Ex-diplomat to be called to testify on secret Okinawa reversion pact

Obama heads to Japan for first Asia tour

By: voiceofkashmir

TOKYO : US President Barack Obama kicks off his first tour of Asia on Friday with a visit to Japan, Washington's closest ally in a region increasingly dominated by rising giant China. On his four-nation tour, Obama will seek to counter charges that America's influence in the world's most populous region is fading amid its domestic concerns and the ...

21 days ago

Japanese Foreign Minister says that U.S. base should stay in Okinawa.

By: northsunm32

   The base had already been scheduled to move out of the city of Futenma under the terms of an agreement of the US with the former Japanese govt. However there was strong local opposition to the move. Locals wanted the US base moved entirely off the island. However locals obviously are not as important as continuing good ...

about 1 month ago

Obama: Decision Soon on More Troops for Afghanistan

By: intellectual

U.S. President Barack Obama says he will soon decide how many additional troops to send to Afghanistan, saying any delay in his decision came because he is determined to "get it right."In a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Mr. Obama rejected recent criticism that his administration has been stalling ...

20 days ago