Thatcher refused 'karate ladies' for bodyguards on Japan trip

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken June 1979, Margaret Thatcher (R), Britain's first female prime minister, shake hands with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira at the prime minister's office when she visited Tokyo for a summit in Japan. According to formerly classified government files released on Dec. 30, 2009, the British premier demanded Tokyo change plans to give her an all-women team of karate experts as personal protection officers during the summit.

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