5 british welcome to do. That you could join us with japanese Prime Minister shinzo obvious set to design the future of japans relations with countries in the region is suddenly an open question during his tenure. To build an alliance with the United States india and australia primarily with the aim of countering chinas influence ill be speaking to an expert about what the future of those stars is but 1st heres more on the Strategic Direction give japan. Steered japans Defense Strategy in a radical new direction he pledged revised japans pacifist post world war 2 constitution to counter changing security threats in the region. In his 1st speech to the nation he said the security of japan is not someone elses problem it is a crisis that exists right there and now. Those words set the tone for japans defense over his years as Prime Minister as to ward off a newly assertive china making incursions into japanese waters and expanding its territorial claims in the south china sea. North korea has also posed a Nuclear Armed menace with frequent missile tests to demonstrate his muscular stance abbay loosened a ban on arms exports and in 2015 his party pushed through controversial legislation for socalled collective selfdefense allowing japanese troops to engage in overseas combat with allied forces. The law drew strong opposition domestically and a later push to revise the pacifist constitution failed. Military reforms and containment diplomacy have upset china its largest trading partner. Allies like u. S. President donald trump have confronted china with sanctions but abbies had to find the balance between competing and cooperating with china despite his radical security ambitions needle his successor will likely also have to thread. So what happens next simon then your is the Washington Post bureau chief for japan and the careers and he joins me now from a tokyo simon id like to look at japans emissions would try another 1st where do you see them headed of. Steps down. Well because of ups and downs in the relationship it seems that plants only started off really badly and theyre up a stone yet hes worked quite hard to improve them actually in the last few years so you know its clearly very interesting to see whether china tries to exploiting this and push its territorial claims to the same cargo islands is already threatening to do that its the more active around leasing kharkov the i. U. Islands this of course as china calls them so so we may see china as its done with india seeing an opportunity to push its territorial claims in the absence of our day and while this leadership transition is going on thats something to keep an eye on there was some talk of a socalled new era in ties between japan and china and it was more saddam husseins are buried fact there is the china as well to try and its more than the things over the you think that is a thing of the past now i mean i dont think its necessarily thing of the past i think whoever comes in after our day is like hes a continue to try to do this but you know japan china relations theyre never going to be best friends they do have wars im issues theyve seen them japan is now i have them erica china and the United States are you know kili not seeing eye to eye far from it so japan is kind of caught in the middle of a stunt quite a good job i think of patching things up and not lessing that sort of not letting the china relationship to its here rate but i dont think you know were really talking about whether talking about a golden era were talking about sort of both sides could in their differences aside and just getting on with things more than more than real friendship japan is also considered an important partner for the United States india and australia in the in the Pacific Region do you see that their cooperation simon continuing. And broadly speaking yes i do i think that you know japan is great committees of being part of democracies in asia and beyond civic reason as you say its rearranging to see how the relationship with the United States develops so if trump if President Trump doesnt get another term in office i think that japan probably would have lights to have had some elections 0 of a guess on very well its wrong as a Prime Minister. Trump hasnt really taken a midget and hes always kind of threatens to so it could be quite rocky project if you dont have our way that and if trump were to win another term obviously it is biden and whoever succeeds are they i think relations between japan and the u. S. Will be pretty will be pretty smooth lots of ifs and buts there but plenty to watch out for but thanks so much for this conversation simon down here in tokyo thank you so much pleasure. 10 members of a remote indian tribe have tested positive for the coronavirus the bear to and the minis tribe members numbered just around 50 and live on an island in the remote and the mens archipelago the island chain lies southeast of india and is closer to me in mars coursed than the indian mainland the greater and the minis tribe lives on straight island one of the 37 inhabited islands in the occupied ago. The infections are much the dr have raised concerns internationally as well this is what Survival International an organization that supports Indigenous People worldwide have to say. Then to be facing this devastating fire it seems is just another tragedy in the long history of the problems that theyve been facing because of. The contact with people outside. And we have been watching film some time to know those think creasing in the end immense a great alarm and have written so yes not all stories expressing our concern about it reaching the try so lets get more on this from my colleague did a book on the spawn of money not try 3 joining me now from demi money dont try that lives on a Remote Island how did 10 members contract the virus and how on top of these reacting well they should have been reported that some member of this tribe a group despotic or try to drill a used to work well in jobs in the capital city. And there were some of the people also who used to make frequent travels between the secluded island and between the city possibly thats where they got the brother the infection in to the island from and the authority of the force are on alert right now you know their own field stop while taking their own precautions are with that in the areas they are sensitizing the people from the tribe a group about it they are asking them to take all precautions all the members of this particular tribe a group what death did a couple of be the one that is how they figured out that 10 people of this group are infected by now so the party that the moment op langland conducting even more testing to make sure because the number of people who are still not recovered from this particular group are being treated right now a couple of them are in the hospital and couple of them are being put in the isolation and all but yes and i do ensure that they dont they dont come in touch with the other people of the group right and the andaman themselves are home to other tribes as well other remote tribes i must say whats being done to protect them from the coronavirus. Well yes the administration is on full alert as i mentioned and the andaman islands are actually home to 5 such tribes its a classified as bts e. R. D. Particularly one of the tribal groups now these tribal groups they are Health Officials are of the opinion that their immunity cannot be trusted upon be do have some of these tribal groups they do have a good deal and they are already suffering from some long term impact diseases so that immunity to the call 1000 might even be less so at the moment what theyre doing is theyre planning last testing that they are moving some of these started with to even file the islands to make sure that that is no outside of presence there no outside entry or any of the back to any stopping with it in these areas to sensitise them about the virus and thats about it that even one thing the other tribal groups to ensure that theyre not going into other areas where they can come in contact with anybody was outside that other Community Just the democrats on money on the children in delhi thank you very much for that. Is preparing for National Elections due early in november but members of the countrys Rohingya Muslim minority are being barred from running and even voting in the poll activists say its part of me and must systematic prosecution of the group which reached its pinnacle in a military crackdown that forced hundreds of thousands to flee the country we spoke to one group trying to get his name on the ballot. Rejection. After rashid is excluded from me a mass election in november officials accuse him of having foreign roots although he was born here hes one of the few members of the range a Muslim Minority to have me on law citizenship. And so do his parents. Know weve got to know. This is a pension that of my father. And this is the updated idea of my mother the Election Commission rejected me even though i have submitted the candidacy form and all required documents i dont know what the problem is your child. Novembers election would take place with at least a dozen run in gemmas limbs trying to become candidates but 6 have been barred alledged leave because they failed to prove their parents were citizens at the time of the birth just like rashid but 10 years ago some ranges did Enter Parliament then in 2015 the government stripped me a mass range of muslims of identity documents the right to run and to vote. Dont sense if you had believed that the Election Commission founded by own sons who cheered the democratic government would follow the democratic norms and the human rights standards and protect Citizenship Rights thats why we nominated our candidates who also qualified in 2010. We can understand the previous situation where the former governmental backed by the military did not follow these norms but it is difficult to understand why all sounds hoochie and a democratic government would do the same. After sheets pile of documents for now its worth nothing. Meanwhile as the november election approaches many revenger muslims are hoping to at least be able to vote to secure a Better Future in manama. Thats a finale theres more on our website the double dot com for what slash the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abi has decided to bow out of the countrys top job we leave you with a look back that ill be on the wall on stage and also his political career back on monday you know that. We spoke different languages we fight with Different Things thats fine but we all stick up for Freedom Freedom of speech and freedom of press. Giving freedom of Choice Global news that matters w made for mines. I know nothing at the gym well i guess sometimes i found nothing which. Digs deep into german culture looking at stereotypes but if youre thinking country that i now live. Pictures grandma. Its all about ok. Im rachel join me to meet the german. Post. Greetings from berlin and a warm welcome to arts and culture so many of our normal activities were impossible during the weeks of corona lockdown but Computer Games were a welcome distraction day or night and well look at how Computer Games are evolving in the new pandemic reality and also in the pipeline. The 3rd of 3 good to medal laureates for 2020 south African Writer and journalist. Is connecting the african continent through a treasure. And british photographer tom ricks i. E. D. Captures the extravagant pomp and flair of the purpose of culture. In republic of congo. All the pandemic has spelled profit for the gaming industry because during all of those hours days and weeks the people spent cooped up in their own 4 walls during lockdown they certainly played a lot of Computer Games normally the Worlds LargestComputer Games trade fair games com would have welcomed the industry to cologne on thursday but the event has gone digital this year and its clear that Lessons Learned in lockdown are shaping the games world to come. Developing games outside the mainstream with original ideas thats the formula for developers at this small hamburg studio. Here theyve put players in an ethically difficult place they become part of the surveillance machine and spy on others. Now little by little we start to question things saying is that really necessary dont you think you maybe you went too far with them if you are probably trying to point a finger it should really come from the players themselves if you have some. This year games calmness taking place not in colognes message hollow but Online Developers have built an Online Platform with booths you can visit with avatars the Games Industry is changing with more women playing and more unusual games suddenly some of them have added relevance. In the can of fish we dont have to get so many smaller games now deal with isolation with loneliness this is i believe games are also a medium in which you can process things artistically and many individual Developers Work with. Us at the vanguard of this trend see of solitude a girl fights her feelings of hopelessness anger and loneliness they appear in the shape of monsters oh. Ok message game developer camellia get out came up with the idea which is influenced by her own experiences. Its a long way from shoot ups and car racing. I sometimes wonder if changes in the Games Industry are due to women increasingly moving to the forefront its worth mentioning weve brought our topics and our emotionality to the studios. And a greater diversity as in the game tell me why were twins rediscover their own past and one of them is transgender. Or the action game held blade with the main character battle schizophrenia. And the blockbuster the last of us part 2 features a love story between 2 women these narratives are examples of a growing trend. But there are still those there always will be for whom the games are just a bit of fun where you can hang out with friends but theres a growing courage to tell more complex stories that all. The hamburg studio has just hired Game Developers to work on a new game this too will be a journey into the world of emotions. Was part of our coverage of the good to metal 2020 our 3rd and final laureate is south African Writer and journalists who cares about weiner congratulations go out to a woman whose work has had an incredible impact on her home continent and beyond as she drives home the multiplicity of african identity. One of the pins that. Gets my goat. When i get referred to is a black african woman right that im like how. Why must i have this little what you call it was what i did i want to be a good writer. Lukey is a woman unafraid to speak our mind born in zambia and now based in kenya the South African novelist Childrens Book writer journalist and publisher also founded and curated a pan african online literature festival in response to the cove with 19 lockdown shes prolific and multitalented and her energy seems to be inexhaustible out as she juggle her many interests with very little sleep. I think if you love something you always make time for a writing almost always has a political subtext her debut novel the madams was published in 2006 its the story of 3 well off middle class women in post apartheid south africa torn between career and family traditional and modern female roles in todays world i am essentially pro. Who very pro are for ken im very pro women then i think that generally comes out in my books whats the theory or have in common with about identity. Im writing for readers but more importantly im writing for people will say oh reading is boring and ill fair ive got a book where you finish once i finish one period and told me of that. Franklins book from 2019 zucchinis one i took part in a trial hosted by the girl to institute a feminist a citizen of the world shes a regular gas to International Literary reference. I think im an itinerant by nature in a way i have always been an outsider looking in if you were but i also give a insiders perspective. Sukis well vanna is the 1st african woman to win the got a medal making her a role model for aspiring writers. When youre an artist you want to go beyond just speaking to one people it means a lot where it can resonate with with somebody in berlin or with somebody in munich with somebody in brazil as a publisher amplifying African Voices is one of her tongue priorities but maybe we need more voices that are more visible a lot of african countries are only like 5060 years from colonialism were still growing we are story. Keyword colonialism and now to fashion subculture that originated as a response to colonial powers in but at seville in republic of congo and in kinshasa india are see less sap a play on the french slang seppi which means dressed up so young men adopt the elegant dandy style of their colonisers and make it their all of the culture stands in stark contrast to the crushing poverty of the area where the sun sport their elaborate duds in defiance of their circumstances and british photographer takes i. E. D. Captures that is whether viva in a brand new book. Show time on what may be africas most unusual catwalk. But these people are professional models theyre congo least dandies men and women for whom the Perfect Outfit yes everything. They live in slum communities and then suddenly you see somebody whos dressed like a 1000000. 00 you know they were under the board were kids or jacket or toddy. 500000. 00 crocodile shoes like fashion in the poor neighborhoods of kinshasa our brows of you disappear are celebrated for their highly developed sense of style and the way they move after their day jobs as taxi drivers or laborers they change into their gladrags the more expensive the better. Supper is an acronym for societe does beyond cereal it depends on an eagle or the society of taste makers and unlike in people. Now where. Its a unique subculture in the congo or borders one of the best ways to be a rock star is to look like a rock star act like a rock star walk like a rock star and behave like a rock star but in a very very kind and gentle way terek sadi is not the 1st to be fascinated by the subculture but no one has delved as deeply into it as the Award Winning british photographer he visited the congo repeatedly for more than 3 years. Selfassertion through style the supreme movement all rose in the 1920 s. In response to colonialism young congolese want to dress better than the french or belgian colonial rulers as a way of maintaining their dignity in the face of oppression. To this day the stop defy their poor Living Conditions by keeping up appearances. Saudi was allowed a glimpse into the sopranos closets they often say for years to buy a designer suit the average wage in congo is around 900. 00 a year this apparel combined designer clothes by global labels with their own creations. To pick them up as objects and put them on a sofa or on a park bench or in a noisy place in town i actually want to to understand. Where they live how they live how they save money for. Close how the Community Reacts so all my work was done. Literally within 500 meters of the homes terek sadies new book due out next month shows that some are more than just clothes horse to distinguish themselves with a talent for improvisation. And despite their difficult Living Conditions they are the ones in charge of their faith and for that they are beloved in their community. How want to do it which clothes are choose how creative i become how much of my own personality overtakes those clothes how i walk in the street the dignity i have the grace and elegance of the artistry of combining things that youd never imagine combining that go together and putting it all together with the philosophy of peace and harmony. Tranquility now that is for me what is suppers about. Dandyism as a form of peaceful protest and colonial resistance in the congo they like to say white people invented this clothing but we made it into art. And finally extraordinary times require extraordinary measures british street artist banksy has financed a ship to rescue refugees attempting to reach europe from north africa via the Mediterranean Sea on the vessel is named. After a french feminist an artist its painted bright pink and sports but its his trademark balloon girl artwork this time rather in a life vest and holding a heart shaped life well its not the 1st time that banksy whos known for his socially critical works has made a stand in the refugee debate. And theres a hopeful note to end on and dont forget to visit our web site for more from arts and culture and until we all meet again all the best from us in berlin and. Theyve been robbed of their soul thats what a people experiences when their heritage taken from them. Countless cultural riches were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. Each artifact has blood on it from wounds that have yet to feel. What should be done with the stone or from africa. This is being hotly debated on both continents the stolen soul starts september 7th on d w. I think is everything challenging 1st on her make a muslim. So much different culture between here and there so challenging for everything modern. For some of the surviving there was worth it for me to come to germany. My got my license to work as a swimming instructor to shannara 2 children 100 adults. One of the toughest thats. Whats your story take part sheriff on info migrants dot net. Is for me it. Is for you. As for health. The 1st beethoven is for her. Is for the. Beethoven is for us plato is for airplanes beethoven 202250th anniversary here on display at. Play. Play play. This is the news live for