Both to the public inside of japan as well as the outside of japan. I want there to be no understanding during the transition in washington that we stand firmly 100 shoulder to shoulder with you and the japanese people, mr. Prime minister. Mattis said the two allies are facing a number of challenges, such as the threat posed by north korea. Further details of the conversation are not known yet. Its likely that theyve discussed a number of Regional Security issues, including pyongyangs Nuclear Program and its repeated firing of missiles. Chinas military buildup in the disputed South China Sea was expected to be part of the discussion. On saturday, mattis is scheduled to have a meeting with his counterpart tomodi inada. He met with south Korean Counterparts earlier in the day. He delivered a stern warning to the north korean leadership. Met the south Korean Defense minister in seoul. Any attack on the United States or on our allies will be defeated and any use of Nuclear Weapons will be
I will have more in the markets shortly. Angie thank you. Central bankers reaffirmed their belief in the power of Monetary Policy at their meeting in jackson hole, with janet yellen signaling a hike is still on the table next month. Meanwhile, we have kuroda vowing to act decisively on stimulus is needed, saying there is ample roof room for additional leaving. Editor brettnomy miller is in tokyo. What clues does this give us, at the boj meeting . Reporter we are certainly in for a tense wait. Kuroda has implicated as he has said before, that a full increase in policy is possible. That means we could see negative Interest Rates cut further. We could see the asset Purchase Plan increased as well. Variables ist of open. We have seen in recent days, analysts talking about the possibility of the boj moving into new areas including looking at buying local government bonds, and areas where public corporations are issuing bonds projects,t like rail sewers, building hospitals. A whole host of a
Inaugurated as the president of indonesia, three months after being elected. Japanese government leaders say theyll send officials overseeing the abduction issue to north korea. And they expect the delegation will be given a detailed explanation about the norths probe into the fate of japanese abductees. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told the group will visit pyongyang soon. He says theyre still working with their north Korean Counterparts on a timetable for the trip and he says they havent ruled out the possibility of a visit this month. Translator we want to make the investigation go forward. We would like to express our stance that resolving the abduction issue is the most important task. We will directly ask questions to the person in charge of north koreas special Investigation Committee. We have decided it is worthwhile to go to pyongyang to hear the latest details on the investigation. Suga says the delegation will likely be made up of the people currently involved in t