Asahi :: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

• Tokyo to host meet on nuclear weapons(4/28)
  Tokyo plans to host an international nuclear disarmament conference early next year, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said Monday.
  Nakasone, who addressed a gathering of the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo, said that U.S. President Barack Obama's recent announcement that Washington would take "realistic and concrete" steps toward creating a nuclear-free world has added momentum to the drive for disarmament. continued ...


• EDITORIAL: Ending bid-rigging(4/28)
  Earlier this month, the government and ruling camp unveiled a new fiscal stimulus package worth more than 15 trillion yen. The spending plan to turn around the economy is certain to increase the government's outlays on public works projects after years of steady reduction.
  In such circumstances, public works-related bribery allegations against Chiba Mayor Keiichi Tsuruoka have emerged. continued ...