Article: The lad does well. (Japan; Toshiki Kaifu) (Asia)

MR TOSHIKI KAIFU, Japan's prime minister, may still be a little wet behind the ears but, not for the first time, he has confounded his more experienced rivals. Since returning from the weekend meeting in Palm Springs, California, to which President Bush summoned him early this month, Mr Kaifu has seized the high ground at home in Japan's efforts to avert a trade war with the United States. His efforts may yet come to naught. But for the first time in his eight months in office, Mr Kaifu now has a chance of pulling off a coup big enough to ensure his survival as prime minister.

Before the Palm Springs meeting, trade talks between Japan and America were going ...

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