Turning to American-Japanese relations, Gen, Ugaki recognized that sentiment in the United States had been stimulated against Japan as the result of the events in China.
Japanese feeling against Americs, aroused to fever pitch by the discriminatory immigration legislation of 1924, had improved, the Foreign Minister said.
"There has been no change in the friendly sentiments of Japan to-America," Gen. Ugaki stated the hope that America e to "understand the prevailing state of affairs in a correct light."
Japan's naval policy, based on the principles of non-menace and non aggression, was unchanged, the Foreign Minister asserted. The Japanese Fleet he declared was sufficient for defence but insufficient for aggressive purposes.
Japan, he continued, has felt no menace from abroad "so far", but may be compelled to review her Policy if actually threatened.
Referring to the internal situation in Japan, the, Foreign Minister i sisted that he felt that the present constitutional parliamentary structure was "best suited" to the country.
The Government, he continued, did
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