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Japan had no intention of "abolishing" the Anti-Comintern Pact or withdrawing from it "even if the sentiments of one or two signatory nations are different from those at the time of its conclusion," the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, declared in reply to interpellations in a House of Representatives yester-The Foreign Minister made the declaration in answering questions put by Mr, Reikichi Kita, a member of the Minseito Party, who sought clarin fication of the meaning of the phrase "hakka ichiu," which is often quoted nowadays.
Mr. Kita asked whether the words could be interpreted as "attainment of the imperialistic ambition of Japan or mere universal peace."
This question was answered by Mr. Chinjiro Matsuura, Minister of Education, who said "hakka ichiu" should be interpreted as "benevolence with which the first Emperor, Jimmu, founded the empire.
"Mr. Kita then set forth his opinion that the spirit of "hakka ichiu" should be interpreted as that "based on international justice which claims equalization of distribution of raw materials, territories, natural resources, equal opportunity and racial equality." The Education Minister repeated his explanation, adding that the phraseology did not imply aggression,—Domei,
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