kishida: [speaking non-english language] translator: thank you. united states and indo pacific region is going to make the norm, highly interested in the united states is something we have value in japan. regarding the gpp, we are hoping for a return of the united states, but even with the gpp, it is important we proceed with discussions. that attitude of the united states wholeheartedly welcomed by the japanese government, we would like to support the global initiative. china, right now in the indo pacific region, is demonstrating significant economic presence, but look into the substance [indiscernible] they are abiding by international rules? what about development of finance? are they caring about sustainable initiatives? they have to do that, because they are a major power. they have significant responsibility, even in the economic field. they have to live up to that responsibility. japan will cooperate with the united states, and china. between them to [indiscernible] their responsibilities, and abide by international rules. we think that su

kishida is on a tour of europe. he says the russians are responsible for driving ties to where they are now. >> translator: russia's announcement on the entry ban is absolutely unacceptable. we would like to respond appropriately on further sanctions while cooperating with the group of seven nations and others in the international community. >> japanese leaders had already imposed sanctions on russian president vladimir putin, hundreds of other individuals, and on russian companies. last month they expelled eight russian officials from tokyo. >>> japan's industry minister has agreed with u.s. government officials in strengthen security and semiconductor supply chains. hagiuda koichi held talks with u.s. energy secretary jennifer granholm, gina raimondo and katherine tai in separate talks on wednesday. they discussed energy security, which has become a major issue since the russia invasion of ukraine. the joint statement expressed the importance of liquefied natural gas. it also mentioned the launch of new talks to s

prime minister kishida, president biden, nice to meet you.n, once again, about i path. did you say i path is different from the tpp and whether it's a will i've have been affective framework what is the role that the prime minister will be paying, prime minister kishida. also, there is expectations express for the united states to combat it tpp what was the response that you received? >> first of all, on ipef, under the leadership of president biden, shortly after this first conference. there will be official launch of ipef that's the plan. such ceremony is slated to take place. i said this before, but, this is a demonstration of the positive commitment of the united states to the indo-pacific. japan welcomes such steps and we are in full support. and through i path, it's important to realize realized sustainable and inclusive economic growth. in your question, you asked about the concern of some countries who may think there is very little merit or advantage to them. but, we're going to discuss various -- not only the united states, but also

kishida of japan, and mr.en, after the announcement of the indo pacific economic framework, looking to re-craft the roles of the 21st century when it comes to that economy and keeping it open, said president biden. plenty more coming up. "surveillance" is next. this is bloomberg. ♪

while those comments come shortly after you wrap up a meeting with prime minister kishida. moments ago, mr. biden is counting china's growing influence in asia, while the plan is aimed at a partnership, it is hoping to make the supply chain more resilient. biden is partnering with u.s., japan and south korea have signed on so far. while cnn is covering this story from every angle. we have kevin in tokyo with the latest developments. let me start off with that economic plan. we heard from prime minister modi of india talking about his vision for this plan. what is standing out for you so far? >> reporter: well, this is really president biden's attempt to build a collective block, an economic sphere to counter china and the region. the u.s. had been without such a plan since president trump backed out of the tcp. he says he has 12 other nations plus the united states to join this indo pacific economic frame that will layout the rules of the road, in terms of economics, trade that sort of thing. president biden only spoke for under ten minutes or so. so he didn't really offer

. >> biden and kishida emphasized the strengthening of u.s. alliances and coping capabilities and potentially protecting japan with just nuclear weapons. there is merits to have that kind of security but kishida also needs a strong focus on the long-term. >> our nuclear of free world is the goal, a community should strive for in the we bring together the reserve of the world. >> biden's visit to japan meant to under l to underline the growing war. >> the biggest focus is tight on china and not the ukraine. it has been a great shock to the world. >> china is strongl opposing a series of u.s. moves and foreign minister long yi decided to visit eight countries including pacific nations starting thursday. the trip is aimed at counter u.s. indo-pacific strategy. >>> russian forces are raising to capture ukraine's major stronghold in the eastern region. they're using heavy shelling to cut out the main roads. the region's governor says over the past few days, troops had been attacking the residential area relentlessly. russia's fenoffensive put them

and then he'll move on to meet with the prime minister kishida.hat is the first time meeting face-to-face. and these tox be will be important, with a lat of the concerns that the president heard in south korea he'll hear in japan. concerns about north korea, china, security issues. of course, the u.s. has a significant military presence here in japan just as in south korea. they'll talk about economics, things like trade, the u.s. and japan have a significant trading relationship but there have been tumultuous times over tariffs and those sorts of things. the two men will certainly want to talk about that and come to some agreement. the president will also want to cultivate kishida as a key ally of his, they suspect they'll be working together for a long time. and he's someone who places a premium on interpersonal relationships. on tuesday, the meetings will turn more economic-focused. and the president plans to unveil this economic framework that he's been working on to sort of bring asian nations alongside the u.s. in a bloc to counter china's g

japanese prime minister kishida fumio confirmed thursday his country will begin welcoming foreign tourists starting june 10th. people from nearly 100 countries and territories, including u.s. and china, will be able to travel through packaged tours, as long as they're escorted by a guide. japan's top spokesperson said the government will keep a close eye on the situation. >> translator: the government will make an appropriate decision for the management of the total number of those entering japan, taking into account the quarantine system and prevention measures. also consider the covid-19 infection situation at home, as well as border control measures in other major countries. >> earlier this month, kishida said he would bring japan in line with other g-7 countries by opening its border to foreign visitors. japanese business leaders have been urging the government to loosen pandemic-related restrictions. they say japan's economy would benefit right now from more foreign travelers because of the weak japanese yen. >>> savage workers in northern raised the boat on thursday. they towed it to

he will meet with prime minister kishida today, who will present the plan to mr. biden for increasing defense spending. japan spends about 1% of gdp on defense right now because it has a pacifist constitution. nato nations have a goal of about 2% of gdp on defense so there is room for japan to increase that, but he arrives in japan after a weekend of talks in south korea where north korea and russia will -- were front and center, but also economic issues because joe biden, part of his ipf is about supply chains and semiconductors are key, strategically and economically to the united states. he went to samsung and had this to say. >> the global semiconductor shortage has caused a shortfall on consumer goods especially automobiles. contribute to higher prices around the world. and nowita al and unprovoked wars and ukraine has spotlighted the need to secure our medical supply chain so our economic and national security are not dependent on countries that do not share our values. >> biden in japan today and tomorrow we'll wrap up the meeting with the quad meeting tomo

for japanese prime minister kishida who only took office last october, has an upper house election set for this summer, there is a chance to show the country at this point that he is a respected international statesman and capable of taking relations with japan's most important ally to that next level. and from the u.s. perspective, president biden's first trip to asia is also important especially after four years former president donald trump a period that many experts say undermined the faith, trust and confidence that key allies had in the united states and more recently of course there is chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. that being said, there are a lot of people in this part of the world that question the political will of the united states to deploy troops abroad. take a listen. >> you may not be able to count on the u.s. in that kind of a situation, for whatever reason. who knows what is going to happen in the domestic u.s. but regardless, i think that japan has a very strong section of the population who don't want to be reliant on outside powers in order to be able to

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you are seeing kishida.heard lines from the chief cabinet secretary in tokyo saying they want to strengthen the alliance between the u.s. and japan during this visit. they then move onto these quad happenings meeting happening therefore -- before biden wraps up his asian trip on tuesday. seeing smiles from the president this morning. mliv is going to be tracking this meeting and getting commentary and analysis from our expert better -- editors at bloomberg. and we are looking at u.s. stocks and asking guests, when are we going to hit that bottom when it comes to the s&p 500? we have flirted with a bear market, but quietly avoided that on friday. here is what the street is saying so far. >> it only in you. -- in you. -- i knew. >> i think we are getting close to it, actually. >> when you look at the trend, it is still pointing downward. >> we still have further to fall. >> i think we're going to end the year slightly higher than we are year to date. >> once we get a signal from the fed, the market will e

today he will meet japan's prime minister kishida reportedly will tell the u.s.resident japan is ready to increase military spending. for more, let's bring in chief asia correspondent stephen engle in hong kong. geopolitics overshadowing a little bit. overshadowing his economic engagement plan since we are expecting the economic framework to be announced. stephen: obviously, geopolitics are at the four. between president biden and the new president in seoul over the weekend. russia charred permanently as of course the issues with north korea which is battling an outbreak of covid and also battling the sabres a bit with biden in the region. the two had a press conference and the south korean president called this democracies and autocracies competing for supremacy. north korea at the fore as well. biden did not dismiss the possibility of, at some point meeting with kim jong-un. it only if kim was prepared to come to the table and meet in good faith. highly, highly unlikely in the next two days between now and tomorrow that that kind of meeting would happen, especi

in japan, president biden will meet with prime minister kishida and his team. and we believe that the u.s.-japan alliance, at this moment, under these two leaders, is at an all-time high. this visit can take us even higher. the two leaders will consult on the broad and deep economic relationship between our two countries, as well as on a range of regional and global security issues. we'll also cover the dprk as well as a number of other security issues both in the indo-pacific and more broadly around the world. the u.s.-japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the indo-pacific, and japan's contributions as a security partner are rightly growing as the regional security picture becomes more challenging and dynamic. president biden and prime minister kishida will also be able to compare notes on the g7 agenda as the g7 summit approaches next month in germany. in japan, president biden won't just have a bilateral program, he'll also have the opportunity to participate in the second in-person quad summit, following on the summit he hosted here in

japan's kishida announced at the end of the meeting of course not forgetting to mention russia in thiscurity is growing in the pacific region and especially in east asia attempts by force to change the borders should not be allowed. as russia did in relation to ukraine, therefore , it is necessary to further strengthen the japanese american union it is fundamentally important to increase defense capabilities. japan president biden fully supported. this is determination, according to kesida. biden supported the idea of ​​reforming the institution of permanent members of the un security council, of course, in order to include japan itself in its composition, and most importantly for today. it is possible to punish russia more strongly, the topic of russia and ukraine remained dominant at the biden-kishida meeting, but the context in which this conflict is discussed here in tokyo is not directly related to russia either. speaking of ukraine neither to europe, russia and ukraine here, first of all, china and taiwan are the second topic after russia of the summit of creating a new economic

that being said, when president biden and prime minister kishida meet on monday for their bilateral meetingwe expect that the two sides are going to release a joint statement pledging to deter and respond to china's increasingly active military, for president biden to make it clear the united states will defend japan, including with the use of nuclear weapons, if japan is attacked. kim, it is worth noting a big part of the pledge to deter and respond to china falls on japan as a result of the rise of china territorial disputes with both china and russia, potential war in taiwan, and a nuclear armed north korea. members of japan esruling party realize they must do more to protect themselves and take a more proactive stance. domestically in japan, there's been a push to increase defense spending from 1% to 2% of its gdp and improve defense capability within the framework of the country's pacifist constitution by developing counter strike capability, as opposed to waiting for the fight to come to them. >> we'll keep following along with president biden's trip. paula hancocks and blake essig, t

other countries in the region in tokyo received a visit from the foreign minister of mongolia and kishidarrived in thailand today having previously visited vietnam to urge them to join the pressure on russia but there is no need to talk about the success of this mission yet sergei mingazhev. aleksey pechkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan today is one of the main religious holidays in islam, eid al-adha. it is celebrated in honor of the end of the holy month. ramadan russian muslims were congratulated by vladimir putin , the president noted their contribution to strengthening interethnic peace. preservation of cultural diversity protect the interests of our country this year for the first time since the beginning. the coronavirus pandemic could take part in collective prayers, everyone in the spiritual administration of muslims reported that only at the moscow cathedral mosque. this morning, 150,000 believers gathered in the tradition of celebrating reports. artur mustaev and stanislav nazarov colorful fireworks over grozny announced the end of the holy month of ramadan with this minu

. >> reporter: when the four leaders of the quad came together in tokyo today, prime minister kishida says that they all had a frank discussion about the impact of the war in ukraine and the impact that it is having here in the indo-pacific and all agreed that the rule of law and sovereignty must be upheld no matter the region. and they also addressed myanmar and north korea's continued effort to develop its nuclear and missile program saying that each country would work in partnership toward advancing north korea's complete denuclearization. and while the quad leaders also addressed issues relating to climate change, vaccine, humanitarian assistance and infrastructure, all important issues, experts say the quad mainly exists to counter the territorial claims in the region. and kishida says that the leaders expressed grave concern over china trying to change the status quo. although china's economic growth is beneficial for its trading partners in the global economy here, quad members are looking to encourage beijing to abide by international law, play by the rules and keep the seas f

kishida made the pledge on friday when he met rafael grossi. >> translator: japan highly appreciates the iaea's efforts to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities in ukraine. >> the fact that we have conventional war, troops on the ground, in a country with such a vast nuclear infrastructure is posing extremely high challenges. >> grossi said ensuring the safety of workers at the plant is vital -- iaea chef plans to visit ukraine's largest plant. it's been occupied by russian forces and suffered a fire at a training facility in march. and as russian invasion raises the threat of nuclear war, officials are gearing up for the first funuclear ban treaty. earlier, ross mihara spoke with someone to get her analysis. >> how significant is this meeting right now? >> so the meeting is definitely timely. and the risk of nuclear attack is the highest since the cold war. we've also seen politicians pushing the importance of possessing nuclear weapons for deterrence, and that runs counter to what the ban is trying to accomplish. i spoke to a campaigner who was very involved in adopting the treat

countries in the region in tokyo received a visit from the head of the mongolian foreign ministry, and kishida arrived in thailand today, having previously visited vietnam to urge them to join the pressure on russia . aleksey pechkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan now a short advertisement, and after that watch the reportage trip out of town how life is reviving in the kharkiv region. what help do locals need? residents? on the public or on your own chicken or egg pickup or delivery, we understand how much you decide during the day, so the map of the world works for you every day, the payment system of the world. if today you wanted to see an almost decomposed plastic bottle, then ivan the terrible should have thrown it away, we do not sort waste in the middle ages. odessa on april 10, 44, she was liberated from the nazis. but on may 2, 14 in odessa , they broadcast in german. if only, but not those policemen, we would have rolled it out there with screams. glory to ukraine, the new nazis simply broke their heads and burned almost 50 people in the house of the trade unions. humanitarian a

and perhaps a large-scale arms buildup during a joint press conference with biden, prime minister kishidased that japan intends to significantly increase the defense budget last month, the ruling liberal democratic party recommended that the government within 5 years, doubling spending, on the contrary, so that they reached two percent of gdp, now it is $54 billion, accordingly, it will exceed 100 billion. so it is likely that there will be serious growth, and new formats of interaction with the united states. here the military sphere may appear somehow deepened us relations at the same time, increasing their own capabilities. i do not think that the japanese government will intend to join, for example, to the caucus fitting sid categorically denies this association within the intelligence system. five eyes. japan is not included japan will focus on bilateral. usa australia india europeans a the issue of nuclear weapons is not discussed no , there is still a discussion about joint nuclear missions , participation in the management of us nuclear forces as it is arranged in europe by the un

biden met with japanese prime minister fumio kishida. the two reaffirmed their alliance in the face of threats from china and russia. >> the united states remains fully committed to japanese -- japan's defense, and we will face the challenges today and the future together. >> reporter: president biden is unveiling a new trade agreement today. the indo-pacific economic framework. >> the purpose is to increase our cooperation with other nations in the region and deliver concrete benefits for the people of the indo-pacific region. >> reporter: the white house hotr we spip -- transpacific partnership. the tpp was negotiated under president obama. president trump withdrew after taking officers in 2017. >> the alliance between japan and the united states has grown stronger, deeper, more capable. >> reporter: details of the new trade deal are being finalized, but administration officials say it will increase trade while helping u.s. businesses and workers compete globally. and to avoid issues with china, taiwan was specifically left out of this

prime minister borisjohnson hosts japanese prime minister fumio kishida to bolster defence and tradeks will also focus on measures to put pressure on russian president vladimir putin over his country's invasion of ukraine. the two leaders will agree in principle a defence agreement allowing british and japanese forces to work together. with me now is our diplomatic correspondent james landale to give us more details about the significance of today's visit. it has been described as a landmark agreement. talk it has been described as a landmark aareement. . ~ it has been described as a landmark aareement. ., ,, ., it has been described as a landmark agreement-— agreement. talk it through that. all agreements — agreement. talk it through that. all agreements have _ agreement. talk it through that. all agreements have that _ agreement. talk it through that. all agreements have that landmark - agreements have that landmark attach, but essentially what it is is a deepening of defence cooperation betweenjapan and the uk. it essentially is an access agreement making it easier for each other�

fumiokesida, moreover, they met directly in the official residence of the prime minister, and fumiyo-kishidad his respect for the singer's desire for peace in ukraine, which the artist carries thanks to her music . he also noted that japan perceives the war in ukraine as if it did not happen to their country , that is, e with japan, tina karol is in japan with the mission of a public ambassador. well, then there is a quote from the prime minister of japan. japan stands side by side with ukraine and works with it to achieve peace. i hope that you will be healthy and you will continue to achieve success in your career, he also said to the ukrainian singer , for example, i understand, and in general, she thanked the ukrainians for her part and how much for the invitation and support to ukraine, she said today ukraine has become a shield for the entire civilized world, we hold back the attacks of nonsense and see how our cities are being destroyed simply because we chose freedom, our country chose identification itself, as an artist, i am the identity of the nation, because music is the same wea

arriving in japan to meet with prime minister fumio kishida, president biden thanked the japanese leader for joining the effort to hold russia accountable for its war in ukraine. and he began the roll-out of a new plan to compete with china's growing influence in this region >> this framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners from the region on challenging that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the swoyft. >> today's launch of that economic framework comes before a quad leader's summit tomorrow with japan, india and australia. much of this agenda, however, is being overshadowed by global concerns about the monkeypox virus. here is nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: for president biden, the surprise of this first trip to asia is not the work to build diplomatic alliances and economic ties. not the visit to thank u.s. troops >> first of all, i want to say thank you. >> reporter: the unexpected is that another health threat growing cases of monkeypox demands his attention. >> it is something that everybody should be concerned about. we're work

influence other countries in the region in tokyo received a visit from the foreign minister mongolian and kishidaived in thailand today, having previously visited vietnam, to urge them to join the pressure on russia. alexey pechkov. east asian news bureau, tokyo japan yerevan police restored traffic in the morning, about 3 dozen intersections were blocked by demonstrators who demanded the resignation of the government. now law enforcement officers are following us and all roads in the capital of armenia are open. the police also strengthened the security of the building of the minister's office. today is one of the main religious holidays in islam eid al-fitr. it is celebrated in honor of the end of the holy month. ramadan muslims of russia congratulated by vladimir putin the president noted their contribution to the strengthening of international peace. preservation of cultural diversity protect the interests of our country this year. for the first time at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, everyone could take part in collective prayers in the spiritual administration of muslims only at

this is determination, according to kishida.supported the idea of ​​reforming the institution of permanent members of the un security council of course, in order to include japan itself in its composition and, most importantly for today, punish russia as much as possible, by the way, say a permanent member of the un security council along with china, whose opinion on such a reform? tokyo and washington are obviously not going to be taken into account. threatened in china in the war joe biden expressed the hope that after all things will not come to this in the confrontation with beijing , washington and tokyo are relying on economic methods and the creation of a new indo-pacific free trade zone. the goal is to undermine china's economic dominance in the region by luring states from existing structures such as atc and osian to their side, as conceived by washington. there they will have to play by the rules that the us and its allies will write. we are writing new rules for the 21st century economy. we are going to help the econo

he'll have face to face talks with the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida and the newly—elected australianhony albanese. he will also meet business leaders, including the bosses of suzuki and nec. as we have been telling you about, another leader has been due to talk with the quad. in the last half hour, australia's labor party leader, anthony albanese, has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister. he's expected to fly to tokyo to meet the leaders of the quad group which includes the us, japan and india. as we have been telling you. let's get the latest on that story from our correspondent, phil mercer whojoins me now from sydney. great to have you on the programme. what does the victory now mean for anthony albanese in terms of foreign policy as he heads off to this meeting?— policy as he heads off to this meetinu? ., , ~ , , meeting? anthony albanese is nettina meeting? anthony albanese is getting right — meeting? anthony albanese is getting right down _ meeting? anthony albanese is getting right down to - meeting? anthony albanese is| getting right down to business. he is austr

allow japanese and british forces to train and act together in the event of an emergency as well kishidaounced new sanctions against russia, in particular, restrictions on supplies to russian companies related to the military industry, as well as freezing the assets of 140 russians, another step towards independence from of russian gas was made in europe, the gas pipeline between poland and lithuania was opened, the presidents of lithuania, poland and latvia and us were present for the settlement aje and duda and egris levis, as well as the european commissioner for energy and human resources simpson azogen opens up new opportunities for diversifying the supply of blue fuel and thanks to the existing gas networks with also connects latvia, estonia and finland, the cost of the half-thousand- kilometer-long pipe is 500 million euros, it can transport approximately 2 billion cubic meters of gas in both directions, the president of poland andrzej duda noted that the opening of the gas pipeline is a response to another attempt at russian gas blackmail, because in the conditions of the russian

causing damage to the russian economy and international authority, including prime minister fumio kishida, secretary general of the cabinet of ministers, surgeon tzu matsuonu , foreign minister yusi masa ayashi, minister of finance, eniti suzuki, minister of defense . of the new kissi and the head of the ministry of justice, ioshi hisafuru-kawa. well, everything seems to be right . from japanese cars from japanese equipment from japanese watches there from japanese equipment from this japanese japanese japanese to drive cars zhiguli with an automatic transmission switch gears or just give up foreign territories and no but for japan now is a good moment to regain its own while russia is engaged in some ephemeral denazification in ukraine is actually the killing of civilians simply because if all the countries, where uh, russia has its tentacles there was an intervention, now all countries can become just help ukraine and themselves well, first of all, they are for themselves, and together, as they say, to beat the father as a group . about the patriarch - the so-called patriarch kirill he

entry into russia apalis, japanese prime minister kishida, minister of foreign affairs, hayashi, headnistry of defense kissi and minister of finance, suzuki a number of other officials. the industrial zone of dzerzhinsk is currently being extinguished by a powerful fire; it occurred as a result of the ignition of a tank with solvents from a sheet of people, 35 pieces of equipment, including a fire train, were involved in the liquidation. fire to fire. assigned the third rank of difficulty at this point, he localized on an area of ​​2.000 m². the prosecutor's office of the nizhny novgorod region organized an investigation into the fire. a truly great event for the people of tuva was officially opened to traffic on a new bridge, a crossing over the great yenisei was built in 2 years. it is a vital facility for the 7,000 inhabitants of the tojik region. they waited decades for the bridge to open. putin had to cross to the other side in the summer by ferry, and in the winter on ice, and in the off-season. they could simply remain cut off from the mainland with the advent of new modern bri

japanese prime minister kishida, the minister of foreign affairs, hayashi, the head of the ministry ofister of finance got into russia. japan suzuki as well as a number of officials. the crisis in ukraine is a turning point in history that happens every 6-8 generations said joe biden, visiting the factory for the production of anti-tank systems jelin, but according to the president himself, the united states delivers them to russia before russia launched an offensive. we made sure russia had javelins and other weapons to bolster its defenses biden clauses once again eclipsed us arms hype. the problem came out. not only with the addressee of military assistance, but its size, the owner of the white house said that he had requested $ 300 billion from congress, which is almost half of the us defense budget. although we are talking about the amount 10 times less, and the main result and pride was the new names that appeared in ukraine, ukrainian parents name children in honor of these products. this is no joke, newborn javelins. and a javelin. however, while the americans themselves are de

meet the new president yoon suk yeol, before he heads to tokyo to meetjapan�*s prime minister, fumio kishida time there, president biden is also due to hold a summit other three leaders of the so—called quad group —japan, australia and india. dr david satterwhite is a specialist on north—east asian and korean politics who's based in kyoto, japan, at the council on international educational exchange. doctor satterwhite, thank you for making the time for us. let's talk about japan ist, where you are. i of the reasons behind president biden�*s trip is he is looking to bolster support to is a national opposition to russia's invasion of ukraine. japan at his closest is only 35 kilometres from russian territory. how is this likely to play up between their leaders and how will this play out with the us? i their leaders and how will this play out with the us?- play out with the us? i think it is a very — play out with the us? i think it is a very important - play out with the us? i think it is a very important trip - it is a very important trip both to south korea and japan. again to japan as you ha

he then heads to tokyo to meetjapan�*s prime minister — fumio kishida.apan, australia and india. all of this is sure to be watched closely by neighbouring china. to discuss this i am joined now by niels graham, assistant director with the atlantic council geoeconomics centre live in washington dc. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. what message do you think president biden would like to send to the asian countries and more importantly, i guess, what kind of reception where he received? find importantly, i guess, what kind of reception where he received? and you so much for — reception where he received? and you so much for having _ reception where he received? and you so much for having me _ reception where he received? and you so much for having me today. - reception where he received? and you so much for having me today. so - reception where he received? and you so much for having me today. so from my perspective, biden�*s trip to asia has two key messages, to reaffirm american alliances in the region as well as american partnerships, and

japan first of all the philippines on the flank, vietnam maybe vietnam and now when kishida comes toturally he only leads absolutely. i agree with the previous, speaking expert, that we are talking about the fact that japan does not want to be exposed to a blow, china is pushing it in this operation, the united states and great britain are pushing it and japan is trading until november until january 1, 2023, what is it for it will get as long as they do not want to enter into this operation in any way. they want to give a corridor in order to use the british military. there's also a base in order for the british fleet. by the way, here is the first aircraft carrier of the only british fleet or the second, so he also set off. actually. i see the china sea. i half a year ago the same , who and not. yes, he already left, but who will provide japan with the philippines and so on, that is, china is trying. that's all , destroy these alliances with your pressure on japan on other states and make the situation such that taiwan's resistance is minimal, because taiwan is an island, it needs t

he also met the prime minister fumio kishida is the us seeks to bolster its regional influence.emperatures of the year so far, things are looking cooler this week, especially where it was so warm last week. it'll be wet at times, not all the time, mostly in the form of showers. a rather cloudy—looking picture for monday, and messy on the chart here with quite a few weather fronts around as well, so we are going to see some wet weather at times. this is how we start the day. this weather front here with cloud and some patchy rain stretching through parts of england. still raining into the north and north—west of scotland, after a damp sunday. that rain, though, just beginning to fizzle out, allowing some brighter skies and a few showers. and elsewhere, although there will be a lot of cloud around, there will be a few bright spells — but notice the showers becoming more widespread, late morning and into the afternoon. some heavy, perhaps with a rumble of thunder. an area of rain also for parts of south east england and east anglia later in the day. some uncertainty about how far n

mr biden is scheduled to meet japan's prime minister fumio kishida and emperor naruhito ahead of tuesday'sthe leaders of australia, india, japan and the united states the long—awaited report into gatherings in downing street during lockdown is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has given people she intends to name in her report until 5pm today to respond. meanwhile, pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain what was discussed at a meeting between him and ms gray several weeks ago. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. the long—awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend, and it's expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has contacted all those she is intending to name or criticise, and they have the long—awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend, and it's expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has contacted all those she is intending to name or criticise, and they have until 5

despite this , the kishida government provides material assistance to the belligerent in the form ofelmets, bulletproof vests, thermal imagers and other equipment, the protective masks promised by the japanese, by the way, are provided to ukraine in case of the use of chemical weapons. who and for what purposes it can be used in japan is not specified, while the official japanese position is that ukraine is not party to the armed conflict, and therefore there is no formal violation of the constitution here , as far as this correlates with reality , official tokyo no longer worries in the context of total anti-russian propaganda. in japan , it is considered normal here to accuse russia of merely reacting to the unfriendly steps of the japanese government, which concern exclusively bilateral relations. after tokyo announced the expulsion of eight russian diplomats. moscow responded with the same gonduks. russia created this situation by choosing the military. it is absolutely unacceptable for russia to expel japanese diplomats. all responsibility for undermining relations in this way l

he then heads to tokyo to meetjapan's prime minister fumio kishida.ia and india. i spoke to niels graham, assistant director with the atlantic council who's has been keeping up with developements. what message is president biden likely to send to the region? from my perspective, biden's trip to asia has these messages, to reaffirm american alliances in the region and partnerships and demonstrate to the region that despite the crisis in the ukraine, the indo pacific is a laser focus for american strategic interests. secondly and through the launch of the indo pacific economic framework of the administration wants to show that in addition to long standing security commitments in the region the us is still interested and willing to engage with the region on economic issues and work with them to set rules and standards around issues of trade and climate and other policy focus areas. {iii trade and climate and other policy focus areas. of course, china will _ policy focus areas. of course, china will be _ policy focus areas. of course, china will be closel

he then heads to tokyo to meetjapan�*s prime minister —fumio kishida.alia and india. i spoke to niels graham, assistant director with the atlantic council who's has been keeping up with developements. i asked what message president biden was likely to send to the region. so from my perspective, biden�*s trip to asia has two key messages, first, to reaffirm american alliances in the region as well as american partnerships, and to demonstrate to the region that despite the crisis in ukraine, the asia—pacific and the indo pacific specifically is laser focused importance for america's strategic industry, and secondly, through the launch of the economic framework and i think the administration also wants to demonstrate that in addition to the very robust long—standing security commitments from the united states has for its region, they are still very interested in very willing to engage with the region on economic issues and work with the region to set rules and standards around issues of trade and climate end of trade and climate and climate end of their ec

other group of 7, g7 nations, nations to counter moscow's invasion of ukraine, prime minister fumio kishidalva is following that story from our asia business hub in singapore. thomas moore. while we don't have the exact details of this in principle ban, it seems like a significant forjapan —— tell us more. tokyo has been very proactive in terms of condemning russia's invasion of ukraine and imposing sanctions but it has been less keen when it comes to banning imports of russian energy because of its heavy energy dependence. so when announcing the ban, the prime minister emphasised how difficult this decision is for his country and also stressed the importance of the g7 partners working together and hinted this would be done in a gradual manner, without giving us a timeline. this is significant because it gives japan some leeway in terms of phasing out those imports from russia while finding alternative sources of energy. a reminder here thatjapan�*s energy dependence increased substantially after the 2011 fukushima disaster, when it began shutting down nuclear reactors and today, russia is

moscow is imposing sanctions against high-ranking japanese officials on the list of prime minister kishidaas well as mps and heads of local media, a total of more than 60 people. simon is banned indefinitely. sanctions against the first persons of our country on the japanese list have already been imposed several times on entry into our country in tokyo earlier, and sergei shoigu and sergei lavrov and even vladimir putin, however, mirror measures. for some reason, tokyo did not like the responsibility for the deterioration of bilateral relations between moscow and tokyo, everything is safe on the russian side. russia's actions are extremely unreasonable and absolutely unacceptable blacklists. russia has also prepared for the british and americans. now our country cannot be visited by boris johnson, the head of the foreign. offices, list-tras, british defense minister ben wallace and almost 300 british parliamentarians, moscow's stop-list hit and joe biden, along with secretary of state blinken, the head of the pentagon, and almost. four hundred members of congress, all this was a response

mr biden is scheduled to meet japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, and emperor naruhito ahead of tuesday'san and the united states. i'm joined now by kyoko hatakeyama, professor of international relations at the university of niigata prefecture, and co—author of snow on the pine: japan's evolving security policy. welcome, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. what is the message that the countries will be looking to hear from that the countries will be looking to hearfrom president biden? that the countries will be looking to hear from president biden? sorry? what is the message _ to hear from president biden? sorry? what is the message countries - to hear from president biden? sorry? what is the message countries will i what is the message countries will be looking to hear from what is the message countries will be looking to hearfrom president biden? be looking to hear from president biden? ., , ., , ., ., biden? the aim is to share common understanding _ biden? the aim is to share common understanding as _ biden? the aim is to share common understanding as to _ biden? the aim is to

he has met with key she -- with kishida before. he has met modi in washington to he had not -- in washington. he had not met been easy. just reasserting the united states is engaged in this part of the world and they need to been together if you will like-minded economies and that is why the ipf is interesting. katherine tai said this is not your traditional free-trade or trade deal by design. it talks about connected economy, resilient economy, clean economy, a fair economy. a lot of these bigger concepts that have garnered some criticism because most trade deals -- an fta is annexed number of increases or trade deals. this is a broad brush stroke approach. one thing that stuck out to me is diversification of supply chains and early warning systems. they are trying to preempt another crisis we are seeing now caused by the pandemic, caused by overreliance on china for supply chains. yvonne: our chief north asia correspondent. it seems the announcement or consideration of tariffs being listed really sent fx markets on a wild ride. d