Tag: George W. Bush

  • Can Abe Fill Koizumi's Blue Suede Shoes?

    If an English-language article about Koizumi Junichiro ever appeared without the word “maverick,” I didn’t notice. But now Abe Shinzo might get to be one of the cool kids too. Bono praised Japan for its anti-poverty funding in the ’90s and its aid in Southeast Asia after meeting Abe Wednesday. And he may have called…

  • Murdoch Gets His Way: Hu, Abe, and Bush to Meet at APEC

    Reuters reports that the leaders of the United States, Japan, and China will meet in Hanoi: China, Japan and the United States will “exchange views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern” on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Hanoi, the official Xinhua news agency reported in a…