in separate speeches at the gathering, kishida and u.s.resident joe biden called for reforming the u.n. security council and in a meeting they agreed to work together on that. the leaders had brief informal talks, they reaffirmed this will work to strengthen the japan, u.s. alliance amid an increasingly severe security environment. they had in mind russia's invasion of ukraine and china's growing assertiveness in the east and south china sea. kishida expressed gratitude by the upcoming visit by vice president kamala harris. she will attend the state funeral for former japanese prime minister abe shinzo in tokyo on tuesday. >>> researchers monitoring north korea say sat heigellite imagers they're going to launch a submarine that could carry ballistic missiles. the group 38 north analyzed satellite images taken saturday on the shipyard on the eastern coast. it pointed out six barges and vessels around a submarine launch key and said so many had never been seen there before. the researchers also say the imagery shows the missile launch hatch

. >>> japanese prime minister kishida fumio has made a pitch to the international business community.e's told them that japan is a smart place to put their money. >> japan's economy will continue to show strong growth. you can invest in japan with confidence. >> kishida gave a speech at the new york stock exchange on thursday. he advocated an economic policy dubbed "a new form of capitalism." it's designed to promote growth and sustainability by harnessing the creative energy of the private sector and responding to various risks such as climate change. the prime minister cited investment and human resources as one of his priorities and discussed a plan to rejuvenate the labor market. kishida said the plan involves bringing about a performance-based pay scale rather than the traditional seniority-based system that guarantees lifetime employment. kishida reiterated his desire to encourage people to invest their financial assets instead of parking them in savings. he floated the idea of offering permanent tax exemptions for individual investors. he stressed the importance of taking up su

dollars. >> translator: prime minister kishida made this decision by himself.dn't make a proper effort to reach a consensus that involved the voice of the citizens and the opposition parties. >> reporter: the prime minister defended his decision to lawmakers but admits his explanation was insufficient. as a result public opinion against holding a state funeral continues to mount. in fact, according to the latest poll a slight majority of the public stands in opposition. while recently one man reportedly told police he was so against the event that he set himself on fire outside of prime minister kishida's residence. gatherings like this one protesting former prime minister shinzo abe's upcoming state funeral have been held on a regular basis since the government announced the plan back in july. although the specific reason for each person here varies, the underlying message remains the same. >> translator: i'm against the idea of holding a state funeral for anyone. >> translator: many people can't even eat right now. instead of spending billions of yen on this

dollars as a result of the backlash, prime minister kishida recently defended his decision to lawmakersough he admitted his explanation was insufficient. he said he made the decision to honor abe's diplomatic legacy after messages of condolence came pouring in from around the world in the hours and days that followed abe's assassination. and while there is a slight majority of people who oppose tomorrow's state funeral, christine, there are also a lot of people who credit abe with shaping the japan that exists today and feel a state funeral is, in fact, appropriate. >> all right, blake, i know you'll be following everything for us. thank you so much. >>> this morning italy appears on the brink of having its most far right government since world war ii. ultraconservative party leader giorgia meloni is claiming victory in a general election to see her become italy's first female prime minister. barbie that doe is in rome. what do we know about italy's new leadership this morning? >> reporter: well, you know, giorgia meloni is largely untested in the 2018 election she only got 4.5% of the

these meetings feel speculation about is kishida wanting to do something?overnor tried to dampen that speculation by saying he had no particular request from the prime minister. there is a boj meeting next thursday. i think it is a continuation of messaging from tokyo that he is taking this seriously. they yen -- the yen has been that help from the dollar coming off steam at the end of last week as well. it is lower than the levels against the dollar, 1.62. that is preferable for tokyo compared to last week. the languages nearer to intervention, but i do not think a direct step will happen yet. i think there needs to be more ramping up of language, and the question is with the u.s. green light or possibly approve? at the moment you have to say that sounds very unlikely. paul: of course there are advantages to a weak currency and in terms of loosening porta restrictions, what are the possibilities here? >> i think this is an interesting point, because at the moment there are a lot of negative optics on the yen. japan is looking for something positive to thro

fumio kishida's warning comes as the authorities urgently advised 3 million people to leave their homesin ukraine ukrainian authorities are still recovering bodies from izyum. bodies are being assumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city. 0ur correspondence james waterhouse has more now from here. since ukraine forced russia out for the first time since the invasion and retook territory that was taken, it now seems to be focusing on investigating what the invaders did and what moscow is going to do next. in the case of the city of izyum, while bodies continue to be recovered from a mass grave, the latest claim from kyiv is that evidence has been uncovered which suggests that torture chambers were used by russian troops. there are reports of people being tortured and a city being littered with mines. there has again today been heavy fighting in the kharkiv region, where ukraine has enjoyed some recent successes, but on the question of what russia will look to do next, well, the thought from the uk ministry of defence is that it will look to strike more civilian targets in ukra

over, but what's been dubbed as funeral diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishidath the state leaders who have attended. pushing ahead with the event has affected his popularity. whether it was worth the cost and the surrounding controversy remains to be seen. mariko oi, bbc news, in tokyo. our top story this lunchtime... dozens of banks and building societies had stopped mortgage offers after a fall in the pound stroked forecasts of a steep rise in interest rates. and still to come... we're in manchester to hear why the uk city with the biggest ukrainian population outside of london wants to host eurovision. coming up on the bbc news channel, england manager gareth southgate insists the recent criticism he and his players have received could help them handle the pressure that they will face at the world cup. nasa scientists have carried out a startling test of a new technique to protect the earth from potentially dangerous asteroids. they deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a 500—foot wide space rock to push it off course — at a speed of around 14,000 miles an

a video tribute with images of abe and the prime minister is kishida.rent prime minister focused on abe's accomplishments, how much he will be missed and the fact he had so much more life to live. as a result of the high ranking officials and world leaders in attendance including heads of state, roads had been closed off and the police presence around the area and there were long lines with people telling us they're waiting hours to set aside flowers and, christine, a constant with the police here where i am just a few hundred yards from the statate funeral venue. >>> coming up, a rash of bank heisists with a twist. the robbbbers steal their own money. >>> first, iranians talks. but it's pretty perfect. booking.com, booking.yeah. ah, thesbills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct

japan is holding a state funeral for former prime minister shinzo abe, it the current leader fumio kishida's decision to spend millions of dollars in the ceremony, is met with anger by households grappling with inflation. among the attendants will be vice president, harris and the presidents of india and australia. those are your first word headlines. david: just ahead, we will be talking travel with the marriott international apac president. they will be joining us exclusively for some insight into tourism trends and what will hopefully be strong recovery in travel in the region. yvonne: we will look at investment strategy in the philippines markets with the bdo capital and investment president. he will be joining us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i think what we have seen in the reaction to the proposed plan is really concern and a fear that the new actions word uncertainty to the economy. one of the things i spent a lot of time thinking about is how do we create more certainty for the consumers? yvonne: that was refiled bostick, the atlanta fed president, talking about the possible spillov

meteorological agency classified the typhoon as "violent," its most severe category, and prime minister fumio kishidarged people to seek shelter. >> do not go your daerous area if you feel you're in danger, do not hesitate to evacuate. please evacuate to safe areas while there is still light. amy: here in new york, the 77th united nations general assembly opens today with the climate emergency and the war in ukraine taking center stage. ahead of the gathering, secretary-general antÓnio guterres called out nations for failing to protect future generations, decrying the "sheer inadequacy of the global response to the climate crisis." today is also the start of climate week here in new york, with dozens of protests and climate-related activities scheduled around the city. bells tolled in london today 96 times as a state funeral for queen elizabeth was held at westminster abbey. more than 500 foreign dignitaries attended the funeral, including president biden, leaders from commonwealth nations, many members of other royal families, including the emperor and empress of japan. the funeral was conducted by

today the vice president met with the current japanese prime minister kishida fumio.ris called the alliance between japan and the u. s a cornerstone to peace, stability and prosperity in the indo pacific region. tomorrow the vice president will lead the u. s delegation to the state funeral for former prime minister shinzo abe, who was assassinated in july. it's a big day for nasa. today the space agency is slamming a spacecraft into the side of an asteroid at 14,000 mph. now the dark spacecraft will hit the asteroid millions of miles away at about four o'clock this afternoon. it's all part of a test of a system designed to see if we can knock an asteroid off course in case one is headed for earth. this asteroid is not headed our way. but if it works, scientists say it will show that we may stand a chance if one is on track to hit earth. all goes according to plan and to mathematics. uh the impact of dart on the moonlit of the asteroid but didn't miss should alter the orbit of the moon around the asteroid enough for people back on earth astronomers to be able to measur

earthquake strikes in taiwan, plus a newspaper as revealed the approval rating for prime minister kishida'ss at 29%, the lowest level since he took office. interest in sustainable investment in japan as been waning recently with esg industries underperforming. -2% on a month on average this year. a professor at the university focuses on esg and serves as a board member of an esg group. it is fair to point out many outperformed the likes of larger sovereign linked esg funds for example. broadly speaking, how do you assess the appetite for esg investing in the community at the moment? >> i expect a huge appetite for esg investing. the heartbreaking situation in pakistan and drought and not only the wildfires in europe but also the united states and asia. a lot of people see the climate risk is real. they see the opportunity in esg investing. haidi: where do you see the points of difference in terms of how esg investing is conducted in japan versus other major markets like the u.s. and europe? >> based on my research of 35, united states, japan and the rest of asia, there are no differences in

the damage left by the storm meant japanese prime minister fumio kishida delayed his visit to the unster storm. the likes of which japan is rarely seen only a handful of times a storm of the sites in the last half—century and it has hit the southern kyushu islands on sunday and it is just churn the whole of japan. the typhoon has now been downgraded — howeverjapan�*s meterological agency has issued warnings of possible flood surges in these yellow coastal regions. in total, over 8m people have been told leave their homes much of the damage is centred on the southern island of kyushu, where hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power. so far, 4 people have died. and at least 114 are injured. the world meterological organisation says the low number of casualties is down to japan's early warning system that others can learn from. we are expecting more and more of these events will take place over time and being able to prevent life and property loss, will be able to encourage you to develop early warning systems much like what japan has done to practice. let's move from japan

fumio kishida's warning comes as the authorities urgently advised three million people to leave theirphoon is a huge and angry stone, the like of which japan has rarely, if ever experienced before. although it has been battering the southern island of kyushu, with gusts of 150 miles an hour, this shows the immense size of the typhoon of arab think the whole of the island. for the first time ever, the island. for the first time ever, the japanese government issued its highest level emergency alert, warning wins could be strong enough to bring down buildings. and an even bigger threat is the vast amount of water that nanmadol is carrying. as much as 500 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in less than 2a hours. this is very mountainous and it is feared the water could unleash landslides and swollen rivers could burst their banks. so serious is the concern that the japanese prime minister made this appeal for millions of people to head for evacuation centres before nightfall. translation: d0 evacuation centres before nightfall. translation:— translation: do not go near dangerous — tr

now over but what's been dubbed as funeral diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishidaains to be seen. mariko oi, bbc news, in tokyo. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. voting ends in four disputed referendums in parts of occupied ukraine — which russia may use to annex more territory. now to a huge scandal in the world of professional chess. it centres around world chess champion — magnus carlsen — who has for the first time openly accused fellow player — 19—year—old hans niemann — of cheating. it began earlier this month when top—ranked carlsen, who you see here, was defeated by niemann in a major upset at the sinquefield cup. iran and then, last week — the pair met again in this online tournament — with carlsen quitting in apparent protest after making only one move. this is the moment it happened. and what? no. what happened? what? no. what happened ? that's it? we're going to try and get an update on this. mr carlsen has made veiled cheating accusations against mr niemann — who has admitted cheating online twice, when he was 12 and 1

prime minister fumio kishida may decide as soon as this week.hould apply to travelers who are fully vaccinated or provided negative test results. a new opinion poll suggests that majority of thai's and -- are dissatisfied with prime minister. the acting prime minister became prime minister in late august after prayut chan-ocha was suspended. china plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon in the next 10 years, the announcement coming a day after beijing said it had discovered a new mineral, that contains an isotope that may be a future energy source. both china and the u.s. are eyeing gun wounds resources, face fighting shaping up to source of tension. the poll powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. rishaad: thanks. we have the rapid cool down taking place in real estate and threatening to worsen the global economic downturn. it is also emerging as a key variable in central bankers wanting to bring inflation down. asia economics correspondent enda curran is h

prime minister kishida said tourists would be allowed to enter with waivers and a daily b removed.bers reached 32 million in 2019 from a fell last year to less than 250,000. david malpass insists he is not a climate change denier. he publicly is knowledged that fossil fuels are contribute into global warming. calls for his resignation mounting after he dodged questions on the link between fossil fuel and climate change, saying he was not a scientist. he has now told cnn it is clear that burning oil, gas and coal is generating greenhouse gas emissions. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> our next guest, africa finance corporation, a multilateral institution created by national governments to find solutions to the continent's infrastructure and challenging operating bierman. joining us is samaila zubairu. good to see you again. long time, no see. i am joking because we were just together this morning. in that conversation, it was easy beca

only reserved for imperial family members. diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishidabeen whittled down to the final two, either liverpool or glasgow will host the song contest next year. seven cities had been in contention, but newcastle, leeds, manchester, birmingham and sheffield are now out of the running. the bbc has said the final decision will be made within weeks. our culture reporter daniel rosney joins me now in the studio. my my phone has been popping off all day knowing why they were not shortlisted. over the last few weeks a few cities were shortlisted to the european broadcasting you're in to why they should host next contest. they said liverpool or glass globe are the two strongest bids. let's remind us why you eurovision is coming to the uk. mac ukraine one this year so they said it is dangerous to hold it there so they will be coming to the uk. it was the best result the country had in years. next years competition in the uk will be the first time the bbc has hosted the event in 25 years. we are told a final decision will come from the bbc within the n

it has been dubbed funeral diplomacy in the three days for the current prime minister, fumio kishida.apanese public, opinions have been split. many protests throughout the weekend even today. people have been questioning the legitimacy of holding a state funeral, which is usually for imperial family members. mr abe is only the second prime minister to have this service. the first one took place 55 years ago for yoshida/ 0ther protesters were questioning the huge price tag of 10 million to host this event. a protester we spoke to earlier said money should be spent on other more important things, especially when people have been struggling with the rising cost of living. but there was a long queue of people wanting to pay their respects outside. it really goes to show how polarising, how divisive mr abe is. when he was alive as prime minister and even after his death. his state funeral has been divisive among the japanese public. heavy fighting is continuing in ukraine's eastern donbas region, which russian forces have been trying to take for months but where ukrainian troops have been

president kamala harris, who arrived yesterday, to meet with the current prime minister at fumio kishidas death. of course he was a very divisive figure as a prime minister, but even after his death opinions are split. at the moment we are seeing pictures from inside budokan where family members have been paying respect, as well. thank you very much. that is mariko oi from tokyo. nasa has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. really?! that was the plan. these ictures really?! that was the plan. these pictures are _ really?! that was the plan. these pictures are brilliant, _ really?! that was the plan. these pictures are brilliant, and - really?! that was the plan. these pictures are brilliant, and they i pictures are brilliant, and they mark cheering the spaceship travelled atjust under 1a,000 miles per hour towards the small rock in the early hours of this morning. it posed no threat to earth — but was a chance to test whether one could be diverted. the aftermath of the crash will now be studied by scientists. and the good news is it worked. only a tin bit, and the good news is it work

now over but what's been dubbed as funeral diplomacy continues for the current prime minister fumio kishida could get into not one but two euro play—offs. it's made it into the eurovision play—off and if the men's football team gets a point against ukraine they are in the play—offs for the euros 2024. another strange coincidence — in 1988, a glaswegian called scott fitzgerald entered eurovision and he came second. he was beaten by one point by celine dion. if you host eurovision here, the acts in the hydro six weeks before have to be kicked out and guess who is supposed to be playing? celine dion. scotland could get its eurovision revenge after all these years! that is fantastic. you are on my pub quiz team because there is so much that could come in handy there! a couple of thoughts, when do we know, do we know the exact date? there are a lot of things they have got to talk through, like the big stuff like access to airports and international travel, the venues. and also broadcast considerations? a number of things have got to be checked off. so when do we find out? yes. it will be next mo