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