. >> the next card i have is from hiroshi, takuda is that correct sir? >> yes. good afternoon i am the chair of the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods. and i'm here because of the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods i believe in good government and quality of life in san francisco some of the comments i heard today in regards to the increase of 38 percent over 4 years well that's i don't think people will say that's acceptable i think there's comments about comparing that 30 percent to 12 percent well, that's a big difference and there were other comments in regards to how does this compare to other jurisdictions. well, there was a statement that well next year it's going to be 8 percent and that's comparable to other water districts how about the next 4 years? would that about comparable? are the other water districts going to experience a 38 percent increase? that's a question there. another comment there were comments about the water meters well you all know this is important but i think it's really important because san francisco as you all know

japan's deputy chief negotiator hiroshi oe and wendy cutler are holding talks in tokyo to try to find some economic ground. akira amari said both sides are gradually narrowing their differences. he said there's still a considerable gap before the two countries can work out a broad agreement on tariffs over five key categories of farm products and automobiles. these are divisive items in the bilateral talks. >> translator: depending on the kind of progress we make in the ongoing working-level talks i could meet my counterpart, mr. fromen, or frank and honest discussions. >> u.s. trade representative michael froman will accompany president obama and arrive in japan on wednesday. froman is expected to continue to push for an accord, until the start of the summit talks. meanwhile, u.s. house majority leader eric cantor has expressed hope that president obama will make progress in his tpp talks with prime minister abe. cantor is in tokyo ahead of obama's visit. cantor noted u.s. lawmakers from both parties have introduced a bill to speed up trade negotiations. he said the trade promotion a

deputy chief negotiator hiroshi oe met in washington with wendy cutler to discuss details of a transpacific trade partnership. they hope to pave the way for talks later this week between top trade officials from the two countries. oe says he and cutler are starting to find some common ground. >> translator: we have not yet narrowed the gaps between us. but i'd say we are making progress in negotiations. >> japanese and u.s. trade officials have locked horns over japan's tariffs on imported beef. the two sides reportedly discussed measures that would allow japan to raise tariffs temporarily if these imports surged. they also exchanged opinions on tariffs on dairy products such as cheese. >>> us is ueck ki motor has developed a hybrid system for exact vehicles. engineers at the automaker aim to make their cars run 40 kilometers on a liter of gasoline. suzuki's new system combines a power generator and a motor. it's smaller and lighter than those of its competitors, and aimed to introduce exact hybrids as soon as possible. suzuki engineers also succeeded in making the vehicle framework lighter