japan entered the war. reluctantly despite all the nation's past efforts of trying to achieve peace in east asia. it went hand and hand the cause of the japan nieces were taken by the sort of the -- effect abused. but was quite useful at the time as well. and useful to make them believe themselves they were fight forking the right cause too. i think the marriage was quite strong. who would really want to die for the war? you want to believe that and, if you were ordinary citizens with our much -- [inaudible] information about the china role or about japanese imperialism, i don't think it's hard to imagine how apeopling that narrative might have been. >> it had a kernel of truth to it. it's true, unlike nazi germany, japan was fighting the war against other imperial power. and george was one person who actually criticized the u.s. diplomacy in retrospect and said they should have recognized japanese interests more than they did it was a little late in the game, and but you cannot -- one sort of can understan

yes she was soon a senior vice minister of japan's cabinet office. a us trade representative michael bowman are meeting again on monday in singapore. that's the third in four days of ministerial talks of twelve pacific rim countries. japan in the us on sunday failed to narrow their differences japanese officials likely be pitted their stance that japan can to cut tariffs on five key agricultural goods like rice and wheat. the us side apparently refuse to give in. washington says removing tariffs on all products is a basic principle of the ttp. us officials are also calling for a special measure that would allow them to temporarily raise tariffs on cars. that's it. japanese auto imports rise after the tee pee pee deal was closed and tears are lowered the us i made the request because of pressure from domestic carmakers. but japanese officials wouldn't budge. because varied us counterparts are compromising on farm tariffs. japan's economy in the third quarter grew slightly less than initially reported. officials at the cabinet office say the latest fig

so japan didn't have an exit plan. the fact that the japanese war was -- japan didn't have an exit plan and it was because of roosevelt's intervention and peace making that japan got away. >> and the japanese almost went bankrupt. they were bailed out by a banker in new york who escaped from russia and wasn't a friend of the russians so helped them. and white russians introduced them to the protocols and they put the two together and said we have to keep the jews on our side. and that is why they refused to hand over the jews to the nazis. >> i think we are getting close to question time. but the last question, i think i am right to saying pearl harbor has become a mythical equation. and in japan when people think of world war ii pearl harbor is not the first thing that comes to mind. >> i think hiroshima and nagasaki would be the first thing to come to mind. but the bombings and that experience dies hard as well. but then it has been almost 70 years, nearly 70 years since the end of the war, and that sort of collectiv

abe said japan would continue its financial contribution. >>> auto sales are surging in japan, and it's not just a abenomics behind the sudden boom. >> they're definitely loosening the pursestrings of consumers here in japan. there's more to it than two people buying cars. new car sales in japan rose in november for the third straight month. many people are rushing to buy vehicles before a planned consumer tax hike next april. industry groups say more than 457,000 vehicles were sold last month, up 16% year on year. honda's sales surged about 48%. nissan showed a gain of more than 15% and toyota 1.5%. officials of the japan automobile dealers association say sales increased as automakers rolled out new models. they predict that the uptrend is likely to continue for a while. >>> japan's minister for negotiating the transpacific partnership free trade pact has fallen ill. he was driving to seal a deal by year end, but officials say he's likely to stay in hospital for a few days. the economic revitalization minister felt unwell on monday at a crucial juncture for the talks. amari met michae

china says they are way too far from japan to really be part of japan. japan says, look, we administered them for decades, they're ours. >> what's the latest in this round of escalation that's been happening? china sent fighter jets to make sure the japanese and u.s. jets in that air space aren't going there? >> japan has been administering the islands. china said they claim them as their own. what china has done is it has declared a defense identification zone that incorporates the islands, essentially into the security of china. anybody who flies through there must submit a flight path agreement to china. they must also identify themselves well in advance and they must do whatever china says they must do in the air. if you're flying in and they say take a left, you take a left. u.s. says no way. they flew b-52s without signaling they would do that. japan has done the same thing, south korea has done the same thing. commercial carriers are being more cautious. some in asia started submitting their flight plans to china, even though that's seen by the na

and japan, just as taylor had wanted. >> we are now registering her fund as an npo in japan with major help from the ambassador. the next time, we have lots of things that we'd like to do. we try and listen to what is needed. we really want to focus on exchange and scholarships, so i expect we'll, you know, keep the relationships with the people that we have and the people that we meet and come back and work together on things that will help. >> taylor was a very soft spoken, energetic young woman who had a lot of dreams. one of her dreams was to come to japan and to teach english, and she was much like a japanese person. she had a quiet personality. she was courteous, she was kind to others. she loved it here. she traveled all around the country. she went to all the festivals, knew a lot of people. not just american people, but she met a lot of japanese people and made friends with them. we want to keep our daughter's memory alive, and it's building a bridge between our two countries, and that was a dream of taylor's, to be connected to japan and have japan connected with the united s

he urged japan to face its role in history. stefan ziebert is the spokesperson for chancellor angela merkel. he said all nations must face up to their role in the horrible events of the 20th century. he said an honest acknowled it future with former foes. ♪ >> this song is about a girl who died as a result of the atomic bombing in hiroshima. the day the paper cranes fly is not as popular outside of japan, but recently people in australia started singing it. and credit goes to a man who spent much of world war ii in a japanese army prison camp. nhk world has the story. ♪ >> reporter: brisbane, northeastern australia. recently, local children sang "the day the paper cranes fly." 81-year-old neo begley is responsible for having australians sing this japanese song. begley's parents were missionaries. he was born and raised in china. during world war ii, he spent 3 1/2 years in a japanese army prison camp. after the war, he went back to australia, angered by painful memories of the cold, the hunger, and the death of friends. 18

states has encouraged japan to have a more aggressive more muscular shall we say foreign and military policy and china of course as you say wants to have a foreign policy that is common with its economic strength that's growing economic strength so we see these two tigers on the mountain as the expression goes in the asia realm and the united states really is caught in the middle of it doesn't really want to tangle with china and at the same time it has to support its ally japan but it's mostly a bystander role that it's playing john if i can stay with you that it's very interesting how you phrase this because the weakest link of american foreign policy in the pacific is its allies potentially because what it the japanese wanted to be more aggressive the filipinos the south koreans go on and on this is it's of to kerry's position for the united states to be put in because he wants to be quote unquote neutral but not everyone in the region wants the united states to be neutral and then because of these treaty commitments the united states may find itself having to do something that it

japan's trade numbers for november are due out on wednesday in october the balance remained in the red for the sixteenth straight month. imports surged about twenty six percent year on year due in part to rising crude oil prices. finally the bank of japan will start its policy board meeting on thursday the central bank will announce the results of the policy review on friday in november at the panel decided to maintain easy monetary policy. the boj has been trying to pull the country out of a long period of deflation. some people with an old fashioned entrepreneurial spirit have turned to social networking and are using it to develop a new business model. in initial meps individuals market their skills and assets directly to others over the internet's they're contributing to something called the sharing economy we get more from nhk world john allen's ordeal. granted he is a cook and food researcher living in oakland california. although she contributes to cookbooks and works in restaurants. her income is irregular. so she uses the space in her apartment and her call an airy skills to b

maybe because i spent half my life in china and half in japan. i want to preserve the subtlety, while also adding new actions and bold ideas. skb >> reporter: arai came to japan in 1988 to study traditional japanese dance. arai was enchanted by the subtle colors of the kimonos the dancers wore. to learn more about how those colors were created, she visited traditional dyeing workshops around japan. arai learned the industry is in decline, as fewer people is taking up the dyers' time-honored craft. >> translator: it would be really sad if this craft disappeared. good things can't be made simply in one or two days. i began to wonder if there was something i could do. >> reporter: arai came up with the idea of reviving classic dyeing techniques by using them in her designs. in 2008, she launched her own brand featuring colors and motifs inspired by japanese tradition. arai's unique designs with their eastern feel made a big splash last year when she debuted at the paris collection. arai wants to make clothes combining traditional craftsmanship with

it calls for a review of japan's ban on arms exports. the new defense guidelines map out a course of action to beef up protection of remote islands in the southwest. they say the self defense forces should have amphibious capabilities so it can recapture islands in case a foreign nation invades, and they say the government will work with the private sector to strengthen transport capabilities in the area. the guidelines also state the sds will add another f-15 fighter jet unit to okinawa and deploy an early warning aircraft unit and u.s. osprey transport aircraft. government officials plan to endorse the strategy and guidelines as early as next tuesday. >>> antigovernment protesters in thailand demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra continue to surround her office on wednesday. we're following the story in bangkok. >> 40 days have passed before the thai lower house passed an amnesty bill many say was to allow thaksin shinawatra to return from self imposed exile. the bill was rejected by opposition lawmakers, but the situation s

i know we are determined to attack japan's territorial and waters and airspace. lower house adopted the symbol of resolution the previous day. javanese defense witness the key to legal then i am the philippines secretary of defense bullpen gaffney and have agreed to work together in dealing with china as well total ban on driving mom the mom so thankful today that the senate to pass calif accept china's change of the state the school. gavin seven in the philippines have expressed its own consent the move creates conditions in the region. all of them told reporters before concluding his holding to the committee to issue a strong message to china. i think and speak with phone calls. the plaintiff to see where it all into tennessee about. on some tiny little that i will inspect any activities by japan self defense force's online pr and hit hard by a typhoon last month. some of the freedoms of taking to the streets to pay tribute to adelaide's lead of nails combined off crowds of people gathered from ali's son of a morning in a month to allow square and jonas by the

some of the u s marines currently stationed in okinawa japan are expected to be sent to the island of guam the transfer is meant to ease the burden on okinawa the southern prefecture hosts the majority of u s military facilities in japan the senate has been blocking funding related to the transfer in fiscal two thousand and fourteen which began in october but the armed services committees of both chambers agreed on the contents of the national defense authorize they should act for the current fiscal year. they approved an expenditure and eighty six million dollars. the bill includes a clause maintaining a freeze on past budgets by japan and the us on spending related to the transfer the freeze would stay in place until all construction plans for bases on guam are submitted. sources say part of the freeze has been lifted us officials estimate the transfer will cost eight point six million dollars japan will contribute about a third of that about the us plan aims to start the transfer of marines in their early twenties twenties eight major american technology companies have joined the u

yasukuni shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal after world war ii. able did not visited the shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, nor did he go on august 15, the day japan marks the end of world war ii. >> translator: i showed my utmost respect and admiration to those who sacrificed their precious lives for japan. i also prayed that they would rest in peace. >> abe also said he visited another shrine in the same compound. he said he paid his respects to all the people of the world who have died in wars. >> translator: there is criticism based on a misunderstanding that visiting yasukuni is an act that honors war criminals, but my intention was to report what i have done for the last year to those who sacrificed their lives for their country. i also wanted to show my commitment to bringing about a peaceful world where people will never again have to suffer in wars. i have no intention of hurting the feelings of the

over japan's senkaku islands as if it were its own. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. it says china's declaration is a grave infringement of japan's territorial sovereignty. the resolution says the air zone restricts freedom of flight over the high seas. it also says the air zone will heighten tension over the east china sea and undermine peace and stability in the asia pacific region. >> translator: japan will closely cooperate with the united states and other countries to calmly and resolutely deal with china's attempt to change the status quo by force. we are determined to protect japan's territorial land, waters, and air space. >> the lower house adopted a similar resolution the previous day. >>> japanese defense minister itsunori onodera and the philippine secretary of defense value tear gas mean have agreed to work together in dealing with china's air zone. owed theira arrivedunday for a two-day visit. he said japan cannot accept change of the status quo. gazmin said the philippines had expressed its own co

japan will also set up a new fund for singapore. a decision by the fed could prompt investors to pull their money out of emerging economies, and that could possibly trigger excessive fluctuations in financial markets. japan wants to head off such developments by expanding or creating these swap agreements. finance minister taro aso says the association of southeast asian nations is crucial for japan. >>> malaysian prime minister has called on japanese businesses to invest more in southeast asia. he's seeking to help integrate their economies. he spoke at a meeting of businesspeople in tokyo ahead of a special summit between japan and asean. he noted that the plan for the integration of the ten asean economies has been making steady progress. these countries are trying to abolish tariffs and liberalize investment and services. >> our vision is to transform@region into a single market with a population of over 600 million and an integrated production base. >> he pointed out that the preparations for the integration happen mostly compl

has in store for japan. no training in japan for the emperor's birth today. what are we seeing? >> you can see clearly, the u.s. foundation is pretty robust since the big forecast. i am pretty bullish about the forecast. forecast.aise the they are certainly bullish. the communication from federal reserve about tapering. a good foundation. china is extremely volatile today. it is slightly higher than the last half an hour or hour fell by nearly 1%. of losses. day consecutive losses. the longest losing streak since 1991. once again back up. it is regained declines, a clue a bounceback. red,ey do close in the it'll be the 12th straight day of losses. 22 years. zero point 67%. you have a key we are there as well. it is down. malaysia and japan is closed for the emperor's birthday. turnaround of china by the way. it is slightly higher today. the health care. pie chart isna's pretty bleak. down bygy and also eight percent. the stock with returns of 1.5%. your media down. the key today. look at that. up by seven .2%. china tv media up. chena -- china universe publishing up for the look

they tested a system with japan's help. the system enables countries to share information on what kind of assistance they can offer. southeast asia is prone to natural disasters from earthquakes, tsunami, and typhoon, to high tides. they need to get measures in place to deal with these calamities. as the region takes on the global economy, the need for regional cooperation in times of disaster becomes all the more important. nhk world, aceh. >>> the devastating tsunami of 2004 also hit the west coast of thailand, killing more than 8,000 people. nine years on, survivors are afraid of another disaster, and they have little faith in the country's tsunami warning system. nhk world has the report. >> reporter: panga province was among the hardest hit areas in southern thailand. many visitors and foreign visitors were among the casualties. even after nine years, it's not bad to normal. about one-third of the population has moved, fearing another disaster. hundreds of warning towers are set up along the coast. they are meant to en

of japan japan claims sovereignty over the tactician islands south korea controls them. south korean foreign ministry spokesperson told tale accuse japan of making unjustified territorial claims he said it's regrettable that japan continues to do so. despite repeated calls by south korea to stop. he also said it's unacceptable that japan calls for better ties while ignoring the historical issues. i know. north koreans have been marking the anniversary of the death of their former leader kim jong il died two years ago state television broadcast images of the memorial ceremony in pyongyang the son and successor of the former leader kim jong we sat on the podium flanked by other leaders sitting next to him was spent sitting next to kim was cheered me on an the director of the general political department of the army. he is said to be playing a larger role in the leadership style and execution of the leaders. i call a town suntec last week john was the former vice chairman of the national defense commission. humility we will raise high the workers' parties with planting and

japan maintains the sink. iowans are inherent part of japanese cherry cherry in terms of history and teaching us now on the early years in tokyo have for me though that neely declan to be a seek and accept that. they were called on their attorneys counterparts to receive meets on thursdays they seem like the one that down for a number of reasons. thusar i can deal with japan marimeelf defense force says. in response to internal pressure. chinese navy. he's always up each on top. in course not. cologne the two of leadership post to all. a lot of true on show at the home. chinese tea of course prison the kind of go missing. chinese people barnes has said. chinese leaders also made the menu because they are trying to be on equal critique with the united states. he says they now want to make a shield. the focus of the us by president joe biden's recent trip to east asia other senior officials in the obama administration say they won't allow china to unilaterally change the status quo. a problem adding that the chi

japan should rethink the role of its armed forces. china's declaration this week in an air defense zone over the east china sea is making the discussion urgent. >> japan's hawkish prime minister shinzo abe has been pushing mps to change the passivist constitution. long-term guidelines will be introduced in december and a security council will meet after joe biden's visit. some hope it will herald a new stage in joe biden's visit >> translation: the united states took action against china's reckless behaviour. it could make our relationship closer, establishing the relationship fit for true allies. >> the timing couldn't come at a more opportune time. some say it is pushing existing barriers. >> translation: until recently china did not possess the capability to challenge the status quo. in recent years the military has grown in power, which i think is why china challenges the order. the challenges in the china sea is an example. >> the challenge is how to play their hand as china gives out mixed signals over the air defense zone. >> c

between japan's air, ground, and martime self defense forces. they say units should be more mobile, and they say japan should enhance its deterrence and response capabilities by securing necessary and specific power. specifically, they call for an amphibious brigade. the unit would quickly respond to remote islands and take them. the guidelines say they'll be equipped with 52 amphibious vehicles, destroyers, and fighter aircraft. the package calls for 17 osprey tilt rotor aircraft, three drones, and 99 combat vehicles. the aim is to strengthen mobility and surveillance activities. the guidelines say japanese leaders should assess their capability to respond to north korea's ballistic launch activities, towards a shift in policy that would allow them to strike enemy bases. >>> retired sdf lieutenant general yamaguchi says the guidelines are designed to try to create a unified defense force. >> sources have been working really hard, jointly operating is easy to say, but how to implement, we have still a long way to go. >> professor yamaguchi says

that report said japan's economy was in a mild deflationary phase. japan's core consumer price index excluding fresh fruits in october marked the fifth straight month of year on year gains. the report will stress that japan continues to make progress in getting out of deflation the economic recovery and the weaker yen are pushing up prices the december report is due out on tuesday. gold prices plunged overnight in the us commodity markets that follows the federal reserve's decision to scale back its massive monetary stimulus program. gold futures prices fell below twelve hundred dollars an ounce for the first time in six months on the new york commodity exchange. that's down more than three percent from wednesday. micah claire has sold gold futures as they're concerned investment funds will which flow out of the market following the fed's decision. gold prices had been falling on the back of an economic recovery in the us and speculation about a tapering of the fed's ongoing program now that the tapering has become a reality. economists say investors

so many don't know the crimes japan committed in the wartime. turning to the dprk now the country's as its once numbered to be done sometime has been sentenced to death and executed the new deal fisher news agency reports that john was executed on the state immediately off to the special ministry tribunal convicted him of committing unforgivable crimes is that john had commits its hideous crimes such as attempting to overthrow the state bought or sold to the intrigues and despicable maggots with a wild ambition to grab disappear and power of the policy and state the sixty seven year road with the ongoing role of the countries to the vet can go on. he said as vice chairman of the national defense commission on the circuitry of the ruling was this auntie administration department the political bureau of the weapons policy strip to jennifer lopez and tiny toes for the anti policy outcomes the revolution we crawl and often meet in on sunday the politic is it gonna be using his power and challenging the sole leadership system. the doses that john had

sea effect snowfall across much of the sea of japan pushing on shore along the sea of japan coastline there. some areas over hokkaido, pretty incredible amount of snow over the last several days. this is adding more of the white stuff. elsewhere staying dry, cor yarks china, high pressure dominating here. that's doing to move farther east. that will shut off sea effect snow machine on wednesday. high extending further south still sparking up rain showers here into the philippines over towards the malaysian peninsula as well. one thing will be happening. you see energy, rainfall on the eastern seaboard on the philippines, still bring a risk of flooding. thursday and friday that's doing to carry north, could be impacting much of japan later in the week. sunshine skies, partly cloudy skies in tokyo. high of 3 in beijing, shanghai getting to the double digits on wednesday. see what's going on in the americas where earlier this week and into the week we were talking about severe weather across much of the u.s. tornadoes, freezing rain, heavy snowfall, just a mixed bag of precipitation. now

. >>> japan and the u.s. will move ahead with a controversial plan to relocate an american base in okinawa after winning approval from the prefecture's governor. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un has used state-run media more frequently than his father in an apparent attempt to enhance his authority. >>> and, remembering mao. we visit a restaurant in beijing where people look back and reflect on life under the founding father. >>> japanese and u.s. leaders have spent nearly two decades trying to renegotiate an american base in okinawa, but widespread opposition stalled the move and strained relations. now the governor of okay noinaw given the go ahead. nhk world's tomoko kamata has the details. >> reporter: prime minister hirokazu nakaima explained he still wants the base to be moved out of okinawa eventually, but he said for now this is the best deal. >> translator: we have decided that the project complies with environmental protection measures and meets the relevant standards. so, we decided to approve t

this is the largest species of deer native to japan. growing up to two meters in length and over one hundred fifty kilograms in weight. population of wild hokkaido sheep and deer has been growing out of control causing severe damage to crops. so project has been launched to transfer access due to past years and praise them for their meat here are a student for six to twelve months in conditions which closely replicate their natural environment. deer meat is low in fat and calories and high in protein act with flavor and nutritional value is drawing attention to health the eye lake starting xi to march is liek total. people are out on the frozen surface of the lake. are they camping no ice fishing. during the winter. blake total freezes. people catch japanese smell by cutting a hole in the lakes frozen surface. i know. he smelt are small fish growing to about fifteen centimeters in length fishermen here have caught as many as two hundred of them in a single hour the fish can be tempered fried or marinated the institutional there is anoth

what are your thoughts for japan in 2000 14? >> japan will be difficult. they have a big run. this'll will be a tough one. alongside fourthly a major increase. we are still holding our breath. we will only have indirect exposure through asia. >> thank you for all of that. we looked around the region from china to japan and beyond. thank you for joining us. happy holidays to you. >> had an investment there. up next, more pressure as her opponents vowed to drive her out of office. the latest on the bangkok protests. stay right there. is >> good morning. these are your headlines. let's start things off in the u.s.. the imf is increasingly optimistic on the world's largest economy. christine lagarde says there is a lot more certainty in the u.s. going into next year, increasing the likelihood that they may raise the growth forecast for the country come january when the imf typically revises its forecast. the city releases november features. it is expected to raise to an eight-month high. this comes out at 1 p.m. hong kong singapore time. let's wrap things up in china. the crash cr

my dad started his tour in japan the highlight us japan rotations. he first visited the headquarters of the major ninety firm dna. the company was founded by a female entrepreneur of the local member he spoke with the staff to get their take on what makes a good work environment for women. prime minister ahmed has made it a priority to create more opportunities for women in the workplace as part of his economic growth strategy. my dad also met japan's crown prince. not a people the crown prince expressed his gratitude for us support after northeastern japan was hit by the earthquake and tsunami in march two thousand and eleven i am i authorities in thailand all are trying to defuse protests by people who oppose the prime minister. they're fairly aiming to avoid more violence before the birthday of the king this week. tall pots and a ruler in bangkok as the story. ideally i'm trying a different approach with anti government protest is on tuesday that are nearby caves around the office of the primates standing watching a lot and let them onto the groun

the friction between china and japan. and now introduced new tensions between china and south korea and created the potential for accidents. in the region that could be quite dangerous. it is the tightening of the announcement and the extent of this zone that i think is quite worrisome to the united states as well as the procedures that the chinese have announced that apply to aircraft that are flying through the set and therefore i think that the united states does not expect that china will rescind this zone. i'm wiped i think the us hopes that we can influence how the chinese actually implement these procedures. the circumstances under which they intercept aircraft flying through the zone. i think you will certainly encourage more diplomacy on any specific discussions about confidence building measures up between your forces in particular but also between other parts of the military and law enforcement systems. i think overall. wh the vice president is going to do is encourage a lessening of tensions between china and

his visit to japan and china is viewed as a means to highlight the us japan cooperation and to confirm their next course of action however japan and the usa taking slightly different approaches to china the us state department on friday approved of us commercial airlines providing flight plans to china one traveling through the air defense town major us airlines have also made clear that they will comply with such requests by chinese authorities the japanese government however will continue to ask if that lives not to submit my classic chinese authorities. instead they say biden will also tried to wean japanese support but she made the us goal of concluding a chance to think a partnership the trade agreements by the year and. japanese emperor. i keep still and embrace me to go on down and getting into an imperial couple met with japanese nationals living in the coury. andy also saw something be left behind more than half a century a cow sunday they do come to visit the japanese and as his confidence in that eighty five japanese citizens including some company officials involved in rail

a representative of the japan confederation of a and h bomb suffers organizations. alan kennedy says that he wants her to send a message back to washington. continuing the knee. because of the bombing. people were unable to do the work to pay as human beings. you want the ambassador to tell president obama to come and visit nagasaki. she also emphasize that atomic bombs designed this i striving for a world without nuclear weapons. lawmakers on the u s house and senate times services committees have approved funding for troop shall fully in the asia pacific. some of the us millions currently stationed in okinawa japan are expected to be sent to the island of the guam. as for is meant to ease the burden on okinawa the southern prefecture host the majority of the u s military facilities in japan the senate has been blocking funding related to the transfer. but the armed services committees in both chambers in quito the contents of the national defense authorization act for the current fiscal year. it is the expenditure of eighty six million dollars. the bill includes a

the right wing nationalists, which is still here in japan, is that japan was trapped, was sort of forced into attacking pearl harbor because they were surrounded by western colonial powers. the abcd, my country were involved in this, america, britain -- >> china. >> and the netherlands. and that japan had a perfect right to dissent its interests in east asia and that included its presence in china and someone, and that they were surrounded by western powers who didn't want japan to have its moment in the sun. and so they were driven by economic boycotts and that kind of thing. they had no more choice. they had to do it. and then, of course, we can also talk about that, the americans -- this is the myth again, the americans forced their hand spent right. the abcd encirclement is a somewhat classic explanation for many of the regions. i think kaiser germany world war i, they complained about encirclement very much. i think that was very much on the japanese might as well. the fact that the wartime government made use of that narrative, told you, gave a speech on the day of the pearl harbor

company coming to japan country. innovation takes place where people make face to face interaction and expand their network. it's my sincere hope this incubation center south of catalyst is forcing more and more subcontractor and this center about facility more gross for the bay area and japanese company in the future. congratulations for this grand opening of this incubation center in san francisco. thank you very much (clapping.) okay. we will be moving on to a special ceremony in which digital garage will be presenting 3 donation checks to 3 companies that were mentioned. first of all, i want to get the participants up on stage. mr. mayor ed lee as well as supervisor kim and the japanese gentleman as well as of the representatives of the m pos come to the stage as well. the 3 donation checks are for the hospitality house the asian cup and another one. first of all, the hospital that pistol house through a unique combination of adequacy efforts many homeless people benefit. the cup is for the asian law caucus and t

she is a japan economist at hsbc. thank you so much. anyhis is coming out minute. the expectation is with the large manufacturers. it will be at the highest level since 2007. what do you think? >> has this contributed to the success of abenomics? >> it has helped weaken the yen. is in the stimulus third quarter. it is an environment where exports are still turning weekly because of the global demand. >> what is the worst-case scenario in terms of what the economy is going to have to face? >> it is relatively smooth sailing. the only real significant risk factor is another slowdown in the overseas economy. the question is what happens after. that is a bigger risk. the big risk here is that the tax hike will create a sharp and prolonged slowdown in consumption. >> what about the effect of the sales tax on the corporate angle. what is the head? >> it will focus on the household sector. they have also put about 1% of gdp. most is going to corporate. >> this is a big week for all the central banks. if you look at the doj,

japan entered the war. reluctantly despite all the nation's past efforts of trying to achieve peace in east asia. it went hand and hand the cause of the japan nieces were taken by the sort of the -- effect abused. but was quite useful at the time as well. and useful to make them believe themselves they were fight forking the right cause too. i think the marriage was quite strong. who would really want to die for the war? you want to believe that and, if you were ordinary citizens with our much -- [inaudible] information about the china role or about japanese imperialism, i don't think it's hard to imagine how apeopling that narrative might have been. >> it had a kernel of truth to it. it's true, unlike nazi germany, japan was fighting the war against other imperial power. and george was one person who actually criticized the u.s. diplomacy in retrospect and said they should have recognized japanese interests more than they did it was a little late in the game, and but you cannot -- one sort of can understan

bank of japan officials released the results monday. the report measures confidence among managers at about 10,000 companies nationwide. the sentiment stood at plus 16 points. that's a gain of four points from the previous survey. three months ago, firms' domestic consumption is also raising earnings. officials also said sentiment has strengthened among nonmanufacturers. the index rose six points from the previous survey. the improvement is thanks to last-minute demands on homes. the figure for small manufacturers also rose, entering positive territory for the first time in six years. the index for small nonmanufacturers also turned positive for the first time in more than 21 years. meanwhile, estimated capital investment by large companies for this fiscal year is up 4.6% from the amount they spent last year, but the figure is actually down about a half a percentage point from the previous survey. officials say many companies are still cautious about the economic outlook ahead of that planned consumption tax hike in april. >>> let's get

why, he wants to rearm japan and deny the war crimes that japan committed during the secoworld ii. it may lead japan to a path not netsry. countries in the united states and japan and china are outraged by incense tisty and disregard to history. the prime minister shinzo abe will be dealt with was a neo-chinese fasist because of his visit to the yasukuni shrine. >> if he is viewed as a neo-chinese fasist, how will china react to his visitor. >> china will condemn t the chinese minister has put it straight. the visit has been condemned. most people in the united states who are conscious of the crimes in the world war ii, who bombed the pearl harbour, many british soldiers, australian soldiers and officers will be outraged as we are in china and south korea by a visit to the yasukuni shrine. it's no exaggeration to call shinzo abe a neo-nasie fasists as a disregard to the war-time responsibilities. are we likely to see the reaction play out in other areas. we are seeing tensions over islands claimed by both japan and china. will we see a firm stance in that dispute and others? >> the

japan bought more aircraft from the u.s. and the cost of crude oil and natural gas continues to rise. exports grew both in value and volume but japan did spend more on its imports. >>> a japanese state-backed bank has taken a step towards promoting infrastructure projects by japanese firms. it will provide a loan with favorable terms to a saudi arabian utility. top executives of the japan bank for international cooperation and state-run saudi electricity company signed a lending agreement in tokyo. the bank will team up to offer more than $360 million in loans, that is to help thermal power generation from japanese firms. details of the loan were not disclosed, but officials from the state-backed bank say they have set a lower interest rate in order to ease the utilities burden. that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. let's get a check of the markets. >>> health authorities in hong kong say another strain of bird flu has killed someone. they say a woman in mainland china died earlier this month after contracting the h10

japan even though the trip and that japan is the strongest power in international trade so that the two wheeled open houses so you know never more than forty percent but in indicators korea. the degree of openness is almost a hundred percent seoul korea op is some or all oriented to toe raises so i think this one to be a basic difference between japan and korea from a western scholar in to make sure it does repeat past costly mistakes. well japan to the dispassionate after the prime minister of it the day are the odd kind of been on the following into full fledged of recovery the new policy association of putting out a moan into the system and also in open another box of government investment. so our entire economic recovery in japan is the government going to. but in korea under the new dish or bowl preston park which had been deducted from the porch in the sense that at the center of fish and parks policy does a people it was created for this and that individual private enterprises creative nasa so we can recoup costs of the spirit of business or entrepreneurship and that that is the

japan have sent around 400. they are based in juba building roads, drainage ditches, and other infrastructure. officials with japan's defense ministry say many civilians have fled to the u.n. mission's headquarters. members of japan's team are building sanitary facilities and providing medical care to people seeking shelter. less than three years after its birth, south sudan appears to be descending into tribal violence. jan yamamoto, nhk world. >>> the japanese government is planning to issue less bonds to slash its ballooning debt. ray mean mel guard has more on this. >> thanks, gene, we're talking really big numbers here. the japanese government is putting together the biggest budget on record for fiscal year 2014. the draft budget will total about 95.5 trillion yen, or about $920 billion. the cabinet is expected to approve the budget plan on tuesday. nearly a third of the budget will be used for ballooning social costs for the growing number of senior citizens. spending for public works projects and defense

stand firm with japan as tensions rise? >>> obviously, the website when it was first launched wasn't in tip top shape to say the least. but we have been 24/7 going at it. and now for the vast majority of work users, it's working. most importantly, how people can sign up. >> welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. that was president obama pitching the revamped healthcare.gov to millennial, a group crucial to the success. touting this week's relaunch, pointing to reports of rising enrollment numbers and regrouping to sell the controversial law to a still skeptical public. so is obama care on the road to recovery? let's ask "wall street journal" editorial board member joe raggo. deputy member dan hetinger. and kim strasle. has obama care turned the corner here? >> they'd love to make you think that. what that did is they picked a -- they made a deliberate political decision to fix the part of the website that consumers see. they haven't fexed the so-called back end. this is the information systems that transmi

and japan agreed to move the base elsewhere. many people in okinawa want it moved out of the prefecture. they insist that other areas of japan should share the burden of hosting military bases. u.s. officials have been pushing their japanese counterparts to solve the issue. the relocation is an integral part of their plan to realign their forces in the pacific region. when the current ruling party returned to power last year, its leaders agreed to move the base to nago city. they plan to reclaim some coastal area and build a new base there. abe told the governor that he'll allocate around 3,000 million per year for the next eight years to boost okinawa's economy. abe promised to try to reduce the number of drills by a controversial u.s. aircraft. okinawa residents say the osprey planes pose a safety risk. nakayima said the offer was generous, but he said he'll need a couple of days to decide. >> translator: i've asked the government to resolve many long disputed issues. they are tackling the problems relatively fast, and things

. >> that is today's word on japan. today, thailand is to phase early elections after the prime minister dissolved parliament and her testers returned to the street. what is the atmosphere like now? in central bangkok today, life goes on as business as usual. people are at work. commerce is happening. and life is moving forward. if you go near the government areas of the city where mena -- where many of the main offices are located, it is a different scene. he have thousands of protesters continuing their march toward the government house right now. 19 different protest marches in their way to the government house, even as the prime minister this morning dissolved the country's parliament and called for fresh elections. it is a bid to defuse elections that have been escalating over the past month. remember, this all started about a month ago as those opposition members and supporters decided to protest against the controversial amnesty law which would have granted amnesty to y luk's brother, the former prime minister of

i was on a six day tour of japan china and south korea on tuesday he agreed that japan's prime minister seems ill on that. they won't tolerate china's attempt to unilaterally change the status quo. foreign diplomats around the world continue to try and confirm news that a high ranking political figure may have been ousted from office in north korea. the alec and pyongyang have been getting confirmation that turns suntec the uncle and mentor of currently taking john owen has been stripped of his powers but if true it can be a major political shakeup in the country an hk with scandal. oh come on phil reports. some dickhead served as the vice chair of the powerful national defense commission. time is native to the relay team don't guilt sister anna has widely been seen as a mentor of the younger can often accompanying an important ceremony. but it's legal to get on second time the song tonic may have been dismissed his aides have been executed news broke tuesday. time may no longer be in office the court he would have to master returned to service off itself suggests that if the script of

you are raised tensions with japan's eighbors. they went to yesterday on thursday exactly a year after he took office he said he prayed for the souls of japan's war dead he said he did not mean to hurt the feelings of chinese or south koreans. and that it will come in. it is common practice for leaders going around the world to pray for citizens to die in wars with us. this isn't exactly was nailed on will be done if nothing else. it limits the dental move to mumbai thomas said he will continue to explain his reasoning to people in other countries to try to get them to understand his actions his cabinet has translated the statement into various languages. aye aye police in eleven on are investigating a bombing that left five people dead including a former finance minister at least seventy five people were wounded. er. authorities say a car loaded with explosives blew up in central beirut police and paramedics carried wounded people from the sea former finance minister mohammad the child to was killed in the attack. he was a leadin

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