the demographic issue within japan japan and slower burning issues. the demographic issue withinjapan and also concerns about the economy. it's difficult to predict what the new irritable hold. you didn't mention president trump. he is going to be here to this month and he will become the first foreign lever directly to —— leader to meet the emperor. the japanese government decide on these meetings. 0n the premises parity has been to remain very close to the united states. japan sees itself as having a difficult situation insecurity, within that scenario it is the support of the us. the approach has been to hold the us president close and that includes giving him the privilege of being the first foreign leader to officially meet the new emperor. of course, president trump said if it's 100 emperor. of course, president trump said if it's100 times more important than the super bowl, then he will come and meet him. james brown, thank you so much for staying with us. for this special coverage from the bbc of the imperial succession of japan's imperial

is now in the age of now the one hundred twenty sixth emperor of japan. tokyo. government to help parts of syria. russia which is seeking to step in and fill the gap. syria used to meet its fuel needs but facilities have been damaged in the war and the main oil and gas fields are still outside government control and has been importing eighty percent of its consumption mainly from iran until shipment stopped in october because of tighter u.s. sanctions on tehran government controlled areas are suffering from a fuel shortage damascus has another oil rich ally russia but politics seem to be at play. that the member. is not assisting the syrian government with fuel oil i think russia is using this to put pressure on the syrian government and it's. russia wants the writings and so the political military and security decisions in syria come from the kremlin. syria has just granted russia control of the main strategic commercial port and on the mediterranean for the next forty nine years it appears russia is replacing iran as syria's main oil supplier but it's n

-japan alliance to the people of japan and the world. lastly, once again, i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to donald and madame melania for honoring us as the first state guests of the new era reiwa. president trump of the united states, the floor is yours. >> prime minister abe, the first lady and i are profoundly honored to return to this very beautiful nation as japan's first state get following the enthrownment 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. melania and i are thrilled to be back in the land of the rising sun. it is a true privilege to take part in the splendor of this historic moment and witness an ancient japanese tradition as you begin the new imperial era. we look forward to seeing the new imper ror continue his father's extraordinary legacy. yesterday, melania and i were delighted to join you, prime minister, in attending a sumo tournament. i've always wanted to see a sumo tourna

japan, if you go back a year, didn't want a bilateral trade agreement. japan wanted the u.s. to stay with the transpacific partnership. this much larger multilateral trade deal that would have involved the u.s., japan and a number of asian and pacific rim economies. it would have become, if it had gone through a kind of japanese/u.s.-led trading bloc. president trump has made clear that he prefers bilateral trade deals. as opposed to multilateral trade deals but that hasn't quite come through between the u.s. and japan. meanwhile, the u.s. and chinese trade negotiations have fallen apart right now. we know that the u.s. wants japanese markets opened up more, in agriculture, for example. and he mentioned that u.s. beef was getting a foot in the japanese market just recently for the first time since 2000, according to president trump. the military, the military cooperation, that is working well, trade, there still seems to be some bumps between these two countries despite the warm relations between the two leaders. natalie and george. >> not too much more official business whil

-japan alliance to the people of japan in the world. lastly, once again, i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to donald and madame melania as the first state guests of the new era. thank you. then president trump of the united states, the floor is yours. pres. trump: prime minister abe, the first lady and i are honored to return to this very beautiful nation. as japan's first state guests following the enthronement of his majesty the emperor. we want to thank the imperial family for this gracious invitation and warm welcome. it was really wonderful. melania and i are thrilled to be back in the land of the rising sun. it is a troop leverage -- privilege to take part in this moment and witness an ancient japanese tradition as you begin the new imperial era. theook forward to seeing new emperor continue his father's extraordinary legacy. yesterday melania and i were delighted to join you in attending a sumo tournament. i have always wanted to see a sumo tournament and they are bigger and stronger than i even thought. arenar very

in japan. right? part of this is their faith in american power, part of this is their faith and the ability of democracy, but they do believe that some kind of change is possible. they think it will take a long time. there are documents from the end of the occupation where they are saying the occupation is ending, the japanese are not there yet, we will need to stay around longer, we will need to keep a heavy american presence to make sure they get there eventually but they do believe the japanese are changed. this is also very gendered. the npr is a male institution. as i mentioned, a lot of these ideas are also being expressed about the possibility of universal military training within the united states which is also a very male institution. there is definitely this idea that responsible citizenship that is a male area, and that is what men are going to do. the whole thing is premised on almost the total issue of women or their belief that women do not have a strong role to play this in the public s

will be the first to japan in the era. in the two leaders will be meeting in june at the g i believe that will curve as a based on the report, what that means, is that the domestic environment and north korea must be severe at the moment. i heard this from someone who visited in north korea recently but apparently, there is not even enough bread app on young's hud luxury hotel for foreigners. what it means and north korea, is being so critical at the moment is that i want to aid from japan. meaning he plans on making small concession in order to get as much as they can. that is a methodology is clear both in the context of the nuclear in the missile issues. and the discussions at the u.s., as well. there is already been resolution of the past in both the u.s. and house and senate regarding the potential objection of david which you heard about from his brother michael earlier. our caucus in japan also proactively worked for the passage of those resolutions. we believe that justice with the nuclear missile issues that japan

and japan to people in japan and the world. again, i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and madam melania for honoring us with your visit to as the first state guest era.he new thank you. then president trump of the the floor is yours. trump: prime minister abe, the first lady and i are honored to return to this beautiful nation as japan's first state guest following then emperor.t of the we want to thank the imperial -- ly for there gracious invitation.us we are happy to be back in the tfrlt is e rising sun pleasure to take part and witness an ancient japanese radition as you begin the new imperial era. we look forward to seeing the continue his father's extraordinary legacy. and i were lania delighted to join you in tournament.sumo i have always wanted to see a sumo tournament. bigger and stronger than i thought and your national and new arena where i presented the cup ever u.s. president's to the assume blow -- assume champion. we participated in a welcome majesty with her emperor and empress at the grand immateri

to cement bilateral ties that make the japan japan's prime minister and business leaders and attend a dinner at the imperial palace where he'll be the 1st state guest of japan's new emperor his visit comes against the backdrop of increasing tensions with china and north korea. correspondent michael penn's in tokyo and he joins me now michael donald trump's already addressed business leaders what was his main message to them . well his main message is that is to repeat his long term contention that the trade relationship between japan and the united states has long been tilted in favor of japan unfairly and that he's going to be the person to make the trade balance so the trade arrangements between the 2 countries fair which is his contention not that many experts agree that that's the case a similar message to one he's had in other countries and he's changeable to attend the g. 20 summit in osaka in just 6 weeks why this visit to japan now. well this particular visit the timing has everything to do with the the new emperor in japan not a veto. needs to start receiving official guest

japan is in some ways between is living through a transition of geopolitics. the u.s. whatever degree you want to talk about it is in some ways shifting whether it's declining or not we don't know but it's shifting and china is definitely rising surge apparent is between these two world powers and it has to carve out a place for itself i want doesn't just seriously mean national i what it needs some reckoning about and i want to introduce into our conversation show how kogo tell us she's a senior at northeast asia associate at the wilson center she's been thinking about this change of era in japan have a listen to. the japanese monarchy actually represents a sense of unity in the country it is a continuum of japanese history not over a millennium but actually two millennia it's really important ice's pounds and tradition. having a figurehead and. really representing the people and the values that it is found says the challenge with this new her and his wife is whether they can actually needs some new challenges and the changing realities of japanese society and i belie

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 us hit over $67 billion in 2018. president trump wants to rebalance that, and the two sides have begun talks on a new trade agreement. japan's car makers are particularly nervous — they sold $51 billion worth of vehicles to the us last year. president trump has threatened to hit imported vehicles and parts with steep taxes, although he has postponed the move for six months. japan is already feeling the effects of the us trade war with china, its biggest customer. it's hitting the chinese economy, which in turn is taking its toll on japanese export figures, which have been falling all this year. ahead of president trump's visit, japan has relaxed restrictions on imports of us beef which have been in place since the mad cow disease crisis in 2005. a gift for the president, who on thursday was announcing billions of dollars of aid forfarmers struggling with the trade

that japan and the u.s. can also collaborate on the abduction issue because that will serve as major pressure on kim jong-un. you must leave no stone unturned. we must, as prime minister abe has said, deal directly with the leader of north korea, and we hope to cooperate with the u.s. so that we can have a summit between japan and north korea so that we can resolve the abduction issue. our caucus plans on using any means at its disposal to make it happen. with that, i would like to conclude my comments. thank you very much. [applause] scooter: our next speaker, senior democratic staffer on the prestigious foreign relations committee and a former deputy director of defense for east asia, a position close to my heart. >> thank you very much. it's nice to hear the senate foreign relations committee referred to as prestigious still these days. if i can ask from our friends , the press in the room, as a staff member, if you can consider my remarks to be on background as i would like to continue to be a staff memb

. —— beyond japan. as he said, the proforma emperor brought the family closer to the public 70 or 80 years ago, soldiers are dying in the name of the emperor. at the same time i was talking to a japanese reporter who asked me the difference between the british and the japanese royal families. i was telling him that when i was doing a report about, because a pilot a dog to a british colleague about how to start it, she said that intricate young people to draw the face of emperor akihito like a cartoon and as a japanese, that's a complete taboo. there is a clear difference in how the japanese families treated by the public and media, compared to the uk. yes, and i think when it comes to the spotlight, what you've seen from the new emperor and empress is perhaps the pressures they will face, that is similar in the united kingdom and here. but here there every hour of every day, may be dictated for them especially over the next month. when it comes to the new empress exactly, —— especially, she suffered

forces, japan. thank you, kevin. [cheers and applause] vice admiral phil sawyer, commander of the u.s. seventh fleet. [cheers and applause] some of them will be picked for hollywood, and they won't do it. and they like it better. rear admiral, gregory fenton, commander of the naval forces of japan. thank you, general. rear admiral james pitts, commander of the submarine group 7. [cheers and applause] and you know we are doing a lot of big submarines. we are building a lot of them. i tell you, the best in the world. not even a contest. really something. i just saw plans for one, no longer the little submarines, these are incredible machines. brigadier general todd dozier, deputy commander of the 5th air . todd, thank you. rear admiral fred kacha commander of task force 76. thank you very much. great leaders. captain jim mcgovern, commander of the amphibious squadron 11 and fleet activities right here. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] thank you. great. together these officers are leading the fearsome group of

president 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

in japan and the world . lastly once again i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to donald and madame melania for honoring us with your visit to japan as the 1st state guest of the new era of reva. thank you. then president trump 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 band's 1st state guest following in throne meant of his majesty the emperor on behalf of the united states we want to thank the 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.

and japan alliance of japan and the world. lastly, once again, i would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to donald and madame melania for honoring us with your visit to japan as the first state guests of the new era. thank you. trump of thet united states, the floor is yours. pres. trump: prime minister abe, the first lady and i are profoundly honored to turn to this very beautiful nation as japan's first state guests following the enthronement of his majesty, the emperor. on behalf of the united states, we want to think the imperial family for this gracious invitation and warm welcome. it was really wonderful. melania and i are thrilled to be back in the land of the rising sun. it is a true privilege to take part in the splendor of this historic moment and to witness an 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, malala you and i were delighted to join you -- melania and i were delighted to join you at a sum

>> i don't think japan -- i don't think this japan runs the same risk. and i think that is because abe is much closer to donald trump in terms of some of the things that he would like to accomplish. i think that he is pretty shrewd and he realizes that japan could be a real saving grace for donald trump right now based on the trade and security issues that are going on in the region. and south korea, north korea and china are all a little bit at odds with donald trump in different ways about security and trade. and this is a chance for japan to step back in to the position that it enjoyed in the '90s and '80s at a really strong and the strongest partner of the u.s. in the region. and it has been -- japanese leadership has been concerned that they are stepping down a little bit and playing second fiddle to china. so this is a chance for them to come back and it is very important for them to get this right. >> and you mentioned security as well. certainly at the top of that list would be north korea. where would japan like the united states to be as far as

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 negotiating one i have done everything i

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i came from japan. my mother was abducted by north korean agents 41 years ago when i was 1 years old. and she has never been come home to japan since. as a result of that, i have no memory of my mother. i don't remember ever having spoken with her or ever having touched my mother. my mother's name was taguchi. when she was 22 years old, she was raising me and my sister who was 3 years old. at that time, she was suddenly abducted by a north korean agent. and she remains held by them. in september 2002, there was a summit between japan and north korea and north korea acknowledged for the first time that they had abducted my mother and said that she had died in a car accident. when i heard that, i thought that i would never be able to meet my mother and got very depressed. i cannot put how i felt at that moment into words but i do remember i could not stop crying. however, that was not true. the information that she was deceased was baseless. at the time north korea shared a death certificate that was clea

what differentiates japan from the case of china — us relationships is that japan japan from the case of china — us relationships is thatjapan has been the second—largest job relationships is thatjapan has been the second—largestjob creator from among the foreign nations, second only to the united kingdom, actually. japanese companies such as toyota a re actually. japanese companies such as toyota are also investing in the united states, further creating jobs. i think they differentiates japan pretty much from sino us trade conflicts. the special advisor to the cabinet of shinzo abe. thank you so much for your time. thank you. i'll be back with the headlines in a few minutes. but first it is the weather. hello. for some, it's been a sunny start to the bank holiday weekend. we saw a high of 25 celsius in london on saturday afternoon. this is herne bay, in kent, around about the same time. for others, a very different story. cloudy, outbreaks of rain across parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland, and many of us will see some rain over the next few days. it will b

that statement directly at oddsed with japan's view of north korea's actions, bus the remarks upset japan's prime minister he didn't show the it. . abe was all smiles as he and olympian trump played golf. the foreign minister said the two leaders is deepened their friendship amid a cozy atmosphere on the golf course. ivan watson following the story live for news tokyo this day. the summit seems to be off to i guess an awkward start with the president seeming to place his trust with the dictator of north korea which is japan's most direct threat. >> reporter: yeah, i mean this is one of the big issues for japan is north korea's nuclear weapons, its ballistic missiles, and president trump in his tweet directly contradicted not only japan but also his own national security adviser john bolton who told journalists here in tokyo on saturday that the short-range missiles that north korea fired earlier this month were definitely a contradiction of u.p. u.n. security council resolutions. in his tweet, president trump said hey, those where is small weapons that didn't really bother him though they b

and japan? >> i think the u.s. will find support in japan for getting china more towards the international norms, in terms of trading economy. there will be cooperation. is a long, hasp endured through ups and downs. even if there are discussions, conflict friction on one side, there are so many areas of agreement and cooperation that there can be heated discussions on japan's last u.s. trade, and cooperation on what they are expecting from china. kathleen: thank you so much, bloomberg asia government editor john herskovitz. more on the trade wars later on. we talk with china's ambassador to the u.s.. that's at 7:30 tonight hong kong time. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. india's group is quitting asset management by selling shares in its joint venture on life insurance. it is valued about $615 million and takes their holdings through 75%. reliance capital will offer the rest of its stakes to other investors to make sure the minimum free flow requirement of 25%. kat

is a market japan cannot afford to lose. but japan may find leverage after a dramatic failure of u.s. trade talks with china this month. on matters of security, north korea's resumption of missile testing has rattled many in nearby japan who rely on defensive support from their u.s. ally. trump's inability to strike a deal with kim jong-un during his last meeting and stalled talks with south korea have in some ways left japan in the cross hairs. although officials have said this weekend's trip is largely ceremonial. matters of trade and national security could penetrate warm welcomes as japan's relationship with the u.s. becomes ever more relevant. ivan watson, cnn, tokyo. >> thanks, ivan. with me now is the senior associate for northeast asia at the woodrow wilson center, the asia program. >> thanks for having me. >> how important is the pomp and circumstance part of the visit with these two leaders? >> it's very important. the united states and japan share a lot of common values at a time when there's a great deal of uncer

basically softened his tough stance on japan? i think that's definitely the hope of the prime minister, shinzo abe. whether or not he succeeded we will remain to see, but of course it all started when president trump withdrew from that transpacific partnership, president trump withdrew from that tra nspacific partnership, that massive free trade deal involving back than a dozen countries, which was agreed under the previous administration, the obama administration, the obama administration, of the united states. but when president trump withdrew from that, that's when the trade, bilateral trade talks started. president trump again surprised reporters when he talked about the tpp during a press conference, which also made a news headline this morning. he said he had nothing to do with it, he is not bound by it, but he also emphasised how trade until now has been very unfair towards the united states, and that he wants that to be balanced. as you said, two main sticking points, agriculture, which injapan has sticking points, agricu

healed japan's wartime image. when it comes to his son, it is hoped that he will continue in that legacy with a more international feel. japan faces a number of challenges. it has not returned to the economic power that it was before the crash in the 19905. it it was before the crash in the 1990s. it has a demographic challenge with a rising elderly population and a gender issue challenge. today, for instance within the imperial palace, no women are allowed although one female cabinet member will be allowed. it faces many challenges. and although the emperor is not a political figure, some wonder exactly what he will do and say and what signals he will do and say and what signals he will give us to the kind of challenges he is prepared to face. and this abdication has reignited debate about the issue of succession, why only a man can be an emperor here in japan. succession, why only a man can be an emperor here injapan. but for now, laura, thank you. back to you, mike. protesters in sudan have accused the military

he says he will rule in accordance with the constitution and work towards peace in japan and in the world formally became japan's one hundred twenty six emperor at midnight on to say those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera the street. you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country to go listen to the children are deeply affected because of war we meet with global news makers and the stories that matter. high for me ok japan's chrysanthemum throne sits empty for in the application of emperor akihito today we take a look at the impact of the imperial family on japanese society and share your thoughts tweet us at eight a stream if your comments and i live you to chat you to be in the stream. much. northeastern the storm will. stop. for the first time in more than two hundred years a japanese emperor has abdicated emperor akihito will be replaced by some crown prince not a hito in a ceremony on wednesday now he tows accession to the throne is raising questions about the importance of the imperial family and what it means to be empress joining us to discuss

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 i'm opposed to try to address them try to tell them well

relationship between iran and japan and how close is that is a relationship. oh well obviously ron does have our relations with japan but we also have to remember. japan would be good because of good relations exist between the 2 countries the thing is iran has once showed a result lucre abides by its commitments were the international deals but the u.s. was throw from it and that your partners of the deal never did anything to stand up against the u.s. so there is no guarantee trump would not do to say. even if he gets his own deal he doesn't want a deal to be. obama's but there is also because i mean look at trump's record of leading international treaties and as far as the u.s. and the white house in general does not change its course of action and there is no way that iran would accept any mediators. i just want to ask something that's important to know that japan is like switzerland and holds as the intersection for us benefits in iran but it's a western nation saw it will be seen as someone on the other side iran's a regional neighbors like iraq or somet

what are the trade issues between japan and the us? $0 what are the trade issues between japan and the us? so they are working on a bilateral trade deal. japan probably would have preferred to go through a trans—pacific partnership with lots of other countries. but president trump did not want that. he wanted a one deal. in their recent meetings, last month in the white house, this weekend, and probably again when mr trump returns to japan next month, that is what they are working on next month. forjapan, what they are working on next month. for japan, maybe the what they are working on next month. forjapan, maybe the next issue will be what happens to the automotive industry. companies like toyota have a big presence in the us. however, resident trump wants to build up the domestic industries, talking about importers there is a threat to national security. those are the types of conversations they will be having around all the events, the golf this morning and the sumo they are getting ready for now. golf this morning and the sumo t

and japan's interest in particular. on russia, i would say simply that we see what we see is characteristic opportunism. and certainly, the russians perceive an opportunity to get back in the game so to speak. and as a special side benefit, to make some mischief for the united states. in the past, russia took a pretty firm view on traditional nonproliferation issues and pushed hard for denuclearization consistent with its global equities and policies . that seems to have really dissipated over the last several years. and right now, although russia may harbor hopes of economic benefit in the future along the lines of what the president has been proposing, first and foremost i think that there is a technical opening that the russians see. mike let me just add an additional point to danny's very good points. the end result of denuclearization, we cannot just stop there. the goal of both cynical reservation and if ever we can consider korean unification is to create a more stable situation in northeast asia. to get into a m

no one's looking to go to war with japan, but the idea would have to come to the defense of japan is now a real reality. things have gotten better with north korea but we don't understand when the president says one thing and it seems like north korea is doing another. the same thing with china. we are fighting a cyber war every single day and the question is does this become a physical war, does it become a war of bombs and troops on the ground. i do not think that's imminent or on the horizon, i think it's something that both countries that china and u.s. are concerned about. and we see it with some of our treaties and bills that the president is willing to walk away from to find the tangible victories. if it turns to military posturing, i think that's something that these men and women who watch the president speak tonight have to be concerned about or at least aware of. >> joey and daniel, if you both would stand by would like to talk to you more once we get a little bit into the meat of what the president had to say. watching their life as he's on the uss wasp as he just address

and japan signed before trump came out to tokyo. now he is pushing that back, a concession, if you will, to prime minister shinzo abe's own political cycle. and president trump signaling that he is hoping for some breakthrough for u.s. agricultural products to come to japanese markets. this as the trade war rages between the u.s. and china and the u.s. has lost access to very lucrative markets for its agricultural exports in china. >> this is also a cultural visit as well for president trump. and we know that he is attending a sumo wrestling match. the question is, will he bow to tradition and sit on the floor. much to say about how japan loves its sumo wrestling. >> reporter: that's right. i mean this has been a day of athletics for the two leaders. first they choppered out from tokyo and back to play rounds of golf. they had lunch evidently it was double cheeseburgers with u.s. beef. and then they went to the stadium here in tokyo for the finals of this sumo tournament. and the first of this new imperial era, you have to recall th

the social relationship with japan is good but i think we're japan is really worried is that will make a deal with north korea that excludes short range missiles that could hit japan that's the worry of abbaye and i'm not sure he's reassured with all these president comments about kim jong un meaning somebody you can deal with bill thank you so much for your time today thank you and thank you for joining me on this edition of politicking and also thanks to larry king for letting me sit in this chair today remember we love hearing from you join the conversation on larry's facebook page and as always you can share your thoughts on twitter by tweeting at king's things and using the politicking hash tag i also invite you to join me on my facebook page matthew cook official and that's all for this edition of politicking. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to start off on fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surp

this is news asia coming up on the program it's a new dawn in japan as the country wakes up to a new empire we ask whether the change at the imperial palace has consequences for the nation last. minute 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 cohen mary tradition deserves u.n. status we take you to a traditional hawker stall you can decide yourself if the claim 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 recall 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 fulfill my responsibility as the symbol of the state and o

some breaking news from japan. a knife man has stabbed at least 15 children in a park nearjapan‘s focal tokyo. it is not clear what was behind the attack. —— capital. at least two children and one adult are unconscious. a suspect has been arrested. it occurred in kawasaki city on the southern edges of tokyo. the public broadcaster has been reporting that. police recovered two knives. the suspect stabbed himself in the shoulder before he was detained, according to nhk, the broadcaster in japan. some of the clearest moving footage ever taken of britain's long—serving 19th century monarch queen victoria has been discovered in a film archive in a new york museum. for decades the images had been overlooked, forgotten, until a curator from the british film institute saw them earlier this year and helped bring them to light. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has this exclusive report. queen victoria in a sharper focus than ever seen before. this was her last trip to ireland in 1900 and is believed to be the l

japan says officially that 17 of its citizens were abducte. a lot of this was taking place in the 60s and 70s and the 80s and that only 5 were returned. we heard from some of those people. president trump heard from some of the people and the fact that the white house is taking the time to listen to them also indicates that the white house is listening to what are the domestic political priorities of shinzo abe, the japanese prime minister and if at any point president trump is able to reach some kind of diplomatic solution with pyeongyang, tokyo is making it clear that it wants the abductee issue to be somewhere in that potential scenario. >> let's bring in pamela brown. pam, i would imagine that this particular issue is something that would resinate with donald trump given that he has advocated and secured the release of the remains of u.s. soldiers that died in korea. this is something that he can relate to. >> that's absolutely right and he said that not long agatha this issue has bp very much on his mind he actually promised to bring home

donald trump has tweeted that a trade deal with japan will only be finalized off to japan holds elections in july he's titov with prime minister shinzo the gulf course in chiba south of tokyo trump has complained about japan's a large trade surplus here rived in japan on saturday evening for a 4 day state visit when haye has more from take care. a day of sports and leisure on sunday will give way to the real business on monday when u.s. president donald trump becomes the 1st foreign leader to meet japan's new emperor another hito and then there will be the summit between donald trump and japan's prime minister shinzo it seems certain that trade will be discussed as soon as donald trump arrived in japan on saturday he spoke to a group of japanese business leaders again referencing that big trade deficit that the united states has with japan saying that he wants to get a better deal however we're not expecting any significant announcements over the next few days when it comes to trade we've already heard from japan's chief trade negotiator saying that he doesn't even expect a partial agreem

want from japan. yes you did we were told by the white house the japanese government as well that this would not be the main focus of this visit to japan by donald trump trade and yet as you mentioned as soon as he got off the plane speaking to japanese business leaders he spoke about that big trade deficit that the united states has with japan and wanting a better deal when it comes to trade what he's threatening at the moment is to attack the japanese auto industry he is threatening to increase tariffs on cars sent from japan to the united states if the trade negotiations don't go well over the next 6 months the other area of interest for the united states is getting a better deal better access for its agriculture products into the japanese markets it's a sector in japan that has traditionally been very well protected by respective governments in the form of the sub subsidies and other non tariff barriers ironically the u.s. produces u.s. farmers would have been giving that better access right now i

president donald 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

japan's prime minister mediates talks between the us and iran. the next guest says it is a sign the president's tough action is working. >> they have fifth amendment rights, freedom of speech, you're not allowed to take that from other people. heather: that doesn't stop one school from trying, the m aga had students who got blurred in their yearbook. ♪ >> iran when i first came into office was a terror. now they are pulling back because they have serious economic problems. we are not looking at regime change. we are looking for no nuclear weapons. heather: the week surprising tension in the middle east donald trump welcoming japan's prime minister's offer to broker talks with iran. could a third-party ally be the key to the breakthrough with iran. research fellow for demands of democracy joins us now with more. thank you for joining us, appreciate it. is this a good idea? shinzo abe negotiating with president rouhani? >> donald trump is playing it right here. he was cautiously optimistic, very cautiously welcoming the idea of prime minister abe

stephen: of course the japan u.s. relationship and the auto tariffs, they hang over this state visit. however it seems to be, given the friendly demeanor between the two gentlemen, shinzo abe and donald trump, that they are going to hammer out some kind of trade deal to show solidarity in the face of these other challenges, those being the china u.s. trade friction as well as north korea. investorswo issues, and our bloomberg audience really want to know time frames. how much longer both of these issues going to be hanging out? will there be resolution? well, donald trump gave indication he is in no hurry on both of those fronts. on china and on north korea. first on china, he said, as you rightfully pointed out, not ready to do a trade deal with china. as we just heard, he said perhaps china wishes it had done a deal that perhaps was on the table. and he says those tariffs the u.s. has applied to china would go up very substantially, very easily. well, the chinese obviously are not too pleased with this kind of senti

., that's japan's problem, not his. yeah, can you imagine the poor translator who had to pass the message along? he was probably like, uh, president trump says he does not give a shit! ( laughter ) and to add fuel to the fire, not only was trump not standing up against kim jong un, no, he took it to the next level. he teamed up with the pillsbury dictator to fight the real enemy, the democrats. >> president trump's also siding with kim jong un over his recent comments attacking political rival former vice president joe biden. the korean leader referring to him as a low i.q. individual. >> does it give you pause at all to be appearing to side with a brutal dictator instead of with a fellow american, the former vice president joe biden? >> well, kim jong un made a statement that joe biden is a low i.q. individual, he probably is, based on his record. i think i agree with him on that. >> trevor: holy shit! ( audience reacts ) like, i know we've gotten used to trump being friendly with dictators, but you have to admit, this

president trump is in japan. the president will hold talks with the japanese prime minister on issues like trade and tensions with north korea. and the governor of missouri signed a sweeping bill banning abortion after eight weeks. the bill does not include exceptions for rape or incest. only medical emergencies. a similar bill was blocked by a judge that says it infringes on women's health care rights. now back to "dateline." >>> welcome back to "dateline." meghan had been attracted to leon jacob in part because as a doctor, he saved lives. now, police officers were telling her he was trying to hire a hitman to potentially take hers. and there was more. she wasn't the only target. but the police were putting the wheels in motion on a plan of their own. here's andrea canning with "twisted in texas." >> reporter: after some anxious days in pittsburgh, meghan verikas got a call from investigators to come back to houston. soon after she arrived, they called again with a surprise. >> they said, "we're outside. we nee

it would reduce say the $68 billion trade deficit with japan. >> as you know, the united states and japan are hard at work negotiating a bilateral trade agreement, which will benefit both of our countries. i would say that japan has had a substantial edge for many, many years. but that's okay. maybe that's why you like us so much. but we'll get it a little bit more fair, i think. i think we'll do that. with this deal, we hope to address the trade imbalance, remove barriers to united states exports, and ensure fairness and reciprocity in our relationship. >> cnn's pamela brown is traveling with the president and prime minister abe is doing an awful lot it seems to show that he is the president's closest friend in asia. why is that so important to him? do upcoming elections in japan have anything to do with it? >> well, certainly could. and you're right, ana, prime minister abe has been on this charm of president trump since the beginning, the first foreign leader to visit trump after the election, and you're right, there is an important election coming up here in japan, in july, so this co