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apecNetworks
To Klein2,
"....but he has got something going for him. Don't know what it is. I think it is fate... destiny.... or something like that."
What he is going to get is 2-4 military bases in the Northern Territories. Fate and destiny will show him the door, w/ the LDP and at least 60 DPJ lawmakers making sure he gets a nice parting gift for his efforts.
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I cannot go into details, but I will say this. Those in the DPJ Party w/ influence, including SecGen Okada, that they will regret not pushing PM Kan out of office after they retire. At present, the problems can still be resolved, but not after this year. May 1, 2011. These are not problems Japan needs.
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To Taj,
I have already addressed your question in another post. A backroom compromise w/ the LDP for the "Grand Coalition", a PM acceptable to both parties who has the ability to coordinate all major sectors in Japan on reconstruction. On May 1, 2011, PM Kan should step down, and someone can serve as Interim PM until elections are held. The reconstruction can be handled by others as a new PM is selected. Options are open as to method so chosen by the two parties.
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apecNetworks
Addendum:
A cultural analogy would be an election for a Union Pres. in the US. The winning candidate won by currying favor with all voters, but when put in office, the person filled all important positions w/ only the person's closest allies and friends. The policies reflect not the Union, but of the person's personal group. This is what former PM Hatoyama is debating.
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To Smithinjapan,
Yeah, I agree. PM Kan needs time, so wait until May 1, 2011, then he can resign for the good of DPJ. Japan needs someone, anyone else but PM Kan. If he stays in, he is in a situation of changing Article 9, putting JSDF on alert, and endangering Japan's standing in the region. He is not overseeing the Crisis because he is strong, but as a default figure. He was being shown the door prior the Crisis. Furthermore, he can't debate former PM Hatoyama head on, because everyone in the Diet knows that PM Kan betrayed the Party and some who voted for him by not sharing power. One can betray the opposition and maybe survive, but not one's own powerbase.
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apecNetworks
There are times I think there are people here who wants an inept PM in Japan. PM Kan is a disaster in Japan's Foreign Policy, and only overseeing the Earthquake/Tsunami/Reactor Crisis by default - he has very weak standing in the Diet where all major decisions on Reconstruction will be decided. I do understand the situation, but PM Kan should go... but thanked for leaving. A nice parting gift should be procured.
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It is going to be bad for Japan if he isn't removed from office soon. PM Kan and former FM Maehara have forsaken the Northern Territories to possible military bases. There are other things coming up, so now is a good time to give the guy a thankful goodbye.
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apecNetworks
"People who just seek a chance to get promoted themselves will not succeed. I think Kan will stay on."
It is possible that this disaster may save PM Kan, but Japanese voters should remember what PM Kan's Foreign Policy looked like prior to the Earthquake - serious lack of understanding. 20% voter approval ratings.
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apecNetworks
There will be a lot of dancing for the next 18 months, but the music stopped around 2004.
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apecNetworks
"lovejapan21 at 09:01 AM JST - 25th April
Yes. on another note, how did koizumi do it??"
Former PM Koizumi was what PM Kan isn't.
Posted in: Prime Minister Naoto Kan is facing calls from both within his party and from opposition parties to resign. Do you think his days are numbered?
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apecNetworks
Pretty simple....if and when the discussion turns to QE3 in the 2nd half of this year, pick up and read former Prof. Chalmers Johnson's Trilogy. Lotsa smoke and mirrors thusfar.
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apecNetworks
Correction:
"TEPCO will probably FARE better than FEMA did after the Katrina Disaster."
"Its gotta happen, if it doesnt Japan just continues its downward slide!"
The downward slide involves more than Japan. It is a reflection of what is happening to others, but this is hush-hush.
Posted in: Once the nuclear crisis is brought under control, should TEPCO executives face criminal charges at some point in the future?
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To GW,
There is more going on than what is reported. There are groups that do need Japan, Inc. myth destroyed since the early 1990's. In some ways, the that policy has institutionalized itself. Been exposed to info.
TEPCO will probably fair better than FEMA did after the Katrina Disaster.
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To YuriOtani,
"No home, no job and no hope and please tell me again everything possible is being done."
Step back, and think about that statement. The whole area is devastated, lotsa jobs to rebuild, new, modern businesses, etc.... That area could be redone to state of the art levels if the right person takes leadership.
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apecNetworks
Correction:
"It was a waiting game until the power was restored to the Control Rooms so that actual evaluation of TEPCO President's quality of management could be ASSESSED."
Posted in: Once the nuclear crisis is brought under control, should TEPCO executives face criminal charges at some point in the future?
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apecNetworks
DISCLAIMER: Japanese management system is unlike other companies.
My perspective would be different, since I have studied Japanese Corporate Management. That said, TEPCO is a very well run company b/c I knew what would happen almost as soon as the Tsunami inundated the nuclear reactors. It was a waiting game until the power was restored to the Control Rooms so that actual evaluation of TEPCO President's quality of management could be accessed. Ideally, I knew if TEPCO was well managed, the outcome would be positive. TEPCO was/is well run by analyzing the progression records AFTER TEPCO personnel re-entered the Control Rooms. Legal claims may be issued due to other matters, but TEPCO did do what I expected of a well run Japanese Corporation.
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apecNetworks
I can't see how one can separate the quake from the Tsunami. It is b/c the quake was 9.0 Mag that caused the severity of the Tsunami, which was strong enough to reach and inundate the reactors. However, the actual Mag hitting the reactors were under 9.0 Mag. Devil is in the details.
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apecNetworks
I find it amazing that I can actually "see" solutions sooooooo easily because I researched coastal developments off Japan. A person w/ little or no background in this crisis would be stymied. Perspective on the crisis is very much dependent on prior knowledge/experience of the various aspects of the crisis. The present crisis is only a subset of what I studied.
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herefornow at 02:42 PM JST - 18th April
apec -- could you remove the rose-colored glasses TEPCO gave you for just a minute? The fact that large radiation emissions are still a distinct possibility, and the leakage to the ocean is continuing, says this thing is far from a certain outcome. Because, as you know, the cooling method currently being employed -- dumping water -- is causing its own problems. Congratulate TEPCO when and if the actual cooling systems are restored."
I never said it was a done deal, but TEPCO is developing the situation as I guessed - no disappointments. The personnel in the Control Rooms are working around the clock, w/ the problems systematically downgraded as time passes. In these kinds of crises, set back do happen, but the overall progression graph has the indicator heading down, w/ a cold shutdown as an anticipated endpoint. As far as the radiation in the water, I have already formulated the solution here on JT, and TEPCO should be doing so in the near future. Soil contamination and the evacuees are problems yet to be resolved.
All in all, the situation is improving.
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apecNetworks
"AdamB at 02:01 PM JST - 18th April
apecNetworks,
Why was this unprecedented?"
What earthquake/tsunami damaged reactor would be the precedent?
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