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Summit Time in Japan
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CURRENT ISSUES
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10 / 1993 |
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MR. CLINTON GOES TO TOKYO UNITED STATES--It should first be noted that President Clinton had a good summit. And that's a good thing for all Americans.
The administration played a fanfare and announced a "breakthrough" on negotiations in the Uruguay Round of the [GATT]--specifically, agreement on a substantial reduction in worldwide tariffs on manufactured goods.
Mr. Clinton also did himself credit by his unprecedented meeting with Japanese opposition leaders . . . . One of the ongoing problems of Japan has been the utterly entrenched character of the [Liberal Democratic Party]. This has led to a domestic politics in which cronyism, corruption, even kleptocracy have played all too large a role. U.S. interests would best be served by a more open internal political process there.
Washington Times
July 11, 1993
OLD SAKE IN NEW BOTTLES
UNITED STATES--"We have achieved our first goal," declared a triumphant Morihiro Hosokawa [the new prime minister] as the results came in. "We have put an end to the one-party rule of the Liberal Democratic Party!"
As Japan's political turmoil moved off the streets and into the back rooms . . . it became clear that the election was merely the beginning of a process that will take years to reshape Japan's political landscape. The election broke the back of the party structure that had given Japan political stability since 1955 . . . .
While LDP leaders embark on an unseemly factional squabble for control of a declining but still powerful party, seven opposition groups are edging toward a coalition with enough votes to force the LDP out of power. The final outcome is impossible to call. The best prediction: The sound trucks will be rolling again within a year, with voters casting ballots under reformed election rules.
U.S. News & World Report
August 2, 1993
HYPING THE TRADE AGREEMENT
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