how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership to deal we the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he's almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped for new interest in the ldp. >> and what about the political party that recently came on to the scene. how did the japanese restoration party do in this survey? >> not well. i was here last month talking about a poll that suggested more than half of voters have either some or high expectations of the japan restoration party. but it's still quite far behind the ldp. only 2% of those surveyed in this new poll endorsed it. however, we'll probably see that number rise as voters start to learn about the party and its policies. more than anything, this poll is a bit of wakeup call for prime minister noda in its ruling dpj. general election is on the horizon. a political party still working to lock in support. noda and his colleagues now

noda only delivered his opening speech to the lower house. the opposition who control the upper house didn't allow him to speak. that's never happened before. noda had an agreement in august that led to the passage of bills to raise the consumption tax and reform social security. he's angling for more agreements. he needs opposition support to help reform the electoral system to address the disparity in weight of votes among constituencies. a more pressing issue, though, is the budget. the prime minister wants opposition parties to vote in favor of a bill to allow the government to issue deficit-government bonds. he says delaying this year's budget will affect people's lives and the economy. >> translator: every year we use the deficit bond bills as a tool to make political deals. we should give up this inappropriate practice. >> for more on this story, shery ahn spoke earlier with nhk world's senior political commentator masayo nakajima. >> masayo, how badly is the leader in opposition now? >> the government will run out of bills if the budg

how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult issues of governing, such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he's almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped renew interest in the ldp. >> what about the third political party that recently came out to the scene? how did the japan restoration party do in this survey? >> not well. i was here last month talking about a poll that suggested more than half of voters have either some or high expectations of the japan restoration party. but it's still quite far behind the ldp. only 2% of those surveyed in this new poll endorsed it. however, we'll probably see that number rise as voters start to learn about the the party and its policies. more than anything, this poll is a bit of a wake-up call for prime minister noda and his ruling dpj. a general election is on the horizon. political parties are working to lock in support. noda a

noda's aiming to boost support for his ruling coalition. the opposition is pushing him to call a general election. the new cabinet was officially inaugurated on monday evening after a ceremony at the imperial palace. noda kept koichiro gemba as foreign minister, former diet affairs chief of the main ruling democratic party. koriki jojima are will take over as finance minister. satoshi morimoto maintains his post. he's the first person from the private sector to hold the job. deputy chief cabinet secretary hiroyuki nag hama is becoming the nuclear crisis minister and will be in charge of the environment ministry. reconstruction minister at the sue woe hirano is holding on to his position. noda explained some of the reasoning behind the shuffle. >> translator: this reshuffle is aimed at strengthening cooperation among officials to have government and the ruling parties and improving how the cabinet if you thinks. so we can better handle the issues we face. >> noda also referred to the territorial row with china over the senkaku islands in the

how do they feel he stands up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he is almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped the new interest in the ldp. >> what about the third political party that recently came to the scene? how did the japan party do in this survey? >> not well. i was here last month talking about a poll that suggested more than half of the voters have either some or high expectations of japan restoration party. it is still quite far behind the ldp. only 2% of those surveyed in this new poll endorsed it. however, we'll probably see that number rise as voters start to learn about the party and its policies. more than anything, this poll is a bit of a wake-up call for prime minister noda and the ruling dpj and general election is on the horizon. a political parties are working to lock in support. noda and his colleagues

she said the group will send a petition to prime minister yoshihiko noda and u.s. president barack obama. she said the petition demands strict punishment for the two servicemen and limitations on what u.s. soldiers can do when they're off military bases. >>> this case is coming at a time when tensions over the u.s. military presence in okinawa has hit another high. nhk world's yoichiro joins us. fill us in a little on the background to this alleged sexual assault. >> it followed the deployment of the deployment of the military aircraft osprey to the station. folks opposed to the decision to deploy osprey in okinawa. they worry about the aircraft flying over residential areas because it has poor safety records. the japanese and the u.s. government fear the incident could further stir up okinawans anger over u.s. bases. the governor nakaima says that it has been accidents caused by u.s. servicemen and he's calling on the japanese government to work to improve the situation. he warned that otherwise japan/u.s. ties would deteriorate. more than 70% of american military

japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda is also planning on attending. he also criticized japan's approach to the dispute. >> translator: japan should immediately correct its mistakes. handle the island dispute appropriately. and make an effort to remove obstacles. >> observers say the chinese government sees the summit as a chance to present its stance on the sovereignty issue to the international community. >>> united nations officials are urging the government of myanmar to stop an ethnic conflict that's displaced tens of thousands of people. buddhists are fighting a muslim minority in the western state of rakine. >> reporter: the conflict involves majority buddhists and minority muslims. the latest wave of violence has killed 84 people and wounded more than 120 others. the international group human rights watch released satellite images of homes in the area. compared with photos from march, they review heavy damage. the united nations says the latest fighting has forced more than 22,000 people from their homes. the conflict flared in may after a grou

yoshihiko noda and premier wen did not send messages on the occasion. in 2002 and 2007 the japanese and chinese leaders exchained letters to celebrate the ties. this year gemba and his chinese counterpart performed the task. a japanese foreign official says the changing custom reflects the status of ties between japan and china. many events to celebrate the anniversary were canceled or put off. >>> many chinese are avoiding japan as part of their holiday. chinese travel agencies estimate about 345 million people will make domestic or overseas trips during that time. that's up 15% over last year. economic growth has allowed an increasing number of chinese to make trips abroad. but many have canceled their plans to visit japan. more popular destinations this year include south korea and thailand. >>> a 9-year-old has been killed in an explosion at a church in kenya. three other children were seriously wounded. local police stay a hand grenade was detonated while the children attended sunday school in the capital nairobi. government forces launched an inve

prime minister noda appointed him as justice minister in june. he was replaced in a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month. he had earlier said he wanted to step down because of his age. the outgoing minister also held a post of abduction issue minister. chief cabinet secretary fujimita will take over the role. >>> a swiss research institute has released its annual report on gender gaps around the world and placed japan lowest of all economies. they cited a lack of female political and business leaders. the world economic forum, measures gender disparity in economics, politics, education and health. japan came 101st of 135 countries, down three places from last year. the forum's analysts say the country still has relatively few female lawmakers and corporate managers. iceland has held the top spot for four years in a row followed by finland and norway. the united states came 22nd. china was 69th. >>> people in japan's north east are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, business

noda hopes to finalize the details as early as next month.analysts see the move as a strategic maneuver by noda and his democratic party of japan to shore public support ahead of a general election that must take place by next summer. back to you, kelly. >> thanks very much for that. just want to mention, japan's chief cabinet secretary is saying there is a need to quickly end deflation and accelerate the economy so we're likely to see that on investors' minds today. >>> central banks surprised the market cutting its key rate to 2.25%. the decision was split. they voted for more reason to support growth. the thai economy is expected to expand this year. but growth is expected to be lowered because of global pressures. robert, good to see you. thanks for joining us. i'm not sure if we were expecting the rate cut, but how much pressure is this part of the asian economy under? >> well, not a huge amount. to be honest. monetary policy is already very loose. the policy rate is 2.75%. fiscal policy is extremely loose in thailand. the domestic econo

between noda i think there is a possibility that we could get some upside in dollar yen. so that is why i'm looking for dollar yen to dip a little bit and that is where i'm going to come in. and the trading opportunity here i think is to go long dollar yen at 78.25 with a stop at 77 and a target of 80.25. >> thanks for stopping by with the money in motion trade. we will see more of kathy on friday. >>> time now for pops and drops and movers you might have missed. metro pcs down. >> it will be stagnant money for the next couple of months. the next leg is where you see the next pop. >> a pop for lilly. the move 4%. >> potential stomach cancer drug. this is a name that continues to push to the upside. second time testing that $53 level still cheap. >> drop for new mont mining. >> there is tension in ghana where they have significant assets. this is the best dip player, one of the best in the sector. i would stay with this sdmam the weakness is overdone. >> got a pop for the rubiks cube. the pieces all came together over the weekend at the championship where contestants raced

japan also has a new finance chief after noda reshuffled his cabinet. largely expected to stick to the reform plan. in all ten new faces were brought into the cabinet including the economics minister and he's been urging the bank of japan to take more action, as well, on the economy. ed rogers is ceo of rogers investment advisers and he joins us now. ed, was that one bright spot in the tank enough? >> good morning, ross. i think actually there were two bright spots. cap ex- is expected to rise at much higher rate than previously expected. those are good things. the fact that in the short term we have a bit of a down tick in enthusiasm and a lot of that could well be placed at the doorstep of the china and japan spate over these islands, i think we'll get past that. overk we'll get past that. even employment remains low and you look at the service sector sentiment, this is what we want for japan. we want japanese to spend more money. we want greater consumption from the consumer sector. that's it actually a positive. so it's not all bad news. >> you call

the prime minister noda had called on cabinet members to put together fiscal measures that will use reserves of this year's budget so that the country can pull out from deflation as soon as possible. that's all from the nikkei business report. back to you. >> let's remained you what's on the agenda in asia p toll. agricultural bank of k450i in a, china construction and china life due to report numbers. also south korea tech bellwether samsung and lg display out with their third quarter figures. keep your eyes on all of that. meanwhile operating for over 35 years, the largest building contractor, synonymous with the skyscrap skyscrapers. the latest projects include work on a new it terminal at the international airport and construction of what would be europe's tallest office building. in the next episode of access middle east, yousef caught up with the executive chairman and asked him about abu dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, acquisition of a 21.6% stake in the company. >> we're very happy with a move. no question about it, it will open doors for us to do work for as an investment company bec

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noda kept koichiro gemba as foreign minister. former diet affairs chief of the main ruling democratic party koriki jojima will take over as finance minister. defense minister satoshi morimoto retains his post. he's the first person from the private sector to hold the job. deputy chief cabinet secretary and upper house member hiroyuki nagahama is becoming the nuclear crisis minister. he will also be in charge of the environment ministry. reconstruction minister tatsuo hirano is holding on to his portfolio. noda explained some of the reasoning behind the reshuffle. >> translator: this reshuffle is aimed at strengthening cooperation among officials of the government and the ruling parties and improving how the cabinet functions so we can better handle the issues we face. >> noda also referred to the territorial row with china over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. he said there is no doubt the islands are inherent japanese territory both historically and under international law. the prime minister noted japan controls the i