and japan. >> okay. talking about things that could give a boost to that, japan and australia, they agreed in principle on an epa. they had mostly beef and auto trade on the table there. do you think this will kind of smooth out the way for japan and the u.s. in their talks? >> well, on some level it makes it a little more complicated to have a bilateral agreement among two members of this 12-country agreement and tpp right in the middle of the final negotiations on tpp. it could make those broad group negotiations more challenging. on the other hand, it does -- it does move forward progress on an important part of the agenda, agriculture, and beef in particular is a central issue between the u.s. and japan, as well. and perhaps this will give a little momentum, and help push forward agreement at the u.s./japan level, as well. >> okay, now the last time we spoke to you, you were holding out hope that we might find, see some kind of a deal in the first quarter this year in terms of the tpp as you mention,

japan you can shoot that nestle the united states europe issues outlined claire also spoken about japan's newly connected state secrecy laws. he said before the legislation the most limited information is shared with japan and stronger protection could deepen bilateral relations. japanese government sources have revealed that the prime minister met with the former chinese presidents on the proximate reissues on band who did painting. it took place last week. who is believed to be close to chinese president xi jane king whose late father who yell bond work to develop ties between china and japan in the nineteen eighties he visited bath who visited japan for about a week he left on sunday. the sources say a bit of a last tuesday it's not the two men exchanged views on improving ties between the country's leading the team who in chief cabinet secretary yoshida said on the same day had already been made . need to complete the knot i told him that japan china ties are one of the most important bilateral relationships the two countries say no to return to the principles of strategically attenda

president obama, and the prime minister of japan.'s listen in. >> translation:. >> translation: barak said this before, to create a large economic zone in the asian pacific would bring about major benefits to japan, the united states and to the asian nations. the ttp was a farr-sighted plan. as a result of serious exchanges between barak and myself, japan was able to make the transition to the next stage, which was to haept in the ctp talks. it's been one year since then. and japan, along with the united states is in the role to lead in a major way the ttp talks. to make the talks between the two leaders a milestone, and so as to resolve the issues between the two countries, the minister and u.s. traderepresentative decided that they would ernstly continue the talks. president obama and i instructed that the ministers to continue these talks so as to bring to a conclusion the remaining issues to bring about major conclusion of the ttp talks as a whole. today and tomorrow the talks will continue. the joint statement, i believe will se

japan is the u.s.'s fourth largest trading partner with $203 billion in goods flowing between the two nations last year, 2013. but there's an on going trade in balance. u.s. exports, $635 billion while japan exports $138 billion to the u.s. in order to level that playing field, president obama wants to boost the tpp, the transpacific partnership of free trade zone that does not include china. if the tpp were to become reality, it would comprise the biggest trade accord in u.s. history, but there are hurdles. the u.s. wants a bigger foothold than japan's automobile and agricultural sectors. only 6% of autos sold inside japan are foreign made. and there's agriculture. the japanese government protects japanese farmers. also this. the security front. japan is in a dispute with china over a group of islands in the east china sea that japan named. both nations claim the islands. now for the first time, a u.s. president, obama, has sided with japan. ahead of his visit, the president told the japanese newspaper

marines based in japan, u.s.say they have the will and the means. >> i landed on this beach 30 years ago as a young lieutenant. this shows our staying power. the strength of these alliances. >> reporter: and president obama may have a few questions of his own for prime minister abe. why, for example, did he go out of his way to provoke china with this visit to the yesakuni shrine? home to the spirits of japan's most notorious war criminals. mr. abe's reluctance to accept what japan did during world war ii is not only sabotaging relations with china and korea, but with his most important ally, too. rupert wing-field hayes, bbc news, tokyo. >>> the official u.s. briefing from the white house says very clearly this visit is about deepening economic ties. let's go to our chief business correspondent, linda yu there on the streets of tokyo. linda, what are the chances of deepening economic ties for japan, which is still struggling to expand? >> reporter: nick, that is the key question. i know it's hard to tell. becaus

japan's corporate taxes stand around 35%. they're much higher than those in other asian countries. >>> people who run communities across japan are having some trouble making ends meet. an aging population and lower birth rates have eroded the tax base. so municipal officials are turning to the internet to raise money through crowd funding. nhk world explains. >> reporter: a train ride from central tokyo brings you to the city of kamakura. about 20 million people visit the city each year. it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in eastern japan. city workers are busy putting up signs to make it easier for tourists to get around. the signs were not paid for by tax revenue. but by individuals and groups whose names are engraved on the sign. kamakura officials turned to crowd funding for the first time. in only three weeks they successfully raised $10,000 from 100 people. the city has long been financially stable. but as its population grays its finances have deteriorated and officials expect the situation will only wor

it's unique to japan. the shelf life of a processed food product is divided evenly between wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. retailers can refuse products that are more than one-third of the way toward their expiration date. retailers establish their own sell-by dates. many items rejected for this reason go in to the trash. that could amount to about $300 million worth of such products each year. a major driver of this phenomenon is the strong demand among japanese consumers for an ample selection of ultrafresh food. >> translator: i always check the expiration date. >> translator: i like places where i have a wide range of choices. >> reporter: whalesalers maintain large inventories to meet this demand. it's a risk they have to take, even if it means eventually throwing a lot of food away. last year the agriculture ministry asked the beverage and confectionery industry to try a one-half rule with retailers buying products that are halfway to their respective expiration dates. this could reduce proces

the leaders of japan and the u.s. have agreed to move the base from densely populated urban area to a coastal district within the prefecture. okinawa's governor last year approved the landfill project for replacement facility. some residents are opposed to that plan. they want the base moved out of okinawa. >>> the president of venezuela has sat down with opposition leaders to try and find a way to stem the country's worst political violence in years. talks between nicolas maduro and the opposition were the first since the unrest broke out in february. as many as 40 people have been killed in clashes between anti-government demonstrators, and security forces. nhk world's yuji osawa has more. >> reporter: the road here was long and complicated. but it was worth it. we're going to listen patiently and with respect and tolerance to the compatriots of the opposition. >> reporter: the mediated talks were held at the presidential palace in caracas, and were broadcast live on state television. they were brokered in part by r

we have some rain also moving into western japan.hat's going to bring some more wet weather for tuesday, which is a holiday here in tokyo, and into japan. and so, unfortunately it's going to dampen some outdoor plans. nagano, you'll be seeing a high of 21. tokyo high of 20 with some rain expected. as we take a look at europe we do have some rain down toward the mediterranean coastline. heavy rain warnings for italy and also into southern balkan peninsula. we're taking a look at temperatures here. 20 in vienna, 15 in rome. a high of 22 degrees in athens and looks like rain will eventually move into your area throughout the day. madrid you will see fair conditions. a high of 21 degrees. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> here's our top story once again. the united states, and the philippines, have reached an agreement on boosting military cooperation with a focus on maritime security. the pact will see a strengthened u.s. military presence in the philippines, and will be in effect fo

the statement says that the united states supports japan's consideration of the matter. >>> japan's deputy prime minister taro aso has expressed doubts about an early conclusion about the japan/u.s. tpp negotiations. >> translator: i don't think the u.s. will be able to make a decision before the midterm elections in november. i don't believe president obama has the power to bring the country together now. >> aso added even if the ministers in charge of the tpp talks reach an agreement there's no guarantee that the u.s. congress will approve it. the top government spokesman commented on aso's remarks that the talks would take time. >> translator: i don't think finance minister aso was saying anything like that if we consider his comments as a whole. >> suga stressed the two nations have been able to identify a path toward reaching an accord. >>> to the latest on business now. major japanese paper manufacturer owe ji holdings plans to purchase the paper maker. oji plans to expand overseas operations because of slow domestic demand. oji plans to buy the paper and pulpp business of carter hol

the head of the low pressure system will continue to push toward the east into japan so japan will be dealing with some rain. coming up friday. and then it should depart by the weekend. continuing to watch the low pressure system down toward the philippines, this used to be -- it's continuing to spin over the area bringing in lots of rain, lots of moisture, even some thunderstorms down there. as we look forward into the future, rain expected for the eastern coast of china. also into the philippines. and now eventually toward the western japan. in fact, the rest of the japan for the rest of the day coming up on friday. temperatures up to 28 degrees in hong kong. 30 degrees in chongqing. beijing at 21. 23 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds in seoul. we take a look at the forecast for japan. lots of rain expected. 20 for fukuoka. 17 for a high in nagano. most of the cherry blossoms for the western half of the country have now moved on. the front continues to move toward the north. even though tomorrow will be raining, by the weekend we short start seeing more of the sakora blossoming f

japan's top drugmaker lured him from glaxosmithkline. >> every health care system is local, so japan has a very specific health care system. china has a very specific health care system. united states has a very specific health care system. we need to be able to understand that in order to be successful and competitive in every country. >> weber will take over from the president after the company's shareholders meeting in june. weber is french and will be the first foreign head of the 230-year-old company. the japanese firm is expanding its global presence due to the slowing domestic market. >>> well, people in cities, towns, and villages all tapping on screens to connect with family and friends. more than 1 billion smartphones were sold around the globe last year, exceeding sales of conventional mobile phones for the first time. until now, most people have used smartphones to connect with others. but developers are already planning the next step, connecting people with things. >> reporter: line is a japan-based instant messaging application for smartphones and computers. in the few

in japan sirens rang out and communities along the pacific coast. officials in some places closed storm surge barriers and they told people to move inland. >> translator: people working in the ocean should come ashore and stay away from the coast. >> reporter: residents who went through the 2011 tsunami rushed to shelters. >> translator: i evacuated because i don't want to experience another disaster. >> reporter: officials with japan's meteorological agency say a tsunami of 60 centimeters was observed in the northeastern port of kuji. workers at the damaged fukushima daiichi plant and other nuclear facilities were on alert. some saw changes in nearby sea levels, but they reported no damage. chile an government officials have been discussing the level of destruction along the coast. president michelle bachelet took to the air to do a survey. she praised people for responding calmly to the disaster. people in chile have been feeling aftershocks for more than a day. they know this earthquake won't be their last, and so as they rebuild, they're also th

to the treaty with japan. so high tension there. the president had sushi dinner with the prime minister of japan shinzo abe, a very exclusive sushi place run by a 30th-year-old pro prioritier. the president had high marks for the sushi. the japanese always go full on when any president of the united states visits. there is an arrival ceremony, a press conference a little bit later today thursday here in japan, and then a state dinner tonight. but it is the security situation no question that it's going to be front and center, and also the trade promotion pack the united states is pushing between the united states and 12 east asian countries. that's going to be at the top of the agenda here between the united states and japan. they're part of that. although it's the same 'ol story. i was covering trade back in the early 90's, autos and agriculture. not very bright prospects for any break through on this visit. >> we'll be talking about that more. but if i were paying $300 for a dinner i would dictate what i was

this is the hallmark of the military base in south korea after his visit to japan. this will be obama as both visits since he took office. but it's his first time here says prison to cling to power. the market expressed in the snowboard memorial. there she lay between the automatic right to freedom. we decided that day. he was officially unveiled at the blue house where he met kristen park truly this go down to business. the model for a moment of silent prayer for the victims of the phyllo ferry. he also expressed his sympathies to the families of those could die before are still missing. obama because of the concept of time when south korea's armed forces are on high allies. milton area is quickening of wolf new clear text. north korea's state media reports the us and its allies are only worsening the situation on the korean peninsula and wind all the nuclear war. lee the situation on the ninja there is so intense that we could hasten due to warrant any time due to the maneuvers by countries that opposed north korea such as the us and the south. the two leaders spe

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and france japan us coming back on. i don't have to read as expressed strong clues and all of our time in three kb and into south china sea. the owner so i agreed to act on security cooperation with south east asian nations recent years but at the end we would like to request help from countries that have interest in the south china sea. we've got the moves by japan and the us as positive. i made it a napping and eat in peace my friend disappears. it's pushing the economic also to both japan and the us. three nations that she and many of this and consonants. aikido is higher on any scale aren't going. it will wrap up our place and i'm sure the attacks on warming can call. us economic growth appears to have slowed over the first quarter of this year the harsh winter weather hit capital investment in housing construction. the us department of commerce has released preliminary gross domestic product data for the jaggery to march period it shows the country's economy grew at an annual pace of zero point one percent over the

secretary john capel and chinese defense minister ten one ch one had exchanged harsh words over the japan controlled senate the calamitous china and taiwan claim them. a goal in shame at the meeting the associated press as a goal refer to china's recent actions over the islands he said he wants to make clear that the us will protect japan as it must under their security treaty. a colossal criticized china's own establishment of an air defense identification zone over the east china sea last november. every nation. there is no right to establish your own. stones. but not right to do it unilaterally up with. no corporation no consultation. that to add to tensions. misunderstandings chinese state media quoted changes saying his country will not take the initiative to start trouble with japan that would not be afraid of such a situation if needed to safeguard his territory. you would return when we will make no compromise no consistent. not counting on territorial issues. not even a tiny bit of violation is about the chain also warned the us and others to stay vigilant against japan's actions

history tells of a dispute between japan and south korea. there are two reasons for that one is half the time. you can tell mum was in decisions and has the full thing has to deal with north korea. some publications. i wish to speak with back pain is ready to take on another nuclear test in a manner that is beyond america's imagination. and with regard to japan are passing me were sitting on the trans pacific partnership izzo is going to call for obama was a musician because of the decision is to defend well aware of what is called the chip and pin him. we don't depend on board cpp is empty. and then next next monday the chief problem is that south korea united states and japan are set to sit down for up to pots and discussing ways to rein in north korea is the growing threats you think that three sides will be able to forage security cooperation despite the ongoing tussle. i like to be in the positive side although the entire christian is all too though how old you would be fine secretive corporation. three nations but it is said in respons

japan will gather again on wednesday. they're expected to say that in the next couple of years inflation will reach their target of around two percent. consumer started paying more in consumption tax at the beginning of the month it went out from five to eight percent and many cut back on spending policymakers are expected to save the economy is still making of monterrey covering their expected suggests that employment and wages will continue to improve and that managers are investing more in their businesses. board members are on track to keep their outlook for inflation for fiscal two thousand and fifteen. at one point nine percent that does not include the effects of the tax hike i hear ago policy makers started pumping billions of dollars into the economy. he promised inflation which hit two percent. within about two years now they're expected to say to hit that target in two thousand and sixteen bases are prepared to do more to ease credit should conditions change drastically. japanese electronics giant panasonic swu

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counterpart again before the japan/u.s. summit on thursday. 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

is duty bound by its security treaty with japan to come to japan date. and he also needs to do something to break the diplomatic deadlock between japan and south korea. they are involved in another territorial disputes and disagreements over japan's wartime conduct, including its use of tens of thousands of mainly korean sex slaves in the 1930's and 40's. and with north korea apparently unwilling to give up its nuclear weapons program and china flexing its muscles in the east china sea and southside essie, barack obama does need to try hard to bring together his two major allies in asia, mainly japan and south korea. >> thanks for that. a rio de janeiro slum has erupted into violence following the killing of a popular residence. angry locals set fires and threw missiles onto busy avenues in a tourist zone on tuesday. they blamed police for the death of a 25-year-old man, following the discovery of his body. the violence occurred a few hundred meters from where olympic coming events are expected to be held in 2015. drivers are recovering bodies from the s

it was the start of the fiscal year in japan. how many women who join their first company will have worked for about three months. i hope they're keeping up with their seniors and eating well. here we are at the cafeteria. what's for lunch today. with brian's how much traffic and you can and cannot attend but she just loves carrying. at. the this particular pair he promotes better health for the employees. but how. all

here's a look at japan. japan also seeing some heavy rainfall. we have some video out of tokyo right now. and this is some precipitation that was persistent throughout wednesday. it looks like the rain will continue at least for another day before it starts to depart from the area. just in the past 24 hours, anywhere from 15 to 20 millimeters of rainfall. but a lot more in other areas. let me show you the map here. we saw rain up to 390 millimeters over 48 hours. this will eventually move toward the north and east but the northern portions of japan will continue to see rain, including tokyo, as we go throughout thursday and by the weekend i think we'll see an improvement. high pressure controlling the weather into china, and that's continuing to cause air pollution problems in beijing. that's going to eventually push toward the east into the korean peninsula by the end of the week and into the weekend in japan. here's a look at the forecast. shanghai at 26 degrees. seoul at 23 with sunny skies. meanwhile, tokyo, yes, you will continue to deal wit

a good deal when i'm down to the reading japan's interests. it is the most important product for the next century analysis of initiation signing the final stages and will become even tougher. she added that japan will continue to pursue a favorable outcome. in sentencing the guilty and are suspected to have killed at least fourteen people into one attacks both aunties beneath the rebels wanted to stop the fine weeklong the general election. six people died when a bomb tore through a vehicle carrying soldiers in the central state of texas sky. an hour and the economic costs and upon scanning election officials seven people died in that attack. don't tease and remove the left wing extremist group the colonists on tv india not least for the expansion is insidious and carried out several attacks on police stations essential released in india the city one to protect the rights of co finance eight hundred and ten million people eligible to those in the nineties that led to the terms until an eight ounce of fcs the security situation will worsen as t

and japan, right now the u.s.er side it's autos and specifically trucks. i suspect the trade negotiators may still be talking in tokyo, although i expected to see something come out today. the president-- . >> woodruff: you did expect something. >> i expected there would be a statement of at least an agreement if not a final agreement, at least an accord. the president in his remarks today did suggest, however, that the door was slightly still open between now and tomorrow when he leaves the country. but he made a very strong statement about market access for american manufacturers an farmers,. >> professor mochizuiki y are these two areas so problematic, beef and auto sms. >> well, both of them are very politically sensitive sectors, in japan the beef lobby is very sensitive politically, on the u.s. side the automobile industry is very sensitive. the automobile sector has been very important for the re-election of the president, it will matter for the midterm elections coming up. and therefore president obama can

it reached the northeastern coast of japan but caused no major damage. chile's president to clear northern parts of the nation to be a disaster zone i ate happily and content of the country has been able to deal well with the first hours of this emergency. i want to call on people in the affected areas to stay home and into proper construction of the authorities and they all necessary measures will be taken to maintain security of individuals and families that are stunning easy for me michelle back chalet said she would travel to the affected region later on wednesday she said she would send military officials there to prevent looting and disorder. i knew. a taliban suicide bomber has blown himself up outside the interior ministry in kabul. days before the presidential election but to be that someone in bangkok is following the story. a spokesperson for the interior ministry said the bomber was wearing a uniform of the icon security forces and the statistics police officers were killed the ministry is encased it in the heart of kabul that our bond has cl

ivy also wants to spend in the japan us alliance. and he seemed to have the means to vacation reflected in to buy rent or defense cooperation guidelines. officials in total and washington planned to revise the crankiness leader this year for the first time in nearly two decades. leaders in the u s support his plan. those in neighboring china and south korea has expressed deep concern and eve said the prime minister is trying to be militarized japan. some japanese held a demonstration last week to pressure adding to stick with the status quo and members of opposition parties have taken serious conditions. those with the democratic party for example see it's wrong for the korean government to re interpret article nine of the constitution so quickly and ignore the stamps long maintained by past governments. jaime and his liberal democratic party have the support of two other opposition parties. that he need feel the peace coalition partner you call him a toll on his site. members of that party see one stick and is allowed to be found al

japan has traditionally maintained that japan is a mind to collective self defense. but the constitution to allow the country to exercise it take a one japanese player this is his fourth visit to the asia pacific region in all honesty as he said one of the reasons for that this is east of initial us on to this country's commitment to that the man he agreed that thirty cents will continue to work together in the field of security and defence including the hero for the national defense cooperation and guidelines he greeted us with timber on columbus visit to japan this month would also help strengthen the alliance countless tourists from japan and australia will press on with efforts to forge an economic partnership agreement on sunday after they were unable to conclude a deal that people are staying. that could come to the institution of the russian and australian children instead. andrew brown. the final balance in tokyo on sunday afternoon this wasn't the need to discuss reducing depends on the australian team during the meeting. jenny wants japan to reduce its pare

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thaci thanked japan for supporting kosovo's independence. he said the nation is full of opportunities and he wants japan to invest there. the two leaders agreed to strengthen economic cooperation. >>> japanese government officials are hoping one of the nation's largest employers will give them a cash windfall. they plan to start selling off shares in japan post next year. the government owns all the stock in japan post holdings. analysts estimate the value of outstanding shares is about $120 billion. the government can sill up to two-thirds of the shares that it owns. finance ministry officials plan to use about $40 billion from the sale to rebuild areas of northeastern japan, damaged in the disaster three years ago. members of a ministry panel will ask experts how to limit the impact of the sale on the stock market. analysts will be watching to see if japan post can boost its earnings. the japan post group of companies includes banking and life insurance firms. >>> all right let's get a check of the markets now. investors in asia refraining

as pc as well as sea of japan. this after state governor signed into law. and whenever he will need them. president obama is widely expected to revive its toll on april twenty fifteen for overnight stay. after this tidbit that egypt and the st times usually translates to these words or acts of wanton mee thus at rei and those of you but watching from around the world that thursday is the third year and still get to hang them sean wouldn't think so much for joining us we begin this evening with a troubling development. about one of the two unmanned aerial vehicles recently discovered on south korean soil. the investigation shows that control widely suspected to be from the north took nearly two hundred photos of key facilities in the south in the presidential office thinking and then had our top story. south korea's defence ministry says one of its humanitarian vehicles recently found question the country have taken dozens of pictures of the presidential office of top it. the ministry believes the role which was fou

japan is number three. so no way to -- both economies are really interdependent. >> reporter: i suppose that's always why when people watch the tensions in the east china sea they find it almost puzzling. in terms as you mentioned for the biggest economies in the world, does it make sense to have a free trade area that doesn't include the world's second biggest economy, which is china? >> yeah. and the tpp, the transpacific partnership, is one very important to -- more responsible player in area. so i think -- senkaku islands that japan claimed. but also china claims. so u.s. really needs to avoid any clash. u.s. really want to have more communication between japan and china. so i think the tpp -- china also realize they need their own economic growth with major partner, u.s. japan and the asia pacific. >> reporter: yeah. i suppose this is one way to get china to, i don't know, agree to open its markets or exchange rates. to be part of the tpp perhaps one day. i want to bring this a little bit more to the r

we condemn japan for its move the steps of the level of competition. the art south korean plane at first a vice foreign minister told tales common japanese ambassador called the show to launch a protest. the show said his country cannot accept the south's assertion chinese foreign ministry spokesperson always said that japan should tell its young generation that the country still the islands which belonged to china when you haven't you request that if i'm still making provocations some of the month. chief cabinet secretary or she does today defended the new classroom materials. when agree on cracked wide open shot into the territories and to take to increase aid to sudan that the government will carefully explained it stands to south korea and china as it has done in the past. i knew. i am daughters in afghanistan to the polls on saturday to choose a successor to present hamad karzai. i try to knock someone in bangkok is falling the story. neocons have the election will be at ten point seven one ravaged country. don t be skeptical it will be real that

japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. >>> a chinese court has ordered the seizure of a cargo ship owned by a japanese shipping firm. court officials say the firm has failed to pay fees dating back nearly 80 years. the iron ore carriers is anchored at a port in eastern china. officials with shanghai maritime court announced on saturday that they have seized it. the ship's owners admit the osk line say they're trying to figure out what to do next. court officials said in 2007 that a predecessor to mitsui had been in arrears on leasing fees for two ships. that were used during the japan/china war. the conflict broke out in 1937. the court ordered the company to pay compensation of about $30 million. lawyers for mitsui launched an appeal, but in 2010, china's supreme people's court rejected it. >>> the managers of other japanese companies with assets in china wonder whether the seizure will have implications for them. former chinese laborers and their relatives have filed lawsuits against several

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but i hope one day japan will bring it home. while. shelby will be put on display in tokyo and then will be shown at an elementary schooler in mucus and ten pence that you want to be thanks to the city suffered catastrophic damage to the tsunami of two thousand. doctors from around the world had seen showing their skills with some alternative therapy. they gathered in northeastern japan to help people who've spent years trying to get over that rahm of the tsunami they tried to tell people you see me sick. more from nhk world to accomplish that new fan. a bill to include killed the content will be blocked pulling it all adds up to. well doc it's own kids i didn't want it. the team to the oc think it can do for the tiki concert. boy did it sometimes. i can do maybe from this moment. and it gets it from its engine and all ok stop was hiking on sixty eighth minute. the idea to clean behind the news news that also promotes health care issue. it could be a void in fifteen hundred members and a thanksgiving concert right across the wood he's

japan's health. he was and longwood. i knew. a nice wine and cheese. i'm counting my passions and to kill jumpers in japan are digging a little deeper the consumption tax has gone on for the first time in seventeen years the government raised the rate from five to eight percent. retailers are still open but the prices on the stroke of midnight the weekend. he looked at them and make yourself the money. things are going to be a bit tighter for me rail operator is that the nine week program aimed at ticket machines and early morning commuters would reach the high chair pads. our estimate of the sales tax in about fifteen billion dollars over the next chance to read the news expected to clear the following it to about eighty billion dollars is to say the money will help cover the rising cost of healthcare and a penchant for an aging population. lawmakers have voted to raise the tax to ten percent in october of next year. the prime minister she was not there said he'll study the effects of this increase before deciding whether to implement another one. and

if not ill i did switch of disputed over was japan. i subbed a commute for defence treaty between south korea and the yule as suggesting that a foreigner tackling and this would be to blame countermeasures for the show may not be the top of the agenda during obama's visit. well the sultry when ministry initially saying that this issue will not top the agenda when present obama visits here during a summit talks with president park but it could lead the us in a very precariously tuition especially after a bistro bombers comments in tokyo about japan's territorial dispute with china now here in terms of the dispute between south korea and japan over the tilt a while it's known as dr she not in japan the us is always countered that it wants this to be a bilateral issue that the soul in tokyo should i handle this issue out of by themselves because the us has an incentive for seoul and tokyo to be on the same page when it comes to more regional global matters especially the dprk and there's also the issue of not having the military intellige

it is extending all the way into japan. by the way the western portions of japan saw rain totals of around 70 millimeters during a 24-hour period. and this will be a sustained weather pattern expected for those two areas. meanwhile, fog continues to become a problem for the korean peninsula, heading into the weekend with fog warnings still in place. temperatures topping off at 24 in chongqing, 28 in hong kong. manila, while the system that was responsible for a lot of rain is mainly dissipating, still seeing some rain and thunderstorms with a high of 33 degrees. that's a look at your forecast. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended forecast. >>> people on earth have long scanned the skies in search of planets that could support life. now, scientists at the u.s. space agency have spotted an earth-size planet that may feature a key necessity, surface water in liquid form. the nasa astronomers discovered a planet and dubbed it kepler-186f. it's about 500 light years from earth, in a constellation cygnu

the one thousand five hundred people attended including visitors from japan. as a junior high and high school students from me on a summer evening. she must be thinking. the sun the context of the construction. the farm to the taiwanese youth orchestra only the performers and audiences saying how my life bought flowers will bloom the song to encourage the building. it's similar to the ants. i am. i will keep for your teeth and can take deep in the end will find their way out of their troubles and have a bright future. really nice to snuggle her music events will help cement ties between japan and taiwan six teenagers who will sway with tradition at a school for who i can say is that a hot spring resort of cancun by the disaster puc gal. this particular why and it seemed like the city should not be frank it is. this was a thing and give it to its destination the clothes to dry after the two thousand and eleven disaster and we opened a year later the teenagers will be in the fiftieth the generation of students since the dance school with established in nineteen

a fix up or japan amid a dispute with china over startle and territorial issues of south korea a country also mired in diplomatic route with it and tightens its bonds with aj. a promising lead to the search for the missing malaysian airline or the us navy ship that experts old one pot signals the stores and more than stomp on time. fan. i know. or to rei. those of you were watching around the world. it's monday it will set your soul. i need to have lunch on wednesday so much for joining us. we begin this evening on seoul's defence front the discovery of three drones in the less than a month which are most likely thought to be sent from the north and south korea on high alert defence ministry called for tighter vigilant against new threats defence ministry correspondent even been reports. key commanders from every branch of the military held an emergency meeting monday. this was the reason the patrician supplementary of vehicles. the pessimistic in loans and home of the meeting heard all the military to be at the ready for any threat of tongue out. kim emphasize that the three trials on t

america has 27,000 marines based in japan.the commander tells me they have the will and the means. >> i landed on the speech 30 years ago as a young lieutenant. this shows our staying power. the strength of these alliances. >> it's what japan wants to hear but they want to hear it from the u.s. commander-in-chief himself. >> washington seems to be spending a lot of time reassuring its allies that it is not retrenching and ignoring them. story in ourxt weekly series focusing on women and technology. a growing number of actresses are bypassing hollywood studios and instead coming up with their own digital creations. knownthem is felicia day, as the queen of geeks. she tells us how she became a pioneer online and the message that she hopes to send. >> playing video games excessively. 12 hours a day for a couple of years. i got addicted to a game called world of warcraft. in between, i acted a couple days a month. and i would play video games all day. when i first got to hollywood, i didn't really know everything that was going on

in japan. >> japan relies completely on the united states for its defense. >> it does.ince the end of world war ii, japan foresworn any offensive weaponry. they call the military the self-defence forces. japan is constitutionally prohibited for engaging in offensive pores force, the defence of the country is limited to the forces, administered to a portion of g.d.p., spent on military expenditures, dependent on the united states, which, after all, has 40,000 troops stationed all around the country, including okinawa close to the senkakku islands islands. >> mike viqueira updating us on the late ns the obama tour of asia. >>> we have a story coming in from afghanistan involving a security guard working at a hospital in kabul. he has importantly opened fire. three women have been kid. let's get the latest from our correspondent, who is live in kabul. bring us up to date. what more do you know? >> well, this morning an afghan security guard was supposed to secure the hospital. he opened fire on the hospital and killed three foreigners and injured two. now it is the second

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last week, north korea also f e fired ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. the shelling prompted south korean government officials to hold an emergency meeting. they agreed to strengthen security, and to keep monitoring the situation. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel says he is staying in close communication with the commander of the u.s. forces in south korea. >> the provocation that the north koreans have once again engaged in is dangerous, and it needs to stop. >> he said he'll talk about the issue with officials in china when he visits the country next week. >>> now chinese people don't often get to directly vote for their leaders but the residents of a village in southern china have voted in a local election for the second time. people in wukan in guangdong province cast ballots for members of the village committee. local authorities took the unusual step of arranging for voting and vote counting to take place in public. they apparently wanted to publicize their democratic reforms. people began paying attention to wukan two years ago when authorities