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...Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Japan was suspending plans to dispatch its Self-Defense Forces (S.D.F.) to Iraq by the end of the year. "We could send troops if the circumstances permit," he said. "But they do not." Around the same time, South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told his Cabinet to limit Korea's contribution to 3,000 soldiers; the U.S. had requested at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: So Sorry, Rummy | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...Give Roh a Chance You summed up very well the troubles of South Korea's President Roh Moo Hyun stemming from the country's economic problems and the North Korean threat [Oct. 20]. However, your reporting seemed preoccupied with a certain right-wing point of view. A growing number of people want to stay with Roh and support his request for a public vote of confidence. They see this as a good opportunity to set a precedent and exert the people's power to judge their leadership. The news media often make matters worse by exaggerating people's concerns. Kang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

Call it South Korea's Schwarzenegger option, minus the celebrity. Hong Jun Pyo, a lawmaker with the conservative Grand National Party, says beleaguered President Roh Moo Hyun's recent call for a national referendum to gauge confidence in his leadership doesn't go far enough. Hong argues that if a vote is to be held, Roh's name isn't the only one that should appear on a ballot-he should face off against another candidate. "People are afraid of confusion and instability," says Hong. "They want an alternative, like in California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood in the Water? | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...That leader, South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, appears to be suffering a severe bout of self-doubt. Mired in the country's latest corruption scandals, the political maverick astonished the nation during a televised press conference last Friday by calling for a public vote of confidence. "I am trying to seek the people's renewed support over the accumulated mistrust because I want to manage state affairs with moral confidence," Roh said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crisis of Confidence | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

...Kaneshiro's ability to act convincingly in several tongues helps explain his pan-Asian appeal. Because the characters of his name are read differently across the region, he's known as Kam Shing-mo in Cantonese, Kin Chengwu in Mandarin and Kim Sung Moo in Korean. "I feel weird sometimes," he says as he sips iced coffee in a secluded hotel caf? in Tokyo. "When people call me Mr. Kam, I'm like, who is Mr. Kam? Or they call me Mr. Kim, and I have to remind them that I'm not Korean." He admits his shape-shifting attributes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pan-Asian Sensation | 9/29/2003 | See Source »

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