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【中文标题】日本，一只披着狼皮的羊？
【原文标题】Japan: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
【登载媒体】外交家
【原文作者】Robert Dujarric
【原文链接】http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/japan-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing/
日本人似乎不了解外国人对他们国家的看法。
最近，一位经常出访日本的欧洲学术界人士问我，这个国家是否会对世界和平造成威胁。第二天（4月3日），Philip Stephens在《金融时报》上撰文称要遏制中国，同时要遏制安倍晋三首相。日本真的是地球上的定时炸弹吗？
自从1954年以来，日本像世界上其它国家一样不愿使用武力。今天，在所谓鹰派首相的领导下，它在面对水域领土遭到威胁时懦弱的表态让尼维尔•张伯伦（译者注：二战期间英国首相，对纳粹德国实行绥靖政策）都相形见绌。它的武装力量对于介入地区冲突有极严格的限制条件。日本人与韩国和俄罗斯的领土争议，就像是温文尔雅的请求。东京在几十年里没有增加国防预算，而且当外国政府撑腰的暴徒袭击它的产业，比如国外的日本商店时——中国就发生过类似的事情——它也没有动用武力的意图。甚至一个朝鲜组织都可以在日本境内自由运作。
而且，日本并没有完全的自主权。如果美国不给予首肯和支持，它不能采取任何军事防范行动。它对于外部袭击的反应，完全取决于华盛顿的脸色。
那为什么外界对日本的军事如此担忧？
首先，安倍内阁摆出了一副“披着狼皮的羊”的姿态。不到一年时间里，他做出了多次具有挑衅意味的举动和言辞：参拜靖国神社、参加“独岛日”纪念活动、指派NHK理事否定战争期间的慰安妇和南京大屠杀、讨论重新修改“河野谈话”（译者注：日本政府从1991年12月开始对第二次世界大战中与日军相关的“慰安妇问题”进行调查后，于1993年8月4日由时任内阁官房长官的河野洋平宣布调查结果时发表的谈话），以及副首相麻生太郎发表的一番令人费解的向元首学习的讲话。
其次，很多日本政客根本不知道世界对他们的看法。一个显而易见的例子是，首相坐在编号731的日本空军自卫战机驾驶舱中，向摄影师竖起大拇指。这让人们想起日本731部队在战争期间对中国人、其它亚洲人、俄罗斯人和一些西方人进行恐怖的活体实验（而731部队的负责人竟然从美国人手中得到了“出狱卡”）。而首相似乎对此毫不在意，抑或根本不知道这会造成什么影响，也没有考虑解雇整个先遣团队。“731照片事件”不是孤立的，麻生在刚刚参加完韩国总统朴槿惠的就职典礼之后参拜靖国神社，是另一个明目张胆的行为。
第三，日本有优秀的外交人士和官员，但是擅长与外国人打交道的人太少了。而且，大部分官员，也包括外交部内的很多官员，没有接受过美国人所谓的“结交朋友、影响他人”的训练。其根本原因在于内向的教育制度。不幸的是，政府对于给其雇员提供长期的“补救性教育”需求视而不见，因此他们没有能力在脱离日本本土的环境中有序运作。
另外，日本是一个“惟会员制”的社会。大部分生长在海外的日本人，或者外国人的后裔都在外国公司工作，因此日本政府失去了那些最擅长与外部世界打交道的人。
第四，大部分日本官员把批评自民党的外国人当作日本的敌人，这完全是错误的。在一次我与一位日本外交官的谈话中，我提到了一位西方驻日本记者。我认为他是一个开明的左派人士，既不支持历史修正主义也不是小泉-竹中经济政策的拥趸。所有认真读过他的文章的人，都会觉得他对日本人民怀有深切的感情，对这个国家有深入的了解，而且热衷日本文化。但是，坐在我对面的日本人却把他当作敌人。
因此，有才华，又能启发日本年轻民众智慧的人，都被排除在体制之外。（我在大学期间详细地读过这个记者的文章）最终，体制所信任的人都是那些拥护日本政策的人。他们不愿向民众传达坏消息，从而导致日本人误读外界的看法。
第五，日本在文化和教育外交方面投入不够。在经济膨胀期间，日本人的公司资助日本研究项目，但那已经是很早以前的事情了。除了极少的例外，日本富人基本没有涉足这个领域。政府也不愿投入资金来培养大批的精英，让他们在群岛之外的地方营造世界对日本的关注情绪。
与美国及其同盟一样，日本也在面临中国崛起的威胁。这种挑战究竟会带来什么样的威胁还不得而知，但未雨绸缪无疑是明智的。在战前，甚至战争期间，国际宣传（现在被成为“公共外交”）是参战各方的一支利箭。可惜现在的日本，被一个骄傲的军需大臣的孙子所领导，依据宪法第九条（译者注：主要内容是放弃战争、不维持武力、不拥有宣战权）采取单方面解除武装的政策。
评论：
MYK：
首先必须要搞清楚，为什么温斯顿•丘吉尔会取代尼维尔•张伯伦，后者只会用“这个时代的和平”等无用的话来安抚德国。同样的原因让安倍晋三当选日本首相，这完全是拜中国的霸权势力所赐。温斯顿•丘吉尔要感谢纳粹德国的战争，安倍晋三要感谢中国纳粹的阴影。
Fayefaye：
日本在历史上留下了极坏的记录，包括折磨和屠杀中国人和朝鲜人。现在，日本变得愈加贪婪，试图攫取属于中国和韩国的领土。在同样贪婪的美国人支持下，安倍竟然故意坐在编号731的飞机中激怒中国人。在日本侵略中国期间，731部队在中国北方实施了令人齿寒的活人生化实验，受害者包括中国人、朝鲜人、俄罗斯人和美国人。在实验中，受害者被绑住，没有接受麻醉的身体被切开，日本医生观察早先注入的病毒在活体中如何繁殖。受害者遭受了极大的痛苦，试验之后，他们被丢弃在一旁。还记得叙利亚人遭受的生化武器袭击吗？羊绝不可能犯下如此难以想象的罪行，这是蕴含在他们DNA里的邪恶。日本不是一只羊，而是一个双手沾满鲜血的刽子手，应该被遏制。我还需要提南京大屠杀的事情吗？
Robert Dujarric：
Fayefaye，你最好能正视自己。你说“这是蕴含在他们DNA里的邪恶”，这和纳粹的种族学者言论没什么区别。日本人的DNA没有错误。
Exocet：
我们可以也说说中国共产党的独裁吗？5000万人民被杀害，只是为了维系他们腐败的国家，日本帝国杀害1400万人的罪行与此相比不算什么。而且日本帝国早已消亡，而共产党依然在用铁拳和对历史的否定统治着中国。你当然可以说日本帝国的战争罪行，但共产党根本不需要通过战争来实施罪行。它的宣传和伪善就是最好的例证。
G Men：
如果你对一个德国人叙说纳粹的战争罪行，德国人不会觉得被冒犯，他们其实对纳粹比对你更加痛恨。但是如果你对一个日本人叙说日本帝国的战争罪行，日本人觉得这是针对自己的。这就是问题所在。今天的日本人依然认为自己是日本帝国，他们以此为荣。在重要的场合中，他们还是会穿上日本帝国时期的服装。他们不但不把帝国主义的行为掩藏起来，甚至还刻意地去追求，对他们先人的所作所为无比自豪。
Tom：
德国人可以把历史抛在身后，因为希特勒自杀了，所以他们可以把从前的罪行头推在纳粹身上。意大利人不但弄死了墨索里尼，还在战后废除了君主制。不管国王是不是傀儡，萨伏依王朝算是结束了。日本结束二战的时候裕仁还活着，而且依然是天皇，这就是区别所在。他们保留了裕仁，日本就无法与历史切断连接。
Bill Chan：
这是一篇少见的客观文章，对日本有透彻了解的西方人可以让日本对更加了解世界的观点，如果他们依然把进军世界当作目标的话。
Fayefaye：
我不明白你为什么说这篇文章很客观。明显的一个动机是给读者洗脑，让他们相信日本是一只羊。
Bankotsu：
看看美国如何？美国公众也生活在一个虚幻的泡泡里，以为美国是什么好人。外部世界完全不是这么看的。如果美国依然对事实视而不见，沉浸在美梦里，麻烦就大了。
Evan：
在日本看来，与韩国、中国和台湾的冲突只是为了达成它终极目标的一种手段，那就是从美国的控制中脱离出来。众所周知，日本是美国在二战中的军事行动的受害者，美国编造了日本的战争罪行，就是为了掩盖自己对日本人犯下的罪行。美国驻日军队从40年代开始几乎无事可做，只会喝酒、强奸日本女人。保守派希望唤醒民众，把美国永远赶出日本。美国想要在事情变得糟糕之前控制局势。
Bankotsu：
这是日本极端右翼组织中一部分人的思维。他们的目标是重振日本强国的形象，为美国的原子弹轰炸报仇。
Socrates：
美国对日本人犯下的罪行，不及日本人在二战期间对亚洲人民和在占领朝鲜半岛的30年里犯下罪行的1％。日本和中国是一丘之貉，因为他们都认为自己比其它种族更加优秀。中国人认为中国是世界的中心，日本人说他们是太阳神之子。朝鲜人和部分日本人最早来源于中国的西北部，所以他们残忍的本性是一样的。让我们看看越南过去1000年在中国残酷统治下的历史，即使越南在公园986年宣布独立之后，依然遭受短期的侵犯。
Truth：
这有点像中国和韩国报纸上的一篇文章。
Chika Kamiya：
的确如此。731部队是一支医疗团队，专门研究传染疾病。在北京传播病毒不过是一个传说。当时北京有很多日本侨民，这怎么可能？完全是杜撰的故事。南京大屠杀全世界都知道，但人们不知道一共发生了三次，前两次是中国人杀害日本人，第三次发生在二战之后。
James Scarlet：
好了好了，我不关心中国在东南亚的行为，但日本绝对是个大麻烦，看看这个盲目爱国、法西斯主义的日本。试图让我们自己相信日本是披着狼皮的羊，而不是披着羊皮的狼，简直太愚蠢了。另外，看看日本人下面这些可靠的、疯狂的言论，全世界人都不会有所怀疑。731部队：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731、南京大屠杀：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre。欢呼吧，法西斯。什么？这次你的目的是大东亚共荣圈？
Robertdujarric：
亲爱的Kamiya桑，731原来是一家医院啊，真是让我脑洞大开。背后的出资人是门格勒医生（译者注：约瑟夫•门格勒，纳粹军医，在奥斯威辛集中营用犹太人进行活体实验）吗？
TDog：
我猜您绝对是个专家，强迫自己阅读所有的中国和韩国报纸上的所有文章，对吗？或者您的意思是不是说“看起来我觉得像是中国和韩国报纸上的文章”？记住，事实很重要。
Edward：
日本与亚洲国家之间有巨大的信任鸿沟。德国与欧洲之间也存在类似的问题，但是在70多年积极努力之下，最终消除了障碍。有太多的西方人和日本人不理解这种现象，这就导致了水深火热的现实。
Brett：
菲律宾就不是这样……
Rob：
菲律宾人是非常特殊的一种亚洲人，在文化传承和脾气秉性方面，菲律宾人在这个地区比较特殊。泰国人、越南人、柬埔寨人、马来西亚人、印度尼西亚人、中国人、韩国人和日本人或许互相看不对眼，但至少他们有相同的、代表亚洲人的行为方式。但菲律宾人不是这样。亚洲人在其它问题上或许有分歧，但至少他们都认为菲律宾人很特殊。
Little Helmsman：
日本的国防支出只占GDP的1％，所以说安倍是个自大的右翼疯子，完全是中国共产党统治者的臆断。他们试图用五毛党言论填满这个版面，这种否定一个民主选举出来的、独立主权的国家领袖的努力非常业余。安倍和自民党随时会被选民从政府中赶出，但是中国共产党将会永远稳坐江山，只要它的国家机器对红色政权，而不是对中国人民效忠。
OGF：
你在开玩笑吗？你竟然觉得日本的军国主义行为有问题？那中国的军国主义呢？声称对不属于他们的岛屿有管辖权；磨刀霍霍地篡改历史，为了报复日本人在二十世纪的战争罪行，其实日本人已经付出了足够的代价。安倍如果不发展军事才是个傻瓜。
Rob：
日本才是在声称对不属于他们的岛屿有管辖权。不管是俄罗斯的岛屿、韩国的岛屿，还是中国的岛屿，我看到了他们的行事规律。
Sfphoto：
安倍不是披着狼皮的羊，而是披着羊皮的狼。他不但放弃了祖父的战争宣传策略，还想废除宪法第九条，并且时不时去参拜靖国神社。这是日本帝国神道教的象征，也是日本军国主义的发源地。
A11sfair：
中国正在崛起，中国人遍布世界，出现在美国的所有大学中，学习专业知识、寻找商业机会。而处于下降期的国家，比如日本（也包括美国）显然会如坐针毡，在经济和军事上受到威胁。但更好的做法是和平竞争，学习中国的语言、习俗，想办法出口更多商品到中国。
JonathanK：
我们有一句积累了几百年经验的英语谚语“骄兵必败”。想想什么没有人原意投资中国的股票和债券……真相早就暴露了，你还在吹捧。
John：
你的评论连五毛都不值，充满了矛盾之处。美国在衰败？说反了吧。我们看到大批中国人在逃离中国，想尽各种办法进入美国。投资签证、学生签证、生育签证和没有签证。或许你也是其中之一。
Emmanuel：
John，这简直是陈词滥调“我们看到大批中国人在逃离中国，想尽各种办法进入美国什么的”，你也可以说“我们看到大批俄罗斯人……进入美国什么的”，瑞士人也会说“我们看到大批美国人申请瑞士国籍……”这是一个全球化的世界，人们总是会迁移居住地。只有封闭的国家——日本就是其中之一——才会拒绝与外部交流（你可以看看全球移居的数据）。无可争议的事实是，中国在崛起，没有衰败的迹象，而美国的财富和影响力相比于90年代无与伦比的世界霸主地位都有所下降。
Me：
Emmanuel，亚洲人的确在想尽办法进入美国。我见到很多亚洲人利用我们想都想不到的方法来到美国，比如定锚婴儿、从雇主那里获取绿卡、假装残疾人等等。我就是亚裔美国人，每天都会见到这些人。
原文：
Recently, a European intellectual who visits Japan from time to time asked me if the country was a threat to peace. The next day (April 3), Philip Stephens wrote in The Financial Times about constraining China but also restraining Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Is Japan a danger to the planet.
Since 1945, Japan has been as unwilling to use force as any other country on earth. Today, under the premiership of a so-called hawk, its passivity in the face of violations of its territorial waters puts Neville Chamberlin to shame. Its armed forces have highly restrictive rules of engagement. Japanese territorial claims on South Korea and Russia are polite toothless assertions of sovereignty. Tokyo has not materially increased its defense spending in decades. Japanese do not run amok in government-sponsored mobs against alleged enemies, such as foreign-owned stores, as is the case in China. A North Korean League even operates freely in the country.
Additionally, Japan is not a fully autonomous actor. It cannot initiate offensive military operations without American consent and support. Its response to an attack would be determined as much in Washington as in Tokyo.
So why are outsiders so worried about Japanese militarism?
First, there is the “sheep in wolf’s clothing” posture of the Abe Cabinet. In barely more than a year it has engaged in an endless stream of symbolic or verbal provocations: pilgrimages to Yasukuni, participation at Takeshima Day rites, Abe-appointed NHK governors denying wartime sexual slavery and the Nanjing Massacre, discussions about revisiting the Kono Statement, and a convoluted speech by Deputy Premier Taro Aso on learning from the Fuehrer.
Second, many Japanese politicians don’t know how the rest of the world thinks. A telling example was the prime minister giving a thumbs up from the cockpit of Japanese Air Self Defense jet with tail number 731. That prompted memories of Imperial Japanese Army Unit 731, which performed gruesome experiments on Chinese, other Asians, Russians and some Westerners (and whose leaders received a “get out of jail card” courtesy of the United States). Yet the premier either didn’t notice the markings or didn’t realize what the impact would be, and then failed to fire his entire advance team afterwards. The “731 photo-op” was not unique. Aso’s trip to Yasukuni just after attending the inauguration of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea was another.
Third, Japan has an excellent but minute corps of diplomats and bureaucrats who excel at interaction with foreigners. Beyond this, though, most of its officialdom, including many in the Foreign Ministry, have not received the necessary training to, as the American expression goes, “make friends and influence people” overseas. The root causes lie in the inward-looking education system. Unfortunately, the government is blind to the requirement to provide extensive multi-year “remedial education” to the graduates it hires to ensure they are capable of functioning in a non-Japanese setting.
Also, Japan’s is a “closed shop.” Most Japanese who grew up overseas or have a parent from another country end up working for foreign companies or governments. Those best suited for interacting between Japan and the world are lost to the Japanese state.
Fourth, most Japanese officials view outsiders who criticize the LDP as hostile to Japan as a nation, which is generally not true. During a recent session with a Japanese diplomat, I mentioned a Western journalist in Tokyo. This reporter, whom I would describe as an open-minded left-winger, is neither a supporter of historical revisionism nor of Koizumi-Takenaka economics. Anyone who cares to read his prose will also notice a deep empathy for the Japanese people, an outstanding knowledge of the country, and a passion for Japanese culture. My Japanese interlocutor, however, saw him as a foe.
As a result, these talented individuals who help develop an interest in Japan among younger generations are ostracized by the establishment. (I read with great interest this journalist’s reports when I was in college.) In the end, “Japan hands” who are trusted by the system are often those who are advocates for Japanese policies. They are frequently unwilling to tell their Japanese friends bad news, which contributes to Japanese misreading of the world beyond their shores.
Fifth, Japan as country under-invests in cultural and educational diplomacy. Japanese corporations funded Japan Studies programs during the bubble years, but that era is long gone. With some exceptions, wealthy Japanese contribute little in this field. As for the government itself, it is unwilling to make the necessary financial investments in programs that would foster a large cadre of Japanese who could function outside of the archipelago and make more foreigners aware of Japan.
Japan, like the United States and its allies, faces a challenge from a rising China. The extent to which the challenge is an actual threat is unknown, but it is only prudent to be prepared. In a prewar environment, and even in wartime itself, international propaganda (these days known as public diplomacy) is one of the arrows in the quivers of the belligerents. Unfortunately, this is an area where Japan, led by the proud grandson of a Minister of Munitions, practices unilateral disarmament worthy of Article 9 (the war-renouncing section of the Constitution).
MYK
First of all, one just needs to look at why Winston Churchill took power in England to replace Neville Chamberlain who was most famous for those useless words “Peace for our Time” rhetoric after appeasing Germany.
It’s the same reason why Shinzo Abe was elected as Prime Minister of Japan, the aggressive acts by a hegemonic China in this case.
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister thanks to the war started by the Nazis! Shinzo Abe became Prime Minister because of the ChiNazis! :)
fayefaye
Japan had an extremely bad track record of severe torture and genocide of Chinese and Korean civilians, and now, japan, because of the GREED, tries to claim the territories that belong to China and Korea respectively.
With the support of the greedy usa, Abe even deliberately irritated Chinese people by sitting in a jet written with a number 731. During the invasion, japan’s Unit 731 conducted the cold blooded human bio chem tests in northern China. The victims included Chinese, Koreans, Russians and Americans.
During the tests, victims were locked with chains, then, their bodies were cut open without applying anesthesia, to let the japanese doctors to observe how diseases had developed in live humans, in which, the disease had been injected earlier. The victims were forced to suffer from massive pains. After the tests, the victims were left to death. Remember how the Syrians have suffered from the bio chem attacks recently ?
A sheep could never have committed such cruelty that beyond people’s imagination. That is about their DNA. Japan is not a sheep but an evil massive killer and should be contained !
Do I need to talk about the Nanjing Massacre, huh !
Robert Dujarric
To fayefaye (by the way it would be nice if you identified yourself): Your comment “That is about their DNA” is exactly why Nazi “racial sciencists” would have said. There’s nothing wrong with Japanese DNA.
Exocet
Can we also talk about CCP’s atrocities as well, the 50million+ of their own people they have killed to maintain their corrupt empire. Kind of makes Imperial Japan’s 14million kind of small doesn’t it and Imperial japan is long gone but the CCP continues to rule with an iron fist and deny their own bloodier history.
You may like to talk about Imperial japan’s war crimes, but the CCP didn’t even need a war to commit their greater crimes. CCP propaganda and hypocrisy at it’s finest.
G Men
If you point out the war crimes of the Nazis to a German, the German won’t be offended at all. In fact he or she is probably more angry at the Nazis than you. But if you point out the war crimes of Imperial Japan to a Japanese, the Japanese took it personally. This is the problem. Japanese nowadays still identifies with Imperial Japan. They are proud of it. They wear the same kind of coat and tails costumes wore in imperial Japan in important events. Instead of viewing the period of imperialism as not the finest moment in Japanese history, they are fascinated by it and very proud of what their forefathers has accomplished.
Tom
The Germans were able to move on because Hitler killed himself. Thus, they could distance themselves from their own actions and blame everything on the Nazis.
The Italians not only killed Mussolini themselves, but voted out the monarchy after the War. It didn’t matter that the King was just a figurehead. The House of Savoy was finished.
Japan came out of World War II with Hirohito still alive, and still emperor. That’s the main problem. Because they kept Hirohito, Japan could not make a clean break from its past.
Bill Chan
This is a rare objective study of Japan by a Westerner, especially one in Japan, that should benefit Japanese readers in taking a broader view of their own country if they want their country to advance in the world.
Fayefaye
I have no idea why you said this article is objective. Apparently, this article is written with a motive to brainwash people to believe that japan is a sheep.
Bankotsu
What about U.S.?
U.S. public also lives in a fictional bubble world where U.S is some kind of good guy. This is total nonsense to the rest of the world. If U.S. continues to reject facts and cling on to their bubble world, I am afraid there will be more trouble.
Evan
For Japan, clash against Korea, China and Taiwan is merely the means to archive the ultimate goal, freeing itself from US occupation. It is widely believed that Japan is the victim of US aggression during WWII, the US made up Japanese war crime stories to cover up its own war crime against Japanese people. The US occupation force has done nothing but getting drunk and raping Japanese women and boys since the 40s. The conservatives want to stir up the public and kick the US out of Japan for good. The US need to handle the development the extreme care. If kicked out Japan, the access to western pacific and eastern Asia will be lost. No doubt, a strategic defeat to the US.
Bankotsu
That is the mind set of a certain section of the Japanese ultra right wing. Their ultimate goal is to revive Japan as great power and seek revenge against U.S. for nuclear and firebombing of Japan.
Socrates
What US did to Japanese is just 1% of what Japanese Army did to all Asian people during WWII and to Korean during its 30 years occupation and rule.
Japanese , Chinese are birds of the same feathers as both of them think that they are superior to all other races(ethnics).Chinese assume China is the Center of Universe and Japan assume that they are children of the God of Sun ( as the sun lights the earth).
Korean and some Japanese in some regions of Japan also originate from North Western China .Therefore, they inherit the same cruelty nature.
Let read Vietnamese history during 1,000 years Chinese Emperial rules and several brutal invasions, occupations and short rules after Viet Nam declared Independent in 986 AD.
Truth
This sounds like an articles found in Chinese or Korean newspapers.
Chika Kamiya
Indeed.
Unit 731 is a hospital unit which studied infection disease. It is a myth that it scattered viruses in Beijing. Hold on. There were many Japanese expats there, too. How could it do so? This is not a memory but a story.
Nanjing Massacre, the world believed but the world does not know the incident happened three times in Najing, and two of them involved Japanese who were killed by Chinese, and the last one was after WWII.
James Scarlet
Well, well, while I don’t care about China approach in Southeast Asia, Japan is another matter altogether, look at this patriot and fascist Nippon. Its a folly to convince ourselves that most Japan are sheep in wolf’s clothing but rather rabid and sick wolves in sheep’s clothing.
For your information, kindly look to reliable, not crazy and conspiratorial theory that rampant in Japan right now, indeed information that most in the world believed credible.
For Unit 731: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731
For Nanjing Massacre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre
Cheers fascist. What, are you want another 大東亜共栄圏?
Robertdujarric
Dear Kamiya-san: How fascinating to learn that Unit 731 was a hospital. Was it sponsored by Dr. Mengele?
TDog
And I’m sure you’re such an expert on such matters because you make it your duty to read all the Chinese and Korean papers, right?
Or did you mean to say, “Sounds like what I think is in a Chinese and Korean newspaper.”
truth matters
nailed it!
Edward
There is a GIANT trust gap with Japan in Asia. Germany had a similar trust gap in Europe, but through active efforts over seven decades finally overcame it. Too many Westerners and Japanese do not understand the similar situations. This will lead to a hot war at worse and a cold war at best.
Brett
Not in the Philippines..
Rob
The Filipinos are always a different kind of Asians. In terms cultural affinities and temperament, the Filipinos are the odd man out in the region.
The Thais, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Malaysians, Indonesians, Chinese, Koreans and Japanese may not like each other, but at least they share certain behavioral characteristics that makes them Asian. Not so for the Filipinos. The Asians may not agree on anything but at least they can all agree that the Filipinos are very different.
Little Helmsman
Japan defense spending is still just 1% of its GDP so any notion that Abe is a ultra right wing nut is purely from the imagination of Chinese communist rulers. Their efforts to de-legitimize an democratically elected leader of a sovereign country is kinda amateurish as their efforts to flood these boards with wu mao 50 cent comments. Abe and LDP can always be voted out of office while China’s CCP is set for life if it can keep the security forces loyal to the red regime instead of the country or people of China.
OGF
You’re kidding, right? You think Japan’s militaristic behavior is a problem?
How about China’s militarism, claiming islands that do not belong to them, repeating history that Imperial Japan enacted before WWII? China is the problem, saber rattling and abusing history to attain revenge on the Japanese for crimes in the 20th century, which by the way they have already paid for.
Abe would be a fool if he didn’t beef up the military.
Rob
It is Japan that are claiming islands that do not belong to them. Japan is claiming Russian islands that do not belong to them, claiming Korean islands that do not belong to them, claiming Chinese islands that do not belong to them. I see a pattern there.
Sfphoto
The problem with Abe is not that he is a sheep in wolf’s clothing but that he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Not only does Abe believe in his grandfather’s wartime propaganda, he wants to revoke Article 9 while simultaneously visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, the sacred symbol of Imperial Shintoism which gave birth to Japanese Militarism.
A11sfair
China is on the rise. Chinese are everywhere, in every university in the U.S. and elsewhere, learning the lay of the land, seeking business opportunities. Countries on the decline, such as Japan (and some include the U.S.), are obviously uneasy and feel threatened economically and militarily. But it would be better to compete peacefully by learning China’s language, customs and successfully exporting to China.
JonathanK
We have a saying in English based on centuries of experience, “Pride goeth before the fall.”
Have a look at why nobody wants to invest in Chinese equities or bonds…. the fad is passed, but you’re still here trying to push it.
John
Your comment is not worth of 50 centers, full of contradictions. US is in decline? the other way around. We are witnessing Chinese try to escape China and move to US en mass in any possible ways, investment visa, student visa, birth visa and illegal ways. Perhaps, you are one of them.
Emmanuel
@John
What a tired argument: “we are witnessing Chinese try to escape China and move to the Us en mass…”, othe variants being “We are witnessing Russians and so and so trying to move in the US en mass…bla bla bla”. The Swiss could say “we are witnessing hords of Americans renouncing their citizenship and moving en mass to Switzerland…”.In a globalized world people move and travel. Only insular cultures -Japan is one of them- are slow to adapt and resist interaction with others ( see the current state of international migrations). There are indisputable facts: China is on the rise and without being in a downwards spiral the US is less influental and relatively les wealthy than it was in the 1990s when it had that unipolar moment of unchecked dominance in world affairs…
Me
Emmanuel,
The Asians ARE coming to the U.S. any which way they can. I’ve met Asians who had opportunities in the US that we’re kind of denied (thanks to the Boomer utopia) and having anchor babies on Greencards they got through an employer, coming here as seniors to get disability checks, etc.
I am Asian American. I see it everyday.
Up Periscope
And why would it be that patriating to another country- most often the U.S.-ranks so high on the wish list of most Chinese that have experienced the privilege to peer outside its boundaries?
Bankotsu
“Second, many Japanese politicians don’t know how the rest of the world thinks.”
Same goes for U.S. politicians. They don’t know or comprehend how the rest of the world views U.S.
Global poll: U.S. is regarded as greatest threat to peace
http://digitaljournal.com/news/world/global-poll-finds-that-us-is-regarded-as-greatest-threat-to-peace/article/364984
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