The decision of Japan to establish 2 Legation in Ottawa, and of Canada to have a direct Dominion lof Canada representative in Tokyo is proof of the growing closeness of relations, especially commercial, be. tween Japan and the British North-American Dominion. Imports from Canada to Japan rank next in importance to those from Great Britain and America (Asiatic countries being left out), while Canada is one of Japan's important eustomers too, Statistics show that year by year the trade between these two countries fronting the Pacific has been increasing, and everything points to even greater increase as time goes on.
The Japanese press shows great appreciation of the friendship between Japan and Canada and of the decision of the Canadian Government to grant citizenship rights to Japanese born in the Dominion, and hopes that, at an early date, Australia too will exchange diplomatic representatives with Japan, enabling the two countries to come to an arrangement whereby such outstanding questions as have not been yet solved may be adjusted to the complete sat parties. "Australia is most important friends, says the "Nichi Nichi,"
(Daily News) of Tokyo, "and everything must be done to make the relations of these two Paciffe countries as smooth as possible." The comments of the other papers, relative to Australia, are in similar vein,
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