Asahi :: Saturday, September 26, 2009

• 2 GSDF members arrested over robbery (9/26)
  THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  Two members of an elite Ground Self-Defense Force brigade were arrested Friday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing a man on a street in Tokyo's Roppongi district. continued ...


• Miyuki Hatoyama: A free spirit on stage again (9/26)
  BY MARIKO SUGIYAMA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  With the formation of a new government, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has attracted the attention of media worldwide. But it is his wife who has been stealing headlines across the globe for her eccentric comments. continued ...


• Hatoyama: Japan can act as 'bridge' (9/26)
  BY NAOTAKA FUJITA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  NEW YORK--Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday the power shift in Japan will help the country become a "bridge" for the world in resolving economic, environmental and peace-building issues. continued ...


• EDITORIAL: Hatoyama-Obama talks (9/26)
  The chiefs of the Democratic parties that govern Japan and the United States met for the first time. continued ...