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Japan falls in donor rankings
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Taro Aso AP PHOTO
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Foreign Minister Taro Aso showed dissatisfaction April 6 with continuing reductions in the official development assistance budget, after the country fell to third place in ODA disbursements in 2006.
"It is likely that Japan will rank fourth or fifth next year, as France and Germany are increasing their ODA," Aso said. He stressed there is a need to stop cutting ODA, which the Foreign Ministry considers Japan's key foreign policy tool.
The United States remained the top donor.
The Japan Times Weekly: April 14, 2007 (C) All rights reserved
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