Diplomatic documents declassified

Diplomatic documents declassified

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. Japanese diplomatic documents declassified on March 7, 2013, show that Fukuda, then foreign minister, expressed discontent over an attempt by the United States to use the historic 1971 meeting between Emperor Hirohito and U.S. President Richard Nixon in Alaska for political purposes.

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  • 2013/3/06 00:00:00
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  • 2013 Kyodo News
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