rishaad: next, we talked to tohru sasaki, the head of the japan market at j.p. morgan chase. ♪ rishaad: a quick check of the latest business headlines. toshiba issaying discussing details of a contract with western digital, as it seeks a decision on the sale of its chip is next. toshiba said last week it remained in talks with three groups, including western .igital asahi says some of the company is wary of selling to the u.s. company, but lenders are pressuring them for a decision. blackstone is said to have shelved plans to sell off all or part of its australian retail interest. sources say blackstone had 10 shopping centers, including individual properties and other assets. the portfolio includes centers in sydney and melbourne and is said to be worth about $2.4 billion. hanergy's former chairman barred from serving as a director in hong kong for eight years. in misconductd related to the running of the former solar giant. for other executives were banned. he became china's wrist -- before stocksr -- fell 47% in one day. guest saysnext tensions over north kor