it encompasses 12 countries, all the stuff in orange, united states japan, canada mexico. all these you see in the map. notice you don't see china, it's left out of the deal for now. many influential economists argue that the president and his friend on the right understood to do what they need to do to be competitive in the face of china's growing influence. organising labour and environmental activists from the country, from the president's base say that free trade deals cost jobs, and point to the 20-year-old trade deal that removed barriers from canada united states and mexico. critics say n.a.f.t.a. forced wages to stagnate costing nearly a millionons. the political debate is centered on a house bill giving president obama so-called fast-track majority to negotiate tt perform. the isn't sit passed it last month, the house is on track to vote for it on friday. the house passed a bill authorising fund to help workers that lose their job. fast-track authority means the senate and the house have to vote yea or nay on t.p.p. it prevents lawmakers were adding amendments or

for example, bank of korea cannot decrease interest rate down to 0% like that of the united states, japan, and europe. because korean is not chi currency. interest rates go down to 0% there will be serious outflow of the capital from korea. >> okay then what can fiscal side do? some analysts say the government should be doing more so. what are your expectations for fiscal measures? >> well korean government after outbreak of the mers korean government decide to provide supplementary budget. and we do not know exact size of the supplemented budget but it's going to be kind of a huge supplementary budget over $10 billion u.s. and that will be used for problematic industries like medical service and service sectors. >>> and that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> "newsline" comes to you from our studios in tokyo where it's cloudy with intermittent rain. sayaka mori joins us with the world weather update. starting with some turbulent conditions in europe. >> wild weather is happening across the western portions of the mediterranean countries. nearly 70 millimeters of

the reality is in the united states they've done this. japan has done this 400 times manipulating the currency. we don't have enforcement mechanisms built in, we have a problem. until we deal with it, until the government starts to call out that behaviour, we are not playing on a level playing field. >> let me ask you this, i know you come at this dishonestly. as a financial journalist, when interest rates goes down and a country does something to keep the currency liquid, you say japan did it 400 times, you thick they are doing is to be a currency manipulator as opposed to lowering interest rates to boost economy. >> you want to know. toyota made more on currency manipulation than ford did in the worldwide operation. it's a tool for them to make profits. that's a reality. this free trade agreement is not just the union. all the auto companies have been saying we have to address currency manipulation. it's causing an unfair disadvantage in a global marketplace. our government - we can compete with everyone, i know the product we built, you know

being outsiders, japan and united states should make every effort to make sure that the aaib would become good international financial institution, one of the ways of doing so would be encourage, would be to encourage aaib to work with other international financial institutions like the world bank, adb and the european bank for reconstruction and european development. by working with these other institutions aaib can absorb good ideas from these institutions. the aaib can learn from these institutions. that would positively contribute to aaib. >> that's the latest in business for this hour. tokyo markets trading higher this morning. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> a senior japanese diplomat suggested the leaders of japan and south korea may meet later this year for the first summit talks. deputy foreign minister made the remarks on monday as he addressed an audience in tokyo. he referred to the japanese and south korean ministers. they agreed to talks later this year. he said holding talks in july or august would be difficult but said it's possible leaders will meet in the fal

japan and the united states are not represented but china has left the door open for them to join. >>nk will have 57 member countries including britain germany, australia and south korea. asian members will shoulder a share at about 75% china and india will be the biggest stakeholders it's expected to lends money for infrastructure projects in poor parts of air actual let's bring in a very research fellow at the chinese interim fogs suit for international studies. how significant is this setting up this bank why is shine a in the driving seat on this one. >> it is a significant step forward in the formation of the new bank. this bank is expected to help develop the infrastructure in asia and actually beyond. and china, you know, has now accumulated its capability in infrastructure construction. it has a huge. [ inaudible ] experiences in building infrastructure, now it hopes that it can help other countries with their infrastructure development. there is a huge gap between the demand and supply found for infrastructure in asia. china hopes that it can play a role in this. >> and that'

american officials read a statement, the governments of united states and japan air field at camp swab schwab. >> what i felt from their facial expressions i felt they understood the issue of oklahoma gnaw nah wa deeper. >> despite his struggle to be heard in washington, he sees a silver lining. mike viqueria chem al jazeera washington. >> thousands living near mount silabong the alert status has raised to its highest level on wednesday. the mountain bounced back into life after many years of inactivity. >> now the vision antileaders want to fight within the political arena and upcoming. >> days battling the brutal knight templar cartel took over sways of michoacan province in mexico. he rose to prominence with the high powered assault rifle. today the hat has gone stayed but the gun is gone. >> they're a bunch of crooks who lie to everyone. >> he sees smefl as himself as an outsider. >> i've talked to vigilante groups and said to them that we need to attack from both sides. we need to get into the politician circle as well and that might make it easier to get what we want. >> with the

. >>> allies are being urged to stand together including the united states and japan. they need to stand up to china. admiral harry harris has the u.s. pacific command. he spoke in tokyo about regional challenges. he touched on the chinese government's construction of land masses on disputed reefs in the south china sea. he said sovereignty must be based on international law. and he called on japan's maritime self-defense force to step up surveillance. harris also touched on north korea's nuclear development. he said the country's weapons pose a direct threat to south korea, japan and the u.s. harris also spoke with prime minister shinzo abe. they affirmed their countries will keep working together to achieve peace and stability in the asia-pacific region. >>> south korean authorities are reporting two more deaths from middle east respiratory syndrome. they say the mers outbreak in their country has now killed 13 people. they confirm 126 infections. the latest case is a high schoolteacher. a world health organization team is helping the south korean government contain

the united states and japan oppose the reclamation. they call it a unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force. but china says it will protect the peace and stability of the south china sea in cooperation with asean members. nhk's reporters as china attempts to place itself in a favorable position in a framework that does not include the u.s. or japan. >>> a japanese government official has defended proposed security legislation saying it's logically and legally consistent with the views of past governments. the opposition bloc urged the government to present its view on the consistency issue after all three experts invited to the lower house panel on constitutional affairs said the bill submitted to the diet are unconstitutional. cabinet bureau chief yusuke yokobatake sent his views to the parties. a previous administration expressed a view in 1972 that japan's use of force would be allowed only if an armed attack took place against the country. but the current administration says in light of the changing security environment

when you have a divergent monetary policies across the united states, europe, and japan, and especially with the rising dollar, you see a lot of currency movement toward the united states and that affects the exchange rates in developing countries. the impact of russia and brazil contracting is also been very serious. it's different depending on different countries. in africa and many of the commodity exporting countries, the slowdown in china has had a big impact. whereas in 2000, china made up about 1% of total developing country exports, it's now the biggest trading partner with the entire developing world. there's a mixed picture. if you step back and say, so what about africa? despite ebola, africa continues to grow and it did during the period after the crisis. there are still great prospects in africa. china will grow at about 7% this year. we think it's because they are going forward in a very controlled, thoughtfully done shift of the growth model. it's really impressive to watch. my predecessor wrote this great report china 2030. , they really talked through all the things the

julian: i still like the united states, but japan, very short-term, you want to be overweight japan andun with it. mark: you've been heralding corporate governance standards there. they are improving. julian: yes, very significant. more important than that japanese companies are waking up to the fact that shareholders want to see profit margins expand. that is a realization that will be good for shareholders. mark: commercial property is something we talk about every day. you've done this presentation which highlights that those invested in commercial property might want to locate the exit point. why is that? julian: central london commercial property trading on ridiculously low yields is a trophy asset. outside of that, you've seen compression in yields down from double figures in places like some of the midlands cities to eight times yields. i think that probably is reflecting a reasonable gain. it is not the most liquid asset in the world. you need to lock your exit early, otherwise you could be trapped in it. mark: liquidity has been a big issue. does that worry you? julian: very mu

we had an agreement between the united states, japan, and the members of the european union, and we said that this process is something we intend to maintain. that's why we came to the common conclusions there. reporter: the connection with fossil energy and using less fossil energy over this century -- has there been a discussion about using nuclear energy, and is there any movement in connection with japan? do you know to what degree they are going to use less nuclear energy? chancellor merkel: we did discuss this, continuing to use nuclear energy. japan, the u.k., france, for example. among the g7 countries, there are a series of countries who do have peaceful nuclear energy and we didn't make stipulations that anyone should renounce nuclear energy. that was a german decision that was respected. the g7 countries have different approaches. >> the lady in the front row. reporter: i know that the global climate change has been the good, important issue of the summit, and it involves the participation of every country. under this framework, have the g7 countries discussed the contribution

we had an agreed, agreement between the united states japan, and the members of the european union and said that this process is something that we intend to maintain. and that's why we came to the common conclusions there. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in connection with fossil energy and using fossil fuel energy over the century has been a discussion of using nuclear energy? and is there any movement in connection with japan? and the two-degree range? [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: we did discuss this come continued to use nuclear energy. the uk france for example, so among the g7 countries that are a series of countries that do have peaceful include energy and we did make stipulations that anyone should renounce nuclear energy. that was it is -- that was a german decision that was respected by the g7 countries have different approaches to this. >> the lady in the front row. >> good afternoon. i know that the global climate change has been the really good important issue on the somewhat. and it involves the participation of every country, and under this framew

the meeting at stake, officials release a statement, reading in part the government of the united states and japan share an unwaiverring commitment to the airfield. are you disappointed. >> what i felt from their expressions is i felt they understood that issue deeper. he see as silver lining the voices are being heard around the world. al jazeera washington. >> south korea say as doctor may have exposed more than 1,000 people to middle east respiratory syndrome. it is the largest outbreak ever found outside saudi arabia. schools have been shut down more than 1,000 people quarantined across the country, now to a battle of the f.d.a., today a panel of medical advisors urged the agency to approve a drug to boost a woman's la bid doe. the agency has twice rejected that drug. morgan radford is here with that. >> and interesting thing is that for nearly two decades men have had the option of drugs like this those who experience sexual dysfunction. they can take any number of f, cana approved drugs but the agency is now on the verge of giving women that same option for the first time. >> we have all see

japan and united states are not represented but china has left the door open for them to join. >>> antigation is underway after an unmanned rocket on its way to the international space station exploded. it's the third cargo flight to fail in eight months. it waws carrying science and service materials. the upper section of the rocket blue up due to overpressure in its liquid oxygen tank. >>> controversial lineups, and this year has been no exception. the dalai lama was invited to speak to crowds even at the annoyance of china. >> it waws meant to provoke the chinese government but one the dal dalai lama was determined to make to promote peace. in rare comments on the escalating violence in syria and iraq he called for love, tolerance and forgiveness. >> in the lead up of his visit there was strong criticism which accuses the dalai lama of trying to split china. >> china resolutely opposed giving an inkind of platform to the daly la ma to engage in anti-china activities. >> the festival attracts a diverse mix of artists, speakers and performers inspired by counter culture activists. th

but japan is also at a critical juncture wh the united states. and china is watching those developments to decide how to proceed in the rcep talks. so with time of the essence in both sets of negotiations, officials from all countries are now searching for compromises. >>> apple is expanding its lineup again and the offering this time is a music streaming service called apple music. >> today we're announcing apple music, the next chapter in music. and i know you are going to love it. it will change the way you experience music forever. >> the new service will provide unlimited access to more than 30 million songs and tunes through the internet. the fixed monthly price is $9.99. officials say it will be available in more than 100 countries worldwide from june 30th. fixed streaming is becoming popular in many countries. spotify has launched their own services. >>> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> iraqi prime minister met with the leaders of the u.s. and britain on the sidelines of the g7 summit. they agreed to speed

state university. tell us about your research on people living in japan in 1945. naoko: sure, i wanted to discuss people born in the united states for those born elsewhere but who were living in hiroshima in 1945 when the bomb was dropped on hiroshima and not a sake. those numbers aren't huge, that substantial. there were somewhere between 20,000-30,000 asian-americans but multiple generations as well who were in japan, actually i should say in arusha. -- in hiroshima. actually, it was hiroshima prefecture, and they had moved there before world war ii started, so through it 1918 through the 1930's. so between 20,000-30 thousand people, there were about 3000 people japanese americans, who survived the bomb in hiroshima. and then they came to america beginning in 1940 seven because america is obviously where they were born and where they grew up. so their history is very fascinating, and also, there is very little known about it. the fascinating thing is that it changes our perception of survivors as japanese citizens or people who are loyal to japan as an empire at that time, in that they were both victims at the same time

being outsiders, japan and united states should make every effort to make sure that the aiib would become a good international financial institution. one of the ways of doing so would be encourage -- would be to encourage aiib to work with other international financial institutions like the world bank, adb, and the european bank for reconstruction and development. by working with these other institutions aiib can absorb good ideas from these institutions. the aiib can learn from these institutions and that would positively contribute to aiib. >>> a smartphone game has been gaining new players worldwide. they travel to key locations and interact with local sites. it's a concept that's gotten the attention of local communities and some companies in japan. nhk world's shia tanaka explains. >> reporter: an event was held in the city of sendai this month. 4,000 players gathered. they're from all over japan as far as taiwan the u.s. and other parts of the wod. the players spread out across the city with their smartphones. the game called ingres was developed by a group. it uses the smartphone's

japan, the united states have not joined. representatives gather in beijing at the end of this month to seal a pact to establish the bank. >>> japanese food and beverage makers are competing to improve the technology for producing bottles and containers. they believe innovation in this area will help them differentiate their products from the competition and increase market share. we take a look at the forefront of the developments. water from mt. fuji runs abundantly in this city in central japan. one of japan's major soft drunk companies uses this underground water to produce mineral water annually. this year the company changed its plastic bottle for the first time in five years. it cut the weight by 20%. now at 28.9 grams, it's the lightest of its kind in japan. this will eliminate the need for over 1,000 tons of oil-based materials a year. saving the firm an estimated $1 million or more. the thickness of the bottle was reduced to just .15 millimeters. crushing it is the work of a moment. the bottle is reduced to 1/12 of

when you have a divergent monetary policy across the united states, europe and japan, and especially with the rising dollar, you see a lot of currency movement toward the united states and that affects the exchange rates in developing countries. the impact of russia and brazil contracting has also been very serious. it's different depending on different countries. in africa and many of the commodity export countries, the slowdown in china has had a big impact. whereas in 2000 china made up about 1% of total developing country exports. it's now the biggest trading partner with the entire developing world. there's a mixed picture. if you step back and say, so what about africa? despite ebola, africa continues to grow. and it grew all through the period after the crisis. i think there's still great prospects in africa. china will grow at about 7% this year. we think it's because they are going forward in a very controlled, thoughtfully done shift of the growth model. it's really impressive to watch. my predecessor wrote this great report, china 2030, with them. they really talked through

reading your article, it seems as though if growth is the missing piece, whether it's united states, the eurozone, japanobal economy. what aspect is missing that we're not getting the kind of growth that we normally get post crisis, post recession? >> we need to incentivize innovation and job creation, jobs don't just come from the sky, they come from people who want to start businesses, are incentivized to do so we need to have a regulatory environment that facilitates that. we need to have a tax incentive structure that incentivizes that. >> here's the issue i see. the organization for economic cooperation and development, oecd. have put out many reports saying if you want to raise the lower and the middle class to higher levels, basically what you need to do is take from taxpayer a and give to taxpayer b. what do statistics tell us about that dynamic? >> they tell us that actually you want to raise the standard of living for folks that are kind of in the lower purcells of income, you have to create jobs and you have to spur an economy which is not actually done by -- >> when i look at gdp in this cou

currency manipulation has caused the loss of between 1 million and 5 million jobs in the united states. not only japanhe president has just contradicted his own arguments about -- >> thisin a big way. >> in a very big way. extraordinary. >> congresswoman, i've got to ask you. what do you think about nancy pelosi's comments? >> she has always had interest in jobs and making sure people have jobs and good wages. >> but it's been reported she doesn't want to embarrass the president. it's been reported she doesn't want to embarrass the president. what do you make of that? >> i think i believe that leader pelosi will be true to where she is and the issues that she cares deeply about. that's what's going on. the economic lives of american workers today. >> she's leaning no? >> i will just say to you i have to imagine that she will be true to where you know her core values are in terms of american working men and women. >> congresswoman delauro, i appreciate your time. i want to bring in jonathan waller. what has china done that would make us believe they would be honest brokers in trade when you have six st

we ought to be able to look at japan and get a preview of what is coming and what is going to happen in the united states and in japan you really don't see any broad base worker shortages in japan, you see shortages in specific areas. and caring for the elderly where we expect them. what you see in japan is deflationary, prices and wages have been falling for decades. if you have a worker shortage across the board you expect wages to the increasing. that is clearly not happening. >> there are things, a societal guilt when it comes to automation and the resulting job losses when it comes to not necessarily pragmatic means but a pseudo ethical idea, could be guaranteed minimum income, the increase the efficiency of the nation even at the loss of jobs? >> sure. i don't think anyone feels guilty because someone loses their job on the loading dock. by all accounts that is a miserable job. if you do that job long enough you are almost guaranteed to get injured. it is easy to say it is good that robots will take that job. we all pretty much agree with that except the people who do that job do it because they ha

and when you have the divergent monetary policies across europe the united states and japan especially the rising dollar, you see a lot of currency movements of course towards the united states. and that effects the exchange rates in developing countries. you know, the impact of russia and brazil contracting has also been very serious. so it's different depending on different countries n. africa many of the kmod di exporting countries the slowdown in china has had a big impact. whereas in 2000 china made up about 1% of total developing country exports. it's now the biggest trading in -- but there's a mixed picture. despite ebola it continues to grow and grew all through the period after the crisis. i think there are still great prospects in africa. china is going to grow at about 7% this year. we actually think that it's because they're going forward in a very controlled, very thoughtfully done shift of the growth model. it's really impressive to watch. my predecessor wrote this great report, china 2030, with them. and they talked through the things they're going to do. we're going to

. >> translator: japan is facing a situation in which its people must be defended through a strong alliance with the united states. >> abe said times are changing. he noted japan is within range of a certain country's missiles. and he said that country has the technology to turn them into weapons of mass destruction. >>> weather officials in japan say a volcano on an island in the southwest has erupted for the second time in nearly three weeks. they're calling on people to be alert for further eruptions. mt. shindake is on the island of kuchinoerabu. they measured around noon time. they were able to confirm that small rocks fell in the sea about nine kilometers away from the crater. no people have been affected. all of the residents fled at the end of may when the volcano came to life. authorities say they're keeping their alert level for the alert level a five the highest on the scale. >>> japanese lawmakers are trying to bring a breath of fresh air into the democratic process. they lowered the voting age from 20 to 18. it's the first such move in 70 years and could add 2.2 million new voters. the aim is to give

instead it hopes that strengthening ties with japan and his longtime ally the united states can help rebalance security in the region. reporting for nhk world from palawan island. >>> health officials in pakistan say the death toll from an intense heat wave is rising. they say about 700 people are dead and many in the country are calling for the government to deal with the frequent blackouts. temperatures in the southern city of karachi have stayed over 40 degrees celsius since late last week. emergency meblgddical camps are being set up. they're fasting from sun up to sun down during the holly month of ramadan. authorities say around 5,000 people have been hospitalized. >> translator: my relative's blood pressure shot up in the intense heat causing a stroke that affected her hand and leg. >> ice vendors are struggling to cope with demand from residents. >> translator: i'm very worried because i have no water and no power at home. i've been wandering around the area looking for ice. finally i was able to get a little. >> translator: the government is responsible for this crisis. home

. >>> an american rower is on the pacific ocean on route from japan to the united states in her bid toe first woman to row single handed across the world's largest ocean. 29-year-old sonya set off from toke row on her purpose designed robot. she plan to his arrive to san francisco in september. rogue 16 16 to 14 hours a day taking advantage of favorable currents. only three solo rowers have previously crossed the pacific all them to men. and we wish her the best of luck. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists.

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three former cup champions-- germany, japan and the united states-- are in the semifinals, while englandts first appearance. tomorrow night, the u.s. will face germany. it's the fourth time in the history of the women's cup that these two countries have played each other. in each of the prior matches, the winner has gone on to win the title. jeffrey brown picks up the story from there. >> brown: germany is the number one team in the world with an offense that has speed and size. but the u.s. has the top defense at the moment. the american women haven't allowed a goal in 423 minutes, the third-longest streak in women's world cup history. their most recent victory came friday night, over china. christine brennan, sports columnist for "usa today" and commentator for abc news, joins me now. so christine, an american team that keeps winning, keeps facing questions about how good it is, and now they have a real touch. >> this is it. if you wanted to say this could be the final at the world cup, the semifinals, this would be it. germany and the u.s. the two best teams. the u.s. has not looked i

japan and their devoted 1945 held out hope they could avoid unconditional surrender by using the good offices that the soviet union to pressure their ally come and the united states. when they declared war on japan the only avenue they have to send short of unconditional surrender was close and it was gaylor for japan at that point. we forget the vital role of soviet diplomacy played. hopkins wanted to clean up his house. roosevelt was dead. maybe some are 45 you get healthy enough that the president needed him, he could call upon him for further missions to the soviet union. hopkins wanted to be high commissioner in germany after the war. this is his real goal and it's fascinating if you look at george marshall becoming secretary of state in the marshall plan, the seeds of this idea really started with hopkins and 44 saying i would love to be in germany after the war doing for germany what we did during the depression. how about a wpa come every agreed and infrastructure ms rebuilding the economic engine of europe. hopkins began to transition and reconstruction in places like germany and france. his ideal job would've been the high commissioner in berlin. he mig

it's been restored in northern japan not far from -- >> do they go to the united states to be no? >> that's a good question. [laughter] but in the space of a year to the oldest went from here devastated in the final battle of the civil war that changed the political landscape just before she left to new haven connecticut. i don't know how many of you have spent time there but she lived in the white house and went to worship at her foster father at the center church and then the spam that she encompassed is literally mind-boggling. >> can you talk about with the education would have been? than the education emphasizes something completely different. >> i think that it's on the individual to express your individual intellect. i chuckled at the most when i studied with she had studied in new haven connecticut. one of the entrance questions on the exam was to categorize the nations of the world in terms of whether they were civilized. you can imagine how she would fill that irony just waiting on her shoulders. it's hard. >> there's so many wonderful characters in your book. i love you

the united states is the security guarantor. japan had a passivist constitution. based upon the nuclear umbrella. does that mean we wave the sword over people's head, and threatening nuclear war the way the russians do in the baltics? no, we don't do that. it has a foreign policy contribution. we have to take a more strategic view. the argument that the ambassador is making, you mention chemical weapons used against iran. iran has been, in this day and age, continuing to prop up barb bashar al-assad, as he uses guns. >> chemical weapons iran is against. the u.s. officials know well if iran did not want, bashar al-assad would not agree. >> iran is okay with bashar al-assad bombing with conventional bombs. >> this is it a war. conventional civil war is something else. we are talking about weapons of mass destruction. >> syria - we have lost the embassy in syria and yemen, where the houthis come south. you know, you can be the judge, and your public can be the judge of whether the activities are helpful. we can face criticism and do better. if you are concerned about

heads of state from britain, canada, france, germany, italy japan and the united states are holding talks in a secluded resort housed in a 100-year-old castle. outside the summit, protesters have been met by a massive show of police force, with as many as 20,000 officers deployed for crowd control. thousands of demonstrators took to the streets saturday in the nearby town of garmisch to oppose other issues under discussion, including the transpacific partnership trade deal or tpp, and austerity , measures. this is stop g7 spokesperson benjamin russ. >> it is totally over the top. and one has to see the way we have been walking in the streets and organize ourselves well. the camp was well organized. this massive police presence is totally over the top. juan: on sunday, leaders and reporters had to be shuttled to the g7 talks by helicopter after protesters blocked a main road. today the summit host, german , chancellor angela merkel of germany is seeking endorsement , of goals to limit the increase in global temperatures and to provide financing to countries dealing with the impact of clima

japan. the united states had been a core ally of japan, and yet japan knew nothing about -- mr.an was very upset and they went ahead immediately and had been holding up to normalize relationships. it was interesting in our discussions with the chinese when we first went there kissinger would tell joe and i about the value of the u.s.-japan alliance. if they are worried about japan reviving world war ii themes their best bet was let japan relax under our security efforts. in the initial talks the first couple of trips, joe and i rejected this and said no, you are making japan fat and happy and you ought to get rid of this alliance. discussions can really change people's minds. over time, joe and i admitted that kissinger was right, this was good for china at least for the time being. mao in one of the subsequent meetings, we had five that i was in, scolded nixon and kissinger for hurting relations with japan. he told kissinger, you come here all the time. why don't you go to tokyo? it was an interesting change in their outlook. k.t.: evolution. mr. lord: one last point on taiwan.