let's talk about the other story here in the japan times. ggest story is shinzo abe calling a snap general election, speculating that this is because of the opposition seems fragmented and we. as soon as i read that i thought ooh, where have i heard that before? theresa may had the same brilliant idea. well, not such a brilliant idea. well, not such a brilliant idea. it has landed her in a major hole. i wonder if shinzo abe is thinking about that. in japan, it is about the economy, it has shown signs of life recently and i think prime minister are they wants to ta ke prime minister are they wants to take advantage of this. this opposition is in disarray and this popularity has been growing. it seems like an appropriate time to make an impact. and what is interesting, he has been in power for a little while, this economics programme has had a chance to kick in. the economy is showing signs of life. but nothing revolutionary by any means. it is still struggling and has issues to sort out. massive issues of deflation and concern over this electi

the japan times. e of the reasons he says he is going to the polls now is because he needs to have national backing for his stance on north korea. what do you make of, well, the gdp in terms of debt is... 20096. about right. this throw of the dose could make him the longest serving japanese promised in recent history. —— dice. there have been whispers for a while now that he would call a snap election. what we were seen with shinzo abe is that his popularity ratings were really quite low. —— seeing. and because we have had north korean missiles going across japan, his popularity has gone up. because people like strong leader during a crisis. he is trying to make good on that, calling a snap election, but there has been a strange turn here. we have had a surprise announcement by the tokyo governor that she is going to create a new political party, the party of hope, and perhaps you can link this into populism, brexit, trump, what we have seen in germany this week, she is trying to link into a sense that

the planet's atmosphere at 76,000 miles an hour. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? the japantwo weeks to be fired over the country. this comes following the introduction of tougher un sanctions. the new york times and news of a meeting between us president trump and key democrats which could see undocumented immigrant children, known as dreamers, protected by law if that legislation was paired with a massive border security upgrade. multiple time—delayed drugs could be given in a single injection — that's according to scientists quoted in an article on the guardian's website. the new technology could remove the need for boosterjabs as well. james murdoch, son of rupert, makes the front page of the financial times with his comment that regulatory

the markets. japan had another really good session, having had a good time on monday. re on wall street helping. the s&p 500, going on to the next board, closing at a record high. you can see it there. why the big climb? hurricane irma was not as bad as feared. also north korea, no action from them at the weekend. server now at least, markets are riding a wave of relief. —— so markets are riding a wave of relief. —— so for now at least. i will be backin —— so for now at least. i will be back ina —— so for now at least. i will be back in a moment for the news review. see you then. there's little evidence that drinking small amounts of alcohol while pregnant is harmful according to researchers, but women are still being recommended to avoid it completely. scientists at the university of bristol say their study doesn't show that drinking is safe and that it's best to follow current government advice. here's the bbc‘s health correspondentjenny walrond. drinking heavily in pregnancy is well known to be harmful to babies. but mums to be often ask if there is a safe level. sci

the japan times leads with prime minister shinzo abe's plans to call a snap election as early as nextlooks at the threat posed by north korea following the country's latest missile test over japan on friday. the times says uk police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of terror offences following friday's attack on a tube train in south—west london.

time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world 7 the japan times is running an article on its website about the second north korean missile in two weeks to be fired over the country. this comes following the introduction of tougher un sanctions. the new york times and news of a meeting between us president trump and key democrats which could see undocumented immigrant children, known as dreamers, protected by law if that legislation was paired with a massive border security upgrade. multiple time—delayed drugs could be given in a single injection — that's according to scientists quoted in an article on the guardian's website. the new technology could remove the need for boosterjabs as well. james murdoch, son of rupert, makes the front page of the financial times with his comment that regulatory approval of the fox—sky deal would be an "affirmation" of the uk's claim that the country is truly open for business post—brexit. staying in the uk, the government's chief legal adviser has said that more must be done to make sure that social media doesn't put the right to a fair trial at risk. he's

the financial times is looking at lengthy delays to saudi arabia's national transformation plan, which aim at overhauling the oil—dependent economy. advisors say these delays could create more confusion for investors. and finally in the japanes an ‘age—old' story, japanese tennis icon kimiko date opens up about her body forcing her to hang up her racket at a6, despite her ambitions to continue competing. talking through these stories is camellia. good morning. good morning. let's start with north korea and china and what it may or may not do. what does the south china morning post report?m may not do. what does the south china morning post report? it is reporting that china may, as you say, may agree in the un framework, within the un framework, formal sanctions and it may give north korea partial oil sanctions. this is against the backdrop of... a hotheaded debate between the chinese and the americans. the americans and demanding, clearly, that we need to do something about north korea. and saying that china is not doing enough. china are doing well, yes, you have a point but and the but is that we cannot totally have a total embargo on north korea because then we have a failed state on our borders. this isjust a densely

next, staying in that part of the world, the japan times of course carrying news of the announcementon — in part in response to the threat of conflict with north korea. the article focuses, however, on his plan to use revenue from a consumption tax hike to fund eduction and social security. to london, and there could be a new taxi app on the scene in the wake of transport officials banning uber. us—based ride—hailing company lyft says it's looking to expand to the uk.

the japan times devotes the whole of its front page to the crisis over north korea. outcome is beginning to look more possible, stirring anxiety in japan and prompting debate over how it should respond. the straits times, right here in singapore, reports that halimah yacob is set to be the nation's eighth president. the paper points out that halimah yacob would be the first woman head of state in the country's first presidential election reserved for candidates from the malay community. and the china daily heralds a new tennis star. he captured the boys title at the us 0pen. he became china's first boys slam singles champion. and that is the papers for you. but perhaps some strange antics at a concert appears to be dominating what's being shared online? absolutely. have you ever crowd surfed ina rubberdinghy? that's exactly what pop singer james blunt did at the bbc radio two festival in hyde park on sunday. the star's take on crowd—surfing came at the end of his set. but he came to a sticky end when the unionjack dinghy capsized about 30 rows back from the stage. th

also making news today: staying in new york at the un — japan's prime minister shinzo abe said the timeth north korea was over — and he rallied behind the us warning that ‘all options' are on the table for dealing with pyongyang. mr abe said "there is not much time left" to take action following the two recent missiles launches by north korea over japanese territory. the government of south korea will decide in the coming hours whether to offer humanitarian aid to people in the north. the unification ministry is considering offering eight million dollars in aid targeted at vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women, via un agencies. and here's one happy little schoolboy — sidhak singh arora has won a legal battle in australia to wear his turban to school. the uniform policy at melton christian school in melbourne banned head coverings unless they were required by the christian faith. the boy's father persuaded a tribunal that was discrimination against sikhs — pointing out that in australia turbans are allowed in the police force and in the army, so why not at school. myanmar

it has certainly crossed over japan, battling nerves there. >> let's take a look at the japan times. is is an interesting cartoon, focusing on how japan has been reacting to this nuclear buildup, i guess you can say, in north korea. it is not king kong, it is kim kong. and they are saying "perhaps our diplomatic dialogue approach needs some tweaking." they are hoping to strip things up between kim jong-un and donald trump, there has been quite an exchange of harsh words between the two. it is the nba legend dennis rodman, he gave an interview to good morning britain, emphasizing he considers both men to be friends. you can see the guardian here is a that it might sound a little surreal, but with tensions rising, it is very possible that rodman, a man who was married himself, could end up playing a key role in preventing armageddon. very interesting stuff, but i did love him when he was playing with the bowls. -- chicago bulls. moving forwards to protect young undocumented migrants known as dreamers. price fromtting some an unlikely place, which is the liberal media. the editorials in

— "appropriately deal with" the test, which the paper says appeared to be timed to coincide with the opening of the brics summit. the front page of the japanes the north korea nuclear test. but it also features a picture of the forthcoming nuptials of princess mako, the eldest grandchild of emperor akihito and how she has given up her royal duties for love. we'll hear from the couple in a few minutes' time. what's caught your eye online? well, these amazing pictures of a rescue in china have sparked a lot of attention online. a young boy fell into a well in xi'an in shaanxi province. mechanical excavators were called in, and then, once the boy was located, oxygen was pumped into the narrow well shaft to ensure he didn't suffocate. it took ten hours before he was finally pulled back to safety. and he was then re—united with his family before being taken to hospital. you'll be glad to know, he's doing well. north korea's latest test took place just as china's president was about to welcome a handful of world leaders to a two—day summit in xiamen. the leaders of the five brics countries — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — as wel

he is coming to the apec summit and now he will add an important trip ahead of that time to come here to japan korea and beijing. clearly the question for that is what is to be done about north korea. assisting allies in getting china on board. china is still seen by many here as the key to putting further pressure on north korea. thank you so much for that update. stephen mcdonnell is in the south korean capital seoul. stephen, what has been the reaction from the south korean government? the south korean military has estimated that this missile travelled for some 3700 kilometres. the national security council is meeting as we speak and so they are taking this quite seriously. 0n the streets, you know, injapan and south korea are ordinary people are used to these missile tests from north korea. people in seoul are just going to work as if it is any other day. this will be ratcheting up other day. this will be ratcheting up pressure on the government here. the south korean president came in in mid—may, promising to open the door to dialogue with north korea. since it came to power, there have b

the japan times assesses the economic implications of saudi arabia's decision to allow women to drivendai, who dominate the saudi market, but it is bad news for uber, and the estimated 800,000 chauffeurs who currently ferry saudi women around. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? there is more on that news of women driving in saudi arabia. not surprisingly, it has prompted a lot of discussion online. early criticism focused on the dangers of women drivers. the hashtag "the people refuse women driving" was widely shared after the announcement, but supporters quickly co—opted the hashtags to poke fun at those who had initiated them. thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra has been sentenced to five years in prison for her mishandling of a rice subsidy scheme which allegedly cost the country at least $8 billion. ms yingluck was not in court to hear the verdict. she denies all charges and fled thailand last month. paul chambers is an expert on thai politics at naresuan university. hejoins us from chiang mai. professor chambers, thank you so much forjoining us on

and finally, you can't miss the giant robot on the front page of the japan times. undam japanese science fiction franchise, and was unveiled by the singer tielle on tokyo's waterfront on sunday. let's go back to our main story this hour, the elections in germany — the bbc‘s ros atkins has some analysis for us. thank you very much. talking to martin here in germany. what are the core reasons that have driven this rise in nationalism ? core reasons that have driven this rise in nationalism? the first reason is the refugee wave that started in 2015 and continued in 2016, and brought about almost 100 million refugees into germany —— 100,000. i think the second reason is an anti— muslim sentiment that is very strong. the feeling that the composer of germany will change in the population will change. there is a big fear of this change in certain parts of the population. how releva nt parts of the population. how relevant is in germany's history is to this result, particularly the fa ct to this result, particularly the fact that it was once divided into two countries? i th

the japan times reports on the unveiling of iphone x — apple's most expensive phone ever — priced atf the model is apple's "animoji" feature, which lets people give emoji their voice and expressions. it's one of the most devastating outcomes in any pregnancy: a baby growing inside its mother that suddenly dies. now an australian researcher has had a major breakthrough in understanding more about stillbirth, and is developing a test which could alert obstetricians when a baby is in grave danger. i asked professor roger smith what he's found. the key idea is that stillbirths, or the death of the baby during pregnancy, is often due to ageing of the placenta, the organ on which the baby depends to get its oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients during the pregnancy. we begin by noting that the likelihood of the baby dying increased as pregnancy advanced, going up especially after 39, 40, 41 weeks. and the mathematical definition of the ageing is actually that the likelihood of death increases with time. so these two things matched, and made us think that we should look at the placenta for s

the japan times assesses the economic implications of saudi arabia's decision to allow women to drivee the saudi market, but it's bad news for uber — and the estimated 800,000 chaffeurs who currently ferry saudi women around. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? and there's more on that news of women driving in saudi arabia. not surprisingly it's prompted a lot of discussion online. early criticism focused on the dangers of women drivers. the hashtag — "the people refuse women driving" was widely shared after the announcement. but supporters quickly co—opted the hashtags to poke fun at those who had initiated them. 16 million australians are currently being asked to vote in a same—sex marriage postal survey. the issue of legalising gay marriage is so polarising that parliament has approved new anti—vilification laws to keep the debate respectful. both no and yes campaigners have been accused of violence over the past few weeks. one lady from melbourne says the marriage debate is getting so heated, even her dog has been drawn into it! claire sutherland told me about an in

the japan times leads — unsurprisingly — on the snap election and the dissolution of parliament.o abe and tokyo's first female governor. and the new york times looks ahead to this sunday's referendum on independence in the spanish region of catalonia. the paper has a photo of a tourist draped in a catalan separatist flag and reports that the government in madrid has been trying to block the referendum which it sees as illegal. now what stories are sparking discussions online? unsurprisingly, sharanjit, the death of the founder of playboy magazine, hugh hefner, has been dominating online conversations. and there's a heated debate about what hugh hefner's legacy and that of the adult magazine actually is. we have an article on the bbc news website which poses the question, was the playboy revolution good for women? you can also see a video of lesser known facts about the man in the silk robe. did you know that playboy was the first adult magazine to be published in braille? that and many other facts and of course debates on bbc.com/news. polo has long been perceived as a sport for

the japan times also concentrates on events on the korean peninsula.to push for stronger sanctions on north korea, at a meeting in vladivostok in russia. and the philippine daily inquirer leads on the testimony given at a senate hearing by one of the sons of president duterte. it says paolo duterte, who's denied being involved in drug trafficking, refused to co—operate when asked to show tattoos, or sign a waiver on access to his bank accounts. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? take a look at this footage. stills and video comparing images of st martins before and after hurricane irma have attracted huge interest online. officials say the island is almost completely destroyed after the deadly storm hit. you can see that full video on our website, bbc.com/news. truly devastating pictures. let's stay with hurricane irma — now the longest lasting category five super—storm ever recorded, surpassing the record set by typhoon haiyan, which hit the philippines in 2013. so why has it gathered so much energy? and are these types of storm

and finally the japan times reports that forfirst time, more than two millionjapanese are aged 90 or ver the age of 65 are still working, they're feeling younger and more active than those in the same age category decades ago, and they don't consider themselves to be ‘elderly‘ pressure has been mounting on myanmar‘s defacto leader aung san suu kyi to do more to tackle the violence against myanmar‘s rohingya population. ms suu kyi is absent from the un general assembly meeting, but she is expected to give her first national address on the issue that has brought her much international criticism. i asked nita may of the bbc burmese service what aung san suu kyi is expected to say. as far as we know, the heading of the speech itself is national reconciliation and peace process. she will mainly emphasise on peace process and how to reconcile the whole nation. because she has always emphasised the reconciliation since she got into power. she is meeting with these ethnic leaders from time to time to have this agreement during her ruling. so, you believe that she will, after a lot of mounting

and finally, you can't miss the giant robot on the front page of the japan times. is a tribute to the hugely popular gundam japanese science fiction franchise, and was unveiled by the singer tielle on tokyo's waterfront on sunday. fantastic fa ntastic stuff. fantastic stuff. you up—to—date with all the papers. —— you are. more than 35,000 people have fled their homes on the indonesian island of bali amid fears that a volcano could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. the evacuations come after two days of heightened seismic activity. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it looks relatively peaceful, but it seems mount agung may be waking up. increased seismic activity has sent tremors through the area, a warning that this will can no may soon erupt for the first time in more than 50 yea rs. translation: this morning, we observed sulphuric smoke spewing from the crater, and we have never seen this before. this smoke spewed from the crater about 200 metres high. to protect the public, and exclusion zone has been put in place, and thousands are being told to leave

the front page of the japan times raises concerns about the risk posed by volcanoes to some of the country's safety watchdog, five nuclear power plants could be at risk. and the china daily reports china and russia are urging for peaceful solutions to solve tensions on the korean peninsula. the chinese foreign minister says "the vicious cycle, which is worsening, must be broken." now — what are people talking about online? well the earthquake in mexico is dominating conversations online. at least 100 people have been killed, across three states. i'm joined from mexico city byjennifer swaddle. tell us what happened ? tell us what happened? this afternoon i was teaching a class of 11 —year—olds. it was very frightening. the tremor quickly escalated into something that shook the classroom. the students were very quick and responsive. the outside of my classroom wall fell, so there was a big pile of rubble. luckily, nobody was hurt. it was incredibly frightening. what was going through your mind?” incredibly frightening. what was going through your mind? i think you feel incredibly vulnerable, m

we start with the japan times, and a front page analysis of the un vote to impose more sanctions on northd off what the paper calls the biggest target of all, the oil the north needs to fuel its military. china daily focuses on business, reporting that leaders of key international organisations, including the world bank, has expressed their confidence in china's economic restructuring. and the south china morning post has this striking image on its front page. ferries navigating hong kong's harbour under a blanket of severe pollution. the cruise terminal and hills in the background barely visible in the smog. and that brings you up—to—date with the papers. apple is hoping that its latest smartphone design will allow it to continue the huge success of the iphone by pushing technology to a new level. the iphone x features a facial recognition id system and advanced augmented reality. but at a time when customers are growing reluctant to upgrade their phones so regularly, this latest handset is apple's most expensive yet, as our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, reports. it's the

time dealing with. host: we are talking about north korea and with what reports claim they have the successful test of a hydrogen bomb. in the japan times -- one photo showing what appears to be the nose cone of the missile of the mockup and another of the diagram of the supposed diagram would fit on the tip of a long-range missiles. they conducted to successful test of an icbm in july, including one that experts say would put chicago and los angeles in the range. they say there is the capability to mount a warhead on the tip of a missile that can survive the rigors of the atmospheric reentry. on sunday morning, prime said theybbe -- abe will seek pressure to step up on pr -- step up pressure. what does that mean? guest: i'm not sure what that means, but that could mean they are stepping up pressures in the region. host: steve bannon -- there are reports that a military option is out the table. guest: i do not think that is correct. i thought that meant one had to docareful in what they would and i would say people on the citizens,e are u.s. over 100,000 that live in south korea, plus, u.s. military in south korea and the region,

we start with the japan times, and a front page analysis of the un vote to impose more sanctions on north new measures, the un eased off what the paper calls the biggest target of all, the oil the north needs to fuel its military. china daily focuses on business, reporting that leaders of key international organisations, including the world bank, has expressed their confidence in china's economic restructuring. and the south china morning post has this striking image on its front page. ferries navigating hong kong's harbour under a blanket of severe pollution. the cruise terminal and hills in the background barely visible in the smog. you can barely see anything. that brings you up to date with the papers. while he was talking about new sanctions on north korea today, us president donald trump was also meeting the malaysian prime minister najib razak. the meeting focused on security and investments and steered clear of an american investigation into a malaysian corruption scandal. i asked mr najib's former political secretary about that omission. i think the proverbial light elephant inde

the japan times leads with prime minister shinzo abe's plans to call a snap election to take advantagerties. it says abe is likely to decide on a specific date when he returns from a diplomatic tour to new york in a few days, and it could be as early as next month. the south china morning post has a story on asia's casino hub, macau, heading to the record books. voters have been turning out in record numbers for the crucial legislative assembly elections in the former portuguese enclave. and finally, the new york times is reporting on the chinese government releasing a list of things that should be censored on the country's internet. the guidelines ban material that depicts excessive drinking, gambling, and sexual acts, as well as material that ridicules china's historical leaders or current members of the army and police. let's have a look at some live pictures from missouri, where protests have broken out for a third night after the acquittal of a white police officer, jason stockley, who had been on trial on a murder charge for the shooting of a black man, anthony lamar smith. demon

and finally the japan times reports that forfirst time, more than two millionjapanese are aged 90 or l working, they're feeling younger and more active than those in the same age category decades ago, and they don't consider themselves to be ‘elderly‘. criminal networks smuggling rhino horns out of africa are turning them into jewellery to avoid detection at airports, according to traffic — a uk—based organisation monitoring wildlife trade. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more. it is estimated that 25,000 rhinos remain in the world. but in the last decade, over 7000 of them have been killed by poachers for their horns. is unsustainable demand is why many national parks have resorted to dehorning rhinos in order to protect them. in the past, smugglers would attempt to take in thai horns or large pieces abroad to sell. the latest trend is for it to be processed locally into small items that the collector, researchers describe as trinkets. the report by traffic found that beats, bangles and bracelets made from rhino horn we re and bracelets made from rhino horn were being pro

and a possible breakthrough in parkinson's treatment features in the japan times. estored brain cells in monkeys which could help human patients with the disease. moving onto trending, then, which stories are sparking discussions online? in the amazon, a two year study by the world wildlife fund has discovered 381 new species, including this monkey. it equates to a new species discovered every two days. the discovery comes at a sensitive time as the brazilian government tries to allow more development. it's the largest single biological structure on earth, and attracts millions of tourists every year. but there's growing concern that the great barrier reef is losing it's appeal, because of coral bleaching. warm water temperatures are believed to have caused the worst destruction of corals ever, last year, and that may well be putting visitors off. some people concerned about the publicity they said about the reef. we have a somewhat softer level of bookings and we had last year. there is not really an identifiable reason for that they can be attributed to things lik

the japan times asks whether president trump's fiery rhetoric against north korea at the un is a winnzo abe, who has called for a tough response to pyongyang's nuclear tests. or, the paper asks, will the victory come a too high a price, and reinforce north korea's belief that nuclear weapons remain the sole means of securing the regime's safety. and the new york times reviews an exhibition by chinese artists set to begin at the guggenheim in new york, where artists question authority and, in some works, the concept of nationality. and those are the top stories in leading publications around the world. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? #mexicounido has been trending both on twitter and the bbc news site. the hashtag "mexico united" is being used to organise volunteers. posts include instructions for people who want to help, including offering a place to stay. others have used the hashtag to post the faces of loved ones who may be missing. the whole of puerto rico, where 3.5 million people live, is without power. that's damage caused by hurricane maria, the second majo

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. 0n the front page of the japan times, primeadlines. mr abe and his indian counterpart, narendra modi, condemned north korea for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. they also called for international efforts to maximize pressure on pyongyang. the south china morning post is featuring a new school lunch initiative in hong kong. the voluntary programme wants to reduce salt levels in hong kong pupils‘ lunches by half in a decade. officials say they have already seen reductions in the first month of this academic year. and the china daily has a tribute to basi on the front page. the oldest panda in captivity has died at the age of 37, almost 100 in people years, according to experts. basi was the inspiration for panpan, the mascot for the beijing asian games in 1990. mainland japan is bracing itself for typhoon talim. the strong storm system, packing gusts of up to 250km/h, has already lashed japan's southern islands. some areas have recorded level of rains not seen in the last 50 years, and many thousands of homes are without

and, finally, connecting the dots — the japan times has some exciting news for art lovers.ama, known for her repetitive patterned imagery, is opening a museum in downtown tokyo for her paintings and sculptures. what story is sparking discussion online? shopping list. this was created by an indian woman to help her husband with their weekly shop. there are little illustrations, showing him what to look out for. the list has struck a chord. thousands have been talking about it online. back now to our main story, that women in saudi arabia are to be allowed to drive for the first time. madeha al ajroush, saudi arabia's most prominent female rights activist, took part in the first driving protest there in 1990. she reacted to the news from the saudi capital, riyadh. ims are happy. i'm out of words. shocked and happy at the same time. it's a big dealfor all saudi women and it's a celebration, indeed. it goes along with the national 2030 plan that women would be part of the saudi economy and development and i'm so happy that the government are taking women more seriously and we a

from bikes to cars in the japan times.u funeral service. not necessarily a tasteful concept but it will allow people, especially the aged, to bid their final farewells without having to get out of their car. well... that sits with the papers. plans for a vote on legalising same sex marriage in australia could be put on hold — depending on the result of a high court challenge. some of its supporters believe the non—binding postal vote will encourage intolerance and homophobia. they're arguing the issue should be decided in parliament instead. joining us from sydney is gabrielle appleby, associate law professor from the university of new south wales. welcome to the problem. you have your ear close to the ground. what are we expecting to hear later today? we finished day one of their hearings in yesterday and we heard from the challenges to the postal survey and what we saw were robust questioning from the judges in relation to all the arguments put forward but it is a little bit too early to suggest that perhaps the challeng

the missile launch followed a familiar pattern it came early morning two minutes before seven local time with japan in its path launched from the capital pyongyang the missile through three thousand seven hundred kilometers over the northern japanese island of hokkaido reaching a height of seven hundred seventy kilometers before crashing to the pacific ocean. just minutes after sirens sounded in her as a public alert was issued residents had mixed feelings you begin to just doesn't feel real i really don't know what it'll do it gives me the shivers i feel like telling them to stop it now the response from neighbors was swift south korea's national security council held an emergency meeting the country's new president ordered to counter fire with a missile test of its own the drill was pre-planned in preparation for another north korean test. not going again fired a ballistic missile obviously disregarding international community's criticisms and warnings and the un security council resolutions such continuous provoking by not go to your c.d.'s that's the peace and stability of korean peninsula and

the very latest from london thank you. let's move on to other news now north korea has launched another ballistic missile across japan the second time and less than a month and that's prompted an emergency un security council meeting late on friday and they to us launch comes a day out of pyongyang the question to sink japan would you clear weapons craig listen reports from tokyo the missile launch followed a familiar pattern it came early morning two minutes before seven local time with japan in its path launched from the capital pyongyang the missile through three thousand seven hundred kilometers over the northern japanese island of hokkaido reaching a height of seven hundred seventy kilometers before crashing to the pacific ocean. just minutes after sirens sounded in her cairo is a public alert was issued residents had mixed feelings. against the just doesn't feel real i really don't know what it'll do it gives me the shivers i feel like telling them to stop it now the response from neighbors was swift south korea's national security council held an emergency meeting of the country's new president ordered to counter fire with a

sanctions on north korea over its nuclear program the lasers launch is the second time north korea has fired a missile over japan in less than a month we've got correspondents covering this from all points of the world let's first go to our correspondent in seoul thomas under what's the reaction there first of all. well south korea's national security council is meeting right now they have already told us the south korean military that this missile took off just over two hours ago now six fifty seven in the morning local time on the korean peninsula and they already know how far it flew three thousand seven hundred kilometers in a northwesterly direction now that is a long distance it would be far enough to reach guam where it fired in a slightly different direction that straightaway is significant significant of course as well is the fact that this missile launch this missile test has happened so swiftly after the u.n. resolution passed just on monday the toughest ever sanctions imposed on north korea north korea made it very clear that those sanctions that resolution would not deter them in their ambitions to

the row hench and me and maher. and crafts and back its last images of saturn before ending its twenty year mission. north korea has launched another ballistic missile across japan the second time and less than a month the latest launch comes a day after the country threatened to sink japan with nuclear weapons and security council will discuss north korea later on friday the second meeting on nuclear and missile activities in less than a week greg leeson reports from tokyo. the missile launch followed a familiar pattern it came early morning two minutes before seven local time with japan in its path launched from the capital pyongyang the missile through three thousand seven hundred kilometers over the northern japanese island of hokkaido reaching a height of seven hundred seventy kilometers before crashing to the pacific ocean. just minutes after sirens sounded in her cairo is a public alert was issued residents had mixed feelings. against teachers doesn't feel real i really don't know what it'll do it gives me the shivers i feel like telling them to stop it now the response from neighbors was swift south korea's national security council held an emergency meeting the country

mostpoll is the interesting one from the japan times over the weekend.bout one third of the voters plan to vote ldp, but 42% of the respondents say they are undecided. that's a lot of wiggle room. before he would always use this delay of the sales tax for him in favor, and now it doesn't seem like he will have that kind of leverage. stephen: he wants a sales tax to pay for the stream you asked for the stimulus. he wants to have intense investment over the next three years, which tokyo will have already with the olympics. this is another sweetener to the people of japan, vote for us and we will have more growth beyond the six straight quarters of economic growth. we'll have more on japan's efforts to revive the economy later in the show including one that boj governor says it's still too early to talk about ending the easing program. up next our exclusive interview with brian durkin on what's behind the boost in their trading volume. this is bloomberg. ♪ betty: this is "bloomberg daybreak: asia." i'm betty liu in new york. volumesarising trading on future

partnership in all of the prevent that kind of consequences from my knowledge and so japan and south korea are sticking to the idea that sanctions will force him to dialogue that for the new york times japan's prime minister shinzo has called on the international community to stay united and force the sanctions but meanwhile even the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley said that maybe sanctions aren't working so why insist on them. sanctions and no walking because because sanctions are not team place yet and already have already adopted the sanctions. it's the time for us to start implementing them and. you know attempts to implement them effective the chinese cooperation is the inevitable indispensable so we're really trying hard to encourage china to implement you know important the sanctions are by the united nations security council give but there were and they so many of the sanctions which did we'll be able to say about ninety percent. in the export sanctions on north korea are think of today they've been in place for a while other sanctions i mean this country has been sanctioned to death for so many years but they haven't been working hey still flying missiles over your