[Washington = Rui Sasaki] The public hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about personnel recognition of the Caroline Kennedy Mr. (55) = photograph = nominated as the next resident-in-Japan U.S. ambassador was held on the 19th.Mr. Kennedy declared "It is under the administration of Japan and is a candidate for application of the 5th article of Japan-US Security Treaty (a Japanese defense duty by the U.S. was defined)" about the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa).On the other hand, it was said that "serious concern" is held in confrontation in the daytime involving Senkaku.

This is the first time since the ambassador-to-Japan nomination late in July by President Obama that Mr. Kennedy expressed the belief about the anti-Japanese policy etc.

The time of Mr. Kennedy mentioning the 5th article, "the U.S. (it is said about dominium that a specific position is not taken) position is clear.A view as usual is expressed as peaceful solution through a dialog being desired."It emphasized "there is duty to back up a peaceful dialog and diplomacy in the U.S."

About an anti-Japanese view, it emphasizes "Japan is an indispensable partner and Japan-U.S. alliances are the peace of the area, and a cornerstone of stability and prosperity.""Japan -- political normalcy and the time of economic revitalization -- glorification (か) -- it is carrying out -- " -- the view was shown and it was said that it cooperates with the U.S. economic world towards promotion also about negotiation of Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP).

It was described admission of the right-of-collective-self-defense use which the Japanese government is considering "would like to watch the whereabouts of an argument carefully, although it is Japan's own problem."

moreover -- showing clearly that Hiroshima was visited with the uncle's reason Edward Kennedy senator in 1978 -- "-- the heart was shaken deeply.It told that there was no country where I can serve" as Japan.If recognition of the Senate is obtained, it will arrive at its post as first ambassador to Japan as a woman also in October.