In Richard Armitage, Japan had a tough coach and friend

Giant of U.S. Asia policy inspired a generation of Japan-hands

20250415 Armitage obituary

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)  

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- On the morning of March 31, 1991, Japanese diplomats in Washington were devastated.

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