but strugglgling electronics mar toshiba saw a rebound after a media report that a government-backedank might step in to help the company. investors are watchingg the g-2 meetings for clues about u.s. currency and trade policies under the trump administration. i'm john ladue reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> all right. most other benchmarks in the asia pacific closed higher. investors are less worried about capital outflows after the fed guidance. seoul's cospi gained 0.7%. indonesia rose 0.4%. taiwan's taiex climbed by 0.7%. that's the highest level in nearly two years. semiconductors like apple parts suppliers led gains. over in china, the shanghai composite ended this way, down by almost a percent, closing a the 3,237. many investors sold to book profits from four days of gains. energy related shares were lower on volatile crude oil prices. >>> donald trump's first budget proposal faces a rough ride in the u.s. congress. opposition democrats have slammed the president's plan to splurge on defense and slash spending on foreign aid and the environment. some republicans ha