Comments on: The Asian century? http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/ Japan from the inside out Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tomojiro http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9745 tomojiro Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:47:13 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9745 Aceface Sorry,my bad. Aceface

Sorry,my bad.

]]> By: Aceface http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9744 Aceface Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:30:06 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9744 Tomojiro; That is a quote from Deutch Welle. Tomojiro;

That is a quote from Deutch Welle.

]]> By: tomojiro http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9741 tomojiro Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:21:34 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9741 "Heh,Now why would “developing nations”want to “block”Japan and not Germany which is also a member of G8." I guess that it would be rather Chinese influence than Korea. “Heh,Now why would “developing nations”want to “block”Japan and not Germany which is also a member of G8.”

I guess that it would be rather Chinese influence than Korea.

]]> By: bender http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9740 bender Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:11:15 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9740 <em>I think it’s a wise statecraft</em> Personally, I can't help but smell the aroma of ethnocentric fanaticism going on there...I hope I'm wrong. I think it’s a wise statecraft

Personally, I can’t help but smell the aroma of ethnocentric fanaticism going on there…I hope I’m wrong.

]]> By: Aceface http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9737 Aceface Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:53:29 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9737 "Within the General Assembly, diplomats say Germany faces the least opposition, while Muslim nations are expected to organize against India and developing nations are believed to want to block Japan's aspirations." Heh,Now why would "developing nations"want to "block"Japan and not Germany which is also a member of G8. Tell you what I wasn't "in"with Japan's bid for the security councils anyway.For simply we won't get a veto.Even if we could get the seat and a veto along with the others,that will be the end of the security council as working body. Korea will block Japan no matter what.and this isn't logics.They are not afraid of Japan as any potential threat to their security,it's just because it is Japan that gets the seat and not Korea.They may challenge Japan's status after the reunification for being,say sub permanent member or whatever. We should apologize to the Koreans for the past for we did lots of wrong doings.But many including myself think that will not change the nature of the relationship nor Koreans want to change it. Korea's diplomatic objective is becoming stalking horse of Japan and by doing so ,they could achieve an exaggerated importance in the eyes of others.And at the same time,Korea can balance the other regional powers amd exploit some points from the differences of these nations policies.By no means I'm blaming Korea.I think it's a wise statecraft.But Tokyo believing Japan-Korea partnership is pretty much reminds me of that story of the frog and scorpion crossing the river. “Within the General Assembly, diplomats say Germany faces the least opposition, while Muslim nations are expected to organize against India and developing nations are believed to want to block Japan’s aspirations.”

Heh,Now why would “developing nations”want to “block”Japan and not Germany which is also a member of G8.

Tell you what I wasn’t “in”with Japan’s bid for the security councils anyway.For simply we won’t get a veto.Even if we could get the seat and a veto along with the others,that will be the end of the security council as working body.

Korea will block Japan no matter what.and this isn’t logics.They are not afraid of Japan as any potential threat to their security,it’s just because it is Japan that gets the seat and not Korea.They may challenge Japan’s status after the reunification for being,say sub permanent member or whatever.

We should apologize to the Koreans for the past for we did lots of wrong doings.But many including myself think that will not change the nature of the relationship nor Koreans want to change it.
Korea’s diplomatic objective is becoming stalking horse of Japan and by doing so ,they could achieve an exaggerated importance in the eyes of others.And at the same time,Korea can balance the other regional powers amd exploit some points from the differences of these nations policies.By no means I’m blaming Korea.I think it’s a wise statecraft.But Tokyo believing Japan-Korea partnership is pretty much reminds me of that story of the frog and scorpion crossing the river.

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9731 ampontan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:35:08 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9731 Poor babies. They get it wrong about Germany nothing to do with the war (or that war, anyway): http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1609353,00.html I imagine the amount of financial contributions has more than a little to do with it: (2006) United States (22%) Japan (19.47%) Germany (8.66%) United Kingdom (6.13%) France (6.03%) Italy (4.89%) Canada (2.81%) Spain (2.52%) China (2.05%) Guess South Korea didn't make the cut. The Korean position is all about spite and nothing else. Poor babies.

They get it wrong about Germany nothing to do with the war (or that war, anyway):

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1609353,00.html

I imagine the amount of financial contributions has more than a little to do with it:

(2006)
United States (22%)
Japan (19.47%)
Germany (8.66%)
United Kingdom (6.13%)
France (6.03%)
Italy (4.89%)
Canada (2.81%)
Spain (2.52%)
China (2.05%)

Guess South Korea didn’t make the cut.

The Korean position is all about spite and nothing else.

]]> By: Aceface http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9730 Aceface Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:20:32 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9730 http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200709/200709270029.html http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200709/200709270029.html

]]> By: Left Flank » That Old Kaplan Magic http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9618 Left Flank » That Old Kaplan Magic Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:57:02 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9618 [...] Robert D. Kaplan engages in prognostication based on current selective trends, to conclude that the “…ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war has been to hasten the arrival of the Asian Century.” His meters are economics and militarization, but he leaves out politics. [...] [...] Robert D. Kaplan engages in prognostication based on current selective trends, to conclude that the “…ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war has been to hasten the arrival of the Asian Century.” His meters are economics and militarization, but he leaves out politics. [...]

]]> By: ponta http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9609 ponta Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:39:50 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9609 <blockquote>I hear Lee has already addressed that Japan has never made up for its past.</blockquote> http://honyaku.yahoofs.jp/url_result?ctw_=sT,eCR-KJ,bT,hT,uaHR0cDovL3d3dy5jYnMuY28ua3Ivbm9jdXQvc2hvdy5hc3A/aWR4PTYxMzA1MQ==,qlang=ja|for=0|sp=-5|fs=100%|fb=0|fi=0|fc=FF0000|db=T|eid=CR-EJ,ke87f3c8884331b98566a75b95a510e4e,t20070924023605, I hope a new Korean president will be future-oriented.

I hear Lee has already addressed that Japan has never made up for its past.

http://honyaku.yahoofs.jp/url_result?ctw_=sT,eCR-KJ,bT,hT,uaHR0cDovL3d3dy5jYnMuY28ua3Ivbm9jdXQvc2hvdy5hc3A/aWR4PTYxMzA1MQ==,qlang=ja|for=0|sp=-5|fs=100%|fb=0|fi=0|fc=FF0000|db=T|eid=CR-EJ,ke87f3c8884331b98566a75b95a510e4e,t20070924023605,

I hope a new Korean president will be future-oriented.

]]> By: bender http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9599 bender Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:10:28 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-asian-century/#comment-9599 <em>If Lee is elected I think it would serve Japan’s leadership well to really try to improve the relationship with Korea from the get go.</em> On the contrary, I hear Lee has already addressed that Japan has never made up for its past. And I personally see Korea's economic prosperity to be declining- another round of Japan-bashing is to be expected. If Lee is elected I think it would serve Japan’s leadership well to really try to improve the relationship with Korea from the get go.

On the contrary, I hear Lee has already addressed that Japan has never made up for its past. And I personally see Korea’s economic prosperity to be declining- another round of Japan-bashing is to be expected.

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