JAPAN: JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI SIDES WITH THE U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ

Record ID: 960771

  • Title: JAPAN: JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI SIDES WITH THE U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ
  • Date: 18th March 2003
  • Summary: (W2) TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 18, 2003) (REUTERS FOR FOREIGN POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV/MCU JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S ADDRESS (2 SHOTS) 0.08 2. MCU (Japanese) JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI SAYING: "I support the U.S. policy (addressed by President George W. Bush) and while its quite slim, I believe there is still a way left for peace but that is in the hands of Saddam (Hussein)." 0.39 3. SLV JOURNALISTS TAKING NOTES 0.42 4. MCU (Japanese) KOIZUMI SAYING: "Even if the United States and the United Kingdom went to war Japan will not be joining in and will not use armed forces or participate in the military forces. If war begins, and here we wish it to be over with the least amount of victims, we will be thinking of what Japan can do to help Iraq after the war and help preserve stability in the international community." 1.20 5. SV JOURNALISTS 1.24 6. MCU (Japanese) KOIZUMI SAYING: "Our forebears, all the people that has worked before us, have built in over fifty years after war a U.S. Japan alliance and bilateral trust, to lose that would not be in the interest of the nation." 1.40 (W2) TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 18, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. SLV U.S. EMBASSY IN JAPAN 1.43 8. SV SECURITY AT THE EMBASSY 1.49 9. CU U.S. FLAG 1.56 10. LAS/SV PROTESTORS WITH PALESTINIAN FLAGS IN FRONT OF EMBASSY SHOUTING "STOP THE WAR" IN JAPANESE (3 SHOTS) 2.19 11. SLV/MCU/LV PEOPLE WALKING ON STREETS (7 SHOTS) 2.59 12. MCU (Japanese) CHIHO FUKUYA, 42, HOUSEWIFE, SAYING: "The government (of Japan) should consider what effects the war will have ultimately. I wonder if they really thought about it. I wish the government listened more to us, to the voice of the people." 3.11 13. MCU (Japanese) TERUO HONDA, 53, TEACHER, SAYING: "I am worried that the United States has become too big and too strong." 3.19 14. MCU (Japanese) MAYUMI IWAGAMI, 22, STUDENT, SAYING: "I think the country (Iraq) is illegally producing and developing nuclear weapons, and should not be allowed to do that. I think war is inevitable to prevent those acts. So the Japanese government has no choice but to support America because we want them to protect us. I think there's no other way." 3.47 15. SLV PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF BIG ELECTRIC BOARD SHOWING STOCK INDEX 3.54 16. MCU MAN WATCHING STOCK INDEX 3.59 17. CLOSE UP OF NIKKEI 225 AVERAGE AT 8038.87 4.02 18. MCU WOMAN WATCHING 4.08 19. SLV ELECTRIC BOARD SHOWING STOCK INDEX, PAN SHOT TO PEOPLE WALKING 4.19 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
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