nobuko kobayashi thank you so much forjoining us on the programme.s based company has been accused of stealing and misusing information by a small family run company in the united states. a small colorado company is accusing boeing of engaging in fraud and a subsequent cover—up over the past two decades to generate company profits. boeing has responded, saying this lawsuit is rife with inaccuracies and emissions. "we will vigorously defend against this in court." so what is this case about? well, wilson aerospace says it was hired by boeing between 2014 and 2016 to help it safely attach engines to the space launch system. that is the rocket that will be used by nasa to return humans to the moon. but according to the complaint filed in seattle by the family run tools company, boeing terminated the contract and produced versions of its intellectual property they were not only flawed but created safety risks that put the lives of astronauts at risk. david wilson, president and founder of wilson aerospace described boeing's actions is beyond despicable.

nobuko kobayashi, from professional services firm, ey, explains. yes, it beat expectation by one point which is quite phenomenal. if you peel down, break down the difference, the positive surprise comes especially from the investment in private sector. the personal consumption, which was considered to be jumping up, was in line with expectation, but particularly on the business side, it was a positive surprise. i want to ask you about consumer spending because we have been talking about how japan has never really had inflation for many decades and now, having one, albeit much lower compared to other parts of the world, and yet wages have not been growing as much as expected, so why is consumer sentiment quite strong? consumer sentiment, i think, temporarily anyway, is affected positively by the end of covid era injapan. of course covid is still with us but a lot of restrictions have been dropped and people are feeling a sense of normalcy again. it came later injapan compared to other countries, so we are enjoying the back to normal again, a little