the japan times says that airbnb has axed 80% of its listings ahead of new tighter regulations that come into force next week. and finally the scottish daily mail has on the front page that scotland is to be the first part of the uk to introduce a deposit return scheme on cans and bottles. so let's begin. jonathan charles is managing director for communications at the european bank for reconstruction and development hello. i am here and ready to go. he is back and braced for wrecks at. the latest twist in turn is quite significant. it is the gift that keeps on giving, brexit. we are approaching a significant crunch point to give you look at theresa may over the last few years she has tried hard to kick the can down the road to try not to admit to the moment when she has to take a very strong position that upsets one wing of her party or another. be they remain as or levers, soft, hard, however you wish to characterise them. there is a cabinet discussion today about continuing a close relationship with the eu, a paper that says that britain will have to remain ina that says that britain w

time? nope, no surprises from the bank of japan. this time? nope, no surprises from the bank ofjapan.t has wrapped up its monetary policy meeting and it continues to keep its cost of borrowing very low. and it remains keeping the stimulus packages in place. unlike the ecb, the european central bank, which surprised the market overnight for us, being very about the cost of borrowing really effective in the us dollar versus the euro overnight. and the bank of japan, even though the governor can be known with his surprise announcements today. there were no surprises at all. in terms of the inflation target, japan has been suffering from deflation. but inflation was lower slightly. but other than that, nothing new. good to see you there in our asia

in the japan times, it looks like, according to this story, 60,000 seniors in japan were according to 60,000 seniors injapan were flagged as having dementia in these new street driving test. brought in because of huge number of traffic accidents involving senior citizens. it is interesting. what do we concern ourselves with? safety first. we wa nt to ourselves with? safety first. we want to be safe and there have been increasing rate traffic accident until they eat were brought in. people have died because of traffic incidents. if we can prove through cognitive functioning tests that these people should not be on the road then i would argue it is a good thing but how do you enforce these? they have done a good job testing these people very quickly. if they are making roads safer i do not know how you can argue against that. are making roads safer i do not know how you can argue against thatm you are over 75 you wanted live around that if you have dementia, you have dementia. what else can we do to make sure that you are well looked after. this is about diagnosis coming through somethi

it is time to talk trade, because it hurts everyone. especially if you look at germany, japancanada, they are very worried about cars. 4196 they are very worried about cars. 41% of light vehicles in the us are imported. and, umm, and, umm, about 98% of them come from japan, canada, and the eu. the issue is we have so many different opinions. france is saying let's stick together. europe has slapped back row —— retaliatory tariffs. and we have japan, which seems to be taking the more measured approach. japan has to take a more measured approach. look at what is going on in north—east asia. they have the korean summit coming up, a huge security concern. japan is rightfully concerned about the fact that if us troops leave the demilitarised zone, that would be very bad for their security and economic prosperity. so they have other things... so, that is why when macron says together we are bigger, perhaps, but they all have different views. and one more thing, we do not look at it much, but look at what president trump is all about, trade deficits. among all those countries, german

the japan times also focuses on trade and how six of the other g7 member countries have issued a statementsappointment" over the recent steel tariffs. the times leads with reports israel is pressuring europe to tear up the nuclear deal with iran after sharing secret files showing tehran's determination to build a bomb.

the japan times says that airbnb has axed 80% of its listings ahead of new tighter regulations that comel has on the front page that scotland is to be the first part of the uk to introduce a deposit return scheme on cans and bottles. so let's begin. jonathan charles is managing director for communications at the european bank for reconstruction and development hello. i am here and ready to go. he is back and braced for wrecks at. the latest twist in turn is quite significant. it is the gift that keeps on giving, brexit. we are approaching a significant crunch point to give you look at theresa may over the last few years she has tried hard to kick the can down the road to try not to admit to the moment when she has to take a very strong position that upsets one wing of her party or another. be

the japan times also focuses on trade and how six of the other g7 member countries have issued a statement to the us conveying their "unanimous concern and disappointment" over the recent steel tariffs. the times leads with reports israel is pressuring europe to tear up the nuclear deal with iran after sharing secret files showing tehran‘s determination to build a bomb. —— allegedly showed tehran ‘s determination to build a bomb. meanwhile the independent has hailed a ground breaking us clinical trial which has discovered that most women with early stage breast cancer could avoid the risks of hair loss, infertility and chronic pain caused by chemotherapy, thanks to genetic testing. and finally, it's the art world which is now at pains to show that sexism no longer sells. previously, auction houses would use models to showcase their masterpieces in publicity photographs ahead of sales. now sotheby‘s have decided to end this practice saying they "are moving with the times". it follows similar moves made by formula 1 and other companies hosting popular events. so let's begin. with me is steph

from this is a stall justices story from japan times. signing a conference of agreement at an unprecedented summit. president trump and enough three meters signing the document would leave the past behind in the first agreement to come out of the summit in singapore. some saying the two sides have developed a special bond and would announce details of the document later while kim calling it an historic encounter when we decided to leave the past behind. , a news conference that will take place in this role in singapore. if all goes as scheduled, it will happen at the top of the hour. the schedule has a fluid. the president is scheduled to leave in 2.5 hours for the long journey back to washington, d.c. sandy from pennsylvania, republican line. good morning. caller: i got up at 3:00 because i want to see president trump speech. i even saw the lse jus list of to 11:00 last night. i am so happy that we have a president that is not afraid to stand up for the american people and for peace. that is l have to say. i have been pranks are for thi

according to the japan times during the 2-1 win over columbia fans risked a plumbing disaster becilselionsroom at the same times half time of the match and once it was over, fortunately for japan water suppliers in tokyo anticipated this and adjusted the city's water supply and pressure to avoid tcatastrophe. up we'll tell you who's ousleeping sly and who's tossing and turning tonight. ♪ . ♪ . ♪ . to three generations richmontgoofr elrich's.s home we love it here. but we have to work to keep it great, f likeing transit and traffic increasing open space where my grandchildren can play. and reducing classroom sizes for all our kids.th at's why our next county executive has to require developers to solve the problems their developments create. as county executive, that's exactly what i'll do for every generation. . >>>achey should pushk against members of th trump cabinet in public. schumeralled it not american, some have been claiming waters was callg for harm. but president trump offereded to pay legal bls for a guy who sucker punched a protester. that "the final 5" of aymond we're back aga

host: this is the headline from the japan times. president trump in kim jong-un -- ang an unprecedented conference of agreement at unprecedented summit. the first agreement to come out of their summit in singapore. hadid learn the white house been on the phone with the north -- the south korean president, president moon, and also with the prime minister of japan. all in advance of this summit that lasted about four bank hours. daniel in tennessee. independent line. go ahead, please. i wanted to basically say, trump, the only reason hillary clinton would have one or trump, whoever made this decision -- we don't negotiate with people like that. people, bute with whatever. if it benefits the country, that's what i look forward to. all this back and forth, it's crap. i was raised democratic, most of my families, but now i feel like others. it's just back and forth childish. they need to continue to make this country better and quit fighting and worrying about this and that. it go backe to see to the 10 commandment or whatever. doing rig

let's turn to the japan times.ver sterilisations and an abortion alleged to have been forcibly carried out 30 years ago under the eugenics protection law. the law was not repealed in the ‘90s. —— was repealed. we are going to hear so much about the world cup, england losing 1—0 belgium and they will now face columbia in the last 16. —— the colombians. 0llie foster has been in moscow. we will start with japan in poland because poland took the lead. what was their motivation? they were already out. japan, 1—0 down involves a great. they dropped off the top of the group to third in that group but what saved them was the match in samara, where the colombians were playing senegal. as soon as the colombians got a goal, suddenly the maths meantjapan soon as the colombians got a goal, suddenly the maths meant japan went back above senegal and the first time, a world cup group has been decided by the disciplinary record because japan in senegal, identical on points and goals scored and goals difference but japan have on poi

that was a long time coming, and a really important one. japan will be taking on the poles.oland. and after that japan result against senegal, because if there's a loser, they would be going out. columbia looked fantastic. falcao got a well deserevd goal. cuadrado had a late goal. columbia, putting themselves back in the mix with senegal and japan. that's just one of those round of matches to look forward to, babita. it could be an absolute nailbiter. nothing is decided in group eight yet apart from the poles going home early. now we all know going into the final 16, you have got to pace yourself, but so do the players as well. with that in mind, we are pretty happy here about england today. unbelievable. all sorts of records falling. remember, england just squeak an opening win against tunisia in injury time. harry kane the hero. harry kane a hat—trick against panama, panama were all. it making their world cup debut. they really tried to rough england up, but it was all spotted by the referee. hurricane irma is given two penalties, which he scored. there was also a couple o

and the japan times reports on the end of a space mission that saw over 2,6oo orbits of the sun.landed in kazakhstan after spending more than five months on the international space station. those are the papers. kasia, what stories are sparking discussion online? yes, take a look at this, the perfect example of why it's never a good idea to take to the dance floor with a loaded weapon. this is an off—duty fbi agent strutting his stuff at a club in denver. he does a backflip, and his handgun falls to the floor. but when he reaches down to recover it, the weapon discharges. the shot hit another man in the club, wounding him in the leg, though fortunately not seriously. it goes to show how dangerous and silly this man's actions were. both the police and the fbi are investigating. the inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower in london last june has heard how catastrophic failures in building standards led to the flames spreading so rapidly. there was also confusion in the advice given by firefighters to people trapped inside the burning building. you may find some of the images in thi

and the japan times reports on how football fever is spreading following the samurai blue‘s shock winas watching the game and organisers of public viewings were overwhelmed by fans. what stories are sparking discussions online? it‘s frustration and disappointment. they thought they had found the deal of a lifetime, flights to tel aviv and dubai forjust over a dollar. but now british airways has cancelled the tickets. the company says it was a mistake as the tickets were sold ‘too cheap‘ and that it will refund passengers. more than 2,000 people will be affected by the company‘s decision. now by the time a refugee arrives in a camp they‘ve already encountered a huge number of obstacles, from political instability, civil war, perhaps religious persecution and famine. but, some rohingya refugees in bangladesh have lost their lives from something that you may not expect — wild elephants. raquib amin from the international union for conservation of nature told me what can be done about this loss of life. raquib amin is the country representative for international union for conservation of

turning now to the japan times, and it leads on the government and police looking at developing artificialds already used in some parts of america. and no surprise that many papers feature the world cup. the straits times has this picture. the england team celebrating their biggest—ever win at the tournamentm 6—1, to overwhelm panama and secure a place in the last 16. those are the papers. four patients in australia received potentially contaminated tissue implants. any mistakes involving surgery that involved children are extremely distressing. the queensland state government says the review into this dongle will last until the end of the year. —— bungle. what we know is for patients, a young adult and three babies, received hard —— heart graft tissues from someone with cancer. there was an unrelated ordered three weeks ago. this took place last year. —— audit. health authorities in queensland said sorry to the families and patients. health officials in the northern state of queensland in australia are stressing the risk to those patients is very, very low, but other patients involved in

and finally, the international edition of the japan times reports on how football fever is spreading,over colombia at the world cup on tuesday. a television ratings agency has revealed that almost half the country was watching the game and organisers of public viewings were overwhelmed by the fans. to the stories —— to the papers. —— those are. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? british airways has cancelled tickets, the company has said that it was a mistake as the tickets were sold to cheap and that it will refu nd sold to cheap and that it will refund passengers. more than 2000 people will be affected by the company's —— more than 2000 people will be affected by the company's decision. now by the time a refugee arrives in a camp, they've already encountered a huge number of obstacles, from political instability, civil war, perhaps religious persecution and famine. but some rohingya refugees in bangladesh have lost their lives from something that you may not expect — wild elephants. this is because the cox's bazar refugee camp lies directly in the path of the migrati

the japan times reports on a royal tour of hawaii.een here visiting the ehime maru memorial in honolulu. the couple will take part in a celebration to mark 150 years of the first japanese immigrants to arrive there. the china daily chooses to focus on national eye care day. primary school children in shandong province are seen here trying to organise their pencil cases while blindfolded to experience the difficulties faced by people with visual impairments. and singapore's the straits times reports on the continuing investigation into the finances of former malaysian prime minister, najib razak. his wife, datin seri rosmah mansor, is seen here being escorted by the authorities after she arrived at the malaysian anti—corruption commission in putrajaya where she was questioned for five hours. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? the boss of qatar airways is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons at a conference in sydney — akbar al baker was asked why qatar's ceo was a man — he replied saying — quote — "of cour

it's world cup fever with the japan times as the national team prepares for its debut game against colombiarting results, this lioness in a zoo in colombia has clawed out a winner. she is "paws—itive" about the south american team. get it? anyway... now, kasia, a work of art with a difference is sparking discussion online. yes, it was this event at a festival in tasmania. it might, at first glance, just look like some workers digging up a road, but buried underneath the surface was mike parr, a 73—year—old performance artist, who had spent 72 hours in a mini shipping container. he had access to water, a heater, something to read and a bucket for sanitary use, but no food. fresh air was pumped into his chamber during his ordeal, and he also had a distress button, though he didn't need to use it. he's now planning to go home and rest. seafood has always been a key part of the diet for the people of hong kong. it's long been seen as a healthy food. but the recent discovery that tiny particles of plastic waste floating around in the sea are now contaminating fish has thrown that into question.

the japan times headlines with monday's earthquake in osaka that killed at least three people.at greater seismic activity is due in the west of the country. dubai's gulf news says the united arab emirates is to offer one—year residency visas to residents of countries affected by wars and natural disasters. it's said the visas will be available to apply for from august to the end of october. and britain's financial times looks at the ongoing tensions between president trump and germany's chancellor merkel. it reports on president trump accusing merkel of allowing immigrants to violently change germany's culture. this as merkel is under pressure in germany for taking in hundreds of thousands of immigrants. those are the papers. kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? one of the most watched videos on our website gives a stark lesson to all of us who take risks when taking a selfie. this extraordinary footage shows a selfie almost going very horribly wrong. this is sanjay dutta, he's a forest ranger in west bengal. he was called in by villagers who saw this 5—and—a—ha

the japan times is looking at a new law on short—term rentals causing problems for tourists ahead of meet new regulations, meaning about 40,000 properties might be taken off airbnb. and the philippine daily inquirer says a drug war in bangladesh is becoming increasingly bloody. it reports that the un human rights commissioner has criticised dhaka for the killing of 130 people, the government denies extra—judicial killings. that brings you up to date with some of the papers. kasia, there's a row that has broken out when donald trump cancelled his invitation to the philadelphia eagles to celebrate their super bowl win at the white house. it has turned into a war of words with a difference. yes, it certainly has, sharanjit. one of those eagles players who'd actually said they weren't going to the white house anyway, malcolm jenkins, held a news conference using only hand—written signs. lets have a look. are you upset with the white house and the president for cancelling the trip? jenkins also held up cards defending players who mr trump had implied were unpatriotic because of their prot

the japan times quotes us secretary of state, mike pompeo, who says the north koreans will be offeredong sinmun paper. it's showing readers photos of kim jong—un‘s evening tour of singapore, and promises he'll take his new knowledge and experiences home. let us get the view from china. victor gao is a former interpreter for the former chinese leader deng xiaoping. he is now director of the china national association of international studies in beijing. how important is the kim—trump summitfor china? how important is the kim—trump summit for china? this is a very important meeting between nk and the usa from the chinese perspective. we welcome it. we have been urging both to sit down and talk for a few yea rs. to sit down and talk for a few years. it is happening in singapore and we are happy and hope it goes smoothly for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. are you worried about being sidelined and not being part of the summit? not at all. china is here and will remain here and has a direct bearing on peace and stability on the korean peninsula. china has been here for thousan

let's turn to the japan times.lleged to have been forcibly carried out 30 years ago under the eugenics protection law. that law was repealed in the ‘90s. now to the latest from the world cup. england lost 1—0 to belgium in their final group match. they will now face colombia in the last 16. earlier, japan made it through to the next stage of the competition, despite losing 1—0 to poland. olly foster is in moscow with a full round—up. after a manic four days in russia, we now know the line. the final piece of the jigsaw was the matching kaliningrad. i7 piece of the jigsaw was the matching kaliningrad. 17 changes were made between the two teams, both already sure of going through, and that meant it wasn't the greatest spectacle, though adnanjanuzaj‘s goal was absolutely stunning. belgium topping the group with a 1—0 win, but england might not mind that one bit, because finishing second has put them into what was clearly the easier half of the draw. a match against colombia at first, with sweden or switzerland to foll

the japan times features this picture of the japan team, one of many squads who are performing far betternline? now to russia, where both spain and portugal havequalified for the knockout stages of the football world cup. earlier the host nation was beaten by uruguay, though both were already through. so much drama. you mentioned the hosts, uruguay, in group a. we will get onto them later because less drama in group a because they were through before they faced each other in samara but group b, wow, it should have been straightforward for portugal and spain, but sitting on four points and needing a draw in their respective matches. iran, the fly in the ointment because if they'd beaten portugal, they would have gone through. let's start with that match in saransk. absolutely everything, so much controversy, iran almost knocking out portugal. portugal made a fantastic start as expected, it didn't come from cristiano ronaldo. but an absolute beauties scored but then things started to unravel a bit for the portuguese. a penalty awarded to them. ronaldo stepped up to go to them. ronaldo stepp

the japan times is looking towards the stars, or an asteroid at least, known as the cosmic diamond.k after years of travelling through space. scientists hope it will reveal the origins of the solar system. the front page of the china daily has a hot lead, they're reporting on a heatwave that's been sweeping the country. the surface temperature in turpan reached 83 centigrade, that's a record for the year, and hot enough to cook eggs on the ground. and the new york times logs onto a secret social media site designed for movie stars, models and top executives. the invitation only network has a waiting list of hundreds of thousands and rejects more applicants than harvard business school. that's some of the newspapers for you. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? of sorts. could a lack of bubbles leave british pubs scrapping the bottom of the barrel? a carbon dioxide shortage has hit the nation's beer supplies. the temporary closure of gas factories is behind the backlog, and the cut—back in carbonated lager couldn't have come at a worse time, barbecue season and the worl

over to japan, where the japan times is focussing on those high—level talks between the us secretaryompeo showing the north koreans the view in new york. and the new york times has a story about a search and rescue mission for a wooden boat carrying rohingya refugees. it's front page is dominated by this photo of the search in international waters off the andaman sea — the refugees were trying to reach malaysia — but were reportedly intercepted by myanmar authorities. now kasia what stories are sparking discussions online? still causing a shock reaction online, the surprise announcement by zinedene zidan. fans are stunned that the coach of real madrid football team has decided to step down less than a week after leading the spanish club to a third straight champions league triumph. many are saying "gracias" to him on social media, acknowledging his achievements and describing him as a legend. the indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in singapore on a three—day visit at the invitation of prime minister lee hsien loong. before arriving in singapore he's been in malaysia wher

the japan times features this picture of the japan team — one of many squads who are performing far betterrrived in israel — the first member of the british royal family to undertake an official visit to the country. he will also visit the palestinian territories. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is travelling with prince william on his five day tour of the middle east, and he sent this report. it had become an anomaly which needed to be corrected. israel is a country with which britain has generally good relations, yet for 70 years — since its creation — there has never been an official visit by a member of the british royalfamily. the region's problems have meant the moment has never been deemed to be right. but as prince william arrived at tel aviv airport this afternoon, israel was removed from the diminishing list of nations to which the british royals don't travel. but for all the welcoming smiles, this is a visit which has required a more than usual degree of care in its preparation and one precondition. british officials made it clear from the outset that a visit to israel

the japan times is looking towards the stars, or an asteroid at least, known as the cosmic diamond.ter years of travelling through space. scientists hope it will reveal the origins of the solar system. the front page of the china daily has a hot lead, they're reporting on a heatwave that's been sweeping the country. the surface temperature in turpan reached 83 centigrade, that's a record for the year, and hot enough to cook eggs on the ground. and the new york times logs onto a secret social media site designed for movie stars, models and top executives. the invitation only network has a waiting list of hundreds of thousands and rejects more applicants than harvard business school. that's some of the newspapers for you. joe jackson, father of michaeljackson and manager of the jackson five, has died. he was 89 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. he is widely credited with directing the group's career and propelling them to stardom. 0ur correspondent, peter bowes, is in los angeles. 0n, is in los angeles. the life ofjojackson being remembered 0n, the life ofjojackson being

time? nope, no surprises from the bank of japan. this time? nope, no surprises from the bank ofjapan.eeting and it continues to keep its cost of borrowing very low. and it remains keeping the stimulus packages in place. unlike the ecb, the european central bank, which surprised the market overnight for us, being very about the cost of borrowing really effective in the us dollar versus the euro overnight. and the bank of japan, even though the governor can be known with his surprise announcements today. there were no surprises at all. in terms of the inflation target, japan has been suffering from deflation. but inflation was lower slightly. but other than that, nothing new. good to see you there in our asia business hub ricoh way. —— mariko 0i. now let's brief you some other business stories. at&t has closed its $85 billion deal to buy time warner — after a judge ruled it was legal under antitrust law earlier this week. the usjustice department though has 60 days to appeal. it says it is considering its options. the trump administration had argued the merger would harm consumers. with

and finally, we have the international edition of the japan times and it says a big hello to the helloks this week. the striking pink bullet train is themed around the cartoon character and marketing phenomenon, and fans can't wait to get their paws on a ticket. and those are the headlines of key publications around the world. amnesty international has just released a report looking at the role of myanmar‘s army in the atrocities against rohingya muslims in rakhine state, in the west of the country. amnesty international says it has proof that the actions of the military are not those of rogue soldiers, but that the atrocities were ordered by the top of the military. let them all and is now. we can speak to matthew wells, who joins us from amnesty live from new york. thank you forjoining us. tell me first about the findings of your new report. a new report is the most comprehensive look to date of the crimes committed by the bma military against the rohingya people muslim population in rakhine state. it has driven out more than 700,000 men, women and children since march of last year,

and in the japan times, a story about why the country's adults are getting younger and as we reportedhlights the concerns of some in the komodo industry, who fearfewer people will go to the coming of age ceremonies were the commode and nose are traditionally worn. those are the papers. ——, 0hno is. the antarctic has lost 3 trillion tons of ice since 1992. an international team of polar scientists say losses have increased global sea levels by almost eight millimetres since 1992 and the melting is speeding up. our science correspondent victoria gill looks at the findings. up up close it's a pristine, frozen wilderness. but viewed from space, antarctica is changing. it's the most complete picture ever generated. it revealed ice loss at the bottom of our planet is speeding up the bottom of our planet is speeding up over time. the continent now sheds almost 200 billion tons of ice per year. we used to think the earth's polar ice sheets were slumbering giant is not responsive to climate change but that's clearly not the case. the ice loss we see today is because the ice sheet is melting du

and the japan times says a big hello to the hello kitty train, which will be purring along the tracksoon character and marketing phenomenon, and fans can't wait to get their paws on a ticket. a very cute train ride. i think you would love a ticket yourself on that train as well. now to the latest in world cup action. argentina have made it to the last 16 with a 2—1victory over nigeria, sending the super eagles out of the tournament. croatia took a 2—1 victory over iceland to qualify for the last 16 at the top of group d. and france finished top of their group after a goalless draw with denmark. 0ur correspondent 0lly foster has the full day report from moscow. all eyes of the world were on st petersburg. would argentina really be packing their bags early? they had to beat nigeria, and hope that in other group game between croatia and iceland it went their way as well. well, let's tell you what happened. lionel messi, would you believe it, actually look like lionel messi at this tournament. he scored a wonderful goal to get argentina going. but nigeria, i mean, they have really sort of

if you speak to prime minister abe who i'm helping a lot because japan, three or four times they had missiles going right over the middle of japan. i have a very good relationship with prime minister abe. i have a great relationship with the new man who i like a lot, as you know, from italy, he just won and, you know, we had very good -- and, frankly, really good with merkel. pretty much were all of them. we actually were getting ready to sign a document and i made them make various changes. you know what we were doing. we were talking while we were waiting for the final copy of the document. that was such an innocent picture. that was put out by my people. that was really a picture of me sitting this way and i'm waiting for the document so we can final read it. what happened is we had a final document. i wasn't 100% but i wanted to leave nicely so we had a document. i get into air force one. the television is on and i see a news conference being given by the prime minister of canada. >> because canadians were polite, we're reasonable but we also will not be pushed around. >> i said,

and finally japan have also come under fire for their world cup playing tactics. the sun newspaper claims, despite losing 1—0 at the timeite having the same number of points, same goal difference and goals scored. with me is annamarie phelps, who's vice—chair of the british olympic association.

time. meaning, what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. um, i often compare the experience of going to japano tokyo for the first time, uh, to what -- what eric clapton and, uh, pete townsend must've gone through. the reigning guitar gods of england. what they must've gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it. the whole -- a window opens up into a whole new thing. and you think, "what does this mean? what do i have left to say? what do i do now?" ♪ welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12 hour flight, and i'm baked. no sleep. might as well -- must go out. ♪ the kabukicho district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some females, too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager masa kakubo. always a good sign when protective chains separate entertainers from the soon to be entertained, right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ no, no, it can't be over. not yet. no!

and finally japan have also come under fire for their world cup playing tactics. the sun newspaper claims, despite losing 1—0 at the timepan knew they would progress at senegal‘s expense despite having the same number of points, same goal difference and goals scored. with me is annamarie phelps, who's vice—chair of the british olympic association. thanks thejoining thanks the joining us. thanks thejoining us. let's thanks the joining us. let's start with the new york times‘ take thanks the joining us. let‘s start with the new york times‘ take on this latest shooting, another shooting but targeting a media organisation, obviously from our perspective as well, adds a certain piquancy to another fatal attack. perspective as well, adds a certain piquancy to another fatal attackm is, it‘s very sad, and what comes gci’oss is, it‘s very sad, and what comes across in the early reports are the number of people from different backgrounds and the whole community is affected by this, so it‘s really serious. what‘s interesting is there is so much speculation around it and, as faras is so much speculation around it and, as far as we

japan. it struck shortly before 8:00 a.m. local time. japan is 16 hours ahead of us on the west coast. train and subway service were stopped as crews checked for the damage. more than 170,000 homes were thou power. the earthquake was inland which experts say poses no risk for tsunami. >>> sea levels continue to rise and thousands of coastal homes may be threatened over the next three decades. that's the finding from the union of concerned scientists and look at data compile d by zillow and found 25,000 c california homes may be threatened. they have 'collective value of more than $15 billion. researchers also found 2.4 million homes along the entire pacific coast could be threatened over the next 80 years. >> by the end of the summer, one popular stretch of highway on the north bay should be safer for both drivers and cyclists. this is between mill valley and the sonoma county line. crews will widen the there in some spots across the 46 mile stretch allowing more e for bicyclists and other areas crews will install safety strips to keep cars from drifting over the median. the work is sc

while poland to back up the two tournament so why senegal it's taking power for just the second time japan roundoff the final world cup. you might look at this group trudging shoulders and think none of these teams have a hope in hell of winning the world cup is it even worth watching well you've been partly right this is the only group of russia twenty eighteen when none of the countries have ever won the world cup but it's still a group with plenty of stories starting with a couple of i in team mates going head to head is there a better sense of forward in football than this man. he has been the dominant force in the bundesliga for years and since joining foreign during the last world cup he's taken his talent up and up he's already racked up a hundred and fifty goals in a buy and shirt and he's puzzling still trying to help the school run. this will be his first time playing at a world cup so you better believe he'll want to make his mark on the biggest stage live on dusty's won seven league titles and three cups but this could be his only chance of the tournament the source the men fro

japan. masayoshi: at that time, i said, in now is the time to go next stage, which is the internet will becomeile internet. so, i had to either get the license from the government for the spectrum, or acquire vodafone japan. first, i applied for the license to the government. and the government said no, there is no more spectrum. i actually sued the government. and, you know, for one year, a big fight. but then vodafone japan became available. $20 billion. i had $2 billion. so, $18 billion short. david: so where did you get the money? masayoshi: so, i convinced the bank, you know, that the vodafone japan, i am going to turn around and become successful and become great cash flow. they believed me and lent me money. david: and they did? masayoshi: they did. david: and it turned out to be very successful. recently, you did the biggest investment you have ever made in a company called a.r.m., which is a semiconductor manufacturer based in london. why did you spend $31 billion buying a semiconductor manufacturer when many people think that is not the future? masayoshi: it was actually $34 billio d