THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 22, 2021 at 14:00 JST
As a result of Nakasone’s visit to Iraq in November 1990, 74 Japanese stranded during the Gulf War were able to return home and are greeted upon arrival at Haneda Airport. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
When former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone visited Iraq during the Persian Gulf crisis in 1990, he spoke frankly with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, urging him to pull out of Kuwait within a month or risk U.S. military involvement. [Read More]
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