>> yeah, so it is not just opposition party that kishida needs to answer to. opposition is not pleased with the sequencing or the process of decision making that the government announced the three strategic documents and the plan to spend more on defense, and present that to the u.s. before deliberation in the diet and they're also as you say against diverting government revenue from other sources including bonds issued for recovery. some members agree with the budget increase but are opposed to raising taxes, suggesting instead of spending should be financed through government funds. the prime minister is facing two fronts with the backdrop not helping with the public tax increase. although it's not surprising that the public would not want a tax increase, i think that's pretty muc universal, japan's government is now in debt 232% of gdp, services that debt alone requires more than 20% of the annual budget so i tend to be skeptical about issuing ponds instead of raising taxes, especially if the prime minister is serious about what he said about the responsibi

. >>> japanese prime minister kishida fumio has arrived in washington. i'll his first visit to the united states since taking office and his last stop on a week-long tour of five western powers. he's set to meet president joe biden at the white house friday morning. the leaders are expected to reaffirm unity on a range of issues including food, energy, and ukraine. it comes as japan is preparing to host the g7 summit in may. kishida is also expected to brief biden on a major shift in japan's security policy announced last month. they include a boost in defens spending and jap's ability to launch counterstrikes against attackers. the two are expected to discuss closer cooperation in developing cutting-edge technology as well, such as semiconductors, quantum computing, and biotech. >>> on thursday, the u.s. and japanese defense ministers held talks at the pentagon. they say the u.s. will strengthen its commitment to extended deterrence for japan, which could involve deterring potential attacks with nuclear weapons. >> with our shared goal of a new era of a

mr kishida is on a whistlestop tour of g7 nations ahead of the next summit in hiroshima in may.he presidency of the g7 this year. this week he has had talks with france's emmanuel macron and italy's giorgia meloni and is said to be on a trust—building mission to step up cooperation with western allies. at the end of this week, kishida will be in washington for talks with president biden. and pushing for a free and open indo—pacific, with concerns that china, like russia, is taking bold steps to change the current status quo of economic power. let's go live to japan and talk to seijiro takeshita, dean professor at the school of management and information at the university of shizuoka. japan is talking about pushing for a free and open indo pacific. what does that mean this week, as he does this whistlestop tour of g7 leaders? well, this is to fight off the aggression by authoritarian states like russia and particularly china, to basically secure the possibility of free world in this area. and it is not only the japanese and koreans, but many members and neighbours are feeling thi

building up to a white house meeting betweenjoe biden and fumio kishida, america praises japan's decisioncrease its defence budget and military capabilities. and as more storms are forecast to hit california, we look at the human cost of the flooding. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in america where there are now two special counsels investigating whether two us presidents broke the law in their handling of classified records. after a second set of classified documents were found atjoe biden�*s home, the us attorney general has appointed robert hur to investigate whether any crimes have been committed. former president donald rrump is also facing a criminal investigation for taking classified papers to his mar a lago estate. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. after admitting he was keeping classified documents at his delaware home, stored in the garage alongside his vintage sports car, president biden has a lot of explaining to do. classified materials next to your corvette, what were you thinking? my corvette's in a locked

one measure kishida specifically pointed to is masks.e wants experts to weigh in on whether people should continue to wear them indoors. if covid-19 is lowered to the level of the flu, patients will also need to shoulder fees for testing, hospitalization, and other procedures. but the government is expected to continue covering the costs for the time being at the request of the japan medical association. >>> japan's neighbor is also relaxing its anti-virus measures. south korea plans to ease its indoor mask mandate after the lunar new year holidays that start this weekend. >> translator: from january 30th, the mandatory wearing of face masks indoors, except in some facilities will be eased to a recommendation. >> the prime minister told the task force meeting, the country's daily infection count has been declining for three weeks. he says conditions meet three of the four criteria for relaxing the mask mandate, including numbers of deaths and crically ill patients. but people will still be required to wear masks on public transportation

kishida described as picks up china's worldview as unacceptable. bring in our east asia editor. what did the prime minister seek from president biden and that he did it during the summit? jon: kishida was looking for support for japan's military buildup. it is embarking on probably its biggest buildup since the end of world war ii. 60% increase in defense spending the next five years. it is a tough sell to the japanese public. the country is one of the most heavily indebted in the world in a has to be paid for. but by getting the u.s. on board, japan's only military ally, with this buildup, it helped kishida at home to get support for this going forward. russia's invasion of ukraine really startled japan and that's one of the reasons japan is embarking on this road. haidi: how did security play into this visit to other g7 members? they had these meetings before washington. there is a sense of widening relationships and perhaps not solely relying on the u.s.. jon: before he went to washington, kishida made a point to visit several g7 countries, and

kishida fumio has promised to address the birthrate now falling at a record pace. a draft of the speech underscores the scope of the issue. it says japan is now on the verge of losing a functional social support system. population changes have been a challenge for years. japan's rapidly ageing population combined with low births have created a shortage of workers contributing to social programs. and the cost of raising children is going up. critics have pressed kishida for concrete ideas to fund policies which he's vowing to provide. officials from relevant ministries met on thursday to discuss the plan for the first time. >> translator: supporting children and child rearing generations and resolving the declining birthrate is the most important investment that can be made to ensure the survival of japanese society. >> ogara says he wants to take drastic actions. that will mean breaking down ministerial borders and speeding up discussions. the panel will hear from experts before releasing a draft plan by the end of march. >>> it was a scene so cruel even the word h

[laughs] prime minister kishida: thank you. president biden: well, mr. prime minister, it's great to see you again. welcome. welcome to such a close friend to the oval office again. and, you know, we meet at a remarkable moment in our alliance. i can honestly say -- more as a student of history than a participant -- that it's been -- i don't think there's ever been a time when we've been closer to japan in the united states. i'll stop so you can translate. last year in japan, you said to me, and i quote, “we are two nations that share fundamental values.” i couldn't agree with you more. we are. these shared democratic values are the source of our strength, the source of our alliance, and the source of our being able to deliver for all our people. we're modernizing our military alliance, building on japan's historic increase in defense spending and new national security strategy. let me be crystal clear, the united states is fully, thoroughly, completely committed to the alliance. and more importantly, to japan's defense, the defense of japan. we're worki

and everything is very clearly lit the fuse, but kishida, in fact, fulfills his instructions , fueledbut by the mythical chinese threat. in general, the spirit of the cold war shines through, and this was stated in chinese copper, where they called for the results and washington would stop surrender imaginary enemies so as not to destabilize the situation in the entire asia-pacific region. the us and japan talk about promoting regional peace and security, but in reality they justify their military buildup and militarization. they talk about keeping the indus-pacific free and open , but what they're really doing is creating closed groups that foment division and confrontation. they talk about maintaining an international rules-based order, but what they really did was correct international law and the basic rules governing international relations and rough. intervened in the internal affairs of other countries, these acts became a real challenge to the regional peace of security and stability. well, in general, of course, this tour of the japanese prime minister kishida, who in may wil

at this nhk, only 33% of the population supports kishida, three less than in december. those who do not agree with the policy of the japanese prime minister 45% for support. he went west in a week visited five countries france italy to the uk canada and of course that the states in beijing called this tour anti-china japan's further rapprochement the us is deeply alarming but not a surprise following its historic shift in defense policy that will have a long-term and far - reaching china and the regional security landscape. even on the eve of the meeting between biden and kisida, it became. it is known that the states plan to strengthen the weapons of the american forces. in japan, now slightly corrected the presence of their military on the island of okinawa, the american press does not hide this is necessary to strengthen the anti-robbery capabilities that will be required in the event of china's invasion of taiwan. for this, the americans are doing everything possible, lieutenant general james burman command . the us marine corps in an interview with the financial ti

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i strongly support. >> japan's updated national security policies, both biden and kishida agree their countries will have to play a greater role in protecting global democracy. economic ties was another important topic for both leaders as they also discussed what they could get done this year. reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> as bad their violent clashes in the streets of lima, peru have left at least 42 people dead. the clashes were triggered by the out staying of former president pedro castillo. thousands of people also took to the streets in a peaceful protest against the new government and against the new president. protesters carried cardboard coffins and photos of victims of the clashes saying what is the capital's first mass protest of the year? >> police in south korea are seeking involuntary manslaughter and negligence charges in the halloween stampede that killed nearly 160 people. investigators blame a series of overlapping failures for the deadly disaster in seoul's nightlife district. it happened on october. 29th. 23 officials could face charges including law

fumio kishida said russian aggression could encourage similar acts elsewhere, including asia, and thatral challenge for both the us and japan. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes. he told me about the importance of the meeting. i think it is very significant and, clearly, the major backdrop to this is what is happening in europe — the war in ukraine, russia's aggression, which the japanese prime minister suggests that it could lead to a dangerous new era in the world and that there could be similar acts elsewhere, and specifically asia. i mean, to put it bluntly, what he is suggesting is that asia could become the next ukraine and the concerns relate around aggression from china, obviously, directed at taiwan — which is of great significance to japan — but also, possible aggression from north korea as well. so, this is why the relationship — and it's been a long—term good relationship with the united states — this is why going forward, it is continuing to be very important, and perhaps crucial now, because japan is planning to spend more on the military, dou

weapons, as well as air defense systems but at the same time, both the biden administration and the kishida, the main nuclear threat, call russia and promise to jointly counter it. the japanese prime minister intends to make this topic number one at the upcoming g-7 summit, which presiding this year. japan, as the only country affected by the us nuclear bombing, decided to hold sergey mingazhev in hiroshima. alexey pechkov, east asian news bureau. in paris and other french cities today, massive demonstrations against the unpopular pension reform, which demand to win back both trade union leaders and opposition political forces from pre-legal socialists , the number of demonstrators across the country is estimated at hundreds of thousands, and protesting. they gathered peacefully, however without violent clashes with the police predictably did not work and that's it. it is against the backdrop of another nationwide strike details of our european correspondent anastasia popova, the confrontation between the french and prime minister elisabeth born, who promises to implement the unpopular pens

the white house then hastily refuted his president at today's meeting with japanese prime minister kishidato stoltenberg, and china spoke no less than china 's russia is consistently building up its armed forces , including nuclear weapons, oppressing neighbors and threatening taiwan, trying to control critical infrastructure and spreading misinformation ananata and the war in ukraine china is not our enemy. but we must understand the scope of the problem and work together to solve it through the revision of the strategy, japan finally. asserted the right to a preventive missile strike, and the head of the pentagon is catching austin, who arrived in seoul today after stoltenberg, announced the readiness of the united states to use, including nuclear weapons , the pentagon announced its readiness to use the full arsenal of both conventional and nuclear weapons, as well as air defense systems, but at the same time, the biden administration and the kishida cabinet, they call russia the main nuclear threat and promise to jointly counter it. the japanese prime minister intends to make this topi

. >> soon president biden will be welcoming japanese prime minister fumio kishida to the white house. this is his first visit since becoming prime minister. the pair plans to discuss the u.s. and japan alliance. we expect the pair to arrive shortly. while we wait, look at some of today's "washington journal." guest: first evolved, it repeals died dollars out of every $10 -- it repeals nine dollars out of every $10 passed last year. most importantly to give it the staff it needs to go after well three and corporate tax cheats. we lose 600 billion dollars a year in taxes that are legally owned. much of it because we do not have auditors at the irs to enforce the law to make sure people are complying with the law. this house bill, the first bill they voted on is to repeal most of that new funding to go after tax cheats and we think that is really wrong. host: grover norquist, your thoughts on the bill. guest: a lot of democrats have claimed this is to help you. only 20% of the time when people call into the irs are they likely to get them to pick up the phone. 53% of irs folks work at ho

fumio kishida said russian aggression could encourage similar acts elsewhere and china remained the centralhallenge for both the us and japan. now on bbc news, reporting iran: inside bbc persian. here we go in ten, nine, eight, seven, six... - hi — right, so you want me to... up sound next, up sound. phone line cuts off. give me a thumbs—up, l rana, that you can hear. phone line cuts off. thank you very much, everybody, thank you. lovely, good stuff, well done. that was the toughest interview of my entire career. we didn't know that we were going to get him. i had no idea that we might get him. so just literally five seconds before the interview, the producer shouted in my ear, saying that we have mahsa's father on the line. i just didn't know what to tell him. what do you tell someone who spent all his life, raising his daughter to the age of 22, and now she's gone? over, just for nothing. right, so we need to choreograph it a bit. so we are getting ready for our live at 12.30, which on normal days, i go downstairs to the bbc world studio. but today, because it's iran special, we're going

fumio kishida said russian aggression could encourage similar acts elsewhere, and china remained theentral challenge for both the us and japan. newswatch will be here in around ten minutes�* time, but first on bbc news, it's click. let's get 2023 started in style. welcome to las vegas, where there's lights, sounds and a whole lotta shakin�* going on. uh, not sure this is what they meant, though. did that make you feel better? trust me, it made me feel everything. yes, everyjanuary, the tech world heads to the massive consumer electronics show spread throughout the las vegas convention center and surrounding hotels. it's great to be here, back in our studio overlooking part of the show. yeah, only part, though, because this place is big. how big? very big. to give you an idea of how huge, i'll tell you what, should we give them a whistlestop tour? i'll go that way, you go that way, i'll meet you halfway around. deal. all of the halls have pretty spectacular stands in, and you even get a bit of a theme in each one. this is the north hall and i'm getting health care vibes from this plac

hands of the americans were sorted out by our correspondent in the usa alexei veselovsky for fumiu kishida, washington was the last stop of a large international tour before going to the usa, the japanese prime minister visited italy , france, great britain and canada, but the meeting at the white house, of course, is the main one on this list. japan is changing its defense strategy. doubling the cost of arms and without the approval and support of the united states, such a step. it would hardly be possible. we're modernizing our military alliance you're founding on japan's historical increase in defense spending and a new security strategy, the united states has been fully committed to this alliance and especially to the defense of japan for the past 70+ years since the defeat in world war ii. japan relied on the united states for defense , more than 50,000 american soldiers are stationed in the country, hundreds of aircraft, dozens of ships, but now, given the rise of china, the threat from north korea and combat. actions in ukraine official tokyo believes that only the american presence

and i expect the president and prime minister kishida will debrief on those consultations.get ahead -- we're going to have a readout for you. they're having this conversation currently. and so, once we have the readout this afternoon, we certainly will share that. >> okay. and if i can just dig a little bit deeper on ipef, karine, because we really haven't heard much about this framework since it was launched last year. so, at this point, it seems like the administration still believes that this is the best offer that the u.s. can give to counter chinese trade clout. am i understanding this correctly? sec. jean-pierre: so, let me just -- so, as you said, it was announced in tokyo just this past may. and japan was a critical partner, as you know, in helping us to build support, particularly among southeast asian countries. so that is important. again, japan has been a critical partner in this. ipef partners represent 40% of the world gdp. and we are united in our belief that much of our success and -- in coming decades will depend on how well governments harness innovation.

president joe biden is set to meet with japanese prime minister kishida fumio in washington next weekthey're expected to discuss a number of asian issues, including north korea's nuclear threats and the tensions around taiwan. >>> next, a series of japanese cyber bullying cases have impacted two generations of the same family. a reality tv star killed herself after she received abusive comments. now tokyo prosecutors have taken up the case of a man suspected of directing abuse at her mother. she was a professional wrestler and took her own life in 2020 after being attacked on social media for what she did and said in a reality tv show. she was 22. her mother has since campaigned against cyber bullying in hopes of preventing similar tragedies. she, too, has become a target of online defamation. a criminal complaint led police to track down the poster and refer him to psecutors. the poster is the third to be referred to prosecutors on suspicion of defaming her online. >>> japan's weather agency has started a new web site on one of the country's deadliest quakes. it arrives ahead of the

on, friday president biden hosted the japanese prime minister fumio kishida at the white house. an important visit meant to highlight the close relationship in the alliance between those two nations. among the many problems of the discussion, russia's war in ukraine, china, the constant escalating threat of north korea, and ways to make japan a greater military power. which is something the country has deliberately avoided. it's post-world war ii existence. by the way, speaking of russia's brutal war and can she does visit, russia's former president dimitri moore of has reacted publicly to this meeting. i don't want to show. said publicly stating that the shooter was showing complete subservience to the united states, and should ritually disembowel loop so. he's a bit harsh to be discussing on sunday morning. later in the show -- for minister under cause your joins me. but first, i want to go back to that brief history lesson that i promise you. because japan is interesting for another reason and a stark reminder to american lawmakers, about what happens when you play with fire

polls, about 78% of the people of this country prefer to hold national elections in protest against kishida's family policies. the japanese prime minister is seeking to increase the country's defense budget . months after the capsule was lost the search for 8 millimeter radioactive material continues in western australia, which is used in the mining industry. on the 10th day of traveling on the 1,400-kilometer highway , it came out of the container and fell out of the carrier. the australian authorities warned the public by announcing a state of emergency. and if they see the capsule, stay away. 40% of children in niger are not registered at birth, according to the afp report, while half of the population of this african country is made up of people under 15 years old, according to this report , parents are unaware of the laws and do not refer them to the receipt of identity documents and the capacity of the executive body are among the factors that deprived these children of having it . it is still at the top of the daily corona death toll. mexico with 95 and russia with the number of dead i

announcer: president biden welcomed japanese prime minister kishida to the white house.his is his first visit since becoming prime minister. the two spoke to reporters about the importance of the u.s.-japan alliance be

and australia are actively drawing japan into this block, and the recent visit of prime minister kishidaashington ended with a confirmation of this course, and japan is again on the path of militarization. uh, changes are coming, as i understand the articles of the constitution that prevented this. and so the process began. and well, in general, if you look, i will not now talk in detail about the actions of the west in other directions geopolitical er, but in general, if briefly said. what is the position of the united states and the west today, uh, which we consider the main problem that creates difficulties for everyone in all azimuths, it’s about uh, sounds like washington’s course to dictate international affairs, if simple means literally the following we americans are allowed to. whatever we want, and wherever we want, even on the other side of the earth, whatever seems necessary to us, we will do. and to you all others without our american consent. nothing can be done even in response to direct threats to your security that we ourselves create on your borders. here, if so absolut

japanese prime minister kishida did not become a usmaker during a tour of europe and the united stateshe said that the security of the euro-atlantic and indo-pacific regions are inseparable sounds as if he was inviting nato to expand into asia and tokyo is ready to act as a link, which the head had in mind government. we asked eminent japanese security specialist taisuki abiru senior foundation expert. sasaka in for peace after the outbreak of hostilities. on ukraine the inextricable relationship between the security of europe and asia has become an indisputable take. at least the similarities between the taiwanese and ukrainian issue. we look forward to increased cooperation between china and russia therefore , last summer, the leaders of japan, south korea, for the first time in history, attended the nato summit if something happens in connection with taiwan, we certainly look forward to close cooperation with european countries. but at the moment, i would say that real cooperation with europe will be just in the field of economic measures, not military ones, and japan that is why it

. >>> well next hour, president biden set to welcome japanese prime minister fumio kishida to the whitepected to discussion climate change and technology and a newly strengthened military relationship. >> this is a big deal because with the threat of china, the u.s. and japan have been closer into military ties. correspondent m.j. lee, she is at the white house with more. m.j., what do we expect the leaders to be speaking about today and do we expect them to be explicit about the need to challenge china? >> reporter: yeah, jim and erica, keep in mind this is not the first time that president biden and japanese prime minister kishida are meeting. over the last year they had a by lateral meeting in tokyo and got some face-to-face time in cambodia on the sidelines of a summit there and it is coming at an interesting moment for japan in terms of security posture. remember that last month japan announced that it was going to be boosting its military as well as its defense spending, a change in posture that was significant coming after a long time of operating a certain way, of course. and th

afraid that kishida will repeat the tank the fiasco-schultz and reminds you that you should not anger the thirties of the last century, report by sergei mingazhev , a japanese officer standing behind stoltenberg carefully insures the nato secretary general when he climbs into the cockpit of a mitsubishi fighter jet at the base. iru maxi northwest. from tokyo, appreciating the quality of the skin to the touch nato. the boss gets straight to the point and into pesting wings if president putin wins in ukraine it will be a signal that authoritarian regimes can achieve their goals through brute force. it is dangerous beijing is watching closely and learning lessons that may influence its future decision what is happening in europe today may happen in east asia tomorrow the argument is basically the same as it was the day before when ian stoltenberg called on the power and strength to abandon the principle not to supply weapons to a country in a state of military conflict. seoul stoltenberg was politely refused to open military assistance to kiev by the secretary general in japan. nato star

just because today in washington, the japanese prime minister kishida meets with biden, where militarytion is in the spotlight, and moreover, these goals of this confrontation between north korea and china are not hidden, according to which the united states, together with its allies, is methodically pushing the taiwanese military operation, and the americans, after all, do not even hide that busy staging. what is it called by the military? the theater of operations to draw china into the war with taiwan, just as the united states did with russia in ukraine, and no one will say this, and the commander of the 3rd us marine expeditionary force in japan, general birman, in an interview with financial times well, as a military man, it is unlikely whether he misspoke we call it a theater production, and we put on theater in japan in the philippines and in other places the americans are dragging their nets. china's neighbors are setting a trap for him and pushing him to take military action against taiwan so what, especially it is striking that they are pulling their allies behind them, prim

stoltenberg and kishida said they were disturbed by the growing threat to national security first bysia and china. japan is not a nato member, but cooperates closely with the alliance. here is president joe biden. he has ruled out sending f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. there is growing debate about delivering warplanes to kyiv. ukraine has been seeking modern jets to replace its soviet-built air force since the war began. a lack of political stability in libya has led to the growth of human smuggling, making libya at one of the most important starting points for migrants trying to reach europe. the route to europe via the libyan coast is known as the "central mediterranean route," with travelers often try to reach italy or malta. the european union registered 1258 regular crossings at its external border via the central mediterranean route in 2022 alone, an increase of over 50% from the previous year. the u.s. and project reports that 1377 died or went missing attempting this crossing last year. reporter: visible scars of a traumatic escape. 19-year-old mohammed is stranded on the coa

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according to nh4 data , only 33% of the population support kishida, three less than in december. but those who do not agree with the policy of the japanese prime minister 45% for support. he went back in a week visited five countries france italy in uk canada and of course you called this tour anti-china in beijing japan's further rapprochement with the us is deeply alarming but not unexpected on the eve. the meeting of biden and kisida has become. it is known that the states plan to strengthen the weapons of the american forces. japan has now slightly adjusted the presence of its military on the island of okinawa. the press does not hide this is necessary to strengthen the anti-ship capabilities that will be required in the event of china's invasion of taiwan. for this, the americans are doing everything possible, lieutenant general. james bierman, commander of the us marine corps in an interview with financial. the times admitted that you are busy staging the theater of war anastasia long message. in the dpr, the ukrainian military was accused of using chemical weapons in solid

japan's prime minister fumio kishida is due to meet us presidentjoe biden later for talks where the twod the global economy. japan has already signed major defence deals with the us and the uk to counter, what they say, are rising threats from north korea and increasing aggressiveness from china. a little earlier, i spoke to michael wesley, who's the professor of politics at the university of melbourne. he told me whyjapan is increasing its defence spending. i think especially since the outbreak of the war in ukraine most countries are feeling less secure than they were a year ago. i think that russia's launch of a war in ukraine took a lot of people by surprise. many such as myself thought that it was completely irrational for russia to attack ukraine. and i think the big lesson coming out of russia's attack on ukraine is that we cannot rely on authoritarian regimes like russia simply to behave rationally. that we have to prepare for them to behave irrationally as well. i think that is why countries such as japan happened shoring up security ties other countries. this all coming agains

just because today in washington the japanese prime minister kishida meets with biden, where in militarytion is in the center of attention, and moreover, these goals of this confrontation with north korea and china, which the united states, together with its allies, are methodically pushing towards the taiwanese military operation, and the americans, after all, do not even hide that they are busy staging. what is it called in the military theater of operations to draw china into the war with taiwan, just as the united states did it with russia in ukraine , and no one will do it for her, and general birman, commander of the 3rd marine expeditionary force in japan, fine shield times interview, but as a military man, he is unlikely to speak. we call it theater production and we do theater in japan in the philippines and other places. in general, the americans are tightening their nets, china's neighbors are setting a trap for him and pushing him to take military action against taiwan . states. so the construction also begins, and the military bases on one of their islands, which is as close

kishida also emphasized that the big seven should work more actively with the so-called global south, as he called it, many countries from which has not yet become accustomed to the policy of western sanctions pressure on russia . well, it would be nice if they intensified their efforts to work with these countries and convince them to wake up to the united states of racketeering israel was coordinated with the help of actions by which they tried to block the channels of arms supply from iran to other countries , in particular to russia , its official representative net price said this during a briefing at the us state department. representatives of the administration of the current us president joe biden, mr. spokesman clarified that during such negotiations, in particular , they discussed how to stop deliveries from iran to russia not only of kamikaze drones, which moscow also uses military technologies in ukraine, with the help of which these drones and other weapons can be used, well, and more. he obviously also mentioned the missiles that we are afraid that iran can give to russi

to japan now, where prime minister fumio kishida has given a stark warning about the nation's decliningputting the future of the country at risk. japan is estimated to have had fewer than 800,000 births last year. in the 19705, that figure was more than 2 million. earlier, i spoke with sarah harper, professor of gerontology at the university of oxford, who talked us through the importance of this warning. it was, but it was not at all unexpected. japan is known for many decades of child—bearing rates going down, and in the mid—90s, it was already trying to put in plans to encourage women to have more children. it is by no means the lowest in the world. seoul is it something like 0.6 and the whole of south korea is below one. italy and spain are about 1.2, below one. italy and spain are about1.2, and indeed, greece is the same as japan. so many, many low income —— high income countries have low child bearing. in a way, it was surprising that he decided to make such a dramatic announcement. what do you think of the factors behind it? this is a problem that's gone on for some time, but tal

a sharp, well, in fact, a 37.5% increase in the recognition rating of the prime minister of japan kishidafact, on the same level as the fall in the rating of sisinpin , the increase in the rating of japan shows that in fact, it is very correct that the ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs has started a strategy on the way to asia in order to start opening up its allies to asia, and i would quote here the ambassador of japan to ukraine, who once said that in fact japan and ukraine are very close countries

in a speech after meeting president biden at the white house, fumio kishida said russian aggression couldding asia — and that china remained the central challenge for both the us and japan. president biden voiced strong support forjapan's recent announcement that it would double defence spending over the next five years. you are watching bbc news — the headlines... russia claims a strategic victory in ukraine — saying its troops have captured the eastern town of soledar. at least seven people have been killed as dozens of tornadoes strike the southern united states. graceland will be the final resting place for lisa marie presley — the only child of rock'n'roll legend elvis presley. celebrities have been paying tribute to the singer since she died suddenly at the age of 5a after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in california. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson looks back at her life. a warning, there are flashing images from the start. lisa marie presley on the red carpet at the golden globes on tuesday evening, two days before she died. that night, austin butler won a bes

shortly after the full-scale invasion of ukraine, prime minister fumio-kishida reminded the russiansctually owns part of those islands, the five southern archipelagos and ridges, japan did not renounce its rights to these territories, but nevertheless, these islands were occupied the soviet union and the soviet union, in fact, annexed it contrary to the fact that these territories, well , actually, other states, uh, they recognized them as japan, soon russia may put forward its territorial claims, and little finland, against which the soviet union unleashed it in the 39th year, well, then he occupied several finnish cities that are now part of russia, bearing the name of choice and pechenga, not of the soviet union or the russian federation, that is, even at such a household level, there are thoughts about returning these lands to, well, you can say to finland but vytva has been claiming kaliningrad for a long time in accordance with the poznań treaty concluded after the second world war, the northern part of east prussia, i.e. the current leningrad oblast, was handed over to the uss

these places on this graph, a sharp, well, in fact, a 37.5% increase in the recognition rating of kishida prime minister of japan because in fact, on the same level as the drop in the rating, all the jingling of the increase in the rating of japan shows that the ukrainian foreign ministry has actually started a strategy of the way forward so that they start opening up their allies to asia, and i would quote the ambassador of japan to ukraine here who once said that in fact japan and ukraine are very close countries, in fact there is only one country between us, and our borders are already there, one is very strange , but still only one country, it is true. and if japan also regains sakhalin, then in in principle, we may even have five land borders minus one country, that 's all. well, although i would. to be honest, i would like it to be like this between us. 30-40 countries will appear like this, and it is quite possible. alexander, one last question. look now. ukrainians also know by the names of some world leaders who have a direct relationship with ukraine, support ukraine in the war

in an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world , and also that last year, in the form of o kishidae the first prime minister of japan who visited the nato headquarters in brussels, and a little more about nato secretary general jens stoltenberg. it is quite possible that he will remain in this position even after the end of his term, which expires in september of this year. - to the atlantic alliance, according to published information, it is miss stoltenberg who is most often mentioned in brussels when discussing the possible candidacy for the next head of nato and perhaps this next head will be the current head we will see jans stoltenberg, but north korea is sounding the alarm in pyongyang, they believe that the visit of the nato secretary general and jans stoltenberg, first to south korea and then to japan, is a prelude to war because it may be aimed at preparing for the creation of an asian version of nato about this is stated in an article by kim dong, a researcher at the north korean society of international politics , published on the page of the central telegraph agency of

fumio kishida held talks with british prime minister rishi sunak in london and signed a defence agreemente uk and japan to deploy forces in one another�*s countries. downing street hailed it as the most important defence treaty between london and tokyo in more than a century. japan signed a similar accord with australia last january, and tokyo has recently overhauled its defence and security policy. well, to discuss the significance of the treaty between the uk and japan, i'm joined by simon chelton, associate fellow at security think—tank rusi and a former defence attache in tokyo. talk asked why this defence is so significant. talk asked why this defence is so siunificant. , , .., talk asked why this defence is so siunificant. , , .. ., significant. this is called a reciprocal _ significant. this is called a reciprocal access - significant. this is called a l reciprocal access agreement significant. this is called a - reciprocal access agreement which allows british forces operating in japan to be protected under british law and likewise japanese forces operating in the uk to operate un

building up to a white house meeting betweenjoe biden and fumio kishida, america praises japan's decisions more storms are forecast to hit california, we look at the human cost of the flooding.

biden was clearly pleased smiling, joking, reporters, kishida is japanese restrained.e never been so close. we are modernizing our military alliance based on japan's historic increase in defense spending and the new us national security strategy, fully committed to this alliance and more importantly japan's defense the us and japan are now facing the most challenging security situation in recent memory and to to bring peace and prosperity to the region and to contribute to it was japan that formulated a new national security strategy late last year. with that, we decided. to fundamentally strengthen our defense potential. as the main threat, as the us secretary of state said earlier, washington and tokyo consider beijing to be also concerned about the north korean tests, and the goal of the alliance is to make it open and free to the pacific region in china, on the contrary , they believe that the union will only aggravate the situation, we urge the united states to japan to abandon the mentality cold war and ideological prejudice will stop surrendering imaginary enemi