Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a maze of domestic and international issues . His detention drew diplomatic fire from China , resulting in the cancellation of high-level ministerial meetings , most recently the abrupt cancellation of a scheduled meeting between Kan and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations . Economic issues are at the forefront in the week leading up to the APEC summit in Japan . The U.S. is expected to announce new tariffs on steel, aluminum and other products from China this month.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a maze of domestic and international issues . Economic issues are at the forefront in the week leading up to the APEC summit in Japan . The U.S. is expected to announce new tariffs on steel, aluminum and other products from China this month.