Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, stressed the need Tuesday for improved ties with China.
“Faltering diplomacy has resulted in serious obstacles in dealing with issues such as North Korea’s missile launches,” Yamasaki said. “Under a post-Koizumi administration, we must tackle this situation.”
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see out this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.