kishida said japanese authorities have confirmed the presence of a chinese ship operating in the waters. >>> two of china's new stealth fighter jets made their debut at an air show on thursday. the j-20 jets performed a series of maneuvers as they showed its military hardware to public for the first time. chinese media said they have capabilities to avoid detection by radar. beijing has claimed sovereignty over much of the area. other planes featured in the show included the y-20 transport aircraft. china says it can carry large amounts of cargo and personnel. china's latest weapons systems and domestically produced drones were also on display. >>> myanmar's de facto leader aung san suu kyi is visiting japan. she's expected to meet with prime minister shinzo abe on wednesday in tokyo. aung san suu kyi will also visit kyoto university where she once studied as a research fellow. she's also expected to call for more investments from japan to spur her country's quick growth. >>> japan has decided to sign an agreement on selling nuclear power plants to india. the deal is expected to be made

japanese foreign minister fumio kishida and russian first deputy minister met on tuesday. they said they'll speed up talks in about ten agreements between the two countries. kishida said he wants the countries to work together in political, economic, and cultural fields. and he said he hopes they can get closer to a peace treaty acceptable to the people of both countries. russia and japan did not sign one after world war ii. >> japan's officials were worried about the status of the talks after surprise announcement tuesday. >> russian investigators detained the minister who was in charge of the discussions for corruption. but the kremlin has acted swiftly to announce his replacement. the government appointed a man who's been involved in the talks since the beginning. they've picked stanislav. voskresnesky. russian investigators have charged his predecessor ulyukayev for taking a stake in another state run oil firm. ulyukayev is reportedly denying the charges. >>> delegates at a climate change conference in morocco show concern about what a donald trump government will take

kishida will work notions in march and work towards that. >>> tokyo stocks continue their bull run following record highs on wall street. >> the nikkei closed higher for the sixth in a row. here's a report from the tokyo stock exchange. >> major currencies on expectations that the federal reserve would raise the key interest rate in december. this had many traders here picking up stocks. let's see the closing levels for this thursday, november 24th. the nikkei added 0.9%. that's the highest finish since early january. the broader topix advance adding more than 0.8%. the dollar climbed above the 113 yen level for the first time in eight months. the stronger than expected durable goods order helps support the rise. export related shares in japan. we saw automaters close sharply higher. still related stocks also outperformed on the strong u.s. economy would increase demand. it's the thanksgiving holiday in the u.s. on thursday, so we may see a quieter trading day in tokyo on friday. phoebe reporting from the stock oexchange. >>> asian pacific region stock prices were lackluster and the rising d

japanese foreign minister fumio kishida called the pact extremely meaningful. >> translator: i hope this agreement will enable ththe japanese and south korean governments to share security-relatated information more quickly and smoothly. >> officials witith the south korean defense ministry said they expect the deal to enhance their surveillance capabilities and response to provocations from the north. it faced resistance from opposition lawmakers in south korea. they claim the government forced the agreement through without sufficient discussion. >>> a japanese ground self-defense force unit arrived in south sudan on monday. for a peacekeeping mission. the security situation is tense in south sudan's capital of juba. the sdf members have been given expanded duties that allow them for the first time to use weapons to defend people, inincluding aide workersrs. >> i'm happy they are coming and we pray that they y continue giving us the gogood security i south sudan. >> the peacekeeping is something people think has failed. they say the u.n. has not done enough to protect the citizens. >> m

. >> kishida also says he wants to convey the significance of the security alliance between the two nations to the new administration. meanwhile, japan's defense minister says she wants to see japan deepen its military alliance under trump's administration. tomomi inada said the u.s. military's presence in japan is important not only for the defense of the country but for peace, stability, and the rule of law in the asia-pacific region. >> translator: i hope the u.s. will continue to deploy forces in japan and the two nations will deepen and develop the alliance in the next administration. >> inada also said the change in the u.s. administration presents an opportunity for japan to rethink its own defense. >>> the japanese business community in the united states said it hopes that the president-elect will continue business as usual with japan. the japan chamber of commerce and industry of new york on thursday hosted its annual dinner in the city. about 900 attendees, including business people from both countries, were on hand. the chamber's president, yasushi takahashi, gave the opening spe

. >> kishida says he wants to convey the significance of the security alliance between the two nations to the new administration. >>> in washington, president-elect trump has met with key figure in the republican mainstream in an apparent bid to rebuild bridges burned. trump met with house speaker paul ryan. relations had been strained after trump made lewd comments about women and ryan refused to defend him. but the house speaker said he's ready to work with trump. >> we had a fantastic meeting about getting to work, rolling up our sleeves and going to work for the american people. donald trump had one of the most impressive victories we've ever seen and we're going to turn that victory into progress for american people. >> it can't start fast enough. and whether it's health care or immigration, so many different things, we'll be working on them very rapidly. i think we'll be putting things up pretty quickly. >> trump walked the halls of congress with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the republican party retained control in both the house and the senate in the election. trump i

. >> kishida said he should not comment on south korea's internal affairs, but he said it's important for the governments of japan and south korea to follow up on their agreement regarding those referred to as wartime comfort women. the two countries have agreed to settle the issue finally and irreversibly. under the agreement, a south korean foundation is providing financial aid to former comfort women using funds provided by japan. >>> aviation authorities are rushing to analyze black boxes they've retrieved from a plane crash in colombia. the charter jet was carrying 81 people, including members of a brazilian soccer team. there are six survivors. the plane took off from bolivia and went down in a mountainous region of colombia, near the city of medellin. crews have so far recovered 72 bodies from the site and they're working to identify them. authorities suspect the plane had electrical problems. they're analyzing the communication log and other flight data recorded in the black boxes. members of breazil's chapecoens soccer team were on board, on their way to play in the finals on

. >> kishida added that the concluding a peace treaty with russia has been one of the most pressing issues for japan's diplomacy. president putin is scheduled to visit japan in mid december for talks with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. russia's presidential spokesperson has defended the deployment of the missile systems. he says the move was justified because the islands are russian territory but indicated the missile issue shouldn't affect preparations for the president's trip to japan or negotiations for a peace treaty. >>> japanese weather officials say they continue to detect seismic activity off fukushima prefecture. a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the area tuesday morning and they are warning people that another tremor of the same strength could strike within the next seven days. the officials say they observe 90 quakes registered 9 or higher by 6 p.m. on wednesday. tuesday's quake caused a 1.4 meter tsunami in northeastern japan. that's the highest in the country since a huge earthquake struck the region in 2011. fishermen on wednesday checked for damage. they said nearly hal

foreign minister fumio kishida said the tpp is economically and strategically important and that japan remains committed to have it go into effect soon. >> translator: the leaders of the 12 member countries have agreed, they will try to have the pact take effect at an early date. the united states has expressed its intention to do all it can during the current administration. it's quite natural that japan will cooperate. >> the governing coalition plans to hold a vote on bills needed to approve the tpp at the lower house session on thursday and send them to the upper house. >>> in other business news, japan's machinery orders fell in september for the second consecutive month. the orders are considered a leading indicator of future capital spending. government officials changed their assessment on machinery orders from picking up to standing still. officials at the cabinet office say that the orders were worth $8 billion. that's down 3.3% in yen terms from august. the figures exclude the ship building and power sectors which tend to see large fluctuations. economists at the cabinet off