Tanaka meets advisory panel members on foreign policy

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (R) addresses members of a new advisory panel to the minister which met for the first time Sept. 5 at her ministry. The members discussed issues related to Japan's foreign affairs to assist Tanaka in drawing up policies. The members include actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (L), a goodwill ambassador of the U.N. Children's Fund, and Tama University President Gregory Clark (C).

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