Foreign Minister Tanaka reiterates Japan's remorse over war

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a ceremony commemorating the signing of the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty at San Francisco's Opera House on Sept. 8 with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L), Japan's former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (2nd from L) and former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz listening to her speech.

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