abe, so far from surprisingly warm welcome, perhaps, for shinzo abe, so farfrom home.ar. —— that affection. shinzo abe's visit was to a museum that once served as the japanese embassy in lithuania. a month before, chiune sugihara was appointed vice consul in1939, sugihara was appointed vice consul in 1939, german and allied soviet forces attacked neighbouring poland, prompting a flood of german refugees eastwards a cross prompting a flood of german refugees eastwards across the border. when lithuania was itself invaded by the soviet union, crowds of refugees began seeking visas to flee. chiune sugihara defied orders from tokyo, sometimes working 18 hour days to issue transit visas, opening a route for the refugees to escape across russia to japan and elsewhere. he worked with the dutch consul, enabling some to reach the dutch territory of caress our. chiune sugihara is credited with saving an estimated 6000 jews from certain death. he was honoured by israel in 1984, two yea rs death. he was honoured by israel in 1984, two years before he died at the age of 86. he is re

still to come on the programme: shinzo abe pays his respects to the japanese diplomat who saved 6,000e: a global survey suggests that exercise for the older generation is set to be big this year — we visit an over—sixties gym gym in singapore. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management c

japan's prime minister shinzo abe has paid tribute in lithuania to a japanese diplomat who saved 6,000ssue visas tojewish refugees, janey mitchell has more: handshakes and japanese flags — a surprisingly warm welcome, perhaps, for shinzo abe, so farfrom home. but that affection has deep roots, dating back to the second world war. mr abe's visit was to a museum that once served as the japanese consulate in kaunas, lithuania's former capital. a month before chiune sugihara was appointed vice consul, in 1939, german and allied soviet forces attacked neighbouring poland, prompting a flood of german refugees eastwards across the border. when lithuania was itself invaded by the soviet union, crowds of refugees began seeking visas to flee. mr sugihara defied orders from tokyo, sometimes working 18—hour days to issue transit visas, opening a route for the refugees to escape across russia to japan and elsewhere. he worked with the dutch consul, enabling some to reach the dutch territory of curacao. mr sugihara is credited with saving an estimated 6,000 jews from almost certain death. he was hon

handshakes and japanese flags — a surprisingly warm welcome, perhaps, for shinzo abe, so farfrom home japanese consulate in kaunas, lithuania's former capital. a month before chiune sugihara was appointed vice consul, in 1939, german and allied soviet forces attacked neighbouring poland, prompting a flood of german refugees eastwards across the border. when lithuania was itself invaded by the soviet union, crowds of refugees began seeking visas to flee. chiune sugihara defied orders from tokyo, sometimes working 18—hour days to issue transit visas, opening a route for the refugees to escape across russia to japan and elsewhere. he worked with the dutch consul, enabling some to reach the dutch territory of curacao. mr sugihara is credited with saving an estimated 6,000 jews from almost certain death. he was honoured by israel in 1984, two years before he died at the age of 86. he is remembered as japan's schindler, with good reason. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we have been asking you for your top tips to overcome blue monday.

japan's prime minister shinzo lobbyist calling on north korea to change its policies. as it gets severely crippled or in january and february we hope to cautiously watch the impact of the sanctions on north korea does have diligent people and rich resources they could make their country richer only if they took the right policies japan is determined to do the utmost to work closely with the u.s. and south korea to pressure north korea to change its direction while also coordinating with china and russia to fully implement the u.n. security council sanctions and ultimately to make north korea abolished its nuclear and missile program china's president is urging military leaders to train soldiers for combat and improve their capability to win wars xi jinping made the comments at a ceremony at an army base outside beijing shamir you see here at the beginning of the new year the central military commission holds the mobilization ceremony with the purpose of implementing the spirit of the nineteenth national congress of the party and the thoughts of the party on building a

in other news, japanese prime minister shinzo abe wants the bank ofjapan governor to keep up effortsonomy, how heather he is unclear if the man in charge should stay in the job —— however. he was handpicked in 2013 to implement abenomics, the stimulus package meant to jumpstart the economy. so far it has helped to boost growth but it has failed to drive up inflation to the bank's target of 2%. and let's have a quick look through the markets before we go, because here in asia they're continuing to make gains. australia's flat but of course it is at 10—year highs because of gains we saw on wall street last week. and that is it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. the top stories this hour: hollywood has got the red carpet rolled out for the golden globes. it's the first major award ceremony since the sexual harassment scandals. the bbc‘s china editor, carrie gracie, is stepping down from her role, citing unequal pay compared with her male colleagues. major retailers have signed up to a voluntary ban on selling corrosive liquids to under—18s, in a bid to reduce

also, japanese prime minister shinzo antibiot shinzo abe saying the situation here is the most dangerous since the end of world war ii. dave? >> well the countdown of the olympics continues, 35 days away. >>> meanwhile, steve bannon versus donald trump. pundits for late night hosts. >> according to a new book called "fire and fury," donald trump didn't want to be president. he didn't want him to win. there's a name for that. the majority of american voters. really. melania cried on election night. that is the first thing we have in common. >> whoa. don junior is going to crack like an egg. honestly i don't know if it that's a metaphor. i think there's a 50% chance you'd find yoke where a brain should be. steve bannon beefing with donald trump. like it's like alien versus sexual predator. >> wow. i think stephen colbert sit on something when he focussed on this is a campaign that never thought this would be a president of the united states. maybe a tv network or reality show. so many people related to this campaign were really in it for themselves, for their own brands or own personal gai

un ejemplo que no olvidemos es aquel encuentro que trump sostuvo con shinzo abe.erte de 12 personas a bordo. la aeronave se incendiÓ tras caer en una zona montaÑosa. 10 de los fallecidos son extranjeros, ademÁs de b2 contar licencias que integraban la tripulaciÓn. la causa del accidente no ha sido aclarada. una muerte y decenas de heridos han dejado tres dÍas consecutivos de propuesta en irÁn. la manifestaciones en contra del gobierno por la corrupciÓn en la que estÁ sumida la naciÓn asiÁtica. los manifestantes atacaron bancos y edificios con mentales, mientras la policÍa respondiÓ con disparo de bala real, gases lacrimÓgenos y caÑones de agua. mÁs allá del espÍritu festivo, muchos mexicanos se preguntan si la realidad de su paÍs deja margen a las federaciÓn . 2017 les trajo cifras de rÉcord de delincuencia y terremotos que se llevaron vidas. elena: en medio de los festejos por el aÑos que se va, 2017 termina, el mÁs violento para mÉxico. para muchos ciudadanos,, no hay nada para celebrar. >> es una triste realidad porque el gobierno no hace nada. >> reconozco que

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japanese prime minister shinzo aba has even called for a robot revolution his government has pledged to invest massively in industrial and service sector robots over the next five years there to do the jobs that people can't or won't do. japan already uses quite a few robots for example in this nursing home in yokohama. carlo plays with the residents when the staff are busy. monitoring how long i'm all around them all. the pensioners follow the robots instructions as if you were human and not a machine. made of plastic glass and wires. going on but then that could go and get one of my i know it's a robot but he's like a grandson to me the stuff scold me if i spend too much time chatting with him they don't want me to miss the bus i think they can make. the cuddle robot is also very popular for this resident it's visits are the highlight of her week. where i go when i pass him like this i really feel he's looking right at me and i can't deny that that's what it feels like a month. normally one of the nursing home staff tend to the residents if they become agitated but studies have sho

prime minister shinzo abe during the opening of parliament said japan will not yield to north korean provocations and japan will continue diplomacy to get north korea to change its policies. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. >>> this morning, pope francis is back at the vatican after a week-long trip to south america marked by protests and violence. the pope left peru yesterday afternoon. he received a much warmer reception there traveling into the amazon and speaking about defending the rights of indigenous people. in chile, he faced outrage when he dismissed victims' claim about sexual abuse against a bishop there. several churches in the country were set on fire and protesters were tear gassed during a mass in santiago. >>> new this morning, mt. mayan in the philippines exploded ejecting a huge plume of ash and steam into the this is time lapse video of that erupti eruption. it was so big nearby villages were in darkness. a hazardous eruption is imminent. the alert level has been raised to 4 on a scale of 5. many have evacuated. the philippines most active volcano. >>> we're see

foreign minister says president moon once the nuclear issue to be raised and japan's prime minister shinzo obvious again calling on north korea to change its policies china's president as urging military leaders to train soldiers for combat and improve their capability to win wars speaking at a military ceremony she said the event showcases china's military might and a new era as are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story keep it or. iran's leadership is both to the task as violent protests continue to run planes falling out of those four stirring up trouble so is the rest about the economy or is it anti establishment and how will iran deal with the growing public anger this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. you may have seen i was show earlier this week about the protests in iran the situation has only gotten worse since then mostly peaceful demonstrations have turned violent a police twenty two people have been killed and hundreds arrested protests that seem to be about rising prices and financial struggles now appear to be anti establishm

foreign minister says president moon wants the nuclear issue to also be raised pan's prime minister shinzo lobby is again calling on north korea to change its policies around you an envoy is accusing the u.s. of grotesquely interfering in internal affairs by inciting protests washington's ambassador call for an emergency un meeting to discuss anti-government demonstrators the military general says the protests have finished after days of unrest which left at least twenty two people dead turkey has called a us court verdict unjust and scandalous by convicting a turkish banker for violating sanctions against a rod it's accuse the court of using fake evidence to find the senior manager of a bank and eight others guilty of money laundering on a tele and others who are accused of moving billions of dollars of iranian money for u.s. banks disguised as food and gold sales. and those are your headlines this continues here on al-jazeera after the strain keep it or. valued as a gem of africa my ruby has gone through many changes over the past decades. travels to the kenyan capital to him from those

the japan times reveals that prime minister shinzo abe will attend south korea's winter olympics.f speculation that he may refuse in protest against seoul's decision to revisit the 2015 deal when women were forced to work injapanese military brothels, during world war two. and the china daily features snowflake boy on its front page. the famous image of the eight—year—old with his head covered in icicles went viral this month, attracting international attention to children living in rural poverty. the paper says the boy was invited to beijing for a tour of china's top police academy. his dream is to become a police officer one day. zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa says he's committed to free, fair and transparent elections in the country and that he will respect the will of the people. he was speaking at the world economic forum in davos, where he became the first zimbabwean leader to attend. and in his first tv interview since his inauguration, mr mnangagwa told the bbc‘s mishal husain about his plans for early elections and the economy. let's talk about zimbabwe's relatio

japanese prime minister shinzo i've been met with his australian counterpart thursday in tokyo.leaders want to maximize pressure on north korea as a want them to seize the nuclear missile program. the countries are considering visiting expanding their military cooperation. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. parenti.a this is bloomberg. it is 6:30 a.m. in the morning in hong kong. we are joined by sophie they look at the markets. happy weekend to you. >> happy friday and happy weekend. we have futures and japan and australia pointing to a subdued open following that trade being sideways in the u.s. on the data front, after a heavy day, we saw asia north korea -- china's economy delivering its first annual pick up since 2010. we might see that list of asian stocks today. china provided a tailwind on copper. humming along and will check on that. we have copper futures extending gains. the dollar is back on the defensive and gold edging higher after a treasury yield reached 2.6%, and oil is slipping. kong, up

i have a great relationship with prime minister shinzo abe and i'd probably have a good relationship with kim jong un of north korea. >> the original article that appeared on thursday, the preamble, were not included. it just started with the quote "i'd probably have." this morning, "the wall street journal" continues to stand by its reporting that the president said "i" and not i'd. >> sandra: a lot going on on a holiday. happy martin luther king jr. day to you. >> eric: for more on all of this, we are joined by byron york, the chief political correspondent for the "washington examiner" and a fox news contributor. will a daca deal get done in four days? did the president blame the democrats? >> it won't get done in the next four days and it does not need to get done in the next four days. there are two different deadlines here. next friday, january 19th, is the deadline for congress to pass a bill to fund the government. otherwise, there would be partial government shutdown. we've seen those kind of drum as before. the deadline for passing a daca deal is march 5th. that was when pre

simultaneously with our endeavors to come to terms with the north korean issue japan's prime minister shinzo obvious calling on north korea to stop provoking tensions in the region if you have told us so as it gets severely cooled or in january and february we hope to cautiously watch the impact of the sanctions on north korea does have diligent people and rich resources they could make their country richer only if we took the right policies japan is to turman to do the utmost to work closely with the u.s. and south korea to pressure north korea to change its direction while also coordinating with china and russia to fully implement the u.n. security council sanctions and ultimately to make north korea abolished its nuclear and missile program. china's president is urging his military leaders to train soldiers for combat and improve their capability to win wars she made the comments at a ceremony at an army base outside beijing he said the purpose of the event was to implement the thought of building a strong army and a new era for china shinier you see it at the beginning of the new year th

foreign minister says president moon wants the nuclear issue to be discussed japan's prime minister shinzo is again calling on north korea to change its policies. turkey has called a us court verdict convicting a turkish bank a bank of a violation sanctions against iran unjust and scandalous it's accuse the court of using fake evidence to find the senior manager of how baghdad and eight others guilty of money laundering met attila and others were accused of moving billions of dollars of iranian money through u.s. banks disguised as food and sales. foreign policy chief and top diplomat has called for an end to the u.s. led and boggle against cuba federica mago in his comments come up to washington decided to tighten restrictions on have ana she's hoping to strengthen europe's political and economic ties. as the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us what most pakistan music is up next. with the. guard. you know why strikes me. so i can't let that stop me from you know from going out and doing stuff so if it if it means i need to get a guard i'll get a guard. somebody come and welcome to vi

prime minister shinzo abe says the security situation facing japan is the most dangerous since world north korea's provocations. he is promising to bolster japan's defenses and to work with the u.s. and south korea and so on. the fact of the open hotline, the two slides talk to each other at 9:00 and 4:00 every day. it's nothing of substance. it's not long ago, south korean officials were using a bullhorn, a megaphone to shoot across the border. a hotline is added a vans the words, all very nice. we'll connect with a sincere attitude, obviously, that's very different than the usual tone from pyongyang accusing the south of being a regime, president moon, obviously, he wants dialogue, he doesn't want a preemptive strike. he dislikes the tweets from donald trump. for him, this is a huge break through. one other brief point, there was talk, aymon of increased activity around a launch site t. sign says there is no sign of an imminent missile launch. >> bill breaks it down of the significance of the talks. then you have u.n. ambassador nikki haley saying no talks in snrk a waste of time.

countries, and sets the page for reciprocal visits between president she and -- president xi and shinzoterritorial claims. a step forward with negotiators agreeing to new measures to combat corruption. talks were supposed to conclude last year but are dragging on and could even extend into 2019. has to be main issues resolved at the end of february and washington in the following month. japanese crypto exchange coin check says it will use its own capital to refund anyone who lost in last week's theft. they will repay all customers u.s. centste of 82 per coin. the ikea founder has died at the age of 91. his company grew out of a boyhood business. the bloomberg billionaires index estimated his worth at more than $58 billion. way revolutionized the furniture and other items could be stored and shipped before being assembled at home by customers. global news in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. bond traders face a number of market-moving events this week, from janet yellen's of course,eeting -- an update on the u.s. jobs market. , and: let's bring in adam assets reporter. a lot fo

and this comes as japanese prime minister shinzo abe said overnight that the security situation facing japan is the most dangerous since world war ii. he says it's because of north korea's provocation and he's promising to bolster japan's defenses and to work with the u.s. and south korea to pressure the north. on the hotline, well the two sides will talk to each other at 9:00 and 4:00 every day. the senior north korean official saying we will connect with a sincere and diligent attitude and also saying, we sincerely hope the olympics in south korea that start next month will be a success. that is a very different tone. from what we usually hear from pyongyang that the south is a puppet regime of the u.s. and so on. so there are many, many hopes, especially in south korea that this open hotline would really lead to some new and optimistic dialogue, back to you. >> we will be right back. big buzz among bay area burger aficionados. especially ones who love in-n- out: >>> a story that's creating some big buzz among bay area burger o fish in a does. you recognize the palm trees? those are

shinzo abbe also raised the strengthening their country's defenses.rovocations by north korea put japan the were security situation since world war ii. to strengthenned japan's defense capabilities to meet actual means and would like to propose a constitution that brings hope to a new era. these have stolen precious jewels that belong to the qatari royal family. golden jeweled brooch and a pair of earrings. it's a renowned traveling exhibition of indian inspired jury -- jewelry and precious stones. this is bloomberg. francine? thank you so much. donald trump has announced his former top strategist -- denounced his former top strategist, steve bannon. he said o'bannon, quote, and he was fired he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. in advance of experts from a -- excerpts from a new book in which bannon criticizes trump and his family. joining us is stephanie. what is going on? the book that the guardian got an excerpts appeared in "new magazine" sees bannon attacking donald trump, jr., calling his meeting with a russian leader last june as treason

boj himself and now at mitsuo research thinks no big changes were not be made and that premised are shinzogovernor corrode a don't want to rock the boat. >> i don't think the prime minister will take a risk changing any portfolio of the top leaders at the boj. placedhing, the people will be like-minded people. had,nversations i have people are saying it is possible we will get all three -- probably governor corrode is reappointment, and the names of the two new deputy governors in the next three weeks. the deputy governors have to be announced by mid-march, and governor corrode a -- governor kuroda's term is up in march. it could be announced in february, maybe early february. that is what i am hearing. it won't be long. the consensus seems to be we will see the reflation us, those ists still- reflation in charge of the boj. david: thank you. kathleen hays live out of tokyo. you can follow the story and everything else moving the markets with our markets live blog. there you go. the headline says it all. mliv , get a market run down, watch commentary and analysis from expert editors. y

people's fear about north korea to push forward the japanese government's agenda, the party led by shinzoe liberal democratic party of revising this country as pass cyst constitution. that was a goal of prime minister abe before the north korea threat fired up. but he has kind of taken that and gave a speech here in tokyo in the last few minutes where he runs again reaffirmed north korea as his number one foreign policy issue, saying it's a clear and present danger for the people and it did help him to win the north korea issue helped him to win a super majority in the most recent national elections. >> interesting. of course while all this is playing out, north korean delegations are visiting south korea, preparing for the winter olympics. what are japanese authorities saying about that, seeing the two koreas coming together in the midst of this when japan is having to go through drills? >> well, certainly japan just like the united states and others have said they encourage talks between the two koreas. but they also have warned repeatedly, again, the prime minister speaking here in tok

shinzo abe also raised the issue of strengthening his country's defenses in the face of threats fromovocations by north korea have but should ban and the worst -- put japan and or therity situation -- in worst security situation. we must strengthen japan's defense capabilities to meet actual needs, and would like to propose a competition that brings hope for a new era. sebastian: in venice, the goal ves stole-- thei precious jewels. they seized a golden jewel brooch and a pair of earrings before escaping. renownedction is a collection of precious stones. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much indeed. let's talk about what's happening in the oil markets right now. crude extending gains from the highest close in three years, trading around $52. crude stockpiles continue to fall. opec production cuts being held steady last month or for more, let's bring in tracy alloway. she joins us out of dubai. tracy, oil on a tear. this is even before we get the latest data. what factors

the official who is close to prime minister shinzo abe says there should be no big changes in monetaryd that financial markets have been sensitive about any hint of an exit strategy from the central banks extreme stimulus. president trump is backing a house republican plan to avoid a shut down by temporarily funding the government, but shutting out democrats and their demands for an immigration deal. speaker paul ryan and his team have been lining up to support among conservatives for a spending bill to keep the government operating through february 16. a vote is likely later on thursday. day,l news, 20 for hours a powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. a g&a were once china's most acquisitive companies, but now they are under pressure for a government crackdown on big conglomerates. joining us now is bloomberg news editor. let's start with this news from h in a just in the last hour making the announcements regarding ball high capital. this is the third unit that we know of, right, that is now being used for collateral of ojai

shinzo abe has said talks for the sake of talks are meaningless.ut the fact they are talking is a good thing. there is wariness. mattis hassecretary james said north korea cannot mattis s said north korea cannot drive a wedge into u.s.-south korean alliance. that is the key. how can south korea engage with korea, have that much-needed dialogue without korea, have that much-needed dialogue without allowing kim jong-un to drive a wrench into that rocksolid south korean and u.s. alliance? also, south koreans must uphold the red line on sanctions from the un security council. we have been talking about how president we have beeg about how president trump has been saying how these talks are positive. they are obviously looking at this from the sideline, china as well. they have been relatively quiet on what they are expecting out of these talks. --phen: china is expecting clearly come the fact that the talks are happening following the new year's transmission from kim jong-un that china is perhaps wielding its influence from behind the scenes. trump adm

of warmer ties between the three countries, and sets the stage for the visit by president xi and shinzo by competing territorial claims. said toa talks have have taken a step forward with negotiators agreeing a new major to combat corruption. talks that were supposed to conclude last year are expected to drag on for months, and maybe even extend to 2019. resolved,e been leaving substantial work for future meetings in mexico city at the end of february and washington the following month. lease ofat one a new life with a surprise victory over u.s. tariffs. they ruled against boeing saying the american aviation industry has not and harmed by c-series sales. commerce department to impose duties of 300 japan -- stranger percent in the united states. by marty a jump to the most in almost two years to its highest in three years. commonwealth bank has named matt, and its new ceo. the 42-year-old head of retail banking will start the job on april 9. he will lead australia's biggest bank through an inquiry into the financial services industry and its response to allegations of breaching anti-mone

i have even seen one recommendation from one analyst that shinzo abe should invite taiwan to join.has been talking about them as part of the pacific. >> i wonder how much trust the asian nations have in the u.k. rishaad: thank you. jodi schneider and david tweed. of petronashe head on how the company will expand its business this year. that is on the way. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: petra norris once to expect -- petronas wants to expand its core business and look at new areas such as renewables. said he wants to focus on growth in 2018. years many few things we have undertaking, kind of housekeeping. we look at our cash and how we deliver projects. we look at simplification. revised how we develop our talent. revised how we develop our talent and look at the culture of our organization. it is either a work in progress or behind us. for 2018, i think it would be more on growth. adopting threee growth strategies. one is still looking at our cash , has it is very important. secondly, we want to expand our core business, so it is something. a fully integrated company and i believe in

and ecb continue to be aggressive, and i don't think they have shinzo abe was quick to the mike saying no, he wants aggressive policy, and everyone is worried that draghi will be placed by a german, but it will continue to push for lower rates. after brexit, i think the ecb will be leery about creating distance between themselves and than say illy, spain or portugal. >>> we have qt, and for the first time in a decade, the two-year treasury yield is now above the s&p 500 dividend yield. don't you fear that rising rates and, you know, just a bit more yield on some of these bonds is going to prove competition and headwind for equities? >> there's no question the key factor in driving this market last year was low inflation and low rates. that goldilocks scenario we saw. so central bank policy going forward, which will drive interest rates higher, tack larry if inflation is faster than expected, will prove to be headwind taking away one of the legs of those stools that has driven the market if we get faster growth than expected that could offset some of that, but again the biggest factor i

shinzo abe has said that talks the sake of talks are meaningless.has said that south korea can't be offered the opportunity to drive a wedge into u.s. south korean relationships. even the japanese foreign , we want aas said complete briefing from the south koreans. once these talks are over. what did the south koreans promise to the north koreans? but the big step, question is what will happen a month or two months from now when the winter games are over and the games and all the world's cameras have gone home. and the u.s. and south korea begin or resume their military exercises in april. will the tensions be ratcheted up again? will the north show their true colors and say we want to negotiate our differences through dialogue. saying,got a headline from north korea, that they will reopen the military that were cutline in 2016. it's not just about the olympics. it seems north korea is trying to show they are working in good faith. francine: thank is so much. he is our north asia correspondent. he is stephen engle. how much geopolitical risk should

rishaad: japanese prime minister shinzo oz a voicing confidence of the economy, steadily towards theeflation. haruhiko kuroda did warn yesterday that that deflationary mindset is not disappearing easily. haidi: our next guest worked as senior administrator, and he thinks the boj looks to have virtually have given up on its inflation target. is the chiefrakawa economist at credit suisse and he joins us from singapore. they have virtually given up on 2% in terms of some of these internal struggles going on, but is there such a crucial thing given that everywhere, we are seeing central banks struggled the structural implications of why we are not seeing inflation? hiromichi: that is true. you know, there are several headwinds to the inflation rate in japan. aging population is one thing. those things are limiting inflation pressure. they are quite intense, and we don't think japanese companies can raise prices easily, so i think the question is whether or not the target is realistic or not. the 2% target is not necessarily that realistic. cannot drop the target, mainly because of their

interviewing someone earlier on the radio and they were suggesting that perhaps japan should be doing what shinzo is doing, talking and engaging with kim. let's invest and build up your infrastructure. my retort is we have been him for bad behavior. ard: that is right but have we seen this all the way through in terms of 25 years. their hand has been written off a little bit more and i think the west has come to a stage now where it is not really accepting any of this. ard: that is right but have we seen this all the way through in terms of 25 years. what nikki haley is saying in the u.n. and trump himself, they have reached the end of the road in terms of accepting there is an olive branch. rishaad: you give them one inch, before you know it they have a foot and then have a leg to stand on. the question remains if it is in the u.s. interest to at least attempt to have some kind of dialogue. south korea and north korea go along with dialogue, it may give them the opening they want. secretary of state tillerson has famously said we would consider it, but then the president steps back and says well