Posted: October 22,2009
U.S. pressures Japan on military package

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates,with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa in Tokyo,pushed Japan to stick with a 2006 deal. (Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/bloomberg News)
October 22,2009,ROME (Washington Post) -- Worried about a new direction in Japan's foreign policy,the Obama administration warned the Tokyo government Wednesday of serious consequences if it reneges on a military realignment plan formulated to deal with a rising China. . . continue reading.







