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JAKARTA: Japan’s Prince Akishino and his wife
Princess Kiko met with Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono Saturday as they began a week-long visit to the world’s
most populous Muslim nation. Prince Akishino, Emperor
Akihito’s second son, is scheduled to attend the celebrations
marking 50 years of Indonesian-Japanese diplomatic relations in
Jakarta on Sunday. The 42-year-old prince will stay in the
country until January 24.
--AFP
SYDNEY: A militant anti-whaling
group on Ssaturday said it attacked a Japanese whaling vessel with
“stink bombs”, frustrating the hunt, only an hour after two of
its activists were freed from the harpoon boat.
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