WASHINGTON -- On the morning of March 31, 1991, Japanese diplomats in Washington were devastated.
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Richard Armitage, second from left, speaks with fellow panelists William Perry and Kurt Campbell at the Mount Fuji Dialogue in Tokyo in November 2015. (Photo by Masaru Shioyama)
WASHINGTON -- On the morning of March 31, 1991, Japanese diplomats in Washington were devastated.