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I know that the abductions issue has been a profound blow to Japan and her citizens, and an Obama administration will be very aware of that and work with Japan every way we can to strengthen our joint hands in trying to restrain and modify North Korean behavior.

Thursday 28th August, 06:19 AM JST

Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale, a Minnesota superdelegate to the Democratic national convention and former U.S. ambassador to Japan under President Bill Clinton, emphasizing Sen Barack Obama’s interest in maintaining strong U.S.-Japan relations. Mondale, who is an honorary co-chair of the Obama campaign’s U.S.-Japan policy committee, told a group of Japanese senior editors that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is a ‘‘brilliant man’’ who is interested in nurturing a ‘‘sophisticated and effective policy’’ with regard to the two countries’ diplomatic ties. (Kyodo)

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