Japan Checks London Blasts for Citizens
Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, visiting Scotland for the Group of Eight summit, has sent a message to officials in London and Tokyo to quickly determine whether there were any Japanese casualties in explosions that rocked the London transit system Thursday, a media report and an official said. Kyodo News reported that Koizumi had instructed his aides to immediately check on the safety of Japanese nationals in Britain. Full Story