in april an explosive device was flown toward current prime minister kishida fumio during a campaign event in the city of wakayama in western japan. he was unhurt. now political parties have asked to use indoor venues to facilitate security checks and make sure there's distance between the speaker and the audience. earlier kanako sachno spoke to nhk world's senior commentator about abe's impact on kishida fumio's administration. >> what kind of influence did abe have on kishida while he say alive? >> abe had a great deal of influence on kishida. in the autumn of 2021 there were many things in which kishida regularly -- he listen pd to others opinions before making major policy decisions. abe would say ultimately it is up to the prime minister to decide, but he would occasionally make suggestions. so kishida held abe in high esteem. he did earn some criticism for this and some referred to him as abe's puppet. >> did abe's death have any effect on kishida's political beliefs? >> i don't think kishida's political beliefs have changed, but he seems to have become more realistic as the se

japan's prime minister kishida fumio is making arrangements to sit down with south korean president yoon-yeol next week on the sidelines of a nato summit. observers say kishida seeks to gain yoon's understanding of the plan. >> authorities in china are expressing concerns about the iaea report and about the safety of the water release plan. they say they'll increase inspections of seafood imported from japan. >> reporter: a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin said the report was not able to calm voices in japan and abroad that oppose the release. he stressed china has strong concerns. >> translator: the authenticity and accuracy of the data have not been proven, and the long-term impact of the water on food safety and people's health is not clarified. >> reporter: wang said relevant chinese departments will step up monitoring of the marine environment, along with the inspection and quarantine of seafood from japan. ♪ >>> many japanese reserve their kimonos for special occasions. they tuck them away and some lose their luster, but one artist has given these garments a new li

prime minister kishida fumio is expected to visit the united states on august 18th for talks with president joe biden and south korean president yoon soeng-yol. the leaders are expected to discuss security cooperation including early activation of a data sharing mechanism to exchange realtime missile warning data. they're also expected to discuss economic security as well as washington's extended deterrence or its commitment to defend its allies with nuclear weapons and other capabilities. >> translator: it is important for japan, the u.s., south korea to respond to north korea and to further strengthen strategic ties to secure the free and open international order based on the rule of law. >> matsuno says the three country's closer cooperation will help resolve issues including pyeongyang's nuclear and missile development and the abduction of japanese nationals. >>> now to new zealand where two people are dead after a gunman opened fire in auckland. it happened just hours before the start of the fifa women's world cup. the man opened fire at the construction site at around 7:30 a.m. thursd

. >>> japanese prime minister kishida fumio is in belgium meeting with the leaders of the european union. it's a chance to keep a conversation on closer ties going after he attended this week's nato summit. kishida is expected to urge the heads of the european council and european commission to end import controls on some japanese products. the eu tightened rules after the 2011 triple melt down at the fooum nuclear plant. certain items produced across ten prefectures require extra screening for radioactive contamination. they include some seafood and edible wild plants. tokyo said the products are safe and has urged the eu to move ahead with the proposal to lift the restrictions. thursday's talks could help that effort along. kishida and eu leaders are also expected to discuss closer security cooperation with eyes on china's growing assertiveness in the indo-pacific. the two sides are expected to reach a deal to enhance cooperation on cyber security and satellite surveillance. >>> now, after nato talks in lithuania kishida and alliance leaders vowed they'll work closer than ever on defen

now, as the cost of living jumped, the country's prime minister, fumio kishida, urged employers to takenies like honda and the parent company of uniqlo made a pledge to increase their employees pay. now prices around the world have risen in recent months as countries have eased pandemic restrictions. but also there's the war in ukraine, which has pushed up the cost of key goods such as oil and wheat. injapan, costs of everyday items were also pushed higher by a weak yen. in the us, businesses are braced for what could be one of the biggest strikes in the country's history. 340,000 workers at the delivery giant ups are preparing to walk out after the company failed to reach an agreement with their union — the international brotherhood of teamsters. ups moves goods worth an estimated 6% of us gdp in its brown trucks every day and a strike could have far—reaching implications for the economy, as the bbc�*s michelle fleury reports from new york. horns. making some noise — ups workers in new york preparing to strike after both sides accused the other of walking away from the negotiating tabl

they got more cooperation from different countries of the world with nato prime minister japan's fumio kishidagoing to the summit of the north atlantic alliance in vilnius, the information about this was confirmed in the government of the country of the rising sun. this will be his second visit to such a gathering. the press service of the head of the japanese cabinet of ministers emphasized that during the meeting this year, in view of complex situation in the field of guaranteeing international security, he will talk about the importance of how to make more concrete and strengthen cooperation between japan and nato well , after vilnius, fomioksida is on his way to brussels, there he will take part in the work of the regular summit, japan, the eu actually wanted more, wanted less , got more, er, it means borders, wanted less cooperation, got more. they will be this military-political block, and lately from japan and vasyl, do you remember that there are more and more frequent calls for that, not calls, but statements about the fact that they were smoking, this is the territory occupied by rus

asian leaders are also present at the vilnius summit this week, including japan's prime minister fumio kishidathuania to try and boost ties with the nato alliance. in the past our china has released a statement. i have been speaking to veerle nouwens and she told me more about the partnership in the indo—pacific. partnership in the indo-pacific.- partnership in the indo-pacific. . ., indo-pacific. we have already seen some — indo-pacific. we have already seen some of— indo-pacific. we have already seen some of these _ indo-pacific. we have already l seen some of these partnership details being released. effectively what is happening is existing partnership agreement with the asia—pacific, the four partners of nato, south korea, japan, australia and new zealand are up australia and new zealand are up for renewal and now they are moving to a new type of structured partnership so now going from a two—year partnership to four year partnership, that is more detail, timelines are attached to it and specific objectives included in their that need to be met. that is up to each individual country to ag

treating the water and then rafael grossi will the final report to the japanese prime minister, fumio kishidaelf. but in general, we expect that this is going to back the government's plans to release the water later this summer, which is something that's causing huge anxiety here injapan among the public. when you hear "radioactive water released into the sea", thatis water released into the sea", that is pretty scary. what do people injapan think? what do people injapan think? what do people injapan think? what do people in the region think? remember, this is water that has been used for years now after the disaster of 2011 to cool the core of the reactors that melted after that tsunami. this water has been piling up. it's been mixing with rain water, ground water, and essentially, it's been stored in these huge tanks that have now, essentially, dominated that site of the fukushima daiichi plant site. and so, some of this water has been treated. and now it's going to be diluted and then into the sea. but a lot of it is still at a level, a radioactive level that's not ready to go. the govern

pick up on that, because rafael grossi was keen to stress that this is ultimately a decision for fumio kishidais not going to go down well internationally. what are we expecting china, south korea to say to this and how can prime minister kishida handle that? look, i don't think it's going to go down well internationally, but i also don't think it's going to go down well domestically, especially among the fishing society in fukushima. but regionally, i think it's going to cause diplomatic problems, especially with china. they've already called this plan extremely irresponsible. they've said that the iaea's decision should not be used as a pass forjapan to dump nuclear waste into the water. i think the south korean government is in a much trickier situation because remember, earlier in the year, the president visited tokyo. there was this thawing of relations. he came here, he held meetings, bilateral meetings with the prime minister and so the south korean government is trying to maintain that reassuring line for the public, but it contrasts almost the exact opposite to what's happening on the

lifting restrictions on food imports from japan and this comes after the eu and japan summit where fumio kishida with the eu president. the eu started restricting certain farm and fish imports following the earthquake that damaged the fukushima power plant. but assessments found that the efforts were no longer needed. >> and that does it for me here. "early start" is up next. i need it cool at night. you trying to ice me out of the bed? baby, only on game nights. you know you are retired right? am i? ya! ththe queen sleep number 360 2 smart bed is now only $899.. shop now only at sleep number. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that ifhe owns a life insurancpolicy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part oit to coventry for cash. even term policy. even a term policy? even a rm policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. meet the portable blender we can barely keep in stock. blendjet 2 gives you ice-crushing, big blender power on-the-go. so you

to brussels now where japan's prime minister, fumio kishida will be meeting eu leaders for a summit meetingfter china. but it is also seen an increasingly important partner as europe tries to reduce its reliance on china. earlier this month the two sides agreed to increase cooperation in the vital semiconductor industry seijiro takeshita is a professor at the university of shizuoka. let's unpack this. in terms of the trade relationship between china, sorry betweenjapan and the eu, it is very important and has got stronger in recent years, with new trade agreements. what is hoped to be achieved at this meeting? this achieved at this meeting? as ou 'ust achieved at this meeting? s you just reported achieved at this meeting? is you just reported there is a lot more focus from just—in—time, efficiency towards just in case, gic, recreating a global supply chain, that would not rely upon unitarian states like that of china. one of the most important things is to reaffirm the taiz and coaltion within the taiz and coaltion within the free world group, especially areas like semiconductor where we ca

president joe biden will host a summit next month with japanese prime minister fumio kishida, and theth korean president. they will gather at camp david to reenforce their ironclad alliances. a united front against north korea, and growing assertiveness in beijing. >>> as we've been telling you for months now gang violence in haiti has been so out of control that it's been difficult to actually try and muster a multi-national force that could restore some semblance of security in haiti. speaking a short time ago in australia, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said the the u.s. is focused on building such a coalition, and crucially here trying to find a country to lead it. he said he expects to have progress on that front in his words very soon. meantime, with 80% of the capital now controlled by rival gangs and neighborhoods terrorized by crime, the u.s. is urging americans to get out now. the e department advisory reads, given the recent armed clashes between gangs and police and the high tt of violent crime and kidnapping throughout port-au-prince, the department of state says

however, not only ukraine, vilnius was invited to the prime minister of japan by fumio kishida.stoltenberg put it this way: japan is the closest country to nato outside the alliance, an obvious message to china , the nato military bloc is eyeing the endo -pacific region. china continues to challenge the rules-based international order. they refuse to condemn russia's actions threaten taiwan and build up military strength china's nuclear modernization is unprecedented in speed and scale and carried out without transparency, the early spirit of the acute phase of the crisis. in the same tone, statements were made in relation to russia before the meeting of the newly minted nato council of ukraine in the hall , one could see an unusually serious president compared to the rest. poland on the eve of the sejm of this country unanimously adopted a resolution on the eightieth anniversary of the volyn massacre rich in the mass destruction of the polish civilian population by bandera, including women and children is remarkable. on the official website of the polish parliament , the news a