. >>> japan's defense minister gen nakatani will continue to monitor china's actions after one of the naval vessels was spotted close to the senkaku islands. the japanese government maintains the islands in the east china sea are an inherent part of japan's territory. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. japanese defense officials said that an intelligence-gathering chinese navy ship was seen in islands from wednesday through thursday. they say the ship came within 44 kilometers of the islands. they said that it is rare for chinese navy vessels to sail so close to the senkakus. nakatani said he felt it was important to publicize the incident. >> translator: the vessel's actions were unusual. it sailed back and forth from west to east all day. we were closely monitoring its activities. i thought we needed to reveal the facts to people around the world. >> nakatani said the chinese military has rapidly increased training and intelligence gathering missions and will likely expand such activities. >>> china's foreign ministry has dismissed japan's concern. its spokesma

vietnamese defense minister phung quang thanh welcomed has japanese counterpart jin nakatani.agreed the matter should be settled peacefully and no party should threaten regional stability by unilaterally trying to change the status quo. the ministers agreed to have their forces work together more closely. japanese self-defense force ships will start calling next year at a vietnamese base on the south china sea, and the two countries will hold their first joint maritime exercise. >>> members of a united nations disarmament committee have highlighted the divide between nuclear and non-nuclear nations. they adopted a resolution to speed up intergovernmental negotiations toward abolishing such weapons worldwide. the resolution calls for a working group meeting next year to discuss the necessary legal measures. representatives from 135 countries voted in favor. those from 12 countries, including the u.s. and russia, opposed. japan was among 33 that abstained. they say disarmament should be achieved through cooperation between nuclear and non-nuclear powers. non-nuclear countries wa

nakatani expressed concern and expressed the importance of securing freedom of navigation and maintaining order in the region. chang responded that it needs to be resolved among the concerned parties. the two ministers agreed on the early launch of a defense hot line between the countries to prevent accidental clashes in the air or sea. >> they have been talking about the economy and joining us now from the business desk, tell us, who was there and what did they discuss? >> this was a pretty high level meeting and included the chinese premiere and also the chairman of japan's biggest business federation. the two sides were able to have an official meeting for the first time in six years. the scale of the delegation expanded this year with the participation from the japan chamber of commerce and industry which represents small and medium sized businesses. they met the chinese premiere at the great hall of the people in beijing. >> translator: the japanese delegation's visit shows that the members expect to have stronger economic ties with china. >> the delegation was eager to find out how