Gates: US Needs Troops in Japan ‘Long-Term’ to Target China, North Korea

Gates: US Needs Troops in Japan ‘Long-Term’ to Target China, North Korea | Insists China would act ‘more aggressively’ without 47,000 troops in Japan

Gates: US Will Be Patient on Okinawa Base

Gates: US Will Be Patient on Okinawa Base | Will give Japanese govt time to silence popular opposition

Japanese Officials Complain as US Admits to New Nuke Test

Japanese Officials Complain as US Admits to New Nuke Test | Nagasaki mayor expresses ‘extreme regret’ over Nevada test

Japanese PM Resigns Over Failure to Move US Base

Japanese PM Resigns Over Failure to Move US Base | A week after public apology, Hatoyama leaves office

Japanese PM Apologizes Over Failure to Get US Out of Okinawa

Japanese PM Apologizes Over Failure to Get US Out of Okinawa | Major campaign pledge to go unfulfilled

Japan Report: Private Agreements Allowed US to Bring Nukes

Japan Report: Private Agreements Allowed US to Bring Nukes | State Dept. shrugs off reports

Iran ‘Ready’ for Third-Party Enrichment With New Countries

Iran ‘Ready’ for Third Party Enrichment With New Countries | As P5+1 deal sours, new thirdparty sought-

Obama Seeks China ‘Exemption’ From Iran Sanctions

Obama Seeks China ‘Exemption’ From Iran Sanctions | Move outrages Japan, South Korea

Japanese Govt Weary of Billions Spent Subsidizing US Forces

Japanese Govt Weary of Billions Spent Subsidizing US Forces | $2 billion annual ‘kindness budget’ extraneous, according to new Japanese govt

Japanese Govt Reveals Secret US Nuke Pact

Japanese Govt Reveals Secret US Nuke Pact | Former govt repeatedly denied 1960 deal existed