And the reason people were probably searching forthat is a 71-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to scale all seven, they call them the Seven Summits.
Above all, Israel does not agree to a refereeing role for America, fearing, probably with good reason, that it might side with the Palestinians in interpreting the accords.
The last, but probably most important reasonfor the Bank of Japan's stubbornness is that it is unwilling to stimulate the economy until the government cleans up the banking system and forces firms to restructure.
Its campaign for a state election thatprobably cannot be held before next March provides the cautious Mr Vajpayee with yet another reason to wait and see.