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Japan should conduct computer simulations on nuclear weapons: Ishihara TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said Friday that Japan should carry out computer simulations on nuclear weapons as such experiments can be conducted within a short period of time. Ishihara said during a press conference that the United States has conducted new computer simulations to check the effectiveness of its nuclear warheads, even after the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, and added, "Japan should be able to do that much." "A simulation can be completed within three months. We also have lots of...

Tokyo's governor, Shintaro Ishihara, has tempered his political ambitions. (By Tsugufumi Matsumoto -- Associated Press) Tokyo Maverick Just One of the Crowd NowFiery Nationalist Governor Sees His Once-Provocative Views Go Mainstream By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, November 13, 2005; Page A20 TOKYO -- Shintaro Ishihara, governor of one of the world's most populous cities, sat comfortably in a white leather armchair in his private meeting room, the endless steel and neon of Greater Tokyo visible behind him through wall-length windows. Despite the grandeur of his surroundings, Ishihara, 73, no longer seems the threat he once was,...

Tokyo governor to visit southern islets amid dispute with China Tokyo's governor plans to visit a rocky outcrop south of the Japanese capital next month amid questions from China about the validity of Japan's claim of sovereignty over the islets and the surrounding seas. China says Okinotorishima, a pair of islets about 1,730 kilometers (1,070 miles) southwest of Tokyo, are only rocks _ not an island governed by rules of sovereignty _ and therefore can't be used by Japan to extend its economic zone while preventing Beijing from exploiting natural resources in the surrounding Pacific Ocean area. Governor Shintaro Ishihara...

Tokyo Governor in Hot Water Over Remarks on Bomb Scare Thu Sep 11, 9:56 AM ET Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! TOKYO (Reuters) - Outspoken Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara found himself in hot water on Thursday after saying a senior diplomat who had received a bomb threat deserved it for his perceived soft stance toward North Korea (news - web sites). Police on Wednesday found what seemed to be a bomb at the home of Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka after someone claiming to belong to a right-wing group called newspapers and said an explosive had been placed...