U.S. nixes talks with Cheney, Kyuma | The Japan Times Online: "When U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney comes to Japan this month, he probably won't be meeting with Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma.

Government sources said Sunday that the United States has asked that no meeting between the two be scheduled, conveying strong displeasure over Kyuma's recent criticism of the Iraq war and the realignment of U.S. forces."