The picture they paint ? much higher sea levels with mind-boggling implications for entire communities, populations, and economies ? is sobering. It's hard to imagine how governments and individuals will cope with sea level rising at rates of up to a meter per century.

The President said at Camp David that he embraced the reform movement as described by the Prime Minister. And the President of course will speak for himself. I imagine that he supports the Prime Minister in his general efforts to reform the structure and procedures of this economy so that the economy can move forward. America prospers when Japan prospers.

The predicament of political relations between China and Japan has produced negative influence in many aspects.

The president and I are delighted to see that the United States and Japan have cooperated in the exchange markets to support a strong, stable yen,

The price AIG is willing to pay suggests expected property values in the area have been too low and developers' assets are worth more. With deflation in Japan finally at an end, property stocks look like a buy.