president obama has been careful to say, well, according to international law and the way it stands now, those islands fall under japanese administration. so he's careful in the way he words this, but he also doesn't want to appear weak or kind of trying to walk a middle ground where on some of these issues the u.s. stance has been clear, at least in many opinions should remain clear, especially while visiting this region, john. >> yeah. i thought i heard lawyer obama quite clearly in that news conference when it came to the implementation of that treaty and where the u.s. stood. michelle, we appreciate t. michelle kosinski live for us in tokyo. we're going to take a short break now. just ahead, a show of force in poland. up next, u.s. pair a troopers arrive with a message for moscow. tech stellar giants after hours