venture capitalist yamamoto says the i.e using the so-called dp learning technology to meet changing stomer demand. >> they have this combination of the crowd and cutting-edge technology. that is a secret. >> reporter: but there are concerns over the unprecedented size and influence of the companies. lawsuits have been launched in the u.s. against facebook and google for stifling competition. the eu has also been cracking down on i.t. giants for allegedly abusing their market dominance. meanwhile, yamamoto says japan has the opportunity to take part in today's fast-moving digital business environment due to its own unique data. >> tokyo is a biggest city in the world. if they can't use this massive data in tokyo, they can have one of the best in the world. they have the potential to grow. they need to brush up or acquire the cutting edge technology from outside. >> reporter: like the rest of the world, the pandemic has accelerated japan's online shift, including remote working. the government is pushing to establish a new d

i'm yamamoto miki, in tokyo. a day after a mob of president supporters stormed congress, lawmakers say donald trump is responsible. they are nandi demanding he be removed from office in his final days of his presidency. >> by inciting sedition, as he did yesterday, he must be removed from office. while it's only 13 days left, any day could be a horror show for america. >> pelosi, a democrat, has asked vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment. that would enable trump's own cabinet to oust him from the country's top job. pelosi suggested congress begin impeachment proceedings for a second time. some republican governors and lawmakers are, also, calling for trump's removal. secretary of transportation, elaine chao, said she will resign, calling wednesday's event dramatic and spiral avoidable. trump supporters smashed their way into the capitol building, and disrupted a joint session of congress to certify president-elect joe biden's election selectry. four people died on the capitol grounds and 68 peop

i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. we start this hour here in georgea.resident-elect joe biden's democratic party is hoping to gain control of the senate for the first time in years. polling stations were set to begin closing at 7:00 p.m. local time although many people opted for voting during the pandemic. if democrats win both races it will allow kamala hair torris tt the vote. it could block biden's legislative agenda. the democrats maintain control of the house in the november elections. >> especially because to have control of the senate it's a great big deal, yes. it's a big deal for all american people. >> biden called for democratic support at a rally in atlanta on monday. he once again criticized trump's handling of the coronavirus and wants to speed up vaccinations. >> he spends time whining and complaining than doing something about the problem. i don't know why he still wants the job. he doesn't want to do the work. >> trump also held a rally in the state attacking biden and stoking fears over the democrats' immigration policy. >> they'll thr

i'm yamamoto in tokyo. we begin with kay otherics scenes in washington. supporters of president trump have stormed the capitol building. the mob stormed past police barricades to the enter the seat of american government, occupying the balcony and waving flags. protesters broke into lawmakers' offices. u.s. media say one woman was shot and later suck condom cumb injuries. national guard troops have been deployed to help secure the area. he called the development a fine of national democracy under threat. >> at this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault. unlike anything we've seen in modern times. and it must end now. i call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward. >> trump had called for a massive protest in the capital on wednesday. but he has now released a video message asking the crowd to ghoem and repeating his baseless claims of voter fraud. >> i know your pain, i know your hurt. hadn electio that wa stolen fm us. it w a landslideeltion and everyone kno it eecially but y haveo goome now. we haveo have pee.

i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. >>> there's new evidence that a more contagious strain of the coronavirusspreading within japan. authorities confirmed monday that several people here have contracted a variant strain first discovered in the u.k. without traveling there.

i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. we start this hour here in georgea.lect joe biden's democratic party is hoping to gain control of the senate for the first time in years. polling stations were set to

i'm yamamoto miki, in tokyo.y after a mob of president supporters stormed congress, lawmakers say donald trump is responsible. they are nandi demanding he be removed frff

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i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. with a renewed fight against the coronavirus in the united states. president joe biden rolled out a dramatic policy shift on his first full day on the job. he plans to strengthen antiinfection rules and ramp up vaccine rollout, which he calls

i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo.in the united states where on wednesday joe biden is set to be sworn in as the country's 46th president. biden has touched down in the capital calling at a time for unity when the country remains

i'm yamamoto in tokyo. we begin with kay otherics scenes in washington.porters of president trump have stormed the capitol building. the mob stormed past police barricades to the enter the seat of american

i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. in washington where the sun has set on joe biden's inauguration day. the 46th u.s. president is bringing swift changes to the white house, signing a series of executive actions on day one. earlier he addressed his country's deep political divisions amid a