Mainichi :: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

• Hatoyama to call for nuclear disarmament in speech at U.N. General Assembly
  Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is aspiring to play a leading role in pursuing a nuclear-free world by calling for nuclear disarmament during U.N. meetings in New York later this week. continued ...


• Climate change, U.S. ties focus of Hatoyama's debut
  TOKYO (AP) -- Just five days in office, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama left Monday for his debut on the world stage, where he is to meet with the leaders of the U.S., China and Russia and promote his ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases in a speech at the U.N. continued ...


• U.S. wants equal ties with new Japanese government
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Eager to play down differences with a newly elected Japanese government, a State Department official said Monday the United States will not dictate policy to its longtime ally, even as it pushed for aspects of the countries' security alliance to remain the same. continued ...


• Kaleidoscope of the Heart: No turning back the clock on bad health policy
  The new government has set to work, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Akira Nagatsuma got off to a quick start with his announcement that two unpopular laws from the era of the Liberal Democratic Party administration would be coming to an end as promised during the election. continued ...


• U.S. places priority on nuclear nonproliferation over disarmament
  Subtle differences remain between Japan and the United States over nuclear disarmament even though the overall gap on the issue is narrowing. continued ...