Last weekend Yoshihiko Noda, the prime minister, took a brave shot at promoting reform when he said Japan planned to start consultations towards joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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入阁还不满一个月的首相野田佳彦试图安抚美国,称共同联盟是日本的“最大财产”。
Yoshihiko Noda, less than a month in office as prime minister, has sought to reassure the Americans that the mutual alliance is Japan's "greatest asset".
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问:日本首相野田佳彦称,中国的军力扩张和海军动向对日本安全构成威胁,你对此有何评论?
Q: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said that China's military expansion and naval manoeuvre posed a threat to Japan's security. What is your comment?