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Chris Smith: But I think what you pointed out with even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Japan, we need to become a tailwind…

On the recordJune 10, 2015
But I think what you pointed out with even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Japan, we need to become a tailwind behind the reformers in Japan...
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes support for judicial reform in Japan to aid human rights.

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