Peiping, Dec. 14.
Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, Japanese Minister-at-large to China, today said he "may" meet Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Ambassador, during his stay in Peiping. He denied, however, that he would discuss "any particular Question" with the American envoy.
The Japanese diplomat, who arrived here by aeroplane yesterday from Nanking, also denied that he was on "any special mission."
American-Japanese relations, Mr. Kato declared, had taken "a turn for the better with the removal of the causea for their aggravation." situation between Japan and United States was at its worst in July, he added.
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