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JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS AT THE UN

Nobutaka Machimura, Japan's minister of foreign affairs,speaks at the 60th General Assembly held at the United Nations on September 14, 2005 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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