defense treaty with japan includes these disputed islands in the east china sea, the senkakus. to give them back. the real source of tension in the east china sea. now the president has said, we'll go to war to defend japan if say this are attacked. so was that the right thing to do? >> absolutely it's the right thing to do and a welcomed sign from the president because the asian allies are very concerned at our commitment to defend them given what's happened in cry me a ya. they watch the news. china is a big problem in the region. they are doubling military spending and they seized islands off the philippines. and they have declared the south china sea a core interest. this is a major trading route. so the president -- this kind of strong rhetoric is very welcomed. >> what about the trade treaty with japan, mary, because that was something also the president wanted to take away, but that looks like it stalled. this is the transpacific talks with 12 specific nations, not including china but very much including japan. >> the transpacific partnership, if established, it will mak

there are talks of trade, security, the issue with china over the islands in the east china sea. the president confirmed the islands fall under the treaty which commits u.s. to come to japan's defense if it came under attack. there's a fine line here. he wouldn't say who own the islands. >> no, he wouldn't. he has shown -- pretty much strong support for the japanese position here today in tokyo. this is a very big deal, this trip for, for japan. it's the first state visit by a u.s. president in 18 years. japan is bending over backwards to roll out the red carpet for president barack obama as he arrived today. i should warn you there is flash photography in this report. >> in bright spring sunshine, president obama was welcomed to the imperial palace in tokyo by the emperor and em press. it was a welcome filled with all you would expect for japan's most important ally. prime minister shinzo abe has pushed hard for this to be a full state visit, first by a u.s. president in 18 years. he wants to show owe china that japan and america are united in opposing beijing's claims to japanes

east asia, the south china sea as the demonic d east asia, the south china sea as the demonic defenseof postmodernism. in a sense of warships, fifth generation fighter jets, cyberwarfare, ballistic missiles. >> why am i not reassured? >> i'm going to reassure you. the south china sea as a maritime clima the south china sea as a maritime climate and were central europe was a land climate and a claustrophobic land climate where armies came into contact with to and fro with a lot of civilians killed back in forth into two world wars. the south china sea conflict will show us they were anxious, nervous, complicated world but not necessarily a military cataclysm. its air and sea with very few civilians involved. they are fighting not over densely packed territories, the geographical features in many cases. >> how did you explore these geographical features? how did she go about it? >> what i've been increasingly as they get older and travel, the first time you get very vivid impressions. the longer you are there, the more you realize you've been partially deceived. they are more long lasti

the south china sea has the potential to make china into a great military power in the way the caribbean gave the united states domination of the western hemisphere. >> then you have the easteas which is the area between china and japan, basically. >> yes. >> to me this is the most dangerous because it involves two very big, rich countries, the second and third largest economies in the world. and countries with huge defense budgets. we saw one version of what could happen. a ship captain takes his boat into these waters. play out for us what you think could happen. >> the east china sea is a more acute problem for the united states because frankly speaking, the united states will probably not go to the war to defend the philippines. it's a poor country but not a serious one like japan is. japan is a serious ally for the united states and upholding japanese nationalism could be as much of a challenge for the united states in the future as chinese nationalism. don't think of navys as just great warships. the chinese love to use navys as vessels, chinese fishermen could lay claim to a rock that japan could try to intercept. you could have tit for tat that could erupt. asian c

>> the south china sea and the east china sea are both complex will not lead to the world war i style cataclysms. it was about tanks, trenches , the things like that and they went on for years and tell it involved 70 million soldiers and innocent civilians. south china sea is to postmodernism in the sense warships, nuclear submarines , a fifth generation fighter jets, a tribal warfare, ballistic missiles. >> host: why am i not reassured? [laughter] >> guest: the south china sea is a maritime climate where central europe was over and climate. where armies came into contact with a lot of civilians killed back and forth. so as anxious more complicated world but not necessary military so with very few civilians involved so over geographical features better bare rocks. >> had to explore these features? >> what i find as i get older you cannot go to a country wants. the first time you get impressions so then you are there there are more impressions underneath that are more long-lasting even the foreigners who know who live there would no. i went back to the philippines for four long visits.

china is becoming much more aggressive in asserting claims to japanese controlled islands in the east china sea japan is worried that america may be going soft. >> the americans might be entangled into actual combat simply because of this confrontation between china and japan. the size of the capability. it is the will of the americans. america has 27,000 marines based in japan. the commander tells me they have the will and the means. >> i landed on the speech 30 years ago as a young lieutenant. this shows our staying power. the strength of these alliances. >> it's what japan wants to hear but they want to hear it from the u.s. commander-in-chief himself. >> washington seems to be spending a lot of time reassuring its allies that it is not retrenching and ignoring them. story in ourxt weekly series focusing on women and technology. a growing number of actresses are bypassing hollywood studios and instead coming up with their own digital creations. knownthem is felicia day, as the queen of geeks. she tells us how she became a pioneer online and the message that she hopes to send. >> playing vide

nuclear weapons program and the increasingly aggressive behavior are the chinese navy, both in the east china sea where it is involved in a territorial dispute with japan, and the south china sea where it is involved in a similar row with the philippines. >> the first lady may have traveled there recently, but barack obama will not be taking a nature to china on this trip. but authorities are -- but the authorities there are said to be monitoring this tour carefully. they have said that the chinese will not be taking much notice of the visit in japan. that is not the case at all. they will be watching closely what he says during his visit, and specifically tomorrow when shinzo abe and obama are expected to issue a joint statement. he has a balancing act to carry off. he needs to reassure japan that the u.s. has got its back, if you like, in his disputes with china. the u.s. hasn't taken sides over the issue, but has said that if those islands were to be invaded by china, for example, the u.s. is duty bound by its security treaty with japan to come to japan date. and he also needs to do something

i went to the east china sea. obama is special to me for more than an hour. come out to discuss what do you keep them they leave the comfy bed. not the end is expected to save the security treaty covers territories under japan's administration including the stone cutter guidance. i then obama had already signaled they will oppose any intent to change the status quo. i told him to sing to dance. china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintains an enzyme part of japan's territory in terms of history and international law i want to interpret the constitution to allow for collective self defense. that would mean japanese person now could come to the defense of our life. even if japan and south western sentiment the statement is expected to sail the united states supports the change. the ease of thinking to push ahead with plans to ease the burden of us bases on okinawa they're expected to say the planned relocation of the marine corps air station and integration of other cases where ensure a sustainable us military presence. i then obama are also hop

first prescription free at mybreo.com >>> territorial grabs in the east china sea. d in kiev, vice president joe biden warned russia that ukraine is and must remain one country and insisted that the united states will never recognize the annexation of crimea. so should our allies take heart? we're back with dan henninger and mary anastasia o'grady, and host of "opinion journal" on wsj live. so mary, the president probably the most news worthy thing he did was to stand with prime minister abba of japan and say the u.s. defense treaty with japan includes the senkakus. china claims them, saying give them back. real source of tension in the east china sea. now the president has said we'll go to war with -- to defend japan if they're attacked. so was that the right thing to do? >> absolutely the right thing to do. and it's a welcome sign from the president, because our asian allies are very concerned about our commitment to defend them, given what's happened in crimea. they watch the news. china is a big problem in the region. they're doubling military spending. they are

the chinese defense minister said we have the east china sea is ours. >> to give you an idea how tense this region is, a new poll found only 5% of japanese have a favorable view of china. >> the panel will tackle that topic in just a bit. >>> the center of power for al qaeda appears to be shifting toward syria. new alliances in syria with jihadi fighters. one of them is regarded by counterterrorism firnls as a leader leading fighter in syria. he's a very open public individual with more than 14,000 followers on twitter. >> bodies have been recovered from the ferry. divers have had had to rip through cabin walls to retrieve more victims. >>> the search for flight 370 and almost 250 people on board took another turn today. correspondent william lodge nest on what could possibly be a break in the case. >> 47 days after malaysian flight 370 disappeared, authorities have not found a single piece of debris connected to the plane until perhaps today. strainl officials say -- australian officials say a rectangular piece of sheet metal washed up on a beach 180 miles south of perth. a beach goer

the importance of maintaining maritime order based on international law. apparently referring to china's increased maritime activity. the statement expresses concern over actions that have raised tensions in the east and south china seas. they include beijing's declaration of an air defense zone in the east china sea. the statement goes on to say that the u.s. has deployed its most advanced military assets to japan, and is providing all necessary capabilities to meet its commitment under the bilateral security treaty. it says the commitment extends to all territory under japan's administration, including the senkaku islands. further it says the u.s. opposes any unilateral action that seeks to undermine japan's administration of the islands. japan controls the senkakus. china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in terms of history and international law. prime minister abe has been seeking to reinterpret the constitution to allow japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. the statement says that the united states supports japan's consideration of the matter. >>> japan's deputy prime minister taro aso has expressed doubts about an ear

he wants to show china, japan and united states are united in the claims for the islands in the east china sea. in the joint press conference, mr. abe appeared to get that using the japanese name for the islands senkaku. preident obama said america would defend them. >> they have been administered by japan, and we do not believe that they should be subject to change unilaterally. >> translator: any unilateral action to undermine the administration of this senkaku islands will be denied by the united states. we agree on this point. stop the hostile rhetoric and stop provoking china. >> in our discussions i emphasized the importance of resolving this issue peacefully, not escalating the situation. keeping rhetoric low, not taking provocative actions. >> here in japan, president barack obama cannot escape the crisis in ukraine. he was asked how he would respond to violence by russian backed militia in eastern ukraine. mr. obama said he's ready to impose fresh sanctions on russia in days. he accused vladimir putin for not sticking to spirit or letter of the agreement signed last week. bbc news tok

edition items are in the sea of japan south korea controls the islands the japanese government says south korea is illegally occupying them the stink eye lids of the east china sea are controlled by japan china and taiwan claim them the japanese government says there is no issue of sovereignty to the results over the islands. neighboring countries have reacted sharply to the changes. we condemn japan for its move the steps of the level of competition. the art south korean plane at first a vice foreign minister told tales common japanese ambassador called the show to launch a protest. the show said his country cannot accept the south's assertion chinese foreign ministry spokesperson always said that japan should tell its young generation that the country still the islands which belonged to china when you haven't you request that if i'm still making provocations some of the month. chief cabinet secretary or she does today defended the new classroom materials. when agree on cracked wide open shot into the territories and to take to increase aid to sudan that the government will carefully explained it stands to south korea and china as it has done in the past. i

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in some ways the east china sea clear-cut. very it is the queen japan and china.edges to there is a dispute. in the south china sea bear are several sovereignty disputes. the philippines is one of them, perhaps because philippines is military only ily week. it is important in the security domain for both the philip means and the rest of southeast asia. >> that is the last leg of his four nation tour. eight days here in asia. thank you for joining us this morning. perhaps some criticism as well. we have some breaking news out of japan. retail sales in march rose from the previous year. expected a 10.8% gain. that was a heat gain. -- that was a big game. figure to important note. these are marked retail figures ahead of the april sales tax showing some weakening of the retail sales ahead. looking ahead to the opening just a few moments from now, the nikkei 225 last closed up. checking the singapore traded ing to a it is point lower open. the yen is strengthening. ukraine/russian tensions continue to increase despite the treaty signed last week. coming up next, i wil

the top stories. china insists it opens a group of disputed islands in the east china sea, not japan. beijing made the statements. >> the u.s. says it's disappointed by the inner city struck by hamas and fatah. it's warned that it could jeopardise prospects of piece. the unity agreement angeredest rail, which regards -- angered israel which regards hamas as a terrorist organizations. >> considerations of sanctions on the government and opposition in syria. >>> 126 bodies have been refrooeffed from the south korean -- retrieved from the south korean wreck. 150 people are still missing. the video released shows divers smashing windows to get inside the vessels. the divers can only see a few centimetres in front of them. >> now to a strike on the world's highest mountain. some sherpa guides are refusing to climb mt everest until they get better compensation for them and their families. 13 were killed in an avalanche on friday. we have more from kat man tu, the nepal capital. . >> reporter: it's nearly a week since an avalanche came crashing down. nepal's worst mountain fatalities, result

showed in crimea and the ukraine could also occur in the dispute between japan and china over the islands in the east china seand also with north korea now, actually threatening more missile sites, tests. also the fact they have been lobbying mortar rounds across the border into south korea and it's important we stand up to north korea, stand up to china and reassure japan even though we did not do the right thing in crimea, we will in the pacific. >> i have to go, congressman, thank you. we'll be right back. i bought a car, over and tells you, and you're like. a good deal or not. looking at truecar.com. there's no buyer's remorse. save time, save money, and never overpay. visit truecar.com legs, for crossing. feet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to ma, now may be time to ask about xeljanz. xeljz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. seris, sometim

the u.s. >> up to five pro-russian activists have been killed near slovyansk, a stronghold for armed groups. >> u.s. president obama backed japan in a territorial dispute with china. the islands in the east china seaave been historically governed by japan. >>> in syria more than 30 have been killed in aleppo after syrian jets bombed a market. rebels say they have seized heavy weapons after taking over a syrian army post. we have the latest. >> reporter: activists are calling this a massacre. syrian government jets dropped bombs on a market in a village, north of aleppo. significantly turning it into a place of death. the market was crowded at the time. the dead included women and children. many more were injured. the bloodied ground evidence of the carnage. also in aleppo rebels say they destroyed a weapons depot hidden in a cement factory. fighters used heavy artillery in the attack with spectacular results. al jazeera cannot independently verify the footage. to the south, in the country side rebel forces claim advantage. despite the opposition political divide, fighters from u.s. lambic front, a group of rebel brigades and free syrian army say they are in control of the hill near the israeli occ

the us and chinese defence chiefs have sparred over budget and control the islands in big east china sea. lead author of a series of stem cell research papers did not as falsifying data and is now important inquiry. and a young man lost especially in the genocide in rwanda is working to make sure that we get four people instead of inciting hatred. us defence secretary john capel and chinese defense minister ten one ch one had exchanged harsh words over the japan controlled senate the calamitous china and taiwan claim them. a goal in shame at the meeting the associated press as a goal refer to china's recent actions over the islands he said he wants to make clear that the us will protect japan as it must under their security treaty. a colossal criticized china's own establishment of an air defense identification zone over the east china sea last november. every nation. there is no right to establish your own. stones. but not right to do it unilaterally up with. no corporation no consultation. that to add to tensions. misunderstandings chinese state media quoted changes saying his country

. >> ships with cranes arrive in the east china sea today earlier to operate the ship. 20 people are confirmed dead. another 260 they're missing and feared dead. taking hundreds of high- school students on a holiday trip to the island. >> the third mate was steering the ship at a time when the captain was not in the steering room >> one of the survivors was rescued from a ferias kill themselves. the man was the vice principal at the high school where most of the victims attended. the hang himself from a tree outside of the item where grieving families were waiting for news. >> a suspect in custody for does on highway shootings. a man was arrested at his home in a suburb of the city. is not yet been charged. the suspect is believed to be responsible for 12 shootings over the last six weeks. none of those wounded suffered injuries. a dark green car was towed away from a home. illinois license plates registered to a different vehicle and illinois. >> using blacks as their latest tool to battle crime. >> it is tough to do in the wintertime. now that the weather is improving many foot pat

china. the prime minister wanted most from president obama is a clear commitment that america will defend all of japan's territory. that includes a tiny group of islands in the east china sea. china says it belongs to it. that our reiterate treaty commands are absolute. article five covers all territories under japan's thenistration including islands. >> he had a message for the prime minister. it is time to tone down the rhetoric. revoking china. >> in our discussions, i emphasized with the prime minister the importance of resolving this issue peacefully, not escalating the situation, keeping the rhetoric low, not taking provocative actions. presidentternoon, the got to play football with japan's most famous robot. japanese technologies can allow foreign guests. american is getting rather tired of buying japan's high-tech products. much of the markets are still closed. tonight at a lavish state banquet, president obama spoke warmly of his first visit to japan as a small boy. he made it clear the special relationship between these two countries is secure. it also likes to see little bit more american beef being served as state banquets like this and in tokyo's restaurant.

the president expressed support for japan in its dispute with china over a group of uninhabited islands in the east china seaa says the islands belong to them, japan says no way. washington's solidarity with japan comes at a time of record chinese military spending and concerns over north korea's nuclear weapons program. territorial disputes seem to be common, at least the common denominator among foreign affairs. vice president joe biden was just in ukraine, condemning russians' annexation of crimea. >> we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind masks in unmarked uniforms, sowing unrest in eastern ukraine, and we have been clear that more provocative behavior by russia will lead to more cost and to greater isolation. >> senator mccain was also in the region visiting the baltic states. the republican senator from arizona has not been shy about criticizing the white house in regards to russia. speaking with charlie rose, senator mccain says the obama administration is "far off base" in how it's dealing with putin. >> they said that they would not give them defensive weapons. they said that they wo

a territorial dispute in the east china sea is hotting up. details in just a bit. we'll report from one state in india, ensuring all its people, include ght -- including the poorest, do not go hungry. rob to is the next . >> the top stories this hour - divers in south korea recovered more bodies from the submerged wreck of a ferry. more than 50 are known to have died. 250 are missing. >> russian state media says five have been killed in an attack on a pro-russian checkpoint in eastern ukraine. a european mediator is set to hold talks. >> an egyptian left wing politician has submitted candidacy for president. sunday is the last day for submission, which is expected to be won by a former army chief abdel fattah al sisi. >> let's take you to the vatican city where pope francis is leading easter mass. let's have a little listen. . >> it's a windy day at the vatican in st peter's square. the 77-year-old pope will hold the mass after a few hours rest. saturday night he held a vigil for some 10,000 people. later he'll deliver a twice yearly message. at the city of rome and

interdependent. >> reporter: i suppose that's always why when people watch the tensions in the east china sea they find it almost puzzling. in terms as you mentioned for the biggest economies in the world, does it make sense to have a free trade area that doesn't include the world's second biggest economy, which is china? >> yeah. and the tpp, the transpacific partnership, is one very important to -- more responsible player in area. so i think -- senkaku islands that japan claimed. but also china claims. so u.s. really needs to avoid any clash. u.s. really want to have more communication between japan and china. so i think the tpp -- china also realize they need their own economic growth with major partner, u.s. japan and the asia pacific. >> reporter: yeah. i suppose this is one way to get china to, i don't know, agree to open its markets or exchange rates. to be part of the tpp perhaps one day. i want to bring this a little bit more to the relationship between abe and president obama. are we going to hear an announcement that says japan is the strategic partner of america? and if so, more t

rescues dragged into the afternoon, wednesday, as the massive ship sank into the waters of the east china sea. the korean coast guard says the ship ended up being 95 percent submerged. local media ran photos showing the partially submerged ship almost completely on its side. 16 helicopters flew overhead and 34 rescue vessels were sent to the area to help in rescue operations. the south korean navy special forces and an underwater demolition team helped rescue passengers that jumped into the ocean as the ship went down. the two people that died-- one on of them is a 27-year- old woman named park ji- yeong, and the other a 22- year-old female crew member. seven were injured-- one of them seriously. survivors say many people may have been trapped. but the big story were the rescue operations. one student told the local media that he jumped into the ocean wearing a life jacket with other students and swam to a nearby rescue boat. south korean officials say 100 emergency rescue operations are still working in the area to save as many as they can. the cold water is causing some concern for rescue c

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such responses have increased since japan nationalized the senkaku islands in the east china sea two years ago. china and taiwan claim the islands. japan's government maintains that the islands are an inherent part of japan easter toir and that there is no issue of territorial sovereignty to be resolved over the islands. the number of chinese early warning aircraft and bombers flying over international waters between miyako island and okinawa's main island has also increased since last summer. aircraft were scrambled against russian planes nearly 360 times last year, up about 110 from the previous year. >>> time now for a check of the weather. a cyclone is heading to northeastern australia. our meteorologist robert speta is here with an update. robert? >> yes. we are watching out here as now a very severe and potentially very dangerous or deadly storm system, if people do not take the proper precautions out ahead of this. this is cyclone ita. it's continues to track to the west. now a category 5 on the meteorology scale. this is the highest it goes. take a look at the visible satellit

the u.s.-japan agenda, japan is embroiled in its own territorial dispute with china over a chain of tiny islands in the east china sea. president obama waded into that issue saying the islands, "fall within the scope of a u.s.-japan security treaty." implying the u.s. would come to japan's defense if there is a military clash with china. those tougher than expected words from the president will be welcomed by nervous japanese leaders. >> they depend on the u.s. alliance for their overall security. they are constantly worried that the u.s., when the chips are down, will not be there, and so they constantly need reassurance. >> reporter: of course, this trip is all about this idea of an asia pivot that president obama's been talking about. after japan, we head to south korea, then it's malaysia and the philippines. and brian, really, the larger theme here is all about in some way containing china. >> chuck todd traveling with the president tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> it has in this country become an awful new verb, to swat, meaning a s.w.a.t. team gets called to a private home based on a false report of some sort of cr

have been strained since the japanese government nationalized some of the senkaku islands in the east china sea two years ago. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. >>> a chinese court has ordered the seizure of a cargo ship owned by a japanese shipping firm. court officials say the firm has failed to pay fees dating back nearly 80 years. the iron ore carriers is anchored at a port in eastern china. officials with shanghai maritime court announced on saturday that they have seized it. the ship's owners admit the osk line say they're trying to figure out what to do next. court officials said in 2007 that a predecessor to mitsui had been in arrears on leasing fees for two ships. that were used during the japan/china war. the conflict broke out in 1937. the court ordered the company to pay compensation of about $30 million. lawyers for mitsui launched an appeal, but in 2010, china's supreme people's court rejected it. >>> the managers of other japanese companies with assets in china wonder whether the seizure will have implications for them. former chinese laborers and their rel

japanese territorial waters around the same time the eyelids to pack and chose the islands in the east china sea that it claimed by china and taiwan it would be nice to put today's talks we will continue to work closely in porch trying to pin us choice kate also noted the ad administration's desire to japan to exercise the right to collective self defense by changing the government's interpretation of the constitution. kato said he welcomed japan's efforts to take on a more active role in contributing to one regional and global peace and stability. the south korean military says it has found another small unmanned aircraft believed to have flown in from north korea and the aircraft is the third suspected north korean spy drone the south has achieved in recent weeks the military said on sunday that the town has retrieved was retrieved one hundred and thirty km from the de militarized down military officials say it's about the same size as the first one and is equipped with a camera like two of the others. some residents replace the bridge on flying over on mt in alaska told that their accounts in

territories he said for the first time at the japan u s security treaty covers sing to the islands in the east china sea. japan controls the aisle as china and taiwan claimed them. porter's of our strength. in the foundation of the region's security and economic progress is our historic treaty alliances including with japan. and let me reiterate that our treaty commitment to japan security is absolute. article five covers all territories under japan's administration including this a couple hours. it's a notre dame don't think all in all the cooking time around china we agreed that we clearly opposed changing the status quo by force and we confirmed and in the united states will continue to collaborate closely and our policies on dealing with china. the two leaders also discussed the trans pacific partnership free trade agreement. but they didn't reach a conclusion. i've been very clear. an honest that american manufacturers and farmers need to have meaningful access to markets that are included on the cpp including here in japan that's my bottom one and i can't accept it last. so now's the time for. bol

such responses have increased since japan nationalize the sake of violence in the east china sea two years ago. china and taiwan claimed the islands japan's government maintains that the islands are inherent part of japan's territory. in that there is no issue of territorial sovereignty to the result over the islands the number of chinese early warning aircraft and the bombers flying over the international waters between the apple isle and ando campus main island has also increased since last summer aircraft were scrambled against russian planes near the three of its sixty times last year up about one hundred ten from the previous year. china's exports fell last month for the second month in a row that's raising concerns about the future of the world's second largest economy officials at china's customs agency announced that exports in march or about one hundred and seventy billion dollars down more than six and a half percent from a year earlier that was worse than analysts expected imports totalled just over one hundred and sixty billion dollars. those doubt about what eleven percen

chinese people on the second sparred with such remarks in an interview with japan's nikkei newspaper on saturday. hegel criticized in china's defense identification zone the east china sea has provoked it abby and electro and townhomes that china hopes the us can be the responsible great power and two more to promote regional stability the friendship between the two countries and the trees. but don't force it expressed the keys the satisfaction of a gopher months of the jelly on them to shoot the south china sea issue on the cross strait ties. here is a fiesty u s defense i could treat to visit china sea in front of goal. this is on a ten day visit to japan china and monkey on it. not to the dprk the country stays news agencies as the country's leader kim jong one has been reluctant to ask if the stem end of the country's national defense commission but the session of disappearing people's assembly held in jail beyond this morning six hundred and eighty seven that the teams including converge on himself when liked it during the thirteenth and supreme people's assembly the devotees unexpected student like a new commission members and close the session and to approve the

the region by 2017 in response. hagel compared china's recent actions over disputed islands in the east china sea to russia's recent annexation of crimea. >> you cannot go around the world and redefine boundaries and violate territorial integrity and sovereignty of nations by force, coercion and intimidation. whether it is in small islands in the pacific or large nations in europe. >>> to the to the middle east, benjamin netanyahu responded to reports the palestinian authority will seek international recognition rather than waiting for a u.s. brokered peace deal with israel. >> translator: the palestinians have much to lose by taking unilateral steps. they had only achieve a state through a direct negotiation, not by empty declaration or unilateral measures. unilateral steps on their part will be answered by unilateral steps from our side. we are willing to continue with the talks, but not at any cost. >> the palestinians say they set their new course after israel refused to comply with an agreement to release additional palestinian prisoners. >>> a court in pakistan has imposed a death sentence against a pakistani

mine detectors to southeast asia and india and they are suspicious and they are in dispute in the east china sea is from the mit center for international studies and says japan is trying to keep the military industry alive. >> the timing is bad. this is coming at the same time as the discussion over whether japan will adopt collective self-defense which is the idea that japan will defend other countries if other countries will defend japan. that principle has not applied previously and that is also being discussed and that also upsets the chinese. however, these particular arms export principles are really a -- first, the rules have been extremely strict. and they really have nothing to do with an expansion of japanese and military power and it's industrial policy. >> reporter: staying with japan prime minister is trying to overcome soaring debt and shoppers will pay more from electronics to food. and harry faucet reports. >> reporter: and his shop has been in his family for generations. he and his staff have an art of making an inexpensive food but like small business owners across the country

abe has watched chinese leaders send ship after ship to the east china sea to back up their claim to the senkaku islands controlled by japan. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in terms of history and international law. the chinese military is expanding its reach in the south china sea, too. abe referred to the current state of things earlier this year. >> we must restrain military expansion in asia, which could otherwise go unchecked. >> reporter: then there's north korea. authorities in pyongyang are pushing ahead with their nuclear and missile development. they've threatened to carry out another underground nuclear test. prime minister abe will use the meeting with obama to confirm his country will continue to benefit from the protection afforded by the japan/u.s. security treaty. leaders in washington hopes that the treaty will cover japan in the event of a clash with china over the senkaku islands. >> translator: i'd like to tell the world with president obama that we will not tolerate any attempt to use the threat of force to

japan administers the islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. in south korea, obama stressed ubty with president park geun-hye against north korea's provocations. the two leaders warned the nation's leaders could face tougher sanctions, if they conduct a fourth nuclear tst. they tell me that the tour has been successful in reinforcing america's unshakable ties with the asia-pacific region. but there were some shortcomings, too. u.s. and japanese leaders had hoped to reach a deal on the trans-pacific partnership free trade talks, during obama's visit. but hours of discussion turned to agreement. a joint statement released at the end of obama's visit only said some progress had been made. obama also left malaysia empty-handed on trade. prime minister razak said malaysia was far from being ready to sign any deal due to internal sensitivities. obama's visit resulted in some gains with its allies on security issues. but there is more work to be done for all parties concerned when it comes to trade. nhk world, manila. >>> pro-russian separatists in eas

i think this is a balanced message for what china and their allies need to hear about the territories in the east china seas. we should not go to war against china the minute there is an altercation. we need this kind of a balanced approach. we might meet with sanctions there as well. it may not make every japanese friend equally happy. we have to show some restraint and judicious mess and how we use military force to respond to crises that may or may not be the end of the world. the way he has handled ukraine should be reassuring to the extent people want to draw lessons about how we might handle future crises in asia as well. there is a lot more to say there. >> i want to get you to disagree with that. there is a lot of talk, particularly in this town, but does not see the obamas a demonstration reaction as that will balance. asy see it as underwhelming speaking loudly and carrying a little fix. wondering, how are the chinese judging the united states reaction to this? are they likely to draw any conclusions for their disputes in the south or east china sea? >> what has happened in ukraine gives china pro

us is committed to standing with its allies in the asia pacific region as tensions rise in the east china sea and in the south china sea. the territorial disputes with the ageing and causes comes amid signs that the ageing is becoming increasingly aggressive suddenly in terms of its naval maneuvers supper the same time as a very difficult balancing act to carry off while he is a particularly in japan. he needs to reassure to come to the us cents with its ministers territorial disputes with china. he also needs to avoid doing or saying anything. that aggravates tensions between china and the us but the minute we had a lot about the us commitment to hold the asia pacific away from europe in the middle east news will be obama's towns it demonstrates is japanese and south korea on this. it is more than an aspiration but that the us will cause diplomatic economic and even a cause of the ministry engagement at the forefront if necessary. dysentery thank you very much for thinking they're from tokyo. big up on news in britain this tuesday this change at the top at manchester united's owners the glaz

the security front. japan is in a dispute with china over a group of islands in the east china sea that japan named. both nations claim the islands. now for the first time, a u.s. president, obama, has sided with japan. ahead of his visit, the president told the japanese newspaper that the islands fall under the u.s., japan mutual security treaty and said quote, the policy of the united states is clear. the islands are administered by japan. we oppose any unilateral attempts to undermine japan's administration of these islands. unquote. >> question, one of the main objectives of president obama's trip to asia, the asian pivot. >> japan is in a conflict with china. japan add administered these islands, china entered a claim for them. this could go to a shooting war. if you go to the philippines and malaysia, both of those places have islands in the south china sea. the philippines are in a conflict with china and they want the american military support behind them. >> in the philippines. >> south korea has a treaty with the united states to defend it against north korea or to fight on its behalf and

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given his support to japan and is raw with beijing over the disputed same cup cool items in the east china seathe us leader is on tour in asia as a rival to the region to see the number of anti american rallies. yet in tokyo osaka based around with james corbett. the thing is washington's political influences only aggravating the situation in the region even more. there are people who are upset just generally about the receipt of the rising military tensions in the region that's the american involvement is obviously bringing with it and i think that's that's basically what these protesters are representing even seen the rising nationalism militarism here in japan for a few a few years now and especially the last year and a half under the new idea of redemptions all day and i think she was all the is definitely going to read all the most recent statements as a big pr victory and endorsement of his his own nationalist and militaristic program here from china's perspective i don't think they're going to see anything particularly new in this and indeed obama statement when you actually parse it do

i think there is a world between incidents in the east china sea and the south china sea and the overuse of force. in a variety of ways. we see the dispute between china and japan related to what the -- you actually have chinese maritime vessels and the like. this ought to be a definite discussion. several of the leading dispute ants, it's the kind of thing that it really does require if -- i am using we as a collective label, the states themselves must be mindful of the great risks and uncertainties that are entailed in all of this. i worry about it in particular about the dynamic between china and japan. the consequences of which, if worse, itto something would have profound reverberations for not only both countries but the united states region as a whole. >> i have one thought in regard to the big picture question. there is no doubt a shift is happening but i will come back to our interests elsewhere. europe still an amazing economic and political situation. it the most successful alliance in military history. the allies that are not doing and obviouslyily, we like to see them able t

the spirit of last week's truce deal and warned it faces new u.s. sanctions. obama also offered public support for japan in its battle with china over a group of islands in the east china sea. obama said the islets are covered by a defense pact between the u.s. and japan. our treatyeiterate commitments to japan security is absolutely salute an article five covers all territories under japan's administration, including the islands could >> japan is the first in obama's for country asian tour. he is expected to discuss the transpacific partnership, the secretive deal among pacific rim countries to establish a free-trade zone encompassing nearly 40% of the global economy. woulds say the tpp further entrench the failures of nafta, the north american free trade agreement, which went into effect 20 years ago, and cause mass displacement in mexico. protest against the tpp intensified ahead of obama's a visit with several march is in the streets of tokyo. to see our coverage of the tpp as well as our coverage of the broadcast from japan -- you can .o to democracynow.org mississippi governor phil bryant has signed into law a measure banning abortion at 20 weeks, with no exception f

this region of the world, really the yellow sea and the east china sea, some of the most complex currents in the world when it comes to oceanic currents. we hav very active region as far as water conditions are concerned. we do have a storm system beginning to move in towards this region. over the past several hours, this storm comes in with strong winds. we know very strong thunderstorms possible. at this point, the model works the storm just south of the search area, but cloud cover expected here later on tonight and tuesday morning. but finally some better news for the searchers out there as the weather pattern begins to become more tranquil. any time you're doing search and rescue work over the open water, you're going to be right there in the fueling source of storm systems. very little in the way of friction to slow storms down. so high pressure as early as tuesday afternoon, so generally clear skies and calm winds shape up. this is what we call the isobars. cloud cover is going to be almost nonexistent tuesday afternoon and the winds are going to be almost nonexistent, as well. so

is assembled and you can see some of the rescued vessels which are out there in this part of the east china seaour correspondent hairy hy faucet is there for us. harry we should start talking about the fact that the ferry has descended to the sea bed and has turned on its side. which is not good news. >> reporter: no, that is a major development today in terms of the rescue and trying to access it, in terms of how the parents are feeling about all of this. when we were out there a little more than 24 hours ago, the very end of the bow was still just above the waves. it went under during the course of yesterday. and now we get this information that we only got really because the familie families families tt publicist, they had representatives out at the site and the members of the families here during a briefing given by a maritime police agency official, they said look you are not telling us what really has happen we know the ship has fallen on its side. at which time the maritime police official admitted that had happened. there is some contention as to how far its fallen over, whether it's to

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