the japan times, the trans—pacific partnership. this trip off. the japan times, the trans-pacific partnership. this is the tpp, the trans—pacific partnership. something that trump in his first days of office says has to go. actually, japan and other countries are saying, we want this to continue. an increasingly dominant china. these countries really wa nt dominant china. these countries really want to keep it going but i have to say, these countries must be feeling chilly because they have been put out into the trading cold area. it's very difficult, i think, difficult, ithink, to difficult, i think, to carry it on. it seems they are holding out hope that the united states will one day jump that the united states will one day jump back into the fray. should trump be impeached, maybe, but there is no sign of it. the guardian, fascinating revelations about how facebook polices what people post on the social media site. the guardian has really changed its mastered this morning to reveal these facebook secrets. they claim there are 2 billion users

the japan times front page reports on the views of some academics who study north korea and say north korea is increasingly turning to russia for support as the us and china work together to reduce tensions in the region. the ft reports on social media giant facebook who is hiring 3,000 people to help stop hate speech and self—harm being broadcast on the site. co—founder marc zuckerberg said the new team willjoin four —— 4,500 others who already checking the social media network for reports of inappropriate material. and finally, also in the ft, the paper looks at technology giant apple and its refusal to reveal sales figures for the apple watch. some commentators believe the accessory is a clunky dud while ceo tim cook has hinted apple's wearable division is worth between $5—6 billion. what you writing? i love chris. i love working with chris. wishful thinking. with us is maike currie who's investment director at fidelity personal investing 0bviously obviously the french newspapers make fascinating reading if you can read french. luckily savvy can do a bit. they are focusin

shall we talk about the japan times. falls short of climate but gets tradewind? what do you make of that? i think the climate issue was always going to be difficult because i think that mrtrump to be difficult because i think that mr trump couldn't actually do a complete turnaround, so it was always going to be short on that but he has said that he will consider it and he hasn't fixed but he is going to say so i think we have to wait. what do you mean he hasn't decided yet? maybe he hasn't decided, maybe he has been open to other suggestions, who knows. i... we do know that there is a large proportion of the young people, they are very concerned about the environment, and maleny as well. maybe he has to change his position. —— melania. to what you think about the picture, the body language, the sta nce the picture, the body language, the stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a differencelj stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. i think it is interesting.

a the top story in the japan times is the same as our top story — north korea's missile launch.. it says the flight range of the missile suggests a longer range than the rest of the arsenal — which would be a worrying development for people in japan. the china daily fills it's front page with the biggest story in that country. the one belt, one road initiative. it also digs into the benefits of the new trade route being touted by president xi from scholarships to international infrastructure tojob creation. and the south china morning post also headlining xi's massive trade initiative. yes ukraine barred russia's singer from taking part. but that didn't stop president putin from showing off his musical abilities. listen to this. this was at the belt and road forum in china that we have been hearing about. vladimir putin decided to spend a little bit of time on the piano. but it sounded like the instrument itself was out of tune. i don't think they expected any heads of state to play the instrument while in beijing. let's go back to one of our main stories the cyber attack which

it is the first time ever that japan has sent one of its warships to sea with the express purpose of protecting a foreign military vessel. let's get more from our correspondent in tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes. he says it is a first for the country. this is the first time that japan has, under its new security law, dispatched a ship explicitly on a mission — not a joint training mission, not an exercise, but explicitly to escort and protect a foreign naval vessel. and this would not have been allowed under japan's security law, under its pacifist constitution. it is only since the law was changed last year that this has been possible, for the first time since the second world war. and i think this comes obviously with a background of the tensions in the korean peninsula and the deployment of a large us carrier battle group to the region. japan is now exercising that new law, and prime minister abe is deliberately exercising that new law, to take part in a military operation. so, what is basically the strategy, rupert, behind sending the izumo to protect the us navy fleet? well, it

another crisis in waiting perhaps over on the other side of the world where the japan times looks at the newly—elected south korean president's policy towards its neighbour north korea. president moonjae—in also said that he would not rule out a visit to north korea under the right conditions. and finally, back in the business pages of the telegraph, news that high street food chain pret a manger is planning a listing on the new york stock exchange. experts are saying that it's likely to be valued at around $1.1; billion. with me is nick hungerford, founder of the investment management company nutmeg. after a big night out? yes, the asian women's business awards, some inspiring stories, empress of candidates and great winners. you look good fruit. you rolled straight in. when you read the daily telegraph and look tojeremy corbyn‘s manifesto, the leader of the labour party in the uk, your response was what? my response was, there is a clear focus here on policy and not personality. presumably, this is the real thing. we do not know if it's deliberate or of its stake but assuming

it is the first time ever that japan has sent one of its warships to sea with the express purpose of protecting a foreign military vessel. let's get more from our correspondent in tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes. this move by japan, this move byjapan, is this a symbolic gesture, a step by mr abe away from pacifism? i think it is very much the latter. this is the first time that japan has been, under its new security law, dispatched a ship to explicitly on a mission... not a joint training mission, not an exercise, but explicitly to escort and protect foreign naval vessel. and this would not have been allowed underjapan‘s libya security law, under its pacifist constitution. it is only since the law was changed last year that this has been possible, for the first time since the second world war. and i think this comes obviously with a background of the tensions in the korean peninsula and the deployment of a large us carrier battle group to the region. japan is now exercising that new law, and prime minister abe is deliberately exercising that new law, to take pa rt exercising that ne

let me share this story from the japan times and north korea. -- the stories from beijing. daniel is joining us from england. caller: hello. i had a question concerning health care. i'm a supporter of donald trump. of ourlike to see more cures rather than drugs. on stemvested money cells, we can re-create organs. the japanese are already doing this. instead of being given a pill, you are given a new organ out of your own dna. it is still in trials. why doesn't the government invest heavily in such things? health care is very expensive because the elderly are a greater portion of the population. cost is a continuous cost. you don't replace the organs with new organs. there are so many technologies on the cusp. what should be done, what i think he should do is invest heavily in these things. host: we have time for one more call. janet is in florida. caller: i am a retired registered nurse here in central florida. i have a question about the french election. ofs france have any type , or isal college system it a direct democracy where the person who gets the most votes wins? h

the japan times looks at the growth of the japanese economy during the first few months of this year. they economy there grew by 0.5%, its fifth straight winning quarter, making the longest expansion for over a decade. the front page of gulf news reports that president trump has delayed moving the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. they quote a senior us official who said the white house is hoping to avoid anything that might disrupt peace talks. and china daily reports on the chinese president, who's been promoting his nation's favourite drink. xi jinping said that tea transcended time and crossed borders, and was also a cherished symbol of chinese culture. these are the key stories around the world. now, kasia, we all love a good demolition, and this one's caught people's attention online. yes, rico. it's a blast! excuse the pun! the wuxi bridge in chongqing, south—west china, was demolished on wednesday. it was built in 1973 but was judged to be no longer safe. a new bridge spanning 135 metres will be built to replace it by february next year. it will re—connect a provincia

the japan times reports that shinzo abe is now the third—longest—serving japanese leader of the post war era. the prime minister has racked up almost 2000 days in office. but he will need to remain there until november 2019 if he wants to get the number one spot. the front page of la figero includes a picture of the swedish film director ruben 0stlund celebrating his win at the cannes film festival. his art world satire the square won the prestigious palme d'0r. prizes also went to filmmaker lynne ramsay and director sofia coppola. the front page of the south china morning post includes allegations that the wannacry hackers were probably from the region. the paper quotes a us company saying the authors are probably from china, hong kong,taiwan or singapore. two weeks ago the virus infected computers in 150 countries. that brings you up to date with the papers. back to our top story now where government troops in the philippines are battling islamist militants to retake the southern city of marawi. let's get more on this then. joining us live from manila is marites vitug. she's the co

the top story in the japan times is the same as our top story — that's north korea's missile launch over the weekend. it says the flight range of the missile suggests a longer range than the rest of the arsenal — which would be a worrying development for people in japan. the china daily fills it's front page with the biggest story in that country. that is the one belt, 0ne road initiative. it also digs into the benefits of the new trade route being touted by president xi from scholarships to international infrastructure tojob creation. massive trade initiative. but below the fold, focuses on north korea's missile launch and how it cast a shadow over the keynote speech by the president. and that is bring you up—to—date with the papers. now kasia — russia wasn't represented at the eurovision song contest on saturday evening in kiev — but one particular russian has been showing a bit of musical talent? you could say that. yes, ukraine did bar russia's singerfrom you could say that. yes, ukraine did bar russia's singer from taking part. they said the singer had illegally accessed c

now a look at the front pages. starting with the japan times. it looks at the growth of the japanese economy during the first few months of 2017. the economy grew by half a percent. it is the fifth straight win in quarter, making the largest expansion for over a decade in japan. —— winning. president trump has delayed moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. they quote has delayed moving the embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. they quote a senior us official saying the white house wants to avoid anything that might disrupt peace negotiations. finally, the china daily reporting on the chinese president, xi jinping, promoting the favourite drink of the nation. he said that tea transcends time and crosses borders. it is also a symbol of chinese culture. cheers. we all love a good demolition. this one has caught the attention of people on line. we will stay in china for this one. this is a blast. excuse the pun. that was a bridge in south—west china demolished on wednesday. there she goes. it was built in 1973 and wasjudged to be no longe

once again the japan times takes a look at the diplomacy involved over north korea's nuclear and missile programmes. as the us and china work together, the paper says pyongyang could turn to russia for support. it says north korea is hoping moscow would help ease the pain if china steps up sanctions. the china daily also focuses on diplomacy involving north korea. it's reporting that chinese president xi jinping wants to bring asean countries like the philippines into the discussions to help maintain regional peace and stability. the south china morning post is looking ahead to this week's maiden test flight of china's first home—grown passengerjet. the c—9i9 is built by the state—owned aerospace manufacturer commercial aircraft and is meant to challenge the dominance of boeing and airbus. and those are the leading headlines. now, kasia, what are people watching online? this is trending on bbc.com. it shows a schoolgirl called anu, from brimingham, here in the uk. the seven—year—old lost her leg shortly after birth, and wears a prosthetic one. and here she is, showing off a new

the front page of the japan times reports on north korea's latest medium—range ballistic missile test. it says prime minister shinzo abe has called the repeated launches by pyongyang a "challenge to the world." and the strait times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the united states. it reports trade officials of the remaining 11 nations will complete an assessment of options by november. now, kasia as you can imagine social media was full of discussion of president trump's speech. yes, rico especially on twitter. that's because after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute, his daughter ivanka had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic #trump'sdaughter. now the story of the lawyer who ‘simply vanished'. in mid—2015 wang quanzhang was just one of more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and hum

the japan times says the population of children in the country has hit an all—time low. it reports the government has failed to follow through on its pledge to increase the birth rate — pointing to statistics which show the rate has fallen for the 36th consecutive year. the business section of the south china morning post reports on apple's gradual slip in the smart—phone market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. basketball has changed its rules on headgear to make it more accessible to women's teams from muslim nations. hijabs had previously been banned because of what governing body said was a safety issue. qatar women's team even withdrew from the 2014 asian games after being denied permission to wear the hijab. new rules will take effect from october

nations. 0n the front page of the japan times, it is all about sumo wrestling. that's right, 27—year—old is the first seem arrested to the title since 2015 and to reach this status, a wrestler must win at least 33 bout over three consecutive 15 day tournaments. that is bringing you up to date. president tramp and one tweet is marking a lot of discussion online. his sweets keep trending but this one has become more popular than others and a message with a spelling error. 0ne twitter follower has said covfefe translates to i reside in russia. another user made this meme with the president sprinkling glitter. at the users are debating how to spell, another person has posted a picture on reddit. bangladesh's government said 3000 people have been affected by the recent cyclone, many refugee homes have been devastated by the storm and locals say many fishermen are still missing. their homes and livelihoods lost, for these fishermen, everything ‘s been washed away. indian naval forces fishermen, everything ‘s been washed away. indian navalforces have reported t

the japan times leads with japan's defence policy which it says is heading for a subtle shift. it says the prime minister shinzo abe is backing away from his proposals five years ago, to abandonjapan's purely defensive military role. the south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. life for refugee children can be very difficult, as they find themselves far from home and trying to adjust to a culture which may be very different from anything they've seen before. around the world, it's estimated there are roughly two million child refugees from syria alone. now they're getting a little help from a cartoon character called captain tsubasa. he's the hero of a series of manga comic books, which have been translated into arabic. the idea is to inspir

we start with the japan times, whose front page is dominated by the election of south korea's new president. it looks at one of moonjae—in's key campaign promises, re—engaging with north korea. it reports that tokyo is worried what a new ‘sunshine policy‘ might mean forjapan‘s efforts to apply maximum pressure on pyongyang. let‘s have a look at the straits times here in singapore, where the authorities have called for an end to aggressive marketing by formula milk manufacturers. it follows the competition watchdog‘s finding that companies are paying private hospitals to distribute formula to newborns. and a tribute to china‘s former foreign minister and vice—premier qian qichen leads the south china morning post. it looks at the career of the man who it says played a critical role in handling the return of hong kong and macau to chinese sovereignty. he died on tuesday, aged 90. 0 may chen is a 28—year—old taiwanese woman who is battling late stage breast cancer. she has always dreamt of getting married and decided she wasn‘t going to let her bleak prognosis stand in

the japan times says the population of children in the country has hit an all—time low. it reports the government has failed to follow through on its pledge to increase the birth rate, pointing to statistics which show the rate has fallen for the 36th consecutive year. the business section of the south china morning post reports on apple's gradual slip in the smart—phone market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. let's go back to our top story now, the repeal of the affordable care act, otherwise known as 0bamacare. speaking after the vote, president trump said he was confident it would pass through the senate. i spoke to our washington correspondent laura bicker and asked her what made the bill more appealing to republicans. there are several changes to 0b

once again the japan times takes a look at the diplomacy involved over north korea's nuclear and missile programmes. as the us and china work together, the paper says pyongyang could turn to russia for support. it says north korea is hoping moscow would help ease the pain if china steps up sanctions. the china daily also focuses on diplomacy involving north korea. it's reporting that chinese president xi jinping wants to bring asean countries like the philippines into the discussions, to help maintain regional peace and stability. the south china morning post is looking ahead to this week's maiden test flight of china's first home—grown passengerjet. the c—9i9 is built by the state—owned aerospace manufacturer commercial aircraft and is meant to challenge the dominance of boeing and airbus. those are the lead stories of the major publications. now, kasia, what are people watching online? rico, this uplifting story is trending on bbc.com. it's about anu, a schoolgirl from brimingham, in the uk. the seven year old lost her leg shortly after birth and wears a prosthetic one. well here

the japan times reports that shinzo abe is now the third—longest—serving japanese leader of the post war era. the prime minister has racked up almost 2000 days in office. but he will need to remain there until november 2019 if he wants to get the number one spot. the front page of la figero includes a picture of the swedish film director ruben 0stlund celebrating his win at the cannes film festival. his art world satire the square won the prestigious palme d'0r. prizes also went to filmmaker lynne ramsay and director sofia coppola. the front page of the south china morning post includes allegations that the wannacry hackers were probably from the region. the paper quotes a us company saying the authors are probably from china, are probably from china, hong kong, taiwan or singapore. two weeks ago the virus infected computers in 150 countries. that brings you up to date with the papers. there have been arrests following the bombings in jakarta there have been arrests following the bombings injakarta last week. a dozen people were also injured in the attack which took place at a bus st

the japan times has a story on north korea's apparently successful test—firing of a new intermediate—range ballistic missile. the paper says that pyongyang bragged that the test had been aimed at verifying its capability of carrying a large—size heavy nuclear warhead. and the straits times, here in singapore, reports that organisations were relieved to learn that they had emerged relatively unscathed from the global ransomware attack. the paper says that companies in singapore had their systems checked at the weekend, and that damage was relatively light. iraqi forces have renewed their efforts to retake districts of western mosul still under the control of the islamic state group, in an attempt to seize victory before ramadan. after seven months of fighting, militants have been dislodged from all but a few areas of mosul. the bbc have been given rare access to us coalition troops on the ground, helping iraqi forces defeat is. 0ur correspondent feras kilani, with cameraman khalid alayash and producerjoan soley, were the first television team allowed to film at patrol base foundry, near m

the japan times leads with japan's defense policy which it says is heading for a subtle shift. it says the prime minister shinzo abe is backing away from his proposals five years ago to abandonjapan‘s purely defensive military role. south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. let's return to france and despite emmanuel macron‘s compelling margin of victory in the presidential election, some believe it was more a vote against the far—right candidate marine le pen than for mr macron. to test public opinion, the bbc‘s huw edwards travelled to meet people in a suburb of paris. it is the annual bank holiday football tournament in this eastern suburn of paris. the reaction to the election seems to be more relief rather than enthusiasm. sure,

the front page of the japan times reports on north korea's latest medium—range ballistic missile test. it says prime minister shinzo abe has called the repeated launches by pyongyang a challenge to the world. and the straits times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the united states. it reports trade officials of the remaining 11 nations will complete an assessment of options by november. now kasia, as you can imagine, social media was full of discussion of president trump's speech. yes, rico, especially on twitter. that is because, after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute his daughter, ivanka, had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive, and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic, #trump'sdaughter. scientists in the uk are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are

the japan times has a story on north korea's apparently successful test—firing of a new intermediate—range ballistic missile. the paper says that pyongyang bragged that the test had been aimed at verifying its capability of carrying "a large—size heavy nuclear warhead." and the straits times here in singapore reports that organisations were relieved to learn that they had emerged relatively unscathed from the global ransomware attack. the paper says that companies in singapore had their systems checked at the weekend and that damage was relatively light. us secretary of state rex tillerson has denied a report in the washington post that president donald trump revealed highly classified information to russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov during an oval office meeting last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges that mr trump gave information about the islamic state group that was supplied to the us by an ally that had not authorised its disclosure to the russians. we can speak to the washington post reporter that broke this story alongside his colleague, greg jaff

we start with the japan times, whose front page is dominated by the election of south korea‘s new president. it looks at one of moonjae—in‘s key campaign promises, re—engaging with north korea. it reports that tokyo is worried what a new sunshine policy might mean forjapan‘s efforts to apply maximum pressure on pyongyang. let‘s have a look at the straits times, here in singapore, where the authorities have called for an end to aggressive marketing by formula milk manufacturers. it follows the competition watchdog‘s finding that companies are paying private hospitals to distribute formula to newborns. and a tribute to china‘s former foreign minister and vice premier qian qichen leads the south china morning post. it looks at the career of the man who it says played a critical role in handling the return of hong kong and macau to chinese sovereignty. he died on tuesday aged 90. a 28—year—old taiwanese woman battling late—stage breast cancer has inspired many people to cherish life, by doing just that, but in a very unusual way. 0 may chen, undeterred by her bleak prognosis

the japan times takes a look at reports that politicians are urging discussion on allowing female imperialfamily urging discussion on allowing female imperial family branches. the emperor is expected to abdicate soon but most of his errors are all female. 0n the front page of the south china morning post, facial recognition for shoppers and the report suggests that al contract the faces of shoppers and come up with suggestions to try to help boost sales. that brings you up—to—date with the papers. what are some of the stories part in discussions online? the french open and a tennis player are trending online. you have a french player who has been banned from the french open after he tried to kiss a female reporter repeatedly during a live television interview. the 21—year—old frenchman guest the journalist despite her efforts to duck away. the french tennis federation condemned his behaviour. it is called a dry port and in the room of central asia, a colossal you drive port is emerging. it has sprung up in the desert between china and kazakhstan in seven years. both countries hope the ga

and i suspect that the japan times league will raise cries of "not in my backyard". —— lead. this as the government draws up plans of disposal sites for high—level radioactive nuclear waste. the paper says the process could face challenges amid public concerns over safety. now, which is the worst place in the world to be a journalist? 0n world press freedom day the new york times reports that mexico is right up there as one of the deadliest places. the front page shows a family mourning at the graveside of a murdered journalist, who was killed, one of at least 104 killed in this country since the year 2000. on a different note, china daily has a picture lead of firefighters tackling a blaze in yimuhe forest in mongolia. but also eye catching is this story that china is developing the next generation bullet trains with a maximum speed of a super fast 400 kilometres per hour. they could be connecting the country by 2020. you are up to date with the papers. well as we've just heard, wednesday is world press freedom day across the globe. the day is organised by the un agency un

the japan times lead will raise cries of "not in my backyard" as the government draws up plans of disposal sites for high—level radioactive nuclear waste. the paper says the process could face challenges amid public concerns over safety. now, which is the worst place in the world to be a journalist? 0n world press freedom day the new york times reports that mexico is right up there as one of the deadliest. we were hearing that from rico's interview. the front page shows a family mourning at the graveside of a murdered journalist, one of at least 104 killed in this country since the year 2000. on a different note, china daily has a picture lead of firefighters tackling a blaze in yimuhe forest in mongolia. and this story is interesting, a next generation bullet train capable of doing 400 kilometres per hour is being developed in china. singapore's school system is famous for coming top of the class in global exam rankings. but now it's beginning to rethink its approach and put less emphasis on grades. not so much homework, and more play. it's a way to reduce some of the stress that many c

at that time the. [inaudible] party of japan and played a very important role. they passed legislation however two years ago it didn't happen. we failed to form a political consensus. probably the lbp should be a little what was a little too arrogant and i think they really have to listen, and if that kind of environment were built then some of the opposition party members would have agreed to that. that was rather unfortunate. >> when he was in the opposition and answering questions, was he the best? because he knew so much? or was he the worst questioner because he knew so much? >> translator: i think he is always one step ahead of all ruling parties. he's forthcoming and however he's realistically had to oppose against it but he, there are two members of the democratic party of japan who had progressive view. we are talking about constitutions about what's unfortunate is democratic party of japan negative of us having a discussion on the constitution issues. for example, just to hold the meeting is very, very difficult. they are very reluctant and one of the

japan according to the japan times said the national police agency is working to address this. taiwan saying they see something has been affected but not going into specifics. indonesia, hospitals affected. we are seeing it grow, but the thing is this malware was released into the world friday western time during during the working time. in the asia-pacific, everyone had gone home, turned off computers, so that is why there is caution saying be careful when you come back to work. just be careful when you do that, because you could be affected. , it hasckly, ransomware been dubbed wannacry. it is ransomware that locks up your files and locks you out. you have to throw money at them. they are asking for bitcoins, $300. it is interesting this weapon is leaked from the national security agency a few months ago, one of the trove of tools the nsa itself may have used in the past, now being used by many businesses and individuals around the world. risk, so who is most at and what can we do about it? ramy: i was wondering who was at risk and if you use apple computers, you are not at r

,or the first time in history we made reference to a counter attack capability whether or not japan should possess such capability. under the alliance, a counter , northis concerned korea's capability is getting higher and in order to enhance -- we think both to japan and u.s. should have the capability involved by the counterattack. our policy is to defend ourselves only and that policy will continue. however, the way enemies attack us has been changing because of advancement of technology. preemptive strike. andver if we are attacked to prevent a second or third attack, we feel that we would need to own such capabilities. that has to be done with coordination and cooperation and we're not thinking japan alone would counterattack. we should consider having that kind of capability. we feel a lot of tension with respect to the behavior by north korea. the north korean intention is to attack u.s. bases located in japan and even though that is a direct attack, it's not a direct attack on the mainland united date, that would be considered as an attack to the u.s. and japan. we should further e

the chinese defense budget exceeded japan's in 2004, now spends 4.6 times bigger and most likely -- most likely it will become six times in 2020. more than 10 times bigger in 2030. so we should bear in mind these statistics. we have to squarely face with the new logic of the alliance management where japan's relative power will likely become constantly interior to china and its gap is increasingly widening. next, north korea. its nuclear and missile problem remains to be mostly immediate and actual threat to our national security. what the trump administration is doing. that is the so-called two-phase strategy of which on the first phase placement of additional economic sanctions on north korea where we urge china's serious implementations. then, on the second phase, to include all necessary means to -- pyongyang. i think this is the right approach to go beyond strategic patience. nevertheless, tokyo and washington needs to consult further on the strategy. all concerned parties, including china and russia, are committed to the denuclearization as a common strategic goal. this is a great

it is the first time japan has involved itself in an operation of this nature since the country moved away from its purely defensive military doctrine last year. it is exactly the kind of proactive behavior washington wants to encourage and its allies, as mike pence has stressed. mr. pence: the president has been very clear. whether it is our allies in europe, south korea, or japan, we expect other countries to do more. reporter: the u.s. is also seeking to widen cooperation with other countries in the region, including the philippines. on sunday, president trump invite it president rodrigo duterte to washington to talk about the threat posed by north korea. host: let's go to washington and our correspondent. what are we looking at here? donald trump now says he would be honored to meet with the leader of north korea. what does that mean? correspondent: we don't know. the problem is, of course, donald trump says and tweets a lot of things every day. he said under the right circumstances he would meet kim jong-un. sean spicer in his daily briefing pointed out that a lot of conditions w

japan free trade agreement some time in the trump administration? translator: between u.s. and japan, bilateral ftas or epas we do not another all. but there are multiple option we have in mind and we have to discuss what would be the best out of all options. about multilaterals, indeed, i fully acknowledge the position of the trump administration, but there is the supply chain that exists and fair and free trade rules to be made in a multilateral setting to create such fair and open trade rules for many times. repeatedly i have explained to president trump -- and during our golf, i did not explain, but i did explain on other occasions. as for president trump, he did listen honestly to myself on that premise. mr. baker: and what about tpp itself? there has been a lot of talk that the 11 members of the tpp without the united states might go ahead with another arrangement. there is a lot of interest in the other trade possible trade rcep woulds under our ste . you favor going ahead and building an agreement between the 11 members of tpp with the possibility of getting the u.s

had time to the party of japan and cuba -- played very important role. and we either build consensus and pass legislation. however, two years ago it didn't happen. we failed to form a political consensus. so probably the ldp should either be a little what was -- a little too arrogant and i think they really have to listen either to the opinion of the bipartisan party and consider manner. if that kind of environment were built, then some of the opposition either party members would have agree to that. that was rather unfortunate. >> when they were asking questions and you were answering questions as defense minister was he the best questioner because he knew so much or the worst questioner because he knew so [laughter] and i think he always is one step ahead of ruling parties so if she proposing forthcoming, however, realistically we have to oppose against it. but she -- there are few members of the party of japan who had the very progressive deal. t we're talking about constitutions, what unfortunate is democratic party of japan is very negative of havin

it flew for 30 minutes and traveled 500 miles before landing in the sea of japan. >> it's the first time we've seen any military missile go this far. we can be sure they're trying to make it nuclear capable. because these are getting more and more capable shooting up towards russia allowed them to test the maximum range of this particular missile. >> this was the seventh missile test since president trump took office. the white house called the north korea and this missile launch, quote, a flagrant menace and is calling for tougher >>> emmanuel macron is now the president of france. the winner of last week's runoff election was inaugurated yesterday at 39 he is the youngest french president since world war ii. in his speech macron promised to lift french spirits as it helps lead the world. he's getting right to work. today he meets with german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. >>> now for a look at your weather. >>> it may be the middle of spring but it was snowing in central maine yesterday. today it's raining throughout new england, severe storms are possible from western oklahoma an

-japan free trade agreement at some time in the trump administration? between[translated] u.s. and japan, bilateral fda's or epa's, we do not deny at all. but there are multiple option we have in mind, and we shall have to discuss what would be the best out of all options. about multilaterals, indeed, i fully acknowledge the position of the trump administration, but there is the supply chain that exists, and fair and free trade rules to be made in a multilateral setting to create such fair and open trade rules for many times. repeatedly, i have explained to president trump -- during golf, i did not explain, but i did explain on other occasions. as for president trump, he did listened earnestly to myself on that premise. >> what about tpp itself? there has been a lot of talk that 11 members of tpp, without the united states, may go ahead with an arrangement. there is obviously a lot of interest in other possible trade negotiations under arsep. would you favor going ahead and initially, aneast agreement between the 11 members of tpp with the possibility of getting the u.s. involv

the last time japan strung together this many quarters of growth was in 2006 and the pace wrote exceeded all expectations. there is concern that spending might falter again with stronger wage gains needed to support household and allow retailers to prices. brazil has plunged back into political crisis following reports that the president was cover-upin an alleged scheme with a jailed former speaker congress. a brazilian newspaper has reported a tape has been submitted to the supreme court with a secret recording approving a payment to the mastermind behind last year's impeachment of former president dilma rousseff. the press office issued a statement vehemently denying the allegation. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . risk offto see the sentiment right across asia field through from what we saw in global equity markets. the flight to safety is weighing on the nikkei, down 1.5% despite that better than expected gdp growth. you also have a strong jobs report com

it's the first time ever that japan has sent one of its war ships to sea with the purpose of protecting a foreign military vessel. japan amended its security law last year to allow such missions. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. the izumo is the pride of the japanese navy. the biggest warship the country has built since world war ii. today's departure is hugely symbolic. the izumo will escort and protect this us navy supply ship, and will respond with force if it comes under attack. forjapan's military, this is another big step away from pacifism. just across the sea of japan, satellite photos show north korea is preparing for another underground nuclear test. speaking on sunday, us president donald trump again warned pyongyang not to go ahead. i would not be happy. if he does a nuclear test, i will not be happy. and i can tell you also, i don't believe that the president of china, who is a very respected man, will be happy. if pyongyang is worried, it is not showing it. today it vowed to go ahead with the nuclear test, atany time and at any location. this all comes two day

it flew for 30 minutes and traveled about 500 miles before landing in the sea of japan. >> it's the first time we've seen any military missile go this far, but we can be sure that the north koreans are trying to make this missile nuclear capable. because these missiles are getting more and more capable, shooting up towards russia allowed them to test the maximum range of this particular missile. >> this was the seventh missile test since president trump took office. in a statement the white house called north korea, quote, a flagrant menace and is calling for tougher international sanctions against the country. >>> emmanuel macron is now the president of france. the winner of last week's runoff election was inaugurated yesterday. at 39 he is the youngest french president since world war ii. in his speech macron promised to lift french spirits as it helps again lead the world. he's getting right to work. today he meets with german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. >>> now for a look at your weather. it may be the middle of spring but it was snowing in central maine yesterday. today it's

it apparently flew for about six minutes before landing in the waters off mainland japan. at the same time leader kim jong-un was ordering mass production of a new anti- aircraft weapon system. according state media in pyongyang it was tested over the weekend. >>> new overnight, manchester police arrested another suspect in connection with a deadly terror attack. this is the 16th person to be arrested. it's unclear how they are related to the suspected bomber salman abedi. these surveillance pictures were taken the night of the attack. it happened at the end of an ariana grande concert at the manchester arena. locals have been leaving flowers and balloons in saint ann square. >>> yesterday thousands of people took part in the city's annual great manchester run. many of them said they just wanted to show support for the city and the victims involved. >>> orange county is on alert for sharks for some beaches after a number of sightings. >> yeah, two great white sharks showed up close to shore sunday near san clemente so authorities shut down the beaches temporarily in the mo

/japan free trade agreement some time in the trump administration? >> translator: between u.s. and japan, bilateral fdas or epas we do not another all. but there are multiple option we have in mind and we have to discuss what would be the best out of all options. about multilaterals, indeed, i fully acknowledge the position of the trump administration but there is the supply chain that exists and fair and free trade rules to be made in a multilateral setting to create such fair and open trade rules for many times. repeatedly i have explained to president trump, during golf, i did not explain, but i did explain on other occasions. as for president trump, he did listen honestly to myself on that premise. >> what about tpp itself? there has ban lot een a lot of there is a lot of interest in the other trade possible trade negotiations under arsep would you favor going ahead and building an agreement between the 11 members of tpp with the possibility of getting the u.s. involved again? have you given up completely on the idea of tpp? do you think it can be resurrected? >> translator

the financial times notes that japan's soft bank is investing $500 million in a uk tech start—up. the nhs makes the mirror's lead story, with nurses urging the government to end a 1% paycap. the express focuses on what it calls a "dementia crisis", reporting that some families are being forced to pay £100,000 to cover care costs. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with emily maitlis. jeremy! our manifesto will be an offer and we believe the policies in it are very popular. so what will voters make of this offer from jeremy corbyn? tonight, we analyse in full the politics, the policy and the reaction to the leaked manifesto, as we understand it so far. is it really as radical as it looks? it has major spending implications for the country. the voters want to see a bigger state. it's not as if — from what we've seen, at any rate — that they've come up with things that people don't want.

this is the first time that japan will be involved in such operations during peace time t it comes amid rising tensions in that east asia because of north korea's recent provocation. >>> hacker followed through on a threat leaking the newest season of netflix's orange is the new plaque. it's reported that the first 10 episodes have been linked to an service and if you're thinking about downloading the leaked episodes you might want to think twice. netflix lawyers will most likely be recording ip addresses because of the high profile nature that of leak meaning you could get a copyright complaint. >> go to richmond. nascar in richmond first race for dale earnhardt jr. since announcing he'll retire after this season. farewell tour didn't start that well. hendrick teammate jimmy johnson bumps into dale end heart jr. bumps him into the law. junior spinning out ends up finishing 30th if the race. logano started near the back didn't slow him down though. pagano takes the checkered flag. >>> the fate of the furious the latest "fast and furious" movie took the top spot again. it brought in $19.

-japan free trade agreement some time in the trump administration? prime minister abe: between u.s. and japan, bilateral fda's or epa's, we do not another all. but there are multiple option we have in mind and we have to discuss what would be the best out of all options. about multilaterals, indeed, i fully acknowledge the position of the trump administration, but there is the supply chain that exists and fair and free trade rules to be made in a multilateral setting to create such fair and open trade rules for many times. repeatedly, i have explained to president trump -- during golf, explain on other occasions -- as for president trump, he did listen honestly to myself on that premise. >> what about tpp itself? there has been a lot of talk that a lot of members of the tpp, without the united states, may go ahead with an arrangement. there is interest of the other undernegotiations arsep. would you favor going ahead and building an agreement between the 11 members of tpp with the possibility of getting the u.s. involved again? have you given up completely on the idea of tpp? do you

this is the first time japan is involved in operations like this during the piece times, but tensions are rising in east asia due to the north korean recent actions. >>> president trump extending the controversial white house invitation to the philippine president and he wants to talk with the philippine president about the alliance against north korea. the president of north -- the president of philippines known for waging war against drugs by killing the drug users. >>> a climber killed near mount everest, and ueli steck was killed after reportedly falling over 3200 feet down the mountain. his body was recovered, and flown by helicopter to the nearby town. he is a swiss climber that was planning to climb mount everest next month, the most renowned mountaineer of his generation. >>> the u.s. soldier killed in the explosion near mosul has been identified, and military officials say that it is first lieutenant weston lee who was on patrol when the device blew up. the 25-year-old from george's the third american soldier to die in combat in iraq or afghanistan in the last week. >>> the u

we have heard japanese politicians say time and again at that japan's economy is on the gradual path to recovery and we just never saw in the numbers. if you look at some of the numbers we have been highlighting in a piece we had out yesterday on the bloomberg, and you look at some of these tickers that you can look on the bloomberg back decades, it is quite clear there has been a significant and positive shift in japan's trajectory. yvonne: wager -- labor market is climbing, wages are height -- climbing. what does it mean for investors? label of aad the value trap. could this be a surprise growth market? chris: that is what some are saying. foreign investors have turned off the story for the past year. at the was really sexy get go, disappointment with the sales tax, then they got excited in japan's market. they have turned forward with the japan market. we have seen a number of the mistake investors tell us that this is significantly a different market than it used to be. responsiveness of japanese companies to shareholders, record buybacks of up, someividends going people, includi