Aso: China starting to pose considerable threat
December 22, 2005Foreign Minister Taro Aso told a news conference on Thursday that China is beginning to pose a considerable threat, citing the elusive nature of its military expenditures. China is "a neighbor with 1 billion people equipped with nuclear bombs and...
Political funds collected during 2004 down 10% on year
December 22, 2005Political parties and organizations in Japan collected a total of 290.8 billion yen in political funds during 2004, a 9.8% decline from the previous year and below the 300 billion yen mark for the second time since the end of the bubble economy in th...
Yokosuka mayor urges Pentagon to give up plan to deploy nuke carrier
December 22, 2005Visiting Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya directly urged the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday to abandon the Navy's decision to deploy a nuclear-powered carrier in his city to replace the retiring conventional flattop Kitty Hawk. After his meetin...