| 1 | Japan's deeply colorless prime minister, Keizo Obuchi, would only issue an oral apology. | |
| 2 | In October, the Chief Executive visited Japan as a guest of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Keizo Obuchi. | |
| 3 | On June 8, I flew to Tokyo for the day to pay my respects at the memorial service of my friend Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, who had died of a stroke a few days before. | |
| 4 | After our meeting Obuchi took me to the streets of Tokyo, where we shook hands with schoolchildren who were holding Japanese and American flags. | |
| 5 | Keizou Obuchi expressed his support for the air strikes, and also called on Baghdad to accept the U. N. weapons inspection unconditionally. |