foreign minister kishida and defense minister nakatani met the commander of u.s. forces in japan, lieutenant general john dolan and ambassador caroline kennedy on tuesday. >> we constantly work to improve our ability to protect and defend japan through fulfillment of our treaty obligations and we strive to be working in trust and friendshship with the communities around our bases and the entire japanese nation. >> both u.s. military and contract works are covered by the status of agreement. u.s. military has the primary jurisdiction over them in thehe case t they break the law whilen duty. the two governments have decided to limit civilian employees who are protected by it. >> translator: the main contents of this deal are policies to educate and train every u u.s. military worker. i believe this is the very significant agagreement. >> translator: we have clarified strict measures to combat drunk driving, and we hope t the u.s. military workers will strictly abide by them. >> there are 7,000 u.s. civilian workers at u.s. bases across japan. >>> china's booming onl

japan's foreign minister fumio kishida met with u.s. secretary of state john kerry and australian foreign minister julie bishop in laos. earlier this month, an arbitration tribunal in the hague rejected china's claims to almost of the south china sea. the ministers said territorial disputes in the area should be settled under the rule of law. they also said they would urge china to comply administerial meetings scheduled for tuesday as part of the east asia summit and the asean regional forum. >> translator: japan will work with the u.s., australia and other countries at a series of meetings. we will make clear that japan is committed to upholding the rule of law in the region. >> the three countries also issued a joint statement condemning north korea's nuclear and missile development programs and urging pyongyang to refrain from further provocations. the statement expresses opposition to any action that could increase tension in the east china sea. >>> new philippine president rodrigo duterte has delivered his first state of the natio