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LEAD: U.S. envoy assures Japan no change in alliance under Obama.

Publication: Asian Political News
Publication Date: 11-NOV-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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TOKYO, Nov. 6 Kyodo

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer on Thursday reassured Japan that Washington will continue to ''value and nurture'' its alliance with Tokyo in the next administration under President-elect Barack Obama and that his embassy will ensure a ''seamless transition'' with regard to the handling of U.S.-Japan relations.

''Democrats and Republicans since the end of the war have believed American security was dependent upon a good, healthy relationship and alliance with Japan,'' Schieffer told a news conference in the wake of Wednesday's presidential election results. ''Nothing happened yesterday that is going to change that.''

''I hope...

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