Isabel Reynolds

Position: Journalist

Articles

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Obama in Asia - building block or bow? November 19, 05:35pm EST 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Asia was also his first big step in recasting U.S. ties with a region in flux, and showed this will demand patience and compromise from a superpower used to pushing its weight around.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Hey look, we shrank the budget

Japan's ruling Democratic Party has long vowed to wrest power from the country's bureaucrats. Now it's taking its battles with them over spending onto live internet TV.   Full Article 

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Emperor enjoys hip-hop hurrah

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated 20 years on the throne with a typical formal ceremony, but later enjoyed an outdoor celebration including hip-hop dancers.  Full Article 

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Police, media get their suspect

Japan's police can finally tear down the wanted posters for Tetsuya Ichihashi, after two-and-a-half years spent chasing down the 30-year-old suspected in the death of Briton Lindsay Hawker, whose body was found buried in a bath filled with sand.   Full Article