« Back To Politics Top

print

Japan vows to reverse ODA slump as G-8 kicks off development conference

Saturday 05th April, 12:16 PM JST

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

4 Comments

  • mushroomcloud at 11:39 PM JST - 5th April

    'In a bid to flex its languishing diplomatic muscle, Japan also plans to propose a new cooperative framework...'

    Besides ODA, another way japan can flex it's languishing diplomatic muscle is to end it's and over the top obedience to the United States.

    That way japan will not be seen as subservient to whatever America says and does. It is time for japan to end it's subordinate status and start acting like an independent nation.

  • Kwaabish at 02:29 AM JST - 6th April

    Just be a little smarter with the ODA's. NO need to give it to countries who don't reciprocate its appreciation, or in tur, use it as their ODA's to other countries while still stating that they are a "developing country".

  • some14some at 06:24 AM JST - 6th April

    Keep aside FM's diplomatic draft, ODA is likely to go further down..."O" stands for 'Own' not 'Overseas' anymore !

  • fireant at 08:38 PM JST - 8th April

    Since Komura's in charge of ODA expenditures, instead of 'vowing' to bring it back to it's pre-2007 level, why doesn't he just do it? Or has he been instructed to spend it only on land-locked countries that agree to vote for a repeal of the ban on whaling? And did he 'vow' to bring it up because the world needs more assistance or because Japan's rank fell to its lowest level since 1972 - pre-bubble?

    Also:

    restore repeated promises

    Does this mean they are going to repeat the repeated promises that they have stopped repeating?

Register or login to add a comment!