Japanese Political Issues
T.R. Reid, Tokyo correspondent for the Washington Post, spoke via telephone on the recent selection of a new Japanese prime minister by a co… read more
T.R. Reid, Tokyo correspondent for the Washington Post, spoke via telephone on the recent selection of a new Japanese prime minister by a coalition of 7 minority parties in the Japanese Diet as well as the first woman speaker of the lower house of the Japanese Diet. Following Reid’s remarks, cameras recorded the statements of the speaker and deputy speaker to the Diet, as well as a news conference featuring Prime Minister designate Morihiro Hosokawa. close
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- Hyouske Kujiraoka Deputy Speaker, Diet Japan
- T. R. Reid Bureau Chief Washington Post->East Asia
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