Obuchi talks to Mukai

Obuchi talks to Mukai

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L), flanked by Science and Technology Agency chief Yutaka Takeyama, talks to Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai (C in TV frame), now on board the U.S. shuttle Discovery, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 5. ''I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations on the success of the launching of the shuttle,'' Obuchi said during the 20-minute conversation which started shortly before 6 a.m.

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