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Japan goes missing: invisible host at the summit

By Philip Stephens

Published: July 3 2008 19:18 | Last updated: July 3 2008 19:18

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I have a question. Where is Japan? The world leaders and accompanying media hordes heading this weekend for the shores of Lake Toya need not turn to their atlases. The question is one of psychology rather than geography. Japan is still the world’s second most powerful economy. Politically, it is all but invisible.

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