Japan denies pressure on N.Z.
NZPA-AFP Tokyo The Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Nakasone, denied an opposition accusation yesterday that he had pressured New Zealand to drop its ban on port visits by United States nuclearcapable ships. Mr Nakasone emphasised that he applied no such pressure to influence New Zealand’s internal affairs during his January visit to Wellington. “I would like you to believe me, Japan’s Prime Minister,” he told opposition parties at an Upper House
budget committee session. Australian newspapers at the time reported that Mr Nakasone pressured the New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr Lange, to change the policy at the request of Washington. Opposition politicians in Japan repeated the charge, which Mr Nakasone has denied before. The A.N.Z.U.S. defence alliance linking the United States, Australia, and New Zealand has been under strain since New Zealand earlier this year banned nuclear-powered or nucleararmed ships.
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