Obuchi offers sympathy for fami

Obuchi offers sympathy for fami

Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi expresses sympathy July 27 to the family of Japanese U.N. peacekeeper Yutaka Akino, who was shot dead July 20 in Tajikistan with three other peacekeepers. Obuchi, who visited Akino's home in Sapporo, northern Japan, spoke to reporters and called his death ''a big loss for Japan.''

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