multiple times even when i asked forjust a written comment to the victims whose lives were turned upside down. that did not exactly surprised me because going silent when faced with bad news is quite a typical strategy forjapanese typical strategy for japanese companies. they typical strategy forjapanese companies. they did send me a statement last week saying. basically the company has remained tightlipped about it. the other issue to remember, while it may be difficult to believe, hardly anyone injapan has heard of the horizon scandal until very recently. when we spoke to fujitsu s japan former president in 2022 his reaction was horizon? what horizon? because it was developed by a british company international computers limited which fujitsu bought decades ago. icl had strong ties to the british government so it did give fujitsu an outsize presence in the uk and japanese companies often let international subsidiaries do their own thing especially the board lacks internation
months of fighting in gaza. we break that down next. plus, a series of powerful earthquakes rocking japan, leading to reports of fires and landslides, and triggering a tsunami warning. what we know right now about the damage as officials warn the after shocks could continue for up to a week. and the new year means new raises for millions of americans. the minimum wage hike happening in nearly half the country. but it is not all good news. we ll explain. we begin this afternoon with the new developments in the israel-hamas war as israeli forces expand operations in gaza. tel aviv was hit with a barrage of rockets right as the new year began. hamas is claiming responsibility, and it comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces a new challenge as he navigates through the growing offensive. israel s supreme court today overturning a key component of his controversial judicial overhaul. nbc s josh lederman is joining us from tel aviv. josh, let s talk about what this rul
was evacuated and is safe after a blast at a speech in wakayama according to reports byjapanese media. nhk is reporting that loud explosions have been heard at the western port where the prime minister was visiting. local media are also reporting that a person has been apprehended. report at the scene, at around 1115 on the 15th, he was visiting a fishing port, he was there according to this report to support the by election of the house of representatives for the wakayama district wine, and this reporter said an explosion sounded just before he began his speech, and it sounded like something was thrown in and exploded. that is the reporting from nhk, the broadcaster, it s a moving situation and we will bring you all the latest details on that story as they come into us, but at the moment, that is the information we have that breaking story from japan. montana has become the first us state to pass legislation imposing a total ban on the popular app, tiktok. the bill is the fi
nara, about 20 miles southeast of osaka. the chaos from the shooting and the subsequently takedown of the man police say carried out the attack was caught on camera. we want to warn you though, that you may find this video very disturbing. y find this video vey abe shot mid speech. he was immediately air-lifted to a near by hospital. after officials say he went into a state of cardiac arrest. the suspect, according to police there, is a former member of japan s navy. speaking to the country after the attack, the country s current prime minister, and abe s successor, called the shooting a quote despicable act that we cannot allow. joining us now live from beijing is nbc news foreign correspondent janis mackey frayer, obviously the shooting rocking the region. there what is the latest on how the former prime minister is doing? reporter: we have reports from ntv, a broadcaster in japan, that the hospital where they have been fighting to save shinzo abe s life will be holding
and over again. why is it always a young and angry man? what can be done to stop this american carnage? oh put that question to the national security. later, wealthy evangelical conservative couples were able to wine and dine supreme court justices while making comments about the issues facing the court. i have some thoughts about desperately needed reforms for the highest court in the land. all of that and more is coming up. there s, the latest news you might have missed. this morning, the body of shinzo abe was return to tokyo. he was shot while giving a campaign speech from one of his parties candidates yesterday. the investigation into the assassination continues today. police are saying that the detained suspect used a homemade gun. the violence shock japan. the national police agency reported only ten shootings in all of 2021. janice is reporting. reporter: katie, japan is in mourning forge st. joe abby. he was assassinated in a brazen attack. this is a place where