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British Embassy

Tokyo

RECORD OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S MEETING WITH THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, 20 SEPTEMBER 1993

Those present:

Mr Hosokawa, Japanese Prime Minister

Mr Takemura, Chief Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Kitamura

Mr Nomura, Director-General,

Director-General, European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau

Mr Yanai, Director-General, Foreign Policy Coordination Bureau

Mr Ogura, Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau

Mr Saiki, Director, Second West Europe Division, MFA

The Prime Minister

Mr Needham, Minister for Trade

Sir J Boyd

Sir J Coles

Sir R Braithwaite

Mr Roberts, DTI

Professor Stewart

Mr Lyne

Mr O'Donnell

Ms Marsden

BILATERAL RELATIONS

UK/Japan Conference

1.

Mr Hosokawa said that the UK/Japan 2000 Group, of which he and Mr Needham were members, had played an important role in the development of the relationship. He recalled attending the meeting at Brocket Hall in March 1992. The Group's tenth anniversary would be marked by a UK/Japan Conference in London in January. Foreign Minister Hata and the Foreign Secretary would both be able He hoped to give keynote speeches at this Conference and that it would also be possible for them to hold bilateral consultations. Minister said he would ask the Foreign Secretary to attend the

The Prime Conference and was sure that he would be happy to do so.

Educational exchanges

2.

Mr Hosokawa said he very much hoped it would be possible to exchange young diplomats for training purposes. British students were studying in Japan, compared to some 12,000

Only 120 or so Japanese students in the UK. It was very important to promote greater educational exchange.

The Prime Minister said that we were also keen to promote such exchanges. We had decided to set up a new and prestigious scholarship scheme for up to ten Japanese post-graduates to study

3.

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