The paper asserts that the prevailing situation indicates that Japan will denounce the Nine Power Pact at an opportune time, with the technical study in that connection being nearly completed.
The paper believes that it is simply a matter of time until Japan ill denounce the Nine Power Pact, which it says aims at the guarantee of interests of Western Powers in China which is regarded their colony, and it therefore, runs counter to the new order in East Asia The questions of free navigation of the Yangtze River and the currency in North China will also demand the attention of Mr. Arita, the Foreign Minister, in due course of time, according to the "Asahi Shimbun."
Asked by a foreign correspondent regarding the reported denunciation of the Nine Power Pact, the spokesman of the Foreign Office said "There is no new development in that connection."—Reuter.
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