with fears growing that north korea could hold a nuclear missile test as early as today, the japan times reports that the japanese government have told local prefectures to help residents prepare for what to do in the event of a missile strike. on the front page of the times, a landmark intercontinental whistle blower case. a scottish marine engineer who dobbed in his cruise company employer carnival corporation, for pumping oil into the sea, has been awarded $1 million for his efforts. and according to the boss of the universities and colleges admissions service here in the uk, students shouldn't rush to getjobs when they graduate university. laughter the daily telegraph reports that parents should instead encourage children to move home and explore their options before embarking on a career. to move home? wow! and finally, take a look at this shot on the front of the irish times. this is the brand spanking new poolberg incinerator, taking its first ever dump of garbage. i wrote that one for you, aaron. with us now is cornelia meyer, chair and chief economist at lbv asset management. so

the irish times carries a picture of turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, who has vowed to press ahead with the constitutional changes approved in a referendum. election officials say he took 51.5% of the vote. the japansays it's working on a "range of options" with china, as tensions continue to grow over the country's nuclear and missile programmes. pyongyang attempted to test fire what's thought to be a medium—range missile this weekend, but it blew up shortly

and over in the japan times, there's this photo — if we look at the japan times — there's a photo ofhildren killed injapan‘s earthquake—triggered tsunami in march 2011. there is a photojust there is a photo just there. there is a photojust there. and that brings you up to date with the papers. now tom, what are people watching online? well, sharanjit, most watched on bbc.com today are pictures of deadly tornadoes in the us state of texas. at least three tornadoes struck the city of canton. they killed four people, and caused huge destruction. winds flipped over cars and snapped trees, they destroyed houses and left power lines and debris all over the roads. he knocked out five—time world champion ronnie o' sullivan in a thrilling quarter—final match, but then succumbed to the might of a three—time world champion in the semi—finals. —— o'sullivan. china's ding junhui maybe out of this year's snooker world championships, but the sport's popularity continues to grow — snooker is now one of the most watched sports in china with tens of millions of viewers tuning in and even more wanting

with fears growing that north korea could hold a nuclear missile test as early as today, the japan timesve told local prefectures to help residents prepare for what to do in the event of a missile strike. 0n the front page of the times, a landmark intercontinental whistle blower case. a scottish marine engineer who dobbed in his cruise company employer carnival corporation, for pumping oil into the sea, has been awarded $1 million for his efforts. and according to the boss of the universities and colleges admissions service here in the uk, students shouldn't rush to getjobs when they graduate university. laughter the daily telegraph reports that parents should instead encourage

according to a study by the national cancer centre japan, some cancer drugs are less effective in elderly patients. the japan timesthe findings could lead to a shift in patient treatment plans. and, finally, britain's publishing industry had a record breaking year in 2016, while sales of e—books fell 3%. according to gulf news, the stats show a reverse in reading trends because of screen fatigue. screen fatigue? too many screens! with me is ken odeluga, market analyst at city index. welcome. good to have you. good morning. let's start with trump. not the first time! but it is coming up to that 100 days' mark tomorrow and the french press, including le figaro, are taking stock of what is being done. not a very favourable headline. they have zeroed in on trump's comments, calling this 100 days a ridiculous criterion, perhaps trying to illustrate the contradiction between the actual 100 days and the lack of achievements over those 100 days. kind of like a bit of a split down the whole presidency and the perception of his achievements. his supporters are still very said fast. —— said fast. at approval ratings are amon

the irish times carries a picture of turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, who has vowed to press ahead with the constitutional changes approved in a referendum. election officials say he took 51.5% of the vote. the japan times leads with north korea and america who says it's working on a "range of options" with china, as tensions continue to grow over the country's nuclear and missile programmes. pyongyang attempted to test fire what's thought to be a medium—range missile this weekend, but it blew up shortly after take off. the ft leads with a warning from the international monetary fund against us protectionism. us commerce secretary wilbur ross has called the accusation from christine lagarde and others as "rubbish". the gulf news business section says us markets are bracing for a sell—off amid geopolitical concerns. last week, the dowjones fell by over 0.5% and the price of gold has recently been on the rise again. that was just before the long bank holiday weekend. prince harry is on the front of the telegraph, having given an exclusive interview where he disclosed he sought counselling while struggling to come to terms with the death of his mother, diana, princess of wales. and finally in the tim

the japan times leads on the us vice president's visit to china. —— kilometres. its ties with the european union. you can see this image there of a handshake between the premier and the representative from the eu at a meeting in the chinese capital. and there has been a heated campaign that has incited religious and racial issues in indonesia. where courting about the poll for the mayor of jakarta. he indonesia. where courting about the poll for the mayor ofjakarta. he is on trialfor poll for the mayor ofjakarta. he is on trial for disrespecting islam. poll for the mayor ofjakarta. he is on trialfor disrespecting islam. we are joined on trialfor disrespecting islam. we arejoined in indonesia by rebecca henschke. why it is this particular election so important? notjust by indonesia, but also for the wider region. it is being seen as a test for this country's planning principles, religious tolerance, pluralism, and a multi— ethnic population. what we're hearing from people from the opposition groups, the hardline people from the opposition groups, the ha rdline gro

the japan times. ey call it a show of deterrence amid concerns north korea is preparing to conduct more nuclear missile tests this week. military affairs also dominate the front page of the china daily with a story about president xi jinping calling for the strengthening of the army, the pla. he said 2017 would be significant for china and urged the pla to build up militarily and ideologically. and donald trump's stranger approach to foreign affairs has lifted his whole numbers. this style keeps both allies and foes guessing about what comes next. mike pence has wrapped up his tour of asia with a three—day visit to australia. during a meeting on saturday with malcolm turnbull, mike pence said the us would indeed honour a deal with australia to resettle up to 1215 refugees currently held in offshore detention centres. president trump previously called it a dumb deal. we arejoined 110w called it a dumb deal. we arejoined now from sydney. asylum seeker advocates have basically welcomed this us commitment,

the japan times reports on the government's decision to send back its ambassador to south korea, aftere prostitution corps of the japanese military during world war two. it says that prime minister abe hard—line approach did not work and that the envoy‘s recall failed to force south korea to remove the statue. the financial times has this special repost on the gender gap in the finance industry. it says that women are still missing out on most seniorjobs and that only 25% of top executives are female. now, a very large diamond is sparking discussions online, babita? that's right — it's known as the pink star and has set a new world record when it was sold in hong kong for more than $71 million. the 59.6 carat stone was bought afterjust five minutes' bidding in an auction. we don't yet know who bought it. let's return to the st petersburg attack now. the first victims have been named, as investigators continue to piece together the identity of the attacker. our correspondent steve rosenberg has the latest. this is what chaos looks like, underground. this mobile phone footage was shot se

the japan times leads on the us vice president in tokyo. he us is seeking stronger and more balanced bilateral trade relationships with every country, including japan. and the china daily shows how the beijing is attempting to strengthen its ties with the european union. it shows a handshake between premier li keqiang and federica mogherini, the eu's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy during a meeting in the chinese capital. it's been a heated campaign that's incited religious and racial tensions in indonesia but today voters have their say at the ballot box. we're talking about the poll for the governor of the capital, jakarta. the incumbent, basuki cahaya purnama, popularly known as ahok, is on trial for insulting islam. his opponents claim muslims should not vote for him. rebecca henschke reports from jakarta. joining me now from jakarta is our indonesia service editor, rebecca henschke. she is currently in a polling place in the capital. many voters are behind you. this particular election seems to be very import

the lead in the japan times is a story we covered earlier right here newsday, the arrival injapan inike pence. they quote and officials saying that take care wants to gain the upper hand in the talks. —— an official. and the top story, the continuing tension over north korea. mike pence's daughter looking into the demilitarised zone separating north korea from the south. those are the stories trending at the moment in major publications around the world. what stories are catching attention is on line? being president involves taking part in all sorts of traditions and rituals. some of them are quite bizarre. on easter monday, donald trump shared a balcony with a man in a rabbit suit. it was all part of the annual easter egg catch, which has been going on for 139 years in the white house. south korea's former president has 110w south korea's former president has now been officially charged with bribery, abuse of power, and leaking state secrets. president park, in custody, is accused of allowing her close friend to extort money from companies in return for political favours. the 65—ye

the people of our country are deeply committed to standing with japan and their allies on the behalf of insecurity in the long-term. [speaking in native tongue] we appreciate the challenging times in which the people of japan, with increasing provocation across the sea of japan and the president himself would say if he was here, let me be clear, thank you mr. primus are and all the people of japan we are with you 100%. [speaking in native tongue] as i make clear on behalf of the president, with our visit to south korea in the area of strategic patience. while all options are on the table, president trump is determined to work closely with japan, with south korea and all our allies in the region and the challenges to achieve a peaceful revolution in the d glare is ace of the north koreans. [speaking in native tongue] we seek peace always. as a country as well as does japan. as you know, in the united states, piece comes. we stand with our allies japan to bring peace to this region. [speaking in native tongue] with our disparity discussions i look forward to the commencement of the us japan economic dialogue that you and president trump initiated during your feather worked on tre

the same story leads on the front page of the japan times, but it takes a slightly different line. for the us president, donald trump. and it notes that mr trump was, in its words, uncharacteristically silent on the events. and in singapore, the straits times also looks at the same lead story. it looks at the way it says the us and its allies are considering a united international response. it notes that the us and china have been discussing the north korean missile launch at a senior diplomatic level. let's return to the referendum result in turkey. from washington, we are joined by stephen flanagan, a senior political scientist from the think tank the rand corporation. he is in washington. given the fact that erdogan had much bigger resources than the no campaign, his message was ubiquitous, are you surprised by actually how close this result was? no, not at all. actually the fact that the vote was so close to suggest that the country remains deeply divided over this move towards the development of a very strong executive presidency, with few checks and balances. the country, if y

the same story leads on the front page of the japan times. but it takes a slightly different line. a ‘test‘ for the us president donald trump. and it notes that mr trump was, in its words, ‘uncharacteristically silent‘ on the events. and in singapore, the straits times also looks at the same lead story. it looks at the way it says the us and its allies are considering a united international response. it notes that the us and china have been discussing the north korean missile launch at a senior diplomatic level. now what stories are sparking discussions online? yes — it's once again a story about donald trump — although not the president himself. instead, it's these pictures from mexico of mr trump being cast asjudas during easter celebrations. it didn't end well for the satirical creation — it was packed with fireworks, and quite literally blown apart. donald trump's insistence that he will build a wall along america's border with mexico has clearly affected his popularity there. in the aftermath of world war two, widespread devastation of japan brought a desperate need to rebuild

the first time in florida. perhaps unsurprisingly, the japan times has a survey that says 60% of utility companies entering thens to make them shoulder some compensation costs for the fukishima disaster. and here in singapore — we were monitoring this as well — the straits times has a story of a man who has been arrested for leaving his bag at a metro station while running an errand. the incident triggered a 20 minute closure of the station over safety fears. the bbc has seen evidence of the so—called islamic state appearing to use children as human shields in the battle for mosul. it comes as the militants are all but encircled in the old centre of iraq's second city, with rising concern over civilian casualties. bbc persian‘s nafiseh kouhnavard and producerjoe inwood were given exclusive access to iraq's helicopter pilots, as theyjoined them on the dangerous flight over mosul. far below, a city that was home to two million people. we are flying with the helicopters of the iraqi army as they fight the so—called islamic state. we are now over old mosul, where the battle is at its fiercest, as the last isis fig

the japan times reports on the government's decision to send back its ambassador to south korea afterit says that shinzo abe's hard—line approach did not work in that they failed to force south korea to remove the statue. and finally, the financial times has this special report on the gender gap in the finance industry. it says that women are still missing out on most seniorjobs, and that only 25% of top executives are female. candidates in the french presidential election race have been putting themselves in a live television debate. the bbc‘s hugh schofield has been following the events for us. we had the five front runners, that is marine le pen, francois fillon, and emmanuel macron. and then we have the six others, who were frankly french tenants who have no chance at all. two trotskyites, a neo— gaullist, and a super gaullist, who is even more gaullist than he is. they rule affairs candidate, and then a french candidate to back things like colonising mars and these sort of fiercely international buyers. so none of these candidates has any real chance, but such are the rules of th

in the front pages around the world, we start with the japan times. . it is a medium—range missile test. it is a medium—range missile which landed in the sea of japan. the country's pry minister, shinzo abe, is said to be furious —— prime minister. they also highlight the chemical attack in syria which left d oze ns the chemical attack in syria which left dozens dead. the south china morning post has this image of rugby ca pta i ns morning post has this image of rugby captains taking part in this week's sevens tournament in hong kong, as their main picture story, but also making headlines is the much anticipated meeting between president donald trump and his meeting with his chinese counterpart, talking about applying more pressure on north korea to halt its missile tests and nuclear programme. and finally the us version of the financial times focuses on turkey. president erdogan is trying to win more kurdish support ahead of a referendum on constitutional reforms next week which would see him gain wider reaching powers. that brings you up—to—date with

the japan times leads with the us and north korea flexing their military muscles, as pyongyang markshe korean people's army. it notes that there was no nuclear or missile test — as some had expected — though the north carried out live—fire drills described by the yonhap news agency as the "largest—ever". the china daily has a front page splash on beijing encouraging the us to take part in its so—called "belt and road initiative". that's a major development and trade programme announced by president xi jinping in 2013. and the philippine star carries reassurance about this week's asean summit in manila. it quotes the armed forces of the philippines as saying there's no specific terror threat. now kasia — there's an amazing story about weight loss all pa rents all parents are proud of their children and have a look at this. behind every sportsperson there is a proud parent or two. we do a lot for our children. now we will watch a really ha p py our children. now we will watch a really happy father watching as, watching the bbc after watching this son. . . watching the bbc after watchin

the japan times leads with the us and north korea flexing their military muscles as pyongyang marks thethat there was no nuclear or missile test, as some had expected, though the north carried out live—fire drills described by the yonhap news agency as the largest—ever. the china daily has a front page splash on beijing encouraging the us to take part in its so—called belt and road initiative. that's a major development and trade programme announced by president xi jinping in 2013. and the philippine star carries reassurance about this week's asean summit in manila. it quotes the armed forces of the philippines as saying there's no specific terror threat. those are the major headlines of key publications around the world. now, kasia, we're about to hear from a true musical legend. i really love this. musical legend or not... every parent is proud of their children's achievements, no matter who that parent is. you might have missed the great britain ice hockey team's 5—1victory against estonia on monday night. well, one of the scorers was liam stewart. recognise the surname? yes, that is

time of mammoth tusks. state media report that the massive haul came from russia. let's have a look at the papers. starting with the japan month, even before president trump held that summit with china's president, xijinping, the us told japan that it could go ahead with military action. it could resort to military action against north korea. the sydney morning herald says an official investigation has been launched after an emergency on a qantas flight after an emergency on a qantas flight that flew from melbourne last week. 15 people are believed to have been injured when the aircraft near the hong kong. pilots reported feeling air plane buffeting, a potential warning that the plane is about to stall. it was in a holding pattern, 22,000 feet in the air. the gulf news says the united arab emirates wants to be the first country in the region to reach miles. rule of the buyer was amongst officials at the launch of the very ambitious space programme. the focus will initially be to send the first emirate astronaut to space. a smart gadget with not a very smart future has got people talking online? that's right. it is a gadge

the singapore's straits times as it covers the st petersburg metro explosion, quoting the interfax newsagency, which says it might have been caused by an explosive device hidden in a briefcase. 0nto the japan north korea, saying it will act alone if china fails to help, just days before president trump host the chinese president, ji xinping, at his estate in florida. finally, the south china morning post, dominated by a picture on the front page of chickens, and says hong kong will continue to sell live poultry despite the threat of bird flu. now, what stories are sparking discussions online,? well, this social media post in taiwan is viral, i love this, a user revealed his grandmother was using a louis vuitton handbag to carry fish. this is what happened — the grandmother didn't realise it was so iconic and greeted her grandson with a bag of groceries and fish. the famous handbag is highly prized around the world and retails for about $1100 us. her grandson didn't have the heart to tell her what he intended it for and said she was happy with herfish. now, more than 250 people are confirmed to have died in the colombian city of mocoa, which was devastated on friday by a landslide. families

the japan times is one of many papers in the region to give prominence to the result of the french presidentiale newspaper says the populist wave that swept across britain last year, before being experienced across the atlantic in the united states, may have faded on the shores of france on sunday. the front page of the south china morning post is dominated by a photograph of former chief executive donald tsang. wearing his trademark bow tie, the paper reports a judge had let him out ofjail pending an appeal for against his conviction for misconduct in office. the china daily leads with president xi's telephone conversation with donald trump on the korean nuclear issue. but it carries an eye—catching picture of a joint patrol of chinese and italian police officers on the great wall, near beijing. the paper reports china will also be sending officers to italy in early june to help their counterparts protect chinese tourists. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, how about this story, which could solve a mystery dating back to the 19th century? it is all to do with this

we start with the japan times which leads with the joint drills the country's maritime self—defense forceey are. —— there. the paper calls it a show of deterrence amid concerns that north korea is preparing to conduct more missile and nuclear tests this week. military affairs also dominates the front page of the china daily, with a story about president xi calling for commanders to strengthen the people's liberation army. he said 2017 will be significant for china and urged the pla to build up combat preparation and ideological training. and the new york times features a story about how donald trump's confrontational and unpredictable approach to foreign affairs has lifted his mood and poll numbers in recent days. can you believe that? it says this style of dealing with the rest of the world keeps both allies and foes guessing about what comes next. and they certainly our. those are the papers. —— are. this year's london marathon saw a new world record, a pair of newlyweds among the runners, and a man who sacrificed his own time to help another competitor cross the line. 40,000 in all too

the first time in florida. perhaps unsurprisingly, the japan times has a survey that says 60% of utility companies entering the to make them shoulder some compensation costs for the fukishima disaster. finally, here in singapore — we were watching this story as well — the straits times has a story of a man who has been arrested for leaving his bag at a metro station while running an errand. the incident triggered a 20 minute closure of the station over safety fears. an andy warhol portrait of chairman mao has been sold at a historic auction in hong kong, to an asian collector. but the piece didn't manage to generate the frenzied level of buying that had been anticipated. here's our hong kong correspondentjuliana liu. 82 million... 86 million... and selling for $86 million. when the hammer came down, this iconic painting of chairman mao was sold for $11 million. it was the first time an anti—war holder peach and had been offered at a public auction on chinese the price, though, fell short of its estimate. the apps list are the option was the star by andy warhol. but the sale disappointed, when the painting fail

the new york times is not impressed by the president's tax proposal. on the front page, columnist nicholas kristof calls it "an irresponsible, shameless, budget—busting gift to zillionaires like mrtrump". and finally the japanr elderly patients. the study says that for people over 75 years of age, drugs don't lead to significant improvement compared to similarly aged patients who weren't on medication. you either love them or hate them. getting a tattoo is still controversial in some societies. injapan, a young tattoo artist in tokyo is fighting a court case that's seen as a litmus test for the country's cultural openness. police say taiki masuda broke a law that only allows licensed health—care providers to do such work and has to pay a $3000 fine. while other tattoo artists who were raided paid up, taiki—san refused and now a campaign calling itself "savetattooing" has grown around the case and its getting a lot of attention. in a moment i'll be talking hyoe yamamoto who is making a film about the case but first let's have a look at a clip from the film. joining me now from tokyo is hyoe yamamoto. he wants to make it clear that he is a not a spokesperson for the tattoo artist in the case, but is just maki

the japan times. nds between the us andjapan are that security bonds between the us and japan are growing closer. it says the current us— japan naval drills signalled the start of what it calls a new normal. the china daily. a big splash over the company's daily. a big splash over the compa ny‘s first domestically daily. a big splash over the company's first domestically built aircraft carrier. a detailed graphics of the flight deck. it says the ship, look at this, the largest sophisticated surface vessel china has ever built. and orangutans are on the front page of the new york times with controversy over refuge for them in borneo. money for the sanctuary has come from a company they say has been destroying the orangutans' they say has been destroying the oranguta ns' natural habitat. they say has been destroying the orangutans' natural habitat. those are the headlines from key publications around the world. you may be surprised to hear that 19.4 million infants around the world still don't have acces

meanwhile, the japan times says russia's unwavering support for syrian president assad is fuelling tensionsed 89 people. the new york times looks ahead to the referendum in turkey, which could give president erdogan much greater powers. it reports the government has fired 130,000 people since the coup attempt last year. the lawyer for the passenger forcibly dragged off a united airlines plane earlier this week says he's likely to sue the us carrier. david dao was carried away by security guards screaming when there were no volunteers to leave the overbooked flight. he's said to have had significant concussion, a broken nose and lost two front teeth in the scuffle. sarah corker reports. it is this footage of doctor david dao being dragged off a united airlines flight bloodied and injured that will be the centre of any legal case. 0h that will be the centre of any legal case. oh my god! look at what you did to him. the 6090 roll's lawyer said chicago aviation police used unreasonable force and violence to remove him from the kentucky bound plane. at a press conference in chicago his daughter

and, finally, the japan times says prime minister abe had a teleconference with president trump aheaday from the politics, and cherry blossom is in full bloom. here it's lit up along the meguro river in tokyo. now, sharanjit, from flowers to flour, explain what's got people talking online? this video of french presidential candidate francois fillon being flour—bombed is making the rounds on social media. the centre—right candidate was doused with flour as he campaigned in strasbourg for the upcoming presidential elections in just over two weeks time. fillon, a former favourite to win, is being investigated for allegations that he gave fake jobs to his wife. the man who threw the flour was taken away by security, but not before having his pro—fillon shirt ripped off. let's go back to us—chinese relations. america's chinese community is closely watching president's xi's visit to the us. we met up with 82—year—old chinese—american immigrant maureen see who voted for trump but her us—born granddaughter didn't. here's how they learned to get along. pop aye, an off—beat and very funny sunda

we start with the japan times, which quotes its sources as saying that even before president trump heldxijingping, the us had told japan that it could resort to military action against north korea. the sydney morning herald reports on the official investigation launched after an emergency on a qantas flight that flew from melbourne last week. 15 people are believed to have been injured when the aircraft neared hong kong, after pilots reported feeling "airframe buffeting," that's a potential warning the plane is about to stall, while in a holding pattern at 22,000 feet. and finally, the gulf news says the united arab emirates want to be the first country of the region to reach mars. the ruler of dubai was among the officials at the launch of an ambitious space programme. the focus will initially be to send the first emirati astronaut to space. you are the —— up—to—date on the papers. remember when experts predicted that 2017 would be the year when wearable technology would really take off? well, there's at least one wearable that, according to the head of chinese tech firm, huawei, doesn

let's start with the japan times — they are leading with north korea's latest missile test — the mediumy's prime minister shinzo abe is said to be furious. but they're also headlining the chemical attack in syria — which has left dozens dead. the south china morning post have this image of all the rugby captains taking part in this week's sevens tournament in hong kong as their main picture story. but also making the headlines — president donald trump and the meeting with his chinese counterpart xi jinping — talking about applying more pressure on north korea to halt its missile tests and nuclear programme. the us version of the financial times is focusing on turkey — president erdogan is trying to win more kurdish support ahead of a referendum on constitutional reforms next week, which could see him gain wider reaching powers. now babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? ivanka trump has given herfirst interview since formally joining the white house. speaking to a us network she insisted she can also disagree with her father with "total candor. " the 35—year—old businessw

meanwhile, the japan times says russia's unwavering support for syrian president assad is fuming lotsto investigate the suspected the middle attack which killed 89 people. the new york times looks ahead to the referendum in turkey, which could give president erdogan much greater powers. it reports the government has fired 100 30,000 people since the coup attempt last year. —— 130,000. there's always been a strong rivalry between australians and new zealanders when it comes to sport and now another rivalry could be brewing. kiwis can now brag to their neighbours about the wine market. they've overtaken them as the third—largest wine exported to the us, which is the world's biggest market. last year the country said $400 million of wine to the us. that means new zealand only trails behind italy and france, with australia now fourth. new zealand's global wine exports are at a record high of $1.6 billion, up 5% for the year. this is a huge accomplishment for a country which produces less than 1% of the global supply. earlier i spoke to the ceo of new zealand wine growers, a trade associat

saying that the blast may have been caused by an explosive device hidden in a briefcase. 0nto the japan times insisting that it'll act alone if china fails to help. this comes just days before president trump hosts chinese president xijinping at his estate in south florida. and finally to the south china morning post, whose front page is dominated by a picture of chickens. it says that hong kong looks set to continue the sale of live poultry despite the threat of bird flu. now, mariko, what stories are sparking discussions online? we love this story! a social media post has gone viral in taiwan after a user revealed his grandmother had been using a louis vuitton handbag he'd bought her to carry fish! the woman hadn't realised her new handbag was so iconic so greeted her grandson with the bag full of groceries and fish. the neverful handbag is highly prized around the world, and retails for around $1,100 us. while admitting he was speechless to see his grandmother waving the fishy bag at him, he decided not to point out her mistake after seeing how happy she was! on thursday a high stakes meet

finally, the japan times says that prime minister abe had a teleconference with president trump aheadich is happening right now. away from the politics, you can see the lovely image of cherry blossom is in full bloom on a river in tokyo. you are up—to—date with the papers. and from flowers to flour, what has got people talking online? thanks for that, it is a video of the french presidential candidate francois fillon being flour bombed. he was doused with flour while he campaigned in strasbourg ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. francois fillon, a formerfavourite to win, is being investigated over allegations he gave fake jobs to his wife. the man who through the flour was taken away by security, but not before having his pro— francois fillon shirt ripped off. back to events in florida, the historic meeting taking place right 110w. historic meeting taking place right now. the community is keeping an eye on the meeting. we met up with an 80—year—old chinese american immigrant who voted for trump. her us born granddaughter did not. here is how they learn to get along. iam i a

translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: we appreciate the challenging times in which the people of japan live, with increasing provocations from across the sea of japan and as the president himself would say if he was here, let me be clear. to you mr. prime minister and all of the people of japan, we are with you 100%. [speaking japanese] vice president pence: as i made clear on behalf of the president in my recent visit to south korea in the area of strategic tensions. while all options are on the table, president trump is withmined to work closely japan, with south korea, with all of our allies in the region and the challenges to achieve a peaceful resolution in the korean peninsula. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: we seek peace always as a country, as does japan. peace comes slowly. we will stand with japan and with our allies to bring peace and security to this region. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: in addition to our security discussions, i look forward to the commencement of the u.s.-japan economic dialogue and president trump initiated

committed japan and stand with all of our allies in the ensurein an effort to the security of the region and the long-term. japanese]: vice president pence: we appreciate the challenging times in which the people of japan, with increasing provocations from across the sea of japan and the president himself would say be clear.here, let me to you mr. prime minister and all of the people of japan, we are with you 100%. japanese] [speaking vice president pence: as i made clear on behalf of the president , our visit to south korea in the area of strategic tensions, while all options on the table, president trump is determined to japan, with with south korea, with all of our allies in the region and the challenge is to achieve a peaceful resolution in the glaring face of the north koreans. chinese -- [speaking speaking japanese] vice president pence: we seek always peace as a country as well as does japan. but as you know, please comes slowly. we stand with our allies in japan to bring peace to this region. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: in addition to our security discussions, i look forward to the commencement of the u.s.-japan economic dialogue that u.s.

vice president pence, in his governor days in the state of indiana, visited japan many times over andttracted many japanese businesses to indiana. he had really always worked very hard to strengthen japan-u.s. relationship. very soon after my visit to the united states where i had a very useful meeting with our dear, long-standing friend of japan in february, i am very proud to say today that the japan-u.s. economic dialogue was kicked off. opening up a new page for our bilateral relations. i feel very proud about it. security and economy are two wheel ts supporting japan-u.s. alliance. for the stability of the asian pacific region, economic prosperity is indispensable. at the dialogue today, from the perspective of further deepening the win. win economic relations between the japan and the united states, vice president pence and i were able to have a good discussion. going forward, in the dialogue, we concurred to discuss three pillars namely strategy on trade and investment rule and issues. corporation and economic and structural policy area. sector or corporation. those three pilla

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. japan timesurity bonds between the us and japan are growing closer. it says the current us—japan naval drills signal the start of what it calls "a new normal." china daily makes a big splash over the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier. the front page has this detailed graphic of its flight deck. it says the ship is the largest and most sophisticated surface vessel china has ever built. and orangutans grace the front page of the new york times, with a story about a controversy over a refuge for them in borneo, indonesia. some environmentalists are uneasy that the money for the sanctuary has come from a company they say has been destroying the orangutans‘ natural habitat. now, kasia, united airlines and a rabbit are sparking discussions online? oh, rico, it's really attracted a lot of attention online. it's another pr disaster for united airlines. this time the airline is investigating the death of a giant rabbit. the 90cm long bunny, similar to this one, was called simon. he was b

the early two people killed on that day. 17 others were also injured during that shooting rampage. virginia senator tim kaine with governor at the time of the shooting. he was actually in tokyo, japan at the time of the shooting. he flew back to virginia. kaine still calls april 16, 2007 the "worst day" of his life. know thee: to biographies and stories of these 32, i began to have a sense of what the commonwealth lost, of what the country lost, of what the nation lost and the world lost on april 16, 2007. jeff: night, a candle at the april 16 memorial was lit to mark the start of this day of remembrance. leaders and family members will gather tomorrow for a candlelight vigil in honor of the 32 victims. q: thank you, jeff. developing now, after north korea's failed missile launch, vice president pence is in south korea today, kicking off his 10-day asian tour. david wright has more of the growing tensions. david: north korea's new missile launch failed her u.s. commanders say it blew up almost immediately after lifting off from a launchpad. after landing, the vice president addressed u.s. troops stationed a few miles away. bp pence: this morning's provocation from the north is just

we are talking about the same issues in europe that adam posen was talking about in japan 19 years ago. are we going to be doing that in europe in 19 years? >> we don't have the timen had at the time. we don't have the time or the same level of little ingenuity. tom: because of the debt buildup. higher, it'sebt is because of the arrangements. policy, ae voluntary country is not trying to cut deals with people from the north and the south. this is what the ecb has been doing, and quite well. think you first need to turn the narrative around in europe. if you are in a southern european country, in five or 10 years, europe has been seen as disciplinarian, a force for spending and in populist reforms. if you cannot turn this around and tell people it is also positive, also something that can help you along, i think you are going to get more moments like this, when we are waiting for the possibility of this moment. we talking about growth in japan. i think the ecb has potential growth in italy. debt at 150% the , and your of gdp growth is a zero on an ongoing basis, you have a problem. , you need to know that there is something in europe that is ready to help and be ab

the sea of japan. once again. the timing is relevant. president trump is set to meet with china's president. secretary of state rex tillerson issued an odd non statement. the united states spoken enough about north korea. we have no further comment. fueling the speculation that do we have policy? do we know what to do when it comes to north korea? do we know what north korea wants? do we know their motive or missiles part of an end game which is larger? let's discuss. cnn reporter will ripley with extensive reporting. and victor chia. he served during the bush administration. will, the sources in north korea. do they see this as another flexing of north korean might or is there a suggestion that something more nefarious is afoot? >> reporter: look, north korea is all-in when it comes to the missile program and nuclear program. every time i go into the country, i hear the same thing. they believe they have the right to be recognized as a nuclear state. they will do that at any cost. despite international saknction, the last to be put are

president trump told abe at the southern white house, i say on his behalf to all the people of japan, in these challenging times, we are with you 100%. in the face of provocations across the sea of japan, people of this country should not that we stand with you in the defense of your security and prosperity, now and always. the united states will continue to work with japan, our allies across the region, and china to bring economic and diplomatic pressure to bear until north korea abandon nuclear and ballistic missile programs, but all options are on the table. nevertheless, president trump and i have great confidence that together with japan and our allies in the region, we will protect the peace and security of this part of the world and achieve our shared goal oaf a nuclear free korean peninsula. now, security is the prosperity. promoting prosperity is the main reason i had the privilege of meeting with your deputy prime minster. at the direction of trump and abe, today deputy prime minster and i have the opportunity to formally launch the dialogue. with the opportunity to deepen bilateral ties and foster jo

just think of the transport time to japan versus anywhere else. then we have got to put facilities on the east coast to get from the east coast to germany. not name ahn did specific project, the white house confirmed he was referring to the terminal that would be located in oregon. .p next, dan dan is calling from greensboro, georgia on a republican line. good morning. what are you concerned about on this earth day? caller: my greatest concern about the environment is the amount of rubbish left behind by environmentalists after earth day, incredible hypocrisy. host: ok. teresa is calling from redding, california on the democratic line to what are your concerns today on earth day, teresa? caller: i live in beautiful shasta county in northern i am surrounded by natural forests, rivers, and lakes. my biggest concern is trump is bound and determined to get rid of the protections of these places come of these beautiful places, and that is what concerns me most today, is the regulations being lifted on these beautiful lands. that was it. host: ok. in fro

the sea of japan. the launch looks timed to coincide with the visit by china's president to the united states.cuss with president trump how to rein in pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. the bbc‘s steve evans has more details from the south korean capital seoul. it's looking like a pretty routine missile launch. not as big for example as the one on month ago, the four simultaneous missiles that approached japan. so it looks like it's a pretty calibrated gesture. firstly, they want to test missiles. secondly there is a political gesture going on and you can't divorce it from the political background. xijinping meeting mr trump in florida in the coming days. ramped up rhetoric about north korea from the administration. the reaction from washington has been not quite dismissive, but simply rex tillerson the secretary of state said we've talked enough about north korea, we've got no comment. the implication being the time of talking is soon to be over. so what the launch seems to be saying is, don't forget we're still here, but we're not going to make this launch so provocative that it goe

prime minister at the southern white house, i say on his behalf today to all the people of japan, in these challenging times we are with you 100%. in the face of provocations across the sea of japan, the people of this country should know that we stand with you in the defense of your security and prosperity, now and always. now, the united states will continue to work with japan, the allies across the region and try not to bring economic and diplomatic pressure to bear until north korea abandons its nuclear and ballistic missile program but all options are on the table. nevertheless, president trump and i have great confidence that together with japan and our allies in the region we will protect the peace and security of this part of the world and achieve our shared goals of a nuclear free korean peninsula. security is the foundation of our prosperity. promoting prosperity is actually the main reason that i had the privilege of meeting today with your deputy prime minister. and the direction of president trump and prime minister to deputy and i had the great privilege to formally launch the us japan up and

the united states-japapan trade. t time, the united d states iss initiating bilateral talks witih japan over these issues. bluntpanese are trying to some of this because they are concerned on autotomobiles, agriculture,e, other things, tht the united states demand will not be t to the natitional inte. we are seeing the two parties, even on the security side, very much in lockstep. on the trade side of things, we can expect to see some action ahead for japan-u.s. relations. >> michael, thank you for the update. donald trump has reached out to turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan. was leader congratulating him congratulating his victory in a controversial and tightly contested referendum that hansen sweeping new powers. protest came despite from opposition parties and international monitoring groups over alleged voting inconsistencies. the turkish president has dismissed outcry at the telling themsults, to know their place. speaking at a rally, erdogan slammed accusations that the contentious vote was not free or fair. this leaves the country deeply divided and has not thrown it e.u. membership bid into

. >> in april last year, the supreme court apologized for the first time for the segregated trials. >>> japan's government and businesses have designated the last friday of each month premium friday. business managers have been advising people to leave work early on that day in the hopes of stimulating personal spending to boost the economy. march 31st is the second premium friday of the campaign. an event was held at tokyo national museum. to mark the occasion people were seen enjoying a glass of sake and a movie. the last day of march was also the end of the japanese fiscal year. so some people said they had too much work to do and couldn't leave early. a tokyo-based electric equipment firm is recommending its workers take a half day of paid leave on premium fridays. >> translator: i have two daughters on spring vacation, so we'll go shopping and see a movie. >> translator: i have a deadline for checking paperwork. it's difficult to leave the office early at the end of the month. >> a survey of more than 2,000 workers suggests only 17% of them left work early on the first premium friday in fe

the sea of japan and exploded about 20 miles from the launch site. they also say that the "uss carl vinson" was not in the sea of japan at the time. its last known location as far as we're aware was the philippines sea where it was conducting drills with the japanese allies. the u.s. officials say that they were expecting something like this, and they were watching it closely, but it does come a day after this very fiery propaganda video released by north korea showing what appeared to be an aircraft carrier in the crosshairs as well as buildings in washington, d.c. exploding in this propaganda video. also within a couple of days of north korea saying that they would not bow to international pressure, that they would continue on with missile tests and a sixth nuclear test despite any sort of sanctions or reaction from the international community. as you said, chris, the white house coming out with a very brief statement simply saying that the president was aware and has been briefed. south korean military officials say that they also are very aware of this latest what they call provocation and they're keeping an eye on it. chris.