Japanese-U.S. ties linked to American brethren (Japan Times, May 27, 2005)

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Published in the Japan Times on May 27, 2005:

Japanese-U.S. ties linked to American brethren
by Kanako Takahara
Staff writer

Cooperation between Japan and Japanese-Americans in the United States is essential for forming better ties between the two countries in the future, participants at a Wednesday symposium in Tokyo said. During the keynote speech, visiting Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, said that while Japanese-U.S. relations may now be at a peak, it will require efforts on both sides of the Pacific to make sure ties remain favorable.

The article reports on the visit by Sen. Inouye, a member of a delegation of the Japanese American National Museum, to Tokyo for a symposium on "Japanese Americans and the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations". It discusses historic and contemporary attitudes toward relations between Japan and the Japanese-American business community.