the japan times, the trans—pacific partnership. this trip off. tnership. this is the tpp, the trans—pacific partnership. something that trump in his first days of office says has to go. actually, japan and other countries are saying, we want this to continue. an increasingly dominant china. these countries really wa nt dominant china. these countries really want to keep it going but i have to say, these countries must be feeling chilly because they have been put out into the trading cold area. it's very difficult, i think, difficult, ithink, to difficult, i think, to carry it on. it seems they are holding out hope that the united states will one day jump that the united states will one day jump back into the fray. should trump be impeached, maybe, but there is no sign of it. the guardian, fascinating revelations about how facebook polices what people post on the social media site. the guardian has really changed its mastered this morning to reveal these facebook secrets. they claim there are 2 billion users of facebook and they have seen more than

the japan times front page reports on the views of some academics who study north korea and say northea is increasingly turning to russia for support as the us and china work together to reduce tensions in the region. the ft reports on social media giant facebook who is hiring 3,000 people to help stop hate speech and self—harm being broadcast on the site. co—founder marc zuckerberg said the new team willjoin four —— 4,500 others who already checking the social media network for reports of inappropriate material. and finally, also in the ft, the paper looks at technology giant apple and its refusal to reveal sales figures for the apple watch. some commentators believe the accessory is a clunky dud while ceo tim cook has hinted apple's wearable division is worth between $5—6 billion. what you writing? i love chris. i love working with chris. wishful thinking. with us is maike currie who's investment director at fidelity personal investing 0bviously obviously the french newspapers make fascinating reading if you can read french. luckily savvy can do a bit. they are focusing on the presi

shall we talk about the japan times. falls short of climate but gets tradewind? that? i think the climate issue was always going to be difficult because i think that mrtrump to be difficult because i think that mr trump couldn't actually do a complete turnaround, so it was always going to be short on that but he has said that he will consider it and he hasn't fixed but he is going to say so i think we have to wait. what do you mean he hasn't decided yet? maybe he hasn't decided, maybe he has been open to other suggestions, who knows. i... we do know that there is a large proportion of the young people, they are very concerned about the environment, and maleny as well. maybe he has to change his position. —— melania. to what you think about the picture, the body language, the sta nce the picture, the body language, the stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a differencelj stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. i think it is interesting. you have... you have got

the top story in the japan times is the same as our top story and that is north korea's mission missile as our top story — north korea's missile launch.. it says the flight range of the missile suggests a longer range than the rest of the arsenal — which would be a worrying development for people in japan. the china daily fills it's front page with the biggest story in that country. the one belt, one road initiative. it also digs into the benefits of the new trade route being touted by president xi from scholarships to international infrastructure tojob creation. and the south china morning post also headlining xi's massive trade initiative. yes ukraine barred russia's singer from taking part. but that didn't stop president putin from showing off his musical abilities. listen to this. this was at the belt and road forum in china that we have been hearing about. vladimir putin decided to spend a little bit of time on the piano. but it sounded like the instrument itself was out of tune. i don't think they expected any heads of state to play the instrument while in beijing. let's go back t

and the japan times leads with washington's efforts to put pressure on north korea. the story goes on to say the president is reaching out to asian countries to secure their help in the "the singapore straits times" — the headline focuses on the president of the philippines. he's visiting chinese warships in his hometown of davao city. it sees the visit as a warming of ties between the philippines and china — after president duterte distanced himself from his country's traditional ally — the united states. and in the new york times — this piece on china's enormous appetite for sea food. it says intense fishing in china is ravaging african waters — pushing fisheries to the brink. it has long been considered one of the biggest red carpet events of the year as new york play's host to the met gala. it celebrates the opening of the metropolitan museum of art's annual fashion exhibition. it's an extravagant black tie event — which brings together big names in music, fashion, film and politics. this year the gala is honouring 74—year—old japanese designer rei kawa kubo. shar

another crisis in waiting perhaps over on the other side of the world where the japan times looks at e newly—elected south korean president's policy towards its neighbour north korea. president moonjae—in also said that he would not rule out a visit to north korea under the right conditions. and finally, back in the business pages of the telegraph, news that high street food chain pret a manger is planning a listing on the new york stock exchange. experts are saying that it's likely to be valued at around $1.1; billion. with me is nick hungerford, founder of the investment management company nutmeg. after a big night out? yes, the asian women's business awards, some inspiring stories, empress of candidates and great winners. you look good fruit. you rolled straight in. when you read the daily telegraph and look tojeremy corbyn‘s manifesto, the leader of the labour party in the uk, your response was what? my response was, there is a clear focus here on policy and not personality. presumably, this is the real thing. we do not know if it's deliberate or of its stake but assuming it is re

let me share this story from the japan times and north korea. -- the stories from beijing. daniel is joining us from england. caller: hello. i had a question concerning health care. i'm a supporter of donald trump. of ourlike to see more cures rather than drugs. on stemvested money cells, we can re-create organs. the japanese are already doing this. instead of being given a pill, you are given a new organ out of your own dna. it is still in trials. why doesn't the government invest heavily in such things? health care is very expensive because the elderly are a greater portion of the population. cost is a continuous cost. you don't replace the organs with new organs. there are so many technologies on the cusp. what should be done, what i think he should do is invest heavily in these things. host: we have time for one more call. janet is in florida. caller: i am a retired registered nurse here in central florida. i have a question about the french election. ofs france have any type , or isal college system it a direct democracy where the person who gets the most votes wins? h

the first time the ship has set sail. it was running between north korea and japan until 11 years ago, but japan suspended the service afterp to 200 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo six times a month. early booking is advised. 60 tourists from china have already bought their tickets for the next boat. you've been watching newsday. stay with us. hello. well, the rain arrived earlier than forecast across the south—east of england during thursday afternoon and has continued to move slowly northwards. but brought a very wet night for the south—east of england, east anglia, the east midlands, and getting in towards the north—east of england by friday morning. further west, though, it's clearer skies. showers died away. a touch of frost in one or two places. less cold in the south—east because of cloud cover. first thing friday, then, it's a lovely bright start in many northern and western areas. showers are never too far away from the north and west and outer hebrides, but an area of low pressure. but the bulk of scotland and northern ireland will be bright. a chilly start, but bright. lots of sunshine. the same for the far no

starting with the japan times. w months of 2017. the economy grew by half a percent. it is the fifth straight win in quarter, making the largest expansion for over a decade in japan. —— winning. president trump has delayed moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. they quote has delayed moving the embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. they quote a senior us official saying the white house wants to avoid anything that might disrupt peace negotiations. finally, the china daily reporting on the chinese president, xi jinping, promoting the favourite drink of the nation. he said that tea transcends time and crosses borders. it is also a symbol of chinese culture. cheers. we all love a good demolition. this one has caught the attention of people on line. we will stay in china for this one. this is a blast. excuse the pun. that was a bridge in south—west china demolished on wednesday. there she goes. it was built in 1973 and wasjudged to be no longer safe. a new bridge spanning 135 metres will be built to replace it by f

japan has protested —— japan has protested, after a north korean it says there are no reports of damage. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan timesse leader of the post war era. the prime minister has racked up almost 2000 days in office. but he will need to remain there until november 2019 if he wants to get the number one spot. the front page of la figero includes a picture of the swedish film director ruben 0stlund celebrating his win at the cannes film festival. his art world satire the square won the prestigious palme d'0r. prizes also went to filmmaker lynne ramsay and director sofia coppola. the front page of the south china morning post includes allegations that the wannacry hackers were probably from the region. the paper quotes a us company saying the authors are probably from china, hong kong,taiwan or singapore. two weeks ago the virus infected computers in 150 countries. that brings you up to date with the papers. back to our top story now where government troops in the philippines are battling islamist militants to retake the southern city of marawi. let's get more on this then. joining us live from manila is marite

the top story in the japan times is the same as our top story — that's north korea's missile launch overrange than the rest of the arsenal — which would be a worrying development for people in japan. the china daily fills it's front page with the biggest story in that country. that is the one belt, 0ne road initiative. it also digs into the benefits of the new trade route being touted by president xi from scholarships to international infrastructure tojob creation. massive trade initiative. but below the fold, focuses on north korea's missile launch and how it cast a shadow over the keynote speech by the president. and that is bring you up—to—date with the papers. now kasia — russia wasn't represented at the eurovision song contest on saturday evening in kiev — but one particular russian has been showing a bit of musical talent? you could say that. yes, ukraine did bar russia's singerfrom you could say that. yes, ukraine did bar russia's singer from taking part. they said the singer had illegally accessed crimea and performed there. but that didn't stop president putin from showing off h

once again the japan times takes a look at the diplomacy involved over north korea's nuclear and missilehina work together, the paper says pyongyang could turn to russia for support. it says north korea is hoping moscow would help ease the pain if china steps up sanctions. the china daily also focuses on diplomacy involving north korea. it's reporting that chinese president xi jinping wants to bring asean countries like the philippines into the discussions to help maintain regional peace and stability. the south china morning post is looking ahead to this week's maiden test flight of china's first home—grown passengerjet. the c—9i9 is built by the state—owned aerospace manufacturer commercial aircraft and is meant to challenge the dominance of boeing and airbus. and those are the leading headlines. now, kasia, what are people watching online? this is trending on bbc.com. it shows a schoolgirl called anu, from brimingham, here in the uk. the seven—year—old lost her leg shortly after birth, and wears a prosthetic one. and here she is, showing off a new sports blade to herfriends in the pla

the front page of the japan times reports on north korea's latest medium—range ballistic missile testg a "challenge to the world." and the strait times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the united states. it reports trade officials of the remaining 11 nations will complete an assessment of options by november. now, kasia as you can imagine social media was full of discussion of president trump's speech. yes, rico especially on twitter. that's because after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute, his daughter ivanka had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic #trump'sdaughter. now the story of the lawyer who ‘simply vanished'. in mid—2015 wang quanzhang was just one of more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and human rights activists picked up by the chinese authorities. almost two years on, he is the

the japan times says the population of children in the country has hit an all—time low.led to follow through on its pledge to increase the birth rate — pointing to statistics which show the rate has fallen for the 36th consecutive year. the business section of the south china morning post reports on apple's gradual slip in the smart—phone market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. basketball has changed its rules on headgear to make it more accessible to women's teams from muslim nations. hijabs had previously been banned because of what governing body said was a safety issue. qatar women's team even withdrew from the 2014 asian games after being denied permission to wear the hijab. new rules will take effect from october. joining me from our hong kong studio is

the japan times says the population of children in the country has hit an all—time low.as failed to follow through on its pledge to increase the birth rate, pointing to statistics which show the rate has fallen for the 36th consecutive year. the business section of the south china morning post reports on apple's gradual slip in the smart—phone market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. let's go back to our top story now, the repeal of the affordable care act, otherwise known as 0bamacare. speaking after the vote, president trump said he was confident it would pass through the senate. i spoke to our washington correspondent laura bicker and asked her what made the bill more appealing to republicans. there are several changes to 0bamacare, several there are several

the japan times reports that shinzo abe is now the third—longest—serving japanese leader of the postost 2000 days in office. but he will need to remain there until november 2019 if he wants to get the number one spot. the front page of la figero includes a picture of the swedish film director ruben 0stlund celebrating his win at the cannes film festival. his art world satire the square won the prestigious palme d'0r. prizes also went to filmmaker lynne ramsay and director sofia coppola. the front page of the south china morning post includes allegations that the wannacry hackers were probably from the region. the paper quotes a us company saying the authors are probably from china, are probably from china, hong kong, taiwan or singapore. two weeks ago the virus infected computers in 150 countries. that brings you up to date with the papers. there have been arrests following the bombings in jakarta there have been arrests following the bombings injakarta last week. a dozen people were also injured in the attack which took place at a bus stop in wednesday. what more do we know behind t

the japan times leads with japan's defence policy which it says is heading for a subtle shift. years ago, to abandonjapan's purely defensive military role. the south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. life for refugee children can be very difficult, as they find themselves far from home and trying to adjust to a culture which may be very different from anything they've seen before. around the world, it's estimated there are roughly two million child refugees from syria alone. now they're getting a little help from a cartoon character called captain tsubasa. he's the hero of a series of manga comic books, which have been translated into arabic. the idea is to inspire young syrian children to dream again, and believe their dreams could come tru

we start with the japan times, whose front page is dominated by the election of south korea‘s new presidentthat tokyo is worried what a new sunshine policy might mean forjapan‘s efforts to apply maximum pressure on pyongyang. let‘s have a look at the straits times, here in singapore, where the authorities have called for an end to aggressive marketing by formula milk manufacturers. it follows the competition watchdog‘s finding that companies are paying private hospitals to distribute formula to newborns. and a tribute to china‘s former foreign minister and vice premier qian qichen leads the south china morning post. it looks at the career of the man who it says played a critical role in handling the return of hong kong and macau to chinese sovereignty. he died on tuesday aged 90. a 28—year—old taiwanese woman battling late—stage breast cancer has inspired many people to cherish life, by doing just that, but in a very unusual way. 0 may chen, undeterred by her bleak prognosis, arranged her own bridal photo shoot, on her own. she spoke to the bbc. iadmire her i admire her positive view on lif

we start with the japan times, whose front page is dominated by the election of south korea's new president promises, re—engaging with north korea. it reports that tokyo is worried what a new ‘sunshine policy‘ might mean forjapan‘s efforts to apply maximum pressure on pyongyang. let‘s have a look at the straits times here in singapore, where the authorities have called for an end to aggressive marketing by formula milk manufacturers. it follows the competition watchdog‘s finding that companies are paying private hospitals to distribute formula to newborns. and a tribute to china‘s former foreign minister and vice—premier qian qichen leads the south china morning post. it looks at the career of the man who it says played a critical role in handling the return of hong kong and macau to chinese sovereignty. he died on tuesday, aged 90. 0 may chen is a 28—year—old taiwanese woman who is battling late stage breast cancer. she has always dreamt of getting married and decided she wasn‘t going to let her bleak prognosis stand in her way. despite not having a groom, she went ahead and arranged her o

the japan times leads with japan's defense policy which it says is heading for a subtle shift. to abandonjapan‘s purely defensive military role. south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. let's return to france and despite emmanuel macron‘s compelling margin of victory in the presidential election, some believe it was more a vote against the far—right candidate marine le pen than for mr macron. to test public opinion, the bbc‘s huw edwards travelled to meet people in a suburb of paris. it is the annual bank holiday football tournament in this eastern suburn of paris. the reaction to the election seems to be more relief rather than enthusiasm. sure, lots of people voted for him yesterday, but it's almost against marine le pen. he is young and ha

the capital of nairobi and will later connect even more remote nations. 0n the front page of the japan times27—year—old is the first seem arrested to the title since 2015 and to reach this status, a wrestler must win at least 33 bout over three consecutive 15 day tournaments. that is bringing you up to date. president tramp and one tweet is marking a lot of discussion online. his sweets keep trending but this one has become more popular than others and a message with a spelling error. 0ne twitter follower has said covfefe translates to i reside in russia. another user made this meme with the president sprinkling glitter. at the users are debating how to spell, another person has posted a picture on reddit. bangladesh's government said 3000 people have been affected by the recent cyclone, many refugee homes have been devastated by the storm and locals say many fishermen are still missing. their homes and livelihoods lost, for these fishermen, everything ‘s been washed away. indian naval forces fishermen, everything ‘s been washed away. indian navalforces have reported to rescue 33 fishermen f

the japan times has a story on north korea's apparently successful test—firing of a new intermediate—range at verifying its capability of carrying a large—size heavy nuclear warhead. and the straits times, here in singapore, reports that organisations were relieved to learn that they had emerged relatively unscathed from the global ransomware attack. the paper says that companies in singapore had their systems checked at the weekend, and that damage was relatively light. iraqi forces have renewed their efforts to retake districts of western mosul still under the control of the islamic state group, in an attempt to seize victory before ramadan. after seven months of fighting, militants have been dislodged from all but a few areas of mosul. the bbc have been given rare access to us coalition troops on the ground, helping iraqi forces defeat is. 0ur correspondent feras kilani, with cameraman khalid alayash and producerjoan soley, were the first television team allowed to film at patrol base foundry, near mosul airport. here is their report. i , this is not a site. —— after eight months, this

the japan times has a story on north korea's apparently successful test—firing of a new intermediate—rangeongyang bragged that the test had been aimed at verifying its capability of carrying "a large—size heavy nuclear warhead." and the straits times here in singapore reports that organisations were relieved to learn that they had emerged relatively unscathed from the global ransomware attack. the paper says that companies in singapore had their systems checked at the weekend and that damage was relatively light. us secretary of state rex tillerson has denied a report in the washington post that president donald trump revealed highly classified information to russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov during an oval office meeting last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges that mr trump gave information about the islamic state group that was supplied to the us by an ally that had not authorised its disclosure to the russians. we can speak to the washington post reporter that broke this story alongside his colleague, greg jaffee. obviously, we have heard that denials of

the japan times takes a look at reports that politicians are urging discussion on allowing female imperialfamily. the emperor is expected to abdicate soon but most of his errors are all female. 0n the front page of the south china morning post, facial recognition for shoppers and the report suggests that al contract the faces of shoppers and come up with suggestions to try to help boost sales. that brings you up—to—date with the papers. what are some of the stories part in discussions online? the french open and a tennis player are trending online. you have a french player who has been banned from the french open after he tried to kiss a female reporter repeatedly during a live television interview. the 21—year—old frenchman guest the journalist despite her efforts to duck away. the french tennis federation condemned his behaviour. it is called a dry port and in the room of central asia, a colossal you drive port is emerging. it has sprung up in the desert between china and kazakhstan in seven years. both countries hope the gateway will revise an agent silk road connecting china to europe. —— an

and i suspect that the japan times league will raise cries of "not in my backyard". —— lead. adioactive nuclear waste. the paper says the process could face challenges amid public concerns over safety. now, which is the worst place in the world to be a journalist? 0n world press freedom day the new york times reports that mexico is right up there as one of the deadliest places. the front page shows a family mourning at the graveside of a murdered journalist, who was killed, one of at least 104 killed in this country since the year 2000. on a different note, china daily has a picture lead of firefighters tackling a blaze in yimuhe forest in mongolia. but also eye catching is this story that china is developing the next generation bullet trains with a maximum speed of a super fast 400 kilometres per hour. they could be connecting the country by 2020. you are up to date with the papers. well as we've just heard, wednesday is world press freedom day across the globe. the day is organised by the un agency unesco, and champions the fundamental principle of a free media. it also aims

the japan times lead will raise cries of "not in my backyard" as the government draws up plans of disposalwaste. the paper says the process could face challenges amid public concerns over safety. now, which is the worst place in the world to be a journalist? 0n world press freedom day the new york times reports that mexico is right up there as one of the deadliest. we were hearing that from rico's interview. the front page shows a family mourning at the graveside of a murdered journalist, one of at least 104 killed in this country since the year 2000. on a different note, china daily has a picture lead of firefighters tackling a blaze in yimuhe forest in mongolia. and this story is interesting, a next generation bullet train capable of doing 400 kilometres per hour is being developed in china. singapore's school system is famous for coming top of the class in global exam rankings. but now it's beginning to rethink its approach and put less emphasis on grades. not so much homework, and more play. it's a way to reduce some of the stress that many children in singapore are facing. but what wi

both of them came to japan after they were appointed to the positions and i understand they have a lot of knowledge of japan. strategically the importance, i think, this is the time when we have to discuss the strategic importance between the japan and the united states. we will need to shoulder to assist this alliance and we really should play the role and responsible manner and those need to be worked out. the counterattack against enemies base have to do with japan's security. not so that we can secure our safety entirely upon the united states but the information gets around quickly and you a d. [inaudible] information could be shared between allies and based on that they can devise the responsibility so the arm and shield will be responsible in providing shield and which one is responsible at providing. that needs to be clarified and we should discuss more about the biological, chemical weapons we really need to prevent proliferation of such dangerous weapons. that is the system to manage such situations and we need to impose sanctions if it's violated so by providing deference we continue to preserve a flexible deterrent strategy. we really need to give a v

japan according to the japan times said the national police agency is working to address this.aiwan saying they see something has been affected but not going into specifics. indonesia, hospitals affected. we are seeing it grow, but the thing is this malware was released into the world friday western time during during the working time. in the asia-pacific, everyone had gone home, turned off computers, so that is why there is caution saying be careful when you come back to work. just be careful when you do that, because you could be affected. , it hasckly, ransomware been dubbed wannacry. it is ransomware that locks up your files and locks you out. you have to throw money at them. they are asking for bitcoins, $300. it is interesting this weapon is leaked from the national security agency a few months ago, one of the trove of tools the nsa itself may have used in the past, now being used by many businesses and individuals around the world. risk, so who is most at and what can we do about it? ramy: i was wondering who was at risk and if you use apple computers, you are not at ris

the chinese defense budget exceeded japan's in 20 -- 2004. it most likely will become six 2020, more than 10 times bigger in 2030. these facts. we have to face with logic of the alliance management where japan's relative power will likely become constantly area to china and this gap is increasingly widening. north korea's nuclear and missile program proves to be mostly immediate. i agree with the trump administration is assuming, that is the so-called phase strategy. , placement ofhase additional economic sanctions on north korea. we are -- on the second phase, to include all this means. . think is the right approach toyo and washington need discuss further on the exit draghi -- exit strategy. countries are committed to the denuclearization as a common goal. this is a great asset the parties need to maintain. temporary tension with action is produced by north brea's -- north korea's freeze on nuclear and icy and deployment, with alleged secret deals by washington and beijing. when we talk about the red line. from our perspective, it has already been crossed a long time ago. allianceeed here is an

the secretary tillerson, also came to japan. soon after they were appointed to positions. nd i understand that the general has a lot of knowledge of japan. o strategically, the importance is -- i think this is the time where we really have to discuss the strategic importance between japan and the united states. need soldiers to assist this alliance and we really should play a role in a responsible manner and those need to be worked out. the counterattack against enemies' base. it really has to do with apan's security. not that we can completely secure our safety by relying upon the united states around currently the information gets , ound very quickly and u.a.v. could be youth niesed and also -- euthanized and also information could be shared between allies and, based on that, they can -- device the devise the y -- responsibility. the arm and shield, which will be responsible for providing shield and which one is responsible to provide arm, i think those need to be -- we should discuss more about doctoring. and other weapons, the biological, chemical weapons, we really need to prevent proliferation of such dangerous weapons. ctbt, that is the system to manage such situation. to impose sanction if i

japan sent a naval warship to escort and protect a u.s. supply ship. the move is symbolic. it is the first time japan has involved itself in an operation of this nature since the country moved away from its purely defensive military doctrine last year. it is exactly the kind of proactive behavior washington wants to encourage and its allies, as mike pence has stressed. mr. pence: the president has been very clear. whether it is our allies in europe, south korea, or japan, we expect other countries to do more. reporter: the u.s. is also seeking to widen cooperation with other countries in the region, including the philippines. on sunday, president trump invite it president rodrigo duterte to washington to talk about the threat posed by north korea. host: let's go to washington and our correspondent. what are we looking at here? donald trump now says he would be honored to meet with the leader of north korea. what does that mean? correspondent: we don't know. the problem is, of course, donald trump says and tweets a lot of things every day. he said under the right circumstances he would meet kim

the point. would be so north korea is provocative behavior. for that, japan will strongly appeal to china. this is the timewe need united solidarity and action. as for in terms of sino-japan relationship, last year at the g 20 meeting, i did have a summit meeting with president xi jinping. this year, this is the 45th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relationship. next year is the 40th anniversary of our treaty with china. president xi and we have agreed about taking these to milestone years. but foreign tourists and visitor numbers i mentioned, but it is the largest number coming to china from japan. as for international students come the largest number from china to japan. so person-to-person exchanges is at a very high level and as a trade partner, china is the largest trade partner for us. so with this situation -- in the way that china responds to the expectation of the global community, we would also like to urge china to move in that direction. mr. baker: and finally, prime minister, a new president has taken office in south korea just last week. he favors not only a more conciliatory relat

allies there's more consensus in japan than there is anywhere particularly in europe and include europe and australia. and that's all quite impressive. at the same time, the national security legislation was a hard, hard legislative fight. and almost half of japanese opposed it.e oppose and some people put it out their opinion poll that show if japan were attacked only 11 or 12% of japanese would join the defense forces to fight. as if indication that japan is really not great passive of course you do the math that's a 10 million man army. 20 times current self-defense course impressive unless people who answered are 75 or 80 years old. [laughter] so we don't know. we don't know. but you do in a way. you're at the a intersection of strategy and politics. what is your sense of the japanese broad public opinion on the security challenges on this self-defense form on the defense policy reform on collectivee self-defense?e on, for example, counterattack against kneel bases? are are you all way ahead of the public or do you think you're just in front of the public? where's public opinion? [inaudible conversations] d i'm sorry. >> have to wait for the tran

the sea of japan. >> it's the first time we've seen any military missile go this far. we can be sure they're trying to make it nuclear capable. because these are getting more and more capable shooting up towards russia allowed them to test the maximum range of this particular missile. >> this was the seventh missile test since president trump took office. the white house called the north korea and this missile launch, quote, a flagrant menace and is calling for tougher >>> emmanuel macron is now the president of france. the winner of last week's runoff election was inaugurated yesterday at 39 he is the youngest french president since world war ii. in his speech macron promised to lift french spirits as it helps lead the world. he's getting right to work. today he meets with german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. >>> now for a look at your weather. >>> it may be the middle of spring but it was snowing in central maine yesterday. today it's raining throughout new england, severe storms are possible from western oklahoma and texas northward into the upper midwest. ver

-japan free trade agreement at some time in the trump administration? between[translated] u.s. and japan, bilateral fda's or epa's, we do not deny at all. but there are multiple option we have in mind, and we shall have to discuss what would be the best out of all options. about multilaterals, indeed, i fully acknowledge the position of the trump administration, but there is the supply chain that exists, and fair and free trade rules to be made in a multilateral setting to create such fair and open trade rules for many times. repeatedly, i have explained to president trump -- during golf, i did not explain, but i did explain on other occasions. as for president trump, he did listened earnestly to myself on that premise. >> what about tpp itself? there has been a lot of talk that 11 members of tpp, without the united states, may go ahead with an arrangement. there is obviously a lot of interest in other possible trade negotiations under arsep. would you favor going ahead and initially, aneast agreement between the 11 members of tpp with the possibility of getting the u.s. involve

i believe it must be the people. >> japan expanded for a fifth straight quarter, as longest run of growth in a decade, thanks to the continued strength in exports. the last timeapan strung together this many quarters of growth was in 2006 and the pace wrote exceeded all expectations. there is concern that spending might falter again with stronger wage gains needed to support household and allow retailers to prices. brazil has plunged back into political crisis following reports that the president was cover-upin an alleged scheme with a jailed former speaker congress. a brazilian newspaper has reported a tape has been submitted to the supreme court with a secret recording approving a payment to the mastermind behind last year's impeachment of former president dilma rousseff. the press office issued a statement vehemently denying the allegation. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . risk offto see the sentiment right across asia field through from what we saw in global equity markets. the flight to safety is weighing on the nikkei, down

other day, that if the conditions are clear, if the circumstances present themselves, we would be prepared to, but they are clearly not at this time. japan a us navy supply ship as it crosses japanese waters in the western pacific. it's the first time ever that japan has sent one of its war ships to sea with the purpose of protecting a foreign military vessel. japan amended its security law last year to allow such missions. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. the izumo is the pride of the japanese navy. the biggest warship the country has built since world war ii. today's departure is hugely symbolic. the izumo will escort and protect this us navy supply ship, and will respond with force if it comes under attack. forjapan's military, this is another big step away from pacifism. just across the sea of japan, satellite photos show north korea is preparing for another underground nuclear test. speaking on sunday, us president donald trump again warned pyongyang not to go ahead. i would not be happy. if he does a nuclear test, i will not be happy. and i can tell you also, i don't believe that the president of china, who is a very res

it apparently flew for about six minutes before landing in the waters off mainland japan. at the same time leader kim jong-un was ordering mass production of a new anti- aircraft weapon system. according state media in pyongyang it was tested over the weekend. >>> new overnight, manchester police arrested another suspect in connection with a deadly terror attack. this is the 16th person to be arrested. it's unclear how they are related to the suspected bomber salman abedi. these surveillance pictures were taken the night of the attack. it happened at the end of an ariana grande concert at the manchester arena. locals have been leaving flowers and balloons in saint ann square. >>> yesterday thousands of people took part in the city's annual great manchester run. many of them said they just wanted to show support for the city and the victims involved. >>> orange county is on alert for sharks for some beaches after a number of sightings. >> yeah, two great white sharks showed up close to shore sunday near san clemente so authorities shut down the beaches temporarily in the morning but then re

thus it can no longer expect growth, japan is already in its twilight years, such was we often heard looming large before us to give it all up. the stock price, at the time, was less than half of what it is today over 8,000 yen or so. i stood up to take on the challenge. i promised to restore japan to what she use to be. how is japan today? during the past four years through our economic policies, it has grown by 9.5%, adding 47 trillion yen, an all-time high. employment, which decreased by 290,000 jobs in the previous administration, despite the decline in population, rose by 1. million in four years. what's more, 82% of them, women, unemployment rate is at 2.8%, almost full employment level. number of regular workers increased by 790,000 just in the two years. and, actually, it has gone down to 550 before they took over the government. the number of foreigners visiting japan surged, as well, before the start of my administration it was 8 million in a year. last year it reached 24 million, 3/4 increase, immediately after taking over the government i introduced visa waiver and relaxation. and went to help the due-free system, or hospitality campaign is g

the financial times notes that japan's soft bank is investing $500 million in a uk tech start—up. ging the government to end a 1% paycap. the express focuses on what it calls a "dementia crisis", reporting that some families are being forced to pay £100,000 to cover care costs. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with emily maitlis. jeremy! our manifesto will be an offer and we believe the policies in it are very popular. so what will voters make of this offer from jeremy corbyn? tonight, we analyse in full the politics, the policy and the reaction to the leaked manifesto, as we understand it so far. is it really as radical as it looks? it has major spending implications for the country. the voters want to see a bigger state. it's not as if — from what we've seen, at any rate — that they've come up with things that people don't want.

this is the first time that japan will be involved in such operations during peace time t it comes amidthat east asia because of north korea's recent provocation. >>> hacker followed through on a threat leaking the newest season of netflix's orange is the new plaque. it's reported that the first 10 episodes have been linked to an service and if you're thinking about downloading the leaked episodes you might want to think twice. netflix lawyers will most likely be recording ip addresses because of the high profile nature that of leak meaning you could get a copyright complaint. >> go to richmond. nascar in richmond first race for dale earnhardt jr. since announcing he'll retire after this season. farewell tour didn't start that well. hendrick teammate jimmy johnson bumps into dale end heart jr. bumps him into the law. junior spinning out ends up finishing 30th if the race. logano started near the back didn't slow him down though. pagano takes the checkered flag. >>> the fate of the furious the latest "fast and furious" movie took the top spot again. it brought in $19.4 million. how to be

this is the first time japan is involved in operations like this during the piece times, but tensions are rising in east asia due to the north korean recent actions. >>> president trump extending the controversial white house invitation to the philippine president and he wants to talk with the philippine president about the alliance against north korea. the president of north -- the president of philippines known for waging war against drugs by killing the drug users. >>> a climber killed near mount everest, and ueli steck was killed after reportedly falling over 3200 feet down the mountain. his body was recovered, and flown by helicopter to the nearby town. he is a swiss climber that was planning to climb mount everest next month, the most renowned mountaineer of his generation. >>> the u.s. soldier killed in the explosion near mosul has been identified, and military officials say that it is first lieutenant weston lee who was on patrol when the device blew up. the 25-year-old from george's the third american soldier to die in combat in iraq or afghanistan in the last week. >>> the u

the case, it is not negative, it is positive. could say japan actually has the wrong inflation target. pace japan has sustained for any period of timeat the underlying signs, it looks like inflation may pick up to maybe a little over 1% later this year, but still well short of 2%. at the same time, we published a story this week contending if you set aside the inflation figures and look at some of the more important economic data, on the size of the economy, on wages in japan, on bank lending, real economic activity, our economicn is japan's trajectory has changed significantly over the past few years in ways many investors have overlooked. the idea thatbuy things are not as bad as they were for japan, but what is driving this change? bouncing back out of that now? chirs: a number of longtime japan watchers, ones that have not necessarily been bulls on then are starting to say era of the lost decades is no longer applicable to japan's economy. if you think about the last couple of decades, japan went through a couple of tough per iods. asset bubbles bursting in the early 1990's. the asian financial crisis. another local banking cris