Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty on Saturday by emphasizing the continued importance of solid U.S.-Japan relations.
Tokyo signed the treaty with the United States and 47 other nations on Sept. 8, 1951, officially ending the Second World War and allowing Japan to re-enter the global community.
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