'The "Kokumin Shimbun," organ of the Japanese military, reports. that General Itagatd, while deploring Germany's attitude had nevertheless admitted that Japan had made seri-fous mistakes in' her home policy, The War Minister further informed. representative of the paper that owing: to the conclusion of the Russo. German pact Japan would be compelled to readjust the policy hitherto pursued by her in Europe, The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis however still continued to exist, Gen, Itagaki added, and the question of terminating the Anti-Comintern pact had not been envisaged.—Trans-Ocean, founded the Democracies. "It soams that Britain and France will have alternative to falling back on the Rhine fortifteations and assuming the defensive," the paper said. "As for Poland there may be no end of trouble. Far different is the position of Japan. Perhaps she is one of the Tew countries that can meet the new situation with unshaken faith, "If she is to follow her own course in the Far East, which will certainly be the case, the general situation Practically remains unaffected. A Nazi spokesman suggested the possibility of a Japanese non-aggression agreement with Russia, but the idea fat present is untenable, "Among all the world Powers Japan's geographical conditions are equalled only by those of the United Slates. Japan's defences would be impregnable. The most formidable combination of the strongest nav! in the world would be unable to in-ict a fatal blow on the Japanese Navy. No. land forces that the Soviets could possibly marshal gnd dispatch to the East would be potent enough to invade Japanese territory.
"Japan's strongest ally should be her own position. She should turn neither to the right nor to the left for a helping hand. 'This means that her diplomatic policy should always be shaped from her own standpoint, Apart from whether or not it has been done in the past, it can scarcely' be denied that diplomacy is one of the weakest points in her armour.
experience: in. the past can. be made a basis for policy in the future the Government should be able to rise to higher heights in the direction of its diplomacy."—Domei.
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