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  • Japan - Report: Former Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa dies

    06/28/2007 12:39:48 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 2 replies · 284+ views
    Associated Press ^ | June 28, 207
    TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa has died, news reports said. National broadcaster NHK reported the death, but did not give a cause. Miyazawa was 87, Fuji TV reported.
  • INTERVIEW: U.S. logic for war prompts feelings of unease

    04/02/2003 7:47:06 AM PST · by Steve Schulin · 15 replies · 237+ views
    The Asahi Shimbun ^ | April 2, 2003 | Kiichi Miyazawa (Japan's former prime minister)
    What was America's true motive for rushing into war against Iraq? Will U.S. unilateralism be a force to shape a new world order? Was Japan right to have shown support for the United States despite the absence of endorsement from the Security Council? Former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, who has been a driving force behind Japanese diplomacy for half a century, addressed these questions in a recent interview with Toru Hayano, an Asahi Shimbun senior columnist. Excerpts follow: Q: What did you think of U.S. President George W. Bush's speech on the day the Iraq war began? A: His true...