will try to resume defense exchanges and arrange a visit to china by japanese defense minister k kitazawachanges have been suspended since a collision last year. the four-hour meeting was fruitful, saying the twoides had exchanged views on matters of interest. he said china and japan don't always share the same opinions and it's important to talk and listen to each other. >>> and now let's take a look at the global weather forecast with sumi zushi. >> hello there. welcome to your weather update. the focus of the rain in asia is going to be here in the korean peninsula. we're also keeping a watch on this tropical storm just making its way into the philippines. torrential downpours impacting the korean peninsula. flooding risk going to be extremely high out here. the rain eases slightly during the day, but it will start to intensify again by night. also. >>> more showers to come for the northeastern corner of china here. the ground here already quite saturated so flooding cannot be ruled out here either. also for inland areas, looking at steady rain to develop again for chongqing as well as