Thursday February 16, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

G-20 leaders make economic pledges

World Sep. 26, 2009 - 04:01AM JST ( 2 )

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

0

rajakumarSep. 26, 2009 - 10:51PM JST

Vision 2020 for G20, preventing global torture from mad offices of financing around the world.
0

mushroomcloudSep. 28, 2009 - 12:01AM JST

'They made themselves the lead group for tackling international economic issues in the future, eclipsing the older, Western-dominated Group of Eight.'

The implications for Japan on having the G-8 replaced by the G-20 as the lead in tackling global economic issues is huge. Japan, along with the other members of the G-8, now see their power diluted by a much larger organization. But 4 members of the G-8 are also members of the UNSC, so their global decision making on security matters remains unbroken. But what about Japan? Not being on the UNSC, and being lumped in the expanded G-20 is a double wammy for Japan.

It is crystal clear that Japan's voice on all matters of global reach have been reduced even further.