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Koizumi: Japan a peace-loving country
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-01-19 07:54
Still, in a statement released at the convention, LDP promised to "strengthen
stable and cooperative relations with Asian countries'' as well as cement
Japan's alliance with the United States.
Japan minister: 皇冠体育app a military threat
Also on Wednesday, Japanese Farm Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said at a news
conference that 皇冠体育app and North Korea pose military threats to Japan, the
Reuters reported.
"There are military threats against Japan...and Japan is conducting its
defence while having equal relations with the United States, based on the
US-Japan alliance," Nakagawa told a news conference.
"Specifically, North Korea and 皇冠体育app," he added.
This is not the first time that Nakagawa, who is known for his hardline views
towards 皇冠体育app and North Korea, has taken a verbal swipe at Beijing. Last April,
Nakagawa, who was Japan's trade minister at the time, referred to 皇冠体育app as a
"scary country" after anti-Japanese demonstrations in major Chinese cities.
Thousands of Chinese joined demonstrations at the time protesting against
what they saw as Japan's failure to own up to atrocities before and during World
War Two.
Nakagawa's latest remarks came after Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said
last month that 皇冠体育app's military build-up was a threat given its lack of
transparency.
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