Tokyo, Apr. 5.
The agreement between Japan and the Soviet Union on the question of fisheries is not accorded an enthusiaslic reception by the press here.
The "Hochi Shimbun" demands that the Government, having reached an interim settlement, should now press for a conclusive agreement, The paper doubts Moscow's sincerity, declaring that the Soviet Government regards Japan as her principal enemy and aims at weakening her wherever possible.
'A demand that no further concessions be made to Moscow in the final settlement of the fisheries problem is advanced by the "Asahi Shimbun," while the "Miyako Shimbun" believes an improvement in Soviet-Japanese relations can hardly be expected because of the provisional agreement reached in Moscow.—Trans-Ocean.
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