Japan welcomes bin Laden death as 'progress'

Japan welcomes bin Laden death as 'progress'
Tokyo (AFP) May 2, 2011 - Japan, a key US ally, on Monday welcomed the death of Osama bin Laden and said it would step up security at military bases in case of possible reprisal attacks. "We welcome this significant progress in counter-terrorism measures, and I pay respect to the efforts by the officials concerned, including those in the United States and Pakistan," said Prime Minister Naoto Kan. "As a responsibl ... more