Former Osaka Governor: "Unrequited love" Prime Minister didn't get the news about Iran being attacked in advance
Japanese media J-CAST NEWS reported on March 4: Former Osaka Governor Hashimoto Toru said on Fuji TV's THE PRIME program: "The German government announced that they had been informed in advance (about the attack on Iran), but what about Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Haruyuki? At the initial stage of the attack on Iran, he was participating in the election campaign for the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture in Kanazawa City, and then hurriedly returned to Tokyo. Therefore, I think that the US did not inform Japan in advance."
Israeli media quoted German officials as saying: "Germany received prior notice of the military action against Iran." Hashimoto expressed his dissatisfaction on the show, saying: "How is the Japanese government treated by the US in comparison?"
"Prime Minister Koizumi has a 'one-sided love' for President Trump? 80% of oil tankers going to Japan pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is too important for Japan, but Koizumi didn't receive any prior information."
"Prime Minister Koizumi repeatedly emphasizes her close relationship with President Trump, symbolizing the close ties between Japan and the US. In fact, Koizumi is just 'in love alone'."
Koizumi plans to hold a summit with President Trump on March 19, but Hashimoto said, "I am somewhat pessimistic about the future of Japan-US relations."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858702700583940/
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