in japan. right? part of this is their faith in american power, part of this is their faith and the ability of democracy, but they do believe that some kind of change is possible. they think it will take a long time. there are documents from the end of the occupation where they are saying the occupation is ending, the japanese are not there yet, we will need to stay around longer, we will need to keep a heavy american presence to make sure they get there eventually but they do believe the japanese are changed. this is also very gendered. the npr is a male institution. theseentioned, a lot of ideas are also being expressed about the possibility of universal military training within the united states which is also a very male institution. there is definitely this idea that responsible citizenship that is a male area, and that is what men are going to do. premised oning is almost the total issue of women or their belief that women do not have a strong role to play this in the public sphere. in terms of t

from the prime minister of japan. as the representative of the nation of japan and so offer my sincere gratitude for your words since my intro mentor has been thirteen years. or my duties as emperor. to. carry on with it up with the course put into effect. through sincere ety and wishing for the peace of japanese people and that had been. a. my that has been my happiness in my duties as a representative and a symbol of japan and to be allowed to. partake in this task i offer my gratitude to morrow we will start the new imperial era. and my sincere. wish is for further tranquility and peace and this is the wish of the empress and myself. that we don't know. here i would like to further wish for the welfare of the people and peace in the world. well. so this is a highly ritualized ceremony in quite brief i think we're coming to the end of it about ten minutes or so may you see emperor akihito and empress michiko now apparently leaving the room this is the state room inside the imperial palace in tokyo. where's been pret

japan is in some ways between is living through a transition of geopolitics. the u.s. whatever degree you want to talk about it is in some ways shifting whether it's declining or not we don't know but it's shifting and china is definitely right such apparent is between these two world powers and it has to carve out a place for itself i want doesn't just serially mean national i had what it needs some reckoning about and i want to introduce into conversation show how kogo tell us she is a senior at northeast asia associate at the wilson center she's been thinking about this change of era in japan have a listen to. the japanese monarchy actually represents a sense of unity in the country it is a continuum of japanese history not over and millennia but actually two millennia it's really important isis to pounce on tradition of. having a figurehead and. really representing the people and the values that is espouses the challenge with this new app her and his wife is whether they can actually need some of the new challenges and the changing realities of japanese society and

it still gave japan something.'m not hearing a lot from the trump administration on what they are giving japan in return. that is what we do not know yet. what exactly is that barking going to look like. what can the trump administration give japan that prime minister abe can say we will make these concessions but we are getting something in return. david: a third subject is currency manipulation. it seems to be of great importance to president trump with respect to china. is there a credible allegation that japan has manipulated the yen against the dollar for trade purposes? tobias: it depends on what you think of quantitative easing. if we exclude monetary policy, no. if you look at japanese data, they've not intervene through formal intervention since 2011. that is not the case. you look at the provisions, the actual terms of what was in the usmca regarding currencies. it was innocuous. mandates from reporting data, which all the countries do anyway. that was more about the principal and that is what japan's pos

thank you very much for her analysis contribution in frankfurt for us and talking about japan japan's workforce is projected your strength by a fifth in the next two decades according to the world economic forum a rapidly aging population is mostly to blame over a quarter of japanese or of a sixty five it's basically the oldest country in the world it's also a problem elsewhere especially in wealthier countries to japan the other top ten oldest nations can also be found all be found here in europe so what can be done well you can increase migration japan as a new law that allows low skilled workers from abroad to come for five years but that's proving controversial. the population of japan is aging the demographics are evident in retirement and nursing homes the number of residents is climbing the number of caretakers is falling one possible answer could be migration something japan has resisted. mr moises isn't japanese so unusual. that. he's very friendly and i'm very grateful to him. moises martinez comes from venezuela only two percent of the people living in japan are foreigners

we are talking about japan and the us today.ears japan is finally taking a president trump's offer for a bilateral trade negotiation which will begin later today in washington, dc. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, is keen to avoid tariffs onjapan‘s cars. as tensions grew between the united states and china, will the united states and china, will the united states have a class with its key ally? earlier they asked hannah addison in hong kong if she expects tensions to be as high as the us china trade talks. we are talking about two fundamentally different trading relationships. while you have seen us negotiators taking a lot of the lessons they used when it comes to renegotiating trade with china from us and japanese dialogues that happened in the ‘80s and 90s, i think you will not see that pattern played out again in us— japan trade talks, simply because within the existing trade relationship between these two countries there is a lot of room for bilateral change without necessarily having to renegotiate a full new trade agre

so, i think many americans who like japan, most probably like those people who already visited japan, and they met with the people, and they ate japanese food, and they traveled there, and the--well, it's really important for us to encourage more people to visit japan. and the tokyo olympics is a really fascinating opportunity because even those people who never been to japan but may think about visiting japan for the first time because they're interested in certain participating, watching some games, and then try to look around. so, i think it's a great opportunity to connect california and japan in more depth. and so, we at the consulate have a booth in the cherry blossom festival, and when people are interested, please come to our booth and we provide you with certain information on what's going on. robert: yes, i mean, it is. and also in japan too, when we went to visit there, the places that were set up for the olympics before still remain tourist attractions for people that go there when they go visit japan. thank you very much. we'll see you at the cherry blossom festival, all

let's stick with japan. japan governor is expected to stick to his guns at the policy meeting even after policy threats intensified and inflation remained far below target. kathleen hays is here with the preview. is the governor just hoping things will pick up? kathleen: if you look at the economy and have a hope that some of the global forces buffeting the world, japan like u.s.-china trade war will be resolved by the second half of this year. people are hoping that and governor kuroda among them. our bloomberg news team here in tokyo learning they are considering cutting the gdp forecast in light of what we have seen it -- not the inflation forecast. china's economic slowdown has stabilized but taken a toll on the region including japan. there is u.s.-china trade war also weighing on the bloomberg -- look at industrial production. exports have been weaker. it has been suffering. we have seen stronger economic data from china responding to the stimulus from the economy. u.s. manufacturing, pmi looking bette

mexico pork exports to japan up 20%. canadian pork exports to japan are also up 20%. but let's move forward here. there's room for the united states. next week marks three decades since japan's 1989 stock market bubble followed a period of economic stagnation and negative interest rates but that has not stopped the hennessey fund that focuses on japan. it's called the japan fund. it has had an annualized return of 9.14% over the lifetime of the fund, and 13.5% over the last three years. top holdings, we can put them up on the screen, include some names that could be familiar to you with an eye on the world, which describes all of our viewers, right? names like softbank. hennessey japan fund investment manager is joining us now along with peterson institute president adam posen, one of the first economists to analyze japan's great recession as a failure of macro economic policy. let me begin with you. we just showed the initial impact of the u.s. withdrawal from tpp. how much of that could a u.s./japan trade deal possibly fix? >> liz, thank you for having me. you set i

i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us a new era begins for japan today as emperor akihito pushes the chrysanthemum throne in the first abdication by a japanese emperor in more than two hundred years the day has been steeped in rituals starting with akihito reporting his abdication to his imperial ancestors at a shinto shrine in his final speech at the imperial palace the eighty five year old thanked the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness son crown prince not he will take over the throne from his father. at the ceremony prime minister shinzo paid his respects. point is when we go to tell you a few of the day of abdication we reflect upon the long years over which the emperor has thoughtfully shared the happiness and sadness of the people of japan. like. condrey new once again the feeling of deep respect and sang that. people from across the country gathered outside the emperor's palace in tokyo for the event it was emotional day. during and i feel grateful. i wish him good health i feel emotional and have a well known time feel

a kind of ceiling in terms of market access in japan. .hat is much more level japan eu talks.that kind of capping in terms of agriculture, market access in japanese market. , my days in japan, i was speaking with you in tokyo about the transpacific partnership and how difficult it was for the prime minister to actually sell the tpp to his constituents. now, where we are right does the prime minister still have enough political capital to sell this other deal with the united states now? >> you are quite right. after -- the year after 2009, proclaiming the united states started to be fully involved in tpp talks, japan was hesitating very much whether japan should join or not. a whole nation in japan to a national debate. decision was to join the team -- the tpp negotiations. we don't have any opposition against japan's participation. in the united states, there was no nationwide debate such as the one japan had. japan is quite ready to ambitiousith a quite opening up of market access to the extent they have considered in the negotiation that was concluded october 2015. both lead

we are really getting a lot of business from japan. i appreciate that we are trying to bring some balance to the surplus that they have with the united states for many years. but it will all work out. but they are making the biggest investments they have ever made in the united states, in particular car companies. they are coming in. a lot of that has to do with new agreements we have been making, and some of it has to do with the trade agreement. i very much look forward to discussing that today. event,as your very big that's a very big event. and when we were in japan together, we were talking about it, and the invitation was made, and i said, i don't know if i can make it. let me ask you a question. how big is that event compared to the super bowl for the japanese? the prime minister said, it's about 100 times bigger. i said if that's the case, i'll be there. it has been 130 some odd years it has happened. it is a very unusual thing. we are talking about raining through blood for over 3000 years, the longest in the world. it is a ve

the bond between japan and tehe united states. our alliance will remain on wavered and we will demonstrate our strong commitment to addressing various challenges we see in the international community. p.m. abe: [speaking japanese] translator: we would like to congratulate you on your great performance, namely the 3.2% gdp growth in the first quarter of the year. as well as the excellent condition of jobs in the united states. p.m. abe: [speaking japanese] translator: since president trump took office, japanese business communities have announced a total of $23 billion investments to the united states, which will create 43,000 jobs in the united states. japan is number one in its investments to the united states as well as the number of jobs we create in the united states. p.m. abe: [speaking japanese] translator: in order for us to see further development of the economies of both japan and the united states, and would urge you to have a discussion with you on the trade deal we are now negotiating with each other. p.m. abe: [speaki

i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us a new era begins for japan today as emperor akihito pushes the chrysanthemum throne in the first abdication by a japanese emperor in more than two hundred years the day has been steeped in ritual starting with akihito recording his abdication to his imperial ancestors at a shinto shrine in his final speech at the imperial palace the eighty five year old thing the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness sun crown prince now and he will take over the throne from his father. at the ceremony prime minister shinzo paid his respects. for me party for a few of the deal to cation we reflect upon the longer years over which the emperor our house thoughtfully shared the hopkinton and sadness of the people of japan. you once again the feeling of deep respect and sighing. people from across the country gathered outside the emperor's palace in tokyo for the event it was an emotional day. for him and i feel grateful. i wish him good health but i feel emotional i have a wound on. him or i'd like to say one th

that's why i look forward to welcoming you two in japan. pres. trump: that's really nice and an honor on behalf of our country, not just the first lady and myself. we really look forward to that. and i think on a lighter note, we will also be going, perhaps, to a sumo wrestling match. i've always found that fascinating. in fact, we are having a trophy made in this country and we will -- we will give the trophy to the winner of the championship. that will be good, and i'm sure the media will like that, but it's something i will enjoy very much. we may be doing that. again, mr. prime minister, you are my friend, and i appreciate the visit, and i think we will accomplish a lot. we will also talk about north korea, where we are working together closely with others. and i think it is going well. thank you all very much. thank you. >> [indiscernible] pres. trump: i think it can go fairly quickly. maybe with the time we go over there, we can sign it over there. but it is moving along very nicely. reporter: is there a situation you can see where don mcga

if they had lost faith in japan. i thought they respected human rights but i guess i just have to accept it. was. higher wages lower many vietnamese here to japan its fastest growing group of foreign workers many incur debts with recruiters just to get here harsh conditions are common and japan hasn't exactly thrown down the welcome mat the new visa program caps most jobs at five years very few are allowed to bring family members. some quit and give up but with all they sacrifice to come it's not an easy choice. i've worked here for four years and i'm used to my life now so things are ok but work is top pretty difficult. why it by the question and if she would think many struggling nursing homes train foreign workers on how to carry or the work but merely see them as temporary laborers these trainees can distinguish between good and bad workplaces and consequently they will not stay with such facilities for long but it was you know it's. back at the buddhist temple a special service that in vietnamese. guest workers

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japan was ina voluntary exports for example. japan was in a difficult position.y no at the time. 20—30 yea rs unable to say no at the time. 20—30 years later, how much has the situation changed 7 years later, how much has the situation changed? it will be very difficult negotiation for mr abe. the economy is slowing. it is forecasted to slow this year and next year. we have had some bad news around the elections as well. so it is difficult to see what will be a good outcome forjapan. this is a fight that has gone on for several decades and the man leading the fight, robert lighthizer, is very to the japanese. is this the right way to tackle the deficit for the us? to go after countries like japan and china? certainly not. japan's position would be to remain in a multilateral trading system which it has aborted for many years. in recent yea rs, has aborted for many years. in recent years, since president trump was president, it had a more combative trade as we saw with china —— supported for many years. we have seen —— supported for many years. we have seen it wit

the end of an era for the first time in two hundred years japan's emperor abdicates from the throne. hello welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm dan it's also coming up. tension is high in sudan as protesters and the military try to find a way toward civilian rule. hope for some of pakistan's refugees who've been living without citizenship for years. scrapping want to pull to build another is mexico's new airport a legacy project or a white elephant. japan's emperor akihito is expected to formally abdicate in just over an hour from now at the imperial palace in tokyo now this will be the first time such an event as happened did not two hundred jazz the abdication ceremony itself will take just ten minutes. this is a scene from just outside the imperial palace people are gathering to witness the event but as our correspondent wayne hable tellus now because he's joining us live from there the weather is not being terribly helpful is it is that the reason why we're not seeing vast numbers of people outside today. well quite possibly it's also in the middle of a very long holiday as w

we have decided on ray with these wishes for japan. it will come in the mouth of a pony because the guy. here in ames consists of two chinese characters the government insists ray watch translates to beautiful harmony but ray can also mean order or command which some say gives the ear a forceful overtimes. while others debate the semantics the school children adjust to the new experience. you know. i was born and lived in the hasty air at the whole time it feels a bit strange that it will become railway just like that. i see. you know. but i was guessing with my mum that the new year would start with an r. so the name is right well i'm happy that we got it right. the suspense also finally ended for japan's businesses. here at the toto and company a calendar and dari mica stuff sprint into action now a frenzied month begins to pump out the new products. the re what year is set to define a new cultural period in japan or at least a period as long as the new improved rule. in japan re what down under in australia means something totally d

and said he would pray for peace and happiness in japan and around the world. so. how do you i am very thankful and happy and i have been able to fulfill my judaizers emperor with trust and respect for the japanese people for the last thirty years. but that i thank the japanese people who have accepted and supported me as a symbol of japan. because it. he. is following the story for us she grew up in japan and reports from there for us hi kiyo put this into context for us what does this event need to the japanese people it is a very big event basically nobody. who lives today has ever experienced an abdication the last one was two hundred years ago and it is a complete change of era imagine now in the western world in two thousand and nineteen and tomorrow it's the first day of something completely different so it is a very very big event and it is marked with celebrations in japan social media is completely full of it if you pan is this incredible combination of a country that is so future oriented and high tech incredibly developed but also really steeped in

japan unveils the name of a new era these characters will represent the court of japan's next emperor we tell you what they need. i'm melissa chan welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we start out in the philippines where journalist and editor in chief of the rappler maria teresa has posted bail for an eighth time raissa is a well respected investigative reporter and the rappler is a news website which has recorded without fear or favor including on the current government of president rugby go to terror tape that has led to eleven complaints and cases raissa and her news room face to date everything from tax evasion to libel has been thrown at them the one that's free press coalition a global alliance of newsrooms has identified racist case as one of the top ten most urgent press freedom cases in the world today and i should add that this week daughter of ella joined this coalition with the latest we turn to maria teresa herself maria thank you for joining the program bring us up to speed what's going on what's the latest. well tonight we're preparing for the first arr

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this is deja vu news live from berlin the end of an era in japan emperor akihito abdicates during a solemn ceremony at tokyo's imperial palace it's the first abdication the country has seen in more than two hundred years. also coming up on the show so-called islamic state releases of propaganda video purportedly showing its leader of your all the gobby in it he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka where the group's revenge towards defeat in syria. and is this a russian operative that's the question authorities in norway are asking after fisherman found this beluga whale with a camera harness of waters off far from a russian naval base. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us japan's emperor akihito has formally stepped down from the chrysanthemum throne in a ceremony at the imperial palace in tokyo and his final speech the popular eighty five year old thank the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness in the country and around the world akihito is the first japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two hundred years. his fifty nine year old son nora vito

japan gears up the land of the rising sun. japan gears up for it emperor's abdication.e will take a look at the economic legacy his reign leaves behind. good morning, asia, hello, world. it is tuesday. i am glad you could join us for another action packed edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. we start off with boeing, and the plane maker has come underfire with boeing, and the plane maker has come under fire from investors with boeing, and the plane maker has come underfire from investors in the wake of the two deadly crashes of its 737 max aircraft. at its annual meeting in chicago, the plane maker faced calls for a shakeup for failing to foresee safety risks with what was its bestselling model. however, boeing's ceo refused to admit the system was flawed, saying it could have been one of multiple factors. elsewhere, there are reports whistleblowers from the plane maker contacted the us airline regulator over concerns about the system. our correspondent has all the details. in heavy rain, family and friends stood silently, clutching photos of victims from th

let's talk about the economic impact with a lot of reporting for us from japan grew up there and was there just recently as well kiyo how important are these celebrations to the japanese are we talking about the equivalent of the british royals here or the japanese royals even bigger. i wouldn't really necessary say the royals are bigger they're less of a deal there but the era change is a huge deal. i've only been i've only known to his there are the current era actually it doesn't happen that often and also the thing is usually if an area changes it's because an imprint is this is very solemn and also very sudden affair but here people have been able. to prepare for the last more than two years and it's a big party for the nation basically so obviously you're younger than two hundred years old how does all of this in these celebrations translate into yen how does it translate into business for japan. well as we have seen in the piece beforehand a lot of it was because people still want to purchase things in the history era and also the whole golden weeks thing is a huge deal right

also coming up the end of an era in japan's emperor akihito abdicates in a solemn ceremony in tokyo security policy it's the first abdication the country has seen for more than two hundred years. and with the champions league semifinals looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach. ahead of his team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish club will have a big challenge on the town. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with breaking news from venezuela self declared president though says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now begun now in a video posted on his twitter feed he called on the military and the people to join him in a coup saying the moment is now now he's surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as by the opposition leader leopoldo lopez the government says. it's confronting what it's calling a small group of traders and has called on supporters of president nicolas modo to rally at the presidential palace but quite though has urged the military to switch sides. and think

the people of japan look forward to. what will what do we think. well i think in some ways he will continue. to. solve. he was the sort to modernize the imperial family he really wanted to give it a common touch and make it relevant and i think he again according to most of the polls that you see most japanese would feel that he achieved that so i think on one hand we will see. who will become. wednesday will continue much today would he may well be different you know he was really under a shadow as well throughout much of his reign trying to make amends for japan's actions during. some of its. time and expressing remorse for that so. that he was. trying to make up for those actions. to the same. extend so he will be able to from the start make his own way make the speech his own and so it will be certainly interesting to watch when he makes his first speech as to whether he gives any clues as to what we can expect from his reign wayne hey live in a rainy take here thank you. dan's main protest group has accused the military of trying to break up a

is that going to be the case for japan?t the benefits of the chinese economy growing and rebounding and stabilizing anytime soon? i think on the external recovery, which are absolutely right, the bank of japan is praying for. it will take a little bit of time. we only just started to see signs of stabilization out of china. for that to feed through to japanese manufacturing activity, i think it will still take a couple extra months and this is a summer story at best. i think that is the story right now. i think that is what governor kuroda will stress. another thing that will discourage them from moving is that we have the longest postwar market shutdown coming up, so this is not the time to rock the boat for the bank of japan. paul: are we going to be looking back on these days and thinking, japan was a global case study on how you manage an aging population? i think now the conversation is about whether we are seeing the same types of challenges in the eurozone. the bank of japan is certainly not alone in facing low infla

why can't your brazilian why can't we just be like japan when nothing bad has happened to japan right so why can't the world just be like japan and have no growth no no interest rates and you know just keep to the last the last decade it's keep racking up one up the fact is japan had a mego massive pile of savings that they've been drawing down on for thirty years so it's that huge pool of savings that has been buying all those japanese government bonds for the past thirty years the savings rate used to be close to thirty percent now it's way further down because they don't have they've already depleted their savings but we are also japan does have their kind of front runner in this this notion of the zombie corporation they've had many zombie banks and zombie corporations that kept alive for the last thirty years so that's before i move on to my other headlines that's the last one from the bank of america you know the hitchhiker's guide to the financial universe is there point number nine was that there are now five hundred thirty six zombie companies in the world which is thirteen p

that's very much how the imperial system works within japan. the case to have a female emperor, also when female members of the imperial house marry, they leave the imperial house marry, they leave the imperial family. at the moment, imperial house marry, they leave the imperialfamily. at the moment, it very much is an unequal system but there are debates now whether that might change under the new reiwa era. a fascinating topic we will get back into as we continue our coverage of this imperial succession here on the bbc. we'll be bringing you all the live events which will be taking place behind us at the imperial palace later, but for now, back to you. one of the world's critically endangered animals, the sumatran orangutan, is being killed in growing numbers and could be extinct within two decades. that's the bleak warning from charities working to protect the animals, whose rainforest habitat is under serious pressure. vast tracts of indonesia's tropical rainforest are being cleared for palm oil plantations. from sumatra our correspondent m

transform the image of japan's imperial family and to improve relations with japan's neighbors let's have a look back. emperor akihito grieving his people for the first time after ascending the chrysanthemum for all. his reign would see him modernize japan's tradition bound monarchy and extend a hand of peace to those harmed by his country's imperial ambitions it was in his father's name that japan committed many of the atrocities that shook the pacific during world war two. and akihito spent most of his early life in diplomatic trips where he expressed his deep remorse over his country's wartime transgressions. in modern times his frequent calls for peace have been seen by many as a quiet message to forces within his own government ones who would like to see japan take on a more assertive rule on the world stage. driven by concerns over his own failing health he to his education will make him the first japanese emperor to leave the throne without leaving his country into war. a legacy he reflected on during his last official appearances japanese emperor as his country marked the ann

but since then countries like japan and others who purchase oil from then countries like japan and others purchase oilfrom iran have been able to carry on with a special waiver that.. it. and that causes to political friction. japan and china as well as korea do not take lightly being ordered about by the us. turkey are highly independent on oil from iran. and then there is also how will it run respond? if it restarts its nuclear programme, will that encouraged saudi arabia to get started with its nuclear programme? in the meantime, saudi arabia are shoring everybody that they will plug the gap in the oil supply but the prices at a six—month high. what about the implications in all of this with the focus of the white house on a run but when you look at saudi arabia and what has been happening there and that scandal involving jamal khashoggi yet saudi arabia is telling the world not to worry. what that demonstrates is the cold ruthless calculation of oil and energy and how we decouple from so many other social and political considerations will there was that washington post reporter who wa

the last mughal we'll go live to caracas for the very latest is also coming up the end of an era in japan emperor akihito advocates are in a solemn ceremony in tokyo's imperial palace it is the first application the country has seen for more than two hundred years. the so-called islamic state for least as a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakar. he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka or the group's revenge for its defeat in syria. and with the champions league semifinal looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach ahead of the team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish couple have a big challenge on the fact. i'm sumi so was going to thank you for joining us we start with some breaking news from venezuela opposition leader why though has posted a video on social media calling for a military. and if he says the moment is now. now he is surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as another key opposition leader leopoldo lopez wedo says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now

but japan can only be preserved by japanese they only want to have to deal with themselves.as martinez feels at home in japan has lived here for almost thirty years but the new influx of migrants who will soon be taking on the work of construction sites and farms in fishing or in hotels will soon discover that their presence here is not without controversy. chinese premier league is in croatia meeting leaders from eastern and central europe to talk business this after a key e.u. summit in which he pledged to open up his country's economy beijing has become a huge investor in the region with its spending nearly matching that of the european union but some members fear that china is attempting to drive a wedge between brussels and other european nations using cheap loans and joint partnerships. it by not look like much but this will soon be the site of a four hundred twenty million euro bridge spanning the adriatic. it's fine in some part with chinese money. projects like these are intended to build a bridge between beijing and states in eastern and southern europe. beijing ho

does the u.s.ic have to be with japan?hat shinzo abe is meeting with president trump tomorrow, but of course, this coming at a time where they are trying to negotiate a deal after the u.s. pulls out of the transpacific partnership, on which the eu worked very hard on. what can the u.s. realistically expect from these negotiations? >> i think the u.s. has the opportunity to proceed with japan in successfully concluding a quick and meaningful deal as long as it does not make unreasonable requests and ask japan to do way too much that it is prepared to do. japan made concessions to the united states in the tpp. it provided market access, for example, on agriculture to the united states. it said it is willing to do that, but in return, it wants the concessions the u.s. made to japan in the tpp. that is reasonable. on a one-sideds deal. i fear this negotiation may encounter unnecessary confrontation. >> how about on the subject of auto and auto tariffs? could there be unnecessary confrontation there as well? >> absolutely. we h

moving on from asia's largest economy, there is japan.ld trump and shinzo abe meet over the weekend. what kind of resolution? we can see some kind of resolution, that's when president trump says he will be heading to japan next quite confident there could be some deal signed. again, two key sticking points, one on agriculture, the us wants more access for american agricultural goodsin access for american agricultural goods in japan. president access for american agricultural goods injapan. president trump says he wants to see more investment from japan in the us car market, more japanese cars made in the united states. president trump said japan's thomas to spend $40 billion in the united states in the car market, but there's been no confirmation of that from japan yet and no timeline either. always good to have you here with us. the rise of freelance working is transforming the usjob market in the lives of workers. a new york city, 40% of all workers have freelanced in the last year in the city is trying to keep up with the city is tryin

yeah, it is very important to people in japan.ou seen things change? yeah, for sure. for example, along with the infrastructure improvements, i think people ‘s attitudes have begun to change a lot more. before, they would be barely anybody else out in a wheelchair. you did get strange looks and stuff like that. people are able to go out more often so they are going out more often so they are going out more often, and because about people around them are getting more used to, you know, different colours of society. and with the olympics coming up soon, i think it is getting even better. tokyo 2020 will be the first games were sponsors are mandated to acquire rights for both the olympics and paralympics. advertisers have been asked to feature paralympic athletes, just as prominently as olympians, and advertising campaigns. —— in their advertising campaigns. —— in their advertising campaigns. —— in their advertising campaigns. i need one of the paralympic ‘s organising committee who has been taking part in the drive to raise awarenes

the numbers were a surprise to japan.inaudible] david: you probably guessed what is happening we are going to hear a lot of japanese, the prime minister of japan does not speak english and he does not understand english, what the president says has to be translated, he speaks in japanese, that has to be translated into english, it's not simultaneous. that's why we broke in. i think edward is still with us, are you there, edward? >> i am. there's going to be a lot of face time between the two between now and june 20th, the president, the meetings today, several meetings talking about national securities, they will talk about north korea going forward and trade. david: edward, hold on, he's back. >> was terrific and the weather was very rough, they said we might have to start in an hour, i said i hope you don't have to do that because we can't keep the great gentleman waiting and we have the greatest pilots in the world and we have awfully good equipment in air force one, he landed beautifully, no problem. [speaking in nati