Japanese leader says no apology to China
BEIJING — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China@@@s repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the arrest of a Chinese boat captain whose detention caused relations between the Asian neighbors to plunge to their lowest level in years.The diplomatic back-and-forth over the weekend demonstrated that nationalistic sentiments stirred up by the incident show few signs of dissipating. Tensions have already affected business ties between the nations@@@ intertwined economies — the world@@@s second- and third-largest."I have no intention of accepting (the demand) at all," Kan was quoted as saying by Kyodo News agency. "It is important for both sides to act with a broader point of view."ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM