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. >> prime minister naoto kan said on thursday that he will step down after prospects for rebuilding the disaster-hit areas and stabilizing the fukushima nuclear power plant become clear. however, opposition party leaders and even some ruling party members continue to demand kan's immediate resignation. >> translator: a >> translator: after handling the disaster recovery and making sure that the nuclear crisis has been resolved to a certain stage, i will have fulfilled my duty as prime minister to the japanese people. then i would like to pass on my responsibilities to the younger generation of democratic party lawmakers. >> >> kan is believed to have made the decision because some party members had hinted that they would vote in favor of a no confidence motion against the cabinet, which had been submitted on the previous day to the lower house. ruling ruling and opposition party members speculate that kan wants to stay in his post until january. >> translator: a >> translator: a state of cold shutdown at the reactors of the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant would lay the

naoto kan has been criticized for his government's response to the march tsunami and the nuclear crisis opposition motion to unseat mr. kan was defeated by 293 votes to 152. had the motion passed, he would have had to step down within ten days. >>> google's had its share of problems in china but the latest spot of trouble may have implications beyond the search engine company. just a day after the u.s. government said cyber attacks could be considered an act of war, google announced that hundreds of gmail accounts, many belonging to high-level u.s. government officials, had been attacked by hackers in china. we're joined with more. atika, how did they do it? >> basically this was something called phishing which you've probably heard about. it's a way to lure people in and get their e-mail passwords. what happened in this particular case was that an e-mail was sent to various accounts that asked them to open up a link. when they got to that link, there was a little pop-up that said, please enter your google e-mail user name and password. because it seemed legitimate, the users entered th

we'll have that backdrop with prime minister naoto kan playing into the markets. we'll see how that affects the closing levels here. for now the nikkei above 9600. back to you in the studio. >> thanks a lot. that was our market reporter ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. new car sales in china dropped by nearly 4% in may compared with a year ago. it marks a second straight month of declines. the china association of automobile manufacturers said on thursday that new auto sales came to just above 1.3 million units. that's down about 4% from a year earlier an was the second monthly decline in a row. in april, sales mark their first drop in over two years when a modest fall of 0.2% was posted. the decline comes after government subsidies for new car purchases introduced in response to the global financial crisis came to an end. the move by beijing to limit the number of new cars to cope with traffic congestion and air pollution also damped demand. another factor is the ongoing difficulties that japanese makers face in getting parts. sales by toyota motor an

. >>> and japan's prime minister reaches a milestone, naoto kan, 12 months in power and still going. we tell you why a year in office is a mean feat. >>> it is inconceivable that the united nations remains silent. that's what france's foreign minister is saying about the crisis in syria. britain and france will ask the 15-member security council on wednesday to condemn a wave of government crackdowns. russia earlier blocked one draft resolution, despite reports that over 1,000 people have died amid the unrest. on tuesday, it appeared that for one syrian diplomat, the violence had last become too much. someone claiming to be lami lamia shakir, syria's ambassador, said she was resigning because of violence at home. later she denied she ever intend dodd resign and accused the broadcaster of misrepresenting her. >> translator: it's the poisoning of information, misuse of identity and fabricating facts of which i was a victim. and part of a campaign of misinformation by france 24. it falsifies videos. >> well let's get the latest now with cnn's arwa damon. to remind you that international

it also comes during a week where prime minister naoto kan faces a no confidence motion in parliament and opposition parties are really trying to fix any further progress to help japan's public finances. we'll keep track of that as well. now, china pmi manufacturing data will also be due out today. we'll see how that affects japan's construction machinery shares as well as heavy industries and commodity related shares. but the nikkei and the topix down for now. back to you in the studio. >> thanks for that update. that was our market reporter from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> india's economy continues to log strong growth expanding 8 1/2% in fiscal 2010 that ended in march. the indian government said on tuesday that the country's gross domestic product grew 7.8% in the january to march quarter. that helped the government achieve the fastest growth over the past three years in fiscal 2010. but the pace of expansion in the manufacturing sector slowed sharply to 5.5% in the fourth quarter from over 12% between april and june last year. manufacturing includes the auto industry which is t

opposition parties have jointly submitted a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan. vote willing take place on thursday afternoon. ldp president sadakazu tanigaki and new komeito leader, natsuo yam natsuo natsuo yamaguchi met on wednesday and decided to file the no-confidence motion. observers say opponents of the prime minister need at least 82 votes from within the ruling coalition to secure a 232-vote majority required to pass the motion in the lower pous. -- house. nearly 70 ndp lawmakers said they will vote in favor of the motion while 40 remain undecided. a former dpj leader said he would vote for the motion. more than 80 lawmakers will join him and the motion is highly likely to be passed. the former prime minister also indicated that he will vote against the cabinet. dpj secretary and the president's executive said they're confident the motion will be voted down and they will persuade undecided kol colleacoo support the prime minister. kan said he will hold a general election in the event the motion is passed in the cham per. >>> some people in disaster-hit

. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan wants three bills to be enacted before he steps down. the bills are related to post dister reconstruction efforts. kan said in early june that he intends to resign once he fulfills his roles in handling the issues from the march 11th earthquake and the fukushima accident. in a news conference thursday, kan clarified his role. >> translator: passing a second supplementary budget, a bill for renewable energy and a bill to issue bonds to cover debt are what i would like to do. >> kan has been under strong pressure to step down not only from opposition parties but also from his ruling democratic party. they say he has mishandled the disasters. >>> the international criminal court at the hague has issued arrest warrants for libyan leader moammar gadhafi and two others for crimes against humanity. the court announced on monday that the warrants are for gadhafi his second son and chief. it says he and his son ordered to crush done insations and sis sin nusi carried them out. they are charged with imprisoning hundreds of civilians in the first 1

those who attended included prime minister naoto kan, cabinet ministers t the bank of japan governornd the head of japan chamber of commerce and industry. in reviewing the current energy policy the leaders agreed to prioritize talks on how to promote energy saving and renewable energy sources such as solar power. up until now the policy placed significance on the use of nuclear power. participants also agreed on how to include safety of nuclear power generation based on the probe of the accident at the fukushima plant. possible revisions in the nation's power supply system including how to separate utility's energy generation and transmission units will also be explored. the leaders agreed that a new panel to help pinpoint the main issues at a meeting to be held in july. >>> now, a recap of the latest market figures. >>> that's all for now in business news. back to catherine with the main news. >> thanks very much, ai. we've got a couple of stories about people who are trying to cheer up residents living in the disaster areas in japan's northeast. french pastry chef reopened his shop

. >>> a new nhk survey suggests more than half of voters in japan want prime minister naoto kan to resign within the next couple of months. kan has said he will step down once the reconstruction effort in the country's devastated northeast has made progress. 25% of respondents said they approve of kan and his cabinet, that's a drop of three percentage points from last month's survey. the disapproval rating stands at 57%, up two percentage points. 73% of those surveyed said kan's resignation is natural or inevitable. 22% said it's unnecessary. as for the timing of when the prime minister should leave office, 31% said by the end of june, and 25% said by around august. former foreign minister seiji maehara tops the list of candidates to replace kan. yoshiko noda is a close second. most surprisingly more than a third surveyed said there is no one appropriate to be the next prime minister. >>> earlier mitch cokijima spoke to masayo nakajima. >> well, as we saw in the survey, former foreign minute certificate maehara leads the packs. but party executives believe he's not an appropriate choice f

prime minister naoto kan's cabinet made the decision on friday. sdf members involved in the especially dangerous missions currently receive about $40 a day on top of their regular salary. that amount will be raised to about $520 for personnel who helped spray water on the reactors at the fukushima daiichi from the air and the ground. personnel who searched for survivors within ten kilometers of the nuclear plant will get about $280 per day. those who recovered bodies in disaster-stricken areas will be paid $50 per day. defense minister toshimi kitazawa said the latest mission in northeastern japan far exceeded the norms of disaster relief. he pointed out that the raises are being given because of the work severity and psychological burden. >>> newsline offers the latest information and insights into the ongoing crisis on nuclear watch every thursday night at 8:00 and 11:00 and friday mornings at 8:00, japan time. >> and we have some breaking news tonight. unesco has add japan's islands to the world heritage sites. the world heche taj committee agr

. >>> prime minister naoto kan has indicated that he has no intention of dissolving the house of representatives for a general election while he's in office. kan has been under pressure to step down soon from opposition parties and members of his own party who criticize him for his handling of the reconstruction effort following the march 11th disaster and the fukushima nuclear accident. >> translator: i believe energy policy will become the biggest issue in the next general electio election. >> at a meeting of all the lawmakers of i had democratic party tuesday, kan also said the enactment of the fiscal budget for fiscal 2011 and two key bills would become conditions for his possible resignation. one bill is designed to promote the use of renewable energy sources and allow the government to issue bonds. some members of the democratic party and opposition party say kan must have made the remarks to caution those who want him to resign soon but others say the prime minister may have it in mind if it fails to pass the diet. katsuya okada and noda dismiss candice solving the chamber before the elec

japan could soon have a new leader, prime minister naoto kan says he will consider resigning after hiseen prime minister just one year. he has been criticized for a lack of leadership following the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> and now to the economy. a series of economic reports will be issued today. analysts will be watching them very closely for hints about the recovery. >> they didn't like what they saw yesterday. and that had traders sending the dow down 280 points. the nasdaq index plunged 66. so what was it that sparked the selloff? >> dan arnoff from our business unit joins us with that. good morning, dan. >> good morning, peggy, daniel. the dire mood on wall street comes as a recent spate of economic news offers hints that the economy is losing steam and fast. adp offered its monthly look at jobs in the u.s. and said private sector employers only added 38,000 jobs in may. that's way below expectations and set many economists off to reset their guesses on the friday jobs report. consensus currently has about 185,000 new jobs added in may in that official government repor

. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan beat back a no confidence motion this morning for a his handlingmi, and subsequent nuclear disaster. he says he will consider resigning anyway once japan begins to recover. sf. >>> federal transportation officials admit they were on the verge of shutting down the discount bus service involved in a crash on tuesday in virginia that killed four people. they say sky express had numerous safety violations, but was granted a ten-day extension to file an appeal. >>> a delta charter flight carrying the los angeles angels baseball team was forced make an emergency landing late last night after the plane experienced a mechanical problem. about 60 people were on board the flight returning from a game in kansas city. the plane was redirect and landed safely at los angeles international airport. >>> some good news, it turns out, may be coming out of that balloon boy hoax that captivated the nation in 2009. well, richard and mayumi who falsely reported their son was in a runaway helium balloon say they are auctioning the aircraft off on a private website with t