japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, has warned that the world is at a crossroads because of russia'sleaders will also have to tackle increasing instability across the indo—pacific region. there are rising fears over north korea's growing nuclear capabilities and the threat of military action by china against taiwan. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in hiroshima with this update. 0ne one of the first things g7 leaders will do is be invited by fumio kishida and his wife to the memorial, the peace memorial park where the atomic bomb dome stance. it is a reminder of the devastation that nuclear weapons are capable of doing. this is a city that has lived through that devastation and i think the message is no one wants to see this happen again. earlier this week, the prime minister fumio kishida gave an interview saying that today's ukraine could be tomorrow's east asia. the war in ukraine is having thousands of miles away from here but there echoes are making everyone here and easy. and it is something no one here wants to see happen. we have been

fumio kishida and his party are still pushing to change that. finally, let's look at that big issue that hangs over the whole of east asia. is china more likely now to invade taiwan after the g7 than it was before? i don't think so. i think we're where we were maybe even a year ago. i don't think the calculations have changed. that's because... two reasons, really. i think the chinese economy is really relatively stagnant at the moment. i think for now, xijinping has made the calculation that he simply can't afford to invade taiwan. i also think that there have been some forays lately for china to speak to some of its adversaries, to kind of bring down the tension. and i think it needs to do that while its economy is still struggling. but the taiwanese pretty certain that they are going to get attacked, aren't they? i think it's a very nervous time in taiwan. we have taiwan's presidential election coming up injanuary and that's going to be key. who is going to win that election? and i think at the moment, if you look at the polls, i think the op

what about al because fumio kishida - banking crisis.se fumio kishida recently met with the founder of czech gpt who was an us congress yesterday. i gpt who was an us congress yesterday-— yesterday. i think there is a lot of concern _ yesterday. i think there is a lot of concern for _ yesterday. i think there is a lot of concern for the - lot of concern for the potential of chatgpt as it relates to business and elections, the ceo was recently in congress discussing potential impacts to the upcoming election which, the us could be considered one of the biggest local risks of the economic global agenda depending on what happens in the local election —— the next election, what comes out of a. but i think the aa issues are critical and it is challenging because a lot of people in these positions don't really understand the technology. find understand the technology. and other issue _ understand the technology. and other issue is _ understand the technology. and other issue is climate change. clearly climate change is top of the agenda, within

how difficult _ fumio kishida acknowledging how difficult this was. it is worth— these friendly pictures but it is worth reminding our view is that— is worth reminding our view is that these _ is worth reminding our view is that these are two countries essentially sitting next to each _ essentially sitting next to each other, a former occupier and _ each other, a former occupier and a — each other, a former occupier and a former occupied nation, and _ and a former occupied nation, and it— and a former occupied nation, and it tells you of the priorities they have. the fact they— priorities they have. the fact they both have to deal with a much — they both have to deal with a much more unstable indo—pacific, the fact that when _ indo—pacific, the fact that when north korea fires and intercontinental ballistic missile, sometimes alarms go off in— missile, sometimes alarms go off injapan. many fall into japanese territorial waters so the alarming rate at which these _ the alarming rate at which these nuclear weapons or the nuclear— these nuclear weapons o

wejust mentioned fumio kishida hosting this event. clear military commitment as well in the lead up commitment as well in the lead up to the summit, actually announcing back already in december doubling its military budget and that has madejapan really a critical part of what the us sees as a military and strategic partnership in the region, so that is whyjapan again hosting the summit in hiroshima is particularly important. so we are looking at these pictures here as we are expecting the us president to get out of that car there on what has been a very rainy day so far in hiroshima and we have as we mentioned already seen a few leaders greeted by the japanese prime minister, we have seen already the canadian parameters to justin have seen already the canadian parameters tojustin trudeau, the french president emmanuel macron, we earlierjust missed some images of the british prime minister rishi sunak was arrived as well so the g7, an important meeting of course because it represents leaders of seven of the world's most powerful democr

the morning here in singapore, and 9am in hiroshima, japan, where the country's prime minister fumio kishidaosts his counterparts from the us, the uk, germany, italy, france and canada for the annual g7 summit. it's a packed agenda for the world leaders who'll be discussing the war in ukraine, the rising influence of china and the increasing tensions between china and the west over taiwan. the summit officially begins in the coming hours, but already deals have been struck. british prime minister rishi sunak was among the early arrivals, he's agreed a new defence and economic arrangement with japan. nick marsh is in hiroshima for us. with hiroshima for us. the french president emmanuel with the french president emmanuel macron arriving this morning, all seven of them are now there. morning, all seven of them are now there-— now there. good morning from hiroshima- _ now there. good morning from hiroshima. it _ now there. good morning from hiroshima. it will— now there. good morning from hiroshima. it will kickoff - hiroshima. it will kickoff soon. we are in the international media centre, tho

fumio kishida makes the first visit by a japanese leader to south korea in more than a decade.ello, i'm carl nasman. it's great to have you with us. we start in the uk, where a spectacular concert has been held to mark the coronation of king charles iii. some 20,000 people attended the show on the grounds of windsor castle near london. performances by british pop group take that, katy perry, and lionel richie even brought the king and other royals to their feet. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. five, four, three, two, one! from the intense formality of westminster abbey to the energy of the coronation concert on the east lawn of windsor castle. with an audience of 20,000, charity volunteers, nhs workers and guests chosen by public ballot. watching from the royal box, the king and queen, the prince and princess of wales, princess charlotte and prince george, and other members of the family. there was music from the coronation choir, 300 singers from many walks of life in different parts of the uk. and palm to palm is holy palmers�* kiss. there was drama from

japan's prime minister fumio kishida has one of the world is at a crossroads because of russia's attackraine —— has warned the world is at a crossroads. they also need to tackle the increasing instability of the inca, indo—pacific region. there are rising over nuclear capabilities and threat of action by china via taiwan. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in hiroshima with this update. he then hiroshima one of the first things g7 leaders and their partners are going to do is be invited by the prime minister he may consider and his wife to the memorial, peace memorial cart where the atomic bomb dome sounds. it isa it is a reminder of the devastation nuclear letters are capable of doing and this is a city that is lippy that devastation no—one wants to see it happening again. earlier prime minister fumio kishida gave an interview and he said today's ukraine could be tomorrow's east asia. the war in ukraine is happening thousands of miles away from here but the echo is making everyone here uneasy and it is something no—one here wants to see happen. shaimaa khalil reporting early i spoke t

what about al because fumio kishida recently met with the founder of chatgpt who was in us congress yesterday. i think there is a lot of concern for the potential of chatgpt as it relates to business and elections, the ceo was recently in congress discussing potential impacts to the upcoming election which, the us could be considered one of the biggest political risks of the economic global agenda depending on what happens in the next election, what comes out of it. but i think the ai issues are critical and it is challenging because a lot of people in these positions don't really understand the technology. and other issue is climate change. clearly climate change is top of the agenda, we've seen some new data coming up which is not positive even in the recent days. watch forjoint agreements on things like research and technology into green supply chains, clean energy. that is a really hard one to tackle, always has been but hopefully with this group together and again some of the agenda items being able to move past covid, there is more airtime so to speak and the countries can focus on real

churches of the european union commissioner who commissioner ursula von der leyen shaking hands with fumio kishidand other g7 leaders will be visiting here as well, they will actually be spending a couple of hours here and that is something that student, peace activists have been petitioning, also a—bomb survivors will be meeting those leaders, that is something they have also been asking for as well so that this g7 summit doesn't become just a photo op but those leaders can take home what they learn, what they see at this memorial park so we will have all the latest as we get it but of course, they will have a lot to discuss as they continue their meeting in hiroshima, looming large over the agenda of the us debt ceiling impasse. this is even as we are getting signs of a potential breakthrough in talks. us presidentjoe biden even had to cut short his asia—pacific itinerary due to this. let's bring in nick marsh. i guess if they didn't have enough to talk about to begin with, this is the latest addition to what they have to discuss? . ., ., discuss? yeah, add it to the list. president _ discuss? y

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japan's prime minister fumio kishida �*s and soulmate for a two day meeting, it is the mystery bay ae south korea into my careers, they are home to some of the biggest egg and manufacturing firms in the world, shihoko goto is the deputy director for the asia programme at the wilson centre and earlier she told me the leaders have so far talked about the possibilities of working together more closely. a great deal of more cooperation and willingness to work together, so at the joint press conference the two leaders acknowledge the fact that their economies are intertwined and they talked about possibilities for working closer together and strengthening the supply chain, especially when it comes to semiconductors, career is a giant when it comes to semiconductor construction, japan is at the forefront of reducing materials necessary for semiconductors, so that is an obvious fit. but they also talked about working together along with advanced technology issues beyond semiconductors, such as ai, bio—tech, as well as on material sciences, so there are many opportunities for the two countri

japanese by minister fumio kishida is in seoulfor a two—day meeting, the first trip by a japanese leaderkorean capital in 12 years, and comes after the president from south korea visited tokyo in march. they have had difficult relations stemming from the second world war, with the prime minister saying his heart aches over the suffering of koreans during japan's colonial rule. they are home to some of the biggest tech and manufacturing companies in the world, like samsung, sony, high hyundai and toyota. the deputy director for the asia programme at the wilson centre told me that the leaders talked about the possibilities of working together more closely. a, possibilities of working together more closely. a great deal of co-operation _ together more closely. a great deal of co-operation and - deal of co—operation and willingness to work together. at the joint press conference, the two leaders acknowledged the two leaders acknowledged the fact that their economies were intertwined, and they talked about the possibilities for working closely together and strengthening the supply chain, espe

as he held bilateral talks with president biden earlier japan's prime minister fumio kishida said theld is at a crossroads following russia's attack on ukraine. though the g7 leaders represent some of the world's most powerful and wealthiest countries the focus will be on the two major powers not at the table, russia and china. joining us now is zach cooper a former aide to the u.s. national security council and a senior fellow at the american enterprise institute and sylvia urman, a former french ambassador to russia and a former french ambassador to china. good evening both of you and thanyou so much for joining us here on the context. let me ask you, sylvie, about how japan has set up this g7 summit. they have interesting ideas bringing in different countries as well as the key seven. sylvie: hiroshima is a very symbolic place, like you said. japan has invited other countries before. countries also from what is now called global south, india, indonesia, australia, of course. the idea is to get the support -- of their support, the assistance given to ukraine. the most important is t

in japan, fumio kishida in march, during his trip to kiev, asked zelensky to participate in the summitreement was reached on this, so tokyo was confused when, at the end of april , zelensky’s entourage began to probe the question of his personal participation in the meeting of g7 leaders and volodya, well done to him through the window, is he a window, right? well, it’s understandable, zelensky simply couldn’t miss the event, at which all his main sponsors would so successfully gather at the same time. well, than moth around the world, spudding everyone one by one, but it is much more convenient to collect the entire western herd in a heap and milk everyone in bulk. many problems had to be solved, in particular, to ensure the security of the president of ukraine, to settle the issues of his transportation and to link his arrival with the busy schedule of the summit. and a little more and the west is coddling zelensky to such an extent that it will start holding its summits only when it is convenient for volodya, right? about american sclerosis and japanese psychosis in a report by our

news reuters is reporting that the uk's prime minister rishi sunak and japan's prime minister fumio kishidarship, called the �*hiroshima accord at the g7 summit. it will include the doubling of uk troop numbers in upcoming joint exercises, committing to deploy carrier strike group to indo—pacific in 2025. president biden will arrives for the summit on thursday. japan is hosting this year's meeting in hiroshima amid an increasingly unstable and tense indo—pacific. shaimaa khalil reports. at 0kinawa's naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan's southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that's becoming more real by the day for the self—defense forces or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china's capabilities increase, so too should his squadron's readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercep

and japan is threatening to shoot it down, putting its ballistic missile defenses on high alert fumio kishida said japanese forces will shoot down any threat to their territory. it would be north korea's first military spy satellite state media says the launch has been approved by kim jong un, the supreme leader of north korea. >>> turning to italy where the mystery surrounds the floating city, as its famous canals turned bright green of the restaurant-lined area is popular with tourists. no information has been released on what turned the water green but environmental officials are testing the canals of >canals >>> we kicking off the unofficial start of summer how are we looking >> good morning guys, great to see you. we looking pretty good we do have some trouble spots, but we're looking pretty good in portions of the midwest, great lakes, new england, the southwest. warm but dry, looking at showers from the northern plains to the central plains, parts of the southern plains could see heavy rain in parts of southern texas. some severe storms, strong storms later on this afternoon, evening,

. >>> japan's top government spokesperson says prime minister kishida fumio has reprimanded his son for partying in the leader's official residence. kishida shotaro serves as one of the prime minister's secretaries. reports that he held a year end party with his relatives at the living quarters adjacent to the prime minister's office. the report says they took photos in a room typically used to receive foreign dignitaries and that they held a mock news conference. a participant was photographed lying on a staircase where the ministers took a group photo at their cabinet shuffle last august. >> translator: the official residence is facility for the prime minister and their family to live in, but it is also where the prime minister receives guests and carries out duties. we think the acts reported in the article are inappropriate. >> asked if the prime minister's son would be dismissed matsumo told reporters he'll stay in his post with what he calls an enhanced sense of responsibility. >>> japan's junior coalition partner komeito has decided it will not cooperate with the main liberal dem

during the summit, japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, and his british counterpart, rishi sunak, willoy a uk carrier strike group to the indo—pacific in 2025. shaimaa khalil reports from hiroshima. at 0kinawa's naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan's southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that's becoming more real by the day for the self—defence forces, or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china's capabilities increase, so too should his squadron�*s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i'm on a mission at the front line of national defence. china's activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in our training. when the governm

mr fumio kishida is the first japanese leader to visit south korea in twelve years. where koreans who fought against japanese control are buried. he also held talks with south korean president president yoon suk yeo, with both countries looking to improve ties. naoko aoki is an associate political scientist at the rand corporation — a think tank and research institute based in the us— and spoke to me earlier from washington. i think the thing about this was — i think the thing about this was prime minister michael when trying _ was prime minister michael when trying to— was prime minister michael when trying to build in on the momentum on the trajectory that these _ momentum on the trajectory that these two — momentum on the trajectory that these two countries run and improving relations in common in particular very much a focus because — in particular very much a focus because of— in particular very much a focus because of south korean criticism against president yoon— criticism against president yoon suk yeol on his moves to improve — yoon suk yeol on his moves to

hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fumio kishida there as well. the european commission president ursula von der leyen just behind them. again, this is a poignant moment as we just heard from nick marsh there and there of course we saw all of there of course we saw all of the leaders, rishi sunak and the leaders, rishi sunak and the german chancellor olaf scholz. we also see the french president emmanuel macron there and the european council president shall michelle as well as the italian prime minister. we see all of those leaders again in all of those important moments symbolically as they lay a wreath in the backdrop of the scars of war. they will be laying this wreath there as they discuss the current threats of war facing the world and in particular these g7 leaders so this is the moment that we are watching and a significant one for these world leaders. they will be discussing several current pressing issues, war and conflict, the war in ukraine, discussing the combined effort to continue to support ukraine, we see the canadia

on sunday, president zelensky and japanese prime minister fumio kishida each laid a wreath at the hiroshimaorial park. it was a moment of deep symbolism — two leaders of countries that both know the very real and very painful scars of war. russia's invasion of ukraine dominated talks at the g7 summit. us presidentjoe biden confirmed that the us and its allies will help train ukrainian pilots to fly western fighterjets like the f—16, which president zelensky had long called for. biden also promised to support ukraine with more ammunition and armoured vehicles, partly as a demonstration of western resolve. we will not waver. putin will not break our resolve as he thought he could two years ago, almost three years ago. we're going to continue to provide economic, humanitarian and security assistance to ukraine so it can stand strong as long as it needs it. meanwhile, president zelensky thanked world leaders for their enduring support at the end of the summit and said that russia's defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted that russia does not occupy the embattled city of bak

invasion russia does not stop voicing nuclear threats the host of the summit japanese prime minister fumio kishidas he chose the place for the meeting to draw attention to arms control e-e world is now facing numerous crises, the climate crisis, the pandemic, and russia's invasion of ukraine . the leaders of the g7 talk about russia's dangerous and unacceptable nuclear rhetoric in a joint declaration . the g seven calls on moscow to immediately stop war and withdraw all their troops from ukraine, they themselves start with promises of new sanctions against russia , the prime minister of britain is the first to talk about restrictions, london bans the import of russian diamonds, midaluminum and nickel, and also expands the current sanctions, 86 people, banks , enterprises and 9 people related to rosatom will get there of organizations rishi sunok uses the opportunity from the summit fields to convey a message to the head of the aggressor country for two months, we are a message to putin, we will not go anywhere russia should know that we and other countries are steadfast in our determination to sup

mr fumio kishida is the first japanese leader to visit south korea in twelve years.here koreans who fought against japanese control are buried. he also held talks with south korean president president yoon suk yeo, with both countries looking to improve ties. well, to discuss the visit further. i�*m nowjoined by naoko aoki — an associate political scientist at the rand corporation — a think tank and research institute based in the us. she specialises in east asian security issues and join sus security issues and joins us from washington dc. how do you think this meeting has gone, how do you think this meeting has gone, japan and south korea have not always been friendly to each other, yet we are seeing more intentional effort on both sides to strengthen ties, why the change in tone now? whether the prime minister can build on the _ whether the prime minister can build on the momentum that the two countries — on the momentum that the two countries are on in terms of improving _ countries are on in terms of improving relations and his comments in particular— improving

russia does not stop voicing nuclear threats, the host of the summit is japanese prime minister fumio-kishida chose the meeting place to draw attention to control over weapons e-e the world is now facing numerous crises the climate crisis the pandemic and russia's invasion of ukraine the leaders of the g7 talk about russia's dangerous and unacceptable nuclear rhetoric in a joint declaration the g7 calls on moscow to immediately stop the war and withdraw all its troops from ukraine. they start with promises of new sanctions against russia . the prime minister of britain is the first to speak about restrictions. london bans the import of russian diamonds , media aluminum and nickel. five organizations related to rosatom, reich usunok takes the opportunity from the summit fields to deliver a message to the head of the aggressor country for two months, we are a message to putin, we are not going anywhere russia should know that we and other countries are unwavering in our determination to support ukraine not only here and now with the resources it needs for its protection, but also in the long te

to south korea now — where japanese prime minister fumio kishida has met with south korean presidentnese leader to south korea in more than a decade. on sunday, the japanese p—m visited seoul national cemetary — where war veterans who fought against japanese rule are buried. that was followed by talks with the south korean president. the two countries have had strained relations for the past ten years, largely dominated by colonial—era disputes. south korea was colonised byjapan from 1910 until the end of world war two. now, growing security threats appear to have prompted the leaders to try mend diplomatic ties. let's hear from them. translation: between japan and south korea, there - are numerous historical aspects and circumstances. as the prime minister ofjapan, i think it is my duty to ensure that we carry on efforts that came before us to overcome difficult times to work with president yoon and the korean side. translation: both countries are exposed to north korea'sl nuclear threats. security cooperation is more important now than ever before. professor stephen nagy is an expe

this is what the japanese prime minister fumio kishida had to say. that i appears to be a ballistic missile i was launched by north korea. at this stage, there have been reports of damage. we are currently analysing the details. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie is in seoul — and heard the sirens go off on wednesday morning. she sent us this update. what we know so far about this failed satellite launch is that north korea fired a missile this morning that was containing their spy satellite. now it's supposed to go into space, to go into orbit, but the missile exploded and the satellite and the debris fell into the sea. at the moment, the south korean military is retrieving parts of the satellite and debris because it will want to analyse how advanced this piece of technology is. north korea has been working to develop a spy satellite for a very long time and working towards this launch. and that is because this would give it a strategic advantage. at the moment, north korea doesn't have a spy satellite in comparison to countries like the us, japan, ch

leaders including president biden met the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, at the city's peaceark, and others. the new sanctions are expected to target individuals and entities across europe, the middle east and asia. britain and the eu have indicated they want to restrict trade in russian diamonds. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, also announced a ban on imports of russian copper, aluminium and nickel. live now to the bbc�*s nick marsh in hiroshima. thanks forjoining us. it's an event really rich in symbolism stop we've seen leaders posed together in hiroshima, the site of the bomb. russia was expeued of the bomb. russia was expelled from the group had now it's top of their agenda. what more could you tell us about the planned sanctions?- the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit _ the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit which - the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit which is, i the planned sanctions? yes, | this is a summit which is, like you said, heavy with symbolism, heavy with history, but also plenty of new challenges at these g7 leaders are facing.

he met the japanese prime minister fumio kishida where they signed new economic and defence agreementsn to protect semi—conductor chip supply chains. mr sunak also pledged to deploy a naval battle fleet to the indo—pacific region by 2025. the welsh government has failed to reach its target of eliminating two year waits for hospital treatment. the latest figures show that nearly 25,000 people in wales have been waiting more than 104 weeks after being referred for hospital treatment. those figures are much worse than in england, wherejust over 500 patients have been waiting two years or more. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. it's 22 tablets a day and i have to take painkillers every four hours. through medication and meditation, denise cole from neath tries to deal with the pain in her knee. she needs a partial replacement and was first referred to a surgeon back in 2018. but the 58—year—old still doesn't have a date for an operation and fears life is slipping away as she waits. it's really frustrating because you feel like nobody, nobody cares. and i know the nhs, we all

earlier, volodymyr zelensky and the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, laid wreaths at peace memorialk in hiroshima. both leaders paid tribute to victims of the world war ii atomic bomb attack which killed about 140,000 people. mr zelensky said photographs of hiroshima destruction during the second world war reminded him of bakhmut and other destroyed ukrainian cities. here's mr zelensky addressing those conflicting reports on bakhmut at a news conference. there are no misunderstandings. i clearly understand what is taking place in bakhmut and we all clearly understand why all of that is taking place. i cannot share with you the tactical views of our military, of our warriors. but, as of today, we can see that the country, which dozens times is bigger than we are, cannot occupy us, cannot win in this war. and we understand that a bit more, and then we will be prevailing. and that is why we are acting how we are acting, valuing the lives of the people. the hardest is when if bakhmut had some military tactical mistake, for instance, and people could be surrounded, then all the military

the japanese prime minister fumio kishida was born in hiroshima — and amid concerns of nuclear threatse for the summit. so what have the leaders agreed? in a joint statement, they call for russia to "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops and military equipment from the entire internationally recognised territory of ukraine". they also announce sanctions designed to "starve russia of g7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine". including restrictions on exports of items "critical to russia on the battlefield" one key industry is diamonds. russian diamonds were worth libn dollars in exports in 2021. the uk has announced plans to impose a unilateral ban on russian diamonds, following on the footsteps of action by the us last year. downing street said, so far, more than 60% of president putin's war chest has been "immobilised". worth about 275 billon pounds. or 3112 billion dollars. the european council president charles michel is under pressure to try to persuade the 27 eu members to follow suit. we can now speak to tyler kustra

it's notjust ukraine today, it is a very important meeting happening now between fumio kishida ofjapan of south korea. i am very pleased to say to talk about this, it is that time of the morning. i to talk about this, it is that time of the morning. i would 'ust ut time of the morning. i would just put down _ time of the morning. i would just put down my _ time of the morning. i would just put down my coffee. - time of the morning. i would| just put down my coffee. our tokyo— just put down my coffee. our tokyo correspondent, you have been _ tokyo correspondent, you have been keeping across this meeting. these two men have been — meeting. these two men have been meeting quite a lot recently? they have, but they have — recently? they have, but they have been meeting quite a lot recently. _ have been meeting quite a lot recently, which hasn't happened for many— recently, which hasn't happened for many years. in the past, this— for many years. in the past, this actually started with a landmark visit by the president of south — landmark visit by the president of south korea to tokyo in mare

the summit host, the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, said he wanted to have a frank and strategicof crises... including the russian invasion of ukraine. after a tree planting ceremony to further mark the city's past, the leaders agreed that russia must withdraw unconditionally from the entire internationally recognised territory of ukraine. our support ukraine will not waver, they added. when i sat down with the prime minister as the summit began this morning, he said new restrictions on moscow's capacity to trade would make a difference. we've taken the lead on announcing new sanctions on russia. i am hopeful and confident that our partner countries will follow, as they have done it when we've done this previously. that will make the sanctions more effective, ensure that russia pays a price for its illegal activity. let's talk about the big issue back home, immigration. so david cameron and theresa may both promised to get net migration below 100,000 — they failed. the most recent conservative manifesto talked about it falling, falling from a level that at the time was around abo

this is what the japanese prime minister fumio kishida had to say.today, an object that i appears to be a ballistic missile i was launched by north korea. at this stage, there have been reports of damage. we are currently analysing the details. our correspondentjean mackenzie is in seoul — and heard the sirens go off on wednesday morning. she sent us this update. what we know so far about this failed satellite launch is that north korea fired a missile this morning that was containing their spy satellite. now it's supposed to go into space, to go into orbit, but the missile exploded and the satellite and the debris fell into the sea. at the moment, the south korean military is retrieving parts of the satellite and debris because it will want to analyse how advanced this piece of technology is. north korea has been working to develop a spy satellite for a very long time and working towards this launch. and that is because this would give it a strategic advantage. at the moment, north korea doesn't have a spy satellite in comparison to countries like t

in hiroshima, earlier today, japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, who's hosting the summit, kickeduss bilateral agreemements with select allies. within the next hour or so g7 leaders will gather for a family photo, marking day two of the summit. their spouses will be entertained with traditional japanese dance performance bugaku. the bbc�*s nick marsh is in hiroshima for us and we can bring him in now. the location hiroshima is a significant backdrop for this summit — one survivor has been speaking, this is what he said. one night, my hiroshima disappeared. there was a flash. the flash was blinding and a bright flash, and everything i was seeing turned to white. no colour at all. and then, soon after that, i was in middle of a storm — like i was in a tornado or a typhoon. i couldn't believe. i was beaten on the road and beaten on the road. then, i became unconscious. i don't know how many minutes but when i opened my eyes, everywhere was just dark and gradually, i could see my neighbourhood and everything was, you know, just broken. there were so many people. they started to die. n

prime minister fumio kishida is a big fan — after all, his family hails from hiroshima.cool, wet and windy weather developing in southern parts of europe. and this is the rainfall accumulation in the next few days. heavy rain for corsica and sardinia, the heaviest of the rain this time is more for the northwest of italy, and that could lead to some further flooding. away from that thickening cloud, we've had this band of cloud on that weather front producing just a little bit of rain. that's heading its way down into england and wales in some areas. clearer skies following to scotland and northern ireland. and first thing in the morning, temperatures could be as low as about five degrees. we will have more sunshine, though, on friday for scotland and northern ireland, although it may well cloud over a little more in the afternoon. some areas of cloud for england and wales producing this rain and drizzle. it will tend to peter out, but as it brightens up we'll trigger a few showers all the way from yorkshire into the west midlands and the west country as well. but there w

and prime minister kishida fumio says his government will spend big to help foreign chip makers bring more of their operations to japan. kishida met with executives from taiwan's and micron technology from the u.s. >> translator: i'm delighted that the heads of semiconductor makers are here and are all positive about investing in japan. >> micron technology officials plan to invest up to 500 billion yen or about $3.6 billion to develop and make next generation memory chips in hiroshima prefecture. samsung officials say they're also considering building a research and development center in japan. kishida said japan would provide financial assistance to help that idea come to fruition. they've earmarked some $9.5 billion to subsidize the development and the production of semiconductors. >>> and the leaders of the group of seven nations begin their three-day talks in here shaema friday, and one of the main topics is economic security. semiconductors are key to this, but worries about supply are growing due to the mounting tensions between the world's two biggest economies. now, the recen

during the summit, japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, and his british counterpart, rishi sunak, willdo—pacific in 2025. (pres)0n those debts talks — the white house and congressional republicans have appointed a new set of negotiators, injecting fresh hope into talks to raise the debt limit. kevin mccarthy — the speaker said a deal with was �*possible' by the end of the week. without a deal, the us could default on its $31.4tr debt as soon as the 1st ofjune. earlier i spoke with ed 0'keefe, senior white house and political correspondent at cbs news. so let's talk first about the g7, about the g7, because president biden�*s cutting his trip short. he was supposed to go to papua new guinea and australia, and he's coming back to handle the debt crisis, as wejust mentioned. and this part of the trip was seen as a way for the us to reaffirm its commitment to the region. is the white house worried that key allies might not respond well to the fact that he did cut this trip short? well, we know they haven't responded well already. the australians — while they're putting on a good public fac

japan's prime minister fumio kishida has said the need for his government and the central bank ofjapan economic policy is heightening. he said they will strive to pulljapan out of deflation and achieve private demand—driven growth. more now on thailand — as you've been hearing, voters have gone to the polls there too and its been a good voters have gone to the polls there too and it's been a good night for opposition parties. initial results suggest voters have rejected the military—backed government. the two progressive opposition parties, move forward and pheu thai, have surged ahead of prime minister prayuth chan—ocha and appear to be set for coalition talks. but their efforts to form a government might be blocked by members of thailand's senate, who've been hand—picked by the military. the results make it all but certain that the conservative prime minister has failed to win another term of office. live now to syetarn hansakul, asia analyst at the economist intelligence unit. a warm welcome to the programme. are we looking at all change in the government in thailand, is well? it al

japanese prime minister fumio kishida says he will fire his son from his post as political secretary.omes after a scandal over a party held at his official residence in late 2022. the country was in a covid lockdown. he already reprimanded his son by a local will showed three quarter of respondents saw his behavior as a problem. the polls also showed a recent rise in support for kishida's cabinet is stalling. singapore's president who has served the country since 2017 says she will not be contesting this year's elections. according to her the election date is expected to come a few months time in the city state is run by the prime minister. the presidency does hold important powers which includes the right to veto spending bills and sign off on civil service appointments. that is your first word news. this is a look at foreign exchanges, and this is not really a date with much dollar strength. for the yuan 7.10 handle with regard to that. we are looking to cnh, really against the backdrop of perhaps a bit of economic turbulence, economic resurgence perhaps being curtailed. looking als

fumio kishida met with heads in the capital to discuss bilateral cooperation.r charges brought against the owner of a tourist boat capsized in the southern indian state of kareela killing at least 22. the suspect fell as my flat. the boat was double capacity. the indian prime minister tweeted condolences, saying that he was paid by the loss of life. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. it is dirty word but suddenly has to do it, the biggest ever cleanup of the river. ~ , ,., ., river. we feel it is important to brin: river. we feel it is important to bring the _ river. we feel it is important to bring the services - river. we feel it is important l to bring the services together, the students together, just work together as a community to clean up the town really, not just the river.— just the river. this is the fourth cleanup _ just the river. this is the fourth cleanup in - just the river. this is the fourth cleanup in the - just the river. this is the | fourth cleanup in the last just the river. this is the - fourth cleanup in the last two y

the capital a clear escalation after weeks of lull and ahead us presidentjoe biden met japan's fumio kishida in hiroshima where they agreed to maintain sanctions against russia and support for ukraine. mr biden said he was proud that the united states and japan were standing together to face one of the most complex environments of recent history. i am nowjoined by michael bociurkiw who is a senior fellow, at the atlantic council. i know you are in new york at the moment but you usually live in ukraine. so of course you must be trying to desperately get in touch with friends and colleagues on the ground after another night of the there. ,., ., ground after another night of the there. h, ., ., , ground after another night of the there. ,., ., ., , ,, ground after another night of the there. ., , ., ., ground after another night of the there. ., ., ., there. good to be with you again and “ust a few there. good to be with you again and just a few seconds _ there. good to be with you again and just a few seconds ago, _ there. good to be with you again and just a few seconds ago, air— just a few s