Mori defends response to ship collision

Mori defends response to ship collision

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (standing) answers questions from Yukio Hatoyama (right, 3rd from bottom), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, during a ''question time'' session at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Mori defended his decision to remain on a golf course instead of returning immediately to his office after being informed that a U.S. submarine had sunk a Japanese vessel carrying 35 people in waters off Hawaii.

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