development of japan but does he actually have the power to do this to discuss this i am joined by michael penn who heads the shin gets to news agency in tokyo michael the royal family has no real political power this is the start of a new era so what do they have in their tool box to help define the era. well it depends space agree on how you conceive of politics if you mean to that can they propose policies and enact them and enforce them in the or in the country of course they cannot but they are the symbol of the nation the opinion of the emperor and the imperial family is deeply respected you know essentially what they have is a very profound moral authority in the country and you know they set the tone for the country as much as they can and so i think that in their toolbox is their hold over the hearts of many japanese and of course that is a very profound sort of political power. now there has also emphasized keys for japan and the rest of the world it's something that many people consider a criticism indirectly of the current shinzo ave government and their interest in we militarizing

for more let's talk to correspondent michael penn in tokyo michael don't just gave his 1st speech in japan addressing business leaders what was his main message to them. well of course he's emphasizing the toughness on trade issues which is been something that before him really going back to the 1980 s. he 1st got this idea in his mind that japan was using unfair trade practices against the united states and and this is something that through the decades has never really diverged his own thinking so you know he feels that during his presidency he wants to be the person who solves this issue as he sees it and to make a fair trade relationship between the united states and japan was scheduled to attend the g. 20 summit and osaka and only 6 weeks why this visit now well this visit so now is. basically a social and symbolic visit it's not really one where a great deal of substance is expected to be decided the main issue involved here is the is the interim into the new emperor. he needs to receive a state visit or and symbolically speaking to have the u.s. president be the one to come 1s

ito's life has been largely free of scandal let's speak some more about this not michael penn who's the president of the shin gets to a news agency is live from tokyo with us thank you so much michael for being with us on al-jazeera so a new chapter in japan's imperial history we've heard from the new emperor what do you expect from him continuity as he says or change at some point during his rule. i would very much expect continuity you know the previous and for akihito was an extremely successful emperor in terms of you know gathering the affections of the japanese people and in terms of reigning over this country for thirty years without any whiff of scandal or any problems so you know with his father is such a strong and successful role model and by all accounts naruhito being sort of a chip off the old block very much in line with the values and the ideas of his father i think that all signs point to far more common continuity that any major changes and the form i am for devoted much of his career to making amends for the second world war and being closer to the people and as he sa

more on that let's talk to correspondent michael penn in tokyo michael don't trump is scheduled to attend the g. 20 summit in osaka in only 6 weeks why this visit to japan now. basically it's a major or elemental oil sheens operators project what every. u.s. president you know there's been a new emperor installed in the womb of the emperor and you don't and then he has to be yes and who better to be the 1st that he has to be the new her. and in this invitation. for all or part she's always. to buy her a platter. made for this person feel important. to keep them busy to. get to cancer prime minister and have seen each other a lot lately what does this sounds about the relationship between the 2 countries well you know when. you left the president even before he assumed office. she was already in his team got the other and they decided that there are great priority was to form a personal bond of friendship between 2 key leaders as fast as possible and they would even meet in the or he assumes that the and say so this is part of japan's birth deliberate strategy. to keep a good personal rela

correspondent michael penn's in tokyo and he joins me now michael donald trump's already addressed business leaders what was his main message to them . well his main message is that is to repeat his long term contention that the trade relationship between japan and the united states has long been tilted in favor of japan unfairly and that he's going to be the person to make the trade balance so the trade arrangements between the 2 countries fair which is his contention not that many experts agree that that's the case a similar message to one he's had in other countries and he's changeable to attend the g. 20 summit in osaka in just 6 weeks why this visit to japan now. well this particular visit the timing has everything to do with the the new emperor in japan not a veto. needs to start receiving official guests from overseas and as a symbolic matter both the japanese and the u.s. side would like the u.s. president to be the 1st person to to have one of these official visits as a symbol of the strength of the u.s. japan alliance and from the point of view of prime minister all day he's very

releasing any information about the attacker except for the fact that he was 57 years old came michael penn in take a thanks so much. thank you. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 40 people have been killed in prison riots in brazil. say the deadly clashes were sparked by fights between rival gangs in 3 different jails across the town of mouse the government has mobilized additional stuff to secure the prison. malawi's president peter reith has been elected reelected to another 5 year term by a narrow margin the country's electoral commission confirmed the results after a delay to the final count over allegations of vote rigging. ukrainian president is not a man as an unskilled has visited soldiers on the frontline of the country's conflict with russian backed separatists after the visit he vowed to improve the soldiers' living conditions he says ending the war in eastern ukraine is his top priority. now e.u. leaders are meeting to discuss who will take over some of the key roles in the wake of the parliamentary elections and among the jo

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further efforts beaches do see how the day pans out very historic moment for japan for the moment michael pennthanks so much for joining us from tokyo now the imperial regalia inhabited by the new employee includes the sacred salute a new disk and she to show joining the first seventy now the sword is regarded as a divine object in japanese culture in the tradition is being kept alive by jules steelmaker a killer. yeah i get out the old. supervisor of need to home tata steel makers. of the morning to myth shinto gods the sun all descended upon the mountains here and slew an eight forked serpent would form a sacred sword and heard from its body. the title steelmaking has more than a thousand years of history and tradition. in the fire is a sacred flame of the more fundamental transforming iron sand and charcoal into quality jewel steel. the development of steel making contributed greatly to the prosperity of japanese culture and civilization. and we are here trying to preserve it and pass it on for eternity. we work for three days and nights of the tending closely as though raising a child for

strongly in the post-war ethic of peace and pacifism who should see what does happen for the moment michael penn thanks so much for joining us from take you. know the imperial regalia and i was hit by the new imprinting foods the sacred sword given to him during the ceremony the sword is regarded as a divine object in japanese culture and the tradition is being kept alive by jewel steelmaker a kina. yeah i get out the old. supervisor of need to home tata steel makers. of the morning to myth shinto gods the sun all descended upon the mountains here and slew an eight forked serpent from a sacred sword laid out heard from its body. the title steelmaking has more than a thousand years of history and tradition. in the fire is a sacred flame of the little bundle transforming iron sand and charcoal into quality jewel steel. the development of steel making contributed greatly to the prosperity of japanese culture and civilization. and we are here trying to preserve it and pass it on for eternity. we work for three days and nights. tending closely as though raising a child for giving it love. we're prepa

the first one we have to see is michael horowitz -- >> sean: that's coming. tick-tock. last question for you, mark penn. every day between now and election day 2020, your party -- i say that respectfully -- you are not your party. they focus on this, they stay on this, they obsess on impeachment. let's get his tax returns. we all knew atlantic city was a dump and everybody lost money. trump's still a billionaire. how bad does it hurt them? >> if they focus on this, it's not a winning issue. then trump will win on the economy. they have to focus on health care -- hey, it's the economy if he can make it the economy and keep it going. we'll see if he gets through this china tariff thing. but i say to democrats, get off impeachment, get on the issues. >> sean: good luck with that. i don't think they're listening. good to see you, thank you. all right, a busy news nine. lindsey graham is here next. what will he and his committee be up to? and breaking news on the abuses in the russia investigation, we will chronicle that new news straight ahead. ♪ >> sean: it's already been a really bad week for the deep st