Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi instructed Japan’s ambassadors to 24 Asia-Pacific nations Friday to gather opinions from the leaders of their assigned countries regarding the Group of Eight summit to be hosted by Japan in July, a Foreign Ministry official said.
The ambassadors visited Obuchi while wrapping up their annual four-day meeting in Tokyo, the official told reporters.
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