japan factory out. this was largely due to strong demand for semiconductor as a result of the global chip shortage. sluggish automobile to weigh on the figure. the measure have for some companies to shut factory lines. chinese officials release the company's purchasing managers index on may for both indices remained well below the 50 mark threshold indicating a contraction in activity. shanghai will take further steps to lift restrictions starting in june which will ease the strain on the economy. many experts will be difficult to overcome the effect of the lockdown. they expect china to fall short of the government's target of 5.5%. investors will keep a close eye on the euro inflation numbers. these are set to be released on tuesday as well. the region saw consumer prices ris rise by 7.4%. european central bank signalled earlier this week the bank will start raising rates to tank historical crisis. members will have a meeting on thursday to discuss their plans for july. supply worries stemming from ef

a strong japan, a strong u.s. japan alliance. a force for good in the region. i support the peace and stability that's going to continue and we hope increase across the taiwan straits. promote freedom of navigation and deter the democratic peoples republic of korea. so thank you again, mr. prime minister for your partnership and friendship. the alliance between our two countries is stronger than it's ever been. and it's as important as it has ever been. i'm looking forward to exploring even more ways that our relationship will help move us towards a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, and i really truly appreciate your hospitality. >> thank you very much. we will accept questions from the press. first japanese journalist to be followed by u.s. journalist. that will be the order of the questions. those of you who have questions, please raise your hand. i will appoint the journalist. please come to the closest and identify yourself and affiliation and be brief and clear in why questions. due to infection prevention please keep your facial mask w

a strong japan and a strong japan alliance is a force for good in the region. i support the peace and stability that will continue and we hope to increase across the taiwan traits. create freedom of navigation in the south china see and deter the people's republic of korea. the alliance between our two countries is stronger than it's ever been and as important as it's ever been. i'm looking forward to exploring more ways our relationship will help move us towards a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, mr. president and i truly appreciate your hospitality. >> thank you very much. we'll now accept questions from the question. first, japanese journalists to be followed by u.s. journalists. if you have questions please raise your hands. for japanese journalists i will appoint the journalists. and american journalists will be appointed by president biden. due to infection infection please keep your facial masks when you deliver your questions. the first row. >> prime minister, president biden thank you very much. first prime minister, with the russi

united states is the only ally for japan. japan-u.s. alliance is very picked -- very, very important. we have to strengthen this alliance to defend peace and reliability in the nation. extended deterrence and responce from the -- response from the united states, we have confidence including the strengthening of japan-u.s. alliance is important. we hope that as many embers of the general public will have even deeper confidence on this alliance so that will lead to peace and stability. i look forward to cooperating with president biden to that end. pres. biden: our policy toward taiwan, taiwan has not changed at all. we remain committed to supporting peace and stability across the taiwan straits, and ensuring there is no unilateral change of the status quo. i would add that why it is so important, putin pay a dear price for his barbarism in ukraine. the idea that, on your station today, and every other station in america, they are showing bombings of a school, no military purpose, schools, hospitals, all of the things, museums. blowing up

, and that's also very much in japan's national interest. and, but at the same time, we have various, a wide range of concerns about china. and in terms of dealing with various economic programs dandy, john needs to get the other like minded countries on boards. so we very much cooperate with united states, of course. but at the same time, the ear is a like minded partner showing values and sharing various concerns about china as well. so that is why there is a growing interest in japan in walking more closely with the year. so the, in terms of ensuring new market access, for example, or the treatment of the private companies, the investors in china, and get the intellectual property rights under the thesis. so the, and also the we are increasingly interested in cooperating with americans and european partners in terms of dealing with human rights. the susan home connie says, this is study in the context of the war, new grain, those china relate. it is, is a now seen as more invisible, but the challenges are there about the challenge is incr

u and japan in the wake of russia invasion of ukraine. we looked at what's on the call ah i british manager, welcome to the dublin news asia lodge could join us. north korea has ordered a national lockdown to halt the spread of the omicron valiant. it is the 1st time leader kim jong learn, has admitted to having any coven 19 cases. since the start of the pandemic intern to 20, it is unclear wipe, young young, has decided to publicize the outbreak of observers. fear the consequences could be devastating if infections by a lot of control, especially as no one in north korea appears to have been vaccinated. this is a 1st for north korean leader kim jong on never before has he acknowledged that cove it is spreading in his country. few believe that pure young has had no cases alighted yet, but now it's official level unit 3. and when did the state media says omicron has been detected among patients in the capitol and that the whole country is going into a national lockdown. they framed the development intra matic terms. there has been the bigg

japan and the united states. japan and u.s. are okay to cooperate more closely. toward immediate resolution of the issue, i reiterated my request for understanding and cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of the abductees. at a time when regional security environment is becoming more severe, president biden we reaffirmed need to quickly reinforce the deterrents and response capability of japan u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamentally reinforce japan's defense capabilities and secure substantial increase of its defense budget, needed to be affected. president biden, strongly suggest supported by determination. we also conclude to expand and deepen security and defense cooperation between japan and the united states. further, president biden reiterated his commitment to japan's defense. and to make sure that the deterrence will remain unwavering. we concur to keeping close touch, including on the ministerial level. between our two countries. in addition, to allevi

a strong japan and a strong us japan alliance as a force for good in the region. i support the patient stability that's going to continue and we hope increase across the taiwan straits. promote freedom of navigation in the east and south china seas and to deter the democratic people's republic of korea. so thank you again mister prime minister for your partnership and your friendship. the alliance between our 2 countries is stronger than it's ever been. and it's as important as it has ever bad. i'm looking forward to exploring even more ways that our relationship will help move us toward a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, mr. president. and i really, truly appreciate your hospital. they had the wireless that sort of the english, but if moment of them for them, we will not accept questions from the press. i'm going to go on the 1st japanese journalist to be followed by you as a journalist, that will be the order of the questions. those of you who have questions and maybe please raise your hand afore japanese or elizabeth. i will appoint the gen

russia and japan have war. that is one of the reasons russia did not declare war on japan. when world war ii started. russia declared war on japan after world war ii. in asia, in north korea and south korea, got japan. it was always a question about why the united states did not want china to attack japan. that is a fact. host: let's talk about russia -japanese relations now. guest: japan became the first asian country to beat a western power, that is to say russia at the turn of the 20th century. host: the russo japanese war. guest: the russo japanese war. so japan and russia have -- that has been one of the key developments in bilateral relations. but as was pointed out, the -- towards the end of world war ii russia joined the allied forces, and it actually took some of the -- what the japanese called the northern territories, the islands in the north of japan. japan actually does not have a formal peace treaty with russia today. -- to date. the reason why japan did not take a strong stance against putin and he invaded crimea is because there has been this great need for

. >>> japan's industry minister has agreed with u.s. government officials in strengthen security and semiconductor supply chains. hagiuda koichi held talks with u.s. energy secretary jennifer granholm, gina raimondo and katherine tai in separate talks on wednesday. they discussed energy security, which has become a major issue since the russia invasion of ukraine. the joint statement expressed the importance of liquefied natural gas. it also mentioned the launch of new talks to strengthen energy security and promote cooperation on decarbonization technologies. in meeting, hagiuda agreed to launch the u.s.-led indo-pacific economic framework and confirmed stronger economic ties, apparently with the aim of countering china's growing influence. >> translator: it has become more important to coordinate with partner countries amid the instability of russia's invasion of ukraine. i believe the talks mark a big step forward in advancing japan-u.s. economic relations. >> regarding the european union's ban of imports, he told reporters he was no

they include one from japan. soccer's world governing body fifa said on thursday the three will officiate at the games in qata the event will be held from november 21st to december 18th. nhk spoke to one of them online friday. >> translator: to be honest, my first feeling was surprise. then, i was filled with joy, and i began to feel happy and grateful. >> he wshe was a referee at the tokyo olympics last year and became the first to referee in the j-league last year and the asian champions last month. she says the women deserve to be at the fifa world cup because they constantly perform at a high level, and that's the important factor. >>> next, wakame seaweed has played an important role in japanese cuisine for thousands of years, from koocooking to she offerings. nhk reports from tokushima prefecture, which someone of japan's hubs for wakame farming. >> reporter: in february, two seaweed companies embarked on an innovative new business partnership. the japanese company was established 45 years ago. it farms, pr

also, in order to expand and deepening japan, u. s. economic corporation, we agreed to hold the ministerial level japan, u. s. economic policy consultative committee, the so called economic 2 plus 2 coming july. further, we concurred on corporation in economic security including the development of advanced semiconductors and specific corporation regarding space with russia's regression of ukraine, severely damaging the situation over energy and food. we confirmed that we shall respond to a through coordination with the g 7 and like minded nations, as well as with international organizations. through such corporation, japan and the united states hopes to engage in initiatives to realize sustainable and inclusive social economic environment. regarding the new form of capitalism, which i am proposing, president biden reconfirmed, his strong support by cooperating with prison biden, who is promoting policies that focus on the middle class. we hope to create a major global trend of common economic policies among major countries. we also

it landed in the sea of japan outside of japan's economic zone. north korea conducted missile tests every month since the start of the year. japanese officials are analyzing the latest launch along with their u.s. and south korean counterparts. >>> it is time now for world weather. people in much of japan are bracing for extremely heavy rain and strong winds. our meteorologist sayaka mori has the details. >> hello there. western japan experiencing torrential rainfall. the western island of japan experienced 210 millimeters which is more than a month of rainfall for may and heavy rain is shifting towards the east. this pressure system drifting along the coastal locations, we'll see intense winds as well as rainfall. for tokyo will be friday morning and another system moving into japan on friday into saturday. two rounds of stormy conditions. total rainfall into saturday morning could be up to 400 milliliters for western japan. meanwhile strong winds at texas, gusts reaching 140 kilometers in the state. because of strong winds, an unprecedented scen

just briefl , japan relationship. just briefly, how _ japan relationship. just briefly, how has - japan relationship. just briefly, how has this i japan relationship. just briefly, how has this played out in regional media? well, aaain out in regional media? well, again there _ out in regional media? well, again there is _ out in regional media? well, again there is a _ out in regional media? well, again there is a lot _ out in regional media? well, again there is a lot of- again there is a lot of attention and looking forward to the visit that is just about to the visit that is just about to get underway in south korea and then here injapan. the region, of course, includes north korea and china and i am not privy to the media portrayal of those at the moment. but in south korea, in japan and elsewhere in east asia, there is a recognition that the united states' decade—long pivot to asia has been interrupted by the development is in europe of course but a recognition that the us is still very firmly committed. i might add that quietly, the issue of taiwan

e. leaders visit japan ami doin ukraine. i think it's a great demonstration that the europeans are still very much engaged in the, in the pacific region of the, not forgetting the importance of this region. so just that, that, that i think was a great pass the message. so this week actually we also saw a visit by finish prime minister, right? so the, so this is sort of a return of in parson diplomacy. i think it is great after after 22 years of pleasure talking to you. thank you for bringing that perspective to us professor. meet you too. so ok from k university. thank you, sir. and that's it for today, but there is more on our website and our facebook and twitter accounts. but before we go, we just want to bring you an update on another story we have been following through this week, the escalating economic and political crisis, inter lanka. presidents have been taking advantage of a brief relaxation of a curfew to buy supplies, but troops are still out of force on the streets of the capital, colombo, and other cities to pr

a strong japan and a strong u.s.-japan alliance is a force for good in the region. i support the peace and stability that will continue and we hope to increase across the taiwan straits, promote freedom of navigation in the east and south china seas, and deter the democratic people's republic of korea. thank you again for your partnership and friendship. the alliance between our two countries is stronger than it has ever been and as important as it has ever been. i'm looking forward to exploring even more ways our relationship will help move us toward a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, and i appreciate your hospitality. >> thank you very much. we will now accept questions from the press. dani: president biden speaking with the japanese prime minister. a lot of talk about their meeting. biden is in asia, a lot of it had to do with defense. we heard that they have reaffirmed there is no change in the taiwanese policy. peace and prosperity the top priority of the indo pacific. shared concerns about nuclear missiles in north korea, and that biden su

yes, and so japan is very wary of china. it has been for a very long time. it is slowly moving toward a much stronger leadership role. the us is encouraging this. it will soon go beyond the enshrined i% of gdp for defence spending and looking towards 2% like nato. it is talking about counter attack capabilities which could include pre—emption of missile sites and command and control. it has really been encouraged in this because the united states needs allies in both the indo—pacific as well as europe, to up their roles, to up their capability so that together we can all seek to deter china and russia. . ., , , can all seek to deter china and russia. . . , , ., russia. yeah. that is been a - re russia. yeah. that is been a pretty patchy _ russia. yeah. that is been a pretty patchy track - russia. yeah. that is been a pretty patchy track record i russia. yeah. that is been a pretty patchy track record as well in the last b years for the us in the region. thank you very much indeed forjoining us, barry pavel. we willjust stay on the theme. australia's labo

japan, the u. s. asia strategy, i would not have been materialized. right. and so it is incumbent upon japan to urge the united states into incentivized united states to remain firm in this part of the world. i'm not asking united states to stay, i'm asking the japanese government to do the best to do the utmost. okay, make the u. s. president as a secure and as reliable as possible. all right, we've got about a minute. let me give it to vixen now. does the warren ukraine impact china's plans in the south china sea in towards taiwan at all? does that have implications? thank you. allow me to make a 1st point. i think, ever since 1945, the us troops, i've never left japan. in reality, the u. s. troops are still an occupying force in japan. i hope japan will focus on peace and development and will eventually regain its full sovereignty rather than being following the u. s. leadership in the world. secondly, the ukranian war has its own logic. it is untrue to say that the international community is ag

we see a quick pace of inflation in japan and have heard from the bank of japan really looking at the type of inflation taking a fact and saying a lot of it is transitory due to energy and volatile food costs. but the fastest tokyo inflation in decades and that complicates the messaging we see from boj. we are just getting those minutes crossing the bloomberg now. shery: and we are getting shanghai covid numbers. 3947 new local cases on friday, adding 11 covid deaths, according to cctv news. and covid case numbers are easing in shanghai but restrictions continue to be in place. they are warning of a complicated and grave employment situation. there is plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: japanese earnings kicking off in the coming week. this as the topix is below the 10 year average. take a look at earnings estimates. the topics expected to see near double digits eps growth this year with positive momentum expected for the nikkei. estimates near all-time highs amid slowing growth. haidi: we are getting more from the bank of japan meeting, saying inflation could exceed 2%

he arrived yesterday in japan. he will meet with prime minister kishida today, who will present the plan to mr. biden for increasing defense spending. japan spends about 1% of gdp on defense right now because it has a pacifist constitution. nato nations have a goal of about 2% of gdp on defense so there is room for japan to increase that, but he arrives in japan after a weekend of talks in south korea where north korea and russia will -- were front and center, but also economic issues because joe biden, part of his ipf is about supply chains and semiconductors are key, strategically and economically to the united states. he went to samsung and had this to say. >> the global semiconductor shortage has caused a shortfall on consumer goods especially automobiles. contribute to higher prices around the world. and nowita al and unprovoked wars and ukraine has spotlighted the need to secure our medical supply chain so our economic and national security are not dependent on countries that do not share our values. >> biden

-japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the indo-pacific, and japan's contributions as a security partner are rightly growing as the regional security picture becomes more challenging and dynamic. president biden and prime minister kishida will also be able to compare notes on the g7 agenda as the g7 summit approaches next month in germany. in japan, president biden won't just have a bilateral program, he'll also have the opportunity to participate in the second in-person quad summit, following on the summit he hosted here in washington last september. he will do this alongside the prime minister of japan, the prime minister of india, and the prime minister of australia. and we believe that this summit will demonstrate, both in substance and in vision, that democracies can deliver and that these four nations working together will defend and uphold the principles of a free and open indo-pacific. while he's in tokyo, president biden will also launch a new, ambitious economic initiative for the region: the indo-pacific economic framework. "ipef," as we affectionately ca

a strong japan and a strong u. s. japan alliance is a force for good in the region. more am joy now by correspondence. sonya blushed in tokyo. sunday japan is a key player in the region, but militarily, it's kept a low profile since world war 2. now it's planning to spend more on defense. why now the reason is that the tensions in the region have been rising. japan has seen a lot of incursions from chinese into the region, very close to other islands than that. of course, north korea, well, testing rockets and other weapons. so for japan, there's a very different environment at the moment and so to fight having it's past the 1st constitution, japan has had to to rethink. and also the japanese public might have to, to rethink this. but the rising tensions in the region. i think you need even further fortification off the island chains, you know. and like i said before, japan has to has to rethink its generals on defense. the many in washington are worried that beijing could invade taiwan. president biden has announced his willingness to defend it with force if need be

president biden has told japan's prime minister that the us is fully committed to japan's defence on his first visit to asia since taking office. mr biden was greeted with a military honour guard for the meeting with fumio kishido, which came after he metjapan�*s emperor naruhito. the two men talked briefly at the palace entrance before going in. mr biden is due to hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china's territorial intentions, in particular, its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china's massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes filed this report from tokyo. this is something that hadn't been seen for more than 70 years, a fighterjet landing on board a japanese aircraft carrier. the jet is american butjapan has a0 of them on order. this is a sleek new mogami class stealth frigate being commissioned last month. it's the first

/japan relations. that's really the focus of tomorrow's meeting, that's a traditional courtesy call that u.s. presidents usually do when they arrive here in tokyo. and then he'll move on to meet with the prime minister kishida. that is the first time meeting face-to-face. and these tox be will be important, with a lat of the concerns that the president heard in south korea he'll hear in japan. concerns about north korea, china, security issues. of course, the u.s. has a significant military presence here in japan just as in south korea. they'll talk about economics, things like trade, the u.s. and japan have a significant trading relationship but there have been tumultuous times over tariffs and those sorts of things. the two men will certainly want to talk about that and come to some agreement. the president will also want to cultivate kishida as a key ally of his, they suspect they'll be working together for a long time. and he's someone who places a premium on interpersonal relationships. on tuesday

his oldest security i live in the region, japan and south korea. joe biden landed in south korea, eager to reassert us influence in the asia pacific to counter china's growing political and economic strength in the region. his 1st port of call a tour of a samsung semiconductor factory with zachary is new president. you and suck you with russia's invasion of ukraine and supply chain bottlenecks. driving prices at home, sky high, the u. s. president needed a win. so he kicked off his 1st presidential visit to asia with visits to staunch allies and sole and tokyo. sorry. so much so much in the future. the world is going to be written here in the endo pacific, over the next several decades. we're standing at an inflection point in history or decisions we made today, or a far reaching impacts on the world. we leave your children tomorrow, lied and agreed to step up military drills with so and deploy more us weapons if necessary to deter north korea. while offering to san kobe 19 vaccines to pyongyang, and potentially meet kim jong earn. he was standing

we begin in japan where u.s. president joe biden is making a hard push for strengthening economic alliances as he tackles the second leg of a high-stakes diplomatic tour in asia. earlier mister biden wrapped up a meeting with japanese prime minister, during their meeting, mister biden endorsed japan's plan to bolster its defense capabilities as it keeps a wary eye on china's growing military footprint. the two leaders also affirmed their commitment to the indo pacific economic framework, a plan mister biden is set to unveil in the next hour. >> this framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century. by improving security and trust in the digital economy. detecting workers, strengthening supply chains, and tackling corruption that robs nations of their ability to serve citizens. >> mister biden will bring a similar message but economic cooperation to a meeting of the quad alliance on tuesda

they started selling in japan. >>> shipments of electronics in squ japan dropped in april. this was part of the coronavirus lockdown in shanghai. domestic shipments totaled about $710 million. >> the last time the figure saw an an an annual decline exceeding in october. association officials say the april dip was due to coronavirus. shipments of tvs and digital recorders and other devices were down 90%. the officials say shipment of auto devises will remain weak due to the ship shortage and lockdown in shanghai. >>> officials from hundreds of autofirms are in yokohama for an engineering trade fair. many are showcasing cutting edge green technology that they hope to push the industry closer to carbon neutrality. one japanese firm at the exposition, the company is exhibiting a prototype electric vehicle. it is a highly durable transparent plastic. this is about 10% lighter than using glass, reduciing the weigt of evs is critical. honda unveiled a new type of fuel cell. the company says it cuts production costs by using materials. it helps to promote fuel cells for trucks and

the japan national tourism organization says they estimate that 140,000 foreigners visited japan in april. that is up from 66,000 in march. the rate of growth from the same month last year also accelerated. april's total was more than 12 times higher, year on year, compared to five times in march. the organizations at the sharp increase was mainly due to the raising of the daily limit on arrivals from heaven thousand to 10,000 from april 10. april's total is still down 95% from the same month in 2018, before the coronavirus pandemic. the government is considering raising the limit to 20,000, and phasing out a ban on foreign tourism from june. >>> toyota motor says they have resumed operations at us at city area after a disruption to industrial water supplies in central japan. the automaker secured an alternative source of water. >>> the automaker suspended operations on thursday morning at two assembly lines, at a factory of toyota industries. the disruption stemmed from a massive league, taking place processing plant. river water officials do expect this to affect the production of 600 v

travelers will no longer think japan is a place they need to visit. >> it will be crucial for japan achieving a quick economic recovery. the level to be lower. >> we believe the weaker yen will help tourism industry and we see this as a business tail wind. this should be a great opportunity for the government to bring tourists back to japan. >> japanese government is considering a lot of foreign travelers in phases starting in june at the earlierest. that'll be only after careful assessing the coronavirus situation in japan and abroad. >> ♪ >>> let's take a look at what's happening the week ahead. we have a wrath of key numbers shed some light on how the world's biggest economy had been performing. the government's strict zero covid policy is putting the brakes on the economy. that gives you an idea of how lockdown with affecting consumer behavior. industrial production grew 5% in march from a year earlier. now it is down 2.5%. beijing reiterated the need to maintain its zero covid policy earlier this month concerns about further disruptions to global supply chains are mounting on the slugg

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it is something which is supported by japan. and in fact, the u. s. has praised japan full rallying other countries in asia pacific to also condemn russia for its actions. all of these things will be discussed in the next couple of days. this central part of tokyo, the streets at the moment, are quiet this sunday. but there is a very, very strong police presence, and in the next couple of days there will be all sorts of motor cade's back and forth to these meetings where all of these issues will be discuss, culminating in a meeting on tuesday of the so called quad security alliance of a japan united states, australia, and india. again, this loose alliance, which is meant to try to constrain china's diplomatic and military ambitions in asia. pacific australian prime minister, elect antony of uneasy will head to tokyo, not long after his swan in on monday, he is promising to reset relations with the world and sweep aside. what he says has been an ineffective australian response to climate change, or when he says labor party one saturday election, and he

and also shoring up those key alliances with japan and india. i think australia will want to make sure that its firm stars against what he has called chinese aggression is continued under anthony albanese, though perhaps with a softer edge compares what we have seen from the previous p.m., scott morrison. the previous p.m., scott morrison-— the previous p.m., scott morrison. ., ., ., morrison. great to get you on newsday with — morrison. great to get you on newsday with your _ morrison. great to get you on newsday with your thoughts i morrison. great to get you on i newsday with your thoughts and analysis. thank you forjoining us on the programme. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. iranian state media say a senior military officer has been assassinated in tehran. two people on a motorcycle are reported to have shot dead colonel sayyad khodaie outside his home. he was a member of the powerful iranian revolutionary guards. days of flooding and landslides in parts of bangladesh and eastern india, have affected millions of

is fully committed to japan's security. the other major issue is of course economics in japan. really wants to cultivate president biden to improve the trading relationship. that had gone through some tumultuous times under president trump. he applied tariffs on steel and aluminum. the former prime minister wasn't necessarily successful in convincing president trump to ease those tariffs. so you will hear biden talk about that in a lot more detail today when he reveals this economic framework. this is not a traditional trade plan. it goes into areas of supply chains, climate change, talking about anticorruption efforts. he really wants to bring on japan, south korea, and other asian nations that might counter china's growing economic influence in this region. that plan does have some skeptics, and a lot of the detail of it have yet to be hammered out. that's really one of the main center pieces of the president's visit in japan. tomorrow it's on to the quad summit. it's a collective he's really revitalized. it includes india, australia, and japan. he bl l get to meet with the p

he was very smart, intelligent table, person of high status in japan. he was a medical doctor who was also a pilot and a military commander. he had all of these great talents and skills that sadly, instead of being used for a good purpose, he took his great prodigious skills and took it in the opposite direction to the dark side as a force for evil. ah, japan's general stuff allocated enormous resources to help the biologist establish a secret facility to develop biological weapons. china's manchuria region occupied by japan in 1932 and turned into the puppet state of man to co became the testing ground. manchuria is very handy because of its location. close to the u. s. s. off. it also has plenty of test subjects. test subjects. you mean people, bro, to the unit for tests? exactly. those people were meant to die. that's right. from tribunal questions to quiz schumacher. yoshi, a medical service major, general bmw in 1968, several secret facilities were established in the hills of manchuria. unit, 100 in san jang worked on lifestyle. contamination of un

yes, and so japan is very wary ofjapan, has been for a very long time. it is slowly moving toward a much stronger leadership role. the us is encouraging this. it will soon go beyond the enshrined i% of gdp for defence spending and looking towards 2% like nato. it is talking about counter—attack capabilities which could include pre—emption of metal sites and command and control. it is really being encouraged in this because the united states needs allies in both the indo—pacific as well as europe to up their roles, to up their capabilities so that together we can all seek to deter china and russia. just a few hours ago, australia's labor party leader, anthony albanese, was sworn in as the country's new prime minister. the ceremony was brought forward to enable him to fly to tokyo to meet the leaders of the quad group which includes the us, japan and india. but before he left, he gave his first press conference, where he was asked about australia's relationship with china. the relationship with china will remain a difficult one. i said that before th

believe that biological weapons would help japan conquer the world. as a descendant of the sun goddess a matter. also, he saw it as his calling in the 1930s, the concept of japan's exceptional role in the world permeated the country society . oh so, so june gets the sunni hummadi condie equal, sucking yawn all that she's a montana. ah, japanese journalist, georgia condo, the author of evidence of unit 731 crimes. a book that caused quite a stir is one of the few people who tries to give an impartial account of factors that brought japan to war. tiny, doing look up to your school for a june kitchen cook got it, says so to. so you saw the want, a glint, irish, but the star, so co are you ask animal for gun? no, on that isn't all. want only to that fixed on in the early 19 thirties and the japanese military carefully studied a report by microbiologist, sharon, if she biological weapons affect the human body silent, causing a slow but painful death. there is no need to manufacture missiles instead, you can infect clothing, food or water, who displays bact

ah, us president joe biden is in japan for the 1st time since taking office. ah. he's expected to outline the list of asian economies. he'll be taking part in a regional trade agreement. he'll also attend the quad summit that's an informal alliance. if the u. s. japan, india, and australia, us japanese alliance shows a long run, the cornerstone of peace and prosperity noon. a pacific and united states remains fully committed to japanese to japan's defence. and we will face the challenge of today and the future together. later today will launch a new endo pacific economic framework. the purpose of which is increase our cooperation with other nations in the region and deliver concrete benefits for the people in a pacific region or mcbride report from co care. now, prime minister casita in his opening remarks just before they began the 1st bilateral meeting, which is now taking place in this palace behind me here in central tokyo, he made specific reference to russia attacking what he called russian aggression saying that the invasion of ukraine undermined global old

president biden has arrived in japan a short time ago. jan japan is his second stop in asia. and while in tokyo, he is expected to meet with japan's emperor and prime minister before joining the meeting of the quad alliance as the u.s. seeks to bolster its economic and security ties in asia am mitt rising nuclear threats from north korea and growing chinese influence in the region. >>> ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive around kharkiv has made that city much safen than it was. and now some residents are venturing back to reunite with loved ones a nd see what is lef of their homes. dan rivers has this report. >> reporter: the siege was documented for us in march in this video diary. >> last night was probably the most terrifying night of my life. kharkiv was terribly bombarded. >> reporter: and she filmed the destruction and her emotions giving harrowing insight into this war. >> vooik airstrikes all over th. dozens of buildings destroyed. buildings will people live. >> reporter: today she's returned to her home city for the first time. she is with her mother after staying wit