European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday june 27,1968 japanese official israelis discussing Mideast peace Jerusalem up foreign minister Monsuke Uno became Japan s first Cabinet level official to visit Israel arriving sunday for talks expected to Center on regional peace issues. Uno s Stop is part of a swing through the Middle East where he has visited Egypt Syria and Jordan. Uno said on his arrival in Israel that his Middle East tour was to explore ways for Japan to contribute to furthering the peace  Japan sincerely Hopes that the Day will soon come Whan Alt Peoples of the Middle East will be Able to devote themselves to creating a secure and prosperous society Uno said at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv. My government intends to explore what Japan might be Able to do to that  Uno will Confer with prime minister Yitzhak Sha Mir foreign minister Shimon Peres and with leading palestinians. He is also scheduled to visit a  refugee Camp and the holocaust memorial had Vas him. The fact that such a visit takes place has in itself much significance said Alon Liel spokesman for the foreign ministry. This is the first japanese attempt to thoroughly study the conflict in the Middle East at the senior level of the japanese  Israel and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1952, and embassies were opened in 1963. Japan kept a Neutral position in the Middle East until after the i97j israeli Arab War when Tokyo announced its sup port for the Arab world following pressure from Oil Rich Arab nations israeli government sources said. Japan has called for israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories seized in 1967, an end to jewish settlement in those areas self determination for the palestinians and inclusion of the Palestine liberation organization in peace talks. Japan has said it support san Independent palestinian state while agreeing with Israel s right 10 exist. The japanese sought to balance their relations in the Middle East in the 1980s, and improvements began in 1984, the sources said. Golda Meir and Abba Eban visited Japan in the 1960s, when they served As foreign ministers. But Sha-1 Mir made the first official visit in 1985, since then we Are seeing a very gradual change in policy toward is Rael one source said. Trade Between the two countries has increased an bilateral relations including japanese companies Boycotts of israeli goods Are expected to be Dis cussed sunday. But sources said the Middle East peace process is Likely to be the top Issue. I think they Tell the truth. They want to be More involved in the Region one source said. "1 Don t think the bilateral issues even in economics will be the main topic. I think it will focus mainly on the  it is not Clear whether the japanese will offer to play the role of mediator in the Arab israeli conflict. It s very difficult for someone to mediate if he is not 100 percent balanced the source said. At the moment we really see the importance in the visit it self. Let s first see if they will offer  the terrorist japanese red army which has tics to extremist Arab organizations condemned Uno s visit claiming it was designed to weaken the palestinian uprising in the occupied territories. In a statement delivered to news agencies in the moslem sector of Beirut Lebanon the group said we in the japanese red army strongly condemn the official visit to Israel by the japanese foreign minister As it is aimed at strengthening japanese lies with Zion  the group which reportedly has bases in the syrian controlled Eastern be Koa Valley is known to have car ried out several attacks against israeli targets. World today unit trained to crush Tibet unrest reports say Berino up China has created an elite police unit trained to crush anti chinese  Ings and demonstrations in Tibet according to news reports reaching Beijing. The unit known As the no. 2 detachment was set up last week in Lhasa Tibet i capital in response to a series of demonstrations for Independence that have rocked the Himalayan re Gion since last october. At least 11 people have been killed in the demonstrations and hundreds of others have been injured or arrested. The detachment will specialize in combat readiness and patrol and must be ready at All limes to co ordinate with Public Security organs in dealing with sudden incidents and dealing Resolute blows at separatist a Media Monitor ing service quoted a local official As saying. Italian Leader provides data on downed jetliner Rome of Premier Ciriaco de Mita has turned Over loan investigating magistrate government documents about the 19bo crash Otan italian jetliner that some allege was shot Down by a  minister Valerio Zanone told report ers that among the material delivered to investigators was the tape of radar registrations at the Lime of the crash. Earlier reports had said such a registration did not Enist because the monitoring had Bee stopped at the Lime of the crash for training purposes. Alt 81 people aboard the flight on Ila via Domestic airlines were killed in the tragedy in which the dc-9 jetliner crashed into the sea. Prayer watch works with religious accuracy Riyadh saudi Arabia a a . Company has designed a Wristwatch that alerts moslem when it s Lime to Pray and even shows them the direction of the holy cily of Mecca from 120 cities around the world a newspaper said saturday. An alarm sounds 10 minutes before each Day s five prayer periods the English language saudi Gazette said. The actual Lime is dictated by the position of the Sun according to the Koran islam s holy Book which also decrees that the faithful should face Mecca while praying. Traditionally the five daily prayer Calls Are made by Muezzin or priests who summon Pic faithful from minarets attached to mosques. Nowadays prayer periods arc published by newspapers and broadcast by radio and television stations in moslem countries. The watch has been developed by sys Orex International a computer systems company based in Moun Tain View calif., the newspaper said. The Gazette quoted Abdullah Sawadan the sys Orex agent in the Middle East As saying the watch communicates in both arabic and English and gives both Gre Gorian and Hijra or islamic Calendar Dales. The watch comes in various models ranging in Price from $8s to $ 115, inc newspaper said. Islam around the world percent of each country s population malls moslem.  Gomese seek. "., wild man1 who laughs Beijing up the search for China s laugh ing version of the abominable snowman has been taken up once again As More than 100 chinese re searchers headed for the Mountain forests of Central Hubei province to track Down what they Call the wild Man a news report said saturday. The expedition divided into 12 teams is set los Earch the Shennon Jia mountains in order to solve the 3,000-year-old mystery of what s declared to be a creature who s half Man half ape. Many peasants in the area claim to have seen the creature the overseas edition of the people s daily said. Peasant witnesses speak of a Man beast at Leasi seven feel tall with Reddish hair and Long swinging arms. A number have claimed they heard the wild Man Emit a laugh that sounded almost human. Nicknamed Fei Fei by chinese scientists the creature is described As resembling North America s big fool and the abominable snowman of the Himalayas. More than 600 anthropologists biologists and ecologists have been engaged in research on the existence of the beast since the China wild Man research association was set up in the Early 1980s. In 1985. The association held an exhibition in the Southern City of Guangzhou featuring plaster foot prints hair samples and droppings alleged to be from the wild Man a year earlier the Shennon Jia Mountain Forest was declared a nature preserve for the creature be cause of persistent sightings in the area. The beast has also been reported seen in the provinces of Sichuan shaan i Hunan the Guanghu Zhuane autonomous Region in the far South and in the Hima Layan Region of Tibet. Records of sightings Date Back As far As 3,000 years in China. During the 1950s and 1960s, chinese scientists searched for the abominable snowman in the Himalayas and for the wild Man in the chinese forests