it's sunday already soured seoul tokyo relates to the brink after pulling a mistake. senior research fellow at the aspen institute for policy studies think you very much for joining us is today. well it seemed that sold so cute eyes took a step in the right direction last month when chris and i can punish on the second for the first time with kristin brought obama to summit but how damaging that you think the latest move is by tokyo the latest move by pope is detrimental to the improvement of a five run partnership between the two countries. i wouldn't say that won't move would push the entire screen to screen for long. because one of the dull moment on hope for improvement of the bilateral partnership has already created after the first summit meeting teaching them how to manage the premise of the essential puppet. and they'll japan's move scorer largely anticipated part of the sarkozy government. this action by the pastor he brings into question prime minister of the sincerity in countries all the ongoing historical dispute with that korea. of course on his true int

half of china, the korean peninsula and match of japan, going up to 21 degrees for beijing, 22 in seoul. tokyo nearly 20 degrees on your wednesday. and will stay almost the same into the next couple of days. however rain is on the menu on friday in tokyo. that could be accompanied by strong winds. so that could blow away some of the petals of the cherry flowers. hopefully you can arrange a cherry blossom viewing before friday. all right across the americas, we can see three low pressure systems and two of them are winter storms. one here is quite a vigorous system, enough to produce some blizzard conditions over the upper midwest. we have blizzard warnings in place for parts of minnesota and the dakotas. snow will likely move into ontario, up to 25 centimeters of snow is likely. now across the east, snow for the canadian maritimes will move away. now across the bigger picture, looking quite stormy over the midsection of the u.s. even tornadoes cannot be ruled out in parts of kansas, missouri, and texas. now, back behind the severe conditions are happening, that means quite critical situation f

it wants this to be a bilateral issue that the soul in tokyo should i handle this issue out of by themselves because the us has an incentive for seoul and tokyo to be on the same page when it comes to more regional global matters especially the dprk and there's also the issue of not having the military intelligence sharing pact that in the works but hasn't seen any progress because of the diplomatic tensions between seoul and tokyo. a lot has farm ministry said china firmly oppose the inclusion of the galley atoms into the us japan security treaty. ministry's commons came in response to a statement from us but then drop a bomb on it that the u s national security treaty with japan applied to the islands that are at the center of the territory disputes between china and japan. the chinese foreign ministry stressed that the us japan alliance should never infringe upon china's territorial sovereignty. to manipulate only on the beach china's position on the show the jelly on it is clear from the consistent with u s is that he is today. china firmly opposes the inclusion of the telly on and into the us to penn treaty they'll want to poin

this can add it back to make meetings between seoul washington beijing and tokyo as they try it and start the long stalled six party talks. the multilateral dialogue consisting of a t kearney as the us china japan and russia has not taken place since late two thousand eight. some experts say the north kent backed away from further provocation and instead returned to the negotiating table. there isn't as north korea cuba this is the six party talks on new cruising the north to tune in to make suggestions to improve into his eyes first. still most experts worry that another round of provocations by kenya and ahead of us president obama visit to seoul and tokyo at the end of this month. and can mean anything nice. just last week korea's biggest tobacco company won a fifteen year long legal battle filed by individuals seeking compensation for smoking related illnesses. now if then after helping sharing services turn and didn't think they'd get a much better shot at winning at times i laugh at this point for the first time every year in korea a organization the national health insurance servic

dealing with north korea means dealing with two allies in seoul and tokyo at loggerheads over historyama came to seoul after meeting with japan's prime minister. south korea still calls on japan full toy to address the abuse of comfort women or forced prostituted by japanese soldiers during world war ii. >> there was a terrible egregious violation of human rights, and certainly the japanese people recognize that the past is something that has to be recognized honestly. >> reporter: truthliful facing up to history are words used by president park. the fact that president obama chose to use a similar phrase is something that will go down very well here in seoul. perhaps in return president park held out the prospect for improved ties with japan. >> >> translator: i think we go back to the promise that were made, truthful actions need to be implemented by the japanese side. >> reporter: the obama administration has been billing this four-nation tour as rebuilding relations in asia. but it's not just friends who will have noticed ukraine's current polite, a country that gave up its weapon

dealing with north korea means dealing with two allies in seoul and tokyo at loggerheads over history. obama came from a meet we are japan's prime minister? a week that honored war criminals honoring the dead. such behavior has infuriated south korea, still calling on japan fully to adz dress the abuse of south korea's so-called comfort women, or forced prostitutes by japanese soldiers during world war ii. >> this was a terrible egregious violation of human rights. >> reporter: truthfully facing up to history is a form of works used repeatedly by president park. the fact that president obama chose to use a similar phrase is something that will go down very here in seoul. president park held out the prospect at least of improved ties with japan. >> translator: i think what is most important that we go back to the pledges made by the prime minister, and that truthful actions will implemented from the japan side. that is very important. >> reporter: the obama administration has been filling this four nation hour as demonstrating its commitment to its rebalance to asia after allies here a

philippines and malaysia has garnered a lot of attention as it comes amid strained ties between seoul and tokyo over historical differences. and the us korea and japan will hold their first a working level talks on the so called comfort women issue in seoul on wednesday at the upcoming taco reality and only if the demand for an official apology and meager compensation from japan for the japanese military's wartime sexual slavery of cooking and when it claimed the issue was resolved to lead nineteen sixty five treaty. when the two countries normalized diplomatic ties. wednesday's meeting if it is also the nickname into his head at that time the sun that indicated he think of me and japan and the united states last month. about two hundred thousand women mostly cami and was forced to serve the japanese army income for stations in the early twentieth century. and the canal has apologized to the nation for the state intelligence agencies fabrication of evidence in a north korean spy scandal bochy one tells us more about the presidential apology and the eating choose the president expressed regret o

obama is expected to visit both korea and japan later this month amid strained relations between seoul and tokyo over historical and territorial issues art and science as the american leader is most likely turn driving stolen april twenty ten. us president drop a bomb night is expected to visit korea but today is from a full twenty fifth for the twenty fifth. during his fourth a visit to thailand as us president obama will be a foreign national in washington alliance and assess the implementation of the three year old comedian us free trade agreement with president and it comes as recent firing of missiles and if that of a new form of new protest. mr lee and related security issues will likely dominate talks between the two leaders ahead of president obama is tragic tanya chua envoys from south to me at the us and japan will meet in washington next week. the meeting is the follow up to president half ended with a u s and japanese counterparts on the sidelines of last week's nuclear security summit in a decade before coming to korea president obama will make a state visit to japan starting on the

states and japan will hold the meeting in washington on this monday a separate one on one between seoul and tokyo could also take place on the sidelines she's in it as deacons continually appointed south korean envoy to the six party talks in general is in the us capital for talks with its american and japanese counterparts on showing up countermeasures and preventive steps to deal with north korea's latest provocation. according to south korean officials on his schedule to meet with washington special envoy glyn davies and japanese foreign ministry director general j e t hideout on monday. speaking to reporters upon his arrival in washington on the set that also are designed to reaffirm ordination among the three nations in regards to further provocative acts by north korea. the south korean officials also thinking that there might be a chance for a bilateral meeting with tokens chief nuclear envoy something that didn't happen the last time the three countries met in this format last november if the meeting is held analysts like south korea's push for strengthening security partnership with japa

this approach where that is being considered question between beijing and washington seoul and tokyoto try and isolate dprk but the same time encouraging them to perhaps rejoined some sort of a six forty two lbs i'd needs to be revisited it. it does to someone. the construction of a coastal monitoring bracelet depends on the island in the local law to okinawa up before the county's our country's ground self defense forces has begun to japan's defense minister will attend the groundbreaking ceremony the plan involves building a fifteen to twenty hectare monitoring station of quarters and a hello porch within four years depends military units planned to begin deployment on the island by the end of twenty fifteen the base of the new military facility japan wants to strengthen the defence capacity of the south western maritime area but some of the island's residents are against this plan and expected to organize protests. a report by china's commerce ministry shows of the us has relaxes all arms and satellite export controls the ministry has issued its foreign market access reports that

or is it about protecting seoul, is it about tokyo or korea, how can you stand shoulder to shoulder withn seoul is so unhappy with tokyo and stand shoulder to shoulder with japan at the same time plus you have the spectrum of china looming and entanglement we are talking about here means the u.s. is playing a very delicate game in which it knows and recognizes that the tides of change have long since been in motion and can it maintain this close relationship with south korea when the rise of china means that both economic and political reasons you've got this obvious friendship opposing japanese nationalism or whatever you want to call it. >> very difficult path to tread indeed and great to speak to you and thanks for joining us from south. >> my pleasure. >> the united states is not giving up on peace in the middle east, but that it may be time for a break. and these are efforts for a deal and lie in tatters and they suspended discussions with the palestinians a day after they agreed to form a unity government. and jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: back and forth from the u.

tokyo and seoul did manage to end their sessions higher. shanghai, though, was down for a second consecutive day. the nikkei average gaining 0.7% to 14,516. that recovers a level that we haven't seen since april 8th. still many stayed on the sidelines today before bellwether companies are set to release earnings starting next week. the shanghai composite with a slight decline there, 2,097. shares of real estate firms came under pressure after data showed that the average increase in home prices for china's 70 cities slowed in march from a year earlier. and in taiwan the thai index finishing at 8,966. major chipmaker tsmc jumped after the firm posted better than expected profit for the first quarter. during the trading session the taiex broke above the key 9,000 level. first time that's happened in nearly three years. south korean officials have been pretty busy negotiating free trade agreements with many countries. they signed their first deal ten years ago with chile. since then they've inked agreements with 50 countries, and they're worki

speculated recently that a fourth nuclear test could be in the words ahead of obama's visit to tokyo and seoul this week. and on the eve of u s president barack obama's trip to japan a group of nearly one hundred fifty japanese lawmakers paid respects at the controversial yasukuni war shrine where convicted war criminals are late edited by a group of legislators from all parties at least one cabinet minister to mock an annual spring festival to strong rebuke from korea a country force under japanese colonial bully in the early twentieth century. korean foreign ministry spokesperson took a young described the visit as deplorable and an anachronistic act that undermine stability in the region. japan's chief cabinet secretary she did this the guy said earlier that the deserts for an individual matter. first although they just beat it and not something that government should interfere with. the secure work has been making a lot of progress without too much difficulty thanks to the mild weather and thirty thousand to build on that joins us here in the studio. how does the weather the kids in them t

those words were heartily welcomed in tokyo and seoul. but the president's stated reluctance to use force and his preference for diplomacy, jim, have some here in the region wondering if times get tough, can they really count on the united states? >> axelrod: major garrett with the president in malaysia, thank you. the two other americans killed in thursday's hospital shooting in kabul, afghanistan, have now been identified. they are hospital administrator jon gabel, and his father, gary, both from chicago. the third victim was identified earlier as dr. jerry umanos, also from chicago. later, classmates in mourning for the victim in that prom day killing in connecticut. that story when the cbs evening news continues. try boost® original nutritional drink. it helps fill nutritional gaps in your diet. each delicious serving provides 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support bone health. plus, boost® original is doctor recommended and has a guaranteed great taste. he

the island chain is at the center of a territorial dispute between tokyo and seoul. these revised text books will be usefull the next academic year starting next april ukraine's military is on high alert of the sow in response to recent spikes in russian troops me in the shared border. tension is mounting over concerns that russian troops may move beyond crime unit into ukraine. cctv step in if readers on ukraine's crimean war and bring the small ukraine to military be too lean and the border with grimy a pre meeting alert for any sign of russian accent nato's top military commander warned that russia has adequate forces on its eastern border with ukraine to complete a successful unbeaten in three to five dates. the ukrainian army is countering with the buildup of its frontline positions the ukrainian side that is open fields and in less turbulent times served as foreign area and grazing land for livestock. now the countryside is marked by military networks. the army has been on high alert for nearly two months at a nice freshly dug trenches with the pc's takes an in

tokyo and seoul are barely on speaking terms.he leaders met once, only after obama pushed them into a photo opportunity. how will he get the two allies talking to each other. nothing will complicate their minds. in private with japan, the u.s. publicly and in private talked to shinzo abe about the war issue. he didn't go to the shrine, last year he went. it's to try to get japan to be sensitive about the complaints as to the war. >> so far as the military preps, there has been protests in the fephilippines over the security accord. not everyone on board with that move, but that is crucial to the u.s. as being part of the counterbalance towards china, isn't it? >> absolutely. the physical facilities that the philippines has are close to contingencies. the clark airfield, civic bay for the navy are there. the u.s. stresses that it's a rotational presence, not basing. the benigno aquino government is online. and there's a feeling in the philippines against the united states because of a colonial history and a fear that rotational pr

spread toward the east and northeast of tokyo, as we go in to tuesday, and wednesday during the next couple of days. temperatures topping off at 24 in shanghai, seoul at 17 with rain and thunderstorms in tokyo, with a high of 18 degrees. here's a look at europe. europe, also a very active weather scene right now. especially from the southern portions of the continent. what's happening is we have a couple of low pressure systems that's creating this busy weather pattern. what's happening down toward greece, rain, heavy downpours, also tornadoes, and also some hail being reported down there. it looks like the severe weather concerns will continue in to tuesday and even into wednesday, a good portion of the continent looking at the chance for some thunderstorms, and severe weather highlighted in orange, all the way up to germany and even into parts of france. so yes, make sure that you pay attention to the local weather alerts because it looks like it's going to be a very busy day on tuesday. paris at 16 with a chance for rain. rome at 15. moscow also seeing some rain with a high of 19 degrees. a little bit warmer in madrid, 21 with sunny skies. very

thunderstorms chance of thunderstorms also like here in shanghai at twenty three twenty one in seoul and a twenty two here in tokyo weren't high on thursday. not an easy lately though we have been wanting this a huge hurricane to a low pressure system which is to be a severe tropical cycle. i kept pushing him to the battered queensland. this is not likely to be about nine hundred eighty four had to pass off as a test with the country hiking with the baha'i forty kilometers per hour down the singlet on any unsecured structures as well as downing power lines and trees. the rainfall accumulation could piece of staggering amount into your saturday by sunday website this is going to be heading to the oblivion but oakland and wellington will start to feel this very stormy conditions into the weekend is a chapter this. now get on a stable conditions continue across the eastern half of this continent indirectly likely to see in the of that snow fall coming up. also in the next snow in it nor awake and in heavier amounts and across the high elevations but generally speaking the crescent releases and the west really find a

tokyo posted the biggest gain that we've seen since mid-february. the rise in momentum did falter in some markets, though, like seoul later on in the session. but here in tokyo the nikkei averaged with a strong gain today was up more than 3%. finishing up there, as you see, 14,417. recovering that 14,000 level for the first time in four days. a wide range of shares were pushed higher, the weakening of the yen boosted overall sentiment. in china the shanghai composite also with gains just slightly it up 0.2%, 2,105. higher financial shares helped the index to end in the posit e positive. some investors were a bit wary of slower signs of growth in the real estate market. in sydney, the s&p/asx index up 5,420. shares of mining giants finished higher of bhp billiton lifted its forecast for iron ore production. >>> japanese and american trade officials have yet to reach a breakthrough in an asia pacific free trade pact. a japanese negotiator is sounding optimistic as pressure mounts to reach a deal before prime minister shinzo abe hosts u.s. president barack obama at a summit next week. deputy chief negotiator hiroshi oe

seoul at 23 with sunny skies. meanwhile, tokyo, yes, you will continue to deal with the rainfall. a high of 25 degrees. i do want to mention about severe tropical storm tapa that is continuing to move toward the north. eventually it will turn to the north and east but not before affecting the ogasawara islands. they're going to be dealing with rainfall and gusty winds before the system starts to depart and move toward the north and east. that's a look at your forecast. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here'ses extended outlook. >>> and that's all from me today. gene otani will be here at the top of the hour with more updates. thank you for watching. ?/cúcú ." welcome to "france 24 here are the headlines this hour. voters go to the polls in iraq for the first general election since u.s. troops pulled out over two years ago. but the severe violence that hit the country this week continues. seven more people have been killed today as dozens of attacks target holing stations and voters. hundreds of pro-russian separatists take over government buildings in the ukrainian pr

wrapping up the first parts of his asia tour tonight leaving japan and heading for seoul, south korea. while in tokyo he discussed security promising to defend japan if disputes with china over territory escalated. in south korea he's expected to warn north korea about pursuing a nuclear agenda. for more on that, let's go to harry fossett in seoul. >> reporter: president obama arrives in the country gripped by grief and a sense of national self-examination after the deaths of so many young people in the terrible ferry disaster last wednesday. his officials say he will make time in the schedule to express his sadness and sympathy about the event. he will lay a wreath at the war memorial in seoul and visit the grandest palace in seoul you see behind me. then there's the meat of this visit when he has extensive talks with the president. this is an opportunity for president obama to do what his officials say he'll be doing throughout this tour around asia saying the momentum is still very much behind the administration's rebalancing of its political, economic and military efforts here in asia. that's som

that's true in malaysia, that's true in tokyo, it's true in seoul. it's true in the united states of america. and it's true in the democratic party. so i continue to strongly believe, however, that this is going to be the right thing to do creating jobs, creating businesses, expanding the opportunities for the united states and it's going to be good for countries like malaysia that have been growing rapidly but are interested in making that next leap to the higher value s a if he cans of the supply chain that can really boost income growth and development. >> i would just like to echo what president obama said. emphatically in no uncertain terms. we went to the tpp on our own accord. i can attest to our commitment towards free trade as a principle and philosophy because we have entered into 13 agreements. we also understand the benefits of free trade, those grow things. but there are some losers in the process. there's winners and losers. but overall, the benefit, i think, is important for us to show that the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.

temperatures are quite warm in tokyo at 20 degrees for the high, still on the lower side in seoul atgrees. heating up to the mid 30s in bangkok with thunderstorms likely. in europe nasty weather is still continuing over the western parts of the continent. a new system will come in to the western parts of the iberian peninsula within the next 24 hours. meefrn while a high pressure system is in control bringing in nice conditions, but the southerly winds are bringing sand from the sahara desert, covering much of france, the low countries, parts of italy and germany on your thursday. the clear conditions are not likely, but sunny weather will continue. temperatures are going to be quite warm, 22 in vienna and 20 degrees for berlin on your thursday. that's it for me now. here is the extended forecast. >>> before we wrap up, once again, officials with the japan meteorological agency have lifted a tsunami advisory for the country's pacific coast. the advisory had been in place for northeastern coastal areas as well as the izu and owing is a war rah chains. several points in the areas, offi

. >>> defense officials in seoul say authorities in pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear test. >>> and tokyo is racing to attract more international conferences and trade shows. tourism officials say the events will bolster the economy in a big way. divers in south korea are continuing their search inside the ferry "sewol" almost a week after it sank off the southern coast. authorities say more than 100 people have been confirmed dead, and nearly 200 are missing. the ship capsized last wednesday, 476 people were on board, including more than 300 high school students. officials now say that 104 people died and 198 are unaccounted for. prosecutors and coast guard officials are still trying to find out what caused the accident. they're investigating the captain and other crew members. families of the missing have been staying at a gymnasium at the port of jindo. anna jung has more from there. >> the people who have encamped here for nearly a week now are emotional tapped out. they hoped rescuers would find survivors, but that hope has all but faded. the gym used to be packed with the relatives

a few more events wrapping up in tokyo, and a set of contentious issues in seoul, south korea.t is a grief-stricken nation recovering from the tragedy of the ferry. geopolitical issues. no one needs to be reminded about the threat and provocative behaviour between north korea. >> we'll get to the press conference. thank you >>> demnow to the state of play ukraine. >> washington called the comments from the kremlin loud crows. the u.s. is deploying hundreds of u.s. troops to eastern europe, taking part in a month of military exercises meant to the bolster allies. about 150 paratroopers arrived in a base at north-western poland. more are due in estonia, latvia and lithuania. the former commanding general said it sends a message of resolve and readiness on washington part when it comes to russia's next move. >> i think it's unusual, because it's unplanned but shows over years of practice and cop operation between the n.a.t.o. allies, that we can do this quickly. that in and of itself sends a signal. it isn't days and weeks in the make, it was immediately. it was announced and now

nation bringing dry and calm conditions eighteen degrees here in a tokyo with christopher and nine on twenty two has been teaching and in seoul korea that could of went and bought them in full bloom and the cooking and thirty six degrees to indochina peninsula and the eastern indiana sleeping outside temperatures rising to two cookies don't temperatures are soaring in the forties across burma and in india hundred and twenty gb for making forty two on your thirst acer think the time carried it across america at the pathetic story with her bringing the wet conditions the coastal areas and that's likely to plant where the topic is going to be a blessing for the city or town area but heavy snow block area would be about sixty centimeters of fresh snow. another area with blizzard conditions is in the western great lakes region with blizzard warning still in place in the dakotas and minnesota and into ontario. all it really dry across from these areas to help us out and quite windy the sphere where he can cope fine conditions are heating up breaking apart. i knew noon. it is. what joy to share with you before we can handle a seven

tokyo high of 18 on your tuesday. rain showers there for you. and then over towards seoul, 23. let's take a look over towards the americas now, where we continue to watch a low pressure area moving in to the pacific northwest across british columbia. big thing with this one, if you are a fan of snow, go to the higher elevations across the cascades. we see about five centimeters in the next 24 hours, as this low does continue to push onshore. back off towards the east, well, have another system that's pushing throughs central plains into the midwest. this is going to be ushering some cooling weather across much of the north through the next several days. the other big thing with that is it's pushing this cold front south. we have warm, moist air being drawn out of the gulf of mexico toward the southeast and actually dry weather in to the southwest. some fire weather warnings are in effect out here. while what's happening is all three of these different air masses are clashing here in eastern texas so by tuesday afternoon don't be surprised if we see some large hail and possibili

tokyo even up to 24. beijing, you're pushing 30 degrees on your tuesday. and over towards seoul, just 20 there, or up to 20, excuse me, for your high. quickly want to talk about what's going on in europe. we have a cold front pushing through here. if you are east of that cold front, enjoy the warm temperatures for the time being. back towards the west, though, well it's going to be cooling off. london and paris just 13 and 14 there for your high. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this hour on "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thanks for watching. gg99Ññwççac >> france has seen a steep drop in manufacturing jobs, and some say it makes the country not only horror, but less secure -- not only more poor, but less secure. business, "france 24." >> hello, everyone. you're watching "france 24." hero the headlines. --nching an antiterrorist

seoul, south korea kicks things off in the first trading day of the week. we look forward to the afternoon business in tokyoadd at export growth did lot of challenges for our minister -- for prime minister shinzo abe. we did see imports jump to 18.1% ahead of the sales tax increase that kicked in april 1. all of this during the action in japan. latest in 3:40 from now. i dniester truce is broken in ukraine. -- an easter truce is broken in ukraine. for the chairman as htc tries to turn things around. taxing times in japan. what this new at levy is taking a bite of. happy easter monday. markets closed. kong, new zealand close. the weaker yen driving exporters. philippians up by 1.2%. chart. the intraday for china, you can see it has drifted off a bit. they make a contrast. really quite a different. -- upf of percent again half a percent again. this is the pie chart today of the major stops moving around china. it was all red this morning. it's changing. marginal gains certainly. telecoms are the biggest decliners. two stocks following. china unicom down half a percent. trying to play catch-up as they wait for

seoul, kuala lumpur and mani manila. the one country he won't be going to is china. china's growing economic and military clout will overshadow the trip everywhere he goes. nowhere more so than in japan. from tokyorupert wingfield-hayes. >> reporter: it's sunday night in tokyo. and the california low riders are out in force. president obama is arriving in a country some still describe as a sort of american colony. nothing symbolizes the american power in japan more than the seventh fleet. the bonham richard is about to begin a mock invasion. there are nine of these. and another ten on a carrier. no other navy in the world has anything like this. american navy power -- for now. 200 miles over there is china. and right now china is making japan very nervous. this chinese boat is deep inside japanese waters and refusing to stop. china is aggressively asserting its claim to japanese controlled islands in the east china sea. japan wants to know what president obama will do if there is a complication. >> there is a real possibility that the americans might be entangled into an actual combat. simply because of this confrontation between china and japan about the senkaku islands. the americans backed of