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Rice to visit Japan Feb 27-28

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Japan on Feb 27-28 for talks with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura at a time when protests against U.S. forces remain heated in the wake of an alleged rape of a girl by a U.S. serviceman in Japan. The... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Feb 15 2008

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24 Feb 08 visit Fresh allegations against US soldiers in Japan - 24 Feb 08  »  YouTube videoA curfew remains in force for US soldiers on the Japanese island of Okinawa, after two were accused of sexual assault within ten days. The alleged attacks threaten to overshadow this week's Tokyo visit by US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. But the...
29 Feb 08 visit Return to the focus on mutual goals  »  Japan Times During her visit to Tokyo this week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice apologized to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura for the alleged rape on Feb. 10 of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Chatan, Okinawa...
15 Feb 08 visit Komura dismisses call for reviewing accord on U.S. forces  »  Japan Today Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Friday dismissed calls for a fundamental review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in the wake of an alleged rape by a U.S. Marine, saying it would be difficult for Japan to press further due to "global...
20 Jun 08 visit Keep North on list: Komura  »  Japan Times When U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits next week, Japan will tell Washington that it should continue using its terrorist-sponsor designation for North Korea as leverage against Pyongyang, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Friday. "The...
28 Feb 08 visit Rice states regrets for alleged rape of teen in Okinawa  »  Japan Times Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed her deepest regrets to Japan on Wednesday over the alleged Feb. 10 rape of a 14-year-old Okinawa girl by a U.S. Marine. Read the full story . . .
11 Aug 08 visit Politics › Rice assures Komura U.S. will not remove N Korea from blacklist  »  Japan Today U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Monday the United States will not remove North Korea from its list of…

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