and ask our next guest about those tools. he joins us next and find out hat he calls the economic ugly tree yes. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching "pulse" from headquarters in london. we will run you through what is going on with the foreign story.ge above 103. we are up that is a year-to-date chart and rise we have seen t -- toward the back end of the year. a decent leg up and we have continued to move north. overnight and t rime minister abe has been calling a critical meeting with the chinese to resolve tensions disputed islands persistence east china sea. e spoke with bloomberg and discussed the two countries' relationship. other and we h should understand that. we should not let one issue control the entire relationship. of our understanding would lead to a mutually beneficial elationship based on a common strategic in

shinzo abe says he did not mean to hurt anybody's feelings. it is a first in seven years -- him -- japanese prime minister visiting the controversial shrine. initially shinzo abe came as a private citizen and not as a statesman of these images were broadcast on live television in japan and angered asian neighbors. >> unfortunately, visits to the has turned into a political and diplomatic issue. it has been one year since i took office and i wanted to come here to report to the spirits about the project -- progress i've made and renewed the commitment to peace that would not cause anyone to suffer anymore. >> the temper, moritz some 2.5 million people who fought and died for their country -- the temple commemorates 2.5 million people who fought and died but also war criminals from world war ii are buried here. japanna and south korea, represents the brutal militarism, occupation of the korean peninsula and large parts of china. >> the chinese government expresses strong indignation over the behavior of the crosley leader which tramples on the s

she did not name japan, or abe. abe visited yasukuni shrine last thursday. the memorial honors japan's war dead, including military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international military tribunal after world war ii. abe says he went there to renew a pledge never to wage a war again. and to pay his respects to those who died in conflicts. he says he'll continue to try to explain his visit to people in asia, and other parts of the world. but government officials in china seem to have heard enough. they say the prime minister lost his chance for dialogue by visiting the shrine. >> translator: prime minister abe himself closed the door to talks with chinese leaders. chinese people don't welcome him. >> qin says it's not possible for chinese leaders to meet with abe until he admits his mistakes and acknowledges what happened in the past. he says the visit to the shrine has also created great difficulty for bilateral exchanges and cooperation. >>> a german government official has also weighed in. he urged japan to face its role in history. stef

abe-nom onics in full flow.ese inflation runs at a five-year high while factory output rises for another straight month, signs that shinzo abe's efforts to reflat the economy are working. >>> u.s. retailers are hoping for many happy returns for the holiday season. the head of the national retail federation expects sales to hit the 3.9% forecast. >> you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> and if you're just tuning in, thank you so much for joining us on the show. here is how markets are faring ahead of the u.s. open. u.s. futures looking mixed this morning in the s&p, taking fair value into account. the dow jones seen up by 10 points and the nax dak up by around 2 points. the s&p heading for the befrt annual gains up almost 29% this year. talk about a year-end santa rally here. european market seeing similar holiday cheer. the ftse 100 back online after two days of closure on the back of a christmas holiday, up by around 0.5%. the xetra dax up by 0. 7%, sitting

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abe promised to try to reduce the number of drills by a controversial u.s. aircraft. okinawa residents say the osprey planes pose a safety risk. nakayima said the offer was generous, but he said he'll need a couple of days to decide. >> translator: i've asked the government to resolve many long disputed issues. they are tackling the problems relatively fast, and things are moving forward at last. it will be a good new year. >> translator: we will listen to the wishes of the people of okinawa and do everything we can as the japanese gott. >> reporter: after 17 years of protests and controversy, the people of okinawa are bracing themselves for a decision. one of the most problematic issues in japan-u.s. relations has reached a turning point. tomoko kamata, nhk world. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un appears to be sending a provocative signal to his counterparts in seoul. he's publicly urged his military chiefs to be ready for battle and told them war could break out at any time. state-run tv broadcast pictures of kim's visit to the command of army unit in the west of

. >> a festive mood is dominating even prime minister shinzo abe came to the ceremony that marked the end of trading for the year. now the nikkei average climbed for a ninth straight session on monday at 16,291, up 0.7 a percent and the topix up 0.95%. many say a big factor which has made tokyo stocks so strong is a set of policies prime minister abe has implemented dubbed abenomics to get the economy going again. monetary easing, fiscal spending, and growth strategy aimed at pulling japan out of decades of deflation. on the back of these policies, of course, the yen has weakened significantly. the dollar traded at a five-year high and the euro was at its five-year high against japanese currency. this helped export-related issues. now earlier, i spoke with head of japan equity strategy at bank of america merrill lynch and asked about this year's price movements and the outlook for 2014. >> the stock market was very good at the very start of this year. mostly from abenomics. i mean, top-down political change, the most important part of the recent market. especially from january to marc

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abe has called the zone very dangerous. chinese defense ministry officials announced last month they'd set up the zone. it covers a large part of the east china sea. and includes islands the japanese control, but the chinese and taiwanese claim. biden will head to china after he leaves japan. the vice president will meet on wednesday with president xi jinping and other chinese leaders. analysts say biden is starting his tour in japan to highlight the decades-old u.s./japan alliance and to coordinate the response to china. he'll travel to south korea later this week. >>> u.s. leaders responded quickly to china's move with both words and actions. top officials criticize the chinese for trying to change the status quo in the asia-pacific. and military commanders sent b-52 bombers to fly over the air defense identification zone. it sent a strong message to authorities in beijing that the operations of u.s. forces in the region wouldn't change. we asked bonnie glaser with the center for strategic and international studies about

shinzo abe says there are no and to abenomics. he talks about how japanese companies can stay competitive under his policies. regarding the corporate tax starting next fiscal year, we decided to reduce by 2.4% and we will be moving forward with reviews and studies on how corporate tax should be in order for japanese companies to stay competitive. thee will have a more from exclusive interview throughout the program. >> ukraine. protesters have flooded the streets of the capital among speculation that the president is going to sign up to a russian trade bloc. david tweed is there. angela merkel must be keeping a close eye on that. >> i want to give you an idea on how much of the german media and political establishment -- i want to show the right side the newspaper. this is the picture on the front and is also on the front of several other national newspapers that the statue of lenin was toppled late last night. and then decapitated. this is a big issue for angela merkel. last week, the german foreign with the president will stop s

according to law, prime minister shinzo abe needed governor nakaima's approval to start dumping rocks and earth into the pacific ocean, so he tried to work out a deal. abe promised to allocate around $3 billion per year for the next eight years to boost okinawa's economy, and he said he'd try to cut in half the number of drills by a controversial u.s. aircraft, the osprey. the prime minister also pledged to start negotiations with the u.s. to speed up the process of closing futenma. >> translator: the people of okinawa continue to experience a heavy burden. that should also be shared with the people on the mainland of japan. >> translator: the government's plan for okinawa's promotion includes most of our requests. i feel the abe cabinet is thinking more about okinawa than any other administration in the past. >> reporter: people in okinawa have listened to talk about futenma's future for years. the final decision has left them divided. >> translator: i'm for the plan. residents here can live in safety and peace. >> translator: in the end, i knew this was going to happen. it's a real

japanese prime minister shinzo abe approaches the shrine. he said his visit was to remember his country's war dead and not aimed at hurting the ealing's of other nations. -- hurting the feelings of other nations. >> i pray for peace for the souls of all the people whose lives were taken by the war. also, i made a vow to renounce war, and it has made me more determined to make sure we live in an era where people's lives are not engulfed in pain by the misery of war. >> despite his comments, there was a swift response from countries that suffered under japanese occupation during the second world war, like south korea. >> it's not very convincing, when he says he is open to dialogue at the same time makes a visit to the shrine. we need to look at who exactly is creating obstacles to dialogue and stability in the region. >> there was also a sharp reaction from china. beijing summoned the japanese ambassador to voice its anger. >> the visit has jeopardized the political foundation of the china-japan relationship and created new obstacles to impro

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the prime minister shinzo abe will be dealt with was a neo-chinese fasist because of his visit to the yasukuni shrine. >> if he is viewed as a neo-chinese fasist, how will china react to his visitor. >> china will condemn t the chinese minister has put it straight. the visit has been condemned. most people in the united states who are conscious of the crimes in the world war ii, who bombed the pearl harbour, many british soldiers, australian soldiers and officers will be outraged as we are in china and south korea by a visit to the yasukuni shrine. it's no exaggeration to call shinzo abe a neo-nasie fasists as a disregard to the war-time responsibilities. are we likely to see the reaction play out in other areas. we are seeing tensions over islands claimed by both japan and china. will we see a firm stance in that dispute and others? >> the dispute between china and japan over the islands is related directly to japan's war-time responsibility. because in the cairo declaration and in the declaration it is made clear that japan needs to surrender the tert trace to china as a result of d

we do not expect all they -- abe will win every battle.ink some are far more important than others. he has a political capital to win the battles he needs to win. we think is equivalent to the second coming of the black ships. if it is probably implemented, it could unleash tremendous creative forces in the industry. it could be a tremendous step forward to see it open up along the lines. we think you will use this firepower appropriately to make sure those types of pieces of legislation are fast. we have spoke exclusively with shinzo abe. no end toere is abenomics. listen to what he had to say. regarding the effective corporate tax rates starting next fiscal year we have decided to reduce it by 2.4%. we will be moving forward with reviews and studies as how this should be in order for japanese companies to stay competitive. >> >> at inorganic level, give us an example for what this is going to mean in real world terms. mood.this a great it is more competitive on a regional basis. thatigger message here is this is an indication that japan

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abe made the comment at a meeting of the government panel, council on economic and fiscal policy. at the meeting private sector members proposed a view of the social security system, aim over the mid to long-term. the current social security system does not assume that the country's population will decline. the councilmembers should discuss other issues including bringing in more foreign workers. >> translator: next year will be a crucial period to realize virtuous circle, moving out of deflation, achieving economic recovery and restoring fiscal health. i hope this panel will get to the heart of cross-sectional issues by getting to the ties of the government competitiveness council. >> also said achieving the virtuous circle is only at a halfway point but japan is definitely seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. >>> all right. onto the markets. london and paris have a half day trading. ftse up by percent. frankfurt is closed and will be so through thursday. earlier most asian markets advanced on the back of monday's strong performance on wall street. nikkei rose .1%, hang seng

we get the latest inflation data and shinzo abe holding talks with china.ve our exclusive interview with the japanese prime minister. without further ado, let's have a look at what is happening with your money right now. japan leading advances across the asia-pacific. it is not clear cut. we have better-than-expected jobs news out of the u.s. which added to optimism which has carried over in this part of the world. >> it certainly has. 3 thousand, better than forecast for the month of november. that was very encouraging. exportshave the chinese and also chinese trade better than forecast. not so good was gdp from japan having below estimates. but look at the reaction, the yen in fact boosting exports. you have the taiwan markets up by more than 1%. hong kong up by almost 1%. gains are financial. more on that in a minute. there in the china figure, really a strong foundation. to the opening for china, hong kong so far -- a lot of green. ,asic materials, consumer goods tech stocks rising 3%. what is happening there? computer services rise 2.2%. we look at the

is that what you're saying ab? areou saying embarrassed for the president? aays led by the administration. there is usually bipartisan agreement on democrat and republican. the weakness of this president on all fronts he is not respected abroad or domestically thatch is what is creating all of this. >> syrian thing was a dry run for iranian arrangement. iranian arrangement is a very dangerous situation for the whole middle east. lou: there are plentyf challenges, whether this president pivots any direction he will find them. ke, great to see you. ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food star a fight, fight back fast with tums. eartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! eartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact you can separate runwayricu. (voseeker of the sublime.ro. from fason that flies off the shelves. and you...rent from tional. because only national lets y choo car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or ove,nd still pay the mid-size price. (natalie)

abed is the founder of the children's theatre center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem the refugee camp. >> so this has been here since 1950. >> yes. it started with tents. people were under the tents for about seven years. and later on, the u.n. saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be. so they started building what they called shelters. >> first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. >> now it's about 6,000 people. and 2/3 are under 18 years old. so it's a very young population. unfortunately, with the continuing degradation of the political and economic situation, we are in the situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces any more. >> children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people, of that number, 66% are under the age of 18. i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior, i think would be the best. >> well, yes. especially when you don't have any possibilities to evacuate the anger and the stress in a c

shinzo abe went to yasukumi. we have more on china's reaction. >> hugely controversial. visits by senior japanese politicians to the shrine receives a severe rebuke from china. people have been surprised at the strength of the wording of the statement from china's foreign ministry scribing this was a brutal offence against chinese vehicles and other asian victims of bar crimes. it warns japan it will face the consequences of this visit, without urging what the consequences could or might be. it's true to say that relations between japan and china are as bad as they have been for a number of years, and there's a stepping up of rhetoric from both sides. it probably plays well to conservative hawkish elements in china. china has been cit siffed for an air defense zone in the east china sea, and the way it's been pursuing its claims to islands disputed by japan, playing to the conservatives that would defend the actions as being the right of china to defend its interest, pointing to this visit by shinzo abe as being the villain of the piece, the person who visited the shrine

abe is still rug his column. turner catledge is dead, he died in 1971. but there are a lot of people alive. in this book, men and women. c-span: i should ask you before we go any farther for those who live far away from here and may never read the times, what's all the big deal about the new york times? >> guest: "the new york times" is not only the most respected newspaper in the world, one with a liberal-progressive image, it is a great corporation, it is an institution, it is a cult. the readers of the times are a cult in the way the readers of no other newspaper that i know of are, perhaps the times of london at one time had a readership like that. it's a great institution. and the women who sued it for equal treatment, for equal respect and equal salaries and equal hiring and promotion loved the newspaper. i loved the newspaper. i had a great career on it. they wanted to make the newspaper live up to its ideals, to its public image, to make it better. um, we weren't bitter, we just wanted to be equal. c-span: what makes it so great? >> guest: i reme

amari says he told prime minister abe he would like to resign, but abe urged him to overcome his illness and continue in his post. >> translator: i realize what i should do now is to recover quickly from my illness and get back to duty as a cabinet minister. >>> in place of amari senior vice minister of the cabinet office will take part in the tpp talks that open saturday in singapore. >>> european equities are a little changed ahead of policy decisions from the european central bank as well as the bank of england. here is how things are looking right now. london is down by just a touch there. frankfurt is gaining over .10% while paris is declining by about .10%. most asian markets fell on concern about an early scaling back of the federal reserve's bond buying program. tokyo's nikkei declined 1.5% amid a firm yen. singapore's index slid over 1% and fell to near a three-month low. meanwhile india's sensex index climbed over 1% finishing at 20,957, the highest closing level in a month. investors are hopeful the country's pro business party will come into power following the slated general

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe and members of his administration have made history to reshape japan. they've approved the country's first comprehensive national security strategy for foreign and defense affairs. >> translator: japan there contribute further to international peace and stability from the stance of proactive passivism. >> the strategy says china's foreign policies and military posture are matters of concern for japan and other nations, and it adds they must be monitored closely. recent moves by china indicate authorities in beijing might be using force to change the status quo, but says they are using planes that are inconsistent with international law. it says japan will work to build ties with china from a proud, long-term perspective, and it notes leaders in tokyo will call for restraint from their counterparts in beijing. japan will consider reviewing its policy on arms exports. currently, such exports are banned. strategy also emphasizes the need to raise public awareness about national security. >>> members of prime minister abe's cabinet also adopted a def

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. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe and u.s. vice president joe biden say they stand united in their response to china's newly declared air defense zone. >>> protests in thailand have police trying another way to calm demonstrators. they've let the people into their headquarters and the prime minister's office. >>> a young american woman killed in the march 11 disaster wished to be a bridge between japan and the u.s. now her parents are working to keep that dream alive. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden says his country will stand by japan in the face of a new dispute involving china. he just wrapped up a meeting with prime minister shinzo abe. the leaders shared ideas on how to approach chinese authorities following their air defense identification zone over the east china sea. >> translator: we confirmed that japan and the united states will not tolerate china's attempt to unilaterally change the status quo. we also agree our countries will continue to work closely together to deal with the matter base on the strong u.s./japan

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germany is a japanese prime minister shinzo abe's cooking for me still an ice in light of china's growing demand a change to the tease. he screamed and southeast asia on the system of more closely with depend on security. not only does the haunting talked to mom for tea as a free nations. in this town that caused dissent is concerned about the defense identification sound. china's status astonished of the east tennessee. it turns to say that trying to change the status quo to the east and south china seas can restrict freedom of plans for us to action and intimidation i mean to say that the well known empty in a policy of hostility toward specific states will keep the door open that done on. he also called for morning then spent an airline price between japan and era. chinese state as the saying good bye to breakneck economic wealth has unveiled plans to teach extension that sustainable style at. comments on team doesn't need to spend four days discussing their economic plans for next tn this tea crushing one easy to see says he agreed to maintain stability in their policies and consider

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prime minister shinzo abe was to boost spending on social security and public works. another plan that will be of the agenda with parliament will be a bill to legalize casinos. the biggest names and the gaming industry are jostling to get into what the be a $10 billion market. they do not come much bigger than sheldon. we sat down with the richest man to discuss asians the next casino frontier. >> it is up -- it is a supply driven industry. build 4, 5, 10 resorts and one complex, that would attract a wider audience. japanhe governments of are thinking about to begin with and japan said in the next 10 years if it goes ok, and they meet the expectations, then there will probably have 10. what theyt really should have. if they want to make it a major attraction like they may the tokyo disneyland, they would have to allow a strength like las vegas or atlantic city. like i was going to do in europe . a, europe and vegas. has all of the components. -- i was going to college europe as.-- called it europe veg increasing tourism by 41%. a city that already had 9 million touris

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something talked about earlier, robert levinson may or may not abe rogue cia agent. >> put yourself in an embarrassing position, they should never have been put in headlines. it makes it much, much hearteder, if not impossible to give him back quietly. >> he's been gone since 2007. ap found out in 2010. they waited three years. this doesn't seem like administration, that we're closer to getting him or finding out where he is. is that a bad idea? >> i think it s it's a separate issue. the obama administration doesn't protect it's citizens a given. the best hope for getting this guy back, if he is still alive would have been quiet dip plow massy. a quiet swap. now you made it a macho thing with iran. >> for me, all you want, the best diplomacy would have been negotiating this nuclear deal over last month or so. that would have been a great time to talk about that. >> you're correct. we should have said to iranians that hey, you're hurting for sanctions knox deals noshg talks until you give levinson back. obama, if he cares about the deal but not about individual americans and their fate.

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>> well, at least that's what prime minister abe said.appreciated the strong support of the united states, it was reported by kyoto news from their bilateral that abe wanted an even closer meeting. but i would say given the feel of this, i think there was an expectation or a hope that joe biden might come with something that was harder than he issued today and, you know, that he would draw a red line, if you will, over this air defense identification zone. and clearly joe biden is trying to send signals that -- to the chinese that it's a bad mistake to make this situation worse. don't expand these zones. let's stop and pause. but at the same time no one's demanding that china withdraw that zone either. >> did biden or anybody traveling with him address this sort of mixed message that the obama administration sent by, on one hand, having the pentagon do the unarmed b 52s flying right through the zone, not telling the chinese, essentially finger in the eye a little bit, but then at the same time the faa does something different? did biden e

abe would like to do something about this. he does not want the dispute to dominate the relationship. the problem for him over the last year is i of that it has dominated the relationship. >> it will have an impact. the world of course wakes up to the death of nelson mandela. >> the world is mourning and as we mourn, we are waiting to hear news about funeral arrangements. the funeral will be held in about 10 days. there is not only going to be a public memorial but a private memorial. >> of course we'll have complete coverage go and through mr. mandela's legacy throughout the program. manus, we have a lot of data. we have tensions easing a touch. we'll go through what nelson mandela gave to the world. what else are we watching today? >> >> the germans have a healthy look at inflation. next year, germany will grow by 1.7%. we go to the unemployment numbers later today. euro/dollar is declining to 1.4616 despite yesterday's e.c.b. move yesterday or lack of movement yesterday and lack of christmas party for the market remains hig

and it's coming from prime minister abe's visit saying he has closed the door on negotiations.nd they say he is no longer welcomed by the chinese people. it does reflect the continuing indignation here in china. one of the more nationalists tabloid newspapers over the weekend even going so far as to suggest that abe should be persona non grata no longer welcome. making this visit so soon after the increased military ex-ben diexpenditure has seen very hawkish. and because relations are such a low ebb by making a visit would not damage it further. >> the cricketers romp over india. and michael schumacher suffered head trauma in a ski accident. we'll look at what made him one of the best drivers in formula one. >> welcome back. with football world cup. police in brazil are busy trying to keep up the notorious shanty town or slums that began five years ago but critics say any success has come at a cost. from rio de janeiro we have reports. >> reporter: security forces attempted to regain control of areas ruled by drug gangs for decades. it's called pacification, a drive started in