the general assembly will hear from shinzo abe. mr. iver the keynote speech during bloomberg's japanese finance for this morning at 8:45 eastern. a cityrplanes attacked in northern afghanistan to help the government take it back from the taliban. it was the afghan taliban's biggest victory since 2001. the president says troops are already staging a counter offense. the packers travel by air to victory. aaron rodgers threw 5 touchdowns to lead a 10 point win over kansas city. deepak still perfect the season. tom: michael mckee, our nfl expert, is the running game dead. tom brady with 4 touchdowns. michael: it is on life support. collegea crop of great running backs coming up that might change the game. tom: a data check before we get to the ian bremmer. 10.re up we have improved. i will call it a downs off what we saw yesterday. the japanese stock market a little challenge. oil churning, 44.85. it is ever so possible that traffic in manhattan was not at a standstill yesterday, just mostly like park avenue. 30 blocks from the waldorf-asto

shinzo abe has the majority. but the opposition are doing all they can to try to delay proceedings before a vote condition taken in the upper house. the members have to debate various motions being put forward by the opposition mps, getting on their feet, trying to talk for as long as they can. the ruling party trying to limit the length of time they are allowed to speak. all of these filibustering action ticks to try to delay. frustrations boiling into fist fights and scuffles. we are seeing continuing protests there and the concern for the prime minister here, shinzo abe is whether he can pass these bills by the end of today. if not, we are running into a holiday period here in japan. the concern is next week, if this is still dragging on, it hasn't been resolved, we may see bigger, angrier protests outside the parliament here. >> how is the public responding to this? are the protests because of this issue of the passivist is of such importance to the people? >> it goes to the question of japan's role in the wo

shinzo abe is determined it should go through by today. he is up against the clock. that's the problem. we are getting into late afternoon here in tokyo. the debate will go on into the evening. we are coming into the weekend and then into a holiday period here in japan early next week. and the concern is that we have seen scuffles inside the parliament. outside the protests have at times been quite aggressive. there have been a number of arrests. the fear is as this drags on that the protests drag on, it could gather momentum. especially if they feel as though they might be forcing this out of time. that's the concern. and that's why shinzo abe is determined by the end of this session it will be passed into law. >> thanks for that. plenty more still to come on al jazeera. we'll tell you why this haze hanging over malaysia is choking relations with neighboring indonesia. plus -- >> this is a ghost town in the remote part of the western united states. there is only one resident that lives in this town. he's trying to preserve this piece of forgotten american history. t

shinzo abe says,. >> translator: this are bill is important to protect people's lives and peace and prevent war. children in the future generation and for their peace. >> let's get some analysis now from rob mcbride in tokyo. >> given what has been at stake there are wide ranging reaction, the government of president shinzo abe is still insisting that japanese troops will only be used in an active pas pacifi. , the opposition has vowed to continual their fight against these changes. they are in law, it will take a change of government to change the laws back again. the next election doesn't take place until a year from now. they are threatening to fight these controversial new regulations in the court. internationally the response will be fairly predictable. the united states will welcome this seeing the strongest reaction is likely to come from china, possibly returning to a more impressive fans but those o take a more independent role in the use of its defense rnl, in build upof.china itself. >> the earlier this week soldiers from the presidential guard of burkina faso stormed into the ca

president shinzo abe said the legislation was necessary. >> this peace security bill is necessary toprotect people's life and peace and to prevent war. i understand we have managed to install the legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generation, and for their peace. >> rob mcbride has more from tokyo. >> as you would expect the government of shinzo abe is insisting japanese troops will only be used in the pursuit of peace, an cavism staying true its pacifist constitution. the opposition has vowed to continue their fight against these changes. now these changes are in law it will take a change of government to change the government back again. the next election doesn't take place for another year, academics and lawyers are promising to fight these controversial actions in the court. response will be fairly predictable. united states will welcome this seeing japan as a more potent ally in this part of the world but of course this part of the world the strongest reaction is likely to come from china in editorials in pronouncements in coming days, china will

you're looking at japanese prime minister shinzo abe speaking in japan. possibly expanding more stimulus and what's going to happen with the ecb, right? >> the ecb is obviously saying draghi is watching what's happening. i think that's happening slowly. it's only six or seven years ago since we had a major depression. financial crisis. so as i said before we're just working our way through that. so we gradually are recovering so i think yes they will raise rates but they have got to have a view to the rest of the world too. >> in the meantime as we deal with more uncertainty where do you want to be invested sector-wise? >> well, i have been on this program a few times this year we have talked about the areas that we particularly like are health care, technology and also consumer discretionary because as you know the u.s. economy, 2-thirds of the u.s. economy is basically consumer and the consumer, consumer confidence rose quite nicely last month. housing continues to do well. employment is reasonable. wage gains aren't fantastic and yellen is slightly wor

but japan' japan's prime ministr shinzo abe says it's necessary. >> to protect life and he passions and to prevent war. legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generation and for the peace. >> let's get analysis from al jazeera's rob mcbri in tokyo. >> given what's at stake there's wide ranging reactions in japan as you would expect. the prime minister shinzo abe has insisted that the japanese troops will only be used in emergency, pacifist constitution, the opposition have vowed to continue the fight. now the changes in law, it will take a change in government to change the law back again. elections don't take place for another year. controversial new regulations are threatened to be fought in the court. the united states will welcome this seeing japan as a more potent ally in this part of the world but of course in this part of the world the strongest reaction is likely to come from china. in editorials and pronouncements in the coming days, china will see this as japan possibly returning to a more aggressive stance but those people who support these change

it will be five quarters out of $.11 shinzo abe -- out of s since shinzo abe took power.han: thank you for joining us today. the french prime minister presents the country's 2016 budget today. he said budget debt would in 4017.f gdp acrosse, we see cutbacks the board. where were they the most gruesome? last normal that we will see. place in the middle of 2017. the tax cuts that we will see 42016 will be about 9 euros.-year-ol-- 9 billion we have already seen 3 billion euros last year. the french government is coaching a lot on growth. we set up with the french finance minister and he said 2015 will be the first year of real recovery. 0% growth in the second quarter. he still expects the recovery to be at that 1% for this year and 1.5% for 2016. he is counting a lot on this growth to be able to reduce the deficit. he unveiled this morning the deficit target for 2016 will be 3.3% of gdp, after 3.8% for this year. there is a very little room of course, because the government is torn between reducing public spending, to which the deficit targets. and reducing taxes in order t

s centrality in the world ofof politics. >> reporter: japanese prime minister shinzo abe will deliver his speech on tuesday. this will be his third year at the debate. before this trip, abe spearheaded controversial legislation expanding the role of japan's self-defense forces abroad. abe will likely address how he wants his country to contribute more to the world's peace and security. a long-term observer of japan's security policy expects abe to speak in line with his recent speeches. >> this is the next stage, next step in his messaging to the world, starting with australia and u.s. congress and then on august 14th to explain to the world his understanding of what the past 70 years of prosperity have meant for the region and for japan and what the future holds. i think if he departs from that, i think it will be, it will raise some questions. >> reporter: president vladimir putin is attending the debate fothe first time in ten years amid heightened tensions between russia and the west. and south korean president park geun-hye will speak for the second year in a row against the back

shinzo abe and park plan to hold talks on the sidelines of the meeting. >>> the leaders of japan and vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation to improve vietnam's maritime patrolling capabilities. prime minister abe met in tokyo with the general secretary of vietnam's ruling communist party nguyen phu trong. >> translator: i'm delighted the relationship between japan and vietnam has been developing in various fields through a broad strategic partnership. >> abe confirmed a plan for japan to give vietnam used ships for patrol activities amid china's increasing activities in the south china sea. the two leaders agreed to work together to maintain maritime and aviation order based on the rule of law in the region. >>> haze from forest fires is affecting millions of lives in indonesia and singapore. they have sent more troops to the sumatra islands to fight the fires and the smog. it caused schools to close in koal lumpur and three nearby provinces. >> in koala lumpur, an increasing number of people wear masks on the streets. tourists said they were surprised. southeast asia has been su

have drawn mixed responses. 30 countries have sent leaders or other dignitaries, but the -- and shinzo abe have stayed away. the event is clearly a big deal for the chinese leaders. they know the world is watching today. security is tight across the capital. authorities have put even more restrictions on foreign media. and they've even cleaned up the air by restricting traffic in beijing and suspending working factories for weeks now. >>> japanese officials have welcomed an agreement between the leaders of china and south korea to hold a three-nation summit that includes japan. they'll start to work with their counterparts to fix the schedule for proposed talks. chinese president xi jinping met on wednesday with south korean president park geun-hye in beijing. they agreed to hold a meeting with japan in late october or early november in south korea. japanese foreign ministry officials say their south korean counterparts notified them of the contents of the accord. a senior foreign ministry official told nhk that it's a positive message, because japan had been calling for a tri-lateral summ

prime minister shinzo abe is attending the final question and answer session of the upper house committee, hoping for a possible vote soon after that. the legislation would expand the role of ja fan's self-defense forces abroad and allow personnel to come to the aid of a closely related countries under attack. they agreed to support the bills, and they met with the prime minister abe agreeing to ensure a greater role to send the self-defense forces abroad, but democrats say they'll use various tactics to try to block the passage including submitting a no confidence vote. >> translator: there's no doubt history will prove them wrong. we'll fight this to the last minute at any cost. >> they plan to enter a motion of senture against abe in the upper house. >>> officials launched a protest in beijing over the east china sea. it's likely china is ramping up production of gas fields there. japanese leaders say they had an understanding the countries would develop the site together. >> translator: it's extremely e regrettable that china is going ahead on its own with development of gas fields in

as long as there's shinzo abe demonstration, we may go back to militarism. >> reporter: the legislation will change how the self-defence forces can be deployed and used. until now the strict interpretation of the constitution means japan will use force as a last resort, if it is directly attacked. p.m. abe wants a broad definition, that would allow japanese forces to be used overseas in support of an ally like the united states. for so-called collective defense. the prospect of japanese troops fighting overseas once more, for the first time since world war ii is opposed by more than half the japanese public, according to opinion polls. when abe called a snap election last year, he was riding high in the opinion polls. the controversy surrounding the bill caused his population to slip. but he seems ready to take that hit. there's widespread opposition to the way he's using his majority in both houses of the parliament to push through the changes. >> except for 2-3 exceptions, all the other professors, experts are saying that. well it is illegal, it is unconstitutional. i think this is th

what's going on with shinzo abe here? why is he running up to vladimir putin like he's a pony? he's so giddy to see him. he's very happy. giggling. turns out what this might be about is kind of like the random pop-up gay bar on that island off the coast of finland. what this might be about is actually world war ii. russia, of course, was on the allied side in world war ii. japan on the axis side with fascist italy and nazi germany. in the closing days of the war in 1945, russian soldiers laid claim to a bunch of remote islands that had been part of japan. now, japan says those islands are still theirs. even now 70 years after the end of world war ii russia says, no, we took them in world war ii. those islands are russian. it has been 70 years, but because of the dispute over those islands, japan and russia are technically still at war. they never formally signed a peace treaty after world war ii. japan calls them one thing and russia calls the islands another thing. these are two big powerful countries to have this lingering for seven decades. shinzo abe has made it one of the

all of this is not great use for shinzo abe. , what is theis bank of japan and the prime minister goingdo now? they are running out of ammunition. the opposites what we've seen in global equity. opting -- necessarily not necessarily abe-nomics. the man in charge of the largest ipo in recent japanese history says he's not worried about volatility. he says the $11.5 billion public offering will proceed as planned. it is that to be the biggest in japan since 1998. it is also the largest sale of a government entity since 1987. china's growth rate could be stabilizing. conditionsonetary improved for a second month in august. that is the first back-to-back games since 2013. the country looks toward consumer spending to balance the slump in exports and an investment downturn. china has approved a plan to boost economic growth in cities and provinces linked to coastal regions. the state council wants provincial governments to coordinate efforts to attract foreign investment, speed up infrastructure investment, and the program covers the northeastern provinces. china and the u.s. announced an ag

yvonne man is here with how these companies are really reacting to a new edict from shinzo abe.is it? yvonne: he says they need to reduce the cost of mobile phone bills in japan. and a big burden for a lot of households. right now, an individual smartphone plan might cost you 80-80 three dollars. similar to what you might see in the u.s., but quite big when compared to other parts of asia. that has sparked a lot of talk about lowering prices among japanese carriers. kddi, the number two preventer, announcing they were announcing fixed rates, but we have steam -- seen still the shares plunging. docomo plunging the most in seven years. the parent also falling. this could be a huge challenge moving forward for ntt docomo, which is japan's largest wireless carrier. the latest move by kddi could undermine docomo earnings outlook. could be depressed about ¥250 billion. angie: i guess it is the equivalent of an earthquake right now in that sector. it is almost as if she is on they saying, why don't -- shinzo abe is saying what are you subsidized the inflation goal of the present. but t

shinzo abe abe -- on his later today.does he, does he need re-the fiscal side of his policy framework? the monetary side has done a lot of heavy lifting thus far. is that how we see things evolving? >> the frustration for abenomics, has been corrod -enomics. it has not dealt with the third arrow. it's unshot. i would imagine it is going to be a lot more about fundamental reform, structural, which takes time. guy: you mentioned vw. is it too early to understand -- this is germany's massive employer. the feed through effect into the supply chain, seven out of 10 jobs in germany is somehow dependent on the auto industry. on, do weacro hats understand how that will filter through? >> i suspect it is more, let's look ahead and focus perhaps on the end of the year when the cop 21 u.n. conference in paris. that is not going to set global carbon prices but this kind of event coming along, is manna from heaven for the supporters of that movement. we have got to get tougher controls. we need to get stuff done by 2030. so, i think t

shinzo abe and his administration is doing everything they can to cover up the japanese atrocities towards the citizens of korea, the citizens of china, the other victims across asia of japanese oppression, so i want to show that part of it, too. and i also wanted this one to complicate it further. this was about the inherent p.o.w.s. there were p.o.w.s in a camp in hiroshima. 23 of them were at least in the bombing. many of them survived the atomic bombing only to be beaten to death by enraged japanese citizens. and this shows the americans who were beaten to death by the japanese after the bomb was dropped. there's something -- and i'm not sure exactly why, but maruki has depicted several women among the american p.o.w.s. there were actually no women there. so this to me is somewhat baffling, why they chose to do so. but what we're seeing here is the progression. in the beginning, they focus just on japanese victims in hiroshima. then they begin expanding and they start to show the japanese as victimizers and they show the -- they've got one panel on the ra pe of nanjing. they have one o

prime minister shinzo abe says there are investigations to determine damage. >>> air quality in singapore and malaysia, vast areas use slash and burn to bring about are palm oil plantations. >>> sahil raman reports. >> it is a vegetable garden that's been this her family for decades. naturally occurring stone available in this part of northern china yet not all the stone used here comes from the quarry. some comes from the great wall of china. her ancestors took the wall's cut stones to build their residences. >> we are happy to give back any part of the wall if asked. you have to remember, we were so poor back then. modern cheap bricks were not available like they are now. >> she is like hundreds of others in the area whose homes are made from the old and the new. ancient china sits comfortably alongside its 2,000 year old descendant. while nature has eroded parts, others are worn away by 70,000 visitors each day. many visitors say protecting the wall is important. >> translator: the great wall isn't just china's. it belongs to the whole human race and has to be protected. >> translator:

both sides and should base it on a statement issued at a 2013 summit by japan's prime minister shinzo abe and vladimir putin. they agreed to arrange a summit. they pledged to hold more working level consultations. >> israel's prime minister fears russian involvement in a nearby conflict could have disastrous results for his own country. benjamin netanyahu told vladimir putin russian arms flowing through syria could end up in the wrong hands. the leaders got together in moscow to discuss the crisis. netanyahu took top israeli officers to the meeting with him. putin indicated he'll continue giving military aid to the government of syrian president assad. netanyahu says the security situation around israel's northern border with syria is becoming more tense. he said russia's military support could indirectly place advanced weapons in the hands of forces hostile to israel. putin denied russia is sending top of the line arms to syria. israel has no need to fear syrian aggression. he says the conflict left the war-ravaged country too weak. they want to avoid unintended clashes in syria. >>> the

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it's a move that prime minister shinzo abe says is long overdue. >> this peace security bill is necessary to protect people's life and peace and to prevent war. i understand we have managed to install a legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generations and for peace. >> the vote came after a marathon session in both houses of japan's parliament. opposition parties inside and the thousands of protesters outside have promised to fight the legislation in the courts and at the next election. >> we have seen millions of people on the streets in the last few months demonstrating how attached to the constitution and pacifi pacifism that japanese people are. >> marking the 70th anniversary of the went of world war ii. japan's pacifist constitution was a direct result of its role in that war, which makes it a decisive issue for many japanese. >> for many it's a symbolism of what this change will mean. the purity of pacifistism that they have. >> still ahead on al jazeera. >> i don't know why they're destroying our schools. all we wanted is to get an education. >> defy

prime minister shinzo abe enjoys a clear majority in the upper house, if the bill is passed it would allow japanese troops to sever overseas. thousands of protesters gathered in the rain against abe. >>> conservationists, poachers are killing an estimate30,000 wild el fans a year with tusks being shipped threw complex web of traders through hong kong. thriving global business operating outside the law, sheef chostevechowz reports chow reports. >> they follow it until they are very close. they use the gun to shoot. >> reporter: and after it dies they take the ax and cut and cut and cut. while those at the top of the trade make handsome profits, desperately poor villagers risk much for very little reward. >> this job is very dangerous.if you are caught you are shot. >> the growing trade is fueled by the needs of china. the gateway is hong kong to this growing market. between 2000 and 2014 customs officials seized some 33 tons of ivory here. >> they are checking 1% of the cargoes, that was how much was seized and ho how much was not seized. >> we are are dedicated to ending the illegal

indian prime men steer met separately with japanese prime minister shinzo abe and u.s. president obama. they agreed they have to work more closely for peace and stability in the asia pacific region and indian ocean. leaders say they are cooperating closely in hopes of keeping china in check. >>> greek prime minister tsipras wasted no time after returning to power on sunday. a new cabinet retained key members from his previous administration. he formed a coalition with the conservative independent greek party. he's returned as minister of defense. the finance minister also ret n retained his previous post, drawing praise for establishing close relations with other eurozone nations. his reappointment suggests he's determined to carry out a range of austerity measures like pension reforms and tax hikes, a prerequisite for a new e.u. bailout. tsipras adopted world migration and working to address the number of migrants and refugees from the middle east. interior ministers in the european union agreed on a new plan to help refugees streaming across the borders, relocating an

morning, in tomorrow we will have live coverage of japan's prime minister shinzo abe at 8:45 a.m.rn time. alix: have a good night, everybody. ♪ ♪ >> from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." in all these discussions we are going to come back and forth. four regions are important. the prefrontal cortex is involved in executive function and decision-making and what we call character formation. defects in the prefrontal cortex can lead to an increase in aggression. -- ventraltratum

japan's prime minister shinzo abe is set to be re-elected unconte uncontested. his new term as the ldp leader will run until 2018. he filed his candidacy tuesday. no other members registered. lawmakers with the party will join later to endorse his re-election. he will be the first in 14 years to be re-elected without a vote. >> translator: i will work to maintain a virtuous cycle of economic recovery for people throughout the country. i will also proceed further rebuilding regions hit by earthquakes and other disasters. i am determined to fulfill my responsibility by addressing all the challenges and achieving tangible results. >> abe said ldp members are trying to enact some important bills. he said they gave him a mandate to keep his leadership as the party needs to be united at this time. abe's sole contender was widely seen to be the former chair of the party's general council. seiko noda. earlier nhk world's ambei joined us. meiko gan by telling us why abe didn't have any competition this time around. >> only seiko noda was considering a run. she said it wo

prime minister shinzo abe, who pushed for the policy, calls this "collective self-defense." japan's constitution, adopted after losing world war two, prohibited sending troops abroad. opponents call the new policy" unconstitutional." the u.s. army is poised to have its first openly gay civilian leader. president obama has nominated longtime pentagon official erik fanning to be the next army secretary. fanning is currently the army undersecretary, the number two job, and previously served in leadership roles in the navy and air force. fanning, who faces senate confirmation, would be the nation's first openly gay leader of any military branch. president obama ended the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian service members in 2011. >> sreenivasan: in the year 2000, the united nations set a goal: in 15 years, every child in every nation should be able to obtain free basic education. at the time, 100 million children of primary school age worldwide were out of school. today, that number has fallen by almost half, to 57 million. one country that significantly increased the numb

prime minister shinzo abe's coalition camp passed the bills with the support of three minor opposition parties. representatives of the ruling liberal democratic party say the legislation will strengthen the japan/u.s. security alliance, prevent war and increase safety. opposition lawmakers tried several tactics to delay the vote. filibusters, submitting no confidence and censure motions against the prime minister and his senior aides and walking at a snail's pace when casting a ballot. but their efforts failed to prevent the bills from becoming law. they waged fierce debates over the legislation. they said more debate was needed. some called the bills unconstitutional and said the legislation could drag the nation into foreign wars. >> translator: the legislation is needed to protect the people of japan and their peaceful way of life. and to prevent a war. i believe the legal basis for passing a peaceful country on to our children and future generations has been established. i am determined to continue pursuing proactive peace diplomacy and to make full preparations for any emergency.

shinzo abe insists that the troops will only be used in the pursuit of pews. staying through to its pacifist constitution. they vowed to tnt the fight. now they are in law, it will take a changed government to take the laws back. the next elections don't take place. a number of academics and lawyers promised to fight in the courts. the response is predict ability. the united states will welcome this. of course, in this part of the world the strongest reaction will be china, they will see this as returning to an aggressive stance. those people that support the changes believe that they have to take a more independent role when it comes to the use of the defense forces. in response to a build up of the military of china itself. >> the african union defended the burkina faso, threatening and posing sanctions if the government is not restarted. soldiers stormed into a cabinet meeting, arresting the prime minister. we have this report. >> reporter: doctors in burkina faso's capital have been treating dozens of people injured in protests since the coup. >> they've c

. >> translator: the remarks also go against an agreement with shinzo abe and vladimir putin. we cannot accept the remarks. >> japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of the territory. it said the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. the leaders of japan's opposition parties are moving to form a common front to block the passage of controversial legislation. they say the ruling coalition is trying to railroad a set of national security bills through the diet and they say they hope to prevent it. the leaders of six opposition parties met on friday. they criticized the coalition's attempt to put the bills to a vote in the upper house later this month. they say a thorough debate has not yet been held. some propose the opposition parties consider submitting a no confidence motion against the cabinet. they agreed to work together to block the ruling party's plan. they will meet again next week to further discuss their tactics. the president of the largest opposition democratic party. he says all possible measures should be used. >> translator:

prime minister shinzo abe has pushed on with the legislation to fight overseas if japan are one of its allies is attacked. others saying the measure is unconstitutional. >> we should not allow such a dangerous government to continue like this. prime minister avis bill -- abe 's bell as a child star constitution. >> opponents have tried several delaying tactics. he tried to hold up parliament by walking slowly in a no-confidence vote. he was told to speak up, and started making like japanese funeral rites saying it would be the death of the political area. >> we are supposed to be listening to the people. who are's -- also your politics for? >> parliament is expected to pass the legislation unless the deposition can delay the vote until saturday, when it i'd a public holiday starts. brent: you're watching dw news live from berlin. still to come, and mexican gang leader is rested with the objection and brutal killings of 43 students last year. prosecutors say was part of a term or -- part of a touterf war. brent: thinking. you are live from berlin. our tops dory, croatia has started buss

. >> translator: the remarks also go against an agreement between prime minister shinzo abe and president vladimir putin. we cannot accept the remarks. >> the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. it says the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. >>> u.s. employment figures for the month of august have come in. key figures show a mixed picture. officials at the labor department say employers in the nonfarm sector added 173,000 jobs. analysts had expected a solid figure in the 220,000 range. employment in the manufacturing and mining sectors declined. but the unemployment rate improved to 5.1%. that's down 0.2 percentage points from july. it's the lowest level in nearly 7 attending a meeting in the turkish capital ankara. they face two pressing issues, the slowdown in china and an expected hike in u.s. interest rates. some investors are expecting the u.s. federal reserve will decide to raise key rates as early as this month. they're concerned that a tightening by the fed will lead to an exodus of cash from emerging economies. >>>

one of the tactics it could use would be to submit a no confidence motion against prime minister shinzo abe's cabinet. protesters took to the streets in front of the diet building for hours to voice their concerns. [ chanting ] demonstrators expressed their opposition to a forced vote on the legislation and they called for the bills to be scrapped. >> translator: why can't you pass the bills in such a situation? >> police created lines of buses on the road in front of the main gate of the building to keep people on the sidewalks. but some of the participants spread over to the streets as their numbers grew. authorities say there were about 13,000 demonstrators as of 8:00 p.m. local time on wednesday. organizers put the number at more than 35,000 and they plan to stage another rally on thursday. >>> an aid to russian president vladimir putin has expressed his intention to visit japan soon. securities council secretary gave the update on wednesday to russian media. his trip may come as early as next week. he is expected to hold talks with the chief of japan's national security for the second ti

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe remains determined to enact security regulations during the current diet center. law makers are vowing to put up a fight. they're promising to do everything they can to keep the bills from becoming law. abe to part in intensi at scialpp h onhe legislation committee. of the sfees a expand theole allow japan to exercise the ghto colive self-defense. a lawmaker from the ruling liberal democratic party asked whit was necessary to change the interpretation of the constitution to allow that right at this time. >> translator: when it comes to national security, the government should be prepared for every possibility. the legislation is essential to protecting people's lives and peace within the limits set by article 9 of the constitution. it needs to be enacted immediately. >> a lawmaker from the opposition democratic party pressed the prime minister about recent poll numbers. >> translator: 80% are opposed to the bills being enacted during the current session. i believe the will of the people is extremely important and is fundamental to making polit

prime minister shinzo abe says the security laws enacted last week will contribute to regional peace and stability. >> translator: the laws will ensure that the japan/u.s. security alliance will fully function in case japan faces dangers. the laws make the point clear to the world, prevent war and help strengthen regional peace and stability. >> the laws will expand the role of the self-defense forces and allow the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense under certain conditions. abe says not a single japanese, including himself, wants war. he says it's irresponsible to e legislation and stir up baseless concerns. >> translator: many countries have expressed strong support for the laws, including the philippines and other southeast asian nations where battles occurred during world war ii. our former enemies, the u.s. and some european nations, also support the laws. my government will continue to provide a thorough explanation to gain more approval from the public. >> abe says he will do even more to improve ties with china, south korea, russia and other neighbors. t

are looking for bodies and a chance of survivors >>> thanks for that >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe has been visiting areas hit by floods. the water is ke seeding. -- receding. many are homeless. more than 100,000 were affected by flooding and landslides. four were killed. 20 are still missing. wayne hay has been to joso city a place hard hit. people here are used to flooding. it was too much for the rivers to cope with. in particular. the river which burst its banks at around 1 o'clock in the afternoon on thursday, sending a wall of water into the city of jos j, taking everything with it. the good news is the weather cleared, the water is receding in many areas. a lot of people are leaving evacuation centers and can go back to their homes and begin a clean-up operation. several are missing. the death toll could rise and a large rescue and recovery provision is under way >>> the governor of the u.s. state of california declared is state of emergency due to wildfires. thousands have had to leave their homes. dozens of fires are burning across the western states. >> gaoled opposition

. >>> prime minister shinzo abe is a step closer to realizing a policy goal. members of the upper house committee approved a set of goals to change japan's security policy. if enacted, the legislation would allow the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. members of the opposition crowded around the committee chairperson in attempt to stop the voting. lawmakers of the ruling liberal democratic party and their coalition partner pushed the vote. a majority endorsed the bills. ruling block lawmakers want to propose putting the bills to a vote before session of the upper house. the new policy allows forces to defend a country that is in a close relationship with japan if that country came under attack. the leaders of five opposition parties say the are ready to use other strategies to keep the bills from passing. they say more debate is needed. they may seek to delay the final vote by submitting a no confidence motion against the cab innoceinets or a motion to abe. he wants to enhance the country's defense as well as contribute more proactively

it is a mover prime minister shinzo abe says is long overdue. >> translator: this peace security bill is necessary to protect people's life and peace and to prevent war. i understand, we have managed to install the legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generation, and for the peace. >> the vote came after a marathon session in both houses of japan's parliament. opposition parties inside and the thousands of protesters outside have promised to fight the legislation in the courts and at the next election. >> pacifism is not dead in japan. we have seen numerous people in the last several months in the street that iting how pacifist peopldemonstrating howpacifist . >> the 70th anniversary after the end of world war ii, direct result of its role in that war which makes it a divisive issue for many japanese. for many it is the symbolism of what this might mean, the pacifism that japan has followed for the last 70 years now tarnished, wherever that may lead. rob mcbride, al jazeera, tokyo. >> coming up in the next 15 minutes. more unrest in burkina faso after a

prime minister shinzo abe has always made it his intention to bring up-to-date the rules by which the japanese defense forces are deployed. he wants to see them take a more assertive role the fear for the opposition party, and also for the thousands of protesters who have nightly been outside of the parliament is that this is a betrayal of the pacifist constitution and japanese troops may now be caught up in conflict not to their making. the sub text of this is the fear here in japan that japan should take more responsibility for its own defense given the drawdown of american force that japan should be more assertive when it comes to deploying it's own forces especially given the build up of the military now in china. >> the united states said its defense secretary has spoken to his russian counterpart in serie-a. both have been at odds for years in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. talks with russia are a positive first step. >> the president believes that the conversation, it was an important next step, and i think hopefully we'l we will it will take place very shortly, a

it's a move prime minister shinzo abe says is long overdue. >> translator: this peace security bill is necessary to protect people's life and peace and to prevent war. i understand we have managed to install the legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generation, and for their peace. >> the vote came after a marathon session in both houses of japan's parliament. opposition parties inside and the thousands of protesters outside, have promised to fight the legislation in the courts and at the next election. >> pacifism is not dead in japan. we have seen millions of people in the streets over the last few months, demonstrating exactly how attached to the constitution and pass fix japanese people are. >> while the u.s. welcomes no change, china has condemned what it sees as an aggressive gesture. coming so soon after the 70th anniversary of the endrld of wo war ii. directly role in the war which makes it a divisive issue for many japanese. the purity of the pacifism japan mass followed for the past 17 p0 years has wherever that leads. rob mcbride, al jazeera, to