Obama has fences to mend on Japan trip

From: The Washington Times | November 12, 2009 

TOKYO — President Obama's arrival here Friday will mark the latest in a series of diplomatic overtures intended to improve relations with a country that his administration considers a critical U.S. ally for both economic and military reasons. But Mr. Obama's already delicate job became that much harder when speculation surfaced this week that an American was at fault in a recent hit-and-run accident that killed a 66-year-old Okinawa man. Thousands participated in recent protests against the American military bases on the island, and more are expected to rally during the president's two-day visit, the first stop of a weeklong ...

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