Japan should claim her rights and should change her attitude of currying favours from Great Britain, declared a member in the Lower House yesterday in a speech drawing attention to "Britain's efforts to spread her influence throughout the Far East,"
The antagonism between Britain and Japan, he said, was "not caused by sentiment or misunderstanding."
Mr. Hirota replied it is inevitable that a multiplicity of issues should arise between China and Japan and also between Japan and third Powers."
"It is true," the Foreign Minister added, "that many issues have arisen between Britain and Japan, but I do not think that Britain will take such 3 shortsighted policy as to measure its relate with China and Japan by the daily events occurring to-day."
—Reuter,
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