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    Zenpun

    Yubaru

    This definition does not fit what was occurring in the Ryukyu Islands at the time.

    I guess you have been born at that time. Pls be informative about the definition existed at that time. Both in native Ryukyuan and English.

    China to have any legitimate claim on the Ryukyu Kingdom, both must revert to their former status.

    I did not see any single word about China is legitimately claiming the Ryuku Kingdom in that article. Pls read all my posts, I mentioned as Ryuku was an independent kingdom from 15th to 19th century. Therefore your debate about paying tribute to Edo was not solid debate. Big brother bullied small brother and used to ask ransom.

    The subsequent invasion took place in 1609. King Shō Nei was taken as prisoner to the Satsuma domain and later to Edo. However he was released later and Ryukyu Kingdom regained a degree of autonomy. Japan was not unified as today. Again I have to post Ryuku was not a part of Japan in 15th century.

    I am not a pro Japan or China debater. None of nations losing territory is not my concern. I will not cry for their respective shrinking map.

    Posted in: Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan

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    Zenpun

    YubaruMay. 17, 2013 - 05:12PM JST

    You posted as

    Ryukyu islands were a vassal state of Satsuma since 1609,

    In fact

    The Ryukyu Kingdom (Japanese: 琉球王国 Ryūkyū Ōkoku; Ryukyuan: 琉球國)historical English name: Lewchew, Luchu) was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century.

    Vassal state means a state with varying degrees of independence in its internal affairs but dominated by another state in its foreign affairs and potentially wholly subject to the dominating state

    Therefore Ryuku was not physically or morally belong to Japan in 1609 as you mentioned. Foreign and defense affair, it was a big brother Japan domination. Not a state affair.

    but whatever, still won't change the fact that Okinawa is a part of Japan and will continue to be.

    In theory, Okinawa belongs to Japan. Reality is it belongs to US base. Nothing will last forever! Look at Scotland and Ireland republic. How far they have come through struggle? South has to rise again for their pride, dignity and honor.

    China can go cry about it somewhere else.

    Individual opinion does not reflect the Government standing. The fact that PRC and ROC ships come and go as they please since 1960s. Abe is the one crying loudly about his touch stand. However he was a PM before and nothing new about his hawkish stand. Life goes on!

    Posted in: Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan

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    Zenpun

    Yubaru May. 17, 2013 - 01:16PM JST

    How much of the history do you know?

    What history are you talking about?

    In 1477 The third king, Shō Shin, ascends to the throne. It was called as Golden age of the kingdom of Ryuku. In 1609 (April 5) daimyo (Lord) of Satsuma in southern Kyūshū conquers the kingdom. King of Ryukyu becomes a Japanese vassal state. It was not the beginning of colonization as you mentioned. The real occupation of Ryuku was implemented by expansionist emperor Meiji. Before Meiji restoration, Ryuku was free as bird.

    Real colonization was started from 1429. In 1429, Chūzan occupies Shimajiri Osato gusuku, capital of Nanzan, unifying Okinawa Island. Shō Hashi establishes the Kingdom of Ryukyu, ruling as king with his capital at Shuri (now part of modern-day Naha).

    Senkaku was never part of Ryuku as pro Japan die hard posters debated. Smaller Islands of Ryuku was started annexed since 1872. Largest Island of Ryuku was annexed in 1879. Senkaku became part of Ryuku since 1895. If Senkaku was part of Ryuku chain, Why was many years gap between 1879 to 1895? The answer can be found on

    http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2012/09/senkaku-island-dispute/

    Scotland will make referendum in 2014 for their destiny. It is enviable for Ryuku native too. The course of Okinawa belong to residents of Okinawa. Not a J government or US government or foreign expats.

    Posted in: Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan

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    Zenpun

    Japan has own those islands for a long time

    Since 1895. In theory, Japan is a landlord of Okinawa.

    why does the Chinese government still dispute them?

    Because they want to show that territory issue can not settle with backroom deal. Abe used to talk touch and intimidation. However he did not use force so far. He understand that if he use force, he has to win absolutely. If he lose, he will lose more Islands.

    China doesn't have enough evidences to prove that it deserves to own Senkakus.

    So am Japan. Japan is frustrated landlord who is impotent to make commercial gain from Senkaku.

    Posted in: Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan

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    Kobuta Chan

    I guess you got paid for potraying Mongul invasion of Burma as Ancient China invasion to Burma. It has nothing to do with ancient China. It was byself colonised and conquered by Monguls.

    In fact Burma was very aggressive for invading and bullying of Siam. Ayodaya has still have Buddha statue heads cut by Burmese soliders. Burma tried to conquer Siam many times. Like mongul they suffered cruel fate and withdrew with massive loss.

    History has showed Burma is fair weather friend who has never honour the debt obligation. Currently Burma is sweet to Japan because outstanding loans have been written off. However Japan can not bail out Burma unperfoming loans all the time. Besides that China helped to build Burma infrastruture projects and gave many development aids during western sanctions. It has never appreciated the help from both Japan and China.

    No wonder Burma is still backward and corrupted like Africa.

    Posted in: Japan has never had smooth ties with China: Aso

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    bfg4987

    Time will tell who will be the ones saying "I told you so."

    Japan was already told by Economists in 1990. Within a few yrs, it will be told again. One factor is demographic. Working population is shrinking. Due to touch time, even some part of working age population are underemployed and unemployed.

    One factor is Japanese economy has matured. Getting decent growth is not easy. For reviving good old days, need new and fresh idea and attractive products. So far many J famous brands are swimmng in the red sea known as losing market share and over manufaturing of inventories.

    One factor is government spent too much on defense and infrastuture. Defense is unprofitable. Infrastruture is profitable however it will take many years to recover the capital. It will not make decent return overnight.

    Another silly mistake is Japan wrote off many bad loans of developing nations such as Myanmar. Those loans are not charities. However Japan wasted a lot of development loans for diplomatic and strategic interest. Japan did not gain any cent from infrastructure projects of those corrupted nations. It has no concern about commerical return and bank liquidity.

    Almost empty banks can not write off bad loans for a long term. J households can not bail out government waste and misadventure. Japan have to concern more about own finance is in order instead of others.

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    Posted in: 'Abenomics' detractors brace for 'I told you so' moment

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    Paulinusa

    The fact that people are pleased and in a festive mood seems to prove this policy won’t work,” the veteran policymaker told Reuters in a recent interview."

    People in festive mood means, consumers are over confident about the economic growth will last forever. They will take more risks and more debt. Government spending will pump the jobs and business oppourtinies. However pumping growth will make more and more debt. Government can not print or pump the money forever. When the growth is peaked, there will be another bubble of 1990.

    What kind of logic is this?

    The logic is real growth come from competitiveness and innovation. Another word is high quality is export. The root cause of pro long J recession were bubble of real estate and stock market. That two sectors made speculation and short term boom. However they were the wreckers of economy and fortune.

    Posted in: 'Abenomics' detractors brace for 'I told you so' moment

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    Zenpun

    Avoid war by preparing for it

    How long and how much resources required for preparation? Back in 1980s, Soviet Union got broke due to unlimited spending for preparation. It needs to beg for charity for surviving. It has been disintegrated. Although US is not bad like Soviet now, debt ceiling has to raise for every year. Will Japan foot the bill for necessay preparation?

    Congress is getting sick of ever rising debt. Many unemployed Americans are depening on food vouchers. Homelessness and hunger is part of daily lives. Uncomfortable truth is US is too broke for preparing another war. Irag war alone has costed more than a billion per week. Mr Dempsey logic is out of touch with the reality.

    Avoid war by cutting more and more of defense budget. Mr Demsey paycheck should be smaller too.

    Posted in: Dempsey tells U.S. troops in Japan: Avoid war by preparing for it

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    Zenpun

    When you live in the past you do not have a future

    Unpleasant past is distant memory for Japan today. Visiting Yasukuni means some Gentlemen in Japan are very fond of revisiting the good old glorious days of their forefathers . They are the ones can not distant with the history.

    Posted in: Sending a message

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    Shimazaki San

    That's the question, and for those who complain that Japan is using the science clause as a shield to conduct commercial whaling ... well, this would suggest at least a very limited whaling program is sustainable, wouldn't it?

    You might come from another planet. In the perfect world everything is sustainable because of limited whaling or scientific research. However many species of marine are more at risk than before due to the environmental damage. Another factor is rising temperature of sea and unlimited consumption.

    I do not blame Aussie for their grave concern. They have natural wonder of Great Barrier Reef. Even it is questionable for how long it can survive from cruel reality.

    Posted in: Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at U.N. world court

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    Zenpun

    The answer is. Well China Would not like a Nuclear War next door , Due to its proximity for Radioactive fall out.

    Not only China, Japan and South Korea will get castrophe due to its proximity of radioactive fall out. If NK is nuked, the lifehood of Tokyo residents getting the Cancer is extremely high.

    Posted in: Germany gives Japan its backing as N Korea tensions rise

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    Zenpun

    Nearly all the debt service payments go back to Japanese institutions, including the treasury and our pension funds, and into investors' bank accounts. What's so "unbearable" about that?

    The question is Japanese institutions, treasury funds or pension funds are profitable or not! Business needs the finance of individual savings to generate the regular cash flow of return for investment. Bailing out the loss making organization will not always happy ending.

    Doctor will amputate the cancerous part of patient when it is necessary. Loss making business or pension or treasury fund have to consider whether they are worthy for keep taking more risks. Strong will survive like Apple and Samsung. Weak will have to restructure if it it possible. If not they should surrender the loss making business.

    It is unbearable about Business and Government still want to invest in loss making sector such as TV and infrastructure projects. Projects are for very long term for getting back initial investments. They needs new products and fresh idea for making profits and real return for investors.

    Singapore Changi airport was a wise and sound investment. It has generated steady and strong cash flow as being the travelers hub. However not all other airports are profitable like Changi.

    http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2013/01/the-setting-sun-japans-forgotten-debt-problems/

    The good old days of easy money are over now. Investors need some confidence about the worst case scenario.

    Where both camps agree is that Cyprus’s crisis will deal a fresh blow to confidence and further delay the euro zone’s recovery.

    Posted in: Expectations high for radical policy shift from new BOJ chief

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    Zenpun

    Taiwan is smallest claiming nation. Among the chillies, smallest one is the hottest. It can not be under estimated.

    Posted in: Taiwan adds new ships to patrol disputed islands

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    Zenpun

    Japan has many horrific crimes for killing family members such as starving kids and chopping, stabbing and burning parents. How sick and babaric is the today society?

    The kids were starved and dehydrated with lingering death. How cruel and inhumane? In theory , She may be sentenced with 30yrs. In the reality, She may be released within ten yrs with good behaviour bond. Who knows she may have another kids with new boyfriend again!

    There may be another possible nightmare if she will be released earlier. She should be hanged instead of pampering or rehabilitating in the prision.

    Posted in: Mother gets 30 years for letting 2 kids starve to death

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    Zenpun

    Correction of my last sentence is "tribunal state of Qing dyansty until 1879 instead of 1895. There is no doubt that Okinawa will be more prosperous and peaceful under S Korea or Taiwan or PRC instead of puppet of US known as the land of setting Sun or Nippon.

    Posted in: Gov't submits Futenma base relocation plan to Okinawa

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    BertieWooster San and Yuri

    South has to rise again for sake of their dignity, economy and human rights. Otherwise, they will be permanent second class in their own land. It was an independent kingdom before. It has to fight for independence again.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyuindependencemovement

    SmithJapan

    Okinawa or Ryuku people love to eat pork like Red Chinese. Who cares about what other poster think or insult them? They have rights to choose their preferred masters or their own destiny. Ryuku kingdom was tribunal state of Qing dynasty until 1895.

    Posted in: Gov't submits Futenma base relocation plan to Okinawa

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    Zenpun

    Those young criminals will be rewarded with celebrities status and becoming role models for other teens. The consequence is many innocent parents will face the nightmare of chopping off alive by their lunatic kids. For that cruel kids, parents are silence of the lamb for their laboratory experiments.

    Sadly, Japan is the land of Psychotic murderers and Butchers of parents and family members. Traditional old fashioned family value have lost.

    Posted in: 19-yr-old who dismembered mother wanted to know more about dissection

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    Zenpun

    Scientists believe the seabed contains about 6.8 million tons of the materials, the equivalent of 220 to 230 years worth of rare earths used in Japan.

    After digging rare earth on the very deep Pacific Sea Bed, Will Japan survive another 220 to 230 years? Japan is the land of volcanic chain even under Ocean. Digging from the 5,800 meters below the waves is another Kamikaze pilot mission. It will create more sesimographic activities. More earthquakes and Tsunamis will come.

    The worst case scenario is according the movie "Submersion of Japan".

    Environmentally it will rape the marine lives and pacific ocean if something goes wrong for digging. Japanese have to say Sayonaya to their beloved fish.

    Yomiuri Shimbun said there had been no successful commercial mining below 5,000 meters.

    The dept is 5800 meters. Scientific exploration for a few samples and commercial off shore mining are entirely different story. Tidel wave and calmness of Ocean is extremely critical for success.

    Posted in: Rich rare earth deposits found on seabed

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    CrisGenSan

    China is a new player learning the new world order and they may be strong and large but they are immature in their actions.

    I agree China is immature and so undiplomatic for territory dispute. However old player US can not pretend as it is a Saintly responsible police for helping world order. According her Geo politic interest, It has destroyed livehoods and of many innocent people. There are endless cycle of violence and bloodsheds in the middle east. Arab spring is also another brain child of transforming medival middle east becoming western style. Vietnam, Afgan, Irag and other intervention are unpleasant tragedies.

    When US pampered Israel bullying and buthering neighbors, it has been shielded as international condemination.

    There is no justification about wiping out one terrorist required for slauthering hundreds of Childern.

    Obama may be less exposed to negative publicity than Bush. He is another murderer of babies and poor and remote villiagers. Sadly US has not grown up since Vietnam war.

    Posted in: China's new diplomats signal thaw with Japan, keeping U.S. at bay

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    Zenpun

    NK has no Air craft carrier or Sub Marine. Even they buy them urgently, they have no skilled people to handle them. Physically they will not send navy or planes to Guam or Okinawa because it cost them precious fuel and time. Their weapons are missiles and computer Viruses. only

    First Lady of US bank statement may be exposed in Web by NK cyber warriors. They can not be underestimated as peasants.

    Posted in: N Korea threatens U.S. bases in Japan, Guam

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