Friday, February 16, 2001, updated at 08:09(GMT+8)
World
US Says Ties with Japan Not Damaged by Sub Collision
The United States said on Thursday that its relations with Japan have not been damaged by the recent incident in which a US submarine sank a Japanese trawler off Hawaii.
"I don't believe that the submarine incident has damaged US- Japanese relations, which after all go back a very, very long way, " a senior US official said.
"It is my great hope that what has been a very close and fruitful relationship is not going to be hurt in the long term," she added.
The USS Greeneville, a nuclear-powered submarine, sank the Japanese trawler off Hawaii last Friday. Nine people from the Japanese boat have been missing.
The United States said on Thursday that its relations with Japan have not been damaged by the recent incident in which a US submarine sank a Japanese trawler off Hawaii.