The government appears to be disregarding public opinion here and siding with American sentiment in shaping Tokyo’s stance toward a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq.
At a news conference Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said, “U.S. public opinion cannot be ignored,” when asked about surging anti-French sentiment in Washington, where Capitol Hill restaurants renamed “French fries” on menus as “Freedom fries.”
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