NY Times Editoral critized Aso Taro "Offensive"

it is titled as "Japan's Offensive Foreign Minister"

The tone is harsh, and during the recent history, it is rarely for a major US newspaper to slash out a cabinet member of a close ally, especially when US and Japan is still in a Wa (harmony).

Some good ones include:
"Mr. Aso has also been going out of his way to inflame Japan's already difficult relations with Beijing by characterizing China's long-term military buildup as a "considerable threat" to Japan."

"Mr. Aso's sense of diplomacy is as odd as his sense of history."

So, No love to Japan?