japanese prime minister shinzo abe is visiting the persian state. abe conveyed japan's plan to hold ministerial level strategic talks on a regular basis with six gulf arab states, known as the gulf cooperation counsel. he also called for the start of working-level discussions with the uae toward an investment agreement. >> translator: uae's expectation for japan is very high because they think japan has the best nuclear technology and very strict safety regulations after experiencing the severe accident. therefore, japan should meet their expectations. >> uae vice president replied his country wants to work with japan in various energy fields and serve as a gateway for it to the middle east and north africa. the two leaders concluded the nuclear deal. they also agreed to promote bilateral investments and economic exchanges. >>> u.s. researchers say north korean scientists and engineers are nearing completion of an experimental light water nuclear reactor. the country claims it is intended for power generation, but it could add to worries over its nuc

nhk world junio yatsumoto explains. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe has waited for years to revise japan's constitution. he and his ruling democratic party have kept that goal in sight since they took power last december. >> translator: it is prime minister abe's belief that we need to change the constitution for assembling an independent nation state. >> reporter: the constitution was written after world war ii. the u.s.-led allied forces controlled its drafting. the most significant characteristic is pacifism. article ix says the japanese people forever renounce war. it red japan to maintain armed forces exclusively for defense. the liberal democrats want to upgrade the status of the self-defense forces to a military force. >> translator: in japan, the sdf is not called a military, but it's treated as one in international laws. we need to resolve the contradiction in accordance with reality. >> reporter: nhk polled about 1600 people to get their thoughts on the possible change. 33% said they would want to revise article ix. 30% said no. 32% were undecided. the poll suggests attit

. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has arrived home after shoring up relations with the promising trading partner.hehe's back fro myanmar where he $2 biionnnnnnn extended more help. he met with president thein sein. he said people will support myanmar as they move toward democracy. they agreed that leaders there will continue to work through economic reforms and the welfare of their people. the japanese planned to supply aid. some of the new investments will support an industrial zone japanese firms are developing near the commercial capital. abe is the first japanese leader to visit myanmar in 36 years. he sent a clear message that the japanese want in on opportunities there. nhk reports. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe says he will be the nation's top salesman in overseas. he had representatives of about 40 firms with him. he toured apanese fms spearhead this development. >> translator: the japanese government and the entire private sector will support the development in myanmar. we believe that such assistance will also contribute to the growth of the japanese economy. >> report

the quarter covers the period after shinzo abe came to power in december. >>> the tokyo international conference on african development will begin june 1st in yokohama. it plans to support the continent's antiterror the measures. leaders of about 50 african countries and representatives of international organizations will attend the meeting. japanese prime minister shinzo abe also plans to take part in a meeting between african leaders and the japan business federation. japan is going to draw up plans to support antiterror measures in africa. in january, islam mililtant attacked a plant and took dozens of hostages. a plan to fight piracy somalia will take place. >>> it can be difficult for people who are seriously ill to find doctors with the most up to date methods. one group of surgeons is trying to help those patients by demonstrating their work and equipment online. >> reporter: brain diseases can be a matter of life and death. this video shows the latest treatment methods. one key feature of this video is that the doctors themselves explain their procedures. the goal is to reassu

japanese are divided if the constitution should be changed at all. >> shinzo abe has waited for years to revise japan's constitution. and he ace democratic party kept the goal in sight since they took power last december. >> translator: it is prime minister abe's believe that we need to create a constitution that is appropriate for a independent nation state. >> the constitute was written after world war ii. the u.s.-led alleyed forces controlled it's drafting. the most significant characteristic is pacifism. article nine says the japanese people forever renounce war. it lead japan to maintain armed forces exclusively for defense. the liberal democrats want to upgrade the status to a military force. >> in japan, the sdf is not called a military, but it's created as one in international laws. we need to resolve the contra decision in accord dance with reality. >> nhk polled about 1600 people to get their thoughts on the chance. 33% said they would want to revise article 9. 30% said no. 32% were undecided. the poll suggest that attitudes among the japanese suggest attitudes are changing

shinzo abe is expected to announce measures to make more business. they want to improve roads between countries and add customs facilities between borders. they're expected to send former employees of japanese trading houses to serve as advisors to african leaders. they also want to help ease shortages of food and help farmers grow more rice. they hope to double the output within five years. here are the latest market figures. >>> the international degree of the red cross is looking for donors to help syrians fleeing. >> our frustration is that the conflict spreads faster than our our ability to deliver. >> mauer says the biggest obstacle for the red cross is the disrespect they face on the part of combatants. because there's no clear distinction between military and civilian objectives. >> the fragmentation of the power in syria is so that we are confronted with route blocks and checkpoints all over syria in the hands of different authorities. >> the red cross asked donor nations to help double its aid budget for syria and refugees to about $104 mil

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe seems to be beating the odds. a new poll suggests he's maintaining his popularity about five months after his liberal democratic party took power. that's something his predecessors had trouble doing. still many remain undecided or opposed to one of his key initiatives, revising the constitution. nhk surveyed people. 65% said they back abe's cabinet. compare that to the recent prime ministers from the former democratic party government. after five months in office, 31% of people surveyed supported the previous cabinets. a third of those who support prime minister abe's cabinet said it appears to be better than others. a fifth said it has the ability to act. the survey asked if the constitution should be amended. the results were pretty evenly mixed. 31% of respondents were in favor. it 26% were opposed. 36% couldn't decide. the liberal democrats want to revise the constitution and rename the self-defense forces as a national defense force. 27% agreed with the idea. 26% disagreed. the biggest group was the 40% who s

an advisor to shinzo abe met with north korean leader kim jong-un's second in command. he met with kim yong-am. and they talked about why he is in japan, but it is believed he is discussing the kidnapping of japanese citizens from the 1970s and 80s. the senior u.s. diplomat says he wants the japanese to keep u.s. officials informed about his trip. glyn davies says denuclearization is the top priority in dealing with the north koreans, but they're ready to work with their counterparts to deal with the abduction issue. the spokesperson says he received no prior notice about his visit. >> it is important that the international community work together to deal with north korea. in that sense, mr. iyjima visit will not help. >> he attended summits in 2002 and 2004 as an aide. the meeting in 2002 led to the return of five japanese who had been abducted. >>> officials with the world health organization are trying to contain a deadly new disease. they confirm that two health care workers caught a strain of coronavirus from patients. they say it's the first transmission in a hosp

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe seems to be beating the odds. he is maintaining his popularity about five months after his liberal democratic party took power. that's something his predecessors had trouble doing. still, voters are opposed to one of his key initiatives, revising the constitution. compare that to the recent prime ministers from the former democratic party government. after five months in off. 318% surveyed supported nikuoda. 33% say it appears to be better than others. a fifth said it has the ability to act. it asked if japan's current constitution should be amended. the results were pretty enly mixed. 26 were opposed. the liberal democrats want to revise the constitution and rename the self-defense forces as a national defense force. the biggest group was the 40% that said they could not decide. it would make it easier to modify other articles and a similar result. 35% of respondents disagreed with the idea. 39% said they could not decide. government leaders have reopened their constitutions with various -- vashing degrees of suc

highest ranking official said they he appreciates the efforts by an officer to the prime minister shinzo abe. this is being seen that the mission is held in high regard. ijima held talks with the president of the supreme people's assembly leader. the state-run korean central news agency released a short video clip of the meeting on its website. >> translator: we know that mr. ijima has been making an effort and we highly appreciate it. >> a north korean interpreter quoted kim as saying ijima is visiting pyongyang once again on a very important mission. kim and ijima are believed to have discussed the abduction of japanese nationals by north korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. ijima accompanied foreign former prime minister minister koizumi on his two trips to pyongyang in the early 2000s. in tokyo, chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said prime minister abe is serious about wanting to resolve the abduction issue. >> translator: japan's position is that it wants to resolve the abduction issue as well as north korea's nuclear and missile development comprehensively. the abduction issue is

. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe is leading a coalition to build ties in myanmar. he is the first japanese leader to visit the country in 36 years. he touched down in myanmar's largest city. he will be there for three days. he plans to visit opposition leader aung san suu kyi. he'll then visit the president and urge him to push for more democracy and reconciliation with ethnic minorities. abe man does say japanese leaders are ready to use their overseas budget to help with power and water. he's accompanied with executives from about 40 japanese firms. they plan to form agreements with business people. here's the three day world weather forecast. >>> that's all for now on "newsline." thank you for watching.

shinzo abe says he will consider meeting north korean leader kim jong-un if it could help solve the abduction issue. >>> an expert panel with japan's nuclear regulators has concluded one of japan's nuclear reactors sits on an active fault. >>> energy developers are increasingly curious about what lies beneath the arctic ocean. researchers with the u.s. geological survey say continental shelf may hold undiscovered crude oil and natural gas but development of the area remains largely unregulated. ministers from eight arctic nations are trying to change that. members of the arctic council met in kiruna, sweden. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov were among those trying to set rules for developing the ocean. they want to protect the marine environment from being polluted. the ministers also granted observer stap stat er status on to japan, china and korea, and three other others. they want a say in how arc tk resores are uses. >>> experts with japan's nuclear regulator to agency have confirmed the ground beneath a power plant is unstable. they say a reac

. >> shinzo abe is counting on reigniting economic growth. there is a system for regularly checking the progress of his growth strategied. the japan association of corporate executives announced their recommendations to the government. the group says the government should hold full fledged discussions on policy ie lems and mid to long term policies. it's increased competitiveness in agriculture, stale energy supplies and decentralization of government power. they need to stress the importance of policies. insters and officials correct instructions necessary for implementing the policies. >> they plan to put the car on the market in june. it was marked to begin to okinawa prefecture in japan. >> each of the two companies will sell the car under their own brand name. we just got to the start line. >> this is the first time for nissan to get involved in the development of a mini vehicle. they cannot cut development and costs. they will be able to use the plant to develop capacity. demand for these small cars is expected to grow due to their ener

shinzo abe will have separate meetings with 40 of them on the sidelines of the conference. the tnzanian is helping them through ticad. japan started the meeting in 1993. abe says his government will give them grants to help build roads and irrigation facilities. they started to negotiate an investment treaty. a deal would make it ease your for japanese firms to operate in tanzania. >> african governments are trying to achieve universal primary education between 1991 and 2010. child enrollment rates grow from 54 to 76%. the southeastern nation is a high achiever. more than 90% of children now receive basic schooling, but the challenge remains to deliver quality education. >> reporter: conditions are tough at this primary school in the zambian capital. children study without electricity or water. pupils of different grades share one classroom. they are aged from 9 to 18. they even share their few textbooks. many people in zambia are too poor to send their children to state schools. it's costly to buy compulsory uniforms and books. so parents have set up free schools. such comm

many of them will meet one on one with prime minister shinzo abe during their visit. abe set aside time to talk with ten leaders on friday. he sat down with ethiopian prime minister hailemariam desalaegn. ethiopia currently chairs the african union. abe explained his policy of expanding investment in africa to contribute to growth. he also offered to share energy-saving technology as part of its efforts to tackle global warming. prime minister abe sat down with mozambique's president armando guebuza. the leaders are expected to have agreed on signing an investment pact. this will be japan's first such accord with an african country. abe also had a chance to get a taste of african culture. the police and coast guard have tightened security around the ticad venue. officers set up checkpoints at hotel entrances nearby. and they're on the lookout for suspicious cars or people. up to 1,800 police officers will take part in the security effort each day, along with up to 300 coast guard personnel. our team is covering a variety of events. go to a major meeting focusing on pe

. >> japan's prime minister shinzo abe is trying to build ties in myanmar. he is the first japanese leader to visit the country in 36 years. he will then head to the capital. he will meet the president and urge to psh more for democracy and reconciliation with ethnic minorities. he plans to say japanese leaders are ready to use their overseas aids budget for power and water. he is accompanied by executives from about 40 japanese firms that want to sign agreements with business people. >>> the seas of southeast asia >>> scientists have carried out survey after survey to monitor the impact of the nuclear accident at fun sheema fukushim. the surveys give a clear picture of the contaminated areas. but tracking radioactive fallout in the ocean is much more complicated. nhk has been given exclusive access to the latest research effort. so first, here is a snapshot of where things stand at sea. >> fukushima daiichi is located on the pacific coast. after the meltdown, many scientists estimated that most of the fallout ended up in the ocean. but now radiation levels

the top government spokesperson is marking suggestions that prime minister shinzo abe is going to review an apologyo comfort women. they were forced to work in brothels in world war ii. >>> the government never mentioned a revision of the statement made by the government at the time. the basic stand point of the abe administration is not to make this a political or diplomatic issue. >> the former ambassador to japan raised the issue last week at a symposium in washington. he said some officials are calling to review the apoll zi. he says that would suggestly hurt japan and sasia. it said if he does not face up to history, relations with neighbors countries would be difficult. foo he says the government has accepted the historical facts with humility and expressed apologies, remorse, and condolences to all of the victims of world war ii at home and abroad. he said prime minister abe shares that view. >> translator: we will do our best to carefully explain the government's stand point on history to the international community. >> he added that south korea and china are important partners.

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has spent his first few months in office working on the economy. now he wants to revise the constitution that marks it's 66th anniversary on friday. japanese are divided over whether the constitution should be changed at all. nhk world's jun has the story. >> reporter: abe and his ruling democratic party have kept their goal in sight since they took power last september. >> translator: it is prime men tir abe's believe that we need to change the constitution for an independent nation state. >> reporter: the constitution was written after world war ii. the u.s.-led alleyed forces controlled it's drafting. the most significant characteristic is pacifism. article nine says the japanese people forever renounce war. it led to japan to maintained armed forces exclue sifly for defense. the liberal democrats want to upgrade the status of the forces to a military force. prime minister abe outlined his plans soon after taking office. >> translator: in japan, the sdf is not called a military because it's treated as one. we need to fix the contradiction. >> t

. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has reiterated his determination to resolve the abduction of citizens by north korea. his stance is to resolve both the abductions issue and the north's nuclear program in a comprehensive manner in line with the 2002 declaration. >> translator: resolving the abduction issue means returning all abducted japanese nationals from north korea, finding out what really happened to them and for the north to hand over the perpetrators of the abductions. my administration will hold negotiations with north korea to achieve that goal with a strong determination. >> abe added that japan's basic policy toward north korea is to apply dialog and pressure. he said japan will fulfill its international responsibility and continue pressuring the north if these issues remain unresolved. abe refused to provide details about his adviser's meeting with officials. the abe said suga briefed him on the visit and will hear from the adviser if necessary. >>> chinese premier has arrived in india on his first overseas trip since taking office in march. he's expected to discuss how to

this is the third pillar of shinzo abe's policy. the other two are aggressive monetary easing and flexible fiscal policies. three key factors, making japan's manufacturers more competitor, supporting promising fields, and increasing overseas revenue. the government plans to encourage intensive capital spending to boost the standing of the manufacturing sector. it also plans to implement drastic deregulation for experiments on products developed and to create special strategic zones, that's to provide tax incentives for designated areas or businesses. the draft says a greenhouse gas emission target set by the previous government should be reviewed from scratch. this is to make it easier to do business in japan. the 2020 target calls for a cut of 25% compared to the 1990 levels. as for supporting promising fields, the government aims to establish an institution that will lead the research and development of advanced medicine, such as regenerative medicines using stem or ips cells. the draft calls for large-scale agriculture by leasing

highest ranking official said they he appreciates the efforts by an officer to the prime minister shinzo abe. this is being seen that the mission is held in high regard. ijima held talks with the president of the supreme people's assembly leader. the state-run korean central news agency released a short video clip of the meeting on its website. >> translator: we know that

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has spent his first few months in office focusing on the economynow he's adding another issue to his ag.

. >> translator: prime minister shinzo abe is strongly determined to resolve the abduction issue. the government wants to explore every possible avenue in negotiations with north korea. >> he suggested that officials will try to resume direct talks with north korea. they were suspended in november. >>> south korea has unveiled its first home grown military helicopters. the president says it is time to show pyongyang her nation is serious about defense. it took the south over is billion to develop the helicopters. the cockpit has four screens for navigation and external views. infrared radar lets the crew carry out operations in extreme weather or in mountainous areas. and the chopper can stay airborne for two and a half hours with nine fully equipped soldiers. >>> the south korean president park geun-hye explained the importance of the project. >> translator: north korea is continuing threats of prove provocatio provocations. it is high time for our country to establish a firm defense posture. >> the south plans to deploy 200 of the helicopters in the next ten years. >>> a u.n. co

prime minister shinzo abe and prime minister manmohan singh signed the joint statement after meeting in tokyo. the countries will speed up negotiations so they can conclude a deal soon. indian leaders want to build more nuclear plants. and they're looking to japan for help. the statement also calls for mutual efforts to work toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. but some japanese are reluctant to commit to this pact. india has nuclear arms and it has yet to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. the leaders have also agreed to promote joint exercises involving japan's maritime self-defense force, and india's navy. government officials on both sides are expected to appoint representatives to a working group to look into exporting japan's rescue amphibious aircraft to india. the japan/india nuclear power deal has been on the horizon for some time now. but the 2011 nuclear accident in fukushima slowed the pace of discussions. as abe and singh move forward on this issue, experts say they'll have difficulty mapping out the strategy on another -- what to do about china. a professor f

confederation ceremony told the gathering that the economic measures taken by prime minister shinzo abe's administration have not yet shown a positive effect on people's daily lives. >> translator: now the yen is weakening and stock prices are rising, but people's lives have yet to improve. we are seeing h food and gasoline prices which are making our lives more difficult. we will be stepping up our calls for more pay. wage hikes are the right way to get out of deflation. >> the rally adopted a declaration demanding wage increases for all workers. this included nonregular workers that now account for over 35% of the labor force and also urged employers to stop forcing overtime on their workers. >>> people from around the world recognize mt. fuji as a symbol of japan. people have honored it in art and in song. some even look upon the mountain as sacred. now unesco advisers have recommended mt. fuji be listed as a world heritage site. more from takafumi terui. >> reporter: the japanese have worshipped this mountain for centuries. ♪ they've built shrines to mt. fuji. some even believe what t

prime minister shinzo abe pledged that he'll make every effort to avoid a spike in long-term interest rates. he said on friday that massive government bond buying could affect the market, although the boj is doing it to pull the country out of deflation. he said a surge in long-term interest rates could impact people's everyday lives. so he says he wants the central bank to communicate closely with market players. >> translator: the bank of japan is only buying bonds circulating in the market. the japanese government will never force the central bank to purchase bonds and shoulder the government debt. >> abe also said the government will work to secure market confidence by going ahead with efforts to restore fiscal health. and bank of japan governor kuroda said it is desire bible that the long-term bond market stabilizes. >> translator: the central bank aims to prevent rapid fluctuations in long-term interest rates as far as possible. by taking a flex ible approach, that is to make our bond purchases have a bigger and more appropriate impact on the economy. we have pledged to buy abou

shinzo abe in a friday speech came out with a lot of growth bolstering moves, especially he wants to prop up capital expenditure spending by about 10% which would be just about 700 billion u.s. dollars or so. that got the investment community excited. not to mention we have the government upgrading its economy for the first time in two months. the hang seng up four in a row. maybe there's a final reversal in the price trend for a change. that has a lot to do with the housing data that we got. normally that triggers a lot of nervous tension because people think it's going to invite tightening, but at least for today, fms, property counters, all of them had a big rally. there is an element of surprise, as well. the south korean government, military is saying there's another projectile. they haven't been able to verify whether they were short range missiles or shelling, as well. for now, i think they're sticking to the term of projectile. there was another launch sometimes between 11:00 and 12:00 local time. they seem to be describing that as a short range missile. take a look at the au

partly the fact to prime minister shinzo abe's forecast. that means japan's growth outpaced the u.s. which grew 2.5% in the january to march period. there is one bleak spot. japan's corporate investment was down for the fifth quarter in a row. but analysts expect the number to pick up as improved sentiment translates into more business spending. lucas phillipo from natixis joins us now. what's your own key take away from this number? >> good afternoon or good morning. i find you are very genius saying this is abe nomices that spurred the gdp data. because it is too early. monetary policy, lack of monetary policy and exchange rate policy have some economic effects with some legs. so we probably are going to wait the second half of year to see ababe effects on the economy. the second thing you mentioned is another weak spot about corporate investment is the inflation. so the difference between real gdp and nominal gdp, which is very weak which is an indication of prices. actually, it's much weaker than last quarter, showing that the way to 2%

shinzo abe wraps up a trip in 36 years. japan extended half a billion in aid.to write off nearly 2 million in debt. >>> and the eubrazilian preside has vowed to rekindle ties between brazil and emerging economies in africa. overall, 12 country res said to benefit from the write-off, including tanzania, congo and zambia. let's give you a look at what's on the agenda in asia tomorrow. australia releases q1 current acts, india with tata communications, petroleum, india's hindalco is also set to report number pes. >>> st still cocome on the show today, multi nationals have come under heavy criticism for tax havens. we'll be joined right after the break with more. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ >>> bay earn munich came out on top this weekend's champio

the prime minister shinzo abe said today that the government will stick to the abenomics program to developwth. he promise to bring a fiscal structure that would be sustainable in the long-term. the central bank announced a $20 billion liquidity injection yesterday and also said it would buy $8 billion of jgbs. but many analysts are expecting the interest rates to rise even further. and some are calling for the boj to step up efforts to stabilize the rates. back to you, ross. >> toshiko, thanks very much indeed for that. that's the latest from the nikkei. still to come on the show, a massive overstructure ride of the world cup, but can it build its way out of economic stagnation? more on that when he we come back. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have

the inflation tafrth, the yen and the nikkei rose today pass market suggests that prime minister shinzo abeapan out of deflation is paying off. back to you, louisa. >> thank you very much. >>> china is releasing its official may pmi numbers on saturday. pmi data is released, as well. taiwan, india and south korea all have pmi releases, as well. we're going to get comments immediately after the break. the comments look important. don't go away. lets you jump backwards and forwards in time to capture the perfect shot. blackberry z10 with time shift. built to keep you moving. see it in action at blackberry.com/z10 how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ >>> hi, everybody. welcome back. it's friday, i'm louisa bojesen. the swiss bank ubs is reportedly rai

the plan is part of prime minister shinzo abe's strategy for accelerating economic growth.ocations for the zone include tokyo's central wards and bayside areas. with the new zone, official aims to bring at least part of tokyo's corporate tax rate close to those of singapore and hong kong, which is around 17%. but given the problem of finding source of offsetting revenue, the proposal faces a difficult passage. back to you, ross. >> all right. thank you so much for that. >>> tax reform on the top of the agenda leads to brussels as well. european policy members discussing a wider cap on bonuses. jul julia's been speaking to martin schulz. sorry, she asked him if tougher limits would hurt the european banking sector. >> i think if the competitiveness depends from accelerated banker bonuses, then i think we should discuss what is competitiveness. the other way around, if we can't bank our bonuses, for example, bonuses from short-term speculation that makes, in europe, makes a pressure on the government, for example, in the united states to do the same, i and a lot of colleagues

so i think there's going to be a lot of pressure, even more pressure on shinzo abe who is the prime minister who is set to announce next week, finally, the third part of his regrowth strategy, which is the structure reforms, the deregulation that all investors have been hoping to hear about. >> okay. kaori, thank you for that report. i don't know, what do you think is going to happen here? >> honestly? >> 14%. >> honestly, i think -- i looked at what today's date was because i wanted to go back a week. i think the 23rd, which was the day after we got those minutes and japan, you saw what happened. if you looked at the ten-year since then, yesterday we got up to 2.3%. you look at the way the market is acting, it's the second derivative of the derivative. just the idea that we went from not adding the 85 billion but went to maybe eventually tapering, i think that might be -- >> do you think this is the move? >> i think it might be the 5% to 10%. >> moment? >> who cares what i think. but the way the stocks are acting in japan, the way the ten-year is acting, even just in the media, the -- >> th

. >> it's probably music to the ears of shinzo abe. he wins big in this election. he has a mandate to do anything he wants. >> she's good, though. she was able to confirm that 8,000 to 16,000 is doubling. and you also know seven months is not -- so that's not different in -- okay. >> kaori, thank you. we needed the help there. >>> ross westgate is standing by in london. ross, the picture there in london not quite as dire as wa we see in japan, but still, a lot of red arrows behind you. >> yeah. out of the dow jones stoxx 600, only about 16 of them are actually up at the moment. so we're weighed to the downside. we're not quite at the session low. but not far off it. losses have translated. you read about it earlier, 2% to 3% for the likes of the ftse and the xetra dax. there's a snipe up there. currently down 130 points, 2.57% for the xetra dak. the cac 40 down 2.4%. you maybe talked about the data. we had composite flash pmis out for the eurozone. the good thing was, 37.7, it was forecast at 37.2, so better than expected. that is still deep in contraction territor

and there were some comments last night regarding monetary policy in japan made by an adviser to shinzo abeto the tape this morning that carried through as the morning has progressed with the good economic data that we saw today. >> sure, but it's interesting because on the one hand we came into the session talking about how the prospect of more accommodation that was driving markets and then as we move to the u.s. session, it was the prospect of less of the fact that the economy is fundamentally showing some strength. >> yes. it's nice to see. we've had a very good rally in the markets over the last six months or so. about a 20% rally in the dow and annualize that, and that would be a 40% gain and add significantly to wealth, folks have seen an improvement in the value of their portfolios and that's translated into more spending and more confidence. ultimately, it helps the economy through the wealth effect channel, but we also recognize that the mark has had a very sharp gain in a very short period of time. confidence -- sentiment is very bullish and in terms of our short-term point of vi

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe is in myanmar at the start of a landmark trip. he's the first japanese prime minister to visit the country in 36 years. abe and his wife began the visit by offering flowers at the martyrs mausoleum in the largest city of yangon. it's dedicated to a general who was assassinated in 1947. he is known as the founding father of myanmar. he was also the father of opposition leader aung san suu kyi. abe later visited the special economic zone where he oversaw the signing of a memorandum on a development project. he went to a site of a planned port where japan is playing a key role in the construction. >> translator: we're delighted to have one of the world's top leaders in myanmar. >> translator: we are proud of the japanese prime minister visiting myanmar, a country that is undergoing democratization. >> abe then toured an elementary school built in 2004 with money donated by a group of lawmakers from the liberal democratic party. an official explained that the school needs to be enlarged as it is too small for the increased number of s

. >>> an adviser to japanese prime minister shinzo abe is back in tokyo after a four-day visit to pyongyang. no details have been released on his talks with north korean officials, but he says he conveyed japan's determination to resolve the abductions of japanese nationals by north korea. isao iijima returned to tokyo on saturday. he briefed chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga about his trip at a hotel.

. >>> an adviser to japanese prime minister shinzo abe is back in tokyo after a four-day visit to pyongyang. no details have been released on his talks with north korean officials, but he says he conveyed japan's determination to resolve the abductions of japanese nationals by north korea. isao iijima returned to tokyo on saturday. he briefed chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga about his trip at a hotel. while in pyongyang, he met kim yong nam, president of the presidium of the supreme people's assembly and he also met kim yong-il, secretary in the workers' party of korea in charge of international relat n relatio relations. iijima told suga he met other important people. he said he told them the japanese government is serious about wanting to resolve the abduction issue along with north korean missile and nuclear issues. he said he told the north koreans that japan will not budge on the abduction issue until all japanese abductees return home. the truth behind the cases are revealed, and those who carried out the abductions are transferred to japan. >>> foreign minister fumio kuchida sa