. >> japan's deputy pririme minisr has eagerness of a wide ranging dialogue.t came after the leaders of the two nations. he told reporters that the discussions will cover broad areas including trade and infrastructure investment. we'll start working out the specifics about the framework and agenda as soon as the u.s. side has put together a task force. meanwhile they referred as candidates for cooperation on infrastructure. looking at the near term one of them is a plan far high speed rail line in texas. the other is the possible intrododuction of trains in the northeastern u.s. they say details will be discussed as part of the economic dialogue. nhk learned a leading japanese cement maker is shutting down one of the plants. the factory makes a special high quality product. sources say it would close a factory in western japan. it is the country's only domestic producer of the why-cement. sales of the m material h have sluggish as a result of fewer public works projects. they say they will use imported white cement to meech future demand in japan. >>> checking