(Archived document, may contain errors) 244 Janaury 25, 1983 REVITALIZING THE US.-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP INTRODUCTION The visit of Secretary of State George Shultz to Japan so soon after the journey of Prime Minister Nakasone to Was hington ensures that the contentious issues in U.S.-Jar>anese relations will continue to receive high-level and prioriEy attention.
An Okinawa politician who in the 1990s became the first Cabinet minister as a lawmaker elected from the southern island had drafted a document theorizing how to achieve independence from Japan, according to the manuscript seen by Kyodo News.