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Article: HOPES OF BETTER RELATIONS MARK SHEVARDNADZE'S VISIT TO JAPAN.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- September 8, 1990
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Byline: T.R. Reid Washington Post
In an atmosphere of warm smiles and congenial commentary, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on Friday completed a historic Tokyo visit that may turn out to be, as Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu said, "a turning point in Soviet-Japanese relations."
In sharp contrast to Shevardnadze's last stop here four years ago, when frosty feelings were evident on both sides, this week's trip was full of indications that Japan and the Soviet Union are trying to move beyond a state of mutual distrust that dates back to the Russo- Japanese war of 1904.
Commenting Friday on the changes in international relations ...