nakatani and his counterpart expressed concern over china's increased maritime activities. on thursday, a chinese navy vessel entered an area just outside japan's territorial waters in the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the island. china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintain the islands are an inherent part of of japan's territory. the defense ministers confirmed that their countries will cooperate more closely on defense. nakatani pledged that his country's self-defense forces will help east timor improve capabilities. japan's government will consider a port call by vessels in east timor later this year. >> translator: we agreed that china's unilateral action to raise tensions is a matter of concern for the international community. >> nakatani said it's important to make it clear to china that the high seas should remain open to all nations. >>> four indian naval vessels have arrived at a port in southwestern japan. their crews will take part in exercises with japan and the u.s. officers of the three countries say they will work for

gen nakatani and prawit wongsuwan met in bangkok. they confirmed the need to resolve territorial claims northern with navigation and flight with china's increased activities in mind. the two ministers agreed that their countries will continue working to establish a common understanding of international law. this comes after japan's self-defense forces held their first seminar in april on international aviation laws, to help thailand improve its military capabilities. nakatani told reporters after the meeting that working-level officials are discussing how the two nations can cooperate on defense equipment and technology. he said he thinks the two sides will need to sign a deal on japanese arms exports to thailand. >>> some residents are being required to provide dna samples when they apply for passports. they produce it this month in a prefecture. residents now need to submit dna samples, finger prints and voiceprints in addition to ids when applying for travel documents. muslim ugyers account for happen the population. many blame it

defense minister gen nakatani is expected to hold talks with ash carter in singapore on saturday on the sidelines of a security summit. >>> a group of governors from japan's prefectures that host military bases has called for a revision of s.o.f.a. the head of the group and other members visited the defense and foreign ministries as well as the u.s. embassy in tokyo. the governors are seeking specific effective steps to prevent crimes. they also want a prompt revision of the bilateral agreement. it defines the handling of crimes committed by american military and civilian personnel at u.s. bases. kikawada is parliamentary vice foreign minister. he reportedly told governors that government officials will handle each problem with the agreement as it arises. >> translator: crimes could occur in other prefectures hosting u.s. bases. the new countermeasures are not enough. >> okinawa vice governor ageda says crimes cannot be prevented unless the agreement is revised and the mindset of u.s. personnel change. >>> a japanese bank has reported that nearly $1 million was withdrawn in december usi

nakatani expressed the responsibility of showing in the east china sea. >> japan will continue to operation and the u.s. pacific fleet, and admiral smith said the two --. the fourm minister of the association of southeast asian nations have expressed serious concerns to china over the situation in the south china sea. they apparently were refer to china's construction of islands in the area and facilities that appear to have a military purpose. hi noted the serious concerns expressed by the foreign ministers over the development on the ground. he reportedly underscored the importance of the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes and called for full respect for the right of freedom of navigation and overflight under international law. china has maintained the disputes related to the south china sea should be resolved through dialogue between the concerned parties and not between china and asean. the hostage was one of two canadian men taken from a resort hotel. along with a norweigan man. the other canadian was executed in april. he's been kidnappeding foreigners and demanding huge rans

. >> japanese defense minister gen nakatani echoed the u.s. position. >> translator: the actions by the u.s. in the south china sea are in no way wrong. rather, they are essential in maintaining order in the region. so japapan fully supports them. >>> the u.s. is calling for the ruling to be respected by china said a unilateral petition builds against international law and says it will not accept the outcome. >>> a leader of pro democracy protests in beijing's tiananmen square calls f for support in tokyo. wang dan delivered a speech in tokyo to mark the 27th anniversary of the violent crackdown. wang spoke to a crowd of more thanan 300 peoeople. the e former student leader spe six years in prison following the crackdown. he now teaches in taiwan. wang said tiananmen was a turning point in china. he saiaid after the incident, young people that were passionate about politics gave up hope. hehe said they've since been simply going after economic interests. wang also criticized the current chinese administration. he saiaid president xi jinping' v