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In a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) in Makati City last May 29, Takano confessed that he had been having "sleepless nights" since arriving in the Philippines because of  "constant danger" from the "daily threat" of crime.


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AMBASSADOR KOJIRO TAKANO

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Japanese envoy always wanted Manila posting, says embassy

By Pia Lee-Brago | June 5, 2003 - 12:00am

The Japanese embassy belied yesterday reports that Ambassador Kojiro Takano had said he did not want to be assigned to Manila. Tetsuya Ishii, the embassy’s general affairs minister, clarified that Takano never...

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GMA may raise Takano issue in Tokyo

June 3, 2003 - 12:00am

President Arroyo may raise in her talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi the controversial statement of Ambassador Kojiro Takano before the foreign press last week. In a forum of the Foreign Correspondents...

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