US Admiral to apologise in Japan over sinking

A senior US admiral is being sent to Tokyo with a presidential letter and an apology for the sinking of a Japanese trawler that has left nine people lost at sea.

US Admiral to apologise in Japan over sinking
Sat, 24 Feb, 2001 - 09:57

A senior US admiral is being sent to Tokyo with a presidential letter and an apology for the sinking of a Japanese trawler that has left nine people lost at sea.

Admiral William J Fallon has been named Special Envoy to Japan and will arrive in Tokyo with a letter from President Bush to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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