THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 24, 2021 at 15:30 JST
Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, right, held talks with U.S. National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft at the prime minister’s office in December 1989. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
As former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone headed on a high-profile mission to Iraq in early November 1990 seeking the release of Japanese hostages, a secret diplomatic mission was also starting. [Read More]
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