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The United States wants Japan to join the international effort to deal with Iran's nuclear program and expects China to play an appropriate role in the issue as a "responsible stakeholder," American experts told the May 23 trilateral symposium.
But Yukio Okamoto, a former special adviser to the prime minister, said the issue could potentially divide Japan and America.