2008/8/17 23：40
Revival of weak-knee prostrate diplomacy 分類なし
Aug. 15 2008 was the 63th anniversary of the Japan's surrender in the WW2.
Precisely speaking, Japan surrendered to the Allied Nations on Sep. 2nd 1945. But it is norm in Japan that Aug. 15th is considered to be the date of surrender, for your ref.>"Aug. 15 -- Japan's longest day - still resonates"
On that day, it is norm that conservative lawmakers including cabinet members visit the Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, and China and South Korea accuse of Japan.
Especially, during the Koizumi era, the Yasukuni issue was a focal point of Japan's so called "specific Asia diplomacy" because ex prime minister Junichiro Koizumi annually visited the Yasukuni.
In particular, he visited the shrine on Aug. 15th in his last year of tenure. But this year, Aug. 15th was passed relatively calmly.
Most cabinet ministers were refrained to visit the Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, for your ref.>"Cabinet trio visit Yasukuni"
Both supporters and protesters of the Yasukuni Shrine lacked heat and energy, for your ref.>"Rightwingers slam no-show ministers for lacking spirit" & "War dead kin rally to laud Article 9, hit Yasukuni"
In particular, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda -- well known as his pro-China position, for your ref.>"New Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda" -- didn't visit the Yasukuni, for your ref.>"Fukuda sticks to neutral venues"
Other than that, even though the general public almost completely neglected that, there was an interesting incident.
It was reported that notes written by late Hideki Tojo immediately after the A-bombings was "found recently" at the National Archives of Japan, for your ref.>"Tojo resisted surrender until end"
The date of news release was Aug. 12th. Is it a coincident? I don't think so. Here, we should remind the precedence of so called the "Tomita Memo,"
It is widely suspected that the "Tomita Memo" was intentionally released by the Nikkei Inc., the economic specialty paper, to check then prime minister Junichiro Koizumi not to visit the Yasukuni by utilizing authority of the late Emperor Showa, for your ref.>"Japan's war in Showa era -- Pacific war"
This time, it is very likely that the notes written by Tojo was also released to check lawmakers not to visit the Yasukuni where 14 class-A war criminals including Tojo were honored.
Namely, the note indicates that late Hideki Tojo was as incompetent person who lack rational thinking and judgment so that it is regrettable that the Yasukuni Shrine honored him and the lawmakers visit there on Aug. 15th.
Of course, Hideki Tojo must be responsible for the reckless war in Showa era so that his granddaughter's argument can't be accepted at face value, for your ref.>"翻訳：東条英機陸軍大将の孫娘の告発"
At the same time, we should also remind that he and other class-A war criminals are scapegoats at least to some extent.
At first, Japan in the early Showa era was a democratic state, not a totalitarian one.
Nationals at that time were not complete victims but responsible at least partly because Japan fell into a quagmire of continuous wars based on intention of the whole country, for your ref.>"KY: Feel and recognize atmosphere"
In addition, what the granddaughter of Tojo argue also has a point at least partly. Indeed, an ex. enemy combatant now realizes as follows; >"Veteran sheds hatred, finds Japan now like second home"
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"I had nightmares at night and I was sad. It was sad for me to be alive. It still bothers me," said Yellin, who believes profits are an underlying reason why wars are waged.
The Pacific War broke out because the United States demanded that Japan withdraw from China and stopped the flow of oil and iron to Japan, he said.
"And so the Japanese reasoned that if they destroyed the ships that were gonna do the embargo, then America will negotiate," Yellin said.
Just as the Pacific War for Japan was all about oil, the war in Iraq is also about oil, he said.
"It's profit, profit, land or power or oil or profit. If you take profit out of war, (you) take the war out of the world," he said.
I can tell you that, after all, Japan was neither absolute evil nor absolute justice. Truth is "Japan, nothing more than a "one of them."
Although now must be the time that >"Japan must abandon masochism historical view," Japan is failing to do so.
Contrary, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has almost completely ruined Mr. Koizumi's effort to normalize "Specific Asia diplomacy", for your ref.>"Japan, China and South Korea -- end of prostrate"
His handling of "Safety issue of made in China product" is also awful and himiliating, for your ref.>"About-face on Chinese 'gyoza'"
I must say that his administration is >"A living dead administration, the Fukuda"
At last but not least, it is really regrettable that fanatic anti-Japan left-wingers still hold considerable power in Japan. For example, this editorial of the Japan times is written by such person, for your ref.>"Remember what militarism did"
I guess that this editorial is written by the same person who write for your ref.>"翻訳：教科書の正確さのための戦い"
This editorial says that "Under the Abe administration, history textbook authors were told to remove phrases that said in effect that the Imperial Japanese armed forces coerced local residents into committing mass suicides during the Battle of Okinawa of 1945. This was an apparent attempt by the government to cover up the truth related to Japan's militarism.
But here, what is the "truth"? Both the Japan times and the author misunderstand that "if only we neglect the "Teruya Testimony," we can make such testimony non-exist."
In order to >"Restore the national pride and patriotism," Japan must at first annihilate such anti-Japan left wingers.
In summary, Aug. 15th was a sad and unhappy day for not only me but also whole Japan because we conformed revival of weak-knee prostrate diplomacy.
For your ref.>Yasukuni in spotlight as Aug. 15 nears
>THE VIEW FROM NY, The longest day ever for Japan
>China, Japan can help by helping themselves
>靖国神社への公式参拝
Precisely speaking, Japan surrendered to the Allied Nations on Sep. 2nd 1945. But it is norm in Japan that Aug. 15th is considered to be the date of surrender, for your ref.>"Aug. 15 -- Japan's longest day - still resonates"
On that day, it is norm that conservative lawmakers including cabinet members visit the Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, and China and South Korea accuse of Japan.
Especially, during the Koizumi era, the Yasukuni issue was a focal point of Japan's so called "specific Asia diplomacy" because ex prime minister Junichiro Koizumi annually visited the Yasukuni.
In particular, he visited the shrine on Aug. 15th in his last year of tenure. But this year, Aug. 15th was passed relatively calmly.
Most cabinet ministers were refrained to visit the Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, for your ref.>"Cabinet trio visit Yasukuni"
Both supporters and protesters of the Yasukuni Shrine lacked heat and energy, for your ref.>"Rightwingers slam no-show ministers for lacking spirit" & "War dead kin rally to laud Article 9, hit Yasukuni"
In particular, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda -- well known as his pro-China position, for your ref.>"New Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda" -- didn't visit the Yasukuni, for your ref.>"Fukuda sticks to neutral venues"
Other than that, even though the general public almost completely neglected that, there was an interesting incident.
It was reported that notes written by late Hideki Tojo immediately after the A-bombings was "found recently" at the National Archives of Japan, for your ref.>"Tojo resisted surrender until end"
The date of news release was Aug. 12th. Is it a coincident? I don't think so. Here, we should remind the precedence of so called the "Tomita Memo,"
It is widely suspected that the "Tomita Memo" was intentionally released by the Nikkei Inc., the economic specialty paper, to check then prime minister Junichiro Koizumi not to visit the Yasukuni by utilizing authority of the late Emperor Showa, for your ref.>"Japan's war in Showa era -- Pacific war"
This time, it is very likely that the notes written by Tojo was also released to check lawmakers not to visit the Yasukuni where 14 class-A war criminals including Tojo were honored.
Namely, the note indicates that late Hideki Tojo was as incompetent person who lack rational thinking and judgment so that it is regrettable that the Yasukuni Shrine honored him and the lawmakers visit there on Aug. 15th.
Of course, Hideki Tojo must be responsible for the reckless war in Showa era so that his granddaughter's argument can't be accepted at face value, for your ref.>"翻訳：東条英機陸軍大将の孫娘の告発"
At the same time, we should also remind that he and other class-A war criminals are scapegoats at least to some extent.
At first, Japan in the early Showa era was a democratic state, not a totalitarian one.
Nationals at that time were not complete victims but responsible at least partly because Japan fell into a quagmire of continuous wars based on intention of the whole country, for your ref.>"KY: Feel and recognize atmosphere"
In addition, what the granddaughter of Tojo argue also has a point at least partly. Indeed, an ex. enemy combatant now realizes as follows; >"Veteran sheds hatred, finds Japan now like second home"
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"I had nightmares at night and I was sad. It was sad for me to be alive. It still bothers me," said Yellin, who believes profits are an underlying reason why wars are waged.
The Pacific War broke out because the United States demanded that Japan withdraw from China and stopped the flow of oil and iron to Japan, he said.
"And so the Japanese reasoned that if they destroyed the ships that were gonna do the embargo, then America will negotiate," Yellin said.
Just as the Pacific War for Japan was all about oil, the war in Iraq is also about oil, he said.
"It's profit, profit, land or power or oil or profit. If you take profit out of war, (you) take the war out of the world," he said.
I can tell you that, after all, Japan was neither absolute evil nor absolute justice. Truth is "Japan, nothing more than a "one of them."
Although now must be the time that >"Japan must abandon masochism historical view," Japan is failing to do so.
Contrary, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has almost completely ruined Mr. Koizumi's effort to normalize "Specific Asia diplomacy", for your ref.>"Japan, China and South Korea -- end of prostrate"
His handling of "Safety issue of made in China product" is also awful and himiliating, for your ref.>"About-face on Chinese 'gyoza'"
I must say that his administration is >"A living dead administration, the Fukuda"
At last but not least, it is really regrettable that fanatic anti-Japan left-wingers still hold considerable power in Japan. For example, this editorial of the Japan times is written by such person, for your ref.>"Remember what militarism did"
I guess that this editorial is written by the same person who write for your ref.>"翻訳：教科書の正確さのための戦い"
This editorial says that "Under the Abe administration, history textbook authors were told to remove phrases that said in effect that the Imperial Japanese armed forces coerced local residents into committing mass suicides during the Battle of Okinawa of 1945. This was an apparent attempt by the government to cover up the truth related to Japan's militarism.
But here, what is the "truth"? Both the Japan times and the author misunderstand that "if only we neglect the "Teruya Testimony," we can make such testimony non-exist."
In order to >"Restore the national pride and patriotism," Japan must at first annihilate such anti-Japan left wingers.
In summary, Aug. 15th was a sad and unhappy day for not only me but also whole Japan because we conformed revival of weak-knee prostrate diplomacy.
For your ref.>Yasukuni in spotlight as Aug. 15 nears
>THE VIEW FROM NY, The longest day ever for Japan
>China, Japan can help by helping themselves
>靖国神社への公式参拝
