beijing were furious when shinzo abe went to a shrine honouring japanese war criminals. he wants to meet to diffuse tensions on territory disputes and historical issues. michael is a researcher at the massachusetts institute of technologiy and explained the possible mettive of shinzo abe's comments. >> the quote was i basically said what i want to say about yasukuni when i went there. i haven't changed my opinion, there you go. if china or south korea, the governments were looking for something more, they didn't get it. that's to be expected. shinzo abe's position on going to yasukuni, and other kinds of conservative movement actions are part of his general political program. we are going to probably see a lessoning of tensions and confrontation. at least japan will work hard for that because they want to have nice atmospherics for the arrival of barack obama in the spring. the united states role is fraught because the u.s. is the military ally of both south korea and japan which has a territorial dispute and united states is in some kind of competition with china while

explainglobal audience, japan's politics today. >> well, it is sad to say since shinzo abe came back to power in december 2012, there has been a rightward shift that has resumed economiccs. just an reforms, but in terms of increased attention to foreign and security policy, including the possible revision of the constitution. >> explain this revision of the constitution. >> the japanese constitution was instituted during the occupation states.y the united >> this is after world war ii, after the u.s. dropped the atomic on. >> that's right. pastse of the military's for that caused a great deal of damage to the region and beyond, there was a great deal of efforts to militarize and democratize japan with the new constitution after the second world war. it is famous for the article 9 that renounces the potential as a country. >> the u.s. said it could not have a military -- >> that's right. >> but in fact they have developed one under a new name. >> it is called a self-defense force. it has the capacity to defend the country. there are still constitutional bans on japan. >> i want to go

china has postponed his exchanges with japan in the wake of prime minister shinzo on his visit to a shrine dedicated to his country's war dead. and soccer fans struggled to find a place to stay in brazil. as it was well above its cost china has put off youth exchanges with japan following prime minister shinzo lama's visit the us can each line last month the shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two chinese officials notified japan that they could not send participants for three programs. there were scheduled to begin later this month the participants for journalists junior high school students and young people living in rural parts of the country. the officials cited internal circumstances as the reason for the post comments. mostly visiting him know others who knew it would be regrettable. leave china postponed exchange programs because of the prime minister shinzo of his many visits to the us and china the ending. sir gus said china is an important neighbor he said japan's basic stance is to promote bilateral asians in t

. >>> prime minister shinzo abe's working to build stronger economic ties with african nations as he becomes the first japanese leader to tour the continent in eight years. >>> and sumo wrestlers in japan are limbering up for their new year tournament. we'll meet a young challenger who's heading to the highest division. >>> the russian resort town of sochi is just four weeks away from welcoming the world. but more concerns about security are playing out in the lead-up to the winter olympics. investigators in the southern region say they found five people shot dead in abandoned cars. they found the vehicles in different locations. they say a homemade explosive device was near one of the cars. reuters says security forces are now on high alert. the region is about 300 kilometers from sochi. russian authorities are also taking action to keep the skies safe. they've banned travelers from boarding planes with liquids on both domestic and international flights. passengers have been allowed to take liquids in containers of up to 100 millimeters. regulators say they could make exceptions for

prime minister shinzo abe's very much. the point man of barrack obama is to the today show. i think one of the most interesting elements here is the more adversarial approach between china and japan. and i think prime minister shinzo that they wouldn't mind throwing some sand in the eyes of china china of course is way ahead of the comp when it comes to africa. and that the body comes to japan and china and africa. she said is playing catch up. it is indeed a sweet irony that he's delivering his headline speech today at the aau headquarters which are of course built by china energy security seems to me top of the top of the list but i decided to put your pad think back on the map you can see that in the recent acquisition that some korean guy in a more aggressive to pack and she's already very much the comeback kid leading the charge. apart from gaining support for the economic cooperation where was this that bring any political benefits to japan. i think your time is probably looking for some support around it said its desire to get a seat on the un security council. i'm su

welcome to cctv new slide from aging and adult japanese prime minister shinzo lob a spot to control the state would this be jack doubles that critics say it contradicts his real actions during the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the wide economic forum. ah they said japan had swum out of never again to wage war and to steal hopes to do this in a peaceful wild but of his remarks come off that his own party the other dp do need to dodge cars from its guards lines. acquiring a country it is still waging wars that online is widely regarded as an indication of our base politics and diplomatic songs the japanese prime minister was this adds. that's military expansion by asian countries should be restrained. however on the list of pointed to all these continued efforts to revise japan's pacifist constitution in order to activate its right to collective self defense addressing his recent visit to to the yasukuni shrine a base that he made the visit only outfit deciding not to allow japan to get involved in a new war. meanwhile at ten a m press conference in davos the prime minister co

charge of labor relations cites a favorable corporate business climate boosted by prime minister shinzo abe's economic policies. >> translator: now we encourage firms with a strong performance to not only focus on raising capital investments, but also to increase jobs and wages. >> mihara says higher wages will help create a favorable cycle in which better corporate earnings lead to more jobs and income. he's also calling on employers to consider various options to raise wages, his approval for a basic salary increase. now japan's largest labor union federation is demanding a raise in basic pay for the first time in five years. the higher compensation is a key point in the upcoming negotiation. managers at major japanese banks are considering raising base pay for their employees. executives at tokyo mitsubishi ufj and mizuho may move toward raising basic wages for the first time in 19 years following strong earnings. the recent surge in share prices is pushing up their bottom lines. another major maung, sim tombo miss u is also expected to consider a wage hike in some form such as a bas

it's prime minister shinzo abe.eared by much of the world, especially america, the great japanese economy has since become moribund. the economy has grown less than 1% on average for the last 20 years. and the amount of debt the nation has accumulated is 200% of gdp, twice the size of its total economy. can anyone make this economy work? enter abenomics. that's prime minister shinzo abe's plan to turn the nation's fortunes around. the prime minister promised to fire three arrows to fix the economy. first, reduce interest rates and increase the amount of money in the economy. quantitative easing. second, spend government money to spur the economy. fiscal stimulus. third, reform. make hiring and firing easier. reduce barriers in government subsidies. open up long-entrenched structures. the whole world is talking about abenomics. some praise it, but many of its critics point out that the first two arrows are the easy ones. take on debt and goose the economy. and they've been done. the hard work is enacting reforms. the

prime minister shinzo abe delivered a written appointment for yachi, who heads the cabinet bureau. he joined the foreign ministry more than four decades ago. the career diplomat has also been a cabinet adviser to abe since he took power. the government plans to beef up its intelligence gathering abilities, as well as the country's crisis management system. officials are working towards setting up a hotline with their nsc counterparts in the united states and britain. yachi plans to visit the u.s. before the end of this month. >>> japanese prosecutors will be taking a closer look at the conduct of former tokyo governor inose. they officially accepted a complaint against him from a citizen's group. he stepped down last month amidst a money related scandal. the former governor received about half a million dollars from the medical group. the payment was made just before the gubernatorial election in 2012. inose says it was a personal loan. he later returned the money. officials with the civic group filed the complaint last month. they say the payment was a dubious donation to inose's

japan's prime minister shinzo abe will talk about his economic policy wednesday in a keynote speech to the opening session. the four-day meeting wraps up on saturday. >>> the thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency starting wednesday, covering bangkok and the surrounding areas. but so far, the situation in the region seems to have changed little. dhra dhirakaosal has the story. >> the newly declared state of emergency in and around the capital seems to have had no effect so far. protesters are still occupying major roads, intersections, and business districts. the day after the government announcement demonstrators are still in place across the capital, while the authorities look on as before. >> translator: they have no way out. that's why they declared a state of emergency. they are trying to cover us up. >> since late last week, there have been bomb attacks targeting demonstrators. one person has been killed, and more than 60 injured. fears are growing over the deteriorating security situation. prime minister yin luck shinawatra has so far given no indication that sh

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has renewed his pledge to revitalize the economy. for that purpose he says he will submit about 30 bills to the upcoming session of the diet. >> translator: there's no end to our growth strategy. >> abe, as well as his cabinet ministers, attended a meeting of the industrial competitiveness council on monday. the panel endorsed draft policies for new growth strategies. the government plans to adopt in june. according to these policies the council will consider a corporate tax cut to boost industrial competitiveness. in the medical sector it will discuss introducing plans to systematically provide emergency medical services, and home-based nursing care. the abe administration will also study agricultural reforms. they will consider allowing companies to do business across municipal boundaries. >>> and international conference to promote the use of renewable energy has opened in the united arab emirates. the meeting is hosted by the aue in the capital city of abu dhabi. government and company officials from more than 170 countries are a

senior vice foreign minister is a younger brother of prime minister shinzo abe. he met with steve schachabot wh chairs the subcommittee on asia and the pacific. south korea criticized abe for visiting the shrine. diplomats in the u.s. embassy in tokyo issued a statement saying the united states was disappointed. abe has said he made the visit to pay his respects to the souls of those who gave their lives for their country, and to renew a pledge to never again wage war. chabot said he understood the reason for the visit but he hopes japan can improve its relationship with south korea. he said both nations are important allies. >>> japan's prime minister has started off the new year and the second year of his term with a bounce. a new nhk poll suggested a majority -- or suggests a majority of voters are satisfied with what he accomplished in the last 12 months. but they're divided over a move he made that sparked an international backlash. nhk conducted a phone interview last weekend. more than 1,000 people answered. 54% said they support abe's cabinet. that's an i

minister yoon come stay said sunday tha he would relate souls position on japanese prime minister shinzo rba's recent visit to the controversial yasukuni shrine which is the resting places several class a war criminals and a symbol of japan's imperialist past the sun room when he is not a simple matter between the two countries but a shared interests of the international community the plan to deliver south korea stands to officials of all ranks and i meet in washington. here then us secretary of state john kerry are scheduled to meet on tuesday where they will portray their north korea policy is following the recent execution of north korean leader kim simmonds uncle and some tech they're also expected to discuss ways to restart the stalled six party talks on the north's the new playstation. during his visit here it is also scheduled to meet with defense secretary chao cable and senator robert menendez the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and on a related note japanese prime minister shinzo lobby says he wants to meet with the leaders of korea and china to explain why h

meanwhile japanese prime minister shinzo up they continue to defend his liking of current japan china relations. to those of britain and germany before world war wine saying that there was nothing inappropriate about what he said. while he got those last week. they explained that britain and germany. like japan and china today a strong tricky relationship though the strategic bilateral relations did not stop the two countries from going to war in nineteen fourteen the defence denying that on these comments were intended to suggest that a war is inevitable. china's foreign ministry has responded by calling her remarks appropriate. some say egypt and central role in the high commissions in northeast asia. he played a major role in u s secretary of state john kerry's decision over whether to visit tokyo when he comes to the region next month. kinsey added onions. spittle weekend houses in bird flu outbreak in the country too cold and authorities are still trying to put a lid on and spread the government locked down three province is on monday in an effort to stave off the advancement but

japan's prime minister shinzo ave says the country's pacifist post world war two the constitution could be amended by twenty twenty. his remarks were published in the conservative daily for the new yes on wednesday. he described the potential amendments has a big step to restore japan has a strong power. meanwhile japan's internal affairs minister you should talk to him though. on wednesday visited the warming yasukuni shrine this wish and does fourth visit to the confidence to enshrine the cia. it comes out of a sudden he went to the shrine on this in the twenty sixth in a move that can break your pads made this and call was disappointment in washington and shinto of a shrine visit has sparked angry protests in south korea and present occupation made the remark during a meeting that appeared to be directed at japan although she did not mention a finite. in this new year. i hope no side will reopen to ling stuckey streak causing distress and canada trust three countries. park said that having a powerful economy does not make a country affairs boss nation to deserve that title. it must r

russian people continue to fight against terrorists until there are annihilated japanese prime minister shinzo ah ben has laid out a busy agenda for two thousand and fourteen he used his new year message to talk up his plans for revitalizing the economy and is hoped to amend the constitution the prime minister said the government is halfway toward ending twenty years of deflation. he said it will continue its efforts to bring back a strong economy. they also spoke about security and diplomacy he said japan will play a more aggressive role in maintaining stability around the world and he argued that it should follow active pacifism in the twenty first century. on constitutional reform others said it's necessary to deepen national discussions on revising the document enacted almost sixty years ago the prime minister mentioned that people who had to flee their homes after the two thousand and eleven disaster some are staying in evacuation centers for the third new hire and in a row. baba said the government will redouble its efforts to help as many survivors as possible even new homes by two thou

visited the controversial yasukuni war shrine in tokyo on wednesday just six days after prime minister shinzo ave enraged neighboring countries with his own vision. visit the ocean top action due to know that is japan's internal affairs and communications minister said he visited the shrine to pay respect to those who lost their lives in more. the yasukuni shrine honors two and aalf million war dead including convicted class a war criminals is viewed by neighboring countries like korea and china as a symbol of japanese wartime rations and she knows this it is likely to further inflame tensions in the region. in a spirit of the new year has north korean leader kim jun an extended an olive branch to us here in seoul in his new year's message and its leader called for better ties with south korea are you leon. as the tents the north korean leader whose own and delivered a rather conciliatory message toward south korea on wednesday. we must create an atmosphere to improve ties between the two koreas. i will work together with anyone who values are people and seeks re unification to improve relati

during a debate before the security council they criticized japanese prime minister shinzo abe's visit to yasukuni shrine last month and had strong words on the issue of so-called comfort women. japan's envoy refuted the remarks and called for improved ties among the asian neighbors. representatives from more than 50 countries spoke at the open-door debate on war and peace. >> translator: prime minister abe's homage is a challenge to the international order applied to world war ii. >> jas cunnie honors the war dead. those include those con vithed of war crimes after world war ii. south korea spoke out about comfort women. many were forced to work in broth themes serving japanese soldiers during world war ii. >> the comfort women issue is also an important universal women's rights issue. >> japan's envoy to the remarks and explained the intention behind abe's shrine visit. >> he undermined that the purpose of his visit was to renew the pledge that japan shall never again wage war. >> yamamoto said the comfort women issue will be resolved and said they want to work toward better relation

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has laid out a busy agenda for 2014. he used his new year message to talk up his plans for revitalizing the economy and his hope to amend the constitution. the prime minister said the government is halfway toward ending 20 years of deflation. he said it will continue its efforts to bring back a strong economy. abe also spoke about security and diplomacy. he said japan will play a more aggressive role in maintaining stability around the world, and he argued it should follow active pacifism in the 21st century. abe said it's necessary to deepen discussions on revising the document enacted almost 68 years ago. the prime minister mentioned the people who had to flee their homes after the march 2011 disaster. some are staying in evacuation shelters for the third year in a row. abe said the government will redouble its efforts to help as many survivors as possible to live in new homes by 2015 and work to allowing displaced residents of fukushima return to normal life. >>> the foreign minister of china is fielding opposition on

stoush chinese soy mr why he is fielding international opinion on a japanese prime minister shinzo abe's recent visit to a war related try that's the warning shine. he recently spoke about the issue with his south korean and us counterparts china stephen sheila news agency says one time with the south korean foreign minister yang don't say by a felon on tuesday. i noted that china and south korea denounced his visit to yes condi shine shine honors japan's war dead. the men that include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international tribunals after world war two. he reiterated south korea's position against this shrine visits to moscow says allowing held telephone talks with us secretary of state john kerry on tuesday. the agenda report included issues on japan wang had already conquered the foreign ministers of russia germany and vietnam by phone on monday to discuss matters concerning japan fresh and has invited me into it and has declared election must hold the winter olympics and paralympics at the highest level. muslim in about oh did you learn the ntc chi

encouraged by the latest data, prime minister shinzo abe instructed cabinet ministers to work out a new action plan. >> translator: japan has been given the opportunity to host the 2020 olympics and paralympics in tokyo. this should help promote tourism. we'll try our best to achieve a new goal of 20 million visitors a year by that time. >> the government plans to improve access to downtown tokyo from narita airport, put up more signs in foreign languages, and provide better internet connections. >>> well, japanese government officials have looked at the state of the economy, and they've upgraded their assessment for the first time in four months. their monthly economic report for january says the economy is recovering at a moderate pace. the people in the cabinet office say they've seen increases in personal spending and business investment. the assessment of private consumption from picking up to increasing. they say consumers are rushing to buy big ticket items like cars before the consumption tax goes up in april. cabinet office officials saw increases in both manufacturing and nonm

shinzo abe touched on some of the work ahead in his first news conference of 2014. he's calling for dialogue with china and south korea to improve relations. abe's faced criticism after his visit last month to yasukuni shrine in tokyo. the shrine honors japan's war dead, including military and political leaders, convicted of war crimes after world war ii. >> translator: because there are challenges, and problems, i believe we should be open to dialogue with no preconditions. i would like to explain directly to the leaders of other countries my true intentions in visiting yasukuni shrine. for my part, the door to dialogue is always open. >> abe says he will continue to try to revitalize the economy. he says his goal is to take offensive moves to boost business across the country, and end years of deflation. he hopes improved earnings at companies will lead to higher wages and more personal spending. the prime minister also spoke about nuclear energy, a major issue in the wake of the 2011 accident at fukushima daiichi. he says the government has no plans at this point

united nations during a debate before the security council they criticize japanese prime minister shinzo law biz visit to yesterday shrine last month. it also had strong words on the issue of so called comfort women to dance and more refuted the remarks and called for improved ties among the asian neighbors representatives from more than fifty countries spoke at the open door debate on war and peace. i'm great. john fox's prime minister of his homage to war criminals. it is a challenge to the international order established after world war two. destiny shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include the military and political leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two south korea's representative spoke out about comfort women from korea japan china and other countries. many of them are forced to work in brothels serving japanese soldiers during world war two the content of the mini shoot. which is at the pole deep end in progress between korea and japan. he's or so and importance. you gave us her remains rights issue japan's envoy of respondents to the remarks he explai

now when the rest of today's news korea has denounced comments made by japanese prime minister shinzo ebay which she sets her kitty seek answer the what it sees as the dispute some crisco delighted to the international court of justice. seoul's foreign ministry on friday city condemned the base remarks made the day before quoting them nothing but meaningless empty dresser take speaking japanese ole kiss as they ave said he was reviewing whether to bring the issue to the icj and that he will respond appropriately. bass remarks come a match of days after japan's education ministry lay down its guidelines the middle and high school text that switching the claims two koreas east and the excitement. the state senate in the usa to virginia has passed a resolution which identifies the boy the aforesaid between korea and japan as the korean name pc as well as japan's name it seemed she had to take care is unhappy with the development has made its feelings clear on the messaging on field reports a legislative panel of the virginia house of delegates passed the ec bill on thursday which require

. >> as for shinzo abe's visit to the shrine, he says he's aware of the complexity around the issue. those remembered include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international military tribunal after world war ii. >> we respect and recognize very much the decisions people have made and the historical complexity of the issues. what we want to focus on is how can we all work together. >> rubio signaled his intention to use his asian tour to urge japan and its neighbors to mend ties. >>> the u.s. defense department will conduct a health survey of the navy personnel who took part in relief etch forts during the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami and japan. the house of representatives passed a budget bill on wednesday that mandates such a survey. the senate is expected to pass the bill this week. the bill calls for the pentagon to submit its findings to congress by mid april on those sailors who report health problems after taking part in the relief efforts. it also asks for details on measures u taken by the u.s. military to deal with radiation exposure. some cre

japan's prime minister shinzo ave will talk about his economic policy wednesday in a keynote speech to the opening session the four day meeting wraps up on saturday. ay ay ay ay ay ay ay. protesters calling for the immediate resignation of thai prime ministry election a lot are showing no signs of backing down despite the declaration of a sixty day state of emergency in and around the capital but teddy not so long in bangkok has the story. under the new state of emergency security forces now have a wide ranging powers including license to break up demonstrations and detain suspects without charge. so far the government's move that is designed mainly to put pressure on the demonstrations the look or the full fiscal reform and the postponement of next month's general election testers have restated their resolve to carry on wednesday's or demonstrations continue accepting me into sections and i'm cold and there's been so visible changes its distinctive images came and with the subway next lap and above ground trains operating as normal protest is also held a demonstration in front of the

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe says his government will try to spread the benefits of the economic recovery to people across the country. he laid out his plans in a policy speech that started off the new session of the diet. abe said the three hours of his economic policy are helping the economy recover confidence lost during years of deflation. >> translator: we want to let growth in corporate earnings lead to more jobs and higher wages. that would boost consumption and lead to further economic recovery. without this, economic cycle we cannot steer the japanese economy out of deflation. >> abe said without an economic revival the nation's fiscal health cannot be restored and he stood by a pledge to achieve a surplus in the primary balance, a key measure of fiscal health, by fiscal 2020. on the diplomatic front abe said japan will contribute to world peace and stability through his policy of pro-active pacifism, and he criticized china's establishment of an air defense identification zone over the east china sea. >> translator: we cannot tolerate attempts to change the status quo t

japanese prime minister shinzo lot that has traveled to india for three day visit to boost economic and security ties the country has been rapidly expanding its economy and analysts say. japan is trying to gain a stronger role in their markets and hp are also more will come up to has more prime minister seems i've a hunch that the group of top but i can think of this from japanese businesses the email us to advance the fields especially in the structure and energy assistance. secular identity and prime minister mam ma comps and we have found their mommy and the fans lights the friendly relations between japan and india will have the greatest potential of any bilateral relationship anywhere in the world all. i hope my visit to india to be due to the further strengthening of japan and the relations the least and strategic global relationship japan is a pure heart. he has moved east on this. he's also a key part of the canola economic development. and in our quest for a peaceful and stable him and asked us a show. and do one a the aggies sync with the concrete to build up infrastructure. i

prime minister shinzo abe and his task force for economic revitalization have decided on a draft action plan. >> translator: the character of a growth strategy is action and speed. i ask all ministers to carry out the economic revitalization plan as scheduled. i think the eyes of people around the world are focused on japan to see whether it can put its economy on a stable growth track. >> the ministers made plans for the next three years. members of the diet will get back to work on friday, and the ministers have decided to submit about 30 bills related to growth. for example they want to establish a japanese version of the national institutes of health. scientists at the u.s. agency oversee the latest medical research there. the ministers also worked on a bill that would give tax breaks to some companies to encourage more corporate investment. and over the next few months they plan to set up several deregulation zones where companies will face fewer restrictions. >>> and prime minister abe also needs to cut down on the government's massive fiscal deficit. it's one of the worst among i

japanese prime minister shinzo abe visited the shrine for war dead in tokyo the temple he visited his misses all of japan's world war two militaries. japanese politicians visits to the yasukuni shrine has been quick to anger from china and south korea as trying as a place with japanese leaders convicted as war criminals plane and light tribunals with pork. she's an auntie is the first european japanese prime minister to visit the shrine in seven years and since he has no intention of hurting japan's neighbors doing so. one of america's most influential jewish scholars has weighed in as calm while these visits immoral. rabbi abraham cooper is the founder of jewish human rights organization this time increased costs to the content speaks and teaches a lesson to all of us the appropriate for a use for the japanese leadership and people to find a right location. to remember their dead. and to ensure that they're not simultaneously sending a very negative signal to the rest of the world that somehow they're showing respect to people who don't research deserve our respect. you don't show re

see this as the administration of prime minister shinzo of it maintains the historical interpretation of previous candidates to see this as japan needs to carefully explain that to south korea kennedy. south korea find it difficult to hold a summit of the early days. we want to build up exchanges through various routes including the foreign minister level the point that little eyes a bit like you. south korean present time the man said earlier this month and it's regrettable said japanese leaders have recently contradicted previous cover my apologies for aggression and colonial rule in asia fox says there would have to be careful preparations for a summit to take place. bad relations with china have also been rocky its ambassador to the us says the chinese have been conducting a global propaganda campaign against his nation. king ichiro sauce diana wrote an opinion piece for the washington post saying it's not japan but china and most of asia and the international community worry about. the ambassador says china's military buildup and the use of military and mercantile corps were shin

turkish prime minister rejected type era to one is in japan meeting with his counterpart shinzo i bet the two countries already have a strong relationship and appeared on visits oakwood take it to a new level in each hero story kolkata tells us more. built on an army of the leaves of the two goblins and ghosts on hopes for the climbing partner steve mcqueen or epa by our instinct i seem to find customers who seek it they took him to speak on the whole country. i do these weeks to contact the sun. in eight months the babies it didn't touch the swans last year. when the babies to turkey in may he and the lighted sign on the link to listen to these companies want you to him that it took a moment to type i mean october. the sign an agreement will see japanese and french farms don't clean cute turkeys the second new clio call wants. ntu is not an estimated twenty two billion dollars main reason of babies that the country in october was to celebrate the ninetieth b bursary of the funding of the turkish republic. the series commemoration of the activities included the opening of the subway t

chinese officials and business japanese prime minister shinzo i missed calls for transparency and i lied. having used his keynote address to the world economic forum's to call for a seperate and transparency in military spending in and it calls for creation of rules to eased on the internatl law of the sea. analysts suggested he aimed his words and china a c c c c c c c c c e forces. china's foreign ministry spokesperson said the country that ought to be more transparent. is japan how you die. turned out a way to the japanese critics going to arrange tomatoes and the rest of world wide we seek to revise the pacifist constitution. and that beefing up in the pre oscars chin also brushed off the biz call for a bilateral summi o the city wawawawawantso china's leaders and talk h issf mutual concern. chin said talks would be useless pile of big continues to say bad things about china. us officials are pressing chinese authorities to immediately release a prominent human rights activist shoe zhi yong is on trial for disturbing o we are concerned that he's being prosecuted as retribution i thin

no book she has a younger profound rather of prime minister shinzo of that he met with steve chapman who chairs the house subcommittee on asia and the pacific. south korea and china criticize other for visiting the shrine diplomats at the us embassy in tokyo issued a statement saying the united states was disappointed. ban said he made the visit to pay his respects to the souls of those who gave their lives for their country and to renew a pledge to never again which war. chavez said he understood the reason for the business he said. he'll japan can improve its relationship with south korea he said. both nations are important allies. japan's prime minister has started off the new year and the sec camps the year of his term with a balance. can you image a poll suggests the majority of voters are satisfied with what he accomplished in the last twelve months but are divided over a move he made that sparked an international backlash. nhk conducted a phone interview last weekend. more than one thousand people answered fifty four percent said they support of his cabinet as an increase of f

japanese prime minister shinzo lava says he wants to attend the opening ceremony on february seven the leaders of the us germany france and other nations will be there analysts say there are protesting against russia's human rights record including discrimination against homosexuals. putin told russian and foreign reporters last week at the olympics are a competition for athletes not politicians. i deeply regret cocoa with you in the games are designed to de politicize the most acute international problems and create additional opportunities to build bridges in school. it would be silly not to use this opportunity it ended with the even sillier to burn those it should. he said he's not worried about how many world leaders will attend the opening ceremony. an international conference to promote the use of renewable energy as opened in the united arab emirates the meeting is hosted by the uae in the capital city of abu dhabi government and company officials for more than one hundred seventy countries are attending at the opening ceremony the head of the uae agency on environmental policy

japanese prime minister shinzo ave continues to rile his neighbors in northeast asia defending once again is visit late last year to a controversial war shrine. he also compared japan's current relationship with china to that of britain and germany before world war one. you leon reports on how both beijing and seoul were quick to respond. years go on and i am liking the scene releases it would have been that of germany and britain before world war one foreign ministry spokesperson denied and said there are state that the japanese peterson memory of history is wrong adding that japan should face up to what he did teach ins before world war one and in the early twentieth century before making any comparisons and when he led all to see the gp and need to come to terms with its military state history and the fins and colonize the sentence to believe that it seems that when tokyo improved actually since with neighboring asian countries. books on beating also have something to say about that once again defending his visit to the controversial against the war shrine which honors several costly w

sochi next month for the winter olympics chinese present she's in pain and japanese prime minister shinzo of the haven't met one on one since taking office. it caught me. china has no plans to meet japanese leaders in any way. chairing the sochi olympics games. chinese vice foreign minister kamal mccain also repeated criticism of the best for visiting guests finish line last month the shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two. chang says she and russian president whatever putin will meet in sochi in exchange views on historical issues chance as they strongly agree on the need to preserve the results of victory in world war two and the postwar international order. observers see chen's remarks as a sign that china was to put more pressure on japan i know him. defence officials in southern japan are moving forward with a plan to relocate a u s marine base in okinawa. they're asking companies to submit bids to do work despite the reelection of the mayor opposed to the project japanese and us leaders have agreed to move if it i

tells us know what started out as bickering between china and japan over japanese prime minister shinzo abe's visit to the ghastly shrine is quickly morphing into a high level diplomatic war of words the shrine is highly controversial as if the first several class a war criminals as well as scores of that was found guilty of lesser crimes chinese diplomats are using all possible channels to ensure the world knows full well that at this visit was unacceptable. japanese officials were busy justify not this move whenever they have a chance to sit down with world leaders. china's ambassador to the us sweet in kind during a press hearing criticized the ban saying he should take full responsibility for the deterioration of china japan relations. well the basket can add that junk inside also condemned a visit during an interview with the local media outlets chinese ambassador to britain the deal shall mean when even further. and a letter published in britain steely telegraph and he'll come here to add this visit to an evil wizard at the harry potter series saying if militarism is like the hunt

china has postponed his exchanges with japan in the wake of prime minister shinzo on his visit to a shrine dedicated to his country's war dead. and soccer fans struggled to find a place to stay in brazil

protesters are blocking roads in bangkok in a bid to bring down the government of prime minister shinzo what going straight has also been to surround the cupboard ability to prevent it from functioning supporters of the ruling party of colorful counter rallies some twenty thousand police and soldiers will be deployed while officials say state of emergency may be declared it's a race fresh unrest. for car bomb killed at least twenty five people including children in the iraqi capital the explosions targeted busy streets and maybe shiite districts and also injured road eighty others and in a separate incident government open fire at a police checkpoint that killed three officers the. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon. visits baghdad to discuss the ranks worsening security especially worry seems to be little letter in the violence in the central african republic capital despite the interim president earlier declared fighting over and claiming that deserted troops are returning to the barracks the provisional government also issued stern warning to rival muslim and christian militias to en

spokesman chang gung made the remarks at a press conference today in response to japanese prime minister shinzo ave is spring festival message to chinese people in japan. i'll buy a cold on the three countries to return to mutually beneficial relations and to manage the differences. use your tongue the chinese or thai we hope that japan should make a credible effort amanda bilateral ties president be around the bush and say one thing and to the complete opposite. the year of the forces approaching the best greeting and most sincere wish that japan can offer to china is to say that japan was stopped on the edge of the cliff and not go any further regarding historical issues. chameleon in mistakes and correct them and never a goal and visit the sick when you try. anti government protest is in thailand and continue their attempts to shut down the capital bangkok by notching to government buildings and the jamie employees inside to join the strike. the soul comes as the country's constitutional court to consider is whether the family's second election can go ahead. thousands of protests is a force

citywide shutdown testers are hoping their actions will bring down the government of prime minister shinzo lot the sister of a former premier who was ousted over corruption claims in two thousand and six officials have deployed some fourteen thousand troops fear in clashes between supporters and opponents of the ruling party. and out of control bushfire in it is raging in western australia threatening both lives and property and emergency warning has been issued for several suburbs officials say fire brigades will be unable to reach some remote areas and are urging people to do whatever they can to protect their homes. in spain tens of thousands of marched in build build. in favor of peace and human rights and officially though the rally was organized in support of jailed members of the it's all separatist group some demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the prisoners be moved to jails closer to their families is blamed for hundreds of killings during a four decade campaign for an independent boss on land. so. authorities are to provide food water and medical treatment to the crew of a r

and that was all go all the current senior analyst at the rand corporation japanese prime minister shinzo love is set to meet leaders in the cote de vaughan after leaving the line he's the first japanese prime minister to visit the west african country. they would tell president al assad and which are on that japan is ready to help coach and of our rebuild itself after the civil war in two thousand and eleven. ave is also beating leaders of other west african nations well he is in cote d'ivoire he is expected to offer japan's help in dealing with refugee issues. baba says he would tell leaders japan is willing to help train people to achieve stability and economic growth in the region i was the first japanese prime minister to torah african countries in eight years earlier i spoke with the nikkei rose color in a gal she explain why are they chose to go to africa on its first overseas tour this year i am. i also did some fake a promising a comic songs have that project did not know because they see adults sixteen cents. and since this thing called it a lot and was andy ethiopia this time.

a poly reports prime minister shinzo and they can teach it as japan's already strained relations with korea and china with the remarks of the world economic forum in davos earlier this week. ahh be a game dictated his december visit the yasukuni war shrine which dollars the country's war dead including several class a war criminals. in apparent intent to calm regional tensions. the united states is reportedly reaching out to the japanese leader of course the wall street journal u s officials last prime minster abbey to consider re affirming tokyo's previous formal apologies over world war two. and the humble apologies. back in nineteen eighty three nineteen and on course for crimes and acknowledge that it snows for a fourth asian women into sexual slavery during the war. the u s officials will also ask the prime minister to refrain from making further comments he knows will offend japan's neighbors and to reach out to korea specifically. though japan is yet to respond to the us request for media outlets expect the two countries to speed up diplomatic efforts ahead of us present brough

move came as japan and its neighbors and either victimize country to world war two by prime minister shinzo abe's visit to the controversial gas attorney trying last wants it right on as japan's war dead including fourteen class a war criminals. the spending bill had been sent to the and the white house has voiced support for it. the document attached to the bill referred to a resolution adopted by the chamber in july two thousand and seven. the cause of the japanese government to deliver an apology for sec two in late may and in occupied countries dealing world would too. post war germany. made the right choice. japan on the other hand has actively promoted the story to end the show that can be no denying that the japanese imperial military. call us thousands upon thousands of women prime enter the chinese and koreans into sexual slavery during the war. they are new revelations in the stock topped the us national security agency nsa has been installing software or hardware as many as one hundred thousand computers around the world but not in united states to conduct surveillance on those m

their legally what they sought to obtain through legal means and of course japanese prime minister shinzo has defended the practice as part of japan's cultural tradition and says that it supports the livelihood question and how do you respond . well the japanese. whaling operation southern ocean was never a part of japan's culture in fact it was instituted by general douglas macarthur in one thousand nine hundred six and the killing dolphins has been there for some time but capturing dolphins for sale to marine aquariums that is not something that's traditional that's very very new and that's what the main impetus is is to capture them for marine aquariums you know they get a one hundred fifty to two hundred thousand dollars per dolphin captured only a couple hundred dollars for the ones that they kill for meat so what's driving this is the marine aquarium industry if they weren't buying those dolphins for display they wouldn't be killing them in ties and as i understand sea shepherd is also a key. sea world of collaborating with the slaughter how is this popular theme park involved. all

the chinese officials have dismissed a japanese prime minister shinzo abe's calls for cuts back and see and i live. these tasty an address to the world economic forum held restraint in tents and see in military spending in the shack. he called for creation of rules to encourage actions based on the international on the sea and the suggested names for the recent china a country that's quickly building up its naval forces. china's foreign news is that those christians that the country that ought to be much less dense. is japan trading day carrie underwood japanese critics believed to be rationed the present and the rest of world wide we seek to realize is that pacifist constitution. and that beefing up in the pre oscars. she knows about the farm is calm for bilateral summit. abizaid he wants to meet tiny announce the dates and talk honestly about issues mutual consent she said toxic these things while they continue to criticize china. ebay has contained in article two chinese language newspapers japan. he stressed the importance of dialogue with chinese tea this time to time speaking the

projects aye preston president slimy or treat and has accepted an invitation from prime minister shinzo attitude is that to happen. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has said officials on both sides. i'm still working on the statue. maggie said that in an ad they will meet in the near future. next time i made plans to attend the opening ceremony of the windchill and takes in sochi. this douche who i'm sure that will be contacts with between the two leaders in the near future. we found in such altitudes and students. as the negotiations on a peace treaty will not be easy. by shaking chills four islands claimed by japan the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's ten to eight. it says the islands with illegally occupied after world war two. leaders from japan and china are likely to me anytime soon even though they could be in such a next month with a windchill and cakes. it caught me. china has no plans to meet japanese leaders in any way. chairing the sochi olympics shapes chinese nice climb is sit and look and also repeated criticism of the undead