AUTHOR'S BIO
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a former Foreign Minister of Japan.
| RECENT COMMENTARIES | FEATURED COMMENTARIES | MOST READ COMMENTARIES |
-
Japan Must End its Silence
Makiko Tanaka Series: The Asian Century 2003-03-03A recent opinion poll in Japan shows that 68% of Japanese believe that the US and Britain should not attack Iraq. Yet, in debates in the Diet, our parliament, neither Prime Minister Koizumi nor the Foreign Minister utter anything more than such tepid responses as: "Japan cannot respond to a hypothetical situation;" or "Japan cannot take a definitive stance without assessing the results of the inspections;" and "It is in Japan's national interest not to declare whether or not it supports the use of force." ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14952
