In a letter to Prime Minister of Japan Nakasone, President Reagan writes about the future of the relationship between Japan and the United States, emphasizing the need to protect liberal trade and ending with an expression of appreciation for Japan’s assistance in the release of the American hostages in Lebanon.

INR assessed several recent newspaper articles by Kiichi Saeki, a defense expert close to the government, whose thinking was “noteworthy for [its] frank consideration of Japan’s need for nuclear-defense planning to cope with Communist China’s growing potential.”

This “Limited Distribution” report on possible Japanese reactions did not anticipate that a test would cause basic changes in US-Japan security relations or in Tokyo’s general approach to nuclear weapons.

Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry's refusal of custom clearance on Korean sea-laver [seaweed] and the protest and the meeting following the incident

Report on followings: UN membership issue and its reaction in Japan, Japan's groundwork on atoms-for-peace

Report on followings: Japan and UN Membership, Japan's population problem, Japanese reaction on Korean Joint Chief of Staff Statement

Report on the Japanese public opinion regarding Joint Chief Statement and the recent trend of Japanese politics regarding fishery issue in Korea

Report on Japanese and international stance and discussions regarding fishery issue, with Kim's evaluation and prediction on the issue

Report on followings: Japanese politics and UN membership issues

Report on the discussion at the Agriculture-Fishery Committee of Japan