Japan PM's call at UN for cutting WWII 'enemy' clause may roil China ties
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling for the deletion of World War II "enemy state" clauses from the U.N. Charter, spotl
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling for the deletion of World War II "enemy state" clauses from the U.N. Charter, spotl

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Japan, which hosts roughly 60,000 U.S. service members and depends on Washington for its security, will need to walk a fine line as it pushes back.
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