and japan. a friend of mine who was in a recent conference in japan on the cyprus tree side said they came away from that conference i this is the single biggest problem is the stove piping and the impediments to information sharing between u.s. industry, u.s. government, japanese industry and japanese government. this is a bit off-topic but something always hates to be in the back of peoples minds, and that is licensed production is pernicious. to any aspiration to great a competitive, globally competitive defense industrial base. licensed production is stalin would approve. but does not inject capitalism discipline into the defense base, and until that discipline at that competitive search comes into the japanese defense base it will be tough to make globally competitive products. here are some prescriptions on how to rethink some of these problems. first thing is industrial security protection of ip must be key pillars of the future obvious japan defense relationship. this includes both the j

actually it's located along the sea of japan and this part of japan experiences very very strong winds, especially in the winter months. but today in particular we've seen some incredibly strong winds coming from the south. >> the central government set up a liaison unit to deal with the fan. >>> people in japan are calling a milestone. the u.s. has returned 4,000 hectares of land in okinawa. locals are uneasy. the land the u.s. returned is half of the morning training area, the biggest military training site in okinawa. the two governments agreed on the return in 1996. it's the largest plot the u.s. has handed back since it stop governing the prefecture in 197. about 70% of all japanese land used by the u.s. mail tear will still sb in okinawa. the land that the u.s. is returning has elheld la pads. oak gnaw's burden of hosting bases will be lighter. they held a ceremony to mark the it. he wants the u.s. to stop using the ospreys. people who live nearby are unea uneasy. an osprey was badly destroyed when it ditched in shallow water last week. japanese officials briefed local residents

we really need to change this that mentality in japan or things will never improve. >> japan's brutal working culture has cost about 200 deaths a year. most of the victims suffer heart attacks, strokes or take their own lives. two years ago the health ministry formed a special unit to counter the rising deaths but it has had little effect. measures designed to reduce overtime have been delayed. for 25 years companies were worried measures would make them less flexible. as part of the campaign the health ministry organizes meetings to educate the public about the risks posed. to hundred 50led kilometers to attend this meeting in tokyo. of son became a victim corrosion. my son committed suicide because of his working conditions. his manager harassed him even though he was a very hard worker. people need to know what happened to him to prevent it from happening again. people attending the meeting here about several tragic cases. this one describes how her daughter, a young employee committed suicide as a result of the stress brought on by overwork. her case made headlines in japan and ar

armies, japan's navy, japan's air forces, japan's full power to wage war. ♪ [applause] >> senators and representatives, i have the distinguished honor of presenting the president of the united states. president roosevelt: vice president, speaker, members of the senate and the house of representatives. yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. the united states was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific. indeed, one hour after japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the american island of oahu, the japanese ambassador to the united states and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent american message. and while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack. it will be recor

japan. it would take them 12 days to get to hawai'i, little over 3,000 miles. and during those 12 days, the united states was collecting clues of one kind or another that something big was about to happen. i mention we knew that japanese forces were moving towards the southwest pacific. we knew that from chinese codes -- commercial ships. very hard for japan to mask this moment. we never knew about the advancing fleet that is also part of this military offensive. during those days there was considerable effort accumulating that something was about to happen. in fact, if i might, 75 years ago today, december 4th is when washington formally warned its outposts on guam to start burping secret documents and destroying the code machines. that's how much we anticipated something was going to happen. along the way, of course, judgments were made, decisions were made, many cases incorrect ones, and the result was the end of that period, december 7th. >> host: was the fact it happened at pearl harp h

japan has hosted several of the events in the past. in 2005, an expo in the prefecture attracted more than 22 million people from around the world. the meeting confirmed a plan to compile a draft report by next march that is necessary before osaka can officially file its candidacy. >>> japan's retail giant eon is hoping a newly renovated outlet in central tokyo will mark the beginning of a turnaround for the store. it was the flagship store of a leading japanese supermarket chain. the first floor opened on friday. the renovated store is targeting working mothers and senior citizens. the lineup of perishable food products has been expanded and a food court has been added where shoppers can dine and relax. the building was once the flagship store of daiye, the most profitable japanese supermarket of the 1970s and '80s. during its heyday, annual sales reached about $170 million. but with growing competition, sales at daiye stores around the country declined. last year, they became a wholly owned company of eon. department stores in genera

this is the solemn vow we the people of japan have taken. since the war, we have created a free and democratic country that values the rule of law and we have resolutely upheld our vow never again to wage war. we, the people of japan, will continue to uphold this unwavering principle while harboring quiet pride in the path we have walked as a peaceloving nation since the war ended. to the souls of the servicemen an internal rest -- to the souls of the servicemen who lie in eternal rest aboard the uss arizona, to the american people, and to all of the people around the world, i pledge that unwavering vow here as the prime minister of japan. yesterday at the marine corps base in hawaii, i visited the memorial marker for an imperial japanese navy officer. he was a fighter pilot who was hit during the attack on pearl harbor and on returning to this aircraft carrier, he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site where his fighter plane crashed. it was u.s. servicemen who had been on the receiving end of his a

japan entered the war. reluctantly despite all the nation's past efforts of trying to achieve peace in east asia. it went hand-in-hand with this larger regional asian peace, the cause of the japanese taken sort of by in the end, and in effect, abused, but it was quite useful at the time as well. and useful to make them believe themselves they were fight fighting -- they were fighting for the right cause too. i think the marriage was quite strong. who would really want to die for the wrong cause? you want to believe that, and it you are ordinary citizens did not have much access to real information about the china role or about japanese imperialism, i don't think it's hard to imagine how appealing that narrative might have been. ian buruma: it had a kernel of truth too of course. it's true, unlike nazi germany, japan was fighting a war against other imperial powers. and george kennedy, the one person who actually criticized the u.s. diplomacy in retrospect and said they should have recognized japanese intere

for japan and the rest of asia? >> obviously japan is very well geared toward a stronger u.s. growth and a lot of, you know, earnings comes from the united states, so a weaker yen as we saw from the latest tankan readings is a tailwind to sentiment which could boost nonmanufacturing sector in time. for emergie ining markets and emerging asia in general, it's a more complicated story. some of these countries are more vulnerable to increases in dollar funding rates and i think also the concern overall in the region is increased trade protectionism and how that might affect export earnings so japan relatively speaking is in a good spot, but we do have some caution for e.m. asia. >> i see. and how would the fed's move to hike rates, how would that affect, or influence, the policies at the bank of japan? >> well, i think the bank of japan is, frankly, quite happy with market developments so far. we think they're going to hold onto their, you know, long-term and short-term rate targets for the foreseeable future and keep monetary policy unchanged. i think if the dollar continues to

this is a solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. and since the war we have created the free and democratic country that values the rule of law and has resolutely upheld our vow never again to wage war. we, the people of japan, will continue to uphold this unwavering principle while honoring the quiet pride in the past that we have worked as a peace-loving nation over the 70 years since the war ended. when the war ended and japan was a nation in burnt-out ruins, as far as the eye could see, suffering under abject poverty, it was the united states that sent us food to eat and clothes to wear. the japanese people managed to survive and make their way towards the future, thanks to the sweaters and milk sent by the american people. and it was the united states that opened up the path for japan to return to the international community once more after the war. under the leadership of the united states, japan, as a member of the free world, was able to enjoy peace and prosperity. the good will and assistance you extended to us japanese, the

japan which is bringing rough weather today. in fact there have been tornado advisories put in place across parts of the pacific coastline just toward the south of tokyo. heavy rainfall, winds could be gusting up to 120 kilometers per hour at times across the pacific coast of japan. if you are traveling today, bring an umbrella with you at the very least, there's diagnose going to be some heavy rain. warm air ahead of it. cold air diving in behind it. the classic winter weather setup will be in play. and even over towards sapporo. temperatures will be dropping, snow there for you. nagano as well. rain changing to snow. also if you are in tokyo, i know today it feels pretty warm out there. dropping down to more average temperatures. same in kyoto. a lot of people like to travel there during the new year's holiday. it's looking pretty decent but it's gng to feel muc more wiike, temperaturen sickngle dsingle digits. rough weather ontario towards quebec. blizzard conditions wer felt into bismarck and across north dakota. poor gentle

vow that we,olemn the people of japan, have taken. since the war we have created a , free and democratic country that values the rule of law and has resolutely upheld our vow never again to wage war. we the people of japan will continue to uphold this unwavering principle while harboring quiet pride in the walked as a peaceloving nation in the last 70 years since the war ended. to the souls of the servicemen who lie in a eternal rest above the uss arizona, to the american people, and to all peoples around the world, i pledge that unwavering vow here as the prime minister of japan. yesterday, at the marine corps base, i visited the memorial marker for an imperial japanese navy officer. he was a fighter pilot by the the name of commander fusata in pearl harbor. instead of returning to his aircraft carrier, he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site his fighter plane crashed. it was u.s. servicemen who had been on the receiving end of his attack. applauding the bravery of the dead pilot, they erec

japan in november. that's a record high for the month. the figure brings the total number of foreign t tourists fr january to november to a record of 22 million. the increase is due mainly to visits by large cruise ships from china and more flights from south korea. >>> japan's transport ministry has set aside funds to encourage airlines and smaller airports to attract more foreign tourists to regional areas. it will provide financial incentives for three years to airlines that launch or increase services to regional hubs. >>> regional train service in japan is working to get business back on track. that's because fewer commuters are using them as thehe populatn ages. so operators are offering something different sightseeing trains for leisure trips. >> reporter: sightseeing trains are making their way across japan. there are more than 100 different types. >> translator: we'll have good memories. >> reporter: many offer special services like meals made with local ingredients prepared by top ranked chefs

armies, japan's navy, japan's air forces, japan's war japan's whole power to wage war. >> to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, the national park service and u.s. navy will host a ceremony wednesday in hawaii. at the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c., senator mccain is the keynote speaker. c-span cameras will be there and can watch the ceremonies here on american history t.v. on saturday, december 10, beginning 9:30 a.m. eastern. american history t.v., only on c-span 3. >> so i decided to spend much time on the grant. i spent a week at west point, trying to understand how this could finish 21st out of 39 at west point. sometimes viewed a these biographers as historical, intellectual lightweight. himself, i must apologize. i spent all my time reading novels. night, ronald wright talks about the life and career of the 18th u.s. president, in latest book, "the life of ulysses s. grant." >> he could be in a meeting one day, he said to them, i look forward to the day when you can in aon a railroad car, eat restaurant, when you can do so along with every other

-japan dialogue? walk us through some discussions it would open. >> this is why leadership is needed on the review process, when we look closely on the review process after five dialogue? years, there will not already be enough data to know whether countries are implemented their policies. the first round will be a safe review process will -- where it is more procedural than substantive but this is why we need countries to show how it is done because there is no scenario by which 190 countries will agree on a consensus decision. you will not get consensus around things that are very complicated and difficult where there will be some significant number of countries that do not want the mechanism to work, they do not want the mechanism to be intrusive, saudi arabia and russia, can you imagine them agreeing to an intrusive form of review system, it may happen eventually but it needs to start with demonstration. where countries are pledging not to make their best efforts and i m if we do not have leadersh

the japan productivity center says out of the group of seven, industrialized nations japan came last. labor productivity is a measure of the quantity of goods and services that workers produce within a given time. analysts say japan's low ranking is partly due to slow progress and service industries that are streamlining their operation. they also point to japan's long work hours. >>> let's take a look at our global economic calendar for the week. on tuesday, the bank of japan ends a two-day meeting with its last policy decision of the year. the same day the japanese government announces its economic growth projection for the next fiscal year. on thursday, japan's cabinet is due to give the officicial go ahead to the budget plan for fiscal 2017. the same day we'll get the figures for u.s. durable goods orders for november. >>> every week we ask specialists to share their view on the week. in today's edition of expert view, we ask martin shultz for his outlook on the up coming policy decision by the bank of japan. decided to raise key intrast rate last week. first hike in a key. shultz

precipitation mainly focused on the northern portion of japan. everything else looking relatively calm. 5 in beijing on saturday and looking at cloudy conditions. i want to also show you what's coming up for the weekend in japan. notice temperatures moderating just a bit by monday. look at the possibility of snow sapporo into nagano. we have a cyclonic storm expected to intensify moving to the north slowly at 10 kilometers per hour. it will be in the open waters during most of the w weekend. we havave to go into theirstst part of next week before it actually impacts land on the eastern coast of india, towards the central areas. until then, relatively calm. as it gets closer around monday or so, that's when we're going to see the rain starting to pick up. meanwhile, looking at what's happening over europe, we do have a significant low pressure system spinning out over the atlantic. that's driving in a cold front and a deck of clouds into the british isles. that's going to bring a chance for clouds and rainfall depending on where you are. much drie

china, in japan. so we cannot save the species without joint cooperation. >> he said he wants city dwellers including tokyoites to understand the importance of biodiversity. >>> let's see what's making headlines in business news now. government officials in japan announced important data on the economy. ai uchida joins us from our business desk. what are are you seeing? >> we're seeing numbers on growth as well as those for trade and investment. let's start with gross domestic product. officials from the cabinet office, they have revised downward the gross rate for the july to september quarter to 1.3% annualized. the preliminary reading was 2.2%, so the revision means that the economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated. and officials have also released the latest current account data. the balance there stayed in the black for the 28th consecutive month in october. finance ministry officials say the surplus stood at more than $15 billion. the current account balance is the broadest measure

much of it comes from koichi prefecture in japan. visitors flock to local shops like this one. >> translator: the designs are wonderful. i just love looking at them. tra >> reporter: but in october local coral producers got alarming news. it came from a meeting of signatories on the convention to international trade in endangered species. concerned about the global design in coral reefs the parties decided to study the impacts of commercial harvesting.about $52 million wo harvested in koichi in 2015. officials there had already imposed strict regulations on coral harvesting. it's confined to the areas shown in pink on this map. the total haul has been limited to 750 kilograms per year. but local coral producers are worried the society's decision could shrink that amount even further. >> translator: i think more restrictions would hit the prefecture's coral industry hard. >> reporter: producers are faced with a tough question, how can they keep the local coral industry alive without threatening the future of the reefs? so they're expl

japan's government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. it says the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. abe hopes the talks will help advance negotiations for signing a peace treaty. one was never signed following the end of the war. a major hurdle for the treaty has always been the northern territories. the two sides are expected to re-affirm an eight-point economic cooperation plan proposed by abe earlier this year. japan and russia have spent more than seven decades without a peace treaty. leaders have been discussing settling the territorial issue. here's a look back on how that's been playing out. >> reporter: japan calls the four islands northern territories and maintains they are an inherent part of its territory. russia says it became a part of their country as a consequence of war. in the final year of world war ii the former soviet union declared war on japan and occupied the islands. the japanese government says it was a violation of a neutrality pact. soviet leader josef stalin annexed the islands and deported 1

the translation of my book in japan, the subtitle is origins of modern japan. the idea that nobody owns up to responsibility because they think that everybody is responsible, therefore nobody is responsible. it's still there and the fact that the origins in world war ii and pearl harbor for the fact that it doesn't get discussed, the problem is perpetuated in the environment of the cold war because america wanted a powerful ally in japan against east asia which by the way is still on and they don't want to upset the power that could rein in on this sort of more rebellious leftist type that can challenge the conservative order that was perpetuated despite the fall of the government many people stayed in power and the symbol of the japanese greatness was perpetuated in the position. it's nothing personal. i don't have anything personal against it. but the fact that they take it for granted that his institution was not responsible or that only a group of people who were tried were responsible to sort of evades the whole question of why did japan have to start the

japan's prime minister will visit pearl harbor late this month. shinzo abe will join president barack obama on december 26th and 27th to pay tribute to victims of the attack. we'll bring you more details as they come in. >>> defense officials in seoul say they're closely monitoring north korea for possible provocative acts following the adoption of fresh yooup sanks against pyongyang. >>> slapping stricter sanctions on pyongyang. the move came in response to the north's latest nuclear test in september. they have also announced their new measures. state-run media has been reported on kim jung un's units. officials in seoul are on the alert saying there could be another provocation from the reclusive nation. >> north korea may consider sanctions and a good opportunity to engage in provocation. >> the spokesperson issued a warning of retaliation. acts that sharply raise tensions would result in the north's leadership. >>> north korea will mark several five-year anniversaries this month, including the death of former leader kim jung il on the 17th an

i hope we can deepen our ties with japan. >> reporter: indonesia and japan share a similar view when it comes to the south china sea issue. the strengthening of defense ties seems likely to accelerate. yusuke ota, nhk world, jakarta. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> japan's cabinet has decided to tighten sanctions on north korea. any ships that have stopped there will be banned from entering japanese ports. the decision comes in response to the north's nuclear and missile tests. the ban will apply to all vessels even if they visited north korea for humanitarian purposes. tokyo will also freeze the assets of more people and organizations with links to the nuclear and missile programs. after the cabinet announced its decision, relatives of japanese nationals abducted to north korea decades ago met the minister in charge of the abduction issue. they asked him to use the sanctions as leverage. >> translator: we hope the government will take the next step soon before the momentum is lost. >> japan's government says north korean agents abducted at leas

japan hosted several events in the past. in 2005, a prefecture attracted more than 22 million people around the world. the meeting confirmed its plan to file a draft report before osaka can officially file its candidacy. >>> japan's retail giant ion will mark a turn around for the general merchandise business. once a flagship store of a leading japanese supermarket chain. the first four floors opened on friday targeting working mothers and senior citizens. the lineup of perishable food products has been expanded and a food court has been added where shoppers can dine and relax. the most profitable japanese supermarket in the 1970s and '80s. during its hay day annual sales at the store reached about $170 million. but with growing competition, sales around the country declined. last year became a wholly owned company of aeon. officials hope to change that by renovating their stores around the country and offering products that specific target the local market. >>> officials from japan and the european union have been sitting d

>>> it's a tuesday evening here in japan. i'm james tengan in tokyo. welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> japanese officials are busy preparing for a summit between the leaders of japan and russia this week. japan's foreign minister says negotiations on a longstanding territorial dispute over four russian-controlled islands will continue until the last-minute. fumio kishida says it is not a challenge that can be solved through one meeting, but he says the government will try to make progress step by step. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory. it says they were illegally occupied after world war ii. moscow says the islands became part of russian territory as a result of the war. the dispute is the reason why the two cocountries haven't sigd a peace treaty. prime minister shinzo abe and russian presesident vladimir pun will told talks in western japan and tokyo on thursday and friday. they'll discuss the territorial issue and an economic cooperation plan proposed by japan. >>> on another matter, kishida says japan is postponing a t

japan display is the top innovation corporation of japan. officials plan to invest about $637 million in the company by acquiring bonds convertible to stock. japan display's three main banks are expected to resume talk over providing loans of about $509 million once the decision comes through. the company makes liquid crystal displays. it was formed in 2012 through a merger of hitachi, toshiba, and sony. the company has been struggling to compete against overseas manufacturers. it plans to turn itself around by investing in organic displays, used in smartphones. >>> well, regional railroads in japan are working to get business back on track. that's because fewer commuters are using their trains as the population ages. so operators are offering something different, sight-seeing trains for leisure trips. >> reporter: sightseeing trains are making their way across japan. there are now more than 100 different types. >> we'll have good memories. >> reporter: many offer special services, like meals made with local ingredients prepared by top ranke

plus a price outlook from japan. company managers are slightly more confident we'll see some inflation next year. >>> let's start with the u.s. rate hike. the fed has finally put the tightening program back on track. fed chair janet yellen says it represents the economy. the policy makers made the move after they decided to raise their rate from 0.5% to 0.75%. that's a hike of a quarter of a percentage point. they say the economy has been expanding at a moderate point. >> the committee judged that a moderate increase in the federal funds rate is appropriate in light of the solid progress we have seen toward our goals of maximum employment and 2% inflation. >> yellen said the economy was highly uncertain. now predict they will be raising the rate three times in 2017. please standby jumped 2.5 yen from yesterday. and in the stock market, managed to have another high for the year. 19,273. the index has climbed up for eight straight days now. bought exporter shares. they should do better with the weaker yen, but others d

again, not just japan. always when you go through legalization of casinos, it is controversial because there is always some worry about the social part associated with that, but if you look at the economic benefit, it is almost a no-brainer because you see we are talking about creating a multibillion dollar industry that will help the employment, help tax revenue. it will help the tourism industry. if you look back why it takes time, more and more people realize that if you look at the , a successful model, it revolutionized the tourism strategy for singapore. impact, ineconomic particular in the tourism industry, it is enormous. sophie: integrated resorts is the way to go here? >> yes. overall -- rishaad: with all the social costs, you would have thought they learned a lot from that. >> i think, again, yes, that is why maybe it takes longer for japan to think about this initiative, because they look at the particular industry and probably focus a bit more on the adverse effects from the casino industry, bu

pearl harbor as the prime minister of japan. if you listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and retreating again. the calm inlet of brilliant blue is radiant with the sparkling in the warm sun. behind me, a striking white for. together with president obama, i paid a visit to that memorial, the resting place for many souls. it was a place which brought utter silence to me. inscribed there are the names of the servicemen who lost their lives. sailors and marines hailing from california and new york, michigan and texas, and various other places, serving to uphold their noble duty of protecting the homeland they loved, lost their lives amidst searing flames that day when aerial bombing tore the uss arizona in two. even 75 years later, the uss arizona, now at rest atop the seabed, is the final resting place for a tremendous number of sailors and marines. listening again as i focus my senses -- alongside the song of the breeze and the rumble of the rolling waves, i can almost discern the voices of those cr

but japan says the u u.n. shoul further the political process to achieve peace rather than push for sanctions. u.s. ambassador samantha power is leading discussions on the plan the at the u.n. security council. >> i think it is highly -- it's a highly questionable logic to think that the way to keep your peacekeepers safe it to not support an arms embargo. >> sudan's state minister for foreign affairs said a potential arms embargo would not work. he said the conflict in neighboring south sudan is no longer a political one. he chararacterized it as being ethnic and tribal conflict. and he called for allowing the opposition leader, who is exiled abroad, to take part in peace talks. >> we should not leave anybody out. we should take all them on board. >> he also indicated that the sudanese government would work to resume talks. >>> nhk "newsline" comes to live from tokyo. it's time for weather. dangerously cold temperatures continue to create havoc in parts of north america as jonathan oh tells us in this weather

japan denies that there are any grounds for a territorial dispute. >>> japan's top government spokesperson has commented on another maritime matter. yoshihide suga says the appearance of a chinese aircraft carrier in the pacific ocean demonstrates t the rise of chins naval capability. >> translator: the government will keep close watch over the activities of chinese naval vessels around japan. we will do all we can to conduct surveillance activities. >> officials with the japanese marititime self-dedefense force confirmed the sighting. they say it and other warships passed between okinawa's main n island and miyako island sunday. they say it's the first time they'd spotted a chinese aircraft carrier in a high sea exercise in the waters. >>> japan's prime minister is preparing for a trip to pearl harbor, hawaii. he will leave on monday night. there shinzo abe will meet with american president barack obama. they will pay their respects to the victims of a japanese attack on the naval base that drew the u.s. into world war ii. abe says the visit will confirm the importance of bilateral ties b

japan and the west. japan has been seeing cloudy skies all morning. where you're seeing the rough weather is the sea of japan coastline. that's really stopping a lot of that moisture from making it over towards tokyo. it's exceptionally dry, sunny weather, but the rough weather is back to the north. some areas of hokkaido have been looking at fairly gusty winds, winds gusting up to 123 kilometers per hour. and the big thing, when we're talking about blizzard conditions, there's the snow of course, you need that snowfall, but it's the wind combined with it that reduces visibility and causes dangerous windchill out here and that is still going to be one of the big issues as we go through the next 12 hours. we have high pressure ridging in from the west. that's clearing things up from western japan. but in the north, we still have that additional pressure gradient and wins gusting up to 120 miles an hour. the good news, this is tapering off, as we go ahead through friday evening into saturday morning. so sa

my story is i was in japan. i was sent by the army to japan in september of 1945, and i got out of the service there, and i continued to stay in japan for a total of five years. and i taught at a japanese university and another school. and anyway, i was wondering about the japanese, how they got into this. my experience is the man in the street really didn't seem to understand what they were doing, what had happened. [laughter] >> host: john, how were you treated in japan when you were there? >> caller: well, as soon as i got out of the service, i continued to work in a japanese university, and i was treated as a curiosity, of course. and i gave, and i talked to the japanese a lot, and i speak japanese. >> host: now, do you remember feeling angry after pearl harbor? >> caller: no. i was, i was younger then and, no. well, we were all kind of crazy about the war. [laughter] but when i was sent to japan, i wasn't angry at the japanese at all. in fact, i was curious. and what i discovered is the man in the street re

that means that japan and the united states will be able to work together in many areas. >> japan's new security legislation came into force in march. it allows the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. the two countries also revised their defense cooperation rules last year for the first time in 18 years. as the security environment in the region becomes increasingly complicated, we asked the commander what worries him the most. >> the most imminent threat that i worry about daily is the threat from north korea. because you have a ruler up there in north korea who is on a quest for nuclear weapons, the means to miniaturize them. >>> it's been a long road for one survivor of pearl harbor. he found a way to overcome the deep scars left on him. nhk reports. >> hello. >> reporter: welcome. he is a 95-year-old former marine. he survived pearl harbor. >> get to your battle station on the double. this is the alal thi. i esmamated out t 32odies s went flying through the air. >> reporter: he was serving on the "uss west virginia" when janenese military planes suddenly attack

the people of japan have always welcomed me. i hope that together we send a message to the world that there is more to be won in peace than in war. that reconciliation carries more rewards than retribution. here in this quiet harbor we honor those we lost, we give thanks for all that our two nations have won together as friends. may god hold the fallen in his ever lasting arms, and may he watch over our veterans and all who stand guard on our behalf. may god bless us all. thank you. [applause] >> listen to an historic press conference, there will be no questions, statement from japanese prime minister ara abe and president obama paying tribute to fallen at pearl hash bharbor the site of the attack that dilled more than -- killed 2000 americans. i am adam shapiro. for reaction, we want to bring in retired lieutenant general thomas mcnerney. you heard i believe the prime minister from japan and president, your immediate thoughts. >> i was impressed with both of them. particularly prime minister abe's comments about the reconciliat

the japan productivity center says japan's service industry had an index of 50% against a base of 100, defined as that of a worker in the u.s. by industry the restaurant and hotel sector stood at 34%. the wholesale and retail sector at 38%. meanwhile, labor productivity of japan's manufacturing industry was 70%. an official who led the compilation of the statistics says japan's service industry fails to adopt new technology and to sell products effectively. >>> still, japan's work culture is that of long hours. so long that some people actually die from it. there's even a word for it in japanese, karoshi, literally means "death by overwork." it's in the spotlight like never before as government and businesses rethink decades-old labor practices. nhk world's john ladue went to see some of the trail blazing firms that lead the way. >> reporter: the city of sakura lies an hour and a half by train from tokyo. 42-year-old somia used to commute to his tokyo office every day. but not anymore. since july, his company implemented a system they call work from anywhere, anytime. somia works for

that's along the sea of japan coastline. tokyo has a high of 10, sunny skies on wednesday, at least heading through the afternoon. cloudy conditions over there and into shanghai, partly conditions. temperatures still into the teens. down in the tropics, into the 30s. parts of central and southern thailand, we have been seeing severe flooding. we had some images earlier on today of flooding out that is all really due to this tropical low developing just towards the west. continuing to pull in moisture from the east and actually now a tropical depression, according to the indian meteorology department, expect it to become a cyclonic storm in the near future. rain moving away from indonesia, but eventually it could be nearing the coastline of india. something we want to be watching out for, because there's definitely that threat of flooding in the extended outlook heading through the week. and especially as this does continue to move ahead. across europe, we still have several areas we're watching, but i do want to start off no

>> the bank of japan, a lot of things have moved in the right direction for theback of japan over the last couple of weeks. the yen weakening is probably the biggest factor. business sentiment improving, and the ore thing that is now improving is consumer spending. consumer spending has been very weak ever since the 2014 sales tax hike. but the bank's own consumption activity index rose to the highest it's been since the sales tax hike in october. and the current indications are relatively good with the labor market very tight, employment -- employment growth strong. we think that consumer spending will finally start to rebound next year and this will make the job for the bank of japan much easier. >> consumer spending is going to go up only if we get wage inflation. this has been notoriously difficult to ebb gender there in japan, even with shinzo leaning on corporates to do more to lift what people earn. it's going to be based on that, but will we get these wage increases? >> i don't think we'll get much stronger wage increases next year than we saw this year. we have the spring wag

they are going to destroy japan's armies, japan's navy, japan's air forces, japan's full power to wage war. almost 2400 americans were killed on the morning of december 7, 1941, 75 years ago. 10, saturday, december american history tv will mark the anniversary didn't -- beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern. you will show archival films, veterans and civilians thet-person accounts, and 75th anniversary ceremonies at pearl harbor and at the world war ii memorial in washington. take yourians will calls. that is saturday, december 10, beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern here on american history tv, only on c-span3. monday night on "the communicators" -- >> it's a great measure of how fast things change, the law is just figuring out those two examples, cell phones and email. formsyou just as those may not be as important in our daily lives. there is this built in delay that the law suffers from, and it's hard to keep up with the latest shifts its georgetown university -- >> a georgetown university professor on how judges and lawyers do not understand technology and his efforts to help them. he is inte

and uk japan and germany. data h firm super expects super mario to reach 30 million down loads and bring $60 million in the first month. nintendo's share price left when the game was originally announced at the launch of the iphone 7. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts and more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> thank you. time to see how the asian markets are shaping up so far this morning. haidi? >> we're heading into the end of a very big week but still a few pictures to come. that could really shake what we see the markers doing. we just had the domestic exports coming through from singapore, 11.5% export growth in the month. we were expecting actually a decline of just over 2%. keep in mind that number toneds be volatile. a huge component of manufacturing as well as electronics. some segments if you will that tend to swing that reading from month to month. we'll take a look at how the markets sort of take that news as they get under way in trading in a

and japan. there are very many technologies -- america has a lot of knowledge, many technologies, japan has much experience unique in the world to rebuild japan. -- creatinged better condition for hard-core technology and so on, would japan consider with the united states as a national security together in aing joint project to rebuild communities? i visited last week syria, jordan, turkey. jobs, education, multi-cultural communities, what type of technologies you offer. china -- there is a huge need to rebuild communities environment, energy, culture. it is a security issue. uniquend america are opportunity to do that. how would you address this today? japan spends a lot of money on trying to rebuild communities around the world. is not as appreciated as it should be for their humanitarian efforts that it makes around the world. that is unfortunate because they are one of the largest donors in the world to things like humanitarian relief and disaster response and preserving cultures around the