japan of the twenty first century is a star in of that new era which is a sign beautiful harmony can include the melodic tones of protest. i'm just looking at the lot of media outlets with spain in the what is it that the japanese emperor at this is associated with pain so he was a mangy of the japanese emperor signing documents opening sessions of parliament awarding ana's place key party numerous rituals no political power so could ha how do you think the new empress going to do with us this doesn't sound like a dream job to me. well. my spare is. not a dream job for many but that is the role of the empress. of the state he has no political power that was part of the reason that he can that he was able to will the imperial family it was able to continue after the world after world war two they were stripped of their school and their salute they were able to continue you kind of really want continue to conscript and mentor and in general. what that means for emperor well now in primary so i'm sure that he will continue. previous employer actually he chose legacy as well. and perhaps

a short time ago, president trump said the relations between the united states and japan are the strongest they've ever been, and that washington's relationship with north korea has come a long way. listen. >> a lot of things are happening, a lot of very positive things are happening on trade. i personally thing that lots of good things will come with north korea. i feel that. i may be right, i may be wrong, but there's been no rocket testing, no nuclear testing. there's been very little activity. >> all right. as you can see, the u.s. president coming in with japan's prime minister shinzo abe. they are talking about these particular sensitive issues. north korea, military ties and trade. let's have a listen to see what they have to say. >> we would like to commence the press conference with president trump. in the beginning, prime minister abe will speak, which will be followed by the remarks by president trump. prime minister, the floor is yours. >> translator: on the first of may, the emperor ascended to the throne, and we now have the new era called reiwa. it is a pleasure th

mike embley. our top stories: japan's emperor naruhito receives the imperial treasures, formally marking his ascension to the throne. i'm mariko oi — live in tokyo — where in the next few minutes naruhito will give his first address as new emperor. hundreds of people are currently weathering, hoping to catch a glimpse of the new emperor. —— currently gathering. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro says he will be victorious in what he called a coup attempt, in a televised address after mass protests against his rule. hello. we will take you live to tokyo injust a minute. firstly, let's bring you up—to—date with what we know about events in venezuela. president maduro has been given a defiant televised address. he said he would be victorious in the face of what he referred to as a coup of attempt backed by american imperialists. he said those who acted against him within the armed forces would face serious consequences. the same fate, he said, as those who had stood against him and against chavez in 2002. our correspondent is on maternity leave but is still working

peop peoples' interest or his own. >>> just moments ago the u.s. president landed in japan, set to meet with the nation's prime minister and new emperor. cnn has a live report ahead for you. >>> also this hour, the race to replace theresa may. could the new british prime minister be a man compared to president trump? >>> also ahead this hour, a human traffic jam on mount mt. t creating deadly conditions there. >> and we're coming to you live from atlanta. i'm naturally alie allen. >> and i'm george howell. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> 4:00 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast and 5:00 p.m. in tokyo where air force one has just touched down. beginning a four day state visit for u.s. president donald trump. the trip offers a brief respite as you can imagine from mr. trump's deepening political problems back home, including growing calls for his impeachment. >> and just hours ago, a federal judge put the brakes on president trump's plan to use pentagon funds to build sections of a southern border wall in mexico. the judge granted the preliminary injunction on the grounds the president

japan and ident of the president of the united states. >> we would like to commence the joint press conference with resident abe and president donald trump. in the beginning prime minister by the speak followed remarks by president trump. minister, the floor is yours. may the first of emperor acceded to throne and we new era the dawn of the era. it is our pleasure that i'm able and lcome president trump statemelania as the first guest guests in this era. for myself and my wife they are friends. we had the summit talk last month at white house and melania's birthday together. ext month he will be visiting japan again in order to come to summit. because of the peace and u.s. and egislation lands ave become and a that can -- alliance that can help one another. of the very close ersonal relationship with donald, the bond of u.s.-japan unshakable. become the closest in the whole world. n the new era, u.s. and japan must lead for the peace and prosperity of the region and community as the genuinely global partners. and visit of president madam trump to japan is a golden show the y to clea

>>> u.s. president donald trump has touched down in japan. but several issues at home and abroad are outshining this trip. we'll have a live report, though, from tokyo about it. >>> plus, the race for britain's top job. a look at candidates looking to take over for the british prime minister theresa may. >>> later this hour, north korean leader kim jong-un warns trump of fierce action if talks do not improve. >> to cnn viewers around the world and here in the united states, i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen, "newsroom" starts right now. >>> 5:00 a.m., here on the u.s. east coast. the u.s. president donald trump is now in tokyo, japan, for a four-day state visit. these images taken a short time ago, air force one touched down about an hour ago after a long flight from washington. serious discussions over the next few days are expected. those discussions to focus on bilateral trade and international security. president trump is expected to speak shortly at a dinner when monitoring these images here being held at the u.s. ambassador's residence in tokyo. of course, we'll take

. during remarks a short time ago the president said relations between the u.s. and japan are the strongest they have ever been and that washington's relationship with north korea has come a long way. >> a lot of things are happening. a lot of very positive things are happening on trade. i personally think that lots of good things will come with north korea. i feel that. i may be right. i may be wrong. we have come a long way. there's been no rocket testing. there's been no nuclear testing. there's been very little activity from that standpoint. so i think we have come a long way with north korea. we'll see what happens. >> even though we do know there have been recent missile tests. the latest one earlier this month. and mr. trump's national security adviser john bolton says those recent tests breached u.n. security council resolutions. shinzo abe's government agreed with that statement. still he is echoing sentiments about the strong relationship between those two countries. >> i am determined to demonstrate both at home and abroad that there is a very strong bond of japan-u.s.

very important to japan but they have no political power since one thousand nine hundred seven the emperor has been a symbolic figure only even changes. have to come from the governments allowing abdication required change and only males from the male line of the family can become emperor with only three males in line to the throne their lineage is under threat one of them is eighty three another twelve so there is likely to be increasing pressure on japan's conservative government to make changes to try to safeguard the line of succession people who want to maintain the imperial tradition enterprise. have no other choice than to modernize it further by accepting gender equality. in the postwar period. also become increasingly. japan's diversity was on display outside the palace people of all ages and backgrounds came just to be close to history and maybe catch a glimpse of the new emperor they'll get a better chance in october when a more elaborate ceremony is held and the imperial couple will travel around the capital city but japan is now in the age of now the one hundred twenty

japan. she discusses how the u.s. democracy opposed through psychological campaigns meant to win over the populace. historyness center and center cohosted this 90 minute event. christian: all right. i think we will get started. it is 4:00 on a monday afternoon, which means it is time for the washington history seminar. welcome, everyone to the wilson center, to this installment of the washington history seminar. i am christian ostermann, and i have the privilege of cochairing the seminar with professor erik from george washington university. i am delighted to see so many of you here on this beautiful afternoon. we will have c-span taping the event today, so welcome to all of those who are viewing us at home. i suggest that you visit our website to learn more about the seminar and upcoming speakers. both the natural history center and the wilson center website has information on the series. the washington history seminar is a collaborative effort of two organizations, the wilson enters history and public policy program and the natural history center of the american historical associati

♪ >> uc president trump on a four-day state visit to japan. he and the first lady were greeted by the japanese emperor and empress. the president and the japanese prime minister met on a number of issues of concern between the two countries. earlier today, they held a joint news conference in tokyo with two u.s. and two japanese journalists asking questions of the leaders, who just met over a working lunch in the palace. >> ladies and gentlemen, the prime minister of japan and the president of the united states. >> we would like to commence the joint press conference with prime minister abe and president donald trump. in the beginning, prime minister abe will speak, which will be followed by the remarks by president trump. prime minister, the floor is yours. may, hisrst of imperial majesty, the emperor, succeeded to the throne and now we have the new era. , ithe dawn of the new era is the utmost pleasure that i'm able to welcome president trump and melania as our first state guests in the era. they are my dearest friends. for myself and for my wife. with president trump we have th

japan for a special state visit as the new improved 1st foreign guests. and celebrities gather on the red carpet one last time at the cannes film festival rolls to its climax our film critic scott ross criticized the downfall and looks at who's in the running to take on be confident humble. thanks. i'm rebecca rivers welcome to the program cyril run the posers been sworn in as president of south africa after being returned to office in elections earlier this month he's promised a new dawn for the country which suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment and opposes presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor integration took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. oppose address the issues around corruption that the country and his party have been facing our people have launched a sob of those at home they hurt 1st that they are crossed. i mean not to the temptation of hard won and reach. their challengers like i want country they are huge. but they are not insurmountable. correspondent adrian kri

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country and the people of japan. i'm mariko oi — live in tokyo — where people are looking forward to the era of beautiful harmony. us tech gaint apple sees iphone sales tumble 17% — while china's slowing economy takes a bite out of its profits. i'll be speaking to eileen burbidge co—founder and partner at passion capital. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. as japan celebrates a new emperor and the world awaits the duke and duchess of sussex new baby we are asking are you a royalist? there are 26 monarchies in the world who reign over 43 countries in all. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has given a defiant television address, after a day of mass protests against his rule. he says only a small group in the military have sided with the opposition leader, juan guaido —— and their plan to oust him had failed. he accused the opposition of trying to

he's moved away from a conflict or arrogant position he's tried to make japan part of that story of making america great and i think that they've actually done a pretty good job we've seen the japanese invest in japanese in the united states we've seen them step up in terms of the japan u.s. alliance in terms of burden sharing and we've seen the japanese really forged a position of leadership with the free and open in the pacific with in this region helping the united states push back against what some understand as a sort of china in the region well stephen are they reportedly nominated trump as well for the nobel peace prize for his work to open up a dialogue with north korea but now trying young is fabulous attacking members of trump's administration how is that all playing out for the u.s. japan relationship. well i think that you mentioned in in your your reporter mentioned that some of the differences between japan and the united states in terms of dealing with north korea japan is on the front line of most of north korea's short range and mid range weapon systems. we should k

want to welcome our viewers on c-span. i want to welcome to viewer then japan and the audience here. if you are using the headset, go to channel one channel one, japs channel two, korean is channel three. there was a timely conference in north korea with our friends in the government of japan. japan has been critical to the hudson institute for more than half a century by the first to predict the rise of an economic superpower and over the last few weeks we've inaugurated the chair in the asia-pacific security chair as well with increased dedication to the critical importance of the us-japan alliance. we have a long history of work in north korea this is an issue that has profound growth segments for the hudson institute. the senior vice president of scooter libby will be moderating the second panel worked this issue at the white house at the pentagon and here at the hudson institute in her days at "the wall street journal" editorial pages since hudson institute as well and jack david serves to bring us together for the support in the conference. we are honored to have five members

japan for a special state visit as the new emperor is 1st foreign guest. and the screenings are down the jury has deliberated and is about to announce the winner of the palme d'or any time now fresh from cannes our film critic scott roxboro will be here to look at who might take home the coveted palme d'or. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program cyril ramaphosa has been sworn in as president of south africa after being returned to office in elections earlier this month he's promised a new dawn for the country which suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment from opposes presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor inauguration took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. from the pose address the issues around corruption that his country and his party have been facing i want people to have launched some of those in whom they had invested they are crossed that's not man not to the temptation of hard won and reaching. the challenge is not on what country they are huge. but they are not in some mount

move. paul: adam haigh in sydney. thank you for joining us. still to come, japan's latest cpi figures will show how far the central bank still has to go to meet the elusive 2% target. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: all right. we are just getting breaking across the bloomberg, cpi figures for the month of april out of japan and they are coming in in line with estimates. and thatyear on year is the same for cpi. and energy, coming in .6% higher, in line with estimates. you have got to bear in mind we to still less than halfway the bank of japan's 2% inflation target. the yen little moved on these numbers. kathleen. kathleen: thank you so much for setting us up for our next guest. let's look ahead to president trump's upcoming trip to tokyo. a university professor of economics and a former bank of japan policy board member. the numbers. no surprises there. when you look at the trends right now, at the forces that will push inflation higher or not, what do you see? >> prices are picking up mainly because of fresh food due to the weather conditions, and also increasing other food pri

is the threat of auto tariffs the white house is imposing on japan. that is delayed, but critical to any trade deal between japan and the united states. progress has been delayed until at least august, likely, after the japanese upper house election. shinzo abe and the japanese difficult to offer concessions during an election period. they'll shelve that until after the election period. manus: that's a $50 billion risk. the person sitting in the gallery is the poor producer. i'll leave you with that thought. nejra is much more grateful of the headlines than i am. huawei's billionaire is defiant in the face of sanctions threatening his company's survival. we have the exclusive interview. this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: this is bloomberg daybreak: europe. manus: i'm manus cranny in dubai. synchronicity. we couldn't have introduced ourselves better together. who are you? i'm nejra-- nejra: cehic in london. take it away. manus: i'm manus cranny in dubai. we will do that again. let's get to debra mao in hong kong. debra: thanks. fiat chrysler is going to announce a tie up with renault it

part of the hudson government of japan even event. for translation english is channel one. japanese is channel to. korea is channel three. i think we have compelling testimony and commentary for you today. if i could leave you with two thoughts it would be these. number one, you will see that the abduction issue is not a small sectarian japan on the issue. north korea abductions of innocent civilians have victim populations the world over. this is an organized state run crime syndicate. point were to. in north korea the government does not object innocent victims from nations abroad as a random and unusual predilection of their state. the violation of human rights that you learn about is in the dna of the north korean state and is the same contempt for innocent victims abroad that you see visited on the house subjects of northss korean states and also with the north korea belligerent behavior of nuclear prices internationally. at this point let me pass over the podium to the three cochairman. . >> thank you very much. you have what one - - written widely and has broken forcefully on

trump has praised the relationship between the u.s. and japan as he sat down with prime minister shinzo ave their talks are focusing on trade and regional security he became the fast foreign leader to meet the new emperor naruhito so our relationship i think i can speak from the standpoint of the united states has never been better than it is right now with japan i feel that we understand each other very well we're very committed to each other as nations so we have a situation where we have the best relationship that we've ever had with japan and we're going to keep it that way we are work you know and the imbalance of trade has been a tremendous imbalance and we're working on that and i'm sure that that will work out over a period of. right now u.s. president on top and japanese prime minister shinzo are there holding a joint press conference in tokyo let's listen. melania as our 1st state guests in the era of the hazy they are my dearest friends for myself and for my self for my life with the president trump we had the summit talking last month that while white house and we cel

president's visit to cojapan. addressing a thousand servicemen and women before the uss wasp in japan. it's the president's laster sto. he's been greeting the folks there on board. about to get into his remarks. let's listen in. >> today, we are proud to be joined by the many outstanding military leaders. we have a lot. these are very incredible ones. i especially want to thank commanding officer of uss wasp captain christopher hearn. [applause] they like you, christopher. they like you a lot. that's very good, christopher. and the command master chief kevin guy. popular people. that's great. wow. great leaders. my thanks as well to lieutenant general kevin schneider, commander of the u.s. forces in japan. thank you, kevin. vice admiral phil sawyer commander of the u.s. k seventh fleet. and, you know, they are all such good-looking people. you have all this media over here. they'll end up in hollywood they will leave us. some of them will be picked for hollywood, right? they won't do it. they like this better.ic and i agree. rear admiral gregory fenton commander of the united states n

you, melania, you have been the talk of japan. they're not covering me. i'm a little upset with her right now. they love you in japan, honey, and i appreciate it very much. they love our first lady and love our first lady back home. i want to tell everyone before we begin, at ease. just relax. we have plenty of time. plenty of time. we're going to have a little fun. and thank youo be very much. great job. and i have to wish you all a happy memorial day, right? memorial day and glad to be back in the u.s. on that day, but we did a lot of great things for the last three days in japan. we are working together. you're working, i'm working. i have no high honorer serving than your commander in chief and extraordinary men and women of the american armed forces. this has been amazing and un forgettable visit to japan. we are grateful to their majesties, the new emperor and empress and had the great honor of being their first state guests. we are deeply thankful to our treasured friends and partners. prime minister and mrs. abe, very, very great people. our thanks to the ambassador and job.

this is the business briefing. i'm victoria fritz. high ‘steaks' as japan prepares to welcome president trump. they've ended their their beef over beef, but tough trade issues are still on the menu. plus, "we didn't have enough information" — us regulators defend their handling of the boeing 737 max, which wasn't grounded until the second fatal crash. and on the markets, fears of a technology cold war between china and the us push global shares down further. oil prices slump 5%. we start injapan, where president trump arrives this weekend on a 4—day state visit. on the schedule, it's all pomp and ceremony — a sumo wrestling tournament, golf with prime minister shinzo abe and a meeting with newly crowned emperor naruhito. but behind the scenes, there is growing tension over trade and anxiety from japanese companies about what the president might do next. japan is one of america's biggest trading partners. us exports to japan were $75 billion last year. but japanese exports to the us were nearly double that — over $142 billion. that means japan's trade surplus with the u

will be an official ceremony for him to become the 126th emperor of japan. as you ceremony for him to become the 126th emperor ofjapan. as you mention, sit rectally speaking at midnight japan time the era of reiwa has begun. there were parties across japan to mark this transition which is an marked difference to the last time and emperor was crowned. there are people behind me hoping to get a glimpse of the new imperial couple. the bbc‘s laura bicker joins us now from outside the imperial palace — where large crowds are gathering for celebrations. it is great weather today and people have been encouraged to come and join. you can see from my cameramen who will come into the crowd is here that of people have gathered, hoping for a glimpse of the new imperial couple. hello. they have been gathering for a few hours now and we know the crowd will get pushed back as the imperial couple leave the palace after the enthronement ceremony. onto that ceremony. what they will do as they will place the sword and the jewel in front of the new emperor and then he will give his first few words to

golf with prime minister abe on his state visit to japan. with most ballots counted, people in ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of making it easier to get a divorce. the top prize at the cannes film festival goes to a south korean black comedy about social divides. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump is beginning the first full day of his visit to japan. mr trump is currently playing golf with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. he'll also be the first world leader to meet the new emperor. althouthapan is a key us ally in the region, trade is likely to dominate their discussions. hywel griffith is our correspondent in tokyo. what will japan and what willjapan and the us want to get out of this visit? both sides are keen to nail down a trade deal, it has been something they have been discussing for the last couple of months. for donald trump it is important because he wants to show that his approach of being the dealmaker, talking to countries individually rather than having a big trade pact, is his way of making america great again. he wants to tackle a trade

or sustainable, that's how president trump described our trade relationship with japan last year. but the president was singing a different tune touting a yet to be seen trade agreement that according to the president will usher in to use his word a more reciprocal era. the elephant in the room was the president's other yet to be seen trade deal with china. president trump told reporters he was not ready to strike a deal with china. the president went so far as to threaten additional tariffs on imported chinese goods. the president handled domestic matters tweeting about congressional investigations and the looming threat of impeachment both of which tee up questions that will be waiting when the president arrives back at home. the president is en route back to the united states following his trip through japan. i'm joined now by christen welker in japan. what was the tone of this meeting? >> this has been a remarkable few days here in japan. he does have a few more events before he departs on tuesday. but, look, this was a trip that was really focused on the personal diplomacy b

trump arrives in japan for a special statement that as the new and current 1st foreign guest. and celebrities gather on the red carpet one last time as the cannes film festival draws to its climax are still in critic scott roxboro defines a downpour as he tells us to mind when a company town door. thanks for joining us. cyril ramaphosa has been sworn in as president of south africa after being returned to office elections earlier this month has promised a new dawn for south africa the country suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment his presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor you know curation took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. earlier i spoke to our correspondent on the increase in cape town i asked him what message sarah has for the country's disillusioned voters remember more than 6000000 of young voters did not even registered although they were eligible to vote in this election so there's a lot of frustrations especially amongst young people and try to address them try to tel

in japan. since ancient times, this proud nation has endured many bizarre reaches coming in and wreaking havoc all over their country and, over the weekend, it happened again, when president trump landed in tokyo to meet with japan's prime minister. now, president trump wasn't just in japan to check out their impressive tentacle porn, no, he was there about trade, north korea and military cooperation. because of that the japanese bent over backwards to make trump feel at home. >> prime minister abe used the state visit to continue his charm offensive with president trump. it seems to be working. the president delayed tariffs he planned to impose on japan and seems optimistic the two sides can work out a trade agreement. they played a round of golf, complete with a selfie followed by a lunch of double cheeseburgers. >> we have the best relationship we've ever had with japan and going to keep it that way. >> trevor: golf and cheeseburgers, the classic japanese cultural experience! ( laughter ) it almost sounds like trump's mom sent a note to the japanese telling them exactly what

japan and wearily. lastly once again i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to donald and the madame melania for honoring us with your visit to japan as the 1st state guest of the new era of. thank you. then. president trunk of the united states floor as yours. prime minister the 1st lady and i are profoundly honored to return to this very beautiful nation as your parents' 1st state guest following in throne meant of his majesty the emperor on behalf of the united states we want to thank the imperial family for this gracious invitation and warm welcome it was really wonderful maloney and i are thrilled to be back in the land of the rising sun. is a true privilege to take part in the splendor of this historic moment and to witness and ancient japanese tradition as you begin the new imperial era. we look forward to seeing the new emperor continue his father's extraordinary legacy. yesterday maloney and i would delighted to join you prime minister in attending a sumo tournament i've always wanted to see a sumo tournament so true and they are bigger and stronger than i even th

. as a symbolic role, of course. with japan, doesn't additional element of mystery because these three objects have a p pa re ntly because these three objects have apparently such an old history, also there are location, their details are shrouded in mystery, people don't see them. it is a bit more mystical to the whole imperial family. i was helping my online colleague was writing an article about the treasures, whether speaking to experts, there are very careful and wording about how they came about but can you explain to oui’ came about but can you explain to our viewers who might not be familiar with these three treasures about those three items, why they're so about those three items, why they're so significant? they are believed to have been inherited by an emperor who took to the throne in 660 bc from the sun goddess. there are three different objects. there are three different objects. the mirror, the sword and the jam. and each of them plays a different role within this myth related to the start of the imperial family. it ties the imperial family back to their origin. and th

. my kind of al-jazeera washington. naruhito has given his first address as the new emperor of japan he says he will go in accordance with the constitution and work towards peace in japan and in the wild formally became japan's one hundred twenty six emperor at midnight on tuesday walking the beginning of a new imperial era. also in your. job here's a seat to the throne i will carry on in the footsteps of improve and improve and also the previous imprisoned have reigned and promised to think about the people of japan and under the provisions of the constitution i show perform my duties as the symbol of the japanese people and i sincerely wish for peace to prevail in the world and in japan when haye has this update from tokyo. most japanese were listening very carefully to those first remarks from not of tito as the new emperor of japan to try to pick up any clues any ideas from those comments as to what source of rain we may see from the one hundred twenty sixth emperor of japan it was a very brief ceremony a very brief speech from him he did say in that that he would follow in the f

japan as the country wakes up to a new emperor we ask whether the change at the imperial palace has consequences for the nation plus. it memoriam relatives of afghans killed in conflict now have a place to honor their friends and families and preserve some of their belongings and more than just food singapore says it's calling area tradition deserve u.n. status we take you to a traditional hawker stall you can decide yourself if the claims holds up. i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us japan has a new emperor the oxford educated not a hito now sits on the chrysanthemum throne the fifty nine year old was presented with imperial rigol year at a mourning ceremony a sword and jewel in boxes as proof of his ascendance to the throne the new emperor then delivered his first official speech in which he vowed to remain close to the people and carry on his father's legacy of peace. i swear that i will act according to the constitution and fill my responsibility as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people of japan while always turning my thought

hudson government of japan event. translation, english, channel one. japanese, channel two. korean, channel three. compellinghave testimony and commentary for you today. if i could leave you with two thoughts, they would be these. number one, you will see that the abduction issue is not a small sectarian, japan only issue. north korean objections of victimt civilians occur populations the world over. state run,organized, crime syndicate. point number two, the north korean government does not duct -- abduct innocent victims from nations abroad as a sort of predilection of their state. the violation of human rights that you learn about from worldwide abductions is in the dna of the north korean state. it is the same contempt for innocent victims abroad that you see visited upon the hapless subjects of north korean state and also that you see in north korea's belligerent behavior in the nuclear crisis, internationally. me pass over, let the podium to the three cochairman. >> thank you very much, nick. you have written widely and with deep insight, spoken critically on this issue. wein

donald trump arrives in japan for a special state visit as the new emperor is 1st foreign guest. and celebrities gather on the red carpet one last time as the cannes film festival proles to its climax our film critic scott ross broke the final downfall and gives us his prediction for who will take home the competition pompadour. thanks. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program cyril ram opposed has been sworn in as president of south africa after being returned to office in elections earlier this month has promised a new dawn for the country which suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment from opposes presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor inauguration took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. rather pose a risk the issues around corruption that the country and his party have been facing . i want people to have launched a some of those in whom they had invested the cost has not been not to the temptation of hard won and greater. challenges not on what country they are huge. but they

our top story: president trump is beginning the final day of his state visit to japan. mr trump is expected to press the prime minister, shinzo abe, onjapan‘s trade imbalance with the us. mr abe said the two leaders had agreed to accelerate trade talks. the austrian parliament has forced the chancellor and his centre—right government from office. sebastian kurz lost a no—confidence vote in the continuing fallout over a corruption scandal. and this story is getting a lot af attention on bbc.com. a new study has found that many rivers around the world are contaminated by dangerously high levels of antibiotics. water samples from 72 countries revealed the presence of antibiotics in two thirds of cases. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: nigel farage says he is ready to fight a general election, after his new brexit party topped the polls in the european elections. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trump and trade. can the us president make any concrete progress over a deal on his final day in japan? pricey perk? would yo

also coming up. here as president donald trump arrives in japan for a special state visit as the new emperor is 1st foreign guest. and then suck up by in munich battle it out we'd like to shoot in the german cup final it will also be this one song for to it by an international superstar was. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program cyril ram opposes been sworn in as the president of south africa after being returned to office in elections earlier this month has promised a new dawn for the country which suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment and opposes presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor you know gratian took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. from opposed to address the issues around corruption that the country and his party have been facing our people have a lot. some of those in whom they had invested the cost has not been not to the temptation of hard won and reaching. the challenge is not knowing what country they are huge down to you. but they are not in some mountable. corres

the enduring alliance between the united states and japan. it's very special. prime minister abe is very special. we greatly appreciate all of your hard work in organizing this wonderful event and thank you very much. fantastic job. thank you. the first lady and i are thrilled to be with you as we celebrate japan's era. a very special time and affirm the close economic ties between our two nations. this evening we're delighted to be joined by ambassador. where is bob? they didn't give you a great seat, bob. what happened? who's been very busy negotiating deals and doing a fantastic deals. thank you very much, bob. as well as mr. peter jennings the president of the american chamber of commerce in japan, thank you very much. thank you, peter. fantastic, thank you. also distinguished representatives of the american japanese communities, the greatest businessmen and women in the world. you really have some people that are just been incredible and incredible investors in our country. thank you very much. you said ifty win you're going to put 50 billion in and you put the 50 billion in. >

to damage. >> president trump starts off his visit to japan with a tweet expressing his confidence in north korea's leader. >> plus -- >> it did come down to life and death and i had to choose. and i chose life. >> a story of survival. she was lost in this hawaiian forest for more than two weeks. we hear from the rescued hiker and talk about her ordeal. >> these stories ahead this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. live from atlanta, i'm natalee allen. >> i'm george howell. "newsroom" starts right now. >> we start with the breaking news this is hour in the state of oklahoma, a community devastate the there after a possible tornado that hit overnight. emergency officials say at least two people wrep killed there and multiple premium injured. this after a severe storm ripped through a mobile home park in the town of el rin know. >> near oklahoma city. as you can see in this video, the storm was violent and destructive. rescue crews are searching for injured people in the debris. you see there. a nearby hotel also was heavily damaged, but the owner say

state visit to japan by taking off a round of golf with prime minister shinzo abbay trump says he wants to strike a deal with japan to address what he calls a trade imbalance between the 2 countries north korea's missile tests are also likely to be on the agenda but so far the visit has mostly focused on fund. a heavyweight fighter in a black leather jockstrap sizing up the opposition and throwing loses out of the ring i perhaps donald trump was going to get some ideas for his next move in his trade and diplomatic negotiations from the super wrestlers. but in fact this was all part of a rich entertainment package that's been around or 2 with golf laid on for him by japan's shinzo abbé for the u.s. president's 4 day visit to japan. and a sushi meal with their wives too. but lying beneath the surface is the issue of trade between the 2 countries trump expressed his dissatisfaction about the trade deficit with japan almost as soon as he arrived in 2018 it was almost 60000000000 dollars mostly related to the auto industry or. for both sides it's hard to reach an understanding at this

that will be able to keep his promise. and the u.s. president on the trump arrives in japan for a special statement as the new emperor's 1st foreign guests to. thank you for joining us. cyril ramaphosa has been sworn in as president of south africa after being returned to office in elections earlier this month from a post as promised a new dawn for south africa the country suffers from high crime slumping economic growth and high unemployment his presidency follows a corruption scandal that brought down his predecessor you know curation took place in a stadium in pretoria with regional leaders in attendance. for more on this let's now bring in our correspondent the encrease who joins us from cape town ali and after being sworn in ramaphosa had a message for the people in south africa what did he say. well we call you mainly try to spread optimism and hope for the audience where in this stage you remember more than 6000000 of young voters did not even registered although they were eligible to vote in this election so there's a lot of frustrations especially amongst young people and

that throughout japan there will be a lot of teary eyes because so many japanese understand how hard he worked on behalf of the nation. >> what role did the empress plate and all this? -- play in all of this. >> it was remarkable. she was always at his side reinforcing his message. this partnership is one of the most significant aspects of the monarchy, and i'm not sure you would find a royal couple in the world today that had as a remarkable partnership as did emperor akihito and the empress. >> and she along with the emperor started their legacy to be close to the people even before they became emperor. >> absolutely. many of the things they did as emperor and empress they were already doing is crown prince and crown princess to visit individuals with diseases for example, and there you already saw images of the crown princess kneeling down to converse with these individuals. >> what do you think of the 30 years? do you think it was easy for them to continue with this, forward to you think it was difficult for them to come this far? >> i think it is a very demanding schedule, which

sealed her fate also coming up. u.s. president donald trump arrives in japan for a special state visit as the new 1st foreign guests will find out what to expect from our correspondent in tokyo. and soccer in bahrain munich battle it out with life stage and the german cup final it will also be the goodbye game for 2 bahrain international stars honkey believe and our involvement. thanks for joining us. the outgoing british prime minister terry's amaze she will always regret failing to secure a deal for the u.k. to leave the european union may announce shall resign on june 7th almost 3 years after the british voted to exit from the bloc she was unable to get a deeply divided parliament to back her withdrawal. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold. the 2nd female prime minister but certainly not the last i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love and emotional and to a turbulent time at the top to resume a came to power promising it breaks a deal and spent over a year negoti

japan talking about congress. not ready for a deal with china as of yet. euro is not able to hold onto gain that we saw against u.s. dollar after the eu election. we had antiestablishment parties performing well. that is putting pressure on the euro. week'sing after last losses. 5% slump in oil prices. we are seeing investors more focused on supply concerns from libya to iran. that is helping oil prices. sophie: after regional shares barely nudged higher, we are looking at another modest session. risk for sydney. japanese features are hinting at a marginal advance. -- littleittle as else on the agenda. gauging consumer confidence, a drop, indicating that pessimists outweigh the optimist. kong.nd listing in hong sharpening focus on ai. transactions are set to take place on may 30. thank you for that. let's get a check on first word news. to brexit party success leave the eu without a divorce deal. turning away from the major parties. won less than 10%. theresa may called the result disappointing. nine candidates are vying to replace her next month. commission could pave the way for

japan. just over an hour, he will become the first foreign leader to meet the new emperor of japan. part of a charm offensive the country has rolled out. so far the president has been treated to golf, steak and cheese burgers and even a sumo championship overnight where he presented a president's cup to the victor. pamela brown is traveling with the president. the prime minister said ascension of a emperor is a hundred times bigger than a super bowl. is it more of a reflection of how important japan views its alliance with the united states in general. >> analysts say that prime minister abe would have extended this honor no matter who was the united states president, that however was the president in the u.s., that would be the first foreign leader to meet with this emperor. but prime minister abe has shown that he's -- and i'm told that he's been emphasizing the importance of this visit to president trump. when he visited the white house just a few weeks ago, he was telling president trump just how important this is, what a big deal it is. and that it's more important for him tha

financial leverage to manipulate frank who >> >> japan's time-honored customs, and exquisite culture fill us with a deep sense of admiration. i want to thank all of the people of japan for welcoming us to this week sharing your beloved heritage. it is truly an incredible heritage. this visit has also been a chance for the prime minister -- the alliance between the united states and japan is the cornerstone of prosperity and stability in this region and all around the world. the prime minister and i continue our close consultation in support of peace and security on the korean peninsula. this is a strong alliance, indeed. the u.s.-japan alliance is steadfast and ironclad. we want peace and we want stability. we continue to hope that german can go -- the united states remains committed to the issue of --. that is a top priority for the prime minister. earlier today i met for the second time with a group of japanese families who have suffered the unthinkable heartbreak of having their loved ones abducted by north korea. the united states will continue to support japan's efforts to bring thes

muslim brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization and a new iraq japan's new emperor naruhito takes the throne following his father's uptick aish. thank you very much for joining us venezuela's president nicolas maduro has appeared on television for the first time since opposition leader one guy don't launch what he called an uprising to have him removed also made a new appearance in a video posted online calling for more mass protests as a movement or has described as an attempted coup earlier he launched what he called the final phase of the operation to oust the president and his government are dura pete on state television a short time later saying he will prosecute those involved. on your own but if this was truly a fake a minor scuffles a simulation and. percent of the military and police who joined them in the beginning had left them by noon before noon actually only a little group of twenty people sit with them they've all been identified they choose the path of the trail they wish to do with their careers and sold to the far right they will soon face the consequences

throat. 15 other children were hurt in a rare active public violence in japan. proposedhe way, a merger between two european car giants is the latest for an industry undergoing a wave of consolidation. details are coming up in our business update. shock waves in spanish football. a series of first and second division players arrested links to match fixing. details coming up with our correspondent in madrid, sara morris. first, top stories live from paris. genie: as the new european parliament take shape, all eyes are now on who will be its new top executive. e.u. leaders are meeting to talk about that today. so far there is no agreement on a name or how to decide who it should be. under the so-called candidate process, mp's decide the new european president by endorsing the lead candidate of the biggest political group to emerge from the election. but the smaller party this time around is shaking that up. one of the new key players is the centrist party of the french president, emmanuel macron, and as alison sargent explains, he is working to influence the future of european poli