i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so stay right there. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. now, the latest inflation figures for tokyo are out. growth in the inflation rate slowed as energy prices fell, but it's still well above the bank of japan's 2% target. the internal affairs ministry says the consumer price index for the capital central 23 wards in august was up 2.8% year on year. the index excludes volatile fresh food prices, which fluctuate based on the weather. lower fuel prices pushed down energy costs with electricity bills dropping 22% and gas 14%. meanwhile, tokyo consumers are still feeling the wave of price hikes in super markets. prices of food excluding fresh items soared almost 9%. these figures for the capital are seen as the key indicator of nationwide inflation. we'll get those numbers on september 22nd. >>> now, sales of tax-free items at department stores across japan in july topped levels not seen since before the coronavirus

i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so don't go away. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. now, trade and investment ministers from the g20 economies have started discussions on strengthening supply chains on semiconductors and other products. the g20 trade and investment ministerial meeting is being held in northern india. the participants will discuss among other things ways to strengthen supply chains covering semiconductors and food products. as china's economic influence grows, concerns have been increasing over so-called economic coercion such as tariff increases and export controls against its trade partners. >> translator: we believe it is more important than ever to maintain a rules-based, free, fair and open multi-lateral trade system for the sake of global growth and prosperity. >> recently the g20 has failed to adopt joint statements at the end of a meetings mainly due to a rift between moscow and the west due to russia's invasion of ukrain

my fellow biztomy member raja pradhan said it tasted great and his children enjoyed it which is a bigart of it. we look at two companies that stepped out of their comfort zones to make these emergency readiness goods. did you have any final thoughts on the show? >> we did talk about emergency readiness but the importance these products are dual products. and these are products borne out of companies which were not in traditional industries, which would make these products. so that's how innovations, you know, come about, and it's encouraging these types of products are coming to market. >> definitely. thanks for joining us today. >> thanks for having me. >> that's it for today. >> unrest in ethiopia is amhara region. what is driving the conflict, how is the government addressing the grievances? this is "inside story". ♪ adrian: welcome to the program. conflict has returned to ethiopia, this time in amhara