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Japan has also become a global leader in financial services , with some of the world 's largest banks , but for many years after the collapse of the stock and real estate markets in the early 1990s many of Japan 's banks were burdened with high numbers of nonperforming loans . Still , its unclear what message China intended to send , underscoring the opacity of China 's space and military programs and deepening suspicion over its avowed commitment to the purely peaceful use of space.Beijing has repeatedly pledged peaceful development of its army _ the world 's largest _ but has caused unease among its neighbors by announcing double-digit military spending increases nearly every year since the early 1990s.The anti-satellite test threatens to " undermine relationships and fuel military tensions between space-faring nations , " David Wright , of the Massachusetts-based Union of Concerned Scientists , said in a statement posted on the group 's Web site that was typical of criticisms from the U.S. scientific community.On Tuesday , the Foreign Ministry said it acknowledged holding the test to the U.S ., Japan and other countries , but insisted it opposed any arms race in space . Voters overturned the law in a statewide referendum in November.In Virginia , abortion foes have been more restrained , largely focusing on ways to limit access to abortion slowly . " You just ca n't explain the observed changes that we've seen in the last half of the 20th century by invoking natural causes , " said Benjamin Santer , a U.S. government scientist who was involved in previous IPCC assessments.The scientists who will gather in Paris this coming week to complete the first section of this year 's IPCC report are not allowed to talk about the early drafts that have been circulating in recent months.But there is little doubt that when the report is released on Friday it will include references to some of the specific environmental effects of global warming that have already been observed , and an even stronger statement about the imminent threat of global warming . Korean Confucianism , for example , has developed into more of an ethical system than a religion , and its influence is wide and pervasive . In the early years of the war , Japan had conquered vast new territories , including a large part of China , SE Asia , the Philippines , and the Dutch East Indies . " " The basic point of this statute is to draw a bright line between a procedure that induces fetal demise in utero and one where the lethal act occurs when the child or the fetus , whichever you want to call it , is more than halfway outside of the mother 's womb , " Clement replied . The law defines " aggravated felony " to include any drug-trafficking offense that is a " felony punishable under " federal drug laws . " She acknowledged , however , that the justices probably could have done a better job with the opinion if they had n't been rushed.Still , O'Connor said the outcome of the election would have been the same even if the court had not intervened.She was referring to studies that suggest Bush would have won a recount limited to counties that Gore initially contested , although other studies said Gore might have prevailed in a statewide recount .