Presidency. Amid hopes the president elect will spark the u. S. Economy. While they become a step closer to freeing the tpp deal, the newly president elect opposes it. Donald trump is trying to show he is ready for the white house. He began laying the groundwork for his presidency. Local media say trump has instructed his transition team, including new jersey governor chr Chris Christie to draft blue prints for his administration. The president will brief his successor on the transition process. I had a chance to talk to president elect trump last night, about 3 30 in the morning, i think it was. To congratulate him on winning the election. I invited him to come to the white house tomorrow and to talk about making sure there is a Successful Transition between our presidencies. Not my president not my president many of those who voted against trump are still struggling to come to terms with his win. Donald trump said that all mexicans or hispanics are criminals and i disagree because im
Protectionism. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe is nearing the end of a whirlwind sevenday diplomatic tour. Over the last week he sat down with a number of World Leaders to talk policy, including u. S. President elect donald trump. Reporter shinzo abe arrived in new york and headed to trump tower for his first meeting with donald trump. Its extremely rare for a japanese Prime Minister to meet with an american president elect. Abes visit was apparently in line with growing concerns in japan over Trumps Campaign remarks. Trump floated the idea of allowing japan to get Nuclear Weapons and he also said japan should pay more for hosting u. S. Troops. Plus trump said he wants to dump the Transpacific Partnership free trade deal. Abe wants to keep it on the rails. Japanese Officials Say their talk was successful, a First Step Towards building a personal relationship. Translator the alliance between our countries does not function without trust. I am assured that the president elect, mr. Tru
Islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. Prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty, a step that was never taken at the end of the war. Translator the four islands are an inherent part of japans territory. Through a diplomatic channel they launched a protest with russia. Their military expansion with the Mission Deployment is incompatible with our stance and is deplorable. The Missile System present a diplomatic headache weeks before putin is due to visit japan. The decades long issue is a thorny one but said that through the meeting with putin he ames to create a win win situation including in economic terms. Speaking of the economy, we now turn to business headlines. Tokyo stocks have been climbing along with the dollar. From the Business Team with more on that and other stories. The nikkei average extended its winning streak to a seventh day. Investor sentiment has been upbeat on expectations and president elect trumps will support growth. A weaker yen has fue
Along the sidewalk. And the local Power Company says there have been no reports of electrical outages. A sinkhole measuring 30 meters long and 27 meters wide with a depth of 15 meters appeared on november 8th. The sunken road had been reopened after one week of work to fill the void. Subway construction work has been blamed for the cavein. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has denounced russias deployment of Missile Systems on islands claimed by japan. He pledged to push forward with efforts to resolve the territorial issue when he meets next month with russian president vladimir putin. Abe commented on a report that appeared in Russian Media on tuesday. It said that advanced surface to ship Missile Systems had been installed on two of four russian held islands. The government maintains the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. The dispute has prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty. A step that was never taken after the end of the war. Translator the four
Legalize casinos. And no where to go. Reported cases of child abuse are on the rise in japan and the vast majority of children taken into protective care end up in institutions. The United States Security Council has adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions on north korea. It takes aim at the countrys main sources of revenue and is the latest response to pyongyangs september nuclear test. Todays resolution, as many of you know, because youve been waiting for it for a while, is the product of nearly 12 painstaking weeks of diplomacy, and it results in a further tightening of the strongest sanctions regime the Security Council has imposed on any country in more than a generation. The talks were led by the United States and china. Members of the Council Unanimously approved the resolution. It slashes coal exports to less than half the current amount. China has been the biggest importer. Member countries wanted to close a loophole from the last resolution adopted in march. Countries