but osaka's city hold as much power. supporters of the change saying having two organizations didn't make sense financially. they propose having the prefecture of osaka city through direct administration similar to the way tokyo is governed. they said merging the prefectures growth strategy would help the city develop into a metropolis. but opponents say integration was not a solution to the problems of governments. they said a merger would create additional costs and lower the quality of local services. >> translator: it's good to hear the plan was rejected. some people wanted change. but the result speaks for it self. >> translator: it's too bad. i expected to eliminate the government redundancy. i hope they will take the result seriously because the two sides were almost equally divided. >> reporter: an expert on regional economies said the argument lacked broad perspective. >> the debate over the merger should have been based on a big picture that envisions how people could improve the region's economic state in the

how far is osaka osaka? at maybe 100 miles away but we are there and seamlessly easily and seamlessly. when i found out that the bullet train has only an average in the last few years deviated from schedule 32 seconds on average try telling that to anybody who is taking amtrak in the northeast corridor. or a flight. >> host: the president of amtrak gnosis and he's trying to get it going again. i know your good friend former governor michael to caucus is very interested along with the vice president of amtrak and hopefully we can get it. >> guest: i know they are trying and i tell a great story in the book about amtrak being innovative and getting the government regulators to be a little more flexible and nimble and raising the speed in pennsylvania on the keystone corridor, raising the speed by only a mere 20 miles per hour but it was enough to make a lot of people abandon their cars to take the train to commute instead. it was just enough time saved so they could start by doing those things. then when peopl

states to downtown we are in the city -- how far is osaka? it may be a hundred miles away but we are there. easily and seamlessly. it is impressive. the bullet train has only on average in the last three years deviated from schedule 32 seconds on average. try telling that to anyone who is taking amtrak and the northeast corridor. >> i know. and the pres. of amtrak amtrak knows this and is trying to get it going again. i know your good friend former governor michael dukakis is interested along with the vice president of amtrak. >> i no they are trying. i tell a great story in the book about amtrak being innovative and getting the government regulators to be a little more flexible and nimble and raising the speed in pennsylvania by if only am your 20 miles per hour enough to make a lot of people abandon their cars to take the train to commute instead. it was just enough time saved. we could start by doing those things. and people have faith in trains again then maybe they will see the power. as you know besides this idea is of the corridor whic

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were there to advertise lesser known spots in addition to bigger city destinations like tokyo and osaka. >> competition to attract chinese tourists is heating up around the world. japan hopes to win their share by promoting bunt tourism resources and topnotch customer service. >> last year the number of people from mainland china that travelled overseas topped 100 million for the first time. it was up more than 80% from the previous year. >>> some investors are reacting nervously to comments by janet yellin who said she thinks stock valuations are high. tokyo shares dropped down 1.23%. the stronger yen also weighed on exporters. they say they're caution ahead of the u.s. jobs data due out on friday. in shanghai they ended at the lowest point in weeks. the index tumbled nearly 2.8% to 4112. they are worried that they will reign in high levels of margin financing financing. the index in hong kong dipped 1.27%. sidney fell to a fresh three-month low, and it was a one month low. indonesia down .7%. >>> drones are in the sights of u.s. egg layregulators. they will begin testing long-range dr

nearly 25 degrees for the next three days and osaka, quite warm temperatures with clear conditions continuing. now, many people gathered in the city to enjoy this beautiful scene. more than 5,000 carp streamers were swimming in the sky to celebrate the children's day. this festival holds the world guinness record because of the number of the carps. many visitors enjoyed the scene under perfect sunny weather. but unfortunately, to say in the south of china, weather is not good. heavy rain is still continuing. an additional 100 millimeters of rain is likely to happen over the next 24 hours. more heavy rain is falling over the water. this is caused by a tropical storm named no. no means sunset in korean. it's still packing winds of 83 kilometers per hour but it could intensify to a typhoon system within the next couple of days and then make it to lee done by the weekend as a typhoon system. we'll keep you posted. after that it could be aiming for the southwestern islands of japan. it's not because of a tropical storm. however, very intense system caused high waves along the west coast of mexico.

is a airlines transfers passengers from the island for which it's name and the cities of kumoto and osaka. you're looking at the whole fleet. one propeller-driven plane that seats 39. the entire workforce totals only 58 people. it's the country's smallest scheduled airline. the one attendant on each flight operates on a tight schedule inspecting safety equipment and carrying out other responsibilities. >> translator: i complete the tasks even when we're under time constraints because they're all important. >> reporter: the ceo doesn't sit behind a desk either. he's busy on the tarmac handling the luggage. everyone's job description is flexible. >> translator: since we're tiny we can't operate like the large airline, but we can give our customers a good experience. and hold the costs down, too. >> reporter: one way of keeping prices under control is asking the flight attendants to edit the airline magazine. the issues feature staff members and provide maps so customers can enjoy the scenery. they also offer information about amakusa tourist sites and the cuisine. passengers like the public

we are on the train faster than you can get how far is osaka, maybe 100 miles away, but we are there. when i found out the bullet train has only an average in the last few years deviated from schedule 32 seconds on average. try telling that to anybody who's taking amtrak in the northeast corridor. >> guest: that is right. i know your good friend mike is dukakis is very interested with the vice president. hopefully we can get it. i tell a great story and the book about amtrak being innovative and getting the government regulators to be a little more flexible in both and racing with speed and pennsylvania on the keystone corridor raising the speed value in a mere 20 miles per hour, but was enough to make a lot of people abandon their cars to take the train to commute. it was just enough time saved. we could start by doing those things. then when people have faith, that is what i mean about small things. then maybe they'll see the power of big things and as you know besides the idea maybe the northeast corridor would take many decades, but there are private companies who are investing in

i live in osaka city, the second largest city in my country. in my house, even i sleep, even i eat, even i taking a shower, only seven minutes if the kim jong-il push the button, the missile reach to my country. so, now the prime minister abe visiting washington, dc -- >> i'd you to hold that thought. we'll come back to asia and a minute. thank you for the contribution. we'll come back to that subject because there's a lot to say. general clark, i want to ask you what i think is one of the hardest foreign policy questions in washington right now, how to think about the nato article 5 self-defense provision or the collective defense -- i'm sorry -- provision of the nato aliens -- alliance in the context of what vladimir putin has been doing in ukraine. in particular the scenario which i've seen first hand, a couple of very senior foreign policy advisers to republican candidates who i thought did not have quite an answer that i could summarize for you. what happens if there is a sort of plausibly dedeniable russian -- deniable russian interventio

i've seen in osaka city, even as i sleep and eat, only seven minutes it would take for kim jong-il to push the button. now the prime minister abe visits washington dc. >> i would like you to hold that thought for a minute. we will come to it. general clark, i would like to ask you one of the hardest foreign-policy questions right now. it is how to think about the nato article files of the selkir -- self-defense provision of the nato alliance in the context of what vladimir putin has been doing in ukraine. i've seen this question first-hand stump a few foreign-policy advisers to republican candidates. i have not gotten an answer -- i could summarize something for you. if there is a plausibly deniable russian intervention and the baltic countries which are nato members. you have, in essence, a replay of what has been happening in ukraine. maybe not a full invasion but it is pretty clear anyone who could drive a car, that vladimir putin is staging something like an invasion. is that trigger article five of the nato treaty? is that drag the united states and? can you see a plausible scena

i live in osaka city, the second largest city in my country.en i sleep, even i eat, even i taking a shower, only seven minutes if the kim jong-il push the button, the missile reach to my country. so, now the prime minister abe visiting washington, d.c.. michael: i like you told that thought. with comeback to asia and amended. -- we will come back to asia in a minute. thank you for the contribution. we'll come back to that subject because there's a lot to say. general clark, i want to ask you what i think is one of the hardest foreign policy questions in washington right now, how to think about the nato article 5 self-defense provision or the collective defense -- i'm sorry -- provision of the nato alliance in the context of what vladimir putin has been doing in ukraine. in particular the scenario which i've seen first hand, a couple of very senior foreign policy advisers to republican candidates who i thought did not have quite an answer that i could summarize for you. what happens if there is a sort of plausibly deniable russian intervention i