By NAOTAKA FUJITA/ Senior Staff Writer
February 1, 2024 at 08:00 JST
Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, left, meets George H.W. Bush at the State Guest House in Tokyo’s Moto-Akasaka district during the U.S. president’s visit to Japan in January 1992. (Provided by the Foreign Ministry)
Visiting U.S. President George H.W. Bush expressed concerns to Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in 1992 over dealing with the powerful pro-Israel lobby of Jewish Americans ahead of his re-election bid, according to newly released diplomatic documents. [Read More]
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