Asahi :: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

• Cabinet moves to return power to politicians (9/23)
  THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  To give politicians more power in policymaking, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet will have an additional deputy chief Cabinet secretary who will concurrently head a new National Strategy Bureau, sources said. continued ...


• Okada, Clinton OK talks on bases (9/23)
  BY SATOSHI UKAI, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  NEW YORK--Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed Monday to continue negotiations on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. continued ...


• Hatoyama pushes East Asian community (9/23)
  NEW YORK--Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday that resolving the countries' prolonged dispute over East China Sea resources could be the starting point of creating an "East Asian community." continued ...


• EDITORIAL: Isewan Typhoon disaster (9/23)
  Sept. 26 marks the 50th anniversary of the Isewan (Ise Bay) Typhoon of 1959 that caused the heaviest typhoon damage since the Meiji Era (1868-1912). continued ...


• EDITORIAL: Rehabilitation of JAL (9/23)
  Much attention is focused on how the change of government will affect plans to turn around beleaguered Japan Airlines Corp. continued ...


• U.S. won't dictate to Japan on key policy issues (9/23)
  BY YOICHI KATO, ASAHI SHIMBUN SENIOR STAFF WRITER
  Washington should try not to issue directives or dictate outcomes over key policy matters if it wants to promote an equal and strong partnership with Japan's new government, says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell. continued ...