wooded the country of japan decide -- wouldn't the country of japan decide? >> each time and makes olympic host city gets ready to start the games, they need to cite a host city contract with the international olympic committee. those contracts are extremely lopsided in favor of the international olympic committee and gives them and only them the power to cancel the olympics in a case like this. so when the prime minister of japan states in public under pressure from people in japan and around the world to cancel the olympics, when he states in public he does not have the power to cancel the olympics, he is absolutely correct. that is part of the larger state of exception that comes into the ympic city when they arrive on your doorstep. all sorts of special laws put into place. all sorts of special rules are put into place. new technologies are secured for the olympics. for example in tokyo, easy facial recognition systems put in place. security forces use the olympics to get all of the special weapons and funding they normally would be able to get in normal

wooded the country of japan decide -- wouldn't the country of japan decide? >> each time and makes olympic host city gets ready to start the games, they need to cite a host city contract with the international olympic committee. those contracts are extremely lopsided in favor of the international olympic committee and gives them and only them the power to cancel the olympics in a case like this. so when the prime minister of japan states in public under pressure from people in japan and around the world to cancel the olympics, when he states in public he does not have the power to cancel the olympics, he is absolutely correct. that is part of th larger state of exception that comes into the ympic city when they arrive on your doorstep. all sorts of special laws put into place. all sorts of special rules are put into place. new technologies are secured for the olympics. for example in tokyo, easy facial recognition systems put in place. security forces use the olympics to get all of the special weapons and funding they normally would be able to get in normal p

word japan. and this been demik is a once in a 100 years kind of been demick. this is, this is an extraordinary situation. and if japan was to take a decision in the interest of a citizen, which is to cancel the games, there are ways that it could be argued should at the moment the japanese government so far, i've been clear that i didn't have the line and it said that we will all the games well, and we will be a see if games and they were the only thing in the piece of public opinion. and i think the fact that the leading japanese is people and a couple of responses have also come with, remember the, the out of the budget for what is happening and don't you, although you will be games. most of it comes from different public agencies of the government. there about several companies joined war, but the debt proportion of the ship is very small as part of the overall money that comes in. so this is a southern division that japan will eventually make along with the i o. c. no horse there is. there's

world. japan. and this ben demik is a once in a 100, you're kind of brand demick. this is, this is an extraordinary situation. and if japan was to take a decision in the interest of a citizen, which is to cancel the games, there are ways that it could be argued should at the moment the japanese government so far, i've been clear that i didn't have the line and it said that we will all the games well, and we will be a see if games and they were the only thing in the face of public opinion. and i think the fact that the leading japanese people and a couple of responses have also come with, remember the, the, out of the budget for what is happening until q or the other 2 q will be games. most of it comes from different public agencies of the government there about of the several companies joined war. but the depth of portion of the ship is very small as part of the overall money that comes in. so this is a solvent decision that japan will eventually make along with the i o c. no horse there is, there'

word japan. and this ben demik is a once in a 100, you're kind of been demick. this is, this is an extraordinary situation. and if japan was to take a decision in the interest of a citizen, which is to cancel the games, there are ways that it could be argued should at the moment the japanese government so far, i've been clear that i didn't have the line and it said that we will all the games well, and we will be a see if games and they were the only thing in the face of public opinion. and i think the fact that the leading japanese people and a couple of responses have also come with, remember the, the, out of the budget for what is happening until q or the other 2 q will be games. most of it comes from different public agencies of the government there about of the several companies joined war, but the depth of portion of the ship is very small as part of the overall money that comes in. so this is a solvent decision that japan will eventually make along with the i o c. no horse there is, there's

heightening over in japan. now lean a few months back, fans from abroad were ruled out from attending the games due to the risk that it posed. now it seems to be looking more and more like even local fans may be barred from venues. do you think that that is a possibility? i think as far as my understanding goes, the decision on local funds being allowed into the games has been different. did you find your right it is actually find where bod, already at the moment. at least can come in, but that's part of the precautions i think we are seeing this was why you didn't international events that are going forward. where events continue for the sake of the event. because there's so much, there's so much more writing on it on the broadcast event. and it takes away the expected thing because i think that's sensible to i don't think it be a good idea to back stadiums with a whole bunch with thousands of people. then they will become super special events, but if we, but if you put in place reasonable restrictions of the

haidi: we do have some data just breaking out of japan. the industrial production numbers for the bluerun ventures number -- preliminary number coming in well below expectations. that number at 2.5% month over month, expectations were 3.9%, slightly better than the previous reading of 1.7%. that you're coming in missing consensus of 16.9 consent -- 60.9%. we have been expecting a little bit of an offset coming through from a small outflow of capital goods, exports to asia have been strong. but we have also seen three mansions and extensions of the state of emergency across japan, that will be weighing on some of those numbers. retail sales missing expectations, 12% year on year, missing the estimates of 15% and retail sales, contracting 4.5%, the worst contraction than expected. supermarket sales, we are seeing 15.5% gains, that is bang on expectations and an improvement from the previous reading. we are seeing the renewed measures to contain the virus in japan weighing on the numbers, and of course those measures have been extended into j

i was not invented for vietnam but to defeat japan because japan realized in the 1930s they were made up the tinderbox's of the world cities constructed out of wooden and tarpaper houses standing side-by-side on narrow streets if you put a match in the middle of it the whole thing would go up in flames so a group of chemist at harvard university to produce the greatest weapon and napalm is the opposite idea you will not drop a bomb with precision but you will drop it and burn the whole thing down. so those two ideas are championed by different people in the air corps at the beginning of the second world war. >> exactly. the people who champion that, the bomb site the bomber mafia in a way were idealistic about fighting wars and so tell us about haywood. >> he is such an american and character. he is a pre- generations southern military family great-grandfather was a general the confederate army a romantic poetry writing his favorite novel is because he identifies with the night tapping on the windows my favorite story he's gone so much from his home life one time he comes home having

i mean for japan, this is all about image really, isn't it? i mean, after spending billions to host the games and counseling it once already the government isn't about to lose face over this. even if the games are poorly attended. i do think that losing faith and reputation has something to do with it. certainly, the money is a big factor, but it is true that japan has been working over the last decade or so to have this be its moment in the sun and for the games to play out like this. even if the games do go on as scheduled with a reduce crowd or possibly behind closed doors, it isn't going to be the boost for japan's reputation that we were expecting it to be. and that's going to disappoint a lot of people one way or the other down. all of it's always good to talk to you. thank you very much for talking to algebra. now for my brazilian health minister has denied that president jaya both morrow interfered and his work cuz he grappled with a major corona virus outbreak and water willow appeared before the senators on wednesday . he was in char

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and in japan's biggest airports. the 4 and a half kilograms like a rucksack it has a sensor that detects the wires movements so when lifting 2 motors in the suit automatically support the user's movement. the motors deactivate when the user is walking. countries like japan are increasingly relying on robotics because with an aging population work forces are becoming depleted. right now we mainly make support devices but in the future we want to create products that enhance people's abilities and add physical functions like a 3rd arm we want to cater to a society in which people of all ages can work without physical limits. and it could get much more spectacular than that that envelop us that have been working for more than 10 years on this meager exercise called neal i was even allowed to try it out during my visit to japan i felt like lieutenant ripley underside high classic aliens with supernatural powers the developers claim that one alone can lift up to 50 kilograms its hold that neil will soon at the constructio

shery: we have breaking news out of japan. we're hearing from the economy minister speaking in tokyo right now saying that the virus emergency will be extended to may 31. the expectation was they would ease next tuesday. they have been implanted since april 25. we have heard from the tokyo governor, as well, that they need to be extended given the rising infections. japanese government is seeking to add prefectures to the state of emergency, as well. we have an extension to may 31 and also to prefectures being added to the state of emergency. it is not just japan that is seeing the insurgents of infection. korea is doing very well reining in infections, but they are very behind when it comes to inoculations. how do you reprice these risks in economies that you thought had overcome covid-19? >> indeed. resurgence of a new mutant is a big rest to certain markets. -- big risk to certain markets. you talk about japan, the country lagging the most. that is showing up in japan's equity performances. despite the fact they have a deep

japan's recovery stalling. the economy shrank more than expected as we near restrictions with the coronavirus activity and raised the risk of a double dip recession. it turned around and the second quarter, but thinks the outlook may rise and during the latter half of the year. let's bring in the chief policy economist who is also a researcher at the bank of japan. good to have you with us. what is driving the optimism for the second half? >> there is not much optimism right now going around, frustratingly. the economy is down, this is not only the first quarter, but in the second quarter because the state of emergencies will keep rolling. they have double infection rates but they don't bring them down. the second half of the nation will look quite different. this is where we are getting more optimistic. >> all of this coming on the back of japan struggling to get its vaccination drive in gear. how much of that will rate -- will weigh on growth earnings going forward and put into context, questionable of whethe

raids on japan. the ask haywood hansell to command that operation. he takes a whole fleet of b-29s to guam and the build the biggest airport in the world actually, and they start launching these rates on japan. hansell id is not going to kill japanese civilians. i'm not going to burn down the whole country. i'm going to take out the planes they use to manufacture airplanes. i'm going to reduce their ability to wage war from the air to rubble, and o that will rendr them defenseless against any kind of american assault. it is a strategy that was straight out of bomber mafia 101. this is what they were dreaming up back in alabama in the 1930s. you didn't have to attack everyone. just look at the most military strategic targets and take them out. he says what i'm going to do. he tries it and tries and tries it throughout november and december and early january 1944-45 he makes one mission, since one mission after another from guam to japan, and he can't hit anything. the bomb site doesn't do what it's su

as you know, this is a lesson learned from japan's experience. that said, it is true that central banks around the world have been conducting monetary policy and are facing significant uncertainties due to the shock of covid-19. in this situation, i think, the appropriate contact of monetary policy and effective communication are important in terms of ensuring arc is stability. >> does -- in terms of ensuring market stability. >> does that mean we will have to wait longer in countries like japan for a change in policy? >> of course, each central bank has two adapt its month -- has to adapt its monetary policy to its own financial institutions. so that even if our economy recovers from the impact of covid-19 pandemic, we expect by the end of this year, the activity level would come back to the level before the pandemic but, as you know, our inflation rate continues to be relatively low and it will take time to achieve this 2% inflation. i must say that in that sense the bank of japan's substantial monetary easing will continue even after the econo

other headlines coming out of this exclusive interview is that the bank of japan governor, he sees japan's economy recovering to pre-covid levels by the end of this year and the boj's powerful easing will can you even after covid so that is our exclusive interview with the bank of japan governor, haruhiko kuroda, and you can expect more from that throughout the day. jd logistics, the delivery arm of jd.com, rose as much as 18% in its first day of trading after a mammoth 3.2 billion dollar ipo. they're offering was the second largest debut in hong kong this year despite jd logistics continuing to operate at a loss. tom mackenzie caught up with the companies ceo. >> we regard the market valuation as their starting point in the capital market. i believe jd logistics will see growth in the long-term. tom: you have raised about 3.2 billion u.s. dollars. what are your priorities for putting that money to use? >> first, we will spend the money on keeping building our warehouse network, especially in china's lower tier cities. second, we will also spend on building warehouse networks overseas. thi

shery: breaking news out of japan. we are getting the jobless rates coming in for the month of april at 2.8%, which is higher than the estimate of analysts surveyed by bloomberg. it is also higher than the previous month. the applicant ratio has fallen to 1.09 from 1.10. we are also getting the tokyo cpi numbers iran year. a contraction of .4%. it's smaller, a slower deceleration than what we were expecting, yet it's still a deceleration when it comes to core cpi numbers. a contraction of .2%. that number has been in the red since july of last year. of course the tokyo cpi numbers for the month of may very much indicative of where national cpi will head this month as well. the numbers not looking too great in that sense. core cpi as well, a contraction of .1%. it is a contraction from staying flat the previous month. jobs numbers also pretty disappointing. we are continuing to see those mismatches in supply and demand for labor, and perhaps we could be seeing more demand for medical and nursing staff, given the increas

same sex marriage is not officially recognized in japan. some prefect years offer partnership certificates to same sex couples. some people even adopt their partners to stay together. more and nono want to have a child. it would help if they were married. in march, a local court made a historic ruling declaring the ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. but actually changing the law could take years. so momo and nana have to wait buddy, i think it's because people don't make a big deal about their lifestyle, fit to the skies in some way he got up to go to and also because japan is probably the countries where people most fear being culturally different yvonne couldn't you couldn't, i didn't know, cannot be in the mama and nana could still have their big day for real sometime in the future and seal their union with a real marriage certificate. and jeremy of novel more and the story is convey dory from human dice watch in the tokyo come a welcome court recently said that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional . why then does jap

there's calls in japan to cancel the games all together. we report. >> reporter: when tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 summer olympics, japan was excited. fast forward to today and coronavirus is surging across the country for a fourth time. less than two months before opening ceremonies. a new survey indicates that the masked majority of japan a, more than 8 in 10 people want the games to be postponed again or canc instructor who said she fears the olympics could cause a surge in covid infections and another state of emergency that would force her school to close. tock yo based political scientist said that is a real possibility. >>> it could be a super spreader event. >> that is why the state department is telling americans in plain language, do not travel to japan due to covid-19. a japan's 126 million people, only about 2% have been fully vaccinated. compare that with nearly 40% in the u.s. health systems and cities like osaka have been described as on the brink of collapse. >> should the games go on? >> no, it's not just feasible, pe

is higher than japan, japan has 39 cases per million and in the u.s. it is something like 76. it's not that japan is the most dangerous place that it is a major setback to have such a high-profile reminder that the situation and japan is still quite concerning. the olympics are in less than two months and there's not a lot of public support for it internally. the u.s. olympic committee have said they want the athletes to go ahead and don't think they are in danger but there is a rising sense that the olympics could be possibly dangerous and not a very joyful event. manus: it will certainly be materially different if it goes ahead in terms of motivation for the athletes. how have the tables terms in the pan difficult situation for the u.s. compared to asia? last week was -- the numbers are lower but how are they relative to japan? rachel: the dynamic we are seeing between the u.s. saying don't go to japan is very much the tables turning on the asia-pacific region, which drew the pandemic was very much ahead of the u.s. and western nations. they got infections under control and

and back in 2015, rajan headed there to get in on the journey. 0saka is japan's mecca of comedy. these guys are really famous here. this theatre claims to be the busiest and most popular comedy venue in all ofjapan. the demand is phenomenal, so it's open 365 days a year to full houses of up to four shows a day, that's around 1 million people a year. fans travel from all over the country to see the stars live on stage. the show includes many types of comedy, but one of the most common and popular is manzai, a double act with a straight guy and a funnyguy trading jokes, and it's this style that in 0sa ka. i wanted to find out more about the roots of comedy in the city. hello! konnichiwa! nice to meet you! katsura kaishi practices the traditional story telling, rakugo, and he says that the style of comedy evolved from its trading history. 0ther other company —— a go to your show tomorrow, we'll see, i'll find out. rakugo comedy was invented by buddhist monks to make their teachings more entertaining. there was a car accident, mother, father and children were all hospitalised, bu

haidi: let's take a look at the bank of japan. the governor backing the feds transitory view on inflation and you can hear our excuse of -- our exclusive conversation. vaccination speeding up in victoria. catherine bennett tells us it's time to drop the phased rollout. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: you are watching daybreak australia. u.s. covid death fell over the weekend to the lowest in months. johns hopkins university and bloomberg figures of that show the u.s. added slightly more than 12,000 new cases. does the fewest since the early days of the pandemic last year. deaths from the covid-19 virus have declined consistently as the vaccination campaign to cold. to u.s. disease experts say china's help is needed to chait -- to trace the origins of covid-19. the commissioner under the trump maturation said information supporting the wuhan lab leak theory has increased. he says beijing has not provided information to disprove it. another expert says not knowing how the virus started puts the world at risk of future outbreaks. pres

we had the bank of japan governor weighing in,, get a speculative asset. the dollar index is steady. getting back to the manufacturing industry gauge, we saw that sleep in china in may. concerns about the momentum story. tom mackenzie will break. the figures. . having a deep dive, what did you find out? tom: it slowed in april. the number again slowed in may, as bloomberg economics had forecast. breaking it down, as you say, you do see some potential concerns. when you look at import prices, such conversation around commodity prices. of course, they jumped to the highest level since 2010. that clearly is a factor that will weigh on the downstream part of the manufacturing sector. the index rented to if all, into contraction for new export orders. that has been some debate that as other big manufacturing powers -- the european union and the u.s., as covid gets under control, the debt will eat in into what china enjoyed last year. the number was 55.249 manufactured pmi, largely services and construction. that was above the service, suggesting that the catch

japan's per luminary report headlining the economy. japan expected to return to contraction. trading ahead of the update. we have wti holding above 66. trading near an 18 year high . pulling up a chart on the terminal when it comes to europe's recovery and increasing vaccinations. aipac listed companies who generate a chunk of their revenue from europe out facing the regional index. goldman expecting we will see positive -- we are seeing covid cases in the u.s. have been falling to a 14 month low. new infections are on the rise in asia in taiwan as well as singapore. india a big hotspot for covid infections. india hitting the highest levels since the pandemic began. that is prompting governments to speed up vaccination efforts. in japan, reporting there are plans to approve moderna vaccine on may 21. shery: this news could not come at a better time. resident biden planning to spend millions of vaccines abroad for the first time as supply starts to outstrip demand. >> by the end of june when we will have taken delivery of enough vaccines to protect everyone in the united state

us on this edition of nhk "newsline" >>> we start with the worsening coronavirus situation here in japan. the government is now considering extending its state of emergency for four prefectures, including osaka and tokyo beyond may 11th. they're under the state of emergency which is set to end tuesday. residents there are being asked to stay home as much as possible. bars and restaurants are urged not to serve alcohol and close by 8:00 p.m. but the number of crically ill patients has continued to rise. hitting an all-time high on wednesday. and osaka's medical system is overwhelmed. a shortage of beds has led some patients to be admitted to hospital only after their condition worsened. >> translator: our healthcare system is literally collapsing. we may not be saving lives that could well be saved. >> officials say for the first time every bed set aside for those in serious condition is full. and on thursday, owe akaka reported 747 new cases. asking the central government to extend the state of emergency. tokyo's governor is similarly concerned. especially about the rise of more contagio

so the stakes are very high for japan. well to 11 weeks ago i say appreciate your point of view thanks very much and thank you. and the toast relay in the prefecture has been cancelled and we'll have more on that later in sports segment. ok the crate of our surge that has ravaged india for weeks is now spreading to nepal where there are fears the crisis will be just as bad or perhaps even worse the poll has $57.00 times more cases than a month ago and it's reporting about 28 new infections a day for every 100000 people that is roughly what the situation was in india 2 weeks ago a lot down has been extended in the capital katmandu and the government has tried to ready the hospital system but critics fear it's just too little too late across the border in india nearly 3 people are dying of covert 1000 every minute the country is facing the toughest battle against the virus in the world reporting another recall daily rise of more than 410000 cases on friday or to limbo as the latest now from katmandu. at the moment we are see

japan remains good buying opportunity. does it change your perspective or positioning for the region? >> the covid-19 situation is worrying and asia. you have spikes in several parts of asia, bangkok trying to reel in the problem. it is not going to go away anytime soon and it will come in waves and i thing markets have sort of internalized it. it is discounted, that covid-19 will be with us for quite a while. so any sharp tips in the market we felt would be an opportunity for investors to accumulate. because the medium term picture has not changed in our view. it is still positive on the medium-term, global economic recovery still on a firm footing. and earnings growth is also very, very strong. we are seeing a v-shaped recovery in earnings and economies. from time to time it will be affected by covid-19 surges but we think governments around the world have benefited in the last 14 months really in covid-19 and have learned a lot. we have confidence the situation will be controlled to an extent in most parts of asia at le

same sex marriage is not officially recognized in japan. some prefect years offer partnership certificates to same sex couples. some people even adopt their partners to stay together. mobile and nono want to have a child. it would help if they were married. in march, the local court made a historic ruling declaring the ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. but actually changing the law could take years. so momo and nana have to wait, like a buddy. i think it's because people don't make a big deal about their lifestyle. to the sky, given someone got that to go to. and also because japan is probably the countries where people most fear being culturally different. yvonne couldn't you couldn't, i didn't know, cannot be in the mama and nana could still have their big day for real sometime in the future and seal their union with a real marriage certificate. and jeremy of novel mor, this story is convey dory from human rights watch in the tokyo come a welcome court recently said that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional . why then

coronavirus restrictions have been extended in japan's capital just 77 days before the scheduled start of the olympics state of emergency was due to end in 4 days in turkey but cases are still searching for what bride has its report. the restrictions were due to be lifted next week but with japan still grappling with a 4th wave of the pandemic this announcement had been widely expected full prefectures including tokyo and osaka will have the state of emergency extended to the end of the month while 2 more will be given emergency powers. about the holding of the games there are concerns raised by the people of japan which i know 1st the current expansion of new cases has to be curtailed above or to cure a limper games the most important thing is preventative measures for the athletes and their teams and to protect japanese nationals. the restrictions were introduced to curb the spread before an important annual holiday period at the end of april while the government says there's been a reduction in the amount of people travelling infections have continued to rise and the normally bustli

all of it is a sports right for the japan times with more now on the public mood in japan did. 4th way that we're currently experiencing has led to 9 and potentially 10 prefecture as falling under a state of emergency guidelines. we're going back to the stricter limits on restaurants, on department stores, small sporting events, musical then theaters. the public is very wary. the public is the team by the restrictions that we've had to live through over the last 15 months or so. and certainly things haven't been as severe in japan as they have in the rest. the world above the public sees the back teen rule out. that's happening in the united states. for example, in the united kingdom. they see that like in other countries as returning normal and compared to that, the roll out in japan has been very slow and that very frustrating to a lot of people. i think that athletes are in a very difficult position. they've been training for years to reach this point. this is the height of any athletes career. and they want to come to the host nation and to compete in front of an appreciative audie

turn water back in the 1st ever japan is being joined by all of france and the us military exercises in the southwestern part of that country these drills come out of japan is moving to try and strengthen its defense ties to try and counter china somehow they're doing so it's united states the effort to send china a message through new countries though again that are doing this argues alex one hell of it takes us through. western allies have picked their common threats of the day and china is at the top of the list committed to working together to take on the challenges from china and on issues like east china sea the south china sea as well as north korea to ensure a future of a free and open and don't pacific. japan and out of states are 2 strong democracies in the region and we're committed we're committed to defending advancing our shared values including human rights and the rule of law now japan of the u.s. have been joined by france and australia to show that their stance against china is more than just words as a response to a growing concern regarding trying to assertiveness

japan is gearing up for the world's biggest sporting event of the year. the tokyo olympics are expected to kick off later this summer. but calls are growing for japan to delay or even cancel the games as another covid-19 surge takes hold on that country. box news alex hogan has the details on the ongoing debate. the olympic towards relay is winding its way through japan is the country prepares to host the 2020 tokyo olympics with less than two months to go before the opening ceremony, pressure is mounting for japan to postpone the games once again as it struggles to contain 1/4 wave of coronavirus infections. on friday, japan's prime minister extended a state of emergency in major cities until at least june 20th. signaling that he's determined to go ahead with the games in july. three concepts of highly contagious variant strains continue to change. the measures we take must be able to lead to a decrease in infections, so we are in need of more time than before government officials and olympic organizers have been steadfast and making the games happen. th

what an ingame with japan is gonna be like and what mr. truman use the end game is saul's pointed out. there's a staff officer who's been delivering daily updates which include casually reports to truman and he says, you know, mr. chairman is perturbed by the reports. he's getting from okinawa and that's very much the case. great. thank you. rich. the next question this seems to be towards rana and maybe rich as well. comes from jack again. you guys got to give jack a run for his money. he's he's getting a lot of air time here. i've seen postwar reports and photos of soviet troops stripping japanese made factories in manchuria. how much did this set china back economically and industrially? sure. should i come in first on that? yes, please. okay, great. so actually this is really something on my mind right now because i can give you an exclusive revelation don't know if anyone cares or not, but i'll give it to you. anyway jeremy which is right. now i'm working actually on a book on the post-war decay 1945 to 55 and i'm reading the diaries

advancing our shared values including human rights and the rule of law now japan and the u.s. have been joined by france and australia to show that their stance against china is more than just words as a response to a growing concern regarding trying his assertiveness in its region before countries are participating in a week long run of air land and sea military exercises the show of force follows a slew of accusations against china from g 7 foreign ministers at their recent gathering this was the chinese government's response secretive and down to the 7 porn ministers meeting made groundless accusations against china it's lamely meddling in china's internal affairs and engaging in blocking holon tell us what you think gross interference in china sovereignty email wanton destruction of the norms of international relations and contrary to the trends of the times of people development and win win cooperation with china strongly condemns the drills which are being held in the southwest part of japan include fighter jets and b.b.'s operation exercises at sea at japanese submarine

and in japan's biggest airports. for a half kilogram like a rucksack it has a sensor that detects the wares movements so when lifting 2 motors in the suit automatically support the user's movement. the motors deactivate when the user is walking. in. countries like japan are increasingly relying on robotics because of an aging population workforces are becoming depleted. right now we mainly make support devices but in the future we want to create products that enhance people's abilities and add physical function like a 3rd are we want to cater to a society in which people of all ages can work without physical limits. and it could get much more spectacular than. that have been working for more than 10 years on this mega exo suit called neo i was even allowed to try it out during my visit to japan i felt like lieutenant ripley and the classic aliens with supernatural powers the developers claim that alone can lift up to 50 kilograms it's hoped that . the construction industry or in disaster management. have a growing ro

there's so many things going on at the same time in japan. as you know, there's an ongoing state of emergency and prime minister suga is expected to decide on friday whether to extend 9 pretty factors including tokyo. and while recent efforts have been made to sort of bolster and quicken the vaccine roll out in japan, 2 large scale vaccine sites opened up in tokyo and soccer just 2 days ago over here in japan. whether that's going to be enough to hold the game safely, is still a big question. reassess what is the broader public mood at the moment? i mean, what are recent polls suggesting? recent calls suggests that the majority of people in japan are strongly opposed to the tokyo games. take any poll taken in the last month or 2, maybe 60 to 80 percent combined. believe the talk, your bmw cant be held safely, need to be postponed again or should be cancelled altogether. so that the older telling. yeah, and despite that public sentiment so far the japanese government and the international impact committee had resisted calls to cancel the games

i will take you to japan where poets of would be retiring and keep working because there's no one to replace them either way. business on robots in berlin. welcome to the program. now, many african countries were burdened with high debt even before the current of iris pandemic, which is now only exacerbated the situation. global recession has hit poor countries, particularly hard for the 1st time in a quarter of a century. africa as a whole, has seen a drop in g. d p. the only math has warned the continent could see debt rise, tennessee $300000000000.00 by the end of 2023. that could lead to even greater divisions between the richest i'm poorest countries. in the world now last month, french president in manuel macro called for a new deal for africa. he suggested that $33000000000.00 in the system was previously announced should be increased to a $100000000.00 in stat that could come in a form of debt relief for the poorest countries. and i'll talk more about that. we can speak to going to norco, who is the german chancellor, as personal representative for africa. thank you very much

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-19 cases in japan and its strained medical system? >> i have been very, very straightforward about this issue and the fact that we have so late for the vaccination, it's dangerous to host the big international event from all over the world. so the risk is too big, and, you know, i'm against having the tokyo olympics this year. >> do you think it's still possible that they could be canceled? >> i think everything is possible, right? i think, you know, i see -- i talk with government officials from other countries, and many people is not really supportive of hosting tokyo olympics this year. >> why do you think the government has been so forceful in its determination that they will still go ahead despite the public opposition, including from business leaders like yourself? >> i don't know to be honest. i call it a suicide mission to be very honest, and it should stop. i'm trying to convince them, but not successful so far. >> reporter: michael, i also asked the rakuten ceo how he would grade the japanese government's handling of covid-1

department is saying flat out do not travel to japan, japan's chief cabinet secretary announced at the weekly address the guidelines do not apply to essential travel and the warning is not related to participation of the u.s. olympic team. so a lot of moving parts right now. we see cases going up in japan but they are able to vaccinate some folks, the story we'll continue to follow closely as we inch closer and as we know, we have so many bay area athletes heading to japan. we're live at sfo, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> we sure do. thanks so much, cierra. 6:10. >>> we're keeping tabs on the staggering new statistics this morning as california and the bay area are now facing a year-round fire threat. this is new video from southern california, in fact where a brush fire raged yesterday near the santa ana river. this morning a better glimpse at just how dire this overall fire threat is to us. listen to this tally. in may of last year, cal fire reported just over 900 fires. fast forward now to this may, and so far there have been 1,500 fires across the golden state, burning

osaka is japan�*s mecca of comedy. these guys are really famous here. this theatre claims to be the busiest and most popular comedy venue in all ofjapan. the demand is phenomenal, so it�*s open 365 days a year to full houses of up to four shows a day, that�*s around i million people a year. fans travel from all over the country to see the stars live on stage. cheering. the show includes many types of comedy, but one of the most common and popular is manzai, a double act with a straight guy and a funnyguy trading jokes, and it�*s this style that emerged in osaka. i wanted to find out more about the roots of comedy in the city. hello! kaishi—san! nice to meet you! katsura kaishi practices the traditional story telling, rakugo, and he says it evolved from osaka�*s trading history. speaks japanese. i�*ll go to your show tomorrow, we�*ll see, i�*ll find out. rakugo comedy was invented by buddhist monks to make their teachings more entertaining. speaking english: there was a car accident, mother, father and children were all hospitalised, but

japan. now this reflects the growing, broadening frustration among the people here. according to local polls, the majority of the population in japan thinks the games should be cancelled. should not be held this year. in fact, an online petition calling for the games to be cancelled brought more than 350,000 signatures in just nine days. it's not just the broader population. you have high profile leaders, including athletes and corporate leaders who are speaking out, as well, including toyota, which is a top olympic sponsor. in fact, just on friday, i saturday down with the ceo of the tech and e commerce giant in japan and he tells me japan hosting the olympics amounts to a suicide mission. not only that, but you had a doctor's unit in japan urging the government to cancel saying that it is impossible to hold a safe and secure olympics which japan is struggling to deal with the surge in covid-19 cases with large swaths of the country are under a state of emergency and only about 1% of the ja

some of the cherry trees that were lost in japan during world war ii. additionally cuttings from historic trees in japan are given to the united states to help us continue to keep the population thriving and alive here and eyes, we have sent cuttings from those original trees back to japan for their use as well. the national park service employs a full-time tree crew to take care of the cherry trees all year long not just during peak blooming season using modern arboriculture practices. we care for the more than 3,700 trees which grace the tidal basin nearby east potomac park and the grounds of the washington monument. the species of cherry trees planted around the tidal basin are flowering cherry trees only. they don't produce the fruit that many people expect to find amongst groves of cherry trees. every year during the first week of march the national park service makes a projection of when the cherry trees are expected to blossom. since they were planted in 1912 the average date of peak bloom is the first week of april around april 3rd or april 4th.

don't go to japan. have have been 36,000 cases of covid-19 in japan, in the middle of the highest surge as the olympics are weeks ago. >> we're going to be well taken care of. we're going to be well tested. and i just feel okay about the whole situation. >> he says he's had to stay laser focused on his goal and hope for the best. >> the first time around, they were talking about canceling the olympics and ended up postponing it. i just kept trying to train, doing what i can to be safe. >> u.s. fencing coach from san francisco. training his son alexander and the rest of the team now in colorado springs. >> we understand that it's going to be challenging. it's going to be different than any olympics. we will be isolated. team usa will have a bubble, and within that, we will have a fencing group bubble. >> he says they are required to leave japan within 48 hours after the last competition. usually, they should be able to stick around. >> fortunately, most of our team has been to other olympic games. so an

and in japan's biggest airports. the former half kilograms like a rucksack it has a sensor that detects the wires movements so when lifting 2 motors in the suit automatically support the user's movement. the motors deactivate when the user is walking. countries like japan are increasingly relying on robotics because with an aging population workforces are becoming depleted. right now we mainly make support devices but in the future we want to create products that enhance people's abilities and add physical functions like a 3rd arm we want to cater to a society in which people of all ages can work without physical limits. and it could get much more spectacular than that the developers that have been working for more than 10 years on this meager exercise called neo i was even allowed to try it out during my visit to japan i felt like lieutenant ripley on the side fi classic aliens with supernatural powers the developers claim that one alone can lift up to 50 kilograms its hold that neil will soon at the construction in

times when i happen to speak at japan, i have reminded them that that plane that brought so much to japan, bombing to japan, was originally designed by the americans and produced by the americans for their intercontinental war with the germans. >> thank you so much for joining us on this panel. >> american history tv on c-span3, every weekend, documenting america story. funding comes from these companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? it is more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create lift zones so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast, along with these companies, supports american history tv on c-span3 as a public service. >> 50 years ago, on june 10, 1971, president richard nixon lifted a trade embargo against communist china that had been in place for 21 years. less than a year later, in february of 1972, he made a historic trip to the people's republic of china, the first ever by an american president. next on reel america, "a time for peace," a u.

same sex marriage is not officially recognized in japan. some prefect years offer partnership certificates to same sex couples. some people even adopt their partners to stay together. mobile and nono want to have a child. it would help if they were married. in march, a local court made a historic ruling declaring the ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. but actually changing the law could take years. so momo and nana have to wait buddy, i think it's because people don't make a big deal about their lifestyle, to deal with the given some like you got that, the goal still and also because japan is probably the country where people most fear being culturally different yvonne couldn't you couldn't, i didn't know. the mamma and nana could still have their big day for real sometime in the future and sealed their union with a real marriage certificate. and jeremy of novel more the story is convey dory from human di sports in the tokyo come a welcome court. recently said that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. why then, does jap