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CNN
| 9 months ago
EDT, Mon October 1, 2012 Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland say that 70 nations are using or developing drones -- and warfare will never be the same. updated 8:27 AM EDT, Mon October 1, 2012 David Frum says that after four years in the White House,...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
The Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker and daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka could help boost support for the Noda administration. But as education chief she runs the risk of all-out war with new Liberal Democratic Party President...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
Staff writers The familiar faces in the Cabinet's new lineup indicate Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is once more prioritizing internal unity to prevent his Democratic Party of Japan from hemorrhaging any more members, political observers said. The...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
When Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka raised the Senkaku Islands issue in negotiations with China 40 years ago on normalizing diplomatic relations, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's clear stance was that their sovereignty should be shelved, according to his...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
Some recent opinion polls have indicated that the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is at risk of defeat in the election, which must be held within a year. Noda is banking on the strong oratory skills of Maehara and the once-popular, tart-tongued...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
The reshuffle included the appointment of former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, who is popular among the public for her sharp tongue, as education minister. Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party,...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
Unfortunately, bilateral ties are in a sorry state, with mutual distrust the deepest since ties were normalized due to a dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Leaders of both countries should go back to the spirit and wisdom that...
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CNN
| 9 months ago
A Chinese person also died, and 14 other people were injured, in the crash on a road linking Beijing with Shanghai, the state news agency Xinhua reported , citing police authorities in Tianjin, a city about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of the...
