1.   A week has passed after Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Japan-U.S. joint security declaration.

2.   He was referring to a section of the joint security declaration that called for greater bilateral defense cooperation.

3.   Of course, the joint security declaration is not the end point of a redefinition of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, but the starting point.

4.   President Clinton, fresh from signing a joint security declaration with Japan, visited an aircraft carrier on Wednesday to thank the American forces serving in Japan.

5.   The joint security declaration calls for a review of guidelines for bilateral cooperation in security matters.

6.   The Japan-U.S. joint security declaration is tantamount to revision of the bilateral security treaty.

7.   He responded coolly to a U.S. proposal for Korea peace talks and to a new U.S.-Japanese security declaration.

8.   Japan, U.S. sign security declaration.

9.   Later the two men signed the joint security alliance declaration.

10.   President Clinton and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto signed a joint security declaration Wednesday that for the first time formally commits Japan to considering a military role outside its borders.