♪ welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12 hour flight, and i'm baked.st go out. ♪ the kabukicho district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some females, too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager masa kakubo. always a good sign when protective chains separate entertainers from the soon to be entertained, right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ no, no, it can't be over. not yet. no! but yet, yet it is. with a series of chased high fives with the hard working performers. okay, i gotta tell you, uh, i've seen jimi hendrix -- >> masa: uh, have you? >> anthony: i've seen janis joplin. i've seen david bowie. >> masa: uh huh. >> anthony: diamond dogs, i've seen colleen dewhurts and jason robards in moon for the misbegotten directed by jose quintero on broadway. >> masa: oh. >> anthony: considered one of the greatest productions ever in the his -- this was the greatest sh

we are less than 30 minutes away from the tokyo open. new york republican health care bill, five gop senators opposing it, this may be in jeopardy again. krasny. this is not a unified voice on the republican side for health care, so could it even pass? ros: it is not a unified voice, and there is opposition from the preservative wing of the republican senatorial delegation and from the moderate republican senators. how you get to threaten the needle between those two needles --thread the between those factions is anybody's guess, but we have the whiplican senate with -- say that he and mitch mcconnell will move ahead on the procedural the. mr. mcconnell might have tricks up his sleeve. he is a violent parliamentarian. he has not put everything into his bill, the draft bill that came out on thursday. he could let the republican senators be seen influencing the legislation, getting with their voters. it could move ahead. betty: not his first time at the rodeo by any means. what about president trump? what might he do to get the bill passed

from the market in tokyo, let's look at the stock market.and the all 0rdinaries lower by 115 because of wea ker all 0rdinaries lower by 115 because of weaker oil prices. thank you for joining us. this is bbc news. police in brussels have shot dead a suspected suicide bomber. north korea is directly to blame for the deaf of american student 0tto warmbier. the review into the murder ofa warmbier. the review into the murder of a toddler has found that although his death could not have been predicted, there were missed opportunities to intervene on his behalf. the two—year—old was killed by his mother in 2014 after being subjected to sustained physical and mental abuse. this child's short life was marked by escalating physical abuse and neglect. he had 30 injuries when he died. the first to raise the alarm over the well—being was his childminder. she contact that the authorities three times with her concerns. she spoke to the bbc for an upcoming documentary. i did my job as best as i could. but someone in social work did not do theirjob as best

we are live in tokyo. pressures grow on the u.k.'d prime minister over the london tower block blaze. the death toll could reach triple figures. ♪ anna: welcome to "bloomberg ourets: european open," flagship morning show from london. i am anna edwards. and i am matt miller in berlin. i am looking at european car figures that are breaking right now. new car registrations in the eu be moreng 7.5%, 7.6% to exact. i have a chart appear on my screen showing the exact numbers and the moving averages, which are important because last month we had a drop of the .6%, now we will have a bounce up. the moving averages show that car sales have rolled over in the eu. it looks like, although we had a positive number, things to go downhill from here. anna? anna: we will watch out for the story around that. let's talk about tesla as well. -- tesco as well. u.k. sales are up by 2.3%. one point 9%.as getting some commentary coming through from the company. they saw a small improvement in inrovement -- in performance europe. it seems to me, the overall

tokyo express is not licensed. of our investigation, fmc tells us it is reviewing the facts brought to its attention. if the review uncovers potential violations of the shipping act, further investigation may be warranted. as for wsi van lines, they never responded to our request for a comment. the story continues in our nbc washington app, just search international moves. we have important information for you if you're planning to move and a link to see if the company you're dealing with is licensed. back to you. >> any way is a nightmare. just moving across town. >> good work. >> doug, you w >> yeah. i think so. a nice weekend saturday and sunday. sunday, hot and humid for dad. us dads, we have to be tough. we're ready for whatever. out there right now, plenty of sunshine. haze out there, too. 84 degrees. temperatures drops into the 70s by around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. we will be dry in the metro. most of the storms well to the west. you can see those now. nothing around the d.c. metro area. all the storms back to th

in to avoid being delisted tokyo.ir concern the chip technology may fall into the hands of competitors. shortselling is alive and well in hong kong. they are now betting against a furniture maker whose stock slumped 10%. the company's biggest two-day retreat since 2011. there were undisclosed liabilities and inconsistencies. separately, geo-targeted a group whose shares tumbled on that news. yvonne: hong kong becomes offset. one feature on the bloomberg we would like to bring to your attention is the interactive go function. .an find it at tv charts you lot of can copy onto your own library. become part of the conversation, send me and betty an instant message. this is for bloomberg subscribers only. this is bloomberg. ♪ betty: this is "daybreak asia," i am betty liu in new york area -- new york. yvonne: allegations of harassment and discrimination, corporate culture amazingly -- reach even further. our reporter joins us live from san francisco. we were talking yesterday about these firings of uber. now you report

let's get out to tokyo, where we have our -- now, we are moving on from tokyo.e back to tokyo in just a few minutes. let's, first of all, go to apple music. overall, we are going to be looking at how music has been looking to expand its presence. now, we are going to be able to talk instead about cord cutting. we dig into the cosmic shift taking place and how it has challenged the way that media approaches television. now, we are going to be looking at part of the negotiations to revise apples overall relationship with the music industry -- revise apple's overall relationship with the music industry. the negotiations would bring apple closer to the rate that spotify pays labels. now, coming up, we are going to be discussing, of course, further into the ongoing uber extravaganza. we will be looking a little bit further at the fallout from travis kalanick and, indeed, how he's been working to move off from the board. this is something we will be extrapolating. we will also look into what the activismivision -- really was here. it was the investor base that pushed

but here in tokyo, the hand—pulled carts are a much loved symbol of the city.hand pulled rickshaw for yourself, there's no better place. hi, airi. hi. i've come down to meet one of the city's few female rickshaw drivers. first we have to look the part so you've got me a uniform? yes. this is our uniform. ok, here we go. and then here is a belt. a very long one. one and then turn. one more, i think! and make tight. how do i look? ta—da! and to complete the look, i'm wearing those traditional split toe shoes. they‘ re more comfortable than running shoes. is it? yes. there we go. stand up very slowly like this. because if you do like quick, the customer gets very, feels scared. oh, isee. lesson over, it's time for my first customers. ok, so they're two small children, but it still counts. they look a bit scared! slowly, up. here we go. this isn't too bad actually, once you get going, you get a bit of momentum. they look a bit shell—shocked! high—5! so you find yourself stuck on a rome layover here at leonardo da vinci fiumicino airport. this is one of the largest

genie: some happy news out of tokyo where the zoo has a surprise. brian: the birth of the first baby panda bear in i've years at the tokyo zoo. aremother and her partner on with the job. that is good news for the parents and for tokyo restaurant stocks. nearby eateries will expect a wave of terrorism to boost money. one estimate but the eventual economic boost from the new panda baby and over $240 million. genie: that's a big profit for a panda. thank you so much. it's now time for the pressure game. allison is with me on set to look at how the press has been reacting to the election in france. let's start with the papers in france. allison: i brought one of them. you can see macron on the front page. his base is up. a masterstroke. the president tribes. the opposition was crash. -- crushed. a lot of people are focusing on the landslide. they talk about the macron wave, the change that is sweeping to the shores. when you look at the electoral map, it is almost a solid block of color. that's what we see happening in this cartoon it. we see macron sta

tokyo remains at number seven.ngapore dropping to 24 through the sterling post-brexit fault makes london 132 on the list, now cheaper than bangkok or rio. well, disney's virtual-reality startup is teaming with xiaomi and building a studio and beijing. we are building a technology-based company in to focus onanghai, developing and creating some of the most amazing vr content for the global audience. in addition, we are building a studio in beijing where we are bringing in a creative team to produce some amazing vr content. >> what are the hurdles you need to get over to get vr to the level where any shopper, any consumer, can go out and get involved. hardware, itthe doesn't give you the freedom. you have a cord around your head. if you are using a phone-based system, it is not a comfortable headset. it does not give you 360 degree motion or interactivity. what google has done with daydream and what microsoft is coming out is a step in the right direction. the other part is the content. now, the average link is five

wonderful to speak to you from tokyo.vability's are smaller cities any talk about knowing each other, being with each other, and tokyo sits atop. what is special about tokyo? thingsthere are so many right now. i was talking to one of your bitnalist here a little reminiscing about this city. the bounceback is extraordinary. if you look at 2011, a city that was on its knees and people always talking and reminiscing about what the boom years look like. you see this amazing bounceback in energy in tokyo right now and not just -- of course 2020 coming up. this is a city that has its act together when it comes to connectivity with the world and the region and firmly has a grip on safety, cleanliness, a lot of things that are important for the metric. also you have a government semiprivate who really want to make this of the singular base. they want to see people forget about hong kong and singapore. this is the place you want to raise a family, have four seasons and not sweat it out all the time. love the four seasons in tokyo.

in tokyo. it is 8:00 a.m. in tokyo.ayashi. >> gps has become an essential tool in our daily lives. helping us navigate where we need to go. japan is set to launch its own version of the global positioning system that will be able to offer an even higher standard of accuracy. a rocket is scheduled to lift off thursday morning from the tanegashima space center in southwestern japan. it will carry a part after four-satellite system.

friday, .5%, but heading lower in tokyo today on the nikkei. keeping that defensive stance on the yen, extending three days of weakness. the boj facing pressure to strategy. exit it could be a slow day and asia with malaysia and philippines also closed on holiday. >> quite a few markets and closed indeed. let's get to first word news with tom mackenzie in beijing. tom: thanks. new opinion poll say half of u.k. voters think theresa may should resign after her election performance. she has vowed to stay on with the dup agreeing to work with her. michael gove is back in the cabinet less than the year after being fired by theresa may after the brexit vote. boris johnston led the campaign to take the u.k. out of europe. across the whole

. >>> if you need panda fix, a zoo in tokyo released these pictures. the new cub doesn't yet, and we also don't know whether it's a boy or girl, but

that was naoto miyamoto from yahoo japan in tokyo. before we 90, from yahoo japan in tokyo.orea and australia are all open for business and investors there are jittery after us equities mostly retreated two days before the british general election and congressional testimony from fired former fbi chiefjames comey. as the wall street —— wall street, the key indices fell in negative territory, closing down by 48 points. they give are joining us. goodbye for now. the headlines this sour. uk security services are facing more questions following revelations that they were warned about the third london bridge attack. he's been named as 22—year—old youssef zaghba, a moroccan—italian man who lived in east london. a man has been shot down outside notre dame cathedral after he officers with a hammer. an investigation is under way as to why hundreds of postal ballots have gone missing into marginal south—west constituencies. they are saying they are taking what is happening very seriously. by monday, if nothing comes, we will check. and chase it up comes, we will check. and chase it up

shares remained suspended in tokyo. change at nestlÉ, dan loeb once more urgency as its fund builds up its stake in the global food giant. bailout, mored imf loans as mongolia begins to vote for a new president. thing whichther dominated the trading week, oil falling into a bear market, falling from the peak in february, down 20%. i want to bring this chart up, # 355 -- i was going to bring it up, but we will not. it shows the oil price and its relationship with gold, should be a bit cautious out there. we will discuss that in the course of the program. let's get over to shery ahn. we should be seeing markets in malaysia and singapore open, but they are on holidays with india, indonesia, and philippines. this session looks positive, the regional benchmark gaining with australia leading gains. do keep an eye on commodities. we are hearing competition over rio's coal assets intensifies, it could be upping its bid to match glencore. when it comes to commodities, keep an eye on copper, gaining .5%. hearing that the downward

telco and ip stocks are also gainers in tokyo.or in japan under pressure, down about .6%. the rebound in oil not translating just yet. japanese small mid-caps have been on a tear, climbing to new records this year, up 18% year-to-date compared to 6% and the topix. that is the line in blue. we just deck has risen for five years straight. says&p see nico analyst the market is not yet look overheated with the pe only has 17 times. as nbc has changed its overweight call on the sector and says attention should be paid to small mid-cap stocks that have lifted since the second half of 2015. it looks like the index would like to continue its upward momentum. betty: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin there. power companies are dominating ipos in thailand this year, making investors wary. yvonne: haslinda amin is at the stock exchange of thailand event in bangkok today. good to see you. why is power so hot right now? hot because they are trying to raise funds to build the likes of how the plants -- trying to raise funds. it will remain ho

i remember a colleague of ours in tokyo went to get a new airbag, she was very concerned that it wase. how do you know that the new airbag is actually 0k? there are a lot of unknown entities and concerns, but for now, at least the company has got the $1.6 billion from its key rival that would be allocated to pay for some of the lawsuits and for the clients wanting to get their money back.- the moment, they are still battling for compensation, because it's been extremely costly? what our car company saying about this —— are?” spoke to toyota, nissan and honda, all of which use the takata airbags. they have been negotiating and paying for all of the recall related cost. they have been negotiating to get reimbursed. now that takata has filed for bankruptcy, they are not hopeful that they will get their money back. however, they have emphasised that their priority is to make sure that their cars are safe. there seems to be a bit of disagreements between takata and its clients. whether those carmakers can get the money back. the us company which has taken over all the assets, other than a

he joins us live from tokyo. great to see you.to me about the significance of apple joining the ar industry. surged to the top? has a big apple advantage over the other companies out there. apple controls the camera, they control the operating system. the control the distribution. they have control over the entire stack. this is a level of control the other companies don't have when it comes to ar. apple really changed the game overnight. a bit of ancome overnight success. so far it is still quite new. we have only been familiar with things like pokÉmon go. is there a broader use of this technology? is it going to be different than the vr path that we have seen? , for gamesook at vr and other applications, it's been a disappointment at this time. everybody is looking at the next big thing. a lot of people are betting on ar to be that next thing. you talk i think about two main segments, games and non-games. you mentioned pokÉmon go. that was the first time for many consumers they realized the devices they were having in their pock

slight gains in tokyo and sydney. are watching when trading gets underway in australia, japan, and korea moments from now. this i tepid friday after wall street closed essentially flat. gold up. a little less stress. although morgan stanley trails once again. theresa may avoids an early fight with europe saying e.u. citizens are welcome to stay after brexit. the senate republicans launch a new health care bill. the top party figures cry fowl. it's. already on life support this is the second hour of daybreak asia coming live from hong kong where it is just past 8 a.m. betty: coming to you live from the morten global forum in hong kong. we just had a conversation with the dean of the wharton school, talking about how there is much more exchange between chinese citizens going over to the u.s. and vice cversa. that, of course, major factor as we continue to look out for investment in asia. we'll also be speaking in the next hour with terry lamb, the chief executive -- in hong kong. she is going to be speaking in a few mom

shery: gareth allen in tokyo, thank you so much.her companies, ken mckenzie named as the next chairman of bhp. mckenzie replaces jack master and will take over from september 1. let's get over to our commodity support her in melbourne. -- commodities reporter in melbourne. who is this guy? can mckenzie is a 53-year-old canadian. he spent 10 years to 2015 as the one of ther limited, world top packaging companies. it's kind of that track record with amcor that perhaps made him the most appealing candidate at the hp. the market value of m core actually more than 150% rose during ken mckenzie's tenure. he was appointed to bhp aboard last september. people told us in recent weeks that that relative lack of experience with the company may have counted against him and rose to become the next chairman. from heard in recent weeks bhp, talk about mistakes they made in acquisitions earlier this decade. mckenzie seen as free from those concerns, and of course, this is all amid an activist push from people like elliott management core. they had

leo lewis from the financial times in tokyo.e trying to recover from the latest cyber attack including and transport networks including shipping giant maersk. the attack is contained party system is down and we have to make sure that we can have the software put in place to prevent such an attack from occurring again and also that we don‘t want to get the systems backup to see the infection start again. their ships are operational, they are sailing safely. they do not rely on the same network as we do. there area number of on the same network as we do. there are a number of processes we cannot run today. we cannot take new orders and some terminals are affected in their operation. in other news: making headlines, rupert murdoch will find out later today whether he is closer to securing takeover target sky. murdoch‘s 2ist is closer to securing takeover target sky. murdoch‘s 21st century fox offered $15 billion to buy the rest of the network, reigniting a row over whether the australian—born businessman has too much influence. tur

kata has been suspended in tokyo amid claims that may file for bankruptcy.could seek protection in japan first, filing chapter 11 afterwards. their products are linked to at least 17 deaths worldwide. ofis in the process replacing 100 million airbags around the world. holdings of u.s. treasuries rose for a third straight month, the highest in six months as the yuan stabilizes. beijing's ownership arose by $4.6 billion to just over $1 trillion. $2.1 reduced its total to trillion, down from a month earlier. at the boe,emerged half of the policy committee dissenting. in its biggest division in six years, the monetary policy committee vote 5-3 to hold the key rate at .25%. an uncertainacing time, real earnings falling, consumer spending weakening, and fallout from last week's election. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. rishaad: let's get back to one of our stories. doj concluding its board meeting , not much expectation of any change in policy come instead a focus on gover

take a look at the futures board, signaling a drop in tokyo and in sydney.us up for a mixed start in asia. take a look at hong kong and china futures, pointing to a slight rise. this after a subdued session on wall street that's all the s&p 500 pullback from a record high. amid the cautious sentiment, dollar treasuries looking softer. the rba rate decision at 2:30 p.m. local time and oil in focus as well. gainse seen them in race that sparked the dispute between qatar and the saudi-led group. korea are japan, and off-line today for the holiday. just moments from now, watching what is going on with tokyo and top of the hour. plenty, much more, coming up ahead on bloomberg, at the top of the hour. ♪ >> asia-pacific markets looked set for a mixed start. traders uncertain that the fed will raise the rate next week. they expect steady u.s. yvonne: there is speculation a rate cut may not be far away. has increasingly been put up against peers. this is the second hour of "daybreak asia." u.s.e live from bloomberg and asian headquarters. it is just after 8:00 a.m. i

. ♪ anchor: a sunny day in tokyo.are seeing the case futures -- seeing nikkei futures point positively. .5%.es up this is daybreak asia, live from hong kong. betty: i am betty liu. a quick check of headlines. the toshiba chip drama has turned another page with reports potential saying a bidder has dropped out. with a declined to join decision on toshiba's preferred buyer expected this week. incj have reportedly offered $19 billion for the unit. yvonne: time warner is said to be ready to invest $100 million in producing shows an advertising on snapchat over the next two years in a bid to reach audiences. they will make a range of shows including dramas, comedies, and documentaries. will alsor properties invest in advertising on snapchat. betty: a group said to be considering an ipo for jaguar land rover, bought for $2.5 billion. sources say the company has held internal discussions and is weighing the merits of london and new york. plans for a has any listing, though it declined to elaborate further. singapore listed c

it's facing a downgrade or even delisting from the tokyo stock exchange. reporter: toshiba's troubles continue. the electronics giant a has been second tierto the of the tokyo stock exchange. the release of its earnings is pushed back again. 10thba now has until the of august. it said it needed more time, westinghouse filed for bankruptcy this year. japanese firm expects to report a net loss of 995 billion about 8 billion euros. conference, its boss offered apologies to investors.s and >> i apologize deeply for causing trouble and inconvenience. delisted if we cannot eliminate insolvency on a consolidated balance sheet by march 2018. says talks areba continuing. it's the world's second largest providing chips for data centers as well as consumer goods like iphones and ipads. a sale would give it much-needed consortium of bank capital as a preferred bidder. faces another hard one. its chip factory manufacturer, u.s.-based western digital, is determined to stop the sale. injunction tourt prevent any deal that doesn't have its consent. sawuropean leaders, as

that's how you outmaneuver. , this iscome back tokyo at 2:30 in the afternoon over in tokyo. 6:30 hererketscheck on with guy johnson. fair value, take a look at the gmm. saudi arabia yesterday, very strong performance coming through as result of what we saw with msci. what was interesting, and we'll talk about this enough yesterday , we mentioned it but didn't talk about it enough. the argentinian market getting crushed, down by 4.82%. this heaven at the front end of the u.k. curve, having quite effect in terms of positioning there. still not a big enough move to justify a change in the narrative. back to argentina, the msci story yesterday, the argentinian peso falling to its weakest level ever. you can see the move that we saw. what were not getting his confirmation that this is an economic slowdown from the oil price. take a look at what is happening with the metal's index. it's not rolling over in anything like the same way oil is. it looks like it's just an oil related story. anna: a new edition of daybreak is available on your bloomberg and your mobile. let's look at some of the

the second test is in tokyo next saturday.s in argentina with victory in the second test tonight in santa fe, eddiejones described the match as something of a slug—fest. england needed a last—minute try, to win the first test 38—12. jones warned that argentina will be much stronger this time around. they are probably more concerned about themselves. they have not had a good record of late. i think they are heading towards a bit more of a traditional style. there was a little bit of kicking i think there will be a combination of the new should be a good game. bbc two from eight o'clock, if you want to watch it. the springboks win that series 2—0. back, in. net-“i gsgténéf" " the england women beat the black ferns. the red roses had already won against australia and canada in the series. their 29—21 victory. qn. the back, afttese- the world cup in ireland in august as the number one side in the world. coming to a rugby—mad country is not easy to play them. we found that out the hard way when we lost all three tests. i think toni

we are live in tokyo, next. a reminder of our interactive tv function. at go on the bloomberg to watch us live. you could send producers message, play along with the charts. this is for bloomberg subscribers only. check it out. this is bloomberg. ? ♪ caroline: a shakeup at tesla. the head of its self driving software unit is out less than six months after he joined the company from apple. the new head of tesla's autopilot software and hardware will be jim keller. after months of speculation, toshiba is inching closer to announcing -- the sale will be a short-term gain, freeing up cash. we will be digging into this much more now, looking ahead into what has happened with toshiba. let's get out to tokyo, where we have our -- >> to japanese state-supported japan,- network corp. of which is aimed at investing new technologies in new areas, as well as developing the bank of japan. and a competitor in the memory chip space is also joining, also in the form of debt, just to make sure that a they don't get caught up in any -- that they don't get caught up i

a former governor said, "we can't leave tokyo to carri wears o women.hat, but i should thank the governor, his comment gave me more female votes. [ applause ] >> reporter: since taking office in august, she's battled government corruption and financial waste including cost overruns from tokyo's 2020 olympics. that drive made her popular with voters and unpopular amongst her city hall colleagues resistant to change. [ cheers ] but her biggest challenge, she says, is getting more women into positions of power. "if we can show that female leadership in politics and society can make a difference, she told us, i think that will encourage more women to get into politics." japan ranks 164th out of 193 countries in terms of women in parliament. last among the group of seven industrialized nations. women make up less than 10% of 19% in the women rose to positions that traditionally paved the way to the prime minister's office, including kowicki, the defense minister, and the leader of japan's main opposition party, redho marata. why is the gender gap so long? "j

looking forward to the afternoon in tokyo, japan stocks rising for a second day.is bloomberg. ♪ paul: i'm paul allen with the first word news. u.k. prime minister theresa may has described an apparent attack on worshipers near a london mosque as a terrible incident. police say a van struck a crowd of near the mosque causing a number of casualties. they haven't given further details. one man was arrested at the scene in many of the victims were thought to have finished prayers after breaking the ramadan fast. 361 days after the brexit referendum, formal negotiations are about to start. the brexit secretary and european commission chief negotiator will meet in brussels on monday 82 days afr theresa y notifiedhe eu britain intended to leave. the u.k. wants parallel talks on the split but the eu insists that is not possible. navy divers have found the bodies of several sailors aboard stricken uss fitzgerald that collided with the japanese container ship. searchers reached space is damaged in the collision. the fitzgerald is at the home of the seventh fleet while the c

from tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the us fitzgerald today, safely tied up at a timeamage to the shipside is obvious to see. what is hidden from view is the damage below the water line. the commander of us forces in japan today said damage below there was worse. the damage was significant, it is not a small collision. it was right tv pilot's out, there was a big puncher underneath the ball water line. the water rushing into the ship overwhelmed seven sailors, probably as they slept in their bunks. this morning you are staying —— us navy divers went on the compartment and found their bodies. for some hours after the collision on friday night it was touch and go, the water rushed in so fast, senior officers admit that the ship was in danger of sinking for a time. the heroic effo rts sinking for a time. the heroic efforts of the ships crew prevented this ship from foundering or even thinking last night. there isn't much sadness here at the loss of life. most are now focusing on this philippine cargo ship. the damage to its power tells its own tail. satellite tracking app

if they could get midway to report a shortage, japanese radio men would pick that up, convey it to tokyo, and the cat would be out of the bag. japanese radio men did take that bait. the word got out that it was now confirmed. the only trouble was rochefort hasn't bothered to inform his bosses in new york about the water ploy. they did not appreciate the slight. but they had no choice but to accept the final midway estimate. may, navy of codebreakers, particularly those at pearl harbor and melbourne decrypted so many of them -- of yamamoto's messages. this is an iconic message in my opinion. 's dispatch to all his commanders at sea on may 31, 10 days after the original water ploy, showing how much he had learned from his codebreakers about what would happen at midway. from this message, we can see that nimitz had incredibly detailed information. she knew about a striking force coming from the northwest. he knew about a support force and a occupation force coming in from the west with transports and destroyers, as many as 16 submarines. nimitz was really armed. nimitz proceeded with his pl

it got the approval for, but in exchange its shares have been demoted to the second section of the tokyowe are talking about some of the massive overseas acquisitions that have been making news headlines lately, such as the purchase of hollywood studios. yesterday when authorities appeared to start cracking down on overseas acquisitions, the shares fell. one fell 10% until they were suspended. them the icbc came out and said it was just a routine and we should see shares recover this friday. the message is that chinese companies and their spending and shopping spree isn't yet over. thank you. we can see the effect it's having on the markets... asian shares flatlined but remained on track for a weekly gain. crude oil prices pulled away from this week's10—month lows. crude enjoyed a rare positive day on thursday after hefty selling that sent it to a 10—month low, but the gains were small change as concerns over a global supply glut and us production overshadow output cuts by opec and russia. the sharp losses — oil is down around 25% from its recent highs seen injanuary — has hit energy fir

the second test is in tokyo next saturday.he first test 38 —12. when you will be on the bench again. jones warned the cyber argentina will be much longer this time around. they are probably more concerned about themselves. they have not had a good record of late. i think they are heading towards a bit more of a traditional style. there was a little bit of kicking furtherup there was a little bit of kicking further up the field. i think there will be a combination of the new argentina and the old argentina. should be a good game, bbc two from eight o'clock if you want to watch it. defeat for france today, beaten it. defeat for france'todayrbeaterr south africa in durban. the by south africa in durban. the springboks win that 2—0. back in new zealand, before that lions match, the england women beat the black the red had the red - had already won ferns. the red roses had already won against australia and canada in the series. it was level at half—time but they scored five tries in their bot they scored five tries inthefls victory.

hit, not midway, but the american west coast in retaliation for the raid on april 18th had bombed tokyo and four other japanese cities, humiliating the imperil navy. the admiral about whom we heard from earlier, we know he was a guy who was temperamental, had a lot of anger and rage. well, he first had doubts about midway and so did nimtz, but two days later king did something that astonished nimtz and his staff. king actually changed his mind and he accepted nimtz's assessment. nimtz had to con joel from king the transfer from the coral sea to midway, but king went along with it. but this little group of analysts working separately didn't agree with hypo and they told king that he was making a terrible mistake and that if king followed his lead, he would be making a terrible mistake. the analysts actually believed that the imperil navy might be heading for samoa, rather than going east to midway or they thought hawaii itself would be the main target. so nimtz now was getting a little anxious himself and he told rochford that he needed better proof and rochford convened his team in the

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revolutionary, masaaki 0saka, has been arrested and charged for murdering a police officer during tokyopected criminal has spent longer evading arrest. that story is one of the most read on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. as we've been hearing, it's election day in the uk. the metro's calling it the battle for britain and is urging all its readers to go out and vote. the philippine daily inquirer leads on the conflict in marawi. the paper has this picture of militants, who it says are among those fighting the army in the south of the country. it believes their knowledge of the local terrain is making it increasingly difficult for government forces to retake the city. the china daily puts president xijinping on its front page. he's in kazakhstan for a security summit. but it's this picture that really caught our eye. it's a student getting a supportive hug from a teacher before taking the national college exam. 0ver nine million students are taking the test this year, and if you're one of them, we wish you the very best of luck. now, what

we expecting boj minutes from speaking in kuroda tokyo this afternoon.utside of china it seems pretty risk off. very much so, those oil prices are a big factor in the u.s. markets. let's pull up the boards and see how wall street ended the day. it ended lower, tech shares back and forth, giving up those gains we saw yesterday. nobody can make up their mind on where to go. nasdaq down almost 1%, dow, down 63 perp -- points. let's pull up oil prices, really weighing on the markets and these energy shares. downa look at nymex crude, on the 15% over the past month. 20%,y falling now, over into bear territory. we will see how much lower wti crude can go. now, first word news. president saysed he is glad about this month's interest rate hike and is willing to be patient over mixed economic data. however, he may be more skeptical about a more neutral rate of 3% in coming years. though inflation remains a concern, he says it is sufficient to take the slack out of the labor market. >> inflation has been sluggish in the united states. that is not all bad, by the w

for more on this story, let's bring in a journalist with us live in tokyo. good to have you with us this hour. let's, first of all, talk more about this operation. continues hour by hour. now, what is the latest you're hearing from officials. >> well, it's been 14 hours, george, since this collision took place off the coast of japan and the seven missing crew members, the search is still under way by both the u.s. side and also the japan coast guard who has also been involved in this rescue operation from the beginning. wae haven't had any updates since this afternoon regarding the whereabouts or the conditions of the missing seven people. we know, as you reported, that three people were medically evacuated from the ship the "uss fitzgerald" including the commander of that ship. we know the "uss fitzgerald" had a major collision on the right side of the ship. but the u.s. navy saying the biggest damage is invisible to us from here. it's occurring underneath the water surface and that apparently has triggered the flooding within the vessel. that situation, th