rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. earlier i spoke to barry pavel, senior vice president and director of the scowcroft center for strategy and security at the atlantic council, and asked him if he thought an invasion on taiwan would happen. no, i don't. no, idon�*t. no no, i don't. no time in the near term. xijinping has his hands full with an economy that is not growing nearly at the rate that his entire population has come to expect, with a covid lockdown that is creating unprecedented protests, with a strategic alliance with russia which just invaded a strategic alliance with russia whichjust invaded a much smaller country and is utterly failing, and xi needs things as stable as possible for the november party congress where he hopes to be anointed president for life. he needs stability and calmness. there is not a chance he will invade taiwan anytime this year. qm. taiwan anytime this year. ok, but even _ taiwan anytime this year. ok, but even that _ taiwan anytime this year. ok, but even that timeframe - taiwan

our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes filed this report from tokyo. this is something that hadn't been seen for more than 70 years, a fighterjet landing on board a japanese aircraft carrier. the jet is american, butjapan has a0 of them on order. this is a sleek new mogami class stealth frigate being commissioned last month. it's the first of 22. japan is quietly abandoning seven decades of pacifism, and the reason is simple — china. after ukraine, japan's former prime minister shinzo abe is warning that a chinese invasion of taiwan could be next. translation: a taiwan - emergency is our emergency, forjapan and for the us—japan alliance. president xi jingping should not make any mistake in recognising this. taiwan is a vibrant and boisterous democracy. butjust like ukraine, is claimed by a much bigger, more powerful neighbour. i think whoever is in power in china, be it xijinping, or whomever comes after him, it is baked into the cake inside the communist party that china must get taiwan back. it's impossible to see any leaders stepping back from t

roads became flooded in some places in the tokyo area. weather is improving but this is the low which causes severe weather in the eastern half of the country. the system had the cold air aloft. that's unstable weather of warm and humid air and this is cut-off from the jet stream so it is a very slow mover. heavy rain left most part of the country but hokkaido will remain on the stormy side into saturday. the frontal system has been bringing in heavy rainfall into the okinawa region. weather will improve during the weekend in tokyo. the high could be 33 on sunday. the hottest may day on record for the city of tokyo and it will be more like late july. our body is not used to the heat yet so be careful of heatstrokes. it is going to be sizzling hot for beijing, too. 36 for the highs on saturday. only 9 degrees in the forecast on saturday. morning lows can be below freezing everyday as well as monday. it is be hot in bangkok with a chance of rain. we'll see rainfall in manila. before we go, i want to show you this video coming out of sidney,

just south of tokyo, ships of the us seventh fleet lie at anchor. for decades, these ships have a guaranteed american domination of the western pacific, but not any more. russia's invasion of ukraine has highlighted two very uncomfortable truths for the united states and its allies here in asia. the first is that when china says it is determined to reunify taiwan, by force if necessary, it actually means it. the second is that if china did try and invade taiwan, despite all of the impressive naval power on display here in tokyo bay, it is not clear at all whether the united states and its japanese allies now have the ability to stop them. china's current military build—up is unprecendented in peacetime. many weapons are designed specifically to be any defence from us orjapan to intervene. between now and 2030 if there is an assessment that china will have significant conventional military advantages in this. so this is the period that everybody is most concerned that china will have conventional military advantage. and could be tempted to as they

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rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. australia's new prime minister will travel to tokyo on monday to meet with world leaders, after promising to take action on climate change. anthony albanese, who will be sworn in on monday — will hold talks with the leaders ofjapan, india and the us. he said the summit would send a message to the world that australia was changing its approach on climate policy. our correspondent shaima khalil has more from sydney. it's been a very busy time for australia's new leader. in the last couple of days anthony albanese won the federal election just before his trip to tokyo. and he's been speaking about how important the quad meeting is for his country he described it as an absolute priority for australia, a chance to send a message to the world that there is a new government and there will be new policies, especially on things like climate action. but this also comes at a very crucial time globally, of course because of the war in ukraine but also because of the increasing chinese influence

i'm ramin mellegard in tokyo. >>> we start with the latest on the situation in ukraine. the russian military is stepping up its offensive against mariupol and other eastern regions ahead of the former soviet union's victory day over nazi germany on may 9th. police in donetsk releas this video on wednesday saying one of eupe'sargest coal plants in the city of astivka has been attacked. the governor of donetsk said the atta and at least ten people the were killed and 15 injured. a senior u.s. defense department official said that the russian military has been moving very slowly in the face of fierce resistance from ukraine. but russian defense minister sergei shoigu stressed on his country is expanding territory in the eastern provinces of luhansk and donetsk. he claimed that the russian side had already taken control of mariupol. in mariupol hundreds of civilians are believed to be still trapped in a steel plant the commander of ukraine's azov battalion indicated fierce exchanges of fire have been under way. he said it's already the second day that the enemy broke into th

i am in tokyo with the latest. we begin with north korea. south korea intelligence agencies as the north is prepared for a nuclear attack. they said they could conduct one at any time. the national intelligence service gave the assessment on thursday, at a closed door briefing to a parliamentary intelligence committee. the north completed reparations at the test facility for its seventh nuclear test. it is a first since september 2017. u.s. national security advisor, jake sullivan, said that they could be poised to test a long- range missile, nuclear device, or both. it could come around joe biden's upcoming visit to south korea and japan. the five day trip will start on friday before going to tokyo. sullivan said the u.s. is preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility of a provocation while joe biden is in south korea or japan. the news agency said that south korean and u.s. authorities have learned that north korea is injecting fuel into an intercontinental ballistic missile. >>> japan's air defense force carried out a drill

as the system moves into the tokyo area, tokyo could see heavy rainfall on saturday morning along with strong winds. then as we go into the next 24 hours, we could be seeing up to 200 millimeters of rain for the tokai region. rain could move away the next 24 hours. for tokyo, rain should ease in the afternoon hours on saturday. take advantage of the dry conditions because we could see a return of rain on sunday afternoon and also monday. take a look at the temperature. tokyo's high could be 27 on saturday. it is going to be humid. as we go into sunday, it is going to cool down, and as we go into monday, it'll be in the teens. as you can see, tokyo could be cooler than sapporo. sapporo could see a high of 22 on monday with sunny conditions. meanwhile, a heat dome is anketing many places of pakistan as well as northern india. the high could rise to 50 degrees in pakistan, and the heat could continue into the weekend. keep hydrated. excessively high temperatures can be found across the eastern portions of the united states. the high was 35 in chicago which is 15 degrees higher than normal

i'm raja pradhan with the latest from tokyo at this hour. u.s. president joe biden has arrived in south korea, the first stop in his five-day asian tour. it's his first visit since he took office last year. the visit comes at a pivotal time. a pivotal moment, rather. biden will hold a summit with the new president of south korea. they will discuss north korea's missile and nuclear program. he will go to tokyo and then join a summit of "the quad." they want to develop infrasucture and technology in the region. biden is expected to announce the launch of a program. chinese leaders have questioned the motive. foreign ministry spokesperson said the development of relations between the u.s. and japan should not harm the interests of third parties. >>> north korea has surpassed 2 million suspected cases of covid-19. it came just over a week avenue the country confirmedity first case of the coronavirus. the ruling workers party newspaper says about pa quarta of a million people have been developing fever symptoms each day. so far, they have announced 65

i think the president made it very clear in tokyo though, because the region is worried. they're worried about chinese military activity. they're also, we're worried about ambiguity on washington's part. the ambiguity by the united states could invite or at least give permission for china to use force and they would like that to stop is there. is there a way that russia, having launched its attack on the ukraine, the pop china might look at this and say, let's give that a go. absolutely, and you know, as you know, taiwan is not a treaty ally. it's not recognized by most of the world as an independent sovereign state. so there's reason to be worried, given the russian, if you're a new crane. and i think given also the fact that united nations is not functioning, as many people thought it would in, in cases of aggression. and you really have the united states and its allies putting forward the primary response. so i think this is an in the pacific version of, let's not, you know, invite miscalculation. the president is in tokyo for a new us lead asia pacific trade initiativ

from tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is something that hasn't been seen since world war ii, a fighterjet landing on board a japanese aircraft carrier. yes, japan has an aircraft carrier, and soon it will have a0 of these jets to put on board. japan is quietly abandoning pacifism, and the reason is simple — china. following russia's invasion of ukraine, former prime minister shinzo abe is warning a chinese invasion of taiwan could be next. translation: a taiwan emergency is our emergency, forjapan - and for the us—japan alliance. president xi jingping should not make any mistake in recognising this. just south of tokyo, ships of the us seventh fleet lie at anchor. for decades, these ships have a guaranteed american domination of the western pacific, but not any more. russia's invasion of ukraine has highlighted two very uncomfortable truths for the united states and its allies here in asia. the first is that when china says it is determined to reunify taiwan, by force if necessary, it actually means it. the secon

the president is in tokyo for a new u. s. lead to asia pacific trade initiative that's being seen as a counterweight to china, aggressive expansion in the region. how much of an effect is likely to have given china's expansions already well underway? that i think this is the vital administration's effort to demonstrate that the united states does have economic interests at stake and is willing to begin to re engage on the trade fronts with partners in the in the pacific. as you know, the t p fell by the wayside when president trump came into power in 2017. and i think the region is really looking to united states for a stronger statement of its economic engagement, foreign direct investment aid for infrastructure building. and of course, the most important trade, i don't know that this is going to assuage all of the concerns of the countries around the region. china is a dominant economic presence in the region. and of course china has now asked to join the c p, p. and that makes any, many of those countries that are membe

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blake essig and kevin liptak live in tokyo for us. thanks so much. >>> the president of poland reportedly has arrived in ukraine and will address the nation's parliament later today. he'll be the first foreign head of state to speak to lawmakers since the war began. ukraine's president met on saturday with portugal's prime minister. portugal has helped to rebuild 1,000 educational facilities that have been destroyed in the past three months of severodonetsk. the russians launched an attack overnight but repelled. and the russians blew up a key bridge in the city. >>> and ukrainian cultural sites have been targeted repeatedly. including this sight here kharkiv. the mayor said the blast damaged more than 1,000 apartments and numerous schools. seven people were reportedly hurt. cnn's suzanne malveaux is standing by in ukraine. suzanne with the latest attacks on schools and cultural institutions, how are ukrainians responding? >> reporter: well, kim, i've met many ukrainians who are have been, very proud of their culture, educational inst

so it is a show of solidarity here in this a central part of tokyo sunday afternoon. now into evening. the streets are very quiet here, but there is a very large police presence. and in the next couple of days, we can expect all sorts of motor cade's going back and forth discussing all of these issues between different meetings, culminating in tuesday with this meeting of the so called quad alliance of the united states. japan, australia, and india. this loose alliance of liberal, western style democracies. again, trying to constrain china's ambitions, its reach in terms of their diplomacy and also militarily across the asia pacific region, much to the displeasure, it has to be said of china itself. or a rob, believe that man, thanks very much. robert brought there in tokyo. let's go to cellphones louis is standing by france there. and so florence, the president, before he left, visited a secure underground facility. yes. and it's really very symbolic. the choice of location. the fact that it was a joint appearance with the south korean president union. so i think it

but i think it's also important to understand that in tokyo and across the region across the, in the pacific. russia's aggression against ukraine is weighing heavily on their minds when they think about taiwan. they worry that we will not be able to deter aggression by beijing. and so i think this is an unqualified attempt to say we will respond and make no make no mistake about it. and i think he probably intended beijing to hear that loud and clearly. yeah, and you know, we really have to connect the dots here on the russian invasion of ukraine and the response of the west. how, how did they play into biden's statement on taiwan? well of course, here in washington there's a, there's a pretty strong debate going on about, you know, america's future security should focus on the indo pacific. there are some who argue very strenuously, that we should not be focus so much on europe or other parts of the world that should be, you know, focus like a laser beam on china. and yet you saw the mobilization of the european allies, including the g 7 partners and our allies in asia to the situat

get in tokyo, sonya many in washington, i worried that to beijing could invade taiwan. and we heard that you as president, jo biden's, clear words are that us would come to tie one support. ok. how real is the threat of a chinese invention? invasion and well, i mean, considering what he says, obviously it, there are people who fear that it could be real. or yes, you think that way, japan, however, it's not a matter of something that would happen very soon. it's real in the sense that they are trying now to prevent this from happening by showing a strong deterrence by really looking shoulders and saying, hey, we will not let this happen. and while biden said he would defend taiwan later, he said, no, he would stand before as well. he would stand by the one china policy, and that would only deliver with soldiers, but still he's remains. he's made these remarks repeatedly. so i think maybe this is not a coincidence that they would really like to try and avoid a similar situation as we've seen happen now in europe, obviously with russia. ukraine, not japan, of course, is a

the final tally of election boats is not yet known at alban, easy with japan in tokyo. on tuesday, the honorable richard mouth and why launching a new asia pacific trade initiative in tokyo, you as president joe biden said he would be willing to use force to defend taiwan if it were attacked. it is one of the strongest statements in supports of the island indicates for china claims taiwan as its territory. and while the u. s. and other countries, except this one china policy, they say it can only be resolved to through diplomacy continue or not speaking in tokyo, bide, and also want that beijing's increasingly assertive stance old. the island mother was flirting with danger. and this is what biden had to say. when asked by reporters, what the us would do in case of an attack by china. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan? if it comes to that? yes, you are. that's a commitment. we made a 2nd, then we may, we are not look, here's a situation. we agree with the one china pulse. we shined on, all the attendance agreements made from dinner. but the ide

for tokyo will be friday morning and another system moving into japan on friday into saturday. two rounds of stormy conditions. total rainfall into saturday morning could be up to 400 milliliters for western japan. meanwhile strong winds at texas, gusts reaching 140 kilometers in the state. because of strong winds, an unprecedented scene was captured. take a look at this video. a huge sand storm hit amarillo, texas, on tuesday evening. videos posted on social media captured the amount of dusts which turned the clouds orange. it reduced visibility and made driving difficult. windy and low humidity conditions will cause a fire danger in and around new mexico as well as colorado and then there is a chance for severe thunderstorms in the northern as well as central places of the united states. minnesota had fiver reports of tornados and more tornados could happen in these locations. the reasons for bad weather is warm weather and cooler conditions behind it. it is more like february in seattle on thursday. that's it for me, stay safe. that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline,"

well, i did in some sense know that there was going to be a statement by the president in tokyo. and i think it's important that he made that statement in tokyo because there's a great deal of concern in japan about whether or not united states is up to the task. should china use taiwan? so i, it doesn't surprise me that the question came and it doesn't surprise me with the president wanted to give a clear answer. he then follow that clear answer of yes. with a look. the problem is that this is a, you know, if china uses force against the people of taiwan and the united states will have to respond. so he, he did in a sense, qualify it by saying we would only act, should aggression occur in do you think that the president, the mean to say exactly what he said, and did he mean for the chinese to understand it as such? yes, i think he did, and i, you know, we often think that president biden says things off the coffin, sometimes he gets it wrong. and of course the white house, you know, had a clarifying statement immediately thereafter. but i think it's also important to understand

i were to rob mcbride, now live in tokyo. rob. this is a visit dominated by regional security and with a focus on china in particular. yeah, very much security and china front and center for this trip. it's something that's felt very keenly here in japan, the growing influence, the power assertiveness of china. we see that the east china sea, where japan is locked in an ongoing dispute with china rover territorial claims that japan also looks with some alarm at the growing military mice of china and asking itself whether it should be increasing its relatively small one percent of g . d p that it spends on defense. and so all of these issues are going to be very much disgusted in meetings what you've just started in this palace at behind me here in the center of a tokyo with prime minister casita. the joe biden has already met with the the emperor of japan, that the imperial palace was an audience of the starts of today monday. but this is where the business end of this trip really gets under way, accommodating. the most important

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tokyo core cpi coming and at 1.9%. haidi: onshore japanese markets return today after three days off. let's see what we should be watching for. it has been quite -- it has been quite the eventful week that japanese traders have been missing out on. >> i think they are pleased that they missed out on it. much better to be on holiday than have to put up with the volatility we have seen this week. it is going to be about relative plays for japan. they cannot avoid the negativity coming across from other markets. there is not much they can do about that. with again being relatively weak, there will be some support for japanese equities, maybe in the travel sector, japan is going to be reopening some of its borders. more people coming into the country. at least tourism related stocks could do better in japan. it is going to be hard for the market overall to rally when the rest of the world looks bleak. you do get some export sectors which may benefit a bit in that respect. the bank of japan has made it clear that it is comm

the 2nd 1945 in tokyo bain the bold, the american battleship. u, as, as missouri, with representing the soviet union general did a gentle also signed the surrender documentable on the u. s. s. missouri general macarthur and admiral nimitz signed on behalf of the usa. the tokyo tribunal soon follows the trial of japanese war criminals. america behaved as if it owned the courtroom after all, japan was in its hands with me hoa, america unless she hi norma, tanya. i'm good there are amaica ganga donna summer. nealon jayla. good. okay. america. debra new and you ah ah, the tokyo tribunal began on may the 3rd 1946 by this time churchill had already delivered his sinew as of peace speech that heralded the cold war. and the tokyo tribunal became an arena, revealed confrontation between the u. s. great britain and the u. s. s. l u s. representatives refused to review the topic of unit 731, and it detachments despite soviet demands. the whereabouts of the unit 731 leaders are unknown to us. there are no grounds for charging the unit with wall crimes. cold

this central part of tokyo, the streets at the moment, are quiet this sunday. but there is a very, very strong police presence, and in the next couple of days there will be all sorts of motor cade's back and forth to these meetings where all of these issues will be discuss, culminating in a meeting on tuesday of the so called quad security alliance of a japan united states, australia, and india. again, this loose alliance, which is meant to try to constrain china's diplomatic and military ambitions in asia. pacific australian prime minister, elect antony of uneasy will head to tokyo, not long after his swan in on monday, he is promising to reset relations with the world and sweep aside. what he says has been an ineffective australian response to climate change, or when he says labor party one saturday election, and he nearly 10 years of concert of government, he is projected to secure a slim majority in parliament. obviously the quad latest meeting is an absolute priority for strategy. and it is enables us to send a message to the world that way there is, are t

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i am delighted to be in tokyo with the president. i came to tokyo from bangkok where there were two days of trade meetings. the biden administration's commitment to this region is clear and is being demonstrated now by our physical presence here. shery: did the conversations with china include the prospect of lifting the tariffs on chinese imports? and would that be contingent on china reciprocating? catherine: the first step in engagement with china has been about china's commitment under phase one agreement, which includes purchase commitments they have taken. at the moment we are engaging with our partners in the region on enhancing u.s. engagement here economically. we watched the indo pacific economic framework yesterday with 12 countries and this region. that is what we are doing today. with respect to our work with china, we continue working on our deliberate next steps in adjusting the competitive imbalances on the need to realign this relationship. haidi: and now -- president biden said back in march he would like to keep th

kaitlan collins for us in tokyo, terrific reporting. thank you. >>> just minutes from now i will speak with republican congressman mike mccaul on taiwan and the statements from the president and what he saw from china during ukrainian president zelenskyy's address in davos just moments ago. >>> president biden was also asked about the state of the u.s. economy. >> in your view, is a recession in the united states inevitable? >> no. our gdp is going to grow faster than china's for the first time in 40 years. does that mean we don't have problems? we do. we have problems that the rest of the world has. but less consequential than the rest of the world has because of our internal growth and strength. >> cnn's richard quest is joining us now from davos, switzerland, where the world economic forum is taking place. richard, i know that your ears perked up when president biden said that he would consider lifting those trump era china tariffs. tell us how that would impact the economy. >> reporter: it would give it a boost. it would keep things

one of us president jo biden's famous unscripted remarks biden told reporters at the quad summit in tokyo that he would use force to defend taiwan from any attack by china. not surprisingly by jing was quick to hit back. ah, president biden was welcomed with full honors for his 1st business head of state to japan. the united states most important posts, were ally in asia, talks of prime minister for mucus. she does focused on regional security, amid china's growing power. in the aftermath of russia's invasion of its neighbor, ukraine, the issue of possible chinese aggression against taiwan has taken on greater urgency for at a news conference, president biden was asked how the u. s. would respond. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan? if it comes to that, yes, you are. that's a commitment we made reaction from beijing was swift to help him if on the yellow we deplore and reject the u. s. remarks. have actually tie one is a unique part of chinese territory and i one key taiwan is purely a matter of china's internal affairs. special people, we will not stand for forei

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we are live in tokyo with the latest. we will take you live to the latest on russia's devastating war in ukraine. the morning, the loss, and the effort to rebuild. plus the first batch of much- needed baby formula has landed in america with more on the way but, the problem is far from solved. >> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. we begin in japan where u.s. president joe biden is making a hard push for strengthening economic alliances as he tackles the second leg of a high-stakes diplomatic tour in asia. earlier mister biden wrapped up a meeting with japanese prime minister, during their meeting, mister biden endorsed japan's plan to bolster its defense capabilities as it keeps a wary eye on china's growing military footprint. the two leaders also affirmed their commitment to the indo pacific economic framework, a plan mister biden is set to unveil in the next hour. >> this framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, o

in tokyo, on tuesday, the ministry house authorities, indiana say they have to take to the 1st case of monkey pox in austria. this comes as more cases have identified in germany and to other countries where the disease is not usually found to the world health organization. so did expect more reports. a surveillance is stepped up members of a feminist group on further a banner at the cannes film festival to protest the killing of women. it lists the names of the $129.00 victims of fem aside in france. since last year's event, the action came as celebrities gathered for a gala dinner to celebrate the work of female filmmakers. you as president joe biden said he would be willing to use force to defend taiwan if it were attacked. it is one of the strongest statements and support of the island indicates. china claims taiwan as its own territory. biden also warned that china is increasingly assertive stance over the island was flirting with danger taiwan foreign ministry thanked by and the u. s. government for reaffirming their commitment to the island, mrs. what biden? how to say? when aske

joe biden said to me to tokyo during the so called quad summit, plus businesses forced to close and market empty as inflation and drought combine to track down kenya's economy. ah. so heavy rains it brought to devastating flooding to india have now hit neighboring bangladesh. at least 57 people have died about 2000000 more stranded. the worst of it is in the south region where hunting has this update. this highway was one of the only things that didn't flood here in northeastern bangladesh. heavy rains, combined with overflowing rivers. inundated this town, i want all my furniture is ruined. the entire house is under throat level. water goes off, up on a major embankment on the butter river, has also breached affecting at least a 100 villages. i've seen a huge flood in 2004, but this time it's even bigger, more serious, to be an estimated to 1000000 people are displaced with their homes damaged or destroyed in this farming community. men and women are trying to save the harvest. they have left drying their crops along highways. las vegas had got a new re, angie, buggy here. and they're ver

earlier we spoke to tokyo based journalist sonya blush. here's her take on biden's statement. well, it's real enough for the us and japan to make such strong statements. as was mentioned in the report earlier, biden said he would defend taiwan, which is very strong. at the same time he reads it reiterates is that, you know, they would prefer a piece, a peaceful resolution stability in the region and all that. but it keeps saying that they would defend taiwan and not only supply arms as part of the agreement. on the other hand, she was also very keen to strengthen the high cost that any invasion by china would, would cause so similar to the situation of russia and ukraine. countries like the u. s. and japan wants to make it clear to china that it would really, really costly if they were to try anything unilateral. so i think that there is no an imminent danger, so to speak. but on the other hand, i think china is in for the long gains, why we might not see anything happen, like anytime soon in the next year or years, i think decades down the road, this might look quite differen

let's get to stories we are watching ahead of the open in tokyo. the boj next move as governor kuroda warned the 2% inflation target is not sustainable. it is the first time the reading has hit that level since 2008. kyoto news reporting prime minister premier kishida's approval rating rose to the highest since he took office. biden will be meeting with kish ida before a summit with japan, australia, and india. >> he previously served as the ambassador to the u.s., ichiro fujisaki. we heard perhaps fumio kishida was ready to announce an increase in defense spending. what are you expecting from these talks? >> thank you very much for having me. i think president biden has intervened at the right time. there is an anxiety in the region about u.s. engagement after the invasion of ukraine by russia. i think he comes to korea and japan to assure us the u.s. is fully engaged in this area. we are very happy about it. >> -- >> the ask for defense spending is not u.s. pressure. it is because of the situation around japan. that is the consensus, that we have

s, india, australia, and japan are in tokyo for the quad summit. the war in ukraine climate change, regional security and trade just some of the issues being discussed. the informal lines, the 4 nations, is aimed at countering china's influence across the asia pacific region. during the meeting, us president joe biden said rushes invasion of ukraine shows the importance of the quote. you know, surely before russia launched this invasion, my administration published our endo pacific strategy to advance a free open, connected, secure, and resilient in the pacific. russia is a solid ukraine, only heightened the importance of those goals, the fundamental principles of international order, territorial integrity and sovereignty. international law, human rights must always be defended more regardless where they are violated in the world. from mcbride says, china has reacted negatively to what it considers the motivations for the summit. china, as is china suspects that are all of the adversaries meeting like this in a gang and effectively ganging up on it

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in tokyo 5.8%. just to the downside. we have a lot more coming up. this is bloomberg. rishaad: 11:29 a.m. at the imperial palace in tokyo. the lunch break in just under a minute. stocks falling. negative. the broader market off. some recovery for the yen overnight. it went below 1.30 level. we are seeing exporters decline in the session. amongst those, toyota amongst the biggest losers in the topix. some others in the mix. the yield picture, the bond price, i should say, unchanged, as the lunch break is upon us. one stock we are watching closely is the subject of our next discussion. haslinda: that's right. softbank earnings. setting a record, but not the good kind. losing $10 billion. what are investors saying? what does it mean for softbank shares? >> right, some analysts have been critical because of its performance and heavy weighting and the current model, reliant on the performance of technology stocks. some are starting to say it might not be a sustainable model. we have to see the actual figures released at 3:00 p.m. local time to see what the figures look like

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is to biden was speaking in tokyo, the launch of a new asia pacific trade initiative. he warned that beijing's increasingly assertive stance of the island was flirting with danger. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes, you are. that's a commitment. we made a recommend we may, we are not look, here's the situation. we agree with the one china policy we signed on all the attendance agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force just taken by force, is just not just not appropriate, dislocate the entire region, and be another action similar to what happened in, in, in ukraine. let's have a look at this. was sheila a smith versus a senior fellow for asia pacific studies at the council on foreign relations, and she joins us from washington. d. c. welcome to d w. the president's comments on defending a taiwan. we're an ambiguous how big a shift is this? so thank you for having me. first of all, i don't think it's a large shift. if you recall, we have in the united states congress approved what's called t