Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada gave mixed signals Thursday on how far he will push Washington on the thorny issues of base relocation and Japan’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.
Speaking a day after taking his post, the new foreign minister said he will seek to build strong ties with his U.S. counterparts and assert Japan’s interests.
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