Tokyo, Oct. 31.
The future policy of the new Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, towards Great Britain, Germany and Italy was outlined by the "Tokyo Nichi Nichi" yesterday.
The conversations conducted by the former Japanese Foreign Minister, General Kazushige Ugaki, with the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, concerning the China problem are therefore to be regarded as closed. Mr. Arita, however, is ready to resume conversations should Sir Robert desire so, but only subject to the condition that a new basis of negotiations be adopted. Japan regards it as a matter of course that Great Britain recognize the new situation in the Far East if negotiations are to lead to an understanding with Japan.
The "Nichi Nichi" also stated that Japan is ready to consider German economic participation in the rè- habilitation of the Chinese market seeing that during the China conflict Germany and Italy have maintained a friendly attitude towards Japan. Mr Arita. is said to be convinced of the necessity of strengthening the German-Italian-Japanese collaboration in the building up of a new China—Trans-Ocean.
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