. _ managed to get to tokyo. amy, thank you forjoining us, and _ managed to get to tokyo. amy, thank you forjoining us, and best— managed to get to tokyo. amy, thank you forjoining us, and best of- managed to get to tokyo. amy, thank you forjoining us, and best of luck - you forjoining us, and best of luck with everything this year. today, as part of our continued coverage of lgbt+ history month, we hearfrom the england cricketer lauren winfield—hill. she says "happiness, authenticity and being genuine matters" as she shares a letter written to her younger self. if i could send a letter to little lauren, i'd tell myself to embrace being the only girl in a boy's world, to realise that being different and breaking the mould is something that takes strength, courage and individuality, and those are things that we should all be proud of. i would tell myself that everything you fear and assume people will think or perceive you as will always quietly surprise you, when the people who matter don't mind and the people who mind don't matter. i would tell myself to follow your h

them fictionists still spreading not only in tokyo but in many areas around tokyo on japan around the same time there are reports showing that the new body unsolved. coronavirus is also spread it 64 people up to now i've been infected with a variance that have been discovered in england in south. africa and in brazil so this is a really big question but maybe we can put mr yoshiro mori who is the head of any sort of big committee in its prospects maybe he was mentioning that they were going to hold the olympics but regardless of the scale the scale of the olympics because he has been all been a key to the idea of holding some of the games without spectator spectators and at the same time the committee has settled in several times and locations in the bust few months mentioned that they had also been to done the scaling the size of the games but within 30 minutes we're going to hear from. him is that press conference about the extension of the state of emergency in tokyo under that 9 perfect shows and. actually highlights how difficult the squid in this situation eats and how the gover

the tokyo impacts may not a karate instructor a chrono. tokyo will be the 1st games to include karate in the competition and although he can't compete i kind of still wants to participate. more than get there will. i be happy even if there were no spectators to be a torch relay runner for an olympics in japan or is a once in a lifetime chance. if it's possible i do want to do it by the. more than that he says for many athletes these games will be their last. call going on and we're going to sign a lease i think there are many athletes who plan to retire after the tokyo games when i think about that i want to see the event take place as they will see this. for 56 year old you sheiko tanika everything hinges on whether spectators will be allowed in she and her family won tickets for the judo and hoping to attend to knacker has been in or of the game since she saw her 1st live event in 1998 at the winter olympics in the garner. they had tomorrow they're going to she's i guess i thought i was struck by how many people there were saying the no

japan's lympics chief says the tokyo games will go ahead as planned regardless of what happens with the pandemic. and we speak to asylum seekers along the mexico u.s. border hoping the new u.s. president will help for. as we get flights have been grounded and dozens of politicians remain in custody a day after a military coup the ousted party the national league of democracy says detained leader aung san suu kyi is in good health this still being held at an undisclosed location some politicians have been allowed to return home and the international airport in yangon is reportedly shot until may how are is now in the hands of general minong lean who's appointed his own cabinet well in about an hour the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the situation the u.s. has also threatened sanctions the military says its takeover is only temporary it's promising free and fair elections in the year allie file has more from yangon. we have had someone i don't know. how long is at least one of the l.d. spokespersons gto he's posted on his facebook. posted a facebook post saying that she was i

state of emergency for tokyo. that has been extended until march 7. i think the dream of the olympics is certainly dead now and locals might be more concerned about whether it is safe to go to work, safe to ride the subway, rather than what is happening with the games. haidi: at a time when so much effort is being made to try and get gender representation across traditionally male-dominated sports in the olympics, we had some pretty controversial comments from the tokyo olympics chief. sophie: that's right. this was the organizing committee chief. it appears he was making a joke, talking about how meetings with a lot of women participants would never end. it could be a joke from his perspective but it does speak to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power in this country. it was the policy of shinzo abe. there was a lot of talk about that but the material goals of that policy have been missed by a country mile. the original target was for women to make up to 30% of management positions in one a 20. l

tokyo olympics at 40 says that the games are going to go ahead however coronavirus evolves. when this is a very bold comment from them so you shouldn't worry it was the head of the shots in the committee but it's no surprise he has had several comments. affirming his government's intent to hold the olympics then in july just last month he said that to be entertaining to delaying the olympics is an impossible bland so but putting this this comment it shows like. how important holding the olympics is is for the japanese government as. it is facing he was decreasing his popularity among the japanese public after the. wave of spending that infection started since last seen in the end of last year so they're trying their best to try to hold on in the mix too so it could be. the collation as they put it off with a victory over humanity or abandon it but. implementing and doing this face is not something. i'm against is the numbers which are which have decreased actually from the peak for example in tokyo from the leak of 2400 or so infections until today we had the latest news of

the tokyo impacts may not karate instructor. tokyo will be the 1st games to include karate in the competition and although he can't compete a condo still wants to participate. more than given then i'd be happy even if there were no spectators to be a torch relay run for an olympics in japan is a once in a lifetime chance. if it's possible i do want to do it. more than that he says for many athletes these games will be their last. call going all in we're going to sign on as i think there are many athletes who plan to retire after the tokyo games when i think about that i want to see the event take place. for 56 year old you sheiko tanika everything hinges on whether spectators will be allowed in she and her family won tickets for the judo and i hoping to attend to nocca has been in or of the game since she saw her 1st live event in 1998 at the winter olympics in the garner. the hudson out of the going to she's a guess i thought i was struck by how many people there were saying the no i was surprised by how quiet everyone was when

games. conclusion on the eve of the tokyo games-— tokyo games. for the pope talkin: tokyo games. for the pope talking to _ tokyo games. for the pope talking to me _ tokyo games. for the pope talking to me just - tokyo games. for the pope talking to me just now. i just one more olympic news line to bring you and it concerns this summers delayed games in tokyo. they have just confirmed that torch relay scheduled to start on march 25th will go ahead then as planned. but they have said they will now broadcast the event live to try and avoid large crowds gathering and warned they will temporarily suspend the relay if if big gatherings are spotted on the streets. a painting by vincent van gogh at a key point in his career has been unveiled to the public in paris, after a century in private hands. it's the street scene in montmartre was painted in 1887 where his style was exposed to the influence of impressionists. lucy williamson reports. as debutants go, this one is older than most — revealed to the world for the first time today after more than a c

ioc, ipc tokyo 2020, the national tokyo government, all the municipalities, all of us are absolutely focused on delivering the games this summer. so, it really does seem that the japanese government and the olympic committee are now determined to go ahead with the olympics in some form this year, almost regardless of what happens now with the covid pandemic. the problem for them is that many, many experts and the overwhelming majority of the japanese public think that is a very bad idea. translation: i don't think so. covid is farfrom over and preparation to stop infection is not complete. translation: i don't think it's possible - to hold olympics this year. we don't know when the pandemic will end. i don't think it is manageable. there is record reports about the variant - already circulatingi in the community. on top of that, vaccinel roll—out will be delayed substantially injapan, all of which will lead l to a kind of suggestion that olympics will be really, - really challenging. over here is the corona area. this is the front line injapan's war against covid. last month, this

ioc, ipc tokyo 2020, the national tokyo government, all the municipalities, all of us are absolutely focused on delivering the games this summer. so, it really does seem that the japanese government and the olympic committee are now determined to go ahead with the olympics in some form this year, almost regardless of what happens now with the covid pandemic. the problem for them is that many, many experts and the overwhelming majority of the japanese public think that is a very bad idea. translation: i don't think so. covid is farfrom over and preparation to stop infection is not complete. translation: i don't think it's possible - to hold olympics this year. we don't know when the pandemic will end. i don't think it is manageable. there is record reports about the variant - on top of that, vaccinel roll—out will be delayed substantially injapan, all of which will lead l to a kind of suggestion that olympics will be really, - really challenging. over here is the corona area. this is the front line injapan�*s war against covid. last month, this unit was overflowing with very sick

well it all wanted that's been the question surrounding the tokyo 2020 unpacks already postponed by yet because of the pandemic i think one of the biggest questions of course is whether or not it's safe to bring about a 1000000 spectators expects to to one of the most densely populated cities in the world during a pandemic and i think what you need to do is think about you know 20 years from now how will history remember this moment well we look back at tokyo 2021 and say boy that was a big mistake that was out a super spreader event on tuesday tokyo 2020 president you she remarked he was adamant the games will go ahead in july. he will hold the games regardless of how the coronavirus situation looks we need to go beyond our discussions of whether to hold or not and discuss how to hold it. organizers and the international olympic committee are due to announce this week the measures against coronavirus failed put in place to ensure the safety of athletes and officials but public enthusiasm for hosting the games is waning in 2 polls conducted in japan last month 80 percent of respondents

katty: best of luck for the olympic games in tokyo. we wish you all of the very best. katty: you are watching bbc world news america. still to come. protests in danmark as activists have influenced international allies. we have a report on the ground from landmark -- emr -- myanmar. reporter: katty: laura: katty: laura: katty: [indiscernible] has generated online discussion about the value of domestic work. reporter: people think that there is an expectation in china that when you break up with somebody, that you should be compensated. there is a trend in china for a number of years known as breakup fees. when two people breakup, compensation is normally given from the boyfriend to the girlfriend before effective -- for effectivelwasting her time. he was actually the one who filed for divorce back in 2020. his ex-wife decided to take advantage. it allows her to seek coensation for childcare and household work. it is a very new case, a very new procedure in chinese courts. katty: indonesia's foreign minister has met a high-ranking myanmar ke perry official to discuss th

the tokyo impacts may not karate instructor a chrono. tokyo will be the 1st games to include karate in the competition and although he can't compete at qana still wants to participate. more god given then i'd be happy even if there were no spectators to be a torch relay runner for an olympics in japan is a once in a lifetime chance. if it's possible i do want to do it. more than that he says for many athletes these games will be their last. call going on in regular signage and i think there are many athletes who plan to retire after the tokyo games when i think about that i want to see the event take place as there was in this the. for 56 year old you sheiko tanika everything hinges on whether spectators will be allowed in she and her family won tickets for the judo and hoping to attend to napa has been in or of the game since she saw her 1st live event in 1998 at the winter olympics in the garner. that had him out of the going to see the guess i thought i was struck by how many people there were saying the no i was surprised by how quie

near tokyo. the head of the 2 q. lympics organizing committee says the games are going to happen however coronavirus involves 40. this is video of domestic comments from him taking into consideration not only the national but also public concern over the fate of the index. this is also it will almost ending the last week of the 1st stage of the emergency declaration of emergency and we're expecting that. we'll announce another extension for one month within a couple of hours and onto the numbers especially in tokyo which has been hit with almost 2 thirds of them fictions in order for japan. and all of the numbers have decreased from the peak of 2400 before the creation of the 1000000 a state of emergency there now just not on monday they reported about 100 actions but still this is too early. to announce. victory over the virus especially. during the last week the government has mentioned and that they're going to take a new measures to try to stop the infections not only in sochi but also in other areas especially i

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. we start with myanmar. the u.n. human rights council has adopted a resolution following the military coup earlier this month. it calls for the immediate release of detainees, including ousted de facto leader aung san suu kyi and the president. it was approved by consensus during a special session on friday in geneva. china, russia, and others pulled out. their envoys said they're ssociati from the resolution. unacceptab.cumen anmar's baf the resolution also struck -- clearly respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. a u.n. special rap ator cited photographic evidence of security forces using live ammunition against protesters. he described the situation as a breach of international rule. >>> the united states has slapped sanctions on senior general min aung hlaing as well as other individuals and companies related to myanmar's military. officials say it's to help the people's efforts to secure freedom and democracy. the u.s. treasury department said on thursday that the individuals are ten current and former mi

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ahead of tokyo's olympic organizing committee resigns his sexist remarks course of. the japan sluggish progress towards greater gender equality. football feat that's only been done once before by a munich claim 6 major titles in 12 months now well club championship. welcome to the program prosecutors have wrapped up their case in the 2nd trial against donald trump senators to convict the former president for inciting the violent mall that stole the comparable building on january 6th the prosecutors say convicted trump is necessary to ensure something similar can't happen again later today trump's defense team will present its side of the story. so the jurors a timely end to the day's hearings on the 3rd day of the impeachment trial of donald trump prosecutors made their closing pitch without using up their allotted speaking time of 16 hours. and i wanted to start simply by saying that in the history of humanity democracies an extremely rare and fragile and precarious and transitory thing this wasn't just an attack on the capitol building and the dedicated people insi

t a favourable conclusion on the eve of the tokyo games. i know ou have eve of the tokyo games. i know you have been _ eve of the tokyo games. i know you have been involved - eve of the tokyo games. i know you have been involved with - eve of the tokyo games. i know| you have been involved with the london bid for 20121 think you�*re in the run for singapore went london want to start using the ups and downs. his brisbane didn�*t get it now that would be a colossal blow. but do you think it�*s unlikely is not well, i was privileged to be standing next to david beckham when they opened the envelope and tears flowed from barbie charlton that day. tt�*s and tears flowed from barbie charlton that day.— charlton that day. it's a massive _ charlton that day. it's a massive honour - charlton that day. it's a massive honour and - charlton that day. it's a - massive honour and privilege for any city the right to host the games. it changes the nation, it changes the population, my children this morning were heading to school and having to swimming events and having to swimming eve

on tokyo to its 20 in consultation with tax experts have been working night and day 247 to develop a robust plan until kit aims to protect every game stakeholder and importantly the japanese people over the last 12 months every single aspect of the games has been meticulously evaluated in terms of covert 19 consequently we believe we can stage the games safely and give the world something to look forward to this summer so here's a look at some of the safety measures the limping organizers have laid out in this so-called playbook singing and chanting won't be allowed in order to protect athletes but topping is permitted participants must submit their itinerary to japanese authorities present a negative code 19 test and download the government's tracing app athletes also won't be able to use public transport without permission and repeated failure to comply with the playbook rules they see athletes expelled from the games for the summer is live for us in tokyo what more do we know about this is playbook sammy. you know we're live 1st of all i have to mention that this people in is dire

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by tokyo's 2020 president us year alone mori now mori came under fire for disparaging remarks that he made about female board members last week the international olympic committee said that it had accepted the 83 year old's apology and considered the matter closed but following the exodus of hundreds of games volunteers the tokyo olympic organizers now plan to meet this week to discuss the matter further. and in football news at the world cup the world club cup in qatar temperance league winners fire in the attic are through the finals after defeating african champions. of egypt 2 nil the germans in white quickly took control in the 1st half in the 78th minute forward rather than dusky scored from 10 meters to give biron in one nil a lead they continued the pressure in the 2nd half headed in a few minutes from time for the final to no score by arn now advance to the final on thursday against the grass of mexico. a koala has been rescued after causing chaos during rush hour traffic in the australian city of adelaide the marsupials attempt at crossing a 6 lane freeway resulted in a tota

moscow cold while his supporters outside a rounded up by police japan's a little pigs chief says the tokyo games will go ahead as planned regardless of what happens with the pandemic calls to ban tourists from a visiting a famous amsterdam experience why some residents aren't happy with the idea. how much would you support as the coronavirus empath scoreboards daniel a transfer window financial uncertainty leaves europe's top need spending some of the know if the amounts are new in years. we begin in may and flights have been grounded and dozens of politicians remain in custody a day after a military coup the ousted party the national league of democracy says the tame leader aung san suu kyi is in good health but continues to be held at an undisclosed location some politicians have been allowed to return home and the international airport in yangon is reportedly shot until may power is now in the hands of general minong lien who's appointed his own cabinet. the u.n. security council is due to meet in about 2 hours from now to discuss the situation the u.s. has threatened sanctions the mili

conviction but now it is the turn of trump's lawyers to make their case for acquittal clocks ahead of tokyo's olympic organizing committee and resigns his sexist remarks calls an uproar and cast attention on japan's sluggish progress toward center of quality. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program kremlin critic alexina vali is back in court this time on charges of defaming a world war 2 veteran who appeared in a government to video these are the latest pictures from the volley inside of a courtroom in moscow he was recently sentenced to say. well years in jail for allegedly violating his probation in germany while he recovered from a poisoning attack of all news arrest sparked a street protest across russia even leaders have called for his release further straining ties between the european union and russia. and on the story for us as you know he is erin tilton standing by in moscow erin what's the latest. legal move here really about. well let's in evolving is looking actually answering to slander charges surrounding on statements he made online in the run up to last year's constitutional r

and pressure grows on the head of the tokyo olympics to stand down over his sexist comments. troubling distressing emotional those are some of the words used by u.s. politicians to describe a new video shown on day 2 of donald trump's impeachment trial this was presented by house impeachment managers it shows how close the riders got to say mike pence is just heading down the stairs now. chuck schumer as well here running through the capitol this is as the rioters stormed the building on january 6th the senate also heard house speaker nancy pelosi was evacuated from the complex immediately before the writers got to her office impeachment manager stacy plaskett argued if they'd found her quote they would have killed her trump is charged with inciting that attack on capitol hill there is one more day of evidence against him to be heard today thursday before his legal team presents its defense let's start with this report from alan fischer on capitol hill the day was punctuated by video much of it which had never been seen before much of it security footage from actually inside

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the duke of edinburgh is spending his second night in hospital after feeling unwell and being admitted to the private kind edward vii hospital as a precaution yesterday. prince philip is 99 and has been isolating with the queen at windsor castle during the coronavirus lockdown —— he received his covid—19 vaccine injanuary. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell�*s report contains flashing images. fanfare plays. he's been retired for more than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke's 99th birthday. and, for the royal

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. myanmar has seen some of its biggest protests yet, against the military coup, that deposed the civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, earlier this month. hundreds of thousands of people gathered across the country, as the campaign of civil disobedience entered its 12th consecutive day. jonathan head reports. the military government has dismissed the protesters as a violent minority. today people across myanmar set out to prove it is wrong. this was the capital, the seat of power for the generals, but everywhere the generals, but everywhere the face of the woman who hasn�*t defied them for so long. it was a military�*s decision to rush aung san suu kyi�*s trial on flimsy charges that brought out the crowds today. there were civil servants here, teachers and bankers, part of a movement that aims to cripple the new regime by withdrawing their labour. here, they sat down at the spot where a young woman was shot in the head by police last week and shunted prayers for her. —— shunted.

japan's prime minister has extended a state of emergency in tokyo by other regions for a month to curb corona virus infections the rate of new cases has slowed slightly since a surge led to restrictions being tightened in january but the government is trying to restore domestic and international confidence with less than 6 months before the tokyo olympics the head of the events says that the games will happen however coronavirus evolves. zimbabwe has seen a surge in covert 900 cases more than half of the infections but over 2 thirds of deaths have been recorded in the last month the health system has been crumbling for years but is struggling to cope with the rise in cases. reports from harare. every day when he gets home salsa in hell steam with some eucalyptus oil added to it he says this health reduced the mucus in his lungs. and he believes coughing gets rid of germs that could make him sick. with no word from the government on when vaccines against kovan 1000 when they arrive the businessman hopes alternative therapies will protect him. he. is battling a 2nd wave of coronavirus in

hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from tokyo. now, it's been a long winter of restrictions here and around the world, but now there's the prospect of vaccines and, with them, hope that life can slowly begin opening up again and returning to some kind of normal. at the travel show, we have been doing our best to carry on, bringing you inspiration from all over the world — a little bit of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy moment in history. of course, tokyo was supposed to host the 2020 olympics and paralympic games last year. we are all keeping our fingers crossed that it will go ahead in 2021. at the moment, that's in serious doubt. if it doesn't happen, the likelihood is that it will be cancelled completely. and in that instance, the next big global event will be the postponed 2020 world expo in dubai. as it stands, it's still on. lucy has been finding out how the authorities there are planning to throw open the gates to ticketholders from all over the world against the background of the current global pandemic. ad: see a futuri

olympics can you might not make it to tokyo himself though as he was recently called up for the full national team to the delight of his family and friends. if i have. always been involved. in all this if you say this. whether it's for the full team or you side expect kuya to have a busy summer with brazil and it goes yellow and green and blue and white expect him to keep finding the net. attractive. flawless. fake. them these beauties are 100 percent digital they don't have to put on airs or watch the way they have followers on instagram and represent the biggest the fashion labels are destroy avatar the ideal models. on. article 5 of the universal declaration of human rights. no one shall be subjected to torture. as the cia's still dedicated time and effort into researching torture methods. and the results led to one of the darkest chapters in u.s. history. minutes on d w. what people have to say 1st to us. the trial listen to the stories reporter every weekend on g.w. . when you see fixers of the beautiful swiss alps you probably would not associate them with a whiskey but in fact

the tokyo 2020 situation is still unclear. but there will be a crowd for england's second test against india in chennai which gets under way tomorrow. up to is—thousand will be allowed in each day, with covid—i9 safecty protocols put in place, including social distancing — although there wasn't much evidence of that, as eagerfans queued to pick up their tickets. both sides are looking forward to playing in front of spectators and the home fans are hoping it'll give india the edge they need to level the series: after that sensational performance in the opening test, jimmy anderson would seem to be an obvious choice to play in every match, but england have a rotation system in place, so he's going to be rested for the second test. it's one of four changes to the side — but probably the hardest for the captain to make: in my heart and the other hearts, we are looking at the big picture of the series and how importantjimmy is the english cricket. i think getting them absolutely ready and firing flat game gives us the best

might not make it to tokyo himself though as he was recently called up for the full national team to the delight of his family and friends. if you see this. whether it's for the full team or youth side expect korea to have a busy summer with brazil and in both yellow and green inheritors blue and white expect him to keep finding the net. attractive flawless. fake. them these beauties are 100 percent digital they don't have to put on airs or watch the way they have followers on instagram and represent the biggest fashion labels are additional avatars the ideal models the moment. the. enjoy the bracing see add and soak up the 1st rays of spring. comes a. violent of germany's north sea coast boasts golden sandy beaches in economic true beauty. and classic maritime cuisine it's the perfect place to get in the mood for spring chicken and the. 60 minutes long t.w. . we've got some up tips for your bucket list. the magic corner. spot for food. and some great cultural memorials to boot. the feet of trouble all for a good. when you see pictures of the beautiful swiss alps you probably would n

now the head of the tokyo olympics organizing committee has had to apologize of a sexist comments he made about women but he says he won't be resigning shooter moti reportedly told a meeting of the japanese in the pit committee on wednesday that meetings with female directors can take a long time and are quite annoying. the 83 year old who is the former japanese prime minister is under pressure to step down. a general statement made at the g o c committee yesterday was an inappropriate expression contrary to the spirit of the olympics and paralympics i am deeply remorseful i would like to throw out the statement i would like to apologize for any unpleasant feelings. without as they were these are the top stories the international criminal court at the hague has found ugandan militia leader dominic ongan guilty of war crimes a judge says he ordered the killings of civilians and abducted children steadfast and has more from the hague so it was a very long list of for.

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to wintry flurries then as we go on through friday but somebody is getting up to about 12 celsius in tokyo notice a cloud of grain sliding out of eastern parts of china that's all going to make its way east was all part of that moderate pushing through actually intake it bouncing up to around 15 degrees as we go on into sassed nice and pleasant sunshine coming through which stretches across the korean peninsula much of china by sas they will be fine and dry and at present $26.00 in hong kong for good measure well as you try to across a good part so vain that china into a good part of india we have got some showers still lurking there very close to sri lanka that a westerly disturbance now in the process of pushing across northern parts of india helping to clear the air for its side we are going to see that western weather that wintry weather moving across the foothills of the himalayas bryce's guys do come back in behind not just some of that wet weather grass easing across into northern parts of bangladesh. and ways in american people have finally poking around here as i see it when ameri

associate professor in the faculty of economics yamagata in university and joins us via skype from tokyo it's a great to have you with us on the program look what in japan have long been eliminated from this male dominated world of business and politics how much does this move then by japan's governing party reinforce the sad reality that women can be seen but not heard in japan. yes so it really did feed a lot of headlines that now women can be enter these spaces but still can't talk in and there's nothing inherently wrong or bad about a political process that requires that people be observers 1st before they can be full participants but i think the problem is that this is a. a promise long deferred originally in 2015 the l.d.p. under the administration set a goal of 30 percent of women in executive positions in japan and here we are 6 years later and so it's a little too little too late yeah that's an important point to make because the japanese lympics minister moto there was a woman now says she intends to accept the job of leading the tokyo 2020 m. pick games but many people are che

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the duke of edinburgh is spending his second night in hospital after feeling unwell and being admitted to the private kind edward vii as a precaution yesterday. prince philip is 99 and has been isolating with the queen at windsor castle during the coronavirus lockdown — he received his covid—19 vaccine in january. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell�*s report contains flashing images. fanfare plays he's been retired for more than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversary. prior to that, there was a photograph of the couple together lastjune, on the occasion of the duke's 99th birthday. and, for the royal doctors, it

and how ready are the people of tokyo themselves to welcome this event, given the impact of the run bars? >> they are a very long way from home. the south sudan olympic team arrived here in japan long before any of us had heard of covid-19. 41.5 years, they -- for a year and a half they have been training. >> we are waiting for it. we are far from our family.

sophie: keeping an eye on steel shares in tokyo. from may 1, it will alter production of [inaudible] until engine supplies are resumed. abc mark lifting its full-year net income forecast by 61%. an ¥8.8 billion game on listed security scales. trend micro on watch. the forecasted missed estimates. keeping an eye on japan airport terminals as well on plans to raise up to ¥61.4 billion in a share sale. they maintained targets. let's look at australia. the asx 200 is a little changed. earnings and focus. most stocks in the red. thanks trading mixed. westpac on the up. conwell under pressure. gold miners are falling as well. boykin is holding nearer to month low. crude gaining ground, extending the session here. u.s. production falling by a record 40%. haidi: coming up, more market analysis ahead. a company at the forefront of early cancer detection in china. we are joined exclusively as the firm prepares to list in hong kong later. the market opens in tokyo and seoul, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: welcome to daybreak asia. i

well it all wanted that's been the question surrounding the tokyo 2020 and the impacts already postponed by yet because of the pandemic i think one of the biggest questions of course is whether or not it's safe to bring about a 1000000 spectators s.-chip expects to to one of the most densely populated cities in the world during a pandemic and i think what you need to do is think about you know 20 years from now how mr remember this moment well we look back at tokyo 2021 and say boy that was a big mistake that was out a super spreader event on tuesday tokyo 2020 president you she remotely looks we need to go beyond our discussions of whether to hold or not and discuss how to hold it organizes and the international olympic committee are due to announce this week the measures against coronavirus help put in place to ensure the safety of athletes and officials but public enthusiasm for hosting the games is waning in 2 polls conducted in japan last month 80 percent of respondents say the tokyo on the backs should be canceled or postponed japan itself is battling a rise in new coronavirus case

cnn's blake essay joins us from tokyo with the very latest. blake, how is this going to work exactly in the middle of a pandemic? >> reporter: yeah, rosemary, you're absolutely right, whether it's the ioc, japanese government or just within the last hour, hour and a half tokyo 2020 officials essentially saying that they are going to hold these games this summer no matter what and there is no plan b in place. how are they going to do that? tomorrow they plan on releasing a series of play books which are going to outline some rules that athletes and other people involved in the games are going to have to follow in order to deliver a safe and secure summer olympic games. olympic officials have said vaccines will not be a prerequisite for athletes to participate but, again, there will be rules in place. just recently john coates, the ioc president, sat down with sky news, a cnn affiliate, to talk about the playbook and what it might entail. >> they must undertake testing, saliva and nose, within 72 hours of traveling to tokyo like we did in austra

through friday but they are in the process of petering out 12 celsius the top temperature there for tokyo come saturday it warms up to around 15 degrees so we are looking at it turning a good deal malda some pleasant weather along last coming through but that will be increasing snow melt coming through in the the risk of flooding for some we've got to 10 inches of around 10 celsius there for seoul cos the korean peninsula generally dry but not just a little bit of snow there into the far north east of china for much of china it is brightening up it will turn fine and dry with rain moving away from the east side of the country as we go through sas day shanghai with a top temperature of around 17 degrees celsius at this stage largely dry to across a good part of south asia but this westley disturbance helping to clear the air for a time across northern parts of india it will move through and that's going to return to fog and small new delhi with the top temperature of $23.00 degrees celsius. at ways even recent history can become. up skewered 3 intrepid photojournalists returned to the at t

sparked outrage after complaining about women board members talking to much mcbride with more from tokyo. you're sure i'm ari has apologized for these comments but the controversy shows no signs of going away if anything pressure for him to quit has been mounting with mall door makers and even some of the commercial sponsors of the games now joining those calls in addition there has been a groundswell of public opinion against him with more than 140000 people now signing an online petition for the tokyo limpid committee to take action and to punish him and addition there have been reports that hundreds of volunteers who are needed to stage the games have quit have said that they will no longer take part because of his comments this is just the latest headache for these ill fated games which we have been postponed since last summer they are due to start in july of this year but of course with the uptick in covert 19 cases it is just as hard to get into japan at the moment as it is ever been with no sign of an actual vaccination campaign starting before next week at the earliest despite al