U.S. officials badgered Japan to send minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in 1987, according to diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 21.
(Archived document, may contain errors) U.S.-Japan Trade Relations: Time For An Agonizing Reappraisal Martin 1. Lasater, Dhrxtor, Heritage Foundation!s "san Studies Center
The government opted not to hold an appropriate ceremony to quietly mourn for a former prime minister who was tragically assassinated during an election campaign.