JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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mushroomcloud
I agree with shinjukuboy.
Even though China has replaced Japan as the No.2 economy, the relationship can be complementary. After all, China is the only nation that pulled the world out of the most recent financial crisis. Being tied to the largest growing economy on earth which is China will only bring abundant opportunities to smart Japanese that don't hold sour grapes due to China's success.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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mushroomcloud
Japan and the United States have the largest debt loads on earth. The good thing for Japan is that she owes most of it to her citizens. Suggestion: Japan should clean up it's huge debt mess before thinking of aspiring to regain any lost glory.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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mushroomcloud
globalwatcher has the right attitude. And his comments can make it possible for Japan to face reality and work and at least try to regain the title as No.2 economy.
Unfortunately, comments like the ones from goddog are definitely sour grapes.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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mushroomcloud
Population wise, Japan is 42% the size of the United States.
So it's quite an achievement for Japan to hold on to the No.2 spot for over 40 years. Too bad that the No.2 title for Japan is now a permanent thing of the past.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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mushroomcloud
3rd place.
Posted in: Japan's economy shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter
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mushroomcloud
I can sympathize to a degree with these protesters, as they have seen their nation cut down to miniscule size after the war.
Posted in: In protest
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mushroomcloud
just-a-guy,
Great point. But Japan has grown accustomed to being a protectorate of the United States. This pseudo-colony status is acceptable to Japanese because General MacArthur did not place Hirohito and many members of the imperial family in front of a firing squad.
Russia has simply annexed these Kurile islands and it's Russian Federation territory. That's what drives these right-wingers mad.
Posted in: In protest
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mushroomcloud
Very entertaining.
Posted in: In protest
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mushroomcloud
Again, the smart and young Japanese with skills have moved to China, to be part of the largest growing economy on earth. The stupid ones have remained in Japan, scrapping around for the scant opprotunities available.
Again, j-supporters and Japanese, read the writing on the wall, swallow your pride, and take advantage of the vast opportunities in the Middle Kingdom.
Or, stay stuck in the land of the setting sun.
Posted in: Japan's new graduates facing grim job prospects
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mushroomcloud
Like I said, Japan is the land of scant opportunities.
Facts are indeed facts.
Posted in: Japan's new graduates facing grim job prospects
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mushroomcloud
mareo2,
Great post.
My hope is to bring down the U.S. debt to a manageable level, otherwise the current debt load of $14 trillion weakens America's position.
As Hillary Clinton said about China, “How do you get tough on your banker?"
Posted in: Gates touts role of U.S. forces in Japan in dealing with N Korea, China
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mushroomcloud
In dealing with China:
"China has amassed record financial reserves and has constructed history’s most powerful export machine. China has regained its rightful power in the world. And now, the United States — reeling under government debt, nursing a financial crisis hangover, and suffering the stress of long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — has arrived to plead for detente. A humbled America is hoping to sweet talk China into averting a costly arms race.
The message of the J-20 flight: too late."
By David Case — GlobalPost Published: January 13, 2011 12:28 ET in Asia
Posted in: Gates touts role of U.S. forces in Japan in dealing with N Korea, China
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mushroomcloud
Ossan is right. The United States does not pose a threat to China, unless China chooses to invade Taiwan or bully Japan.
While these new Chinese weapons platforms will modify the balance of power in Asia, make no mistake, the United States has such a huge depth of war making potential, with so many different offensive and defensive options on the table, that it would be unwise for any future adversary to overplay their hand.
Posted in: U.S. defense secretary says China moving fast on new weapons
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mushroomcloud
The thing is, in the past, Japan was used as a supply base for food, fuel, and medical support during the Korean War, to UN forces, including American and South Korean troops. The United States controlled the show, of course, back then and now.
So this military pact is a bit of window dressing, since both South Korea and Japan are American protectorates, and still need U.S. permission to even discuss this first-ever military pact.
Posted in: S Korea, Japan discuss first-ever military pact
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mushroomcloud
China has some major issues, now.
But that won't stop her bulldozing ahead.
Posted in: China has some major issues coming
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mushroomcloud
Mareo2,
"With all due respect sir, I think there are some facts you have not considered. Ultra-nationalists chinese can interpret that as "americans are retreating" or like you like to say "shaking in her boots", emboldening them to take more aggressive actions. Of course only pretty shallow minded people can "interpret caution as cowardice", but it seems to be quite common in pro-china comments."
America's 'silent service' is China's Achilles heal. 4 Ohio Class subs with up to 154 Tomahawk missiles each, no cowardice here. Not to mention all the other Trident armed submarines that the U.S. has. America still rules the ocean, it is just that she will have to adjust on how she used her massive assets.
Furthermore, I mention that Japan is 'shaking in her boots', not America.
Posted in: Hypersonic missiles could challenge U.S. naval supremacy
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mushroomcloud
unagidon,
"Bravo, such a brainstorm of insight from such an expert on things military. So basically, the US should just "park" it's carriers outside the 1700 km range of such missiles, i.e. give up the entire Western Pacific, Taiwan Strait, Sea of Japan, to China? I believe that would be the primary goal of China fielding these weapons?"
Unless you want to be a nice target within the 1700 km range. Have a better plan, genius?
Posted in: Hypersonic missiles could challenge U.S. naval supremacy
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mushroomcloud
Lame. And as others have mentioned, perfect sitting ducks. One burst from an AK and these three are on their way to Yasukuni.
Posted in: GSDF drills
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mushroomcloud
“China’s ability to bypass America’s robust air-defense capability and strike ships at sea with ballistic missiles could severely limit American naval power,” according to Abraham Denmark and James Mulverson of the Center for a New American Security.
Newsweek quotes retired U.S. rear admiral and defense attache to Beijing Eric McVadon describing China’s anti-ship weapons as “pretty daunting.”
Just park the aircaft carriers out of the range of these anti-ship rascals and the Big Kahuna, the DF-21D, and problem solved. Of course, some of China's anti-ship cruise missiles have incredible range, due to her increasing satellite capacity.
Posted in: Hypersonic missiles could challenge U.S. naval supremacy
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mushroomcloud
China has been the only country in the world with a double digit growth rate for the past 2 years, hence, China alone saved the world from entering into depression.
If China implodes now, it will usher in the next global depression. The real estate bubble they created is VERY risky; lets hope that they engineer some kind of soft landing.
Posted in: What China and Japan mean to the overseas investor