Visit by Emperor not aimed at countering China: Japan
November 30, 2013  23:25
Japan today described as "non-political" the visit of its Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko to Delhi and said the six-day India trip, the first to any South Asian country by the royal couple, was not aimed at "countering" China.        

"The visit should not be interpreted as an effort to counter China. There is no intention whatsoever to counter China through the visit. The visit is non-political," said Sakutaro Tanino, press secretary to the Emperor.
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