Tokyo and Washington’s top trade negotiators had a 45-minute call today. Also on East Asia Tonight: Taiwan holds air raid drill to prepare for “growing military threats” from China; Canada’s Couche-Tard drops US$47b bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven; South Korean president orders new investigation into 2022 Halloween crush; Mitsubishi buys more salmon farms in Norway and Canada; and what is driving Taiwan’s space ambitions? 00:00 Headlines 09:20 Taiwan’s air raid drill 17:12 Mitsubishi buys salmon farms