Japan Times :: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

• 3. OPINION - RALPH COSSA :: Nuclear disarmament: too much, too soon?
  April 22, 2009
  By RALPH COSSA
  There is no country on Earth more committed to global nuclear disarmament than Japan. Ever since experiencing firsthand the horrors of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government and people have been steadfast in calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons from the planet. continued ...


• 16. NATIONAL NEWS :: U.S. Marine held over robbery attempt
  April 22, 2009
  NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) A U.S. Marine has been arrested on suspicion of trying to rob a pharmacy owner of cash in Okinawa, police said Tuesday. continued ...


• 27. NATIONAL NEWS :: Aso sparks warnings with gift to Yasukuni
  April 22, 2009
  Compiled from Kyodo, Staff report
  Prime Minister Taro Aso made an offering to Yasukuni Shrine for its spring festival that began Tuesday — a week before his two-day trip to China, a source close to him said.
  Aso made the offering "to pay his respects to those who lost their lives fighting for the country and to pray for their souls," the source said. continued ...


• 30. NATIONAL NEWS :: MSDF officers charged over Atago collision
  April 22, 2009
  Self-Defense Force officers in connection with the fatal 2008 collision between their destroyer and a fishing boat that claimed the boat's father-son crew.
  Lt. Cmdrs. Keitaro Ushirogata and Tomohisa Nagaiwa were indicted without arrest over the collision, prosecutors said. continued ...


• 37. NEWS BUSINESS :: GDP outlook to be revised to 3% contraction
  April 22, 2009
  Kyodo News
  In a rare move, Japan plans to slash its initial projection for real gross domestic product to around minus 3 percent for fiscal 2009 in light of the global economic slump, government sources said Tuesday. continued ...