And is now the worlds fourth largest economy. It had been the second largest until china overtook it in 2010. Japan has also been battling a deflationary spiral for a generation, but that ended late last year. Mariko oi has been following the story for us from our asia business hub. What more can you tell us about ishibas economic manifesto . Well, his economic policies are still rather unclear. He has been criticised during the Election Campaign for lacking a clear economic vision. One thing we do know is that he was quite critical of the shinzo abe, who implemented investor friendly policies. During the Press Conference he held this evening he talked about how investors may have benefited, but not ordinary consumers, so we may see some changes there. The value of the japanese yen, it jumped the value of the japanese yen, itjumped because shigeru it jumped because Shigeru Ishiba itjumped because Shigeru Ishiba supported the independence of the central bank, as opposed to his oppositio
In each of his first eight tests and hes helping his team to a sizeable first Innings Total on day two of the second test against new zealand. The athletics have Waved Goodbye to oakland, where they won four World Series titles and have been since 1968. The coliseum once also played host to the Oakland Raiders football team, but like them, the as want to move to las vegas. While the owners push for a move the team will relocate to a temporary home in sacramento, but after seeing their Team Win Theirfinal Game at the coliseum these fans were sad to see them go. Coconut has been here since 1968. It is the last franchise here in oakland and it is really sad to see that the ownership and the city can get together to keep a team here. It means a lot to the fans, the economy and it is just a sad day. Da. Da. ,. ,. , day. In the future of our team is auoin day. In the future of our team is going to day. In the future of our team is going to do day. In the future of our team is going to do won
Suspension, it covers 30 Arms Export licences. We will play you the clip of David Lambie making that announcement in the commons here in the next little while but more pressure clearly on israel and the prime minister. Weve seen comments in the last hour or so from Joe Biden Saying Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure that new Hostage And Ceasefire deal, now the Foreign Secretary in the uk making this announcement. And all the while today, we had a general strike with thousands of people on the streets adding yet more pressure on israels prime minister. That announcement just made in the little while from david lammy. Lets hear him Speaking In the british house of commons. It is with re. Ret house of commons. It is with regret that house of commons. It is with regret that i house of commons. It is with regret that i informed house of commons. It is with regret that i informed the regret that i informed the House Today the Assessment i have received leaves me unable to concl
After our Special Report on the torture and rape of uighur women in chinese camps, the us and British Governments promise serious consequences for beijing. A Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. We start in washington where President Joe Biden has made his first majorforeign President Joe Biden has made his first major Foreign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different fro
Where having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the us, where President Biden has pledged to rebuild americas alliances and re engage with the world, in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a markedly different tone to the America First approach of the Trump Administration. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. We are stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in yemen, a war that has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. I have asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the United Nations Led Initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels and restore long dormant peace talks. We can now speak to gerald 15, the Senior Vice President at the Senior Vice President at the middle Eastern Institute who previously served as Us Ambassador to yemen during the obama administration. Thank you forjoining us. How much involvement has the us h