and the latest standoff at sea around the senkaku islands is over. four chinese patrol ships left japanese territorial waters. they entered the area earlier in the day and navigated there for several hours. japan coast guard crews spotted the marine surveillance vessels at midday about 22 kilometers southwest of one of the senkaku islands. officers say all the chinese ships left by early evening. they noticed the boats monday lingering just outside japanese waters. coast guard crews have tracked more than ten chinese patrol ships near senkaku since mid-september. this is the third time the vessels entered japan's maritime territory. >>> an expert on american foreign policy and east asian affairs says the u.s. government is deeply concerned about the hostility over the dispute between japan and china. jeffrey bader served as a senior adviser to president obama for two years. >> no one in the united states, you know, less in japan and i hope in china wants to see shots fired over three or four uninhabited rocks in the east china sea. as long as we're c

>> of course that was not the official operations with the senkaku program. forced to return to base was unusual. of course they could choose the revised course, but they didn't. it means they were up to something by using this course. >> so according to what you think, you don't think this action is normal. now, what do you think are the intentions of china, then? >> yes. we have to consider about the two divisions. one is the central government, central china deciding plot this course, it means they want to see or understand the japanese reaction not only from government or from -- of course also from the society. one more thing is they of course want to show their presence in this area. navy vessel is quite different from the civilian vessel. navy vessel, the meaning is quite different. and one another is the independent operation by lower-level command. they want to appear to central patriot action, patriot feeling. so it is much more dangerous. t patriot action, patriot feeling. so it is much more dangeroul to patriot action, patriot feeling. so it is mu

the flotilla traveled just south of the senkaku islands. the number of asdf jets scrambled against chinese aircraft has risen rapidly over the last several years. it happened 31 times in the fiscal year 2008 and 156 times in 2011. that's a five-fold increase. a retired asdf commander points out the chinese military will increase this kind of action as it modernizes its hardware. >> translator: the chinese military's aim, i think, is to collect information and carry out their mission safely so they can judge where they will work and what they will do. we have to strictly maintain the japan/u.s. alliance. this will be a strong message for the chinese military. >> reporter: japanese government officials insist their relations with china are important. they've been calling on their neighbor to act calmly. the officials say they hope to settle the territorial dispute peacefully based on international law. takafumi terui, nhk world, tokyo. >>> a senior american official has similar advice for chinese leaders. u.s. deputy secretary of state willia

japan controls the senkaku islands. chinese leaders say the territory belongs to them. representatives of bank of china, china construction bank and agriculture bank of china will all be skipping the meetings. xinhua quoted a chinese commerce ministry official saying the decision is further evidence japan's unilateral action is freezing actions. it is the world's largest bank and other institutions are among the top ten in terms of market value. senior officials from china's finance ministry and central bank are still expected to take part, though. now, the people who lead the imf and world bank had originally named egypt as the host of these meetings. political instability there has prompted them to switch locations to right here in tokyo. now, this isn't the first time the meetings have taken place in jap japan. quite a while ago, the last time. 1964, in fact. that was also a familiar year for many people. that was the year tokyo hosted the olympics. at the time, the economy was really humming along. we had japanese companies exporting everything from ships to steel.

this could possibly be due to the dispute surrounding the senkaku islands. the show of force could be for the -- for both china and japan. the implicit message could be for china to refrain from taking any provocative action and to give japan a sense of security. it remains unclear how long the "uss john stennis" will stay in the region before heading to the middle east. >> we talk about the ships now. is the u.s. plan to prioritize the f-35 fighter jet deployment in the asia pacific region linked to the senkaku dispute? >> no. there is no direct link. but i think there may be a bigger picture. on thursday evening, seven chinese naval ships passed through international waters between okinawa's main island and mio coe island before entering the pacific ocean. china is stepping up its military buildup and increasing its maritime clout to counter the chinese moves. the u.s. forces are moving to implement a strategy of focusing the deployment in the asian pacific region. the f-35 deployment is designed to strengthen the u.s. forces capability. the plan was annou

china and taiwan also claim sovereignty over the senkakus. gemba met with the french foreign minister in paris. he said history and international law showed senkakus as japanese territory. he said the japanese government nationalized the islands last month to maintain them peacefully and stably. gemba said japan's relationship with china is important. he said his government is asking china to act calmly and take a broad point of view. the ministers agree that the dispute should be resolved peacefully based on international law. >>> the cabinet meeting decision follows renewal of the united nations peacekeeping mission until next july. an engineering unit with about 330 ground self-defense force personnel is now helping improve infrastructure in the capital juba. efforts include reconstructing roads and draining canals. armed clashes have continued since early this year between south sudan and neighboring sudan. juba is 500 kilometers away from the violence-stricken border. the south gained independence in july last year. >>> a crackdown on il

japan nationalized the senkaku island last month. china and taiwan claimed them. china's news agency says crews from the navy, the fishery administration and marine surveillance agency will take part. they'll coordinate on 11 ships and eight planes. the exercise is aimed at safeguarding china's maritime interests. it said the navy and the other agencies have carried out similar drills before. chinese patrol boats and surveillance ships navigated through the area in the weeks after japan nationalized the islands. chinese officials have criticized japan and the united states for planning a joint exercise next month on an uninhabited island nearby. personnel will try to recapture the remote island from enemy forces. >>> japanese officials are looking for support from britain. the prime minister told his british counterpart william hague that the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. >> translator: the two countries agreed that the issue should be tackled peacefully in accordance with international law. >> gemba said the japanese government will

the disputed senkaku islands are located in the area and territory japan controls but china claims. pilots with the maritime self-defense force air patrol spotted it tuesday. they found the ships 49 kilometers off the island near taiwan. japanese defense ministry officials say they moved north outside the territorial waters. they say they were headed to another zone off the senkaku islands and then the flow till la headed west away from the islands. the defense ministry officials point out it is the same one that passed through the okinawa islands earlier this month. officials believe it was returning to china. >>> international law allows ships to pass through another nation's contig us on zone. the officials say it is the first time this year the japanese navy has been spotted near japan's navy and they ran a statement from the chinese national defense ministry saying its ships were on training and sailing exercises which are legal and appropriate. the the statement also says japan's recent dispatch of military aircraft to the area violates china's sovereignty and urged japan to s

japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, who arrived in japan on thursday, is in charge of u.s. policies on east asia. he said he met with china's vice foreign minister in the u.s. before leaving for japan. >> we talked about the importance of relations between china and japan are restored and improved, and that is in the best interests of not just the peoples but the countries and everyone in the asia-pacific, including the united states. >> campbell is scheduled to meet with japanese officials to discuss bilateral cooperation on situations in east asia. >>> we interviewed a prominent british analyst on how he sees japan/china relations at the moment. professor michael clarke is director general at the royal united services institute for defense and security studies. >> for european, we understand the issue, i think, of the islands. we understand the delicacy of the issue. but it is a problem that can be similar disputes all around the world, and they will flare up from time to ti

official there is no issue regarding who owns the senkaku islands. japan controls the islands, but china and taiwan claim them. gemba met in tokyo with deputy secretary of state william burns. burns is in japan ahead of visits to china and south korea. during the discussions gemba reiterated that the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. he added this is based on historical fact and international law. gemba explained japan is trying to facilitate dialogue with china while asking its neighbor to act calmly. the diplomats also touched on the subject of north korea. they agreed to continue to work with south korea to address the north's nuclear program. they also decided to keep looking into the issue of japanese nationals who were abducted by north korean agents in the 1970s and '80s. >>> government officials from japan, china, and south korea have emphasized the importance of cooperation to overcome confrontations. representatives of the three nations met monday in seoul to mark the first anniversary of an organization to promote

this could possibly be due to the dispute surrounding the senkaku islands. the show of force could be for the -- for both china and japan. the implicit message could be for china to refrain from taking any provocative action and to give japan a sense of security. it remains unclear how long the "uss john stennis" will stay in the region before heading to the middle east. >> we talk about the ships now. is the u.s. plan to prioritize the f-35 fighter jet deployment in the asia pacific region linked to the senkaku dispute? >> no. there is no direct link. but i think there may be a bigger picture. on thursday evening, seven chinese naval ships passed through international waters between okinawa's main island and myoko island before entering the pacific ocean. china is stepping up its military buildup and increasing its maritime clout to counter the chinese moves. the u.s. forces are moving to implement a strategy of focusing the deployment in the asian pacific region. the f-35 deployment is designed the f-35 deployment is designed to strengthen the u.s. forces

. >>> japan's foreign minister pledged to step up the battle with china over the senkaku islands. he said japan must more strongly convey its views to the rest of the world. >> translator: japan should objectively explain its stance that the islands are an inherent territory in a lot of historic cal facts and based upon international law. we will strengthen and clarify our position. >> gemba says the measures include running advertisements in overseas newspapers to counter china's claim. the state affiliated china daily faced two-page ads in the "new york times" and "washington post" on september 28th. the ads refer to the islands as the chinese name for the territory. they accused washington and tokyo of crafting backroom deals to give japan administrative control over the islands. it called the deals illegal and invalid. >>> carmakers from around the world are in china this week taking part in an international automobile show. the strained relations over the senkaku islands have put a dent in japan's participation in the event. the international automobile show opened on wednesd

the senkaku dispute cast a long shadow. >> the days of japan-china friendship may be over. >> i think the situation offers an opportunity for students and citizens who have been indifferent to develop an interest in japan-china relations. >> reporter: many who helped to organize the forum are young chinese who have come to japan to study. 24-year-old wjun xiu came to japan two years ago. she is a graduate student. she struggled with the changes in recent months. she was especially upset after seeing some of the anti-japanese protests in china turn violent. she is worried the protests will not only worsen ties between japan but also damage china's image in the world. she posted a message online. >> destruction and looting in the name of patriotism will only be seen as uncivilized to the rest of the world. >> i was angry as a fellow chinese and i wanted them to stop. i will post what i think is right on the internet and i hope many people will see it. >> wang was also shocked by the view many japanese people have of chinese. she blames this on a lack of interest the japanese have in the

the senkaku dispute cast a long shadow. >> the days of japan-china

japan business federation chairman said on wednesday that the recent conflict over the senkaku islands in the east china sea made bilateral ties worse and it's starting to have a serious effect on business activities and the economy. >> translator: what i think is regrettable is the lack of communication between japan and china up to this point. i would like to strongly ask both governments to quickly restore the economy through calm dialogue and diplomatic efforts. >> since the japanese government nationalized the senkaku islands in september, he has been warning that deteriorating relation between the world's second and third largest economies will have a major impact on global activity. >>> china's economy has slowed for the fourth quarter in a row. >> reporter: this shopping district is located in the heart of beijing. >> translator: they say consumption is expanding, but i don't think the overall economy is that good. >> translator: our company made a lot of money last year but not this year, our managers are telling us to cut the costs down. >> reporter: the city on the coastal r

they're navigating within reach of the senkaku island. the uss george washington based in tokyo and the uss john c.steniss are operating together. several warships, vessels equipped with the aegis air defense system are running along side them. a spokesperson says it provide a comb combat ready force that protects the interest of the u.s. and allies. >>> south korean defense ministry lodge aid protest with the japanese government in a dispute. this one in the sea of japan. japan claims that the islands, south korea controls them. ministry officials say a japanese helicopter entered a restricted area around the island. south korea's kbs television reported the incident. defense ministry officials say the helicopter took off from a japanese self-defense ship about 50 kilometers east of the island. they say, it entered a buffer zone just outside south korean airspace. fighter pilots issued warnings then the helicopter left. air craft must receive permission to enter the area. japan's maritime self defense force officials denied there was a p

. >>> a senkaku islands dispute. one of the newspaper's columnists suggested that china, rather than japan, has best claim over the islands in the east china sea. the rebuttal was issued by kawamura, deputy chief of mission at the consulate general in new york. he submitted a comment to the online edition of "the new york times" on tuesday. he says the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in light of historic facts and based upon international law. he says japan clearly demonstrated the intention in 1895 to own the islands which were uninhabited and showed no trace of having been under china's control. he says the argument that the islands are war between skra ja and china from the 20th century has critical faults and is without matter. the comment was in response to an opinion by a columnist nicholas kristof posted on september the 19th. kristof cites an article by a taiwanese collar, claiming old documents suggest japan in effect stole the islands from china in 1895. kristof says he's sympathet

. >> 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 island, but he added both sides should stay calm as they try to resolve the situation. >> translator: i think the most important thing right now is to find a way to cool things down using dialogue through various channels. >> noda says he has no plans to take the senkaku matter to the international court of justice. that's what his government is trying to do with the territorial dispute it has with south korea. the arguments by the two countries have been heated, and solutions seem in short supply. despite the friction, citizens of both countries are trying to stay friends. they've put on a cross-cultural festival they've held most years since 2005. nhk world's kaho izumitani takes us there. >> reporter: crowds gathered in central tokyo over the weekend. they listened to japanese and korean pop music, and they watched per

china apparently decided to use the occasion to protest japan's nationalization of the senkakus. against this backdrop, the director general of the chinese foreign ministry's department, met with the bureau chief in tokyo on thursday. he reiterated his country's stance that the senkaku islands are japan's territory in term of history and international law. and repeated his country's position that the islands are china's territory. in conclusion, the two sides agree to make arrangements to hold a meeting of vice ministers following the one held last month now. this territorial dispute bubbled below the surface for decades. and there have been flare-ups issued before. but experts say this recent one drove japan/china relations to the lowest levels, and normalized diplomatic ties 40 years ago. look act how we got to this point in today's choina report. the story from our studio in beijing. >> reporter: the demonstrations have mostly died down. but chinese,0 vessels remain active near the waters near the islands. several chinese ships brief leave entered japan any territorial waters.

worse by a spreading consumer boycott targeting japanese products. >> translator: because of the senkaku issue, i'm going to buy a german car. >> translator: given the political problems, i don't think it's a good idea to buy a japanese car now. >> reporter: one dealer of european cars is offering what they call the patriotic service. it's a discount offered customers who get over $700 off the sticker price. >> reporter: declining sales are now affecting output. toyota and nissan, scared about local production from september through october. some plants cut the number of operating days or shortened operating hours. more assembly lines could follow suit. managers at japan's automakers say they hope it's just a bump in the road for their chinese operations. but that could all depend on an improvement in japan/china relations. and there is no sign of that happening any time soon. >>> an impact on japanese carmakers in china is spreading. toyota announced it will shut down most of the production lines at its tianjin plant for five days starting october 22nd. >>> south korea's defense ministe

. >> japan nationalized the senkaku islands last month. china and taiwan also claim rights. >>> the leaders of japan and china did not exchange telegrams to mark the 40th anniversary of the normalizization of diplomatic ties. 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 be

the three marine surveillance vessels were navigating near the senkaku islands near the east china sea. japan nationalized the islands in september. china and taiwan claim them. chinese government ships have been seen in the area ever since. a fleet of ships from japan's maritime self-defense force and coast guard have taken part in a drill to improve communications between the two services. the vessels pursued an unidentified ship in the sea of japan off the prefectures of w kyoto. the scenario was based on a helicopter spotting a suspicious ship. the helicopters chased the ship while sharing information by radio. they eventually forced the ship to come to a stop. during the drill, a coast guard helicopter was refueled on an msdf destroyer. wednesday's exercise was conducted in response to an incident in 1999. the maritime self-defense force and the coast guard failed to fully cooperate when two north korean spy ships intruded into japanese waters in the sea of japan. >>> six members of the okinawa prefectural assembly have visited the prime minister's office in tokyo. they went there

participating, even the relations between the two nations have deteriorated since japan nationalized the senkaku islands in the east china sea. >> translator: i admire japanese high technology. >> translator: business relations have not been affected much. >> the flower show has attracted producers and traders from 25 countries. the organizers says 40 chinese companies are participating in the fair as initially planned. japanese companies have been trying to expand those sales in china. >>> students in tokyo have held a memorial for a japanese freelance reporter killed while working in syria in august. the memorial happened at wasada university. she taught journalism there for the past four years. the students showed a film featuring interviews with her family members. her father, koji yamamoto, said she continued to report from war zones despite many difficulties. >> yamamoto's friends, including journali journalists and writers, spoke about her. they said she had a strong belief that people were waiting to see hare reports. they hoped her messages would continue to speak to society. >> transla

japan's dispute with dhien aover the senkaku islands is straining 40 years of ties. the ripples have spread to a city home to one of japan's oldest china towns. a chinese resident is trying to stop the dispute from driving a wedge between neighbors. >> reporter: a photo exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between japan and china. the display opened earlier this month in kobe next to osaka. his grandfather moved the family to japan. he was born in kobe and has lived here all his life. he belongs to a community group of overseas chinese. through these photos he wants to revisit past friendship building events organized by local chinese like him. >> translator: i want everyone to know the history of the chinese living here, developing close relations with the japanese. >> reporter: he has always been part of the local community making lots of japanese friends. after a massive earthquake hit kobe in 1995, cai sprang into action. he rounded up supplies for evacuees sheltering in a school for chinese. >> translator: i did it as an individual. it w

japan nationalized the senkaku islands last month. china and taiwan claim them as their own. 11 ships and eight aircraft from the navy, fishery administration, and marine surveillance agency took part in the exercise. the drill was based on the scenario that the crew of the patrol boat had fallen overboard and were injured during a skirmish with a foreign vessel. china's state run television station broadcast the exercise live. china's national radio says chinese patrol boats have been harassed by foreign ships around the disputed islands. it says the exercise was named at protecting china's territorial sovereignty and maritime interest through strengthening ties between the navy and other agencies. >>> european leaders have seen banks there crumble one after another. they've agreed at a summit in brussels to create a single supervisor in countries that use the euro. the leaders of the 27-nation european union agreed to phase in a banking union during the course of next year to achieve that they want to complete a legislative frame wo

japan's foreign minister has promised to increase the volume in the verbal battle with china over the senkaku islands. gemba says the japanese must convey their views to the world more strongly. >> translator: if we continue to explain our stance, the world will understand clearly that the islands are an inherent part of japanese territory based on international law and in a lot of historical facts. >> gemba says the measures include running advertisements in overseas newspapers to counter chinese claims to the islands in the east china sea. the state affiliated "china daily" ran two-page ads last week in the "new york times" and "washington post." they refer to the islands daoyu, the chinese name for them. they said they accused japan and washington crafting back room deals to give control of the islands, care they call the deals invalid. car makers from around the world have gathered in china this week for an international auto show, but the strained relations are putting a dent in japan's participation. the international automobile show opened on wednesday with all the glitz and glitter th

. >>> a japanese cabinet member and cambodia's prime minister met to discuss the senkaku islands.bodia will host the meeting next month. >> the island are inherent japanese territory. international law and history confirmed this. japan controls the islands, while china and taiwan claim them. saito hopes japan can solve the dispute in a rational and peaceful way. he said it helped him to understand the historical context. he said he supports a peaceful settlement of the issue. saito told reporters japan has no plan to raise the issue at meetings. japan and china are also expected to take part in the summit and cambodia. >>> japan and taiwan are discussion whether or not to resume talks about fishing rights around the islands. japanese officials say they will kid china's views before returning to the negotiating table. the talks have been stalled more than three years. senior officials last month discussed the timing for reopening the talks. taiwan's leaders want to start as soon as possible the they want access to the areas, tuna fishing groun ining ground. they think the discussio

many chinese businesses are participanting, despite the dispute over the senkaku islands, which japan controls and china's claim. >> translator: i admire the technology. >> translator: business relations have not been affected much. >> the flower show has attracted producers and traders from 25 countries. organizers say 45 chinese companies are participating in the fair, as initially planned. japanese companies have been trying to expand their sales in china. >>> on the road ahead this week, we're looking at the roads people have traveled since the start of japan's nuclear crisis. the fukushima daiichi forced thousands to flee the towns and cities around the plant. some foreign residents ended up leaving japan, but many have returned to the places they once called home. nhk world tracks one woman's journey. >> bear, brown bear. >> brown bear. >> reporter: jones is from texas. ♪ >> reporter: she's teaching english in elementary and junior high schools. she was first drawn to japan by its natural beauty and culture. on march 11th last year, she was in the teachers' room at her high scho

chinese demand for japanese goods has slumped due to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands. china claims them. the finance ministry says japan's deficit for the six months through september was about $40 billion. it was the largest half-year deficit since the government began keeping records in 1979. half-year trade with the european union fell into the red for the first time with a deficit reaching more than $1 billion. against china, japan's deficit for the period was $19 billion. the bank of japan downgraded its economic assessments of eight of nine regions due to sluggish production and personal consumption. it's the first time in three years and nine months that the central bank has lowered its assessments of so many regions all at once. boj branch managers say industrial production declined in these eight regions. they point to falling exports of cars and other auto-related products as a result of the global economic slowdown. they also note that personal spending fell in all the regions because government subsidies for eco-car bu

the islands called senkaku in japan in japanese and diaoyu in china are claimed by china, japan, antit. -- and to taiwan. japan's attempts to strengthen ties with south korea over this argument with china have complicated -- have become degraded by another set of islands. lucy williamson has been to the islands that are currently controlled by south korea. >> these islands behind me have caused all the recent tensions between south korea and japan. it is a pretty inhospitable place even on a sunny day like this. there's very little infrastructure. three people. live on the people they are more symbolic than real value to japan and south korea. both countries claimed the islands as their own, even though south korea has control over them. it's become a touchstone issue between the two countries. disputes have yet to be resolved. we have come here with the south korean government to hear their side of the story. both countries have gone to extraordinary lengths to prove their claims over these rocky outcrops. >> international space station is to be moved into a different orbit to avoid

>> a japanese cabinet member and cambodia's prime minister met to discuss japan's position on the senkaku islands in the east china sea. cambodia will host asean summit meetings next month. deputy chief cabinet told prime minister in phnom. japan controls the islands while china and taiwan claim them. saito said japan hopes to resolve the dispute in a rational way. hun says it made him understand the context. he supporteds a peaceful settlement of the issue. japan has no plan to raise the issue at summit meetings of asean members and other asia pacific nations. japan and china are also expected to take part in the summit in cambodia. >>> japan's prime minister has achieved something he won't be celebrating. an nhk wol suggests the support rate for yoshihiko noda and his cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since taking office in september last year. nhk surveyed 1,056 people between saturday and monday. participants were aged 20 and older. they gave the cabinet a support rate of 26%. that's down 5 percentage points from last month's survey. the number of voters who don't support the cab

the two countries, are feuding over the senkaku island and uninhabited chain in the east china see, controlled by japan. the beach landing is off, japanese and u.s. personnel will still practice together. troops will board landing craft, and coordinate with air support. >>> artists face a fundamental choice in their work whether to depict what they see in their imagination or the realities of daily life. this question has arrived late in the career of an 88-year-old japanese artist, after what he saw last year after the earth quack a quake and tsunami. >> his central theme has long been the joy of living. in september, an exhibition of his works opened in tokyo. there was one new piece in particular that caught the visitors' attention. called the miraculous pine tree, it depicts a powerful image. a single tree that survived last year's great eastern japan earthquake and tsunami. >> i can really feel the emotion in the work. i can't hold back my tears. >> the way he drew the tsunami feels different. it is not like his other works. i think he has put more of his own personal feeling into this >>

governor stayed away from the imf world bank conference because of the dispute with japan over the senkaku islands. >> translator: i think this is very normal. you look at what happened in 2008, i led the delegation when we attended the conference in washington. it's normal. >> the u.s. treasury secretary addressed one of the issues, the brics nations, and many other nations are concerned about. timothy geithner spoke about the fiscal cliff. he's also attending the imf/world bank meetings. geithner says u.s. politicians are trying to break a stalemate in congress before the end of the year to avoid the combined economic impact of tax increases and deep spending cuts. >> i don't think the strategy of deferring and delaying is really a responsible strategy. you know, it might feel like the easy path at the moment, but it will still leave a set of big questions hanging over the country. >> geithner and other economists say not addressing the situation will be detrimental to the economy and investor confidence. delegates of the imf/world bank conference are holding various side meetings. repre

they're navigating within reach of the senkaku islands. japanese and chinese patrol boats have been squaring off near the territory in the east china sea. the "uss george washington" based in yoke sucha near tokyo and the "uss john c. stennis" based on the u.s. west coast are operating together. several vessels equipped with the aegis air definite system are run alongside them. a navy spokesperson says the fleet provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the united states and its allies and partners. >>> chinese naval commanders put their first aircraft carrier into service last week, but it has no operational aircraft and will be used for training. >>> an international group of hackers has leaked some 120,000 bits of information it claims was stolen from the world's top universities. five japanese universities were among the hackers' targets along with harvard and cambridge. the hacker collector known as ghost shell claims it broke into systems at 100 universities and posted personal infor

japan controls the islands and calls them the senkaku islands. china and taiwan also claim them. president ma gave the national address on wednesday, taiwan's foundation day. he said taiwan will never allow its territorial integrity to be infringed, nor will it waver in its claim of sovereignsy. >> translator: we will protect our sovereignty and fishing rights. we aim to resolve this issue peacefully and hope to jointly develop resources there. >> ma stressed that taiwan consistently seeks peace and values its ties with friendly countries. >> translator: taiwan will play a peace-making role in the international community and work hard for east asia's peace and stability. >> ma pledged to revive talks with japan on fishing around the waters and aim at jointly sharing the resources. talks have been suspended for more than three years. >>> officials from japan and asean member nations are trying to come up with countermeasures against cyber attacks. the move comes after a recent spate of hacking of government and business computer networks. many of the intrusions are believed to hav

called to protest the japanese government's nationalization of the senkaku islands. got back to diplomacy at a reception in tokyo. >> translator: the taiwanese should open a new phase of friendship with japan. based on the good foundations laid by our predecessors. >> about president's proposal to resolve the dispute over the senkaku islands by sharing nearby resources. he didn't touch pon japan's nationalization of the territory. he praised taiwanese people who helped survivors of the japanese earthquake and tsunami. he said he's proud they sent $230 million in donations. >>> people in tokyo are getting ready to host some of the biggest financial gatherings in the world. delegates to the annual conference of the international monetary fund and world bank will be gathering in the city on tuesday. some locals have opened an information center to make sure their stay goes smoothly. about 20,000 government representatives from around the world will attend meetings and other events throughout the week. local business people opened an information center in the district. s

. >> 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 islands, but he added both sides should stay calm as they try to resolve the situation. >> translator: i think the most important thing right now is to find a way to cool things down using dialogue through various channels. >> noda says he has no plans to take the senkaku matter to the international court of justice. that's what his government is trying to do with the territorial dispute it has with south korea. >>> employees have punched the clock for the first time at a rival steelmaker. they used to work for rival companies. a merger of nippon steel corporation and sumitomo metal industries brought them under one roof. nhk world's chie tanaka reports. >> reporter: the new company will be called nippon steel & sumitomo metal corporation. >> translator: we will survive the global competition and turn the company into the