US, Japan: Not quite 20-20 vision

Asia Times Tuesday 1st May, 2012

By Kosuke Takahashi TOKYO - United States President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday pledged to boost their security alliance to maintain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region - a move intended to counter China's military buildup and North Korea's erratic belligerence. Noda became Japan's first premier to formally meet with Obama in Washington since the Democratic Party of Japan took power in Sep...

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