. >> tokyo governor shintaro ishihara ordered the survey. he says he'll join the team on a return trip next month. he's demanding the government allow them to land. >>> a group of hong kong activists land on the islands last month. japanese authorities arrested, then deported them. japanese officials say they reached an agreement to buy the islands. they plan to push through paperwork to nationalize the territory by the end of september. >>> diplomats with the chinese foreign ministry have criticized japan for all activity around the islands. >> translator: we have already made a harsh protest against the japanese side. their unilateral actions are illegal and invalid. >> hong said the japanese government's effort to increase its claim to the islands by nationalizing them is of no use. >>> government officials around the region are watching to see what happens. earlier nhk, who has covered japanese politics for years, shared her insight. >> how is the government reacting to the survey? >> well, a government official say the surveyors exercis

ishihara is in third. if none of the five candidates wins a majority you the top two will head into a runoff. >>> taiwanese fishermen have docked back in their home ports, froex the purchase of the senkaku islands in the east china saturday taiwan and china claim the territory. the fishermen entered japanese waters around the islands on tuesday. japanese coast guard officers say about 60 taiwanese fishing boats and 12 patrol vessels sailed into the area. the fishing boats returned to their ports. the crews were welcomed with fireworks on their arrival. the area surrounding the eye law and sass traditional fishing ground and they were protecting their right to survive, they said. the senior official with the liaison with taiwan met with timothy yang in taipei. he explained that the purchase was aimed the achieving stable control and management of the islands. yang reiterated the taiwanese position. he failed to agree and they both failed to agree on a schedule for resuming talks on fishing rights. japan's d

abe, former prime minister, and ishihara is the party secretary-general. both of them are expected to challenge, ishiba for the leadership. others are running. machimura is former chief cabinet secretary, and hayashi is acting chairman of the party research council. 198 lawmakers are casting their votes. local party members have 300 votes. public opinion polls suggest, liberal democrats are in a possession to defeat the ruling democrats in the next general election whenever that is called. the person who wins the race has a good chance to take over as prime minister. one lawmaker i tacked to salked this is not just choosing head of the opposition party. lawmakers are choosing some one to lead the country. nhk analysis suggests no candidate will min a manhattwinn the first round. they will go head-to-head in a runoff. back to you, yuko. updating us on the voting in the coming hours. >>> foreign ministers of japan and china have held talks to discuss a bitter row between the two countries. china and taiwan claim the territories as their only. talks took plac

you know, secretary-general nobuteru ishihara, as you mentioned, and former defense minister shigeru ishiba, both candidates support the consumption tax and both are critical of how prime minister noda has handled territorial disputes with china and south korea. they are pushing for japan to take a stronger stance. the polls suggest that the ldp is in a good position to defeat the dpj. so the candidate who becomes the next party leader might find himself as prime minister within months. >> what about this new party, nippon ishin no kai? >> mm-hmm. voters are tired of the establishment parties are now looking at this so-called third pole. nippon ishin no kai means restore japan. hashimoto wants to review japan's pacifist constitution, promote free trade, and cut the number of diet members in half, along with cutting the salaries of those who remain. his populist and nationalist views have won him support. but some find him -- see him as a charismatic politician, who is more about style than substance. you know, he is aiming to win more than a third of the seat in the lower house. make

you know, secretary-general nobuteru ishihara, as you mentioned, and former defense minister shigeru ishiba, both candidates support the consumption tax hike, and both are critical of how prime minister noda has handled territorial disputes with china and south korea. they are pushing for japan to take a stronger stance. the polls suggest that the ldp is in a good position to defeat the dpj. so the candidate who becomes the next party leader might find himself as prime minister within months. >> what about this new party, nippon ishin no kai? >> mm-hmm. voters who are tired of the establishment parties are now looking at this so-called third poll. nippon ishin no kai" means restore japan. hashimoto wants to review japan's pacifist constitution, promote free trade, and cut the number of diet members in half, along with cutting the salaries of those who remain. his populist and nationalist views have won him support. but some find him -- some see him as a charismatic politician, who is more about style than substance. you know, he is aiming to win more than a third of the seat in the l

former party policy chief isiba and machimura and former secretary ishihara will take part in the leadership election. campaigning will begin on friday and voting will take place on september 26th. >>> president obama says the u.s. is now safer and stronger. he honored the victims of september 11th during a speech on the 11th anniversary of the attacks. obama took part in a memorial service at the pentagon. hi jackers flew a plane into the u.s. military headquarters in 2001 and left 184 people dead. the president delivered his speech after observing a moment of silence. >> the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division, it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> obama emphasized the success of his antiterrorism measures. his administration is credited with killing osama bin laden and other senior al qaeda leaders. >>> chinese leaders are ready to prime the pump of their powerhouse economy. yucatan seem ajoins us from the business desk. tell us what's happening in china. >> we have been seeing lackluster data coming out of t

pushing some of these nationalistic actions governor ishihara for instance wanting to privatized the the same caucus. new a new foreign minister from the democratic party of japan breaking the agreements and nine hundred seventy eight that they would not arrest the chinese fishing boat captains they would just chase them out. a weak. leadership before the transition and south korea. wanting to. strengthen itself at home by having the president. talk to question while and that's just viewed with japan. and in china a government which when it was strong when leaders were strong settled twelve to fourteen land border disputes to the satisfaction of its neighbors. lately facing a transition wanting to get. its factions key people into place for next year. has given in to statements by a local general and so on what do you think about that will finance business trump politics is built was talking about i mean what's the or is there a ratio you see. yes if we look at what happened in the past yes usually the economical appreciates help sort of the need to get what if it but it was just get