such as mon dpolia. south korean officials say the president will attend the ceremony but has not made public whether she's going to be at the military parade. pak is expected to make her decision after examining what kind of impact her attendance would have on the relationship with allies, such as japan and the u.s. the u.s. and other western nation are reluctant to attend. china sees the parade as a way of demonstrating its military power to people in the country and abroad. the parade will be an opportunity for four nations to exercise their diplomatic influence. >> thank you for the update. prime minister abe has deplored a visit by russia's prime minister to one of four russian-held islands claimed by japan. but abe says he will continue to negotiate with the russian president to resolve the territorial issue. >>> russian prime minister visited the island for the first time on saturday. it is one of the islanding comprising the northern territory. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of