Japan Times :: Thursday, April 30, 2009

• 6. NATIONAL NEWS :: Japan, U.S. defense chiefs to meet, discuss future of security pact
  April 30, 2009
  Kyodo News
  Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada will meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon on Friday to discuss the future of the bilateral alliance, the Defense Ministry has said. continued ...


• 26. NATIONAL NEWS :: Aso-Wen talks flu-, Yasukuni-focused
  April 30, 2009
  BEIJING (Kyodo) Tokyo hopes to cooperate with Beijing to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spreading further and also wants to help the world overcome the economic crisis, Prime Minister Taro Aso told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, according to China's state-run media. continued ...


• 29. EDITORIAL :: A respite for the DPJ
  April 30, 2009
  Mr. Takashi Kawamura, a former Democratic Party of Japan member of the Lower House who gave up his seat to run in Sunday's Nagoya mayoral election, trounced a candidate supported by the prefectural chapters of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. continued ...


• 31. NATIONAL NEWS :: Cabinet approval rating up 6 points as Ozawa slides
  April 30, 2009
  Kyodo News
  The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso rose 5.9 percentage points from late March to 29.6 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday. continued ...