31.   However, Israel called on him to retract anti-Semitic remarks and said there had been no decision yet on any meetings.

32.   Israel, however, called upon him to retract anti-Semitic remarks and was still deciding whether any senior Israeli officials would receive him.

33.   Judge acknowledged on Wednesday that she may have gone too far, but refused to retract her remarks.

34.   South Korean officials on Monday threatened to take strong but unspecified measures unless former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe retracted his remarks.

35.   South Korean officials warned for the second day that they would take unspecified strong measures unless former Japanese Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe retracted his remarks.

36.   Stoiber himself retracted the remark long ago.

37.   Some reporters were offended and he later retracted the remark.

38.   South Korean officials on Monday threatened to take strong but unspecified measures unless former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe retracts his remarks.

39.   Suh retracted his remarks Thursday, saying reporters quoted him out of context.

40.   Tanakura said the government did not plan to retract the remark.